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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1960

Page

8

Gallia County levy plan eyed for December election

Public Education Citizens Committee in Gallipolis urges the City Board to seek a six mill levy in a December special election. The group met at Gallia Academy High School with about 45 attendees including Superintendent Marshall D. Boggs and board member Dr. J. Gordon Gibert. Final amount to request to be decided at next Tuesday meeting.

Committee For Public Education City Board of Education Gallia Academy High School Marshall D. Boggs William H. Sowers George Davis J. Gordon Gibert Louis R. Ford, Jr

Committee Recommends Special School Levy and Bond Issue

The committee backs a $100,000 bond for major repairs and a special election to fund four mills for teachers salaries and one mill operating levy with a combined vote to save costs. The board debates the correct bond size and timing ahead of a Tuesday night decision.

Boggs Board of Elections

Boy Scouts Present Pageant At Golden Jubilee Camporee

Gallipolis Troop 200 will stage a pageant titled 50 Years of Scouting at the MG M district Golden Jubilee camporee opening campfire. Merrill Briggs of Cheshire is camporee director. Registration Friday 3 to 6 pm. events begin 9:30 am Saturday with field contests, knot tying, fire by flint and steel, compass reading, and a chariot race. Visitors welcome. Sunday features worship and a patrol challenge, closing at 3 pm.

Gallipolis Boy Scout Troop Boy Scouts of America Merrill Briggs Cheshire MGM Colorado Springs

Election budget leaves deficit and debts for board

The election has spent 467 624 78 of 881 431 67 budget leaving 413 806 89. The board expects 371 268 for operating expenses in the last six months, creating a 42 538 89 shortfall. Outstanding indebtedness is 157 699 to be cleared by Jan 1 1963, not including 1 005 000 bonded debt.

Ford Boggs

Budget Hearing Notice for Athens City School District Ohio

Notice announces a budget hearing for the 1961 budget of Athens City School District Athens County Ohio at 12:00 noon on August 1 1960 in Room 508 Security Bank Building Athens Ohio Clerk Wm Parker Walker Athens City Board of Education Also: Appointment of R J Jones Jr as administrator of the estate of Fannie Crawford with four months for creditors to file claims Probate Judge Harold J Rose. multiple notices involve heirs and estate claims in Ohio and Canada with August 15 1960 hearing date.

Athens City Athens County Ohio Security Bank Athens Wm. Parker Walker Athens City Board of Education R. J. Jones, Jr Fannie Crawford Amesville Harold J Rose Louis Willard Russell Sarasota Florida Ralph Russell Memphis Tennessee Isabelle Russell Sysville Saskatchewan Dana Randolph Russell Glaslyn Canada Blossom Russell Branford Ontario Dana Lillian Russell Zadorozny Waterford Frederick Russel Mary Y. Hunt Homer B. Gali, Jr Mary Russell Hunt Irene E. Howard Common Pleas Court Elsie J. Carsey Anna Carsey Lodi John Poston Njamine Dailey A. Edward Sharpene Strods Benjamine Dailey County of State of Ohio Company Ohio Comany’s Lee Township Hic Benjamine Dalley Joseph Jane Warner Coolville Eatce Gon Shields Bheritt Oneneeh Edwin Strauss Congress St Brooklyn New York Laura Strauss Strauss Elizabeth Strauss John Strauss Joe H. Strauss Court of Common Pleas Oewane Towit J. M. Woods Richland Athens Township James H. Weisenbach Foster B. Cornwell

Fair Slogan's Announced

GALLIPOLIS More Opportunities for Gallia County Youth. John R Heiskell Gallia County Junior Fair board program committee proposes the 11th annual fair slogan. Heiskell says the aim is to help all Gallia County youth display talents and grow. Martha Mossman won last year's contest with Ten Years of Progress, the Future for Advancement.

Gallipolis Gallia County John R. Heiskell The Fair Board Martha Mossman Heiskell

Wind Symphony Concert at Gallipolis Draws 5000 Crowd

The American Wind Symphony led by Robert Austin Boudreau performs a second annual concert on the Ohio River barge Point Counterpoint. Rotary funds cover the $2600-raising effort for the event.

Gallipolis American Wind Symphony Robert Austin Boudreau Rotary Ohio River Gallipolis Rotary Club Robert Russell Bennett Mr. Bennett Gallipolis River Front

Judge Hoover to Address Gallipolis Rotary Club

Gallipolis readers will hear Judge Earl R. Hoover of Cleveland speak Tuesday night. The Cuyahoga County common pleas judge, in his 10th year on the bench, is noted for wide speaking engagements and a long legal career.

