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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1962

Page

6

Rio Grande College seeks new president after Lyne retirement

Rio Grande College plans to replace President Paul Lyne after June 3 retirement due to health. Nineteen applicants, four meeting all qualifications, are being screened by an executive committee led by Frank Morrow. The board meets June 2 to name a successor or assign a committee to name one.

Dick Thomas Gallipolis Rio Grande Rio Grande College Paul R. Lyne Lyne Florida Frank Morrow Wellston Raymon T. Allison Stanley L. Evans Francis W. Shane John E. Halliday Henry W. Cherrington James F. Arnold Middleport Forrest Shoemaker Ohio University John F Stiffler Jackson Samuel §S Davis Columbus North Central Association Duke Emory Higher Learning Dr. Lyne Morrow Jean Cooper Charles H. Withers Delbert T. Reese

A L Dillon Dies at 93 Former Gallia teacher remembered

Gallipolis Ohio. Alpha L Dillon 93 Crown City retired school teacher died Sunday in Holzer Hospital after three weeks illness He taught 45 years in Gallia and Lawrence Counties He was a mason longtime Crown City resident church member and Sunday school teacher Survived by two brothers a sister three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Masonic rites set for 8 p m Monday at Waugh Halley Wood funeral home burial at Crown City Methodist Cemetery service Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev Joe Fulks officiating

Gallipolis Alpha L. Dillon Crown City Holzer Hospital Dillon Gallia Lawrence Miller Platform Lawrence County Henry Sarah Corn Dillon Betty Fulks Stanley Ferry Arnold Orin Dillon T. G. Dillon Eureka W. H. Dillon Alice Shaw Waugh- Halley - Wood Funeral

Crown City Officers Face Court Rulings on Multiple Charges

Crown City marshal Junior R. Hall forfeited a $25 bond in Municipal Court for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Jerry L. Stover faced a reckless operation charge continued to next Saturday. Donald Miller pleaded guilty to assault and battery, case continued. Judge Janes fined Ora Shaver for assault and battery and William Saxton for intoxication.

Crown City Gallia County Donald Miller Oak Hill Sheriff's Department Phillip du Frain William H. Janes Janes Ora A. Shaver Gallipolis Frances Caldwell Dyer Caldwell William Saxton

Notice of Appointment and Bid Notice in Ohio

Robert M. Hill named executor of Marion Tone's estate in Meigs County. Lawrence F. Boya appointed administrator of Inest Sutton's estate in Rutland Meigs County. Ohio University seeks sealed bids by May 10 1962 for six frame houses on Richland Avenue Athens with sale on an as is basis. Bonds required. right to reject bids reserved. Purchasing Agent W H Herbert Ohio University.

Robert M. Hill Langsville Ohio Mariontone Meigs County F. H. O'Brien Lawrence F. Boya Middl Inest Sutton Rutland Ohio University Athens Richland Avenue W. H. Herbert

Gun Safety Class For Scouts In Gallia County

Gallia County Boy Scout Troop 203 begins a five lesson gun safety course at the Gallia County Gun Club Monday night. I. J. Miller, NRA instructor, leads with Scoutmaster Mac Eddy assisted by club president Junior Simmons. Each boy pays 50 cents for supplies. six week course culminates with a written exam and line firing, with fathers/guardians present. Successful scouts earn NRA certificates and shoulder patches.

Gallipolis Gallia County NRA

Dairy Princess Chosen in Gallia County June Contest

Gallia County Dairy Service Unit plans a dairy princess contest June 8 to cap June dairy month. Entry deadline is June 1, with blanks available at the county extension office. Open to Gallia County girls with dairy farm backgrounds who are single and high school graduates by June 1, 1962. ages 16 to 25 by October 1962. The winner will represent Gallia at the state contest June 22-23 in Columbus.

Gallipolis Gallia County Columbus

Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Dismisses Update

Admitted Daisy Cannon Merrill Hutton and Harry Deible all of Logan with medical needs along with Charles Moore Logan Route 2 and Jesse Kitchen. Clarence Daisy of Logan transferred to Doctor's Hospital in Columbus. Myrtle Riser of Logan discharged.

