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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1953
Page
5
Historical note claims Robert Louis Stevenson died in the South Pacific and was buried on Vaea peak in Samoa. It also states Rouen, the Norman capital on the Seine, lies 30 miles inland from the coast as France's first port.
Graveside services were conducted at Sand Hill Cemetery for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Newtun with Reverend W. W. Bragg officiating. Other items mention Mrs. Josephine McGee attending her brother George Matlack’s funeral in Westerville, and weekend visitors and WSCS meeting details with six attendees.
Apple Grove Ohio Valley Grange attended Methodist Church services in Letart Falls for Rural Life Sunday. Rev. Radford of Piketon delivered the sermon with music by his sons. Dr. Thomas Radford of Pomeroy leads Sunday services at Letart Falls until the summer conference. Mother's Day observed by the Sunday School. Local guests included Evelyn Sharpmack and siblings, Henry Baker of Columbus, and the Sharpmacks. Friends and relatives visited Etta Pickens and McKelveys in Portland and Letart Falls.
James Ogdin has moved to Toledo for work at the State Hospital. Mother's Day gatherings included Mrs. Adrian Fisher and others from Columbus, Gallipolis, and nearby towns. Dinner at A. Morrison's featured Radikin and Johnston families, with visitors I Swett and Mrs. Kate Stout. Local social mix includes Radcliff nasal operation and guests from Chillicothe and Salem Center School communities.
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