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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1958

Page

10

Gallia Academy Band Heads for Canton

Gallia Academy High School senior band of 78 members boards three chartered buses for Canton to compete in Class B-1 finals at McKinley High School. They will stay in New Philadelphia overnight, travel to Canton Saturday, then return after their performance. A four day drive raised over 1000 dollars, with 913 spent on band needs, funded by Band Boosters.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Canton City Board of Education Band Boosters Club A. Kimball Sutter Gallia Academy

Education Is Dr Chable's Topic Before the SEO Council

Dr E Robert Chable told 56 SEORC attendees at Rio Grande College cafeteria that Rio Grande should be as competent in education as Holzer Hospital is in medicine. He urged public support for the library and praised the small college, stressing the value of strong teaching over prestige.

Chable SEO Regional Council Gallipolis E. Robert Chable Southeastern Ohio Rio Grande Col Clarence E. Thompson Kgger Creek High School Evan Howard Evans Washington School B. Lewis Jones Gailia County Cr. Patterson Meigs County Epling Lou Hochberg Eva McCoy Joan Pierotti L. M. Jones Zelma Northcutt Rio Grande College SEORC Ironton MacArthur Hotel

Anniversary Planned by Pocahontas Chapter

Mrs. Chandos Kistler presided at this week's Degree of Pocahontas meeting with twenty nine members and a guest. Plans were announced for an anniversary observance on May 19 at the hall. A silent auction is planned for the next meeting and members were asked to bring an article for the event. Thirty three persons attended.

Robert Tschudy Bernard Garrett Ernest Price Earl Thompson Ralph Moorehead

April Meeting of Team Mates Class at Methodist Church

The April gathering of the Team mates Class of the Methodist Church met Monday evening with Mrs. John H. Ludlow presiding in Edmund Lange’s absence. The event featured group singing and contests during the social period.

Methodist Church John H. Ludlow Edmund Lange

Gallia Academy students plan conduct code for families

Gallia Academy High School students and parents met to draft a preliminary conduct code. The plan aims to guide student homework curfews date rules household help and safe use of the family car as a positive document without penalties or rewards, said Principal Ross Flem ing.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School GAHS Ross H. Flem

Higley and Saxon Tie Marriage License in Gallia

Kenneth Wayne Higley aged 18 and Dorothy Louis Saxon aged 16 were issued a marriage license in Gallia. Higley is a Bidwell farmer, son of B K Higley and Elsie Stalnaker. Saxon is daughter of Raymond and Thelma Denny Saxon.

Gallia Kenneth Wayne Higley Bidwell, Farmer Dorothy Louis Saxon Gallipolis B. K. and Elsie Stalnaker ‘Higley Raymond and Thelma Denny Saxon

Queen Vashti Lodge Observes Birthdays at Dinner

Queen Vashti Rebekah Lodge No. 533 held a birthday dinner in the IOOF dining room with eighteen members and guests. Birthdays honored were Mrs. Warner Lehman and Mrs. Melvin Griffin. Attendees included Melvin Griffin, Warner Lehman, Mr and Mrs Levi Palmer, Mrs Kate Lari mer, Mrs Margaret L. Kistler, Mrs Mary Beougher, Mrs Maude Hite, Mrs Ethel Bratton, Mrs Elia Watkins, Mrs Eva Calvert, Gayle Hill, Edytha Walker, and Hiram Aurand. Refreshments were coordinated by Ruth Stevens, Emma Conner, Faye Wittekind, and Florence Conner, with Louise Crane, Clara Lightfoot, and Ethel Sinnott joining. Next meeting set for May 2.

Vashti Rebekah Lodge No IOOF Warner Lehman Melvin Griffin Levi Palmer Kate Larimer Margaret L. Kistler Mary Beougher Maude Hite Ethel Bratton Elia Watkins Eva Calvert Gayle Hill Edytha Walker Hiram Aurand Ruth Stevens Emma Conner Faye Wittekind Florence Conner Louise Crane Clara Lightfoot Ethel Sinnott

Spring Dance By Sigma Phi Gamma At Lake Logan

A Spring Dance sponsored by Sigma Phi Gamma sorority and Waltonian League members occurs Saturday night April 26 at the Izaak Walton clubhouse on Lake Logan. Music for dancing from 10 to 2 will be provided by Lloyd Zimmerman and his Nitebeats.

Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Waltonian League Izaak Walton Lake Logan Lloyd Zimmerman Nitebeats

Garden Club Tea With Nelsonville Hosts Set

Hocking Garden Club invites members to a spring tea hosted by Nelsonville Garden Club at the Nelsonville Presbyterian Church on Saturday April 26 at 2 p m.

Hocking Garden Club Nelsonville Garden Club Nelsonville Presbyterian Church

Veterans of Foreign Wars Members Attend Service

VFW Post 6430 and VFW Auxiliary will attend a worship service at First Presbyterian Church at 10:30 a.m. on April 27 in a body. Attendees are asked to meet in front of the Post home at 10 a.m.

