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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1952

Page

3

Gallia County forms disaster service as civil defense step

Gallia County establishes a countywide disaster and emergency information service as part of permanent civil defense. About 150 residents are being invited to join, aiming to coordinate fire police highway patrol and sheriff in emergencies. The plan seeks faster information flow and reduced hysteria with a center and later education efforts.

Gallipolis Gallia County D. O. Taber Gallia Information Service Sheriff's Office City Commission Gallipolis Township Kanauga Lower River Road Ohio River J. Roy Bartlett Ohio Inspection Bureau

Lydia Pinkham's Compound Aids Menstrual Pain Relief

Doctors note Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helps relieve menstruation pains in many cases and is offered in tablets with added iron. The remedy also claims benefits for backaches jitters and hot flashes during change of life and is described as easing uterine contractions.

Lydia Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham's

Thespians and Speech Class Present Three Plays

Gallia Academy High School stages three plays Thursday March 13 at 7 30 p m in the auditorium. Tickets are available at the door. The Thespian play All on a Summer's Day centers on a robbery with two guest suspects, while Heart Attack is a comedy about a 62 year old grandmother and romance. The Perfect Gentleman asks can a high school boy be a gentleman in a family comedy.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School

Seniors Top Honor Rolls at Gallia Academy High School

Gallia Academy High School honors lists show five seniors with straight A grades in the fourth six weeks. Named seniors include Lynn Brown Madge Pettus Carol Roush Joyce Stewart and Marilene Thivener. Juniors and sophomores each have four honorees with Betty Corbin Rose Morgan Charles Plymale Barbara Tope Jean Allison Wanda Folden Buddy Preston and Martha Robinson. Freshmen leaders Margeret Gordon Ernestine Lowder and Earl Winters trail.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School Lynn Brown Madge Pettus Carol Roush Joyce Stewart Marilene Thivener Betty Corbin Rose Morgan Charles Plymale Barbara Tope Jean Allison Wanda Folden Buddy Preston Martha Robinson Margaret Gordon Ernestine Lowder Earl Winters

Gallipolis Locks maritime traffic report and river levels

Traffic on the Kanawha River shows boats including Blazer and Kenna transiting Gallipolis Locks with mixed up and down readings. Vessel movements on Marmet Winfield and upper lower gauges indicate river levels at 18.1 and 23.5 feet with 54 feet at the rollers and Kana Wha Falls at 3.85 rising.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Locks The Blazer Kenna Tennessee Sohio State Tecumseh Roland Indiana Kanawha River E. Hatfield Marmet Solvay Price J. T. Hatfield Winfield Cook Semet Leila Robin E Kanawha Falls

Cleo Cordett Charged After Tent Cutting Incident

Cleo Cordett of Gallipolis pleaded innocent to cutting with intent to wound. She was bound over to the grand jury on a $300 bond after arrest by city police.

Gallipolis Cleo Cordett City

Rotary speaker outlines Hoover report reforms progress

Charles R. MacGinness from the Junior Chamber of Commerce urged completion of Hoover report goals at the Rotary Club. He warned 20 years ago 700 bureaus employed half a million, now 1800 bureaus with 2.5 million workers. He cited budget growth from four to 85 billion and said further savings of 2.5 billion could cut interest on the national debt. A pamphlet lists noncomplying departments and remaining cuts: Treasury 80 percent, Post Office 70 percent, Interior 80 percent, Social Security 95 percent, Medical activities 75 percent, federal business enterprises 75 percent.

Gallipolis Hoover Charles R. MacGinness Junior Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club Farmer's Hotel MacGinness Treasury Department Post Office Department of the Interior Social Security

New Subject Added To Gallipolis Home Demonstration Council

The executive committee approved a next year program for the Home Demonstration Council with a new subject local government. Other topics include Nutriton including meal planning and preparation home management dress form making and sewing tricks water systems eyed for future info. Mrs. Robert Ball president led the meeting and announced March 25 leadership training April 9 achievement day and May 8 district meeting at Athens. Fourteen attended including Mrs. Alice King and Ruth Sonner.

Gallipolis Home Demonstration Council Robert Ball Athens Alice King State Home Ruth Sonner Gallia County

State Patrol Reports Five Convictions in Gallia County

State highway patrol lists five convictions and one accident with a conviction Tuesday. Doren Lee Middletonport Harold E Dray Gallipolis Charles E Johnson Gallipolis Alva F Johnson Kananga Harley F E Johnson Gallipolis were fined five dollars plus costs for unlicensed driver unsafe vehicle brakes and no operator license. Forest Road Oak Hill arrested for crossing yellow line and fined five dollars and costs after an accident with Roy D Anderson Firebrick.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Doren Lee Middleport Harold E. Dray Charles E. Johnson Alva EF. Johnson Kananga Harley FE. Johnson Forest Road Oak Hill Roy D. Anderson Firebrick

Arrest Likely in Gallipolis Hit-Skip Crash

City police expect an arrest in a hit-skip crash that struck a car driven by W. M. Clifton of Point Pleasant on Monday. The hit-skip vehicle was reported to be owned by Otho Wolfe of Gallipolis, though he was not the driver. Minor damage reported.

Gallipolis W. M. Clifton Point Pleasant Otho Wolfe

Holzer Hospital Notes Discharges and Admitted List

Hospital notes list multiple admissions and discharges across Holzer Hospital. Names include Mrs James Mulder Wellston and Mrs George Woodward Northup among admitted patients. several others from Gallipolis, Jackson, Rio Grande, and surrounding towns. Discharged patients include William Wood Claude Quillen and several with babies.

James Mulder Wellston George Woodward Northup Howard Davis Jackson George Young, Jr Mason Alfred Vallance Gallipolis Robert McMaster Gallipo Arnold van Matre West Columbia Simon Johnson Lakin Lae Bing Hemlock Grove Mary Trotter Otho Shiers Rio Grande Vance Johnson James Thomas Rutland Charles Bierhup Lonnie Morris Bidwell W. Cain Red House W.va Kermit Fisher Bladen Jenkin J. Davis J. Farley Eads Point Pleasant Robert Neff William Wood Claude Quillen Franklin Clark Hugh Stevers E. E. Thornton D. E. Thornton D. E. Newton Lloyd Deaver Chester Williamson Karl Klees Arthur Cunningham Melvin Nibert

Shade and Visitors Round Lancaster Area

Mr and Mrs R F Perry and Mr D O Chappel called on Mrs John Ruth Sunday afternoon. Clyde Pratt and daughter Irene visited Mr and Mrs Fulton. Charles Slater and Linda of Tucson Ariz visit George Fulton family in Lancaster The Plains and Pomeroy and plan six week Arizona return by train. Mary Creasey ill and Mrs Clarence Friesse recovering from influenza. Dave Gilkey and family ill with influenza. Art and Thimble Club met at Ray Bobo home. James Hooper family visited Fred Hooper home. Mrs George Fulton

Mary Creasey Clarence Frierse Dave Gilkey Art and Thimble Club Ray Bobo James Hooper Gary Barbara Fred Hooper George Fulton

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