Six Injured As Two Trucks Collide In Gallipolis
State Patrol reports six people injured Sunday in a Route 35 collision at Bidwell Road junction. Victims include Robert E. Swartz of Columbus with a broken arm and facial lacerations and Ruth Swartz with knee and neck injuries. Walter Fields of Waterloo also hurt. Separate incidents left two children struck by a car at Route 7 and 35. driver Rudolph Gordon faces hit skip driving charges. Multiple arrests follow for speeding and DUI. other minor crashes and juvenile cases noted.
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Gallipolis
George Young
Bladen
Lewis Mayes
Walter Fields
Waterloo Star
Larry Broyles
Delmar Call
Rudolph Gordon
Broyles
Call
Tuppers Plains
James H. Chaffee
Long Bottom
Elmer Newland
Reedsville
Marlon E. Hill
Wellston
Edna Rose Edwards
Point Pleasant
Edwin Prince Clendenin
Ceredo
W. Va
James Harvey Rece
Vinton
Stanley Yoho
Mineral Wells
Ralph Foster
Charleston
Elvin James Roberts
Bidwell
William Kenneth Eblin
John van Meter
Athens
Alfred Pearson
Henderson
Cecil C. Christian
Marion
Ohio
Ps. Aen Leport
Billy Clay Foster
Winston Salem
N. C
Darren Francis Mayes
Dayton
Max Gay
Perry Queen Dies at 21 in West Virginia
Perry Queen 21 of Cabell County West Virginia died at Holzer Hospital at 1253 a.m. Saturday from a condition linked to an injury suffered at age two. He worked on John Saunders farm Lower River Road and was born January 10 1931. He is survived by ten siblings and his parents Perry Queen Sr and Betty Cafers. Services were held at Eureka Methodist Church with burial in Wayne County cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Perry Queen
Holzer Hospital
John Saunders
Lower River Road
Cabell County
West Virginia
Betty Cafers
Bernie
Erma Sisson
Parkersburg
Charles
James
U. S. Army
William
Basil
Nancy
Buddy
Ruby
Eureka Methodist Church
Erman Peters
Wayne County
Caldwell Infant Dies Rites Planned
In Gallipolis the premature son of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Caldwell died at Holzer Hospital. The mother is Pluma Weatha Sheets. The paternal grandmother is Mrs. Grace Caldwell of Eureka. Funeral arrangements by Claude Miller funeral home. Burial in Mount Zion Cemetery Ohio Township.
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Gallipolis
Dell Caldwell
Holzer Hospital
Pluma Weatha Sheets
Grace Caldwell
Eureka
Claude Miller
Automobile Forced Off Route 35 Near City Limits
A 1952 car was crowded off Route 35 into a guard rail near the railroad arch by an eastbound vehicle. Sammy Doolittle, the driver of the Doolittle car, reported damage estimated at about $500 after the collision. The oncoming car failed to stop, police said.
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Point Pleasant
Sammy Doolittle
Doolittle
Pick-Up Truck Collides With Car in Point Pleasant
A collision occurred Saturday evening at Third and Viand in Point Pleasant when a 1949 pickup driven by Harmon Cas to Henderson struck a 1945 coupe driven by Buddy Ulrich of Vinton Ohio. The pickup owner was J. H. Coffman of Henderson. City police investigated.
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Point Pleasant
Third and Viand
Harmon Casto
Henderson
Buddy Ulrich
Vinton
Ohio
J. H. Coffman
River Traffic Update at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha District
Traffic reports list vessels passing Gallipolis Locks with times and status of boats Kenna, Stevenson, Solvay and Manitou, plus Kanawha River entries Senet and Criss, and other district craft such as Pennsylvania, Wood, Trade Winds, Diesel, Castle, R. W. Lea, Cherokee, Cook, Rowe, Dauntless, Tennessee, Inca, Bruce and E Hatfield with rise or fall in gauge readings Kanawha Falls and Point Pleasant measurements noted upper and lower gauge levels and depth at rollers.
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Gallipolis
Kenna
Stevenson
Solvay
Manitou
Kanawha
London
Winfield
Pennsylvania
Wood
Trade Winds
Diesel
Castle
R. W. Lea
Cherokee
Cook
Rowe
Dauntless
Tennessee
Inca
Bruce
E. Hatfield
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital noted
Birth announcements list Mrs Billy Johnson a son Mrs Richard Parker a daughter Mrs Thornton Wilson a daughter from Wellston and Gallipolis. Admissions include George M Fisher Mrs John Guthrie Mrs Mary Rupe Steve Basalle Everett Cook Lee Dauber Orville Marks Elliott Rothgeb Walter Mills Mrs Vaughn Roush Mrs Ralph Waugh Wilbur Miles and others. Discharges name Melvin Wears and many patients and babies.
