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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1953
Page
10
Mayor Sidney T. Russell, longtime volunteer firemen leader, urged Bend area villages to pool resources and sponsor a single annual holiday celebration. He noted Middleport will skip Fourth of July events this year, citing rising fireworks costs as a major factor in reduced local observances.
A long note on the Swan family of Olive Township Meigs County highlights Levi Swan’s arrival in Long Bottom in 1829, A F Swan’s 60 years in business, postmaster service, and a lineage of nine children with multiple twins, teachers, and civic roles. The piece traces generations from English origins to Ohio River trade cooperage and local leadership.
Miss Nora Riggs weds Mr. Robert Eason at Pine Grove Church on Saturday evening. Guests include Hubert Eason and James L. Eason with their spouses, visiting from Gatesville North Carolina. The Hubert Easons are the groom's parents. the James Easons are his brother and sister-in-law.
Approximately 200 pieces of timber ready to be painted for county highway signs. Mrs Mildred Gaulan announces the project led by Meigs County Farm Bureau Women’s Activities Committee with help from three youth councils at Alfred, Racine and Chester. Lumber and cutting donated by Meigs County Board of Commissioners. Work to start in Sutton, Orange and Chester Townships.
Mr and Mrs John Y Reuter announce the birth of a son George Ben at St Thomas Hospital Akron on June 23. The Reuters also are parents of a daughter visiting grandfather Ben E Smith of Chester. Other grandparents are Mr and Mrs George V Reuter Akron.
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hayes and son Jerry depart Middleport for a three week motor journey through the West. Mrs Essie Decker of Racine joins the party for a visit with H W Quillen in Phoenix. The Hayes plan to Mexico City and back via Pike s Peak.
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