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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1951

Page

3

Firemen Benefit Drive Raises Canned Food Collection

Point Pleasant D M Harshbarger and Roy Jackson praise a large effort at the State and Park Theaters where children donated canned goods. Food baskets will be distributed to needy families that evening by firemen and service groups, with a record turnout and full cooperation from theater management.

Point Pleasant D. M. Harshbarger State and Early Eads State Theater Roy Jackson Jackson

Assailant Sought in Ronnie Canaday Assault

A warrant is issued for the assailant who kicked Ronnie Canaday in the face at an upriver tavern early Friday. Canaday needed stitches at Holzer Hospital. Separately, Kenneth Randolph is jailed for destruction of property at the Blue Willow nightclub, while investigators probe the theft of Sarah Walters purse containing about $70.

Gallipolis Ronnie Canaday City Sheriff's Office Canaday Holzer Hospital Kenneth Ran Dolph Blue Willow Sarah Walters

Reward Offered for Gallia County Cow Thieves

Gallia County farmers guarantee a $100 reward for information leading to arrests and conviction of the cow thief or thieves. Sheriff George Ehman aims to fund a $500 special duty fund and names several locals as contributors. Five arrests have occurred in nearby areas and 25+ cows are unofficially counted stolen in the county. FBI notes a detainer on Marvin E. Stevens linked to auto larceny and a $500 bad check charge. Stevens is jailed in Milwaukee awaiting removal to Columbus for federal charges.

Gallipolis Gallia County George Ehman Guy Young Earl Cromley Young Cromley S. B. Stowers Ehman Huntington FBI Marvin E. Stevens Milwaukee Stevens Vinton Columbus Ohio

Infant Daughter of Frosts Dies in Gallipolis

Maria Lena Frost infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Frost died at 9 30 p m Sunday in Point Clinic Point Pleasant born December 18 1951 she lived at 64 Sycamore Street Gallipolis survived by mother Rosa Merritt Frost sister Helen one year half siblings Bill Kinder Joyce Kinder paternal grandfather Glenn Frost Pittsburgh paternal grandmother Mrs Helen Barber Pittsburgh maternal grandmother Rosa Merritt Gallipolis Graveside services held Monday at 2 p m Pine Street Cemetery

Gallipolis Maria Lena Frost Thomas Frost Point Clinic Point Pleasant Sycamore St Rosa Merritt Frost Helen Bill Kinder Joyce Kinder Glenn Frost Pittsburgh Helen Barber Rosa Merritt Pine St Cemetery

Births and admissions from Holzer Hospital notes

Mrs. Virgil Roberts of Gallipolis is listed for a birth of a son. Admissions include Brady Kinder North Kenova and several others. discharges feature multiple patients and babies. Also mentions Mt. Dora Florida a community installing electric garbage disposers on a wide scale and notes Diescoll engine with no spark plugs using heat from high compression for ignition.

Mt, Dora Fla Diescoll

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