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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1954

Page

13

Two Gallia and Meigs Women Featured in Health Magazine

In the July August Ohio Tuberculosis and Health magazine Mrs. August Arnold of Gallia County and Mrs. Wallace Bradford of Meigs County are pictured among eight executive secretaries of county tuberculosis and health associations. The photo was taken at the late June two day institute for new executive secretaries. Kermit Daugherty of Jackson is president of the Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association, with his image on another page of the magazine.

Gallipolis August Arnold Gallia County Wallace Bradford Meigs County Ohio Tuberculosis and Health !Magazine Bradford Arnold County Tuberculosis Kermit Daugherty Jackson Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association Diane Amelia Ingram Janet John Ingram, Jr J. L. Ingram James Anderson Lodi Anderson Waldo Poston M. H. Mitchell George Mitchell Ann Vigor Plain City William Covert Columbia Beverly McKenzie Cincinnati Judy Barnes Clovis Chesser Cecil Throckmorton Devton W. A .Throckmorton Marie Phillips Maine

Yerges Swim Trophy Forfeit Is Claimed

Gallipolis coach Junior Wilson planned a trip to Point Pleasant to claim the Howard Yerges memorial trophy by default as Point Pleasant did not field a swimming team, a forfeiture cited by Wilson.

Gallipolis Junior Wilson Point Pleasant Howard Yerges Wilson

Local Church Services Directory for Gallipolis Area

A period list of church services in Gallipolis and nearby towns. It details pastors, Sunday schools, worship times, and midweek activities for Roman Catholic, Nazarene, Church of God, Calvary Baptist, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Garfield Avenue Church of Christ, St Peter's, St Bartholomew's, Paint Creek Baptist, Grace Me, and First Baptist churches with times and notable events.

Church of the Nazarene Vernon C. Shafer Young Peoples Calvary Baptist Rio Grande John W. Rand Simpson Chapel Methodist George Holcomb Garfield Avenue Church of Christ Glenn M. Graham St. Peter's Richard H. Ash Paint Creek Preston C. Smith P. M. Niswander Vinton Delaware First Baptist W. H Green D R Loomis Loomis Young People's Fellowship Mr. Loomis

Albany Social Notes and Probate Notices Featured

A long Albany social column lists numerous visits and travels among locals including Walters and Beans families, Stansbury, Canny, Pos­ten, Ingram, Walters, and others with trips to Columbus, Gallipolis, Lake Hope, and El Centro. The section also covers estate notices, inventories, and an Athens storm sewer ordinance with public bids and hearing dates.

22 Million Set Aside For Municipal Airports

The Senate approved a 22 million dollar appropriation to assist local communities in building municipal airports. Funds are to be spent this fiscal year with a 50-50 match from local governments, and the measure follows House approval in the prior day. The provision is part of a larger compromise spending bill.

Washington Senate White House House

Wringer Accident Causes Loss of Thumb

Gallipolis admits Mrs. Henry Keefer of Leon Route 1 after her arm went through a washing machine wringer causing amputation of her right thumb. Donald Cramer of Vinton Route 1 sustained a foot injury at a sawmill and was treated at Holzer Hospital.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Henry Keefer Leon Donald Cramer Vinton

Hospital Notes List Discharges and Admitted Names

Holzer Hospital notes include multiple admissions for patients from Hamden Mercerville Jackson Bruno Point Pleasant Ashland Gallipolis Coalton Greenup and other locales with medical and surgical cases. The list also records several discharges including Mrs Edward Carman Mrs Harry Powell and others.

Fred Starrick Point Pleasant William R. Smith, Jr Browning Ashland Fred T. Wood Welliston Surgical Cecile Faye Holley Gallipolis Wendell H. Miller Greenup Clarence FE. Sargent Dorothy Exline Coalton Reba McGuire Arthur Williams Homer L. Miller Waterloo Donald Cramer Vinton James L. King Point Medical

Gallia Riding Club to Stage First Horse Show Sept 11

Gallia Riding Club trustees Squire Taylor Harley George and Tony Elkins announce its first horse show will be held September 11 at Cheshire. The club formed this summer with John Houck as president Janet Rife as secretary. Riders meet this Sunday at 11 am at Arista Boggs farm two miles below Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Gallia Lower River Road Arista Boggs Tony Elkins Cheshire Eno Paul Martin Chesehire

Gallipolis Personal Notes Reflect Travel and Visitors

Gallipolis residents and relatives are noted visiting and traveling. Dr. Oscar W. Clarke Jr. returns to the Gallipolis Clinic after vacation. The Carters visit Dayton. Paul France and Gladys Beard are in town from Albuquerque. A Thursday funeral for Fred Jay Entsminger drew attendees from Columbus Charleston Cleveland Pomeroy Springfield Gallia New Vienna and Phoenix. Families from Evansville Hillsboro and Gallipolis gathered with local relatives for remembrances and weeklong visits.

Oscar W. Clarke, Jr Gallipolis Clinic Merrill Carter Dayton Marvin Carter Paul France Gladys Beard Albuquerque Fred Jay Entsminger Frank Anderson Columbus Fred Sutherland Charleston Lena Cook Helen Cook Cleveland Stanley Baker Springfield Clara Garland Ethel Garland Pomeroy Eugene Smith New Vienna Thomas Richard Evansville Ind Irwin Folden Gallipolia Archie Riggs Phoenix Ariz

Rain totals two tenths in Gallipolis

Gallipolis reports two tenths of an inch of rain in the local precipitation gauge at the waterworks. Thursday evening brought lightning and thunder the worst of the summer for Cadmus neighborhood.

Gallipolis Cadmus

Court Proceeding on Athens County Real Estate Mortgage Petition

A petition filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio Case No DTS seeks authority to mortgage a described parcel in Athens Lot 122 fronting Franklin Avenue with several deed references. a hearing is set for September 1 1954 before WM Parker Walker attorney for the Trustees of the Wealthy Foundation at Ohio University.

Athens County Oslo Joe B. Draper Nora Beile Lochary Roger J. Jones Hartera Barrows Sewate Flora Boring Fiora Murphy Emma FE. Burt J. Edwin Johnson Evan Snow Goclock AM Bartara Barrqwe Court OF Common Fleas Jim Wealtey Foundation Ohio University Ohio Athens Obie Athena Iniot 122 Franklin Avenue Athena County Fihio WM Parker Walker Trustees of the Wealey Foundation City of Ohis Athene County Agricultural Society Athene County Athens County Agricultural Society Athens County Agricultural Hociery Athens Cemetery Association Unne Weat 'Hion

Auto Wreck on Route 141 Near Gallipolis

The 3:30 am crash on Route 141 a mile west of Gallipolis left Horace Q. Rogers 22 of Canton Georgia with a car that went left off the road struck a guardrail on the right. The vehicle owned by Gomer Jenkins of Patriot sustained heavy front-end damage while Rogers faced a no license charge docketed at 1:15 pm Saturday before Judge William H. Janes.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Horace Q. Rogers Canton Gomer Jenkins Patroit Rogers Navy Jenkins Carroll Williams Galling William H. Janes

New Tractor Firm To Open on Route 7

Gallipolis reports a new Pioneer Tractor Company planned on Upper River Road near Mink's Trade Sales. Owner Jim Mac Swords will run crawlers and wheel tractors. construction to begin on Route 7 to serve workers at Kgger Creek Power Plant.

Gallipolis Upper River Road Kgger Creek Pioneer Tractor Company Jim Mac Swords Oliver Crawlers Mink Mac Swords Seid

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