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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1955

Page

5

Courtesy Parking Fine Reinstatement Proposed in Gallipolis

Gallipolis city officials weigh reinstating a five cent courtesy penalty for out-of-state vehicles violating parking meters. The move follows a Chamber of Commerce push after the duty increased from five cents to fifty cents within the first hour of overtime parking. The measure seeks funding from a Chamber fund and aims to ease downtown traffic during peak times while a separate plan addresses traffic flow near Sycamore Street.

Gallipolis Thomas E. Agee Agee Lafayette City Commission Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors John E. Halliday C. (Mac) McGinness Kgger Creek First Ave Sycamore St Miles T. Epling Gilbert P. Bush Halliday

Difference Between Stocks and Bonds Explained

Stocks represent ownership in a company and may pay variable dividends with voting rights for common stock while bonds are loans to a company with fixed interest and priority repayment. Preferred stock often pays fixed dividends with limited or no voting rights.

New York Stock Exchange

Gallia County 4-H Clubs Elect Advisers and Plan Meetings

Gallia County 4-H groups report officer elections and upcoming meetings. Centerville Chit-Chats elect Mrs Harold Rowe adviser and Cleo Whitt president. next gathering at Centerville school. Guyan Rangers meet Mercerville school with nine members. next meeting at 6 30 p m on Monday. Little Homemakers, Rio Lucky Clover host meetings at schools and homes with advisers, health programs, and sewing projects.

Gallipolis Centerville Harold Rowe Cleo Whitt Linda Kuhn Dorothy Ruff Aomi Rowe Karen Sue Folden Margaret Hubbard Sharon Lanier Centerville School Guyan Rangers Mercerville School Francis McGuire Little Homemakers 4-H Club Washington School Robert Sechrist John Dobbins Ruth Thomas Ollie Elliott Granville Rowland Carole Sue Estep

Williams College offers gourmet menu to seniors

Williamstown Massachusetts seniors in Williams College dining halls receive one gourmet meal each year. Sydney M. Chisholm director of dining halls along with chef Ugo Schiappa and baker William Pratt started the program. A weekly eight person table features delicacies like baba au rhum oysters and frog legs Provencal. The special meals have no extra charge and boost appetite during the year.

Williamstown Mass Williams College Sydney M. Chisholm Ugo Schiappa William Pratt

Kelton announce birth of Patricia Doreen

Mr and Mrs Franklin Kelton announce the birth of a daughter Patricia Doreen born Sunday.

Gallipolis Franklin Kelton Patricia Doreen

River traffic reports at Gallipolis and Kanawha Falls

Midnight readings on the Gallipolis upper gauge show 18.5 feet and 10.7 feet on the lower, with rollers at 5 feet and 7 feet at Montgomery. Kanawha Falls reads 1.17 feet and falling. dams run about a half trap in the district. Downbound and upbound schedules list multiple vessels with cargos and times through Gallipolis and nearby points.

Gallipolis Chambersburg Montgomery Kanawha River Kanawha Falls Ohio River Millwood W. Va Mason Point Pleasant Criss, Jr Louisiana Invader Pennsylvania Jerry Bosworth Stevenson Solvay Ernestine Ruth Brent Creditor Atlas Island Creek Winfield R. H. Bosworth Ogram Fleetwood Merrill Jefficoat Paul Blazer Marjeba Sohio State Inca Reliance J.T. Hatfield

Birthplace of Flood Congress in Gallipolis

The article recalls Gallipolis as the birthplace of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress which advanced flood prevention through headwater reservoirs like Bluestone. It notes leaders Dr. Charles E. Holzer Sr. and Alan Jordan, plus David C. Warner, and mentions the flood control law signed June 22, 1936. It also weaves in local vignettes and a quotation on municipal sewer case injunctions.

J. Samuel Peeps Gallipolis Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress Charles E. Holzer Holzer David Clark Warner Alan Jordan Congress Bluestone Kanawha Charleston Ohio Roosevelt

Gallipolis Board Faces $62,000 Deficit Delays Bills

Gallipolis District Board of Education, facing a $62,564.72 deficit, paid only lunchroom bills totaling 3295.37 and borrowed from other funds to cover salaries. Officials expect up to 54,000 from the state and 50,000 from local taxes soon to restore funds. Athletic bids discussed. resignations accepted. two Marshall College graduates hired for staff. A library contract with Gallia County Library approved. Bond issue vote for a new East Gallipolis school slated for the general election. special meeting set with Carmichael and Company to review costs and plans.

Sycamore Evans Packing Company Agee Joe D. Miller Vinton St Gallipolis Marietta State Highway Department Gallia County Bill C. Campbell Robert L. Rannells Cofc Kgger Creek OVEC Kyger Creek Agallipolis Marshall D. Boggs Marcus J. Magnussen Clarence E. Thompson Robert E. Jenking Magnussen Christine Fraley Washington School Eulah Williams Galia Academy Marshall College Clesta Lee Dickson Parkersburg Williams Janet Marie Morrison Marlinton W. Va Morrison Gallia Academy High School Bailey East Gallipolis GSI Carmichael and Company, Architects

Ninety-One Pints Donated At Huntington Blood Drive

Ninety-one pints of blood were collected from 113 volunteers at Grace Methodist Church for the Huntington regional bloodmobile. Gallia County received 78 pints credit under the new Red Cross plan. Organizers included Mrs. William McKean, Mrs. Julius Pasquale, and Dr. Francis W. Shane. 23 colleagues from the K McNamara plant donated for Camillus K. McNamara, who was shot Saturday and hospitalized at Holzer.

Grace Methodist Church Huntington Gallia County Red Cross William McKean Red Cross Blood Julius Pasquale Jack Knight Keith Brandeberry Robert Pearson J. Gordon Gibert Francis W. Shane Camillus K. McNamara Kgger Creek

Two Juvenile Rustlers Placed on Probation

Gallia County Juvenile Court Judge John W. Howell placed two 16 year old boys on probation contingent on restitution of 50 dollars to Dr. H. D. Hatfield for shooting and slaughtering his Hereford calf during a foray into West Virginia by boat Friday night.

Gallipolis John W. Howell Eos H. D. Hatfield

Motorists Mutual Agents Convene in Cleveland at Statler Hotel

In Cleveland last Friday and Saturday VINTON Cline Gerlach attended the 26th annual convention for Motorists Mutual agents held at the Statler Hotel.

Vinton Cline Gerlach Cleveland Statler Hotel

Rites Planned for Oma Harrison Yeanger at 70

Final rites for Oma Harrison Yeanger 70 of Green Township will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Miller's Funeral Home with Rev. W. H. Green officiating. Burial follows at Mina Chapel cemetery. She died Monday after a year of illness. She was born October 7, 1884 in Green Township to William H. and Sarah Short Harrison and is survived by two brothers Clyde Harrison and William Harrison, two sisters Mrs. Bessie McCoy and Mrs. Nora Shaw, and husband Park Yeanger.

Gallipolis Oma Harrison Yeanger Cheshire Miller W. H. Green Mina Chapel Cemetery Green Township Sarah Short Harrison John Clyde Harrison Bessie McCoy William Harrison Nora Shaw Little Rock Ark Park Yeanger

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