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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1958

Page

3

Southwestern FFA Awards Banquet Highlights Honors

Southwestern High School hosts the Silver Spur Chapter annual Roundup banquet with Principal Granville Martin and Mrs. Sidney Fadely receiving honorary chapter farm degrees. David Davis wins chapter and district extemporaneous speaking and farm awards, John Gilbert earns essay contest honors, and Larry Marr receives the conservation award. Queen Lynda Fraley is presented and will compete for state queen honors at the Ohio State Fair.

Gallipolis Granville Martin Southwestern High School Sidney Fadely Silver Spur Future Farmers of America Ronnie Howdyshell FFA David Davis John Gilbert Larry Marr Lynda Fraley

Family appeals for clothes and goods after Gallipolis fire

Kanauga fire gutted the residence of Junior White and his family Monday leaving four children and a newborn in hospital. Mrs. White is in Holzer Hospital while Mr. White drives a taxi. Parents Edgar and Mrs White live at 2004 Chestnut Street East Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Junior White Kanauga White Holzer Hospital Edgar White Chestnut St East Gallipolis

WSCS Meeting Set at Glouster Church

The WSCS of Glouster Methodist Church will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday. Mrs Willis Blower leads the program and Mrs Albert Hall leads devotions. Hostesses are Mrs Holly Rogers and Mrs Noel Eveland.

Glouster WSCS

Probate Court Declaratory Judgment Heirship Case in Athens County

John F. Newcomb as administrator filed a petition in Case No. 22944 seeking a declaratory judgment and determination of heirs for the estate of William H. Joyce. The petition names multiple cousins and unknown heirs and asks for exact inheritance shares with an answer due by May 31, 1958.

Athens County Ohio Harry J. Gahagan Talbert Place Huntington Station Long Island, Y James Shelhammer Nutters Fort W. Va Dorothy Vincent Bridgeport Wa. Va Charles Shelhammer Ohio Avenue Montpelier Addition Clarksburg Thomas Shelthammer Barber Georgia Oldaker Montpelier Mary A. Joyce Thomas Joyce William H. Joyce John F. Newcomb Probate Marie Stephens Charles McAndrews Thormas Shelhammer Georgia Oldal Wiles H. Joyce John KF. Newcomb

River traffic and dam status across Ohio River system

Gauges show rising river levels with dams down to Dam 35 as of now. Locks report mixed up and down statuses on vessels including Beckford and City of Huntington, while Kanawha and Gallipolis sections show varied movements. no dairy herds on Pacific Islands Midway Eniwetok Kwajalein with milk airlifted to troops by Navy.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy- Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Beckford Northern C. F. Hood Helen City of Huntington Irene Chotin Atlas Paul Blazer Bob Benter Merrill Herbert E. Jones St. Geneveive Memphis Zephyr Bayou Billere Sohio State Kanawha R. H. Bosworth Semet Vulcan Keeley Dispatcher Robert G. West Alton Zephyr Delta Queen Pacific Midway Eniwetok Kwajalein U.S. Navy

Fred Phillips Funeral Set For Friday

Fred Phillips 59 former Kroger manager in Gallipolis dies Tuesday at Charleston Kroger of a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at C J Waugh funeral home with Rev J C Musser officiating. Burial in Vinton Memorial Park. He lived in Hanersville and was active in Springfield Grange. Survived by wife Nellie nee McCarley and children Anna Belle Burns Willian Burke Lawrence, three grandchildren, sisters Everette Utt Dolin Estep, and brothers Carl Harry John Wayne. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday.

Gallipolis Fred Phillips Kroger C. J. Waugh J. C. Musser Dunbar Vinton Memorial Park Phillips Charleston Hanersville Springfield Grange Bidwell Joseph Eliza Jones Phillips Everette Matawan N. J Arlie Helen) Utt Poca W. Va Garneth Della) Dolin Seth Elsie Estep Carl Harry John and Wayne

Road E O List Is Released for Glouster Teen Age Meet

Glouster High School entrants include James Blower Jeff Buhla Bobby Joe Crawford Carolyn Sue Conway Rodney Covella Patrick Ferry Melinda Gamwell David Lee Gierhart Don Holbert Jon Holbert Robert Smith Larry Waldeck Janet Lee Westfall Kenneth Whaley Roger Wolfe Judy Knoderer Jacksonville Trimble High School sends Alfred Darbey Charles Poches Jeffrey Jarvis Neil McCune Chuck Mulpas Danny W Simons The event is May 4 at 1 p.m. at Glouster Park.

Glouster Bob Brennan Roger Wolfe Judy Knoderer Jacksonville - Trimble High School Alfred Darbey Charles Poches Jeffrey Jarvis Neil McCune Chuck Mulpas Danny W. Simons

Foe Dance Friday by Jacksonville Eagles at Eagles Hall

The Jacksonville Eagles 1034 host a dance at the Eagles Hall on May 3 starting at 7 p m. The Wolfe Band provides the music for the event.

Glouster Jacksonville Eagles Eagles Wolfe

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes

A list of births includes a son for Raymond De Lille and a son for Joseph Burger along with daughters and multiple parental names. Admissions cover medical and surgical cases including Mrs. George Sommer and Mrs. Barbara Delaney, with several patients from Bidwell Point Pleasant and Gallipolis. Dismissals enumerate many patients by name and indicate ongoing hospital activity.

Raymond de Lille Bidwell Joseph Burger Cheshire Ferrell Clench Point Pleasant George C. Sommer South Side Barbara Delaney Oak Hill Ronald E. Perkins Gallipolis Kenneth L. Coakley James A. Terry Ironton Rita Sayre Evans W Va Larry Dewitt Wayne Wamsley Margaret Johnson G. Gardner McCormick

Blood Used Wednesday 4 Pints Recorded in Athens

Bernard Cook and son and Mrs. Paul Andrews are named in a blood usage note. The entry records that four pints were used on Wednesday, detailing a medical or donor context in Athens.

Bernard Cook and Son Paul Andrews

Cancer Drive Opens in Glouster Under Williams Leadership

The Cancer Drive begins in Glouster with a door to door canvass this week led by Pauline and Joe Williams guiding the local effort.

Glouster Pauline Joe Williams

District Meeting Set for Jacksonville Eagles District 1034

Jacksonville Eagles District 1034 schedules a May 4 meeting with Clifford Hymes of Cambridge as initiation speaker. Lunch will be served and the Wolfe Band will provide music for the dance follow-up.

Glouster Jacksonville Eagles Clifford Hymes Cambridge Wolfe Band

Junior Play Staged Friday at Trimble High School

The Jacksonville Trimble High School Junior Class presents Meet Me at the Prom a three act comedy Friday May 2 at 8 p.m. in a sixteen member cast headed by Peggy McBride Pauline Roback Irene Townley and Susan Fleming. Directing advisor is Mr Ronald Smith with a style show by the Home Economics Class between acts. Tickets available from juniors or at the door.

Glouster Jacksonville- Trimble High School Peggy McBride Pauline Roback Irene Townley Susan Fleming Deanna Irvin Lily Bennett Ada Blackwood Judy McClelland Jean Ore Jean Coey Joy Darby Billy Koons Rober Hooper Bobby Sayre Billie Russell Jeff Jarvis

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