Harmon Park near-reality gains ground in Point Pleasant
Harmon Park progresses this weekend with cleared brush and leveled grounds at Harmon Field. Project leaders W. W. Smith and John C Hutchinson report new shelters, three fireplaces, a concrete block restroom, and earthworks by Herring Construction Co Maxon Construction Co and the State Conservation Commission. Donations and volunteer labor are essential with a $1000 goal to cover minimum expenses.
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John Clay Hutchinson
Old Harmon Field
Herring Construction Co
Mt. Vernon Ave
20Th St
Maxon Construction Co
State Conservation Commission
Ralph Davis
Camp Conley Center Block Co
Rotary Club
Martin Concrete Co
Smith
Hutchinson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Carpenters’ Labor Union
W. Rothgeb
Point Pleasant
Hogan Rejects Match Play and Heads to Film Work
Sam Snead may rest easy as Hogan plans to direct and star in The Hogan Story after an exhibition tour. Hogan criticizes PGA match play and vows not to play another PGA Championship, citing they caused fuss in Columbus this year.
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Frank Weirich
NEA
Dallas, Tex
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Golfers’ Association
Hogan
Glenn Ford
Ann Baxter
Valerie Ben
Dallas
Hershey
Ford
Bantama
PGA
Lou Boudreau Puts Himself Gordon Back in Tribe Lineup
Lou Boudreau reinserted himself at shortstop and Gordon at second as Cleveland opens a two game set with Washington. Early Wynn to start with Bob Lemon tomorrow as the Indians chase a series sweep to narrow the gap on the Yankees and Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Boudreau
Gordon
Tribe
Cleveland
Himsel Gordon
Indians
Washington
New York
Detroit
Yanks
Tigers
Boudreau
Ray Boone
Roberto Avila
Wynn
Bob Lemon
Nats
Sid Hudson
Hudson
Lemon
Conrado Marrero
Mike Garcia
AA Top Flight Clubs Open AA Tour with Series Openers
The American Association title race tightens as Indianapolis leads with a slim edge on Louisville while St. Paul and Minneapolis trail. Milwaukee crushed Columbus 7 1 with Chet Nichols starting a shutout before a late homer by Larry Miggins. Brews turn four double plays behind Nichols as Bob Addis hits a three run homer and Howie Moss hits his 18th.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minneapolis
American Association
Indianapolis
Louisville
Colonels
Millers
Milwaukee
Cotton Deal
Columbus
Young Chet Nichols
Larry Miggins
Birds
Brews
Nichols
Bob Addis
Howie Moss
Browns Release Three Players and Name Tony Adamile Captain
Cleveland Browns cut Ed Songin Alex Wizbicki and Bill King as Tony Adamile, veteran fullback, is named captain. Adamile replaces Lou Ban as coach Lou Ban now leads Case Tech and Soup Rymkus becomes team leader when Tony benches.
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Bowling Green
Cleveland Browns
Tony Adamile
Adamie
Ohio State
Louban
Case Tech
Tony
Soup Rymkus
Paul Brown
Ed Songin
Boston College
Alex Wizbicki
Buffalo Bills
Holy Cross
Bill King
Ball State
Ind
Teachers College
Weldon Humble
Browns
Baseball slugging percentage described as total bases from at bats
A baseball slugging percentage is calculated by dividing the total bases by the number of at bats. It measures a hitter's power by weighting singles doubles triples and home runs and reflects overall batting effectiveness.
Couple Wed At Church In Vinton Ceremony
In Gallipolis at First Baptist Church Evabelie Dodrill and Eugene Pauley exchanged vows in a single ring ceremony led by Rev. W. H. Green at 8:30 PM. The couple, both of Vinton, plan to reside in Charleston where Pauley works as a chemical company analyst.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Evabelie Dodrill
Harry Dodrill
Vinton
Eugene Pauley
Claude Pauley
John Payne
Payne
W. H. Green
Charleston
Pauley
New Autos Wrecked In Route 35 Crash Near Gallipolis
Four new cars driven through to North na were wrecked when a rig owned by Bouteil Driveaway Inc. Flint Michigan went into the ditch four miles west of Gallipolis on Route 35 at 9 40 p m The driver Maurice Earp 39 Flint was booked for driving while intoxicated and jailed pending arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Na
Flint
Mich
Maurice
Bouteil Driveaway, Inc
Flint, Mich
Gallipoily
County considers half mill levy for tuberculosis care
Gallipolis officials discuss a half mill levy to fund TB care. County auditor Ermmett Slagle is authorized to consult county prosecutor John F. Halliday to assess feasibility and proceed if feasible. Commissioners also ordered John Blazer to finish the new county barn by Saturday Aug 5 after the contract expired June 15 and sold the former barn on Eastern Ave to Kenneth Johnson with 30 days to move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ermmett Slagle
John F. Halliday
John Blazer
Conty Hag
Eastern Ave
Kenneth Johnson
Rio Grande Classes Paintings Displayed in Bank Lobby
About thirty paintings by Rio Grande College art students are on display in the First National Bank lobby. The works in oils cover subjects such as landgraves homes churches and farms, reflecting student interest and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
First National Bank
76th Bean Dinner in Gallipolis set for Aug 12
The 76th annual Bidwell Porter bean dinner is scheduled for Saturday August 12 in the park. Kerr McClaskey, cook for two and a half years, will preside again as cook. Entertainment speeches concessions and other activities are listed on the program.
