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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1962
Page
9
Frank H. Johnston fair board secretary said about 1200 premium books will be mailed this week for the Meigs County Fair. He also announced that membership tickets for the 1962 fair have been placed on sale.
A list of names appears for ticket holders and supporters as Holzer Hospital News notes tickets priced at 1.50 with free admission and parking for a mid August fair. Vendors and local businesses sell remaining tickets. Closing times for all entries are fixed with specific deadlines for each category and events.
Gallipolis police logged a minor collision at 12 18 p m in the 300 block of Second Ave Mary E Garlic 43 Gallipolis stopped in line Gwen E Evans 19 Bidwell Route 2 eased off brake causing her car to roll forward and strike Garlics left rear tail light. In Indianapolis George Jo Mess 63 painter with national honors died Sunday born August 17 Cincinnati.
Safety check at Rio Grande by Gallia County committee reports 34 of 43 vehicles pass with seven defects found among 36 cars and seven trucks. One car corrected and passed second check. sixth in series totaling 234 checked with 13 rejects. Other items: Pomeroy firemen meet at City Hall to honor John Smith. Gallia game protector arrests Bennie Marcum for fishing without license. Feeney Bennett Post Auxiliary to meet. Jane Christy of Grove City earns MFA from OSU and will teach French at Otterbein.
Report lists gauge readings for the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with rollers on dam crests at multiple sites including Greenup Marmet Winfield and Huntington District dams. It also notes boat movements and downed or up statuses for vessels at Lock 13 through Lock 35 with times ranging from early morning to post midnight.
In Granville over the weekend Tony Fowler and Charles Vroman of Middleport First Baptist Church attended the Ohio American Baptist Men annual conference. Officers elected for 1962 63 include Otis Bowden II Cleveland president O C Davis Coshocton v p Kenneth L Chaney Washington C H secretary and A M Dewey Granville treasurer. The theme There Stood a Man guided discussions on personal Christian responsibilities and goals for the year include developing three Ohio Baptist camp sites encouraging new Boy Scout troops and promoting The Laymen's Hour radio broadcast.
Delea Mohler and others transfer parcels in Bedford Letart and Salisbury Townships to multiple recipients. Transfers include a 10 acre parcel in Bedford Edison Hobstetter to Ohio Fuel Gas Co and others. News notes also detail Mrs Lloyd F E Shankis visiting Cambridge Mass with daughter and Harvard student Holzer family connections.
Mrs Dwight McLaughlin Mrs Alene Head and Daphne McLaughlin with Edith Trotter from Gallipolis spent the weekend with relatives in Columbus. Columbus guests included Mr and Mrs Ray Chambers, Mr and Mrs Jerry Saugh. Col umbus residents Bob Collins Virgil Riley and Dan Shelton family hosted visitors. John Palmer Sr attends Ohio University summer school. Bill Pugh Floyd Perry and families vacationing in Columbus. Ralph Radcliff and son Stephen visiting from Gallipolis with Earl and family.
Gallipolis Ohio area reports Junior Devault 19 son of Nellie J Devault 119 Fourth Ave promoted to Private First Class in Frankfurt Germany where he serves as a clerk in the 618th Ordnance Company He arrived overseas last March and entered the Army in July 1961 after basic at Fort Knox Ky Also notes Addison Cub Pack 211 members visit WJEH Radio with John A Purdy and Mildred Van Cooney forfeits bond in Mason West Virginia for disturbing the peace in Mason city court
Bernard E. Smith of Columbus was bound to the Meigs County grand jury under $1000 bond on grand larceny charges. Arrested Saturday by Sheriff Robert Hartenbach, he is accused of stealing a boat propeller from the C. D. Richards and Sons firm at Apple Grove.
The St. Louis Catholic Women's Club hosted its annual picnic at the parish camp on Route 141 with 15 couples. The group will suspend meetings until Sept 24, planning an August picnic for Cottage Five patients at Gallipolis State Institute.
Middleport William Everson has accepted the principal post at South Charleston Elementary School. He resigns as instrumental music instructor at Keger Creek School after six years. George M. Dallas, Clark County Executive Head, oversees the move. The Everson family will relocate to South Charleston next month.
Nationwide in Ohio adds a non-cancelable provision for liability and medical expense coverages after 60 days, allowing revocation only for non-payment, fraudulent statements, or DUI. It also introduces Family Compensation Coverage paying disability and death benefits for accidents to policyholders and occupants, with broad protection for others injured by the car. Over 90 percent of Nationwide policyholders renew annually.
Nationwide Insurance of Columbus announced enhanced benefits for Ohio auto policyholders. Discounts include second car, compact car, and a youthful trained driver under 25 who completed accredited instruction, potentially lowering premiums by over 20 percent.
Nationwide promotes fast claims with over 1 500 claimsmen across the U S and Canada. More than half of auto claims pay within 24 hours after proof of loss and two thirds within 72 hours. Drive-In Claims stations let policy holders inspect claims and receive checks in minutes. Ohio locations include Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lorain Mansfield Toledo Warren Youngstown with more stations planned.
Nationwide's Century auto policy is promoted as the most complete protection in the United States with low cost. It highlights new comprehensive collision and liability coverages and a flexible plan tailored to driving needs. Expanded Comprehensive Family Liability and Family Compensation Coverage add disability and medical benefits for accident injuries.
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