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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1950

Page

7

Autos Crash At Junction and Damaged Store Building

Two autos collide at the junction of Routes 7 and 554 in Cheshire at 2:50 am. Carl Laverne Smith 25 Hart Ford W Va and Joe Edward Graham 22 Middleport drive causing Smith to hit a store building owned by Martin Fetty. Smith jailed for five days plus a $100 fine and six month license suspension. Clyde Rice 23 New Haven W Va a passenger is fined $25. A separate incident a child bicyclist Richard Lee Skaggs 10 Buena Vista Ohio injures in a nearby collision.

Gallipolis Cheshire Carl Laverne Smith Hartford W. Va Joe Edward Graham Middleport Smith Martin Fetty Graham Clyde Dixon Rice New Haven State Highway Patrol Ohio Rice Richard Lee Skaggs Buena Vista Blanche Matthews Haskins Young Skaggs Meigs General Hospital Pomeroy Charles Mahan Patriot Route 1 Jackson Oscar B Church 62 Sciotoville Pearl B. Darnell Marion Ray Mitchell Lower River Road

Two Mishaps Are Noted

City police reported two minor accidents Saturday in Gallipolis. At Second Ave and Spruce St a collision between Paul Reynolds 18 Prospect Ohio and Fred Ward 37 Parkersburg West Virginia caused minor property damage. Reynolds was fined ten dollars and costs for failing to observe a stop sign. Sam Dexter 30 Gallipolis backed into Francis Walters taxi at Second Ave and Olive St causing minor damage.

Gallipolis Second Ave Spruce St Paul Reynolds Prospect Ohio Fred Ward Parkersburg W.va Reynolds Sam Dexter Francis Walters Walters Olive St

The Stork Delivers Twice at Gallipolis Hospital

Birthday at Gallipolis hospital ends with a granddaughter for Dr. Charles E. Holzer born at 4 54 pm. Jenny weighs four pounds nine and a half ounces. Grandson born to Dr Otto A Vornholt and Mrs James Vornholt. The Holzers live in Lancaster.

Gallipolis Charles E. Holzer Hospital Stork Richard V. Holzer Jenny Richard Holzer Lancaster Lancaster. Doctor Holzer Otto A. Vornholt James Vornholt

Robinson Rites Set for Tuesday

Funeral services for William Henry Robinson 88 will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Paint Creek Baptist Church with Rev. B. R. Smith officiating. Born in Gallipolis September 2, 1861 he died Saturday morning after years running a barber shop on 652 Second Ave. Survived by daughter Gladys and son Bill electrician. Interment in Pine Street cemetery.

Gallipolis William Henry Dude) Robinson Paint Creek Baptist Church B. R. Smith Mr. Robinson Second Ave Alex Robinson Jim Court William Robinson Gladys Robinson Bill Third Ave Gladys Emma Iva Wilson Pine Street Cemetery

Fellowship Group Returns From Camp

The Rev. L. A. Donnally the Rev. Phillip Scott and the Rev. David Bates plus 34 Methodist Youth Fellowship members and chaperones returned home Saturday after a week at the Portsmouth District Methodist Youth camp meeting at Lancaster Camp Grounds. Curt Davis the nationally known organist appeared during the week.

Gallipolis L. A. Donnally Phillip Scott David Bates Methodist Youth Fellowship Portsmouth Methodist Lancaster Camp Grounds Lancaster Curt Davis

Girl Bit By Snake Near Home

In Gallipolis Martha Eileen Lear eight was bitten by a poisonous snake while playing near home on Sunday. She fainted within minutes and was treated with anti venom at Holzer Hospital where her condition was reported good.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Martha Eileen Lear Chickamauga Park Ralph Tobert Oak Hill John Tobert Fred Knose South Webster Barbara Sue Grant Cheshire F. W. Butcher

Valleck Rites Conducted At Gallipolis

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Gallipolis held services for Earl W. Mauck veteran newspaperman who died Wednesday evening An overflow crowd attended with out of town relatives and friends from Ironton Cincinnati Muncie Chesapeake Huntington Columbus New York Athens Point Pleasant and others The cortege proceeded to Mound Hill Cemetery for interment messages of condolence arrived from across the country.

