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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1956

Page

12

Valley Development Moves Forward with Pomeroy Partnership

Cheshire hosts Kgger Creek Association and Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce as they pledge inter community cooperation to boost valley development. Officers elected led by President Alva T. Grover with new committees and plans for a Christmas season square dance and Rio Grande College extension courses. A Cambridge doctor candidate may relocate, with talks on township zoning and cemetery land gifts advancing.

Cheshire Kgger Creek Association Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce C of C Bend City Cheshire High School Alva T. Grover Rio Grande College Ohio Kgger Creek Pomeroy Addison L. H. Nelson Gallipolis Cemetery Association Gravel Hill W. O. Adkins Pomeroy Chicken Hatchery Ron Springer Ohio Power Company Richard F. Jones Pomeroy Council Kgger Creek Asociation Association Grover Roy Gothgeb Howell Edwards Virginia Grover Rothgeb Stanley Haskins Sam Theiss Herman Swisher E. E. Thompson D. O. Taber Lawrence Henson Joe Thompson Merlin Matthews Theiss M. Mitocki Cambridge State Medical Board Mitocki Kgger Creek High School Boney Pomeroy C of C Board of Education Bench Addison Cemetery

Minor Damage From Fire at Addison Home

Gallipolis firefighters battled a Saturday blaze at the residence of June Sayre in Addison. Five men used water to extinguish the fire caused by a defective flue, inflicting about 125 dollars in damage to a 6500 dollar home and 25 dollars to furnishings valued at 1800 dollars. The house, owned by Margaret K. Holley, was insured.

Gallipolis June Sayre Addison Margaret K. Holley

E Brumfield Dies at 74 in Crown City

E D Brumfield 74 of Crown City died Monday at 2 p m in Holzer Hospital two days after a stroke. He retired from eight years at the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe, farmed earlier, survived by four sons James William Joe Noah and four daughters. Funeral set for Saturday at 1 p m at Crown City Methodist Church with details from C R Halley Funeral Home Mercerville.

Crown City E. D. Brumfield Holzer Hospital Brumfield Veteran's Hospital Chillicothe James William Columbus Joe Noah California Ivan Tomilson Miller Evan Dillon James Beaver Gallipolis Kathleen Crown City Methodist Church C. R. Halley Mercerville

Dayton Wife Notifies Death of Husband in Dayton

Mrs. Everett McCompin of 2427 Ned Drive Dayton reports the death of her husband from a heart attack. She is former Romaine Gilpen daughter of the late Richard Gilpen and a Gallia Academy High School graduate who attended Rio Grande College before marriage. The couple owned a home and planned to stay in Dayton where she has a job.

Gallipolis Everett McCompin Ned Drive Dayton Romaine Gilpen Richard Gilpen Gallia Academy High School Rio Grande College

Cartoon Club Hosts Kukla Fran Ollie and Daly

Cartoon Club airs with Kukla Fran Ollie and John Daly featuring playful segments and a Disneyland theme.

Kukla Fran Ollie John Daly Disneyland

Gallia County Entry Wins State Contest in Ohio

Gallia County 4 H group the Swine Herdettes won the state Farm Bureau Federation talent contest in Columbus. The eleven Kyger Creek girls earned $500 toward a trip to the National Federation Convention in Miami Florida and will perform with winners from 47 states. A state audience and WOSU TV appearance followed the regional victory.

Gallipolis Gallia County Farm Bureau Federation Columbus Kyger Creek National Federation Miami Fla Wosu-Tv Capital Janet Rife Donna Thompson Kay Clark Carolyn Reese Debbie Swisher Sue Fulton Jane Roush Ruth Thompson April Thompson Carolyn Roush Nan Thompson Irene Swisher Merrill Brucker John Heiskell Bureau Cooperative Florida

Widow of Former Head of Schools Dies Monday

Mary L. Ewing 92 widow of Robert Brown Ewing former city superintendent of schools died Monday at 6 am at 1127 Second Ave. in Gallipolis. Born July 23 1864 in Eureka she taught school after graduating from Gallia Academy. Survived by sons Van and Donald five grandchildren nine great grandchildren and brother James F. Clark. Funeral 2:30 pm Thursday at Wetherholt funeral home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Mary L. Ewing Robert Brown Ewing K. G. Kirkendall Second Ave Amos and Frances Riggs Clark Ewing Eureka Presbyterian Church Ella Lupton Ladies Bible Eastern Star Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of Union Veterans Gallia Academy Lebanon Texas Van Columbia Donald Cleveland Wetherholt Funeral Home Linson H. Stebbins First Presbyterian Church Mound Hill Cemetery

Explosion at School Injures E L Elliott

GALLIPOLIS Edwin L Elliott of Portsmouth Road and Elliott Brothers Appliances was injured in an explosion in the high school shop and music building under construction. The blast occurred as he tried to light a gas burner in the furnace. Burns were not serious and only minor metal damage was reported.

Gallipolis Edwin L. Elliott Portsmouth Road Elliott Brothers Appliances Marshall Boggs Elliott Boggs

Three Men Convicted In Municipal Court

Gallipolis police earlier arrested three men who were convicted in Mondays Municipal Court session. John E Collins 42 of Gallipolis Route 2 paid five dollars and costs for intoxication. Richard Lee Dean 28 of 6 Kineon Ave paid fifteen dollars and costs for reckless operation. Truman Burnett 19 of Kananga forfeited a twenty dollar bond for disorderly conduct.

Gallipolis John E. Collins Richard Lee Dean Kineon Ave Truman Burnett Kananga

Athens Grants Citizenship at 19 with 10 Year Military Obligation

Ancient Athens granted citizenship and the vote to young men at nineteen. After their first ballot, they entered a decade of compulsory military service.

Ancient Athens

Tunnel burial device at Hanford plant buries hot equipment

The Atomic Energy Commission completed a 500 foot tunnel at its Hanford Washington facility to bury equipment that is too radioactive to be used longer. The project aims to safely isolate contaminated components and reduce ongoing radioactivity at the site.

The Atomic Energy Commission Hanford, Wash

Holzer Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals

A list from Holzer Hospital records admissions and dismissals. Notable entries include new births to several families in Gallipolis Point Pleasant Bidwell and Oak Hill and surgical and medical admissions for residents in Jackson Wellston and Huntington. The roster also notes numerous discharged patients and accompanying names.

Walter Buck Grimms Landing George W. Scott Hamden Mary Estep Jackson Raymond King, Jr H. A. White Henry Helfring Laura Clark Gallipolis Mary Haydon Oak Hill E. B. Bromfield Crown City Allen Prosser Letart Clyde L. Graham Huntington Point Pleasant Veda van Meter Clifton Ee O. L. Martin Pliny James M. Bragg E. P. Woodward Fred Henneman Wellston James Wippel Pomeroy Harry King Surgical John Southern Middleport Sidney Marvin Bowles Carpenter Burl Cooner Pedro Armit Fitzgerald Rosemary Pritchard Ravenswood James FE Kelly Ironton Medi

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