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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1958

Page

3

Green Local merger vote approved by Gallia County Board

Gallia County Board of Education approved 3-0 the Green Local School District petition to merge with Gallipolis City School District. The vote followed lengthy discussion, with board members Richards, Boster, and Powell approving. The move requires action by the Gallipolis City School District and could alter board composition due to district realignment. County Supt Jones noted finances demand merger to continue operations and prepare for school start.

Gallipolis The B. Lewis Jones Thomson General Assembly George Woodward Glenn Powell Richards Green District Woodward Boster Gomer Richards Powell Jones Green Glen Powell Earl Cromley County Sept. Jones Henry Skidmore Ruth Edwards Ralph Bos

Vinton Flower Show Awards Honor Local Exhibitors

At the fifth annual Vinton Garden Club show in the Vinton Elementary Gymnasium 52 artistic arrangements and 59 specimens were displayed. Miss Shirley Barnes Mrs Oliver Lyle and Bobby McCarley won best in show tri color awards, with McCarley’s junior entry echoing Let Me Call You Sweetheart. Merrianne McCarley earned the sweepstakes for blue ribbons, while E C Payne led horticultural sweepstakes.

Gallipolis Shirley Barnes Oliver Lyle Bobby McCarley Vinton Garden Club Vinton Elementary School Miss Barnes Max Barnes Shirley French City Garden Club E. C. Payne Jerry Barnes Vinton Friendship Garden Club Tom Rece Noah Lambert Oak Hill James Jackson Wilkesville McCarley John Payne

Drunken Driver Arrested After Hitting Three Cars

Gallipolis police arrested Melvin Lee Craft 22 Mercerville Star Route for driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck three parked cars on First Ave at 3 03 am He fled the scene and was jailed for a hearing Monday The mishap occurred in front of Dr Norman A Pinschmidt residence damaging a 1956 Buick and a 1958 Dodge while Craft s 1958 Chevrolet Impala was heavily damaged

Gallipolis Melvin Lee Craft Mercerville First Ave Craft First and Vine Norman A. Pinschmidt Pinschmidt Olds George A. Lear Lear Dodge

River traffic on Ohio and Kanawha shows varied dam and boat movements

River gauges report up and down dams from Dam 22 to Dam 35 with several locks active. Listings cover many vessels on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with timestamps of up or down movements at Lock 14 through Lock 35 and Kanawha River boats Winfield and Duncan Bruce among others.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Ohio River Lucy Jane Lucas Stevenson Alton Zephyr C. V. Harner Criss Jr Titan Lunga Point White Gold Lock Indiana Atlas Robert Benter Arthur Dyer Esso Louisiana O. F. Shearer Coleman D Traid Kanawha Winfield Merill Duncan Bruce Reliance City of Maysville Robert P. Bonnie I. F. Freiberger Jerry Bosworth Ogram Bonnie D C. F. Hood Hardy L. Roberts Ovec

Hospital Notes Admits List and Births Feature Ohio Patients

Holzer Hospital notes show numerous admissions from Gallipolis Ferry Sciotoville Rio Grande Point Pleasant and nearby towns including Mr and Mrs Robert Greer Point Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Plantz Gallipolis. Births include a daughter to Robert W Greer and a daughter to Gilbert Plantz. Multiple discharges listed with patient names and relations.

Alvin Angel Bidwell James M. Gray Gallipolis Ferry Joseph Mathias Oak Hill Glen Richendollar Sciotoville Richard B. Hansen Gallipolis Sarah Starkey Rio Grande Jessie K. Braley J. Oral Eads Point Pleasant Delbert G. Eadhes Ironton Miles J. Carpenter Vinton Chester W. Miller Robert W. Greer Gilbert Plantz William A. Steele Jackson James W. Gray Rhonda Sprouse Ewington Lester Drummond Trena Mae Craig Buffalo Darwin Lee Banks John Thaxton Wellston Gary A. Jones Larry K. Frasher Patriot Naomi Neville Racine A. F. Winton Chesapeake L. B. Burrow Robert W. Louks Syracuse Charles W. Phillips Ashland Steven B. Sexton Clarence N. Flaker William Napper Dale W. Riegel Cove Vernon E. Wasmer Kimberly Vanover A. P. Kerr James Swain Phillip Burton Betty Knapp Frank Biffle Robert Watson Timothy Zerkle Gerald Roush Alvin Jiiden Jimmie Evans Owen Roseberry

Abele Speaks at Rio Grande Bean Dinner

Pete Abele and Walter Moeller attended the Rio Grande College bean dinner where Homer E. Abele gave a highway safety talk to about 75 in Community Hall. Rio Grande beat Grove City 12 2 in a softball game as part of the event.

