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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1963

Page

12

Premium Book To Be Improved

Gallia County Junior Fair plans a refreshed premium book with photos on front and back covers. Odie O'Donnell proposes Route 35 sign and fair-date images on the front. Jeannie Carter's 1962 queen photo on the back. Advertising sales nearly complete. $150 approved for cover changes.

Gallipolis Gallia County Gallia County Agricultural Society Odie O'Donnell Junior Fair Board O’donnell Jeannie Carter Carrol H. McKenzie

Holzer Hospital News Blood Use Report

Blood used Thursday one pint. Names listed include Albert T Welch Mrs Roger W Van Cleve James C Byers Albert Blanton Miss Charlotte Ann French Mrs Isam C Walker Dr L E Smith Miss Lois Lee Smith Conley C Whitley Mrs Minnie A Gif ford Mrs Dale W Sheets Ray A Dahl John C Sizemore Mrs Melvin B Freeman Mrs Cora Spry Miss Amy Roush Mrs Carrie Roberts Timothy Thoren Robert L Brown Jr Mrs Jack Turrill Mrs Eugene Freeman Simon Newland Miss Jean Biffle Mrs Vernon Bailey Mrs Virginia Wyant Mrs Clarence Roush.

Albert T. Welch Bidwell Roger W. van Cleve Gallipolis James C Byers Ashland Albert Blanton Ironton Charlotte Ann French Isam C. Walker L. E. Smith Lois Lee Smith Rio Grande Conley C. Whitley Vinton Minnie A. Gifford Jackson Dale W. Sheets Crown City Ray A. Dahl John C. Sizemore Ravenswood Melvin B. Freeman Cheshire Cora Spry John Flowers Amy Roush Carrie Roberts Timothy Thoren Robert L. Brown, Jr Jack Turrill Eugene Freeman Simon Newland Jean Biffle Vernon Bailey Virginia Wyant Clarence Roush

Rabies Shot Drive Vaccinates 412 Dogs in 21 Clinics

Forty five more dogs were vaccinated for rabies Thursday at Gallia and Mudsoc clinics run by Gallipolis City and Gallia County Health departments. The tally reaches 412 vaccines across 21 clinics. Today’s clinic runs at 5 30 p m at Bob Saunders Service Center Second and Pine. The final clinic is set for 4 30 p m Monday behind E R Wallace’s Service Station Vine Street.

Gallipolis Gallia Bob Saunders Second and Pine George Ely Don Notter E. R. Wallace Vine St

Auto Hits Fire Hydrant on Berger and Eastern Aves

Gallipolis report states two youths in a car struck a fire hydrant at Eastern and Berger Avenues at 7 52 p m Thursday. Driver James Allen Beaver 19 had a cut lip and a knocked out tooth while passenger Ivan Beaver 18 had a forehead cut. Minor right front damage. hydrant untouched. no charges filed.

Gallipolis

Gallia 4-H Saddle Club selects fund raising and trash barrel project

Gallia County 4 H Saddle Club chose a refreshment stand for a fund raising event at the Gallia County junior fairground sale and plans green painted empty steel drums labeled with the club name to serve as trash barrels. Members learned hoof cleaning and horse handling techniques and will host Dr. Phillip Edmiston in April to discuss animal diseases.

McKenzie Clyde B. Walker O’donnell Bette Ryal Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club B&pw Ryal Bill Smith Gallia County 4-H Saddle Club Fairgrounds Gallipolis Phillip Edmiston Vinton Jim Rhodes Dean Martin Beverly Burnette Roger Walker Jay Rhodes Steve Evans Jim Slone Debbie Evans Ronnie Slone Robbin Evans Kathy Slone Carol Sue Daniels Donald Slone Freddie Larry Queen Su Pullins Martha Evans Kathy Houck Douglas Fisher Phillip Fisher

Law Officers Study Police Messages

Fifteen Gallipolis area officers attended a police school refresher in the municipal courtroom sponsored by the Gallipolis Police Department. FBI Agent Robert R. Rockwell and State Highway Patrolman James Devell discussed teletype and two way radio communications used by their agencies.

