Commission Seeks Petition to Establish New Road
A petition to establish a road in Gallipolis and Addison Townships is reviewed after a hearing at 3 p.m. Attending were Dr. Warehime and attorney Robert S. Betz. The road would run from Mill Creek Road through lands of Jessie and Lucille Jude to Warehime property about 1500 feet, meeting county specifications.
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Gallipolis
Mill Creek Road
Jessie and
Lucille Jude
Donald R. Werehime
Addison
Robert S. Betz
Warehime
Kyger Creek Board Seeks Fuel Oil Bids
Kyger Creek Board of Education authorized clerk Doris Roush to advertise for bids on fuel oil to be opened at the August 7 meeting. The meeting mainly covered routine business and budget discussions, with a special session planned before July 20 to finalize the budget. President Lawrence Henson presided.
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Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Television Program Listings Notice
The Messenger disclaims responsibility for errors in TV program listings when stations deactivate or provide corrected schedules. Boldface indicates color programs.
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Messenger
Untitled TV Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary listing of a local TV schedule with times and show names. No clear events or outcomes are stated. Entities such as Hawaii and Honey are present but incompletely readable.
TV previews for tonight’s weeknight line up
A roundup of 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. programings including The Pioneers with Buckskin Frank Lessie and the Gunsmith, Mystery Theater Breakout, Miami Undercover Payola, Malibu Run underwater training, Danger Man narcotics case, Angel murder plot, and I’ve Got A Secret. Star power includes Anthony Caruso Robert Fuller Leet Paterson Lee Bowman Rocky Graziano Jill Corey Gale Gordon Jeremy Slate Ron Ely.
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Buckskin Frank Lessie
Anthony Caruso and
Robert Fuller
Laramie
Leet Paterson
Miami
Lee Bowman
Rocky Graziano
Jill Corey
Malibu
Larry
Mike
Jeremy Slate
Ron Ely
Danger Man
John Drake
Middle East
Angel
John
Gale Gordon
TV Schedule and Local.news Notice
Channel listing shows Biography of a Girl at 5 p.m. and You're Only Young Once at 11 20 p.m. on Wednesday with various titles and times. The Gallipolis item names Glenn T Mc Allister 19 Vinton and Donne Faye Spires 17 Cheshire in a local notice.
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Lord Young
Mina
Dr Malone
Toda
Jack
Channel 6
Chane
Gallipolis
Glenn T. McAllister
Vinton
Donne Faye Spires
Cheshire
Leon Man Arrested On Peace Warrant
William Henry Devore, 52, of Leon Route 2, was arrested on a peace warrant signed by his wife. Kenneth Birchfield, 74, of Gallipolis, was arrested on a drunkenness charge. Bill Arnold, 48, of Point Pleasant Route 2, was arrested on an assault and battery warrant but charges were dismissed by the plaintiff William Bowen.
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Point Pleasant
William Henry Devore
Leon Route 2
State Police and Sheriff's Department
Kenneth Birchfield
Gallipolis
Bill Arnold
Point Pleasant Route 2
William Bowen
West Virginia Farm Real Estate Values Fall
West Virginia farm land values dipped four percent over the past year, part of a nationwide pattern with eight other states showing declines. Census data show rural land averaging 74 per acre and metropolitan counties 122 per acre, with rural areas gaining faster than cities since 1954. North to south, production prospects drive land value, says Kenneth Brundage of WVU.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kenneth P. Brundage
West Virginia University
Iowa
Brundage
U.S
Films Slated For Schools In Gallia County
Gallia Soil Conservation District education committee proposed showing conservation films to elementary students and distributing conservation education material. A forestry tour of Gallia County and a July 18 visit by federal and state officials on the area redevelopment act were discussed. Bill Smith met with the board. Dan Notter chaired the meeting with present members Paul Butler John Payne Merrill Carter Smith and Roger Smith and Robert W. Cobb.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Paul Butler
John Payne
Merrill Carter
Smith and _ son
Roger
Robert W. Cobb
Police Seek Hit and Run Driver in Point Pleasant
State police search for a hit and run driver of a 1969 bilge and vehicle in Point Pleasant after a collision. Details are sparse but authorities request tips from the public to identify the suspect and vehicle involved.
