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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1956

Page

2

Dr Haskins Dies at 79 After 51 Years Here

Gallipolis obituary for Dr James Preston Haskins 79 long time local dentist who practiced 51 years dies at home after brief illness coronary condition Born August 5 1876 in Guyan Township married Eva Lanier March 31 1907 survived by widow children John Lutz Judy Harold Frank and six grandchildren two sisters and two brothers funeral at C J Waugh funeral home with Rev Paul Niswander officiating burial in Mound Hill Cemetery

Gallipolis James Preston Haskins Doctor Haskins Guyan Township Henry G Elizabeth Crawford Haskins Eva Lanier Haskins State St Rio Grande College Ohio State University College of Dentistry Hamilton A. B. Safford Grace Methodist Church Morning Dawn Lode Masons Saint Johns John Lutz Charleston Harold P. Haskins Walter Reed Hospital Washington, D. C Frank Judy

Portland Social Notes and Local Arrivals

Portland 4H Club met April 3 at the home of adviser Mrs. Howard Ebersbach with Patsy Price leading a year plan. Dozens of guests and neighbors, including the Watterson, Parsons, Price, Pal, and Ours families, visit, dine, and travel between Parkersburg Huntington Belpre and Granville as relatives arrive for Easter and weekend gatherings.

Portland Voruanara Howard Ebersbach Patsy Price Otis Cleek Great Bend James Harris Xenia Charles Harris Harold Johnson Reedsville Gerald Ours Huntington van McDade Eber Ours Vern Watterson Robert Beale Harry Swan Clarence Price Parkersburg Arthur Allen Granville Henry Autherson Newark Ivan Roush Darrel Perry Emily Hyatt Parsons Delbert Jimmie Ritter Edwin Price and Airs Ray ‘Mond Fitch Howard Larkins C. E. Ward E. H. Wolfe Grand Junction Colo Lester Price Pittsburgh Henry Deem Belpre Eugene Davis Bert Pomeroy B. Hi. Roush Okey Paynter Ralph Radcliff Middie Raymond Furbee Ray Halliday Wellston Gene Wells Earl Wells Bainbridge Navy James Slaughter Liverpool Roy Gillian Chester Clint Johnson Ira Blosser C E. Ward D. W. Rhodes Miller Buss Wheeldon Wheeldon

Ohio River Inches Rise Reported Sunday

Gallipolis reports the Ohio River rising a tenth of a foot per hour Sunday night. Rollers at the Gallipolis locks were out of the water. Water levels up river and on the Kanawha shown as heavy but not threatening. Montgomery near Pittsburgh at 85 feet and Kanawha Falls gauge at 8.21 rising.

Gallipolis Ohio River Kanawha Montgomery Pittsburgh Kanawha Falls Kanawha River

School Board Raises Salaries of Teachers in Gallipolis

At a Saturday night school board meeting in Gallipolis Ohio teachers' salaries were raised to meet state requirements. M E Church and Lee Rose were rehired but no new assignments were made.

Gallipolis Ohio Local School Board M. E. Church Lee Rose

Police Report One Accident One Arrest

Gallipolis police report an uneventful weekend with a minor accident at Third and State caused by faulty brakes involving Wilma Fisher and Lloyd Blake. Arrest made for disorderly conduct. Clarence McClure Blankenship, 45, of Detroit, allegedly struck a police officer.

Gallipolis Wilma Fisher Millbreek St Lloyd Blake Clarrence McClure Blankenship Detroit Mich

River traffic at Gallipolis locks and area notices

Boats reported at the Gallipolis locks through the day include Creditor Senator Solvay Tri State Joe Smith and Herbert E Jones among others with Kanawha River sightings and multiple movers listed with times. In Gallia County several families gathered for birthdays and Easter weekend visits with Sgt Jerry Phillips and relatives from Dayton and Poca among attendees.

Gallipolis Creditor Seniet Bosworth Solvay Ohio Tri State Joe Smith Herbert E. Jones Tliana Luster Soles Robert ‘Dabney Jerry Phillips Dayton Sergeant Phillips Carl Phillips Bill McBride Johnny Jacobs Merril Lee Arlie Utt Poca W. Va Wayne Phillips

Kyger Social Notes Highlight Easter Visits and Trips

Social notes from Kyger record weekend and Easter visits across Gallia County and nearby towns. Families including Conele Haffey Lemley and Ward, plus Dr. Lewis Stanton and others, travel to Ashville Cleveland Columbus Huntington and Washington for family gatherings, medical society events, and university breaks. Notable mentions include Patricia Stoneman Paul Ward and James Ward visiting Chester Ward. Greg or Ralph Lemley visiting from Fostoria. and Dr H B Thomas’s son Thomas returning to Miami University with house guest Taylor Locke.

J. Am. Conele James James Haffey Ashville Carol Jean Haffey G. G. Werner Charley ‘Tipton Delmar Durst Mildred Lemley Fred Lemley Cora Lemley Mary B. Sisson Keith Bradbury Washington, D. C Robert Ball Rodney and Keith Perry Bradbury Bradbury J. M. Cooley Logan Washington Earl Snyder Larry John Snyder Ewington Elmer Moses Jerry John Vuumy Thomas H. B. Thomas Miami University Taylor Locke Cincinnati Jimmy Gallia Academy Ruth Shackleford Huntington Dorothy Rowe Rather Adolph Grand Rapids Mich

Driver Arrested After Two Car Crash on Route 35

Gallia patrol reports a weekend sequence of crashes along Routes 7 and 35 near the Silver Bridge. One driver, Charles A Thurman Smith Walker, 16, and others faced charges or fines for intoxication, running stops, and defective mufflers as seven arrests were recorded.

Gallipolis Walker William H. Jones John E. Smith Columbus Charles Thurman Smith Thurman Frederick Walker Detroit Ter Goy Rey McArthur John D.alban Oak Hill Silver Bridge Frank B. Me Laughlin Logan Triver Carlo E. Johnson Galf Lipolis Kenneth E. White David F.laywell Bidwell

Primary Primer Highlights Attorney General Candidate Marshall

The piece profiles Harry T. Marshall a Republican attorney and Cleveland City Council member since 1997 except for a two year term. It notes his bids for attorney general in 1944 1946 1950 and his 1952 race against T Callihan, along with his early career as a satirical playwright and amateur actor and his family life with Evelyn Klein and two children.

Flarry T. Marshall Harry T. Marshall Cleveland Marshall Cleveland Councis T. Callitan Congress GOP Evelyn Jean Klein Ind & Son

Gallipolis servicemen to depart for Germany next month

Gallipolis servicemen Pvt Ben M Wright Jr and Pvt Leo R Dean prepare to ship to Germany with the Third Armor Division while Sgt First Class William H Jackson recently graduates from Fort Benning. His wife Ruth and parents live at 858 Third Ave. Wright entered the army in 1946 and has earned the Good Conduct Medal Korean Service Ribbon and Army of Occupation Medal. Pretzel production note estimates national pretzels poured into one bar would weigh 125 million pounds.

UaLarvus Gallipolis Germany Third Infantry Division Ft. Benning Third Armored Division Ben M. Wright Leo R. Dean Rodney Wright William H. Jackson Pt. Benning Ruth L. F. “Ren Third Ave Haseen Japan

Chesapeake and Ohio Maintains Long Dividend Record

Chesapeake and Ohio stockholders, about 90,000 in number, noted the railroad’s enduring earnings streak. Since 1899 the company has paid dividends every year except 1915 and 1921, and last year its regular dividend rate rose from 3.00 to 3.50.

Chesapeake and Ohio

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