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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1961
Page
8
Holzer Gallipolis Hospital opened the third floor north of the new wing to handle rising patient numbers. The floor, completed last year and previously unused, adds ten private rooms for patients.
A hospital opens 20 semi private rooms each with private baths and telephones. Within two weeks each room will feature motorized beds. A two way patient nursing station system allows private, immediate communication. patients press a button to call and room and bed data appear on a wall panel for the nurse to respond.
Gallipolis Teachers Association releases a letter praising Marshall D. Boggs for his cooperation and impact on teacher growth and student development. Boggs resigned effective July 31 1961 after serving since 1938 with WWII service, noting professional reasons. The city board has not yet acted on the resignation. March meeting date changed to March 15 to accommodate Boggs possible return from a national meeting.
The Ohio River crested at 45.9 feet at 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Gallipolis Eureka dam and leveled off, having risen to 45.6 feet earlier Monday. The river then fell gradually toward Montgomery Dam as rivermen expect no major rise from upcoming rain.
Mr and Mrs Charles Hern spent Sunday with Mrs Herns parents in Kitts Hill Ohio. Mr and Mrs Bob Cornelius announced the birth of their first grandchild a girl to Mr and Mrs Robert Cornelius of Lancaster. Mr and Mrs Otho Knight of Massillon visited Mr Knights mother Mrs Annot Knight. Erma Jean and Doro thy Reynolds of Columbus spent the weekend at the Reynolds home. Mrs Alma Swisher spent Friday with the Fifes in Gallipolis. Rev Robert Duty of Rio Grande was a dinner guest of the Mann Parsons. Mrs Hulda Jenkins of Gallipolis called on friends last week. Mrs James Irion spent a few days with her sister in Mansfield last week.
Gallia County teachers completed plans for the annual senior banquet set for April 7 at North Gallia High School. Mothers of North Gallia seniors will serve a turkey dinner and plans were finalized for the 1961 Gallia County Echo Yearbook.
In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William H. Jones fined Howard R. Rayburn and Howard J. Boggs, both 18 of Mason, 100 dollars plus costs each for removing fender skirts from a car at a local used car lot. Sgt. John Taylor arrested them after they ditched the parts on Eastern Ave and planned to retrieve them. Lewis Underwood, 41, Winston Salem, N. C., pleaded innocent to a driving while intoxicated charge arising from a late Monday hit and run, with case continued to Saturday and bond set at 1000 dollars.
War ren J. Dills eastern sales manager of Stokley Van Camp Inc spoke to the Gallipolis Rotary Club on Beans Are My Business and how canned foods, frozen foods and instant mixes aid busy households. Six Gallia Academy High School seniors topped in tests were guests of Rotary with Rotarians from Middleport Pomeroy in attendance and next week to be rural urban night.
The Circle of the Presbyterian church in Wilkesville was hosted by Mrs. Forrest Radcliff with assistance from Mrs. Anna Ogdue. Mrs. Clara Phillips led as president and Mrs. May Duffy and Mrs. Mattie Nelson directed devotions and the program. Refreshments were served. Several residents traveled to nearby towns for visits and family events including a capping ceremony at the Marietta Technical Nursing School.
Shipping traffic and dam conditions updated with multiple gauges listed for Gallipolis Kanawha Falls Hinton Marmet Marmet and Winfield on Kanawha River while Ohio River movable dams in Huntington District are down and the river remains stationary from Gallipolis to Dam 18 and falling toward Montgomery Dam.
Naomi Shaver of Gallipolis Route 1 filed a divorce petition from Lawrence Shaver in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
The Holzer Hospital unveils private rooms with integrated call systems and modern features to boost efficiency and patient privacy. The new wing supports round‑the‑clock laboratory, X‑ray, pharmacy and nursing service, while shortening average stays through continuous specialist care. Hospital administrator Wayner Foster notes it as a model for tomorrow’s medical centers.
Birth announcements list a son for Dan iel V Fugett of Pomeroy and a son for Roger F Dillard of Pomeroy. Admissions include Michael D Fisher of Point Pleasant Route 1 and several listed patients from areas such as New Haven Gallipolis and Ravenswood. Blood used Tuesday totals 4 pints.
