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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1961

Page

12

Taber outlines Gallia Civil Defense status in Kiwanis talk

Gallia County is not a target but serves as a mobile support area and secondary evacuation center. State Rep. D O Taber urged a new Ohio State University research center to revive state industry, noting wind fallout and shelter options while stressing sanitation and food kits for four days.

Gallipolis Gallia County D. O. Taber Buckeye Dale C. Gilkey Representative Taber Kgger Creek Washington Atomic Energy Commission Taber Czechoslovakia Cuba Reds New York City Dayton Gallia Ohio Ohio State University Ohio Development and Publicity Commission Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cal Tech Ohio State

Gallia Voter Cards Being Processed in County

Gallia County voter registration cards for the county’s 33 precincts are one third complete. Eleven precincts finished with a five person typing crew working three weeks on the project. The Sept 27 registration deadline for the Nov 7 election is approaching. Girls typing cards are Carol Martin Linda Halley Rita Saunders Sandra Knotts Lois Jean Simmons. Mrs Billie Fisher assists part time. Unregistered residents may register on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Gallipolis Gallia County Crilla Stiverson Board of Elections Carol Martin Linda Halley Rita Saunders Sandra Knotts Lois Jean Simmons Billie Fisher

Six Children Visit City Health Clinic

In Gallipolis the city health department well child clinic drew six children before school starts. Volunteer Dr. Alfredo Corona examined them with nurse Helen Spriegel assisting. they weighed and administered four Salk polio shots and two DPT shots. The next clinic is set for Sept. 6.

Gallipolis City Health Department Alfredo Corona Helen Spriegel City Health

Friday Rites Planned For W. E. Boggs

Funeral services for William E. Boggs 81 of 168 Jackson Pike Gallipolis will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Waugh Halley Wood funeral home Burial will be in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens He died at 6 30 a.m. Wednesday at his daughter's home in Point Pleasant He was a retired railroad clerk with Hocking Valley and Chesapeake and Ohio He leaves a wife three daughters two sons 24 grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers and a sister predeceased by a brother Friends may call 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday

Gallipolis William E. Boggs Jackson Pixe Waugh-Halley-Wood Ohio Valley Memory Gardens Neighborhood Rd Boggs J. S Kathryn) Duncan Mt. Vernon Ave Point Pleasant Bethesda Hensley Matilda Waugh Boggs Old Hocking Valley Railroad Chesapeake and Ohio Donna Leslie Duncan C. A Muriel) Bennett Columbus William Louise) Henson Toledo William L. Boggs East Lansing Mich Elmer Boggs Thomas Boggs James A. Boggs Gallia

Picnic Planned by Gallipolis Club Dinner Meeting

The Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club will host a 6:30 p.m. Monday dinner at Fortification Hill. It will be a family picnic with attendees asked to bring their own table service. Mrs. Frank Robinson chairs the national security committee in charge.

Gallipolis

Dr. Gene Abels Joins Holzer Clinic Staff

Holzer Clinic in Gallipolis welcomes Dr. Gene H. Abels, an internal medicine specialist who led a teaching heart clinic at the Medical College of Georgia and has extensive open heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, and ECG experience. He is a Chilliotothe native, married to Marjorie Allyn of Ironton, with three children, residing on Halliday Heights.

Gallipolis Holzer Clinic Gene H. Abels Medical College of Georgia Abels Chillicothe Ohio State University School of Nursing Halliday Heights

Gallipolis C of C accepts director resignations

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce board unanimously accepts the resignation of Carl Bias as director due to ill health and names him honorary director. Thelma Elliott announced the measure. Clyde Ramsey appointed to fill Bias’s term expiring March 1963. Bias is a former two term president and active in the Retail Merchants Association.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Board of Carl Bias Thelma Elliott Bias Gallipolis Retail Merchants Association Clyde Ramsey

Court fines four in Munici pal Court cases statewide

Gallipolis Judge William H. Jones fined Richard Swackhammer 18 Mason $10 and costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. James T. McGuire 35 Crown City Route 2 paid $5 and costs for failing to register a motor vehicle. George J. Giles 31 Franklin Va $15 for parking on the highway and James H. Smith 41 Detroit Mich $20 for following too closely. All four arrested by the State Highway Patrol.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Richard Swackhammer Mason James T. McGuire Crown City George J. Giles Franklin James H. Smith Detroit Mich State Highway Patrol

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