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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1947

Page

7

Major O. G. Lyle Named Legion Ath Division Commander

Gallipolis official announces Major Oliver G. Lyle as division commander of the American Legion Fourth Division covering Meigs and Gallia Counties. The release lists other district commanders, advisers, aids, and district committee appointments across Meigs, Gallia, Hocking, Athens, Vinton, Jackson, and nearby posts.

O. G. Lyle Legion Ath Division Gallipolis Oliver G. Lyle American Legion Meigs Gallia Walter Hoffman Logan Hocking Athens Walter W. Wykle McArthur Vinton Jackson Rossiter Williams Oak Hill Ford Oury Wellston O. F. Sharp Merle Johnson Amanda E. L. Eveland Crooksville Barton Hall Homer Clapper Lancaster Aids Earl Wrightsel George Keller Howard Hooker Thomas Adams Kananga James Richards P. R. Conrad Cecil Olive George Child Middleport Wilbur D. Mender Nelson Vinton County Robert Wyckoff Joseph Freeman Wilkesville Dale Brown Hamden Jackson County Jefferson- Howe Kent-Metzler Gentil-Shaff Coalton Clark England Bremen Charles H. Edmiston Trafton Reese Paul Webb New Straitsville Edward Banik Murray City Frank Judy Thomas L. Davis Harold Rowe Denver Thoma Pomeroy Jacob Turner John MacEachen Junction City Henry Holzaphel C. O. Pickens Jutland Homer Clause Somerset Charles A. Lamb Thornville John Cox Daniel A. Pearce Guysville J. O. Steenrod Nelsonville Ralph Gatchel Glouster Leo Dillehay James Wagonsellier Arthur Bethel Richard Hampson Pleasantville William Moloney Cecil Boyles Lloyd Rhymer Lawrence Hempleman Millersport Sam Snyder Canal Winchester Leland Terry Ewington Harry Maggied Cornings

Fines Imposed on Three in Gallipolis Municipal Court

Fines were levied in Gallipolis municipal court Friday. The three defendants included Paul Eugene Ball.

Gallipolis Paul Eugene Ball

Auto Crash Injures Three Ohio Youths

Three youths were injured in a Route 35 crash west of Thurman near Gallipolis and taken to Holzer Hospital. Driver Martin Hughes, 18, of Columbus, had chest injuries after losing control and hitting a park abutment. Passengers Max Ricketts, 19, and Joe Arick, 19, both of Columbus, suffered facial lacerations and other injuries.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Thurman Charles Holzer, Jr Martin Hughes Columbus Hughes Max Ricketts Joe Arick

One Arrest After Traffic Check West of Jackson

A traffic check by the State Highway Patrol on Route 35 two miles west of Jackson led to one arrest. Ralph Palmer Eubanks, 46, near Jackson, was fined $10 and costs for failing to renew his license. Patrolmen issued 17 warnings for mechanical defects.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Jackson Ralph Palmer Eubanks Frank Pritchett

City Commission Sets Wednesday Meeting on Recreation Program

Gallipolis schedules a special city commission meeting for Wednesday to discuss the municipal recreation program.

Gallipolis

Missionary Speaker Slated by Church

Dorothy Chamberlain of Maplewood Missouri will speak at the First Baptist Church in Gallipolis for the monthly Missionary Fellowship session at 7 30 p m on Wednesday She will discuss her plans for two years in Japan to work as a missionary and her first trip outside the United States

Gallipolis Dorothy Chamberlain Maplewood Japan First Baptist Church J. Edward Hakes Miss Chamberlain

Miss Priestley Weds Nash Collier In Gallipolis

Miss Esther Mary Priestley daughter of Dr and Mrs Clayte Priestley and Nash Collier of Atlanta Ga were married at 4 pm Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church Gallipolis. The ceremony was performed by Rev Linson H Stebbins. The couple will reside in Worthington Ohio while Collier completes PhD work and he is an assistant professor of chemistry at Ohio State University.

Gallipolis A. W. Platt Toledo Charles Reynolds Columbus Julia Agnes Wood Marianna McHenry Jeanne Ecker Mary Syler Harley Bowie Xenia Archie Priestley George Davis Alice Jean Bush Betty Jean McHenry Chemical Warfare Department Ohio State University Collier Gallia Academy Worthington Ohio Harold Platt

Fire Destroys Boys' Shack Above Route 7 Hill

Fire destroyed a shack built by neighborhood boys on the hill above Route 7, one mile below Chickamauga Creek on Garfield Ave, at 6:50 p.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Walter Wise supervised the effort to extinguish the blaze. The booster pump on the lead engine supplied water, and firefighters kept the flames from reaching the hillside timber. A boy, unnamed, recalled leaving a bubble gum mark on a wall as he headed home for supper.

Gallipolis Route 7 Chickamauga Creek Garfield Ave Walter Wise

River Traffic Reports From Gallipolis Locks On Ohio River

Gauge readings near Gallipolis showed 4 feet on rollers with 10.1 feet river height Sunday night. Multiple vessels passed Eureka locks including J. W. Hubbard Labelle Teddy IV Titan Talbott Solway and others with times from 2:05 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. Kanawha Falls gauge stood at 3.72 feet and falling as Bruce navigated Winfield locks at 1:35 p.m.

Gallipolis Eureka Ohio River J. W. Hubbard Labelle Teddy IV Titan Talbott Solway Ohio Keystone Atlas Lower Wheeling Campbell Benwood W.va Shearer Bellville Heekin Ravenswood Leila Ogram and Dawson Millwood W. Va Criss Calvin Verity Huntington George Verity New Richmond Kanawha Falls Bruce Winfield Locks Kanawha River

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