Multiple Birth and Admitted Listings Reported
A miscellaneous list from Eureka and nearby towns records include a daughter for Mrs Virgil Swain and a son for Mrs James Johnson along with admitted status for Mrs Earl Henry and many names such as Sandra Kay Pierce Mrs Harold Waddell Perry Albert Oscar Miller Elwood Johnson Mrs Berman Fish Patricia Collings Jack Jarrell Jackson and others across Gallipolis Letart Falls Hundred and West Virginia communities. The item reads as a community roster or social notice with numerous individuals and households cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Swain
Eureka
Leo Taylor
Letart Falls
James Johnson
Gallipolis
Harold Waddell
S. C. Shaw
Perry Albert
Oscar Miller
Elwood Johnson
Berman Fish
Patricia Collings
Letart Falls Social Notes
Letart Falls social news lists numerous church, family, and visiting gatherings. Pvt Roger G Theiss on furlough from Fort Benning visited his sister, while W E Wilson learned of his aunt Alice Crawford's death at New Lexington. The notes mention many relatives visiting, hosting, or traveling between Huntington Charleston Antiquity Piqua Buckeye Lake and Columbus with names such as T C Fowler, Rev Wilson, Mrs Edith Allen, D Douglas, H O Douglas, Garon Roush, Harold Roush, Freda Evans, Joyce Ann, Ruth Larson, Lizzie Sayre, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Roger G. Theiss
Fort Benning
Clifford Hill
W. E. Shank
T. C. Fowler
Huntington
H. M. Allen
Calvert Allen
Charleston
W. E. Wilson
Alice Crawford
New Lexington
H. O. Douglas
Garon Roush
Sharon
Piqua
Ohio
Denzel Boggess
Gene
Robert
Lindy Louw
Boggess
Charles Boggess
Frances Philson
Emil Plichta
Cleveland
JE. J. Grimm
Letha Grimm
Dan Humphrey
Columbus
Asa E. Grady
Wheeler Larson
School Board Forms Associate Architect Contract
Gallipolis reports the school board solidifies plans for architectural aid by Frampton and Bowers of Huntington to prepare drawings and specs within 30 days while bids are sought. A citizen group led by Dr. Flet outlines a campaign for a May 15 five mill levy to raise salaries and fund maintenance and rehab, with Dr Ashe organizing a 50 member committee and a meeting set for April 17 to finalize operations and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Education
William J. Davis
Athens
Davis
William R. Frampton
Frampton and Bowers
Huntington
West Virginia
William Flet
Jack Knight
Lewis Brown
Keith Sutter
Truman Morris
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Linson H. Stebbins
Paul Foster
Robert Jenkins
William Potter
Ashe
Trucker Fined on Overloading Charge in Ohio
Gallipolis reports show George W. Schaffer 47 of Pittsburgh fined 25 dollars and costs for overloading Tuesday. The State Highway Patrol noted a minor two vehicle accident at 3 05 p m one mile south of Jackson on Route 75 involving Earl P. Crooks 28 of Columbus and Jessie Mae Kretchmer 55 of Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George W. Schaffer
Pittsburgh
State Highway Patrol
Jackson
Route 75
Earl P. Crooks
Columbus
Jessie Mae Kretchmer
River traffic report from Gallipolis and surrounding rivers
Gallipolis river report lists boats with up or down movements on the Kanawha and nearby districts. Notable entries include Keystone Pennsylvania Laughlin and Semet on the Kanawha with various times, plus multiple craft on the Monongahela, Ohio and tributaries with rises and falls in gauge readings and rollers out. The Ohio River shows upper gauge at 21.6 feet and lower at 37.5 feet with Hinton rising and Kanawha Falls rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. Hatfield
Keystone
Pennsylvania
Laughlin
Semet
Kanawha
Solway
London
Talbot
Market
Merrill
Winfield
Jefferson
Jones
Down
Durant
Monongahela
Mt. Vernon
Keeley
Cherokee
Aztec
Peace
Advance
Manitou
Ohio River
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Grady Family Mentioned in Racine Area Notice
A notice references Mr and Mrs Onie Grady and their children Delmar and Martha of near Racine in connection with a family or estate matter. The wording also mentions Mrs id D Roush in relation to the same item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onie Grady
Delmar
Martha
Near Racine
Id. D, Roush
Castle Rites Held Friday for F. Lee Castle
F Lee Castle died Tuesday at his Rio Grande home. Services set for Friday at 2 pm at his brother Nathan Castle s Lebanon Virginia home. He moved from Virginia three years ago and bought a farm. Born November 5 1888 in Castlewood Virginia to Nathan and Elizabeth Castle. First wife Myrtle Deem died 1925. he married Elia Sykes in 1927. No children. Burial at Temple Hill Cemetery Castlewood Virginia.
