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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1958

Page

12

Church Opens Annual Clinic On Sunday

The Glouster Church of Christ hosts its 10th annual Christian Clinic starting Sunday with nightly 7 30 p.m. services through Thursday. Five ministers from Ohio and Indiana present the neighbor theme with topics such as The Stranger Is My Neighbor and My Friend Is My Neighbor. Helen Kittle and Tim Teater are pianists.

Glouster Glouster Church of Christ Daniel K. Teater Harold Scott Indianato Church of Christ Columbus David Grubbs Hooper Ridge Church of Christ

Glouster Churches Weekday Services and Schedules

Local listings detail Sunday schools worship hours and midweek meetings at multiple Glouster churches including First Baptist Holy Cross Catholic Oakdale and Glouster Church of Christ Rev D K Teater Rev Frank Stemm and others with times for Bible study prayer and youth activities and community evangelistic events listed through the week.

First Baptist Church Franklin E. Mitchell Miley Harris B.T.A William M. Parham Jr Bishopville Church of Christ Gerald Stemm Donald Kasler Hooper Ridge Church of Christ David Grubbs Israel Linscott Holy Cross Catholic Church Anthony Nickle Trimble West Side Wayne Porter Athens Oakdale Miles Hoon Ferndale Church Darrel Antle Beech Grove Jehovah's Witnesses Gospel Light Pentecost Church Frank Stemm Seventh-Day Adventist R. G. Collar Glouster Church of Christ D. K. Teater Hugh Sweeney Christ U. P Paul EUB L. R. Carmichael Jacksonville Hollister Fred Thorn Trimble Chauncey Millfield Nazarene Church George Williams Glouster Methodist Church Lester Litten St. Louis Catholic Adolph Golubieski GSI First Church of God Garfield Ave Hershel McDonough Young Peoples Meeting Pearl Elliott Mennonite Church Vinton Paul Stoltzfus Calvary Baptist Rio Grande Luther Tracy Assembly of God Robert Howard Triedstone Baptist D. L. Latham BYPU Bidwell Church of God Mr . Satterfield Church of the Nazarene Vernon C. Shafer Poplar Ridge Saturn

Downtown Coaches Plan Big Show November Fourth

Gallipolis will host Hank Snow at Gallia Academy High School auditorium on November 4 with 1000 tickets going on sale via the Gallipolis Downtown Coaches Club. Club members discussed plans for related banquets, merch sales, and funding, including Blue Devil events and film insurance.

Gallipolis Hank Snow Gallia Academy Gallipolis Downtown Coaches Club Jim Saxton Saxton Dan Jones Lonnie Thompson Bob Marchi Hess Ross H. Fleming

Meeting Postponed by Grand Chapter in Cincinnati

The GLOUSTER chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will not hold its regular meeting as the Grand Chapter meets in Cincinnati next week. The next meeting is scheduled for November 11.

Glouster Cincinnati Order of Eastern Star

Library Hours Listed at Glouster Library

Glouster Library will offer afternoon service only from October 26 through November 8. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday. Elsie Craig, Glouster High School senior, will be acting librarian.

Glouster Elsie Craig Glouster High School

Daughters Plan 2 PM Practice for Officer Installation

Daughters will practice at 2 p.m in the Masonic hall for an officer installation. All Bethel members and the choir are required to attend.

Glouster Masonic Hall Bethel Choir

Democrats to Stage Parade and Rally in Glouster

Voters are invited to a county Democratic event in Glouster this Saturday. The parade begins at 6 p.m. from the Glouster football stadium followed by a rally at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. Candidates will speak to attendees.

DEMS Glouster Democrats

Glouster Personal Notices Guests Include Fort Knox Pair

Mr and Mrs Ansel Gamwell and Mr and Mrs Millard Kasler hosted their son Pfe Kasler and Mrs Sam Kasler of Fort Knox Kentucky as guests last week Also guests were Mr and Mrs Glenn Dougan and daughter Cindy of Chesterhill and Mr and Mrs Jack Dollar of Sandusky Attend homecoming at Ohio University Esta Cunningham returned home after visiting Columbus with her niece and nephew Mr and Mrs Fred Kinney.

Ansel Gamwell Millard Kasler Pfe Sam Kasler Fort Knox Gamwell Glenn Dougan Cindy Chesterhill Jack Dollar Sandusky Ohio University Esta Cunningham Columbus Fred Kinney

Homecoming Queen Selection Planned for Friday Night

Gallia Academy High School prepares to crown its homecoming queen during halftime at the Athens Gallia football game Friday night. Eleven senior girls from school clubs compete, with Thursday’s announcement postponed from The Gallia Script October issue. Previous queen was Carol Sue Haskins in 1957.

Gallipolis The Gallia Gallia Academy High School Martha Brown Thespian Martha Mossman Hi-Y Mary Ann Lusk Tri-Hi-Y Joyce Neal Key Club Sharon Preston Sue Fisher Photography Club Jeannie Carpenter FTA Janice Saunders FHA Sue Ann Mills FNA Ruth Fulks FFA Sandy Jeffers FBLA Carol Sue Haskins Nan Saunders Sue Maddox Athens Bulldogs Eleanor Gatewood Geraldine Bush Margena Foster

Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital noted

A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Marks in Jackson and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry I Hunt in Leon. Several new admissions listed including Jada Smeltzer Gallipolis and Henry W Smith Tampa. Discharges include Frances Roush and Rhonda Chapman among others. Blood used Thursday 11 pints.

