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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1955

Page

3

Eye Street repair plans discussed by Point Pleasant Chamber

The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce addresses downtown repairs on Eye Street with property owners. Affected renters and owners will share costs. A quarterly meeting Oct 6 will feature educators on The Crisis Threatening Schools, with a panel and questions from the public.

Point Pleasant Swamjunes Csrvenor Dauols Come Merce Board of Directors Main St Chambers Necema'y Smith Sure Song Chamber of Comers Eee Chamber of Comerce Moose Virgil W. Siders C of C W. W. Smith

College Extension Eyes Point Pleasant or Gallipolis

Interstate Business College of Portsmouth plans a five month extension in either Point Pleasant or Gallipolis this fall. Classes in general business secretarial studies and office skills will run five months starting late this month with courses in accounting shorthand typing business English spelling and machine use. Last year a Gallipolis extension was established and the chamber of commerce urged Point Pleasant approval.

Tan Extension Business College Point Pleasant Galpolis Interstate Business College of Portsmouth Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Youth 15 pleads to multiple thefts in Point Pleasant

A 15 year old Point Pleasant youth admitted to police involvement in several breakings and petty thefts over recent weeks. He confessed to breaking into a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad caboose, stealing from a parked car at the West Virginia Stallable Iron Works, and stealing from the Point Pleasant Timber Co. building and the EUB Church twice, including funds from the church missionary fund. He will be brought before Judge Lewis H. Miller for action.

Point Pleanans Point Pleasant Rancel Jiiden Reamer Hie ‘Aia Lewis H. Miller Baltimore and’ Ohio Railroad West Virginia Stallable Iron Works

Man Pinned In Wreckage Near Point Pleasant

A 20 year old West Columbia youth, Harry Bland, was pinned in his overturned auto on Route 2 four miles south of Point Pleasant. He freed himself and was uninjured. The left side of the car was badly damaged.

Point Pleasant West Columbia Harry Bland Bland

Perry County Court News and Estate Actions

Court notices show filings in the Perry County docket including estates of Eben Patterson and Arthur Swine with inventories and appraisements. Receipts and claims detail sums such as 27,614.86 and 13808.79 while consent to ventricular claim is granted in a personal injury matter involving Joseph Roberts and John Keranen. Executors are authorized to continue business and inventories for Mary B Schenk and Charles Buxton estates are recorded with real estate and securities values listed.

Cue Cereterie Berelians Austin A" Walpole Eben It Patterson Daburee Arley’ Householder Joseph Roberts John Keranen Daniel Arthur O. Swinesia Thorn Jane Teipo Atocka

Legionnaires Awards and Real Estate Matters Highlight Meeting

Members of the American Legion discussed awards for several members and reported on real estate parcels and trust matters. The session noted awards to Clydebackett and Betty Bonecutter, with others named for service roles, while real estate items covered parcels in Pleasant and surrounding townships and reports from the field trustee.

Pate Youle Cook Pleasant American Legion Friend Hobart Fost Cook Corning Clydebackett Peace Junction City Betty” Mar- Bonecutter Blain ‘Ons Gov Gurtt Terranequiie Weima ‘ ‘Moore Crooksville E-Antick Actinist Nelsonville Calara Robert Hamm Nelson Greenlee C. W. Brown Kelley Paul Thomas Tradty Bearford Board of Governors Esther Wilson George E. Wilson Denver George If. Wilson Kennedy Ronald’ E Wilson Gonokevile Bers Literary Lock of St. Josephs Texas’ Eastern ‘Transmision Corp. Tenct Reading Township P. Huddleston Tosemary Allen New Lexington Edward H. Parker Alonzo Myers Thornvile George and Indy Watters William Jc Mary Davis Ned F.'St. Clair Sathson Township

Local society notes from Elgin and nearby towns

Hemlock gatherings report Jennie Zweifel of Elgin and Charles Schuter of Aurora visiting Nina Kayle and Harmon couple. LeVan family moved from Methodist parsonage to new home from Rev Nazan. Snowden, Dixie of Columbus and Danny Stalling of Mansfield visit Nina. Hines and Brown households host visits. Howard Allen and Pat Allen of New Lexington connect with Snowden family. Janet Snowden visits James Snowden. Glen Bray, Luvella Wilson take jobs at Chicago Transformer Co. Glenn Bray and Glenna Williams gain employments in Zanesville and Mosaic Tile plant.

Frank Hines Charles Brown Newark Howard Allen Pat Allen New Lexington Janet Snowden James Snowden Glen Bray Luvella Wilson Chicago Transformer Co Zanesville Glenn Bray Mosaic Tile Ant Glenna Williams

Blain Reunion Chooses St Paul Ky as 1956 Gathering Site

Pt. Pleasant Society Blain reunion officers named at the St Paul Kentucky annual meeting. Rebecca Blain of Gallipolis Ferry was retained as president with Stella Mohr of Gallipolis as vice president and James E. Blain Hopsett as secretary-treasurer. Community attendees listed from Point Pleasant Gallipolis and Hogsett.

Blain Rebecca Blain Gallipolis Stella V. Mohr Galliipoli John A. Blain

Surprise Birthday Dinner For Mrs Dora E Bass At New Haven

A surprise birthday dinner was held Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Lemley Russell in New Haven to honor Dora E Bass mother of Peggy Bass Russell. Thirty two guests attended the event.

J. A. Shinn Donald Getty Schroeder Lemley Russell Peggy Bass New Haven Dora E. Bass Russell

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