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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1957

Page

5

Six Accidents Investigated by Gallipolis Patrol

Gallipolis Ohio weekend patrol reports six accidents on Route 35 Route 218 Route 33 and Route 7. Drivers named include Morgan Pinkerman Redrick Custer William Thompson Joseph Saunders Richard Barnhart and John Raupp. Violations include unsafe operation changing lanes without due care and failing to stop within the assured clear distance with multiple arrests.

Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol Joe Miller Rodney Morgan Pinkerman Columbus Redrick B. Custer Portsmouth Pinkerman William P. Thompson Joseph E. Saunders Crown City Saunders Thompson Jim Salisbury Findlay Meigs County Salisbury

Boy Wounded in Cemetery Becomes Hospital Case

In Wellston Ohio a 16 year old boy Jimmy Allen was found wounded in Ridgewood Cemetery and admitted to Holzer Hospital after emergency surgery. He was found by Otis Burton around 5 15 pm Sunday and the bullet from a .22 caliber gun entered the abdomen center and exited the back.

Gallipolis Wellston Ohio Holzer Hospital Jimmy Allen Ark Allen West Broadway Ridgewood Otis Burton

District Health Council Convenes Friday in Gallia County

Twelve southeastern Ohio counties attend the District Health Council at Lake Hope Lodge on Friday October 25 with luncheon by reservation through Mrs. Lucile Rymer. The agenda includes registration at 9 a.m. invocation panel discussions lunch questions and county group meetings focusing on aging and home care. Frail topics include aging process and selecting county representatives to the state council.

Gallipolis Ohio District Health Council Lake Hope Lodge Gallia County Lucile Rymer Randolph Dials Health Council Scioto County State Council Frances Williamson Columbus Ohio Department of Health George Hamwinsst Ohio State University Jane DeBuse Athens Department of Health Mary Helen Vincent Department of Aid For John Patchen The Ohio Health Council

Three Cars Collide at Corner Injuring Two in Gallipolis

A three car crash at Third and Spruce in Gallipolis Saturday at 1 45 p m left Sarah R Unroe 28 Gallipolis Route 2 and Clair Dodrill 35 Vinton with minor neck and back injuries Police said Theodore Harris of Gallipolis failed to brake in time No charges filed In Municipal Court Saturday James Montgomery 28 Gallipolis fined 10 dollars for drunk and disorderly Isaac B Dobbins 58 Detroit Mich fined 5 dollars for intoxication Bonds forfeited 15 dollars for Marvin E Noe 31 Romulus Mich Sam Cook 41 Gallipolis Charles Co Car and Leonard Maynard 37 Gallipolis

Gallipolis Third Spruce Sarah R. Unroe Spruce St Clair Dodrill Vinton Theodore Harris Dodrill Unroe Harris James Montgomery Isaac B. Dobbins Detroit Mich

Unidentified Object Seen By Gallipolis Ground Observers

Gallipolis Post of the Ground Observer Corps reports an unidentified flying object during Sunday's Operation Vigilance VII alert at 12 15 p m. observers Leo Stillwell and others watched a bright speck move toward the sun before fading.

Gallipolis Ground Observer Corps Leo Stillwell Sky Watch Charleston Riggs Jim Baldwin Filter Center Sissonville Fortification Hill Realms Outer Space Baldwin Mary Stillwell Jim Wilks Mollie Johnson Dorothy Dickerson Virginia Day Tom Houck Ronnie Edgington Dick Thomas

Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions Notes

Holzer Hospital notes record a Saturday birth a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hope Henderson. Multiple admissions include Richard Johnson Gallipolis and Charles D Carter Mercerville with medical needs. Discharges list Jamesetta Beaver and many others. Sunday entries include Weldon Faulkner Oak Hill Lucian Queen Gallipolis and several new babies including a son to Clarence Miller Oak Hill and to Bobby Richie Gallipolis. Continuous admissions include Linda Wooten South Point Ernest Nicholson Rutland and James Allen Wellston with various surgical and medical statuses.

