Raccoon Creek Pollution Project Not Dead Says Taber
Gallia County representative D. O. Taber defends the Raccoon Creek acid mine pollution project, saying budget cuts do not kill it. He notes active engineering work, planned first structure by July 1, and anticipated broader funding with state and coal industry support.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Creek
D. O. Taber
Gallia County
Taber
Columbus
Ralph Dwork
Ohio Department of Health
O'Neill
House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
Lake Hope
Coal Industry
S.A. Braley
Mellon Institute At
Pittsburgh
State Patrol Announces 13 Traffic Convictions
Gallia and surrounding counties list 13 traffic fines and suspensions in area courts. Names include Henry McCormick, Thomas Springer, John Harman, Leo Larlow, Francis McGuire, Charles Baker, Elbert Keesee, Robert Spires, Merch Rife, Hobart Spitt, Jon Lott, and city mayors C O Fisher and George Northup for speeding and unsafe operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Henry E. McCormick
Bidwell
W. H. Jones
Thomas L. Springer
John M. Harman
Van
Point Pleasant
Francis W. Mc
Guire
Crown City
Gallia County
Charles J. Baker
Racine
Meigs County
John Bacon
Elbert Lee Keesee
Rutland
F. E. Dunsee
Robert L. Spires
James A. Johnson
Merch Irwin Rife
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Hobart Spitt
Jon M. Lott
Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
George S. Northup
Rio Grande
Robert E. Luzader
Columbus
William N. Thomas
Urbana
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Reported Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
River gauges show Gallipolis at 18.6 and 13.8, with several towns listed from Montgomery to Charleston, including Marmet and Winfield. Dam status notes Ohio River dams Pittsburgh to 22 up and south of 22 down, with Marmet sill conditions and Winfield two feet. Local boat movements include the City of Huntington down 15-1 and multiple towboats and ferries passing through Lock 14 to Lock 34 with various up and down readings. Continuous entries cover Kanawha and Gallipolis fleets, including numerous vessel movements and times from dawn to night, with notable names such as A. L. Long, Tennessee, Susan Hoagland, and Semet.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Charleston
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
City of Huntington
Lock
Calhoun
Sattler
Paul Blazer
Jerry Bosworth
Ellen
Betty Moran
Orleanian
R. H. Bosworth
Derrick
Ovec
A. V. Chris
Mr. Chris
Creditor
Helen
O. F. Shearer
William Penn
Sohio State
City of Maysville
Kanawha
Solvay
A. L. Long
Alton Zephyr
Tennessee
Kanauga WSCS Met at Rev Lemley Home
The Kanauga WSCS gathered at the home of Reverend Chester Lemley in Cheshire. Several local residents and visitors shared updates on family visits and travel including Mrs. James Sayre and daughter, Wilford Ester of Ironton, Luia Lawrence of Columbus, Dorothy Wright and brother Bobby, Glenn Sayre and daughter Valerie, Bobby Schoonlover and family, Clyde Shamblin and family, Ethel Wright and Bessie Litchfield, and Kenneth Black family. Christine Black.
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Kanauga
WSCS
Chester Lemley
Cheshire
James Sayre
Springfield
Wilford Ester
Ironton
Derry Adams
Luia Lawrence
Columbus
T. J. Adams
Dorothy Wright
Bobby
Huntington
Glenn Sayre
Valerie
Kenneth Black
Bobby Schoonlover
Kananga
Clyde Shamblin F
Gallipolis
Olen Litchfield
Janie
Ethel Wright
Bessie Litchfield
West Virginia
Keith
Cora Black
Charleston
Christine Black
No horsepower among African mammals speeds
An African elephant, though heavy, can run up to 25 miles per hour. A rhinoceros and giraffe reach about 30 miles per hour.
Steele Dies at 58 in Rio Grande Ohio
Mrs. Freda Steele 58 of Rio Grande died Saturday at her mother's home. Born November 24, 1898 in Jackson County West Virginia, she helped in the Rio Grande store. Survived by husband Robert Steele and son Robert Nathan Steele Mansfield. Services Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at home then Evangelical United Brethren Church Dunbar with burial at Grandview Park Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Freda Steele
Rio Grande
L. F
Clara) Wolfe
Jackson County
W. Va
Steele
William Kapp
Robert Steele
Robert Nathan Steele
Mansfield
Rio Grande Simpson Chapel
Holzer Hospital
George Holcombe
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Dunbar
Grandview Park
Southwestern High School Honor Roll Fourth Six Weeks
Principal Trevor Davis announces Southwestern High School honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Seniors Mary Trainer Eileen Woolum Sheila Jeffers Dorothy Ford. Juniors Mary Mahan Helen Warren George Pickens. Sophomore Billy Trainer. Freshmen Brian Bostic John Jeffers Sue Luman John Jeffers.