VFW

Logan Official Attends Keep Ohio Beautiful Kickoff

Logan councilman Jay Cole joined Gov C William O'Neill at a Columbus luncheon launching the Keep Ohio Beautiful drive. Officials said Ohio spent 319000 in 1957 to remove highway litter and warned of pollution and safety hazards from roadside rubbish.

Logan P. Jay Cole Columbus Ohio Governor Cole C. William O’neill Charles Noble Keep America

Man Pleads Innocent in Failure to Provide

Logan Paul E Steinmetz 28 of Athens pleaded innocent at arraignment in Common Pleas Court on a charge of failure to provide for a minor child. Steinmetz was indicted earlier by the Grand Jury and released on $500 bond after posting with Judge Harley Meyer. He had been in county jail since Wednesday.

Logan Paul E Steinmetz Athens Common Pleas Steinmetz Harley Meyer

Mercerville Seniors Start Eastern Trip

Twenty three seniors from Hannan Trace School District Mercerville High School with five chaperons leave Huntington Sunday for a six day trip to Washington New York City and Philadelphia. They will return Friday after two years of fund raising. Students listed include Carolyn Sheets Burnice Fellore Peggy Puckett Geraldine Small Mary Ellen Hauldren Mary Jo Fulks Pauline Cline Vonda Mc Guire Shirley Fulks Kati Swain Joan Parsons Barbara Sprouse John Beaver Ralph Belville Renard Saunders Francis Mc Guire Bobbie Clary Charles Meadows James Dillon Morris Sheets John Sheets and John Frownfelter. Chaperones are Dennis M. Murdock and Mrs Murdock Mrs Claude Shahan Charles Shahan and Charles Davidson.

Gallipolis Hannan Trace Mercerville High School Huntington Washington,d. C New York City Philadelphia Carolyn Sheets Burnice Fellore Peggy Puckett Geraldine Small Mary Ellen Hauldren Mary Jo Fulks Pauline Cline Vonda McGuire Shirley Fulks Kati Swain Joan Parsons Barbara Sprouse John Beaver Ralph Belville Renard Saunders Francis McGuire Bobbie Clary Charles Meadows James Dillon Morris Sheets John Sheets John Frownfelter Dennis M. Murdock Murdock Claude Shahan Shahan Charles Davidson

GAHS Students Use New Auditorium in Gallia Academy

In Gallia, 850 GAHS students attended the first assembly in the new $1,000,000 auditorium at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Six hundred fifty students filled the seats to hear candidate speeches for student body offices and enjoy madrigals.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School

Admitted To Hospital After Fall From Roof

Lowell Frank lin Collins 54 of Pomeroy Route 1 was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured left hip after helping repair a roof and falling. Laura R. Pope 68 of 92 South Street Jackson also admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fracture of the right arm after a fall at her home.

Gallipolis Lowell Franklin Collins Pomeroy Route 1 Holzer Hospital Laura R. Pope South St Jackson

Logan High School Again Approved by NCA

Logan High School principal Harley Ellinger announced that LHS is again approved as a first class school by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been on the association's approved list since 1903.

Logan Harley Ellinger Logan High School LHS North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Ellinger Association

Pay Review Day Is Changed At Kyger Creek Plant

Ohio Valley Electric Corp Kyger Creek power plant shifts 1958 wage review to May 1 with a 2 percent raise on May 1 and a 3 percent raise on September 1 based on April 30 1958 rates. In 1959 review dates for union and nonunion workers diverge. 1957 payroll at Kyger Creek was 1 796 056.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley Electric Corporation Kyger Creek James B. Harreld 430 Utility Workers Union of America Afl-Cio UWUA Kgger Creek Harreld

Holzer Hospital Births and Staff Notes

A list of births at Holzer Hospital including Gerald Hammond Jackson Clyde Clench Rutland John E Rose Jackson Robert A Boudinot Gallipolis William G Walters Middleport Bryan Wooten Northup and others. Surgical and medical staff mentions include Laura Pope Jackson Clark A Martin Ashland Ky Orie Johnson Oak Hill and more. Blood usage for Thursday recorded as 46 pints.

Gerald Hammond Jackson Clyde Clench Rutland John E. Rose Robert A. Boudinot Gallipolis William G. Walters Middleport Bryan Wooten Northup Laura Pope William Lee Capehart New Haven Pamela Jane Tolliver Glenwood Clark A. Martin Ashland

Police Training School Graduates Across Three Counties

Twenty eight law officers from Meigs, Gallia and Mason counties completed a four week police training school at the Municipal Building in Gallipolis. Special Agent Robert R. Rockwell of the FBI Cincinnati division awarded graduation certificates. Final sessions covered fingerprinting and FBI fingerprint classification. homicide investigation was discussed.