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Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Picnic Set for July in Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club schedules its annual family picnic for Thursday July 13 at 6 15 p.m. to be held at Eckard Chapel in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Eckard Chapel
Women Plan Programs for 1961 62 Council Year
In a three part series the County Women plan programs for the 1961 62 council year. The new year begins in September with a meeting featuring installation of officers by retiring president Mrs Wayne Amsbury. Incoming president is Mrs Glenn Graham. A Aug 11 meeting will finalize the year’s plans. Participants included Mrs Bess Call chair and Mrs Nancy Evans extension home economics agent.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wayne Amsbury
Glenn Graham
Bess Call
Amsbury
Nancy Evans
Patty McGraw Crowned Fourth of July Queen at Point Pleasant
Miss Pat ty Ann McGraw, 17, crowned Miss Fourth of July Queen. Pamela Eshenaur bore the crown, with Julie Eshenaur presenting bouquets to other candidates. Attendants Ruth Ann Love and Mary Ellen Wolfe, both 17, joined the procession along with parade entries from the sheriff and city police, Point Pleasant bands, and local floats.
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Ty Ann McGraw
Crown.u
Oliver Eshenaur
Pamela Eshenaur
Julie Eshenaur
Ruth Ann Love
Hugh Love
Point Pleasant Route 2
Mary Ellen Wolfe
Boylsh Wolfe
Fourth St
Mary Fowler
Sharon Reet
West Virginia
I. A. Blaine
Gallipolis Ferry
Glenville
Point Pleasant High School
James Andrews
Sheriff's Department
Mayor Stiers
Boy Scouts
Lakin State Hospital
Shoe Center
American Legion Auxilary
Point Pleasant Junior Woman's
Norm an Simkins Retired Engineer Dies at 65
Norman A Simkins 65 of 2206 Jackson Avenue died suddenly at his home Monday of a heart attack He retired last November at Athens Ohio He was born in Tarentum Pa and served in World War I earning the Croix de Guerre He came to Point Pleasant in 1935 as government engineer for the Gallipolis dam He belonged to several Masonic orders and veteran groups Surviving are his widow Edith Selby Simkins and sister Idoyd Kohn Smethport Pa Funeral at Christ Episcopal Church Thursday at 2 pm with burial in Suncrest Cemetery Friends may call Wednesday evening and Thursday until the service
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Point Pleasant
Norman A. Simkins
Jackson Avenue
Athens
Ohio
Tarentum
Joseph and
Mary Simkins
Simkins
Gallipolis
McKean
F&am
Smethport
Royal Arch Masons
Franklin Commandry
Knights Templar
Beni Kedem Temple of
Charleston
Pat Wilson Shrine Club
Athens Lodge
PPO Elks
American Legion Bucktail Post
Edith Selby Simkins
Idoyd Kohn
Christ Episcopal Church
George Fleming
Ravenswood
Suncrest Cemetery
New Light Installation To Be Ready By Fall
Point Pleasant will gain brighter street lighting by late August or early September as Appalachian Power Co completes a city overhaul. The project, approved in March, starts at First Street and extends along Main Viand to Sixth Street then to Jackson Avenue and Sand Road with five new mercury vapor lights on Sixth Avenue near the Silver Bridge. The company spokesman notes a 368 percent lighting increase in the business district.
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Point Pleasant
George Hervey
Palachian Power Co
Appalachian
First Street
Main
Viand
Sixth Street
Sixth
Jackson Avenue
Sand Road
Power Company
Sixth Avenue
Silver Bridge
892 Club Is Organized
POINT PLEASANT The 892 Club organized at Mrs Lavenia Coles Lakin with officers Mrs Coles president Mrs Delphine Starling vice president Mrs Doris Rollins secretary and Mrs Luella Patterson treasurer. Members present included Mrs Coles Oretha Johnson Bessie Jenkins and others. Next meeting set for Mrs Jenkins home.
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Point Pleasant
Lavenia Coles
Lakin
Coles
Delphine Starling
Doris Rollins
Luella Patterson
Mrs. Coles
Oretha Johnson
Bessie Jenkins
Eileen Garnes
Betty McCloud
Dorothy Williams
Dorothy Gore
Louise Payne
Juanita Miller
Emily Brown
Cleo Russell
Anna Lee Moon
Bernice Gomer
Jenkins
Collision in Baltimore Involves Truck and Sedan
A 11%4-ton truck and a compact sedan collided in Baltimore. The truck overturned while the sedan remained upright.
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Baltimore
Point Clinic Admission and Discharge Records
Lyda King Leon Joseph Dayton Gallipolis John P Sayr Point Pleasent Timothy Kyger Gallipolis Kenneth Kyger Gellipolis Willissx Fields New Haven Mrs Rex O'Brien Cheshire Gallipolis Patty Hensley Ravenswood
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Lyda King
Leon
Joseph Dayton
Gallipolis
John P. Sayr
Point Pleasent
Timothy Kyger
Kenneth Kyger
Gellipolis
Willissx Fields
New Haven
Rex O'Brien
Cheshire
Patty Hensley
Ravenswood
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