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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1949

Page

2

Change in Schools Funds Not Likely Says Leader

Gallipolis officials discuss school funding and reappraisal. Supt. E E Higgins notes tax increases via reappraisal keep millage and state funding steady, keeping district budgets around 300000 dollars with 65 percent from state, 26 percent local taxes, seven percent tuition. The Rotary program also covered student scholarships, curriculum changes, and need for more building space and vocational emphasis.

Gallipolis E. E. Higgins Farmers Hotel Higgins Rotary M. Harold Brown Marshall Boggs Brown Gallia Academy High School Boggs

Local Social News and Legal Notices from Athens County

Honor showers and greetings fill church basement and homes as families host civic and social events. Notices include appointments for administrators in Athens County estates and a divorce petition filed in Ohio court, with hearings set after November 1949.

John Congreve Connant Avenue Monroe Michigan Alice Congreve Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Alice Woolley Rowland Pridge

Mrs White Is Installed By Auxiliary In Gallipolis

Mrs Roy White and other new officers of the American Legion auxiliary unit at Lower River Road were installed Tuesday night by Miss Charlene Donnally of Oak Hill. New officers include Mrs Dorothy Sheets first vice president and Mrs Earl Gillespie second vice president.

Gallipolis Roy White Lower River Road American Legion Auxiliary Unit Charlene Donnally Oak Hill Dorothy Sheets Earl Gillespie Phillip Langhorne L. G. Marchi W. M. Elliott Tillie Denney Ross Williams

Vinton Mayor's Mother Dies in Vinton

Mrs. Ethel Quickle 73 mother of Vinton mayor G V Quickle died Tuesday in Morgan Township. Services set for Thursday at 2 p m at Vinton Baptist Church with burial at Vinton Memorial Park. She and her husband William ran a restaurant here for 25 years. Surviving children include Ray and Mrs Clyde Alexander.

Gallipolis Vinton Baptist Church Ethel Quickle G. V. (Cook) Quickle Vinton Quickle William Quickle Ray Clyde Alexander Morgan Township Wildrus B Charlotte McCarley Gray Earl Cremeens Vinton Memorial Park

River Traffic Reports From Gal lipolis Locks and Kanawha River

Boats in the district moved with several entries including Armstrong at 9:40 p.m. and Creighton at 10:30 p.m. at Gal lipolis locks. Price reported up at Winfield on the Kanawha River at 11:10 a.m. Others included Atlas down 13 at 12:30 p.m. Indiana up 14 at 9 a.m. Jefferson up 17 at 9:15 a.m. Martin down 20 at 1:05 p.m. Hook up 21 at 1:40 p.m. Virginia up 23 at 12:45 p.m. Cook up 23 at 1:10 p.m. and Ernestine up 23 at 1:45 p.m.

Gallipolis Armstrong Creighton Winfield Kanawha River Atlas Indiana Jefferson Martin Hook Virginia Cook The Ernestine

Social visits and family gatherings span river towns

A long list of weekend guests visits Vinton Gallipolis and nearby towns with family members from Ewing Alexander Ward Painter and more. Sonny Henry five year old Gallipolis Ferry fractures arm at home and is treated at the Point Clinic.

Point Pleasant Sonny Henry Leland Henry Gallipolis Ferry Point Clinic

Truck Ditch Delays Clearance After Avoiding Collision

A semi-tractor trailer lay in a Route 35 ditch near Gallipolis all day after swerving to miss Carl W. Pairgin’s car. Pairgin, 30, was stopping to pull off when the tractor toppled into a 10 foot ditch. Eugene Cremeens, 23, was fined for driving left of center. Harry Lee Fellore, Crown City, was cited for following too close.

Gallipolis Here Carl W. Pairgin Ray Ohio State Highway Patrol Pairgin Eugene Cremeens Bladen William H. Janes Harry Lee Fellore Crown City Janes

Rehabilitation Movie Shown to Kiwanians

Kiwanians in Gallipolis viewed a United States Steel Corp. film titled Unfinished Business about a veteran’s rehabilitation. Guests included Matt Mansfield of Tucson and Truman Morris, plus Harold Adams as W Rowsey’s guest. Dr. N Howard Foster presided.

