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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1963

Page

8

Future Farmers Warn Of Corn Picker Perils

Gallia County Future Farmers of America chapters warn corn pickers pose the greatest hazard on the farm. They urge shutting off power and PTO before any adjustments and offer safety tips to reduce clogging, fires, and grain loss while boosting yield.

Gallipolis Kgger Creek Southwestern Future Farmers of America Gallia County Farm Equipment Institute National Safety Council

Gallia County Men Enlist in September in Army

Ten men enlisted in September across Gallia Meigs and nearby counties. From Gallia three were Gary Starcher, Hamilton, and Larry Van Shamblin for helicopter repair, Army engineers, and military police respectively. Buddies included Max Edward Miles and Jerry Brogan with partners Ward and Imboden. Other enlistees were Albert Higginbotham and Leroy Jackson in surrounding towns.

Gallipolis Gallia County United States Army Mset Kenneth O. Judd Mason- Gallia-Meigs Gary Lee Starcher Jesse E. Starcher Bidwell Russell Lee Hamilton Anthony Hamilton Lloyd, Ky Southwestern High School Army Engineers Larry van Shamblin Norma Shamblin Cheshire Military Police Shamblin Max Edward Miles Edward Miles Bascom Hopewell-London High School Jerry Lee Brogan John W. Brogan Rutland Donald Eugene Ward Ernest S. Ward David Richard Arnold Grover Arnold Pomeroy Calvin Emmett Imboden C. E. Imboden Minersville Albert Lee Higginbotham Lloyd Higginbotham Buffalo W. Va Leroy Wesley Jackson Wesley Jackson

Cars Collide In Parking Lot on Third Ave

Gallipolis police investigated a minor two vehicle collision at 5 36 p m at the entrance to a parking lot 326 Third Ave Involved were Margaret W Costen 51 and Jean M Fisher 36 both of Gallipolis Route 2 A 14 month old Gerald E Roach Jr in Mrs Costen s car suffered a bump on his temple Officers said Mrs Fisher was backing toward the entrance as Mrs Costen entered the lot The Danish Faeroe Islands lie 400 miles north of Norway

Gallipolis Third Ave Margaret W. Costen Jean M. Fisher Gerald E. Roach, Jr Costen

September arrests tally details and offenses

The report notes 68 arrests in September including eight with public utilities inspectors. Twenty arrests were for intoxication, four for driving while intoxicated, five for reckless operation, five for speeding, three for investigation, and five for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Five overnight sleepers were housed in the city jail.

Gallipolis Public Utilities Commissions

Patrol Inspects Gallipolis City School Buses

The State Highway Patrol inspected buses at Green Elementary School garage. Cecil FE Carpenter approved 12 of 15 buses. three buses were unsatisfactory and will be reinspected after repairs. Final inspections to cover four or five more buses and two spare units.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Green Elementary Pts Cecil FE. Carpenter

Bairds Announce Birth of Their Third Child

Mr. and Mrs. James Paul Baird of Gallpolis Route 1 announce the birth of their third child, a son born at 4 10 pm Thursday in Holzer Hospital. The mother is Judy Kay Cremeens. The baby has a brother Greg and a sister Tammy. Grandparents are Oscar Baird and wife and Otho Cremeens with Earl V Cremeens as the great grandparent.

Gallipolis James Paul Baird Holzer Hospital Judy Kay Cremeens Greg Tammy Sheriff Oscar Baird Otho Cremeens Earl V. Cremeens

Court Hears Arguments In Miller Case

In Point Pleasant the circuit court heard oral arguments on the writ filed by Mayor Virgil Siders against Stephen Miller. Miller had been reinstated as a city patrolman by the Civil Service Commission after dismissal over residence and criticism of officials. The judge will rule after reviewing the hearing records.

Point Pleasant Virgil Siders Stephen Miller Circuit Court Atty Raymond Musgrave Miller C. J. Hyer Civil Service Commission Siders Musgrave Hyer H. A. Johnson Homer D. Loew, Jr Raymond J. Workman James Thompson

Christine St. Clair Harpsichordist Opens Arts Series

About 300 residents from Gallipolis and nearby areas attended Christine St. Clair’s harpsichord concert in Community Hall. Dr. Alphus R. Christensen introduced the program of six selections as Rio Grande College’s art series began. Next, Dr Hollis Summers is scheduled for Oct 24.

Gallipolis Tri-County Christine St. Clair Rio Grande College Community Hall Alphus R. Christensen Miss St. Clair Hollis Summers

Bliremen Answer Four Calls

Gallipolis volunteers logged four runs in September raising the year total to 64 alarms. The includes two automobile fires and a false alarm with 42 men responding, averaging about 10 per fire, and the month’s big loss a $3200 blaze at James Holley’s home on Eastern Ave caused by a defective extension cord.

