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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1948

Page

18

River Prabrec Gallipolis Locks Boat Movements

River system updates report boat movements at the Gallipolis locks on Wednesday with multiple boats changing positions between 5:20 a.m. and 9:20 p.m. Other district vessels include Heekin Atlas Wisherd Hoag Creighton Cook Castle Ardern and Arm strong moving at various times on the Kanawhan.

Gallipolis Lehigh Labelle Smith Fern Rathbone Duffy Solvay Martin Heekin Montgomery Atlas Down Wisherd Hoagland Cornell Sohio State Creighton Cook Castle Down Ardern Armstrong Kanawhan Semet London Sullivan Marmet Chris Down Winfield

Bond Issue On Ballot For School Improvement

Gallia Ohio area reports Vinton local schools place a 31500 dollar bond issue on the ballot for construction and improvement. The levy is two mills and the bond runs twenty and a half years.

Gallipolis Vinton Wee

Clarence Fuller Fined For Crest-Hill Passing

Clarence Fuller of New Orleans, Louisiana, 48, was fined $15 and costs by Mayor Ralph Clark of Wellston for passing on the crest of a hill.

Gallipolis Clarence Fuller New Orleans Ralph Clark Wellston

Skeets Reunion and village notes in Coolville

The Coolville notes report the Skeets reunion held August 29 at Troy Grange Hall with music and a social afternoon after dinner. Several local residents hosted and attended family gatherings, church group meetings, and visits from relatives including Eleanor Broughton from England.

Coolville Troy Grange Hall Majel Lawrence Athens Russell Baily Walter Johnstone Amelia Ohio WSCS Methodist Church Ira Kincade Freda Faber A. W. Brandeberry Pomona Grange York Grange Troy Grange James Parr James Allan Cairo W.va Walden Parr E. M. Daugherty Glennis Daugherty Marietta N. O. Barnett Bob Bill Chester Barnett Columbus Denver Day Clyde Eleanor Broughton Wareham England J. K. Macleod Miss Broughton Southampton Washington New York City Macleod Washington, D.C Maryland Pennsylvania A. W. Johnston

Holzer Hospital Notes Admits and Births Amid Small List

Gallipolis admissions include Mrs. Kenneth Peck Point Pleasant Mrs. Margaret Fassler Jackson Mrs. Edwin Walker Jackson Mrs. Frank Guinther Middleport Mrs. Earl R. Lama Middleport James Jewell Columbus Mrs. Jules Biren Point Pleasant C T Boles Marietta Births include a son to Mrs Lawrence Plants Point Pleasant Discharges list several including Phyllis Kasper and Mrs Virgil Hammerick Nostradamus identified as Michel de Notredame died 1566

Gallipolis Kenneth Peck Point Pleasant Margaret Fassler Jackson Edwin Walker Frank Guinther Middleport Earl R. Lama James Jewell Columbus Jules Biren C. T. Boles Marietta Millie Reed Wellston Frank Hill James Hawley Pomeroy Miles Cross Racine John White

Laurelville Bridge Club Honors Winners

Mrs. Grace Dumm won the high award and Celesta Hoy was second at the Laurelville bridge club event. Several local families hosted guests from Columbus New Jersey Dayton Lancaster and Columbus during the week and a hunting accident left Harold Jinks seriously injured after an unidentified hunter fled the scene.

Laurelville Joe Dennison Bridge Club Grace Dumm Celesta Hoy John James Long New Jersey H. E. Defenbaugh Hugh Poling Cliff Armstrong Reginald Rupert Welliver Jane Welliver Russell Scott Harold Jinks White Cross Hospital Ralph Flannigan Lafe Straus William Budd Columbus Jake Hinton Tarlton Herbert Notestone Edwin Notestone Wayne Jones

Crown City visitors and obituaries noted in local columns

Crown City residents and guests are listed visiting relatives and attending services for Scot tie Ray Darnon, a three month old who died in Huntington. The Crown City softball team lost 11 to 0 to United Club in the Tri-State Tournament at Huntington.

Crown City Oscar Cooper Texas Maude Halley Washington, D.C Charles Henderson Everett Henderson Lewis Woodyard Donald Cooper Scottie Ray Darnon Don Darnon St. Mary's Hospital Huntington Darnon Everett Stanley Proctorville Oma Williams Julius Chandler H. C. Sims Washington, Pa Martha Johnson Grace Ferris Ora Callicoat Raymond Haskins Hershel Haskins Lancaster The United Club Tillie Wall Alice Daniels

Decree In Foreclosure Suit and Note Details

John E. Halliday attorney obtains decree in foreclosure against James and Margaret Dodrill on a $328 promissory note. M C Wellington sues Earl Bromfield Northup in Common Pleas Court for $400 on a promissory note.

Gallipolis John E. Halliday James and Margaret L. Dodrill M. C. Wellington Common Pleas Court Earl Bromfield Northup

Fire crews respond to stump fire on Fourth Avenue

Gallipolis fire units were dispatched around 6 p.m. to the upper Fourth Avenue area where a tree stump caught fire after a resident attempted to burn out wasps.

Gallipolis Fourth Avenue

Airplane Downed On Water Boats Run 20-Man Capacity

Inflatable boats built for emergency water landings hold up to twenty men. The design targets lifeboat use when aircraft must ditch at sea or on calm waters.

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