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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1955
Page
4
Fragmented OCR notes show a list of individuals connected to a Boy Scouts state week event. Names mentioned include Dean Spanier Ronald Brady TD David Getha Russ Kenneth Burch Woaley Roger and Rohmeyer, with Ed as a master carpenter figure.
Funeral services for George Rasp, a Glouster resident, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Dowler Yerguson Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Fna Nelson, a brother David, and three sisters Anna Rasp, Mrs Judson, and Mrs Houestine, with route details noted.
The Junior Progressive Study Club organized a Mothers March of polio fund collection raising 181 dollars. The Kiwanis Club contributed 60 dollars from a March of Dimes barrel placed before Richardsong Furniture Store.
Collections show cemetery dues for January at $2 loading trees $2 ground rent $6 and fines and costs $110 05 totaling $204. U.S. dollars and the report lists mayor Thomas Williams as the source.
An archival note recounts William Whitles as builder of Kentucky's first brick house and first race track, claims he died aged six during the War of 1812, and mentions historical township and cemetery records with funds and debt entries from 1954.
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