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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1953

Page

3

Gallia Fair dairy premiums boosted by chamber underwriting

Gallia county agricul tural society set aside a total of 296 in special premiums for the Dairy cattle show at the Gallia County Junior Fair at Holzer airport. The Gallia Chamber of Commerce voted to underwrite 250 of the premiums for the fair as crowds gather Thursday through Saturday with contests including health king and queen crowning and a three day talent show.

Gallipolis Gallia County Agricultural Society Gallia County Holzer Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Tom Agee Chamber The Agricultural Society Chamber of Commerce Agee

Hospital Notes From Holzer Provide Births And Admissions

Holzer Hospital notes list numerous births with names of parents and the newborns. Admissions include dozens of patients across multiple towns, with medical and surgical cases detailed for residents including Point Pleasant Wellston Gallipolis Oak Hill Jackson Racine Ironton Middleport and Detroit.

Henry P. Gardner Point Pleasant John Spires Wellston Harold Rice Rutland Charles K. Nida Gallipolis Glenn Graham Northup Roy Davidson, Jr Edward Fairchild Oak Hill Poe Crawford Anthony Robinson Coalton M. J. Lilly Ashton Willard Sprouse Jackson John W. Lewis Middleport Roy Eskew Vanessa Joan Ratcliff Willowood Brenda Joyce Kelley Coal Grove O. M. Hayward Racine John H. Aice Jesse May Edward D Robinson Carlos Johnson John F. Clendenen Vera Hall Gary Lynn Williams Centerville David Roger King Arthur Hesse Ellen Good Radcliff Paul Batter Bladen Virgil Valentine Spencer Nadine Taylor Mose Jenkins Ben Shiakman Detroit Robert Johnson Patricia Johnson Orlan Farrar Delmar Wheeler Leon Alice M. Loudner Fileen Morris Ironton Paula Virginia Adkins Pamela Adkins Cal Howard Ankrom John Lambert

Second Child In Family Dies In Gallipolis Dysentery Outbreak

Dysentery deaths claim two Johnson children Wesley Eugene 3 and Patricia 14 months buried at Swan Creek Cemetery after services at Swan Creek Church. Elder brother Don ald 14 Carlos 7 Robert 5 also ill in Holzer Hospital along with Mildred 13 James 10 and Jerry 3 months. The Johnsons of Gallipolis Route 2 Mina Chapel neighborhood are affected as the illness spreads.

Gallipolis Johnson Wesley Eugene Johnson Patricia Johnson Swan Creek Swan Creek Church Wesley Eugene Holzer Hospital Donald Carlos Robert Mildred

Two Polio Victims Sent to Columbus

Gallipolis sends two polio patients to Columbus Chil dren's Hospital Florence Scott eight daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Scott 814 Fourth Ave and Billy Joe Burns 18 months grandson of Mr and Mrs Clarence Burns 14% Eastern Ave Other family members will receive gamma globulin through Dr N Howard Foster president of the Gallipolis Municipal Board of Health

Gallipolis Columbus Children's Hospital Florence Scott Harry Scott Fourth Ave Billy Joe Burns Clarence Burns Eastern Ave N. Howard Foster Gallipolis Municipal

Stone shatters highway patrol car windshield near Kyger Creek

A stone kicked up by a passing car shattered the windshield of a State Highway Patrol car driven by Gallipolis Post Officer W. R. Davis at 4:35 p.m. Monday on Route 7 near the Kyger Creek Power Plant, 2.3 miles south of Route 554.

Gallipolis Kyger Creek W. R. Davis

Gravel purchases draw attention at Gallipolis Chamber meeting

Gallipolis County Engineer Farnom Haskins prompted chamber interest by reaffirming continued gravel and road material buying where best value is found. The Chamber of Commerce sought clearer alignment with local and state vendors and issued a supplementary statement after Haskins reply.

Gallipolis Farnom Haskins Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Haskins Board of State of Ohio Robert L. Rannells Rannells Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Chamber of Commerce

Redecoration Starts At Methodist Church

Grace Methodist Church begins redecoration with Illinois contractor working on site. Eight thousand dollars is pledged to church funds led by Marlin Kerns as financial secretary and Grace decoration committee chair Mrs CC J Wetherholt. Members include Mrs D Paul Davies Mrs John ODell and Mrs August Arnold.

Illinois Marlin Kerns CC. J Wetherholt D. Paul Davies John O'Dell August Arnold

Auto Driver Cited After City Crash

Gallipolis city police charged Boyd E. Wellington 25 of Bidwell Route 1 with failure to stop within assured clear distance after his car rear ended Sheldon Arthur Wise 57 at 1139 Second Ave at 5 12 pm on Monday. Hearing in municipal court set for Friday.

Gallipolis Boyd E. Wellington Bidwell Second Ave Grape St Sheldon Arthur Wise GSI

Justice of the Peace fines two men for intoxication

Gallia County Justice of the Peace James A. Johnson on Monday assessed a five dollar fine and costs on each of two men, James Wamsley of Point Pleasant and Malcolm Young of West Columbia, for intoxication.

Gallipolis Justice of the Peace James A. Johnson James Wamsley Point Pleasant Malcolm Young West Columbia

Elmer E Drummond Rites To Be Thursday

Funeral services for Elmer E Drummond a Walnut Township farmer who died of a heart attack will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday in the Walnut Methodist Church with Rev Billy Grabeel officiating Survivors include the widow the former Daisy Myers a brother Cyrus of Mudsoe three sisters Mrs Maude Elliott Mrs Blanche Davis and Miss Goldie Drummond of Patriot

Gallipolis Elmer E. Drummond Walnut Township Walnut Methodist Church Billy Grabeel Daisy Myers Cyrus Mudsoe Maude Elliott Blanche Davis Goldie Drummond Patriot

Roy Put On Probation At Gallipolis Court

Juvenile Court Judge John V. Howell placed a 15 year old boy on probation until age 21 on a city police charge that he stole a bicycle.

Roy Gallipolis John V. Howell Monday

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