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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1967

Page

3

Election Held At Meeting By Local 644

Sam Juniper was elected president of Local 644 United Workers of America for two years. Jack Roach elected vice president, Robert Allbright retiring president elected secretary. Woody Pyles and Paul Nibert tied for treasurer with runoff set for Nov 1. Chet Miller named on negotiating team. Bob Burdette Ferrell Houck and Carl Kinnaird elected to the executive committee. Trustees named Junior Carroll Don Schilling Roger Wilson.

Point Pleasant Sam Juniper United Workers of America Jack Roach Robert Allbright Woody Pyles Paul Nibert Chet Miller Bob Burdette Ferrell Houck Carl Kinnaird Junior Carroll Don Schilling Roger Wilson

Friendship Night Set By White Shrine Group

Mary Shrine No 37 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem met at the Odd Fellows Hall with Barbara Adams Dugan presiding. One candidate received the degrees and several shrine members were welcomed. A special offering was proposed for November to buy Christmas gifts for two Athens State Hospital members. Friendship Night is set for November 10 with neighboring shrines invited to participate.

White Shrine Group Mary Hughes Elizabeth Lear Naoma Brinker Pauline Atkins Nellie Tracy Mary Shrine Shepherds John Reese Lafayette Shrine Allen Athens State Hospital Bernice Winn Mary Hall Marietta Shrine

Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Admissions

Birth announcements list a son for Mr and Mrs Lannes William in South Side and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Richard Eggleton Gallipolis. Admissions include multiple patients across Gallipolis Ironton Pomeroy Ravenswood Willow Wood Gallipolis Ferry Chesapeake and Rutland with names such as Mrs Leonad Lunsford Mrs Richard Eggleton Charlies W Pyles Jr Roberta Arimborgo Jesse Eblin and others.

Lannes Williamson South Side Richard Eggleton Gallipolis Leonad Lunsford Pomeroy Virgie Brumfield Noah Dulaney Jackson Sherman Winters Ironton Charlies W. Pyles Jr Gallipolis Ferry Thomas Adams Willow Wood Richard Asher Ravenswood Dan O. Dennison Chesapeake Ruth Lambert Kevin Barr Bidwell L. Cecil Sheets Roberta Arimborgo Genevieve Dewhurst Rutland Max Avner Novella Courtney James Davison Jr Jesse Eblin Cleo Green Luther Holbrook Eddie Hughes Richard Hassell Anna Isley Ralph Lewis Clifford Logan Kenneth Longstreth Ralph Parry Robert Raynor Mark Sheets Hulbert Silveu Leonard Stearns Anna R. Winkler John Yeagley Eldon R. Roush Roberta Teaford Robin Sue Bennett

Mrs Russell Sayre Undergoes Major Surgery

Point Pleasant report notes Mrs Russell Sayre of Jackson Avenue underwent major surgery Wednesday morning at Holzer Hospital. She is listed in room 383.

Point Pleasant Russell Sayre Jackson Avenue Holzer Hospital

Point Teens Seek Funds For UNICEF in Point Pleasant

The UNICEF program chair Rev Norville White says teenagers under adult supervision will conduct a house to house Trick or Treat for UNICEF Thursday evening. He notes UNICEF supports 500 long range programs aiding needy children and mothers across Asia Latin America Africa and the Middle East. Mrs John Richmond of West Columbia remains in fair condition after a Tuesday car crash that also killed her husband at Pleasant Valley Hospital.

Point Pleasant Norville White Unicef John Richmond West Columbia Pleasant Valley Hospital

Garden Club Hosts Slides From Appalachians and Gardens

Mrs C G Bauerle entertained the Tu Endie Wei Garden Club at its October meeting. She showed color slides Crown Jewels of the Appalachians loaned by the State Conservation Department, featuring the Smoke Hole area near Petersburg West Virginia. Also presented were Flowers of Hawaii and Gardens of Bellingrath near Mobile Alabama. Mrs H O Francis presided. Mrs E Bartow Jones reported 100 red emperor tulip bulbs planted in Gunn Park. Mrs J G F Johnson was welcomed back as an active member, and new members Mrs William Bardin Jr and Mrs Joseph H Barr joined.

Point Pleasant C. G. Bauerle H. O. Francis E. Bartow Jones Gunn Park J. G. F. Johnson William Bardin, Jr Joseph H. Barr

Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Summary of dismissals and names

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list dismissals including John Hawkins. Named individuals include Harry Roush of Letart and Derosa Stephens of Point Pleasant. The brief entry records personnel changes at Pleasant Valley Hospital with minimal context.

Harry Roush Letart Derosa Stephens Point Pleasant

Shrine Club Dinner Moved Up For Football Game

Dr Dan Glassman president of Pat Wilson Shrine Club says this week dinner will start at 6 p.m. The meeting is set one half hour earlier so members can attend the football game.

Point Pleasant Dan Glassman Pat Wilson Shrine Club

Patrolman Stops Woman From Leap Off Bridge

Patrolman Kenneth Love, off duty, averted Luela Kathleen nen, 22, of Lancaster Ohio, from leaping from the Silver Bridge in Lancaster. The woman was taken to the county jail where she attempted to drown herself in a shower, then admitted to Lakin State Hospital after a prior release from a Columbus mental institution. She parked her car in Kananga and walked to the bridge.

Point Pleasant Kenneth Love Lancaster Ohio Silver Bridge Sheriff's Department Love Luela Kathleen Nen Lakin State Hospital Columbus Kananga

Three Convicts Sentenced to Jail Terms at West State Penitentiary

Sherriff's department took William Milton Connolly 21 and Gerald Allen Burford 22 from Mason County jail to begin 1 to 10 year sentences after guilty pleas to burglary. Harry Staats 36 of Point Pleasant drew 1 to 5 years for felonious assault. About 30,000,000 pounds of dried codfish are prepared in the United States each year.

Point Pleasant Sherriff’s Department West State Penitentiary Mason County William Milton Connolly Gerald Allen Burford Dunbar Harry Staats United States

Rebecca Circle Seeks Plans For Month In Service Notes

Rebecca Circle of Trinity Methodist Church met at Mrs. James Lemaster home to report on Call-to-Prayer and Self-Denial funds and hear devotions. They announced Quilt Day Service at Beech Hill starting 5 30 p.m. with a pot luck. Also, Christmas Bazaar Nov 30 at Trinity Fellowship Hall with lunch at noon. Gifts for World Day of Prayer to be sent Nov 3 at St Paul. Circle to host WSCS Nov 7. Also noted Joe Beaver arrested for drunkenness and local police cited Roger Chapman for defective exhaust.

John Kauff Rebecca Trinity Methodist Church James Lemaster Mossman Circle J. D. Long Calvin McDaniel St. Paul Methodist Church Beech Hill Methodist Church Beech Hill Church Tom Fisher Allen Peaslee C. S. Thompson WSCS

Casco Cold Tablets Ad Promises Fast, Safe Relief

An advertisement touts Casco Cold Tablets as a dependable, narcotic free cold remedy endorsed by druggists. It claims quick relief within minutes, no nervous system upset, and no drastic allergic reactions, guaranteed with money back if not effective, even for chronic colds.

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