GALLIPOLIS The Tri County Community Concert Association presents the Karlsrud Chorale as the third concert in its series at 8 15 p m in the Gallia Academy High School auditorium Edmond Karlsrud bass baritone headlines with songs from around the world American folk tunes and spirituals arranged by Charles Touchette ASCAP member and New England Conservatory alumnus.
Gallipolis defendant Gilbert Plantz 52 of Bidwell was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and received a five day jail term and six month license suspension. Judge William H. Jones also fined Frank Pierotti 19 of Gallipolis five dollars and costs for following too closely and Arthur Johnson 21 of Racine ten dollars and costs. Lakewood forfeited a 25 dollar bond for speeding. Ernest M. Phillips 21 was noted for speeding.
Funeral services for Miss Myrtie Nance 72 a former Crown City resident who died Monday at McConnellsville were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the F. L. Stevers funeral home in Mercerville. Rev. Everett Russell conducted the service and burial followed in Green Bottom cemetery Cabell County West Virginia.
A 7:30 p.m. information meeting Friday in Gallia County Courthouse will discuss advantages and disadvantages of forming a Gallia County planning commission. Principal speaker is Nicholas Kaschak of the Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development.
Ralph Lee Roush 22 of Bidwell Route 2 was sentenced to 115 years in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge Robert M. Betz for burglary grand larceny and malicious destruction of property. Indicted for the December breaking and entering of George W. Keith's Kerr residence. Betz placed him on three years probation after release and ordered $215 damages plus six months for costs.
Mrs. Anna Higgin s and Mrs. Mattie Chasteen visited Mrs. Pluma Quickel in Vinton. Judy Brown and Anna Mae George of Rio Grande spent the weekend with the Browns and the Georges. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown and daughters of Kananga and Mrs. Elveria Barcus of Gallipolis with Mr. and Mrs. Roma Spears.
Gallia Academy High School Science Club will sponsor its third annual Science Fair at 7 p.m. next Tuesday. The community is invited to attend and view junior and senior division projects in biological and physical sciences with first, second, and third place awards in each class.
Virgil V. Brown of the Ohio Department of Taxation examines personal property tax returns in Gallia County auditor Morton L. Dickey's office. Local taxpayers with questions about returns and tax laws are invited to visit the auditor's office.
Milt the printer proclaims the remainder of the 1961 sports season anticlimactic after Cambridge University defeats its rival Oxford U in a quirky tiddlywinks contest.
Gallia County Elementary Principals set March 23 for the county spelling bee to be held at the Gallia County Courthouse. Eighth grade basketball games scheduled March 8 9 10 16 17 at Southwestern High School with twelve schools entering.
Twenty six of thirty three applicants taking State Highway Patrol driver license examinations at the Gallipolis Municipal Building passed their tests. Eighteen of nineteen applicants taking preliminary examinations for temporary learner's permits passed while eight of fourteen passed road tests for operator licenses.
Gallipolis. Harold Green 36 and Morris F. Blazer 33 of Northup Route 1 plead innocent to burglary and Green also to non support charges. Bonds posted 500 and 300 dollars. no trial dates set. James A. Clark 17 of Gallipolis pleads innocent to criminal assault and is remanded to juvenile quarters with a 2000 dollar bond for possible commitment to Lima State Hospital for observation.
A light satirical note on repeated youthful antics contrasts innocence with repeated mischief, suggesting the humor fades as repetition grows. It points to social expectations of boys maturing and learning from earlier mistakes.
Gallipolis volunteers completed the second day of instruction on the citys new 750 gallon pump quint with a 75-foot aerial ladder. Instructor H L Metcalf demonstrated operation to 18 firefighters as the crew tested land ladder and booster hose reels under floodlights.
The State Highway Patrol and a Greyhound bus coordinated an urgent blood shipment to Meigs General Hospital in Pomeroy. At 6 19 p m a patrol unit met the bus at the Silver Bridge, took custody of the package and delivered it to the hospital by 6 34 p m as the need intensified.
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