Kiwanis Picnic Links Gallia and Point Pleasant Clubs
In Gallipolis Fortification Hill hosted an inter club Kiwanis picnic with 38 members from Gallia and Point Pleasant, plus an Athens delegate Emerson Sherow who recently resigned as Gallipolis editor and Kiwanis president. The group toured a new 100 foot State Highway Patrol radio tower and noted changes to the antenna setup.
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Gallipolis
Fortification Hill
Athens
Emerson S
Vic) Sherow
Messenger
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Gallia Times
Kiwanis Club
Sherow
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Meigs
Gallia County
Jackson
Point Pleasant
Passenger Injured In Route 62 Crash At Point Pleasant
Harold G Patrick of Point Pleasant was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a head injury after a crash on Route 62 near Point Pleasant. Ronald D Meade’s car struck an electric pole. Elizabeth Barnett of Point Pleasant and Calvin L Mitchell of Parkersburg were also admitted with fractures from separate incidents.
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Gallipolis
Harold G. Patrick
24Th St
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Route 62
Patrick
Ronald D. Meade
Elizabeth Barnett
Main St
Calvin L Mitchell
Second Ave
Pomeroy
One New Member Voted Into Aerie 2290
Charles O. Randolph Jr of Gallipolis was the sole new member voted into Aerie 2290 at a Gallipolis Lodge meeting. Twenty five members attended the brief session before a trustees meeting with Bill Matthews of Zanesville, grand worthy secretary of the Ohio Eagles office.
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Gallipolis
Charles O. Randolph, Jr
Gallipolis Lodge
Order of Eagles
Board of Trustees
Bill Matthews
Zanesville
Grand Worthy
State Office of Eagles
Ohio
Lafayette Post 27 meeting presided by Marchi in Broyles absence
In Gallipolis 19 members of Lafayette Post 27 American Legion met for a short business session with first vice commander Louis G. Marchi Sr presiding due to commander Harold Broyles Jr being away on vacation.
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Gallipolis
Harold Broyles, Jr
Lafayette
American Legion
Louis G. Marchi, Sr
Fire destroys WJEH station with $40,000 damage
Early morning blaze at WJEH station confined to center structure and end rooms. Owner John E Halliday and manager Marianne B Campbell estimate damage at about 40 000 with 13 firefighters containing flames within an hour and plans to restore service in 3 to 4 weeks after transmitter found.
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John E. Halliday
Marianne B. Campbell
Halliday
J. H. Steele
Gallia County Board Validates 153 Nomination Petitions
Gallia County reports all 153 nominating petitions for the November 5 election were checked and declared valid. Clerk Crilla Stiverson and board members Oscar Russell Joe Straight and Cassius Allison oversaw the process and accepted every petition. Protests must be filed by 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Crilla Stiverson
Stiverson
Gallia County
Mobile X Ray Unit Visit Scheduled in Gallipolis
The Ohio State Health Department mobile X ray unit will provide free chest X rays to residents over 15 in Gallipolis and Gallia County on Aug 23 24 and 27. The unit arrives Aug 16 and stays through Aug 31 visiting Vinton Rio Grande Porter Bidwell Cheshire and other centers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio State Department of Health
City Health Board
J. Lawrence Bastiani
Vinton
Rio Grande
Porter
Bidwell
Cheshire
TB Association
State Board of Health
Ernest Hill
Southeast
Births at Holzer Hospital Note Wave of August 14
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenna L. Bardin of Ravenswood and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Price of Gallipolis on August 14. Several admissions include Janis Anne Wilson Wellston and Christine Louise Mattox Gallipolis for medical care and multiple patients for surgical and other treatments. Discharges list numerous individuals including Miss Mayme Barrows and Mrs. Beulah Kirk among others.
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Kenna L. Bardin
Ravenswood
Duane Kidwell
Gallipolis
Walter S. Price
Charles J. Lyons
Letart
Medical
Janis Anne Wilson
Wellston
Christine Louise Mattox
Harry M. Hart
Marietta
Surgical
Janet Call
Rodney
Billy Richard Steele, Jr
Glenwood
James E. Caruthers
Long Bottom
C. Burt Hanson
Charles Watson
Point Pleasant
Calvin L. Mitchell
Harold G. Patrick
Mayme Barrows
Lettie Mayes
Ruth Tye
Otis Jennings
Clarence Mulford
Bertha Queen
Jay Simms
Eugene Hellman
Harold Kirby
Richard Mullins
Ted Riley
Beulah Kirk
Lowell Borders
J. W. Chattin
Myron J. Watson
Don McCorkle
William Tucker
L. E. Weaver
Gladys Leach
Joseph A. Swann
Peggy Snyder
Patty Snyder
Carolyn Linsley
River Traffic And Dams Update At Kanawha And Ohio Rivers
Gauges show Kanawha and Ohio rivers with several dams at sill or up positions. Lock reports list vessels with times and towdates including A L Long Jefferson Tradewinds Jean Frances R H Bosworth Queen City Sohio Invader Beaver and others through 7:35 p.m. with mixed up and down readings.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
A. L. Long
Jefferson
Tradewinds
Jean Frances
R. H. Bosworth
Queen City
Sohio State
Invader
Beaver
Dixie Challenger
Cornell
Winchester
Kanawha
London
Helen Z
Semet
Mar
Alan R. Merrill
Winfield
Ogram
O. F. Shearer
Coleman D
David Moran
Ohio
Neville
Emma No
Pittsburgher
Dispatcher
Andrew P. Calhoun
Clarence H. Brown
Titan
Susan Hoagland
Slavati
Ernestine
Sally Ann
Gulf Inlander
Price
Sam Clements
Driver Cited After Hitting Motorcycle
Gallipolis Paul Ray Holcomb a 38 Ewington Route 1 suffered bruises when his motorcycle was struck by a pickup driven by Bernard Carl Rhoades 33 Athens Route 4. The 4 p m accident at Routes 35 and 160 left minor damage to the truck and medium to the cycle. Rhoades was cited to appear in Municipal Court for failure to yield the right of way. Other court actions listed include Keith Kessell 19 fined 15 dollars for reckless operation James Shankland 48 forfeited 25 dollar bond for speeding John Sparks 46 fined 15 dollars for operating an unsafe vehicle and Harry Elliott 52 fined 10 dollars for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Paul Ray Holcomb
Ewington
Bernard Carl Rhoades
Athens
Rhoades
William H. Jones
Keith Kessell
Vinton
James Shankland
Huntington
John S. Sparks
Jeffersonville
R. E. Grindley
Harry W. Elliott
New Haven
Ground Observers Set For Practice Alert Sunday in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Post reports an alert named Operation Vigilance will run Sunday Aug 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Post supervisor James Baldwin and chief observer Mary Stillwell confirmed the notice from the Charleston air defense filter center. Participants include the Business and Professional Women's Club alumni nurses District 14 Nazarene Church caravan group VFW and American Legion auxiliaries and local high school students.
