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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1949

Page

5

Athens High School Mid Winter Concert Delights Audience

The Athens High School music department under W. C. Fingerhut staged a two hour program featuring a 67 piece band and strings. Highlights included Tschaikowsky selections, a Cello quartet, a SynCopated Clock sound effect, and Vargas style solos by Ruth Wickline and Lawrence Wamsley among others.

Gunter L Jacobson Athens High School W. C. Fingerhut Tschaikowsky Carolyn Kellogg Sam Carpenter Mary Sue LaFollette Patricia Peterson Joan Bush Marshall Siegfred George Sands Richard Martin Jim Mitchell Yvonne Sherow Myrdith Sherow Margaret Reeder Ruth Ellen Sands Anderson Jack Dowler Dor McPherson Ann Matthewson Kreisler Pop Goes the Weasel Sousa Manhattan Beach Paul Lehman Rossini Fillmore Ruth Sands Bassi Stephen Foster Holmes Brass Richard DeLong Robert Green Ruth Wickline John Mitchell Lewis Oadis Ronald Thomas Alford Colonel Bogey Handlen Moffet

Father-Son Banquet Set by Amesville Lodge 278

Amesville Lodge 278 F and AM will host its annual father son banquet Friday at 730 p m in lodge rooms. A potluck dinner will follow, announced by Clifford Gardner master of the lodge.

Amesville Amesville Lodge F & AM Clifford Gardner

Sharpsburg Man Becomes Citizen After 44 Years

Joe Collett, 59, of Sharpsburg, earned U S citizenship after 44 years in the United States. He came from Italy in 1905 and lived mostly in Athens County. Athens County attorney Earl Bridgewater addressed him on national heritage and the U S form of government before the oath. A petition for papers from Mary Barna of Murray City also was received.

United States Joe Collett Sharpsburg Collett Italy Athens County Earl Bridgewater Athens U. S Congress Bridegwater Bridgewater Mary Barna Murray City

James McCoy Dies at Age 67

James Orland McCoy aged 67 died at his home 314 W Union St after a several week illness. A native of Waterloo Township he lived in Carbondale and Athens for four decades working as an interior decorator for 30 years. He belonged to the Methodist church the painters union and the Athens Red Men Lodge. Surviving are his wife Mary a daughter Leota Morris Athens two granddaughters Barbara and Marilyn a brother E H McCoy Livingston Ill and three sisters Mrs Frank Dean Athens Mrs Mabel Gift Toledo and Mrs Gertrude McDivitt Elyria. Services are Friday at 1 30 p m at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home conducted by Rev Fred E Luchs burial in W Union St Cemetery.

James Orland McCoy Union St Waterloo Township Carbondale Athens Methodist Church The Painters’ Union E. H. McCoy Livingston Ill Frank Dean Mabel Gift Toledo Gertrude McDivitt Elyria Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Fred E. Luchs W. Union St

Birth at Shelterings Arms Hospital in Athens

Births announce a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gloria Von Bar gen of Athens. Admissions include Mrs. Hollis Shaffer and Vesta Cottrill with minor or general surgery. Dismissals list Mrs. Ben Thompson and daughter, Linda Hudwell, Edison Carsey, and others from Athens.

Gloria von Bargen Athens Hollis Shaffer Vesta Cottrill Stewart Cynthia Olasky Columbus Shirley Buffington the Plains James Buffington Edgar Jones Glouster Ben Thompson Linda Hudwell Edison Carsey H. T. Phillips

Scarlet Fever Case at Athens County Children's Home

One scarlet fever case is reported at the Athens County Children's Home. A seven year old girl was moved to University Hospital in Columbus. Dr H G Southard says the girl entered the hospital last Sunday and other children are under observation with no further cases at this time.

Athens County University Hospital Columbus H. G. Southard

Rites Slated Friday For Mrs Fahye Pierce

Funeral services for Mrs. Fahye Pierce, 58, who died Monday in a Toledo hospital, will be held Friday at 2 30 p.m. at Jagers funeral home officiated by Rev. Fred E. Luchs. Burial is at W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Fahye Pierce Toledo Fred E. Luchs Jagers Funeral Home W. Union St

Dish Worries Cause Crash

Andy Ransom 22 of Athens Route 3 turned to check dishes in his back seat and hit a truck at Van Vorhes and Race. Clyde Williams 85 of Athens Route 4 drove the truck. Both vehicles were badly damaged and Ransom’s car was towed from the scene.

Andy Ransom Athens van Vorhes Race Ransom Clyde Williams Ronsolm

Air Force Cadet Panel Visits Carnegie Hall for Applications

A visiting Air Force panel at Carnegie Hall screens aviation cadet applicants. The two man traveling procurement team operates from Room 101 and remains through tomorrow. They now accept married or single men aged 20 to 26 with two years college or equivalent and require physical and mental exams. Major Dean E. Hess of Ohio University is on the team.

U. S. Air Force Carnegie Hall Room 101 Carnegie Air Force Ohio University E. Hess

Kyle Buys Clifford Interest in Men's Shop

Gerald M. Kyle announces his purchase of Carl Clifford’s stake in the men’s clothing store at 8 S. Court St. The shop opened in 1923 and will now be Kyle’s Shop For Men with Walter Pyle and Wendall Drake remaining as clerks. Clifford recently acquired Paul C. Gillilan’s jewelry store in the adjoining room.

Carl Clifford S. Court St Gerald M. Kyle Clifford Paul C. Gillilan Kyle Walter Pyle Wendall Drake

Hocking River Recedes After Crest Near 17 Feet

Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported the Hocking River crest at 16.65 feet late Wednesday, within inches of flood stage before a decline began Thursday morning. Temperatures stayed around freezing with a Thursday high near 50 and a low of 25, as dry air reduced flood risk.

Hocking Mre. C. N. France

Two Wiring Fires Reported Within an Hour

Fire Chief Parker reported two separate wiring fires Wednesday afternoon. The first at 4060 Elmwood Place involved a thermostat short and furnace overheating at the Elma Raritin residence with minor damage. The second at 103 KE State Street, caused by a defective fuse panel, caused about $25 damage.

Clarence A. Parker Elma Elmwood Pl Parker H. A. Elkins KE. State St

Chill supper after Mohawk Lodge meeting announced

A chill supper has been scheduled by the Red Men's Lodge Mohawk Tribe following the regular meeting Thursday evening.

Red Men's Lodge

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