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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1956

Page

2

Ohio Special Session Leads Keep Rising in Three Day Goal

Ohio lawmakers face a three day target to resolve a local fiscal crisis and other items. Governor Lausche warns long sessions could collide with July 4 recess. Proposed actions include a bank tax to restore revenues, removing a water sales limit, and Cedar Point public park acquisition.

Reed Smith Columbus Frank J. Lausche Atlantic City fed‘erai_ securities Youngstown General Motors Youngstown-Warren Lake Erie Cedar’ Point St. Bernard Cincinnati

Firm Improves Somerville Garage and Beach Dispute

About 125 000 is being reinvested into the Somerville Garage for a new building and equipment including a complete radiator repair shop, boiler tank, paint booth, test bench, and an all steel paint and body shop. A large beach area along Lake Erie is debated as the state may acquire it, with legislators noting heavy costs for road and ferry adjustments if private ownership ends.

Point Pleasant Somerville Price Estates Lausche Lake Erie Cedar Point Ohio 2 Sandusky

Nominations continue for American Legion officers

In week two of officer nominations for American Legion Post 23 the slate repeats except for the adjutant slot, no candidate this week. Next week marks the final nomination period with a state convention announced for Huntington July 27 29.

American Legion Legion Thomas Carro Huntington English Court

Custard Pie Baking Contest Set for June 30 at BOE Building

The Bureau women of Point Pleasant announce a custard pie baking contest at the Board of Education building on Saturday June 30 at 10 30 a m Mrs Adrian Lahey county chairman said entrants must bake a pie and bring it with the recipe The event centers on local baking skill and community participation.

Point Pleasant Tar Bureau Outs Board of Education Adrian Lahey Bureau’ Women

Marriage License Granted in Point Pleasant

One marriage license issued in the county clerk's office to Robert Trent 21 of 190 Fourth Street Hunting Richard and Mary Smith Trent daughter of J Wayne and Virginia Elizabeth Browning Ball daughter of Wesley Edgar and Edith Church Ball. Arrested by police at 8 30 p m Tuesday was Walter Leland Packlhurst 53 of Pittsburgh on a drunken loitering charge.

Point Pleasant Peace A. M. Goodwin Testang Arthur Pullins Virgil Siders Edwin Frame Chamber of Commerce Charleston Southeastern Institute of Police Southeastern Institute of Police and Charged With Driving, Chamber Chapel Left Hill N. C Robert [Trent 4Th St Richard Mary (Smith) ‘Trent J. Wayne Virginia Elizabeth (Hughes) Browning Ball Wesley Edgar Edith Church Ball Walter Leland Packlhurst Pittsburgh

Pleasant area society guests and hospital update

Pt Pleasant social notes list guests at multiple homes in Point Pleasant and Greer Community. Hospital report cites a patient at Holzer Hospital in critical condition. 4-H club to meet at George Keener home. many families mentioned visiting, traveling from Ohio River Road and Columbus.

Holzer Hospital Boardman Northup Ohio Pate Ray Wood Athens James D. Long Winfield Road Point Pleasant J. G. Hudson l Arbuckle Homer Smith F. W. Quillin Thomas J. Kester Maurice Bane Jay Buckle Gene Jordan Charleston C.F. Buckle Viand J.P. Keefer Viand St William W.Ar\ Allen Emmett Smith Biffle Leroy W. Va Burtou Charevon South Wisconsin Jones Patty Congress Charles Everett Stephenson George Jefferson Blvd Ouiscousin Columbus Atty E. J. Somerville Jack Charles Ave

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