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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1954

Page

9

Basic Division Reappraised In Atomic Era

Washington dispatch reports the U S Army rethinks division structure to face atomic warfare. Plans test dispersal of divisions into smaller battalion groups and possible minian divisions using convertiplanes and helicopters, with emphasis on communications and mobility.

Washington NEA U. S. Army U. S Quartermaster Corps Chemical Corps Joint Chiefs of Staff

Hamden Social Notes Weekend Visitors Across Several Towns

Numerous Hamden residents hosted and visited relatives and friends in Cortland Columbus Wellston and other nearby towns over the weekend. The social page lists guests including the Robbins Saylor Morris Willige and many more with extended family visits and community events noted.

Local Social Notes and Town Moves Highlight Weekend Visits

Mr and Mrs Walter White relocate to Pomeroy while Ronnie and Danny Will visit grandparents Clarence and Patare. Visitors Hettie Campbell and Alfred Ramomerwry stop by plus Milton Musgrave and Wilma Darnell attend Athens graduation. Rev Wayne Allen conducts a home service and James Shamblin is hospitalized for heart issues.

Cheshire Walter D. White Pomeroy Ronnie Danny Will Cincinnati Clarence Patare Charles Hern Milton Musgrave Kitts Hill Ohio Hern Athens Wilma Darnell Wayne Allen Cambridge Raymond Clark Adaline Davis Richard G Charles Owens Elwood Howard Martin L. Fetta Katie Lou Martin James Shamblin Holzer Hospital Bers Hera

Community Dinner Honors Maude DuVail in Downington

A large gathering at Mrs. Weltha Clark's home in Downington honored her sister Mrs. Maude Nelson DuVail of Pomona California. Attendees included relatives and friends from Athens, Columbus, Pleasanton and nearby towns as well as church service participants in Rutland.

Mason Social Notes Reflect Community Visits and Church Activities

Mason residents share visits with Philadelphia relatives and Parkersburg travelers. Dallas Yeager, Mason postmaster, shown improving at home. Local Women’s Society of World Service discusses growth and frontier missions. A potluck party honors Calvin and Curtis McDaniel. Camaraderie at roadside park and Sunday school gatherings noted.

Mason Jimmy Diehl Charlene Jo Ellen Harold Davis Judy Marilyn Schwarz Raymond Grinstead Nellie Schwartz Curt McDaniel Sharon Kay Barbara Ellen McDaniel Parkersburg Sharon Barbara Ellen Nora Rhoden Iva Schwarz Calvin McDaniel Women’s Society of World Service Mason Eub Church New Frontiers Vica Roush Mason Methodist Church Middleport Paula Maynard Kitty Williamson Claudia Zerkie Nancy McDaniel Nancy Proffitt Jack Wolfe Robert Ray Johnson Billy Sprouse Charles Swackhammer Daniel Artis James King Son Marshall Edward Perry Linda

Social News Notes From Poplar Ridge Gatherings

A flurry of visits and dinners across multiple families fills Poplar Ridge and nearby areas. Guests include Spring Fork residents with South Carolina ties, Arizona and Columbus visitors, and relatives from Hobson, Gallipolis, Parkersburg, Chesapake, and Proctorville. Community members share meals, church outings, birthday surprises, and weekend hospitality, highlighting a busy period of familial travel and neighborly connection.

Chauncey Area Personal Notices Prompt Local Visitors

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bowman were business visitors in Huntington on Thursday. Week end guests included Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton and Olive Brooking at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. John Sharick and Mrs. Ida Hill of Norwalk. Mrs. E. Jennings of West Palm Beach Fla. visited family for 10 days. Multiple luncheon guests included Mrs. Maxine Efaw and others at Mrs. Brookins home in Columbus. Gerald Robinson visited his aunt Ethel Robinson in Columbus. Shirley Sisson returned from Mount St Mary Hospital. Thursday guests of Mrs. Clarence Sisson were her sisters Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. Sycks, and Mrs. Waxler with niece Mrs. Janice Stoneking and children of Chandlersville. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Harvey visited Miss Wilma Krangil and Miss Susan Donaldson of Athens who is ill.

