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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1954
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Joann Ley entertained Sunday in a family dinner celebrating Leys fourth birthday at their home in Athens Ohio.
Twenty six cars of a westbound Erie Railroad freight train derailed eight miles west of Lima late Tuesday night. No injuries were reported. An axle break was blamed for the derailment which blocked both tracks. Trains were rerouted over the Pennsylvania Railroad with no damage estimate. Conductor was George Coble of Marion.
A birthday dinner honors Miss Lucy Muzio at her parents home in Chauncey. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Guerra and Ann, Mr. and Mrs. John Heffken and children Ted Susie Mark Marilyn and Jane, Athens, and L. D Muzio with Delores. The event centers on the honor guest Miss Lucy Muzio.
Harley King on ten day leave from Orlando Air Base visited Chauncey with Mr. George Cline and Lois Chine. King and Lois Cline saw his Wheaton parents before returning to Chauncey. Mrs. Ronald Cline and Frances Wallace visited Columbus. James and family from Lancaster dined with John Schoonover. Other guests included Willis Keirns and relatives from Chilliothe, McNaughtons in St Clairsville, and wedding attendees Ray Zeyer Jr and Vivian Stewart. Gail McNaughton acted as flower girl.Additional gatherings featured Roland Six Day ton, A L Preston, George Adkins and families from Lancaster, Morristown, The Plains, and Lewis Adkins with Dan and Russell Johnson attending Ohio State game and dining with Melvin Hoar and Marcia.
The Cottage prayer meeting at the Morristown Holiness Church will be Friday at 7 30 pm in the home of Mrs Etta Houston The Plains Mrs Clifford Fink is leader
Community notes record birthday parties at Church Street for Sandra McLaughlin and multiple visits and greetings from families across Ohio and beyond. Guests include Loretta Jeffers William Sayler Shelba Arbaugh Judith Barron and many others with nearby travels to Columbus Gallipolis and Portmouth. A hamburger fry marked two birthday events at Lake Alma.
Mr and Mrs Harry Bush marked fifty years of marriage on September 27 but could not celebrate due to Mrs Bush illness. Recent visitors included W H Burr of Palaskala and Mr and Mrs Robert Burr of Summit Station among others.
The article lists several households hosting recent guests and dinners. Mr. and Mrs. Max Pettit and son James, Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hilgemeier of Chillicothe, and Mrs. Autye Baker are mentioned with visiting friends including Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hartle and their sons and Mrs. Louis Salts attending dinners.
Mrs James Pendleton visited Sunday and called on Mrs Cora Winters. Minnie Gihwon accompanied them to the gathering.
Coyotes gather to sing near dusk in special spots, never using the same meeting ground on consecutive nights.
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