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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1957

Page

5

Gallia County Mobile X-Ray Unit Launches Two Week Tour

The state health department and local partners launch a two week mobile x-ray tour to detect TB among Gallia County residents over 15. The schedule lists locations in Vinton Bidwell Rio Grande Gallia Mudsoc Crown City Eureka Centenary Gallipolis and Addison with times from 2 to 9 p.m. and occasional midday slots. Volunteers include Mary Lanier Dorothy Toller and others with student typists.

Gallipolis Gallia County State Health Department Vinton Furniture Vinton Christmas Seal Agency August L. Arnold Bidwell Rio Grande College Park Patriot Burnett’s Sohio Station Gallia Miller's Grocery Mary Lanier Dorothy Toller Wendell Roush Sidney Fadely Ray Humphrey Thomas Reedy Tue Mudsoc Drummond’s Mercerville Crown City Simms Eureka Bodimer Centenary Cremean Ohio Valley Bank Eastern Ave Wed Addison Kyger Creek Drummond's Thur Cheshire

Teacher Retirement System To Be Outlined At Glouster

A Glouster High School meeting of the Glouster Education Association will host L. D. Shuter executive secretary of the Ohio Teachers Retirement System. He will discuss survivors benefits disability age and service retirement with teachers from Athens Perry Morgan Vinton Hocking Washington and Muskingum counties. The board of education will welcome attendees.

Glouster Glousbe Glouster High School For Education Association L. D. Shuter State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio Shuter Columbus Athens Perry Morgan Vinton Hocking Washington Muskingum Glouster Education Association Board of Education

Marshall Boggs Outlines High School Plan At PTA Meeting

Marshall D. Boggs, superintendent, outlined progress on the new high school building and urged support for the 142 mill levy at the Nov 5 election. Kindergarten will start next week as junior high relocates into the old Washington building. PTA membership reached 1389.

Gallipolis Washington PTA Keith R. Brandeberry Marshall D. Boggs Boggs

Blair House Topic Highlights Rothwell Club Meeting

The Rothwell Club met with Mrs. T. A. Noon hosting. Members heard about Blair House from Mrs. C. A. Bingman who explained its history as the Presidents guest house renamed and used as a private hotel for VIPs.

Chillicothe Veterans Hospital Red Cross DAR Florence Andrews Xenia R. C. Galloway

Trimble Teachers Attend State Convention in Columbus

Mildred Howard Ruth Wetzel and Ethel Sorrell special education teachers from Trimble local schools traveled to Columbus for a state convention of the Association of Teachers of Slow Learning Children. They viewed books and materials exhibits and displays of class projects. Dr Johnson of Syracuse University presented an informative talk. After lunch door prizes awarded Miss Howard and Mrs Sorrell received books.

School Officials Plan To Attend Southeast Region Meeting

John Savel and F A Cady will attend the annual fall meeting of the Southeast Region Ohio School Boards Association at the Ohio University Center on Oct. 16. They will join afternoon clerk sessions on finance and clerk legal status and evening sessions featuring dinner and officer elections.

Glouster John Savel F. A. Cady Ohio School Boards Association Ohio University Center Savel and Cady Ohio

Commissioners Plan To Open Coal Bids In Gallia County

Gallia County Board of Commissioners held a routine meeting and scheduled a Tuesday bid opening for coal contracts. The session focused on standard county business and future procurement.

Gallipolis Gallia County

City Schools To Meet at Lake Hope Lodge

A meeting of city exempted village schools in Southeastern Ohio will be held at the Lake Hope Lodge at noon Thursday. Dr. R. M. Eyman assistant state superintendent of public instruction will be the main speaker. Dinner will be served.

Glouster Ohio Lake Hope Lodge R. M. Eyman State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Trimble Church WSCS to Meet at Morrison Home

The Western Trimble Methodist Church unit WSCS will gather Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Sadie Morrison's home with Mrs Helen Willeke as co hostess.

Glouster WSCS Trimble

UMW Auxiliary Convention Planned in Jacksonville

The UMW Auxiliary holds its convention in Jacksonville on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Transit seekers should meet at the K of P Hall in front of the building at 7:00 p.m.

Glouster Jacksonville K of P

Local Visitors and Weekend Guests Reported

GLOUSTER couples Mr and Mrs Rolland Higgins and son Rollie and Mr and Mrs Nile Parks toured Columbus Monday. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Emmitte Rankins included Mr and Mrs Jack McGee and daughter Barbara of Columbus. Other visitors included Maude McGee and her relatives Harold Bickley Hazel Long Carolyn Post Carl West. Sunday guests of Tom Gibbs were Alfred Gibbs family from Crooksville and Ed Matthews and children from Columbus along with Maxine McGee and Francis Graham and sons.

Alfred Gibbs Crooksville Ed Matthews Columbus Maxine McGee Francis Graham

Rites Held for Infant Jennifer Lynn McKee

Funeral services for Jennifer Lynn McKee eight month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Eldon McKee of Franklin were held Monday at 2 pm at the Norbert W Johnston funeral home with Rev Norman Dewire officiating. Burial followed in Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville.

