4 H Fund Raising Plans Outlined in Gallia County
Gallia County 4-H junior leaders adopted new by laws and a constitution at their April meeting in Grace Methodist Church. They plan decals sales as a fund raiser with Margi Winters named sales chair. A May 9 county wide meeting at Green Local School will gather all 4-H officers and advisory committee, followed by a square dance led by Marlin Pitchford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grace Methodist Church
Marlin Pitchford
Margi Winters
Green
Law Officers Attend School in Gallia County Training
Twenty five law enforcement officers from Gallia Mason and Meigs Counties attended the third in a series of police training schools Thursday night at the Municipal Building. FBI Special Agent Robert R Rockwell demonstrated fingerprinting and shown films while Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney Warren F Sheets spoke on evidence collection and preservation. The final session will be next Thursday with certificates for about 25 officers who complete the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Mason
Meigs
Chester A. Leaper
Robert R. Rockwell
Cincinnati
FBI
Gallia County
Warren F. Sheets
Kanauga Community News Roundup
WSCS met at Mrs. C J Lemley home for a potluck supper then attended Cheshire Methodist Church. Wanda Lee hosted a stork shower for Mrs. Robert Schoonover. Lula Lawrence of Columbus, formerly Kananga, broke her hip and is at Mt. Carmel Hospital. Ray Allison spent a week in Columbus with kin. Ernest Bowman family of Ironton and Creighton Grice family of Delaware visited Clyde Shamblin Olen Litchfield. Joyce Walker, Ohio U student, visited her parents. Jerry Jenkins was home on furlough. George Coleman visited son in Dayton. James Thomas hosted Summit W Va relatives for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
WSCS
C. J. Lemley
Cheshire
Lula Lawrence
Columbus
Kananga
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Ray Allison
Ernest Bowman
Ironton
Creighton Grice
Delaware
Clyde Shamblin
Olen Litchfield
Joyce Walker
Ohio U
R. C. Walker
Jerry Jenkins
Russell Jenkins
George Coleman
Dayton
James Thomas
Thomas
Summit
W. Va
4 H Camp Opens Preparations Underway
William P. Smith the county agent and Russ Priddy associate agent visited Canters Caves 4-H Camp in Jackson with an extension engineering specialist to inspect the water supply as preparations begin for the 4-H camping season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William P. Smith
Russ Priddy
Jackson
Canters Caves
Campaign Sends Gallipolis Band to Canton
Gallipolis fund drive raises 1179.93 for a state Canton trip. About 80 band members travel April 25 by three Greyhound buses to New Philadelphia and Canton. Funds cover 913 in expenditures leaving 466.93 for music stands and uniform re fittings for the Junior Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Canton
John L. Evans
Billy B. Matthews
Claude Evans
Greyhound
New Philadelphia
Marshall Fowler
Wayne B. Foster
Fern Evans
Bill B. Matthews
Paul Northup
Mary Moss
Hospital Notes List Of Births And Admissions
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolfe of Point Pleasant and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Hollback of Oak Hill. The entry lists numerous admissions to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis and surrounding areas for medical and surgical cases, along with a note that four pints of blood were used Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wolfe
Point Pleasant
Franklin Hollback
Oak Hill
Lawrence Mitchell
Gallipolis
M. D. Parsons
Medical
Joseph S. Willis
Pedro
William L. Harris
Blackfork
Maurice J. Dean
Beards Fork
W. Va
William L. Capehart
New Haven
Leslie E. Adams
Beaver
Robert A. Mackenstadt
Phyliss Saunders
Northup
Harry W. Dexter
Rebecca Ann Allensworth
Middleport
Linda Lou Bartley
Vinton
Dorothy Messick
Henderson
Terry Pratt
Local Social Notices Highlight Family Visits
