This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
5
Middleport Chamber of Commerce president J H Grate urged residents to back the Imperial Electric Company consolidation plan. He cited a $300 000 payroll potential rising to about $800 000 and proposed a $50 000 local build outlay funded by community and employee contributions. Two chamber members were tasked to organize a $50 000 drive linking Middleport and Pomeroy.
In Middleport the Rev. Robert Styers urged original ideas applied to daily life as essential to spiritual success at Heath Church during a Methodist Men gathering. Ben Philson led the session with repairs for the parsonage discussed by Robert Hurley and others.
The City of Athens Ohio invites sealed bids by July 7 1954 noon for storm sewers east of the Children s Home property plans and specs available at City Hall and Burgess Nipie Columbus Ohio bid blanks cost 19.00 bond 5 percent acceptable in lieu of bond bid must include full names and be endorsed Storm Sewers to be opened publicly.
Social events in Apple Grove feature pledges and a stork shower for Mrs Wheeler and Mrs Eleanor Robinson. Youth Fellowship bake sale planned at Club Restaurant Racine. Ohio University issues sealed bids for eight dismantled buildings in Athens with removal by August 14 1954 and a 3500 dollar bond requirement.
D C Riebel will become postmaster at Reedsville succeeding F A Enoch who has been acting postmaster since the retirement of Miss Kate Kibble. Inspector J A Daugherty will swear in Riebel next week. he is a former teacher, married with three children.
Dexter and residents including Mr and Mrs C A Gotschall and Mrs Winnie Turner were mentioned as visiting tents. Wayne Caster was injured when a pony was struck by a car window as it slipped. Ronnie Nelson was reported at Fort Knox Kentucky. Telephone service was hampered by a recent storm. Emma Gotachall was noted.
The 4-H Club girls host an ice cream social at Grange Hall on July 6 at 7 p.m. Attending were Mr and Mrs Earle Heinlein and Mr and Mrs Walter Peters to a wedding at Asbury Church for Barbara Todd and William Kennard. visits from Me and Mrs George Cassell of McArthur to the Heinleins.
Rutland Vacation Bible School at the Methodist Church has been postponed at the request of some parents. The notice indicates gatherings will be rescheduled to a later date.
James Woneymaker, village clerk and several other posts, is serving 300 days in Perry County jail for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and has resigned as registrar of autos and bus driver. John C. Ferguson is named to the New Lexington Board of Education. Perry County Credit Bureau reopens with Carl R. Bennett as manager. Dorothy Smith resigns from Thornville High to Clark County. Wigton-Bailey Co. veteran Sterley Henry leaves after 24 years to run a service station. Firemen plan county celebration with four bands. Albert Toll chairs. Veterans of Foreign Wars presents a folding cot to firemen. Crooksville store Cannon Furniture, owned by Floyd.
The cannon factory will shut down on July 1 after 63 years in operation. Mrs Loevina McKeever of Crooksville observed her 92nd birthday on June 20 with a family picnic at Lake Isabella. A state mobile chest x ray unit conducted five days of screenings, taking x rays of 1683 Perry County residents per the health department.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.