Two Gallia Girls Disappear After Sunday Prom Outing
Gallipolis police and state highway officers searched Monday for Vivian Smeltzer and Freda Comer both 16 who left their homes Sunday afternoon promising to return. They were seen at the Silver Bridge Sunday night thumbing for a ride but the trail went cold. A Meigs County sheriff message claimed a sighting at Pomeroy but later proved false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vivian Smeltzer
Freda Comer
Silver Bridge
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Bmeltzer
Age Pension Chief Is Acting Administrator in Gallipolis
N. E. Palmer of the state old age pension division serves as acting administrator in Gallipolis while Leo Carter is away on vacation. A permanent Gallia County appointee is expected this week to assume charge immediately, then Palmer returns to Columbus. Reapplications for August and September pensions are due immediately.
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Gallipolis
N. E. Palmer
State
Old Age Pension Division
Leo Carter
Gallia
Palmer
Columbus
Gallipolis Social Personal Mention
Gallipolis notes show Dr. and Mrs. FE M Poole of Cincinnati visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gillingham, and Howard Hughes of the state auditor’s office visiting his parents. John Mathews of Columbus dined with County Auditor Emmet Keeler and Mrs. Keeler. Church groups met for missions and service club gatherings. Christmas box handkerchief shower planned with a special offering. American Legion Auxiliary also to meet in Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
FE. M. Poole
Cincinnati
Bert Gillingham
Mr. Gillingham
Howard Hughes
Astate Auditor's Office
E. B. Hughes
John Mathews
Columbus
Emmet D. Keeler
Keeler
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of
The
Grace M. E. Church
M. T. Carter
Garfield Avenue
Service Club
Presbyterian Church
D. C. Priestley
Elmer Hatfield
Wayne Neal
Elia Thomas
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Four Face Judge Fines Four on Driving Offenses
Marvin Martin of Charleston was fined 15 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge A J Stormont for reckless driving after being stopped Sunday morning by highway patrolmen who reported 43 miles per hour. Theodore Bass and Archie Williams were fined 10 dollars and costs on drunkenness charges Monday. W L Walker and Georges Creek were also cited with driving while intoxicated and released on an eight dollar cash bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marvin Martin
Charleston
W. Va
A. J. Stormont
Theodore Bass
Archie Williams
W. L. Walker
Georges
Fears of Tomato Damage in Wood County
Fears of crop damage arise as heavy rains threaten Wood County tomato crops valued at about half a million dollars. C A Bartlett, superintendent at the H J Heing ketchup plant, issued the warning today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Wood County
C. A. Bartlett
H. J. Heing
Five Month Search Ends In Arrest Of Dave Seltman
A Gallia County fugitive wanted for passing worthless checks is captured after a five monthmanhunt. Sheriff Elmer Hatfield reports the arrest by Sheriff Charlies Stratton in Athens County. The suspect allegedly passed a $57 check at Gallia Produce and similar actions at Gill Produce and Myers Produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elmer Hatfield
Charlies Stratton
Athens County
Dave Seltman
Gallia County
Seltman
McKeesport
Gallia Produce Company
Gill Produce Company
Myers Produce Company
Sheriff Hatfield
Athens
Everett Gill
Aaron Davis
Gallia County Families Hold Sunday Reunions
Gallia County held three family reunions on Sunday. The Brucker family met in Clay Township with 83 members and re-elected officers. the Ecker family gathered in Point Pleasant near Adamsville with 50 descendants and elected officers. the Bostic family reunion at Bethesda Grove drew about 300 attendees with a noon dinner and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Brucker
Adam Brucker
Clay Township
Wilbur Brucker
Charlies Brucker
Alta Plymale
Edward E. Myers
Adamsville
C. C. Stone
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ecker
Will Stone
Pt. Pleasant
William McKnight
Elmer Hatfield
Connie Reynolds
Chickamauga Park
Bostic
Bethesda Grove
Venerable Couple To Observe Anniversary
