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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1958
Page
5
Bill Fraley was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery in the Normandy Campaign during World War II. VFW Post 4464 Commander Stanley King presented the honors to Fraley before about 200 attendees, praising his quick action under heavy odds.
Elliott Myers of Ironton state board of education president keynotes the North Gallia Local School district town hall at North Gallia High School with 55 attendees. VFW honors include Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation for William Fraley. Ten-year and five-year VFW Auxiliary pins distributed. anniversary turkey dinner noted.
River gauges across Gallipolis Kanawha Falls and Pomeroy show crests, rollers, and sill readings with dams on the sill. Ohio River movable dams up while boats at Lock 15 to Lock 33 report down and up movements, listing numerous vessels and times throughout the day.
Sixty six residents attended Tuesday night’s Raccoon Local District meeting at Rio Grande to hear keynote speaker Kermit Daugherty and to name delegates for the Statehouse Conference on Education. Four panel reports followed with Williams’s addressing merger prospects with a neighboring district. Executive Head Glendon Evans and four other delegates were chosen with alternates named.
List of newborns and parents from Holzer Hospital notes includes a daughter to Guy and Marjorie Russell of Pomeroy a daughter to Robert and Mary Hamilton of Bidwell Route 2 a son to Jesse Duncan of Vinton Route 1 a daughter to David Forshee of Gallipolis Ferry and others. Several mothers and infants are listed with locations including Kananga Racine Cheshire and Langsville along with dismissals of patients and accompanying relatives.
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