Four Bound To Grand Jury On Store Entry Charges
Gallia County four of five men charged with breaking and entering the Empire Furniture store were bound over to the May term grand jury. Gary Craddolph and Herbie Harris Jr both pleaded innocent, James S. Miller and Stanley L. Harris pleaded guilty. Kenneth A. Lewis will be arraigned in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Empire Furniture
Herbie Harris, Jr
James S. Miller
Columbus
Stanley L. Harris
Blackfork
William H. Jones
Gallia County
Kenneth A. Lewis
John W. Howell
Leaper
Casby Meadows, Jr
Fourth Ave
Lawrence County
Lewis
Chickamauga Creek
John Drake
Ingalls Construction Co
Morehouse Rehired as Gallia Attendance Officer
Gallia County Board of Education in a Saturday session rehired Ivor Morehouse of Bidwell as county attendance officer on a one year contract marking his second term. The vote was unanimous with all members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jones
White House
Ohio University
Athens
Merrill Bunce
Youth Hurt In Accident At Cheshire
Tommy Eugene Kerwood a 19 year old of Cheshire Route 1 was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a severe forehead laceration a brain contusion and possible fractured leg after a single vehicle crash on Route 7 near the north Cheshire limits about 2 30 a m He was thrown from the car and found lying against a fence in a yard the car demolished debris broke a window in a nearby house The accident remained under investigation and no charges were yet determined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tommy Eugene Kerwood
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Route 7
North Corporation
Kerwood
Merrill Bunce
Eugene Watson
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital Notes
List of births and admissions at Holzer Hospital noting a series of newborns to couples in towns like Pomeroy Jackson Racine and Point Pleasant and many patients admitted or discharged including Charles E Masters Jr Margaret Lovett John Osler Carolyn White and Raymond Cunningham with multiple names and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Willoughby
Pomeroy
Donald R. Fannin
Jackson
Adrian E. Morgan
Milton R. Massie
Northup
John Fisher
Racine
R. Leon Yoder
Point Pleasant
Charles E. Masters, Jr
Cheshire
Margaret A. Lovett
Long Bottom
Thomas F. Hendrix
Eee
Luther H. Slagle
Oak Hill
John D. Osler
Vinton
Stanley C. Church
Crown City
Carolyn Sue White
Dak Raymond E. Cunningham
Mid-Chester
M. Clarke
New Haven
Dog Licenses Sell Rising in Gallia County
Gallia County sold fourteen more dog licenses last week bringing the yearly total to 3540 by closing time Saturday. County Auditor Morton L. Dickey reported the 1960 total trails last year’s 4050 licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Morton L. Dickey
Mrs Stella P Blanton Dies At 63 In Rio Grande
Stella P Blanton 63 of Rio Grande died Sunday afternoon at her daughter Willa Winters home in the village where she had resided. She was a Morgan County Kentucky native, widow of Clinton Blanton who died in 1953, and leaves numerous Blanton children including Grace Bobby Winters Tope and more. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Luther Tracy officiating. burial in Oak Hill C M Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at Steve Thomas funeral home Thurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stella P. Blanton
Rio Grande
Willa Winters
Blanton
Morgan County
Jack
Nancy Helton Patrick
Clinton Blanton
Gallia County
Oak Hill
Winters
Grace
Bobby Blanton
Joyce Tope
Florida
Virgil Blanton
Columbus
Andy Blanton
Paintsville
Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church
Luther Tracy
C. and M
Steve Thomas
Thurman
Ex Gallia Woman Alice Watts Dies in Michigan
Mrs. Alice Watts 77 widow of Frank Watts died Saturday in Ann Arbor Michigan where she had lived for years. Native of Gallia County she is survived by daughter Mrs Everette Bush and two sons John and Carl Watts all of Ann Arbor. Funeral service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church conducted by Rev Luther Tracy with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the church prior to the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alice Watts
Frank Watts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Gallia County
Everette Bush
John
Carl Watts
Three Convicted In Meigs Court
GALLIPOLIS The State Highway Patrol reported three convictions Saturday in Meigs County Court. Judge E. W. Peoples fined Joe T. Wallace, 30, Milton, W. Va., 25 dollars and costs for speeding. William R. Black, 23, Middleton, 20 dollars and costs, no muffler. William S. Crislip, 18, Reedsville, 10 dollars and costs, driving without headlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Meigs County
E. W. Peoples
Joe T. Wallace
Milton
W. Va
William R. Black
Middleport
William S. Crislip
Reedsville
Kiss Stealer Looks For One Missing Ear
LISBON Portugal Virginia Cerejo complained to her brother Maximino that Jose Ferreira pursued her. Maximino arranged a date but wore Virginia clothes and met Jose first. When Jose leaned in for a kiss Maximino drew a knife and severed the suitor ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Virginia Cerejo
Maximino
Jose Ferreira
Virginia
Jose
Two City Court Fines In Gallipolis Case
