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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1957
Page
3
New York reports a Resistor Hat Co designer sketches wild future hat ideas. Boss Harry Rolnick says men will soon wear crazier hats than women, with concepts including accordion-pleated crowns and foldable pocket hats, some practical, others fanciful.
Thirteen members attended VFW Auxiliary Post 4464 meeting with Miss Molly Johnson presiding. They planned a veteran's party and rummage sale, celebrated a member birthday, and discussed a hospital party in Chillicothe on Oct 10. Donors are urged to contact Mrs. John Mayes or Mrs. Freda Barcus for books or magazines to aid the hospital recreation room. Next meeting set for Oct 9.
The report lists river gauges for Gallipolis Montgom ery Kanawha Falls Hinton and more, with stage changes two feet or inches. Dams on the Kanawha River are on the sill while Ohio River moveable dams are up. It details numerous towboats and barges at locks from Lock 14 to Lock 35 with their up or down status and times.
Three new members Wayne E. Harrison Billy E. Javvis and Grant Johnson all of Gallipolis were elected to Aerie 2290 during Wednesday’s meeting of the Gallipolis Fraternal Order of Eagles. District 3 speaker R L Melton will preside at the Oct 13 event hosted by Aerie 2290 with over 250 Eagles expected. The dinner features fried chicken and invites all members and families.
Birth notices list a daughter to Donald and wife of Point Pleasant and sons to Melvin Irvin Gallipolis Paul Finley Gallipolis and others in regional hospitals. Dismissals include multiple named individuals from Morton Pen singer to Ray Tucker and family.
A reflective caption notes prudence in decisions as spring arrives. The line likens even a robin to an observer of enterprise and sense, urging cautious strategy during seasonal change and new beginnings.
Two crash victims were admitted to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on Wednesday. A woman passenger in a car driven by her husband suffered a forehead laceration and a broken left arm when rear ended on West Virginia Route 2 near Point Pleasant around 4 10 p.m. Gary Lee Michael nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Michael of Minersville Route 1 was another injured party in the incident.
At the September Mason Good Luck Clover 4 H Club meeting 23 members and four guests attended at the Mason Youth Center. Hostesses were Mrs Charles Neville and Mrs Howard Van Meter with adviser Mrs Fred Spencer present. Mrs Gladys Riley hosted a Stanley demonstration by Mrs Mildred Clark New Haven. Prizes were awarded after games. Refresh was hospitalized with a possible concussion. Gary Lee was injured playing football at the grade school playground. 21 guests were served. The Workmans returned from a mountain vacation near Petersburg Virginia. Bliss Wilson accompanied his son Gary to Lewisburg for Greenbrier Military Academy entry. Elizabeth McIntosh of Charleston visited Ruth McIntosh. Mrs Ray Grimm and daughter Glenn spent a day in Huntington. Mr and Mrs Burley Grinstead and son Stevie of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs George Zuspan and later Mr and Mrs Vernon Grinstead of Hartford.
Gallipolis Kiwanis board endorsed proposed aid for drought stricken farmers in Gallia County at a special meeting after the weekly dinner. Principal speaker was Gallia Academy High School football coach Bob Lang with athletic director Bill Carruthers and assistants Charles Swanson and Bob McCollins.
Mrs Gordon Ridenour hosted the Sewing Club with Mrs Roger Epple assisting. Visitors include Miss Blanche Zippench from Cleveland visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Baum, and Jesse Tuttle visiting his daughter in Baltimore. Others hosted or visiting include Mr and Mrs Henry Beaver in Columbus, Mr and Mrs Ray Hines and son in Belpre, and Mr and Mrs Willis Frost with the Eichinger family.
The article compares a seven to one odds favoring the everyday Christian over the Sunday practitioner, outlining a perceived variance in consistency and commitment between the two groups. It frames a recurring theme of faith practice frequency and devotion levels.
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