Gallipolis Pete Abele Walter H. Moeller Rio Grande College Homer E. Abele Robert Evans Rio Grande Memorial Association Abele Ohio State Highway Patrol Rio Grande Grove City Luther Tracy Calvary Baptist Church W. L. Nocifer Simpson Chapel Methodist Church Nocifer Phillip Scott Columbus

Gallia County Club Takes 4 Firsts in Sunday Show

Gallia County Riding Club won four firsts at the Gallipolis Saddle and Sirloin show on Cheshire athletic field. Winners included Little Janice Houck with Silver Sandy in lead-in pony class and Silvery Sandy in western pleasure ponies. Other champions spanned three-gaited, five-gaited, costume pony, and parade pony, with judges and officials noted.

Gallia County Club Gallipolis Gallia County Riding Club Sirloin Riding Club Cheshire Athletic Field Janice Houck Silver Sandy Linda Shamblin Janice Silvery Sandy Terry Martin Freddy Cullip Billy Miss Fancy Albany Riding Club Liz Sellers Wellston Polly Beaver-Kettle Ja-Vin Riding Club Clarence Hanning Smokey Chuck Schultz Flemingsburg Schultz Charlie McCormick

Sheriff Keeps Busy With LO Arrests

Gallia sheriff Oscar Baird and deputies report a busy weekend with ten arrests. Detainees include Donald Cheesebrew 29 Point Pleasant Herston R Jarvis 19 Cheshire Burdell Neal 47 Point Pleasant and James R Wheaton 21 Columbus for breach of the peace after a melee at Green Gables. Others face charges of fighting intoxication and larceny with bonds set at 25 dollars for Monday court appearances.

Gallipolis Oscar Baird Donald Cheesebrew Point Pleasant Herston R. Jarvis Cheshire Burdell Neal James R. Wheaton Columbus Green Gables Upper Route Kanauga Woodrow N. Cox Northup Carl E. Myers Carl Edwin Long Mr. Gilead M. D. Parsons Long Robbie M. Rowland Bidwell Archie T. Christian Marion John M. Slinde

North-South All-Star Football Contest Held in Canton

Jay Simms Newt Jones Jim Mills Richard Whitley and Freddie Miller played for the North team in the annual high school all-star game Saturday night in Canton. Former Blue Devil coach Hank Schroth served on the North coaching staff.

Gallipolis Jay Simms Newt Jones Jim Mills Richard Whitley Freddie Miller Canton Blue Devil Grid Hank Schroth

Buckeye Electric Co-Op honors Lusher. beauty winner named

At the Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Operative biennial meeting in Gallia County 650 attendees gathered as John R. Lusher, manager for 20 years, was honored with a memorial. Carol Davis, 18, Patriot Route 2, won the beauty contest among unmarried contestants.

John R. Lusher Buckeye Electric Co-Op Gallipolis Carol Davis Patriot Route 2 Buckeye William H. Jones Carl Hicks Columbus John Lusher Elaine George Ruth Hutchinson Jackson Everett Colwell Vinton Mac Eddy Clyde Ramsay Ish Argabright Vinton Legion Post Circle of Grace Methodist Church Rotary

Brothers Hit Headon on Green Sanders Road

Gallipolis Post reports heavy damage in a Sunday head on crash on Green Sanders Road Green Two involving Moss brothers Spencer 23 and Dallas 29 of Northup with sister Nancy 19 injured minor knee laceration treated and released at Point Pleasant Clinic. Two more Sunday accidents noted no injuries.

Gallipolis Green Saunders Green Two Moss Brothers Highway Patrol Headon Spencer D. Moss Northup Dallas G. Moss Dallas Nancy Moss Point Pleasant Route Tuppers Plains Geoffrey A. Wilson Pomeroy Alvin L. Daughenbaugh Santa Ana Calif Tye S. Tye Robert S. Betz

Construction Worker Falls From Ladder in Gallipolis

Kenneth Racer of Mill Creek Road Gallipolis an employee of Raymond Barr Construction Co fell from a ladder at the new city water storage tank site on Ingles Hill about 12 30 p m Saturday. He was taken to Holzer Hospital by Elliott Sanders funeral home and treated for a fractured right wrist before being released.

Gallipolis Kenneth Racer Mill Creek Road Raymond Barr Construction Co New City Ingles Hill Holzer Hospital Elliott- Sanders Funeral Home

Science shrinks piles without surgery new healing substance

A New York report describes a groundbreaking healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case showed gentle pain relief and actual shrinkage, with results so thorough patients even filed for patent registration.

New York, N. Y

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