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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1963

Page

8

Boys Jaw Broken In Two Car Collision Near Route 141

At 2 45 PM two cars nearly head on collided on Neighborhood Rd. south of Route 141. Charles Cox nine was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a broken jaw in good condition. Wayne Johnson 47 Shirley Angel 25 Lindell Angel 21 and Tammie Angel 3 were injured. Mrs Angel faces Municipal Court for driving left of center. A second crash at 4 12 PM on Route 218 involved an empty Hannan Trace school bus and a Crown City car. minor damage and the investigation continues.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Holzer Hospital Charles Gary Cox John R. Cox Angel Johnson Hannan Trace Howard R. Fulks Crown City Farrell Montgomery Montgomery Roger A. Bostic John C. Bostic Evans Heights Bostic Gallia Academy High School

Fire Destroys Furnace in Green Elementary Weekend

Green Elementary School canceled classes Monday after a minor weekend fire in the furnace room knocked out heating. The motor of an induced draft blower overheated and burned bearings and belts. The fire was contained by an automatic safety cut off and did not spread. Damage was inspected by an electrician and an insurance adjuster and repaired by Monday afternoon.

Gallipolis Green I. J. Miller Miller

Mrs Mundell Dies At 77 In Gallia County

Mrs. Bessie Mundell 77 of Bidwell died at 2 40 p m Monday in a nursing home at Hamden She was the widow of James Lafayette Mundell Survivors include a step daughter Sylvia Roland Bidwell Route 2 and a sister Mary E Mumphrey Lexington Kentucky Tentative services are set for 2 p m Thursday at Bidwell Mt Carmel Baptist Church with burial in Providence Cemetery Friends may call at the Vernon Mc Coy funeral home in Vinton

Gallipolis Bessie Mundell Bidwell Hamden James Lafayette Mundell Sylvia Roland Mary E. Mumphrey Lexington Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Providence Vernon McCoy Vinton

College leaders attend CA Small Colleges conference

Dr Alphus R Christensen president of Rio Grande College Dr Carl L Wilson dean and J Sherman Porter director of college relations attended a conference of the Council for Advancement of Small Colleges in Atlantic City New Jersey on Monday and Tuesday They will return Friday after meetings in Washington D C Wednesday and Thursday with Rep Homer E Pete Abele Ohio Senators Frank Lausche and Stephen Young other senators and probably Anthony Celebrezze HEW secretary

Gallipolis Alphus R. Christensen Rio Grande College Carl L. Wilson J. Sherman Porter Council For Advancement of Small Colleges Atlantic City N. J Rio Grande Washington, D. C Homer E Pete) Abele Ohio Frank J. Lausche Stephen M. Young Anthony Celebrezze

Holzer Hospital News and Local Obituaries

List of births at Holzer Hospital with multiple parents and addresses. Dismissed patients include Donald Cornette and others. Funeral services for Granville McCormick, 65, Bidwell Route 1, set for Wednesday at Garfield Avenue Church of Christ. burial in Vinton Memorial Park. viewing at Miller funeral home.

Gallipolis Granville McCormick Bidwell Garfield Avenue Church of Christ Davis Pharr Vinton Memorial Park Miller Funeral

Conservation Members See Slide Show in Gallia District Meeting

Howard Wells of McArthur showed slides from his Russia trip behind the Iron Curtain to 101 attendees at the Gallia Soil Conservation District annual meeting held at North Gallia High School. Guests included district officials, affiliated members, and several special visitors from neighboring districts.

Gallipolis Howard Wells McArthur Russia Gallia Karl Burleson Butler Alva Shoemaker Frank Mills Waldo Brown Fred Greenlee Chuck Collier Bob Evans Maurice Thomas Clyde Walker W. W. Roush John D. North Nolan Carter B. B. Matthews Western Soil Conservation District Lionel Smith Denver Yoho Mei

Ewington Notes From Local Visitors

Mrs Gar net Smith and two children of Columbus visited her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Hicks. Visitors to Mrs Anne Edmundson included Mr and Mrs Lenny Calvin West Lafayette and others from Wilkesville Metheney and Gallaway. Recent callers to Mr and Mrs Gene Johnston included several named locals and relatives from Langsville Vinton and Lloyd Ashburn.

Bobby Joe Pope Gene Johnston Betty Bailey Jo Johnston Trudy Linda Langsville Delores Johnston Larry Smith Johnny McMilin Vinton Julia Johnston George Sharon Lloyd Ashburn Brenda Johnson

River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across River Dams

Historic river readings list gauge heights on the Ohio and Kanawha systems with movements at Gallipolis Greenup Marmet Huntington and nearby locks. The bulletin records moveable dam activity on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with times from 1:35 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and multiple named vessels.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Ranning Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Richard Moyle Robert W. Lea Becktwig Pioneer Gona I. E. Frieberger Cob J Bosworth Nancy Greenu National Is P.m. K Irene Chotin Hae Whayne H Ravenswood Cotton Guess Philip Pore Northern Sycamore

Judge Janes Again Hears Court Cases In Gallipolis

Judge William H. Janes returns to Municipal Court after five weeks absent for surgery. He fines William E. Fife 15 dollars and costs and suspends his license 90 days on a State Patrol unsafe operation charge. Other patrol cases include fines for passing on a curve, failing to stop, no operator's license, and several bond forfeitures.