Gallipolis Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Earl W. Mauck K. C. Wilson Mr. Mauck Mound Hill Cemetery Minnie Malleck Schachleiter Ironton Horace Stewart Cincinnati John Heisner Maxon Muncie Ind Frank Smith Chesapeake Merla Kail Huntington John Galbreath Harry M. Miller Fred E. Rathburn James Phillips Columbus C. O. McIntyre New York Nora W. Atkinson Athens Carl Fisher Roy Birnbaum Alfred Resner Carrie McElhinney Caroline Helsley Grant Stanley Tim Reese Point Pleasant Mauck Country

River traffic at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha reports

Sunday river traffic lists boats and times on Gallipolis locks and the Kanawha River with up and down movements. Water levels show upper gauge 18.3 feet, lower 13 feet, and Ka nawha Falls at 5 44 falling while Point Pleasant reads 24.48 feet.

Gallipolis William Larrimer Jones Manitou Ernestine John J. Rowe Kanawha River Semet Keystone Bruce Winfield Joe Cook C. W. Talbot Patriot Atlas Christy D. W. Wisherd Inca Tadpole Sohipan Weir Bayless Reliance Cl. Beatty Kanawha Falls Point Pleasant

Gallipolis Personal News Highlights

Miss Anne Bradbury of Garfield Ave left Sunday on a tour of Mexico. Mr and Mrs Byron Bodimer of Confluence Pa returned Sunday after visiting Mrs Della Bodmier in Chambersburg. Mrs Emma Jiiden of Racine visits her daughter Mrs H W Wetherholt. Dr John Lupton of Ironton spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Lupton. Mr and Mrs John Rowe visited nephews H A and Willard Feustel, with Ethel and Jenny Feustel accompanying them to Columbus for a two week visit. Mrs Ed Henry and daughters Jean Mary and Bonnie spend a week with her son John Dray in Columbus.

Anne Bradbury Garfield Ave Mexico Byron Bodimer Confluence Della Bodmier Chambersburg Emma Jiiden Racine H. W. Wetherholt John Lupton Ironton Harry Lupton John Rowe H. A Willard Feustel Ethel Jenny Feustel Columbus Ed Henry Jean Mary Bonnie Henry John Dray

Woman Fined for Intoxication in Gallia County Case

Gallia County sheriffs report the arrest and conviction of Helen Siders of Gallipolis Route 1 on intoxication charges. She was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Maurice Grover and fined five dollars plus court costs.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Aten Nears 30 Years As County Clerk

John G. Aten of Mason County nears a 30 year tenure as county clerk, matching a prior long service record and bringing 42 years of public service. The article traces his birth in 1872, early career, family life with Nellie and John Jr, and memories spanning six generations connected to local records and history.

Mason County Roger Miller Point Pleasant John G. Aten Nellie John Jr Aten Meigs County Hemlock Grove William McCune, Aten Hannah Elizabeth Reed Aten Letart House of Delegates West Virginia McKinley Washington Colonel Smith Sixth and Viand Aldee John

Voters face eight county offices on state ballot

Mason County voters will choose eight county offices on the state primary ballot Tuesday morning. The sample Republican ballot lists Allen Overton Jr. of Parkersburg vs Hubert Ellis of Huntington for national congress in the fourth district and Louis Reed of Elizabeth vs Hal Morris of Charleston for state treasurer. It also covers state attorney general, supreme court judge terms, state senate, clerk of circuit court, county court clerk, county court commissioner, House of Delegates candidates, and nonpartisan Mason County board of education nominees.

Point Pleasant Mason County Allen Overton, Jr Parkersburg Hubert S. Ellis Huntington Louis Reed Elizabeth Hal F. Morris Charleston William H. Bardin Supreme Court of Appeals Charles Ritchie Porter E. Hyer Clay Lawrence Opie Jeffers Red House E. Ray Reed Brad Sayre Ripley Harlan Staats Charles E. Baker Ravenswood Vernon Jones John E. Brown John G. Aten J. E. Watterson Apple Grove J. F. Wheaton Asheon John M. Kirby House of Delegates George A. Rairden Leon R. O. Harless Mason Mason County Board of Education Vitus Hartley Point Pleeasant Bob W. McGlothlin New Haven Fred M. Roush Letart John Sayre Ashton L. O. Shifler Willard Hesson Glenwood

Birth Announcements from Holzer Hospital Notes

Births reported to Holzer Hospital include multiple families from Charleston Pomeroy Jackson Lancaster Gallipolis and nearby towns with sons and daughters named. Discharges list a rotating set of patients including Mrs Hornby Wallace Bonecutter Skinner Steele Hunnel Wiseman Rawlins and others.

