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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1958
Page
16
Judge Oliver D. Kessel issues a settlement of 20000 dollars in favor of Myla Hudson for injuries alleged as a river vessel cook. The order reveals 5445 awarded to the plaintiff with 445 dollars allotted to medical expenses.
West Virginia has won the last four Southern Conference basketball crowns, extending its reign with another championship in a season dominated by the Mountaineers.
Christmas Eve finds families hosting relatives from Indiana to Ohio for dinners and gatherings. Notable visitors include John Lambert and Milton Lambert of Wisconsin, the Fowler family of Ripley Road with many relatives, and Betty Harshbarger visiting from Fort Wayne. Other guests range from Raleigh to Charleston and beyond as residents welcome kin for the holiday.
Miss Janice Lee Jordan and Thomas Ray Vance announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Miss Jordan, a Point Pleasant high school and West Virginia University home economics student, earned homecoming queen honors and dairy contest wins. Mr. Vance, Wahama valedictorian and WVU junior engineering major, holds a Board of Governors scholarship and has long been active in bands and student councils.
Mrs. Robert Crump of Henderson welcomed a daughter. Miss Sylvia Spears of Henderson admitted. Miss Ellen Mayes of Henderson discharged. A new executive chair with a built in massager is now manufactured.
The text lists numerous relatives visiting for Christmas at homes in Ravenswood Charleston Emporium Moundsville St Albans Nitro and Point Pleasant. Families include the Millers Presley Burdetts Hyre Plymales Bradshaws Sprengers Bell Gall McClintock and associated spouses and children. Several attendees are named with cities and relations.
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