Bulldozer Work Donated For Harmon Park Project
Sollitt Construction Co donated a bulldozer and two workers to level and grade Harmon Park to improve drainage by next week. The earth moving aims to flatten a high spot near the mid south section and create a gentle slope from northwest to southeast before a city grader finishes the surface. W W Smith announced a landscaping committee with Walden Roush named chair. meeting set at Harmon Field Tuesday at 6 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
Sollitt Construction Co
R. V. Robbins
W. W. Smith
Walden Roush
Harmon Field
Nine City Streets Included In Resurfacing Program
Gallipolis voters approve a resurfacing plan listing nine streets and drives to receive asphalt. Bids due August 24. City to finish this summer using about 2000 tons of asphalt. City manager John Roy Bartlett estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
City Commission
Third St
Fine
Sycamore
Vinton Ave
Fourth St
Belmont and
Allen
Sycamore St
Vine
Grape
Olive St
Spruce St
Millcreek Road
First Ave
J. Roy Bartlett
Allen Drive
Epling Sand and Gravel Co
City
Epling
Robert M. Switzer
Gallipolis Island
Mound Hill Cemetery
Fox Bounty Brings Results in Gallia County
In Gallia County Ole Gray Fox bounty payments rise with fox foot totals. Merrill McCormick notes 207 paid this year and 358 in 1949. County pays $2 per four feet with up to $5 per set. 1950 unofficial payouts reach $414, 1949 $716.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Merrill McCormick
George Ehman
McCormick
Sheriff's Office
Local Couples Named in Court Records
Wesley Hurt aged 34 of Bidwell and Josephine Wilford aged 27 of Gallipolis appear in a list with Joseph P. Joyce aged 49 of Marietta and Hazel N. Lawrence aged 46 of Gallipolis. John H. Queen aged 28 of South Charleston and Hilda J. De Vault aged 18 of Gallipolis are also recorded in the same docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Hurt
Bidwell
Josephine Wilford
Gallipolis
Joseph P. Joyce
Marietta
Hazel N. Lawrence
John H. Queen
South Charleston
Ohio
Hilda J. Devault
City Police Aiding In Hunt for Escapees
City police aid in a search for two escapees from Lakin State Hospital Lakin West Virginia. The men are Henry Thomas Jr 25 and Henry Banks 25 both wearing gray trousers and blue shirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lakin State Hospital
Lakin
W.va
Henry Thomas, Jr
Henry Banks
Jail Question Unsettled At Meeting
Gallia County commissioners did not address the proposed jail sanitary improvements at a Monday meeting. County auditor Emmett Slagle noted four grand juries over two years pressed the issue, while the sole action was to authorize a road view and hearing in Guyan Township. Sheriff Ehman discussed fence reinforcement for the jail due to parked cars but no sanitary talks occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Emmett Slagle
Slagle
Guyan Township
Webster Sheets
J. E. Dailey
Webster
Brookie Sheets
George Ehman
15 Cent Fare Brines Suit
Gallia counties court case filed against Red Arrow Bus Lines Inc over a 15 cent fare dispute that grew into a $10,000 lawsuit. Plaintiff Garnett Killen alleges the Wilkesville boarding, bus accident near Ewington caused severe injuries and permanent disability due to driver negligence and defective brakes on the Gallipolis Wellston Ewington Wilkesville route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Garnett Killen
Ewington
Common Pleas
Red Arrow Bus Lines, Inc
Betwen
Booster meeting set to elect officers next Tuesday
Downtown Coaches of Gallipolis met at the high school Monday to plan the Boost the Blue Devils gathering at 7 30 p m that evening and to hold their annual meeting and officer election. Russell Sarrett read minutes and Dan Thomas reported a 166 92 balance with two minor bills outstanding. Rev Linson H Stebbins president named a nominating committee with Dann O Taber chair L G Marchi and Pete Butterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Russell Sarrett
Dan Thomas
Linson H. Stebbins
Dann O. Taber
L. G. Marchi
Pete Butterfield
Kiwanis Elects Committee to Run Upcoming Vote
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club president D Paul Davies appoints an election committee under by laws to supervise the forthcoming election. Appointees include John E Halliday as chairman Burhl Hood and L Claude Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