Miss Kathy Renter of Akron visits the B. K. Smith family while Mrs Dana Fick and Mrs Kathleen Wells visit Charles Fick in Huntington Hospital. Willard Hines of Pomeroy visits Charles and Willard Woode. Samuel Michael hosts 26 guests for twin daughters seventh birthday. Clyde Calvert visits G. L. Michael. they spent nine months in California and Washington en route home they visited Edison Parker in El Paso Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Kathy Renter
Akron
B. K. Smith
Dana Fick
Kathleen Wells
Charles Fick
Huntington Hospital
Willard Hines
Pomeroy
Charles Woode
Samuel Michael
Clyde Calvert
G. L. Michael
California
Washington
Michaels
Mrs. Edison Parker
el Paso
Texas
Huntington Chamber Dinner Hears Cowles Predict Thanksgiving Upturn
Gardner Cowles of Look Magazine told Huntington Chamber of Commerce members that the recession would ease by Thanksgiving and inflation would return by 1959. He warned against tax cuts, urged slow steps toward recognizing Red China, and commented on Arab unrest, De Gaulle, and MacArthur. President Peoples projected $168 million in new local construction and up to $200 million overall in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River Valley
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Gardner
Mike) Cowles
Look Magazine
C. W. Peoples
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Carl Bias
Thelma Elliott
Cowles
Red China
Chiang-Kai- Shek
MacArthur
Yalu
Japan
Peoples
Huntington
Harold Hall
Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce
Agents Complete Plans For Extension Program
Bill Smith and Russ Priddy county agents finished the last three in a meeting series with dairy cattle beef cattle and agronomy groups in Gallia County. They gathered problems and set long range goals for the county program and said the first draft will be submitted to the state extension service for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bill Smith
Russ Priddy
Gallia County
Smith
State Extension Service
Weekend Guests and Family Visits Reported Across Ohio
Porter and Gullett families hosted friends from Huntington and Charleston over the weekend. Janet and Tommie Denney stayed with aunt Thelma Denney in Gallipolis. Several relatives traveled to Columbus to see Mrs. Sherman Kemper who is ill. Nellie Krause from Gallipolis visited H. M. Stevens and Carriebell. Mrs. Price Beard and daughters, and Mrs. Vernon Stone with relatives from Columbus, spent the weekend with J. M. Walters and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Coburn
Huntington
Joe Willard
Debbie
Charleston
G. G. Gullett
Price Beard
Janey
Vernon’ Stone and
Gallipolis Churches Welcome Week of Services
A roundup of worship schedules across Gallipolis churches listing pastors, service times, and programs from First Baptist to Garfield Avenue. include St Peter's Episcopal, Grace Methodist, St Louis Catholic, Mennonite, Calvary Baptist, Assembly of God, First Church of God, Simpson Chapel, Bidwell Church of God, Nazarene, Vinton and other local congregations with class and choir details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Third and Locust
William H. Green
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Second Ave
Albert S. Chappelear II
Episcopal Young
Acolytes’ Guild
Grace Methodist
Second and Cedar
Warren H. Wilson
Wesley Weds
Grace Guild
Commission On Missions
Cherub
Chancel
Judge Jones
Grace
St. Louis Catholic
Adolph Golubieski
GSI
Mennonite
Vinton
Paul Stoltzfus
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
First Church of God
Garfield Ave
Hershel McDonough
Poplar Ridge
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
BYPU
Community Church of God
Laurel Run
Earl Miller
Garfield Ave. Chines of Christ
Bill Heinselman
Dr Fleming to Exhibit At Los Angeles Meeting
Dr Arthur Fleming of Holzer Hospital will present a scientific exhibit at the national meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Los Angeles. The three day event at the Statler Hotel opens April 21 with a synecological operative procedure shown in 300 case transparencies and a new conization knife instrument making its national debut. Money for the research came from the Holzer Clinic, where Fleming is a partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Arthur Fleming