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Gallipolis
Kerr McClaskey
Mason County 4-H Awards for 1950 Announced by Extension Office
Mason County 4-H camp awards for 1950 were announced by the county extension staff. First year campers earned Lucky Penny awards. 167 campers plus 22 local leaders and state staff participated. The 1951 camp council includes Sandra Jones and others. numerous rifle, archery, pins, and special honors were awarded to both boys and girls across several categories.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
County Agricultural Extension Office
Sandra Jones
Dean Knight
Albert Stephens
Anna Lou Dunn
Joe Cullen
Charles Blessing
Lacy Rice
Alma Slade
Dean King
Dixie McNeill
Jo Low Keener
Jean Hill
Mary Ann Withers
Joan Sommer
Jane Ann Kell
Eddie Sommer
Heart
Sally Lou Durst
Molly Kate Young
Bill Lewis
Nancy Fu
Lucy Ie
Anna
Lou Dunn
Eloise Holland
Audrey Hoschar
Jownna Frye
Keith McChung
Ruth Oshel
Kay Woolfitt
Ruth Zuspan
Bob Love
Glen Harrah
Jean King
Patty Sayre
Kay Graham
Donald Rick
Suspension Revoked in Albert Neal Case
Judge Robert M. Betz reversed a six month jail suspension for Albert Neal after a January assault case and a second arrest for the same offense. Neal, fined $25 and costs $43.45 not paid, was jailed to serve the suspended period and for nonpayment. Charles Alexander pleads not guilty to non support and is held on a $300 bond failure to post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Common Pleas Court
Albert Neal
Neal
Regina Neal
Charles Alexander
Two Local Boys Enlist in Air Force
Two Point Pleasant youths enlisted Friday in the Air Force at Charleston and are stationed in San Antonio, Texas. Billy Hite Nebbergall, 232 Mt. Vernon Ave, and Wil dt Walker Gibbs, 17, Point Pleasant Route 1, are 1960 Point Pleasant High School graduates. Nebbergail is the son of W. C. and Faye McKinley Nebbergail. Gibbs’s parents are Emmons and Hildreth Hite. They departed by Eastern Airlines at 5:35 p.m. Saturday to begin training.
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Point Pleasant
Armyir
Charleston
San Antonio
Texas
Rat Tae
Billy Hite Nebbergall
Mt. Vernon Ave
Wildt Walker Gibbs
Point Pleasant High School
Nebbergail
W. C. and
Faye McKinley Nebbergail
Gibbs
Emmons
Hildreth Hite
Eastern Airlines
Jackson Rites Are Conducted
Funeral services were held Monday for John J. Jackson 80 a retired Apple Grove farmer who died Saturday. He lived in Mason County and was a member of Pleasant Ridge A B Church. Survived by two daughters Lilly Withers Apple Grove and Lola Shelines Gallipolis Ferry.
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Point Pleasant
John J. Jackson
Apple Grove
Mason County
Beale Chapel
Robert Jackson
Pleasant Ridge
A. B. Church
Lilly Withers
Lola Shelines
Gallipolis Ferry
Board Has Fewest Names To Classify
POINT PLEASANT The Selective Service Local 24 board met for the fourth weekly session Monday afternoon and classified only 50 registrants for the week. Previous Monday meetings had as many as 300 registrations processed. Additional Mason County news on page 10.
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Point Pleasant
Board of Directors of
Selective Service Board Local 24
River traffic logs at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha district
Traffic reports list numerous boats moving up or down at Gallipolis locks with times, plus Kanawha River entries Shamrock Marmet at 9:00 a.m. and Juanita Marmet at 9:35 a.m. Upper gauge 18.2 feet, lower 10.9 feet, six feet at rollers.