Daisy Cannon Logan Merrill Hutton Harry Deible Charles Moore Jesse Kitchen Clarence Daisy Doctor's Hospital Columbus Myrtle Riser

Dog Bites Child in Hocking County Incident

Five year old Cynthia Dane was bitten on the head by a collie owned by Curtis Kinneer in Greendale while visiting grandparents. The injury required four stitches at Mount St. Mary Hospital. The dog will be kept under 14 day surveillance due to no rabies history.

12 Highway Cases Heard Driver Jailed

Gallia County Municipal Court punished 12 highway cases. Charles F Williams 35 Gallipolis was fined 50 dollars plus costs and jailed five days with license suspended six months for driving while intoxicated.

River Traffic and Dam Status on Ohio River System

Gauges on Gallipolis Kanawha and Greenup report rollers and crest levels. dams on Kanawha River towns Marmet Winfield London, and Ohio River movable dams in Huntington District are up except Dam 23. Lock activity lists numerous boats with up and down movements. Gallia notes a marriage license for Thomas A. Milstead and Sharon L. Pasquale in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Ohio River Huntington National Cotton Queen Invader Salvati Lock Albert F. Holden C. V. Harner Bob Benter Bingo Mary B Onward Robert G. West Peggy Downey Criss Jr Ovec Mark Eastin Brimstone Beckford St. Genevieve City of Ravenswood Elisha Woods Sam Clemens Dorothy Estes Valley Transporter Illinois Faso Louisiana Jerry Bosworth Helen Frances Hoagland Nita Dean Elgercliff Craig M Solvay Vulcan Laguna Semet

First of Season Horse Show at Gallia County

Gallia County Riding Club hosts the season opener at the Gallia County junior fairground on May 20 at 1 pm. The event features 14 required classes plus three cash award events led by key race pickup race and chicken race. Judges are Paul Sammons and Dr. John Martin from Ashland. lunch stand opens for refreshments. admission 50 cents for ages 12 and up, free under 12.

Gallia County Riding Club, Inc Gallia County Junior Fairground Reba Cramer Ohio Valley Horse Show Association Paul Sammons John Martin Gallia County

Bidwell Man Held on Patrol Hit Skip Charge

Robert H Myers 51 of Bidwell pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a Highway Patrol hit skip charge. He posted 500 bond and case continued. The 8 35 p m Friday accident on Bulaville Porter Road 1 5 miles south of Route 554 involved a parked car owned by Cecil Berry 43. Berry pursued and stopped Myers after he failed to stop. Moderate damage to both cars. Also two Sunday accidents in Gallia and Meigs counties with charges for speeding and failure to yield. No injuries reported.

Gallipolis Robert H. Myers Bidwell Highway Patrol Myers Bulaville-Porter Road Cecil W. Berry Berry Gallia County Meigs County Clarence D. Stout John E. Griffith Columbus Porter Stout Griffith Pomeroy-Mason Bridge Goldie E. Jones Albany Thomas J. Werry Pomeroy Werry Jones

Three Money Suits And Two Divorces Filed In Gallia Court

Virgil and Mary Day of Gallipolis filed in Gallia County Common Pleas seeking court ordered sale of 1.36 acres in Gallipolis Two to satisfy a $1416.86 judgment from Aug 17 1960, with liens from Veterans Administration Pure Oil Co and Gallia County Treasurer. Also two other money judgments against Grube and Hall and two divorces granted Judge Betz list Eleanor Wallace and Faye Lamm with child custody and weekly support orders.

Gallipolis Virgil and Mary Day Gallia County Bob and Lorraine Adkins Pure Oil Co Columbus Veterans’ Affairs Adkins Veterans Administration Harrington & Richards, Inc Worcester Mass Thomas Grube Grube Midland Finance Co Morgantown W. Va Griggsby F Georgie Ruth Hall Robert M. Betz Eleanor I. Wallace James F. Wallace Akron Faye Lamm

149 Polio Shots Given At Saturday's Clinic

Gallia County health nurses administered 149 polio immunizations at the weekly free clinic in the courthouse basement, bringing yearly totals to 1115 shots. Nurses also gave 35 DPT, five diphtheria tetanus, one typhoid and 18 smallpox vaccinations with aid from clerk Madeline Rees and sanitation worker William F. Neal.

