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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1958
Page
10
The meeting centered on the Route 141 water line involving E. Ross Wallace and attorney John A. Epling. Epling urged civil inquiry into possible violations while Wallace sought resolution. officials declined action, focusing instead on a voter referendum and sewer-dumping ordinance.
GALLIPOLIS The Retail Merchants Association voted at their monthly meeting to keep the 9 p.m. Saturday closing hour for all stores. Arthur Darnbrough, chairman, presided as the group noted last month they planned to send out questionnaires.
A survey favored an 8 p m Saturday closing but Tuesday's meeting voted it down pending a tally of merchants already closed at that hour. The group discussed a community push and set August 12 and 13 as dollar days. Ten members and three guests attended including Eunice Fitchthorn Robert L Meyer and Marianne B Campbell.
Mrs. Jack Evans departs New California to care for a ill mother Mrs. C F Hawkins. Clara-Murray learns nephew Christian Misner is home in Oakland after car crash. Chris Misner, Akron native, injured by monoxide gas, recovering. Alice Carr visits Mt Moriah Church for homecoming. Hamiltons and Mrs Barnett spend Sunday traveling to Columbus. Harriet Warner of Rutland visits relatives in Middleport and Mt Moriah Church. Richard Warner returns from Athens Music Workshop. Kennedy family from Akron visits Niagara Falls. Eastern Star Evangeline meeting set for Thursday 7 30 pm. Pfe Gary Hovatter from Ft Myers on furlough visiting relatives. Tom Middleton of Columbus a business visitor. Cash Bahr family return from Florida. Forrest Frazier family hosts weekend guests.
Cabbage picking and stake tying in the Letart bottoms has drawn many young men and youths from nearby villages to work on an hourly basis. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris Jr. relocate to Letart for the season. Morris, a Middleport High School graduate, has prior season experience. Rush Chilson returns from the Johnson farm for the summer. New high school workers include Earl McKinley Jim Bill Stewart and David Hartinger.
Mrs Joyce Kennedy county automotive title clerk reports 78 new motor vehicles bought in June. Among them 64 passenger cars 2 motorcycles 10 trucks and 2 buses were purchased.
Mrs. W. R. Davis hosted a party at the Davis home on Rose Hill for Dickie Dav is seventh birthday. Games and prizes went to Gary Simpson Keith Evans and Delbert Bruch. Refreshments were served to a long list of guests and adults including several Dav is family members and friends.
Receipts for Evelyn Locke Meigs County clerk of courts in June totaled 1005.80. Office activity included certificates of title 631 lien notations 261 memorandums 196 lien cancellations 120 applications 278 and certified copies nine. County share 769.75. state share 236.05.
A Lakeview Park swim trip on Lake Erie turned fatal for 9 year old Michael P. Fagans son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred E Fagans and five other boys. Michael died after hitting rocks upon diving or falling from a pier. lifeguards rescued his body but could not revive him.
Members of the Kiwanis Club will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis for an inter-club gathering.
POMEROY WV Sunday gathering drew 13 Hill family lines from Letart Falls Racine Syracuse Columbus and beyond for the annual Hill reunion at Portland Park. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hill Sr and Jr and numerous children grandchildren and in laws across several West Virginia towns and New York state origins.
John Pigman 43 of Vinton and Kenneth Birchfield 58 of Gallipolis were fined $10 and costs for intoxication after arrest by the Gallia County sheriff's department in Municipal Court on Tuesday.
Woodrow T. Zwilling of Syracuse, 45, charged by the Highway Patrol for driving left of center after a 12 15 p m collision on Route 160 north of Route 35. His car side swiped a southbound vehicle driven by Juanita M. Easton, 27, of Vinton. No injuries. Zwilling arrested for left of center and cited to appear July 9 in county court. Additional fines were issued in municipal and Meigs County Court cases for various traffic violations and insecure loads.
Meigs County property transfers include J. E. Michael and Bertha Michael to Thelma Faye Michael a parcel in Rutland. George Kittle to Grover C. Klein .33 acres in Salisbury Two. Clyde Salser and Grace Salser to Charles D. Salser and Elizabeth Salser .4 acres in Sutton Two. Harold Snyder and Dorothy Snyder to C. A. Barnett 31 acres in Meigs County. Alfred H. Lyons Sr. to Emme E. Lyons real estate in Racine. George Kennedy and Eleanor Kennedy to Maud Smith and Sam Hale 22 acres in Rutland. Clara I. Crouch Lovejoy and Staunton G. Lovejoy to George Boone and Cecil Boone lots in Letart Two. Mote and Viola Yeanger to Trustees of Hobson Church of Christ in Christian Union lot 44x50 in Salisbury Two. J. C. Johnston and Birdie Johnston to the Ohio Power Co. 16 acres of coal in Salem Two. J. L. Hampton and Jeanette F. Hampton to the Ohio Power Co. 80 acres of coal in Salem Two.
Meigs County Courthouse offices will close Saturday to give staff a three day weekend for July 4. The county board of education and extension service offices in the infirmary building also close Saturday. The probate court will be closed Friday and open Saturday until noon.
Miss Dorothy Middleton of Chicago will speak at Carleton Church about four and a half years in a Chinese communist prison camp. She was arrested jailed without trial brainwashed and sentenced to be shot. The open meeting is Thursday at 8 p.m. 16 miles south of Athens on Route 33.
Wilkesville Fire Department announces its annual fish fry on July 5 on the public square. Tickets are available at the fire department or from any fireman. The event begins at 10 a.m.
The Rutland Future Homemakers of America held a mother-daughter picnic at Ash Cave with dinner then a trip to Old Man's Cave. Betty Ott organized arrangements and Max Edmundson drove the bus for the group including Belva Davis, Marjorie Foley, Billy Ott, Elizabeth Pratt, Christine Keesee and many others.
Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star hosted Friends Night at Guysville led by Marie Curd and Harry P. Smith. The charter was draped in memory of Dr. C. E. W. Downie with Lula Nease delivering a poem. Refreshments followed served by several members.
The Junior Amateur Gardeners Club gathered at Roadside Park in Middleport to name park trees learned at a prior outing. Celeste Ault, Helen Capteina, Connie Cooke, and Susan Slater led reports. attendees included Becky Allensworth Iva Stewart Billy Slater and guests Melanie Young and Susan Grinstead.
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