Gallipolis FBI Robert R. Rockwell Athens James Devell Jackson Chester A. Leaper John Taylor Bill Barr Hollis Paul North Cecil G. Thivener Gary Winters Silas J. Hamilton Wylie White Walter Plantz Rancell Jiiden Robert Fruth Anthony Darst Miles Darst West Virginia Point Pleasant Fred Taylor Mason

Tractor Pin Incident Injures Whitley and Dahl at Work

Whitley Conley C Whitley, 52, of Vinton Route 2, was pinned by a tractor while plowing a garden and admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured right ankle and right shoulder in good condition. Ray A. Dahl, 42, of Jackson, was admitted later with an injured left eye from work at A P Refractories, Jackson, and is listed in good condition.

Gallipolis Conley C Whitley Vinton Holzer Hospital Ray A. Dahl Jackson Dahl A. P. Refractories

River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Ohio River System

Daily river gauges show roller dam status along Kanawha and Ohio rivers with multiple locks reporting boats up or down. Notable movements include Gallipolis Navigator 17-2 down at 7:30 am and Lock 15 James L. Hamilton 20-0 up at 1 pm, amid widespread dam activity up to Dam 22 in Huntington district.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Huntington Navigator I. F. Friebereer John Rowe J. S. Lewis Semet W. H. Shaver, Jr Helena C. V. Harner Ohio River OVEC Crucible Indiana Lock Sally Polk Titan James L. Hamilton William Pitt Stevenson Louisiana Heliable Criss Jr Pastern A. E. Dyke Jerry Bosworth Langa Point Invader A. J. Patton Sandy Bob Renter Inca Ringo Onward John Bell Hood Valvoline William Himmer Dorothy Estes Cotton Queen

Guy Edwards Rites Slated

Funeral services for 79 year old Guy E Edwards of Patriot Route 1 Gallipolis will be held at 2 p m Saturday at the Garfield Avenue Church of Christ with Evangelist David Pharr officiating. Burial will be in Centenary Cemetery. He died Wednesday in Holzer Hospital after being a longtime farmer. He was born in Culloden West Virginia and was the son of the late Thomas and Nannie Hager Edwards. Survivors include his wife Virginia Honaker two sons Carl Cleveland and Leo Gallipolis two daughters Pearl L White Huntington West Virginia and Lucille Casto Gallipolis a brother William Culloden West Virginia two sisters Maggie Mercer Patriot and Anna Scites Culloden West Virginia twelve grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. Friends may call at the residence until services.

Gallipolis Guy E. Edwards Garfield Avenue Church of Christ David Pharr Centenary Cemetery Mr. Edwards Holzer Hospital Culloden W.va Thomas Nannie Hager Edwards Gallia County Virginia Honaker Carl Cleveland Leo Pearl L. White Huntington Lucille Casto William Maggie Mercer Anna Scites

Marshall Kimmel Elected Circle-K Club President

Rio College Circle-K elects 22 year old Marshall Kimmel as president at Thursday night meeting. New officers include Charles Jones vice president William Kirkbride secretary and Robert Overmeier treasurer.

Gallipolis Marshall Kimmel Rio College Circle-K Cancer Crusade Robert M. Richards Gallia County Cancer Crusade Robert A. Boudinot Charles Jones William Kirkbride Robert Overmeier

Classified Section Snapshot Apts to Real Estate

Classified items list categories and counts for rentals, sales, autos, services, and notices. Includes sections for housing, farmland, livestock, real estate, auctions, and public sales with brief category headings and decorative spacing.

Storfs Teteeneee & Sensevees

Easter cantata at Pine Grove Mennonite Church

The Pine Grove Mennonite Church near Vinton will present the Easter cantata He is Risen a resurrection story from St John at 7 30 p m Sunday Miss Miriam Smith directs the choir and the public is invited Agricultural aviation ranks third largest branch of civil flying in America.

Gallipolis Pine Grove Mennonite Church Vinton St. John Miriam Smith Agricultural Aviation America

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