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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1953

Page

3

Rhodes Named Trustee on Rio Grande College Board

Gallipolis state Auditor James A. Rhodes accepted a Rio Grande College Board of Trustees seat joining two other new appointees announced by board president Dr J Boyd Davis. Rhodes said he could not turn down this board assignment.

Gallipolis James A. Rhodes Rio Grande College Board of Trustees J. Boyd Davis Columbus Rhodes Davis Winston C. Plancuff Jackson Globe Iron Co H. W. Cherrington Lyman F. Marsh Dayton Edgar E. Pinger Cincinnati J. H. Satterfield Canton F. L. Shoemaker Athens John F. Stiffler F. W. Shane Ira J. Fulton Charles Fef. Holzer, Sr Thomas A. Jenkins Ironton Jucia J. Bing Cleveland Louis Bromfield Lucas Horace T. Houf EF. O. McCowen Portsmouth John L. Miller Rio Grande Paul J. Morris Granville A. C. Prouty Hillsboro D. R. Sharpe Holzer, Sr Board of Fulton

Arn Divorce Suit Filed in Gallipolis

Nancy J. Arn has filed for divorce and alimony from Arthur A. Arnold in Gallipolis alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.

Gallipolis Nancy J. Arnold Arthur A. Arnold

Gallipolis Church News Highlights Weekly Services

Grace Methodist hosts guest speaker Rev Baker of Worthington with Sunday worship and bloodmobiles on Monday and Tuesday. Nazarene lists sermons and events. Paint Creek Baptists announce christening and musical program. other churches show school and service times plus meetings and Holy Communion.

Gallipolis School Plans 1953 54 With Limited Revenue

Gallipolis school superintendent Edwin E. Higgins announces that the 1953-54 operation will largely match current funding unless pupil enrollment surges. The district added one room at Washington School and one at Gallia Academy plus one GAHS teacher, while Gallipolis ranks 134th among 135 districts in per pupil funding at 152.28 dollars, with 47.26 local and 105.02 state dollars. Higgins warns sustaining excellence requires more revenue to cover rising costs.

Gallipolis Edwin E. Higgins Higgins Washington School Gallia Academy GAHS

Church Class Starts Monday in Gallia County

Summer school of religious education by Providence Baptist Association to be held at Paint Creek Baptist Church from July 6 to 10. Courses cover missionary education recreational leadership Baptist faith vacation church school and youth understanding. Lectures at 7 30 each evening open to the public with Rev James T Crabl as dean Mrs Bernice Borden as chairwoman and Rev Preston C Smith as pastor in charge.

Gallipolis The Providence Baptist Association Paint Creek Baptist Church James T. Crabl Bernice Borden Preston C. Smith

Four Drivers Cited On Speeding Charges

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol reports four arrests for speeding. Kenneth Richard Layne, 19, Gallipolis, cited to appear at 5 p.m. Sunday. The other three, Blain M. Wallace, 18, Bladen. Charlies Lee Stafford, 29, Huntington. and J. F. Peduzzi, 40, Charleston, each paid fines of 10 dollars plus costs.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Kenneth Richard Layne Blain M. Wallace Bladen Charlies Lee Stafford Huntington J. F. Peduzzi Charleston

Births and Admissions at Holzer Hospital Notes

Holzer Hospital notes report births in Point Pleasant to Jones Pack John son and William A John son Bidwell, plus hospital admissions including Archie Kuhn Lancaster medical and several surgical cases. Discharges list multiple patients including infants and several adults.

Charles William Jones Point Pleasant John Pack William A. Johnson Bidwell Archie Kuhn Lancaster Emmet T. Welch Buffalo W. Va Surgical Oliver P. van Meter Clifton Earl Durst Minnie Wastin Jackson Wilbur King Carter Brumfield Gallipolis Mary Lou Radford Pomeroy Robert Morris Cox Lithopolis James A. Ferrell Karen Howard Taylor John T. Weed Medical

Soloist Group To Be Heard At Paint Creek Baptist Church

The soloist group from twelve Cincinnati gospel churches will perform at Paint Creek Baptist Church in Gallipolis on Sunday at 2 p.m. The group includes choirs from Allen Temple AME Jones Tabernacle AME St. Paul AME St John AME Metropolitan CME Lee Chapel AME Bethel Baptist First Baptist Pilgrim Baptist Union Baptist Zion Baptist and Metropolitan Baptist. Mrs. Charlotte Blythe serves as assistant spiritual adviser and will lead the program.

