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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1961

Page

8

Beef Cattle Members Plan Field Day in April

The Southeast ern Ohio Beef Cattle Association meets at Buckeye Rural Electric to set a field day for April 20 at the Carpenter Experimental Station. Plans include a 10:30 start with a noon meal at Carpenter Baptist Church, 75 cent meal subsidy, and calf weighing rules of 300 pounds minimum for sale. Committees appointed for advertising and by-laws revisions.

Gallipolis Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association Buckeye Carpenter Baptist Church Athens Galipolis Jim Mattison Chillicothe

Club Holds Installation of Officers in Gallia County

Gallia County Junior Leadership Club at Grace Methodist Church installs John Ralston as president with Joe Clark Irene Swisher and Frances Baker as officers. Russ Priddy county agent outlines five leadership points. John Ralston and Charles Joe Carter to represent Gallia County at the Ohio 4 H Junior Leaders Honor Awards Conference in Columbus on March 4.

Gallipolis Gallia County Grace Methodist Church John Ralston Joe Clark Irene Swisher Frances Baker Russ Priddy Ohio Charles Joe Carter Galila County Columbus

Reedsville Notes of Visits and Birth Announcements

Mrs Max ine Hoffman and daughters of Chester visited here last week with Mr and Mrs Nat Carpenter. Mr and Mrs William Dorst announce the birth of a daughter now residing in the Dwain Dorst home. George Powell scale inspector of Joppa was here in his official capacity Friday. Mr and Mrs William Williams and Simon Briggs of Lancaster spent the weekend here with the R E Williams family. Dane Baker and Donald Buchanan of Joppa were visitors during the week. Mrs Mary Randolph and children of Little Hocking spent Friday here with Mr and Mrs Carroll Randolph. Other callers in the Randolph home were Junior Hauber and son of Portland and Mr and Mrs Jim Davis of Little Hocking.

Lucy Kibble Reedsville Maxine Hoffman Chester Nat Carpenter Gladys Baughman Frank Gale Gahanha Rose Thomas Lillie Thomas William Dorst Dwain Dorst George Powell Joppa Mary Randolph Little Hocking Carroll Randolph Randolph Junior Hauber and Son Portland Jim Davis

Crown City youths named in marriage notice

Earl Donald Dennison age 19 and Virginia Mae McQuaid age 19, both of Crown City, are listed as a couple. He is the son of Hilda Cremeens Dennison and the late Earl Dennison. she is the daughter of Lawrence and Myrtle Sheline McQuaid.

Gallipolis Earl Donald Dennison Virginia Mae McQuaid Crown City Lawrence Myrtle Sheline McQuaid Hilda Cremeens Dennison Earl Dennison

Gallia Academy High To Host Honor Roll Tea

Gallia Academy High School will host an honor roll tea at 2 30 p m Thursday for students who made the first semester honor roll. The National Honor Society sponsors the event at the high school.

Gallipolis National Honor Society Gallia Academy High School

Rotary Club Hears Morrow

Gallipolis Rotary hears Frank Morrow of Wellston recount the road history from Rome to the interstate system at Farmers Hotel. Walter F. Walker presents the order of the brown squirrel award to Marshall D. Boggs for scouting work. Joe Mascio announces July 1 officers Dean Circle president Harold Wiseman VP. Ross Fleming secretary. W. Joe Brown treasurer. Visiting Rotarians include John McNeil and Dr Kenneth Amsbury.

Gallipolis Frank Morrow Wellston Rotary Club Farmers Hotel Walter F. Walker Marshall D. Boggs Joe Mascio Dean Circle Harold Wiseman Ross Fleming W. Joe Brown John McNeil Point Pleasant Kenneth Amsbury Middleport-Pomeroy

Laurel Cliff Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Prizes

Laurel Cliff society items report Miss Cleo Packer visiting New York City for a week. Portland residents Dan Smiths visited Mrs Smith's parents Lawrence and Mrs Smith. Laurel Cliff Health Club hosted by Mrs Mabel Tracy and Mrs Jean Wright at Rocksprings Grange Hall with prizes to Mrs Ernest Powell, Mrs Pearl Parker, and Rebecca Wright. Guests included Mrs Herbert Wolf and Rebecca and Suza Tracy. Diane Smith, daughter of Oscar and Mrs Smith, ill but improving.

