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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1956

Page

16

Hocking County 4-H Clubs Meet with Demonstrations

May 16 gatherings at P Peasant Ridge Girls 4H Club and Knight's Hillbilly Runners 4H Club featured demonstrations. Carol Bethel showed tracing wheel use, Bonnie Thompson, Carol Bethel and Karen Karshner performed The Star Spangled Banner, and members sang The More We Get Together. Tours included a taffy pull after the meeting. The Knight's Hillbilly Runners 4H Club met May 25 at the M E Church with nine members. Harold Weaver demonstrated tourniquet application. Refreshments were provided by Gale McNeal, Jerry Tatman and Arthur Tucker. guests Mary Weaver, Kay McNeal and Helen McNeal attended. Next meetings set for May 31 and June 1 at the M E Church, South Perry.

Peasant Ridge Mildred Karshner Carol Bethel Bonnie ‘Thompson Karen Karshner Knight's Hillbilly “Runners M. E. Church South Perry Harold Weaver Gale McNeal Jerry Tatman Arthur Tucker Mary Weaver Kay McNeal Helen McNeal

Harmons Celebrate Golden Anniversary in New Straightsville

Golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs J E Harmon marked by family gathering. The couple wed June 6 1906 in Bealls Farm and have a son Ralph in Birmingham and three other grandchildren. An open house is planned Sunday June 3 from 2 to 5 pm at their home in New Straightsville with relatives from Hopkins Columbus and area.

New Straitsville J. E. Harmon Ralph Harmon Birm- Financial Report Ingham Ala Dale Helen) Moan Hopkins Columbus Lucille Mt “Eermber Sit Io P Doug Cuaunes Sterling Ouiewsts Bealls Ville Roman Bee Farm Bureau Counta Passats Prey Ehereevets

Local clubs hold gatherings with tours and meals

Logan Society members and Neomi Circle guests enjoyed an 1 pm luncheon at Brandt's Restauran t. W Snyder spoke about tours and Fairiea ofield County. district rally announced and a Rudolph Brandt tour planned for June 22. A district planning meeting was scheduled for June 21 at Lake Hope Lodge. The WSCS met for May with devotional on Giving and readings from McGuffey's readers. Patty Harbarger and family joined from Columbus for a Ft Lauderdale trip. WSCS officers to be installed.

W. Snyder Ieaofield County Hocking County Sie George Matthew Fonds Ross County Fair Adams Mrs. Council Plat Lake Hope Lodge Kingbury Norman Wood Douglas Wickliner Ted Struble Ang WSCS Ant Racine Walter Harbarger Irs Luther Gilliam Columb Pus Stanley Wilneal Patty Hia Farley Derwin Davies Columbus Wagoner

Blake Rites Conducted in Coolville Community

Funeral services were held Monday at Eden Church for Clayton Blake, 45, of Coolville. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. He died Saturday at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg after a brief illness. Son of Sherman Blake and the late Nora Buchannon Blake, he is survived by three sisters and three brothers: Gladys Riggleman of Parkersburg, Glen Blake, Freda English, Sadie Cubbison, Story Blake, and Maywood Blake, all of Coolville.

Soolville Eden Church Clayton Win Fred Blake Blake Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Coolville Sherman Blake Nora Buchannon Blake Gladys Riggleman Glen Blake Freda English Sadie Cubbison Story Blake Maywood Blake

Symington Hopes For Democratic Boom In Missouri

Symington said he would accept the nomination but is not a candidate and would not campaign. At the Democratic State Convention in Missouri about 1600 delegates discussed 76 delegates with half a vote each for the Chicago nominating convention. The state committee proposed Missouri’s votes be cast for Symington as a favorite son, with delegates pledged to stay with him if there’s any chance he could win.

Forremsun City U— Missouri Stuart Symington D-Mo Symington Chicago Missouri

Food Prices Rise Again Across Delivery Chain

New York report examines rising food costs from farm to table, blaming packaging, processing, and distribution expenses. It highlights the consumer price spread from farm to store, with Kroger case studies tracing egg prices from farm near Portage, Wisconsin, to Chicago and Cincinnati, showing how labor, refrigeration, and transport add to the final cost.

New York America Assn Senation Kroger Co Cincinnati Chicago Indiana Wisconsin Kroger Indiana Area Theel Cincinnnati Vents Portage

Wilkesville News Notes Celebrate Local Birthdays and Moves

Wilkesville notes show George Cahoon hosting for Charles Cahoon’s seventh birthday with adjacent guests from Dexter. Dan Sayre family vacationing on the Muskingum River. Several locals visit Norwalk Columbus Chillicothe Athens and relocate to new homes or jobs, including Emma McCumber moving to Columbus and Rex Marrs family moving to California.

Wilkesville Gieorge Cahoon Gerald Minor Minnie Nicholas Maggie Castor Dexter George Charles Dan Sayre Muskingum River Shirley Spires Norwalk Emma McCumber Columbus Susie

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