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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
9
Gallipolis Chamber members heard W C Van Laningham outline the United Fund Appeal for Gallia County. The group approved plans for a leaders meeting, considered an Route 735 survey, discussed Route 75 re routing costs, praised holiday decorations, and set 1958 council participation and a $50 donation pledge alongside a 1520 95 balance and 169 members.
Gallia County sheriff's weekend arrests led to Monday hearings in Munici pal Court. Donald E. Clark 22 of La Grange Ohio received $50 fine and costs five days jail and six month license suspension for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Several others forfeited bonds for appearance. Five defendants from last week faced petty larceny charges tied to a coin vending machine theft at Owen's service station Rodney Ohio with fines and 30 day jail terms suspended on damages. Earl Miller 21 Patriot had petty larceny case continued. he was released to his father.
Mrs. Elizabeth Haynes 72 widow of William E. Haynes died at 10 30 p m Monday at her daughter’s home on Lower River Road She had lived in Gallipolis about five years coming from Follansbee WV She was preceded in death by a daughter Surviving are her daughter Mrs Ford Howe and two grandchildren She was a member of the Presbyterian church Friends may call at C J Waugh Funeral Home Tuesday 5 10 p m The body will be taken to Hargrave Funeral Home Adena and funeral arrangements will be announced later
George Newman 86 a retired farmer died Monday near Gallia at his daughter Mrs Erwin Thorntons home Patriot Route 2 He had lived with the family about two years and previously with a son at Bradnor He was born January 26 1871 He survived by one sister Icey five children Mary Elizabeth Barnes Toledo Lucy Oklahoma Cecil Pembroke Floyd E Illinois and John N Bradnor Six children preceded him Funeral services 2 p m Thursday Sand Fork Baptist Church burial in church cemetery Rev Gerald Brown officiating Waugh Funeral Home Gallipolis until one hour before services
Four Gallia County Home Demonstration Council executives met Saturday with home extension agent Mrs. Lucile Rymer to plan for the coming year. Participants included Mrs. James Clark, Mrs. Lester Sheets, Mrs. Paul Jaquay, and Mrs. Andrew Toler.
Firemen from the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department battled a vehicle blaze on Route 7, 3.7 miles south of Gallipolis, at 8:55 p.m. Monday. The car, driven by 26 year old Robert S. Warren, and his wife escaped, but the vehicle was heavily damaged. The cause remains unknown.
Five Gallia District Soil Conservation Service supervisors will attend an area meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in McArthur. From Gallipolis come Lawrence Holliday Maurice Forgey Wayne Russell Dick Lakin and Merrill Carter. They will be joined by Robert W Cobb planner Paul Evans conservation aide and William P Smith county agent.
The December Gallia County Women’s Home Demonstration Council meeting will be at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. Hostesses are Northbury community women. The morning session led by Mrs Norman Goldstein will cover Your Child Is An Artist Too. An afternoon program features Zelma Northcutt with a Rio Grande College ensemble performing Carols of the Nations. A World Without End film closes the event. A Christmas bazaar will follow and attendees are asked to bring food or candy for sale.
Fourteen women attended the Home Demonstration Council Leaders Lesson Training Session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Op building. Irene Netz from Ohio State University spoke on Main Dish Meals, offering cooking tips to homemakers from Gallipolis and nearby towns.
Gallia County farmer Frank P. Christman, 76, of Jackson Route 4, died after a tractor overturned on him. Coroner Don Warehime ruled skull fracture as the cause, with time of death at 12 30 p m. Thomas funeral home of Jackson to handle arrangements.
Darrell Lee Day 24 of Gallipolis a mechanic and Clara Jane Grover 19 of Vinton a clerk are identified as the son and daughter of Frank and Sadie Marie Cox Day and Paul and Virginia Schwartzwalder Grover in the notice.
Donald Angel, 36, of Teen's Run Road Bladen, placed on five years probation by Gallia Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Betz after pleading guilty to breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony. He must pay court costs within 30 days and damages to the Johnson home. Angel was wounded by a shotgun blast during the incident on May 13.
Gallia County extension agents William P. Smith and Russell Priddy will attend an agricultural policy meeting Tuesday in Jackson. Farm and home management will be discussed, with home extension agent Mrs. Lucile Rymer also present.
William P. Smith Russell Priddy and Mrs Lucile Rymer will attend an induction training conference Thursday and Friday at the Agricultural Administration Building in Columbus. The workshop covers agent duties extension service operation specialists report forms and public obligations.
Mrs. Roy R. Pence, 67, of Gandeville, West Virginia, was admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday following a fall at her home. She sustained a fractured left hip and is in fair condition.
Gallipolis Cub Pack 204 sets December 20 at 7 30 p.m for its monthly meeting with Christmas tree decorations for the party. Each Cub brings a canned good for a Christmas basket for a needy family and a surprise awaits parents. The pack is invited to a round table in Pomeroy at 7 30 p.m. on December 12.
Ten residents appeared in Gallipolis Municipal Court for charges including intoxication disorderly conduct and speeding. William Hurt of Rio Grande, 33, received five days in jail and six months license suspension after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence. One bond was forfeited by John S. Dillard, 31, Mitt Emitt West Virginia, for speeding. Others faced fines ranging from 5 to 40 dollars with costs in cases including intoxication, disorderly behavior, and traffic violations.
A Meigs County man Ronald Cottrill 40 Syracuse was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence after a Route 124 crash in Syracuse at 3 15 pm A passenger Rolland Carroll 42 Syracuse was also arrested for intoxication Their hearing is set in the court of Justice R E Grindley at Minersville Two more accidents occurred south of Gallipolis on Route 7 within an hour Her man G Brucker 57 Bladen and Judith Roberts 17 Gallipolis collided as one turned left into Route 218 Neither driver was injured A second collision on Route 7 involved Jerry Lee Haner 17 Low River Rd and Kenneth E Evans 39 Hopwood Pa with Evans facing charges for failure to stop within the assured clear distance Damages were heavy to Haner and moderate to the semi vehicle.
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