Laurel Cliff Cleo Packer Columbus Pearl Parker New York City Dan Smith Portland Smith Lawrence Smith Mabel Tracy Jean Wright Rocksprings Grange Hall Ernest Powell Rebecca Wright Herbert Wolf Suza Tracy Diane Smith Oscar Smith

Letart Falls Notes From Mrs Roush Family Row

Letart Falls residents are listed in a society note detailing visits and calls. Mrs Okey Kiser and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Erwin Kiser, and several families from Letart Falls are noted visiting relatives in Lansing West Virginia and Pomeroy Rutland and Austed West Virginia.

J. D. Roush Letart Falls Okey Kiser Erwin Kiser M. H. Childers L. L. Nice Alice Clark Pomeroy Della Childers Belle McNight Rutland

Lions Spend 5300 On Glasses For Gallipolis Children

Gallipolis Lions Club reports spending about 5300 on eye glasses for school children in Gallipolis and Gallia County since 1956. The board met after the regular gathering at Tye's Restaurant and approved an ortho-rater eye testing machine for city schools and several braille watches for the blind. President Jack Hudson and Eugene Glass inducted two new members, Jack Smith and Richard Hinze, at the dinner meeting.

Gallipolis Max Tawney Jack Hudson Eugene Glass Jack Smith Bob Gillen Ford Sales Richard Hinze Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp Ravenswood

Weekend Visitors Schedule From Bidwell and Surroundings

Mrs Lizzie Geary visited in Mason West Virginia with Mr and Mrs C M Haley. Harlen Frederick and son visited Gerald Hull and C P Frederick Friday and Saturday. Willis McBride called on Lee Nolen Monday. Julia McGhee and Lizzie Geary visited Edith Langdon and Roma Maze in Gallipolis Thursday. Loyd Erwin Huntington West Virginia visited Jimmie and Emma Lawless. Marshall McClaskey and family with Nola Reynolds from Porter visited Kerr McClaskey Sunday. Dan Eachus and son of Mount Gilead spent weekend with Gerald Hull Ben Eachus and Bess Frederick. Harry Phillips visited Gover Saunders Thursday. Florence Kruse of Cincinnati visited Anthony Murray Wednesday. Glenn Baird and family of Gallipolis visited William Fraley Sunday.

Loyd Erwin Huntington W. Va Jimmie Emma Lawless Marshall McClaskey Nola Reynolds Porter Kerr McClaskey Dan Eachus Mount Gilead Gerald Hull Ben Eachus Bess Frederick Harry

Extension agents to meet on insects disease control finishes

Gallia County extension agents will attend meetings Friday at the Evangelistic United Brethren Church in Jackson. Bill Smith and Russ Priddy will attend the annual information meeting on insects and disease control and Miss Nancy McAllister will attend a meeting on smooth floor finishes.

Gallipolis Gallia County Evangelistic United Brethren Church Jackson Bill Smith Russ Priddy Nancy McAllister

Yale track coach Bob Giegengack’s long coaching tenure

Bob Giegengack enters his 15th season leading Yale track and field after earlier coaching duties at Fordham. The longtime mentor oversees a program building on past success and shaping runners and throwers for collegiate competition.

Bob Giegengack Yale Fordham

Free Lunches For Gallipolis Students In 1960

In 1959 60 Gallipolis city schools served 18771 free lunches to indigent children. Milk allocations reached 6626 half pints. Three district kitchens participate in the National School Lunch Program with federal support via the state Education Department.

Gallipolis City Neile Franklin Ohio State Department of Education United States Department of Which

Hospital Births and Names List at Holzer Hospital

A long list of newborns and parents at Holzer Hospital includes a son to Richard N. Sterrett and Mary, Syracuse. a daughter to Walter G. McDaniel and spouse, West Columbia Route 1. and many other infants and parents. The entry notes blood used Tuesday four pints.

