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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1952

Page

5

Committee Organized At Republican Meeting

A Gallipolis report notes the Republican Committee met in the courthouse with 22 of 24 members present. Fred Beman was named chairman and other officers chosen as the group planned an executive committee to fill seven vacancies to reach 31 members.

Gallipolis Republican Committee Central Committee Homer Beckett Fred Beman Wallace Houck Stanley B. Huntington Lawrence Green Denver Walker Walker D. O. Taber Beman Houck Cash Allison Carl Nibert Executive Committee Simon Atkinson C. B. Stevers S. B. Huntington Jonah Borden Jim Taylor Glenn Baird Pearl Shaver Wymond Caldwell William Brammer Grover Sheline Tom Adams Albert B. Watts Homer Porter Earl Angell Basil Crews Ernest Blazer Lawrence Green Eugene Stevens Boyd Jeffers

Gallia Man Charged With Intent to Kill

Gallia County reports Stacy Berry 37 Mudsoc arrested by Sheriff Ehman on assault with intent to kill per S. E. Adkins. In separate actions Bob Burns 23 Gallipolis Route 1 and Jack Betz 24 Gallipolis Route 1 were fined $5 with costs for intoxication.

Gallipolis Stacy Berry Mudsoc George Ehman S. E. Adkins Bob Burns City Jack Betz

Pouring Rain Floods Gallipolis Streets

Torrents flooded city streets in Gallipolis on Monday night. The water rose over curbs, marooning residents. seven girls, possibly student nurses, waded barefoot across intersections. Basements flooded. the courthouse basement held an inch or two of water. Police reported no major damage or complaints.

Gallipolis Court House

River Traffic At Gal lipolis and Kanawha Locks Reported

Shipping updates from the Gal lipolis locks show tanks and tugs moving upstream and downstream with times from 7 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. Kanawha River traffic includes ships Shirley and Keeley with various times. Upper gauge reads 181 feet and lower 199 feet with 32 feet at the rollers. Kanawha Falls at 3.37 feet descent.

Gallipolis Titan Lehigh Pittsburgher Advance Omar Semet Pete Ernestine Solvay Kanawha Shirley London Keeley Marmet Criss Winfield Lady Rea Alcott Louisiana Stevenson Sohio State Keystone Cherokee Teddy Paup Neville Rowe Fleetwood Kanawha Falls

Sugar Consumption Rate in the United States

The article notes that sugar is consumed in the United States at about 950 pounds annually per person, covering men women and children, highlighting high per capita intake and potential diet concerns.

United States

Wage Accord Ends Laboratory Airlift At Lederle Plant

A compromise wage agreement ended a picket siege at Lederle Laboratories in Pearl River New York. An airlift fed self-imprisoned workers and animals while token lines allowed limited traffic. The strike began Wednesday and picket disorders were reported Thursday.

Pearl River N. Y Lederle Laboratories Thomas G. Daugherty

Births at Holzer Hospital Snapshot of New Arrivals

Holzer Hospital notes list numerous new births across Wellston Jackson Gallipolis Oak Hill Letart Racine and nearby towns. Names include James Robert White Paul Wolfe George Libert Stanley Cooper and many mothers and babies reported in a community roundup.

Amanda Leonard Oak Hill James Robert White Gallipolis C. O. Myers Paul Wolfe Jackson Susan Booth Otis Hudson Wellston George Libert Huntington Elbert Higginbotham Dunbar W. Va Rachel Bush Point Pleasant Elmer Roach Letart Charles L. Neal Ray Rhodes Racine Charles Edward Ballard Hamden Andrew Cole Kensington

Two Hurt In Collision On Route 35

Two people were injured in a Route 35 collision eight miles west of Jackson at 3 55 p m. Rex R Harding 29 Detroit driver of a Baker Auto Transport vehicle slipped left of center and sideswiped Annie R Maycock 48 Grosse Pointe Mich. Virginia Nester 42 Grosse Pointe Mich suffered head and leg injuries. Harding was arrested for driving left of center and fined 10 plus costs.

Gallipolis Jackson State Highway Patrol Baker Auto Transport Rex R. Harding Detroit Annie R. Maycock Grosse Point Mich Virginia Nester Harding

Red Tape Delays GI Weddings in German Posts

In Frankfurt a backlog of Army rules hinders marriages for American GIs. A GI may wed only in his final 90 days overseas and must prove financial ability to support a wife. Last year European Command approved 2628 marriages. officials expect spring surge in applications.

Frankfurt Germany

Two Men Fined in Cheshire Miners Picket Protests

Miners arrested for mass picketing at the Cheshire strip mine faced court action. Oscar McGee pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and open flask charges, receiving a $100 fine, $74.60 costs, five days in jail, and a six month driving suspension, with costs reduced on a sheriff’s recommendation. John Gwilyn and another man also pleaded guilty to open flask charges, receiving smaller fines. The injunction limiting pickets to two remains in effect, with no action to modify by the United Mine Workers. Separately Alfred Warren filed for divorce from Ruth Warren, citing custody of three children, and Beatrice Pinkerman filed for divorce and alimony from Walter Pinkerman.

Gallipolis Cheshire Oho River Oscar McGee the Plains Common Pleas Ohio McGee Justice of Peace Court James A. Johnson George Ehman John Gwilyn Glouster Robert M. Betz Common Pleas Court United Mine Workers Priag Alfred Lee Warren Bladen Ruth Geraldine Warren Catlettsburg Beatrice Pinkerman Walter Pinkerman Columbus

Rennel Concentrate Claims Quick Weight Loss

A customer testimonial from G. D. Poore of Cincinnati Ohio touts Rennel Concentrate as effective for rapid fat loss. The notice urges mixing two Rennel tablets twice daily with juice, promises pounds and inches disappear, and offers money back if not satisfied.

G. D D. Poore Neave St Cincinnati Ohio

Tone seeks divorce from Barbara Payton amid cruelty claim

Actor Franchot Tone, 47, files for divorce from Barbara Payton 25, citing cruelty after their Sept wedding in Cloquet Minnesota. The couple separated 53 days after a fight that left Tone with a broken nose and other injuries from an earlier incident with actor Tom Neal.

Los Angeles Franchot Tone Barbara Payton Tone Miss Payton Cloquet Minn Tom Neal

Southern Students Join Pantie Parade

Nashville report says spirited male students at the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt took part in a pantie raid Sunday night. Three Vanderbilt policemen were injured and fifteen Tennessee students were arrested as about 300 youths overpowered ten officers and moved into two women’s dormitories and several sorority houses in Nashville.

Nashville Tenn Universities of Tennessee Vanderbilt Vandy Tennesee

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Clarence Johnson Stanley Huntington E. E. Myers Dave Briggs Gallia Holzer Hospital William J. Howell Lawrence Leffler Bill Farney Anita Brunicardi John Daugherty Harry Simmons Robert Farr Miller Albert Gabrielli Raymond Miller John Jones Ray McElhinny G. W. Hayes Margaret Booth Ted Johnson Dwight Bevan C. Y. Lakin Robert Ohlinger Dale Workman Meyer Maggied Don Nance J. C. Burke James O'Brien Monroe Hall Daniel Burns Minnie Wehrenberg G. W. Libert Mark Colwell Charles P. Snyder Tommy Graham Arthur Mullins Amherstdale Burgess Mullins Edward Mullins James Merrill Cochran Vinton Gerald Otho Russell THE Athens Messenger North Carolina Louis Sandard Aieet Reerh ONC Americas Mobilgas Mercury Sullivan Whns-T Athens, Ohio
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