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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1956
Page
8
Before widely used currency and loan notes, the United States exchanged military warrants horses cows oxen cowbells acres of land and even whisky as forms of payment in historical transfers.
Band director Earl Warnke presents the Middleport Concert Band in a Spring Concert this Sunday at 3 PM in the High School Auditorium. The program spans modern to classic pieces including Sousa marches and works by Herbert and Wilmers, with selections like Across the Wide Missouri and Erie Canal.
Middleport Cheshire notes the 12th birthday of Sandra Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Taylor in Cheshire parish.
Mrs. Joan Jacks died in childbirth in Lakeland Georgia. Rites Sunday at the family residence with burial in the family lot. She was the wife of Air Force serviceman Leonard Jacks. She is survived by her parents Lindsey and Mary Rose and siblings Danola Hurst Shirley Kowalchik Marvin Phyllis Mildred Lindsey Dale and Daisy Rose. Friends may call at the family home.
Adm. Arthur Radford chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said four of five qualified nonfathers can expect to enter military service before age 26. He dismissed rumors that small draft calls mean a one in ten chance of being called, calling the impression erroneous.
Glenford Bogges of near Downington was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail Friday night in Mayor E F Robinsons court on driving while intoxicated charges filed by Patrolman Ralph Sisson.
Mr and Mrs Roy E Miller of Chester announce the birth of a daughter at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Grandparents are Mrs Walter B Miller and Mr and Mrs Guy W Lee all of Pomeroy. The baby is named Nancy Jean.
A Delport resident travels to reconnect with former friends and neighbors, highlighting local social ties and memories of the community.
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