Cheshire to Elect 11 Village Officers in First Election
Candidacy filings end with 11 for Cheshire village posts and eight for local school boards in Cadmus and Perry districts. Mayor, council, clerk, and treasurer races seen with several unopposed spots, plus library and fire levy votes across Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cheshire
Cadmus
Perry
Kathleen Bostic
Edgar Mahan
Omar Saunders
Rosa Wiseman
S. C. Beckett
Arlie W. Davis
J. Melvin Gilbert
Willard R. Sisson
Paul Shato
Billy Bryan Cremeans
Leith Reynolds
Mary Jane Neal
Doris June Zerkle
Crilla Stiverson
Gallia County
Spray Painting Suspect Held After Gallia County Complaints
Gallia County sheriff arrested R. E. Lovell of Covington Kentucky after complaints of spray painting houses that washed off in heavy rains. He was jailed Wednesday night and additional efforts were made to locate a man named Pat Riley with suspected links to the spray painting. Sheriff Ehman urged residents to report out of town painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
George Ehman
R. E. Lovell
Covington
Ehman
Elliott
Third
Pine
Lena Jeffers
Second Ave
Lovell
Kentucky
Pat Riley
Non-Support Charge Withdrawn by Wife
Edward Bort of Gallipolis was released from Gallia County jail after his wife withdrew the non support charge he faced. Sheriff George Ehman said the bond was $300 and costs were paid, including his transportation with Deputy Sheriff G Gordon Fisher from another city. The couple left arm in arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edward Bort
Gallia County
George Ehman
Bort
Suit for 807 Dollars Filed in Gallia County
Cecil Miller filed suit in Gallia County Common Pleas Court against Charlies T. Miller for 807.99 claimed due on a grocery account. He also filed an order of attachment with notice of garnishment to Cambria Clay Products Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cecil Miller
Gallia County
Police Install Air Unit at Gallipolis Station
An air conditioning unit was installed Wednesday night in the Gallipolis police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Scholarships for Elementary Teacher Education Named Committee
Gallia County Schools Supt. B Lewis Jones names M Harold Brown Mary George and Bruce McDonald to a scholarship committee to review applications for Ohio state two year 500 prizes. Applications due August 20 and require no prior enrollment in teacher prep and need-based aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
B. Lewis Jones
M. Harold Brown
Mary George
Bruce McDonald
Jones
Ohio
Legion Must Choose New Commander
Gallia county legion post 27 must elect a new commander for installation by district commander J M Vercoe by September 2. Vance Rees, commander elect, said he must resign before taking the post to enter state highway patrol training, according to commander W H Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lafayette
American Legion
J. M. Vercoe
Vance Rees
W. H. Wilson
Stewardship Topic for Grangers by Dr Holzer
Dr Charles F. Holzer Jr spoke on stewardship to Springfield Grange at Westerman Church. He cited Genesis on gods creation and stressed gratitude, sharing gifts, and proper care. He urged farmers to practice stewardship of land by reinvesting into soil and landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles FE. Holzer Jr
Springfield Grange
Westerman Church
D. Holzer
Holzer Hospital
Dr. Holzer
Gallipolis social notes on church decoration trip
Mrs. John W. Mootz of Grace Methodist Church led a decorating committee group to Columbus to study interior decoration ideas from six churches. She was joined by Mrs. Viola Plymale Miss Mollie Watts and Mrs. Francis W. Shane, returning Wednesday night for further planning at the 60 year old Gallipolis church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Mootz
Grace Methodist Church Decorating Committee
Columbus
Grace Methodist Church
Mootz
Viola Plymale
Mollie Watts
Francis W. Shane
Ice Cream Social Set by Cheshire Chapter at High School
Cheshire Chapter 450 Order of Eastern Star schedules 6 p m Friday ice cream social at Cheshire High School to raise funds for painting and papering the Masonic Hall. Mrs William Scott worthy matron says homemade ice cream pie cake and other refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Order of Eastern Star
Cheshire High School
Masonic Hall
William Scott
Local Visitors Share News Across Town
A stream of visitors arrives in town as families and relatives visit friends and relatives. Capt George Grace of the US Army, awaiting Far East orders, Visits with Bessie Evans Grace and two daughters, Carolyn and Nancy. Other guests include Mrs T E Browning and Mr Reginald Bull family, Raymond Payne, Mr and Mrs Donald Saunders, Mr and Mrs M Harold Brown, Mr and Mrs Franklin Smith, Mr and Mrs John Shadrach, and Mrs Smeltzer returning to duty at D Hollis Wood Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Everett Evans, Jr
