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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1964

Page

5

Blood drive nets 120 pints for Ruth Kingery relief

Gallia County Red Cross held a Huntington regional bloodmobile visit at Grace Methodist Church drawing 136 donors who gave 120 pints for Ruth Kingery 16. The event saw 28 first time donors and 16 deferred by medical staff while 110 replacement pints were donated for friends or relatives.

Gallipolis Red Cross Ruth Kingery Northup Huntington Grace Methodist Church Gallia County Stanford Cremeens General Blood Miss Kingery Children’s Hospital Columbus Gallon Club Etta Mae Webster Maurice R. de Lille James H. Walker Virginia Roush Three Gallon Club C. R. Thornton J. Dean Eisel Gallia County Red Cross Wilbur A. Dennis Robert A. Brickles Ralph R. Burner Sylvan Gardner Thomas E. Mills Raymond Weiher, Jr Elmer Boggs Wyman E. Sheets Regina Saunders Loren R. Neal Gordon E. Wooten Annabelle Ball Clarence E. Thompson Dick Thomas Charles Shaver Cremeens J. Arturo de Lamerens

Slagles Observe Golden Wedding Day in Gallia County

Gallia County couple Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Slagle of Patriot Route 2 celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple married December 16 1914 in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Emmett Slagle Patriot Route 2 Slagle J. C. Newton Maude Prose Abraham and Martha Wright Prose William E Emma Russell Slagle Greenfield Two Gallia County

Vacation To Begin In Rio Grande College

Rio Grande College students and faculty depart for Christmas vacation and will return January 4. Administrative staff remain until noon December 24 to keep offices running, return at 8 a.m. December 28, then depart again at noon December 31 for New Year’s vacation.

Rio Grande Rio Grande College

Circles Hold Christmas Party for Lakin State Hospital

Miriam Priscilla Circles of Trinity Methodist Church met for a Christmas party and packed gifts for Lakin State Hospital. Canned goods and items for families were donated. Hostesses were Kayser Shinn Raike and Holstein. Mrs Fruth led the program. Cpl Martine of the State Highway Patrol gave a safety talk and showed Wheels of Tragedy to 60 Rio Grande College students highlighting highway dangers.

Point Pleasant Miriam Priscilla Trinity Methodist Church Lakin State Hospital Joseph Kayser John A. Shinn Ralph W. Raike Troy Holstein Jack Fruth Gallipolis Richard E. Martine State Highway Patrol Gallipolis Post Rio Grande College Ohio

Hospital News Admits New Patents Names List

Holzer Hospital reports a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James W Haislop of Rio Grande and a son to Mr and Mrs Robert L Thomas of Gallipolis Route 2. Numerous admissions include Brenda K Martin Mercer ville and many others from Gallipolis Letart Oak Hill Huntington Wellston Ironton and surrounding areas.

James W. Haislop Rio Grande Robert L. Thomas Gallipolis Brenda K. Martin Mercerville Bobby L. Ritchie Russell L. Ball Letart Wallace B. Kirkpatrick Oak Hill Paul H. Richards Huntington W. Va William L. Hall, Jr Bidwell Alta A. Deverick Frank L. White Richard Dow Point Pleasant Henry W. Dailey, Jr

Dams Down on Huntington District Crests and River Boats

Gauge readings across Gallia Greenup Meldahl and Ohio Rivers show all movable dams in Huntington district down. Gallipolis and Kanawha River boats report up and down statuses with specific times, while Gallia marriage licenses list Bernard Boggs and Norma Hemby, Charles Richards and Joyce Buckley, John Houck Jr and Ann Magnussen.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Meldahl Kanawha Falls Hinton Faling Pomeroy- Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Huntington Lorena Invader Walter Williamson Robert E. Reed Lewis Harry Dyer Kanawha Esso Pennsylvania Helen Semet Beaver Thelma Ann Ohio River Boats Queen City Lock Onward Allian G Buckeye State Jeffboat Luther Herdman Warren Hougland Pegey Downey Ovec Louisiana Alice Eugenie P. Jones Andrew P. Calhoun Gallia Bernard Eugene Boggs Riverman Norma Jean Hemby Bidwell Charles B. Richards Patriot State Laboratory Joyce K. Buckley Cheshire John E. Houck, Jr Ann L. Magnussen

Free X rays and diabetes tests reach Gallia County crowds

After three days of screening 1747 Gallia countians received free chest X rays and 1567 took diabetes tests in Gallipolis and county locations. The program is led by state and local health groups with two mobile units operating, though a X ray cruiser broke down delaying Crown City stops.

Gallia Gallipolis Gallia County Pearl Pope Ohio Department of Health Crown City

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