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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1961
Page
8
Gallia County commissioners shifted their meeting room Tuesday from the auditor's office to a second floor courthouse room vacated by the draft board. They will share with Roger Switzer of the Veterans Administration and will house Lewis Sheets, hired Monday as county purchasing agent, though his use of the space is not confirmed.
Mrs. Clarence Richards of Bucyrus visits with her mother Mrs. Alden Johnson and brother Johnnie Johnson of Fourth Ave in Gallipolis. Mr. Richards accompanied his wife but returned home late Sunday.
Gallia County commission approves requesting a state highway traffic survey for Routes 7 and 35 through Gallipolis. A proposed one way shift on Second and Third Avenues is outlined, with no final decisions yet. Also approved a tractor purchase bid of 1249.50 from Cotton Equipment Co., beating Gallipolis Tractor Sales.
A long births list from Holzer Hospital includes Mr. and Mrs. George G. Hart Shade Earl E Frecker Minersville Route 1 Debra K De Long Oak Hill Miss Linda Fraley Davis Hall Gallipolis Mrs Edward W Wolfe Pomeroy Route 3 Mrs Charlotte Greene Jackson Route 3 James V Hayes Ironton Mrs James R Kannaird Thurman Route 1 Creed R Beck Jr Cheshire Kenneth D Bergfalk Jackson Miss Novella Turvey Wellston Miss Mary A Cundiff Mason Donald L Wortman Wellston Mrs Emmett Rutledge Ironton Donald R Argubrite Flatwoods Ky Mrs Charles T Bolton Ashland Ky Miss Pamela J Bradbury Cheshire Route 2 Donna L Plummer Miss Mayme Barrows Walter E Morris Randall C Cantwell Rodney Marhoover Mrs Harold Stump Mrs Richard Wilcoxen Bryant E Duncan Clifford G Smith Mrs Albert H Durst Mrs Carroll E Matthews Mrs Bert H Moore Mrs Harley N Derenberger Gregory J Sheets and Larry R Harman. Blood used Tuesday one pint.
Gallia County Common Pleas Court under Judge Robert M. Betz dismissed seven divorce actions for lack of prosecution or non compliance with court rules. Some suits dated to 1956. names include Jac A Mercer v Patricia Mercer and Margaret Smith v William Smith among others.
In Gallia County Common Pleas Court Judge M. Betz scheduled a 10 a.m. Friday hearing in the divorce action of Clara B. Beaver Crown City versus Lawrence W. Beaver Columbus. The motion seeks temporary custody of the minor children and an order requiring possession of the children by Mrs. Beaver during the action.
Marriage licenses issued for Robert E. Shaw 22 and Kay Elizabeth White 22 both of Gallipolis. Charles A. Chevalier 18 and Barbara Ann McKinney 18 both of Gallipolis. Russell D. Wood 30 and Ellen E. Cundiff 18 both of Gallipolis.
Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Post taps Lawrence Gilbert of Chillicothe as temporary cadet radio dispatcher. Gilbert, a patrol academy graduate, awaits assignment as patrolman.
Gallipolis merchants pressed to sell remaining 564 of 1000 Muster Day souvenir plates. The chamber secretary noted slow sales as officials discussed Fourth of July flag purchases and street decorations. Police reported one municipal court conviction for intoxication, fined $20 plus costs for Andrew P. Bryant.
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