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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1962

Page

5

Mrs. Wendell Roush Receives 21-Year Service Certificate

Gallia County 4-H advisory banquet honors 41 of 81 advisers with service awards from one to 21 years. Mrs. Wendell Roush receives a 21 year certificate as Warland T. Martin presents slides from a European tour and Robert H. Terhune leads the Ohio agriculture delegation.

Gallipolis Wendell Roush Eno- Sail Europe Russia Martin Ohio Robert H. Terhune Ty Extension Claude Winters Lincoln Call Elaine Daniels Edgar Greene Foster Lewis Russell Priddy Walter Rose Paul Saunders Eugene Stevens Haldon Thomas Viola Slone James Slone Carl Baker Kenneth Black Wymond Bradbury Paul Burnette Paul Butler Dorothy Gatewood William Maddy Lewis Persinger Harry Smith Aldeth White Raymond de Lillie Gallia County Russell R. Priddy Priddy Irwin Gibson Glenn Graham Goldin Hutchinson Norma James Brenda L. Roberts Joan Saint Stanley Shaver Frances Lou Baker Gallia County Junior Leadership 4-H Club Chestera Lee Donna Mitchell Jerrie Cremeens Tom Walters Mary Jo Yoho Miss Yoho Miss Baker Brenja Roberts Wyman Sheets Odie O’donnell Dick Thomas Circle 1 Grace Methodist Church Dorothy Smith Edith Treleaven Aven D. Lusk Marianne B. Campbell Hoyt Mullins Nellie Ball Arista Boggs Delmar Gingerich Esta Me Knight Ross Roush Earl Brown Elise Kimball Ralph Martin Nolan Carter Bruce McDonald Clara Richmond Esther Bacon C. Robert Peterson

Mrs Sheets Dies At 79 In Crown City

Mrs. Mattie Lee Sheets 79 of Crown City died after an extended illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Good Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Raymond Dillon. burial in church cemetery. Survived by three daughters, two sons, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren. services at F. L. Stevers Funeral Home Mercerville.

Gallipolis Mattie Lee Sheets Crown City Good Hope Baptist Church Raymond Dillon Sheets Herschel Sheets Good Hope Ashland Everett Henderson New Richmond Clara Hope Sheets Ferrell Sheets Proctorville Vale Sheets F. L. Stevers Mercerville

Firemen Set Fire To House for Training in Gallipolis

A three room frame house at 731 Fourth Ave. in Gallipolis was burned in a training exercise by the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department. Ella Evans permitted the burn and the fire team set the blaze about 6 30 p.m. and extinguished it by 11 25 p.m. Fourteen men and two trucks took part and the event was supervised with police radio coordination.

Gallipolis Ella Evans Fourth Ave Portsmouth James E. Pendleton

Minor collision on Second Ave near post office

Gallipolis city police reported a minor traffic accident at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday on Second Ave in front of the post office. Drivers were Robert E. Wood 30 and Hazel Kingery 50, both of Gallipolis. Wood started to pull from the curb as Kingery tried to park ahead of him.

Gallipolis Second Ave Robert E. Wood Hazel Kingery Wood Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River Sill Ohio Huntington Esso Pennsylvania Southern D. Haynes Dixie Little Edward Bob Benter Defender James L. Hamilton Albert F. Holden Robert Reed Miss Rivers Northern K. V. Harner Elisha Woods Ice City Rances Agian E’deana Fosworth Reliable Larry Turner Western Joey Chotin Pat Murphy Onward Brimstone Timois Irene Chotin Eugene Woods Kanawha Marmet Solvay Robert W. Lea A. BE. Dyke H. BR. Bowles John J. Rowe Andrew P. Calhoun Harriett M

Student teachers assigned to Washington Elementary School

Gallipolis-Rio Grande College assigns six student teachers to Washington Elementary for the first semester. After a three day observation period they will be placed with critic teachers for the rest of the term. April Duncan to Mrs Call second grade Phoebe Gilpin to Mrs Burke second grade Margaret Fulton to Mrs Carter second grade Judy Gregg to Mrs Niday third grade Ellen McCulty to Neil Sanders fourth grade Jerry Barton to Mrs Hunter sixth grade.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Washington Elementary School Princial Evan H Evans April Duncan Cheshire Mary B. Call Phoebe Gilpin Sciotoville Anna H. Burke Margaret Fulton Geneva R. Carter Judy Gregg Middleport Helen Niday Ellen McCulty Neil H. Sanders Jerry Barton Columbus Sophmore Jessie ‘Ruth Hunter

Association Chooses Its Delegates

Gallia County Chapter of The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association elected delegates and an alternate to the state convention. Delegates: Nellie Sifrit and Angie Thomas. alternate: Joe Clark. President Hurwitz will attend by office. Convention: Oct 19-21 in Columbus. Dr. Wilbur D. Witham won the state executive board seat by 15 votes. The district includes 11 counties. Delegates urged support for mandatory sick leave, holidays, and a biweekly payday. Attendees included GSI staff and personnel from state highway, unemployment office, liquor store, and Aid for the Aged.

