Ohio to map out natural resources statewide inventory
Ohio will begin an in-depth inventory of soil and water resources in August, with completion slated for December 31, 1959. Directed by a state committee led by H. B. Alger, the national effort will cover every county, collecting data to guide land use policies and agricultural programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Gallipols
T. C. Kennard
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Columbus
H. W. Black
Benson
United States
Kennard
H. B. Alger
SCS
Kyger Board Approves Two New School Buses
In Gallipolis the Kyger Local District School Board, at a second consecutive special meeting, voted to buy two buses from Blaetmar Buick Co of Pomeroy and to hire 12 drivers for 1956 57. Drivers include Robert F Gordon Leo Swisher Wayne Palmer and others. all must pass physicals before school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyger
Gallipolis
Blaetmar Buick Co
Pomeroy
Northern Bank and Note Co
Titeago
Robert F. Gordon
Leo Swisher
Feeder Calf Sales Planned for Athens and Gallipolis
At a Gallipolis meeting of the South eastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association plans were laid for two feeder calf sales set for October 2 in Athens and October 9 in Gallipolis. The Ohio Valley Livestock Co. hosted the session with six other routine business items on the agenda. Attendees included Agricultural Agents and representatives from Athens Vinton Meigs Lawrence and Gallia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association
Athens
Ohio Valley Livestock Co
C. F. Creamer
Ross Wright
Vinton
Tom Rannells
George Henderson
George Brown
Meigs
Roy Miller
Paul Baer
C. E. Blakeslee
Lawrence
A. R. Wiseman
C. E. Taylor
Robert Taylor
Gallia
T. R. Mossbarger
William P. Smith
Leadership Committee Will Meet Tonight
Gallia County Junior Leadership Club meets in the Milk Marketing Building at Third and State Streets to discuss plans for Junior Fair participation. Committee leaders Nan Thompson Kay Clark and Jane Ann Roush are named. meeting announced by the County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Third
State Streets
Nan Thompson
Kay Clark
Jane Ann Roush
County Extension Office
United Nations Day Proclaimed in West Virginia
Governor Marland issued a proclamation marking UN Day on October 24 in West Virginia. The notice was presented before a delegation from the West Virginia Committee for the United Nations. October marks the eleventh anniversary of the United Nations.
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Point
United Nations
West Virginia
Marland
Committee For the United Nations
Bride-To-Be Complimented In Oak Hill Shower
Miss Helen Jones, bride elect of Cedric Lewis of Oak Hill, was honored at a shower hosted by Mrs. Edgar Cook. Thirty guests attended at the Cook home, presenting gifts and best wishes for the upcoming wedding. Miss Jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones of Cora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Kelly
Joe Cantril
William Howard
Noel Massieson
Samuel Scruggs
John Farney
Harold Norman
Howard Love
Roneva Blair
William P. Williams
C. C. Thornton
Raymond Musgrave
James Euler
J. J Reed
Helen Jones
Cedric Lewis
Oak Hill
Edgar Cook
Miss Jones
J Mr
Paul Jones
Cora
Wood for O. C.'s Bench Arrives at City Park
GALLIPOLIS The teawood arrived yesterday for a bench around the City Park seven acres. Funded by lands donated by Mrs. O. C. McIntyre, $8,461 will fund construction after an $8,800 bid by J. L. McCorry. A permanent, no back three foot high bench with redwood seats and white painted trim will sit at park corners and walk entrances. The journalist once wished to erect it for Gallipolis citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Park Commission
McIntyre
J. L. McCorry
13 Men Get Grove Ready For Dinner
IPOL II commander Lewis Bartley of Vinton Post American Legion announced plans for a Tuesday meeting. Thirteen men will start work to prepare the grove near town for Saturday bean dinner. They will install tables designed by Johnny Casto and finish by Friday night. The 74th annual affair will offer food and facilities for the public. Names listed include Archie Amos Delmar Quickle Max Barnes Harry Phillips Eugene Stevens Lester Metcalf Ishmael Argabright Eugene Stevens Leo Lanier Cleo Lanier James Pete Roberts Bartle Casto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wau Ipol II
Lewis Bartley
Vinton Post
American Legion
Johnny Casto
Archie Amos
Delmar Quickle
Max Barnes
Harry Phillips
Eugene Stevens
Lester Metcalf
Ishmael Argabright
Leo Lanier
Cleo Lanier
James
Pete) Roberts
Bartle
Casto
Rotary Makes $200 Profit
