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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1960

Page

9

Two Gallia Boards Rehire Eight In Special Sessions

In Gallipolis two boards rehired multiple teachers for the next year. Kyger Creek Local awarded five year contracts to eight staff including Douglas Rouse and Katherine Williams, while Southwestern Local rehired eight teachers and accepted two resignations with various contracts at Southwestern High, Gal lia Elementary, Perry Elementary, and Mud soc Elementary.

Gallipolis Kyger Creek Marilyn Reese Cheshire-Kyger Willeen

Television Schedule Notes and Evening Lineup

The Messenger lists NBC channel 3 Huntington programs with a note that corrections may be needed. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings feature music, news, and syndicated series. It includes Cannonball Laramie Startime M Squad Bronco Wyatt Earp The Rifleman Colt 45 Delia Dobie Gillis Tightrope Red Skelton Garry Moore with guest Peter Lawford.

Wsaz-Tv NBC Huntington Jim Thacker Art Murray Jack Paar NBC News Laramie Red Skelton Don Mack Garry Moore Chet Long Doug Juvenile Jud You Are Ther Dobie Gillis Doble Gillis Jule Rivlin Amos- Andy Frontier den, O'Keefe

Television Schedule for Columbus Day Evening

Channel 6 listings show a full evening block from 6:00 to 11:15 with daytime shows like Jeff's Collie Colt and McGraw, then primetime staples including Gunfight drama Hour Glass, News, Wyatt Earp, Rifleman and C'mon Play. Local news and weather wrap at 11:00.

Wtvn-Tv ABC Columbus Jeff’s Collie Colt McGraw Alcoa Ares Casey Jones Bronco Wyatt Earp Gale Storm Susie Ozzie Harriet Weath

TV Schedule for Charleston Station with Late Night

Channel 8 CBS ABC affiliate in Charleston lists 6 00 to 11 20 schedule blocks including San France Colt .45 News weather Keep Talking Honeymoonen Bronco Wyatt Earp Late Show and sports updates with Alcoa president coverage.

San France Alcoa San France John Daly Ozzie-Harriet

TV Guide Schedule With Sparse Movie Listings

TV guide snippet lists shows for Tuesday and Wednesday with times and partial titles. Entries include Ship Ahoy, Our Blush Brides, Encore, Killer McCoy, Blackmail, and Lave Te News with multiple channels having no films.

McCoy

Academy Future Nurses Attend Awards Meeting

Gallia Academy students of the Future Nurses of Holzer Hospital received 21 nursing pins at the annual awards meeting in Davis Hall. Wayne B. Foster and Miss Florence A. Brogan presented awards. Mary H. Cutler presided. Officers for 1960 61 were elected Patty Harrington president Sharon Leisnaugle vice president Becky Tawney secretary and Brenda Walker treasurer.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy Holzer Hospital Davis Hall Wayne B. Foster Holzer Ad Florence A. Brogan School of Nursing Mary H. Cutler Future Nurses Club Patty Harrington Sharon Leisnaugle Becky Tawney Brenda Walker Penny Fish Harla Saunders Sara Borden Cecelia Petty Carolyn McDaniel Joyce Robinson Judith Leedy Loretta Robinson Ruth Petty Marta Davis Vanita Lewis Ann Magnussen Betty Ann Haskins Linda Clark Sharon Eisnaugle

Boat Club Prepares for 1960 Season in Gallipolis

Gallipolis Boat Club members meet to plan a larger parking area to accommodate 25 or 30 more cars. Commodore Hugo Pierotti notes membership rise to 197 from 98, with 25 boats to be docked. Docks to be painted and fuel supply secured as about a dozen boats are already launched. Attending officers include Vice Commodore John Allison and Secretary Douglas Mullineaux.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Boat Club Commodore Hugo Pierotti Pierotti Chickamauga Creek Swenty John Allison Douglas Mullineaux

River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Report

Gauges show Gallipolis 18.1 and 10.7 with six feet rollers. Montgomery 16.3 and 9.2. Kanawha Falls 2.52 rising, 1.56 falling. Dams on the Kanawha River roller dams on sill. Ohio River movable dams up. List of locks with boat readings and times across Kanawha and Ohio rivers.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Tradewinds Iron Worker Jane D Creditor Gona Lock Western Huntington Helen National Cornell Southern Peggy Downey Dispatcher Walter Williamson Joey Chotin J. B. Chauvins Jefferson Lewis Salvati Stevenson

Gallipolis Local School Board Meeting Postponed

The Gallipolis Raccoon Local School Board of Education postponed its regular monthly meeting to next Monday. Executive head Glendon O. Evans announced the change.

Gallipolis — Raccoon

Gallipolis Band Boosters Postpone Meeting

The Gallipolis Band Boosters delayed their regular monthly meeting to Monday May 23.

Gallipolis

Sunday Lamb Dies After Bottle Rearing at Warehime Farm

Sunday a Shropshire lamb born on Dr. Donald R. Warehime’s farm upper Route 7 died Monday after being bottle fed by Mrs. Warehime and children. The tiny ewe, disowned by its mother, weighed four pounds at birth and survived a vigil Sunday night before succumbing. The death followed two recent misfortunes including a car accident injury to the family’s German shepherd King and a lightning strike death of a bay mare named Brownie nearby.