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Cadmus
Trevor Davis
Southwestern High School
Mary Trainer
Eileen Woolum
Sheila Jeffers
Dorothy Ford
Mary Mahan
Helen Warren
George Pickens
Billy Trainer
Brian Bostic
John Jeffers
Sue Luman
Gallipolis Social Notes Attend Eastern Star Meeting
Mrs. Roy Moses hosted Thurman Chapter Eastern Star at her Thurman home on Sunday afternoon. District 24 worthy matrons attended including Mrs. Glenora Myers of Vinton Mrs. Marguerite Le Grande of Oak Hill Mrs. Dorothy Jones of Waterloo Mrs. Marie Morrison of Gallipolis and Mrs. Betty Hammond of Wellston.
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Roy Moses
Thurman
Order of Eastern Star
Glenora Myers
Vinton
Marguerite le Grande
Oak Hill
Dorothy Jones
Waterloo
Marie Morrison
Gallipolis
Betty Hammond
Wellston
Bladen Infant Homer Shafer Buried After One Hour
In Gallia County the hour old infant son Homer Shafer of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shafer Bladen died Saturday and was buried Sunday at 2 p.m. after services at King Chapel Church. The baby lived one hour after birth at Holzer Hospital. Rev. Jack Halley led the rites and burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Shafer
Bladen
King Chapel Church
Homer
Holzer Hospital
Jack Halley
Thurman News: Weekend Visits Across Hills and Towns
Visiting families and relatives spread across Thurman Gallipolis Bladen Columbus and South Charleston with gatherings at the Lanier Perroud Kuhn Folden Rowe and Dummit households. Debbie Gay Kuhn returned home with Jerry Kuhn of Columbus after a two week visit.
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Hollis Kuhn
Frank Cox
Bladen
Harvey Brown
Gallipolis
Roy Gilkison
Thelma
Paul Perroud
Thurman
Alfred Folden
John Folden
Columbus
John Rowe
A. W. Rowe
James Dummit
John
Churches Discuss Dating Do's and Don'ts in Gallia Youth Meetings
In Gallipolis church youth fellowship groups discuss dating and maturity across denominations. First Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, Church of God, Nazarene and Presbyterian youths report on talks, playlets, and planning for Easter sunrise services and the Athens Presbytery Rally.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church Byf
Charles Bostic
Carol Sue Haskins
Margaret Winters
Harry Mendenhall
Thomas D. Bunyan
Ruth Ann Fowler
Twentysix
Young Baptists
Bunyan
First Baptist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
N. Howard Foster
Ronnie Edgington
Mary Ann Jusk
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Albert Chappalear
Episcopal
Episcopal Youth Fellowship
Dick MacKenzie
Susie Cherrington
Paint Creek
Iva Lou Roberts
Louise Hivery
Miriam Allison
Church of the Nazarene
Irene Day
Janet Brewer
Barbara Day
Nazarene
Presbyterian
Athens Presbytery
Jack Davis
Char
Mrs Eliza Swick 97 Former Vinton Resident Dies
Mrs Eliza J Swick 97 of Morgan Township and Vinton died Sunday in La Rue after moving there six months ago to live with relatives She was born Eliza Russell March 4 1860 and was known as Aunt Liza A Morgan Township farm life and later Vinton were her main years Funeral at Vinton Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 PM with burial in Vinton Memorial Park
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Gallipolis
Eliza J. Swick
Vinton
Larne
Morgan Center
Vinton Methodist Church
Gallia County
Lewis R. Swick
Morgan Township
Blanche) Burns
Prospect
Claude Swick
Wellston High School
Lula
Hattie
Don
Vinton Memorial Park
Vernon McCoy
Bidwell Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and News
Residents and visitors listed include Elmer Spaulding and Elizabeth Dennett, the Wickline and Dean families, Doris Bush visiting Kent University, and hospital care for Harry Stice. Social calls span Bidwell to Cottageville, Pomeroy, and Cincinnati with gatherings at Saunders and Reese households plus a Florida move deadline. Contact Charles Murray for news items.
