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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
5
A 71 000 bond would fund school needs in the Northern Local School District and go before voters in a special election Sept 13. The 4.3 mill levy would cost 43 cents per 1000 dollars for 23 years if approved.
POMEROY Mrs. W A Gibbs Mrs Leonard Jewell and Mrs James Clatworthy were chosen to the altar committee for the Friendly Circle of the Federated Church meeting at the church. The program opened with hymn scripture by Mrs Thomas Young and a prayer by Mrs Corliss Jacobs. Refreshments for 19 were served by Mrs Fred Blaetmar Miss Elizabeth Fick Miss Mary Elizabeth Chapman and Miss Mary Virginia Reibel with Pocahontas of Marion reading at the meeting.
Several women members of the Paw n Taw Dance Club visited Huntington West Virginia for a dance review by the Silver Spurs a Spokane teenage group now touring the country Local attendees included Mrs Phil Globokar Mrs Roy Holter Mrs John Hardy and Mrs George Mills and daughter Alice of Athens The review was sponsored by Marshall College.
A wedding notice notes the marriage of Mrs. Harry Alli son in an evening gathering at Redman Hall. The event was announced via a communication from Mrs. Helen Johnson, with details incomplete.
An evening gathering at a Union Avenue home hosted by Mr and Mrs 1 Jaka featured refreshments of ice cream and cake for 15 children and two adults served by Mr and Mrs Darnell.
Carpenter C. and C. G. Williams Grange members will attend a Columbus Grange meeting Friday evening. They will present the lecture program as sewing and baking contents are conducted during the session.
Mrs. F Harmon O'Brien executive secretary of the Meigs County Child Welfare Board says draperies are needed for several rooms at the children's home and invites Pomeroy Church and fraternal groups to furnish one room. Groups should contact Mrs O'Brien. County commissioners are funding basic improvements but budget lacks funds for a television room upgrade.
New York reports Lucy continues as television champ with Lu cille Ball and Desi Arnaz dominating a fourth straight season. Nielsen shows Lucy topping 11 of 16 biweekly ratings, Gleason in two, and major events like the Rose Bowl, Peter Pan, and Academy Awards also leading. Trendex and ARB figures vary, but Lucy accumulates the most firsts across surveys.
Beverly Chick, 19, walked her dog Rivers near Flat Rock when a man struck her with a blackjack. The dog Rivers attacked the assailant, biting his ankles and driving him away. Chick sustained head cuts.
Reports say the United States uncovered a 100 million dollar surplus of arms equipment and munitions in South Viet Nam. The materiel was being shipped to American defense installations in the Pacific and was headed to France in the final years of the Indochina war.
Community notices list a church program scheduled for Sunday evening July 3 as Bible school concludes. A flurry of regional visitors and guests visits from families in Cleveland Columbus St Albans Racine Pomeroy Mount Hope East Liverpool and Apple Grove are noted with several extended visits and dinners.
The Messenger invites readers to submit full mailing details for service members to the Mail Call Editor in Athens Ohio. Include complete address name town and sender name. The service is free. POCHES AB Francis Jackson ville AF 15541095 Flight 4377 3659 Bamistraron Sampson AFS New York KANTNER A te Claude Jr Athens AF 15497392 40th Air Refuer ne Squad APO 147 New York we.
Mieport native Dan Farmer son of Mr and Mrs Davia Farmer recently elected vice president of a state group meeting in Co-Farmer, a former band instructor who switched to Dayton employment, has long served Church of Christ activities including leading the church choir.
The writer John Galeworthy published early fiction under the pseudonym John Sinjohn, presenting a distinct literary identity while preserving his authorial craft.
The Minute Maits 4-H Club organizes a bake sale at 10 am Saturday at Wolf Pen Grocery. The item list features baked goods and snacks for sale to raise club funds.
The Jaycee group Meteo Committee announces a Thursday meeting and a comet viewing event scheduled at Bailey's Lake.
Former aide Moran, 54, once close to ex mayor William O Dwyer, found guilty in Brooklyn federal court of evading 131307 dollars in federal income taxes. The verdict was delivered late Monday by a Brooklyn judge.
Hollywood star Rhonda Fleming says a swimming scene in an Italian film was in good taste though she wore a dyed bath suit that was darker than her skin. She explains she slipped out of the suit as it contrasted too much on screen.
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