Lower River Road
Bessie Evans Grace
George Grace
United States Army
Carolyn
Nancy
Grace
Metuchen
N.J
Far East
T. E. Browning
Huntington
Reginald Bull
Palmetto
Fla
Raymond Payne
Steubenville
Matthew Payne
Garfield Ave
Donald H. Saunders
Columbus
Wymond Bradbury
Third Ave
M. Harold Brown
Philadelphia
Max Brown
Brown
Gettysburg
Lancaster
Atlantic City
Franklin Smith
Akron
Marshal D. Boggs
Grove Smith
John Shadrach
Santa Ana
Calif
Robert Smeltzer
Smeltzer
Canoe reported stolen on Gallipolis riverbank
Bob Condee told Gallipolis police that sometime since last Sunday a canoe was stolen from its mooring on First Avenue in the 900 block along the Ohio River bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bob Condee
First Ave
Ohio River
Beckley Health Officials Attend State Meeting
Dr. B S Brake district health officer and Dorothy Watkins county health nurse attend a state meeting at Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley to discuss health matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Point Pleasant
BS. Brake
Dorothy Watkins
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Judge fines two Gallipolis men for intoxication
Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined Ver non Taylor, 22, of Gallipolis and Shelley Hart, 54, of Mason five dollars and costs each on city police charges of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Vernon Taylor
Shelley Hart
Mason
Lakin Hospital praised at Gallipolis Kiwanis meeting
Gallipolis Biwanis Club heard Charles F. Butler praise Lakin State Hospital and its superintendent Dr. Simon O. Johnson. Butler noted staff grew from one doctor, two nurses, and 10 psychiatric workers to about 100, with national recognition from the American Psychiatric Association for improvement. Johnson, a self taught man with studies at a London university and the Sorbonne, was credited with lifting Lakin into national prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lakin State Hospital
Simon O. Johnson
Lafayette
Johnson
Lakin
American Psychiatric Association
Butler
United States
Canada
Kiwanians
Dr. Johnson
London
Sorbonne
Paris
Carroll K. Singer
Three Vehicle Pileup Injures One Driver
Gallipolis Post reports a three vehicle accident on Route 35 east of Centerville at 9 50 am Wednesday injuring Pataskala man William H Miners 55 from face bruises and abrasions. Truck driver Roy Day 56 of Bladen skidded and a following Russell Y Boys 29 of Taylor Center Mich braked to avoid collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Centerville
William H. Miners
Roy Day
Bladen
Russell Y. Boys
Taylor Center
Mich
Homer Christian
Chesapeake
William H. Jones
Perrhaps
Bell Telephone speeds calls with caller identity
William H. Estle of the Gallia County Ohio Bell Telephone Co announces a new plan that speeds telephone calls by informing the called party not only of the operator’s number but also the caller’s name and telephone number. Previously callers were told to ask only for the operator’s number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Estle
Gallia County
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Hit-Skip Motorist Sought by Police
Gallipolis police are seeking a hit skipperson who struck Ernest E. Nulls parked car at 50 Vine Street at 130 a.m. Wednesday. The offender’s vehicle left marks on the left front area and damaged the right rear fender bumper bumper skirt and right front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolia Police
Ernest E. Null
Null
Vine St
Land Changes Hands in Addison Township Sale
Hobart and Nora Eskew deeded .32 of an acre in Addison Township on Wednesday to Ray and Beulah Eskew. Internal revenue stamps valued the transfer at about $1000, filed in Recorder Mary Wetherholt's office.
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Gallipolis
Hobart
Nora Eskew
Addison Township
Ray
Beulah Eskew
Internal Revenue
Mary Wetherholt
Coffey to Speak at Grove Methodist Homecoming
The Rev. W. Z. Coffey will be the guest speaker at Grove Methodist Church on Greasy Ridge for homecoming Sunday. The event honors church history and invites local residents to join the gathering and service.
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Gallipolis
W. Z. Coffey
Grove Methodist Church
Greasy Ridge
Five Acre Lake Under Construction For Farm Use
Straud McDermitt farm near West Columbia hosts a five acre lake described by Lionel Smith of the Soil Conservation Service as unusually large for local farms. Planned uses include livestock watering and commercial fishing with stocking planned. Ditching continues on the Carl Fruth farm at Old Town. The service designs and supervises farm ponds and ditches and notes about 35 ponds built this year and 75 water troughs installed with float valve controls.
