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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1963

Page

9

Four Gallia Boards Reelect Officers At Reorganization

Four Gallia County school boards held reorganizational meetings electing officers for 1963. Southwestern board accepted teacher Leroy Collier’s resignation effective Feb 3 1963 and heard a protest over shortened days due to new bus schedules. Raccoon Hannan Trace and Kgger Creek boards re elected presidents and approved bills, with Southwestern debt authorizations and budget steps.

Gallipolis Gallia County Southwestern School Board Leroy Collier Southwestern High School Collier Hannan Trace Oleta Adkins Huntington W. Va Adkins Marshall University Kgger Creek School Board William Scott Ardell Smith Ohio School Boards Association Raccoon School Board John Myers Vinson S. Jarrell, Jr Roy Daniels Virginia Clark Anne Belville Ray Baker Maxine Jones Gallia

Municipal Court Fines 14 Traffic Violators

Acting Judge William H. Sowers fined 14 persons and six others forfeited bonds in Municipal Court. Patrol cases included Litchfield, Bonecutter, Brit, Furst, Fitch, and Rhodes with fines and costs. several others forfeited bonds for patrol charges. Police arrests and sheriff's cases added more fines and bonds for intoxication, speeding, and related offenses.

Gallipolis William H. Sowers Sheriff's Department Sowers Clarence Litchfield Apple Grove Homer L. Bonecutter Floyd E. Brit Rodney John E. Furst James Fitch Harold E. Patrick Point Pleasant James O. Caldwell Crown City Stanley P. Saunders Northup

Births and dismissals at Holzer Hospital highlight local families

The Holzer Hospital notice lists numerous birth announcements from families across Meigs and Gallia counties including Elias, Osborne, Williamson, Dear, Moore, Arnold, Salyers, and many others. The list also notes several dismissals and a Tuesday blood usage of Monday pints.

Gallia Academy Band cancels August camp plans

Gallia Academy High School band will not attend training camp in August after a school board vote. Supt. Miller denied permission, canceling Crescendo Camp reservations for a week at Lebanon Junction Kentucky. Band plans include a winter concert February 3 and tuba player Charles Corbin invited to Ohio University concert.

Gallipolis Charles Corbin Ohio University Gallia Academy A. Kimball Sutter Supt. I. J. Miller Lebanon Junction Marlin Kerns Clyde Saunders Harland T. Martin J. Gordon Gibert George W. Davis Sutter Max Avner Ing Miller Ohio University Band Memorial Auditorium

Boy Struck On Pine St Keeps Walking to Safety

GALLIPOLIS Charles J. Howard 10 of 123 Pine St escaped serious injury at 4 13 p m Monday after being struck by a car on Pine St near Fourth Ave Police said Howard who suffered cuts and bruises ran from between a semi truck and a car and was struck by an auto driven by Calvin C Cousins 25 Bidwell Route 2 Witnesses said Cousins could not stop in time No charge filed The car sustained no damage

Gallipolis Charles J. Howard Pine St Fourth Ave Howard Calvin C. Cousins Bidwell Cousins

DAR Chapter Receives Two New Flags at Meeting

French Colony Chapter DAR in Gallipolis unveiled an American flag and a DAR flag donated in memory of Frances Cutler Gsell. Delegates to the 1963 Continental Congress and Cincinnati DAR convention were elected, with alternates named. The gathering, hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, included refreshments for 13 members and a guest. The next meeting is set for February 4 at Mrs. Howard I Neal’s home.

Gallipolis DAR French Colony Daughters of the American Revolution Kenneth Johnson Mary H. Cutler Frances Cutler Gsell Highland Park Ill M. T. Epling National Dar Washington, D.C Gates Ralph Burner L. R. Hall L. H. Nelson Anne Hill Edith Northup Georgeann Race Cincinnati Margaret Ecker J. E. Gills L. Claude Miller Fred Wheeler Glen Bagshaw Hollis McCormick Frank Wetherholt J. S. Clark Robert Hagan Huntington Howard I. Neal

Mrs Thabet Dies At 84 In Gallipolis Ohio

Mary Thabet 84 of 20 Grape Street Gallipolis died Monday in Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant Born in Damascus Syria on Christmas Day 1878 she came to America in 1899 and to Gallipolis in 1919 She was predeceased by her husband William and by two sons and five daughters Survivors include four daughters Ruth Haddad Mary Tweet Helen Rayes Venitta Pickens a son Edward Thabet and four grandchildren Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday at the residence conducted by Rev Hughey Jones Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery Friends may call at the residence Wednesday

