Auto Crash On Route 35 In Gallia Injures Three
Arthur F Frohnhofer, 23, of Columbus drove off Route 35 near Rio Grande at 1 15 am and overturned. Rill Flavel E Smith 54 of Columbus and Woodrow W Wells 35 of Vinton Route 2 suffered head lacerations and a leg cut. all were treated at Holzer Hospital and released. Police said the driver may have fallen asleep. Gallipolis Post and State Highway Patrol investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Arthur F. Frohnhofer
Columbus
Route 35
Rio Grande
Frotinhofer
Flavel E. Smith
Woodrow W. Wells
Vinton
Smith and Wells
Holzer Hospital
Frohnhofer
State Highway Patrol
Re-Evaluation to Raise Gallia County Property Values
Gallia County Auditor Charles Bodimer announced a blanket $1 715 000 increase in land values as part of a state mandated equalization. He projects about $600 000 growth in Gallipolis city assessments and $73 000 for each of 15 townships. The rise focuses on land valued by square or front foot measurements, with progress continuing in Colonial and Hedgewood subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Bodimer
Gallia County
Bodimer
Howard Brown
Division Granted to Gallipolis Wife in Custody Ruling
Edna Wood of 46 Millcreek Street was awarded a divorce from Clifford Wood Jr in Gallia County. Judge Robert M Betz granted custody of a four year old and ordered support after the defendant failed to answer. The couple married February 7 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edna Wood
Millcreek St
Clifford Wood, Jr
Columbus
Common Pleas
Robert M Betz
Betz
4-H Club Activities and Meetings Across Clubs
The Cheerful Leaders hosted a farm picnic under Mrs. Goldin Ward and Mrs. Anna Frank. Meetings featured project grading and camp reports by club members. Other clubs including Yellowtown Yeomen Evergreen Pirates Mercerville Busy Stitchers Perry Clodhoppers Perry Jolly Workers Rodney Rangers Buckeye Roosters Bidwell Porter Pioneers and Raccoon Valley 4-H held meetings with treasurer reports demonstrations readings and planned events for late August and Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldin Ward
Ward
Anna Frank
Gladys Rife
Cheshire
Mercerville
John Lusher
Ruth Sonner
Doris Sheets
Shirley Hineman
Vonda Sheets
Janet Beaver
Donna Frownfelter
Patty Houch
Ja Quay
Gallipolis
Foreclosure Action Filed in Gallipolis Court
J E Campbell of Gallipolis filed a foreclosure suit in Common Pleas Court against H F and E Peaker of Braddock Pa. The mortgage on Adamsville land in Raccoon Township secured 2808 dollars at 6 percent interest. Campbell alleges nonpayment and seeks foreclosure and payment of the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
J. E. Campbell
H. F. andeVirtue Peaker
Braddock
Adamsville
Raccoon Township
Peakers
County Recorder’s
Campbell
Jis
Defective Steering Blamed in Gallipolis Crash
Route 35 near Gallipolis saw minor damage in a two car crash Tuesday night. Drivers Bob Tuttle and Stewart Holmes, both of Gallipolis, were involved. Holmes attempted to pass and the car skidded due to defective steering, striking Tuttle’s left front fender. Holmes was arrested and fined five dollars plus costs in municipal court for operating a vehicle in unsafe condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Bob Tuttle
Stewart Holmes
Holmes
Tuttle
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
Holzer Hospital notes list births including Mrs. Jack Calloway Patriot daughter and Mrs. Glen Lawson Gallipolis daughter. Admitted are Mrs. John Jiiden Minersville and others from Gallia Gallipolis Oak Hill and nearby areas. Discharged are Adrian Phillips and baby and several others listed.