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Elmer Spaulding
Cheshire
Elizabeth Dennett
Robert Richards
David Wickline
Joanne
Davey
Mary Dean
Cottageville
D. O. McDermitt
Joyce
Doris Bush
Bidwell-Porter High School
Wayne Bush
Kent University
Bidwell Variety
Eugene Stevens
Carl Moore
Pomeroy
Verne Davis
W. B. Swisher
Middleport
Paul Saunders
Paula
Patricia
Harry Stice
Holzer Hospital
Niles Denney
Kimball Sutter
Hanersville
Lester Soles
Tommy Chick
Glenn Soles
Eureka
Mary Lee Neal
Porter
Paula Saunders
Norwood Saunders
Cincinnati
Grover Saunders
Saunders
Edwin
Treasure Island
Florida
Bidwell
Charles Murray
Vinton
Woods Hill
Military Mail Call addresses from service members
The Messenger invites readers to submit complete addresses for military personnel. Sgt Roger W. McCLELLAND USMC 1503551 lists his unit details at Cherry Point North Carolina, with instructions to include town and sender name.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Dover Township Land Transfers
Dale R. Wharton transfers 36 acres in Dover Township to Leonard Ishmel Estes in a recorded land deed.
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Dale R. Wharton
Leonard Ishmel Estes
Dover Township
Birth Announced For Byers Daughter Amy Lyn
Mr. and Mrs. David Byers of Westerville announce the birth of a daughter Amy Lyn on March 19 in Columbus. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Owen of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Byers of Glouster. Great grandmothers are Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Frazier of East Liverpool and Mrs. Adelia Matson of Glouster.
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Glouster
David Byers
Westerville
Amy Lyn
Columbus
Raymond Owen
Ernest Byers
Owen
Frazier
East Liverpool
Ohio
Adelia Matson
Glouster Women Join Talk on Mental Health
Glouster high school lunch room hosts a Thursday 7 30 p m meeting of all Glouster women's clubs to discuss mental health. Mrs Ernest Williams serves as general chairman with speaker Mrs Catherine Seaman of Athens. Seaman is a psychologist at Athens State Hospital and active in mental health work.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Ernest Williams
Catherine Seaman
Athens
Seaman
Athens State Hospital
Land Transfers in Trimble and Glouster Townships
Transfers record shows multiple property deeds in Trimble Township and Glouster Village including Maxine Lanning to Merrill Coe for 4 acres. J B Wade to Viola Hill. Hooper to Elmer Handa lot 65 in Trimble. Christman to King lot 779 in Roby’s Addition. Forest Kelly to Leo Lemoine. Sabo to Florence Doughty lots 830 and 829 Walsall Fire Clay Addition. Bertha Knapper to Betty Lee 73 acres. Reed to Rose Reed half interest in T C Wright’s Addition. Ogg to Earl Diles surface of lots 228 and 229 in Chappelear and Braddock Addition.
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Maxine Lanning
Merill Coe
Trimble
PRP Ev ME
J. B. Wade
Viola Mae Hill
Earl Morris
Glouster Village
Lorenzo Dow Hooper
Elmer W. Handa
Trimble Township
William H. Christman Jr
Francis P. King
C. F. Roby
Glouster
Forest W. Kelly
Leo Lemoine
Catherine Sabo
Florence Doughty
Walsall Fire Clay Company
Bertha E. Knapper
Betty Lee William
Charles P. Reed
Rose E. Reed
T. C. Wright
Merle Ogg
Earl Diles
Chappelear and Braddock
Trimble Village
Glouster Council Sets Two Taxi Owners
Glouster prescribes two taxi cab licenses with four door sedans in safe condition. Each license requires up to 20 000 dollars for personal injury and 5000 dollars for property damage. Annual license 10 dollars plus a 2 dollar business fee. John Whaley’s taxi license approved. second owner to be approved soon. Mayor says assistant street foreman to be hired at 215 dollars monthly. Aaron Wade appointed after six applications and six years highway equipment experience.
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John Whaley
Thomas Williams
Robert Fund
Aaron J. Wade
Locust Street
Fund
Wade
State Highway Department
Athens County
Chauncey Social Notes Birth Day Visit
A group of friends helped Mrs Lillian Toth celebrate her birthday at Greens Run. A covered dish lunch was served to Mrs Elsie Ross Mrs Elizabeth Kochis Mrs Lena Yonkoski Mrs Helen Sheskey Mrs Dee Mingus Mrs Elizabeth Mingus and Mrs Marie Danko.
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Lillian Toth
Greens Run
Elsie Ross
Elizabeth Kochis
Lena, Yonkoski
Helen Sheskey
Dee Mingus
Elizabeth Mingus
Marie Danko
Ladies Aid to Meet Wednesday for Regular Quilting
The Ladies Aid will meet Wednesday with Mrs. Garfield Nicholson for their regular quilting session at the church rooms.