Richard N. Sterrett Syracuse Walter G. McDaniel West Columbia James N. Goode Rutland

Church and family visits mark Corning event night

N Straitsville Rev Walburn and many neighbors attended a Corning Methodist church program and family night Wednesday. Numerous Columbus visitors called on local families including Mr and Mrs William Cook and children and Mrs Owen Wallace. Others visited relatives in Laurelville Canton Marietta and Logan.

Walburn Ernest Wilson Ethel Burgess Ruth Burgess Corning Methodist Church William Cook Owen Wallace Columbus William Dishon Marietta Pete Spicer Medina Frank Spicer Walter Thomas Robert Thomas Canton Robert Stubbs Laurelville Jack Nye Robert Womack Danny Meade Karl Fink Marvin Pierce Roland Pierce Peter McQuade Logan Clay Products Co Logan James Sherrard Daughters of Columbus John Sherrard

Washington visit features films of national monuments

James Hanson showed movies of points of interest in Washington DC including the Washington Monument to Effie Trotter's third grade class at Washington School in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Washington Monument James Hanson Effie Trotter Washington School

River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Canal District Rivers

River gauges show rising levels with Ohio River dams in Huntington District down. Locks report mixed statuses with downed dams, several ascents and descents, and boat movements at Lock 16 to Lock 35 from Gallipolis Kanawha and Marmet regions. Continuous updates reflect the river’s one tenth foot per hour rise and local waterway activity.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy- Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Huntington Aliquippa Floyd H. Blaske Lucy Jane Lucas Elizabeth Southern Lock C. V. Harner City of Huntington Beaver Helen Z O. F. Shearer Bonnie Andrew P. Calhoun Indiana Jayne Hougland Lady Mignon Lelia C. Shearer City of Maysville Kanawha Jerry Bosworth Larry Turner Lunga Point Bob Benter National R. H. Bosworth II Derrick Northern

Burleson herd tops Gallia County DHIA January results

Gallia County January DHIA report shows T F Burleson and Sons of Gallipolis Route 1 leading with an average 1049 pounds of milk and 42 pounds of butterfat from 33 cows. The Paynes of Vinton Route 2joined as a new member with a 22 cow Holstein and a 26 cow Hereford herd on a 320 acre farm.

Gallipolis T. F. Burleson and Sons of Merrill Brucker Gallia County John Payne Vinton Paynes Richard A. Lakin Fairfield Lawrence L. Holliday Gallia Dhia James Roush Cheshire Leroy Collier Patriot Joe Thompson A. L. Morris

Ken Sanders Recipient of FFA Award in 1961

Gallipolis Ohio FFA chapter selects Kenneth Sanders Gallia Academy High School senior as winner of the 1961 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award. Sanders son of Brady and Mrs. Sanders Crown City Route 2 will receive a bronze medal and have his name engraved on a plaque with prior winners. He serves as FFA secretary, attended the state convention, and was on land and dairy judging teams and the gold rated parliamentary procedure team. Selection based on scholarship supervised projects and leadership.

Gallipolis Future Farmers of America Kenneth Sanders Gallia Academy DeKalb Sanders Brady Sanders Crown City Route 2 FFA

Car Fender Damaged In Minor Accident

Gallipolis city police report a minor traffic crash on Pine Street near Second Avenue at 3 37 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries or charges. Harry Lupton 79 Gallipolis pulled from the curb into the path of Thomas M. Kessell 20 Bidwell Route 2. Kessell s right front fender was damaged.

Gallipolis Pine Street Second Avenue Harry Lupton Thomas M. Kessell Bidwell Kessell

Angel seeks divorce and custody in Gallia case

Glenna Angel of Crown City Route 2 files for divorce from Donald Angel on gross neglect of duty. Married in Richmond Indiana on March 31 1956 the couple has one child she also seeks custody and alimony at final hearing.

Gallipolis Glenna Angel Crown City Donald Angel Richmond Ind

Driver Found Guilty In Intersection Passing Case

Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined W. Roy Lewis of Westerville ten dollars and costs after Lewis was found guilty of passing an intersection. Arrested January 21 by city police, Lewis pleaded innocent. Four witnesses testified at the Tuesday hearing.