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Jack Calloway
Patriot
Nelson Bostic
Gallia
Glen Lawson
Gallipolis
John Jiiden
Minersville
C. Arnold Dickerson
William A. Murdock
Ironton
Russell Blake
William Mahaffey
Wilkesville
James Kiser
Oak Hill
Virginia Thompson
Houston
Texas
William Leach
Wellston
L. A. Hall
John Hughes
Jackson
Virginia Welsh
Gloria Kinney
Dundas
Homer Brinker
Mason
Glenna Evans
Nelson Critchfield
Ravenswood
Tex Johnson
Buffalo
W. Va
Adrian Phillips
Baby
L. J. Rayburn
Gussie Vermillion
Daniel Williams
Cathy Jones
Roger Gillenwater
Andy Shope
William Ashe
Claylick Grade School to Remain Closed for Year
Gallia county officials announce Claylick Elementary will not open this year due to financial strain and insufficient enrollment. Students will attend Little Bullskin School where about 90 pupils are enrolled. the two teacher model requires at least 35 students. One former Claylick teacher moved near Dayton. another remains without a position.
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Gallipolis
Claylick
B. Lewis Jones
Jones
Little Bullskin
Harrison Township
Frances Buckle
Dayton
Orin Sheets
Five Drivers Are Fined for Traffic Violations in Gallipolis
A Shawnee Oklahoma trucker Elmer O Snowden 27 was fined 215 dollars plus costs for overloading by Municipal Judge William H Jones. Floyd Garrett 22 of Jackson and William Perkins 46 of Dayton each paid 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Robert C Rane 28 of Statesville North Carolina was fined 10 dollars and costs for no mud flaps. Midas Green 26 of Lurty Virginia paid 5 dollars and costs for a defective muffler on a semi-truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Shawnee
Okla
William H. Jones
State Highway Patrol
Elmer O. Snowden
Floyd Garrett
Jackson
William Perkins
Dayton
Holberg
Wellston
Arthur
Robert C. Rane
Statesville
N. C
Janes
Midas Green
Lerty
Automobiles Collide On Third Ave Parking Maneuver
Medium damage reported to a car driven by Agnes Clendenin of 620 Fourth Ave. after a collision with a vehicle driven by Thomas Little, 69, of Vinton Route 1 on Third Ave. Little's car sustained no damage. First driver said she hit the rear of Little's auto as he pulled to the curb to park.
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Gallipolis
Agnes Clendenin
Fourth Ave
Thomas Little
Vinton
Third Ave
Little Auto
Little
Patriot Woman Hired As Rio Grande Teacher
Marjorie Saunders of Patriot has been hired to teach fifth and sixth grades at Rio Grande Elementary School. She studied at Rio Grande College and holds a teacher certificate. this will be her first year in the profession.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie Saunders
Patriot
Rio Grande
Miss Saunders
Rio Grande College
River Traffic Report for Gallipolis Kanawha District
Boats listed passing Gallipolis Locks on Wednesday show Liberty and several others moving down while Indiana Semet and Rand rise. Kanawha River traffic includes Merrill Marmet Criss and Kenna, with multiple vessels advancing or retreating. Upper gauge 180 lower 9.9 feet. Kanawha Falls 2.76 feet rising.
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Gallipolis
Liberty
Mike Creditor
Indiana
Solvay
Ernestine
Semet
Helen Hatfield
Chippewa
Bruce
Rand
Price
Kanawha River
Merrill
Winfield
McElroy
Marmet
Kenna
Criss
Jenys
Lee
Stevenson
Criss and Atlas
Olcott
Woods
Kanawha Falls
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Dean
Doan
Walkaway Nabbed After Haystack Sleep Near Jail
William Henry Burnette 54 of Gallipolis, a walk away from the Junction City penal dormitory on August 2, was found asleep in a haystack at the Ohio Valley Stockyard Sales barn on Vinton Ave. by city police after tips from a penitentiary warden. Police tracked him with Patrolman Grant Long and others, hauled him to the city jail, and he faces return to the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus where he had been sentenced in 1946 for burglary to one to 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Henry Burnette
Junction City
Ohio Valley
Vinton Ave
Burnette
R. W. Alvis
Ohio Penitentiary
Grant Long
Long
Robert Queen
Archie Richards
Robert Rocchi
Richards
City
Gallia County
Columbus
Gallia Man Arrested for Non Support Charge
James William Lovejoy 28 formerly of Charleston now Gallipolis was bound over to the grand jury by Justice Robert Queen on non support charges. He was placed under a $30 bond after officers arrested him following an affidavit from Doris Roach alleging non support of a 12 day old child.
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Gallipolis
James William Lovejoy
Charleston
Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Robert Queen
Lovejoy
Sheriff's Department
Doris Roach
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