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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1955

Page

5

Glouster Personal Notes Include Local Visits and Changes

Glouster social notes recount S Sgt Andrew Russell at Lockbourne AFB visiting wife and daughter amid weekend gatherings with Davis family in Lancaster and Gordon household in Glouster. Police chief Alvin Malone on ten day vacation with Floyd Aires deputizing. Helene's Beauty Shop changes hands. local residents Waldeck family returns from Detroit and Saginaw visits.

Andrew Russell Lockbourne Air Force Base Glouster John Drury Davis Lancaster Miamisburg Marshall Jack Morris Erwin M Russell Elizabeth Gordon Mans Got Cecil R. Veatch Evanston Ill Bradock Jasper Shepard Alfred Andrews Alvin Malone Jacksonville Floyd Aires Helene Pat Faires John Waldeck Detroit Paul Waldeck

Chauncey Personal News Roundup From Ohio Area

Chauncey personal notices list Donna Sue Werner returning home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lewis in Columbus, with Lewis accompanying her. Several neighbors from Logan to Athens are noted as Sunday visitors and dinners guests at local homes. A brother-in-law’s accident is reported with multiple fractures and hospitalization at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.

Donna Sue Floyd Werner Dave Lewis Columbus Virgie Wadley Robert Smith Sandra Pawiola the Plains Dan Johnson Russell Johnson Leslie Ann Danny John van Dyke Athens Lloyd Pendergrass Hollis Stalder Sammy Minnie Stalder Adda Tippett Stalders Richard Stalder Tippett Neil Tippett Everett Russell Miami Valley Hospital Dayton

Mount Washington cog-wheel railroad signaled a 1869 summit link

The Mount Washington railroad completes to the summit in 1869 and has operated since. The piece notes rising tobacco warehouses in North Carolina, local bids for a university project, and annexation plans affecting Athens Ohio with detailed parcel descriptions and dates.

Mount Washington Summit North Carolina

Special Meeting of Chauncey Dover Fire Dept

The Chauncey Dover Fire Department will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. to hear a talk by a representative of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Fire Chief DeWitt Walker announced the event.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover Fire Department Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co DeWitt Walker

Private Sikorski trains at Fort Knox with 3rd Armored Division

Pvt. Paul D. Sikorski, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer W Handa of Giouster, is in basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky as part of the 3rd Armored Division. He joined the Army in June and is assigned to Company D of the 7th Tank Battalion. A Gilouster High School graduate.

Glouster Paul D. Sikorski Elmer W. Handa Giouster Pn 1 Fort Knox 3Rd Armored Division Sikorski Gilouster High Ool

Crabtrees Begin New Home On May Ave Chauncey

Mr and Mrs Fred Crabtree plan a new five room one floor home on May Avenue Chauncey. The Crabtrees currently reside in Morristown and will move upon completion.

Chauncey Fred Crabtree May Ave Crabtree Morristown

Coin Toss in Rome Dates to Julius Caesar Era

The practice began in ancient Rome with coins bearing a single head of Julius Caesar. People flipped coins to settle important questions, and if the head appeared, the represented person or decision was deemed the winner.

Julius Caesar

Ravenswood Sees Overhead Lighting For Streets

Ravenswood owners rejected a costly conduit plan for street lighting, agreeing overhead lighting with 13 aluminum pole lights at 6600 dollars total may be best. Commerce officials noted the treasury cannot cover the expense, though property owners may share.

Ravenswood Washington Treasury

Ohio Reports Fewer Polio Cases Through July

Ohio reports a decline in polio cases with 2 cases recorded so far this year through July 30. Last year by that date the total stood at 310, indicating a sharp drop in July reports.

Ohio

Sparse Population in Jordan Across Wide Kingdom

A brief report notes that roughly five percent of Jordan's land area is inhabited. It highlights the sparse settlement pattern, with most populations clustered along the Jordan River and in limited agricultural zones.

Kingdom of Jordan

Memorial Methodist youth training trip to Crossroad camp

Memorial Methodist church youths depart Monday for a week of training in Methodist youth work at Crossroad church camp ten miles north of Parkersburg on Route 2. Attendees include Jody and Lincicome Corrine Beaver Ie Gandee Anneete Ron Somerville Joe Ellen Abels and Barbara Woodyard who will replace Mrs Eveyn Chambers at Pauls Studio during the summer months.

Ee Ee Muaienel Ak & Manten Jackson County School Board Ripley Ee Jae Martin Raymond Ware George Miller Warren Nesselroad Wildman Ofvenswood B. A. Ray John Hall Ravenswood Church Bailes Sandyville Delmer Hutton Peggy Fisher Sayre Opal Buckalew Mt. Alto Cottageville Marion Parsons Ripley Elementary Fair Morial Methodist Church Crossroad Parkersburg Wang Church Jody and Lincicome Corrine Beaver Ie Gandee Anneete Ron Somerville Joe Ellen Abels Barbara Woodyard Pauls Studio Eveyn Chambers Miss Woodyard O. C. Casto Ravenswood High School Ohio University

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