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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1965

Page

7

PPHS Assembly Honors Outstanding Students in Point Pleasant

An awards assembly at Point Pleasant High School named Rick Northup winner of the Peter H. Steenbergen Award of 200 dollars. Recipients included Pam Buffington, Joseph Friedman Memorial Prize, Ney Williamson, Kiwanis Award, Jim Dunn, Rotary Award, Bob Thomas, Men of the Moose Award, Penny Proffitt, Women of the Moose Award, David Bennett, Thespian Award, Cheryl Monroe, DAR History Award, Larry Morgan, DAR Citizenship Award, Orletta Sturgeon, DAR Good Citizenship Pilgrimage Award, and multiple other honors across athletics academics and service with trips to Washington and various scholarships noted.

Point Pleasant Point Pleasant High School Rick Northup Peter H. Steenbergen Pam Buffington Joseph Friedman Steenbergen Ney Williamson Jim Dunn Rotary Bob Thomas David Bennett Cheryl Monroe Charles Lewis DAR Larry Morgan Orletta Sturgeon American Legion Rep

Fall From Gym Bar Hurts Carpenter Girl

Tina M. Radikin eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Radikin Carpenter Route 1 fell from a gym bar at her home Monday and suffered a possible compression fracture of the spine admitted to Holzer Hospital at 5 pm listed in good condition. George E Moss twenty three of Patriot Star Route admitted to Holzer Hospital at 3 20 pm Monday with a crushed right foot injured while riding on a plow behind a tractor listed in good condition. William Fields Jr sixty one of Letart Route 1 admitted to Holzer Hospital at 3 40 pm Monday with a fractured left leg injured when a load of coal fell on him at Lieving Coal Co West Columbia West Virginia.

Gallipolis Tina M. Radikin George A. Radikin Holzer Hospital George E. Moss Patriot Star William Fields, Jr Letart

Rio Grande Dean Slated As Speaker

Dr. John P. Schaefer dean of Rio Grande College will deliver the commencement address for 69 North Gallia High School seniors in the 1965 class at 8 p.m. Friday. Patricia Ann Stutler offers the salutatory and a solo Heard You Singing. Joan Bradshaw gives the valedictory. North Gallia Mixed choir performs Halls of Ivy. Walter Brown Jr. sings In a Hundred Thousand Years. Robert Penrod presents diplomas to be issued by Daniel M. Evans. the Rev. Leroy E. Freeman gives invocation and benediction. Jan Long directs processional and recessional.

Gallipolis John P. Schaefer Rio Grande College North Gallia High School Patricia Ann Stutler Joan Bradshaw North Gallia Ivy Walter Brown, Jr Robert Penrod Daniel M. Evans

Pleasant Valley Hospital Birth And Admissions

Mr and Mrs Harvey Lewis of Gallipolis Ferry welcomed a son at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Admitted were Charles Kaeppel of Point Pleasant. Mrs Ervin Stephens of Leon. Mrs Douglas Camp of West Columbia and daughter. Mrs Charles Clark of West Columbia and son William Krebs of Henderson. Mrs Joseph Lively of Point Pleasant and daughter.

Harvey Lewis Gallipolis Ferry Charles Kaeppel Point Pleasant Ervin Stephens Leon Douglas Camp West Columbia Charles Clark William Krebs Henderson Joseph Lively

Chapman To Speak To GAHS Grads

Gallia area news notes Rev Joseph C Chapman pastor First Baptist Church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for 157 GAHS graduates at 8 pm DST next Sunday in the Gallia Academy High School Auditorium. Church leaders and choir selections accompany the service while Mrs Anne Fischer provides music. In Point Pleasant a Mason County Cancer Detection Clinic for women runs Thursday at Byrne Clinic with doctors Gubb and Eschenaur. appointments with Mrs William Rardin Jr remain available.

Gallipolis Joseph C. Chapman First Baptist Church Gallia Academy GAHS Anne Fischer Point Pleasant Mason County Byrne Clinic John Gubb Oliver Eschenaur William Rardin Jr

Renita Gibbs to Wed Donald Roush in June

Mr and Mrs Roiland Gibbs of Le tart Route 1 announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Renita Fran Gibbs to Donald Mark Roush of Hartford. Both attended Wahama High School. Roush served in the U S Army and works as a machinist in Chicago. The wedding is set for June 4 at 7 30 p m at Fairview EUB Church with Rev Ralph Mahoney officiating.

Point Pleasant Roiland Gibbs Letart Renita Fran Donald Mark Roush Donald Roush Hartford Miss Gibbs Wahama High School Fairview Eub Ralph Mahoney

Older 4-H youths win ribbons at Krode Park meet

A Saturday demonstration and talk meeting at Krode Park Clubhouse in Point Pleasant drew 4-H members aged 14 and up. Eight demonstrations and one talk earned ribbons for participants, with several earning blue and red ribbons and eligibility to advance to Roane County 4-H Camp for the state regional contest on July 6.

