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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1955
Page
8
Carl B. Jennings files for divorce from Marjorie Jennings in Meigs County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
Patrolman W R Davis spoke on patrol duties during disasters at a State Highway Patrol Auxiliary meeting held at the American Legion Home on W Main St Frank Cheesebrew led the session Movies showing covered a road check by the patrol and its auxiliaries from the eighth district and state region conventions held in Lancaster and Columbus Richard Pickens showed the films Refreshments were provided by Bob Vaughan The second note recalls George Washington delivering the shortest inaugural address in Philadelphia on March 4 1793
Air Force Chaplain Major Oden describes Alaska duties and life for American forces, sharing climate, defense posture, and experiences from 18 months in Alaska. He discusses future Japan assignment and his broader ministry work with Methodist churches and lay leaders in the Ohio Center area.
Reports indicate volcanic activity near Hawaii drawing Navy Hydrographic Office attention. Subsea disturbances west of Hawaii, surf breaking against a land mass, and signs of eruption such as smoke and colored streaks observed over extending water. Scientists had believed the northern Hawaiian chain dormant, but new signs question that notion.
Buck Run residents and neighbors hosted and visited each other at multiple small gatherings. The Woltz household welcomed Opal Mosure Marilyn and Clyde Nihiser while Coretta Bailey hosted Pansy Cellenbarger and Ethel. Charles Mathias and Eliza Kline’s circle tracked weekend stays and meals in Logan and nearby areas.
Pomeroy Meigs County Jayceeettes meet at 8 pm Thursday with Mrs Vera Crow and Mrs Betty Knight hosting. Grange officers for the new year named at Hock Springs include Homer Rice master Amos Leonard overseer and Katie Eastman chaplain. Booster Night planned for Oct 6 with program open to the public. Community service chair Gladys Morgan and Mae Groesser named, with Home Economics chair Hazel Humphrey and others listed.
The meeting on Oct 13 featured Lottie Leonard the lecturer in charge of program with Frances Folmer and Clara (last name unclear) presenting readings and a discussion on safety. Home economist Humphrey served. An ESGAy committee announced readings and questions about schools and Ohio.
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