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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1955

Page

6

Three Counties Lag In Retail Business

Southeastern Ohio treasurer Roger W. Tracy reports three of 12 counties Athens Perry and Washington lag in prepaid tax receipt sales. For the year to April 30 Athens totaled 43921077 versus 45046974 a year earlier Perry 18477977 vs 18612044 and Washington 46876877 vs 49567817.

Gallipolis Ohio Roger W. Tracy Athens Perry Washington Athens County Pike County Gallia County Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs Ross Scioto Winton

Track meet brings six Gallia schools to Perry

Six Gallia County grade schools compete at Perry for a day of sprint trials from 40 yards to 100 yard dashes for 6 to 16 year olds. Afternoon relays, softball throw and broad jump follow with Ed Parkins as starter and judges including Bob Ball and Carl Payne. Hosts include principal David E. Jenkins and grounds overseer Sylvia Humprey.

Gallipolis Gallia County Perry School Ed Parkins Bob Ball Carl Payne Howard Slagle Bruce McDonald Luther Shelton Neil Sanders Flora Dailey Velma Fraley Thelma Rose Florence Trainer Neva Warneke Hobart T. Niday Kathryn Carter Hazel Morris Sylvia Humprey Helen Jones Margaret Lloyd David E. Jenkins Centerville Centenary Gallia Mudsoc Perry Rodney

DWI Charged To 3 Drivers In Gallia County

Three motorists were charged with operating a vehicle under the influence Thursday. James W Lowry 40 of Huntington Lavada Smith 43 of Kananga were jailed pending bond. Hobart Ferdinand Wheeling 43 of Troy New York pleaded innocent and was sent to Gallia County Jail on a $1000 bond for out of state motorists.

Gallipolis James W. Lowry Huntington Lavada Smith Kananga State Highway Patrol Hobart Ferdinand Wheeling Troy N. Y Gallia County

Marriage Solemnized At Home of Friend

West Columbia marine Herman D. Henry 22 and Ima Jean Hughes 19 of Gallipolis married at a friend’s home. Henry is son of Earl and Edna Mowery Henry while Hughes is daughter of Mia Inez Miller Hughes and the late Gordon Hughes.

Gallipolis Herman D. Henry West Columbia Marine Ima Jean Hughes Earl and Edna Mowery Henry Mia Inez Miller Hughes Gordon Hughes

Blue Cross Observes Its 25th Anniversary Dinner

Southern District Blue Cross hospitals will send delegations to attend a dinner this evening marking the 25th anniversary of the Blue Cross plan.

Blue Cross Zaleski

Gallipolis PTA installs officers and committee chairs

Mrs. B. B. Matthews announced committee chair appointments after her PTA presidency was installed. Names span historian to budget, with officers listed and a $500 school backdrop pledge from the board. A reading program talk and a letter urging state school funding followed, plus a post grad church fellowship picnic planned at Northup Dam.

B. B. Matthews Washington Parent-Teacher Association Gordon Gibert Robert McMasters Russell Sarrett John North, Jr Edwin Edelblute James A. North Loren Glassburn Ways and Means Charles E. Holzer, Jr Arthur Fleming Claude Evans R. D. Thomas John L. Evans Wayne Foster James E. Danner Robert Sechrist Gomerhillips Founders Day Kimball Sutter PTA George F. Bovie Washington School Chapman Parsons Gallia County District Library Robert E. Jenkins Grace Methodist Church Northup Dam Presiding Helen Wiseman Donna Straight T. Gaynard Christ

River Traffic on the Gallipolis Roller Dam Thursday

Towboat logs show multiple barges moved along the Gallipolis roller dam area with coal oil and other goods. Several vessels reported up or down with varying barge counts during the day while canal gauges and river readings near Gallipolis and Kanawha Falls indicate steady activity and shallow levels.