Gallipolis William H. Janes Huntington William E. Fife Cheshire Jones Melvin R. Holley Crown City Oscar K. Phillips Vinton Richard O. Lewis Madison Ind Camillus A. Farmer Jackson Levi J. Kneece Gloverville S. C Frank C. Sutter Dayton James A. Bays Charles Biffle Addison Willard H. Evans Lloyd G. Hill St. Albans Maryland Beverly Mt. Vernon

GI Returns to Fort Hood After Cuban Crisis Duty

Gallipolis native PFC Richard E. Elliott 25 returned to Fort Hood Texas with members of the 1st Armored Division 6th Artillery from Fort Stewart where he served during the Cuban Crisis. He trained amphibiously off Florida and entered the Army in 1961. He is a 1955 Gallia Academy graduate.

Gallipolis Richard E. Elliott Arthur R. Elliott Fort Hood Tex 1St Armored Division 6Th Artillery Fort Stewart Strategic Army Corps STRAC Elliott Florida Fort Army Fort Knox Gallia Academy

Downington Social Roundup Notices from the Clark and Carsey households

Mrs. John L. Clark visits and travels with family in Columbus. Multiple local families including the Jewell, Bolin, Townsend, Estep, Haning, Dilcher, Perry, Carsey and Clark households hosted or visited relatives and friends in Harrisonville Harisonville Snowville and New Marshfield over recent evenings and weekends.

Douglas Clay Elizabeth Dilcher Lon Perry Margaretta King Athens Dora Cooper Cliff Rice New Marshfield Ora Carsey Steve Stanley Terry Carsey Jackie Farley Carpenter Neva Howell

Thespians Entertain At Washington PTA Meet

In Gallipolis 75 people attended the Washington School PTA meeting to hear Gallia Academy High School Thespians perform three monologues and a coronet duet by sixth grade instrumentalists led by A Kimball Suiter. Kathy Suiter Joanie Ford and Sandy Suiter performed with piano accompaniment.

Washington PTA Meet Gallipolis Washington School Gallia Academy High School A. Kimball Suiter E. M Ike) Wiseman Kathy Suiter Joanie Ford Louis R. Ford Sandy Suiter

Alfred By MRS. HELEN WOODE ALFRED- WSCS Meeting News

WSCS will meet at Helen Woode's home on January 15 with Eleanor Boyles as program leader. Reports note hospital observations for Roger A. Bostic after a basketball head injury and various local visitations and club activities including the Gallia PTA meeting changes and guest remarks by Mrs. Maxine Plummer on mental health in children.

Helen Woode Alfred WSCS Eleanor Boyles Sherman Henderson Leonard Ames Parkersburg Sophia Caldwell Elmwood Nursing Home Gordon Caldwell Glen Robinson Watson Billy Tuppers Plains Wilma Gunther Chester Dinsmore Boyles Harry Guthrie Charles D. Woode Carrie Burson Mayme Castle Dorothy Robinson Effie Watson Ricky Carter Mike Davis Arden Dobson Evelyn Tabit Clarence George Maxine Plummer Ohio Mental Health Association

Tuppers Plains Community News Highlights

Local residents hosting and visiting relatives from Lancaster and Columbus with social events and church activities. Notable items include a New Years watch service at the EUB Church, WSCS meeting with donations to missions, and a note on U.S. forest products statistics.

Evelyn Brickles Tuppers Plains Roy Gearhart Virgil Bowlby Irvin Robson Lancaster Robson Willard Ebersbach Becky Chester Wayne Brickles Harry Keller Columbus Emile Matlack Parkersburg Myrtle Frost Way Clark Lawrence Balser Leo Cole East Liverpool Tillie Reed Earl Gearhart Chillicothe Gladys Violet WSCS Methodist Church Neisel Weatherman Grace Kuhn Catherine Miller Gertrude Hoffman W. W. Bragg Violet Eunice Halsey

Gallipolis Chamber Votes to Raise Dues and Amend By-Laws

The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce met in the Lafayette Hotel Palm Room and approved by-law amendments increasing annual dues from 25 to 50 dollars for 1963 starting March 1. The measure, along with changes to director election methods and term limits, passed unanimously as President Manning E. Wetherholt noted the $3400 annual office cost.

Chamber of Commerce Gallipolis Holt Wetherholt Carl Bias Mac) McGinness Robert A. Boudinot Kenneth Morgan

Gallia Dairy Service Unit to Elect Directors at Banquet

OSU College of Agriculture assistant dean Robert P. Worrall will speak at the 15th annual Gallia County Dairy Service Unit meeting at Green Elementary School. Dick Kellogg will report on COBA progress. two directors will be elected. production awards given. Miss Betty Swisher dairy princess to attend. Banquet at 7 30 p m tickets 1 50 reservations due by Saturday via extension office.

Gallipolis Robert P. Worrall College of Agriculture and Home Economics Ohio State University Gallia County Dairy Service Unit Green Dick Kellogg Central Ohio Breeding Association Dairy Herd Improvement Association Betty Swisher Gallia County

Holiday for Bands film to be shown at Rio Grande College convocation

Gallipolis announces a 25 minute Holiday for Bands film narrated by James Stewart to be shown in the public school gym. The film, produced after Jesse Lasky’s project, features actual Tri-State Music Festival participants from Enid Oklahoma. Public invited to attend. Also Gallia County council to discuss proposed vocational school at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Gallipolis James Stewart Rio Grande College Zelman Northcutt Stewart Jesse Lasky Enid Okla Gallia County

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