Ralph Freeman Hogsett W. Va Thomas Crabtree Jackson Jenkins J. Davis Rio Grande George Casto Henderson Margery Z. Fields Jackson Bertha Johnson Rutland Minnie Hammon George Stout Gallipolis Ralph Tolbert Oak Hill Archie Diggs Bidwell Paul Dixon Wellston Elton Arrington Apple Grove Arthur L. Gates McArthur Thomas McKittrick Thomas Lambert Clyde R. Tucker Hartford Teddy Foster Neeman Adams John S. Cooper Donna Marie Cooper Richard Holzer Lancaster J. Reynolds Cheshire Yaw Butcher John Hornby Charles Wallace Charles Bonecutter Joseph Skinner Jessie Steele Robert Hunnel Thomas Wiseman Walter Rawlins Jake Wallice Effie Burns E. B. Pickering Danny Fulks Eugene Ebersbach Bonna Cooper John Cooper Chris Williams Robert Collins Winifred Butts Theodore Beagle Floyd Hatten Vern Walke

Carl Smith Honored by Gallipolis School Board

Gallipolis Ohio. The Gallipolis school district board of education memorializes Carl C. Smith a fellow board member and co worker who died June 10. The resolution notes his tireless work for Gallipolis schools and his civic service while expressing sympathy to his survivors and gratitude for his community efforts during his two years of service.

Gallipolis Carl C. Smith

Pioneer Farm Women Picnic And Local Society Notes

The annual Pioneer Farm Women picnic is set for Tuesday evening at Mrs. Madge Byus home in Henderson. Bethany Bible Class will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs. Walter Selbys Main Street home. American Legion Auxiliary holds a Monday 8 p.m. meeting with new officers to be installed and plans for a home talent show discussed. The note lists visits from Joy Ann Johnnie and David Fadley to grandparents in Gallipolis and other weekend visits, plus a Virginia Beach trip by Doris McMillin and others from Earl Arnett and Huntington workers visiting.

Pioneer Farm Madge Byus Henderson Bethany Bible Class Main Street Walter Selby Main St American Legion Auxiliary G. Wilfong

Carpenter Family Returns From Midwest Visit

Point Pleasant residents Mr and Mrs John A Carpenter and daughter Connie Jo returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs William Riffle in Springfield and Mr and Mrs Alex Riffle in Urbana Ohio and Mr and Mrs William Bryant in Marion Indiana.

John A. Carpenter Connie Jo Seventh St William Riffle Springfield Alex Riffle Urbana Ohio William Bryant Marion Ind

Military rites for Pfc John Peters at Church of Christ

Private John Peters of the Army's 16th Infantry in Berlin will be honored in military rites July 2 at 2 p m at the Church of Christ in Christian Union. Burial follows at Sun Crest cemetery. Peters, born 1926 in Columbus Ohio, served four years in Berlin after wartime service in Japan and is survived by his wife Grooje, a daughter Doris Maxine, his parents, four sisters and three brothers. Friends may call at 603 First St.

Aten Nellie May Fry Lewis St Joseph H. Holloway Holloway Grover C. Hite Colonel Smith Robert E. Mitchell Mitchell W. B. Barnett Barnett Baltimore & Ohio New York Central Marietta Manufacturing Co Wellsville Marietta Mason County Letart Tomlinson Run Ohio River Billy Roush George Margaret Billy Stoush Elizabeth B. J. Rollins Point Pleasant John Peters Berlin Germany Church of Christ In Christian Union J. R. Keefer Sun Crest Cemetery Peters 16Th Japan Columbus Ohio Grooje Doris Maxine Okey Peters First St Mildred Wilma Shirley Dorothy Robert Burton Eugene

17 Persons Are Baptized at Raccoon Creek Service

The Rev. David Bates administered baptism to 17 persons in an open air service at Baker's Landing on Raccoon Creek near Yellowtown. Communicants include James Hazlett Peggy Hamilton Paul Chevalier Kenneth Betz Kenneth Cromlish Adele Plymale Melva Davis Aileen Johnson Luella Plymale Larry Cromlish Tommy Chavalier Myrtle Sprouse Dolores Haskins Frank McCalla Jack Chevalier Mary Ann Plymale Virginia McCalla. The service featured singing and a testimony meeting, a rarely used open air tradition.

