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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1955
Page
3
In Gallipolis, Judge W. Clark overruled a demurrer in a sewer rental action. The decision flags the Ohio Water Pollution Board's stance on facilities not contracted for and possible interstate sewage dumping upriver, with appeals and procedures noted as the case proceeds.
A Cincinnati man forfeited a $20 bond on a city police charge of left of center and failure to register a motor vehicle. Astolfo Rocchi of Gallipolis was cited in court today on related traffic counts.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Siders of Oakitil announce a son. Admissions list includes Burkle of Gani polis and John Reiker of 3d Airport for medical care. Other patients: Darrell W Smith Chillicothe Jake Wright Ashland Ky Linda Kay Lewis Jackson Earl Noel Waverly Beverly L Morris Jackson Ivan Pittenger Wellston John Ayres Greenlee GallI William Minnis Bidwell Joseph Riepenhoff Wellston George Botts GallI Volis Elmer Swanson Al son Arthur Sheets Gattie Lee Ronald Routing Mrs Charles E White Simon Gibson Mrs George Palone and daughter Mrs Robert Hanshaw daughter Mrs Lloyd Short and son Harry Childers Emmett Al-
Two accidents near Gallipolis involved rear end collisions on Route 35 west of Rodny and Route 7 north of Gallipolis. Beech Lambert 29 Lima charged with following too closely after striking Robert Copley 18 Centerville at 3 40 am. Charles Saunders 40 Gallipolis charged with failure to show after his southbound car hit Hi Dillon Jr 31 Barberton at 1 35 am. Lambert to appear before judge, Saunders to appear later. Dillon pleaded innocent to charge of liquor use after stopping to pick up a hitchhiker. Saunders’ passenger Vesta Hurt 42 Gallipolis treated for laceration. judge set bond and no trial date. Grayson Finley 31 Bladen fined and jailed for five days with license suspended six months on DUI charge. Vennie Winns charged with assault faced probation hearing.
Cecil W Price, 28, of Cheshire Route 1, was arrested Saturday for operating a motor vehicle under the influence less than a day after getting his license back following a three year suspension. If convicted the judge may suspend his license again and impose fines and jail time. Price was due to plead before Municipal Judge William J Janes.
Two residents of Gallia County report finding a full drum of kerosene floating below Ben Lomond on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River Sunday afternoon. The men, Edward Simpkins a construction worker at Clay Local Elementary School and Ivan Fite a Clay Board of Education member, speculated the drum came from a towboat.
Gallipolis residents are urged to enroll in the Blue Cross baby gift program at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co window. Prizes include monogrammed baby items, a baby blanket, jewelry, a car wash, and dozens of roses. Enrollment runs Wednesday through Friday at the Lafayette Hotel Lobby.
Garaaronaiy state highway patrol charged six motorists over the weekend with speeding. Michael J. Barry 18 of Grange Til and Jerome Benjamin 50 of Franklin Mich posted bail. James E. Lewis 29 of Charleston forfeited bond. Merle Abner 41 of Huntington was fined. Harold Caro Jr of Institute posted bond to appear in court. James Meredith 34 of Middleport was cited by the mayor at 7 pm.
Bennie Shafer, 50, of Point Pleasant, was arraigned in Gallipolis Municipal Court Saturday on a PTL charge that he failed to register his motor vehicle. The case stems from a Gallipolis highway patrol stop.
Ohio Wesleyan University Women’s Glee Club performed in Gallipolis as part of a spring tour. Mary Steel Clark of Chattanooga sang piano solos in Baim in Gilead and Greensleeves, with Judith Gretz, Cory, and Wells among accompanists. The concert featured sacred and secular works, flute and violin solos, and a cappella finales before 225-plus in Grace Methodist Church.
Elden Ehrman and Gallia Academy High School music students earned eight top honors from 12 adjudicators at the state finals in Washington Court House. Elden Ehrman received two superior ratings and participated in several instrumental and vocal events, with other GAHS members placing second or earning individual notes. The GAHS band advances to the state finals on April 23 at Capital University.
The longtime Gallipolis fishing rodeo founder and former chancellor of Naomi Lodge 55 Knights of Pythias returned to Cleveland after visiting relatives here. He will become manager of the Valley View Motel on Lorraine Avenue in Fairview, suburb of Cleveland, in April. Last November he ended his connection with the University.
Local news notes a pending hearing in Gallia County about river traffic safety on the Kanawha and nearby waterways. Reports list residents and officials including Ray Reynolds, Marmet, and Island Creek events with schedules and community notices.
The record lists multiple ships and barges at Gallipolis ports with times and cargoes including coal fuel sulfur scrap and gasoline. Vessels Merrill Cherrystone Ouachita Northern Sohio State Allen B Js Louisiana Hl E Jones and others are noted with barge counts and up or down statuses. A separate medical note states cancer 18 curable with about five percent of lung cancer cured today and over 30 percent curable if diagnosed early.
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