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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1947

Page

9

Road work on Carbonale Kimberly Road completed with upgrades

The 6.4 mile cont act work finished funded by the county and Federal Road Bureau. An extra 1600 dollars was approved to add turnout improvements side approaches and berm material. Local updates include new constables-elect Tom Kelly and Earnest Katzenbach taking oath, and multiple hires for town offices. Community Christmas events and local visits are noted with a York Township Rosevelt Club dinner drawing gifts and officer elections planned for January.

Kimberly Kimberly Carbonale-Kimberly Federal Road Bureau

Christmas Visits and Engagement Announced in Local Notes

Mr and Mrs Ed Legg spent Christmas with their son Dick Legg and family in Zanesville. Edward Davis visited New Lexington relatives. Mrs Margaret Collins announces the engagement of her son David to Priscilla Fitzer of Hemlock. Joe Blamer, USN Great Lakes, and Lurlene Bla mer of Columbus spent Christmas at home. George Purdum of Zanesville visited family here. Phil McLaughlin and Ethel Imler visited relatives in Columbus and Newark respectively. Marjorie Treadwell is on vacation from Hillsboro Schools. Marcia Woods visited Cleveland relatives. Betty Mae Breckinridge of Colorado spent Christmas here.

Ed Legg Ahe Dick Legg Eddie Anesville Frank Davis New Lexington Edward Davis Irene Hutchinson Margaret Collins David Priscilla Fitzer Ralph H Fitzer Hemlock Collins College of Arts Newark Margaret Kreitz Marjorie Treadwell Hillsboro Marcia Woods Cleveland Betty Mae Breckinridge Colo Margaret Hopkins

Christmas Party Celebrations Color Laurelville Timber

The Les Ames Sunday School class held its annual Christmas party December 22 at Mrs. W. K. Dumm's home with officer elections gifts exchanged and mystery sisters revealed. Attendees included many local names and families. other gatherings and visits followed through the season with holiday hospitality noted at several homes. A new baby boy joined George Ash and Charlotte Dillie, and a Columbus wedding was announced for Helen Heffner and John ffeyer with details of other holiday visits.

Laurelville Les Ames W. K. Dumm Helen Bower Edna Dennison Margaret Chilcote Gwendolyn Dent Gene Parker Orville Kempton Inez Spencer Madge Young Hugh Poling Celesta Hoy Dorothy Turner Lee Bigham John Yantz George Bowers Dick Bowers Hdson Stevie Bob Bowers Barbara Anna Bowers John Ruth Bowers Harley Armstrong Violet Tella Heffner Johnffeyer Dayton

Easy to Make Needlework Dress and Peasant Motifs

A pattern advertisement offers Pattern No. 8246 for a matron’s dress with surplice waist and yoke in sizes 36 to 52. It costs 25 cents by mail with name, address, size, and pattern number to Sue Burnett at The Athens Messenger. Also promotes Pattern No. 5567 by Anne Cabot for cross stitch motifs and napkin edges, with 15 cents plus 1 cent postage.

Sue Burnett Athens Messenger Ave. Americas New York 19 N. Y Anne Cab Anne Cabot Avenue of the Americas New York N.Y

London Police Deploy Flying Squad Bicycles

A London police unit, famed as the flying squad, adopts bicycles for patrols in busy streets to improve maneuverability and response times amid dense traffic. The shift leverages cyclist speed and agility for rapid incidents across the city.

London

Football Coach Puzzle: Columbia University Featured in Word Fill

A crossword style clue set lists football coach phrases and vertical and horizontal entries. It hints at names, numbers, and common terms such as Ointment, Egg comb form, Vase, Tardy, Eye part, and other clues across a themed grid referencing Columbia University and related terms.

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January 1 Stars Forecast For Youthful Energy And Talent

The forecast notes high tension and impulses in youth, urging regulated conduct to redirect energies into constructive achievement. For birthdays, the new year brings eventful prospects, creative work, talent in adventure and romance, with potential public recognition and rewards. A child born today shows talent and ambition for unusual goals.

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