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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1963

Page

10

Hannan Trace Board Opens Bids For Fence

Bids ranging from 1963 48 to 2500 were opened for a 4290 foot fence surrounding a 19.2 acre pond to supply water for Hannan Trace schools. Low bid was Garrett Watson 1963 48. State approval pending. Work includes pipe lines and a sand water filtration plant.

Gallipolis Hannan Trace Garrett Watson Loren Halley Joseph Powell Robert Arthur Hannan Trace Board Heiners Bakery Floyd Stapleton

County and Township Sign Road Work Contract

Gallia County commissioners signed a contract with Gallipolis Two trustees to rent county equipment and labor for repairing and improving several township roads. Work will occur on Saturdays with equipment rental from 2 to 6 dollars per hour and wages from 1.45 to 1.85 dollars per hour. the township supplies materials. They also approved 50 000 dollars for the county engineer's fund and sent welfare staff to a Chillicothe meeting, while reviewing roads including a Cheshire Twp. vacate and a long closed road near John H. Gills residence.

Gallipolis Gallia County Board of Commissioners Smith Rd Hilltop Subdivision Burnette Rd Texas Jackson Ext Burkhart Lane Kelton Rd Newsome Rd Airport Rd Madelene Dr Plantz Subdivision Kanauga Welfare Department Chillicothe Morton L. Dickey State Auditors Cheshire Twp John H. Gills

Fighting Bird Unharmed In Gallia Crash

Gallia County investigators found a car over an embankment on Route 141 near Cadmus. A fighting cock in a cage was unharmed inside the vehicle. The driver, a Franklin Furnace man, reportedly lost control due to a curve. he had not appeared at the scene but was expected to contact the Gallipolis post. The incident occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. and remains under investigation.

Gallipolis Cadmus State Highway Patrol Franklin Furnace

Divorce Granted for Grace Carman in Gallia County

County Common Pleas Judge Robert M. Betz grants Grace Carman a divorce from Paul W. Carman on gross neglect. Default judgment for D. & S. Recovery Service against Jackie and Alma Browning for $365.90 with 6 percent interest from Feb 24 1961 plus costs. Time Finance Co. awarded $300 with 6 percent interest and costs from Ezra P. and Patricia Staley.

Gallipolis Time Finance Co Logan W. Va Ezra P Patricia Staley

Accidents Up In Gallia County May Report

Gallia county patrol logs show 40 accidents in May up from 23 in April. One fatal crash on May 19 Route 7 killed two Huntington West Virginia residents, raising county fatalities for 1963 to three. Nine injury accidents injured 14 people.

Gallipolis Huntington W. Va Gallia County

Dam and Boat Movements on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers Tally

The report lists dam conditions on the Kanawha River with rollers on the sill and all movable dams on the Huntington District Ohio River up. It details numerous boats and their statuses by location and time across Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio River locks, including vessels such as Queen City Kathy R Semet Solvay Pat Murphy Bayou La Reine F. H. Johnson and others with up or down readings and arrival times through the day.

Ganges Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River Ohio River Huntington Queen City Kathy R Semet Solvay Pat Murphy Bayou la Reine F. H. Johnson Robert W. Lea Elisha Woods Bob Benter Orleanian Kanawha Marmet A. J. Patton Winfield A. E. Dyke C. V. Harner R. H. Bosworth II Helen Elgercliff Blue Seal Bingo Albert F. Holden Ironworker Indiana Stevenson Southern Lock Beaver OVEC IL. F. Frieberger Frances Hoagland Lelia C. Sherer Charleroi Salvati Jerry Bosworth S. M. Jenks Vulcan Beckford Peggy Downey Gene ©. Hutchinson H. E. Bowles Robert G. West Louisiana Robert P. Tibelt ORCO Jane T Reba Jane Ravenswood

Kyger Community Notes and Chilean Election Choice

Kyger area families hosted and visited relatives at a local picnic with multiple households from Canal Winchester West Virginia and Columbus and Ath ens. In Chile the ruling coalition selected Julia Duran as its presidential candidate for next year, signaling sharp anti communist stance.

Santiago Chile Sen Julia Duran

Drunken Driver Jailed Eight Others Fined in Gallipolis Court

Eight persons arrested by local authorities faced fines or bonds in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Earl Snyder received five days in jail and a six month license suspension for driving while intoxicated. Other fines included Matthews for overloaded vehicle, Williams for failure to yield, and Kerwood for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Garnes Hatche r and Nuzum Shaver also fined for intoxication, with Dem ent’s bond forfeited.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Earl Snyder Kuger Snyder Jones Charles Matthews Cheshire Goldie Williams Crown City Foster Grinstead New Haven Charles W. Kerwood Delbert Garnes Vinton

Sheep Day Planned by Gallia County Group

Gallia County Sheep Improvement Committee schedules junior sheep day at 7 p.m. on June 12 at the junior fairground. Ohio State University extension animal science specialist Ralph Grimshaw and Wayne Middlemas of Lancaster will lead discussions on selecting breeding sheep and market lambs, feeding lambs to reach 90 to 100 pounds, drenching and trimming feet, and grooming and showing lambs at the fair.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Laurel Cliff Residents Return From Vacation

Mr and Mrs Gene Musser and children return home after visiting relatives in Dayton and Cincinnati. Mrs Margaret Hysell and Mrs Pearl Jacobs sister visited at the Jacobs home. Edna Faulk visited her daughter and family. Lew Diehl attended a birthday party for Walter Hielman on Bull Run. Gallipolis dog owners urged to vaccinate again for rabies with three year serum.