Court House Pearl Hatfield Naomi Rose Madeline Rees William F. Neal

Radcliff Endorsed for Fourth District Court of Appeals Seat

The Hocking County Bar Association met last week and unanimously endorsed Judge William D. Radcliff of Circleville for re election to the bench. Radcliff, a Republican, faces opposition from Marshall Carlisle of Jackson.

Logan Hocking County Bar Association William D. Radcliff Circleville Fourth District Court of Appeals Radcliff Marshall Carlisle Jackson

Rio Grande May Queen Rita Sheward Crowned at Rio Grande

Rita Sheward of Jackson was crowned May Queen at Rio Grande College May Day ceremonies, witnessed by 410 people. Rob ert Graves presided as escort, with a multi event program including former May queens, a minuet, maypole thrice, and a prom later that evening with David Parks as escort.

Sheward of Jackson Rio Grande College Paul R. Lyne Rita Robert Graves Student Senate William K. Cooper William Ll. Cooper Rio Grande Anita Louise Hill Charles Hill Ricky V. Stout John Andy Morrow Thomas Darnell Rio Grande College May Queens Marlene Logsdon Molly O'Meara Owen Margaret Arthur Jenkins Joan Havener Schrader Rosemary Salser Evans Amy Louise Smith Bernice Keyes Fugeman John Handley Carolyn Evans Queen's Court Zeta Chi Athena Archon Circle-K College Christian Association David Parks Queen Rita Hal Scott Ashland

State violators cited as drift in Hocking brine pollution

Ohio officials from the Division of Mines the Water Pollution Control Board and the State Health Department inspected salt brine pollution in Hocking County. They found improvements but many violations including broken seepage dikes excess crude around well heads and brine being trenched or siphoned into streams. Stream tests ranged from 1200 to 3350 parts per million. Drains in dikes that let brine escape were found elsewhere. A detailed study is planned Monday to require violators to obtain permits and dispose of brines under board supervision.

Logan — Division of Mines Ohio Water Pollution Control Board State Health Department Hocking County Water Pollution Control Board

Municipal Court Gets Two Cases

Gallia County Common Pleas Judge Betz bound over Kermit A. Pauley and Mary Elizabeth Blackburn of Patriot to the May term grand jury on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit personal violence. They pleaded innocent and the Municipal Court retains final disposition for the misdemeanor. The sheriff’s department arrested the couple April 22 after allegedly forcing entry into G. C. Venters’ Northup residence and beating his mother, Mrs. Mary Venters.

Gallipolis Common Pleas Robert M. Betz Kermit A. Pauley Mary Elizabeth Blackburn Patriot Betz William H. Jones Gallia County

Holzer Hospital News Details Family Birth Announcements

A string of birth notices lists new arrivals to families in Middleport Patriot Route 2 Crown City and nearby locales including Rutland Millwood Coal Grove New Haven Ripley and Clifton. The section ends with a legal item noting Donald L Smyers of Lancaster fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct.

Logan Donald L. Smyers Lancaster

Hocking County Judges Receive Primary Instructions

Presiding judges for Hocking County's 33 precincts were told to report results after 6:30 p.m. and to call statewide totals into the Secretary of State's office. Voters may choose party nominating or special issues. no write-ins for central committee, but allowed elsewhere. Board members listed: Joe M. Brown chair, Erma Myers, Phil Henderson, John Ayers, Roy L. Anthony clerk.

Logan Hocking County Court House County Election Board Election Board Secretary of State Central Committee Hocking County Election Board Joe M. Brown Erma Myers Phil A. Henderson John Ayers Roy L. Anthony

Senior Class Services Set At Union Furnace

Baccalaureate is set for 8 p m May 20 and commencement for 8 p m May 24 at Union Furnace for Starr Washington schools. Terry Timson will deliver the baccalaureate sermon The Time of Your Life. John W Robison will give the commencement address Plus Ultra. Nina Lou Rafferty and Barbara Ellen Bryan will give the valedictory and salutory addresses respectively.