Judge William H. Jones fined Steelie Dray 52 Gallipolis ten dollars and costs for intoxication. Cecil B. Green 40 Chesapeake West Virginia forfeited a fifteen dollar bond for failing to yield the right of way. Both arrested by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Steelie Dray
Cecil B. Green
Chesapeake
W. Va
Mrs. Gladys K. Jones Dies at 41 in Vinton Home
Mrs. Gladys K. Jones aged 41 died at 5 10 p.m. Sunday at her home on Vinton Route 1 after a lingering illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Vernon McCoy Funeral Home of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gladys K. Jones
Vinton
Vernon McCoy
Two Drivers Cited After Route 141 Crash
Highway Patrol cited Harold Miller and Clyde Brown after a Sunday morning crash on Route 141 near the Gallia-Lawrence line. Miller passed a southbound car and cut in, Brown left the berm after collision. no injuries and minor damage reported. A separate Crown City crash on Route 7 at a gas station led to a citation for John Clench for failing to yield. both vehicles sustained minor to moderate damage, no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallia
Lawrence County
Harold Miller
Waterloo
Clyde Brown
Troy
Brown
Berm
Crown City
John W. Clench
Virginia A. Brumfield
Clench
Abele to Speak at Republican Rally in McArthur
Homer E Pete Abele of McArthur candidate for Ohio tenth district Congress will address a Republican rally Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Miller s Garage The meeting is open to all Republicans and to all candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Homer
Pete) Abele
McArthur
Ohio
Miller
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report
The bulletin lists river gauge readings for Gallipolis and Montgomery with rollers and crest levels, dam statuses on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, and a detailed tally of boats at locks and upriver stations including Lock numbers and vessel names with their up or down readings throughout the day. It notes sil and running rollers at Kanawha River sites, multiple lock movements on the Ohio River, and specific vessel positions under the Kanawha and Gallipolis river systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Ovec
L. Wade Childress
Lunga Point
William Penn
Lock
Creditor
Beckford
Sally Ann
Robert P. Bonnie
Emily Jean
Ashland
Eastern
Lehigh
Lelia C. Shearer
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kanawha
Mr. Criss
Jerry Bosworth
Coleman D
City of Maysville
PJ Downey
Robert E. Reed
Belpre
Semet
Stevenson
Vulcan
Paul Blazer
Miss Cullip Named To M G M Hall Of Fame
Beverly Ann Cullip of Gallipolis was named the third member of the M G M Teenage Hall of Fame during the TriCounty Teen Canteen event at Danceland in Dunbar West Virginia. The recognition cited three years of service to the canteen and she shared honors with other local teen leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cullip
M-G-M Hall of Fame
Gallipolis
Beverly Ann Cullip
M-G-M
TriCounty
Teen Canteen
Dunbar
W. Va
Laura Wise
Leo V. Savage
Danceland
Randy Rothgeb
Russ Zwilling
Carolyn Hager
Roy Stricklen
Cullip
Freddy
Donna Jane Altizer
Danny Gaynor
Donna Rockhold
Tri-County
Scout Troop 211 Plans Court Of Honor In Addison
Gallipolis. Boy Scout Troop 211 of Addison set final plans for advancing six scouts at an outdoor court of honor and council fire next Saturday. The event will be at the village town hall lot. Thirteen scouts completed a hike Saturday afternoon, with two as a hike requirement among the six to receive awards. Scoutmaster Marion Williams said the Troop 211 committee would meet Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Addison
Marion Williams
Troop 211
Judge Janes fines two men for overload charges
In Municipal Court Judge Janes handled eleven State Highway Patrol cases. Oakley M. Walters and Volley K. White, both of Gallipolis, faced overload fines plus costs. Walters paid $167 and costs on one overload plus $25 and costs on a second. White paid $46 and costs for overload. Additional fines included speeding and unsafe operation among others for multiple defendants from Gallipolis, Crown City, Cincinnati, Poe West Virginia, Marietta, and Vinton, with varying costs. Bonds for passing over a yellow line were forfeited by Joe L. Strickland and Melvin O. Benson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Janes
Oakley M. Walters
Volley K. White
Walters
White
Paul J. Ruttencutter
Bobby E. Williams
Crown City
Edward Dixon
Cincinnati
Boyd G. Pierson
Poe
W. Va
Charles K. Robey
Marietta
David R. Dobbins
Vinton
Irma Jean Tooley
Joe L. Strickland
Hamtramack
Mich
Melvin O. Benson
Huntington
Woman Falls From Truck Breaks Both Legs
Mrs Blanche Taylor 41 of Winton Route 1 fractured both legs Saturday afternoon after falling from a truck at her home. She was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 3 p m and her condition is listed as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
D-Day Cancer Crusade Opens with Gallia Volunteers
Gallia County launches a house to house cancer crusade led by J Tim Evans. Volunteers will canvass Gallipolis and the county delivering information and collecting donations. City captains and co chairs lead a large list of volunteers including many local residents and Rio Grande College Circle K members.
