Santa Claus Visits Athens County Children's Home
Santa Claus visited 60 children aged two to 18 Monday night at the Athens County Children's Home. Miss Wanda Gaskins chaired the Christmas program as the dining room and tree were decorated. Gifts came from Athens County friends and organizations under the Athens Junior Women's League direction. The home plans a Christmas Day dinner of roast turkey giblet gravy whipped potatoes frozen lima beans cranberry sauce celery ice cream and fruit cake. Mr Vernon West and his wife supervise the Home.
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Vales Mills Woman Dies in Columbus
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon for Mrs. Myrtie Brown 67 a former Wales Mill resident who died Tuesday morning in Columbus at the home of a daughter Mrs Georgia Wells. She is survived by husband who died eight years ago and in addition to several children Thomas Bowen and Mrs Phyllis West Columbus Mrs Elizabeth Spencer Phoenix Ariz Mrs Leola Thompson Falmouth Mass John Victor Bowen Barberton and Ferry Bowen Zaleski. Services Friday at 2 p m in the Columbia Chapel with burial in Castor Cemetery. Friends may call at the Bigony funeral home Thursday.
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Elizabeth Spencer
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Ariz
Leola Thompson
Falmouth
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John Victor Bowen
Barberton
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Zaleski
Nigerian Teacher Training Project Outlined for West Nigeria
Dr William W Chase spoke at the Athens Kiwanis dinner about The Nigeria Project a program between Ohio University and the Nigerian government to train teachers in West Nigeria The first group of 10 professors will depart in July to prepare for a September start The two year plan will then see a second and a final group leaving in 1962 to complete the program by 1964 ICA will supervise with Nigeria covering space housing and shared costs Ohio faculty retain tenure and salaries plus overseas service funds
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