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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1958
Page
10
The Gallia County Health Department reports 2787 free Salk polio vaccines administered since Jan 1 1958 at weekly courthouse clinic. Last Saturday 116 polio shots 22 DPTs and three smallpox vaccines were given by Health Nurses Mrs Pearl Hatfield and Mrs Naomi Rose with secretary Miss Patty Holbrook registering applicants.
Gallia County records show 9503 motor vehicles in 1957 up from 9138 in 1955. Crown City Gallipolis and rural areas report gains, while Centerville Rio Grande Vinton and Cheshire saw declines, with Gallia totals 9503 in 1957 and 9138 two years earlier.
Gallia County August traffic summary from Cpl. Pierce D. McCreedy of Gallipolis Post 27 notes 49 accidents with 28 personal injuries and two deaths. Two fatalities occurred in one crash involving a car and a semi trailer, raising year to date deaths to seven. Post officers issued 123 arrests and 511 written warnings. August is the year’s high month for accidents to date.
River traffic reports list gauges at Gallipolis Kanawha Falls and Pomeroy Mason and several locks with vessels such as C V Harner H L Roberts Sally Ann and Lehigh all moving through Lock 16 to 34 with up and down statuses. Notices announce Charles Caston Jr named administrator of Euna Caston and executor of Charles Caston Sr estates in Athens County Ohio with four month claims window.
A list of patients admitted to Holzer Hospital includes Doris Hunt and many other residents from Gallipolis Vinton Racine Jackson Point Pleasant and Wellston. The section also records births including a son to Mr and Mrs William E Nichols and a son to Mr and Mrs Paul Champer.
Funeral services for Herbert E. Sheets were held at 10:30 a m Tuesday at Vinton Baptist Church with Rev. Gerald Brown officiating. Burial followed in Vinton Memorial Park. Sheets, 80, died Saturday at Huntington Two, where he had lived since 1945 with his son Garrett Sheets of Vinton Route 2. He was born May 31, 1878 in Guyan Township, son of Gary and Eliza Sheets. His wife Lesta Caldwell died in 1907. A sister Bertha McComas of Huntington survives along with two grandchildren.
Ohio's emergency road program totaling 26 million dollars will have contracts worth about 18 million by mid September, state highway director Charles M. Noble said. He noted 12 million had already been let and predicted the rest would begin within a week after.
Gerald Lee Stemm, student minister of Bishopville Church of Christ, was ordained to the Christian Ministry at Glouster Church of Christ. He will be a senior at Kentucky Christian College Grayson Ky this fall. The service included elders from Glouster Bishopville and Ferndale and featured music by Tim Teater and singers.
Gallia County records show multiple transfers including James C. Burke and Virginia S. Burke to George W. Wells and Beryl Wells on Hill Top Subdivision Lot 6 and part Lot 2H in Gallipolis Township. Additional deeds include Gallia County Produce Co to Farm Bureau Co-Op Inc Assoc on city lots 79 80 and part 77 78, with several other parcel exchanges among Jacob B. Johnson deceased Elsie Curry Rubie Adkins Sherman Johnson Neva Jeffrey Ada Dillman Guy Johnson Raymond Johnson Emma Bledsoe Enos Johnson Ezra Johnson in Green Two and related interests. Other transfers include Kenneth and Verna Birchfield to Edward Parsons part Lot 291 and related parcels, and Mae Davis to Morlan and Betty A. Kiser Lots 13 14 Patriot. Thurman Bordenet ax to D W and Laura Reese Lot 17 Hamilton Addition Bidwell. George M. Painter to Mary Kale Mollahan 100 acres in Cheshire Two. Walter and Mildred Blazer to Granville McCormick and Grace McCormick 16.75 acres in Springfield Two.
The Burtnett-Chambers reunion occurred on Aug 19 at the Frank Burtnett cottage on Lake Burr Oak. attendees included numerous Fluster Route and nearby residents such as Emmett Mingus Eva Brooks A L Price Sanford Mingus Lola Van Horn James Alexander William Garrett Eli Kittle and many others from Gloucester Route Malta Route Blue Rock Lancaster Newark Columbus Murray City Glouster and surrounding areas.
Mrs E M Catharine Blower age 80 of 7 Madison St Glouster died Sunday morning after a long illness. Born in England she moved to the United States in 1880 and later settled in Glouster. Survived by two sons a daughter a brother a sister two grandsons and a great grandson. services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the family home with Rev Lester Litten. Burial West Union Cemetery Athens under Norbert W Johnston Funeral Home.
Glouster personal item notes Mrs N R Maxwell of Madison Street hosting Past Noble Grands at 7 30 p m Thursday September 4. also mentions Gladys Viney visiting Detroit relatives and returning with family, and Pansy Byers trip home from Morrow Ohio plus Ray Maxwell returning from visit with Madison Street grandparents.
Cincinnati livestock prices show mixed activity with cattle steady to higher and hogs steady. Steers 24.00-26.50, heifers 22.50-25.35, utility cows 17.00-18.30, feeder steers 21.00-22.50, hogs 19.00-20.25, sows 18.00-18.75, lambs 20.00-24.00 with spring lambs around 25.00 for small lots.
Cincinnati area prices list varying grades and sizes for eggs and poultry. No. 1 quality fryers range from 15 to 16 cents per pound with hens heavy at 13 to 14 cents. Potatoes quoted between 1.60 and 4.00 per unit.
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