Rotary Club hears Las Vegas atom bomb tape and photos
Gallipolis Rotary Club President Truman Morris aired a tape of a recent atomic test near Las Vegas and displayed pictures from the firing. He described the explosion as seen by newsmen seven miles away and noted the shock wave briefly knocked out the recorder. Morris warned that even the smaller bomb caused vast destruction and discussed future hydrogen bomb power and U S testing limits.
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Gallipolis
Truman Morris
Las Vegas
Morris
Woltz Family Visitors Mentioned In Local Notes
Mrs. Emma Meyer and Mrs. Helen Goldberry visited Effie Woltz recently. Dave Woltz and other Woltz family members from Logan Ashland Lancaster and Rockbridge were listed as visitors to the district. Charlie Baker of Lancaster also noted as a business visitor.
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Emma Meyer
Helen Goldberry
Effie Woltz
Dave Woltz
Logan
Joseph Woltz
Ashland
T. J. Woltz
Lancaster
Edwin J. Woltz
Rockbridge
Charlie Baker
Piffie Wolts
Taft Presidency and Arizona’s 1912 Statehood
The text notes William Howard Taft as the first president of the 48 states and states Arizona was admitted as the 48th state in 1912 during Taft’s term. It ties Taft’s presidency to Arizona’s statehood in that year.
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William Howard Taft
United States
Arizona
Taft
Driver Fined After Crash On Route 7
Pauline F. Smith 40 of Miller was fined 30 dollars and costs for driving left of center after a Route 7 crash four miles south of Gallipolis at 6 06 p m. Lawrence H. Shriver 31 of Crown City was fined 10 dollars and costs for parking on the highway. Other patrol arrests included Harold Redd 28 without lights forfeiting 15 dollars bond, Jackson Walker 62 for ignoring a traffic light fined 5 dollars, Robert Charles Weikel 27 posted 20 dollar bond for speeding, Virgil Fraley fined 10 dollars for parking on roadway, Theodore Baker fined 50 dollars for physical control while intoxicated, and Leland F. Berridge fined 10 dollars for speeding.
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Gallipolis
Pauline F. Smith
Miller
William H. Jones
Smith
Lawrence H. Shriver
Crown City
Jones
Harold Redd
Moundsville
W. Va
Jackson Walker
Patriot Route 2
Robert Charles Weikel
Ft Wayne
Ind
Virgil Fraley
Theodore Baker
Leland F. Berridge
Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions Noted
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. George F. Randolph of Gallipolis and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Nance of Scottown. Admissions include Ruth Hewitt Wellston medical and several surgical and medical cases from Gallipolis Jackson Point Pleasant Ironton and other nearby towns. Discharges feature Frank Morrison Fred Frampton Shelby Roberts Dorothy Duckler and others plus an infant for Mrs. Frank Rutherford.
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George F. Randolph
Gallipolis
Harlow Nance Scottown
Admissions
Ruth Hewitt
Wellston
Medical
Mary FE. Dyke
Columbus
Surgical
Roger Bostic
Cheryl Mitcheell
Point Pleasant
C. A. van Fossan
Jackson
R. B. Sayre
New Haven
Wayne I. Day
Frank Pritchett
Lawrence Leffier
Anna Everly
Ironton
Sherri Candace Swain
Bladen
Charles O. McCoy
Oak Hill
Mary Anna Long
Middleport
H. H. Rothschild
Ashland
Floyd Adams
Vinton
A. J. Potter
Barton J. Durst
Ben Ebberfeld
Pomeroy
Frank Morrison
Fred Frampton
Shelby Roberts
Dorothy Duckler
Pearl Gilkey
William Wykle
Frank Rutherford
Tuppers Plains Social Notes and Local Notices
Community notes list visits among families in Tuppers Plains and nearby towns. Sealed bids are invited by Swan Township Board of Education for a 33 passenger school bus with a 1946 Ford to trade, with four month claim deadlines for executors and administrators in Athens County.
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Swan Township
William A Lavelle
P.O
Athens One
A D Garrett
Coville
Athens County
John F Newcomb
Andrew Brotax
Stewart
Route 1
Onin
Haseen
Duy
John Bajus
JOHN F_ NEWCOMB
Said
Belle Keirrns
Township of
Ames
Ohio
Dale Keirns
Iate
Township of Ames
John F. Newcomb
La-Seth
River Traffic Levels and Boat Movements on Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Midnight river traffic on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers was light with a slight rise expected by Wednesday. Reported gauge readings at Lock 18 through Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha Falls show rising levels, while a list of boat movements on Tuesday, April 7 details vessels up and down the river with times and up or down status.
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Gallipolis
Winfield
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Criss Jr
Keystone
Indiana
Dorrance
Rand
Creditor
Bayless
Pennsylvania
Penn
Manitou
Francis
Solvay
Price
Semet
Ellen
Ernestine
Ellen Hatfield
Shaven Kings Mark George VI Coinage Change
The British Empire released coinage under George VI showing a clean shaved monarch for the first time in a century, with the last such appearance attributed to William IV.
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George VI
William IV
Two Injured In Accident In Gallipolis
In Gallipolis on Stern Avenue near Berger Avenue a two vehicle crash left both drivers hurt. Donald Saunders 29 was cited for passing without a clear view ahead after his car hit a truck driven by Argyie Smith 31 while attempting to pass Sam Belville who pulled right to yield. Wayne Day suffered cuts and abrasions.
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Gallipolis
Stern Ave
Berger Ave
Donald Howard Saunders
Sam Belville
Bellville
Saunders
Argyie Smith
Sharpsburg
Rev Cremeans Rites Planned in Gallia County
Funeral services for the Rev Jennings Cremeans 33 of Eureka will be at Providence Baptist Church at 1 pm Thursday with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. He died at 3 30 am Tuesday after prolonged illness. He served Baptist churches in Gallia and Lawrence Counties and was born in Gallia County. Surviving are his widow Verda Swain Cremeans his children Judson Dayton Jennings Jr and Eugene three other relatives and his mother Dora M Cremeans.
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Gallipolis
Jennings Cremeans
Eureka
Providence Baptist Church
Mound Hill
Cremeans
The
Baptist Church
Gallia
Lawrence
Gallia County
Alfred
Dora M. Cremeans
Boy Runaway from Indianapolis Apprehended in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police report the apprehension of a 16 year old boy who ran away from home in Indianapolis Indiana. His parents were en route to Gallipolis to take charge of him last night.
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Gallipolis
Indianapolis
Ind
Galiipolis
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