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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1964

Page

11

Cemetery on Plant Site in Waterford

The General Electric Co. maintains a cemetery on its plant site in Waterford near Troy. The plot predates GE ownership and holds Revolutionary War era remains with about 40 stone markers. In Elisabethville Congo Archbishop Cornelis attended a consecration for new Methodist bishop John Wesley Shungu, the second African bishop in the denomination.

Waterford N. Y General Electric Co Troy Elizabethville The Congo Africa Cornelis Elisabethville John Wesley Shungu Shungu

TV Guide Highlights and Holiday Specials

Thursday features include Kindergarten Friendly Giant What’s New Focus on the United Nations NASA Project Echo and pro football highlights. Friday showcases The Messiah and related seasonal programming with airport lantern choirs and art invitations at local venues.

United Nations NASA Echo Cardinals

President Arrested for Carriage Speeding

President Ulysses S. Grant was charged with speeding in his carriage and forfeited a $20 bond. The arrest highlights early enforcement of traffic laws affecting notable figures.

United States Ulysses S. Grant

Minister Uses Both Old And New Methods

Rev. Aerry L. Schmalenberger 30, pastor of First Lutheran Church, blends ancient and modern approach. He flies to engagements, uses two way radio, conducts mock trials for the Ten Commandments, and has hosted summer services at Indian Lake theater attracting tourists and campers. He sometimes preaches from a boat while congregation sits on shore.

Mr. Schmalenberger

Orange Trees Drink Large Water to Grow

Florida researchers at the Agricultural Experiment Station report a 15 year old orange tree weighs about 110000 pounds with half its weight in water. The tree yields roughly 500 pounds of fruit yearly and the fruit is 80 percent water. Each citrus tree consumes 30 to 50 gallons of water daily.

Gainesville Fla Florida Agrcultural Experiment Station

Yegg Confesses Bank Robbery Plan at Trial

In Johannesburg a self confessed bank robber is questioned during a trial. The prosecutor asks what he intended to do with the stolen money and the robber replies he planned to place it in a safe deposit box believing it would be safe there.

Johannesburg South Africa

Moscow Art Theater seminar explores Stanislavsky method

Four Moscow Art Theater members Victor Manyukov Vladimir Prokofyev Angelina Stepanova and Vasily Toporkov lead sessions in New York on the Stanislavsky acting method and its influence on modern theater for professional and student actors.

New York Moscow Art Theater Institute of International Education American Council of Learned Societies Victor Manyukov Vladimir Prokofyev Angelina Stepanova Vasily Toporkov

Shakespeare Shares Festival Billing at Stratford Festival

Stratford Ontario announces next summer schedule for the Stratford Festival Players running 16 weeks from June 14 to October 2. Shakespeare shares billing with Chekhov with separate Henry IV productions and Julius Caesar plus the Fallstaff title in the lineup.

Stratford Ont Shakespeare Chekhov Stratford Festival Players Henry IV

Directors Named for Cherry Orchard Presentation

Douglas Campbell and John Hirsch will lead the Cherry Orchard presentations with a third director to be announced, completing the troupe’s leadership lineup.

Cherry Orchard Douglas Campbell John, Hirsch

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