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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1954

Page

3

Ice Blamed by Police For Car House Crash

Police logged a double ice caused incident on Garfield Ave Gallipolis where Pearl Jones skidded on ice and struck the Cottrell home injuring nothing and causing about 1000 dollars in damages. Another collision occurred nearby at 6 20 p m with John Griffin Jr sliding into Julius Janey s parked car. No charges filed.

Gallipolis Garfield Ave Eddie Cottrell Garfield Mobile Jones Ronald Elzie Point Pleasant Cottrell James Baldwin Charles Kinder Mercerville Mark Gay Kinder Garrfield Garfield Hill Ite Ave Julius Janey GSI Delbert Boster John Griffin, Jr Baldwin Cottrell-Jones-Boyd

Five Vehicles Involved In Crash On Slick Route 35

Slippery Route 35 near Nate Morehouse’s Tavern saw two accidents at 6:15 p m Sunday involving five vehicles. No injuries or charges. heavy property damage to Maroney and Borden and a tractor trailer driven by John A Goad. State patrol traced multiple skids and ditchings along with two unreported cars.

Gallipolis Bulaville Nate Morehouse George E. Maroney Columbus Maroney Hal Borden, Jr Borden John A. Goad Pulaski Hen Goad de Witt Wyatt State Highway Patrol Jackson County State Highway Department Meigs County Middleport

Kine Follows Car Collision Near Silver Bridge

Marvin Baro bek, 22, of Cleveland, fined $10 and costs for changing lanes without due caution after a collision at 6 20 p m Saturday near the Silver Bridge on Route 2. Earobek driving north tried a left turn into a parking lot and hit southbound Robert A. McCullum, 33, of Point Pleasant. Front ends damaged. James West, 25, also of Point Pleasant, sustained a leg laceration.

Gallipolis Marvin Barobek Cleveland William H. Jones State Highway Patrol Silver Bridge Earobek Robert A. McCullum Point Pleasant James West McCallum

Three Men Agree To Pay For House Damage

Gallipolis report: Charles Bailes 19 Lancaster Harold Osler 26 Vinton and Bud Wayne Eggers 24 Vinton charged with destruction of property pled to combine efforts to pay 25 dollars for damage to Luther Minor’s dwelling on Minors corner in Vinton. They will reappear Tuesday for disposition of charges.

Gallipolis Luther Minor William H. Jones George Vinton Charles Bailes Lancaster Harold Osler Bud Wayne Eggers

Gallipolis Man Charged With Intoxication and Threats

Philip H. Cordell, 30, of Gallipolis posted 100 bond after weekend arrest. He faces Municipal Judge William H. Jones on charges of intoxication and threatening with a deadly weapon.

Gallipolis Philip H. Cordell William H. Jones

Cheshire Man Arrested On No License Charge

Cecil W. Price, 27, of Cheshire, cited in Gal lipolis Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of driving with license suspended. Raymond J. Johnson, 45, of Middlebury Heights, Ohio, posted $500 bond today on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

Gallipolis Cecil W. Price Cheshire Raymond J. Johnson Middlebury Heights Ohio

Eleventh Child Born To Mr and Mrs Dunn

Eleventh child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dunn of Ewington Route 1 was born at 3 40 a.m. Saturday. A girl weighing 10 pounds 4 ounces was delivered at Warehime Clinic.

Mrs. Dunn Gallipolis Albert Dunn Ewington Warehime Clinic

Krogers to Distribute 750000 in Christmas Bonuses

The Kroger Co will pay 750000 in cash Christmas bonuses to its 27,100 employees across its chain. The announcement outlines the sizable holiday payout as a gesture to workers nationwide.

Cincinnati The Kroger Co

Parsons elected president of Wesley Weds group

A. Chapman Parsons was elected president of the Wesley Weds at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis during their Christmas party for children. Frank Hamilton became vice-president, Mrs. Manning EF. Wetherholt secretary, Mrs. Ralph Bennett treasurer, and Fred Roth steward. Santa Claus visited after a church dinner. Mitt and Ann White led the dinner committee with John Ray Mack Eddy Jack Rodgers and Amyl Haffeit assisting.

