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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1957

Page

8

Disabled Gallia County workers urged to apply for back Social Security

John R. Chatfield, Portsmouth district manager, warned that disabled workers in Gallia County eligible in July 1957 must apply by December end to receive back benefits dating to July. Benefits range from 30 to 108.50 dollars monthly, with eligibility requiring 5 of 10 years of Social Security credits.

Gallipolis Gallia John R. Chatfield Portsmouth Social Security Chatfield Are Security Office Fourth St

Youth groups visit sick member caroling in Gallipolis

About 50 carolers from the Methodist Youth Fellowship carried lighted candles and toured various parts of the city Sunday extending their goodwill visit to a ill member and spreading holiday cheer.

Methodist Gallipolis Methodist Youth Fellowship

National Safety Good Turn Held At Scout Dinner

Dr Daniel G Lareau outlined the 1958 National Safety Good Turn at the Gallipolis area Scout masters dinner held at Camp Chester Meigs County The program includes three district walls with a kickoff Feb 6 during Boy Scout Week and three phases highway home and outdoor safety.

Gallipolis Daniel G. Lareau Camp Chester Meigs County Lareau Mason-Gallia- Meigs Pomeroy- Middleport Point Pleasant Wilbur Dickson Mason-Gallia-Meigs Dr. Lareau A. Fay Wilson Tri-State Area Council George Stantial M-G-M J. Knox Dye Ron Steen West District Irwin Scullin George Hout, Jr Don Wickling Rio Grande Jess Kelly

Davis arrested for DUI in Gallia County Court

Cortez N. Davis aged 47 of Fayetteville West Virginia was fined 50 dollars plus costs sentenced to five days in jail and had his license suspended six months by Judge William H. Jones in Municipal Court on Saturday after Gallia County sheriff's department arrested him Friday night for driving while intoxicated.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Burglary Night Adds Up for Dallas Man

Ira Levels, 27, told police burglars forced entry to his Dallas home through a pried window and stole change from three piggy banks.

Dallas

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital noted

Holzer Hospital notes list Saturday births including a daughter to Glen H. Adkins and wife in Gallipolis and a son to Roger Beach and wife in Middleport. Admissions and discharges cover patients in Gallipolis McArthur Point Pleasant Beaver and surrounding areas with multiple names and medical or surgical statuses.

Glen H. Adkins Gallipolis Guy E. Barnett McArthur Dan T. Hamilton Fred R. Smith Oak Hill C. L. Costen Point Pleasant Leslie Adams Beaver Ethel Simmons Northup William G. Graham Rutland Birch Channell Jackson T. V. Betz Billy J. Abshire Cheshire Henry Waugh Leonard K. Wilkins Roger Beach Middleport Ben Prcancuff Carl V. Hall C. G. Bays Midleport Patrick R. Perkins Richard Dressler Hebron Letty Kimball Vinton David W. Edwards Firebrick John R. Bargas Ripley W. Va Surgical Mary Tenant Dana T. Brown, Sr James Leitch Hamden Gerald Lee Waugh Crown City Noel Houck Charles B. Morgan Sandyville Fred Mitchell Buffalo

Club Operator Held in Sunday Liquor Charge

Gallia County arrest of Flamingo Night Club operator Clark Hager age 45 at Gallipolis Route 1 on charge pertaining to Sunday sale of intoxicating liquor. He posted $200 bond for Municipal Court appearance Monday.

Gallipolis Clark Hager Kananga State Liquor Department

Kaiser Worker Injured At Ravenswood Plant

Charles B. Morgan of Sandyville West Virginia was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured left hip after being struck by the sleeve of a fork truck at the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Ravenswood. He is listed in fair condition.

Gallipolis Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood Charles B. Morgan Sandyville W.va Holzer Hospital

Industrial Rubber and Chemical Output by States

The text notes Massachusetts as a leading rubber products producer with 103 establishments and Michigan's production of over 100 chemicals, indicating significant chemical output in the state.

