Merry-go-round music kept alive by Athens County brothers
The Howard Brothers of Millfield preserve old-time carnival organs as juke boxes replace them. They own five organs, including a Rudolph Wiurtlitzer. the music boosts income by about 20 percent and draws crowds of parents and grandparents to the ticket office. Weatherproofing and skilled repair are ongoing challenges for these aging machines.
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Carrousel
Millfield
Howard Brothers
Athens County
Rudolph Wiurtlitzer
Ray Howard
Howards
The
Wedding Announced for Hattie Webb and Wayne Love Jr
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Webb announce the marriage of their daughter Hattie to Wayne Love Jr son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Love Sr of Point Pleasant. The ceremony at Christ Church in Point Pleasant was led by Rev Keefer with Wayne Love Sr as best man. Wayne Love Jr is in the armed forces stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Mrs Lave Jr is a Wahama High School graduate who worked for Sylvania Electric Co at Point Pleasant. Other guests included the Roush family and relatives from Pittsburgh Detroit and New Haven. Local Fourth of July events include a lunch stand fundraiser organized by the Recreation Foundation with proceeds split between the fire department and youth recreation foundation.
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Wilbur Webb
Hattie
Wayne Love, Jr
Wayne Love
Point Pleasant
Keefer
Christ Church In Christian Union
Lave, Jr
Wahama High School
Sylvania Electric Co
Point Pleasant High School
Armed Forces
Fort Leonard Wood
P. E. Roush
Joe McCombe
Patsy
Joey
Pittsburgh
Walter Bush
John
Linda
Detroit, Mich
Roush
Donald Roush
New Haven
Walden Roush
Bush
Paul Rickard
Alah Fry
Rickard
S. FE. Slaughter
Ada Rickard
Marcus Weavers
John Cullens
Hell
Bill Cullen
Pleasant Valley
Cullen
Social Notes From Minersville Weekend Visits
Local residents hosted weekend guests and hosted gatherings at Baileys Lake. Edward Noon and Marilyn Grueser hosted friends. Eleanor Robson returned from New York business trip. visitors from Gallipolis Columbus and Grundy, Virginia attended extended family weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Edward Noon
Columbus
William Fisher
Marilyn Grueser
Baileys Lake
Eleanor Robson
New York
Edward Hamsey
Richard Ash
Gallipolis
Donald Dailey
Theodore Parker
Athens
Richard Houdashelt
William Houdashelt, Jr
Kingsbury
Charles Neff
Chicago
Maud
Freda Grueser
Edward Hines
Floyd Mescher
Christy
Grundy
Norman Kaspar
Jeanne Hines
FE. G. Hines
Fdna FE. Wiggins
Butcher and McCallie Families Attend Regional Gatherings
Mr and Mrs T J Butcher and son Charles joined a reunion at Chesapeake. The McCallie family with daughters Judy and Jerry traveled to Ann Arbor from Mississippi after visiting grandparents. Athens residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bowen visited Alva Rupe's family in Ohio. The Starykels attended an insurance directors meeting in Columbus and visited Springfield. Ed Marshall's group toured Baltimore and Buckeye Lake picnic. Crabtree families visited Curt Thompson's Wayne West Virginia home and Fort Gay West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
T. J. Butcher
Charles
Chesapeake
Max McCallie
Judy
Jerry
Rolland Crabtree
J. K. Crabtree
Curt Thompson
Wayne, W. Va
Barney Crabtree
Fort Gay
Ww. Va
Dr Jordan Answers Plantar Warts and Skin Quests
Dr Edwin P Jordan discusses plantar warts cause contagion and treatment options including irradiation and surgery. He explains Trichomonas infections, their parasites and long term treatment needs, and offers guidance on a hair pulling habit in a child. He begins to address what happens when a person dies with cancer.
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Edwin P. Jordan
Fragmented Reader Q&A From Athens Messenger 1983
A July 3 1983 Athens Messenger page shows reader questions about health and daily habits. The fragment mentions constipation concerns from milk or dairy intake and post operative recovery inquiries, with stray references to brain therapies and Reagan era remarks.
Hamden Soldier Joins 2nd Infantry Division in Korea
Hamden Pvt Orville L Tarn, husband of Margaret Tarn of Hamden, recently joined the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. Tarn, son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Tarn, entered the Army in October 1951 and was a former Hamden High student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamden
Orville L. Tarn
Margaret
2Nd Infantry
Korea
Taborn
Theodore Taborn
Ohio
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C. H. Harris
Grandpa
Dr. Jordan
Hudepom
Gee
Hudepohi Brewing Company
Cincinnati
Athens Messenger
E. S
Reagan
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