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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1961

Page

8

Donor Output Boosts Huntington Blood Program in Gallia

The Huntington Regional bloodmobile collected 110 pints at Grace Methodist Church as 131 donors attended. The drive, first since June, will sustain Gallia County Red Cross needs until the next visit on December 15.

Gallipolis Huntington Grace Methodist Church Gallia County Red Cross Gallia Huntington Center Gallon Club Jean Glass Sarah Fellure Doyle Shuler Carl B. Waugh Jean Langhorne Cecil Cook Garland Caudill Holzer Hospital J. Dean Eisel Lauren R

Gallia County Agricultural Society elects four to board tie for fifth

The Gallia County Agricultural Society held its annual election at the junior fairgrounds with 180 attendees. Incumbents Richard A. Lakin Maurice Forgey Gilbert C. Beard and Danny Notter won four board seats while a tie for the fifth position exists between Mrs. Wendell Roush and Mary E. Walker. The method to break the tie will be decided at the October 12 meeting. John R. Heiskell of WSAZ-TV presented film from the 1961 Junior Fair during tabulation.

Gallipolis Gallia County Agricultural Society Richard A. Lakin Maurice Forgey Gilbert C. Beard Danny Notter Wendell Roush Mary E. Walker Board of Directors John R. Heiskell Wsaz-Tv

Putnev Rites Set Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Saxon Putney 82 of 85 Garfield Ave. will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Christian Church with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. She died Wednesday in Holzer Hospital after a period of ill health. Survived by husband Andrew W. Putney, three daughters, two sons, and 22 grandchildren. another son William drowned in 1959.

Gallipolis Clara Saxon Putney Garfield Ave Bethel Christian Church Mound Hill Cemetery Putney Holzer Hospital West Virginia Andrew W. Putney Pearl Hoffman Middleport Evelyn Henry Gallipolis Ferry Grace Thevenin James Putney Washington Court House Everett Putney Marion William Ohio River

First Child Is Born To Kermit Mick

Gallia County announces the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Kermit H Mick at Holzer Hospital. The newborn is named Walter Darrell Mick and the father teaches physical education and assists as football coach at Gallia Academy High School. The mother previously worked as home economics instructor at the high school.

Gallipolis Kermit H .Mick Fifth St Holzer Hospital Walter Darrell Mick Mick Gallia Academy High School

Officer Is Hired For Temporary Attendance Post

Gallia city school board in special session at noon Thursday hired Police Sgt. John Taylor as temporary attendance officer and approved the $5000 bond of Mrs. John Lloyd for clerk of the board who took her oath of office.

Gallipolis City Board of Education John Taylor John Lloyd

Busses Inspected in Meigs County and Salisbury Local

Gallipolis post of the State Highway Patrol inspected 11 school buses in Meigs County on Thursday finding five unsatisfactory. Of eight buses at Salisbury Local four were unsatisfactory. Of two Pomeroy buses one was unsatisfactory and one Middleport bus, the only one inspected, passed.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Meigs County Eigh Salisbury Pomeroy Middlepc

Roy White dies at 66 former GSI worker

Roy E. White of Gallipolis aged 66 died Thursday in Holzer Hospital after 11 days as a patient. A retired Gallipolis State Institute attendant, he served nine years before retiring last May due to health. Survived by wife Aldeth Howard, two children Thomas and Linda, four sisters and other relatives. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home with burial in Salem Cemetery.

Gallipolis Roy E. White Lower River Rd Holzer Hospital Gallipolis State Institute White State Institute Perry Twp John and Lillie Norman White Mr. White Gallipolis Barracks Miller Funeral Home Wendell Stutler Salem Cemetery

Enrolment at Rio Grande College Surges in First Semester

Rio Grande College reports 449 students in the first semester including 193 freshmen with 48 from Gallia County. Gallia leads county enrollments followed by Jackson, Meigs, Scioto, Lawrence, Vinton, Pike, Mason County West Virginia, Athens, and Hocking. Forty-two Ohio counties seven other states and six foreign students from Seoul Lagos and Hong Kong are enrolled.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Jackson County Meigs Scioto Lawrence Vinton Pike Mason County W. Va Athens Hocking County Ohio Seoul Korea Lagos Nigeria Hong Kong

Death of Gallipolis Insurance Agent Jack Davis

Jack C Davis 53 an insurance agent and Gallipolis resident died at home after a week of illness. He came from Columbus 13 years ago bought the Robinson-Davis-Saunders Insurance Agency and served as director at Gallipolis Savings and Loan. He leaves wife Margaret Vorhees two daughters Marta and Karen a brother and two sisters. Funeral at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Waugh-Halley-Wood with cremation.

