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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1958

Page

5

Gallia County ASC elects Canaday as chairman anew

Gallia County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee held its annual convention in the Warehime Building with Golden R. Canaday reelected as chairman by all 14 delegates. T. F. Burleson remains vice chairman with 12 votes to one for Aaron Reynolds and one for Dan Wagoner. Ralph Reynolds won 14 votes for first alternate Ellis Thornton took 13 votes to one for Hollis Saunders. John Payne named second alternate with 12 votes to one for Wagoner and one for Saunders. The ASC issued about 12250 the county farmers last year through wheat tobacco quotas and conservation programs with the federal share around 50 percent. Payne was second alternate last year. Thornton replaces Lloyd Jeffers as first alternate. The group includes new chairmen Kenneth Daniels Harrison Cremeans Homer Chambers Kenneth Daniels Oregon Meredith Davis Fred Taylor Hollis Saunders Webster Dewitt Ellis Thornton John Payne and others. The county ASC meets Sept. 2 to implement the new farmer mandates and address the office manager position. Canaday attended a National Farm Bureau meeting in Washington, D C. as Ohio's lone member.

Aarpn Dan R. Wagoner Hollis Saunders Payne Thornton Lloyd Jeffers ASC Gallia County

Bidwell Wins Attendance Banner at County MYF

Gallia County Methodist Youth Fellowship met at Patriot Methodist Church to hear monologues by Freddie Mitchell and Sandra Harris and the Chambersburg Ensemble. Bidwell Charge led attendance with 57 of 146 present, reclaiming the banner.

Gallipolis Gallia County Methodist Patriot Methodist Church Freddie Mitchell Sandra Harris Chambersburg Bidwell Charge Bidwell

August Leads In Marriages

August widened its lead for marriage licenses with two more applications, bringing the monthly total to 19. The latest couples are Forest E. Shepherd and Janet A. Nelson, and John Paul Porter and Eleanor Sue Givens, with communities listed as Gallipolis and Cheshire. The report notes August's advantage over June and July and details attendees at a relate church gathering, including ministers, singers, and organizers, plus plans for a September meeting and watermelon party.

Gallipolis Forest E. Shepherd Columbus Janet A. Nelson Haddie and Minta Massie Shepherd James and Agnes Comer Nelson John Paul Porter Eleanor Sue Given

Scouts Plan Fall Roundup For Tri State Camp-O-Bal

Gallia County scouts schedule a court of honor for September 8 and plan the Camp-O-Bal September 26 to 28, described as the biggest outing in the Tri State Area Council. Details to follow after the Tri-State Council meeting in Huntington.

Gallipolis Jim Hackworth Tri-State Area Council Tri-State Council Huntington Mason-Gallia-Meigs

Scouts Need New Recruits in Meigs County

At a Monday meeting Troop 299 with 27 members planned a Wednesday swim party at Bailey's Lake Meigs County. A Sept 6 7 overnight campout was tentatively set. Scoutmaster Walter F Walker urged recruiting new Scouts ages 11 to 18 and announced Thursday night meetings at the Scout hall over G&J Auto Parts.

Gallipolis Boy Scout Bailey’s Lake Meigs County Walter F. Walker Walker G&j Auto Parts Court St

Grass and Toes Cut In Lawn Mowing Incident

Mrs. John W. Lee of Point Pleasant, 22, suffered severe toe lacerations while mowing the lawn with a power mower Monday evening. She received treatment at Holzer Hospital clinic and was discharged home.

Gallipolis John W. Lee McCullough Rd Point Pleasant Holzer Hospital

Higgins Named Student Director in Gallipolis District

Superintendent Marshall D. Boggs announced the appointment of Dr. Edwin E. Higgins as director of student personnel. Higgins, a veteran educator, will head the attendance department overseeing 100 or more teachers, supervise home study for the sick and crippled, and handle some home guidance problems.

Gallipolis Marshall D. Boggs Edwin E. Higgins Higgins

Mudsoc and Perry Schools Kept Open Amid Inspection Findings

Southwestern Local School District moves to keep Mudsoc and Perry Elementary open for next year after state inspector Orville Elias recommended purchasing stove jackets or new stoves, plus wall cleaning. The board hired two teachers, adjusted lunchroom funding and prices, and arranged bus driver bonds.

Southwestern Board of Education Mudsoc Perry Orville Elias Ironton Robert A. Skipton Ohio Department of Industrial Relations Elias Mudsoe Centerville Lewis A. Meade Portsmouth Orville G. Goff Jenkins State Department of Education Southwestern High School Markin- Blanton Co Gilbert Gro

Steel President Dies in Ohio at 84

Edward Colwell Collins longtime head of Crucible Steel Co of America died at his Shaker Heights home after several weeks of illness. He led the company in the early 1920s and was 84.

Cleveland Edward Colwell Collins Crucible Steel Co. of America Shaker Heights

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Canaday Gallia Coun Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Warehime Golden R. Canaday T. F Nick) Burleson Addison Wayne Russell Cheshire Stanley Shaver Clay John Brucker Gallipolis-Green Greenfield Homer Chambers Guyan Kenneth Daniels New Harrison J. E. Cremeens John Payne Morgan Fred Taylor Ohio Meredith Davis Kenneth Rucker Raccoon Paul Fuller Springfield Webster Dewitt Walnut Ellis Thornton Jimmy Evans Washington, D. C National Farm Bureau Committee County Myf Sara Yoho Joyce Evans Wilford Evans Charles Murray Basil Evans Chambersburg Ensemble Bill Large Porter Joann Erwin Winchester Ohio Chapel Bob Silvee Christian Fellowship Iste RAY Riggs, Inc N. Court ST Athens EDSEL Abraham Ribicoff Connecticut Hedges Stadium Bridgeport Cery Co Ruth Burnette Paul Parkins Mr. Elias Trevor I. Davis B. Lewis Jones Steel Federal Land Bank The United National Farm Loan Association A C. Gibson Sec’y-Treas Ave Ohio’ Electric Companies Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company Dayton Power and Light Company Marietta Electric Company Ohio Edison Company Ohio Power Company Toledo Edison Company
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