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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1951
Page
2
Gallipolis report says twenty one girl scouts depart Sunday for a week at a camp near Portsmouth. Leaders note the names of participants by troop and indicate future departures on July 22 and July 29. Lois Lee Roberts completes a fourth consecutive week at the camp.
Pamela Sue died on Mason County highways marking the sixth fatality this year. Police Troopers R C Dilley and R Smithers, Sheriff F A Morrison, and Deputy T L Morrison investigated. Survivor details include her mother Mary Hicks, two brothers David Michael and Charles Robert, a sister Joanne Blain, two half sisters Harriet Jean and Patricia Ann, and grandparents. Charles Hicks of Point Pleasant and Jubal Hicks of Charleston are named relatives. Helen Bonecutter was arrested for disorderly conduct and intoxication and released on bond by the mayor.
GALLIPOLIS The city police report two accidents on Saturday. James Sewell 16 Gallipolis Route 1 and Gary Craddolph 16 Col umbus bus sideswiped at 3 55 p m at Vinton Ave curve with minor damage. The second crash involved Robert Valley Henry 31 Kananga and John G Parson 53 Vinton Route 2 on First Ave near the ice company's unloading platform as Henry backed out and struck Parson's truck causing minor damage.
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis plans to rebuild its organ dating from 1874 at an estimated cost of 4000 dollars. L. R. Barnhart of Parkersburg WV holds the contract, with installation to start around August 1 and chimes to be added.
Dale Gilkey and family hosted their son Jerry Gilkey his wife and three grandchildren who then returned to Walbridge Ohio on Friday. Their niece Janet Ables also visited from Syracuse and left Sunday. Hazel M Young of Athens Ohio was appointed Executrix of the estate of Wilbur A Young deceased. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated July 3 1951. John F Newcomb Probate Judge.
James F. Shumaker as administrator sues heirs and unknowns of Bertha Porter in Athens County Probate Court for sale of three tracts totaling about 12.88 and 35 acres in Waterloo Township to satisfy debts of John S. Rose with coal reservations No. 6. notice requires answer by September 15 or judgment by default.
A jury in Justice of the Peace S A Simmons court awarded $35.91 to James Sandy in a suit against Oliver Rollins. Sandy testified that Rollins owed for groceries charged in his store and not paid, after an agreement allowing charging for farm work. The jurors were Howard Storm C W Rainey Frank Burris Eli Riser William H Reynolds and Earl Turner.
Gallia County 4 H club members plan a county wide tag day next Friday and Saturday to raise funds for Canter s Caves development near Jackson. Each member sells four leaf clover shaped tags with no set price, inviting donations. About $2000 remains to meet the quota. members should tag only on two designated days.
Gallipolis civil service examinations for city patrolmen will be held at the auditor's office in the city building from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the city police department.
Holzer Hospital notes births include Mrs Claude Ridenour Cheshire Jason and listed admissions such as Mrs Reber Wallace Middleport Dale Dempsey Oak Hill and others with discharges noted for Joseph Barr and Cinda Perez. Also a notice to contractors for Ohio state highway improvements Athens and Washington counties with bid opening details and wage requirements under the Department of Highways.
Mrs. Austin Morrison hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Paul Jones at 2023 Jefferson Ave with many attendees including Mrs. Elizabeth Mayes Ellen, Mrs. Zella Sullivan, Mrs. Isabelle Greer, and numerous others. Weeks of visits and weekend guests span Leon and Charleston as locals travel to Virginia Beach and Myrtle Beach.
Leon Homemakers Farm Women’s Club will meet today at p.m. in the Leon Lodge Hall.
Mrs Lucy German of Second Street became the bride of Mr Oliver Rollins of Leon on July 13 at noon. The ceremony was held at the home of Rev J Keefer on Tenth Street with Keefer officiating. The bride wore a navy blue sheer crepe street length dress with matching accessories, and her sole attendant was Mrs John Carpenter, sister in law of the bride.
The Women of the Moose will gather Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Moose Home for a planned meeting and discussion.
