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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1958
Page
5
Fall insects entering West Virginia homes prompt calls to Extension Services. Most are harmless, but large groups irritate residents. Common invaders include millipedes and box elder bugs. crickets require prompt removal with exterior insecticide barriers around foundations and entryways.
A ninth birthday party for Miss Rose Ann Lisle hosted by her mother featured ice cream cupcakes and candy. Among those attending were Connie Leadingham Debbie and Peggy Hub bard Karen Guieser Caryl and Debbie Guinther Kathy Francis Jimmie Harden Jimmie Crow Brenda Norris Marjorie Harris April Teaford Philip Hill Valerie Gilmore Jean Sauvage Connie Grindley Eleanor Kay Schneider Johnny and Keith Lisle and Mr and Mrs Pearl McBride. Weekend and Sunday visits from various relatives and friends are listed alongside other social events and church group activities in Syracuse area notes.
All county offices in the courthouse close Thursday for Thanksgiving and open Friday at 9 a.m. Mason County schools suspend Thursday and Friday sessions and resume Monday morning. Downtown merchants also close for the holiday.
Mrs. Clarence W. Pierce of Lincoln Avenue fell down a flight of steps at her home Monday evening and sustained a severe head injury. She was taken to Holzer Hospital where her condition was listed as good.
Gauge readings at Gallipolis Montgomery and other stations show crest levels and rollers. Dams on the Kanawha River sit on the sill while movable dams on the Ohio River remain up. Multiple towboats and barges pass through Lock 14 to Lock 34 with mixed up and down readings, reflecting active river conditions.
The annual inspection of Frank lin Commandry No. 17 Knights Templar will be Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple with a 6 PM banquet for Sir Knights and ladies. Eminent General Frank W. Ridge will conduct, with Right Eminent Clarence A. Ogley among attendees. Visiting commanders from other state commandries are expected.
Ministerial Association president Rev. Jack Higgins announced a Tuesday 8 p m meeting at Trinity Methodist Church for steering committee chairs. The general committee will lay groundwork for the program on February 1 as the Tri State United Preaching Mission expands to include sessions in Point Pleasant Huntington Logan Portsmouth Ironton Ohio and Ashland Ky.
The West Virginia Supreme Court will review a Mason County case over Fred Green seeking a seat on the Mason County Board of Education. Green argues the second and third place finishers were unqualified, while Charles Jones was certified and sworn in after circuit court rulings. The dispute centers on district representation limits and when certification occurred.
Mrs Walden Roush of Mt Vernon Ave has returned home after attending the American School Food convention in Philadelphia. She represented Ordinance School in the hot lunch program. One of the main speakers was Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.
Dallas Donohue 44 of New Haven and Susie Wolfe 56 of New Haven filed for a marriage license in the county clerk’s office. The notice lists their parents and confirms eligibility for marriage under local procedure.
Two Huntington tobacco markets opened Monday at the Tri-State Warehouse and Huntington Tobacco Company. Auctions will skip Thanksgiving weekends. Christmas recess runs December 20 to January 5. At least 7,000 area farmers expected to benefit from the Huntington area market this year as labor sales continue daily at both warehouses.
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Jack Bartran of Apple Grove. Discharges list Miss Hilda Bradshaw of Point Pleasant and Mrs Grace McCollun of South Side.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hall and children Natalie and Terry of Mt. Vernon Avenue will travel by plane from Charleston to Detroit to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hall.
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