Gallipolis Jack C Davis Hedgewood Davis Columbus Robinson Insurance Agency Robinson-Davis-Saunders Insurance Agency Gallipolis Savings and Loan John Elizabeth Goodchild Davis Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Franklin University Margaret Vorhees Marta Davis Miamni University Karen Davis University of Michigan Thomas Davis Harold Mary) Owens Ralph Helen) Bristol Grace Methodist Church Masonic Blue Lodge Aladdin Shrine Gallipolis Shrine Elks and Eagles Lodges Waugh-Halley-Wood Hughey Jones

Wheel Snaps Truck Wreckage Near Gallipolis

Gallipolis 76 year old George W Moodispaugh escaped injury when a right front wheel detached from his northbound truck on Bob McCormick Road near Route 35. The vehicle veered into a field, damaging 60 feet of fence and five fence posts owned by T F Burleson and knocking down a mailbox. Moodispaugh was cited for failure to register his motor vehicle and scheduled for Municipal Court.

Gallipolis George W. Moodispaugh Moodispaugh Bob McCormick State Highway Patrol T. F Nick) Burleson

Gallipolis Veterans of World War I to Attend Funeral

Gallipolis Barracks 2353 members are asked to attend the funeral of Roy E. White, a charter member, at 2 p.m. Sunday at Miller funeral home. Commander Chester A Leaner requests all members meet at the funeral home at 1 p.m.

Gallipolis Gallipolis Barracks Roy E. White Miller Funer Chester A Leaner Pom

Gallipolis Merchants to Review Store Hours Plan

The Gaillipo Retail Merchants Association will study a committee report on store hours among city merchants. The group meets Tuesday at the Lafaye hotel to discuss proposed changes.

Gallipolis Gaillipo’ Retail Merchants Association W ‘Udy Aarm Lafaye Hotel

Rio Grande College Students Begin Practice Teaching

Seven Rio Grande College education students start practice teaching at Washington Elementary School. Under Principal Evan H. Evans they observe in multiple classrooms then be assigned grades, including fifth grade Tom Brown and third graders Betsy Fields Charlotte Taulbee, Miss Isobel Boggs, and Priscilla Rollyson among others.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Washington Elementary Evan H. Evans Tom Brown Pomeroy Marjorie Mink Tom Barton Columbus

Births and admissions at regional hospitals listed

A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Kermit H. Mick of Gallipolis and other newborns reported for families including Mr. and Mrs. William J. Woods of Pomeroy and Mr. and Mrs. William P. Mannering of Jackson Route 3. Admitted include Eddie Mannering and Roy L. Greene among many listed patients and staff. Blood used Thursday one pint.

Son Paris Victor Edgar Pankey Idlewild New York Gilbert Ferrey California East Berlin Kermit H. Mick Gallipolis William J. Woods Pomeroy William P. Mannering Jackson Eddie Mannering Roy L. Greene Vinton Farl A. Angell Crown City Myrtie’ Welker Thurman Paula A. Perroud Paul L. Perroud Thomas QO. Stewart Rutland Carl E. Webb Coal Grove Bertha Harmon Point Pleasant David M. Wolfe Portland Robert L. Matthews Henry Duguay Otis Skidmore Pete McCarty Edgar Hawks Leonard Burris Bruce Gilman Lewis McDaniel Nora Clark Arlie Browning Kathy A. Speakman Earl J. Dyer Keith A. Hileman Tami Turner David O. Templeton

Gasoline explosion shatters windows in Gallipolis

An explosion shattered several windows on Fourth Ave and Court St in Gallipolis at a.m. Thursday as workers from Neighbor in's Contractors ignited gasoline to burn roots and trees near the site of the Evans Supermarket expansion. No injuries were reported.

Gallipolis Fourth Ave Court St Evans Supermark

Area Church Schedules Highlight Local Services

Gallipolis churches list Sunday school and worship times for First Church of God Grace Methodist First Baptist Rio Grande St Louis Catholics Sidwell Church of God Gallipolis Mission Triedstone Baptist Gambonville St Matthew Lutheran St John Lutheran and St Peter's Episcopal. offerings include service schedules, prayer meetings, and youth activities across multiple addresses.

Area church events outline Sunday school and worship times

A compiled list of church schedules across Meigs and surrounding towns noting Sunday school times worship services evangelistic meetings prayer and Bible study sessions. Included are numerous congregations such as Nazarene Free Methodist Pilgrim Holiness and Baptist churches with times across mornings evenings and midweek gatherings.

Sunday church services and classes listed for multiple congregations

Pt Pleasant Nazarene offers Sunday school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 11 am. Trinity Methodist holds Sunday school at 9 30 am and worship at 10 30 am with midweek prayer at 7 30 pm. Church of Christ In Christian Union lists Sunday school 9 30 am and prayer on Wednesday 7 30 pm at 208 Main St. New Haven Evangelical United Brethren unify service 9 43 am with evening services first and third Sundays 7 30 pm. Bachte hosts worship second and fourth Sundays at 11 am with 7 30 pm prayer. Harmony Baptist Sunday school 9 45 am worship 10 45 am and 7 30 pm prayer Thursday. Bellemeade EUB Sunday school 9 45 am and Heights EUB unified service 9 45 am with 7 30 pm evening worship and Wednesday prayer at 7 35 pm. Hartford Methodist morning worship 9 30 am and Sunday school 10 20 am.

