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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1955

Page

8

New Doctor Joins Holzer Clinic Staff

Holzer Hospital and Holzer Clinic announce Dr Norman Golin as the new pediatric specialist succeeding Dr Franklin Schaefer. A New York native, he comes after diverse training in Emory University and New York institutions, with Army Pediatrics service in Heidelberg. He and his wife reside at 608 Third Ave with daughters Sandra Joyce and Diane Lynn.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Holzer Clinic Norman Golin Franklin H. Schaefer Elyria New York Goldstein Miami Beach Fla Emory University Grandy Hospital Atlanta Montefiore Hospital Bronx Kingston Avenue Hospital Lincoln Hospital Army Medical Corps Heidelberg Germany Army Hospital American Board of Pediatrics New York University Sandra Joyce Diane Lynn Third Ave

Rev Sidwell To Preach In Gallipolis Grace Church

The Rev Geor ge Sidwell former pastor of Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church will preach Sunday morning at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. After Yale Divinity School they will travel to Rio Grande Saturday evening to visit Mr and Mrs James L Clerk. They plan two weeks of sermons in Portsmouth district Methodist churches and will receive a station wagon funded by Portsmouth district churches and a Columbus sponsor to aid their Korea mission work in Seoul. They also attended De Pauw University to prepare.

Gallipolis George Sidwell Rio Grande Calvery Baptist Church Grace Methodist Church Yale Divinity School Sidwell James L. Clerk Portsmouth Sidwells Korea Seoul Portsmout Columbus Church de Pauw University

Gallipolis Social Notes: Hamilton Re elected Legion Auxiliary Leader

Mrs Silas J Hamilton was reelected president of the 8 Et 40 a branch of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 27 at Vinton’s Civic Park during a pot luck supper. Officers reelected include Mrs George H Lear Mrs Phillip Hecker Mrs William Steer Racine Unit 602 and Mrs L G Marchi with Mrs Brown appointed as La concierge. Mrs White is from Vinton Unit 161.

Silas J. Hamilton Chapeau 8 Et 40 American Legion Auxiliary Unit Vinton Civic Ark W. Joe Brown Chester White Mihotrices George H. Lear Phillip Hecker le Demi Cu Deuxieme William Steer Racine Unit 602 L'Archiviste L. G. Marchi L’'Aumonier Brown la Concierge White Vinton Unit

Gallipolis Personals Host Visitors from Riverside and East

Miss Janet Bailey entertained Wednesday night with guests Miss Rose Chappelear and Miss Genie Jones of Riverside California. They left the west coast March 1 and have toured the Eastern and Southern States including Louisiana the Carolinas Virginia New Jersey and New England.

Janet Bailey Rose Chappelear Genie Jones Riverside Calif West Coast Louisana Carolinas Virginia New Jersey New England

Avalon excursion draws hundreds at Gallipolis riverfront

Unofficial estimates place 200 to 300 people boarding the Avalon for the Ohio River excursion at the Gallipolis park front Thursday night, marking a busy gathering along the river.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Park

Court Rules On Passports

The US Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the State Department cannot claim exclusive control over passport issuance. It said passport actions are subject to judicial review under the Fifth Amendment due process, and that passport issuance is not purely political and involves liberty to travel.

Washington US Court of Appeals State Department

13 Year Old Fined For Helping Drivers

Chicago police found a 13 year old had inserted coins into parking meters beside ticketed cars to help motorists. A magistrate fined him 2 dollars to be paid penny by penny into the meters.

Chicago

Anniversary Feting for Homer Small and Wife

Mr and Mrs Homer Small mark their 54th wedding anniversary on Thursday and will celebrate at the Eastern Avenue home of Mr and Mrs Noah De Witt on Sunday.

Gallipolis Homer Small Eastern Ave Noah de Witt

Huntington Man Fined for Speeding in Gallipolis

Charles L. Wickline, 24, of Huntington, was fined $15 and costs Thursday by Athalia Mayor Frank Miller on a speeding charge filed by the Gallipolis post state highway patrol.

Gallipolis Charles L.wickline Huntington Athalia Frank Miller Gallipolis Post State Highway Patrol

Gallia County Cancer Society Receives $1889 Donation

Mrs. Max Tawney reported Tuesday night at a Gallipolis meeting that the Gallia County Cancer Society received a total contribution of 1889.46.

Gallipolis Gallia County Cancer Society Max iTawney

Gallipolis Faces A Year Of Exodus And Debate

The Gallipolis city commission under Morgan Sarrett and Agee is accused of refusing to act on sewer financing despite prior steps. The city previously passed a sewer rental ordinance and sought bonds, but litigation and judge’s injunction halted progress. Meantime church leadership and school officials announce resignations as the community contemplates significant shifts.

J. Samuel Peeps Gallipolis William O'Neill Columbus Ohio John E. Morgan J. Russell Sarrett Thomas E. Agee City Commission Burgess and Niple Morgan, Sarrett and Agee Meigs County Common Pleas Cedric W. Clark Robert M. Betz Litigan John W. Fischer Peck, Shaffer and Williams Cincinnati John Heiskell Farm Bureau Miles Harold Brown Gallia H High School In E. Higgins Dick Shrider

Quotation of the Day at Kiwanis Event

Maj Gen John H McCormick praised the Air Force barbershop as the greatest equalizer in the history of man during a Kiwanis gathering. The remark highlighted unity and morale among service members.