Gallipolis Gallia County Ohio Civil Service Employes Association Nellie Sifrit Angie Thomas Joe Clark Richard W. Hurwitz Nationwide Columbus Hurwitz Wilbur D. Witham Athens State Hospital Forrest S. Borden State Executive Board GSI State Highway Garage Unemployment Compensation Office Liquor Store Office of Aid For the Aged

Shawnee News Honors Visiting Dennis Couple At Dinner

Shawnee residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Dennis hosted a dinner party in honor of their son in law and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Elmo Dennis of Santa Susana California who are visiting Shawnee. Guests included numerous local families and relatives from New Lexington Jacksontown Gallipolis Mil lersport Van Nuys and Newark. Also noted were Artie Bray who will work in New Lexington Richard Harrop heading to Graceland College and Dan Ashbaugh returning to Lawrence Kansas for his senior year in music education. Seaman Ottie Opperman Jr stationed aboard USS Galveston in San Diego after Atlantic duty.

Katie Hoy Shawnee Lawrence Dennis Elmo Dennis Santa Susana Calif Harrison Hamrick Richard Hamrick Emmet Tague Paul Hamrick New Lexington Orville Dennis Jacksontown Wilbur Dennis Gallipolis Roger Dennis Millersport Raymond Spangler Lancaster Florence Mayall van Nuys Agnes Smith Newark Jim Kirk Hebron Ronald Keenan Artie Bray Willis Bray Richard Harrop Walter Harrop Lamonia Iowa Graceland College Shawnee - New Straitsville High School Dan Ashbaugh Margaret Ashbaugh Lawrence Kan University of Kansas Shawnee High School Ottie Opperman Seaman Ottie Opperman, Jr San Diego Atlantic Galveston

School Bus Inspection Starts In Gallipolis

State Highway Patrolman Cecil E Carpenter inspected 12 city school buses at Green Elementary School in Gallia County on the first day of inspection. Ten passed and two were unsatisfactory but not out of service. defects must be corrected and reinspected.

Gallipolis Cecil E. Carpenter Green Elementary Gallia County

Farm Bureau Annual Meet Plans Made

Gallia County Farm Bureau trustees discussed progress for the annual meeting and decided all board members should sell tickets. Paul Bower showed slides on policy development and led a brief discussion on policy execution after adoption. President Carl Baker presided. six members attended with guests Mrs. Clarence Davis Maurice Thomas and Golden Canaday.

Gallipolis Gallia County Farm Bureau Gallia Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Paul Bower Bower Carl Baker Clarence Davis Gallia County Ohio Farm Bureau Maurice Thomas Golden Canaday District Farm Bureau

Gallipolis Rotary hears on school levies for Nov 6 election

Supt. I. J. Miller updated Gallipolis Rotary on upcoming city school district levies for the November 6 ballot. The meeting included a reflection that goodness is a special truth and beauty, attributed to Harry Allen Overstreet.

Gallipolis Harry Allen Overstreet

Gallia Soil Conservation District Names 4 New Co-operators

The Gallia Soil Conservation District board met in the Warehime Building and accepted four new co operators Edward West Donald Swisher A E Pyle and Burton Butker to assist farms in soil and water plans. John Payne and Paul Butler will lead the December 13 annual dinner meeting and Karl Burleson with Dan Notter were named to update the district long range program. The 1946 program remains in place and the annual picnic is set for October 7 at Butler’s Swan Creek home. The total active co operators rises to 399 with 23 conservation basic plans this year for a total of 340.

Gallipolis Gallia Hime Board of Supervisors Karl Burleson Dan Notter Swan Creek Butler Robert W. Cobb Edward West Raccoon Donald Swisher Springfield A. E. Pyle Greenfield Two Burton Butker Ohio Two

Marietta Man Fined for Check Without Funds

Gallia County Municipal Court fined Robert W. Orendorff, 38, Marietta, $50 and costs after he pleaded guilty to issuing a check with insufficient funds. He was bound over to the grand jury on $1000 bond and ordered to restitute $1145 to Don Shelton, president of the Gallipolis Auto Auction.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Robert W. Orendorff Marietta Orendorff Gallia County Sayre

Two Men Bound Over On Open Sodomy Charges

In Gallia County Ohio Campbell 28 Gallipolis and Cox 20 Crown City were bound over to the grand jury on sodomy charges with bonds set at 2000 each after police filed formal charges. Campbell pleaded guilty while Cox denied the accusation. Both jailed for failing to post bond. Earlier Judge Jones fined Edgar Thompson 53 Vinton ten dollars plus costs for intoxication after a guilty plea.

Gallipolis William H. Jones Wayne G. Campbell Mark Cox Crown City Campbell Cox Gallia

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Brussells Moscow Black Sea Area Budapest Paris West Berlin Lenin Kremlin Wall Holland Poland Berlin Wall William P. Smith Roush Goldin Ward Gallipolis State Institute Robert Ball Erman Cremeens Freeman C. Pettus Corbett Roberts Jimmie Evans Raymond de Lille Harold Steger John V. Ralston Nancy M. Evans Coun N. Court St Athens, Ohio Chapel of Holy Sacrament Vatican City Vatican Association Rotarians William L. Jamison Helen Jamison Peoples Life Insurance Company West State Street J. C. Wooddell
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