Marvin E. Marks Jackson Henry I. Hunt Leon E. H. Kanause Frances Roush George Clark Rhonda Chapman David Gainer Boyd E. Wellington Joe Hayes Marshall Canaday James Coleman A. A. Young Ernest Ruth Charles Lathey Otho Gregory Melvin Smith Deborah Hill Sammy Hammack

Local Notices of Visits Across Town and Nearby States

Murray City residents recount visits to relatives in Cleveland Delaware and Toledo while hosting friends from Pittsburgh and Bedford. Several families including Swyers James Hellyer Reynolds and Dupler share gatherings with kin and care for ill relatives.

Don Swyers Pamela Edward James Grace Thomas Reynoldsburg Columbus Howard Franzee Pittsburgh R. Colburn Bedford Colburn Nora Colburn Oscar Hellyer Toledo P. Hellyer O. Hellyer Florence Reynolds Alice Merna Viola Reynolds Morris Dupler Michael Warren Dupler Buchtel Grace (Hellyer) Cupp Lydia Thomas

Hollister Social Notes Include Local Visits And Calls

Hollister residents list visitors and callers from Trimble Glouster Newark Dayton Columbus Zanesville Canal Winchester McArthur and more. Mrs Dell Jones Mrs Emma Linscott Calara Cooper and Bessie Taylor are mentioned along with Ona Dew visiting Ted Phelps and old friends. Weekend guests include the Moody and Mechum families.

Emmett Thompson McArthur Charles Glanenon Zanesville Thomas Aberts Canal

River Traffic and Dam Status Reports Across Ohio River System

The bulletin lists river gauge readings at Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hin ton Pomeroy Mason Point Pleasant and locks on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with boats and tow movements. Dams on the Kanawha River sit on the sill while Onto River movable dams are up. Multiple vessels and tow sizes are recorded with status times and load changes throughout the system.

Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River Winifred O-1 Stevenson Reba Jane Creditor Harriett M O-Kan Paul Blazer Belpre Southland Avalon Barbara Jane

Eight Injured In Four Traffic Crashes In Ohio

Gallia County reports detail four traffic accidents with eight injuries. In the first crash on Route 7 near Crown City, Charles E. Stone 21 Huntington allegedly drove at high speed into Benjamin A. Shenefield 18 Miller, with Stone and four passengers treated for injuries and all five later detained on various charges. In a second incident on Route 35 near the Jackson Gallia line Henry W. Smith 27 Tampa Florida, driving a grapefruit truck, lost control after a tire blowout, colliding with eastbound Chester E. Mullins 46 Portsmouth, with Smith concussed and hospitalised. A third rear end on Route 35 north of Gallipolis involved Sidney Horwitz 57 Worthington and Iva F Beaver 48 Gallipolis Route 1. two injuries to Becky Beaver 4 and Eleanor W Herwitz 53, with Horwitz charged for failing to stop. A head on on Route 233 near Gallia pitted John D. Kinner 44 Ashland Ky and Marie Wiseman 63 Waterloo Route 1. Kinner lightly injured, both vehicles damaged, no arrests.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Crown City State Highway Patrol Charles E. Stone Huntington Benjamin A. Shenefield Miller Holzer Stone Gaylord Bower Ashland Robert L. Wolf Robert Williamson Wayne W. Va Henry W. Smith Tampa Fla Jackson-Gallia Jackson County Smith Chester E. Mullins Portsmouth Mullins Route 35 Sidney Horwitz Worthington Iva F. Beaver Eleanor W. Herwitz Herwitz Gallia John D. Kinner Marie Wiseman Waterloo Kinner

Journalists Elect Officers For Sigma Delta Chi Chapter

The Sigma Delta Chi chapter near Huntington elected Dan Thornburg Marshall College as president Vint Jennings Charleston Daily Mail as vice president and Arthur J Smith WHTN TV as secretary treasurer Thirteen of sixteen attended signed up for dues including J Sherman Porter WJEH Don Mayne Ironton Tribune James T Norris Sr Jr Ashland Independent and others

Gallipolis Tri-State Sigma Delta Chi Stone Lodge Huntington Dan Thornburg Marshall College Vint Jennings Charleston Daily Mail Arthur J. Smith Whtn-Tv J. Sherman Porter WJEH Don Mayne The Ironton Tribune James T. Norris, Sr Ashland, Ky Independent

Dr. Foster Funeral Rites Scheduled for Saturday

Funeral services for Dr. N. Howard Foster 48 of Gallipolis Route 2 Fairfield who died Wednesday in Holzer Hospital will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the First United Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Linson H. Stebbins. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening at Wetherholt Elliott-Sanders funeral home. The body will lie in state at the church one hour before rites. Family requests no flowers.

