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Check for $500 Presented to Billy Myers by Athens Messenger
In Gallipolis a check for 500 dollars was presented to 15 year old Billy Myers, sole son of the late Edith Wood Myers. The funds represent accident insurance taken by her with The Athens Messenger shortly before her death, honoring a memory with a final act echoing her voice.
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Gallipolis
Billy Myers
Edith Wood Myers
Athens Messenger
Athens
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Columbus
Ohio