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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1963
Page
12
Forty eight Rio Grande College students are practicing teaching in 21 schools across Southeastern Ohio. The listing names students and placements by city and school from Gallipolis to Wellston, with supervisors noted.
Gallipolis Founder's Day activities include a special tea for past presidents and a talk on recognizing mental health problems in children by Mrs. Maxine Plummer of the Ohio Mental Health Association. The highlight is a tour of the Washington School library, opening to students next day.
In the Point Pleasant district of Appalachian Power over five percent of residential customers now use electric heating. Of 12 885 homes, 652 rely on resistance heating or heat pumps. The district employs 63 regular workers, with 52.3 percent heating electrically. The county courthouse jail and the new Jackson County hospital will use heat pumps for heating and cooling. A bake sale by Henderson Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Firestone store.
A father visiting his expectant wife at Pleasant Valley Hospital pushed the wrong button Wednesday afternoon. It activated a fire alarm, prompting a fire department response that was canceled after a second call clarified the mistake.
Funeral services for Ervin Legg 86 a Robertsburg resident were held Friday at Robertsburg Community Church. Legg a retired railroad worker and merchant died after a short illness at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Survived by five daughters two sons two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial in Craig Cemetery Grimms Landing.
Mrs How ard Price entertained St Monica s Guild members from Christ Episcopal Church on Tuesday evening at her Jefferson Blvd residence. Attendees included Mrs Walter M Windsor and others: Mrs Fred P Schroeder Mrs J O Morleand Mrs George Buxton Mrs Carroll Costa Mrs Jackie Durst Mrs Charles Pitzer Mrs Mary Jo Howard Mrs Robert Hite Miss Lena Foglesong and Mrs Rush Krodel.
Pleasant Valley Hospital lists attendees for a scheduled training session for the vacation church school institute. The session runs from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 3 at Trinity Methodist for the Point Pleasant sub-district with participants from Crown City New Haven Gallipolis South Side Apple Grove Addison Durant Okla Point Pleasant and more.
Gallipolis Ohio Hocking Valley Regional Fire School planning committee set September 29 as the fire school date in Gallipolis The one day program will train firefighting personnel in aerial ladder operation emergency rescue including river rescue pumper operation and air and all purpose masks Chief James A Northup chaired the meeting which included seventeen firemen chiefs and area fire officers Members planned next meeting for April 18 at Gallipolis and invited personnel from nearby departments to attend The committee list included names from Athens Nelsonville The Plains Chauncey Coalton McArthur Wellston Richland Area and other local towns
Rites held at Foglesong funeral home for Kathleen Farley Greathouse 64 of Mason a retired telephone operator who died in a Clifton rest home Thursday evening Surviving son Raymond Huntington three sisters Bernice Barker Charleston Jean Farley Mason Rachel Major Columbus and three grandchildren Born in Spencer West Virginia she was daughter of Harry and Bertha Farley Burial followed at Adamsville Cemetery Mason
A list of newborns for numerous couples including Hoffman Rowley Drummond Gentil Ramsey Hall Dixon Grow Baker Brown ing Folden Walker Lamb Betz Sheward McCarley Brown Rawlings Ray Harrison Harrison Wheatley Ines Gardner Harrington Grueser Moore Vance Casey Arnold Lewis Stewart Plants Canaday Saunders McDonald Kiser Sanders Nibert Hart Cochran Hammonds Casto Fraley Floyd Cockburn King Woolum Cremeans with a note that blood was used Thursday, one pint.
Gallia County library hosts a winter program with Story Hour French class and Music Club sessions led by Miss Peggy Cook and Miss Sandra Hood. Contests featured Nanci Layne, Jeannie Ford, Jamie Wellman, and Ruth Ann Layne. A Valentine party is planned. Joyce Ann Kessell seeks divorce from Keith K. Kessell with custody and alimony sought. injunction against harassment granted. A square dance Friday at Bruce Chapel Parish with Gil Barnette as caller.