Trailer permits sold and tax exemptions explained
County auditor Morton L. Dickey reports 80 house trailer permits sold since March 11. Each 1960 permit costs 18 dollars with a purchase deadline of April 30. Exemptions apply for out-of-state licensed trailers and employment-based timing, with penalties for unpaid taxes after 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Morton L. Dickey
Dickey
Ohio
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Chester A. Leaper
Gary Craddolph
Gnashville
Nashville
Morehouse
Ralph Boster
Gomer Richards
Taylby Owens
Denver Walker
Ivor Morehouse
Doris Wade
William J. Brown
John Bratcher
Wellston
Arthur A. Law
Harry Brown
Scottown
Blanche Taylor
Lewis G. File
Fred Wasmer
Thomas ©. Stewart
Rutland
Roy Donaldson
Martha Wallace
Charles Betz
Mark Vickers
Edward Morgan
Theodore Gahm
Carolyn Clark
Loys V. Austin
Homer Ayers
Ben Harris
John W. Dobbins
Teresa Franklin
Derene de Legal
Willard Keesee
Thomas Wells
Claude Smith
Elizabeth Chavis
Melvin Barcus
Daniel Stidham
Thomas Scott
Sam Patrick
Mt. Sterling, Ky
Meigs Court
Kiss Stealer
Abele
Iva May Melton
Janes
Wilkesville
Apple Orchard
Oliver Land
John Deere
Isaac Barrette
C. E. French
R. E. French
Cancer Crusade
Crusade
J. Tim Evans
Evans
Evans Packing Co
Don Lintala
Henkle Ave
John Halliday
Cedar St
Leon Saunders
Vine St
Doug Johnson
Spruce St
Robert J. Sheets
Locust St
Jane Ann Walters
Grape St
Vaught Smith
Halliday Heights
Paul Pullens
Jackson Pike
Herb Bush
Woodland Dr
Ralph Robinson
Fifth Ave
John Davidson
Tawneyville
R. D. Briggs
Hanersville
Frank Snedaker
Sycamore St
Jack Carr
Olive Sx
Clayton Miller
Court St
James Robinson
Garfield Ave
Harland Martn
Evans Heights
Leo Mossman
First Ave
Merrill Wiseman
Second Ave
Virgil Craft
Third Ave
del Gingerich
Rex McCormick
Portsmouth Rd
Keith Brandeberry
Hedgewood Dr
J. L. MecCorry, Jr
Lakewood Dr
Robert W. Cobb
Chilliecothe Rd
F. A. Howe
Lower River Rd
J. Howard Neal
State St
Fred Roth, Jr
Bastiani
Adrian
Teodora
Neil
Vinton Aves
Ralph Bennett
Keith Thomas
Addison Two
Fred Carman
Cheshire Two
And
Rucker Neal
Clay
George L. Grace
James Davis
Dana Raike
James Sayre
Olen Litchfield
Mike Adams
Green
Paul Northup
Merrill Evans
Gene Myer
Guyan
Walter Evans, Jr
Harrison
Robert Hall
Maurice Thomas
Frank Mills, Jr
Perry
Paul Jones
Walnut
Cecil Burnette
Springfield
Otho E. Sprague
Mary Kennedy
Kate Dauber
Pearl Shaver
Cecil Matthews
Edwin Matthews
Edwin Mayo
Rose Hager
Marie Vance
Raccoon Two
F. V. Boult
Rio Grande College Circle-K Club
Jim Spencer
James Craft
Avondell Cremeens
William Burns
Marjorie Conley
Herb Rowland
Garland Caudill
Jack C. Davis
Eldon Wuerch
Joe Moch
Paul Clifford
Paul Watson
Kurt Rutz
Farrell Houck
Robert France
Cecil Rice, Jr
Homer Barcus
Sheldon Parks
John Plummer
Cecil Rice
Elmer Skidmore
Andrew Lemley
Charles Saunders
Beulah Johnson
J. Sherman Porter
Joan Lane
Garnet Beard
Everett Ecker
Robert Mackenzie
Paul Davies
Leeta Keenan
Ralph Saunders
Gladys Evans
Bill Dowler
Mary L. Wilkes
Jacob Weinberger
Earl Queen
Willard Wickline
T. A. Thomas
Don Houston
Edith Wilson
Ethel Maude Young
Hoyt Mullens
Loren Thomas
John R. Richards
John McKean
Lee Weiher
Louise Collins
Bryan Cooper
Lynda Reese
Eddie Cottrell
Robert Green
Jacques Bishop
William P. Smith
George W. Davis
Heiner
Heiner’s
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
E. State St
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