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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1942
Page
3
Nelsonville band boosters set Friday night meeting at 8 o clock in the high school to discuss obtaining additional uniforms. All band parents are urged to attend.
Officials from United Mine Workers including Adolph Pacifico and Thomas Price will address miners at Sportmen's Lake Circle Hill on Sunday August 2. Pete Phillips H T Rainey and other speakers join the reunion with music by William Davis of New Straitsville. Local unions sponsor the event with ample food and free refreshments. attendees are asked to bring own table service and follow Route 33 traffic signs to the lake.
The Royal Canadian Air Force reports Sergeant George Edward Price is missing after air operations over Seas. His father A. E. Price lives at 33693 Lake Road Avon Lake Ohio.
The article notes that true effervescence in champagne began in the mid 1500s with Abbe Dom Perignon who discovered cork seals instead of wax plugs. It then briefly mentions that all trees are dead inside with only a living outer layer of cells.
Glouster social notes recap weekend visits and family gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gaskalla hosted a birthday dinner in Columbus for their son Albert with many relatives across Ohio. Other scenes include visits from Enoch Bickley and relatives from Detroit and Columbus, and trips to Detroit and Cleveland for extended family events.
Blue Lake residents report Beatrice Gay back from surgery and Saunders threshing machines active in the district. Many houseboats occupy Blue Lake as visitors arrive. Buff Rocks breeder C. E. Sheets shows a two week old chick with two legs and three feet. Local social ties include Howard Blazier and Dewey Gay hosting, Kenneth Wise's return to Portsmouth, and Navy service movements involving Woodrow McCall and Edwin Cofer.
The empire of Turkey waned after 1540, earning the well known designation “sick man of Europe” as it faced long-term weakening and external pressure.
Nelsonville notes a special feature for the annual Garden Club flower show at St Andrews Parish Hall. A lawn fete is planned in the evening with exhibits due by 11 o’clock, judges’ awards at 2, and public admission. Ice cream and home made cake will be served, with favors for attendees.
In 1652 Peter Stuyvesant fired cannon balls north and south to mark Albany New York. He declared the land between the two cannons as within the city limits.
Mr and Mrs Jack Rizer announce the birth of a son at home on July 28. The baby is named Harry Arthur. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Rizer of Nelsonville and Mr and Mrs A C Weber of Marietta. California's Devil's Postpile National Monument recorded 8239 visitors in 1940.
Pasteeth is an improved powder sprinkled on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly in place without sliding slipping or rocking. It is alkaline nonacid and does not sour or leave a gummy taste. Controls denture odor and is available at drug stores.
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