Gallipolis N. Howard Foster Fairfield Holzer Hospital Linson H. Stebbins First United Presbyterian Church Mound Hill Cemetery Wetherholt Elliott-Sanders

Crowning Of Homecoming Queen At North Gallia

Janet Sue Smith, a North Gallia High junior, will be crowned homecoming queen Friday at halftime of the North Gallia Mercerville game at Kyger Creek field. Eight candidates were voted by penny jars. four attendants and escorts were chosen with Bill Woolridge to escort the queen. Runners up included Ruby Bush Sue Knight and Judy Carman.

Gallipolis Janet Sue Smith North Gallia High School North Gallia-Mercerville Kyger Creek Rosalie Bailes Queen's Court Mildred Young Daryl Marcum Elaine Baill Roy Sprague

Gallia County Tax Receipts Lag Behind Yearly Total

Gallia Jackson and Lawrence counties posted stronger weekly business for the week ending Oct 11 1958 than Meigs and Vinton for the week ending Oct 12 1957. All five counties still lag behind the current fiscal year’s receipts compared with the year starting July 1 1957.

Gallipolis Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs Vinton Roger W. Tracy

Court reporter complains as witness mumbling slows Baltimore case

In Towson Maryland Court reporter Martin Applebaum struggles to capture testimony in Baltimore County Circuit Court as a witness mumbles and declines to speak directly to him. The exchange highlights tensions over recording every word in court proceedings.

Towson Martin Applebaum Baltimore County

Gallia County man charged with assault by wife

Gallia County Sheriff Oscar Baird reports the arrest of Ivan A. Sheets 33 on assault and battery filed by his wife. He posted $200 bond to appear in county court Friday.

Gallipolis Gallia Oscar Baird Ivan A. Sheets Texas Rd

GOP Women Rally Features Florence G Morris Speaker in Gallia County

About 125 Gallia County Republican women attended a long rally at the Farmers Hotel with Florence G Morris of Toledo as the featured speaker. The program included panel discussions on voting procedures, a skit on precinct organization, and remarks for state and local candidates.

Gallipolis Gallia County Farmers Hotel Florence G. Morris Toledo Nellie Scarberry Anne G. White Pearl Bailey Lebanon William O'Neill James Hubbell Roger Tracy Robert Ferguson Edith Hutsinpillar Anna S. Evans Vinton Grace Ella G. Lupton Margaret D. Carter Republican Women’s Club Ruth Parkins Morton L. Dickey Dann 0. Taber Donna Beman Steve Thomas Thurman Mollie Smeltzer

Future Teachers pick Gallia student as most courteous

The Future Teachers Association of Gallia Academy High School selected Duke Darnbrough from the junior class as the week’s most courteous student. The announcement was made Thursday.

Gallipolis Future Teachers Association of Gallia Academy High School Duke Darnbrough

Halliday to Attend OWU 1928 Banquet in Delaware

Attorney John E. Halliday, a back on the 1928 Ohio Wesleyan football squad, will attend the 30th annual OWU banquet at the Fort Delaware Hotel in Delaware. Coach George E. Gauthier, OWU athletic director for 33 years, will speak. The 1928 team beat Michigan 17-7 and Syracuse 6-0, then won six more games before a 7-6 loss to Wittenberg.

Gallipolis John E. Halliday Ohio Wesleyan University Fort Delaware Delaware George E. Gauthier OWU Michigan Syracuse Wittenberg

Gallia County Couples Apply For Licenses

Gallia County residents apply for marriage licenses including Franklin Halley 18 of Gallipolis and Daisy Martindale 19 of Gallipolis at home. Walter Peck 21 of Bidwell and Bessie Fitch 18 of Cheshire also apply. Larry Brumfield 18 of Crown City and Marilyn Criner 17 of Gallipolis complete license applications.

Franklin M. Halley Gallipolis Daisy M. Martindale Clarence and Lucy Cox Halley Charles and Anna Cox Martindale Walter W. Peck Bidwell U. S. Army Bessie Fitch Cheshire Walter L Laura Lowe Peck Noah Margaret Lester Fitch Larry Richard Brumfield Crown City Marilyn Jean Criner Howard and Zera Minor Brumfield Ernest and Retha Sheets Criner

Gallipolis Churches list Sunday services across many faiths

A diverse schedule lists Masses and worship times for Catholic, Baptist, Church of God, Mennonite, Assembly of God, Methodist, Nazarene, Episcopal, Presbyterian and other congregations in Gallipolis and surrounding areas. Includes pastors, Sunday schools, youth groups, and midweek activities across multiple locations and days.

Minor Wreck Report At Pine Street Intersection

Gallipolis city police reported a simple two vehicle accident Thursday at Pine Street and Second Avenue. No injuries and no charges filed. Vehicles driven by Lucy B Hartsook and Ralph Sanns sustained minor damage.

Gallipolis Pine St Second Ave Lucy B. Haritsook Carpenter Ralph Sanns Sams Folden Hartsook

The Sportsman Shop Here for Gifts Galore

A local shop promotes a wide gift selection for showers weddings and babies. Free gift wrap adds value as shoppers browse toys frames apparel and practical items for special occasions.

Sportsman

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