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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1958

Page

2

Christmas Decorations Judged In Cheshire Village First Prize To Bill Scott

The Cheshire Garden Club held its first outdoor Christmas decoration contest. Bill Scott and Mildred Scott won first prize for original decorations featuring Santa on the roof and blue porch lights. Ara Swisher placed second with six trees lining the driveway. Harold Mack's home earned third with a suspended lit star.

Gallipolis Santa Claus Bill Scott Cheshire Cheshire Village Athens Messenger Santa Scott Everette Long Bill Mildred Scott Ara Swisher Harold Mack Mack's Roush Rd Kyger Creek John W. Glaney Dick Thomas Lucile Rymer Gallia County Home Economics Ray Zerkle Long

Two Guilty Two Acquitted In Gallipolis Altercation

In Gallipolis municipal court on Tuesday two of four defendants pleaded innocent but were found guilty Donald Eames and Mary Lou Eames both of 13 Mill Creek Road while Eugene Mullins and Mrs Robert McCarty were found innocent The case stemmed from a week earlier altercation at the Grande Cafe Mrs McCarty and her husband operated the cafe Eames warrants against McCarty and Mullins followed the incident Two other defendants faced charges as Judge William H Jones prepared to impose sentences Friday and two more defendants faced separate traffic and yielding rights cases with one still awaiting decision by week’s end.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Donald Eames Mary Lou Eames Mill Creek Rd Eugene Mullins Robert McCarty McCarty Eames Mullins Mc.Carty Janes Buford Hall Rio Grande George W. Norman Hyattsville

Hospital Notes from Holzer Hospital

A regular update lists new births at Holzer Hospital with parents in Point Pleasant Bidwell Wellston and familiar names. Several admissions include John W. Malone Mrs Wendell Shiftet and Marcus Shiflet and others, with multiple discharges such as EK R McCormick and Herbert Ashlevy. No blood was used Tuesday at the hospital.

Wendell P. Shiftett Point Pleasant George KE. Jones Bidwell Rodney Rippeth Wellston John W. Malone Jackson Wendell PB. Shiftet Point Pleas Mary Adan W Marcus BD Ernest W. Holcomb Ewington Russell FE Ferryman EK. R. McCormick Herbert FE Ashlevy George Stump Jack BK Park Edward Whitt C. A. McPherson Norman Stivers F. Canaday Delores Blessing Charles E. Ramsey James N. Westfall Melvin A. Caudill Melvin A. Caudill, Mra. G. K. Wood Lewis Hughes Thomas Fox Mary Bishop Sharon Oliver

Money And Partition Suits Filed In Gallia Court

H G Mullens of Mullens West Virginia filed a money suit in Gallia Common Pleas against Howard Weter and Albert Canter doing business as Canter on Weter Coal Co alleging failure to pay 357.75 with interest from April 25 1958 for coal mined under a May 2 1957 lease in Green Two. Gussie Sheet of Vinton filed a separate partition suit naming Mildred Shoemaker Virginia Ramella Floyd Burkle Essel Burkle and Bertha Gardner as defendants with undivided 1 10 interests in Huntington Two totaling 129.59 acres, seeking partition or appraised sale and distribution of proceeds.

Gallipolis H. G. Mullens Moran Ave Mullens W. Va Common Pleas Court Howard Weter Albert Canter Canter Gussie Sheet Vinton Mildred Anne Deckard

Merriman Returns for Holiday Visit from Hartford Professor

Albert Merriman of Hartford Connecticut an associate professor of classified languages at Trinity College arrived to spend the holiday with his mother Mrs Albert Merriman Sr of Third Ave Gallipolis notes.

Albert Merriman Hartford

Rotary distributes 250 Christmas baskets in Gallipolis

Gallipolis Rotarians filled more than 250 Christmas baskets at Washington School cafeteria after screening 350 applications. Marshall D. Boggs said 246 baskets were approved and cards were mailed for pickup between 9 am and noon. The project, linked to Clyde T. Mitchell, fell about 200 dollars short of its 1200 dollar goal.

Gallipolis Washington School Rotary Farmers Hotel Marshall D. Boggs

Walker files appeal in Louisville bank holdup case

Charles Allen Walker, convict in a major Louisville bank robbery, formally appeals his conviction in a federal court, filing notice of appeal on Monday.

Louisville Charles Allen Walker

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