Gallipolis David Bates Eureka Methodist Church Baker's Landing Raccoon Creek Yellowtown Chambersburg James Hazlett Ohio Chapel Peggy Hamilton Paul Chevalier Kenneth Betz Kenneth Cromlish Adele Plymale Melva Davis Aileen Johnson Luella Plymale Larry Cromlish Tommy Chavalier Myrtle Sprouse Dolores Haskins Frank McCalla Jack Chevalier Mary Ann Plymale Virginia McCalla

Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples in County

The clerk reports marriages filed for Garret Eugene Hayes and Betty Spears. Dale W. Durst and Charlene M. Ward. Homer Leroy McCarthy and Louise L. Irion. Douglas C. Altizer and Betty C. Snodgrass. Luther Harris Jr and Barbara Cottrill. James Paul Whittington and Dorothy Jane Lanier. Locations cited include Proc torville Crown City Cheshire Adamsville and Gallipolis.

Garret Eugene Hayes Proctorville Betty Spears Crown City Dale W. Durst Cheshire Charlene M. Ward Homer Leroy McCarthy Gallipolis Louise L. Irion Douglas C. Altizer Adamsville Betty C. Snodgrass Addison Luther Harris, Jr Barbara Eileen Cottrill James Paul Whittington Dorothy Jane Lanier

Hemlock Gig Plans Trip To Waterworks Park

Hemlock Stitchers met at central school to plan a trip to Waterworks Park in New Lexington. Attendees included Linda Storts Ida Lou Fouts Carolyn Fouts Edna Lanning Marlene Essex and adviser Pauline Williams.

Hemlock Central School Waterworks Park New Lexington Linda Storts Ida Lou Fouts Carolyn Fouts Edna Lanning Marlene Essex Pauline Williams Gerald Tharp Judith Jean Harold Binderbasin Mansfield Kathy North Nelsonville Lance Hodgson Glenna Williams

Straight Borer Penetrates 27 Large Volumes in Line

A straight borer beetle is described as piercing directly through 27 large book volumes in a straight line, leaving an opening through which a string could pass and suspend the entire series.

Fire Department Responds to Lincoln Ave Garage Fire

POINT PLEASANT The fire department was called to Dana Rayburn's garage on Lincoln Ave at noon Saturday. Cause of the fire was not determined. Fire Chief Vernon Miller Assistant Chief Franze Darst Roy Jackson William Leport Ralph Thomas Howard Erwin J C Parsons and Everett Schwartz answered the alarm.

Point Pleasant Dana Rayburn Lincoln Ave Vernon Miller Franze Darst Roy Jackson William Leport Ralph Thomas Howard Erwin J. C. Parsons Everett Schwartz

Also Mentioned on This Page

G. W. Gerlach Cooper District Davis Grove Church L. A E. F. Gerlach Kanawha St Pt. Pleasant, W. Va Pol. Adv Aten Nears John G, Aten Roy Holzer Walter Landrum Frank Berry Washington Court House Carl Smith John Newbour Greenville Joy Ann Johnnie David Fadley Pittsburgh Charles Patterson Gallipolis Ferry Raymond Selby W. E. Selby Jackson Ave Earl Arnett Eugene Ball William Wince Williams Herbie Doris McMillin Virginia Beach Pfc. Peters Gale Frank Sondergaard Faylen the Wiere Brothers Andrews Sisters Lochicola Fig Paramount Releare Donald Duck Font Ld Gregory Peck Gabby Hayes Hal Pol Wnc NCCE Louis Hayward Lee Bowman Jane Wyatt Thur Cecile Maly Delilah Technicolor Pere Ey Cog E Bigges Lynn Coburn Charlotte Greenwood Barbara Lawrence Ggy Ptn Eee Charles Drake Rock Hudson Jerome Cowan
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