Walter Cope Columbus Minnie Brown Gladys Griffis Frank Aberhamson Paul Foose Dayton Pearl Eberts Ina Eberts Wellston Robert Kibbey Chesapeake Root Emma Belle Kibbey William Kloeker Edna Sycamore Ind Herman Sorrell Etta Maerker Hal Myers Nancy William Rollings Coalton Warren Maerker Paul Schlicher Midwest City Okla Jack Robbins Weiser Idaho Rex Murdock Davis Harold Anderson Leverett Mur H. H. Kinsel Athens Delia Blackstone McArthur Harper Bethel Grove John Cox Walter Morris Hamden John Morris Richard O'Leary Zaleski West Virginia Harry Bush Ralph Garrett Clyde Defenbaugh Danny West Bushville Earl Quickle Vinton Gordon Maywood David Sciotoville Freiner Biffle Clarence Lomax Ruth Ann Bricker Flora MacClasky Everett Webb William Burr Pataskala James Walker D. M. Bryson E. B. Webb Fred Wintermute Lancaster WCTU Bryson State Department of Education William Craig Cincinnati C. W. Traphagan Harry McNutt Otto Hansel Springfield Charlies Salts Shiloh Grove Alice Cross Henry Perry Perry Gerald Winegardner Pleasantville Ann Hendershott J. T. Will Charles Will Mancel Karl Sprague Mayme Sprague Elbert Murray Willie Patton Elm St Everett Eberts Ben Ehberts Thomas Boyer Sue Gladys Patton Charles Kirkendall Roma Sue Tommy Rogers C. M. Bowman Charlotte Mae Alice Emmett Bert Eberts Dennis Bernie Bond Bill Wallace Thelma Napper Goldie Burns Frank Shoemaker Dave Shoemaker Floyd McWhorter Mary Donahue Bettina Basher Ivan Bowman Ted Griff J. W. Bowman Huntington Grover Patton Olive Brooking John Sharick Ida Hill Norwalk Maxine Efaw E. W. Bingman Nellie Brookins Floride Jennings Brookins Neal Tippitt Morris Porter Zanesville Gerald Robinson Ethel Robinson Shirley Sisson Mount St. Mary Hospital Clarence Sisson Thomas Fleming Corning Eva Sycks New Lexington Doris Waxler Janice Stoneking Chandlersville N. S. Harvey Wilma Krangil Susan Donaldson

Chauncey Methodist Ladies Aid Set Thursday Meeting

The Chauncey Methodist Church Ladies Aid will gather Thursday for quilting and a business session with a noon pot luck lunch.

Chauncey — the Ladies Aid of the Chauncey Methodist Church

Moody hosts euchre club and fishing groups at Millfield

Mrs. Amy Jo Moody presided over a euchre gathering with two tables and high score earned by Clara Theisen, second by Lizzie Patton. Refreshments served to a long guest list. Patton to host next Tuesday. A Lake Burr Oak fishing party included Rose Kendall and Elizabeth Robinett among others. Charles Sanders birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton. A picnic at Lake Burr Oak featured Jane Sams and others. Mrs. Alyce Sayre and Miss June Sayre to entertain Country Cousins on Aug 31. Mrs. Rose Kendall visited Helen Howard and Olive Brookins. Mrs. Della Bobo visited in Mineral with Luster Bobo.

Millfield Amy Jo Moody Eucire Clara Theisen Lizzie Patton Florence Pyre Velma Werner Janet Cole Kathaleen Mingus Bert Saunders Frances Wallace Patton Lake Burr Oak Rose Kendall Helen Howard Susie Bell Olive Brookins Elizabeth Robinett Alice Carr Jessie Fulton Grover Patton Charles Sanders Sandra Joe Keith Sanders John Theisen Jane Sams Wanda Judy Kenny Keirns Mabel Shaner Columbus Mary Ellen McCormick Alyce Sayre June Sayre Fred Sanders Trimble Ralph Sanders Della Bobo Mineral Luster Bobo

Glouster Socials Include Birchers and Out-of-Town Guests

Glouster residents Fred Bircher and family visited Grant Wallace and Miss Esta Cunningham after the death of Thomas Blower. The Birchers, former Glouster residents, also hosted and traveled from Cambridge and Cleveland. Weekend guests included the Vaughns of Columbus and Susan Nagle, with various relatives visiting in Zanesville and Athens areas.

Fred Bircher Cambridge Thelma Cleveland Justis Bircher Santa Ana Calif Grace Peckam Garden Grove Grant Wallace Esta Cunningham Birchers Glouster Thomas Blower Richard Jones Columbus Ernest Jones Edward Vaughn Gladstone Brunton Helen Marion Wilcox Merle Danford Youngstown Miss Danford Headley Inn Zanesville Anne Pickering Constant Leete Greta Lash Athens Danford Waverly Lake White Jackson Frickson Glass Works Bremen City

Television Programs Show Color TV Rise and Costs

Experts weigh how long to widespread color sets after WWII. Color TV costs, early black and white prices, and network plans for color programming reflect uneven adoption across regions. NBC CBS schedules and regional viewers influence the pace of color TV.

Butterfield New York NBC CBS

Cincinnati Markets Show Mixed Livestock and Produce Prices

The Cincinnati market notes fluctuating cattle and hog prices with steady to mixed demand. Northern listings indicate steers and yearlings around 190 to 230, heifers 100 to 200, and canners or cutters near 12 to 14. Utilities and commercial grades trade down to 10 to 12. Potatoes and poultry show modest movement, while sheep and feeder cattle prices vary, reflecting mixed buyer activity.

