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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1964

Page

9

Gal lpolis approves funds for current expenses transfers

The Gal lipolis City Commission in a special session passed an ordinance for supplemental appropriations and transfers for current expenses through year end. Transfers from the general fund include 50 to the Police Department, 500 to the fire department, 200 to the miscellaneous fund, and 5000 to the cemetery and parks fund.

Gallipolis Police Department Fire Department Cemetery and Parks Fund

Paragould Football Rosters Printed With Latin Numbers

The Stuttgart Daily Leader notes Paragould football rosters printed with numbers written in Latin. Principal Orville Roberts jokes that all activities should have educational value.

Stuttgart Ark Paragould Orville Roberts

Farm Cow Delivers Fifth Set Of Twins

Gallipolis Ohio reports John W Evans a Vinton Route 2 farmer sees his cow produce her fifth set of twin calves. The cow born to him as a calf with Hereford sires, first three sets twins followed by a single birth and now another twin group.

Gallipolis John W. Evans Vinton Route 2 William P. Smith Agriculture Evans

Gallipolis Airman Helps Reach 1000 Hours in C-141 Test

Sgt. Edgar E. Halley of Gallipolis Route 2 served on Edwards AFB flight test crew that logged 1000 hours in sustained operational testing of the C-141 Starlifter. The flight engineer helped cut the phase time in half, completing six months instead of a year. Halley is a Gallia Academy High School graduate and is married to Amelia A. Caron.

Gallipolis Edgar E. Halley Emmett S. Halley Gallia Academy High School Amelia A. Caron

Chamber of Commerce selects 10 candidates for board seats

The Gallipolis chamber nominating committee met at the Lafayette Hotel and named ten hopefuls for five director positions. Candidates include Charles M. Neal and Marlin G. Kerns among others. Ballots go to members January 15 with petitions due within 15 days and office to be filled at the February meeting.

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Lafayette Hotel Charles M. Neal Marlin G. Kerns Atty John E. Halliday Harold Wiseman Selwyn White Earl Tope Merrill Evans John O’dell Ray St. Clair Dean Davis Thelma Flett Chamber Clyde Ramsay Jack Hudson Earl Durham Keith Thomas Frank Snedaker

Arrest Total Rises in Gallia County December

Gallia County Sheriff's Department reports 335 arrests with two days left in December. Intoxication arrests lead at 98, followed by 44 for non support and 23 for bad checks. The year sees months with varied counts and the department also handled 13 mental cases and 18 overnight lodging sleepers.

Sheriff’s Department

Car Hits Embankment Near Mercerville Injures Driver

A one car crash on State Route 218 near Mercerville at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday left driver Robert E. Wells with contusions and abrasions after his vehicle overturned into an embankment. No charges were filed. Methodist Bishop F Gerard Ensley’s condition worsened from fair to poor after a December auto crash.

Gallipolis Gallia County Sheriff’s Department Mercerville Jack Owens Robert E. Wells Crown City Wells Columbus Riverside Hospital F. Gerald Ensley

Twin Births and Admits at Holzer Hospital

Births announce twin daughters for Patton of Wellston Thomas and Jordan of Point Pleasant. New admissions include Teddy Adams and Linda Adams of Kanauga, plus several others from Ohio and Kentucky areas. Discharges list multiple patients by name.

T. L. Morrison Lincoln Ave Tipizer Hospital Welby Casey Mt. Vernon Ave William Harper Lorain Ohio Earl Balies Ravenswood Harry Flowers Point Pleasant Joseph Patton Wellston Robert F. Thomas James L. Jordan

Betz Promoted to Technical Sergeant in Air Force

Gallipolis native Thomas L. Betz has been promoted to technical sergeant at Charleston AFB in South Carolina. He serves as an aircraft maintenance technician in a unit supporting the Military Air Transport Service mission. Betz, a Gallia Academy High School graduate, is married to Sadie Downs.

Gallipolis Thomas L. Betz Max Betz U. S. Air Force Charleston Afb S.C Betz Military Air Transport Service U. S Gallia Academy High School Sadie Downs

Accuser Seeks Withdrawal in Assault Case

Marvin G. Miller 18 of Waterloo Route 1 pleads innocent in Municipal Court to assault with intent to rape. Bound over to Common Pleas grand jury under $500 bond after incident alleged Christmas Day. Accuser Helen Keys asks for charge drop. judge notes progress. Miller posted bond and was released.

Gallipolis Marvin G. Miller Waterloo Miller Grand Jury of Common Pleas Court Helen Keys

Dam and river boat schedules for Huntington District dams and boats

The Huntington District notes all movable dams on the Ohio River are down with measurements for gauges at several dams including Gallipolis Greenup Meldahl and Kanawha Falls. It lists boat arrivals and departures for Gallipolis Kanawha River and Lock Toll boats with times from morning to late evening plus locking activity at Lock 17 through Lock 23 and Greenup.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Meldahl Kanawha Falls Nent Hinton Point Asant Kanawha River Winfield Them Woods Alice Flisha Deana Bosworth Joseph M. Jones Luther Herdman Peace Kanawha London Semet Marmet Lucy Jane Sacee National Winfield Ene Arer Andrew P. Calhoun Charles K. Lock Shearer Greenup Locks Beckord Valley Voyager Eastern Marilyn M Locke Lynn B Allied Ashland

Deer Hazard Drivers Postmark Message in Tellicherry

Postmark cancellations in Tellicherry India show a message about correct addressing praising accuracy. The wording reads What a blessing saves us guessing. The note highlights street and postal clarity amid local hazards.

Tellicherry India

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