D. Paul Davies
Kiwanis Club
John E. Halliday
Burhl Hood
L. Claude Miller
Health Rules for Schools Adopted in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis district board of education adopted comprehensive health regulations for pupils and adult personnel on advice from Dr. N Howard Foster. Requiring immunization records and tuberculin testing for all entering students and staff, the rules cover exemptions and cost considerations with state health department support for lunch program inspections. The board also announced staffing changes, an upcoming transportation meeting, and improvements planned for Lincoln School prior to the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
N. Howard Foster
State Department of Health
Gallipolis City
Board of Education
John Trotter
Rutland
Grace Bunce
Non-Support Charge Brings Term in Pen
Junior Westbrook was sentenced to one to three years in the Ohio Penitentiary for non support. Judge Robert M. Betz imposed the sentence after days of investigation by Cecil Halley probation officer and Westbrook was to be taken to Columbus by the sheriff’s office Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Junior Westbrook
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Robert M. Betz
Cecil Halley
River traffic at Gallipolis and Kanawha River report
List of boats passing through Gallipolis locks with times for Ernestine Titan Jean Solvay Wolters Sullivan Charles Zubic Snider Hook Ayers and others. Kanawha River shows Semet Cook and multiple listings with up down statuses. Gauges read upper 17.9 lower 10.2 feet with three and a half feet at the rollers Kanawha Falls 1 81 falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ernestine
Titan
Jean
Solvay
Wolters
Sullivan
Charles Zubic
Snider
Hook
Ayers
Kanawha
Semet
London
Cook
Winfield
Patriot
Reliance
Winifred
Talbot
Sohian
Jones
Indiana
Atlas
Keystone
Bruce
Wood
Sohio State
Kanawha Falls
Holzer Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List
The Holzer Hospital notes admit a list of patients including Mrs Bert Mossman from Vinton and Richard Lee Neal of Gallipolis among others. Discharges include William Arthur Drummond Paul Swain and several named individuals returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Mossman
Vinton
Charles Spencer
Point Pleasant
Millard E. McCoy
Rio Grande
D. B. Melvin
Wellston
D. Russell Lee
Pomeroy
Richard Lee Neal
Gallipolis
Werley V. Dickason
Lakin
Gary Roach
Henderson
William Arthur Drummond
Paul Swain
Jerry Hill
John Dillon
Lucille Craig
Thomas McKitterick
Bill Spires
Fred Facemire
Two Generations Celebrate Early McKinney Anniversary
Pt Pleasant social notes report Mrs. McKinney marks her forty first anniversary at 2211 Jefferson Ave. while daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Cheesebrew celebrate their nineteenth anniversary with a picnic at the Cheesebrew home on Ripley Road. Music by the Happy Holler Boys accompanied a gathering of relatives and friends from New Castle Ohio Columbus and local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
McKinney
Jefferson Ave
Arthur Cheesebrew
Cheesebrew
Ripley Rd
Happy Holler
L. A. Sauer, Jr
Jane Ann
Sharron
Eldridge Sauer
Johnie
Dickie
Tommy
James Langdon
Carol Ann Proffitt
New Castle
Ohio
Polley Forbus
Billy
Bonnie
Joyce
Claud Cheesebrew
Lester Adkins
William Humphrey
James Richard
Sam Stevens
Allen Pickens
Deanna
Allen Ray
Judy
Donzella
Izickel Sayre
Virgil Sutton
Johnie Cheesebrew
Albert Sauer
J. P
John Oliver
Guelda Sue
Charley Fowler
J. V. Kapp
Maxine Mattox
Lawrence Rayburn
Marvin Sauer
Clara Wilcoxen
Bill Stevens
Bill Thomas
Eddie White
Sammy Cheesebrew
Richard White
Larry Elliott
Columbus
Bobby Ripley
Pete Cheesebrew
H. C. Wilson
W. T. Wilson
L. H. Wilson
Aliquippa
Eldrige Sauer
W. B. Sturgeon
McCough Road
Georgia Martin
Fifth St
Ina Wentz
Huntington
W. E. Fellore
Sharron Lynn
Johnnie
Liverpool
W. H. Reynolds
Elsia Jean
Linda
Jerrico Read
Dick Russell
Tell City
Ind
Ashland
Iziekel Sayre
Area Residents Attend Visits and House Moves
Point Pleasant and nearby towns see a string of social visits and a home relocation. Aliquippa and Huntington guests gather with local families while several residents move, host, or travel for two weeks visits, with multiple addresses noted in East Liverpool Huntington Ashland and Ripley Road areas.
