This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1957
Page
14
Gallia County prepaid tax receipts rose in the weekend ending March 30, 1957, to 6592.64 compared with 5462.87 a year earlier. Statewide tax receipts for the week ending March 30, 1957 totaled 4,138,785, down 367,224 from the prior year’s 4,504,009. Ohio year-to-date revenue reached 173,784,406, up 3,170,470 from last year’s 170,613,936.
The column lists numerous births and medical or surgical patients at Holzer Hospital. Names include Ora H. Carlisle and Colwell families with April 11 births, plus many patients from Gallipolis, Jackson, Vinton, and surrounding areas. Several individuals are noted as discharged.
Gallipolis police reported a Thursday accident when nurse Juliett Pompa 27 backed into the headlight of a car driven by James W. Bailey 31 at Fourth and State Hillard Ohio.
Holzer Hospital prepares an open house for Davis Hall the new dormitory and school building in Gallipolis. The weekend event includes tours by Future Nurse Club of America Gailia Academy High School Red Cross Gray Ladies and alumni with dedication on Sunday at 2 30 p m. The project funded by the Davis Foundation aims to ease enrollment to 100 nurses and features modern classrooms laboratories lounges and room for 82 students with potential expansion.
A Huntington hound named The Pride of West Virginia was named best of the Ohio State Foxhunters Association 1957 beach show in Gallia County. The dog also won best all age female. owner Robert L. Crown praised its form and gait. About 200 people viewed 44 foxhounds with 11 in derby and 33 in age groups as Gallia Countians notched several blue ribbons.
The Messenger invites readers to send full addresses for men and women in military service to the Mail Call Editor in Athens Ohio. Include complete address town and sender's name Donovan T Johnson Jr Galopolis RA 15547550 10 Medical Lab APO 180 New York NY.
The Girl Scouts of Gallipolis sell cookies this week to cover camp expenses. Each girl must sell 120 boxes at 40 cents per box, raising 48.00. any shortfall must be paid in cash before attending Camp Molly Lauman or Rocky Ledges. Deliveries to customers occur about three weeks after orders.
Local church listings present Mass times for St. Louis Catholic-Father Adoph Golubieski and services at Nazarene Calvary Baptist Assembly of God First Church of God Garfield Ave Christ Simpson Chapel Triedstone Baptist Porter Methodist Bidwell Vinton Ewington St. Peter's Episcopal Grace and Grace Baptist with Palm Sunday and Holy Week activities including confirmations, catechism, services, and community events across multiple congregations.
The Morning Star Chapter Order of Eastern Star holds its annual inspection Friday at 8 p.m. in the Thurman Masonic Hall with Worthy Matron Mrs. Roy Moses presiding.
The Centerville Chit Chats held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. Clyde Walker’s home with Miss Janyce Peters as guest. Officers named: Dorothy Ruff president, Alice Sprewer vice president, Linda Kuhn secretary, Kathaleen Boster treasurer, Sharon Lanier news reporter, Cleo Whitt health and safety chairman, with Mrs. Clyde Walker and Mrs. Bert Boster as advisers. Projects include cakes and cookies, personality development, articles to use and wear, cotton dress, and more. Dues set at 10 cents. next meeting is April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Grange Hall.
Mr and Mrs J L Rawlings returned from a week with their daughter and family in Indianapolis. The Whitttingtons from Baltimore hosted R A Whittington and family. Alfred Rice and sons Tevie and Ricky visited Culwell family in Columbus. Clair and Mina Dudgen visited Grove City friends. Mina Dudgen stayed with Woodrow Harmon and Lawrence Bower’s family in Athens. The Boung family from McArthur and Judy joined Fern Gillogly and Westina Crabtree.
D W Griffith of Vinton Route 2 was rushed to Holzer Hospital Thursday by ambulance for surgery. He is a diabetic patient.
Two separate crashes on Route 7 near Swan Creek Bridge injure seven in Gallia County. Shirley Bable, 18, among the injured in Paul Sigman’s car, is the most seriously hurt. Sigman faces unsafe operation charges as Floyd Martin’s crash damages a tractor trailer and leads to court.
Emmett F. Myers 82 died at Holzer Hospital at 3 a.m. Thursday. A retired farmer born May 27, 1874, in Gallia County to Silas and Mathena Perry Myers, he was married to Delia Houser who died in March 1953. He is survived by a brother Julius. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Northup Baptist Church. Burial in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call Elliott Saunders funeral home Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
The MGM Meigs Gallia Mason District hosts its first joint Cub Scout roundtable with District leaders meeting in Gallipolis First Presbyterian Church. Pack 256 New Haven and Pack 244 Middleport receive God and Country honors, with 57 attendees from Pack 204 viewing crafts and films.
A team led by Dr. George W. Knox of Ohio State University at Tulane University tests flickering light effects on soldiers. They warn flashing lights may induce drowsiness dizziness temporary amnesia loss of balance and hypnotic like trances in night battle conditions.
Paul O. Haner a 10 year old of 1934 Chatham Ave Gallipolis was admitted to Holzer Hospital Thursday evening with a mysterious swelling of his limbs The swelling began in his legs and extended to his fingers before examination by a Holzer Clinic doctor He was admitted for observation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.