This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1956
Page
8
The Carlton Church hosts a Christmas program this Sunday at 7 30 p m presented by the St day School and church. The event includes a gift exchange and a public Santa arrival.
Calvin Spires, 48, Angsville, was fined 100 dollars and jailed 30 days with 29 suspended after pleading guilty to transporting intoxicating liquor beyond the 32 percent limit. He faced further charges of intoxication and unlawful transport.
The Pomeroy WCTU held its annual Christmas party at the Federated Church featuring a piano prelude by Mrs. Fred Blaetmar. Miss Elizabeth Duffy led carols and read The Christmas Story from St. Matthew. Mrs. Ewing and Mrs. Parker discussed abstinence. gifts were mailed to Chillicothe Veterans Hospital and cancelled stamps collected for lepers in Australia.
City Patrolman John McKenzie reports six day period last week revenue from parking meters reached 50 dollars, about 50 dollars higher than the prior week.
Pomeroy First Baptist Church hosts a children’s Christmas party Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. The event features a 10 cent gift exchange and asks each family to bring a few cookies.
Journal entry appoints Neils C. Powell as administrator of the Ross E. Powell estate and Virgie Mora as executrix of the Lyman E. Beards estate. A going away party in Pomeroy Junior High honored Nancy Edgell, who resigns as Art and Girls Physical Education teacher. 28 seventh grade students held the event with refreshments and music.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.