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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1956
Page
10
Local residents report visits and travel across Gallipolis Columbus and Glen Farrie. Families like White Chase and Becker relocate or host relatives while hospital stays and illnesses, funeral arrangements and a bridge sale attendance are noted along with job moves and hospitalizations in Middleport and surrounding areas.
Lucy Friend 46 of East Letart died unexpectedly Sunday at her brother's home in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She leaves husband Fred two sons David and Edward two brothers Henry and Charles Lane and a sister Mrs Friend all of Pittsburgh plus nieces and nephews. Funeral is 2 p m Wednesday at Apple Grove church with burial at Letart cemetery. Friends may call at residence after Monday evening.
G B Nelson age 69 dies after a heart attack at his home. Born Sept 3 1886 in Grantsburg Wisconsin, he lived in Cleveland most of his life. He owned a Sandrock Ridge farm for 15 years and was a roofer by trade. He was a member of Cleveland Lutheran Church and other local groups.
Charles J Arbell 80 died in Nelsonville leaving widow Bess four sons Alvin Robert Columbus Roy of Athens Route 3 and Charles of Port Clinton three daughters Bes sie Emrick Grace Green and Mae Hood a step son Max Valkinburg step daughter Mary Adams thirty grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren He was predeceased by first wife Ida Glenna and two sons and one daughter Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 1 pm at the Nazarene Church on Adams Street.
Middleport Volunteer Fire Department responded at 2 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire near the village. Firefighters worked to dampen the flames and prevent spread in windy conditions.
Fragmented market notes mention sheep, butter, and consumer goods with unclear details. Possible references to slaughter, pricing, and regional markets are mixed with stray phrases about locations and times. No clear entities or outcomes can be confirmed from the readable text.
Media analysts project major television changes as Arthur Goufrey and others face staffing shifts. The industry expects about 27 new quiz programs, with 16786 trained staff employed to steer a boom year, while some producers anticipate firings amid tighter schedules and evolving news coverage.
An oddOCR style notice from the Athens area mentions court or civic actions and property references, listing brands like STUDEBAKER and CHEVROLET along with road directions and dates. It references the City of Athens and includes dates and measurement phrases, though the text is garbled.
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