Cincinnati Meinly Cattie Colves Shelly Cannes Tabre Adeh JGR

Television Schedule and Public Notices From Channel Listings

A noisy mix of TV airtimes for Lucky & Ranch Annie Oakley and others plus scattered legal notices. Everett Keane appointed executor in Athens County estate in Probate Court. Harriett Hilton seeks divorce and custody in Athens County Court of Common Pleas.

Everett Keane Maver Us Toe Gen Fiera Fiere Murphy Athens Caine Sad Hilton K. Hilton Piva Athens County Ohio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Downington Weltha Clark Maude Nelson DuVail Pomona G. L. Reeves Berea Jack Clark Frederick Dixon Bobbie Mark Clark Wayne Stevie Weltha Lynn Clark Vesta Robinson Cora Jewell Robert Tom Collins Lonnie Miller Pleasanton C. A. Bolen Rutland Glen Haning John Clark Clark Clyde Riggs Maude DuVall Kingston James L. Nelson James Clark Herb Barnhart Blanche Welker Mansfield Albert Dixon Albany Clarence Haning Pearl Chapel Donald Stanley Gath Franklin Townsend Ira Gaston Lucy Bolen Harold Howell Lawrence Dilcher Levi Hawk Neva Howell Paul Stanley Paulette Cathy Anna Scott Lucy Stotts Maize Brickles Otis Whaley Jack Wallace Melvin Marie and Delores Esta Dean Alice Murray Mason Social Notes Ralph Eaten Paden City Dallas Walker Shelia Morgantown W. Va Henry Schwarz Deborah White Sulphur Springs Mr. Schwarz Nellie Schwarz Spe D. E. Richardson J. E. Webb Rickey Mary Jane Spargursville Mr. Webb Clarence Webb Huntington, W. Va Mrs. Webb S. W. Walls Poplar Ridge P. L. Lemley Junior Lemley Leslie and Theresa Chicamauga Hoover Lane Colorado Luther Lemsey Frankie Mitchell Leslie Lemsey Lemiey Ploma Nelson Lucille Siders Turkey Run Walter Wears Wears Inlaw Eugene Swartz Hobson Luther Lemley Lemley Alex Lane George's Creek Glenn Lawson Albert McDougal Earl Francis McDougal Jimmy Jerry Alma Connor Stewart and Floyd Chesapake Clinton Jones Jones Richard Cliff Proctorville Weltha Parks E. K. Loveday Angeline Dixon Sanue' P Reed Carl Taylor Dana Ramsey Camels Creek Taylor Louis Pullins Walter Paulins Joe Rupe Emily C. H. Pierson Indianapolis Lloyd Jenkins Grant Potter Hazel Irma Watson Davis Carl Davis Joe Jenkins Leola Nelle Middie Jack Brown Brown Fonzo Taylor Elmer Wehring Alva Viars Emerson Denver Persons Robert Persons G. Clinton Jones Thelma Taylor Chauncey E. Jennings West Palm Beach, Fla Alvin Shafer Harold Brown Guy Brookins E. W. Say Walter Wharon Tony Martin Tary Montgomery Burns and Allen Studio One ABC Clumont Chico Verona Frankie Fernandez Brooklyn Billy MecNeece Garth Panter Wlwo WTVN Swanee Boys Uncle Bud Daly Don Edwards News Caravan Op Tunes Burns Allen Allen Barlow Barlow Barlow Barlow Public Defender Ca Cone Public Defender Robert Montgomery Pemeeae Sports Eye Family Playhouse Daddy Terry & Pirates Old Indance Family Playhouse Armchair Theater Sam Ding -Dong School Ladies Theater Garry Moore Arthur Godfrey Bill Palmer Davey Jones Bob Smith Guiding Light Portia Globetrotter Ruth Lyons Uth Lyons Seeking Heart Maida’ S Welcom Maida Robert Q .Lewis Maida’s Robert Q. Lewis Betty White Pinky Lee Pinky L Wendy Barrie Fran Pink Lee Cowrie Midwest Gene Autry Juvenile Jury Playhouse Thomas Millie Lateen Playhouse Millie Cencinnate Livestocca USA Reestore WCHS Lucky & Ranch Annie Oakley Bob Boaz Barne and Allen Public Defender Olson-Turpin Aed Henge Jay Ff Iu Dellis A Gy Foater B. Cornwell Her Harriett Hil Rowland & Rowland Athens Athens Messenger Harold Goddard Phone Sartett Paul HL Levering Poutemagter Neteum Unhiman Plymouth Chrysler Belvedere
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