First Church of God Garfield Ave First United Presbyterian State St St. Peter's Episcopal Second Ave Episcopal Assembly of God Grace Methodist—Church School Commission On Finance Circle Two Grace First Baptist—Bible School Evangel Kay Rogers Social Studiers Rio Grande St. Louis Sidwell Church of God Gallipolis Third Ave Triedstone Baptist Middleport Church of the Nazarene Sisell Run Free Methodist Danville Pilgrim Holiness Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Naomi Baptist Jehovah's Witnesses Carpenter Baptist Young Peouple Butland First Baptist Harrisonville Presbyterian Zion Church of Christ—Bible School Columbia Chapel Christian Bible School Rutland Church of Christ — Bible School Rutland Church of the Nazarene Dexter Church of Christ — Bible School Forest Run Baptist Langsville Congregational School Baptist Training Union Eden United Brethren In Christ Christian Endeavor Christian Science Society Monslaus Middleport Pomeroy Syracuse EUB Shade Valley Pastoral Unity of Christian Churches Long Bottom Tuppers Plains Orange Hemlock Grove Church of God Mt. Moriah First Baptist Racine Your Fellowship Bethlehem Baptist Great Bend Pomeroy United Ohio Lakeside South Bethel Rock Springs Methodist Wylie Chapel Carbon Hill Christian First Methodist First Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian Buchtel Methodist Charge John Mullins Murray City Buchtel Jobs Church of Epiphan (Episcopal United Pentecostal Nazarene Trinity Methodist Church of Christ In Christian Union Main St New Haven Evangelical United Brethren Harmony Baptist Bellemeade Heights Hartford Methodist St. Paul’s Episcopal Church United Brethren In Christ Raymond Goss Trinity Lutheran Church of the Nazarene NYPS Meings Reckbridge - Gibisonville Ebridge — Sands School Gicuster Seventh-Day Adventist Front and Summitters Bishopville Church of Christ Donald Easler Glouster Methodist Church Glouster Church of Christ Holy Cross Catholic Jehovah’s Witnesses Jacksonville Hollister Trimble Methodist Church Larry Kline Oakdale Church of Christ Bible School Redtown Free Methodist R. D. Strausbauch Ringgold Free Methodist Sunday School R. D. Strausbaugh

Church schedules listed for Logan area churches

The notice lists weekly service times and activities for Logan area congregations including Jehovah's Witnesses, St Pauls Episcopal, First Methodist, United Brethren, Trinity Lutheran, First EUB, Church of the Nazarene, and other local churches with study groups, prayer meetings, choirs, and Sunday school times. Page header notes Reach Road 75 and Reckbridge Gibsonville Et along the EBRIDGE-Sands charge.

Church and chapel schedules in Nelsonville area

Local church notices list multiple denominations with service times this week. Nelsonville area churches include Episcopal, Methodist, Apostolic Gospel, Independent Holiness, Nazarene, Evangelical United Brethren, Pilgrim Holiness, Zion Ridge Christian, Deanville Community Chapel and Reorganized Latter Day Saints with morning worships, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and evening services scheduled across weekdays and weekends.

Church of the Epphany Ipisconal Carbon Hill Apostolic Gospel Independent Holiness Church Church of the Nazarene Bear Run Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Pilgrim Holiness Zion Ridge Christian Congregational Deanville Latter Day Saints Jackson St

Chauncey and Milfield Church Schedules

A compact listing of local church services with times for Chauncey, Milfield, Concord, Morristown and others. Includes Sunday schools, worship, lay services and midweek prayer meetings across multiple denominations.

Church Schedules Across Glouster and Surrounding Areas

Local churches list Sunday Schools worship times and midweek services. Glouster Nazarene First Baptist Methodist Episcopal and Catholic parishes share schedules including Bible studies and prayer meetings with times in morning and evening services.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mary Obert J. B. Worsham Jr Gene H. Abel Gerard J. Obert Keith R. Brandeberry Arthur Fleming N. A. Martin Leonard Harris Wayne B. Foster Paul Davies Robert L. Richards Marcus J. Magnussen Homer B. Thomas Russell Bibbee Eugene Plymale Charles Shaver Harry Carswell John K. Allen Bruce McDonald George R. Roberts Hoyt Mullins Earl Mills Smith B. Runyan Joseph Cavallaro William H. Jones Putnev Kermit Vicks Roy White GSI Rio Jack Davis Pittsburgh Jay Goggin Goggin Halvor “Olzer Harley van Mater Pedro Ivan W. Bowman McArthur Parl H. van Meter Robert R. Presley Willie L. Justice Bidwell Seneca SEO Area Church News World Communion Youth Fellowship Bo Scouts WSW Gibsonville Ladies Aid Council St. Matthew Lutheran St. John Lutheran Meigs Area Bradford Church of Christ Idle Pt. Pleasant Logan Logan South Watertower Theocratic Ministry Nelsonville Hauncey Church of Christ Greens Run J. A. Long Millfield Taylor Ridge K. D. Sedwick Chauncey Methodist Milfield Methodist Concord Morristown Holiness Nazarene Church Bishopville Church of Christville B.T.U William Parham Jr
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