GALLIPOLIS The auction at the Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative show concluded Tuesday night with Meyer Maggied purchasing a 13 pound Virginia ham for 11.25. Income from the sale totaled over 400 dollars with more than 200 dollars profit from the concession stand. Four members brought guests to the dinner at the Farmer's Hotel. Oscar Clark brought a Mayo Clinic doctor, Marshall Boggs invited Carmichael Jr and Bricker from Columbus, Lea Mossman hosted Dick Roderick, and A Kimball Sutter had Rotary Boy of the Month Robert Danner, a 1956 Gallia Academy High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
Meyer Maggied
Farmer's Hotel
Oscar Clark
Mayo Clinic
Marshall Boggs
Daniel A. Carmichael, Jr
Marty Bricker
Columbus
Lea Mossman
Dick Roderick
Ohio Bell
A. Kimball Sutter
Rotary
Robert Danner
Gallia Academy High School
Gallian Attends Meet On Extension Service
Kenneth Ward of Gallia County travels to Columbus for a two day meeting of the State Advisory Committee for the extension service. The committee, with one representative from each of Ohio's 88 counties, will study improving the service and Ward will report back his county findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kenneth Ward
Gallia County
Columbus
Ohio
Ward
Bidwell
City School Board Reviews Drawings for New High
GALLIPOLIS The City Senior Board reviewed plans Tuesday for the new high school and prepared to approve the architect Dan A. Carmichael Jr. and associate Bricker’s drawings tonight. The three floor plan includes classrooms a gym and auditorium with reinforced concrete supports and an estimated seating of 1022 in the auditorium and 1100 in the gym bleachers. Approval would send papers to the state division for final consent with bids opening next Monday for a Sept six date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Senoor
Chitect
Hort
Indus: Merce
Dan A. Carmichael, Jr
Farty Bricker
Carmichael
Patrol Arrests Four See Three Convictions
Gallipolis report shows four arrests by Patrol post with three convictions by Justice James Johnson. Wylie Shope, 33, Livonia Michigan, forfeited a $10 bond for speeding in Rio Grand Mayor George Northup court. Lowell Eary, 19, drove left of center, paid $10 and costs in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Charles Leonard, 55, Pom, and Bernard Carpenter, 29, Chesapeake Route 1, paid $61 and costs in Johnson's court. Lewis Brown, 44, Pomeroy Route 2, cited into Johnson's court Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eroy
Court Way
Justice of the Peace James
Johnson
Wylie Jess Shope
Livonia Mich
Rio Grand
George
Northup
Lowell D. Eary
Gallipolis Municipal Court
Bernard Frank Carpenter
Chesapeake Route 1
Johnson's
Lewis M. Brown
Pomeroy
Route 2
Gallia Farmers Get Soil Bank Benefits Totals
Lana Day, chairman of the Gallia County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, announced that 75 farmers will receive $10,849.23 for laying aside 66.21 acres in the federal soil bank program. Most funds go to tobacco farmers, with 72 choosing 42.22 acres for allotments totaling $10,769.23. Three wheat farmers will not farm 20 acres and receive $80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ywallarulis
Lanaday
Gallia County
Bids Opened On Route 35 Project In Mason County
Five federal aid road projects totaling about 700 000 will have bids opened August 14. In Mason County one and a half miles of Route 35 are to be relocated north of Leon with grading basing draining and surfacing to remove sharp curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fume Rleasan
State Road Commission
Mason County
Leon
Dispute Over Cow Goes To Higher Court
Gallipolis reports a dispute over ownership of a seven year old cow. McKee lost before Justice Bass and appealed to the County Court of Common Pleas. Judge ruled in favor of Wellington and McKee must pay costs. Proceeds from fair stand drinks and sandwiches go to the County 4H fund. Stand operations run through the Junior Fair with shifts and co workers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the
County Court of Common Pleas
Afton
McKee
Springfield
Jerry A. Bass
Claire Welling
Verday
County 4H
Scott
James Davis
Keil Burleson
Wilford Bans
Moscow
Japan
Roberts
Soviet Union
Mrs Scott To Run 1 H Food Stand Protest
Mrs Scott to manage a 1-H food stand with coffee cooking and serving duties. Representatives from each club will cover one shift. Jeanne Swans leads breakfast cooking assisted by Northup Cassie. Betsy Ott asks labs to supply 13 plus workers. TB patch tests required Aug 2 at County Health Office 9 to 12. Attendees included James Roush Mrs Scott and Miss Jeanne Evans along with Mrs Ott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Swans
Northup
Cassie
Betty Ott
James Roush
Scott N
Jeanne Evans
Ott
Lewis and Jones Tie For Marriage License in Gallipolis