Gallipolis Shropshire Donald R. Warehime Upper Route 7 Warehime King

Gallia County Approves Two Greenfield County Roads

In a special session, Gallia County commissioners authorize two roads in Greenfield to bypass impassable sections in township. Road one links Hoadley Road and Day Ridge Road across Section 32 to Camp Creek Road, road two from Poke Patch Road and CHD No 1 to Dry Ridge Road. A 2 p.m. June 6 view date and June 20 final hearing are set, while routine bills over $12,000 are approved.

Gallipolis Gallia Dry Ridge Rd

Birth at Holzer Hospital and Admitting Patients

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira R. Butcher of Middleport. The hospital lists admissions including William A. Robinson Willowood Rt Henry Kapteina Pomeroy rs. Walter Tussey Ashland Ky Timothy Sayre New Haven Jennifer Annomas Jackson Karen Schultz Point Pleasant Bessie Schultz Point Pleasant Roger Schultz Point Pleasant James Denney Ewington Rt 1 Mrs. Willie Martin Pedro Rt 1 Richard Flowers Middleport Mrs. Sidney Fitzgerald West Columbia Mrs. John Sargent eroy Rt 1 Mrs. Harry Ifie Minersville David W. Jackson Gallipolis Mrs. George Rairden Leon Mrs. Paul Boothe Ironton Ricky Taylor Middleport Amirew Fitzpatrick Radcliff Jerry Webb Radcliff Mrs. Donald Compston Wellston Miss Jennifer Gayda Ravenswood Miss Marcia Baehr Jackson Rt 1 Ralph Bayes Patriot Rt 2 Mrs. aot Warner Pomeroy James Tyree Syracuse. Dismissed include Car Grubb Billy Ya ning Thorp Carsey Richard Leask Carl Lahrmer Carl Yancey Tommy Hammond Robert Patten Thomas McFarland Mrs. Woyd Spurlock and son Mrs. Henry Summers and daughter Mrs. Walter Mattox and daughter. Blood Used Monday 10 pints.

Henry F. Kapteina Pomeroy Walter G. Tussey Ashland Timothy T. Sayre New Haven Jennifer Annomas Jackson Karen S. Schultz Point Pleasant Bessie J. Schultz Roger L. Schultz James E. Denney Ewington Willie Martin Pedro Richard E. Flowers Middleport Sidney P. Fitzgerald West Columbia John A. Sargent

Red Cross Gallia Chapter Board Reorganizes

The County Chapter American Red Cross board will reorganize at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Gallia County District Library chaired by Lawrence R Huber.

Gallipolis Gallia County American Red Cross Board of Directors Gallia County Distret Lawrence R. Huber

Funeral services for John Wilt in Vinton

Funeral services for John P. Wilt 74 of Vinton will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Vernon McCoy Funeral Home Vinton conducted by Rev. Gerald R. Brown. Burial in Vinton Memorial Park. Wilt a retired railroad worker died Sunday night in an Athens hospital. He was a Pennsyl vania Railroad brakeman and fireman. Born June 5 1886 in Morgan Township Gallia County he was a son of the late Andrew and Aroula Wilt. Surviving are his second wife Ollie Russell two daughters Mrs Madge Hoschance Detroit and Mrs Mae Faggett Columbus one daughter Mrs Viola George Vinton one brother Grover Wilt Detroit 15 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the McCoy Funeral Home until services.

Gallipolis John P. Wilt Vinton Vernon McCoy Gerald R. Brown Vinton Memorial Park Wilt Athens Pennsylvania Railroad Columbus Gallia County Mr. Wilt Morgan Twp Andrew and Aroula Grover Wilt Detroit Mich Hattie Mossman Madge Hoschance Mae Faggett Ollie Russell Viola George McCoy

Rural Resources Workshop Attended by Ohio County Agents

Bill Smith and Russ Priddy attend a rural resources development workshop at Ohio State University Columbus. County agents from 24 selected Ohio counties participate in the session at the Agricultural Administration Building Auditorium.

Gallipolis Bill Smith Russ Priddy Agricultural Administration Building Ohio State University Columbus Ohio Counties

Mrs Margaret Martt 80 dies at Crown City home

Mrs Margaret Martt 80 of Crown City died at 4 p m Monday after a lingering illness at the home of Mrs Lula Siders Bidwell Route 2 She was born January 3 1880 in Guyan Township daughter of Bartholomew and Margaret Bennett Danner Surviving are a brother Jay J Arch Danner of Northup Funeral services will be at 2 p m Wednesday at the F L Stevens funeral home Mercerville with Rev Laban Houck of Washington Court House officiating Burial will be in Lewis Cemetery Harrison Friends may call after 6 p m Tuesday

Garet Martt Crown City Mrs. Martt Guyan Twp Bartholomew Margaret Bennett Danner Jay J. Arch Danner Northup F. L. Stevens Mercerville Laban Houck Washington Court House Lewis Cemetery Harrison

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