Point Pleasant Krode Park Roane County Bill Blaine, Jr Pam Buffington Dale Johnson Alvie Purkey Mickie Yester Peggy Sue Anna Bumgarner

Kyger Creek Youth Wins Gallia Seal Contest

Kyger Creek High School graduate John Daniels won the Gallipolis Area 175th Anniversary seal contest earning 25 dollars. Second place went to Randy Fisher, third to Mrs. Dick Brown, and an honorable mention to Jean Jones. Officers were re-elected and division heads named for the anniversary celebration at Grace Methodist Church.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Area Gilbert Daniels Albert H. Mackenzie, Jr Randy Fisher Gordon Fisher Dick Brown Jean Jones Dewey Jones Bidwell Bette Ryal Clarence A. Paalen Waldo Brown and Jack Hudson Porter Dick Thomas Junior Wilson Terry Hamilton Marianne B. Campbell Bob Siler Hamilton Bill Watterson Dave Tawney L. Claude Miller Alphus R. Christensen Sally Moshier

Northup Man Denies Hit-Skip Accusation

Denver Lee Johnson 24 of Northup Route 1 was arrested Sunday and pleaded innocent Monday in Municipal Court to hit and skip charges plus driving under suspension and speed in excess for road conditions. Judge Sowers set June 2 for hearing. bond set at 800 dollars. represented by William P. Cherrington.

Gallipolis Denver Lee Johnson Northup State Highway Patrol William H. Sowers Johnson Atty William P. Cherrington Sowers Ida Mae An

Contributing Charges Filed Against Man And Teen Girl

Melvin Ours 36 of Crown City Route 2 pleaded innocent in Juvenile Court to contributing to the delinquency of two teenage boys and to making intoxicating liquor available to youth. He failed to post a 500 bond and was remanded to sheriff custody. Georgia Jane Marcum 18 of Gallipolis arrested on the same charge. warrants from Mary Phillips and James Walker accuse her of contributing to a minor’s delinquency. Her case will be heard before Juvenile Judge John W. Howell.

Derson Kananga Gilbert Caldwell Gallipolis Wendell W. Roush Bidwell Frank Walters Arthur Persinger Rex Roberts van Fadeley Rio Grande Paul C. Hamilton Vinton John Bocock Cheshire William E. Bowen Akron Bowen Charles Middleton Saginaw Mich George L. Miller Richmond William F. Ballard New Augusta Ind Melvin Ours Crown City Mary Phillips Ours Georgia Jane Marcum Sheriff's Department James Walker John W. Howell

Galia County to graduate 211 seniors this month

Gallia County Supt. T. K. Owens says four local high schools will award diplomas to 211 seniors this month. Kyger Creek led with 50 graduates last Friday. Hannan Trace and North Gallia each host 50 and 69 graduates this Friday and at North Gallia respectively. Southwestern High School will graduate 42 on May 26. The feature notes taller people and a decline in blondes and redheads.

Gallipolis — County T. K. Owens Gallia County Kyger Creek Hannan Trace North Gallia Southwestern High School

New Haven Driver Hurt In Smashup

Mrs Allie Evans of New Haven is in satisfactory condition at Holzer Hospital with a fractured jaw and multiple cuts after a three car Route 33 crash Monday. The collision involved a northbound truck driven by Claude McDermitt of West Columbia owned by Bill and John F McDermitt and a second car driven by Dianna Divers of New Haven. State police investigated the incident.

Point Pleasant Allie Evans New Haven Holzer Hospital

Gallia County approves Gradall purchase and small office buys

Gallia County commissioners oked a 35 000 Gradall from Mark Tractor Co Columbus for the highway department. They also authorized 260 for four filing cabinets and 25 for two used cases. Effective June 1 1965 the gray fox bounty ends. the county had paid 2 for four feet totaling 600 800 yearly with most payouts for accidental kills.

Gallipolis Gallia County Mark Tractor Co Columbus Larry Jenkins T. K. Owens Robert M. Betz Morton L. Dickey Dickey

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Pphs Assembly Drema Fisher Sandra Atkinson Sharon Yeager Marie Moh Connie Scarberry Sue Kapp Miss Buffington Sharon Sturgeon Ronald Derrick John Flowers Elizabeth Burcham Washington, D. C Ken Hechler Bill Hamm Debbie Morrow Brenda Sue Blenner Library Service Barbara Adkins Frances Layfield Louis Lanier Tom Layton Marilyn Moore John Murray Reba Myers Pat Oliver Kathryn Thomas Sandra Thomas Joyce Warren Carpenter Pleasant Valley Hospital Chapman Gahs Grads Glen R. Hueholt First United Presbyterian Church Renita Gibbs Gallia Sone Daniels Gen. Bush J. Sherman Porter C. R. McGinness Herb Bush Hudson Insurance Earl Tope Harry Wheeler Richard Carter Dwight C. Wetherholt Leo Spaeth John B. Rogers Co Fostoria Brothers of the Brush Spaeth The Rogers Co Rogers Holzer Hospital News Randolph W. Fraley, Jr Langsville Robert F Scurlock Jackson Homer Hellyer Parkersburg W. Va James J. Saunders Gregory A. Bowles Hugh Gilliam Cecil E. Hagley Proctorville John K Harrison Clifton John W. Burritt Athens Kenneth A. Roush Middleport Bernard J. Coyle Wellston Cecil G. Bauerle Gerald L. Bryan George O. Beller Jake P. Wheeler Louisa Rex Fannin Ashland Daniel Hall Worthington Theodore Beegle Pomeroy William A. Davis Coalton Garland Caudill Andrew J. Hatfield Rutland Lawrence Christian Helen L. Phillips Lyda Cocks Nora Bengel John H. Carr Wilbert Clench William Roush Delmo Snyder Billie C. Campbell Pearl McDermitt Winslow Terry Isaac de Long Connie Jo Carpenter Robert Reed, Jr Jack J. Kerwood Theodore van Cooney J. Gary Lane John Jones Ohio Rockies Ohio Electric Companies Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company Dayton Power and Light Company Marietta Electric Ohio Edison Company Ohio Power Company Toledo Edison
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