NLA Hosts DAR Delta Queen Tour Officers in Hockingport
Nabby Le Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted state officers and guests as the DAR Delta Queen Tour stopped in Hockingport. The Bicentennial voyage traced Ohio River campsites where George Washington explored lands for Revolutionary heroes, with Fort Gower and the Washington marker restored as part of the project.
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Nabby le Ames
Hockingport
Ohio River
George Washington
Ohio Country
Athens County
Ft. Gower
East Liverpool
Mingo Junction
Powhatan Point
Fly
Marietta
Long Bottom
Fort Gower
Nabby Lee Ames
Rededication Ceremony Honors Fort Gower Monuments
Mrs. Paul Beckley presided at a ceremony dedicating monuments and presenting them to the state regent Mrs. Merritt S. Huber and the Ohio Society DAR. A wreath was laid before the Fort Gower monument, with group singing led by Mrs. Christina Danford and a poem by Rudiger Baumgaertel in colonial costume. Huber spoke with state officers present and historian H. T. Beatty gave a Fort Gower talk. The Happy Hollow Free Will Baptist Church auxiliary met with 13 members, sending hospital cards and holding a devotional by Mary Frances Turn.
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Paul Beckley
Merritt S. Huber
Ohio Society
DAR
Beckley
Huber
Fort Gower
Shelter House
Christina Danford
Rudiger Baumgaertel
Paul Revere
H. T. Beatty
Athens County
Ladies of the
Happy Hollow
Free Will Baptist Church
Hospital
Mary Frances Turn
Unsafe home canning methods reveal survey findings
HYATTSVILLE Md Sept 2 One out of three American families canned fruit and vegetables at home in 1975 many using questionable procedures according to a USDA national survey. About one half of households canned fewer than 50 quarts while one fourth canned more than 100 and one in ten more than 200 quarts. Tomatoes were the most popular with three in four households canning this food and one in two ...
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Hyattsville
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
First Aid in the Home promotes safer emergency care practices
The Council on Family Health teams with AMA and pediatrics groups to publish a new First Aid in the Home chart. It answers key questions on choking poisoning burns bleeding and shock and offers space to record emergency contacts. It also stresses keeping a medicine cabinet up to date and reading label directions.
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The
Council On Family Health
American Medical Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of Poison Control Centers
FAS
Third Avenue
New York
N.Y
Hospital PAP Test Mandated at O'Bleness Memorial
O Bleness Memorial Hospital reports a favorable response two weeks after implementing a state mandated PAP test program for all female inpatients 18 and older. The hospital began Aug 24 and provides a request/refusal form detailing options with a $5.50 lab fee for those who opt in.
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O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
O'Bleness
Allemanders Launch New Western Square Dance Series
The Allemanders Western Square Dance Club announces a new series of lessons in western square dancing. Classes run Sundays 6 to 9 p.m. at the Athens Armory led by Keith Rippeton. Open to area couples with five basic calls taught, part of the fifth season sponsored by Allemanders and Athens Recreation. Free Fun Night begins at 6 p.m. inviting curious dancers. Corn salad known as shepherds purse now grown in the United States pairs well with thinly sliced beets.
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Athens Allemanders Western Square Dance Club
Athens Armory
Court
Carpenter
Keith Rippeton
Parkersburg
Allemanders Club
Athens City
United States
Harmless fantasy turns to harassment in Abby replies
Dear Abby warns a reader’s infatuation crossed into harassment and urges leaving the man alone. The column also notes etiquette on Ma amid family names and clarifies a sister in law relation after a widow remarries.
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Abby
Layne and Rausch kinpledge unite at New Haven reunion
Descendants of P G and Jesse C Layne gathered with 37 members and one guest at the Junior Order United American Mechanics Hall in New Haven West Virginia for an annual reunion. LaDonna Vivian reported attending the Rausch reunion in Mount Jackson Virginia with her mother and sister Jean Marinko. The Laynes belong to the Rausch family whose next reunion is set for Salt Lake City Utah in August.
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P. G
Jesse C. Layne
New Haven
W. Va
United American Mechanics Hall
Randall Rodgers
Fred Jones
LaDonna Vivian
Taylor
Mich
Jean Marinko
Rausch
Mount Jackson
Laynes
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lemma Lloyd
Amy Menchini
L. F. Gibbs
Homer Preece
Michael Menchini
Nitro
W Va
Jack Kilpatrick
Robert Allbaugh
Georgia Kilpatrick
Colmbus
Robert Scott
Bucyrus
Alfred Jones
Judy McNeely
Blair
DAR Members Rededicate Ft Gower Site During Ohio Tour
Sally Walters recounts a Delta Queen DAR excursion to Hockingport where Athens DAR members join locals to rededicate Ft Gower marker and hear Elizabeth Beatty discuss the 1774 Resolves and the site’s uncertain location through history and lore. About 200 attendees.
Paul Bartlett 51st Birthday Honored by Large Family
Forty two relatives gathered on South Canaan Road to honor Paul Bartlett for his 51st birthday. The event included five generations in attendance.
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Paul Bartlett
South Canaan Road
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