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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1949

Page

3

Senai But No Coal Tractor Theft Near Gage Route 5

Gallipolis reports the State Highway Patrol recovered a stolen tractor and semi trailer but not the coal load. The thief ditched the outfit mile and a half north of Gage on Route 5 due to mechanical trouble and later allegedly retrieved the coal by truck. Vehicle stolen from Middletown on Nov 14. owner Claude Harold Burton. Two men jailed five days for drunken driving after municipal court appearance. Millard M Cragg and Robert G Hite given identical penalties. Evan Morgan fined for intoxication.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Gage Middletown Claude Harold Burton Millard M. Cragg Waterloo Robert G Hite Pointeasant Evan Morgan Richmond Maurice Grover Justice of the Peace

Recreational Meeting Place Changes In Point Pleasant

The county and farm women recreational readers move their meeting to 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the Presbyterian Church dining room instead of the Junior High School gymnasium. The local Woman's Club joins the farm women at the church for a p.m. gathering. Glycerin is noted as a preservative for untanned leather.

Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church

Man Wanted in Maryland Admits Alleged Robbery

Frank Travis was arrested by Maryland State Police and local deputies in Gallipolis for theft of clothing and a $1700 violin. He confessed after evidence linked him to the crime, with the violin recovered and an accomplice suspected. Travis agreed to extradition and was to appear before Judge Betz for papers.

Gallipolis Frank Travis Maryland George Ehman Theodore Ehman Garland Nibert Travis Walter Porter

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital

Holzer Hospital notes record a birth to Mrs Clarence Kirby Bidwell and list multiple admissions in Jackson Gallipolis Point Pleasant Pom eroy and Oak Hill. Discharges include several mothers and children plus other patients. Three men were fined for a church disturbance with jail terms suspended for good behavior.

Walter van Fossan Jackson H. H. Cantrell Gallipolis Jessie Mossman Point Pleasant John E. McMurrin Roy Higgins Carl J. Janey Warner M. Sheets Buffalo I. Va Fileen Woolum Gallia Mary Elizabeth Wheeler Pomeroy John B. Lailey Goldie Niday Lawrence Diddle Syracuse Ida Dailey Samuel Berry Bidwell Aliie M. Miller Oak Hill George Edward Carter Oaks

River Traffic Report from Gallipolis District Locks

Canal dispatch lists boats passing through the Gallipolis locks and Kanawha River reports. Vessels Peace Teddy Hatfield Sohio State Solvay Semet Ernestine and Resolute movements noted with up or down times. Gauge readings show Kanawha Falls at 2.08 feet and other locks varying.

Gallipolis Galpolis Peace Teddy Hatfield Sohio State Solvay Semet Ernestine

CAR Chapter Meeting Plans Christmas Party and Memorial Work

Pt Pleasant social notes report the Fort Randolph CAR meeting at Sandra Jones home with Sandra Jones presiding. They voted to donate to Katie Duncan School and planned a November 29 Christmas party at the Episcopal Church parish house. They also discussed buying a chair for the CAR office in Washington DC and decorating Revolutionary War graves at Christmas.

Point Pleasant Fort Randolph CAR Sandra Jones Jefferson Blvd Katie Duncan Episcopal Church Parish House Washington, D.C James Proffitt Mason City Keith McClung Ray Proffitt Carol Roush Keith McClung, Jr Brereton Jones Juhling McClung Keith

Local families spend weekend visiting relatives across West Virginia

Mr and Mrs Charles Heliozman of Charleston visited Mrs Heliozmans parents Mr and Mrs T V Modula at 1519 Kanawha St Roger Butler a WVU student spent weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs C E Butler Charleston Road Mr and Mrs Roy Bryant spent weekend with relatives at Beckley W Va Mr and Mrs Fraud Gillenwater with Mrs Gillenwaters parents Mr and Mrs John Roush Jerrico Rd

Charles Heliozman Charleston T. V. Modula Kanawha St Roger Butler West Virginia University Morgantown C. E. Butler Charleston Road Roy Bryant Ohio River Rd Beckley W. Va Fraud Gillenwater

More Men Hired For Floodwall Project At Point Pleasant

POINT PLEASANT the flood wall work schedule is stepped up and nearly 100 men are now employed on the project. Concrete is poured daily on the wall from under the Shadle Bridge toward 14th Street as earth moving and reinforcing steel join the construction efforts with Maxon Construction Co. Bulingsley says 10 to 15 more workers may be added at the spring peak.