Massachusetts Michigan

Huntington Man Dies Near Bladen

Edward G. Wells 79 of Huntington W V died suddenly of a heart attack at 1 p m Sunday while visiting at the home of his son John Wells Bladen Route 1 He had suffered from a heart condition for years He was born Sept 27 1878 His wife died in 1954 Surviving are four daughters Grace Bowen Lucille Borrer Geraldine Kincaid Iva Lee Burcham and sons James W Wells and John Funeral arrangements are to be announced by the C R Halley funeral home Mercerville Monday

Gallipolis Edward G. Wells Twenty-Sixth St Huntington W. Va John Wells Bladen Lucille Borrer Henderson Geraldine Kincaid Scottown Iva Lee Burcham Plymouth Mich James W. Wells Pleasant Valley John C. R. Halley Mercerville

National Development Committee Forms to Save Malabar Farm

A National Development Committee backed by Friends of the Land forms to establish a Louis Bromfield Institute at Malabar Farm in Richland County. Louis B. Seltzer heads the group which aims to fund the center, continue Bromfield’s water and soil policies, and make Malabar a world research and education hub while keeping it open to the public. About 20 000 visitors come yearly.

Cleveland Bromfield Malabar Friends of the Land

Five Held for Speeding in Gallipolis Arrest Report

City police reported 18 weekend arrests in Gallipolis including five for speeding four for intoxication four for one way traffic violations two for DWI and one each for reckless operation no operator's license and failure to yield. An accident at First and Grape injured two drivers Goldie Spurlock and Mrs Eugene Plymale with medium damage. Durst arrested for DWI after a near-embankment crash at First and Sycamore. bond set at 1000 and later posted. Several others fined for speeding running a traffic signal intoxication and related offenses with multiple bonds forfeited. Campbell's reckless operation case continued to Monday.

Gallipolis First Grape Goldie Spurlock Patriot Route 2 Eugene Plymale Miles A. Durst, Jr Henderson W. Va Sycamore Darst William H. Jones Oran C. Barry Crown City Clyde Dempsey Point Pleasant Leroy Farrington Columbia S. C Ance Dewey D. Davidson Jonesboro Loren Layne Columbus Hancel Persinger Rex B. Pauley Charles L. Wickline Huntington James H Virgin Russell Lee Richardson Corpus Christi Texas James N. Campbell Judge Jones

Gallia Academy Girls Present Yule Program for Orphans

Thirty members of the Gallia Academy High School Tri-Hi-Y Club staged a Christmas program for the Gallia County children's home on Sunday afternoon. They collected books for the home and performed two musical numbers, read a story, and toured the home with the group. Participants included Ellen Richards, Martha Mossman, Carol Sue Haskins, Barbara Bailey, Hilda Corbin, Sharon Preston, Betsy Tawney, and Barbara Walker.

Jerry McCormick Rex McCormick Jerry Grace Methodist Church Mary Ann Lusk Newt Jones Ronnie Edgington Sharon Preston Martha Mossman Baptist Youth Fellowship Warren F. Sheets Worthy Bright Margaret Winters Carol Sue Haskins Ann Wenz Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Gallia County Hilda Corbin Ellen Richards Barbara Bailey Betsy Taw‘ney Barbara Walker

School To Present Christmas Play Wednesday Night

Gallipolis pupils from Addsville Elementary School will perform the Christmas play On the Road to Bethlehem on Wednesday at 7 30 p m Grades one through eight participate with Karen Cornette and Russell Imes as Mary and Joseph Readers Joyce Drummond and Carlene French lead main roles Others include Clarence Church Wayne Henry James Ward Mary Boster Brenda Miller Priscilla Rollins Linda Morrow Tommy Clench Robert Poleyn Gary French Elmer Clay Robert Houck Tom Molihan Roger Smith and Robert Spurlock in supporting parts Susan Edwards plays a piano solo Each grade sings a musical number Merlyn Ross directed assisted by Mary Fulton Velma Fraley Cynthia Drummond Alice Nibert Marie Haskins Aud rey Davis L D Butt and Marshall Burnett.