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Point Pleasant
Straud McDermitt
West Columbia
Lionel Smith
Soil Conservation Service
Smith
Carl Fruth
Old Town
Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions Record
Births show Mr and Mrs John Reynolds of Point Pleasant with a son. Admissions list include Jesse W Dixon Coalton medic Andrew Cottrill Radcliff Mrs Barney Oxborne Ironton surgical and multiple medical cases across Ironton Cove Pomeroy Crown City Radcliff Middleport Rutland Gallipolis Ferry Point Pleasant plus several named patients and babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reynolds
Point Pleasant
Jesse W. Dixon
Coalton
Andrew Cottrill
Radcliff
Barney Oxborne
Ironton
Mary F. Shaffer
Kenneth Dwight Beatty
Cove
Surgical
Linda G. Howard
Pomeroy
Danny Watson
Crown City
Ossie Auxier
Jackson
Grace Norton
Herbert Chambers
Middleport
Phil Williamson
Amanda Goeglein
Pomesy
Ethel Snowden
Rutland
Lanny Hope
Gallipolis Ferry
Charles Bechtel
Point Pleasant Hires New Band Director at High School
The Mason County Board of Education named C. R. Yoho, previously at Grantsville High School, as band director for Point Pleasant High School replacing Richard Andre. Yoho, a West Liberty College graduate with a MA in Music Education from Ohio University, assumes the post amid other personnel and budget items.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Mason County Board of Education
C. R. Yoho
Richard Andre
Yoho
Grantsville High School
Calhoun County
West Liberty College
Ohio University
Wahama High School
William Duer
State Board of School Finance
Carolyn Morrison
Clarice Startzman
Orchard Coal Company of
West Columbia
Hid
Funeral services for Mrs Susie Turley set in New Haven
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the New Haven Methodist Church for Mrs Susie Turley who died early Wednesday at her New Haven home after a long illness. The Rev Douglas Sheppard will officiate and burial will be in a New Haven cemetery. She was the widow of Theodore Turley and was born in Hartford and lived all her life in Mason County. Survivors include a sister Mrs James Andrews of Pittsburgh.
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Point Pleasant
New Haven Methodist Church
Susie Turley
New Haven
Douglas Sheppard
Turley
Theodore Turley
Hartford
Mason County
James Andrews
Pittsburgh
Jury Clears Chester Plants in Assault Case
A six man jury in Justice of the Peace Sam Simmons court found Chester Plants innocent on an assault and battery charge stemming from a July 25 tavern incident. Basil Stone testified, Plants struck him with a beer bottle. Plants was represented by William Bardin and Stone by Carroll Casto. Jury members were Rancel Jiiden, C. R. Emrick, Frank Burris, Lewis Faudree, Floyd Taylor and B. C. Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of Peace
Sam Simmons
Chester Plants
Plants
Basil Stone
William Bardin
Stone
Carroll Casto
Rancel Jiiden
C. R. Emrick
Frank Burris
Lewis Faudree
Floyd Taylor
B.C. Hall
Monthly Baby Clinic Rescheduled To Aug 18
The Point Pleasant Junior Woman's Club announces the monthly well baby clinic will be held August 18 at the Mason County Health Department instead of August 11 due to Dr. Franklin Schaeffer on vacation.
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Point Pleasant
Boy Loses New Bike After Movie Night
Gallipolis police investigate the loss of a new bicycle bought a week earlier by a local boy. He left the bike in front of the theater after the Monday purchase and a Wednesday movie outing, but it was gone when he returned. Edna Harmon, 83 Court Street, reported the theft to authorities.
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Gallipolis
Edna Harmon
Court St
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Millie Swisher
Jay Hall
George Rail
Elwood Howard Properties
Alva Rail
Andrew Sayre
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Grangers
Gallipolis Social Notes
Oes
Lakin Hospital
Frank McMillen
Edgar Plants
Henderson
John Houck
Clifford Rabhabaugh
Clarence Hively
Sharon Perry
Dwight Brookins
Ellen Steenbergen
Russell McKee
Robert Channell
Benny Cardwell
Carl Kautz
Roy Bickle
Rog Koss
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