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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1941

Page

9

Light Planes Prove Worth In Army Maneuvers

The Army uses small grasshopper planes for messages, reconnaissance, and artillery spotting during extended maneuvers in the South. Strohmeier notes plans to purchase more of these lightplanes and double production next year. Regular Air Forces pilots may not be needed due to many experienced private pilots in the Army.

William D. Strohmeier Flying and Popular Aviation Aeronautical Magazine Priorities Board War Department Strohmeier

Langsville Personal And Social Mention

Langsville notes list Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs C Denny and others from Wilkesville Huntington Gallipolis and Charleston. A Rutland M E Church home coming draws locals. An aviation article praises a small lightplane's value for rough field ops amid high temperatures and limited training.

Little Sue Davis Charleston L. E. Entsminger Howard Johnson Huntington Wayne Johnson Mildred Johnson Gallipolis Raymond Palmer Rutland M. E

Moon to break into rings around Earth per scientists

A future date may see the moon nearing Earth and breaking apart to form a ring encircling the planet, scientists speculate. The projected event would create a Saturn like ring system, reshaping our night sky and orbital dynamics.

Earth Saturn

Gallia Nurse Visits School At Blue Lake

BLUE LAKE The Gallia County health nurse visited local schools Friday. Apple hauling is in progress here with a large crop reported late vegetables are plentiful due to the late fall. Local residents haul water from Gallipolis Mercerville the Ohio River and the Blue Lake.

Blue Lake Gallia County Gallipolis Mercerville Ohio River McCarlesville Grange Hall

Hemlock Grove Move Noted for Silas Taylor

Silas Taylor moved from the Eldon Clark property to his own home. Weekend visits included Dorsel and family with folk in Columbus. A round of Sunday visits connected Heilman, Midkiff, Romine, and Clark Idle households across Nease Settlement and Bunker Hill. Janet Sue Hines stayed with George and Mrs Hines in Zanesville last week.

Hemlock Grove Silas Taylor Eldon Clark Dorsel Smith Mrs Charles Folk Columbus Ziba Midkiff Clark Idle Nease Settlement R. V. Heilman Betty Golda Heilman John Sargent Porter Midkiff Homer Midkiff Bert Romine Cecil Heilman Allan Heilman Carl Heilman Betty Heilman Bunker Hill Norman Russell Wilbur Russell Kerri Run Emmerson Will Charles Romine Janet Sue Hines George Hines Zanesville

Mississippi River name origins through history

The river's name has appeared in four spellings: Meche-sebe in Indian usage, Michispe in La Vallée era, Misisipi in Labatte records, and the version from Marquette that became the modern Mississippi.

Mississippi River Laval Labatte Marquette

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