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Billy Johnson
Jackson
Richard Parker
Thornton Wilson
Wellston
Garland Plymale
Gallipolis
George M. Fisher
Point Pleasant
John Guthrie
Mary Rupe
Middleport
Landon Smith
Steve Basalle
Zanesville
Everett Cook
Vinton
Lee Dauber
Kerr
Ohio
Orville Marks
Elliott Rothgeb
Cheshire
Walter Mills Windsor
Vaughn Roush
Ralph Waugh
Wilbur O. Miles
J. B. Adams
Melvin Circle
L. R. Hall
Si Parrott
John Hughes
Thomas Markham
Virginia Welsh
Boyd Whitt
Russell Hayes
Karen Sue Kiser
James Morgan
Haske
Saunders
Baby
Parents of Daughter Born in Gallipolis Ferry
Mr and Mrs Donald Henry of Gallipolis Ferry welcomed a daughter born August 15 at home. This is the couple’s second child.
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Point Pleasant
Donald Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Mrs Liter Dies at 85 in Point Pleasant Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Pogue Liter 85 of 707 Main St will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Franklin funeral home with Rev W C Bowie officiating She had been in failing health for months and died Saturday at 6 30 p m at Holzer Hospital She was born in Hillsdale Kentucky widow of Robert P Liter and a life member of the Presbyterian Church Surviving are two daughters and a son with several in laws and pallbearers named Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery with private graveside services
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Point Pleasant
Robert Pogue Liter
Main St
Franklin Funeral Home
W. C. Bowie
Liter
Holzer Hospital
Hillsdale
Martha Gertrude Taylor
Presbyterian Church
Tom Halliday
Bess Liter
Canal Zone
Robert Edwin Liter
Katherine Liter
Robert Ewin Liter
Park Drive
Milton L. Miller
George Somerville
Fred Riley
Gail Faires
Bill Holley
Leslie Neal
S. C. Wilhelm
R. J. Heslop
A. L. Rossiter
F. W. Butcher
J. Early Eads
Everett Denhan
Lone Oak Cemetery
PMA Election Set for August 28 in Eight Communities
PMA committee members will be elected in eight farm communities of the county on Thursday August 28. County PMA chair P E Roush urged eligible farmers to vote for candidates. Committeemen will contact farms to carry out the 1953 agricultural conservation program.
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Point Pleasant
Production and Marketing Administration
P. E. Roush
PMA
Éligme
Examination Notice for Ohio Embalmers and Funeral Directors
The Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of Ohio will hold examinations to license embalmers and funeral directors on September 2 and 3, 1942, beginning at 5 A.M. at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel in Columbus. Published under Section 1335-4 G. C. of Ohio.
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Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of
Ohio
Deshler-Wallick
Columbus
G. C
Adoption Petition Seeks Name Change for Charlotte Brownlee
Probate Court of Athens County Ohio to hear cause number 21449 on September 12 1952 at 1 00 A M. regarding authority to adopt Charlotte Mae Brownlee and change her name while alleging William Brownlee has wilfully failed to support her for over two years.
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William Brownlee
Athens County
Ohio
Charlotte Mae Brownlee
John F. Newcomb
Amanda Yearty Rites Conducted at Zion Baptist Church
Last rites for Amanda Yearty of Gallipolis Ferry were conducted Sunday at Zion Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. D. M. Dorsey officiated. Pallbearers were J. B. Canter bury, Caryl Canterbury, Willard Cox, George Daylong, C. W. Jackson and Garland Mohr.
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Point Pleasant
Amanda Yearty
Gallipolis Ferry
Zion Baptist Church
D. M. Dorsey
J. B. Canterbury
Caryl Canterbury
Willard Cox
George Daylong
C. W. Jackson
Garland Mohr
Sub-district Church Picnic Held at Hickory Chapel
A Sunday sub-district Methodist Church picnic took place at Hickory Chapel Church with short devotional services led by Rev. Ross Marrs. Registrants include numerous local families and church members such as Mrs. John Sayre, Nancy Sayre, Mary Sayre, Miss Mary Jane Zirkle, Miss Ann Williams and many others.
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Hickory Chapel
Ross Marrs
Hickory Chapel Church
John Sayre
Nancy
Mary
Billy Sayre
Mary Jane Zirkle
Ann Williams
Phyllis Williams
Milford Seard
Sandra Davis
Rosemary Davis
Marvin Baker
Leslie Whitt
Linda Baker
Mabel Johnson
Elmer Junior van Matre
Joseph H. Lockett
Goldie Bass
H. C. Kimberling
Delbert Staats
Harold L. Clark
George Davis
A. H. Perkins
Mary Brannon
Bessie Johnson
Gene Crow
J. B. Couch
W. R. Proffitt
Sally
Nancy Proffitt
Carol Foglesong
W. L. Gearhart
Dora Foglesong
W. C. Foglesong
Bill Foglesong
Clara Williams
William Stover
John Lawrence van Matre
John Bass
A. S. Stewart
Marshall Fowler
Stevie
Jan
John Marshal
Buffalo Ladies Aid Enjoy Covered Dish Dinner
Members of the Buffalo Ladies Aid gathered for a covered dish dinner at the home of Mrs. George Greenlee and Miss Lillian Greenlee in Arbuckle. The occasion honored Mrs. Greenlee’s birthday, with plans to meet again next year at the Greenlee home. Attendees included Rev. Richard Miller and many named local residents.
