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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1958
Page
3
Gallipolis city lawmakers pass a curfew ordinance barring minors under 17 from streets and parks between midnight and 5 am unless with a parent or in emergencies. The meeting also approves sealed-bid advertising for waterlines and city hall upgrades and discusses taxi regulation and street lighting plans.
Radioman Lawrence M. Radeker of Gallipolis Ohio returned to Norfolk aboard USS Suribachi after U S Atlantic Fleet and Canadian joint antisubmarine warfare drills off Florida. The exercise involved defending against nuclear and conventional submarines and attack aircraft carrier USS Shangri La training ahead of Far East deployment. Joseph E Bowers of Minersville Ohio also returned to Norfolk after five months in the Mediterranean with U S Sixth Fleet aboard USS Waldo County with port calls to Gibraltar Barcelona Naples and Athens.
John O. Hooks a aviation machinist mate second class USN, son of Mr and Mrs Harold M Hooks of Hamden and husband of Mrs Margaret Hooks of Milton Florida, is serving abroad with the Navy.
Thirteen members were nominated Tuesday night at VFW Post 4464 for next year's officers to be installed April 8. Twenty-seven members attended. Nominees include Stanley King commander Tom Blazer senior vice commander Warner Halley junior vice commander Ray Morse Jim Myers and Junior Lemley quartermaster Hollis Queen chaplain John E Halliday judge advocate Lee Parsons Lloyd Dewitt and Jesse Perry surgen t. Retiring Commander Woodrow B Saunders was nominated for a three year trustee.
Sgt. Le Clarence R. Hupp son of George T. Hupp of Racine Route 2 recently completed the Army advanced non commissioned officers course at Fort Knox Ky The program covered command and tactical use of a tank He entered the Army in 1941 and was last stationed in Alaska His wife Laura accompanies him at the fort He attended Racine High School.
Robert Leroy Poling 25 of Columbus and Doris Ann Kruk 22 of Gallipolis explore marriage plans. Richard P. Vance 31 of Gallipolis and Mary Doris Myers 28 of Gallipolis register for nuptials.
Last rites will be held for Harry Gilkison 80 who died Saturday at 2 pm at Crown City Methodist Church. Rev I W Carter will officiate burial follows in Good Hope Cemetery back of Crown City. Born November 27 1878 in Gallia County he was the son of George W and Caroline Peters Gilkison. Survived by brother Curtis Gilkison of Cleveland Ark. Friends may call at Stevers funeral home Mercerville until an hour before service.
Elmer Lincoln of Bedford Iowa and Bert Carter of Logan stayed with Mr and Mrs Homer Carter. Mr and Mrs C R Angle visited Mr and Mrs George Reed in Lancaster on Saturday.
The Gallia County council held a Tuesday meeting at Mrs. Conley Whitley's home with training sessions by Mrs. H. E. Keeney on care of floors and woodwork and by Mrs. Lucile Rymer on kitchen planning counter tops and floor coverings. Attendees included Mrs. Keeney Rymer Whitley Crace McCarley Stambaugh Rece Barnes Treleaven.
Gauges show multiple dams with varying levels on the Ohio River and Kanawha system. Dams 34 and 35 fall slightly while the river remains stationary from Montgomery to Dam 27 and declines toward Dam 33. Entries list specific tugboats and barge movements at Lock 14 through Lock 31 with times and boat names.
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