Porter eulogizes O O McIntyre as a life split between New York and Gallipolis. He rose from poverty to a 3000 a week columnist whose work reached 100000000 people. The piece notes Gatewood home, Maybelle Small McIntyre, and friends among New York editors, Dawes, and Will Hays.
Charles William Edwards 42, of Hudson New York formerly of Mason County, died Wednesday at a Veterans Hospital Albany after critical illness since a September car wreck He was a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Foglesong funeral home with burial in Zerkle Cemetery He is survived by his widow daughter Thelma Edwards mother Mrs Puckett two brothers Roscoe Edwards Jr Samuel Tucker three sisters Henrietta Stephenson Hilda Jarrell Vinida Randolph and other relatives.
Ruth Helen Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Thompson of Cheshire Route 1 will wed Jerry Roger Barr son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Barr of Gallipolis Route 1 this Sunday at 2 pm at the Little Roger Congregational Church. A half hour of pre nuptial music will begin at 1 30 with Mrs Merlyn Ross on organ. Reverend Osborne Hoover will officiate. A reception follows in the church fellowship room. Attendants include Mrs Robert Waugh matron of honor, Sandra Mulford and Sue Fulton bridesmaids, Janice Holter flower girl, Larry Barr best man, ushers Allen and Allison Scott, ring bearer Dwight W Thompson and Mrs C A Duncan to register guests.
Lincoln JAC fifth grade at Central School elects new officers Roger Roush president Stephen Miller vice president Crystal Derenberger secretary Connie Donahue treasurer Jeffery Leach reporter The president appointed John Love Anna Hayes and Vivian Fridley to the program committee for the next meeting.
Trinity Methodist Church men plan a Sunday 8 a.m. breakfast. Coach Robert Shertzer will speak to the gathering, with church basketball players as guests.
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura D. Haskins 70 Cheshire will be at 10 30 a m Saturday at Miller Funeral Home led by Rev Osborne Hoover Burial is in Gravel Hill Cemetery Friends may call with an Eastern Star service at 730 p m Friday Mrs Haskins died Wednesday in Holzer Hospital She was a member of Sil oam Baptist Church Cheshire Chapter 450 OES She was born Crown City daughter of Gary and Nancy Sheets Surviving husband Stanley two sons Blaine West Jefferson and Byron Marion foster son Shirley E Sheets 10 grandchildren three sisters and five brothers attend to be listed in article
1963 fair board managers announced with divisions for open and junior entries. Junior entries limited to Mason County FFA FHA and 4 H members. other counties enter open division only. Named managers include Fred Green Lawrence Newberry Gerald Rood Harold Sullivan Evelyn Brake Emmett Mitchell Marcus Weaver J S Biard Oral Eads Carl W Parsons Elizabeth Reichert Nora Staats Thelma Watterson Cliddard Carder Mel Clark Gerald Clark Jake Greer John Brabham Robert Shertzer John R Granstaff Archie Henry L W Getty.
The churches of Point Pleasant will conduct a community census on February 17. Workers meet at Trinity Methodist Church at 1 30 to 4 p m, receive instructions, then record information in their assigned territories for church use. The survey aims to improve church services to the community.
Glendon R. Jenkins, 42, of Thurman, was injured slightly in a one car crash on Route 233 near the Jackson Gallia line. He was jailed in Gallipolis to await a Municipal Court appearance Friday on a driving while intoxicated charge after losing control on a curve and striking an embankment.
Point Pleasant resident James O. Campbell 34 was arrested Wednesday night by city police on an assault and battery charge. Campbell posted bond and is set to appear for a hearing February 13 before Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin.
Gene Mether of Wellston, a state highway patrol driver license examiner, gave 40 tests this week, with 33 passes. The slate included 21 pre exams and 19 road tests, 16 applicants passed. Road tests require calls for appointments at the patrol post 446 2433. The Angels players Lee Thomas George Thomas Eddie Sadowski and Bob Sadowski are not related.
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