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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1953

Page

12

Mythical Smiths Turn to Home Hobby Project

The Smith family at Sorrowful Smiths street overcome family boredom by discovering shared hobbies after Jeff Smith builds a school model airplane. An illustrated free pamphlet offers craft ideas from artificial flowers to model railroading and shipbuilding. Readers are invited to request the booklet and learn about UN stamps and a national hobby contest in California.

Lloyd Settle Smiths Claudia Jeff Smith YMCA United Nations J. Ty Duggins Wilkes Barre New York World Organization Buildin UN’ Postal Administration N. Y Fred J. Tabery California Los Angeles England Gordon Varney Bill Effinger al Davis Greenview Ave Chicago

Local Social Roundup Highlights Area Visits and Events

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jenkins and daughter June attend a golden wedding celebration for Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wandling. Several families from Athens, New Marshfield, Prattsville, Columbus, and other nearby towns visited relatives, attended funerals, or hosted guests, including Beulah Brown in Athens and D. T. McAfee in Dayton.

Frank Jenkins June John W. Wandling Athens Norman B. Saylor J. P. Emish C . Hesier Sam Crossen Webardville Earl Lowry New Marshfield C. V. Hester James Sickels Lowrys Susie Lowry Columbus Bertha Lightfritz Anna Martin Prattsville Beulah Brown Dixie Binnter C M. Buckley Bertha Lightfrith D.T. McAfee Horkingport Elsie Stephenson Helen Swaim Nelsonville Raymond Clark Albany Road Glenn Clark D. T. McAfee Owen McAfee Dayton Lorraine Clendenin John Clendennin G. L. Stout

Border Rangers Raid Through Meigs County 1863 Campaign

Confederate cavalry under General Albert Gallatin Jenkins led 800 to 1000 Border Rangers across the Ohio River into Meigs County in 1863 marching from Ravenswood to Racine and Point Pleasant. They crossed the Ohio again at Racine then retreated after a 200 mile Kanawha Valley raid disrupting Union lines before returning inland.

C. H. Harris John Morgan Ohio Meigs County Albert Gallatin Jenkins Border Rangers Morgan Ohio River Meigs and Gallia Mason and Jackson West Virginia General Jenkins Point Pleasant Jenkins Border Rangers Ravenswood Racine Jenkins Cabell County John Sherman House Greenbottom Eighth Virginia Cavalry Cloud Mountain Huntington Rutherford B. Hayes Dublin Depot Virginia Gettysburg Mason County Kanawha River Scary Creek Barboursville Sutton Pennsylvania Harrisburg Chambersburg Wwa Point Charleston Thomas English Ben Bolt John L. Vance Gallipolis Rangers John Hall West Point Lightburn Kanawha North

New Plymouth Attendees At Varied Visitation and Funerals

A list of visitors from Akron Logan Dayton and Columbus called on local residents in New Plymouth. The region mourned the death of Roy Pierce while funeral services for Mrs John McGathe y and Mrs Zara Loomis White were noted among others. Attendees at the Circle pumpkin show included Mr and Mrs John Mowery and Mr and Mrs Harry Harris.

New Plymouth George Finney Akron Bess Finney Essie Finney Logan William Kremple Linda Massillan John Scott E. J. Hixon- Gathey John Richardbaugh McGaithey Elmer Norman Cooper Steele Dayton Addie Posheen Resselton Frank Welington Cecil Weed Roy Pierce Flor Zara Loomis Fen'ida Wellington White Columbus Florence Lavely Hobart Steele John McGathey John Mowery Harry Harris Circleville

Nero as embodiment of evil in European lore

The article notes that Nero’s crimes made him the embodiment of iniquity and that for a thousand years many Europeans believed he would return to trouble virtuous people, as described in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Theodore Roosevelt New York State Prussia Dakota Philadelphia Historic Valley Forge King Frederick I Nero Britannica

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