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Ladies Aid
Garfield Nicholson
Weekend visits from Chagrin Falls and Athens residents
Don Forsythe and Vernon Sewell of Chagrin Falls visited Frances Howard. Other visitors included Dallas Smith of Athens, Lucy and Viola Howard with Vernon Sewell and son Lee, Frank and Beryl Cone of Athens, and A L Preston with William Six of Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Forsythe
Vernon Sewell
Chagrin Falls
Frances Howard
Dallas Smith
Athens
Lucy Howard
Viola Howard
Lee
Chauncey
Frank Cone
Beryl Cone
A. L. Preston
William Six
Salem
J. S. Dunlevey
Dunlevey
Flora E. Myers
Point Pleasant
Jack Knott
Cleveland
George Slisher
Margaret Morgan
Columbus
Edward Morgan
James Kidd
James Jr
Okinawa
Hollis Stalder
Samy
Richard Stalder
Debbie and
Christa Renee
Minnie Stalder
Annie Oeffler
Logan
Athens City Ordnance Sets Allocation for Salaries and Health District
Athens Ohio ordinances amend salary distributions among General Fund Water Works Fund and other funds for several city employees. The second ordinance authorizes uniting Athens City Health District with Athens County Health District with specified cost share, administration by the City Board of Health, and a one year term. Emergency clause present for public health and department operation.
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Athens
Ohio
Athens City Health District
Athens County
Athens County Health District
Athens City-County
Board of Health
City of
Ww. H. Herbert
G. Houck
R. H. White
Columbus Man Fined For Drunk Driving
Randall Malone of Columbus was fined 108.80 in Mayor Williams Sr's court for driving while intoxicated. Other fines included Harrison Spears of Millfield 58.80 for petty larceny. Carl Jewell and Robert Lowery of Glouster each 5 for disturbing the peace. William Boothman of Glouster 5 for breaking and entering. and William Altman of Corning 5 for disturbing the peace.
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Glouster
Randall Malone
Columbus
Thomas Williams
Sr’s
Harrison Spears
Millfield
Carl Jewell
Robert Lowery
William Boothman
Washington County
William Altman
Corning
Chauncey Deputy Registar Announces License Hours
Deputy Registrar Mrs. Bessie Johnston on Route 13 Chauncey sets license plate hours from 8 30 a m to 9 30 p m for the rest of the week to give the public ample opportunity to obtain new plates.
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Chauncey
Bessie Johnston
Route 13
Athens Sealed Bid Notice for Water Storage Tank Contract D
Athens Ohio invites bids for waterworks improvements Contract D to furnish and erect one elevated water storage tank on foundations. Bid deadline April 9 1957 at noon EST. Plans available at City Hall and Burgess Niple Columbus with nonrefundable $5. Bond 10 percent or certified check 10 percent. Contract awarded within 60 days. rights reserved to reject bids. wage and corporate licensing rules apply. FRANZ S. WOODWORTH Service Safety Director city of Athens Ohio. $25-30tw.
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Service-Safety
Athens
Ohio
Zoperters
City of Athens
Service Safety
City of
City Hall
Burgess & Niple
Consulting Engineers
West Fifth Avenue
Columbus 12
State of
Rafoety Diirector
Franz Ls
Woodworth Service Safety
Orpah Class Hosts Glouster Methodist Social Night
The Orpah Class of Glouster Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. Holly Rogers with co host Mrs. Noel Eveland. Business and entertainment were led by Mrs. Warren Chapplear. Prizes went to Mrs. Willis Blower and Mrs. Ralph Hines. Joe Williams read devotions. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster Methodist Church
Holly Rogers
Noel Eveland
Warren Chapplear
Willis Blower
Ralph Hines
Joe Williams
Bryson and Hall Families Weekend Guests
Robert Bryson of Columbus visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bryson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hall and children Patty Ann and Alan Ray were weekend guests of Mrs. Hall's brothers and families Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bryson in Grove City and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bryson in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Robert Bryson
Columbus
Bryson
E. K. Bryson
Albert Hall
Patty Ann
Alan Ray
Glouster Park Board to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Glouster Park board will hold a regular meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the park shelter house. If weather is bad the meeting moves to the mayor's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Park
Mayors Office
Athens City Hall invites bids on waterworks improvements contract C
The City of Athens Ohio invites proposals for water lines tank piers a Telemetering System and Cathodic Protection at a steel tank. Plans and specs cost 10.00 with bid security 10 percent by bond or certified check. The owner may reject any bid and reserve the right to waive defects and omit items.
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Athens Messenger
State Patrol
Duncan Bruce
Semet
Central
Sarah Kate
Charles R. Stevenson
Rs. Steele
Gallipolis Social Notes
Joann Smeltzer
Church of God
Mrs. Pearl Elliott
Mary Ellen Neal
Northwest Airlines
Sheraton Palace
San Francisco
Marjorie Gooding
Bidwell Social Notes
Frank Bachelor
Salina, Kan
Taffy
Bachelor
Glouster Council
Also Council
Chauncey Social Notes
O. G. Houck
W. H. Herbert
City
Suresty
Sane
Pany
Franz LI. Woodworth
Ty Athens
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