Holzer Hospital
Statler Hotel
Los Angeles
Fleming
California
Dr. Fleming
Holzer Clinic
Bidwell Community Notes Show Local Visits and Fellowships
The Bidwell Methodist Youth Fellowship hosts a gathering with local and military families. a parade of visits includes Pfc Luther Moore at Fort Knox with wife and parents, and numerous relatives from Columbus Chesapeake Dayton and Rod ney. Residents recount winter stays with relatives and travel from Canada to visit kin in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidwell
Bidwell Methodist Youth Fellowship
Eno
MYF
Pfc
Luther Moore
Fort Knox
Carl Gothard
Harry Bing
Columbus
Julia McGhee
Jerry Phillips
Connie Sue
Sheron Kay
Dayton
Carl Phillips
Bertha Hanna
Rodney, Jr
Luther Brown
Roger
Chesapeake
Nellie B. Topping
Myers
Gallipolis
Marie Langdon Mullen
Canada
Edith Langdon
Jerry Sanger
Jerry Sanger, Jr
Texas
Miles Sanger
Robbie Robinson
Bradford Robinson
Charles Robinson
Garland Robinson
West Jefferson
Gerald Hull
Janet Hull
Bethesda
Weekend visit roundup from Kyger area
Mr and Mrs W L Suellen of Prospect and others spent the weekend visiting relatives. Rex Lemley hosted the Suellens while Paul Ward of Columbus stayed with his parents. Ann Sisson Groveport joined Fred Sisson’s family as Carl and Arthur Sisson visited relatives. Wilford Taylor Coshocton and Millard Spaulding Pomeroy with son joined the Matthews family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
David Matthews
Laurel Cliff social roundup features local visits and events
Mr and Mrs Gene Alkire and Kimberlee and Kevin of Columbus spent weekend with Mrs Alkire's parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Parker. Mr and Mrs Norman Schaefer visited Mrs Schaefer's sister Mrs Donald Gerry of Middleport. Mrs Charles Karr hosted Laurel Cliff Health Club. Mrs Pearl Parker attended the Daughters of America district rally at Tuppers Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
Gene Alkire
Kimberlee and
Kevin
Columbus
Norman Schaefer
Schaefer
Donald Gerry
Middleport
Charles Karr
Pearl Parker
Daughters of America
Tuppers Plains
Shower honor for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gibbs
A miscellaneous shower was given for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gibbs of De Kalb Illinois at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Grinstead Tuesday evening. Attendees included Mrs. Peggy Cleland Miss Janice Gibbs Miss Sandra Gibbs Mrs. Les Clark and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Joe Grinstead
Raymond Grinstead
Harold Johnson
Berdine Johnson
Edgar Johnson
Raymond Roush
Herbert King
Ross King
When the soul lays down faults at God’s feet wings rise
A compact reflection attributed to Eugenie De Guerin speaks of spiritual release. The author suggests that confession leads to freedom and a light, uplifted feeling akin to wings after surrendering fault to the divine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie de Guerin
Alice Casto Elected President of Group
The Vinton Women's Society of Christian Service in Gallipolis elected Alice Casto as president. New officers include Alice Whitley as vice president, Marianne McCarley as secretary, and Cora Ward as treasurer. The next meeting is set for May 15 at the new president's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vinton Women’s Society of Christian Service
Alice Casto
Alice Whitley
Marianne McCarley
Cora Ward
Gladys Leach Weds Sp-3 William H Wilkes
Mr and Mrs Joseph Leach announce the marriage of their daughter Gladys to Sp-3 William H Wilkes of Hanover Virginia. Judge Robert Betz presided on Friday April 4 with attendants Clara Jean Taylor and Janet Ralph. The bride graduates Kyger Creek High School in May and will join her husband in Granite City where he is stationed. He plans a Army career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Leach
Gladys
William H. Wilkes
Hanover, Va
Robert Betz
Gallipolis
Clara Jean Taylor
Janet Ralph
Kyger Creek
Granite City
Local families host visiting relatives over recent days
