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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1957

Page

10

Milliner for 56 Years Mrs Parry Dies at 91

Nelsonville Mrs Hannah Crabtree Parry 91 who operated a home millinery at 445 Poplar St for 56 years died Saturday after a long illness. Born in London she came to the U S at six months. Surviving: son Charles brother George Crabtree and a daughter Lulu died 1937. Funeral Tuesday at Johnson funeral home with burial in Green Lawn cemetery.

Nelsonville Hannah Crabtree Parry Poplar St London England Charles and Elizabeth Crabtree Richard Parry Lizzie McGill Murray City Buchtel Orbiston Jobs Johnson Funeral Home J. A. Long Green Lawn Cemetery

Harry Galvin Dies Sunday in Mount St. Mary Hospital

Harry L. Galvin 69 of 98 Fayette Street died Sunday afternoon at Mount St. Mary Hospital after two weeks of treatment. He was a retired bookkeeper formerly with Cable Company and a Nelsonville native. Survivors include wife Lucy, three daughters Mary Conrad Clara Reed and Lee Lancaster a brother Joe Galvin and five grandchildren. Services planned Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with burial to follow. Eagles to hold service Monday at 7:30 p.m.

Nelsonville Harry L. Galvin Fayette St Mount St. Mary Hospital Thomas Margaret Galvin Cable Company Presbyterian Church Mason Lodge Ells The Eagles Ucy Mary Conrad Clara Reed Lorain Lee Lancaster Yuma Ariz Joe Galvin Chauncey Johnson Funeral Home John Lloyd Evans Green Lawn

Clinic Finds TB In Forty-Six Attended In January

Athens County TB and Health Assn reports 46 persons seen at the January TB clinic. New cases include three minimal active pulmonary TB, five minimal inactive, one moderately advanced active, and one moderately advanced inactive. Ohio TB officials note rising hospital admissions but shorter stays due to new drugs. Admissions rose from 4812 in 1953 to 5297 in 1955 while patient days and subsidies fell. Relapse and interrupted treatment remain issues, and about 1700 discharges left against medical advice, with around 470 of this group spurred by positive spirum testing posing health risks.

Nelsonville Eva Davis Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Assn Walter Dickinson Ohio TB and Health Assn Ohio Dickinson

Births at Mount St. Mary Hospital

Mr and Mrs Charlie Strickland of Gloucester have a daughter. Several new admissions include William J Williams New Straitsville. Charles Ball Buchtel. Thomas Hill Nelsonville. Mrs Mary Freer Nelsonville. Oliver DeVol Nelsonville. James Kavlish Nelsonville Route 1. Nellie Green Nelsonville. Bonnie Eckels Nelsonville Route 1. Jerry Wagner Murray City. Everett Klinger Logan Route 3. Robert Figgins Nelsonville. Irene Jonas Murray City. Effie DeVol Carbon Hill. Bernard Rapp New Lexington. Roy Wachenschwanz Cardondale. Anna Eddy New Straits ville. Joseph Abraham Athens. Bessie Perry Albany Route 2. Mark Robson Nelsonville. Blanche Snyder New Mrs Muriel Dowler Nelson. Bertha Fisher Nelson. Kate Woodyard Albany.

William J. Williams New Straitsville Charles Ball Buchtel Thomas Hill Nelsonville Mary Freer Oliver DeVol James Kavlish Nellie Green Bonnie Eckels Jerry Wagner Murray City Everett Klinger Logan Robert Figgins Irene Jonas Effie DeVol Carbon Hill Bernard Rapp New Lexington Roy Wachenschwanz Carbondale Anna Eddy Joseph Abraham Athens Bessie Perry Albany Mark Robson Blanche Snyder Muriel Dowler Bertha Fisher Kate Woodyard

Nelsonville Driver Fined for Driving Left of Center

Lawrence Rutter of Nelsonville Route 2 was fined $10 and costs in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court Sunday on a driving to the left of center charge filed by the state patrol.

Nelsonville Lawrence Rutter Earl Hilleary State Patrol

Sleet Turns Nelsonville Streets Hazardous This Morning

Sleet and freezing rain created dangerous driving and walking conditions in Nelsonville this morning. City crews were out early spreading sand and salt to treat streets and sidewalks.

Nelsonvill Nelsonville

Chit N Chat Club Hosts at Betty Midkiff Home

Members gathered at Betty Joan Midkiff's home for a meeting of the Chit N Chat club. Prizes were awarded to Lucille Steenrod and Irene Hoskins. Iris Juniper of Mississippi received the guest prize. The next gathering is planned for February 6 at Irene Hoskins' residence.

