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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1957

Page

3

Legion Post Acts Delegates Named for Conventions

Lafayette Post No 27 appointed delegates to district and state American Legion conventions. Harry Boggs and L G Marchi Sr named as district delegates. Marchi Warren Halley W J Brown and Vance Reese named for the state convention in Cincinnati July 19 21. Plans set for Holzer Airport street fair June 17-22 with the Thomas Joyland Circus to aid child welfare and the Legion building fund. Legion personnel will staff the grounds nightly.

Gallipolis American Legion Lafayette Harry Boggs Jackson L. G. Marchi

River Excursion Reservations Reported for 4H Members

Gallia County 4H clubs have 207 reservations for the Thursday river boat trip. About 1360 4H Club members advisors and parents from Jackson Vinton Hocking Meigs Athens and Gallia Counties will depart Middleport at 1 30 p m for a four hour Ohio River cruise aboard the Avalon.

Gallipolis William P Smith Gallia County Jackson Vinton Hocking Meigs Athens Gallia Middleport Ohio River Avalon

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes

A series of births on June 12 lists newborns to Dalton Wellston Halley Patterson Paugh. Admissions include Berkley Johnson Ironton medical and Freddie Miller Gallipolis surgical among others. Discharges name Rev Donald Bates and numerous others.

Donald Dalton Wellston Bobby Lee Halley Crown City

Sherow resigns Kiwanis presidency in Gallia County

Vic Sherow ends his Kiwanis Club tenure with a family picnic at the Rio Grande youth camp after resigning as editor of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and the Gallia Times. He joined Kiwanis in 1953 and led as president at the start of the year following several officer posts. He had just helped the club achieve 100 percent weekly attendance for three months. He has a background as Ohio University publicity director and returned to Athens with future plans unclear.

Gallipolis Emerson S&s Vic’ Sherow Kiwanis Club Rio Grande Sherow Daily Tribune Gallia Times a_ kiwanian Ohio Sheron Ohio University Athens

Arden Dobson Joins First National Bank as Teller

Arden Dobson has accepted a teller position at First National Bank in Gallipolis and will report July 1, succeeding Mit R. White who resigned for a job in Columbus. Dobson remains a State Farm Mutual Insurance agent and continues his agency work. He came to Gallipolis ten years ago from West Virginia, formerly a bookkeeper for Gallipolis Motor Co. and rose to manager before resigning. He is married with two children and resides on Hedgewood Drive. Dobson is active in local Masonry and church work, including Morning Dawn Lodge, Gallipolis chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Grace Methodist Church trusteeship.

Gallipolis Arden Dobson First National Bank Mit R. White Columbus Dobson State Farm Mutual Insurance Co West Virginia Gallipolis Motor Co Hedgewood Morning Dawn Lodge Royal Arch Masons Grace Methodist Church

Two Injured From Accidents In Gallipolis

Two accident victims were admitted to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on Wednesday. Myrtle Helen Simms of Oak Hill Route 3 suffered a fractured left hip in a fall at home. Kenneth Randy Gardner, four, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ray Gardner of Gallipolis Ferry, sustained a fractured right leg when a tree limb fell on him.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Myrtle Helen Simms Oak Hill Kenneth Randy Gardner Kenneth Ray Gardner Gallipolis Ferry

Market Prices For Garments Displayed In Fragment

OCR fragment shows price listings for Petticoats Regular 3.99 and Panties Regular 2.50 with other prices like 4.79 and 5.98 noted, but context unclear. Reads as a clipped ad or catalog snippet with inconsistent punctuation.

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