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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1959

Page

3

Meigs County to undergo 1960 real estate reappraisal

Meigs County will be reappraised for 1960 as the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals has not yet issued a formal order. County Auditor Gordon Caldwell expects orders after January and plans to hire a firm to conduct the two year project costing at least 45 000 dollars. Local subdivisions including school districts will share the expense. Taxpayers anticipate higher valuations and higher taxes due to recent school bond issues and local levies in Meigs County.

Bob Hoeflich Pomeroy Ohio Board of Tax Appeals Columbus Meigs Gordon Caldwell Caldwell Coun Columbus Board of Tax Appeals Meigs County Perry Riggs Middleport Village

Publicized four million dollar check contested in court

Hadley Falls Trust Co demanded the return of a check misissued for 4,000,022.75 dollars. Judge O'Brien ordered the item held by the court clerk for later hearing. The bank fired the issuer Anne Helliwell, while Charlotte Walsh kept the extra funds with a court appearance by Walsh’s involvement noted.

Springfield Mass Hadley Falls Trust Co Daniel D. O’brien Edward G. Shea John F. Carr O’brien Anne Helliwell Charlotte Walsh Chicopee

Indiana Pa Woman Visits Relatives In Region

Mrs Hilda Rose of Indiana Pennsylvania visits sister Mrs Robert McElhinney. She arrived to see another sister Mrs Raymond Hood a patient at Meigs General Hospital. Mrs Paul Johnson and daughter Kimberly of South Charleston West Virginia visiting relatives. Mrs Johnson formerly Linda Helrich of Middleport.

Hilda Rose Indiana, Pa Robert McElhinney Raymond Hood Meigs General Hospital Paul Johnson Kimberly South Charleston W. Va Johnson Linda Helrich Middleport

Holiday Visitors From Nearby Colleges

New Haven hosts Mr and Mrs James Roush welcoming guests including Milton Stephan of New Martinsville and William Bronick of Pomeroy. Students home for holidays include Sandra Roush Ruth Sayre Ronnie McGlothlin Ruth Grimm from Marshall College Huntington Tommy Vance Phyllis Zicafoose Larry Lieving Joe Ford Judy Arnold Janice Reush from Mountain State College Parkersburg Wallace Stewart from Kentucky University Marie Jewell Joanna Kessinger Glenville State Teachers College Nancy Flesher Holzer Hospital School of Nursing.

James Roush Milton Stephan New Martinsville William Bronick Pomeroy Sandra Roush Ruth Sayre Ronnie McGlothlin Ruth Grimm Marshall College Huntington Tommy Vance Phyllis Zicafoose Larry Lieving West Virginia University Morgantown Joe Ford West Virginia Tech Montgomery Judy Arnold Janice Reush Mountain State College Parkersburg Wallace Stewart Kentucky University Lexington Marie Jewell Joanne Kessinger Glenville State Teachers College Nancy Flesher Holzer Hospital School of Nursing

Middleport Hi Ghd Banquet Speaker Dec 10

Middleport high school hosts the annual football banquet at 6 30 p m on December 10. Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club sponsors the event with ticket sales through Rotarians. Guest speaker Wayne Gibson, former Gallia Academy resident and Miami University athletic director, will address football players and staff. Gibson is a Gallia Academy graduate and Navy veteran who coached at Sidney and Miami University.

Middleport Wayne Gibson Gallipolis Miami University Middleport High School Gibson Gallia Academy High School U. S. Navy Sidney University of Buffalo Gallia Academy Middleport-Pomeroy Rotary Club Bernard Fultz

Community Notes From Radcliffe Area

Visits and social news from Radcliff and surrounding towns include Mrs. Charles Trent's trip to Columbus, the Perry family weekend in Columbus, and a Grange meeting in Vinton Township where a member earned first and second degrees. Lake Alma baptism saw 25 candidates immersed. Charles Hector joins Broken Arrow Mining Co. at Coshoton and plans to relocate. A slumber party hosted by Sandra Zinn included several local girls. The Hutchinsons mark their golden wedding anniversary on Route 124 December 6 with an all day open house.

Charles Trent Columbus Floyd Perry Vinton Township Radcliff Lake Alma Charles Hector Broken Arrow Mining Co Coshoton Sandra Zinn Bonnie Fitzpatrick Mary Lou Wells Janie Pendleton Beverly Cottrill Judy Newhart Marilyn Walters Julia Shifflet Sonja Canade M. O. Hutchinson

Park Meter Receipts Rise to 190 in Week

Village records show park ing meter receipts totaling 190 for the past week, per Chief of Police Herbert Gilkey. The amount marks about a 20 increase over the previous few weeks.

Middleport— Village Herbert Gilkey

Tompkins announce birth of son Stephen Charles

Mr and Mrs Robert C Tompkins of Baltimore Maryland announce the birth of their son Stephen Charles born Monday November 30 at John Hopkins Hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs E R Tompkins of Middleport The couple have one other child a son

Middleport Robert C. Tompkins Baltimore Stephen Charles John Hopkins Hospital E. R. Tompkins

Guild of Grace Episcopal Church Meeting

The Guild of Grace Episcopal Church will meet at 7 30 Wednesday evening in the Feiger Memorial parish house.

Grace Episcopal Church Feiger Memorial

Finland’s forests cover about seventy percent of land

An estimated 70 percent of Finland’s land area is forested, highlighting the country’s vast woodland resources and the central role of forestry in its geography and economy.

Finland

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