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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1964
Page
9
A 10 scene variety show at Rutland High School themed Our American Heritage was postponed to Jan 23 due to snow and ice hindering 92 participants. The program blends Indians Puritans Broadway tunes and regional songs.
Pvt Roger D. Fink, 23, of Middleport, finished a 10 week radio course at the Army Armor Center Ft. Knox Kentucky in mid December. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Owen W. Fink and a 1958 Middleport High School graduate.
In Adrian Michigan Mrs Louis Krutz gave birth to one child this weekend after previous years with multiple births. The father expresses happiness over the arrival naming Dennis William as the newborn, the couple’s first new baby after triplets and three sets of twins.
McArthur's volunteer fire department logged 47 runs in 1963, the highest total since 1954 and 1962. Fire losses in town were low but township losses rose about 10 percent, with village losses at 230 dollars on 30 250 dollars value. The report covers Elk Swan Richland Clinton Jackson and Brown townships under contract.
Cincinnati leader William Miller, president of the National Association for the Advancement of White People, announces plans to seek the Republican nomination by entering Indiana’s May 5 primary.
Icy highways in Vinton county Monday morning caused several accidents. Jean C. Bowen 25 of Athens lost control on Route 50 near Bolens Mill, skidding into a guard rail but escaped injury. Waneda Rose 42 librarian at Wescoat Memorial Library in McArthur was injured when rear ended by a wagon driven by Helen Marie Perkins 24 of McArthur on Wrightsel Road near Route 93. Deputy Haburn noted icy conditions.
Mrs. Fred Blaettar presented Plants of the Bible at the Pomeroy Garden Club meeting held at Mrs. Roy Betzing’s home with cohostess Mrs. Edward Baer. Mrs. Dor Schaefer led devotionals and six members joined the Athens State Hospital auxiliary. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Dish drainers and storage racks were noted as aids to drying china.
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