Mrs Emma Rife and son hosted guests Mrs Alex Shuler and sons Ross and David. Others visiting included Mr and Mrs Lawrence Grogan and children, Gary Rife of Rutland, and many relatives from Rutland Leon New Haven New Matamoras Vinton Fairmont Hannibal and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Rife
Junior
Alex Shuler
Ross
David
Lawrence Grogan
Gary Rife
Rutland
Squire Taylor
Taylor
Mattie Hoffman
Leon
Wendell Bruce
New Matamoras
Searls
Bernard Conley
New Haven
Eddie Caruthers
Eddie
Bernie
Ross Shuler
Debra
Lewis Taylor
Dewey Underwood
Fairmont
W. Va
W. W. Underwood
Ira Sowards
Vinton
William Frazier
Rusty Caruthers
Newark
Middleport
William Larkin
Hannibal
Ronnie Leach
North Carolina
Joe Leach
Plan To Attend Meeting At Huntington Blood Conference
Miss Rosemary Rose and Roger Hines laboratory technicians at Holzer Hospital will attend a regional blood center conference in Huntington on Saturday. Technologists from regional hospitals will participate in the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rosemary Rose
Roger Hines
Holzer Hospital
Huntington
Mrs Russell Hosts Guests At City Home
Mrs Garnet Russell entertained guests including Mr and Mrs Clovis Eblin of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Gerald Wagner with Pat Mike and Barbie during a recent visit to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Porter
Garnet Russell
Clovis Eblin
Columbus
Gerald Wagner
Pat
Mike
Barbie
Rules For Flower Show Explained By Chairman
Mrs. John Morgan, Gallipolis Garden Club flower show chair, explains judging standards and cutting instructions for the April 26 27 event. Flowers must be clean, blemish free, well formed with neat stems. show largest bloom per variety and label cuts. Cutting between 3 and 5 pm day before, store in a cool place. stems cut slanted. Judging based on condition form substance texture color pose stem and size. Horticulture classes list tulips narcissus hyacinths and bearded iris in single bloom entries. Containers provided for all specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Morgan
Minor rear end collision reported in Gallipolis
A rear end collision at the First Ave and Sycamore St intersection involved Martha Cartwright 32 of Gallipolis and Claude Cheesebrew 68 of Point Pleasant at 6 30 p m Thursday. Cartwright stopped for a light and Cheesebrew struck from behind causing bumper and trunk damage with no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martha Cartwright
Claude Cheesebrew
Point Pleasant
First Ave
Sycamore St
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
The report lists gauge readings and towboat movements on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, noting dams down and a slow overall river fall. It records locks and vessels with rising or falling levels, including names like Shio State, Paul Blazer, Atlas, Jefferson, Sarah Kate, Bonnie, and Coast Guard entries, plus numerous boat weights and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Creditor
Bayou Billere
Lehigh
Betty Moran
Shio State
Paul Blazer
Atlas
Helen
Jefferson
Sarah Kate
Indiana
Bonnie
O. F. Shearer
Coast Guard
Winfield, Seniet
Karen
Gallipolis
Louisiana
OVEC
Price
Shuttler
Toltec
Advance
Herbert E. Jones
Bull Calf
Vulcan
Beckford
City of Maysville
C. P. Wright
Solvay
Students From Ohio Wesleyan on Tour and Holiday Visits
Ravenswood hosts Ohio Wesleyan College students including Marjie Rowley Diane Eberhart Linda Zehrring Marilyn Lais and Carole McMillan before a tour to Washington New York and other cities. They plan Europe performances this summer and a Chicago concert in October. Foster holiday guests include Dean Moore Dee Chambers Leslie Huces Driscoll Bell Frances Lassiter Rena Tregoning Eileen Smith Betsy Miller. Reverend C A Bayne led Meadowdale services and announced a Texas grandson birth. Mrs Bayne is visiting there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coit Rowley
Wilson Street
Margie Rowley
Diane Everhart
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Linda Zehrring
Silver Springs
Marilyn Lais
Beaver
Carole McMillan
