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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
7
Gallia Grange met county heads and Portsmouth and Dayton associates to study courthouse construction and a county road from Rout 7 to Walnut Town trustees. Commissioners avoided action on the road, planning to raise the matter with local trustees.
The New Lexington News lists engagements and announcements including Joan Metager to John J. Ritz Jr in St Patrick's Church officiated by Father Chace F. The couple works in Columbus and plan a reception at the church social room. Also Marilyn Ditton to Robert I. Weidner will wed Aug 13 at Holy Trinity Rectory Somerset.
Local court levied a five day jail term a $90 fine and costs and six months driving license suspension for a motorist charged with operating a vehicle under the influence. The incident occurred Sunday on Eastern Avenue when the driver collided with Alonzo Durst. Additional patrol charges cited against other motorists. Neighborhood social notes follow with visits and moved residents.
Pomona Grange announcement states Wallipolis Gaia coun ans will take the sixth degree Thursday at Ironton. It also notes Gallia County will be represented at state Grange camp July 30 to August 8 on Kelly's Harbor Sandusky and Vinton High School in Gallia County hosts the fifth degree on September 22 for Vinton County Granges.
Monday night readings show canal and river gauges with mixed results. Upper gauge at 184 feet lower 95 feet. Ohio River rollers run two feet over. Kanawha and Montgomery sections report varied levels and downstream movements affecting coal steel and chemical shipments.
Report lists multiple motorists facing penalties. Dennis Prater of Geneva pays 16 dollars for no operator license. Chester Stewart of Logan pays 25 dollars on a related charge. Additional charges include registration and bond forfeiture details from other counties.
Five Area men including George J. Preston of Effingham James P. Burleson of Gallipolis Route 1 and Roger H. Hill of Vinton Route 2 travel to Gallipolis Ohio for armed forces physical examinations. Clerk John E. Switzer of Selective Service Local Board 45 oversees the process.
State Patrol reports a deer was killed when a car collided with a farm tractor turning at Route 552 intersection near Crown City. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage, one driver faces juvenile court charges for signaling and inspection failures, and minor injuries were reported for other occupants.
Gallia County report lists three drivers cited by state highway patrol for speeding. Names include D. Asbury, J. Johnson, and a Kannabay resident, with fines ranging from 10 to 20 dollars.
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