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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1964

Page

5

Gallipolis approves utilities for some city workers

Gallipolis City Commission, by a 2 to 1 vote, amended the salary and wage ordinance to include utilities for certain city employees and added pay for volunteer firemen meetings and a monthly custodian stipend. The vote also delayed action on fluoridation bids and cemetery land purchase while advancing a planning commission study and code publication changes.

Gallipolis City Commission Jack F. Knight Knight Pine Street Cemetery Clarence J. Waugh Emerson E. Evans John E. Halliday Clyde Ramsay Charles E. Holzer, Jr R. William Jenkins

Campbell Rehired Principal as Hannan Trace Seeks 5-Mill Levy

Hannan Trace School Board votes to place a 5 mill operating levy on the May primary ballot for ten years. Principal David C. Campbell receives a new five year contract. Board also approves half of 605.75 dollars under Title III for a transparency machine. Other districts discuss college financing and Title III purchases.

School Board Campbell Gallipolis Hannan Trace David C. Campbell Rio Grande Valley Bell O-Kan Dairies Raccoon Local Clarence H. Davis Jean Lloyd Rio Grande College Kyger Creek

Library Circulation Drops at Gallia District

Gallia County District Library February circulation fell by 1651 volumes from February 1963. Bookmobile totals dropped to 9166 from 10876, while main library activity rose slightly to 5473 from 5414.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Plan Party At Hospital For St Mancias Guild Members

Members of St Mancia's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church discussed an informal patient party at Lakin State Hospital on March 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. The group met in the church parish house Monday evening. Mrs. Kenneth Christensen reviewed a chapter from Episcopal Church At Its Work. Mrs. Robert Hite hosted and served refreshments to eight members.

Point Pleasant St. Mancia’s

Tailoring Classes Held At Gallipolis

Gallia County extension agent Pat Glass led a tailoring session for six women at 212 First Ave to craft a complete outfit aimed for Easter. Additional classes cover beginners cotton dress and better dress, with many local women enrolled alongside named participants. The Gallia Academy High School Future Teachers of America Club reports a CARE package weighing five pounds arriving in Iran as part of PTA charity work.

Gallipolis Pat Glass Gomer W. Phillips First Ave Phillips Don James Alma Comer Betty Harbour Sonia Wellman John F. Groth Miss Glass Joseph Keiser Howard Samples J. Hollis McCormick Willard McCloud Ralph Burner Neal B. Clark Lucille Lemon Nellie Jackson Bryson R. Carter Ruth Maddy Elsie Neal Tarcy Fleming Rose Northup Ann Elliott Jewel Brumfield Tom Daniels Joe Carter Ray Briggs Bob Clark Pat Martin Lillian Henshaw Sharon Barcus Thelma Elliott Nellie Roach Goldie Johnson Mary Gibeaut J. Emmett Morrison Louis Persinger Judy Harrington Sandy Houck Mary Hout Jan Robinson Clyde Ramsay Kate Dobbins Wanda Parsons Bonnie Swindler Jessie Kerns Pernie Brewer Bernice McMahan Vileta Fletcher Orla Nielsen Barbara Davis Jackie Graham Elbert Graham Jewel Massie Future Teachers of America Club Gallia Academy High School James N. M. Davis Iran PTA

Truck Used Car Sales Reach 10 Year Record

Gallia County dealers reported 284 sales in February, setting 10 year highs for new trucks and used cars. New truck sales reached 17, besting 16 in 1959, while used car sales hit 166, the highest in a decade. February titles issued totaled 805 with 250 liens filed and 229 lien cancellations.

Gallipolis Gallia County Marjorie Rinehart

Burglar Surprised In Act But Manages To Get Away

A burglar surprised by patrolman Cecil G Thivener inside the U S Oil Service Station on Eastern Ave in Gallipolis fled through a rear window leaving a bag and tools. About $30 from a cigarette machine and a dollar or two from a filing cabinet were taken before escape across Holzer Airport. Police tracked footprints but the thief evaded capture as the electric clock stopped at 345 a m. Library film report notes 46 films borrowed 54 times for 5304 viewers in February.

Opalco Laboratories, Inc McKeesport Cabell Chemical Co Huntington W. Va Calvert Chemical Co Cincinnati Pine Street Cemetery Edna H. Lewis Cleveland Bob Irion Fourth Ave Short Knight Gallipolis U.S Eastern Ave Ptl Cecil G. Thivener Holzer Airport Clarence Hoffman Lier Jack Owens Thivener Taylor Gallia County

Two Seek Divorces In Gallia

Gracie Caldwell 27 of Gallipolis files for divorce from John E. Caldwell in Gallia County Court on grounds of gross neglect and abandonment with alimony and custody of three children. They wed November 8, 1950 at Gallipolis. Judith L. Montgomery by Alta Wray seeks divorce from Robert L. Montgomery in Crown City on gross neglect and extreme cruelty with alimony. no children but the plaintiff is pregnant. Married September 29, 1963.

Gallipolis Gracie Caldwell Garfield Ave Gallia County

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