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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1956

Page

2

Rites Held for Mrs Phyllis Jane Saunders

Funeral services were held Friday at the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Phyllis Jane Saunders 40 of Gallipolis born February 1 1916 in Perry Township. Burial followed at Mound Hill Cemetery. She is survived by husband Wallace Saunders daughter Nan and siblings Lydia Lyman Henrietta Howard Josephine Elliott Norma Slaughter. Pallbearers included Gallipolis State Institute workers. Her mother Ruth Wood died two days earlier.

Granarquis First Baptist Church Phyllis Jane Saunders Mound Hill Cemetery Saunders Perry Township Luther Wood Wallace Saunders Nan Gallia Academy Hayward Lyman Lydia Loren Howard Henrietta Arthur Elliott Josephine Gallipolis Jane Slaughter Norma Marshall Mich Gallipolis State Institute Raymond Shato Henry Shato James Sayre Clarence Adams Clyde Bush Chauncey Houck Ruth Jones ‘Wood

Engagement of Jan Vice Margaret Folden to Glen Burnett

Mr and Mrs Stanley B Folden of Gallipolis announce the engagement of their daughter Jan Vice Margaret Folden to Glen Alan Burnett son of Mr and Mrs Carlton E Burnett of Reynoldsburg Ohio The bride elect a Gallia Academy High School and Ohio State University graduate will wed Sept 2 in Columbus A traffic accident Friday at 4 00 pm at Third and Grape caused minor damage to three cars and none to the fourth One driver Garnet A Beard 46 of Clearwater Florida lost control after a crossing strike Then Rob Canaday Northup Fuel Gas Company Col from Columbus and others were involved in the incident The report noted minor injuries none serious in Municipal Court Richard Allen Rupe 21 Kanauga was fined 10 and costs for intoxication.

Stanley B. Folden Gallipolis Jan Vice Margaret Glen Alan Burnett Carlton’ E. Burnett Reynoldsburg Gallia Academy High School Ohio State University Triationao— Foa Third Grape Garnet A. Beard Clearwater Fis Kappa Phi Phi Chi Theta Albert G. Price Land van Buren Kroger Company Price Columbus James A Baldwin Richard Allen Rupe Kanauga S Orderly

Ann's Letter to Kitty from the Ohio Valley

A letter dated April 8 describes April showers and blossoms as locals travel from the rain-soaked Ohio Valley. It mentions Roma Corn Taylor and Dr Bill visiting with Elva, the Gibbs moving Myrtle Beach for two weeks, the Taylors living in Ann Arbor with medical work, and W K O'Brien family returning from Florida.

Gallipolis Kitty Ohio Valley Roma Corn’ Taylor Bill Roma Elva Robert Gibbs Myrtle Beach S. C Taylors Ann Arbor Mich University of Michigan Columbus W. K. O’brien Missus Ricky Ney Florida Colum

River Traffic Report from Gallipolis and Kanawha Districts

The river levels show a general fall by about half a foot Friday night with several boats listed by name and times. Locks at Gallipolis and Kanawha River vessels including Solvay and Inca report mixed rises and falls through the day with numerous craft tracking readings.

Gallipolis Constitution Solvay Southern Ernestine Inca Kanawha Ellens London Elswhere Pittsburgh Chris Lucas Reliance Gona W June Bowers HL V. Chris Beckford Crane Francis Brown Moran K Bosworth Marilyn M

Editor Missives: Garber Free Press Bemoans Misspelled Words

Local editor laments spelling in the Garber Oklahoma edition. The note notes frequent misuses among common terms and hints at transfers and visitors from Columbus School for Girls and Col umbus connections.

Garber Free Press Garber

Two Mishaps Reported in Municipal Court Friday

The State Highway Patrol reported two accidents and three convictions in Municipal Court Friday. One accident at 11:45 a.m. on Route 7 involved Vance Halley 21 Bladen and Emma F Harrison Gallipolis. Another collision near Route 2 Cheshire involved John R Veith 43 New Haven and Ray A Goodnight 24.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Vance Halley Bladen Emma F. Harrison Holzer Hos Northup United States John R. Veith Cheshire Ray A. Goodnight New Hav Len W. Va Hobson Wilbur Good Pontiac Medical One

Fourth Child Is Son Born At Kanawha Medical Center

Mr and Mrs Leland Berridge of Point Pleasant are the parents of their fourth child a son born April 1 at Kanawha Medical Center named Michael Lee Grandparents are Verne Berridge of Kanauga and Daisy Baker Gallipolis

Gallipolis Leland Berridge Point Pleas Ant Kanawha Medical Center Michael Lee Verne Berridge Kanauga Daisy Baker

Hospital personnel to attend state convention

Holzer Hospital administrator Wayne B. Foster will take part in the Ohio Hospital Association convention in Columbus starting Monday. He will chair the hospital purchasing sectional, preside at the Wednesday session, and lead the exhibit judging Tuesday. Also attending from Holzer are James Thompson, Leo Mossman, Mrs. Dwight Wetherbolt, Julie Gray, Dorothy Finley, and Miss Gray is a district delegate to the Ohio Society of Medical Technologists.

Gallipolis Wayne B. Foster Holzer Hospital Ohio Hospital Association Columbus Foster James Thompson Leo Mossman Dwight Wetherbolt Julie Gray Dorothy Finley Ohio ‘ State Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Church Aids 822 in Dorcas Welfare Report

The Seventh Day Adventist Church reports aiding 822 persons in Meigs Athens and Washington counties in the past year through its Dorcas Welfare Society. The church distributed 10,885 clothing items donated 685 dollars to local welfare and gave 22 food baskets and performed additional relief work. There are churches at Athens Pomeroy Gloucester and Bartlett.

Seventh-Day Advent 1 Church Meigs Athens Washington Dorcas Welfare Society Pomeroy Glouster Bartlett

Two Men Sentenced In Gallia County Grand Larceny Case

Albert Wesley Charles and Gerald Faward Dunaway pleaded guilty to grand larceny and auto theft in common pleas court. Each received a double barrel sentence of seven years and one to twenty years consecutive, with prior convictions leaving six years remaining to serve. The pair, once inmates of London Prison Farm, had escaped and were recaptured after breaking into a Gallia County home and stealing a car. Charles listed as 22 from South Webster, Dunaway 24 from Marion born in Wood County West Virginia.

Gallipolis Saerift George Ehman Albert Wesley Charles South Webster Gerald Faward Dunaway Marion Wood County West Virginia Common Pleas Court Charles Dunaway London Gallia Sheriff's Office

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