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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1959

Page

3

Area Men Serving in Army Navy Activity Reports

Four area men are listed as serving in the armed forces. Ronald E. Dillon is a Pvt. Third Class in the 101st Airborne Division and participated in a mass parachute drop at Fort Campbell Kentucky. James A. Sedgwick and Michael Erwin are Airman and Boilerman respectively serving at Norfolk Virginia and on the USS Essex.

Ralph Lavender Navy James A. Sedgwick Michael C. Erwin Army Pvt Ronald E. Dillon Pvt. Lavender Clara Lavender Minersville 101St Airborne Division 5302Nd Infantry Fort Campbell, Ky 502Nd Try Lavender Wahama High School Mason W. Va Sedgwick Stanley R. Sedgwick Portland Naval Air Station Norfolk Portsmouth High School Erwin C. W. Erwin Middleport Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Dillon Cecil V. Dillon Reedsville Wallace L. Lind Mediterranean

Birthday Surprise for Mrs. Carpenter of Rutland

Mrs. F A Carpenter of Belle Meade observed her 71st birthday with a surprise dinner Sunday. Seven of her nine children returned with relatives from nearby towns and states for cake baked by Mrs. James Carpenter and Mrs. Oran Van Horn.

F. A. Carpenter Bellemeade James Carpenter W. Columbia W. Va Oran van Horn Springfield Carpenter Catherine Bush Lucy Rollins Columbus John Carpenter New Haven Walter Carpenter Point Pleasant Calvin Sprouse Rutland Jimmy Carpenter West Columbia Myrtie Newel Ruby Bartly Peggy Greenfield Frank A. Carpenter

Family and visitor notes from Downington and surrounding areas

Local families report weekend visits and extended stays in Downington and nearby towns. Names include Wise, Robinson, Spencer, Townsend, Roush, Haning, Jewell, Welch, Bolen, and Kennedy among others, with travel between Brunswick Maine, Athens, Canton, Carbon West Virginia, Rutland and Cir cleville. Pan American Day observed nationally on April 14.

Neva Howell Ray Roush Douglas Clay Diana and Douglas, Jr Carbon W. Va Dora Spencer Albany Inlaw Glen Jewell Dana Welch Gary Ronnie Circleville Franklin Townsend Sidney Donna Columbus Uber Wellston John L. Clark

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