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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1963

Page

9

Gallia County Jury Lists Drawn for May Term

Gallia County commissioners Dan Notter and Mrs. Gertrude Carman drew 75 residents for grand and petit jury duty for the May term of Common Pleas Court. The proceedings occurred in Clerk Marjorie Rinehart’s office with Judge Robert M. Betz and Sheriff Oscar Baird present. The first 15 names were for grand jury. the remainder for petit jury, listing numerous residents from Gallipolis, Crown City, Bidwell, Cheshire, Kananga, Patriot, Vinton and other towns.

Gallipolis Dan Notter Gertrude Carman Gallia County Common Pleas Court Marjorie Rinehart Robert M. Betz Oscar Baird Mary A

Ohio Bank Building Purchased in Gallipolis

J Tim Evans and Vaught Smith have bought the Ohio Valley Bank Building at Second and State in Gallipolis. The structure, dating to 1895 and long home to the town’s second oldest bank, will undergo remodeling while current tenants including dentists a business college a loan company a restaurant and an automobile association office remain.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley Bank J. Tim Evans Vaught Doc) Smith J. M. Kerr Hardware Evans and Smith Automobile Association

Eight Students Enrolled In New Gallia County School

Eight students attended classes Monday at Grace Methodist Church in Gallia County for a new school for mentally retarded children. Instructor Anna Belle Ball and director Maudie Boerger lead the six week program with sessions 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no tuition and enrollment is expected to rise to twelve. Parents contact the Gallia County Child Welfare Department to enroll.

Gallipolis Gallia County Grace Methodist Church Annabelle Ball Rodney Maudie Boerger Yallia County Ohio Mental Health Association Helen Spriegel

River Traffic Gauges and Dams Report and Local Ship Movements

Canal and river gauges across Gallipolis Huntington Kanawha and Ohio districts show varied levels with all roller dams on sill. Huntington District movable dams up. River boats Jam with names and times from Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio rivers. detailed vessel statuses and lock movements listed. Also reports 10 pilgrims killed in Guatemala City bus crash and Ford plant pickets in Lorain amid UAW strike.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River Ohio River Tiayou la Reine Beaver Vickers William H. Zimmer Lewis Winfield V. Harner Little Edward James Ll. Hamilton Walter Williamson Laguna Philip Sporn Crucible Beckford Lock M. Jenks Jerry Bosworth Irene Chotin Queen City Whayne H Ovec Bingo Helen Albert F. Holden Indiana Luther Herdman Southern

Oak Hill Driver Hits Bridge on Route 233

Donald H. Miller age 25 of Oak Hill Route 4 suffered facial and head abrasions when his car sideswiped a bridge on Route 233 near the Gallia Jackson line. Miller was not treated and no charges were filed per the State Highway Patrol.

Gallipolis Donald H. Miller Oak Hill Route 233 Gallia Jackson County Miller State Highway Patrol

Cadet Brown Enters Special Air Force Academy Program

Gallipolis cadet Way ne D Brown of the class of 65 joins the Academy curriculum enrichment program for exceptional students. A Southwestern High School Patriot graduate, he previously attended Ohio University and is son of Mr and Mrs John R Brown Patriot Route 1.

Gallipolis Wayne D. Brown Air Force Academy Brown Southwestern High School Patriot Ohio University John R. Brown Patriot Route 1

B P W Club entertains Girls of the Month program

Gallipolis B P W club hosted the Girls of the Month program at the Farmers Hotel featuring a one act comedy Alice's Blue Gown. seniors from Gallia Academy High School were spotlighted with interviews on activities and college plans.

Gallipolis Farmers Hotel B & PW Alice Gallit Academy High School Linda Wood Carl Wood Andrea Fuller George F. Fuller Mary B

Gallia Municipal Court Holds Busy Session

Gallia Municipal Court in Gallipolis fined and jailed several defendants for driving while intoxicated failing to display a highway use tax decal and other traffic violations. Notable totals include Perry 22 of Point Pleasant five days in jail and six month license suspension plus penalties. Masters 20 of Gallipolis fined for title issues and horn defect. Green 37 Crown City fined for intoxication with bond forfeiture for prior patrol charges.

Gallipolis William T Perry Point Pleasant State Highway Patrol William H. Jones Thomas E. Masters Rhyman M. Dawson Piketon James R. Rife Cheshire James N. Black Sheriff's Department Kenneth Green Crown City Jones Green Eagle Rock Inn Clarice Caldwell Effrey P. McCoy Dayton Earl E. Stewart William P. Mather Columbus Joseph T. Waddell, Jr Greensboro N. C Charles L. King Bellville Mich Charles L. McGuire Northup

Two Wrecks Reported At Same Site In Gallipolis

Police reported two separate accidents at First and Sycamore in Gallipolis on Monday night. Both involved semi trailers and happened 17 minutes apart with no charges filed. Stanley Makina of La Porte Indiana and Marion McClain of Mt Sterling were involved. hydrant guard was damaged but hydrant undamaged and one trailer spring was knocked free. The first crash is under investigation.

Gallipolis Sycamore Stanley E. Makina la Porte Ind Sycamore St First Ave Marion J. McClain Mt. Sterling

Bloodshed in Jadotville as UN intervenes

In Elisabethville and Jadotville the UN forces move to halt killer violence amid reports that at least 45 people have died. The intervention follows escalating clashes in the Congo region and aims to restore order.