Gallipolis Mary Thabet Grape St Syria Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant Damascus William Thabet America Clifford Ruth) Haddad Charleston W. Va Phillip Mary) Tweet Huntington Norman Helen) Rayes Toledo Eugene Venitta) Pickens Edward Thabet Hughey Jones Mound Hill Cemetery

Gallia County approves 1963 appropriations and bids

County commissioners set 1963 general fund at 481694.30 with lowest three year total. John E. Morgan elected president. Budget includes welfare allocations, road program items, and civil service staff changes. Sealed bids invited for dump trucks and a paving discriminator body.

Gallipolis Gallia James A. Boggs Boggs Ruth Gillespie Gallia County Child Welfare Board Gillespie Harry Morgan Stanley Evans Dayton Workhouse Gallia County County Engineers M&a Greenfield Two J Potter J. Phillips Bureau of Inspections Common Pleas Court

Loan Groups Elect Officers Dividend Paid

Gallipolis Savings and Loan Co. re elected W W Sigler as president Carl C Myers as vice president and Harold W Webhberholt as secretary treasurer at a 25 percent dividend for the last half of 1962 Directors include D Paul Davies Howard I Neal Dr Keith R Brandeberry and H W Cherrington Attorney Also Buckeye Building and Loan Co. re elected 1963 officers D Hollis Wood president Dr J Gordon Gibert vice president Otis Drummond secretary treasurer Directors are Dr George A Barton John E Halliday and L Paul Haskins.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Savings and Loan Co W. W. Sigler Carl C. Myers Harold W. Webhberholt D. Paul Davies Howard I. Neal Keith R. Brandeberry H. W. Cherrington Buckeye Building and Loan Co Hare D. Hollis Wood J. Gordon Gibert Otis Drummond George A. Barton John E. Halliday L. Paul Haskins

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Donna D. Rhodes Vinton Route 1 Harold E. Depue McArthur Cecil R. Preston Jimmy D. Cook Hewett Joe Gibbs Freeman P. Locke Clyde E., Sheets Holzer Hospital News James Elias Letart Bruce D. Osborne Winton Billy L. Williamson Rutland Maurice S. Dear Gerald F. Moore Rio Grande Henry G. Arnold Pomeroy Thomas Salyers Chillicothe Orion W. Roush Langsville Eugene Porter Catlettsburg Harry L. Bland West Columbia Joseph S. Willis Pedro Donald A. Ellis Cheshire Thomas Puckett Wellston Ray Fox Clifton Arthur M. Nelson Lyle C. Fraley Jackson Jeanne Wickline Geneva M. Fisher Eureka Duane F. Greene Earl R. Wallace Ralph W. Roush New Haven James E. Sizemore Coalton Harry M. Walburn Kenneth R. Adkins Cebbie Lee Ashland Kenneth R. Gardner Lorando Might Middleport Gerald E. Reuter Mary C. Fulton South Point Charles W. Smith Grayson Tina G. Sigman Middlewort Robert F. McGuffin Darrell G. Hurd Chauncey E. Sheets Carolyn Sue Stewart Robert F. Neil Robert Sechrist Mentee Quick’s Drug Store West Union Street Athens, Ohio Porn Montgomery Greenup Panewhe Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Magon Kanawa River Sill Ohio River Gallipolis Beote Lean Samuel Clemens Southland F. Frieberger Kanawha Pepteiaest R .W. Lea Lelia Shearer Winfield Jerry Bosworth Solvay Ohio A. E. Dyke Ueen City Stevenson Indiana James L. Hamilton Raymond Kr Salvation Pioneer Pegey Downey John J. Rowe C. Vv. Harner John Ladd Dean Andrew P. Calhoun Oo National E’deana Bosworth Luther Herdman Laguna U.S Commerce Group Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Palm Room Lafayette Hotel Jones Galliai County Francis W. Shane Tarsis Harris Department of Motor Vehicles Los Angeles Folsom the Messenger Athens Board of Elections Registrar of Vital Statistics County Home Child Welfare Board Children’s Home Soldiers Relief Barre Logan Monument Co., Inc W. Main Street Logan, Ohio The Athens National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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