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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1957

Page

3

Meigs County Commissioners OK Tractor Bid and Home Rates

Special meeting minutes released show the approval of Central Ohio Tractor Co. for a FD-1 AC Allis Chalmers crawler and a $6000 credit for the old HD-9 crawler toward the new purchase. The board set county home charges at 60 dollars for ambulatory care and 100 dollars monthly for bed patients plus medical costs. It also approved funds transfers to create a County Home Equipment Fund and permitted staff attendance at named meetings and conferences. Attending were Dan C. Hartinger Rolland Neutzling and H. W. Craig.

Pomeroy Board of Meigs County Commissioners Central Ohio Tractor Co Columbus Allis Chalmers Orange Township Meigs County Lake Hope Commissioners Equipment Fund Workmens Compensation Fund County County Home New Equipment Fund Dan C. Hartinger Rolland Neutzling H. W. Craig

Two Minor Crashes Reported In Pomeroy No Charges

Pomeroy police reported two weekend minor accidents with no injuries and light property damage. Guy Vineyard, 39, collided in back of James Barnette, 22, after Barnette stopped abruptly on Main Street. Latham Bass, 71, turned left onto Main Street at Court and Main, colliding with William Mattox. Mattox’s damage about 25 dollars. No charges filed.

Pomeroy Main St Henry Werry Guy Vineyard Long Bottom James P. Barnette Riverdale W. Va Barnette Vineyard Court and Main Latham Bass William Mattox West Columbia Mattox Jed Webster, Jr Bass

Nurse Pau Line Zirkle Chosen Delegate to Convention

Mrs Eber Lewis learned Monday evening that her daughter Pau line Zirkle a junior nurse at Houlzer Hospital Galipolis was chosen as a delegate to a nurses convention in Columbus in November by the Gallipolis hospital student council at a meeting earlier Monday.

Middleport Eber Lewis Pauline Zirkle Houlzer Hospital Galipolis Columbus Gallipolis

Two Receive Fines Three-Day Jail Sentences

Fines of 100 dollars and costs were imposed on Wilbur Nelson of Rutland and Jerry Hayes Columbus, with three days in jail for driving while intoxicated in Mayor C. O. Fisher’s court. Police Chief Leroy Bartrum said the sentences were handed down Monday night.

Middleport C. O. Fisher Leroy Bartrum Wilbur Nelson Rutland Jerry Hayes Columbus

Three MSU Regulars Hail From Massachusetts

Michigan State features three football regulars from Massachusetts Tony Kolodziej Florence Walt Kowalczyk Westfield and Pat Burke Lawrence all listed on the roster highlighting New England roots.

Michigan State Massachusetts Tony Kolodziej Florence Walt Kowalczyk Westfield Pat Burke Lawrence

Point Pleasant Eastern Star Members Attend Grand Chapter

Chapter 75 of the Eastern Star sent a large group to the Grand Chapter session in Charleston from Thursday to Saturday. Edith Simpkins served as a grand page and Fred Norris as past guard, with Mary Chapman Nellie Geilker Dora Toney Erma Workman and Ethel Rainey among attendees. The article notes the U S armed services buy 3 567 000 different items.

Eastern Star Charleston Edith Simpkins Fred Norris David O'Neal Marie Chapman Nellie Geilker Norris Dora Toney Erma Workman Ethel Rainey U.S. Armed Services

Clerk Office to Move to New Mason County Courthouse

The Mason County Clerk's office is closing Friday for packing and moving. The office will be closed Friday and Saturday and will be the first to move into the new courthouse. It will reopen Monday in the new location.

Point Pleasant Mason County

Marriage Licenses Issued In Point Pleasant Area

A marriage license was issued by County Clerk Orville Sturgeon to Everett Lee Kitchen, 18, of Huntington, son of Morton and Elizabeth Sanders Kitchen, and Geneva Louise Brumfield, 17, daughter of Manford and Retha Edmond Brumfield, Glenwood. Application filed.

Point Pleasant Orville Sturgeon Everett Lee Kitchen Huntington Morton Elizabeth Sanders Kitchen Geneva Louise Brumfield Manford Retha Edmond Brumfield Glenwood

Local youths named in licenses for Forshee and German families

Davis Lee Forshee 19 son of Frank and Maysil Barringer Forshee Gallipolis Ferry and Patricia Ann German 17 daughter of Guy German and Anna Oliver German Stearns Point Pleasant are listed alongside Charles Francis Bates 20 of Ravenswood son of Elsie Bates Snyder and Vesta Leona Blessing 18 of Letart as license holders.

Davis Lee Forshee Frank and Maysil Barringer Forshee Gallipolis Ferry Patricia Ann German Guy German Anna Oliver German

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