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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
14
Grace Methodist Church blood drive collected 175 pints, nearing the all time postwar high of 196. Forty first time donors joined 122 replacements. top donors surpassed two gallons, with several reaching three and more pints.
Contest offers first prize an all expense paid trip to Portugal via TWA on August 2 with a Family Weekly staff member. Next 25 prizes are American College Dictionaries.
Readers are invited to submit entries for a chance to win a luxury TWA SuperJet flight across the Atlantic and a vacation in Portugal. Act quickly as the promotion emphasizes immediate entry.
The Columbia Community Bible school closed with a program at the Columbia Auditorium drawing good attendance. Local visits included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kalb from Minneapolis to see Kalb’s grandmother, and many relatives visiting each other across Columbus and nearby towns amid illness and travel.
County treasurer Eva Bradley won judgments totaling 488.29 against Lois Runyon for delinquent taxes. Mary Gribben of Crooksville seeks divorce from Harold Gribben of Zanesville for neglect and cruelty. Margaret Latta of Corning leaves two daughters Audrey Latta and Hazel Lines $1000 each and a share of the balance divided among four other children.
Walter Raymond Norris age 20 of Wellston Route 2 and Emma Jean Hale age 19 of McArthur Route 7. Robert Eugene Hutt age 23 of Ray and Lois Ann Dozer age 19 of Londonderry Route 1 were issued marriage licenses by the clerk typist.
The Probate Court of Athens County Ohio suspends hearings on numerous estates including Luella L. Cliffton as Executrix of Emerson G. Cliffton First Final and Distributive Account filed June 28 1960 and several others with administrators executors and guardians filing First Final or Second Accounts. Writ ten exceptions may be filed any time before five days prior to the hearing date August 8 1960 at 9 o'clock A M.
Gallia County sheriff's department arrested Sayre S. Spencer 39 Grayson's Landing West Virginia for intoxication. Spencer's case will be heard Friday in municipal court. He is jailed in the county jail.
Canal and river gauges show Canawha and Ohio River levels with dams up or on sill at several sites including Gallipolis Montgomery Hinton Pomeroy Mason and Point Pleasant. Tugboats and ships such as San Carlos Criss Jr Creditor Lehigh Atlas OVEC and Beaver are listed with up or down readings and lock statuses throughout the Huntington District.
Vance Sowers vs Evelyn V Sowers a divorce action with attorney W H Lohr for plaintiff. Real estate transfers include Delsey and Plumma Bentley to Thomas and Mary Lou Bentley one acre Elk Two Wilkesville Two S A Dixon to Arthur W Napper forty acres Wilkesville Two George L and Alma Janney to Roy and Minnie Meyers seven acres Wilkesville Two John Johnston to Thomas and Helen Johnston one acre Swan Two William Lambert to Marjorie M Ortman lot in Hamden
Mr and Mrs Carl Martin from Columbus and their daughter were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence Price in Gallipolis. The visit highlighted family ties and hometown connections during the weekend stay.
Barbara C. Boster, 18, of Gallipolis, was admitted to Holzer Hospital with facial lacerations and a fractured nose after a one car crash on Route 325 near Rio Grande. The State Highway Patrol said she lost control while northbound, crossed the road, struck a telephone pole, and the car, a 1960 convertible, was destroyed.
Five Meigs County youths escaped with only minor injuries after a single vehicle crash on Route 7 south of Cheshire at 1 16 a m Friday. Driver Austin Campbell 19 Rutland said a southbound car crossed left of center causing him to swerve and overturn the car three times. Passengers Stanley Bryan 21 Martin Abbott 19 both of Middleport Robert Roberts 20 and Dave Boney 22 both of Pomeroy suffered minor cuts but none were treated. Campbell was cited for speed under road conditions and ordered to appear in Gallipolis Municipal Court. The highway was wet from heavy rain.
Carney A Ball, 54, of Ewington, suffered a fractured right leg when a tractor rolled over on Alice Road farm. His condition is good. Earl E Linton, 46, of Athens Route 3, was admitted after fracturing his right hand at Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp Ravenswood when his hand was pinched between a cable and roller changer. His condition is good.
Real estate transfers listed in Mason County involve multiple districts. Property moves from individuals and corporations to various recipients including state road commission and private buyers in Graham Robinson Clendenin and Cologne districts.
Alvin Harper of McArthur High School won the gold medal at the Miami Valley WCTU workshop. His speech titled I Am An American. Competitors included Bob Henderson for gold and Karen Lomax and Helen Huston in silver. Superintendent D Alan Huff praised his performance.
Gallipolis city police report a minor 3:55 p.m. crash on Third Ave in front of Buckeye Rural Co op. Elmer E. Hatfield 72 of Northup backed into a parked Douglas Runyon car near the electric office. Hatfield's car sustained no damage. Runyon's car had only minor damage.
Vinton County Engineer J Miles Ogan learned this week his brother Captain J Vance Ogan USN Ret is in critical condition at the U S Naval Hospital Bethesda Maryland A family statement said the illness affects the veteran officer with unknown specifics.
Gallipolis Ohio umpire Garland B. Nibert Sr of 118 Third Ave suffered a lacerated right ear when struck by a pitched ball during a summer recreation league game. He was treated at Holzer Clinic and released.
A list of births with parents names including Meyers Van Cooney Stapleton Wilson Boster Sanders Smith and others. Admitted include Gerald Langhorne Margaret Stapleton Barbara Boster M C Sanders and others. Several named patients and a blood usage note of 8 pints on Thursday.
Harold Herman Devault 62 a Huntington West Virginia resident and former Gallipolis native died instantly in a two vehicle crash at Routes 104 and 665 about 10 miles south of Columbus. Devault worked 16 years as a painter at Huntington Memorial Hospital and had recently returned from Columbus with produce. He is survived by his wife Wanda Croneers, a daughter Hilda Faye five months old, a former wife and several children, plus a brother and sister. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Miller's funeral home with burial in Pine Street Cemetery.
Gallia County June patrol report lists 32 accidents including a fatal on June 6 that claimed Earl H. Powers 22 of Huntington WV on Route 7 near Crown City. The report notes 14 injury crashes with 31 injured along with 118 arrests and 460 warnings by patrolmen.
More than 200 people attended Teenville's inaugural swim party at the Gallipolis pool led by director Kyle A. Hill. Lifeguards were Curtis Swann and Ted Avner with help from Sally Swanson and Betty Clendenin. Bob Saunders handled baskets as records played. Next week the event becomes a weekly Tuesday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with regular admission and season tickets honored. Teenville's weekly dance follows Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. behind Washington School.
Gallipolis Shelby M. Pickens, 23, Long Cotton Route 1, was fined $10 and costs in Meigs County Court after arrest by Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Post officers for defective brakes.
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