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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1964

Page

5

Mobile X-Ray Unit to Visit Gallia County in December

Gallia County health officials urge residents to use the Ohio Department of Health mobile X-ray and diabetes testing unit from December 15 to 18. They cite a recent tuberculosis case and stress early diagnosis. The group notes seven TB patients in Nelsonville Hospital and reports 5520 tested with 56 positive reactors.

Gallia Gallipolis Gallia County Nelsonville August Arnold Arnold George Lear Gallia Association Columbus

Car and milk truck collide on rainswept Route 141

Gallipolis report of 12 05 p m Thursday wreck at Flag Springs Cross Roads two and a half miles northwest of Route 141 left one driver uninjured. Gradon Houck 46 Gallipolis Route 1 cited for speed in poor conditions. Also notes Amy Specialist Four Ronald Perkins 21 son of Mr and Mrs Wilmington Perkins Gal lipolis Route 1 assigned to Battery B 5th Missile Battalion 56th Artillery Felicity.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Flag Springs Cross Roads Gradon Houck George Stanley Patriot Route 1 Houck Felicity Gallipolis Ronald E. Perkins Wilmington C. Perkins 5Th Missile Battalion 56Th Artillery Felicity

Fire destroys home of Don Lester near Rio Grande

Fire of undetermined origin leveled the Route 325 residence of Mr and Mrs Don Lester near Rio Grande early Thursday. Gallia County Red Cross appealed for clothing and household items for the three young boys aged 19 months 3 and 5. Damage was about 12000 with 8000 for the house and 4000 for contents. No one was home. fire reported about 4 am.

Gallipolis Don Lester Rio Grande Gallia County American Red Cross Lester Nate Viola Lester

Miner Appeals OIC Decision Over Workmen's Comp Denial

Fletcher Welch of Gallia County has filed an appeal in Common Pleas Court after the Ohio Industrial Commission denied his Workmen's Compensation Fund participation on Sept. 10, 1964. Welch alleges injury on March 29, 1962 at Athey Coal Co. and seeks relief for chest back and spine damage plus medical bills through Oct. 9, 1963.

Gallipolis Fletcher Welch Pomeroy Gallia County Welch

Gallia Soil District to Hold 20th Annual Meeting

About 200 people are expected at the Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District 20th annual meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the Washington Elementary School cafeteria. Principal speaker is Perle L Whitehead retired deputy regional Scout executive. Board of supervisors will be elected for three year terms with past supervisors introduced dating to 1944. Candidates include Stanley Davis Wayne Palmer Charles Richards Jim Saunders and incumbents Karl Burleson Merrill Rose. Dan Notter declines re election.

Gallipolis Gallia Board of Supervisors Stanley Davis Wayne Palmer Charles Richards Jim Saunders Karl Burleson Merrill Rose Dan Notter

Homemakers Council Christmas Bazaar Set for Dec 9

The County Extension Homemakers Council will sponsor a Christmas bazaar on December 9 at Grace Methodist Church. Mrs. Lewis Persinger is chairwoman. Items for sale include clothing, toys, decorations, produce, and baked goods. The bazaar opens at 11 a.m. with the council meeting at 10 a.m. Community groups such as Rio Grande and Route 35 will contribute crafts and baked goods.

Gallipolis Gallia County

GBC Opens Day Classes On Dec 9

Gallipolis Business College announced the December 9 opening date for its 1964 Winter Quarter with all day classes. Enrollment is limited and prospective students should contact the college office for information and registration forms. Diploma programs cover business fields in nine to fifteen months, with a new nine month stenography course and an expanded executive secretarial track. The college sits in the Wiseman Building at Second Ave and Locust St. Dr. Francis W. Shane, county health commissioner, reviewed 16 patients at the Gallia County Tuberculosis and Health Association chest clinic. Five were referred for X-rays during the Ohio Department of Health mobile unit visit set for December 15-18.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Business College Business College Wiseman Second Ave Locust St Francis W. Shane Gallia County

Birth of Daughter Reported at Holzer Hospital

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. James C. McAbee of Sheshire Route 2. The hospital list also notes numerous admissions from Wellston Mansfield Point Pleasant Harrisonville Rutland and other towns, plus several discharges including multiple individuals with full names.

James C. McAbee Cheshire Raymond E. Collins Wellston James R. Deschner Mansfield Robert .G. Hite Point Pleasant Wallie R. Bauer Nancy L. Pope Rutland Landon W. Smith Harrisonville Clara B. Kay South Side Pearl Gilkey Pomeroy John M. Galloway Henderson W. Va Melvin R. Nichols Jackson Ernest L. Hughes Middleport Elmore A. Flowers Robert V. Stevenson Ripley Teddy Barker John D. Grose, Jr Gallipolis Wilma Brady Carl Six Floyd F. Simmons, Jr Shirley A. Miller Frank

Cars Collide In Gallipolis

A two car collision occurred at Third Ave and Spruce St in Gallipolis at 1 42 p m near a new gas main project. Ray Tomblin 28 Huntington W Va pulled into the intersection striking David A Clarkson 45 Gallipolis. Both cars sustained medium damage with Tomblin cited for failure to yield and posting a 27 50 bond.

Gallipolis Third Ave Spruce St Columbia Gas of Ohio Ray Tomblin Huntington W. Va David A. Clarkson Tomblin Clarkson

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