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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1964

Page

3

Dem Governor hopeful outlines education and road plan

Dem candidate Homer Smith of Beckley spoke to about 200 in a Courtroom venue after a tour of New Haven Hartford and Mason. He proposed starting education reform with six year olds and four years of rapid highway construction plus expanded secondary roads. He called for more jobs through business industrial and tourist development. Smith was introduced by Claude Swann with Homer S. Smith giving a Mason County party welcome.

Point Pleasant Hulett Smith Beckley West Virginia New Haven Hartford Mason Smith Claude Swann House of Delegates

Oil Men Honor Mason County Plant Employees Dinner

Francis Skeet Farley executive director of the West Virginia Petroleum Association will speak at a Point Pleasant Mason County Chamber of Commerce dinner honoring oil distributors and bulk plant employees. The event Tuesday at Gene Ball's Restaurant includes a deep sea drilling film and Farley's 22 years in the post.

Point Pleasant Francis “Skeet” Farley The West Virginia Petroleum Association Mason County Point Pleasant-Mason County Farley Charleston High School West Virginia University Marshall University

Dr Jack A Buxton to Speak at Central School PTA Meeting

Dr Jack A Buxton an optician will speak Tuesday at 7 30 p m to the Central School PTA. Louis Hassell retiring president announced the slate of new officers for the 1964 65 school year. Fort Randolph Society of Children of the American Revolution meets at 7 p m Thursday at Teresa Gardner 3003 Parish Ave.

Jack A. Buxton Optician Central School Pta Louis Hassell Fort Randolph Society of Children of the American Revolution Teresa Gardner Parish Ave

Motorist Arrested After Crash in Gallipolis

Gallipolis police arrested Marlin E. Mooney 24 on reckless operation after a two car collision at First Ave and Sycamore St. He was jailed on $50 bond. The other accident at Second Ave and Sycamore involved Ray Harrell 26 with only minor damage. no charges filed.

Gallipolis Marlin E. Mooney First Ave Sycamore St Joseph C. Vance, Jr Thurman Mooney Mary Jo Porter Brown City Harrell

Pleasant Valley Hospital Admits List Names Patients

Admitted patients include Luther Greenlee of Point Pleasant Karen Stone Point Pleasant Mrs Arnold Runion Leon Mrs Mabel King Chester Ohio Howard S Devore Pliny Mrs Oscar Robertson Syracuse Ohio Mrs Charles Perry Jr Point Pleasant George Bumgardner Mason.

Luther Greenlee Point Pleasant Karen Stone Arnold Runion Leon Mabel King Chester Ohio Howard S. Devore Pliny Oscar Robertson Syracuse Charles Perry, Jr George Bumgardner Mason

Two Women Found Guilty for School Attendance Violations

In Point Pleasant two women, Frances Leach and John Byus, were found guilty of non attendance of their children in school and fined three dollars plus costs each after arraignment before Justice A M Goodwin. River traffic in Gallia slowed as Army engineers paused at Eureka to repair the Big Landing Lock while barges and towboats navigated the Ohio River system.

Point Pleasant Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin Frances Leach John Byus Gallipolis Eureka Big Land Baton Rouge Ormet Clarington A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, Inc Joliet, Ill Neville Island Dravo Corp Philo Theresa Seley Dravo Ohio River Ohio River Company Robert P. Tibelt John Ladd Dean Dean Messenger Office Apast Marietta Duncan Bruce O. F. Shearer & Sons Bruce Ohio Kanawha Charleston Marmet W. Va Charles Ward Engineering Works W. C. Kelly American Barge Line Louisville Jeffersonville Ind ABL Central School Waterways Journal Yesteryear

Need Shots For School

Mason County Health Department reports 31 immunizations given Thursday and urges parents to bring children for school shots before the next academic year. An immunization clinic runs 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, followed by a food handlers clinic from 2 to 3 p.m. at the health department. Nurses Aileen Slaughter and Mary Lynch attended a rheumatic fever meeting at the Harrison Clarksburg Health Department in Clarksburg.

Point Pleasant Mason County Health Department Health Department Harrison - Clarksburg Clarksburg Aileen Slaughter Mary Lynch

Southwestern Board Hires Nine Teachers In 1964

Southwestern board in Gallia County granted two year contracts to nine district teachers. Recipients include Shirlene Goff Martha Smith Charles Ratliff Leon Higgins Lloyd L Myers Martha Meek Hazel Cameron Alberta Tope and John R Davis Jr. The board also approved bus use for a field trip to Ohio State University and applied for Title III funds to buy a projector tape recorder and calculator. Groceries contract awarded to Markin Blanton Co for 1964 65. Names listed of local residents involved in unrelated items.

Gallipolis Southwestern School Board Southwestern High Shirlene Goff Martha Smith Charles Ratliff Leon Higgins Lloyd L. Myers Cadmus Martha Meek Gallia Hazel Cameron Centerville Alberta Tope John R. Davis J. Robert Evans Ohio State University Clay Baker Markin-Blanton Co Ironton

Two Men Fined by Justice Goodwin in Point Pleasant

Darrell Darrel Craig of Point Pleasant paid 20 dollars plus costs for letting fire escape on another’s property. William J. Robertson of Huntington was fined for stream littering. Both cases were heard by Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin after citation by conservation officer Miles Darst.

Point Pleasant Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin Miles Darst Darrell Darrel Craig William J. Robertson Huntington

Library Adds Ten New Titles Including Hodding Carter Memoir

Gallia County District Library released ten new books Friday. Highlights include Hodding Carter's First Person Rural, a portrait of a southern editor with sharp reports and reminiscences. Other nonfiction titles cover politics, literature, labor, and humor. fiction selections include Dancing on the Shore and Knight's Honor.

Gallipolis Gallia County Hodding Carter South Carter Greenville, Miss Delta Democrat Times Madame de Stael Stael Holstein Barbara Greene Adrian A Paradis Zasu Pitts Dale van Every William Kelley Marjorie Adler Fannie Hurst Roberta Gallis

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Dem Hopeful Homer S. Smith DeWitt Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association N. Market St Logan, Ohio Industrial Brokerage Hayden, Stone NEW York Stock Exchange D. H Jonesy) Sams Cline Bldg Athens, O Sellers Britt Ekland Hollywood Cedars of Lebanon Peter Sellers Pleasant Valley Hospital Justice the Security Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Blair the Messenger Athens Southwestern Board Jerry Atmer Matheny Judith Elaine Keefer Harry Nichols Harden Shirley Jane Peters Joseph Cline Moore Ruth Ann Forshee Richard Bryan McDade Roberta Rebecca Bauer Harlan Hoyt Pitchfield Linda Lou Newton Chrysler Valiant Plymouth Dodge Imperial Porsche BY Adler Chrysler Motors Corporation Simca Whitewalle Simca Division Motor City, Inc Athens, Ohio Union Street
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