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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1953
Page
8
Cyrille Dion wins the first national pocket billiard championship held in New York City in 1878, earning the inaugural national title in the United States.
Edwin Viars, arrested by City police in Gallipolis, was sentenced Wednesday to a $50 fine plus costs and five days in jail for resisting arrest and abuse of an officer.
Harold Howard near Tyn Rhos Church south of Rio Grande saw his barn burn in a noon Wednesday storm. The 41 by 42 foot pine structure stored five tons of straw two tons of hay 75 bushels of corn and tools with two yearling bulls inside. Gallipolis firemen fought the blaze but could not stop it. A second fire at 6 45 p.m. on Grape Street was quickly extinguished. The storm also caused wind damage to trees and heavy rain with hail.
Dr. Thomas Radford of Pomeroy filled his last appointment here. Visits came from Mrs. Madge Cunningham of Charleston and Pete Wolfe of Racine to Dolly Wolfe and the Sharpnacks. Judy Beegle of Dorcas visited Norma Kay McKelvey. Shirley Stobart of Racine visited Patty and Margie Stobart. Women’s Society of Christian Service officers were installed at church. Howard Carpenter and his wife visited their son Wayne in Belpre. Howard Robinson and wife of North Carolina visited his parents Earl and Mrs. Robinson.
Mrs Ronald Bobo Canal Winchester Mrs Sherman Cummings and Mrs Earl Bee Akron visited their mother Donna Palsley in Kenova W Va. Sister Mrs L B Terry also present. Ernest Killin and sons Akron visited his parents George and Mrs Killin. Sylvan Killin and Harry Denny family visited. Earl Waldren Springfield, Wayne Cottrill family and others spent weekends with relatives. Marion Parsons Charleston, Ross Baker Kenny Knox fished Sims Creek. Doris Farley now employed in Columbus.
Jared W. Summerhays 57 of Milton Ore died in Portland after a heart attack. He was grand master of the Oregon Masonic lodge and survived by 36 brothers and sisters. His father was a Mormon with four wives before polygamy bans.
Water readings and vessel movements listed for Wednesday June 10 show dams and locks at multiple sites including Lock 18 through 23, Gallipolis, Winfield, and Point Pleasant with several boats changing position. Encounters note vessels Criss Jr Dan Quinn Fleetwood Thompson Stevenson Kee ley Ogram Cherokee Dixie Monongahela Seneca Bruce McQueen Inca and others with lift or down statuses and times.
William P. Waldeck of Huntington spoke to the Kiwanis Club at Lafayette Hotel on selling psychology. He urged sales closers to show genuine interest in prospects hobbies and business, using sincere compliments and nonrelated topics to build relations and reach difficult targets.
County coroner Harry Nenni identifies a skeleton found Friday in a Coal Grove culvert as probably a man who died at least two years ago. Sheriff Carl E. Rose says he has no idea of the man's identity but continues the investigation.
Harry Liggins, recently back from Huntington, was released under a $500 bond to appear before the grand jury on charges of non support. His bond was furnished Wednesday.
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