Cedric L. Lewis 31, a machinist, and Helen L. Jones 24, a Gallipolis 1 teacher, obtained a marriage license. Lewis is son of Robert and Garnet McConkle Lewis. Jones is daughter of John Paul and Fannie Gates Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedric L. Lewis
Helen L. Jones
Gallipolis
Robert and
Garnet McConkle Lewis
John Paul and
Fannie Gates Jones
Gallipolis Social Notes from Local Visitors and Travels
Gallipolis social column lists visits and travels of residents and guests. Bloomington Illinois visitors Lyle Young and Mrs Stella Mohr host. Mrs Emma Gatewood and others visit Columbus. Steve Johnson and son from St Louis visit J A Johnson Sr and family. Rev L H Stebbins and wife back from Lake Erie and Pennsylvania trip. Dr Ella Lupton hosts A L McClain and Jack of Ashly. Thomas Morgan and daughter Ann return from Connecticut. F A Haskins county engineer attends Cleveland convention with Levi Neal and daughter en route to Buffalo New York. Martha Mossman and Leo Mossman accompany elder daughter east. others in area return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Young
Bloomington
Ill
Stella Mohr
Emma Gatewood
Columbus
Helen Russell
Marl Darling
St. Petersburg
Fla
Steve Johnson
St Louis
J. A. Johnson
William Cook
Circleville
L. H. Stebbins
Lake Erie
Ohio
Points
Pennsylvania
Stebbins
The
Firs Presbyterian Church
Ella Lupton
A L. McClain
Jack
Ashley
Thomas Morgan
Connecticut
Ann
Martha Mossman
Leo Mossman
F. A. Haskins
Cleveland
Levi Neal
Laughter
Butilo
Instrument System OK'd For Kenova
Rep. M G Burnside reported last week of the approval by the Civil Aeronautics Administration of an instrument landing system for the Tri State airport at Kenova. The system costing 150000 will be paid by the CAA and will make the airport safer and more dependable by enabling electronic landings used at major airports, helping attract new industry to the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
M .G. Burnside
Tri-State
Kenova
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Indus
the Valley
Burnside
Sai
West Virginia Pupil Expenditure Falls Behind National Average
West Virginia lags in per pupil current expenses, dropping from 78.9 percent of the national average in 1951-52 to 65.3 percent in 1955-56. A revised estimate suggests the 1956-57 rate may rise only to 67.2 percent, one of the lowest levels since 1942. The 1956-57 expenditure is projected at 195 dollars in the state versus 290 nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rulyr Keasant
West Virginia
Wvea Eit
Eads Family Leaves Winchester Hospital
Mrs Oral Eads and son David left Winchester Hospital after injuries from a crash on the Ohio River road. The family’s transfer from Clark County Hospital to a Huntington or Holzer hospital was planned. Mrs Eads remains in a cast, David had a broken limb, and another son Jimmy is in a cast after the accident.
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Point Pleadane
Ang
Oral Eads
David
Pital
Ohio River Road
Clark County
Tousht
Crooks
Home Hospital
Winchester
Eads
Huntington
Arizona
D. W. Rothgeb
Jefferson
Walter Crooks
Walter
Mount Vernon
Ted
Trac
Nion
Mr. Eads
Jimmy
Local Funds Lac Grant May Be Lost
Mason County hospital trustees warn that July 19 does not guarantee funding from Hill Buron and state aid. To qualify for 800000 cost 52 beds, local match must reach 300000 by Oct 19, with current local funds around 200000. Trustees urge rapid action or the project remains only a plan while Dr Buxton pursues measures. Women of the Moose meet Tuesday at the Moose Home with Ruth Lewis presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POINT _PLEASANT
State Board of Health
Mason County General
Hill-Burton
Point Pleasant—West Vir
Sinia
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Estes Kefauver
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Jack Buxton
Pioneer Farm Women’s Club Picnic in Point Pleasant
The Pioneer Farm Women’s Club annual family picnic will be held Monday at 6 30 p.m. at the home of Mr and Mrs C E Mc Culloch Winfield Road Each family should bring a covered dish and its own table service Chapter No 75 Order of Eastern Star will meet Monday evening at the Masonic Temple led by Mrs Edith Simpkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pioneer Farm Women’s Club
C. E. McCulloch
Winfield Road
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Edith Simpkins
Break in at Hope's Service Station in Henderson
State Police investigated a break in at Hope's Service Station in Henderson reported at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. About $90 was taken after burglars broke a rear window pane and unlatched a back window, with entry occurring between 10 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. An employee discovered the alarm when opening the station yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hope