Gallipolis Cooperative Choruses of Greater Cincinnati Paint Creek Baptist Church Allen Temple Ame Jones Tabernacle Ame St. Paul Amf St John Ame Metropolitan Cme Lee Chapel Bethel Baptist First Baptist Pilgrim Baptist Union Baptist Zion Baptist Metropolitan Baptist Charlotte Blythe Paint Creek Baptist

Sleeping Boy Found In Downtown Doorway

In Gallipolis city, police found a 10 year old boy sleeping in a Second Ave doorway just after 11 p.m. He said he came downtown to attend a show and fell asleep on the way home. He lived on Neal Ave and, upon being asked to return home, moved toward the river. Officers put him in a patrol car, located his address, and returned him to his mother.

Gallipolis Second Ave Neal Ave

Vance Reese Elected Commander of Local American Legion

Vance Reese was elected commander of the local American Legion post at a meeting this week, succeeding Hobart Wilson. New officers include Robert Wood as first vice commander P. D. McCreedy as second vice commander J. A. Brown as finance officer and John I. Richards as chaplain.

Gallipolis Vance Reese American Legion Hobart Wilson Robert Wood P. D. McCreedy J. A. Brown John I. Richards

Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis Area

A report lists multiple couples receiving marriage licenses in Gallipolis. Names include Clyde Price and Margaret Wright. Jesse Runyon and Mabel Brabham. Robert Snyder and Eloise Thompson. Paul Travis and Lynn Dunlap. Earl Hayes and Geraldine Oldaker. Charles Blazer and Madelyn Wamsley. Profiles indicate ages and occupations for several partners.

Clyde Price Gallipolis Margaret Wright Jesse Lee Runyon Mabel Alice Brabham Robert D. Snyder Brunswick USAF Eloise Thompson Paul A. Travis Lynn Geraldean Dunlap Earl E. Hayes Gallip

Poling Family Plus Den ver Trip Heads North

Chauncey Poling and family returned from a visit to Salem Ohio with Mrs. Poling’s father G P Furnell and sister Evelyn Poling Lancaster Pa Dr C N Sanders and wife with son Bill Bertha Sanders Hazel Lahue of Columbus and Walt Musgrave of Athens left for Denver Colorado to visit Bob Sanders son of the Sanders couple They plan a two week trip.

David C Hap) Poling Don Linda Bob Sanders

Surprise Dinner Honors Gallipolis Knights Grand Knight Cornett

A. A. Cornett, who completed three years as grand knight of the Gallipolis Council Knights of Columbus, was surprised at a dinner last night in St. Louis Catholic Church basement. About 50 guests attended as cards, telegrams from the Steubenville bishop arrived, and he received a four year diamond emblem plus a pen and pencil set.

Gallipolis A. A. Cornett Knights of Columbus St. Louis Catholic Church Cornett Steubenville Adolph Golubiewski St. Louis Church

Chauncey Church Services Listed Across Denominations

Local church notices outline Sunday schools at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. for multiple congregations including Morristown Holiness Pilgrim Holiness and Church of God, with midweek prayer and Bible study sessions. Additional parish listings cover Greens Run Tayior Ridge Millfield Chauncey and Trimble with varying service times.

Morristown Helen Tatmann Ray Pidcock Church OF God Clarence Way Unified Service Lester Covert Hocking Valley Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Clarence Mulkin Tayior Ridge Millfield Chauncey Trimble

Third Birthday Celebrated at Party

Mrs. C. H. Court ney hosted a birthday dinner Wednesday honoring her daughter Cathy’s third birthday. Attending were Junior Courtney Betty Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown and their sons Christine Brown and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Courtney Cathy and Bill.

Chauncey C. H. Courtney Cathy Junior Courtney Betty Wagner Ralph Brown Christine Brown Bill

Chauncey Dover Band Rehearsal Set Friday Evening

The Chauncey Dover band schedules a rehearsal Friday at 6 30 pm at the school. The event aims to prepare for upcoming performances and invites all members to attend.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover

Ben Brumley Dies at 79 Former Ohio Livestock Leader

Ben B. Brumley 79 longtime leader in Ohio livestock circles dies. He served as president of the Ohio Livestock Producers Association and previously led the national association, shaping industry policy and advocacy in Findlay Ohio. Funeral arrangements were pending.

Ben B. Brumley Findlay Ohio Ben Brumley Ohio Livestock Producers Association

Obituary: Brumley Resident of Hancock County Dies

The death of Brumley from a farm near McComb in Hancock County was reported today in Blanchard Valley Hospital. The obituary notes he was a member of the national livestock producers association and lived on a local farm.

Tional Livestock Producers Association Blanchard Valley Hospital Brumley McComb Hancock County

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