Dayton
Ohio Wesleyan College
College Acapella Choir
Ravenswood
Washington
New York
Europe
Chicago
Foster
Dean Moore
Meadowdale Baptist Church
Man Fined for Driving Without License in Crown City
Gary L. St. Clair was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor O. A. Dillon after being arrested Thursday by the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol for driving without a license in Crown City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gary L. St. Clair
Ohio State Highway Patrol
O. A. Dillon
Crown City
Marriage License for Cox and Terry in Oak Hill
Charles E. Cox 22 farmer of Oak Hill wed Mary E. Terry 18 also of Oak Hill at home. Cox is son of Charley Cox and Maggie Fields Cox. Terry is daughter of Cecil and Grace Spears Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Cox
Oak Hill
Farmer
Mary E. Terry
Charley and
Maggie Fields Cox
Cecil and
Grace Spears
Terry
Nurses Attend April Meeting in Laurelville
Three Gallipolis members of District 14 Ohio State Nurses Association attended the April meeting at Dr G W Watson’s Laurelville home. District 14 president Mrs Clara Moch led the business session. Ath ens delegate Marjorie Bennett was chosen for the American Nurses Association Convention in Atlantic City in June. Attendees from Gallipolis included Mrs Dorothy Dickerson Mrs Beulah Ward and Miss Garnet Beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
District 14
Ohio State Nurses Association
G. W. Watson
Laurelville
Clara Moch
Logan
Marjorie Bennett
Athens
American Nurses Association
Atlantic City
Dorothy Dickerson
Beulah Ward
Garnet Beard
Social visits across towns noted in Portland area
Recent guests include Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmidt and Mrs. Lucy Throckmorton from Columbus, Mrs. Lester Price and family of Pittsburgh, and many local family visits. Various pairs and groups from Richwood Leland Siders Proctorville Parkersburg Belpre Point Pleasant and Kyger traveled to see relatives, with Parsons Schuler McLeod and Ward households among those hosting or visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Annie Price
Joe Schmidt
Lucy Throckmorton
Columbus
Lester Price
Pittsburgh
James Ward
Richwood
Paul Schuler
Leland Siders
Proctorville
J. A. Siders
James Rush
Inlaw
B. F. Price
Hyatt Parsons
Rodney Coffman
Clinton
Darrell Perry
Parkersburg
Johnny Motley
Dale Sisson
Ryger
Cecil McLeod
Belpre
Kenneth McLeod
Harold Parsons
S. V. McMurray
Silverton
Hubert Price
Ray Larkin
Paw Paw
W.va
Ralph Murray
Charleston
Ed Deem
Howard Ebersbach
Sam Ebersbach
Somerset
Thomas Ebersbach
U. S. Air Force
Arizona
Ira Blosser
Salinesville
Charles Hilton
Wilkie Sarson
Local Social News Notes Weekend Visits and Calls
Mr and Mrs G E Elliott and Mr and Mrs O E Russell spent a weekend with Hollis Woods. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Evans and daughters of St Albans WV and Mr and Mrs Russell Woods of Gallipolis. Mrs Jennie Elliot visited Delia Keikendall Jessie Bradley and Emma Robards. Funeral attendance marked by Opal Cremeons for uncle James Sharell. Claude Swick and Don Swick hosted meals. Cline Gerlack Johnny Stevens dined with Julian Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sharell
Glenn Wood
W.va
Claude Swick
Wellston
Don Swick
Cline Gerlack
Johnny Stevens
Julian Stevens
Galli
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Messenger
Wanda Lee
Robert Schoonover
Don Day
Barbara R. Null
Ralph Durst
Donald Harvey
Charles Hall
Martin F. Butler
Elwood E. Bowers
J. D. Williams
F. M. Ward
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Democratic Advisory Council
Philip Perlman
U.S
John K. Gailbraith
Harvard University
Leon Kyserling
Britain
France
United States
de Gaulle
Algeria
Nellie Krause
H. M. Stevens
Carriebell
Ohio Wesleyan University
Washington School
Lions Club
Lions
Eugene H. Glass
OWU
Cornpone
Ann Halliday
John E
Red) Halliday
50 Voice Glee Club
Gordon Almstead
Joshua
Lionesses
Kyger
Gladys Leach
William Wilkes
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
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