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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1947

Page

6

Thieves Linked by Soft Drink Clues In Local Offices

Thieves who broke into the Meigs Farm Bureau and Excelsior Oil Co offices on West Main Street left bottle caps and two soft drink bottles at the Excelsior office between closing on Monday and 6 am Tuesday. The two incidents appear connected by the shared evidence.

Pomeroy Meigs Farm Bureau Excelsior Oil Co W. Main St Excelsior Farm Bureau Sarah Koehler

Burglary Report At Excelsior Oil Farm Bureau Office

Thieves pried a rear window lock with a tire tool and entered the oil company office. A six foot fireproof vault was checked but no money missing except two soft drinks from the cooler. Farm Bureau accounts show about $10 missing in small change. Police suspect the break in targeted cash and drinks. no other losses reported. Chief Walter E. Wolfe and Deputy Sheriff Frank Clark led the investigation.

Eecessior Farm Bureau W. Main St Dan White Excelsior Oil Company Walter E. Wolfe Frank Clark

Grand Matron to Inspect Racine OES Chapter

Racine Chapter 134 Order of Eastern Star will hold its annual inspection June 18 at 8 p.m. in the Racine High School Auditorium. Lucille Milner grand matron of the Ohio OES will inspect. a 6 p.m. dinner is offered with reservations due by June 13. Agnes Price and Charles Hensely announce expected record turnout.

Racine Order of Eastern Star Racine High School OES Grand Lodge of Ohio Lucille Milner Tipp City Agnes Price W.M Charles Hensely W.P

Potato Varieties Linked to Trepanning in Peru

Ancient Peruvian Indians believed trepanning produced new potato varieties. Archaeological findings show more trepanned skulls and potato varieties in Peru than anywhere else.

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