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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1969
Page
6
New Haven notes a flurry of visits from Bur tonville Maryland to Cape Coral Florida and Ohio families with hosts in New Haven. Phillip J. Wolpert from Farnwood New Jersey undergoes major surgery and recuperates well. Rotary members gather for a picnic hosted by Edwin Stein at the New Haven club with several local residents attending.
Attendance at the Woodrum reunion reached 67 at the Temple Church grove. Miss Jane Jordan represented Meigs County in bread baking at the Ohio State Fair. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jeffers announce the birth of Kristy Ann at Holzer Hospital on August 26, joining sister Nicki Lynn. Grandparents are Reed and Dana Jeffers and the Baileys, with great grandmother Beulah Cordray. Arthur Crabtree and spouse returned from a Smoky Mountains vacation. René Caster and daughter visited the Jordans. Bernice McKnight and Sharon and Chris McKnight visited local families. Local residents attended the Turner reunion in Lancaster, listing numerous Turners and relatives. Marie Dailey, Wilbur Dailey, and Murl Galaway visited Goldie Chase at Crites Nursing Home and found her improved. Carpenter Baptist Busy Bees met at the church. Marco Escobar and family of San Francisco returned home after visiting Gene Jeffers and children.
Four teen cows in Savannah are being treated for a vitamin deficiency with injections of canned milk. Hinton Harris, Chatham County farm agent, says the deficiency stemmed from a grazing shortage due to drought followed by heavy rains.
British army riflemen will soon be able to kill at distances up to 1,000 yards for the first time since 1958. Selected infantrymen are being issued old long range Lee Enfield .303 rifles for training as snipers.
Mrs. Eleanor White reports local residents hosting family and friends over the weekend. Mrs. Max Hartsook and Terry of Columbus were guests of Mrs. Lucy Hartsook while Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hosley visited North Baltimore relatives. Mr and Mrs. Max Varnes stayed a week with Mr. and Mrs. Clair Barnes of Michigan.
Detroit police search for a robber described as male or female wearing blue jeans and a white turtleneck. The suspect demanded money from a bank teller with a note and a gun and received $600 from the teller who believed the robber to be a man in disguise.
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