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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1956
Page
14
Morris D. Rowe of Newfoundland Kentucky was stopped by state troopers on upper Route 7 for speeding. He claimed the patrolman led him to the hospital where his wife Mrs Rowe was admitted at 10 a.m. A daughter was born at 10 13 a.m. at Holzer Hospital.
Seven hundred attendees filled the Washington School auditorium to hear A Kimball Suiter’s Academy High School select 71 perform a spring program. Seniors Maria Altieri Barbara Bixby Jack Brown and others were honored with bronze silver and gold keys and letters for their years in the band and majorette corps.
Gallipolis civil Air Patrol Squadron 2070 met in room 110 of Washington School with 18 members present. A film titled The Air Cadets showcased USAF training. 2nd Lt Reese was named training and education officer, Cadet Marcus promoted to cadet lieutenant and made training officer under Reese. Meeting adjourned early for a band concert as Gallia Dems meet.
Mrs Butt Pruitt 20 of Chesapeake died Thursday in a collision between a pickup driven by her husband and another car near Don H Nichols 21 of Proctorville, who drove the second vehicle, suffered a broken hip. James Pruitt, husband of the deceased, was treated for a leg injury.
Ballot slate lists Democratic and Republican candidates for Gallia County races. Unopposed incumbents and mixed party tickets appear for Representative to General Assembly, Common Pleas Judge, County Commissioner, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer, Engineer, and Coroner with several unopposed positions.
The New Haven visit marks the inauguration of a mobile highway post office. About 74 guests registered for the demonstration, with the New Haven Woman's Club and library figures hosting and assisting. Officials from Washington and Huntington attended as the unit toured the town, explaining postal services aboard the vehicle.
The building housing the Carl's Family Haven post office and associated interests is set for change with Okey Layne Shoe Store taking over August 1. The New Haven Library lease was signed and opened last Saturday, with plans to remodel for shoe sales including Red Goose children’s shoes and American Girl women’s shoes.
The Gallipolis page lists church schedules and activities across multiple congregations. It notes the revival of the Gallifulio-Keaney Home Demonstration Council with 10 women, and lists officers to be elected May 29. It also mentions Bishop Adolph Golubieski’s Mass schedule, parish services at Saint Peters and several area churches, youth groups, and a forthcoming Ohio Osteopathic Association event affecting Dr. Donald R. Warehime’s clinic closure.
Mrs Homer McCarty returned home after visiting Columbus with her mother Mrs Oliver who will stay indefinitely. Local guests included Miss Lida Ebersbach Edith Mallory and Eleanor Zeiher from Pomeroy. Leith Reynolds family visited daughters Alberta and Dorothy Reynolds in Columbus. Ralph Rife in Cincinnati spent a weekend with his wife. Bennett Littie hosted guests of Mrs Miles' parents J H Shamblin Norma Shambluo and sons from Rio Grande. LeGrande Marlin and Elizabeth Ann of Gallipolis visited John Martin Carson. Rio Grande College student Abram visited the Rife family. Cheshire juniors and seniors attended the quarterly meeting at Middleport Baptist Church with the senior group in charge.
Holzer Hospital notes record admissions and patients including Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Rowen of Newfoundland Ky a daughter and several surgical and medical cases. Names include Mrs. James Stratten Ewington Mrs. E J Wilson Gallipolis Airs Jemima Price Langsv ille Harold J Ghearing Wells ton and others. Also listed are Clarence Edgar Hill Ma Edward Hill Vern M Campbell Guy S Campbell Mrs. Dale Williams Harrisonville and Mrs. Job W Price Hogsett among medical and surgical entries.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lee of 90 Court Kipolis and Mr. and Mrs. Withers, en route from Stuttgart, visited Monaco to attend the Prince Rainier wedding. They saw the ceremony and the honeymoon yacht depart. Mrs. Withers is Hester Leo’s daughter, owner of Blain sisters store in Point Pleasant.
Walter J. Pozdol, 51, after 28 years at sea in the Navy, faces a shore assignment as chief boatswain's mate. He quips the idea of a land vice life was a five figure sailor's place at sea and he isn't sure he will like land duty.
Classified page details pricing for want ads with per word charges. Rates vary by insertion length and day count, applying incremental fees beyond 15 words.
A fragment from a Cincinnati market listing notes poultry prices for farmers with several price points for fryers and birds. Details are incomplete but indicate current farm prices and demand segments.
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