Gallipolis A. Chapman Parsons Wesley Weds Grace Methodist Church Frank Hamilton Manning EF. Wetherholt Ralph Bennett Fred Roth Santa Claus Manning Wetherholt Mitt Ann White John Ray Mack Eddy Jack Rodgers Amyl Haffeit

Edward Waugh and Jessie Chick to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Edward C. Waugh and Jessie Chick will hold an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. next Sunday to mark the exact 50th anniversary of their marriage at their home 833 Tenth St Portsmouth. They wed December 26 194 in Point Pleasant by Rev J F Byrd of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The couple spent their early life in Gallipolis and moved to Portsmouth in 1924. Their children are Mrs Harry McGuire of Portsmouth and C J Waugh of Gallipolis, with a granddaughter and grandson from those branches.

Edward C. Waugh Jessie Chick Tenth St Portsmouth Point Pleasant J. FE. Byrd Methodist Episcopal Church Gallipolis

Gallipolis Weekend Visits Include Ironton Guests

Mrs. E. C. Patton and her son Charles Lauter along with Mrs. Patton and the infant spent Sunday with her sisters Mrs. W. E. Boswell and Mrs. Edward Kerr in Gallipolis. Miss Janice Cating and her fiancé Captain Thomas Smith drove from Columbus to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Cating of Gallipolis.

E. C. Patton Charles Lauter Baby Ironton Patton W. E. Boswell Edward Kerr Gallipolis Janice Cating Capt Thomas Smith Columbus J. Ernest Cating

Boggs Takes Command of Gallipolis Patrol

C L Boggs assumes officer in command of the Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol during the vacation of Pierce D McCreedy which began last Friday. Meg is at home.

Gallipolis C. Boggs State Highway Patrol Pierce D. McCreedy Meg

Rotary Yule Drive Raises Funds with Bell Ringing

The Rotary and WJEH Ohio Bell Telephone drive collected about $41 in cash and a large amount of food Sunday, with two hours of bell ringing Saturday near State and Court. A three-site effort aimed to raise $350, plus ongoing donations through Thursday night. The Washington school broadcast featured local choirs and performers led by Parsons and Bill Watterson.

Rotary-Wjeh Ohio Bell Telephone Company Ave Bell Harold Kennedy A. Chapman Parsona William H. Jones C. J. Waugh Tom Agee George Fuller Miles Epling Gerald Gill Joe Mascio Marshall D. Boggs Harry H. King Lew Ford George Halfinger Mac) McGinness Marcus J. Magnussen Joe Brady Bill Cooper Truman Morris Meyer Maggied W. Joe Brown Oscar W. Clarke, Jr Wayne B. Foster A. P. Kerr Washington Bill Watterson Odie O'Donnell Bill C. Campbell Ann Halliday

Driving Team Faces Charge In Gallipolis Incident

A two man driving team aboard a semi operated through Gallipolis faced charges after a patrol report. Robert William Skerd, 25, of Greensboro North Carolina, fined 20 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Co pilot Ry Spangler, 44, of Mt Clemens was jailed on breach of the peace. The big truck left the road and went into the right ditch six miles west of Gallipolis on Route 35 about 12:05 p m Saturday.

Gallipolis Robert William Skerd Greensboro N.C William H. Jones Ry Spangler Mt. C

Chinese Students Press Home Ties Over Exit Permit Refusal

Chinese students trained in the United States spoke nationwide about wanting to return to Red China. They argued that home and family ties, not Communist ideology, drive their desire, even as the State Department withholds exit permits from 35 trained individuals for fear their skills could be used against the United States.

Washington Red China State Department United States

Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions Report

Births listed for Holzer Hospital include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Charles W Holcomb of Gallipolis and a son for Mr. and Mrs. James F Berryhill of Gallipolis among others. Admissions cover patients from Crown City Rio Grande Wellston and Jackson with multiple surgical and medical cases. Discharges include Alfred Grubbs Charles Nelson and several listed patients and relatives.

