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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1927

Page

13

Ohio secretary warns no license tag extension after December

Secretary Clarence J. Brown reports widespread delay in getting auto licenses across Ohio. No extension beyond December 31 will be granted, leaving late filers at the mercy of local officials to operate vehicles with old tags. The state unveils a Christmas tree display at the State House esplanade and outlines highway and health department reorganizations set to begin January 2.

Columbus Clarence J. Brown State House Third Street Santa Cas Norton Highwevome BL Highway Department Pate Ditts Donahey Tendens Superine Wisda Subuy Thlesinger

Christmas Pageant in Coolville Seeks Participants

A 1928 Christmas pageant titled The Nativity will be presented Sunday night at the Wealer plates and are jaigh school auditorium. Hundreds of community members have yet to apply for the pageantry training class. I assisted by the choirs of two churches in a baal prediction unit.

Coolville

No Extension Of Time For Automobile License Tags

Captain Ed Luregett urged immediate tag purchases at the Athens County Automobile Club. Clarence J. Brown and Mr. Burgett stressed the last day for tag use is December 31, 1927. Officials warned crowding results from delaying purchases. ample time remains for club members and prospective joiners to obtain plates before year end.

Ed Luregett Athens County Automoile Club Clarence J. Brown Burgett Brown Automobile Club Mr. Burgett License Bureau

Note on License Applications and Auction Day

A garbled notice mentions filings for licenses and a forthcoming auction or ownership statement. It references a rest day next Wednesday and street plates on display, with unclear dates and conditions for January.

Hburgest

Woman Burned When Clothing Ignited By Open Grate

Mrs Nettie Sloan of Pratts Fork was severely burned when her clothing caught fire from an open grate while visiting her daughter Mrs Troy Stewart in Parkersburg. She was in night clothes and the burns, though serious, may not prove fatal given her recent poor health.

Nettie Sloan Pratts Fork Troy Stewart Parkersburg Sloan Wealth

Central School Boys to Sing Christmas Carols

The Boys Glee Club of Central School will sing Christmas carols for shut-ins and those ill or unable to attend. A lighted candle in window signals the carolers on Tuesday evening December 20.

Central School Glee Clab Central

Fragmentary School Cantata Snippet Emerges

A garbled passage hints at a school cantata performance during nativity preparations. Names and precise details are unreadable, but references to a Helited esnpe window and pupil involvement imply a student arts event tied to seasonal programming.

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