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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1956

Page

12

Meigs County Man Recalls Athens Guardsmen Battle 1904

Meigs County resident Harry Keiser recalls the 1904 clash between eight thousand Ohio Guardsmen and regular army troops on Athens streets. He describes the gunfire on Washington Street, casualties at the courthouse corner, and civilian fear as guardsmen held ground with bayonets while regulars fled toward camp.

Washington St Athens County Athens Beaumont Harry Keiser Courthouse Coriner Washington Keiser Hocking Kaiser Charles Clark Warren William Blessing Iad Court- Rouse Ards Armitage Junction Palmer Hotel Washington and Congress Sts By &i Armitage

Lad Burned to Death in Shack Fire Near Windsor

Orwell reports a 9 year old boy, Schoonover, died Monday in a shack where he and his 15 year old brother Thomas lived in Windsor Township. Parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Schoonover and five other children resided in a nearby house trailer 75 feet away. Deputies found a shattered two gallon can near the body suggesting kerosene pouring into a smouldering stove fire.

Orwell Niendas Schoonover Thomas Windsor Township Thomas Schoonover

Ohio May 8 Primary Nominating Ballots List Nominations

The secretary of state lists three candidates for Ohio’s May 8 primary with no contributions reported. Democratic Governor Frank J. Lausche and Republican Senator George H. Bender seek their party nominations, with Secretary of State Ted W. Brown unopposed for the Republican renomination. An attorney for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard seeks reconsideration of the May 26 ruling upholding the second-degree murder conviction.

Ulumbun—Un O Frank J. Lausche George H. Bender Ted W. Brown Sam Columbus Samuel H. Sheppard Ohio Supreme Court Sheppard

TV Musical Adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk

Charles Mercer reviews NBC-TV push toward children story adaptations citing Heidi Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan with an original Beanstalk musical. He outlines a plot where Jack trades a cow for beans climbs the beanstalk to a giant's castle, defeats the giant, and returns with loot.

Charles Mercer New York Nbc-Tv Bresaray Mally Root Jerry Livingsten Sacy Roblem Jack Ashion Sint 1

Albany Happy Junior Cooks Elects Officers and 4-H Club Updates

At the recent Albany Happy Junior Cooks meeting James Mace Don Eslow and Gordon McLaughlin served arrestments to 17 members. The Shade Girls 4-H Club elected Bever ly Van Meter president Connie Slusher vice president Connie Davis secretary Helen Jones treasurer Marilyn Swartz recreation leader Sylvia Kas ler news reporter. Mrs Strausbaugh and Betty Williams assessors are advisers. Twenty members chose summer projects at the Rome Canaan School meeting with a planned viewer roast on June 4. The Hamley Run Wildcats were also organized with officers named at the home of RB C Barnett.

Albany Happy Junior Cooks James Mace Don Eslow Gordon McLaughlin Shade Girls 4H Beverly van Meter Connie Slusher Connie Davis Helen Jones Marilyn Swartz Sylvia Kasler Strausbaugh Betty Williams SY Cleaning Keeps i Gaming Dries Quick Bates Boosters Mike Carmichael Presi Patsy Hanning Ramona Miller Karen Linstott Charles Conrath Larry Conrath Harvey Miller Jo Carmiel Karol Hanning Alton Han Aing Rome-Canaan Gaylord Cook Hamley Run Wildcats RB. C. Barnett Zimmerman Don “Young Shade The Shade School

Market notes and festival previews in cluttered ad text

The clumsy OCR yields a dense mix of market remarks on cattle and farm goods, film festival previews, and scattered references to channels and events. It mentions cattle and calf markets, prices, and grading alongside multiple film festival items and local notices.

Mim Seana Caivon Mahon Pim Fancy Ate Warty Firm Poon Tae Crowby Bob Crosby Thin Shel Hinds Giaica Amore Eastman Ana Jiemor Meter Nowe Noveements Berrian Nea Weer Theor Pipage Mon Tater

Stalin Portraits Still On Display At U S Embassy

Soviet visitors report portraits of Joseph Stalin remain in a reception room during a guided tour of the Soviet Union's U S Embassy in Washington. Two young men from Michigan, both 18, were surprised by the hung photographs. News from Calcutta describes cyclone winds and floods destroying tens of thousands of homes and acres in eastern India. The Reconstruction Ministry announces the United States has approved an extra 25 million dollars in aid for the 1956 fiscal year. The recipe offers a pretty garnish for fried fish filets using pimiento and paper-thin peppers.

Astunurun Joseph Stalin David A. Ziegenbein Detroit Douglas Brown Dearborn Fich Norea

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