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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1963

Page

4

Motorcycle Crash Near New Haven Injures Two

Two riders were injured on White Church Road near New Haven Tuesday at 1 p m. Ellen Mae Oldaker 18 of Letart admitted after suffering lacerations abrasions and a concussion Eldon K King 25 of De Kalb Ill treated for lacerations and released They say a rock in the curve caused the motorcycle to leave the road and hit a ditch Damages were about 1300 to the 1963 model motorcycle James Ray Devault 19 Letart following in a car lost control and also went into a ditch treated for minor injuries and released

Point Pleasant White Church Rd New Haven Holzer Hospital Ellen Mae Oldaker Letart Eldon K. King Kalb Miss Oldaker King West Virginia Mason County

Street Work Is Delayed In Gallipolis

Street resurfacing on Third Ave Kincon Ave and old Chillicothe Rd in Gallipolis was postponed due to rain and expected to begin Wednesday morning by Shelley-Sands Co Thornville with an oil primer coat then sand base prior to asphalt spread A rain delay may push start to Friday The Gallipolis Retail Merchants Association will discuss new store closing hours effective June 7 and a sales promotion at a June meeting at the Lafayette Hotel

Gallipolis Shelley-Sands Co Thornville Third Ave Sycamore St Shelley Sands Kincon Ave Chillicothe Rd Gallipolis Retail Merchants Association Lafayette Hotel

Ewington Social Notices Across Several Towns

Mr and Mrs Herb Penn and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Homer Jones Wellston Route 3. Mrs Dorothy Sayre Wilkesville visited Mrs Anne Edmundson. Frank Johnston Fayetteville Ark visited Mr and Mrs Hazard Varney Columbus and Mr and Mrs Eugene Johnston Ewington. Mr and Mrs Francis Cottrill and family spent a weekend with Mr and Mrs Wayne Cottrill Columbus. A guest of Mr and Mrs M O Hutchinson was Mrs Stella Denney.

E. C. Johnston Ewington Herb Penn Homer Jones Wellston Dorothy Sayre Wilkesville Anne Edmundson Frank Johnston Fayetteville Ark Hazard Varney Columbus Eugene Johnston Francis Cottrill Wayne Cottrill M. O. Hutchinson Stella Denney

Birth at Holzer Hospital and local admits list

A son was born to Mr and Mrs Harold E Davis of Jackson. The hospital report lists numerous admitted patients including Mrs Grady P Craig Syracuse Miss Ellen M Oldaker Letart Route 1 and others. Blood usage noted as 10 pints Tuesday. In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William H Jones fined Gerald M Fellore 15 dollars and costs for left of center on State Highway Patrol charge. Frank Pinkerman forfeited a 15 dollar bond for no operator license.

Harold E. Davis Jackson Grady P. Craig Syracuse Ellen M. Oldaker Letart Herbert M. Chambers Middleport Charles E. Eads Rutland Michael D. Carlson Gallipolis Willard Snyder Oak Hill Walter G. Edwards George Voreh Kenzel A. Orndorff Ashland Amanda E. Crandall William G. Rice N. Howard Foster II Edward J. Strauss Pomeroy Janet C. Unroe Northup Harold Hammonds Harold Wetherholt William Lohse Roy Mathias Mary van Sickle David Shoemaker Pearl Brown Ronald White William J. Given Ralph Zirkle Rachel Rouse Charles Ward Frank Weisenberger Russell Hughes Stewart Keeton Herbert Barnhart James Halley Cecil Miles Douglas Moore George Trainer Larry Corbin William H. Jones Gerald M. Fellore Frank Pinkerman Huntington

New Marshfield WSCS Members Sign Cards and Visit Kin

The New Marshfield WSCS met at Mrs. Ernest Whitlatch’s home to sign cards for sick members and hear devotions led by Mrs. Whitlatch. Attendees included Mrs. Rita Holwick Canton and several relatives visiting from Barberton Huntington and Athens.

New Marshfield WSCS Ernest Whitlatch Connie Lowry Rose Elementary School Barberton Lowry Barberton High Burl Lowry

Memorial Talks By Two Retired Army Officers

Two retired U S Army officers will deliver Memorial Day addresses at the Doughboy Monument in City Park and Pine Street Cemetery in Gallipolis. Lt Col George Grace and Warrant Officer George W Tope will speak at 9 a m and 9 45 a m respectively with Legion and VFW color guards and firing squads.

Gallipolis United States Army Doughboy Pine St George W. Tope Pine Street Cemetery George Grace Grace John A. Epling Vance Rees Legion VFW Pine Street Hughey Jones Grace Methodist Church Brownie Girl Scouts America Charles Kuhn GAR The

River traffic and dam status on regional waterways

Dispatch lists river gauges for Gallipolis Greenup Kanawha and Ohio rivers with dam conditions. It records boat movements on Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio locks, plus a pipeline of vessel readings and times. Memorial Day events note parade participants and sponsoring veterans groups in Gallia County.

West Columbia Social Visits Report

West Columbia residents and relatives announced visits to relatives across the region. Gerald Johnson and family from Duane and Larry. Billy Ollinger from Gallipolis Ferry visited William Ollinger and family. Nannie Johnson of New Haven stayed with her brother-in-law Lester Foreman. Edgar Arnott and Rickie from Middleport visited George and Etta Trew. Charles Roush and family from Point Pleasant, Ben Roush and Ronnie visited Dale Priddy’s family in Pomeroy. Mildred Brumley and Doris Eads of Point Pleasant visited their mother Etta Young.

West Columbia Gerald Johnson Duane Larry Mason Vernal Johnson Billy Ollinger Gallipolis Ferry William Ollinger Mike Bobbie Eugene Stewart Nannie Johnson New Haven Siste Lester Foreman Edgar Arnott Rickie Middleport

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