Gallipolis William H. Jones W. Roy Lewis Westerville Lewis

Damage Suit Is Started In Gallia County Court

Howard O. Brumfield of Crown City filed a $50,000 damage suit in Gallia County Common Pleas Court alleging negligence after a Feb 22 1959 1 a.m. crash on Route 7 north of Gallipolis. Thyra Slivka a minor of Mason West Virginia is named defendant. Brumfield was hospitalized and off work for two months.

Gallipolis Howard O. Brumfield Crown City Gallia County Brumfield

Case Continued On Forgery Count In Gallipolis

Rubenstah l, 40, Gallipolis pleaded guilty to a forgery charge in Municipal Court and the case was continued until Friday by Judge William H. Jones. A warrant was signed by Kananga service station attendant Dave Williams. James M. Duncan, 27, Gallipolis, appeared on a larceny by trick charge and also had his case continued until Friday.

Gallipolis Ray Rubenstahl William H. Jones Rubenstahl Dave Williams Kananga James M. Duncan Jones

Mrs. James Walters Admitted to Point Clinic

Mrs. James Walters of Bidwell Ohio was admitted to Point Clinic for treatment.

James Walters Bidwell, Ohio

Roberta Hite Undergoes Tonsillectomy at Holzer Hospital

Roberta Hite seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hite of Meadow Brook Addition underwent a tonsillectomy at Holzer Hospital Tuesday morning. She is a first grade student at Ordnance School and the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Stout of Athens. Mrs Stout is visiting the Hites.

Roberta Hite Robert Hite Meadowbrook Addition Holzer Hospital Ordnance School Roberta Howard Stout Athens

Sylvia Ward Draws Guilty On Assault Charge

Gallipolis Judge Robert M. Betz fined Sylvia Ward 40 of Gallipolis Route 1 $25 and costs on an assault indictment. Ward had been bound over to the January 1960 grand jury, initially charged with assault with intent to kill, later reduced to plain assault. She pleaded innocent, then guilty, and paid the fine with 60 days to settle court costs.

Gallipolis Robert M. Betz Gallia County

Kyger High Hosts World Prayer Day Assembly

Kyger Creek High School students observed World Prayer Day in an assembly sponsored by the Keyette Club. Rev. James Lee Harter of First Presbyterian Church Gallipolis spoke, the Keyette and Key Club Choir led by Merlyn Ross performed, and new members Sally Johnson Janet Daniels Diana Fish Beverley Bolling Joyce Drummond and Betty Watson received pins.

Kyger Creek High School Keyette Club James Lee Harter First Presbyterian Church Gallipolis Keyette and Key Club Merlyn Ross Mary Mack Keyettes Sally Johnson Janet Daniels Diana Fish Beverley Bolling Joyce Drummond Betty Watson

Bus Auto Collide At North Gallia High School

The State Highway Patrol reports minor damage in a collision at 3 50 p m Tuesday in the North Gallia High School driveway. A school bus operated by Addie J Raines 36 Vinton was leaving the driveway when a car driven by Arnold Harris 18 Vinton struck it while turning into the driveway. No charges were filed.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol North Gallia High School Addie J. Raines Vinton Arnold Harris

Association To Meet At Appalachian Auditorium

The Mason County Association for Retarded Children will meet Friday at 8 p m at the Appalachian auditorium. Mrs Savanna Upton senior public health nurse of Mason County will lead the program featuring a film titled Individual Differences.

Point Pleasant Mason County Association For Appalachian Auditorium Savanna Upton Mason County

Bur ton fined for failing to yield right of way

Omer W. Burton, 53, of Chillicothe, was fined $10 and costs by Judge William H. Jones in Municipal Court Tuesday after an arrest by the State Highway Patrol for failing to yield the right of way.

Gallipolis Omer W. Burton Chillicothe State Highway Patrol William H. Jones

Lambert reports exams and road tests for licensees

State Highway Patrol driver license examiner Ronald G. Lambert gave 14 preliminary examinations to applicants on Tuesday and passed 11. In road tests he passed 13 of 19 drivers seeking operator licenses.

Gallipolis Ronald G. Lambert State Highway Patrol Lambert

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