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Gallipolis
F. Lee Castle
Rio Grande
Nathan
Lebanon
Castle
Virginia
Castlewood
Naethan
Elizabeth Johnson Castle
Myrtle Deem
Elia Sykes
L. Claude Miller
Ray Hedge
Buria
Temple Hill
Fire at chicken house on Third Avenue roasts poultry
A fire call at 5 37 pm Tuesday reached a chicken house in the 800 block on Third Avenue. City police could not confirm if the birds had roosted or were roasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Third Avenue
Residents Recall Social Visits Across Towns
Great Bend area names dot a string of social calls and visits. Mr and Mrs Paul Sayre host guests, while Proffitts and Harris families are seen visiting relatives in Ravenswood Albany Racine Pomeroy and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend -Laster
Covert
Paul Sayre
Paula
Fannie Davies
T. Be Sayre
As Sayre
Dwain
Roland
Marian Furbee
Mire Jusnila Sayre
Ravenswood
Ray Proffit
Mrs. Albert
Walfe
Racine
Ray Proffitt
Prottirs
Elmer Prothn
Lessie Philips
Tra
Ravenswout
W. Va
Hetes
Harris
Geidie Hoback
Pomeroy
D. B
Harris Osborn
Olin
Great Bend
Helen Haris
Wayne
Staats
Murraysville
Lioyd Harris
A. L. Paynter
Lord Harris
Bill Hoback
A. W. Srath
George Hotack
Paul Sellars
Kher Pickens
Ligvad Harris
Garnet Proctor
Billy
J. K. Proffitt
George Lemley Installed Chief of VEW
George Lemley was installed as chief of VFW Post 4464 in Gallipolis during a local ceremony with Wallace Ingerick of Gallipolis, Twelfth District commander, as installing officer. Lemley named officers and committee chairs, with Wallace Ingerick as adjutant and Joseph Cook as officer of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipo! Gorge Lem
Paar Ln County
VFW
Wallace L. Ingerick
Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lemsey
Wallace Ingerick
Joseph Cook
George Johnson
John Mayes
Jess Perry
Sherman Parsons
James Marsh
Lemley
Vance Reese
E. E. Caldwell
Dann
Taber
John Willison
Jim Myers
J. J. Cook
Nelson Gardner
John D. Wilson
John E. Halliday
E. &. Caldwell
Oscar W. Clark
Junior Lemley
Carl Maniskas
I H. Weaver
Fifth District
Scouts Trained for Emergency in Gallipolis
Explorer scouts from three troops began emergency training Monday at Grace Methodist Church for civil defense. The initial first aid course runs two hours weekly taught by Rupert Trout, who recently completed the City Police Auxiliary program. Subsequent sessions will cover safety, traffic, radio operation and more, led by Jim Mills and other instructors. Scoutmasters Garland Nibert John Casey and George Houck supervise eighteen explorers enrolling in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Civil Defense
Rupert Trout
City Poice
Jim Mills
Garland Nibert
John Casey
George Houck
Alfred Swartz Undergoes Minor Surgery and Community Visits
Alfred Swartz underwent minor surgery while family and friends visited. Ail inret and Grace Swartz were among those at home. Mr and Mrs Hobart Swartz and Mrs Koehler visited Sumner relatives. Youth Fellowship met April 1. Wilma Atherton sang. 15 members and five adults attended. Birthday wishes noted for Nina Robinson March 4 and others on April 4. Hazel Warner's return from visit noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred —. Vere Swartz
Ailinret
Grace Swartz
Wilma Jean Atherton
Arthur Atherton
Nina Robinson
Norma Jean
Bobby Robinson
W. F. Robinson
Nina
Clarence Boyer
Helen Woode
Charlies D Woode
Clair
J.B. Hayes
Chester
Hazel Warner
Russell Archer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Henry
Sandra Kay Pierce
Point Pleasant
Jack Jarrell
Anna Crow
Hundred
Ashton Hayth
C. M. Carder
Beech Hill
Lee Hawk
Denny A. Lane
Robert Rhodes
Coaston
Charles Edward Davison
James Johnson, Jr
John Fulton
Everett Johnson
Kenova
Letart
School Board
John Hollis Davis
Sean Proffitt
George Lemley
VEW
Alfred
Marutia Paints
Plymale-Wagner CO
Bardin Bros. CO
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Mirwuntiig
Ke Gettine
Hodepohl
Hudepohl
Pico Wholesale Company
Glouster, Ohio
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