Air Force John H.mccormick Kiwanis

Gallipolis churches list weekly services and leaders

A local church roundup details Mass times and schedules for Father Adolph Golubieski and pastors at several congregations including First Church of God, Church of the Nazarene, Calvary Baptist, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Triedstone Baptist, First Presbyterian, Assembly of God, Paint Creek Baptist, Garfield Avenue Church of Christ, Grace Methodist, and First Baptist. It lists Sunday schools, worship times, youth programs, revivals, prayer meetings, and vacation Bible school dates. Names of pastors, church names, and service times are included.

St. Louis Catholic Adolph Golubieski GSI Chapel First Church of God Hershel McDonough Amer Tendent Orship Ami Young Pearl Elliott Church of the Nazarene Vernon C. Shafer Simpson Chapel Methodist Rio Grande George Holcombe Youth Fellowship Triedstone Baptist D. L. Latham BYPU First Presbyterian Linson H. Stebbins Assembly of God Robert Howard Paint Creek Baptist Preston C. Smith Isaiah Tubbs Blackfork Union Baptist Church Garfield Avenue Church of Christ Glenn M. Graham Bible Paul Gray Levelland Texas Grace Methodist P. M. Niswander George Sidwell Korea Janet Cotton

River Traffic at Gallipolis and Kanawha River Updates

River readings show Gallipolis at 18.6 feet with rollers at 3 feet during late Thursday. Multiple up and down movements listed for coal, pig iron, empties, and boats along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with varying times and vessel names.

Gallipolis Ers Charles Zubie Jefferson Sohio State Mount Vernon Price Semet Francis Ohio River Montgomery Kanawha Falls Mason-Pomeroy Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Solvay Marmet Shearer Helen Z Winfield Merrill James Zubie Crane Pittsburgher Jerry Bosworth Stevenson West Louisiana Thompson Bill Stump Ogram Sioux City Avalon Gerow Keeley Cornell Meriwether Lewis Indiana Keystone Bruce Susan Hougland

Two Charged In One Car In Route 35 Collision

Gallipolis reports two state highway patrol charges filed after a rear end collision on Route 35 near Rodney. Lewis F. Taylor 52 of Portsmouth charged with following too closely. Hugh Johnson 33 of Portsmouth charged with breach of the peace. Vehicle damage described as medium to the front of Taylor’s car. truck driven by Gordon C. Shirk 44 of Springfield had only slight damage.

Gallipolis Lewis F. Taylor Portsmouth Hugh Johnson Taylor Rodney Gordon C. Shirk Springfield

Church Union Is Acclaimed in Historic Merger

The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregationalists announce a merger forming the United Church of Christ effective June 25 1957. The combined membership exceeds two million with about 8 9th largest Protestant denomination status and 8 0 0 0 churches across the United States.

Columbus Evangelical and Reformed Church Congregation Christian Church United Church of Christ Iiew United States Congregationalists

Wheat Farmers to Vote on Quotas and Price Supports

Farmers who planted or will plant 14 acres of wheat in Gallia County will vote on quotas and price supports from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gallia County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office in the Warehime Building.

Gallipolis Gallia County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee Warehime

Local social notes from New Plymouth scene

Guests at the Heinlein home included Trendley and Janice Heinlein with family from Cleveland and the Cassills from Hamden. Earle Heinlein returned from King Valley Hospital with Mrs Heinlein recently discharged. Nearby families visited, and the Perry family moved into a new home after a Union Furnace fire. Grange Hall remodeling proceeds with Everett Dicken and Curly Moore at work. Attendees at the Griffith sale and WSCS plans for June 29 are noted.

New Plymouth Heinlein Trendley Heinlein Janice Ronnie Keith Cleveland Bryan Cassill Hamden Earle Heinlein Trendley King Valley Hospital Dale Parsons Nancy Belpre Harrison Rider McArthur Columbus Perry Union Furnace Lawrence Dunn Grange Hall Everett Dicken Curly Moore John Stufflebean Bob Young Nelsonville Harry Harris John Mowery Orville Dickerson Elza Huntley William Gibbons Everett Dickens WSCS Ada Rider Anna Hein

Nurse Added At Holzer Hospital Grows Administrative Staff

Miss Margaret Bull, a University of Georgia hospital administration graduate and registered nurse from Millstone West Virginia, joins Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis as administrative resident. She will train with the governing board medical staff departments and the community during her three month assignment and will reside at the graduate nurses home 628 Fourth Ave.

Gallipolis Margaret Bull University of Georgia Atlanta School of Holzer Hospital Miss Bull Cincinnati Christ Hospital School of Nursing Millstone W. Va Graduate Nurses Home Fourth Ave

Indians Vote Rights Asserted as Citizens

A statement affirms that Indians have equal voting rights with other races. It also declares all natural born Indians are citizens of the United States.

The United States

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