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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
5
Mervin D. Caldwell, 30, Crown City Route 1, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to assault and battery. The case was continued to July 27. Caldwell released on his own bond. Other patrol and city cases noted include fines for various traffic and intoxication offenses.
Gallia County tax reports indicate higher current year totals despite a weekly drop from last year. For the week ending June 30, 1963, state sales tax receipts reached 1783.53 dollars versus 6840.75 the prior year, while the fiscal year sum rose to 227,229.87 from 224,202.63. Motor vehicle and house trailer taxes for the week grew 37 percent, and the year totals stood at 127,807.37 versus 93,276.97. Shop-A-Rama plans dominate a Gallipolis Merchants meeting set for Tuesday at the Lafayette Hotel.
Alice Lou ise Robinson of Gallipolis with her father William E. Carr files for divorce from Lawrence M. Robinson. alimony and custody of a minor child requested. married November 6, 1960. Joseph W. Rayburn of Gallipolis seeks divorce from Elena J. Rayburn of Point Pleasant. custody of two children requested. married March 21, 1952. Both cite gross neglect and cruelty.
Tad pole Griffin Anthony Thaddeus Griffin and Terrence Patrick Griffin both underwent appendectomies this year. Mike Reapp was appointed to the U S Coast Guard Academy and will join football coach Otto Graham in athletic plans. Also reported: Bill Mayes keeps a pet fox. a mistaken Centenary fire led to a late-night chase with misdirected response and attic fire confinement.
A six year old boy ran into the side of a car on First Ave near Pine at about 11 am Saturday. Emanuel Sline, son of Mrs. Elsie M. Sline, was uninjured after the impact with Letilla G. Rapp, 21, who reported the accident. The car sustained no damage and no charges were filed. In a separate incident Garnet Mills backed into a metal light standard in the 700 block of Second Ave, damaging the trunk lid.
A crowded lineup features Jamboree barn dance with Marty Martel at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. on channels 3 and 4, Monday Night at the Movies offering An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, plus The Art Linkletter Show with Rod Serling, The Lucy Show rerun, I’ve Got a Secret with Peter Lawford, and The Lucy Show encore.
Channel 4 presents An Affair To Remember at 7 30 pm and The Gay Falco at 1 10 am. Channel 10 airs River Gang at 5 pm That's Right You're Wrong at 1 10 am and No Questions Asked at 11 20 pm.
In Gal lia County Perry Township sees its clerk race shaping up as Billy E Lakin files a nominating petition for clerk of Perry Two and Edward R Parkins already filed for the position. Each township votes for one trustee and one clerk in the November general election with petitions due by 4 p m in August.
Gallia County Health Department reports 1534 Sabin polio doses since Feb 23 at a weekly immunization clinic. Nurses also gave 38 DPT, 18 diphtheria tetanus, 67 tuberculosis skin tests, and four typhoid inoculations.
Gauges report roller levels at Kanawha and Greenup dams with multiple upriver rollers. Moveable dams in Huntington District are up while others show various falls and up or down readings. Numerous boats on Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio rivers report tonnage moves and depot times through Locks 12 to 33 with several vessels listed by name and load.
Charles Lee Lambert, 22, of 100514 Third Ave., Gallipolis, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 5:15 a.m. Sunday for observation after a beating in his yard. He is in satisfactory condition. Police did not name suspects. charges are pending and investigation continues.
Mrs. William C. Hansgen, 28, of Wellston Route 3, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 1:50 p.m. Sunday after a boating collision on the Ohio River five miles north of Racine. She suffered a fractured right jaw when the boat struck a bank and she hit the dash panel. She is listed in good condition. Gallia marriage licenses announced for Emerson Bennett and Judy Ann Putney, Connie Mulford and Ruth Thompson, Brian Morgan and Sandra Jeffers.
Janet Woodyward of Parkersburg, 18, was passenger when Brabham’s car slowed on Route 35 near Sunset Inn west of Gallipolis. Harmon of Dunlap Tenn. failed to stop, causing medium damage and a $25 bond for failure to stop before municipal court July 20. A second Saturday crash near Adney Road caused minor damage with no injuries or charges.
Holzer Hospital records show multiple births with families from Gallipolis Bidwell and nearby towns. Admissions include Marshall R. Roush Ravenswood Samuel O Dell O'Dell and O Dell family members along with many others from Gallipolis Ironton and Huntington. Dismissals include numerous patients and accompanying relatives from area communities.
Gallia County 4 H members and advisers must obtain tuberculin TB skin tests for a food handler card by Saturday. Free testing available at the Gallia County Health Department in the Courthouse basement on Tuesday and Saturday 8 am to noon and 1 to 2 30 pm. Those without a card will be prohibited from working in the concessions stand.
Tex Ritter recording star and Grand Ole Opry performer is set to take the Gallia County Junior Fair stage at 9 45 p m on August 3. Ritter has been featured on WSM's Ole Opry from Nashville Tennessee. Larvae of spiny lobsters are nearly transparent with pigmented eyes visible in water.
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