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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1953

Page

13

Gallipolis Cancer Drive Seeks 1 Million for Education Service and Research

The Gallipolis Ohio Cancer Society launches a 1 million dollar drive to fund education patient care and cancer research. Mrs. Keith Sutter notes strong early response including a $150 gift in memory of E R Wallace, while the article lists numerous probate notices and estate filings in Athens County and surrounding areas. The piece cites 1953 ACS research funding and 56 fellowships supporting investigators across 35 states and Washington DC, highlighting the race to study cancer chemicals identified since WWII.

Gallipolis Cancer Society Ohio Keith Sutter Ped Cross E. R. Wallace Sutter American Cancer Society Research District of Columbia

Church Services and Programs Listed for Vallipolis

Local church notices outline weekly schedules across multiple congregations including Holy communion at St Peters Episcopal and Mass times at St Louis Catholic. Also listed are services and events at First Presbyterian Grace Methodist First Baptist Paint Creek Baptist Church of Christ Church of God and Nazarene with choir rehearsals youth meetings and vacation Bible school details.

ST. Peters Episcopal Richard H. Ash Grace Methodist Church ST. Louis Adolph Golubiewski GSI First Presbyterian L. H. Stebbins Westminster Robert Jenkins William H. Jones Robert M. Betz Stebbins Grace Methodist Paul Niswander J. Stradey Ohio State University Rio Grande First Baptist W. H. Green Paint Creek Baptist Preston C. Smith District Missionary Convention Christian Unity Church OF Christ Lewis Mikell Church OF God H M. Smith Young Peeple Pennants Church OF the Nazarene Vernon C. Shafer Audrey Davis NYPS

Missionary Conclave Set at Paint Creek Church

GALLIPOLIS The Gallia Sub-District Missionary Convention meets at Paint Creek Baptist Church Sunday at 1 30 p m. President Eleanor Keels leads with the theme Today's Youth and a debate on Are Today's Youth More Active in Church Work Than Yesterday's Youth. Affirmative Lenore Howard Minnie Washington Lelia Scott. Negative Goldie Hogan Ada Payne Eva Harris. Dorothy Lewis and Sadie Casey conduct the devotional service with choirs from Paint Creek and Mt Carmel churches providing music.

Gallipolis Gallia Paint Creek Eleanor Keels Lenore Howard Minnie Washington Lelia Scott Goldie Hogan Ada Payne Eva Harris Dorothy Lewis Sadie Casey Mt. Carmel

River Traffic Gauge Readings and Boat Movements Report

Gauge readings at multiple locks show the river stage falling slowly as of Thursday 2 p. m. with various boats listed moving up or down the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, including Criss Jr, Rand, Lucas, Francis, Neville, Castle, Dawson, Workman, Cherokee, Inca, Rowe, Central, Jones, Peace, Omar, Guadalcanal, and several at Gallipolis Locks such as Linda Chotin and Stevenson. The report covers locks 18 through 23 and Kanawha and Marmet areas with times from early morning to midnight.

Gallipolis Winfield Kanawha Falls Point Pleasant Ohio River Criss Jr Rand Lucas Francis Neville Castle Dawson Workman Cherokee Inca Rowe Central Jones Peace Omar Guadalcanal Gallip Jefferson Kanawha River Marmet Bruce Megpill Manitou

Buckeye Balladier Show on WATH Athens Saturdays

The Buckeye Balladier with The Ohio Travelers airs Saturdays 7:15 to 7:30 AM on Radio Athens WATH 1340. Sponsored by Sewell Implement Co a Minneapolis Moline dealer.

Athens Sewell Implement Co Minneapolis-Moline

Two children injured in Gallipolis play accidents

Edwin Eugene Harbour of Portsmouth Road fell from a ladder injuring his right forearm. Alva Steven Roach of Haxtern Avenue cut his nose on school grounds after hours, requiring stitches at Holzer Hospital.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Edwin Eugene Harbour Dale Harbour Portsmouth Road Alva Steven Roach Alva Roach Haxtern Ave East Gallipolis

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