Gallipolis United States Steel Corp Matt Mansfield Tucson Ariz Truman A. Morris John E. Hallida Harold Adams W.rowsey N. Howard Foster

Ravenswood Notes on Wagner Return and Local Weddings

Frankin Wagner, Ravenswood High School graduate now in New York show business, returned after two weeks staging numbers in Oquaquit Maine for Of All Things at the Play House. Eleanor E. Howell wed Carroll E. Howard at Leroy home. ceremony led by Rev. Cartrider with reception at the bride’s parents’ home.

Berlin Tiergarten Landwehr Canal Nea-Acme al] Cocking Ravenswood Franklin Wagner Ravenswood High School New York City New York Oquaquit Maine Play House Wagner Mabel Wagner Raven Rock Homer Wagner Huntington F. A. Wagner J. M. Howell North Ravenswood Eleanor E. Howell Carroll E. Howard Sherman Homer Enoch Leroy George Cartrider

Gallia County Land Transfers Summary

In Gallia and nearby counties transfer deeds list multiple property changes. Names include Jesse G Johnson and Gusta Johnson conveying 1.19 acres to James and Velma Henry in Green township and Jennie Lloyd and others transferring 144.50 acres in Green Field to William S Jenkins et al. Other transfers include Irene Sanders receiving a lot in the city from Calvin Sanders and Ralph Garnes acquiring 15.27 acres in Green, with related deeds involving Lillie Garnes and John Nelson Garnes in that same parcel chain.

Jesse G Gusta Johnson James Velma Henry Green Ella Hatfield Austa Nina Pinkerman J. Co Anna Pearl Myers E. J. Person Coy Barr Morgan Calvin Sanders Irene Sanders Jennie Lloyd William S. Jenkins Greenfield J. G. Hudson Mary D. Snead Gallipolis Bessie R. Day Walt Maggie Rosenkrantz Harrison Hugh Garnes Ralph Garnes Lillie Garnes John Nelson Garnes

Births at Holzer Hospital Highlight Local Families

Holzer Hospital notes list births including Mrs Bobby Joe Lewis and a son, Mrs Victor J Niday, Mrs Dan Ramsey, Miss Wilma Herrman, Mrs William E Roderick, and others. Discharges include John Stewart Randy Spaulding and several mothers with daughters.

Bobby Joe Lewis Gallipolis Victor J. Niday Dan Ramsey Wellston O. C. Higgins Bidwell Wilma Herrman Cheshire William E. Roderick Jack Alvin Long Addison Fred Bell Racine Bruce Unroe Bernard Evans Jackson Darrell Brammer John Griffin John Stewart Randy Spaulding Ernest Taylor William Jackson Harold Lyons William Horner Robert Higginbotham Charles Boggs K. S. McCullough George Joachim

Kennedy Move Heads to Cincinnati residence shift

Mr and Mrs Bill Kennedy of Mossman Circle have moved to Cincinnati. Their former home on Mossman Circle is now occupied by Mr and Mrs Daniel Simmons formerly from Country Club Road.

Legion Clubrooms Reopened After Police Raid

Point Pleasant Post 23 American Legion reopened its club rooms to members after a two week closure following a raid by state and city police. The raid seized 29 slot machines in three Point Pleasant locations including Moose and Eagle lodges.

Point Pleasant Post 23 American Legion Legion The Moose Eagle

County X-Ray Unit Service Scheduled

Mason County X Ray unit comes to Point Pleasant October 10 to 12 offering free screenings 9 am to 4 pm daily at the health department. In New Haven the unit visits Lutheran Church 9 am to 4 pm October 6 and 9 am to noon October 7.

Point Pleasant Mason County Dorothy Watts New Haven Lutheran Church

Elks Lodge to Be Inspected Next Monday

J. H. C. Bovie secretary of the Elks Lodge was notified of the annual visitation and inspection on October 3. Howard L. Keller of Newark Ohio district deputy grand exalted ruler will conduct the inspection and initiation.

Gallipolis J. H. C. Bovie The Elks Lodge Howard L. Keller Newark Ohio

Bonds Forfeited In Gallipolis Municipal Court

Harry Junior Anderson of Three Mile West Virginia and Bernie Basil Smith of Vinton forfeited $15 bonds in municipal court Tuesday on city police charges of intoxication.

Gallipolis Harry Junior Anderson Three Mile W. Va Bernie Basil Smith Vinton

Lambert Released on Bond After Arraignment

John Lambert was released on $300 bond Tuesday after arraignment before Justice of the Peace Maurice Grover. He faces a charge of non-support.

Gallipolis John Lambert Maurice Grover

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