Chit Chat Club Betty Joan Midkiff Lucille Steenrod Irene Hoskins Iris Juniper Mississippi

House Help Quiets Body of Noises in Homes

Practical home guide describes locating loose floor boards and squeaky stairs, using wedges and braces or nails to tighten joists, and offers temporary graphite dusting. It explains how to diagnose hollow floor sounds, reinforce risers, and address dampness in new houses with drying methods.

B.C. A

Honor Roll Totals At Pomeroy Senior High School

Thirty seven honor students are listed from Pomeroy Senior High as 29 boys and 28 girls for the third six weeks. The Junior class lists 21 honorees with 11 girls. seniors earn 19 honors with nine girls. sophomores have 17 honorees with eight girls.

Pomeroy Arthur Arnold Rita Bell Ted Beegle Ramora Boice Jerry Davis Barbara Donovan Eugene Frye Rachel Genheimer Ruth Horak Charles Houdashelt Maurice Johnson Ray Johnson Milton Lambert Linda Moore Danny Morris Earlene Renshaw Robert Roberts Rita Scholl Carolyn Sisson

69 Junior High Students Named on Third Honor Roll

Pomeroy junior high principal Howard Knight announced Friday that 69 students earned honorable mention for the third six weeks. Ninth grade honorees include Mary Amberger El sie Arnold Marilyn Blackwood Jo Ann Bolinger Richard Clark Linda Crow Terry Cullums Sharon Douglas Barbara Eskew Arnold Evans Bill Gibbs Mark Grueser Ernest Hall Robert Hamm Phillip Harrison Jean Holt Rose Hysell Johnora Lambert Roger Leifheit Myrna Maag Albert Martin Mary McAfee Minnda Murray Howard Parker Barry Phillips Sondra Potts Reva Rea Edward Rickard Charles Riffile Boyd Roseberry Norma Roush Robert Springer Darlene Smith Carolyn St Clair Janice Teaford Janice Thomas Diana Watson Jean Webster Jack Walker Sharon Zundel Eighth grade honorees include David Brown Carolyn Edwards Margaret Handley Eric Hart Terry Knight John McMurray Mike Roberts Mike Swatzer Jackie Thomas Howard Wells Sharon Young Bill Young Seventh grade honorees list Anna Arnold Mike Rowan Joyce Buckley Walter Grueser Allen Hamm Dennis Kapple Barbara Logan Penny Sue Moore Terry Ohlinger Marilyn Price John Shasteen Duane Smith Asenath Tracy Judy Vaughan Darlene Watson Charlene Zundel.

Jo Ann Bolinger Richard Clark Linda Crow Terry Cullums Sharon Douglas Barbara Eskew Arnold Evans Bill Gibbs Mark Grueser Ernest Hall Robert Hamm Phillip Harrison Jean Holt Rose Hysell Johnora Lambert Roger Leifheit Myrna Maag Albert Martin Mary McAfee Minnda Murray Howard Parker Barry Sue Phillips Sondra Potts Reva Rea Edward Rickard Charles Riffile Boyd Roseberry Norma Roush Robert Springer Darlene Smith Carolyn St. Clair Janice Teaford Janice Thomas Diana Watson Jean Webster Jack Walker Sharon Zundel David Brown Carolyn Edwards Margaret Handley Eric Hart Terry Knight John McMurray Mike Roberts Mike Swatzer Jackie Thomas Howard Wells Sharon Young Bill Young Anna Arnold Mike Rowan Joyce Buckley Walter Grueser Allen Hamm Dennis Kapple Barbara Logan Penny Sue Moore Terry Ohlinger Marilyn Price John Shasteen Duane Smith Asenath Tracy Judy Vaughan Darlene Watson Charlene Zundel

Point Pleasant Woman 87 Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Sarah E. German 87 of Point Pleasant died Sunday at her daughter's home on Jefferson Boulevard after a long illness. She came to Point Pleasant from Gallipolis in 1927 and lived there since. Surviving are her daughter Mrs. L. C. McDaniel and three half sisters and a half-brother. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Crow funeral home with Rev. Thomas Shuler. burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Sarah E. German L. C. McDaniel Jefferson Blvd Gallipolis McDaniel Crow Funeral Home Thomas Shuler Lone Oak Cemetery

Birthday Party Honors Three Women in Reedsville

Mrs Grant Boring hosted a gathering to celebrate the February birthdays of Mrs Helen Blake Mrs Frances Reed and Mrs Helen Archer with refreshments provided by the hostess. A Valentine party hosted by the group will precede the February meeting at Mrs Dorothy Cashdol lar’s home.

