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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1952

Page

5

Columbia eighth graders stage Never a Dull Moment comedy

Eighth grade students at Columbia School will present a comedy titled Never a Dull Moment on Friday night. Columbia Grange meeting postponed to Saturday evening due to schedule conflicts. Men or are to take sandwiches and cookies to the Grange meeting.

Carpenter Columbia School Columbia Grange Menors Grange Lester Cordray Athens Reed Jeffers Mary Jeffers Fern Gillogly Ralph Frazier Susan Frazier Gallipolis

TV Coasts To Coast: Betty Furness Sells TV Sex and Shows

TV critic notes Betty Furness argues TV ads will be driven by female demonstrators and star announcers while predicting a future of more women in commercials. The piece previews CBS Studio One pitches and mentions Studio and man woman reception. It also lists NBC aims and upcoming TV projects.

New York NEA Betty Furness CBS Studio One Betty

Weekend visits and service updates from Greenfield area

Marion Rupe of Greenfield and S. E. Rupe of Chilli cothe spent the weekend here. Frank Reedy of Belle W Va visited. Cpl. Grant E. Russell returned to Fort Knox after a 35 day furlough. Various locals including Mrs Ross Fife and the Veiths hosted and visited relatives and friends. Violet Shuler reports Larkin promoted to corporal after eight months overseas.

Marion Rupe Greenfield S. E. Rupe Chillicothe Frank Reedy Belle W. Va Ray Searles Pomeroy J. A. Searles Cpl Grant E. Russell Fort Knox Ross Fife George Veith Carroll Matthews Kathryn Russell

Penn State Forms First Intercollegiate Baseball Team

The 1875 establishment of Penn State baseball marks the university’s first intercollegiate team, followed by the 1887 launch of its football program. A separate note mentions the stinging nettle jellyfish that paralyzes small fish with its barbs before consuming them.

State College Penn State

Local residents host, visit, and travel in community notes

Mr and Mrs Dale Wells entertain The Decatur Community Club at home. Counts of visits include Mr and Mrs John Landers in Glouster with James Landers and Eva Landers, and visits by Orland Kee to William Meade in Columbus. Multiple trips and a funeral at Pleasant Ridge are documented along with a 1800 population comparison of European nations.

William Foster the Plains Esther Goddard James Nolen Bellaire Lyle Basim Lloyd Oliver Rural Carriers Association Lowell Ohio William McAtee Barberton Malta Chester Rowland Barry Newhart Pleasant Ridge Curt Chenoweth Wade Waldeck Ruth Dye Parkersburg W. Va Lakin Kee Gene Basim Dick Oliver Hazel Harris Maxine Bailey Bartlett High School Pittsburgh Creed Cross Leslie Cross Lyle Rasi

Bell Makes First Long Distance Call From Brantford

The inaugural long distance call from Brantford to Paris Ontario was made by Alexander Graham Bell about 75 years ago. Native Australians use a unique postal system with message sticks carried in nets for delivering notes.

Brantford Paris Oontario Canada Alexander Graham Bell Australia

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