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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1957
Page
5
Pt Pleasant Society members of the St Peter United Lutheran Church Women will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the church to observe the quarterly bank offering program. Mrs Joan Wood will preside and the program will be in charge of Mrs Joseph Keiser. Mrs Florence McGuffin will be hostess.
Gallia County 4-H advisory council members and alternates were elected for two year terms by letter vote. Names span Che shire Addison Huntington Morgan Springfield Raccoon Perry Walnut Greenfield Green and Gallia Harrison Guyan and Clay Ohio townships with two exceptions. Junior Leadership Club selections include Jeanne Evans Lloyd Lee and Marlin Pitchford.
Gallipolis residents faced penalties in municipal court. Kyle Newhart, 44, Ewington Route 1, received a $100 fine and five days in jail with a five year license suspension after his third DUI. James Howard Owen, 22, Pomeroy, was fined $10 and costs for speeding. Edgar Lee Harris, 39, Mason City, had a $15 bond forfeited for failing to yield the right of way.
Report of river gauges and dam status with specific readings for Gallipolis Kanawha Falls Pomeroy Mason Montgomery Point Pleasant Hinton and other locations. Lists locks towboats and vessel movements on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers including up and down movements with times and vessel names.
The May meeting of Unit 23 of American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday evening at the Legion Home.
Mrs. Vera Lee Smith of Huntington will discuss how colleges and universities become accredited by the American Association of University Women at the Point Pleasant AAUW meeting Monday at 7:45 p.m. at Maxwell Road home of Mrs. Peter H. Steenberg. The program will be presented by Mrs. Charles Gammon with co hosts Mrs. Buffington Mrs. Mohr Mrs. Foglesong and Mrs. William Gregory.
The Mason County Mental Health Association will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the Senior High School.
The annual Dunn Family reunion gathered Sunday at Mrs W E Dunn’s home with sister Mrs Lena Foglesong hosting. Attendees included Bertram and Malinda Dunn from Parkersburg, Fred and son Schroeder from Park Drive, Paul Schrader and family Teays, J R Dunn and P C Meadors South Charleston, Paul Max Meadors and Joe Coyner St Albans, J R Coyner and Haskall Erwin families from Hurricane.
Point Pleasant notices report Tommy Fletcher a Messenger carrier was bitten by a dog Thursday evening. Also appearing in notices are Mr and Mrs A E Thomas Jr and children visiting his parents in Point Pleasant from Atlanta Fla.
Gallia County jurors for the May term were replenished with 20 new names drawn Friday. The list includes Rosetta Loveday Cheshire Township Hollis Miller Bidwell Precinct Ruth Parkins Perry Township axine Northup Green Township Mary Karl Mollohan Cheshire Township Joseph Jackson Ward 4-B Gallipolis Harold W Werry Huntington Precinct Nora McClellin Morgan Township Richard Logue Morgan Township Woodrow Pope Walnut Township Nela McDaniel Bidwell Precinct Dallas Rife Addison Township Susie Jackson Ward 3-B Gallipolis Winnie Sizemore Morgan Township Nita Alexander Huntington Precinct A G Henson Springfield Township Arnold Ruth Walnut Township Lawrence Saunders Guyan Township Lester Boggs Perry Township Francis Gay Addison Township.
Oden Bostick 63, prominent Gallia County farmer, died at his Rodney home after a long illness. He was the eldest of eight children of Ross and Etta Carter Bostick and married to Clara Mae Saunders on October 28 1927. He served in World War I and belonged to the American Legion and DAV. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Centenary Methodist Church with burial in Centenary Cemetery.
A marriage license has been applied for by Harley Ward 22 of Apple Grove and Rosie Cremeans 17 of Cremeans. A license was issued to Olston Otho Wright of Point Pleasant and Ruth Ellen Baird of Hogsett.
Reports say the 1050 earthquake caused Mount Everest to uplift by 198 feet, altering geographic measurements and local topography. Scientists note lasting structural changes to the region.
Funeral services are planned for Clarence Lee Huffman aged 3 of Point Pleasant Route 2 who died after a fall from a boat. The incident occurred in Point Pleasant and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
State police report a two car head on collision on Gunville Glenwood Road near the Jackson Mason line leaving no injuries and $700 damage to each car. A separate drowning near Ten Mile Creek claimed a boy from Kanawha County. rescue efforts by local firemen and officials spanned a stormy night to locate the body. The incident involves Mr and Mrs Clarence Huffman and their son with funeral plans pending Crow Funeral Home.
Gallipolis volunteers prepare for Memorial Day parade by cleaning every vehicle. Four pieces of equipment will march including two pumpers a tanker and the ladder trailer. The department expects full strength for the show.
Six new members were initiated into the Chief Cornstalk Chapter of De Molay Sunday afternoon at the Masonic Temple. New members are Billy Shobe John Grass Jackie Lewis Orville Hamilton Jason Jackson and Charles Eschenaur. Refreshments were served following the initiation ceremony.
An old fashioned festival sponsored by the New Haven Church of God took place Saturday evening May 25 on the city building lawn at Fifth Street. Food offerings included soup chili hot dogs sandwiches pies cakes and homemade ice cream.
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