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Reliance
Kanawha
Shamrock
Juanita
Martin
Christy
Wishered
Talbot
Rand
Inca-Tadpole
Armstrong
Patriot
Sohian
Pittsburgher
Minnesota-Husky
Jeanette FE
Tampico
Wolters
Kanawha Falla
Judge Reports Distribution Method For 1950 Gallipolis Court
Judge William H. Jones reports for the first half of 1950 that 440 cases were before his municipal court with 255 state cases and 185 city cases. He notes total distributions of 2524.52 to the city of Gallipolis, 1597.41 to Gallia County, 1616.85 to the state highway patrol, 215 to other state departments, and 774.83 to the Gallia County Library Association. He cites lack of codification of city ordinances and inadequate city jail facilities as major issues, urging extensive improvements while acknowledging cooperation from the city manager and commission.
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Gallipilis
William H. Jones
C. Wayne Booth
Gallipolis
Gallia County
State Department
Gallia
Jones
City Commission
Don t Blame New York Don t Blame New York
Gallia County residents asked if cloud seeding from New York could raise Ohio rainfall. Ohio Weatherman L L Pierce dismissed the idea saying the distant activity likely has no effect. Ohio rainfall through April averaged 19.38 inches, higher than 13.88 inches the previous year.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
New York State
Gallia County
New York
Ll. T. Pierce
Platform Revealed by Curry in Local Talk
William J. Curry, Democratic candidate for U S representative, outlined a campaign theme urging young men to replace older lawmakers. He emphasized vigilance over experience and criticized the hardship faced by elderly pensioners amid farm foreclosures and shrinking savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William J. Curry
W U
Curry
Dayton Man Fined After Route 141 Accident
Robert E. Stodgel 27 of Dayton was fined 10 dollars and costs in Jackson mayor's court for an accident half a mile west of Jackson on Route 141. State Patrol said he drove left of center and could not avoid a collision with Donald King 28 of Blackfork driving a truck. Moderate property damage and no injuries reported.
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Gallipolis
Robert E. Stodgel
Dayton
Jackson
State Highway Patrol
Stodgel
Donald King
Blackfork
Stogel
Hospital Admissions and Discharges at Holzer Hospital
Admissions list includes Martha Eileen Lear Gallipolis Charles C Reynolds Gallipolis J W Taylor Jackson Connie Bocock Wellston Gary E Winters Rio Grande Mrs Glendon Perratt Jackson Mrs Baxter Davis Oak Hill Charles S Slavens Jackson Mrs Maurice FE Durst Pomeroy Mrs John Phillips Jackson Mrs John Fisher Racine Mrs Carl M Gorby Langsville Discharged many patients including PD B Rice Mrs Thomas Lambert Mrs Harold French Mrs Kelson Phillips Larry Waugh Teddy Foster Thomas Crabtree Jenkins Davis Martha Brown Mrs Joe Donnally Martha Lear Mrs Elton Arrington Mrs Frank Berry and son Mrs Waltey Landrum.
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Martha Eileen Lear
Gallipolis
Charles C. Reynolds
J. W. Taylor
Jackson
Connie Bocock
Wellston
Gary E. Winters
Rio Grande
Glendon Perratt
Baxter Davis
Oak Hill
Charles S. Slavens
Maurice FE
Durst
Pomeroy
John Phillips
John Fisher
Racine
Carl M. Gorby
Langsville
B. Rice
Thomas Lambert
Harold French
Kelson Phillips
Larry Waugh
Teddy Foster
Thomas Crabtree
Jenkins Davis
Martha Brown
Joe Donnally
Martha Lear
Elton Arrington
Frank Berry
Waltey Landrum
New Type Driver Test Set Aug. 11
Gallipolis reports a new driver license examination schedule starting Friday August 11 under R H Green from Nelsonville. Exams run 9 am to 4 pm in the Washington school building, replacing the State Highway Garage as the testing site. The written test mirrors the Middleport format statewide, includes eye exams, and notes eye defects for night driving. A parallel parking test allows three attempts within a foot of the curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. H. Green
Nelsonville
Washington School
State Highway
State Highway Patrol
Second Ave
Middleport
Betz to Run as Independent in Nonpartisan Race
Deadline for petitions Aug 9 at 6 30 pm with the Board of Elections. It appears no independents will file for County Commissioner or County Auditor. Judge Robert M Betz of Common Pleas Court is filing as an independent for a full term, likely unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Elections
Robert M. Betz
Common Pleas Court
Betts
Local residents named in Gallia and Gallipolis records
Guy Hall aged 41 and Eloise Houston aged 34, both of Gallia. Wade C. Carroll aged 22 and Helen M. Rodgers aged 21, both of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hall
Eloise Houston
Gallia
Wade C. Carroll
Helen M. Rodgers
Gallipolis
Jury Commission Draws Names for September Term
Gallipolis jury commission met Saturday to fill the balance of the year. The body will meet August 12 to draw from the wheel the names of grand and petit jurors for the September term.
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Gallipolis
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Road TO
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Good Sam
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Booth
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