Elisabethville Katanga The Congo Jadotville

Final Rabies Clinic Vaccinates 39 Dogs in Gallipolis

Dr. George Ely and Dr. Dan Notter vaccinated 39 dogs at E R Wallace's Service Station on Vine Street for the last of 23 rabies clinics sponsored by the Gallipolis City and Gallia County Health Departments. In total 488 dogs were vaccinated across the 23 clinics, compared with 787 dogs at 24 clinics last year in Gallia County.

Gallipolis George Ely Dan Notter E. R. Wallace Vine St Gallia County Ely Notter Phillip Edmiston Vinton

Henderson PTA Family Pot Luck Dinner Set at School

Point Pleasant reports the Henderson PTA meeting Tuesday in the school cafe teria with a family pot luck at 6 30 p m. Each family should bring two dishes and join the community gathering.

Point Pleasant Henderson Pta

Kyger Creek Board Rehires Employes

Kyger Creek school board in special session grants continuing contracts to four teachers including Sher ley E Sheets principal of Addaville School five year contracts to two and one year to six others. The board also hires 12 bus drivers two substitutes four custodians five cooks and three substitute cooks.

Gallipolis Kyger Creek Sherley E. Sheets Addaville School Janet Maggied Kgger Creek Sally Moshier Frank Cremeens Cheshire Karen McElhinney Middleport Don Call Maxine Schilling Kgger Creek High School Leo Swisher James French Alan Swisher Margaret Coughenour Luther Lemley Wayne Palmer Harold Wells Merrill Brucker Forrest Gillenwater Bernard Moeller Melvin Stover Andrew Parsons Mary Darnell Emily K. Hysell Lucille Smith Addaville Ida Hood Epha Irion Cheshire-Kyger Vale Swisher Alice Swisher Edna Little Edward Spears James Rife Earl Noble Kyger Creek High School C. M. Casto

Well Child Conference In Gallia County

Dr. Francis W. Shane health commissioner will host the Gallia County Health Department well child conference from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday in the courthouse basement offices. Flags of Spain Mexico the Confederacy and the United States have flown over Tucson Arizona.

Gallipolis Francis W. Shane Gallia County Spain Mexico The Confederacy United States Tucson Ariz

Giving Blood Compared to Bank Investment in Gallia County

Mrs. J. A. De Lamerens of the Gallia County Red Cross explains that donating a pint of blood is like investing in a bank. At the Huntington regional bloodmobile on April 25 at Grace Methodist Church donors can credit the donation to their own blood debt or to a relative or friend, or invest it in a personal savings account for future emergencies.

Emerson E. Evans Merrill Evans Bruce McDonald American Red Cross Gray Gallipolis J. A. de Lamerens Gallia County Red Cross Huntington Grace Methodist Church

Ditch funding approved and road slip reported in Gallia County

Gallia County Commissioners approved a 500 dollar appropriation for Single County Ditch No. 1 the first contract let in the county for the drainage project. They discussed use of county staff for Thurman street sealing and advised a proper contract. Mrs Shaver and Mrs Nelson raised a cemetery road slip near Reynolds Cemetery Addison Two. county highway department to handle it. Also granted travel for Welfare Department staff to a Columbus workshop and authorized a new courthouse lawn mower purchase.

Gallipolis Gallia Ohio Hall and Rayburn Clyde Russell Thurman Russell Charles Shaver Maude Nelson Reynolds Cemetery Addison Two County Highway Department Virgil Cross Gallia County Welfare Department Columbus Wendell Roush

Buck board joins taverns in cancer crusade display

Gallipolis joins a national American Cancer Society fundraiser featuring a Buck board. Patrons donate one dollar or more on Buck Forms, signing names, then the forms and dollars are taped to the buckboard on display during the campaign.

Gallipolis American Cancer Society

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Stanley Rupe Velma L. Swain Ruth E. Richards Elsie Mitchell Bidwell Clara B. Roach Alma E. Freeman Alberta L. Thornton Robert L. Swick Hattie E. Phillips Harold L. Davis Hazel Osler Charles Litchfield Kananga Lawrence M. Mooney Clarence A. Wood Pearly E. Osler James M. Henry Wanda E. Taylor Harry R. Pitchford Ernest N. Lambert Catherine de Witt Clyde E. Porter Harley A. Smith William H. McCormick Robert W. Vance Susie F. Henke Roy Sibley Paul H. Walters Wanda M. Burdette Dale C. Gilkey Estle E. Walker Margaret M. Carpenter Clyde Davis Ella M. Williams Cline W. Fitch Fred Wood Alberta V. Lewis Kay F. Hawks Anne B. Galloway John Reese Clyde E. Bennett Eve M. Griffin Raymond C. Hawk Herman Lawdon William H. Cromlish Mary A. Hatfield Pearl N. Elliott Louise McCarty Virginia Ball Elsie M. Hunnell Ohio Bank New School Guatemala City FORD Lorain Ford Motor Co Ben United Auto Workers Union Cadet Brown B&pw Club Halliday John E. Halliday Lois Anne Miller I. J. Miller Anne Ford Louis R. Ford, Jr Joanne Ford Frank Ford Andrea Gilmore George Gilmore Frances Lou Baker Carl Baker Ellen K. Martin Harland T. Martin Eleanore Fuller Buckeye Bonita Betz Atty Robert S. Betz Carolyn Jo King Harry H. King Judy Judd M-Sgt Kenneth O. Judd Miss Betz B & PW Club Kay Betz Marianne B. Campbell B. H. Ryal Martha Adkins Margaret Rollins Mary Clendenin Neil House Bette Ryal Madge Neal Elise Kimball Arista Boggs Lola Mae Sutter PTA Lark Studebaker Mark Wakefield Motors Richland Ave Athens Commission Ww’ A the Electric Co OMIO Couy
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