Gallia Count honored residents Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dyer of Bidwell mark sixty years of marriage next Monday. Mrs. Dyer is 88, they were wed in Gallipolis and lived on a Bidwell farm until moving to town 12 years ago. They have two daughters Ina Goetting near Rio Grande and Bessie Frederick of Springfield Township. Relatives will visit at the Dyer home Monday. no public celebration planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jasper Dyer
Bidwell
Gallia
Dyer
McArthur
Ina
Francis Goetting
Rio Grande
Bessie
Clifford Frederick
Springfield Township
Rio Grande Faculty Member Quits Post
Prof A D Boston head of Rio Grande College Science Department resigns after six years as department chief and four years as business manager. He will pursue a PhD at Ohio State University and join the junior teaching staff there. Succeeding him is J W Sutliff who holds a master’s degree from Ohio State and nears completion of a Doctorate while joining the Rio Grande faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. D. Boston
Rio Grande College
Boston
Ohio State University
J. W. Sutliff
Sutliff
Ohio State
Government officers to visit Gallia County farms
About 1100 to 1200 farms in Gallia County will be visited within three to four weeks under the tobacco compliance act. Farms will be measured and yields calculated, and non contract farms will also be examined to record information for an accurate tobacco market estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jo and Tubby face romance and a wary Bret Paul
Jo Marsh affirms resolve to stay with Tubby as tension with Bret Paul lingers. Tubby urges a middle ground with Bret and Jo, while Peter Fragonet arrives on the scene asking to meet Jo alone after breakfast. The scene ends with Jo postponing details and Fragonet requesting a private talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marsh
Bret Paul
Fragonet
Tubby
Peter Fragonet
Letart Falls M E Church Holds Last Quarterly Meeting
Rev R B Foster will lead the Letart M E Church last quarterly meeting Sunday August 11 at 2 PM. Ice cream social fundraisers, visits from relatives, and local gatherings fill the week as community members host events and attend family reunions and 4 H camps in Jackson County.
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Letart Falls
R.B. Foster
Portamouth
Letart M. E
J. D. Law
M. E
Arthur Roush
Frances Rathburn
Huntington
W. Va
W. W. Varian
Dorothy
Ladies’ Aid Society
Albert Hill, Jr
Dale Musser
Rutland
Ohio Valley Grange
Carrie Roberts
W. W. Roberta
Chattanooga
Tenn
H. B. Roberta
Cincinnati
Chapman
Robert
Pittsburgh
Roberts
C. C. Crambiett
Girl Scouts
Doris
Gib Foreman
Buckeye Lake
Nettie Alexander
Raymond Sayre
Ray McDade
Alice Howard
New Haven
Shirley Lemay
the Plains
Bradbury
Bible School
Bradford
Shenang Springs
Clifford Jacobs
Pearl Jacobse
Laurel Cliff
Jake Conkle
Leading Creek
Ernest Conkle
Dave Russell
Bradford Church
Kenneth Reed
Bud Bartrum
Hysell Run
Bud Russell
John E. Russell
Ironton
CCC
Dexter
Reed Russell
Zanesville
Guy Martin
Judge Clark Remembers Promises For Julia Ann Wetherholt
Gallipolis report notes Julia Ann Wetherholt six recalling her tonsil operation early Monday. Her grandfather, Probate Judge J. B. Clark, spent the day trying to remember all the gifts he had promised during her convalescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Julia Ann Wetherholt
J. 8. Clark
Julia Ann
Injured duo recover as hospital notes report accidents
Mrs Edna Hern 35 W Long Street Columbus was discharged from Holzer Hospital after a car crash that left her with a fractured collar bone. The baby was unhurt and other adults had minor injuries. Claude Eggleton 30 fell 25 feet at the Eureka Dam project with serious arm hip and back injuries but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edna Hern
Long Street
Columbus
Holzer Hospital
Claude Eggleton
Eureka
Eggleton
Special Bond Issue Election Note for Gallia County
The board of electors in Gallia County posts a notice of a special election on the bond issue for Tuesday August 14. Elections will be held in Clay and Huntington Townships.
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Gallipolis
Board of Electors
Gallia County
Clay
Huntington
Marriage licenses issued in Gallia County list recipients
On Monday marriage licenses were issued to Marcella Green 21 and Woodrow Eggleton 21 of Braden. Allie Bagley 47 of Gallipolis and J W Cline 47 of Comnstalk West Virginia. Telytha Lomax 41 of Gallia and J H Rickman 77 of Middleport, a minister.