LOGAN Starr-Washington Union Furnace C. C. Penrod Terry Timson Berea Presbyterian Church Wiley Baker EUB Church

900 Dogs Vaccinated in Gallia County Clinics

Veterinarians vaccinated eight dogs at Cora and 18 at Centenary to reach 500 dogs vaccinated across 17 clinics last week. Dr. George Ely Dr. Dan Notter and Dr. Phil Lip Edmuston sponsor clinics with Gallipolis City and Gallia County Health Departments. Monday 6:30 p.m. Bob Saunders Service Station Second and Pine. Remaining clinics Tuesday 2 p.m. Mercerville Wednesday 2 p.m. Crown City fire house.

Cora Centenary George Ely Dan Notter Gallipolis Phillip Edmuston Vinton Gallia Bob Saunders Second and Pine Mercerville Crown City

Two Gallia Girls In Beauty Contest Finals

Carol Martin of Gallipolis and Dottie McCarley of Vinton were finalists in the Miss Portsmouth Area preliminaries at Portsmouth. They join eight other finalists to vie for the Miss Portsmouth Area crown and a path toward Miss Ohio and Miss America.

Gallipolis Dottie McCarley Vinton Portsmouth Gallia County

Beulah Marie Volmer Dies at 30 Haydenville

Beulah Marie Volmer 30 of Haydenville died Saturday after an extended illness at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Haydenville Methodist Church, Rev. Haskell Moore officiating. Burial in Wolfe Cemetery. She is survived by husband Raymond Volmer, one son Randy, two daughters Elisabeth Ann and Ruth Ann, mother Marie Toether Moore, six brothers and two sisters.

Haydenville Methodist Church Beulah Marie Volmer Haydenville Mount St. Mary Hospital Marie Toether Moore Phillip Moore William U. S. Army Rhode Island Charles James Roger Logan Lewis Springfield Victor Dayton Nancy Smith Hillsdale Mich Catherine Sharp Union Furnace Haskell Moore Wolfe Cemetery Leonard Funeral Home

Jobless Claims Down in Gallia and Meigs Counties

In the week ending May 5 the Gallia Meigs area shows 522 fewer unemployment claims than a year ago. Meigs County reports 352 fewer claims with 24 initial and 293 continued, while Gallia counts 201 fewer with 24 initial and 293 continued. The local office holds 317 total claims, down from 518 a year earlier. Logan Lions Club hosts wives at Glenview Party House Monday for Aunt Jemima Days. speaker is William Selby of Pure Oil Columbus.

Gallipolis Gallia Meigs County Frank W. Childers Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Logan Logan Lions Club Glenview William Selby Pure Oil Co Columbus

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Messenger Rio Grande Presidency Big Ten Uni A. L. Dillon Crown City Methodist Church Joe Fulks Oma Williams R. Hall Hocking Valley Hospital Charles F. Williams Williams Garrell J. Spencer Raymond Wolfe Syracuse Benjamin O. Shenfield Betty Jean McCoy Helen Fisher Greenfield Louise E. Litaker Charleston Douglas H. Hoskins Greensboro N. C Charles W. Patrick Ceredo John Bernard John R. Johnson Rocksboro Robert E. Myers A&p Names James D. Wagner Parkersburg Logan A&p Carl Radcliff A&p Wilmington Wagner A&p North Baptist Church Donald West Virginia Baptist Youth Fellowship Parkersburg High School Wagners Thomas A. Milstead Baker Sharon L. Pasquale Mrs. Titov Uptown Washington, D.C Gherman Titov Tamara Miss Sheward Betsy Field Rio Grande College Choir Judy Brown Ohio University Jayvees Rio Grande College Redmen Holzer Hospital News Elmer E. Sigman Paul E Settler Benjamin L. Franklin Ferne S. Barker Gregory A. Gooderham Isaac F. Radcliffe James O. Brotherton Millwood Loren D. Stumbo Coal Grove Robert L. Roush New Haven Robert V. Kerwood Ripley W. V Kenneth E. Haning, Jr Cheryl Green Peter S. Waldeck Stanley W. Swain Pamela S. Knopp Clifton Emma _ Bissett Richard Fick Alva Jiiden Ernest Sellards J. Roy Bartlett Perry Campbell Glenna Arnold Carl Davis Lawrence Kline A. P Kerr Melvin Welch Robert R Greene Stanley Niday Michael Jacobs Bruce Hart Lancaster Man Barbara Ellen Bryan Timson Gallipolis — Veterinarians Carol Martin Ber Commerce Logan—Funeral Services
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