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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1954
Page
7
A chamber of commerce workshop for committee chairmen and officers will be held Saturday at 8 p m at Moose Hall. Robert Summerville, managing director of the Greater Fairmont Development Association, will lead the session.
Sunday guests visited local residents including Mr and Mrs Homer Smith in Leon with Clayton Duncan and family. Visitors also included Mrs Carrie Spurlock and Lydia Smith of Leon, plus Robert Errette of Huntington who returned home due to his mother’s illness. Other travelers included Master Sergeant Otis Crookham and family from Chanute Field, and Miss Suzanne Rice of Charleston leaving for Orlando to study dance.
A brief clinic log shows Miss Yvonne Dunlap of Point Pleasant Route 2 admitted for surgery and Harold William Brown of Gali polis Ferry admitted for medical treatment.
Kanawha Clinic reports discharge of Mrs Kenneth Randolph of Ban croft West Virginia and Mrs Floyd Taylor Jr and daughter Janice Lynne from 201 Park Drive with follow up care instructions.
St. Augustine Florida asserts itself as the oldest city in the United States, based on its historic founding and early colonial heritage. The claim highlights the city’s long continuous settlement and its role in early American history.
The Southeastern Ohio Regional Council led by trustees meets to finalize displays for the Ohio State air show. Exhibits cover Gallia Meigs Lawrence Jackson Vinton Athens Pike and Hocking counties with natural resources coal clay wood iron ore petroleum and manufactured goods including shoes furniture wood products and fertilizers. Agricultural entries feature Gallia tobacco Meigs broilers Vinton peaches and Jackson apples. Photos include Rio Grande College and Ohio University.
A 1954 polio fund drive meeting was held Saturday evening at Point Pleasant Senior High School with chapter chairman Lyle Austin in charge. A committee was appointed including Dr R W Eschenaur as business and labor chairman John McNeill special event chairwoman Mrs Harold Call publicity Chet Haddox radio publicity Forest Clark and George Morrow coin collectors. Present were Mr. Austin C R Schurman Mrs G E Mitchell Mrs G B Freeman and John McNeill. Another meeting is planned for next Saturday at 8 p m at the high school.
South Side hosts the largest 4-H camp in Mason County with 176 enrollees. Three state leaders Stan Ikenberry Daisy Frame and Shirley Pasky will lead crafts and athletic classes as Libby Summer and W C Roberts supervise. Thursday is designated visitors night.
The Associated Press reports 16 accidental deaths in Ohio over the weekend including 13 people. Among the victims are a 14 month old Lima child and a 3 year old Cincinnati boy. Drownings are included in the tally.
Gallia County Red Cross executive secretary Mrs. Fairie Moore appealed Monday for bedding stove dishes and bed clothes for a family of five whose two story frame home near Mudsoc was destroyed by fire Saturday. Donors may call 700. The family includes Mr and Mrs Myron Watters and their three children.
Mrs Alma Mae Moody aged 52 funeral services were set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at Miller's Funeral Home with Rev James Irwin officiating. Burial follows at Teays Hill Cemetery St Albans after services in Gallia County. She died Monday at Holzer Hospital survived by two of ten children Franklin Moody and Jewel Raynes. She came to Gallipolis in 1942 born Mason County.
Gallipolis juvenile court judge John W. Howell placed a 16 year old on two years probation and fined 27.50 on three city police charges including left of center no headlights and no operator license after a Sunday 5 p m collision with Cecil Wayne O'Dell. Separate cases saw Earl Roush 18 fined five dollars for no muffler and Frank Woodal 29 fined five dollars plus costs for intoxication. Police filed no charge in a midnight collision at Third and State claiming both drivers had the green light.
Gallia County Commissioners discussed two way radio use in the sheriff s office and patrol cars with an Ohio Bell representative. They inspected Townhouse Road in Guyan Township leading to a cemetery and approved a petition to establish a township road three eighths of a mile from Audra Cremeens property.
Gallipolis residents report weekend gatherings as William Coffman and Mrs. McClintock of Columbus, with Edith Clark and Charles Baker’s wife, visit Holzer Hospital patient Mrs. Baker whose condition shows improvement after three weeks. Relatives Raymond Plymale of Akron and Frank Plymale and Elmer Plymale join siblings and parents visiting Holzer and Garfield Ave. Additional two visits include Carl French from Gallipolis Department Store in Charleston and Osa Bairds sister Mrs. Frank Mayo from Washington Courthouse.
Gallipolis report details penalties for multiple drivers over alcohol DUI speeding and suspended licenses. Ervin R. Smith 43 Reedsville Route 1 fined 200 dollars and costs plus one day in jail with two extra days for a suspended license. Arnold Kirk 31 Oak Hill Route 4 jailed five days fined 60 dollars and costs with six month license suspension.
Gallipolis noted birthday announcements for Ruth Ann Weatherholt Jack Knight Bill Cherrington and G G Bert Patterson as separate observances on Tuesday.
Red Cross bloodmobile visits Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis on Tuesday starting at 10 a.m. and running until 6 p.m. It invites donors to give blood at the event.
A long list from Holzer Hospital notes multiple births and medical cases. Entries include numerous couples welcoming sons and daughters across Gallipolis, Bidwell, Rutland, Point Pleasant, and nearby towns, plus residents listed for medical and surgical care. Names appear in dense repetition with minimal surrounding context.
Morris of Gallipolis appointed district leader for the statewide drive to raise Democratic Digest circulation from 3000 to 16000. Announcement from 10th District Congressman Headquarters says Democratic Digest Week runs through next Monday.
Gallipolis Aerie 2290 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles inducted two new members Monday night. They are W. H. Dillon of Waterloo Star Route and Thomas Gaysnard Christ of Gallipolis.
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