Robert Hope Henderson Richard Johnson Gallipolis Charles D. Carter Mercerville David Lee Hill Bidwell John I. Campbell Oak Hill E. E. Womeldorf Wellston Clara McGinnis Marion Wogan Bobbie Richie Andrew Kizzee Ironton Fred Fisher Vinton Jamesetta Beaver John Beaver J. F. Gates James Payne Wayne Campbell Leslie Adams Thomas Jewell William Scott Conrad Dearing Willard Slagle Norman Plymale James Johnson Charles King Nellie Boring Ernest Watts Kenneth Vocke Robert Swann R. J. Burley Gomer Johnson Weldon Faulkner Lucian Queen Clarence Miller Bobby Richie Marion Logan Wayne Folden Point Pleasant Randall Taylor Linda Wooten South Point Ernest

Illegal liquor puts 3 in jail in Gallia County

Gallia County Ohio report states three Columbus residents were arrested by state patrol for illegal possession and transport of untaxed liquor. Ray Burley aged 34 Mary Belle Burley aged 37 and Alfred Thomas Brown aged 37 were jailed after officers stopped them at Fourth and Pine Gallipolis. A trunk load of untaxed liquor estimated at 10 to 15 gallons was found.

Gallipolis Columbus Ohio State Highway Patrol Gallia County Ray Burley Mary Belle Alfred Thomas Brown West Virginia Fourth and Pine

World War II Veteran Dies at 71 in Gallipolis

Joe Russell Jeffers 39 a World War II veteran died at his Gallipolis Route 2 home. He served three years with the Medics of the 26th Division 101st Infantry in action in France the Rhineland the Ardennes and central Europe earning the European African Eastern Campaign ribbon with four battle stars. Funeral at Providence Baptist Church 3 p.m. Tuesday with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Joe Russell Jeffers Sterling Oil Co Jeffers Bladen Ralph Nettie Finley Jeffers Jack Iowa John J Paul J Calvin Waugh Ruth Jeffers Jean Halley Ralph Keith oJe Russell Richard Clifford Wilson Ward 101St Infantry Regiment Third Army France Rhineland Ardennes Europe Providence Baptist Church

River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Kanawha and Ohio Rivers

The report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy Mason and Point Pleasant with water levels and movement. It notes all Kanawha dams on sill and Ohio moveable dams up except Dam 28. It also reports boat movements at locks 14 17 19 20 21 22 23 and 32 and various Kanawha Gallipolis boat names with load status and times.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy - Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River Ohio River Betty Moran Stevenson Indiana Titan Mr. Criss Clydetully Winfield O-Kan Semet Solvay Ogram Orco Alton Zephyr Jerry Bosworth Hardy L. Roberts Calhoun Price Walter Williamson Cornell O. F. Shearer Susan Hoagland Salvati

Services Set Tuesday For Joseph Amey

Joseph Thomas Amey 91 died at 4 a.m. Saturday at his home on Route 124 between Wilkesville and Jackson. Born April 23 1866 in Clay County West Virginia to Charles and his wife he is survived by his second wife Anna Jenkins Amey and two brothers Arch and Steve Amey. He had three sons and two daughters Iva Thomas Ella Mallory Aubrey Alfred Levi. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Joe's Chapel Route 124 near Wilkesville with Rev. Glenn Lambert presiding and Springhill Cemetery burial.

Clay County W. Va Charles Amey Amey Anna Jenkins Amey Arch Steve Amey Tucker County Theodosia de Moss Iva Thomas Frame Ella Mallory Clendenin Aubrey Florida Alfred Parkersburg Levi Mt. Rose Uncle Joe Route 124 Wilkesville Glenn Lambert Springhill Cemetery

Blaze Extinguished When Firemen Arrive

Firefighters were called to 831 Fourth Ave Gallipolis at 6 20 p m Sunday to douse a stove oven gas fire that had already burned out after Mrs. Hogan admitted turning on gas before lighting a match Fourteen firefighters and a pumper responded to the alarm.

Gallipolis Morris Hogan Fourth Ave

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