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Gallipolis
Ground Observer Corps
Charleston Air Defense
James Baldwin
Mary Stillwell
Business and Professional Women’s Club
District 14
The
Nazarene Church
VFW
American Legion
Curtiss Makes First Air Flight Over New York City
Glenn H Curtiss piloted a historic early flight over New York City on June 26 1909 showcasing his aviation prowess and marking a milestone in aerial navigation. The event highlighted Curtiss as a pioneer in early flight and attracted contemporary attention from observers and newspapers.
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New York City
Glenn H. Curtiss
Well Child Conference reports 325 children served in six months
The semi annual Well Child Conference in Gallipolis reports 325 children attended the 12 sessions in the first half of 1957. Ninety received two basic Salk polio shots and 85 their booster. 31 had smallpox vaccines. 15 completed DPT. 60 had physical exams. 12 referred to a physician. The group meets bi monthly at local churches with no charge and seeks a larger site.
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Gallipolis
Helen Spriegel
Paint Creek
Apostolic Church
East Gallipolis
Well Child Conference
Westminister Club
First Presbyterian Church
Medical Association
Gray Ladies
Former Gallia Resident Nancy Steele Dies in Kentucky
Nancy Virginia Steele 81 of Marietta former Gallipolis resident died early Wednesday at her niece’s home in River Ky from a heart attack. Born February 20 1876 in Johnson County Ky she was one of eleven children. Surviving are three brothers two sisters and several children including Susie Van Sickle Lula Marcus Flossie Williams Vernie Dean Leonard Ward Bernard Ward Willard Ward and Madaline Cook. Funeral services set for 2:30 p m Saturday Mina Chapel Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Nancy Virginia Steele
Marietta
Nelvin Dutton
River
Johnson County
Linsay Spears
Jacob Spears
Adamsville
Moses
Ike Spears
Minnie, Ky
Jack
Viola) Bowen
Louisa Stafford
Paintsville, Ky
Gilbert
Susie) van Sickle
Thurman
Ransom
Lula) Marcum
Ollie
Flossie) Williams
Sugar Grove
Edward
Vernie) Dean
Columbus
Leonard Ward
Bernard Ward
Willard Ward
Harry
Madaline) Cook
Miller Home
Mina Chapel
Divorce Granted in Gallia County Court
A decree of divorce was granted by Judge Robert M. Betz in Common Pleas Court to Shirley Jacqueline Sowards from Dale E. Sowards on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The 1953 marriage ends with custody awarded to Mrs. Sowards and $30 weekly child support ordered.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Robert M. Betz
Shirley Jacqueline Sowards
Dale E. Sowards
Couple Henry and Cooley Had Long Shared Ties
Walter N. Henry aged 38 of Addison and Margia M. Cooley aged 29 of Gallipolis are identified as the son of John and Nellie Lawson Henry and the daughter of the late Dana Cooley and Mrs. Myrle Wears Cooley.
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Walter N. Henry
Addison, Mechanic
Margia M. Cooley
Gallipolis
John and
Nellie Lawson Henry
Dana Cooley
Myrle Wears Cooley
Walking Across River Would Be No Fear Now
Washington Crossing in Pennsylvania would allow walking across the Delaware as drought lowers water levels. The scene recalls 1776 when George Washington and his continental army rowed across before the battle of Trenton.
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Washington Crossing
George Washington
Delaware
Washington
Trenton
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Wood Costen
D. L. Cottrell, Sr
D. L. Cottrell, Jr
John Brown
Fred Riley
Bill Buffington
Bill Gilmour
George Somerville
Jim Fisher
Garrett Green Morris Miller
Dewey Smith
Btra
Aerie
Marchi
Wjeh
Beacon Mfg. Co
Rayon
Orion
Belk’'S
Emily
New York
State Health Department
Westminster Club
Ruth Maddy
Gallia
Kentucky
Pepsi-Cola
Athens Bottling Co
Chauncey
Pepsi-Cola Company
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