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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1956
Page
3
Kyger Local School District voters approved a 1,750,000 bond to build a new school, 437 for and 132 against, about 76.8 percent in favor. The turnout was 569, four precincts supported the issue, and officials expect higher tax rates to fund construction and equipment as bids open.
Early Wednesday heavy damage reported when a driver rounded a curve on Route 7 too fast, left the vehicle before patrol arrival, then skidded into a ditch and overturned near the Meigs Gallia county line. A second crash on the same highway involved Henry Peterson whose car struck construction drums and slid off the road. A 16 year old was arrested for parking on the highway and cited to Juvenile Court.
Gallipolis Ohio Kyger Creek Association president Alva T Grover said after the bond issue passage the area will see immediate housing project groundwork and new roads and school access. He predicted industry growth and renewed community plans, with sponsors delaying final action to await election results. Grover stated the bond's approval revived prospects and tax and school stability for future ventures.
GALLIPOLIS The polis Amateur Radio Club plans to send a delegation led by President Joe Bill Melton to Civil Defense Director D C Taber to request emergency short wave radio gear for Gallia County and Gallipolis. The group cites local emergencies and the value of radios in crises.
Herman L. Brosius announce four Gallipolis men named to district VFW offices. From Post 4464 are Sergeant-at-Arms Lawrence Dickey, By-Laws Chairman W. L. Ingerick, Conservation Chairman James Myers, and Deputy Inspector Nelson Gardner. Ingerick to attend the 1947 national convention in Dallas representing the local post. A turtle fry is planned at the post's new home next Tuesday. Local bids on a color TV set are awaited with a final decision tied to local merchants’ sale opportunities.
Mary C. Quinn of Ohio Bell spoke on influence of crystal gazers through history and their modern roles in communications. Richard Roderick introduced the speaker as Rotary committees reported during the business session. The column also lists numerous social visits and local notices from Gallipolis and nearby towns with names, places, and dates.
Movable dams below Montgomery were down on Tuesday evening as the river ran high. Readings showed 19.3 on the upper gauge and 149 feet on the lower in Gallipolis with other towns recording elevated levels. A Dutch Royal Navy task force will visit Leningrad July 20 to 24, including one cruiser and two submarine destroyers.
Gallipolis report says J. C. Burke and P. S. Frogale were made knights in a Tuesday night ceremony by Naomi Lodge 55 Knights of Pythias. Twenty one members attended. Gus Frye praised the program. A. W. Biffle assisted. esquire rank to be conferred next Tuesday. Mahlon Radaker noted a Knights of Pythias road name seen in Annapolis.
Civil Defense Director D C Taper reports 26 planes passed Gallipolis from 7 a m to 7 p m with only 11 visible due to overcast sky and a single jet. Day supervisor was James Baldwin. volunteers included Jim Wilks Sid Campbell Ronnie Edgington John Byers Chuck Beachout and Tom Houck. Report sent to the Charleston filter center.
Gallipolis Daughters of America officer installation at a Monday meeting. Mrs Elizabeth Learn named associate junior past counselor, with Mrs Edith Danner awaiting installation. A weekend guest list includes Mr and Mrs Richard Blazer and son of Larue and Miss Bernice Beckett of Proctorville, visiting Miss Mae Blazer. Johnnie Gills of Columbus visits grandparents and attends a family gathering at Logan Elm. Rehabilitation cited as underused, noting that 75 percent of chronic diseases in the aged are controllable.
Gallipolis society members hosted a dinner at the Withers home in Point Pleasant to welcome back a hi discharge Army veteran. Guests included Mrs. John Mr. and Mrs. Melville Blazer and daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Waldie of Point Pleasant, and Mr. and Mrs. Garral Gallipolis Shrine Club. The gathering followed an annual Past Mat Lafayette picnic and included compliments to daughters in law and guests from Stuttgart Germany where the honoree served as director of education. Other attendees were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith, Mrs. Henry Schroath and daughter, plus Miss Christine Fruth of Mason and Miss Betty Shamblin at Ravenswood W Va.
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