Gallipolis James Holley Eastern Ave

Nolled charges slow grand jury actions in Gallipolis

Court journals report charges against two men nolled. One man bound over to the September term grand jury and another indicted by the May term grand jury have been dismissed. Malicious destruction of property against George A. Jarrell was dropped after a $300 bond. Russell Bethel’s forgery indictment filed June 3 was also dismissed. Bethel already received a 120 year penitentiary sentence from a different county.

Gallipolis Clerk of Courts Office George A. Jarrell Ironton Jarrell Russell Bethel Bethel Ohio Penitentiary Gallia County

Rev L Curtis Saville speaks at Trinity WSCS meeting

In Point Pleasant the Rev L Curtis Saville of Trinity Methodist Church spoke on Our Missions Today at the WSCS gathering in the church social room. Mrs Eunice B Beller urged attendance at World Community Day on Nov 1, with 29 members and guests served by the Miriam Circle.

Point Pleasant L. Curtis Saville Trinity Methodist Church WSCS C. L. Head Neesha Voight Dallas Kayser Marilyn Smith Eunice B. Beller United Church Women G. A. Biggs

Pfe. Harold E. Smith Serves in NATO Exercise in Italy

Pfe Harold E. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Audra E Smith 510 Burnett Rd Kanauga participated in Southex 63 a four day NATO southern region field training exercise in northern Italy ending Sept 29. Smith a mechanic in the 575th Transportation Company near Vicenza entered the Army in Sept 1962 completed basic training at Ft Knox Ky and arrived overseas last July. The 24 year old soldier is a 1958 graduate of Gallia Academy High School in Gallipoli.

Kanauga Army Pfe Harold E. Smith Audra E. Smith Burnett Rd Italy Smith 575Th Transportation Company Vicenza Ft. Knox Gallia Academy High School Gallipoli

River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across the Kanawha Region

River gauges report varied flows with rollers at Gallipolis 1.5 ft and at Greenup one foot. Dams on the Kanawha River sill and Huntington District movable dams up. Numerous boats on Kanawha and Ohio rivers show mixed up and down statuses with times ranging from dawn to night.

Gallia Academy High Names year Student Council Appointees

Gallia Academy High School assigns council posts for the new year. Tina Gabrilelli is secretary and Bill Jones treasurer. Ralph Lusher is parliamentarian and others join finance devotions and social committees. President George Somerville reports attending the Ohio University workshop.

Gallipolis Tina Gabrielli Bill Jones Gallia Academy High School Ralph Lusher Sandy Miller Devotions Jane Thomas Connie White Frank Gibert Tom Folden Mary Ely Jane Mooney Jake Eisel Linda Humphreys Joyce Campbell John Magnussen Noon Patrol George Somerville

Election Board Will Meet Monday in Gallia County

The Gallia County Board of Elections will hold a special session at 1 p.m. Monday to check and certify petitions for the Gallipolis municipal judge race in the November 5 general election. Filing deadline is 4 p.m. Saturday and three candidates have filed: John E. Epling, Robert S. Betz, and William H. Sowers.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Births and incidents span Holzer Hospital area

Birth announcements list names from Middleport to Crown City including Mil ford L. Hysell and James Paul Baird. A Gallipolis police report notes 20 traffic accidents in September with several backing in parking zones and two injuries. Gallia County Jury Commissioners met to draw 60 names for Gallpolis Municipal Court jury duty, focusing on drunk driving cases.

Gallipolis Hitskip Gallia County Marjorie Rinehart

Two Roads Improve in Gallia County

Gallia County Highway Department has completed improvements on Neighborhood Road and is nearing completion on a section of Fairfield Centenary Road. Both will be graveled and sealed, with ditching grading widening of curves and new culverts installed. The upgrades will provide a wider safer route with previously narrow one lane sections eliminated.

Gallipolis Gallia

Man Admits Entry At Grade School

HARRY F FARLEY 18 of POINT PLEASANT pleaded guilty in circuit court to breaking and entering the North Point Pleasant Grade School Judge James Thompson set Oct 24 for sentencing ANNA LOUISE PARKER with row Point Pleasant Route 1 pleaded innocent to contributing to delinquency Judge Thompson set bond at 1000 trial date Oct 21 A default judgment for 888 10 with interest and cost was awarded in First National Bank of Ripley vs Lawrence Parsons GALLIPOLIS Deputy Sheriff Grant Long jailed Clarence E Woodall 36 for 13 years non support and 120 years forgery to run concurrently COMMON PLEAS Judge Betz sentenced Woodall last week Highway Patrol arrested 17 year old Lewis Tirobolos of Cleveland as a walkaway from the Columbus Juvenile Diagnostic Center He was later captured near Gallipolis on Route 35 and confined to Gallia County Jail awaiting juvenile officials return to Columbus