Minister and Family To Make Florida Trip
The Rev and Mrs L A Donnally and daughter Miriam will leave Wednesday for a two weeks trip to Florida. They will motor down the Atlantic Coast spend a few days with friends in Miami and then return via the Mississippi Valley. The first Sunday of his absence Rev Ward C Radford Piketon will preach at Grace Methodist Church. Sunday Aug 20 Rev H H Wilbur retired New Lexington will preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
L. A. Donnally
Miriam
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Miami
Mississippi Valley
Donnally
Ward C. Radford
Piketon
Grace Methodist Church
H. H. Wilbur
New Lexington
Recount Ordered In Primary Voting
In Point Pleasant a recount of county primary votes was ordered by county court after requests from county clerk John G. Aten Sr and county commissioner J E Watterson. Both incumbents had lost in the re election, according to last week’s vote tally. The recount was set for August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John G. Aten
J. E. Watterson
Nine Arrests Reported In Wet Weekend at Point Pleasant
City police and state troopers arrested nine individuals on intoxication charges over the weekend in Point Pleasant. Ernest Bright and Bill Graham were jailed Saturday, released on bond Sunday. Loyd Messeick Forrest Simpson Virgie McDade and others faced fines or penalties the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ernest Bright
Bill Graham
D. M. Harshbarger
Franze Durst
John Clay Hutchinson
Loyd Messeick
Forrest Simpson
Harshbarger
Russell Nott
Messeick
Simpson
Virgie McDade
Nott
D. G. Wilfong
R. C. Dilley
Russell Byus
George William Siders
Alvie John Byus
Hartford Justice of the Peace
Carl Pyatt
Sgt
Wilfong
Charles Harrison Bush
West Columbia
Bush
Letart Area Resident Oma Hayman Dies at 65
Oma Daugherty Hayman 65 of Letart Route 2 died Monday at 4 15 am after a month long illness. She is survived by six sisters and four brothers and was a member of Mt Zion EUB Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Heights EUB Church with burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Friends may call at Crow funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Oma Daugherty Hayman
Letart
Hugh and
Elnora Gill Daugherty
Mason County
Hayman
Ruby Grow Ake
Iva Greer
Huntington
Faye Gardner
Flatrock
Blanche Love
Muncie
Ind
Mary Zelva Stern
Beckley
Gaynella Lawson
Roy
George
Henderson
Charles
Charleston
Frank
Akron
Mt. Zion Eub
Heights Eub Church
Donald Lockhart
F. H. Capehart
Suncrest Cemetery
Crow Funeral Home
Point Clinic Notes Admits and Births at Point Pleasant
Admissions list for August includes Mrs Hilda Bradshaw Point Pleasant Aug 2 Mrs Russell Vaughn Henderson Aug 4 Mrs Gertrude Lewellen Vinton Aug 5 and Mr Darsel Russell Leon Aug 5 an appendectomy for Gertrude Lewellen and births include a daughter Phyllis Jean to William and Phyllis Flora Apple Grove and a son John Dean to Roy Rayburn Point Pleasant Route 2 Aug 5. Releases listed for Anita Sterns Maggie Hayman Kathryn Gill Cody Long Farrell Russell Janet Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Bradshaw
Point Pleasant
Russell Vaughn
Henderson
Gertrude Lewellen
Vinton
Darsel Russell
Leon
Phyllis Jean
William Flora
Apple Grove
Sheldon Buford
Sheldon Hill
John Dean
Roy Rayburn
Anita Sterns
Maggie Hayman
Kathryn Gill
Cody Long
Farrell Russell
Fred Gaul
Janet Rice
Two Boys Attend State 4-H Camp From County Clubs
Two county 4-H members left for a week at the Boys State 4-H Camp near Jackson's Mill. Bill Withers of the Ashton-Adams 4-H Club and James McCoy of the All-American Club are named participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jackson's Mill
Justine Foglesong
Bill Withers
Ashton-Adams
James McCoy
Divorce filings listed by names and dates
Erma Eileen Allinder vs Paul Hartley Alinder July 31 Elva Jane Stover vs Del bert Harold Stover July 31 Anita Irene Allen vs Howard Robert Allen July 31 Betty Josephine Bonnette vs Paul Brazil Bonnette July 31 Sarah Marie Turner vs V W Turner August 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Eileen Allinder
Paul Hartley Alinder
Elva Jane Stover
Delbert Harold Stover
Anita Irene Allen
Howard Robert Allen
Betty Josephine Bonnette
Paul Brazil Bonnette
Sarah Marie Turner
W. Turner
Floodwall Pump Station Excavation Work Started
Two days of digging began Monday for Floodwall Pump Station No 2 at First and Walnut. The 22 by 19 by 26 foot pit diverts floodwater from city sewers over the south side levee into the Kanawha River via an inlet and sluice gates. Station No 3 near Route 35 is under construction with concrete floor and walls forming, supervised by the U S Army Corps of Engineers in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walnut
Kanawha
No. 2
Route 35
William F. McGraw
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ex-Resident Dies at Age 58 in Point Pleasant
Sylvester Craig 58 formerly of Point Pleasant died at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Sunday at 2 20 p m Born in Mason County to the late Mr and Mrs Lucy Craig he lived in Point Pleasant until about eight years ago Survived by wife Mary Point Pleasant two daughters Laurena Thompson and Nettle Baxton Columbus five sons Sidney Gilbert Marvin Donald Point Pleasant and William Gallipolis Funeral set for 2 pm Tuesday at Crow funeral home burial Lone Oak Cemetery and friends may call at Crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sylvester Craig
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Parkersburg
Mason County
Lucy Craig
Mary
Laurena Thompson
Nettie Baxton
Columbus
Sidney
Gilbert
Marvin
Donald
William
Gallipolis
Crow Funeral Home
Lone Oak Cemetery
Registrations At Point Pleasant Board Meeting Drop
The weekly Selective Service Board 24 meeting noted only 30 registrations for the week, down from 50 the prior week. To adjust workload the board decided to hold sessions every two weeks, with the next meeting scheduled for Monday afternoon in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Selective Service Board
Board of Directors
Schedue
Ake
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