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Gallipolis
Marcella Green
Woodrow Eggleton
Braden
Allie Bagley
J. W. Cline
Comnstalk
W. Va
Telytha Lomax
Gallia
J. H Rickman
Middleport
Bradbury Triumphs 4-0 Over Gallipolis in Saturday Baseball
Bradbury defeats O. H. E. of Gallipolis 4 to 0 at Gallipolis with pitching by Bradbury and Gilkey. Local residents Benney Scott and others visited relatives while community events include Bible School attendance, picnics, and church activities across Bradbury and surrounding towns.
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Bradbury
Gallipolis
Gilkey
Benney Scott
Rockspring CCC
Charles Kerfis
Former Dexter Resident Hollis Learned Dies at Basil
Obituary notes Hollis Learned of Basil, a former Dexter resident. Friends recall Mrs. 8. C. Cook and daughter Helen attending the funeral of Miss Lillie Webb Carpenter. Local families and guests are mentioned in community notices and social events.
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Dexter
Basil
Maxwell Smith
H. C. Smith
Alberta Queen
Huntington
W. Va
Lexington
Malcolm Davis
Glouster
G. B. Davis
Amber Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Reverend Perkins
Williams
Christian Church
Wilfer Vernon
Morrow County
Ottie Wiseman
Orlando Davis
Harold
William Hellyer
Hortense Bowen
Everett McKnight
A. Halliday
Salem Center
Peter Nelson
Chauncey
J. D. Folden
Columbus
Elmer Folden
Clayton Folden
Akron
Cecil McLeod
Athens
Kerney Ogden
Wilkeeville
John Folden
Don Morgan
Local residents conclude busy weekend visits and trips
Alfred and Mrs. Warren Bentz with family traveled to Buckeye Lake while Norwood Knight stays with his father Bert Knight in Chester. Guss Vannest and son Lloyd visited Parkersburg. Guy and Nina Dean joined Stella Watkins. Norwood Knight and Ruth Dixon holidayed at Buckeye Lake and Columbus. Mary Swartz spent Wednesday in Parkersburg. Ralph Parish and family from Derry, Pa joined Walter Tuttle and Vesta Bentz in Silver Ridge for a Thursday evening gathering.
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Alfred
Warren Bents
Will Bentz
Marie Hopkins
M. L. Bahr
Buckeye Lake
Norwood Knight
Chester
Bert Knight
Guss Vannest
Lioyd
Parkersburg
Guy
Nina Dean
Stella Watkins
Norwoot Knight
Ruth Dixon
Columbus
Mary Swartz
Ralph Parish
Derry
Walter Tuttle
Vesta Bentz
Silver Ridge
D. E. Swartz
Reunion at Haga Ridge Church Draws Hundreds
HAGA RIDGE A large home coming was held at Haga Ridge Church on Sunday August 11 with Mrs Blanche Root of Athens in charge The Rev Mart Clark of Columbus and the Rev Long of Mt Hermon delivered morning and afternoon addresses About two hundred people attended Various local people were noted visiting relatives and attending events surrounding the reunion
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Haga Ridge
Blanche Root
Athens
Mart Clark
Columbus
Long
Mt. Hermon
M. M. Merrick
Ervin
Lloyd
P. H. Root
Beebe
L. A. Sutton
Ruby Colins
Stewart
Janet Merrick
Florence
Sylvia
M. M. Munn
Lena Wandrack
Cincinnati
Emma Munn
Charles McKinley
Peter Parsons
Lewis Sutton
Rosa Conant
Broadwell
Jane Wethrell
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Letart Falls District News
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North Fork
W. E. Wilson
Clark
Schenang Springs
Bert Grimm
Johnstown
Garon
Wilma Roush
Mary Law
Mevilla Camp
Jackson County
Garon Roush
Harriett McClinton
J. J. Swinborn
J. A. Quillin
H. B. Powell
Don Herbert
Alphreta Quillin
Ray Jeffers
Judge Clark
WED
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Cyntha Black
Herald Russell
Rhoda Hoppes
Flora Baily
Haga Ridge Church
Arthur Wetherell
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PWA
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Bill Kellingly
Deal
England
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Yale Univers
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