Holzer Hospital Notes Summary

Hospital notes list births and discharges at Holzer Hospital. Newborns are recorded for the McBrayer Bias Sherritt families. multiple patients named with residences in Point Pleasant Gallipolis Wellston Crown City Pomeroy Ashland Ky and other towns. Several medical and surgical cases appear with patient and guardian names. Discharges include Roscoe Searberry John McKinney Ernest Duerr Douglas Vaughn Edmiston Harrington Noel Wilson Broyles Spencer and James Lee.

Norman McBrayer Point Pleasant Jennings Bias Gallipolis Ray Sherritt Admiffer Cecil King Wellston Medical Perry Dennison Crown City Troy Ohlinger Pomeroy Thomas G. Dalton Jesse Baker Ray John P. Sauer J. B. Noble Huntington Robert J. Freeman Cheshire John A. Anderson Jeanett L. Carlisle Ashland John T. Horrocks Hamden Pamela Dodson Middleport Robert T. Wooten Jimmie Evans Jackson Carl F. Gilliland Oak Hill Surgical Gregory Briggs Ollie Elliott Rio Grande John Thomas Benjamin Casto Vinton John T. Walters Lancaster William F. Scott Catlettsburg Laban Burrows Roscoe Searberry John McKinney Ernest Duerr Douglas Vaughn Phillip Edmiston Herbert Harrington Noel Wilson Clarence Broyles Linda Spencer James Lee

Boy Scouts Debate Ways To Raise Funds

At Grace Methodist Church Troop 203 meeting Scoutmaster Jim Hackworth reports fifteen Scouts attended. David Ott served as scribe in the absence of a senior patrol leader while Dr Norman Pinschmidt co chaired the troop committee and the group discussed funding to buy more camping equipment.

Gallipolis Jim Hackworth David Ott Grace Methodist Church Norman Pinschmidt Cochairman

Trimble Jaycees to award top player trophy

The Trimble Township Jaycees will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall to award the trophy for the most outstanding player this season on the Junior American Legion baseball team. All members are urged to attend.

Glouster Trimble Township Jaycees American Legion Hall American Legion

Glouster Lodge 407 F and A M Meeting Noted

Glouster Lodge 407 F and AM will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. There will be work in the B A degree and refreshments will be served.

Glouster. Lodge Glouster Glouster Lodge F&am

Faulty Signal Causes Two Accidents in Gallipolis

City police report two Monday crashes in Gallipolis. A Northup driver Nettie F. Carter 46 ran a faulty green signal at Second and Court causing a minor collision with Patty Holbrook 18 of Rodney. Eleanor Long 31 Gallipolis Ferry hit a parked car after swerving to avoid a baby grabbing her arm. Municipal Court fined several for speeding intoxication drunk and disorderly conduct and bonds for traffic offenses.

Gallipolis Second and Court Second Ave Nettie F. Carter Northup Patty Holbrook Rodney State Second Eleanor Long Gallipolis Ferry Paul E. McCoy Letart Dayton Thomas L. Harmon Columbus Myrtle A. Brabb Toledo

Courts Busy Monday Unreported Accident Investigation

The Gallipolis Post reports an unreported accident Saturday night on Glenn Summit Road near Route 160 where an unidentified vehicle left the highway and breached Belford McCarthy’s fence. Investigators continue as several local residents face traffic fines and bond forfeitures in Juvenile and Justice courts.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol Glenn Summitt Rd Route Belford L. McCarthy Vinton Phil Stevers Mercerville John W. Howell Harold R. King Pomeroy James R. Gilliam Bidwell

Gallipolis Chamber Endorses Levies for Library and High School

The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce passes two resolutions backing a 2-10 mill library operating levy and a 1% mill levy for the Gallia Academy High School. Both levies go before voters on November 5.

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Gallipolis Lafayette C. Mac McGinness Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Industrial Survey Department Herb Bush Committee On Rural Affairs Gallia County Southeastern

Woman 25 Dies Monday in Belle Center

The sudden death of Mrs. Robert Bradbury 25 at her Belle Center home was reported Monday. She leaves husband and five year old son Robert Poe Bradbury. Her husband Robert is son of Mrs. Margaret Bradbury formerly of Gallipolis, matron at the Order of Eastern Star home Mt Vernon. Body to be brought to Gallipolis for burial. No further details available.

Ee Ae Robert Bradbury Julia Ann Bradley Belle Center Robert Poe Bradbury

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Marshall Boges Pat Siler Genene Dixon Earlene Saunder Frank Burke Glouster Social Blair House Holzer Hospital Boy Scouts Bud Blake King Features Syndicate, Inc Alva E. Johnson Kananga Duke Garrett Major A. Duke Jimmy Blackburn Ewington James C. Kinder R. E. Gindley Minersville Oscar Smith Laverne Pack Carpenter Arthur Darnbrough Retail Merchants Committee Chamber Darnbrough Alva T. Grover Kyger Creek Association Kyger Creek High School Gallipolis, Middleport and Merce Meigs Federal Land Bank The United National Farm Loan A. C. Gibson Sec v.Treas Ohio Valley Bank Bldg Gallipolis, Ohio Nassau Famous Clinton Machine Co Venient Golden Hawks Studebaker Studebaker-Packard Studebaker-Packard Corporation Wakefield Motors Richland Ave TOM Rue Motors S. Third St
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