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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
22
A group of women held at Belsen concentration camp described Nazi tortures, including flogging of women, during a report from the site. Charles Bright, 76, of Millersport, was killed yesterday when he fell under his tractor.
Cpl. and Mrs James Carter announce the birth of a son born April 20 in Lawrenceville, Illinois. Mrs. Carter, former Anna Mae Hermey, is a nurse at Sheltering Arms hospital in Athens. Grandparents listed include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hermey of Corning and Mr. B. Carter of Chauncey. The Women’s SocietyChristian Service will not hold a bake sale Thursday and will serve a chicken dinner Saturday. Other items note families visiting, military updates, retirements, and local church activities from Corning and nearby communities.
Mrs Minnie Swan 73 died April 7 at Hartford West Virginia after teaching in Long Bottom schools. She leaves husband E W Swan daughter Clara Friend sisters Alma Diddle and siblings M B Packard J H Packard. Funeral at Hartford Methodist Church with burial at Sandhill Cemetery. Unidentified man’s body found along the Ohio River. Linnie Swan returns from Hartford. Newspaper notes report community activities, visits, furloughs, hires, and a baby girl born April 17 to Mr and Mrs George Curtis.
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