Gallipolis Earl R. Hoover Cleveland Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Ington D. C Rotary Club Judge Hoover Steele High School Dayton Oterbein College Harvard Law School Harvard Club Ohio Otterbein College Hoover Common Pleas Cuyahoga County Aurora Portage County

Visitors and travels accompany local residents this week

Mr and Mrs Lucian Queen and daughter Dana Dawn along with Mrs Irene Long drove to Fort Breckenridge Kentucky to transport Mrs Etha Hatfield and her son Randy to her husband David Hatfield Pvt Hatfield will have wife and son stay with him as long as he is stationed there Miss Harriet Clendenin and Miss Barbara Clendenin will visit family this weekend Barbara works as an assistant in the psychiatry department at University Hospital Western Reserve in Cleveland Harriet who has done mission work in Amhersdale West Virginia will move Sunday to Lancaster to serve as a counselor at the Methodist Youth Camp Mrs Wayne Booth of Montclair New Jersey a former Gallipolis resident visits Geneva Howell and friends James B Neal from Cincinnati who stayed here with his mother Mrs J Howard Neal will return home Sunday.

Lucian Queen Dana Dawn Queen Irene Long Fort Breckenridge, Ky Etha Hatfield Randy David Hatfield Pvt. Hatfield Harriet Clendenin Barbara Clendenin Harry Clendenin Barbara University Hospital At Western Reserve Cleveland Amhersdale W. Va Lancaster Wayne Booth Montclair N. J Gallipolis Geneva Howell James B. Neal Cincinnati J. Howard Neal

River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Regional Rivers

River gauges report Gallipolis and Montgomery with rollers, Kanawha Falls and Hinton near crest. Ohio River movable dams in Huntington District up. Boat movements include Montgomery Cru cible and several named vessels at various times. many entries track up or down readings across Kanawha and Gallipolis fleets with multiple locks and ports listed.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy- Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Huntington Crucible Indiana Southland Paul Blazer Pennsylvania Lock Salvati Orleanian OVEC Ben McCool Tri-State Beaver Creditor Jame D Atlas City of Maysville Kanawha Alan R. Merrill V. Harner

Membership sales and events discussed by Gallipolis Junior Fair board

The Gallipolis Junior Fair youth committee met at the courthouse to plan two membership sale days, set a 2000 membership goal, and schedule a prize program for the top three sellers. A party at the fair grounds and a special Aug 11 meeting were proposed, with a Friday Aug 4 deadline for contest entries.

Gallipolis Junior Fair Board Gary Northup Robert Ball Jimmie Evans Fair Board Fair Grounds Fred Mitchell Charles Carter Louise de Lille Tina Gabrielli Frederick Burdell Eddie Wollborn Patty Cain Carol Miller Diana Parsons

Holzer Hospital Notes Births Admitted and Dismissals

Births include a son to Mr and Mrs David L Senende of Rutland and multiple admissions with names such as Mrs Danville Holley Northup Miss Rose Ann Friend and others. Dismissals list several patients including Mrs David M Altizer John F Johnson and Mrs Paul E McGraw among others. The entry notes Thursday usage of pints.

Mrs David L. Senende Rutland Danville Holley Northup Rose Ann Friend Wellston Frank G. Smith Vinton Cecil W. Thornton Crown City Carl Maynard Gallipolis Evan E. Davis Oak Hill Gladys Vititoe Patriot William Wolfe Pomeroy Clyde A. Spriggs Jackson Maurice A. Mayes Point Pleasant David W. Shepherd Ashland David L. Richards David M. Altizer John F. Johnson Paul E. McGraw Albert H. Ebersbach George H. Baker Goldie M. Tolbert Foster E. Lewis Henry Martin Rhonda R. Tucker Herbert Smith Patrick Carpenter Patsy Keefer Lowell Lambert Lewis Criner Carl Jarrell George Almendinger

Kaiser Employee Hurt In Ravenswood Plant Accident

Gallipolis Marshall Comer Jr. 28 of Ripley West Virginia was treated for a slight head injury Thursday afternoon at Holzer Hospital and released. He works for the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp in Ravenswood. The accident happened on the afternoon shift.

Gallipolis Marshall Comer, Jr Straight St Ripley W. Va Holzer Hospital Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp Ravenswood

Police State Description of Cuba Under Castro

The United States told Latin American nations that Cuba under Castro is more of a police state than under the ousted President Batista.

Washington United States Cuba Castro Batista

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