Gallipolis Peace R. H. Bosworth Island Creek O. F Shearer Jefferson Ernestine Duncan Bruce Espire Linn Smith Sohio State Bayou la Comb T. G. Gerow Stevenson Monongahela Reliance Java Sea Keeley Ora DPD. UU Indiana Ruth Brent Point Pleasant Mason-Pomeroy Kanawha Falls Ohio River Monteamery

Gallipolis Marriage Licenses Filed in Probate Office

Gallia County Probate Judge John W Howell's office reported marriage license applications by Ervin A Johnson 65 of Chesapeake and Agnes Walters 40 of Gallipolis and by Manson Curtis Donnally 31 of Gallipolis and Edna Bell Gardner 23 of Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Gallia County John W. Howell Ervin A. Johnson Chesapeake Agnes Walters John Sarah Forman Johnson Ramsey and Nettie White Mannon Manson Curtis Donnally Edna Bell Gardner Vernon and Flossie Shafer Donnally She George and Hattie Frances Flint Gardner

Minor knee bump after Silver Bridge traffic crash

Gallipolis a 64 year old Esta McKnight suffered a knee bump in a two car rear end on Route 7 near the Silver Bridge. Esther Bacon 56 of Gallipolis drove the first car and Donald Thurston 22 of Columbia Missouri struck from behind. Police logged the incident at Vine Street later.

Gallipolis Silver Bridge State Highway Patrol Esta McKnight Esther Belle Bacon Thurston Mrs. Bacon Bacon McKnight Vine St James R. Hughes Manchester Ohio River Robert Moore Crown City Hughes Moore

Gallipolis Churches Schedule Digest

A list of local church services in Gallipolis listing pastors, Sunday school times, worship hours, and midweek activities across Nazarene, First Church of God, Calvary Baptist, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Triedstone Baptist, First Presbyterian, St Louis Catholic, Garfield Avenue Church of Christ, Paint Creek Baptist, First Baptist, Grace Methodist, and Wesley churches with timings and event names.

Church of the Nazarene Vernon C. Shafer Young Peoples Calvary Baptist Rio Grande Luther Tracy Simpson Chapel Methodist George Holcombe Triedstone Baptist D. L. Latham BYPU First Presbyterian Linson H. Stebbins St. Louis Adolph Golubiewski GSI Garfield Avenue Paint Creek Preston C. Smith Cornerstone of Faith First Baptist William Howard Green Thomas Bunyan Garrison By Grace Grace Methodist P M. Niswander Grace Women's Society of Christian Service Cub

Left of Center Cited By Highway Patrol

Frances E Farrar 19 of Logan Route 3 posted 25 bond for appearance next Wednesday in Gallipolis Municipal Court after being cited by state highway patrol for left of center driving.

Highway Patrol Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Frances E Farrar Logan

Motorist Fined for Unregistered Vehicle in Gallipolis

Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined James F. Martin, 29, of Point Pleasant ten dollars and costs on Thursday for failing to register his motor vehicle.

Gallipolis William H. Jones James F. Martin Point Pleasant

Driver Posts Bond in Gallipolis Court

Audra Shea 40 of Kananga posted 15 bond Thursday to appear next Wednesday in Gallipolis Municipal Court on a state highway patrol charge of no operator's license.

Gallipolis Audra Shea Kananga State Highway Patrol William S. Myers Ceredo W .Va

Downington Visitors Share News and Greetings at Vesta Robinson

Community guests from Columbus Athens Tuscarawas and West Virginia visited Vesta Robinson and relatives including Neva Howell Lawrence Dilcher Levi Hawk and Garth Townsend. Families from Chauncey Chauncey and Port Washington were noted along with several children and grandchildren.

Downington Fred Hoffman Columbus Emerson Wise Jackie Sharon Sue Linda Athens Vesta Robinson Leroy Howell Chillicothe Neva Howell Harry Stotts Lester Howell Tuscarawas Harold Haning Port Washington Lucy Stotts Marie Delores Willie Wayne Harry Ross Salt Rock W. Va Blanche Stanley Dent Dale Barnhart Herb Barnhart D. C. Church Guysville C. A. Bolen John Carr David Norma Dickens Chauncey Ethel Seipel Helen Morgan Paul Stanley Harold Howell Belpre Lawrence Dilcher Levi Hawk Bill Scott Duane Stanley Franklin Townsend Sidney Donna Garth Townsend

Seniors Make Trip to Gallipolis and Washington

Seniors from Rio Grande and Mercerville High Schools departed Wednesday night for Washington D C returning Saturday.

Gallipolis Rio Grande and Mercerville High Schools Washington, D. C

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