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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1957
Page
14
MIDDLEPORT Funeral services for Tena Lynch will be conducted Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Rawlings Coats funeral home by the Rev. Chester Lemley. Burial will be in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Joy Manufacturing Co the world s largest producer of underground mining equipment announced it will open a parts warehouse in Meadowlands next Monday to serve bituminous coal fields in Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia
The Kyger Creek Local Board of Education will accept bids for one dwelling one barn and several small outbuildings on Kyger Creek High School property. Buyers must remove structures and leave the premises clean. All buildings sold as a group. Bids due by noon January 15 1957. Board may reject any or all bids. Doris Roush Clerk.
Dover Township Trustees invite sealed bids by January 25 1957 for a 2 ton dump truck with 10 ply tires 9 by 22.5 inch wheels built in features and a 154 inch wheel base. A 1951 Chevrolet dump truck is offered for sale viewable at Muzio garage Millfield Ohio. The trustees may reject any or all bids. Guy E Osborne Township Clerk.
Congressman Hays spoke at Ohio University convocation urging focus on peace over party rivalries. He praised the UN as a forum for idea exchange and stressed using education to lead justly, aiming to prevent aggression beyond force.
Officers for the Ladies Club were elected at a school meeting with Leona North presiding. Mary Frost was named president with Elsie Vamos as vice president Inez Hunter as secretary Susan South as treasurer and Zeta Parry as flower girl The meeting date was moved from Thursday to Wednesday. Holiday visitors included Mr and Mrs Charles North and others plus CPL Ralph Parry at Camp Lejeune and SNc Paul Vames of Norfolk. The Youth Club met January 3 with 29 members served popcorn and drinks.
The origin of the phrase reads from early American settlers describing a firearm in three parts the lock stock and barrel. The complete object was referred to as lock stock and barrel reflecting its essential components.
A 1957 bank financial statement lists loan totals and government-backed obligations. The document includes a sworn affidavit by F L Thomas cashier and notary Louise W King verifying the figures, dated January 1957 in Athens County.
Gallipolis Ohio Henry Preston Halley 81 retired teacher and farmer will have private funeral services at 2 30 p m Saturday at his home. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. He taught 38 years and served as principal of Washington Grade School before retiring to his Neighborhood Road farm. He born January 2 1876. Survived by widow Clara Dell Sibley eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was active in Centenary Methodist Church Knights of Pythias and other groups.
Opal E. Stanley, surviving spouse of W. C. Stanley, seeks court approval to buy estate property at appraised value. Fred W. Crow Jr. named administrator for Harley R. Garvin estate. court approves Welch estate inventory. Wayne Turner seeks civil action to sell Delbert Turner estate. Petitions to approve appraisements and bonds for Cora Turner estate and to hear Foncil Adkins estate inventory. Homer Smith Taylor named executor for Foncil Adkins estate. appraiser appointed for Ross Powell estate.
Clarence 0 Freeman and Margaret J Freeman transfer lot 387 in Middleport to the Board of Education. H W Craig and Edna Craig convey the southern half of lot 389 in Middleport to Clyde Van Cooney and Lelia Van Cooney. Jane Priode Swatzel and Charles ...
USDA salable hogs 2300 receipts mainly U S 2 3 190 250 lb barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher. Calves 150 scattered sales all slaughter classes steady but trade not fully tested. Good and choice vealers 18 00 28 00 with few at 30 00. Sheep 100 not enough fresh re-
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