Henderson
Divorces Filed In Circuit Clerk Office
Point Pleasant reports divorces on grounds of cruelty and desertion. Virginia A. Riffle and spouse married April 29, 1958 with alimony for future consideration. Ella C. Harmon and Harold J. Harmon married November 14, 1953 with three children. Lola Lee Johnson and Yolle Ray Johnson married August 15, 1990 with two children. Attorney Samuel Lidepage and law firm Semervlios Hyer Littlepage appear in the filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Clerk’ Office
Lewis ‘Riffle
Virginia A. Riffle
Samuel Lidepage
Esella C. Harmon
Harold J. Harmon
Luterage
Lola Lee Johnson
Yolle Ray Johnson
Dave
Art
Semervlios Hyer Littlepage Law Firm
Bean dinner era memories recall Vinton's notable day
James E. Thom Gallipolis reports 82 year old Mrs. Anna S. Evans recalling Vinton's bean dinner, a yearly event since the 1890s that once drew many from across the state and supported the Vinton Leader newspaper. Evans notes health will keep her from attending the upcoming Saturday gathering and recalls youth helping with the meal and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Thom Gallipolis
Vinton
Anna S. Evans
Route 160
Old Man Dinner in Vinton Recalled by Residents
An Oral history recalls the Old Man Dinner in Vinton drawing excursion trains from Columbus and Fostoria. Farmers, miners, and townsfolk arrived by horse drawn wagon as Dannville’s Sheepskin Band played. Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Corwin Matthews Post, organized the event by 1896, with former residents remembering hardtack beans, clay pipes, Mountain Rose tobacco, and long community tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Columbus
Fostoria
Dannville
Grand Army of the Republic
Corwin Matthews Post
GAR
Union
Grand Army
Old Grand Army Dinner Ends As Times Change
WIRE SERVICES reports the last Grand Army Boys member Woolson, 108, lies in a Minnesota hospital in a coma. The Grand Army of the Republic fades. in Vinton the bean dinner adapts with crackers, higher prices, and a simpler, fenced setup for diners, echoing past customs despite changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong Strong
Sas Ves - Wire Services
Grand Army
Ubert
Woolson
Minnesota
Grand Army of the Republic
Vinton
Bean Dinner Traditions Persist In Vinton And Area
In Gallia County the annual bean dinner continues, with Legion Post leaders and local churches supporting the event. Floyd Twyman heads a longtime kitchen crew while groups from Dexter Rutland and Wilkesville supply volunteers, and a North Galman High School band performances. A baseball game between the Vinton Jets and others caps the day, echoing earlier civic rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony Gallia County
Attorirmy
Vinton Post
Amerirides
Ney Warren F. Sheets
Ewington
Dexter
Rutland
Keystone
Wilkesville
Vinton Sill
Operative Stock Company
Legion
Lewis
Bartley
North Galman Post
Wilkesville American Lia
C. B. McClaskey
Porter
Vinton Jets
Ames
Vinton American Legionnaires Alause
Point Pleasant Personalities Share Week at Myrtle Beach
D M Harshbarger of Camp Conley and daughter Betty of Fort Wayne Indiana and Miss Mary Ellen Carpenter of Lowell Ohio, former Point Pleasant resident, spend the week at Myrtle Beach South Carolina. Mrs John McIntyre of Point Pleasant Route fell Tuesday at her son in law and daughter's home fracturing her left hip and is a patient at Holzer Hospital. G Eyling of Abilene visits Mrs Blankenship and kin. he is an uncle of Mrs Blankenship. Mrs Landon Smith Belle meade plans Cleveland Clinic checkup with husband and her mother Mrs Nellie Kay. Mrs Smith recently had surgery at the Clinic. Mr and Mrs John Sayre Park Drive will spend weekend with brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Ronald Carter Akron. Mrs Carter, formerly in a hospital there, has returned home and is improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Harshbarger
Camp Conley
Betty
Fort Wayne
Ind
Mary Ellen Carpenter
Lowell
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Myrtle Beach
S. C
John McIntyre
Manford
Sand Hill Road
Holzer Hospitil
G. Eyling
Abilene
Ronald Carter
Akron
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Holzer Hospital
Lowell T. Jewell
John (Rhoda) McIntyre
Celia C. Whitley
Margaret Lewis
Martha Hudson
Wood
O. C.’s Bench
City Park
Gallian
Patrol
Charles A. Leonard
Pom
Frome U
Mrs. Scott
Gallipolis Social Notes
Lac
Women of
Moose
Women of the Moose
Moose Home
Ruth Lewis
Old Man
Fisher
W, Va
Leslie Rayburn Herd
Flatrock
D.wiia
Green Valley Ormsby Laird
Sir Reburke’Kerniyke
Wisconsin
Ade Ke Lad
Jordandale Reburke
Lochinvar
Burke and Ragapple
Westinghouse
Leslie Rayburn
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