Reedsville Grant Boring Helen Blake Frances Reed Helen Archer Dorothy Cashdollar

Fire Chief and Volunteers Aid Murray City Fire Victims

Nelsonville volunteers and Fire Chief Clarence Hall thank local residents who donated clothing and furniture after Neil Dodd's family lost their home in Murray City. Several truckloads of goods arrived to support the stricken family.

Nelsonville Clarence Hall Neil Dodd Murray City

Antigua Population and Area Profile

Antigua covers 170 square miles in the British West Indies and has about 51 000 residents. The island's size and population are summarized from the latest figures available.

Antigua British West Indies

WSCS Meeting At Mrs. Vivian Humphrey Home

The WSCS of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Vivian Humphrey’s home with nine members present. February’s gathering will be at Mrs. Clara Massar’s home. Local residents and visitors are noted in a sequence of brief society notices across town.

WSCS Methodist Church Vivian Humphrey Clara Massar Frank M. Coates Florida Grant Vinehard Dayton Cleveland Warren Barnhart Alice Foutty Parkersburg L. S. Buckley Edgar Dixon Coolville Jimmie Weisenbach Athens Lena Ralston Torch Dad Wayne Chevalier Garth Smith Long Bottom J. M. Smith Smith Nora Swain

Pomeroy PTA Plans Women’s Basketball Game

Harrisonville Scipio PTA women members schedule a basketball game with girl students. Date to be announced after a recent meeting approved the plan. Stella Atkins presided, fund to polio noted, and Founders Day program set for February.

Harrisonville-Scipio Pta Stella Atkins Frances Alkire Bradbury Helen Williams

Teacher Audrey Davis to Return After Six Week Illness

Miss Audrey Davis, assistant pastor of Church of the Nazaren e Gallipolis, is set to resume teaching at the Roger Creek School District today after about six weeks out due to severe laryngitis. Mrs. James Roush filled in during the illness.

Gallipolis Audrey Davis Kgger Creek Davis Church of the Nazarene James Roush

Kiwanians Boost Polio Drive With Street Collection

Gallipolis March of Dimes volunteers manned city streets Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Kiwanians collected 193.65 dollars for polio research. The Kiwanis club also donated 150 dollars raised at a club auction held last Wednesday.

Gallipolis

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Harry Galvin Charlie Strickland, Glouster Dick Turner WEA Bervice J. B FIX Uhliman Harold Goddard Uhlman’s Sanidyne Athens Pharmacy Clifford Auto Sales Columbus Rd Desoto Platt Hudson Sales W. Union St Gaylord E. Storer Stewart, Ohio Goodness Wood Marietta Auto Service Brown's Pure Oil N. Court KRAFT Parker Tire Shop Phone Frazer John Gabriel's Harmony Road Rutland Rutland Auto Sales Rutland, O Metropolitan Auto Sales Middleport Elmer W. Sutton Electric Motor Service Union Dial W. O. Rose SEARS W&h Chevrolet Waverly Mobile Home Donnie Incorporated International Dodge Gail Watkins E. State Street Athens, Ohio Alma House Williams Trailer Court R. D. Cochran Millfield G. F. Pincelli CO Miller Sanitation Guysville Eddie Jones White's Mahaffey Motor Service Central Ave P. O. Box Washington Johnson's Furn Mill St Plymouth Aigeo Motor Sales E. State St Dorothy Arnold James Baker Eddie Bones Tommy Viola’ Brown Barton Campbell Glen Cecil Audrey Cunningham Larry Curtis Doris Imboden Joe Kennedy Norbert Neutzling Carolyn Phillips Kathryn Roush Sue Smith William Sterrett Daniel O. Struble Bernice Thoma Fay Thomas Doris Wells Marilyn White Ann Baker Gary Barnitz Patty Blakeslee Janet Carpenter Paul Fowler Lorraine Grover Donna Jenkins James Johnson Kenneth Hayes Kenneth McCullough Rodney Quivey Millard Roush Marlene Scholl Sheila Strauss Charles Swisher Jerry Walker Connie Woodgeard Howard Knight Pomeroy’ Junior High School Mary Amberger Elsie Arnold Marilyn Blackwood Pt. Pleasant Pomeroy Social Notes Mness Cincinnati USDA U.S Mercury Montclair Lincoln Chevrolet Sharp Ggg Oec Kc Stem Stern Monterey Oldsmobile Aero Lark Antle Thevius New York City Ray Riggs Harlan Tye Ooergury R&h BUICK N. Court ST
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