Point Pleasant Harry F. Farley North Point Pleasant James Thompson Anna Louise Parker Withrow Thompson First National Bank of Ripley Lawrence Parsons Cottageville Gallipolis Grant Long Friday Clarence E. Woodall Ohio Common Pleas Robert M. Betz Woodall State Highway Patrol Lewis Tirabolos Cleveland Columbus Tirobolos Gallia County

Gallipolis barber quits joins rival shop and new air service I guess

In Gallipolis Ted Wiseman leaves Waugh and Wiseman after six and a half years and joins Valley Bell Dairy in Point Pleasant. Howard Waugh continues solo at 448 Second Ave starting Friday for appointment-only barbering. Wiseman�s move follows the death of Harry McGhee and the town gains a second appointment barber with Vaughn Glassburn on State St. Additional notes cover Ben R Evans earning the 33rd degree of Scottish Rite, his long masonry career, and Jackson air service launches with Evans Airport near Jackson operating Cessna planes from Portsmouth pilot Dick Brannock, plus a ZIP code quip about Santa at 99701.

Gallipolis Waugh Wiseman Ted Wiseman Howard Waugh Second Ave Valley Bell Dairy Point Pleasant Harry McGhee Cincinnati Reds Vaughn Glassburn State St McGhee Harley Carmen Ben R. Evans Washington Elementary School Gallia Ohio University Gallia County Rio Grande College Patriot Lodge Jackson Masonic Jackson Robert Williams Holzer Holzer Field Ohio Jackson Flying Service, Inc Evans Airport

Dentist Talks To School Class

Dr. James Dailey the local dentist spoke to third grade classes at Washington Elementary School assisted by dental hygienist Miss Sue Dailey. He explained tooth structure care with charts and a flannelboard and taught the four steps of proper brushing. Mimi Wetherholt introduced the speakers.

Gallipolis James Dailey Washington Sue Dailey Dailey

Mason County Lands Transfer List and Notes

Mason County transfers show Pearlie and Evelyn Jewell moving real estate in Clendenin District to Frank and Goldie Casey. Other transfers include Maggie and David Stout to John and Nessel Dalton in Hannan District, John and Bernice Graham to Dencil and Madge Gordon in Cologne District, and multiple exchanges in Lewis, Point Pleasant, Waggoner, Cooper, and Clendenin Districts. The Gombe Reserve chimpanzees in East Africa devise twig tools to fish termites from earthen nests.

Pearlie Evelyn Jewell Clendenin Frank Goldie Casey Maggie David Stout Hannan John Nessel Dalton Bernice Graham Cologne Dencil Madge Gordon Donald Jean Taylor Lewis Mamie John Cook Shelby Helen Smith Bartow Nedra Jones Point Pleasant Gene Betty Ashworth Point Pleasant Building and Loan Waggoner Clyde Geneva Gibbs David and Lavinia O'Neal J. A Florence Allen Melvin Roxie Farley David Lena Herdman Cooper Odith Matheny Paul Wanda Duncan Elma Hillis Smith Rosa Hoplite D H. Woods Gombe Reserve East Africa

Also Mentioned on This Page

Faeroe Islands Norway Bairds Bliremen Rev Saville Pfe. Smith Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Ohio River Huntington Salati A. J. Patten Mr. Mack Robert BE. Reed M. Jenks Bayou la Reine Solvay E‘deana Benworth Steel City Elgercliff Kanawha Marimet Sandy Winfield Helen W. H. Shaver, Jr Crise Jr Luck Am George G Jerry Bosworth Carl D Beaver Louisiana F. Frieberger Onward St. Marys National Laowk C. Vo Harner Beckford Craig M Robert W. Laa Ae Voyager Etna-Louisville Valvoline Western Liz Mexico Mexico City Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Kathryn Sheets Election Board Holzer Hospital News Milford L. Hysell Middleport James H. Caufman Henderson Lester B. Bailey Charles F. Zeigler John W. Snyder Ewington William J. Belville Olan H. Snyder Crown City Earl M. Swisher Harvey McDaniel West Columbia W. W. Robinson Thomas Clary H Lee Waugh Sigal C. Callicoat Wayne Harvey Diane E. Marr Cathy Jean Swanson Edgar Scott James Booten John Manley Francis Waugh Man Evans Rose Commandery Trowel Council Trowel Masonic Jackson County Grand Lodge and Grand Council of Ohio Grand Lodge of Ohio Grand Master of Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Co North American Investment Co Helen Arthur Emily Spriggs Fairborn Loretta Jackson High School First United Presbyterian Church Jackson Presbyterian Church The Scioto Presbytery Santa Claus U.S Santa North Pole Fairbanks Alaska Mason County Kenneth N. Byrne, M.D Jefferson Ave
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