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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1951

Page

9

Nelsonville High School Spring Band Concert Praised

Nelsonville High School presented its annual spring band concert with director James Gilbert and guest conductor William R. Brophy of Ohio University. The program featured the Junior band, the Senior band including Brasses Triumph and River Jordan, a cornet trio of Nancy Smith June Tolliver Ralph Davis, vocal duets Shirley Streets Bill Cooley, and concluded with the Officer of the Day march.

Nelsonville Nelsonville High School James Gilbert

Roosevelt Club Meeting Postponed in York Township

The York Township Roosevelt Club meeting is postponed from April 15 to April 22. Chairman Grover Lewis and secretary Charlies Dorst announced the change.

Nelsonville York Township Roosevelt Club Grover Lewis Charlies Dorst

Ed Ellison Appointed To City Recreation Commission

Ed Ellison of Ellison Motor Sales is named to the City Recreation Commission by Mayor Earl Hill, filling the vacancy from Glen D. Thomas. Ellison, a West Virginia native and Boy Scout leader, previously worked in the Southern Area Council director's office and camps. The commission, led by Ward Phillips, plans a Friday City Hall meeting to outline the summer program with members Beasie Ball, Dr. E. L. Murphy, and Gilbert Smith. Vitamin sales have risen to 1,500,000 annually over five years.

Nelsonville Ed Ellison Ellison Motor Sales Earl Hilleary Glen D City Hall Beasie Ball E. L. Murphy Gilbert Smith

Italians Die From Old Shells Still Threaten Children

Six years after World War III buried shells grenades and land mines kill about 1400 Italian children annually and prompt editorial protests. A Naples countryside blast killed four brothers aged eight to 15 after unearthing a bomb. A government agency has begun an educational drive in schools to warn kids. Capes Cape Lookout lighthouse in North Carolina and British Columbia's size compared to Texas are noted in the same report.

Rome Italy Naples

Mr. Dyke Dies at 95 in Salem Center

Jonathan Dyke age 95 died yesterday at his Salem Center home after a brief illness. A lifelong farmer known in the area he remained active and was once Meigs County champion sheep-shearer. Survived by daughters Effie Baker and Phoebe and son Walter all of Columbus. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Friends Center Church Salem Center Cemetery burial at the home may be called.

Salem Center Jonathan Dyke Meigs County Effie Baker Phoebe Columbus Walter Salem Salem Center Friends Center Church

Coffee Cleansing Idea Backfires in Newport Beach

Mrs. LG Beall dropped a 10000 dollar diamond ring into a restaurant coffee cup to prove coffee cleanses. The ring vanished then reappeared after a dishwasher found it in the suds, just as staff said cups are emptied into a garbage disposer.

Newport Beach Calif Peter Beall

Worker Faces Loss of Eye in Plant Accident

Har ry Matheny age 52 of 311 Canal St suffered an eye injury at the Haydenville plant of the National Fire Proofing Co. An emery wheel operation sharpened a steel pin when a fragment struck his eye, causing serious head and eye injuries. He is at Sheltering Arms Hospital under Athens specialists care.

Nelsonville Harry Matheny Canal St Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital Matheny Haydenville National Fire Proofing Co

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes Births and Admits

Births include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robinett Logan and Miss Georgiana Rockhold Bainbridge. Admits list Rev Edwin E Yocke Nelsonville Miss Georgiana Rockhold Bainbridge Peakeet Carbondale Mrs Donald G Perry Corning Orin Bee Lorain. Also noted are misses and admissions of several local residents.

Joseph Robinett Logan Edwin E. Yocke Nelsonville Georgiana Rockhold Bainbridge

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South Atlantic Cape Lookout Morehead City N. C British Columbia Texas Brown Furniture Co S. E. Ohio Brown's Nelsonville, Ohio Mr. Dyke Mount St. Mary Hospital Adhed Big Yank Rayon Athletic
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