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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1954
Page
7
The cucumber arrived with Columbus in the New World and reached Haiti by 1494. By 46 years later De Soto noted that Indigenous people in Florida were growing cucumbers “better than those of Spain.”
Deputy William McAnathur reports a 38 caliber revolver stolen from his parked car Friday near the Tom Ankrom store in Allensville. Sheriff William Brown is notified of the incident.
The Circle of Rath gathered in the church social room with Elizabeth Deas leading devotions. They planned a year project and announced an Oct 27 Halloween party at 7 30 p m with a baked goods silent auction and baked goods for all members to bring.
The Vinton Township Garden Club met at Mrs. C B Wells for its annual Halloween party. Prizes went to Thelma Leitch for prettiest masked and Dena Jeffers for ugliest costume, with Ethel Collins winning funniest. Devotions were by Mrs. Gladys Pierce and the president Lucille Perry presided. Angela Van Meter reported on the Columbus garden club convention where she served as a 1953 54 delegate and the club earned a sixth honorable mention certificate in the state. Wade Cozad of Logan will lead a Christmas workshop Friday Nov 19 at North Wilton School Auditorium. surrounding garden clubs were invited. Madus Pierce invited Wilkesville Study Club Open Night at Wilton North School. Elva Morton spoke on How to Build a Count Pile and Daphne Meughlin on Reporting of Ferns. Entertainment was furnished.
The Vinton County courthouse in McArthur showed an upside down American flag on a tall flagpole for hours before being noticed. The distress signal was traced to a custodian’s error and quickly corrected.
Angela Van Meter reports a hostess treated Eva Swarm Mrs. Fiza Cornell and Mrs. Irma WNet to a meal featuring hot rolls fried chicken salad doughnuts and coffee in a warm community gathering.
U S Senator Thomas A Burke accuses Republican challenger George H Bender of glossing over a shabby record with billboard and television publicity. Burke blasts Bender for blighting Ohio roads and city streets and questions what an unemployed steel or auto worker gains from his rhetoric.
A fragment lists people including Doris Nelson Ardell Gregory Zona Holcomb Clara Athens Messenger Boring Myrta Boring Luella Jeffers Dena Jeffers Thelma 21 1954 Firwen Alice Collins Goldie Leitch Daphne McLaughlin Elva Angeleig Cooper Ethel Cotlina Maye Cot Morton Lacine Perry Giadge Meter Bernadean Eberts Mildred Pierce Leetia Schehershmidt Belle Kyger with tied and trill notes.
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