Mary B. Sisson Kyger Perry Bradbury Frank Simms Philo Phena Cliffords Pearl Stanley Clifford Kennedy Pomeroy Robert Wood Canal Winchester Leslie Hawley Middleport Garfield Searls Keith Bradbury Clarence Easton Fair Pearl Parker Laurel Cliff Gene Musser Dayton Cincinnati Margaret Hysell Columbus Pearl Jacobs Jacobs Edna Faulk Clifford Cline Lew Diehl Walter Hielman Hielman Bull Run

Gallia County beef cattle committee meets on feeder calf sales

The Gallia County extension beef cattle committee plans fall feeder calf sales as a major agenda item at an 8 p.m. Friday meeting in the county extension office basement of the courthouse.

Gallipolis Gallia County Extension County Extension

Births at Holzer Hospital List Many New Parents

A long list of births at Holzer Hospital includes a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lewis Baisden Oak Hill Route 1 and a son to Mr and Mrs Richard L Snyder Patriot Route 2. The notice also names numerous new mothers and newborns with residences and some accompanying details. Blood used Monday 4 pints.

Lewis Baisden Oak Hill Richard L. Snyder Patriot Charles E. Pyles Ralph N. Dean Larry Mees Pamela Mees Genevieve Russell Dennis P. Parks Sandra K. Miller Howard Woodruff Samuel Gibbs N. Howard Foster II Don K. Grueser

Gallipolis reports 47 arrests in city last month

City police logged 47 arrests in the previous month including 22 traffic cases. Among drivers cited were eight for reckless operation and two for drunken driving, one of whom was convicted. Additional arrests included 16 for intoxication, one larceny, one assault and battery, one for the parole officer, four drunk and disorderly, and three speeders.

Gallipolis

Wandling Boy Admitted After Being Dragged by Car

Larry L Wandling eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Glenneth Wandling Point Pleasant Route 1 was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 6 25 p m Monday with multiple body abrasions The lad was dragged by a car after being hit near his home He is listed in good condition.

Gallipolis Larry L. Wandling Glenneth Wandling Point Pleasant Holzer Hospital

Call Feeding To Be Topic At Meeting

Gallia County Dairy Service Unit sponsors a 7 30 p.m. meeting on June 11 at the John Payne farm Vin ton Route 2 Vin ton two miles from Vin ton on Coal Valley Rd. Dairymen 4 H and FFA members invited to hear calf feeding and raising by Ralph Porter extension dairyman and to see grooming and showing demos for dairy animals at the junior fair.

Gallipolis Gallia Dairy Herd Improvement Association Paynes William P. Smith

Students Share Future Plans at DAR Meeting

Fifteen members and four guests attended the June meeting of the French Colony Chapter DAR at Mrs. M. T. Epling s home. Three guest contestants in the DAR good citizenship contest outlined their future plans, while the chapter prepared two boxes of clothing for Kate Duncan Smith and Tamassee schools.

Gallipolis DAR West Virginia J. J. Pannabaker Kate Duncan Smith Tamassee School

Gallipolis Soldier Joins 82nd Airborne at Ft Bragg

Army Pvt. Jerry L. Stover of Gallipolis Route 1 has been assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina in early May. He entered the Army in November 1962, completed basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky, and was last stationed at Fort Benning Georgia. The 20 year old attended Kyger Creek High School.

Gallipolis Jerry L. Stover Sandra Francis E. Stover 82Nd Airborne Division Ft. Bragg N. C Stover Army Ft. Knox Ft. Benning Kyger Creek High School

Miss Belville Crowned Gallia Dairy Princess Candidate

Brenda Lee Belville 17. Northup helps on a 30 cow farm and will represent Gallia County in the state Dairy Princess contest June 28-29 in Columbus. She is a 1963 Southwestern High School graduate planning nursing studies. May 25 entry deadline was set but the contest at Rodney Community Center was cancelled. Police logged 25 May traffic accidents with seven injuries including two hit and runs on public roads.

Gallipolis Brenda Lee Belville Northup Gallia County Columbus Miss Belville Bryant Belville Gallia County Dairy Service Unit Rodney Community Center Southwestern High School Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Beta Club Future Nurses of America Gallia

Pre School Registration Date Set for 1963 64

Washington Elementary School schedules pre kindergarten and first grade registration for 1963 64 from 9 am to noon and 1 to 4 pm Thursday in the school foyer Principal Evan Howard Evans announced. Eligible upper grade students may register. returning entrants do not. Health card birth certificate required. Health cards available at city medical offices. Children must be five by January 1964 for kindergarten or six by January 1964 for first grade.

Gallipolis Washington Washington School Evan Howard Evans Evans

Rabid Skunk Is Killed in Gallia County

A skunk killed by Sam Maynard on Thurman Route 2 was confirmed rabid by the Ohio Health Laboratories, raising Gallia County wild animal rabies to 31 for the year. It was the 13th rabid skunk in Raccoon Township this year, with Huntington Township next at 10. The year totals include 29 rabid skunks and two rabid foxes. Benedict C. Dieterich of 946 First Ave received a merit certificate from the Ohio Department of Highway Safety for his winning slogan Dont Drive Like You Think Think While You Drive.

Gallipolis Sam Maynard Thurman Gallia County William F. Neal Neal Ohio Department of Health Laboratories Benedict C. Dieterich First Ave Ohio Department of Highway Safety Govenor

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