Mr and Mrs Mark Harshbarger hosted a weekend visit from Mr and Mrs Hubert Harshbarger Annette Jeannette and Victor Allen of Milton. Also present were Mr and Mrs John Co Harshbarger and John Jr Miss Betty June Harshbarger Miss Betty Colley Henderson and Mr and Mrs Roscoe Carey Henderson Mrs D G Wilfong returned home from a Virginia visit State Police Trooper C R Smithers came home Saturday from a five day vacation in Cleveland and Detroit.
In Gallia County seven miles east of Urbana on Route 36, the Ohio Hereford Breeders Association sponsors the Ohio State Hereford Field Day and barbecue. William Smith, Gallia County extension agent, announced the event open to area cattlemen with a 10 a.m. judging contest for 4 H and FFA teams.
A fire Saturday at 9 55 p m at Mills Crossroads in a barn on the Pete Thompson farm caused about 200 in damage. The Fire Department reported the loss.
Boats reported on the Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha River routes with down and up movements from morning through evening. Vessels include Solvay Avalon Stevenson Sohio State Rand Patsy Chotin Ellen Hatfield Semet Winfield and others, plus numerous named craft such as Reliance Viking Prince June Tully Neville Atlas Durant Francis Cook E. D. Kenna Bruce J. T. Hatfield Orleanian Ohio and Alice with specific times.
West Virginia will begin a defense bond drive on Labor Day with the state and each county sharing a national sales goal. Bernard S. Payne, state bonds director, announced the plan. Purchases of U S defense bonds in June reached 2,800,660 dollars, pushing year to date sales past 23 million.
A Hogsett resident, Mrs. Violet Brown, sustained a lacerated lip and bruised knee when a car rear collided a taxicab along Route 2, about a quarter mile south of Point Pleasant. The Jackson Cab Co taxi, driven by Boyd Jones, had stopped to pick up a second passenger. Brown was taken to Point Clinic.
Fourteen members of Boy Scout Troop 200 traveled Sunday to a tri state area council camp near Blue Sulphur West Virginia. Names include Charles Beachout Carmen Frogale Roger Frazier Harley Pickett Richard Roberts Neal McMahon Donald Hill Larry Brabham Kenneth Coulson Bert Smith David Nelson Lester Plymale John Caufman and William Smeltzer. Scoutmaster George A Hout will stay at camp for the week with Maurice Bane assistant scoutmaster visiting several times.
Mrs. D. G. Wilfong reports her dogs Pattie a 2 1/2 year old Mexican Chihuahua and Tommie a 3 year old Manchester Terrier were killed seconds apart by passing cars on Route 62 near the English Addition to Point Pleasant. Mrs. Wilfong, wife of State Police Sgt. Wilfong, owned the dogs for more than two years.
Grace Methodist Church women, Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, Mrs. George Lear, Mrs. Esther Lakin, Mrs. Helen McDaniel, and Mrs. L. E. Donnally, departed for Lancaster to attend the WSCS training school and School of Missions.
GALLIPOLIS State Highway Patrol logged 800 vehicles checked and 101 warnings on Route 35 at Kananga Saturday night. Grover Sheets, 42, Gallipolis, fined $5 and costs for no operator license by Judge William H. Jones. Calvin Caldwell, 23, Bladen, arrested for improper headlights and cited to appear in Municipal Court Monday. Two cars sideswiped Sunday morning on Rodney Corn County Rd about five miles south of Route 35, with property damage to Paul E. Burnett, 24, Detroit, Mich, and Melburn C. Tackett, 26, Hewitt, W. Va. Burnett’s passenger Leona Mae Burnett, 23, Detroit, injured. William A. Glenn, 37, Vinton, jailed for intoxication and AWOL from Camp Kilmer, N. J., fined $10 and costs. awaiting military authorities. Joseph N. Garner, 33, Columbus, fined $25 for overload on track. Maxwell Yeanger, 48, Chester, fined $10 for driving left of center line. Nyne Saunders, 32, Gallipolis, fined $10 for intoxication.
Most bird species remain with their initial partner for long periods, often for life, while a few exceptions occur with certain species that form new pair bonds after failure or death of a mate.
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