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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1950

Page

3

Local Families Attend Community Events and Celebrations

Minerva residents and relatives gathered for reunions birthdays anniversaries and travel. Mr and Mrs George Shingler joined 85 others in Barberton for a Sickles reunion while Circleville camp meeting attendees included Mr and Mrs Junior Stephenson and Donna Jenkins. Marion and Mrs Mace celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary with a Lake Hope picnic hosted by Mr and Mrs Martin Pidcock. Monalee Jenkins joined Luella Wandling on a Chicago trip to visit the Great Lakes Naval Training Center where Virgil Rutter serves. Other news notes include Roy Sayers and family visiting Mr C V Hester, Wanda Lightfritz celebrating her 20th birthday, Gordon Alrey visiting and Gordon’s grandmother, and Ralph Gibson planning a move to Springfield for school.

Junior Stephenson Donna Jenkins Circleville Ohio Martin Pidcock Marion Mace Lake Hope Monalee Jenkins Luella Wandling Athens Chicago Great Lakes Naval Training Center Virgil Rutter Roy Sayers Barberton V. Hester

Doan's Pills Promote Easy Housework and Relief

A vintage ad describes mild diuretic Doan's Pills for backache fatigue and frequent urination caused by aging and cold exposure. It claims Doan's has helped millions for over 50 years by aiding kidney function and flushing waste through the kidney tubes.

Dean Doan

Mystery Fields Disappearances Deepen Global Cold War

Berlin reports another Field family member vanishes as U S intelligence cites four missing. Noel Field disappeared in May 1949 after a Prague trip and his wife Herta and daughter are also unaccounted for. State Department appeals to Poland Czechoslovakia and Hungary for information amid East bloc purge scapegoating.

Berlin Field U. S Robert Wallach Noel H. Field State Department Prague Budapest Noel Herta Hermann Cleveland, O Warsaw U. S. State Department Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary East Germany Iron Curtain Noel Field

Tragic Backing Accident Claims 14 Month Old

Joseph Sayer, 14 months old, died when a truck backed over him in the Caldwell driveway. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Sayer. The incident occurred yesterday at their home.

Caldwell Joseph Saver Robert Sayer

Racine Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits and WSCS Meeting

Mr and Mrs Henry Roush visited Akron with Mrs Roush s sister and will reside there. Mr and Mrs Robert Roush of Athens hosted guests at the Watson home. A wiener roast at Middleport park featured Canasta with Miss Wilma Roush and Harold Sargeant. WSCS met at Mrs George Simpson s with ten members and election day dinner plans. Birthday dinner honored Mrs Clara Laughlin for her 82nd birthday.

Racine Henry Roush Akron Watson Lillian Jiiden Charles Jividen Athens Jarold Weatherholt Gallipolis Mary Jividen Clyde Watson Owen Watson WSCS George Simpson B. M. Tyree Harriett Neigler Clara Laughlin James Simpson Sibyl Miles Lee Jackson Linda

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