Gallipolis Robert R. Rockwell Cincinnati FBI Chester A. Leaper James Mills L. L. Niday William Barr Bennie Pennington Garland Nibert John Taylor Elmer Skidmore

Ten Eighty Eight Honor Roll Students Named

Gallia County district lists 108 students on the six weeks honor roll across Hannan Trace Local Schools Mercerville High leads with 40 students including four with all A’s Mercerville Elementary has 27 Swan Creek 18 Bethel and Little Bullskin 12 each Most all A’s recipients are named by grade and school with several seniors and juniors listed for flawless averages

Gallipolis Hannan Trace Dennis M. Murdock Mercerville High School Mercerville Swan Creek Bethel Little Bullskin Janet Beaver Dotty Clark Carolyn Hively Virginia Johnson Patricia McGuire Nancy Phillips Barbara Watson Geraldine Waugh John Woods Jerry Massie Thomas Cummons Kenton Daniels Thomas Saunders Sandra Belville Elizabeth Craig Wanda Halley Carol Lusk Carolyn Saunders Ellen Stanley Doris Caldwell Donna Frownfelter Sharon Fulks Elise Martin Pauline Cline Mary Fulks Burnice Fellore Mary el

Gallipolis Churches and Services Listing

A dense church column lists multiple congregations in Gallipolis with service times and pastors. It covers Catholic, Mennonite, Calvary Baptist, Assembly of God, First Church of God, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Bidwell Church of God, Nazarene, and other local denominations along with Sunday schedules and weekday activities.

St. Louis Adolph Golubieski GSI Mennonite Vinton Paul Stoltzfus Calvary Baptist Rio Grande Luther Tracy Assembly of God Robert Howard First Church of God Garfield Ave Hershel McDonough Young Peoples Meeting Glen Hutsel Pearl Elliott Simpson Chapel Methodist George Holcombe Bidwell Church of God Mr. Satterfield YPE Church of the Nazarene Vernon C. Shafer Devo

North Gallia Band Boosters Elect New Officers

Keith Tyler became president of the North Gallia Band Boosters with Dorothy Sheets as vice president and Donald Palmer as secretary. Tom Ball treasurer and Tom Ball’s wife as publicity chair. The group plans summer meetings for a concession stand at the Gallia County Junice Fair and will contribute $100 toward band debt.

Gallipolis North Gallia Wanda Waugh Keith Tyler Dorothy Sheets Donald Palmer Tom Ball Gallia County

State Patrol Reports One-Car Crash Near Gallipolis

Gallia County Ohio a one car accident on Route 218 two miles south of Route 7 occurred around 1 p m. No injuries and only minor damage were reported. Driver Mayme Gooderham 57 Crown City said she saw a parked car ahead and tried to stop but left the road into a ditch.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol Mayme Gooderham Crown City

Drivers Claim Green Light Collision at First and Sycamore

A two-vehicle crash occurred around 10 a m at First and Sycamore in Gallipolis. Willa Deen Skaggs, 33, Gallipolis, drove a car with medium damage after a collision with John H. Lameul, 49, Dallas, Texas, operating a semi. No injuries or charges were reported.

Gallipolis Sycamore Willa Deen Skaggs John H. Lameul Dallas Tex Skaggs

Appointment of Executor for Frances E. Hooper Estate

Fred B. Hooper of Shade Athens County Ohio named Executor of the Frances E. Hooper estate. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months. Dated April 22 1958. Harold J. Rose Probate Judge of Athens County.

Ruth Mc Bee Appointed Administratrix in Ohio Estate

Ruth Mc Bee of 78 E State Street Athens Ohio is duly appointed Administratrix of the estate of Charles Mc Bee deceased late of Stewart Athens County Ohio. Dated April 16 1958 Probate Judge of said County 4 18 3 otw

Sheriff appoints administrator for Blanche E. South estate

Notice is hereby given that Fred South of 107 N Lancaster Street Athens Ohio has been duly appointed administrator of the Estate of Blanche E South deceased late of Athens County Ohio. Claims with said fiduciary within two dated this 9th day of April 1958 Harold J Rose 4-11 (3 otw)

Ruth McBee E. State Street Athens Ohio Charles McBee Stewart Athens County Harold J. Rose Said Fred Lancaster Street Ohi Blanche E. South Ska Blanche South Said County

Notice of Mortgage Petition by First Baptist Church of Athens

Legal notice states the trustees filed in Athens County Common Pleas a petition numbered 21688 seeking authority to mortgage five described Cable Acres Third Addition parcels in Athens Ohio. The hearing is set for May 10 1958 with listed officials or trustees named for the case.

First Baptist Church of Athens Ohio Court of Common Pleas Athens County Cable Acres City of Athens County Recorder's Office East State Street T. van Dyke Davis Greene Delbert Guess Lawrence Harrison Roger Foreman

Athens Ohio approves Charles Street improvement special assessment

Ordinance 1418 levies a 40620.66 dollar assessment for grading drainage curb paving sidewalks and drive approaches on Charles Street Athens Ohio from 660 feet south of Jacobs Drive to Pleasant View Avenue. Assessments apply to adjacent parcels with cash due in 30 days or ten annual installments plus interest. Take effect immediately per council.

Charles Street Athens Ohio Jacobs Drive Pleasant View Avenue H. Herbert

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