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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1956
Page
3
In Point Pleasant West Virginia officials report Lakin School for Girls will close August 15. The action follows concerns over control costs and expenditure as 25 girls housed from Huntington are affected.
Mason County is investing thousands to upgrade five schools and add three new buildings during summer break. Projects include two new two room additions at Ordnance and North Point Pleasant, a 600 by three story brick addition to the junior high, and a $35,000 two level brick faced West Columbia building with library and kitchen facilities. A new gym at Hannon High is near completion, while delays hinder the Waha gym completion due to steel shortages.
The article covers a Friday wedding at the bride’s parents home with Nancy Jane Latton and Ernest Bowser repeating vows. It notes attire, family present, reception, and future residence. It also mentions club picnics, visits, and residents from Point Pleasant and surrounding areas undertaking trips, moves, and social events over the weekend.
State Highway Patrol investigated two incidents over the weekend near Gallipolis. At 12 55 p.m. Saturday William K Powers 1 Vinton collided with Maxine O Grif 82 Pomeroy Route 3 at Route 124 3 6 miles east of the Vinton Meigs county line Powers cited to appear August 6 in Middleport Justice Court. Percy Pee John Henry Sauers 19 Point Pleasant charged with defective brakes after an Ohio entrance to the Silver Bridge crash at 3 a m Sunday spent night in Gallipolis city jail released Sunday on a 25 bond. Sauers vehicle struck the rear of Thomas A Harris 39 Nitro in the center south bound lane. Sauers car undamaged. The first car stopped for an automatic traffic signal.
Bartley, a Vinton resident, restores old lamps in his spare time. He preserves a kerosene street lamp and a converted carbide lamp he plans to electrify later. The furnace at Keystone Furnace, out of use for decades, remains an antique landmark near his home.
Last rites for Opal Craig of Grimm's Landing were held Monday at 2 p.m. in Buffalo with Rev. Browne Bartlett officiating. Burial took place in Craig Cemetery. The 48 year old Mason County resident died Saturday at her father's home after a long illness. Survivors include her father D. T. Craig husband, a son Peyton Craig at home daughter Mrs Iris Beaver and a brother Clotis Buck.
River level stayed largely steady after persistent rain. Flood wall chief R F McGuffin reported weekly changes with minor fluctuations from Monday through Sunday, noting dam rollers at Gallipolis dam 12 miles away helped keep the level stable.
Two men were arrested by the State Police over the weekend and posted bonds for hearings. Robert Lee Gatewood, 21, Columbus, faced speeding charges while Eugene Gardner, 41, Gallipolis, was charged with drunken driving. Additional arrests by city police included Tracy Bateman and others for drunkenness who posted bonds, and sheriff’s deputies nabbed Link Remey for drunkenness and Homer Edward Blessing on a warrant.
Transfers filed in Wason County include Annecd to record names such as Joseph G. Johnson and Irene A. Johnson to J. H. Caudill and Mary J. Caudill for a southeasterly half of lot 16 in Point Pleasant, among others. Multiple parcels change hands among residents, churches, and trustees across Graham, Clendenin, Union, and Waggener districts, detailing parcels, districts, and grantee names in a field-by-field ledger.
A 26 year old Scottown man, Taylor Branham, was critically wounded when Reese Walters fired through a closed doorway at his porch visit with two companions. Branham was transported by a state patrolman to the hospital, with surgery to address a left wrist and chest wound. Walters faces charges from Athalia authorities as Branham notes this is the third time he has been shot.
A three car collision north of Athalia on Route 7 killed three relatives from Gallipolis area. Victims include Mr and Mrs Clarence Thompson of Logan and Isacorbin family of St Albans W Va and others injured. The crash occurred at 12 45 pm as one car slid into another and a third rear ended wreckage. Authorities and families traveled to attend services and arrange funerals while hospital updates showed survivors from the Corbin and Thompson families.
Mrs Lester Whassourn Mrs Ivor Richards and Mrs Boyd Daniels led the Ann Judson Class gathering at the First Baptist Church with a pledge of 100 dollars to install air conditioning in the meeting room. Elmer Daniels showed Egypt slides and refreshments followed.
Asa Ht. Folden of Thurman Route 2 died at 1 30 a m Sunday in Holzer Hospital after five days as a pneumonia and heart trouble patient Born June 14 1875 in Walnut Township he was the son of John and Ladisea Folden He married twice and is survived by his second wife and their five sons Oba Alfred Dallas John Walter and a paratrooper son Also surviving are his first wife Sarah lark's children Robert Richard and Mrs Pearl Jenkins A brother Ross Folden of Interville and Otis Folden of Fackson Also survived by two brothers with home in Smokey Hollow Vernon McCoy funeral home of Vinton will announce funeral arrangements today
Jesse Taylor III, 3, of Rio Grande died early Saturday. He was born September 8, 1982, in Carter County Tennessee to Jo y Murray and Celia Ann Cole Taylor. Surviving: wife Mary Ellen Dial. five sons and one daughter in Kentucky Pennsylvania Rio Grande California Columbus Tennessee and others. Funeral by Rev Luther Tracy Tuesday 1 p.m. at Calvary Artist Church Rio Grande with burial Ridge Lawn Cemetery Huntington. Visitation at Vernon McCoy Funeral Home until two hours before services.
Gallia County public health nurse Mrs Elmer E. Hatfield reports 1109 attendances at Saturday's polio clinic. Just over half received second shots while about 20 expectant mothers received vaccines. Doctors who administered injections included Ralph B. Burner A Foster F W Shane Lewis Brown John C Markley J Gordon Gibert and Isom C Walker.
Gallipolis reporter notes eight year old Janice Houck of Gallipolis, daughter of Mr and Mrs Blevins, won her 18th trophy at Scott Depot pony show. Harvey Schroeder of Pontiac took first in a pony pleasure class, with others earning ribbons in western pleasure and pony harness. The Albany Riding Club show was rained out, with upcoming Athens County Fair on August 8 and Meigs County Fair on August 15 drawing attention.
Gallia County and nearby counties select seven new directors for Buckeye Rural Electric Co operative at a stockholders meeting. New members Rom Willis Lawrence , Lee Snyder Pike County and Lawrence Morton Vinton County start three year terms. Four others begin two year terms: C. E. Elliott Gallia Everett Caldwell Meigs Estel Dempsey Jackson and Neal Taylor Lawrence. The group joins incumbents Emmett Slagle B Edwards Walter Dickens and Walter Halliday on the board which oversees a power system valued at 4 141 000 with final ownership split among Columbus Southern Ohio and Ohio Power companies. The cooperative operates its own lines and buys wholesale power.
Gallia patrol reports three convictions and four arrests on Saturday with all three convictions in Friday’s Gallipolis Municipal Court. Elijah H. Davis was fined for intoxication, Franklin Cla rk for failure to stop, and Patsy Hartenstein forfeited bond for speeding. Additional arrests included Paul Bost and Francis Chevalier for speeding, Darrell Read for injurious material on the highway, and Oren Adams cited for passing without distance. Mr and Mrs George Wise of Wilmington, Del., returned home after visiting Eunice Beller and relatives in English Jourt.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Reisen mass and a 257 drug counter at a HEF event or location. Names and exact actions are unclear, but indicates webin context and PastaRri as a referenced item. No clear dates or places identifiable.
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