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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1957
Page
5
Gallia County farmers report heavy losses from drought with corn yields potentially down one third and tobacco damaged. Pastures are short, milk production declining, and hay and silage feeding up. Limited irrigation and low winter feed stocks loom as vegetable and garden yields fall.
Mrs. Jennie Davis 85 a Gallia County native died Monday at Holzer Hospital six hours after admission. She lived with daughter Addie Morehouse on Jackson Rd since April. Born April 20 1872 she was married to Orren Davis who died 1936. Survived by six daughters two sons 16 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Services in Akron with burial Rose Hill Cemetery.
Glen Lowell Haskins 30 of Gallipolis painter and Margaret Faye Devault 21 of Gallipolis secretary, son of Farrell and Geneva Betz Haskins and daughter of Pearl and Edna White Devault. Marvin F. Sheets 20 of Columbus service station attendant and Josephine Marion Cromlish 21 at home, daughter of Russell and Opal Brumfield Cromlish and William and Virginia McQuaid Cromlish.
Towboat reports show river gauges at Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls and Pomeroy Mason with rising or falling levels. Dams on Kanawha River remain on sill while Ohio River movable dams are up. Shipmen log numerous upbound and downbound vessels with times from 8 a.m. to 2:50 a.m. including Liberty Cy press Titan and Queen City.
Final inspection of the Green Local School at Centenary is set for 1 pm Tuesday with S A Stine state Education Department supervisor. All contractors involved must be present. At 4 pm Stine will inspect the Southwestern High School site for progress.
Firefighters from Gallipolis answer the alarm to Springfield Two for a blaze at the two story dairy barn owned by C. Marvin Swisher on Bidwell Rondy Road. The hay storage catch fire from spontaneous combustion on the second floor and spread rapidly destroying the barn, corn crib, shed and contents. Estimated loss totals about 15 000 dollars with building valued at 9500 and contents at 7000.
The Gallipolis post investigated five Monday crashes with four in Meigs County. Drivers Ray Proffitt Floyd Porter Madeline Hamilton Dorothy Lacey and Ralph Engle faced arrests or court dates. Notable incidents occurred on Route 338 Route 339 Route 35 and Route 33 near Pomeroy Meigs General Hospital treated one injured driver.
Birth notices list a son for Doreil G. Osborne of Wellston and a daughter for Hillary Vermillion of Ravenswood on July 22. Multiple medical and surgical cases appear for residents including Gallipolis and surrounding towns. Dismissals include several named patients and families. Gallipolis resident Ernest Hill admitted to Veteran's Hospital in Huntington.
Vinton social notes report numerous visits and stays among residents and relatives. Guests include Frank Markim and Charlotte with Riley Perdue, Lange from Jackson, Clark from Rio Grande, and Whitehead from Columbus, plus Wood from Gallipolis and Elliott. The piece also notes a Columbus church wedding of Gene Parsons and Janet Pierce and a Bible class meeting at Vinton Methodist Church.
Gallia County commissioners approved a $21 000 voucher to Walker Machinery Co for a new bulldozer for the highway department. They auctioned the old dozer and White truck tractor to apply funds toward the purchase and approved completion by Sept 15 for two road fills bid at 3300 and 1500 cubic yards.
Marvin Lee Wickline Jr 17 months of Mercerville Gallipolis admitted Holzer Hospital with severe burns after pulling a bucket of hot water onto himself. Roy Johnson 58 Ewington Route 1 admitted after injuring his right hand when caught in a belt pulley. Francis Martin 36 Nitro W Va admitted after a tractor trailer crash left a deep forehead laceration.
Mrs. Jennie Jackson announces that the FHA girls from Chauncey Dover High School will meet at the school at 9:30 a.m. Friday to travel to Shade for practice for the fair program. The display will be set up August 6 with students bringing fair materials to school next week.
Mrs Grace Stone and son Tad of Sophia West Virginia visit her sister Mrs Hazel Bellar in Morristown. Carol and Edward of Dayton call on Helen Gillispie and Pauline Mingus. Albert Jackson and son Bob return from 5000 mile western States motor trip visiting eight states. Overnight guests include Mr and Mrs Mott Bryan of Mentone Indiana. They toured Black Hills Bad Lands Lincoln home and Mt. Rushmore. Charleston visitors Ross Howell Elizabeth Howell and Jack Martin stay with Tim Chavalas. Joe Bentley Elsie of River Rouge Michigan and Damon Bentley of near Millfield visit Archie Stanley. Willard Simon and Ann visit Joe Plant of Perry County. Garnet Aten and Elaine McKinney of Letart weekend with Andrew McKinney.
Gallia County agricultural agent William P Smith home economics agent Mrs. Lucile Rymer and 4-H assistant Miss Janyce Peters traveled to Canters Cave Camp on Monday for a counselors conference ahead of the annual 4-H camp opening Tuesday.
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis will open a new Department of Physical Medicine on or about Sept. 1 under Dr. Arthur Smith, orthopedic surgeon. Miss Margaret Jane Cook will assist as physical therapist. the facility will offer ultra violet radiation, whirlpool baths, diathermy, thermotherapy, and massage for in and out patients on the ground floor of the educational building.
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