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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1960
Page
5
Gallia County hosts the Mason Gallia Meigs Boy Scout District Jubilee Camporee at the Gallia County Junior Fair Grounds. The event marked half a century of scouting with a night campfire honoring area units and commemorative items for the Kenneth Johnston Museum of Scouting.
A Sunday open house at Bob Evans Farms near Rio Grande showcases hog production, registered Angus cattle, quarter horses, and land conservation across 670 acres. Activities begin 2 p.m. at the hog barn with a 3 p.m. quarter-horse demonstration and 4 p.m. Angus herd inspection. Lou Planck hosts, with Rodney Vincent assisting the quarter-horse display featuring Hanks Balmy and Pan Cody, amid conservation and farming practices across the grounds.
Roy D. Roth and Dan Notter began a week long process to replenish the Gallia County jury wheel. They will select 500 to 600 names from the poll books of over 7000 voters, using a proportional method from Gallia County's 32 precincts. Both genders and Republicans and Democrats are represented.
Municipal Judge William H. Janes fined John E. Houck 53 Gallipolis Route 2 ten dollars and costs for speeding and Andrew P. Bryant 62 Gallipolis fifteen dollars and costs for intoxication. Both arrested by city police. The Sheriff's department had one case in Municipal Court Monday. William E. Mullins 21 Gallipolis was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication after being arrested by deputies at a Kanauga tavern.
Pete McCormick, the Fairfield weather station observer, reports a high of 94 degrees Monday the hottest day of the year so far and the fourth straight day above 90. He lists recent temps: Sunday 93, Saturday 93, Friday 90, Thursday 86, Wednesday 89, and a week ago 88.
A daughter named Kimberly Allyn was born Monday in Holzer Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ronald E Betz of 118 Fourth Ave Gallipolis. The mother is a Holzer School of Nursing graduate and formerly Phyliss Dutcher of McArthur. Grandparents are Mrs Marie Betz of Gallipolis and Mrs Bernice Dutcher of McArthur.
Traffic gauges show roller dams on sill at Kanawha River and all Huntington District movable dams raised on the Ohio River. Listed steamboats and tugs passed Lock 14 to Lock 35 with multiple boats up or down including Atlas Peggy Downey and Harriet M as of late day readings.
Wilkesville Garden Club will hold its annual flower show on Saturday July 30 at the auxiliary hall. Afternoon and evening sessions are planned.
Wilkesville reports the Ladies Circle of the Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Jane Cottrill for a church group gathering and discussion.
The American Cancer Society awarded 53 648 in grants to five Ohio scientists across four centers including Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati. Recipients include Dr. Jack N. Taylor at OSU researching bladder regeneration, Drs. Leon Schiff and Hans H. Jaffe at UC, Dr. Jason L. Starr at Western Reserve University, and Dr. Brown M. Dobyns at Western Reserve/Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. Grants support cancer diagnosis, tissue studies, and RNA research as part of a nationwide 3.5 million program boosting total ACS funding to 17.5 million.
Gallipolis Judge William H. Jones in Municipal Court fined Gene Cobb 38 Gallipolis ten dollars and costs for passing over a yellow line on a curve. Six other arrestees by the State Highway Patrol forfeited bonds: John M. McDonald 18 Hollywood Fla forfeited 25 for yellow line. Roy E. Flora 40 Peru Ind and Gerald E. Smith 27 Morley Tenn forfeited 25 each for speeding. Hanley E. Dunn 26 South Side W V forfeited 25 for no muffler. Jerry E. Parrill 25 Newark forfeited 15 for no muffler. Thomas Burns 56 Bidwell forfeited 25 for intoxication.
Two New Lexington men were treated at Good Samaritan hospital in Zanesville after a glider accident near Newton Airport. Pilot Charles Whitlatch, 43, injured his left leg, and passenger John DeCaro, 66, who was guiding the glider with his car, sustained body injuries. The glider DeCaro built about 15 years ago was about 15 feet off the ground at the crash.
Ralph N. Tipple of New Lexington is promoted to Business Promotion Representative for Ohio Fuel and Gas Co. in New Lexington Logan and McConnelsville. H B Cornwell assistant manager of the Southern district announces the promotion.
Births list a son for Hen ry Wellston Pierce Point Pleasant Evans Oak Hill Betz Gallipolis. Admitted include Mrs Samuel L Nichols Jr Pt Pleasant and many others across Gallipolis Jackson Wellston. Dismissed include Juanita Buskirk and several others. scattered patient names and routes.
Gallia county fourth district appellate court to hear city appeal on writ of mandamus ordering restoration of water service to Canaday property. Judges Gillen Collier Radcliffe presiding at 10 30 a m in Gallia common pleas court room. city argues no bond required under Ohio law.
Gallipolis Judge Betz placed Robert Newell of Columbus on two years probation after a jury found him guilty of non-support. He must pay Holzer Hospital $347 for confinement and birth and $338 court costs within six months, report monthly, and not leave Franklin County without permission.
Gallia County extension agents will judge at the Lawrence County fair Proctorville grounds beginning Tuesday night. William P. Smith and Russ Priddy will judge animal classes while Miss Nancy McAllister will judge educational booths and the 4-H club parade, a highlight of 4-H day.
Dr. Francis W. Shane Gallia County health commissioner conducted 103 tuberculin skin tests on prospective concession workers for the Gallia County junior fair. Those with negative reactions receive a food handler's card required for fair vendors.
Jerry Turley twenty of St. Albans West Virginia was sentenced to 115 years in Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering in Gallia County Common Pleas Court Judge Betz accepted the plea and arraignment followed Patrolman Garland Nibert arrested Turley at 3 30 am July 11 at John Phillips service station Second and Olive Two dollars in goods were stolen and pennies found under the patrol car seat during the transfer
Denise Ann Stout, 18 month old daughter of Burnace F and Mrs Jean Stout of Thurman Route 1, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 1 15 p m Monday with a fractured nose after falling from the front porch Sunday at home.
Funeral services for John C. Steinbeck 71 of Cleveland a former Gallipolis resident will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church conducted by Rev Vernon Shafer Burial will be in Mound Hill cemetery Friends may call at Miller's funeral home Steinbeck died late Friday night in Cleveland after returning from hospital and suffering a heart attack He had just taken his stepson to the hospital Survivors include his wife Marcella Schuster of Cleveland and his children from a previous marriage Ruth Lockwood John Jr James and Luter Steinbeck all of Gallipolis A brother George Steinbeck of Florida also survives
The annual Rehoboth WSCS family picnic will be held at Waterworks Park New Lexington at 11 a.m. on July 28. Members are invited to attend and bring a dish to share.
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