Point Pleasant John Billingsley Maxon Construction Co Bulingsley Shadle 14Th St

Production Seen Again at West Virginia Malleable Iron Co

Production was to resume today at the West Virginia Malleable Iron Co in Point Pleasant. About 100 men were affected as operations had been cut for a week due to coal shortages. Labor unrest in the area, spurred by coal and steel strikes, has largely vanished. Two New York Central passenger trains remain off the local schedule per an ICC order.

Point Pleasant West Virginia

Appliance Dealers Sponsor Electric Cooking Show at State Theater

Eight Mason County electrical appliance dealers in cooperation with Appalachian Electric Power Co will present an electric cooking show at the State Theater on November 30 at 2 p.m. The program features a cooking demonstration by Mrs. Mary E Criss Appalachian home economist and her aides a public display of electric ranges and a showing of the technicolor film The Constant Bride.

Point Pleasant Mason County Appalachian Electric Power Co State Theater Mary E. Criss Appalachian Home Economist

Driver Weigand Freed on Bond in DWI Case

John Weigand 35 Letart was released from Mason County jail on bond posted in Mason Mayor E. F. Rickard's court. He was arrested Saturday by state police for driving while intoxicated and brought to the jail for processing.

Point Pleasant John Weigand Letart E. F. Rickard Mason Weigand

Weekend Visitors at the Taylors Home

Weekend visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Taylor on State Street included relatives Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Morris of Athens Mrs. Ruth Evans of Point Pleasant and Miss Lena Miller of Columbus.

Gallipolis Curtis Taylor State St A. G. Morris Athens Ruth Evans Point Pleasant Lena Miller Columbus

Car Crashes Through Fence on Route 33 Near Route 2

State police seek owner or driver of a 1989 coupe with New York plates after it left Route 33 near the Route 2 junction, swerved off the road, and crashed through a fence into a nearby field. No injuries reported.

Point Pleasant New York D. G. Wilfong Charleston Wilfong

Infant Dies In Hospital In Point Pleasant

Bonnie Ray Rhoades infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Rhoades Hickory Chapel died at Holzer Hospital at 2 55 am Sunday born Oct 16 Survivors include sister Harriet grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Rhoades Point Pleasant and Mrs Thelma Wickham Christianburg Va Funeral services by A M Gillespie Tuesday 130 pm at Raynes Funeral Home burial Suncrest Cemetery friends may call at Raynes Funeral Home

Point Pleasant Bonnie Ray Rhoades Ray Rhoades Hickory Chapel Holzer Hospital Harriett Walter Rhoades Thelma Wickham Christianburg A. M. Gillespie Raynes Funeral Home Suncrest Cemetery Raynes Funeral

Appearance Bond Posted for Reckless Driving Charge

Otio Jackson, 18, of Hogsett, arrested Saturday night by Deputies T. L. Morrison and T. F. Yost after a disturbance at Wyoming Church Red Mud Ridge. He posted a $500 bond to appear Nov. 26 before Justice S. A. Simmons on reckless driving. Officers say Jackson backed his car into a parked truck and lacked an operator license and license plates.

Point Pleasant T. L. Morrison T. F. Yost Otio Jackson Hogsett Justice of the Peace S. A. Simmons Wyoming Red Mud Ridge Jackson Morrison

Mayor Starts On New Job In City Floodwall Work

Point Pleasant mayor John Clay Hutchinson will start work this morning in the engineering department of Maxon Construction Co. The Dayton firm handles the floodwall project here. Hutchinson will earn $82 a month and serves on the three man city floodwall commission.

Point Pleasant John Clay Hutchinson Maxon Construction Co Dayton Construction Company Hutchinson

Stolen Auto Recovered Near Nat by Police

A 1936 sedan stolen Nov 17 from Oliver Mitchell of Buffalo was found Saturday near Nat by State Police Trooper R C Dilley and Deputy Sheriff T L Morrison. Residents said the car was abandoned near Nat last Thursday, the theft day, and the owner later drove it back to Buffalo.

Point Pleasant Oliver Mitchell Buffalo Nat R. C. Dilley T. L. Morrison Dilley

Plays Postponed at Junior High School Auditorium

Three one act plays postponed from tonight and tomorrow night to November 28 and 29 at the Junior High School auditorium. Sponsor Lavenia Jackson of the High School Dramatic Club announced the change.

Point Pleasant Lavenia Jackson

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