Charles W. Holcomb Gallipolis James F. Berryhill Charlies M Lenger Hamden Everett Lee Johnson Crown City Edward J. Rainer Rio Grande W. D. Ott Indiana Tommy Allen Steppick Wellston Hebner Thomas Turner Jackson Harold Thomas Cheshire Faye Anderson Kananga Diana Day McCreedy Michel Boyd Saunders Carolyn Jean Newman Vinton Elmer L. Richards Alfred Grubbs Charles Nelson Buster Brady Duane Smith Licoyd Messick David Jones Keith Chaffee Early Creemens Jesse Dixon and Son Howard Charies Morarity

Youth Fined on License Charge in Gallipolis Court

Gallipolis Crown City youth under 0 received a five dollar fine and court costs from Juvenile Court Judge John W. Howell for driving without a license. Dale Duncan of Point Pleasant was fined five dollars for loose load and jailed on an unsafe condition charge. Charles F. Stanley of Jeffersonville Route 1 and Homer A. Cole of Tu ppers Bluff faced separate speeding and related fines in local courts.

Gallipolis Crown City John W. Howell Dale Duncan Point Pleasant William H Janes Charles F. Stanley Jeffersonville Gallipolis Post Homer A. Cole Justice of the Peace Nelson Torrence

Rites Planned for Timothy Gomer at Vinton Cemetery

Timothy Gomer 76 Meigs County farmer died at hospital. Rites set for 1 pm Tuesday at Vernon McCoy funeral home Vinton with Rev. Preeton C. Smith officiating. He was born to Edward and Mary Gomer and later lived in Springfield before returning to Meigs County to farm near Harrisonville. Surviving brothers Ben of Vinton Route 1 and William of Langrville Route.

Vinton Timothy Gomer Meiga County Gomer Denville Vernon McCoy Preeton C. Smith Gallipolis Paint Creek Baptist Church Mr Gomer Meigs County Edward and Mary Johnson Gomer Springfield Hudson Frank Marcum Harrisonville

Mrs Edna Hurn Omitted From Eastern Star List

Gallipolis reports that Mrs Edna Hurn was omitted from the list of officers for the Gallipolia Chapter 23 Order of Eastern Star. The text notes she served 1921 and that 42 women have held the position since 1908, reflecting the chapter's history.

Gallipolis Gallipolia Order of Eastern Star Edna Hurn

William Keating Joins State Highway Patrol

William Keating 24, a former Nelsonville Greyhound football player, joins the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He is the son of James and who lives on Jackson Street and is married to Jane Gotthe of Murray City. He will bring his family to Gallipolis and will enter Ohio State University in January. He succeeds Patrolman Ralph Lee Sheets and is among officers pursuing college further this year.

Thuresay Highway Patrol William 4. Keating Nelsonville Greyhound Ohanner Gallipella Post Keating James Keating Jackson St Nelsonville Jane Gotthe Murray City William J Patrolman Galli Graceland Renee Ey Naseerville High School Fill Keating Ralph Lee Sheets Peggy Alee Ohio State University College Co. Dratea Ohie University

Gallipolis Man Charged Over No Driver’s License

Glenn Eldon Altteer of Northup was cited in Gallipolis Municipal Court Monday on a city charge that he has no valid driver’s license.

Gallipolis Glenn Eldon Altteer Northup Gallipolin M Court

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kine YALE Commonwealth Telephone Co. OF Gallipolis Social Notes Harry \{Helen) McGuire Mrs. McGuire C. L. Boggs Patrol Alr Parsons Washington Wheel Paint Creek Sunbeam Lakin Boys Rex Lemley Margaret Cornett A. Kimball Sutter Presbyterian Church Rosalie Janet Meadows Cadmus High School Rio Grande College Fair Haven Methodist Church Kanauga St. Peters Holzer Hospital Stimson Athens Omer Ben Gomer William Gomer Langrville William Keating Northep Man Evans Packing CO Gallipolis, Ohio Athens, Ohio Hi-Boys' Shop Sanforized Gabardine
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