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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1954
Page
7
Postmaster Arthur E. Cornwell urges patrons to mail early and use air mail or special delivery for late December items. Extra temporary workers will assist, and careful packing, correct zone numbers, and separating local from out of town mail will speed delivery.
Police reported vandals damaged a two student apartment at 24 W State St. Thursday night entering through a window. Beds were overturned furniture dumped clothes strewn and kitchen syrup sugar and soap powder spilled. No items appeared stolen.
Russell R Shank 106 Liberty Street died at 5 30 am in Holzer Hospital after months of ill health He retired November 1 after years with the government and served as head lockman at Gallipolis dam He leaves wife Edythe Dabney Shank a daughter Christine Sibley twin Catherine Virginia is dead two brothers Farl and Ernest Shank Funeral at Vaught Memorial Methodist Church Sunday at 2 pm with Rev Harold Laparte burial in Concord Cemetery Continuous through Mohr Arnett Funeral Home after 7 pm today
A 14 year old from Guysville admitted thefts at two service stations and stealing four cars. He was sent to Lancaster Boys Industrial School from Athens County Juvenile Court after state patrolmen captured him Nov 5 for driving a stolen car. He also confessed to taking three other cars and stealing money from two service station cash drawers.
In Huntington West Virginia Homer Barnhart of Athens Route 4 is a patient at the Veterans Hospital recovering from an operation, his family reports.
A local pizza service advertises hours Sunday through Thursday from 4 PM to 1 PM and Friday and Saturday from 4 PM to 1 AM on W State Street with contact numbers 31702 and 31709 for prompt service.
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