Gallipolis Addsville Bethlehem Joyce Drummond Carlene French Mary and Joseph Karen Cornette Russell Imes Shepherds Clarence Church Wayne Henry James Wardangels Mary Boster Brenda Miller Priscilla Rollins Linda Morrow Kings Tommy Clench Robert Poleyn Gary French Elmer Clay Robert Houck Tom Molihan Gabriel Roger Smith Isaiah Robert Spurlock Susan Edwards Merlyn Ross Mary Fulton Velma Fraley Cynthia Drummond Alice Nibert Marie Haskins Audrey Davis L. D. Butt Marshall Burnett

River Traffic and Dam Status Across Major Ohio River Gauges

River gauges show Gallipolis Mont gomery and Kanawha Falls levels with several upriver rollers. Dams on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers vary, with Dam 28 movable up while Dams 29–35 are down. Locks across the Ohio and Kanawha report boat movements, up and down readings, and times throughout the day.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Paul Blazer Peace Lehigh Salvati Bayou Billere A. L. Long Alcott Herbert E. Jones Tradewinds Pennsylvaia Kanawha River Boats Lelia Shearer Helen Hortense Ingram O. F. i Shearer Orleanian J. F. Frieberger Esso Louisiana

Innocent Plea Entered In Municipal Court

Charles L. Richards 33 Gallia County Route 1 pleaded innocent at arraignment before Judge William H. Jones in Gallia Municipal Court. He was bound over to the January term grand jury under $200 bond over a dispute involving a brown horse given by Mrs Lorene Wamsley of West Virginia. Richards says he sold the horse for $20 and turned money over to her. she says he converted the horse to his own use.

Gallipolis Charles L. Richards William H. Jones Gallia County Grand Jury West Virginia Lorene Wamsley Richards

Jackson Woman Dies at 78 in Holzer Hospital

Mrs. Albert Brown aged 78 of 80 North Chestnut Street Jackson died at 11 40 p m Sunday in Holzer Hospital after being admitted December 1 for a fractured left hip. Her birth date was June 8 1879. Mayhew Funeral Home of Jackson has charge of arrangements.

Gallipolis Albert Brown Chestnut St Jackson Holzer Hospital Mayhew Funeral Home

Purdue dorm policy bans earnest goodnights and urges handshakes

A Purdue University dorm official urges coeds to limit goodnight kisses to one, keep them brief, and show little emotion. The head resident promotes handshakes as the proper farewell, a social order change the writer calls regressive and compares to safer driving with both hands on the wheel.

Purdue University Voight Hall

Ohio counties to receive national forest receipts for 1957

Six area counties Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Perry and Vinton are among 11 Ohio counties sharing 8484 of national forest receipts for 1957. Forest Supervisor Howard C. Cook says checks have been mailed from the state. Payments, based on proportionate forest land, total 83 224 to date with 25 percent to the state for schools and roads.

Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Perry Vinton Ohio Howard C. Cook National Forest

No Accidents Reported In Gallipolis Patrol Log

Gallipolis Ohio patrol log shows no accidents from 8 am Saturday to midnight Sunday. Three convictions appear in Municipal Court with Floyd Myers fined for missing headlights, Bernard Cole for no operator's license, and Allen Jarvis for reckless operation.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol William H. Jones Floyd D. Myers Patriot C. O. Fisher Middleport Bernard Cole Long Bottom Allen Jarvis Columbus

Horoscope Summary for Tomorrow and the New Year

The reading urges focus and optimism to advance goals and avoid distractions. For birthdays this month, emphasize opportunities in personal and business matters as a fortuitous cycle begins. Creative and scientific minds may gain recognition in early 1958 with strong intuition and originality.

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