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Ladies Aid Group of
Buffalo
George Greenlee
Lillian Greenlee
Arbuckle
Andrew Walters
Gerald Walters
Clifford Walters
Scott Jones
Irene Gerhart
Wallace Lanier
Warner Sheets
John Larver
Clayton Adams
A. L. Adams
Walter Wallace
Jim Smith
Irene Gearhart
Ladena Gerhart
Ada Gerhart
Wade Seafler
Hamburger Fry Brings EUB Church Families Together
Members of the Friendship Circle at the EUB Church and their families attended a hamburger fry Friday evening at Harmon Park. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Godfrey, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ebersbach, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Morrison, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blessing.
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EUB Church
Harmon Park
Harry Godfrey
Elmer Ebersbach
Joe Jewell
Thomas Jewell
Marcus McDaniel
T. L. Morrison
Roy Blessing
Leon Homemakers Farm Club Plans Annual Family Picnic
The Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club will hold its annual family picnic Monday evening at the roadside park in Plymouth. Members and their families meet at 6 30 p.m. at the Leon Mill where transportation will be furnished.
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Leon Homemakers Farm Women’s Club
Plymouth
Leon Mill
Women of the Moose Meet Tuesday at Moose Home
The Women of the Moose plan a meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Moose Home. Senior Regent Elizabeth Fisher will preside.
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the Moose
Moose Home
Elizabeth Fisher
Local families visit relatives across Leon and Charleston
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Casto and son James Michael of South Charleston spent Sunday with Cas to's parents in Leon. Leon Cossin and family from Charleston visited their parents L T Cossin in Leon. Donald Rairden on vacation from a Charleston gas job stayed with his parents in Leon. Billy Kirker of Leon spent a week with his aunt and uncle in Huntington. Mrs. Roy Greenlee of Charleston visited her Leon relatives. Dr. and Mrs. B Sommer of Leon hosted their Cincinnati son and daughter in law and Sim Sommer of Florida. Edna Burdette of Leon attends Camp Cowden as instructor. Kermit Little and family of Dunbar returned home after visiting Oley Little near Leon and Albert Boles. Mrs. Grant Beaver of Leon hears her niece Iva Stalnaker Moody is a patient at Thomas Memorial in South Charleston. Mrs. Carrie Spuvrick of Charleston is with Homer Smith in Leon. W C Smith and Lyda Smith of Leon visit C Thomas in Charleston. Billy King and daughter Karen of Dunbar spent weekend with Charles and family near Leon.
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Chester Casto
James Michael
South Charleston
Leon
Billy Kirker
Ed Kirker
Kenneth Kirker
Huntington
Roy Greenlee
Charleston
R. W. Woodall
B. Sommer
Richard Sommer
Frank
Cincinnati
Sommer
Sim Sommer
Florida
Edna Burdette
Camp Cowden
Kermit Little
Nancy
Harold
Dunbar
Grant Beaver
J. C. Moody
Iva Stalnaker
Nitro
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Carrie Spuvrick
Homer Smith
W.C. Smith
Lyda Smith
C. Thomas
Billy King
Karen
Mr. King
Charles King
Mrs Neff Dies at Home in Point Pleasant
Mrs Mil dred Hanna Neff died at her home 116 Liberty Ave Sunday afternoon after a short illness. She was born in New Haven daughter of Samuel D Hanna and Alice Burgess Hanna. Survived by two sons Gordon C and Harold H Neff both of Charleston and a brother Russell A Hannah. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Crow funeral home with burial in Graham Station Cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Mildred Hanna Neff
Liberty Ave
New Haven
Samuel D. Hanna
Alice Burgess Hanna
Trinity Methodist Church
Wesley Circle
WSCS
Charleston
Clinton Neff
Crow Funeral Home
Graham Station
Jacobs reunion at Logan Elm hosts regional families
Leon and Mrs. King with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stewart attended the Jacobs reunion at Logan Elm roadside park Sunday, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and daughter Linda Lou. Alberta Rankins Harvie of Augusta Ky arrives for funeral of aunt Mrs. Robert Pogue Liter. Jack Caldwell and Elmer Prgmate with others travel and visit relatives in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Leon
King
Warren Stewart
Stewart
Linda Lou
T. L. Morrison
W. D. Steele
Washington Ave
Jacobs
Logan Elm
Alberta Rankins Harvie
Augusta
Robert Pogue Liter
Jack Caldwell
Burde
Airman Joins Flight Personnel for Louisiana Assignment
A-3C Charles Hoschar, after a 10 day leave on Ripley Road, heads from Ripley to Charleston with A-3C Gordonaulkner Sgt Eu Sentiwany and A-3C Richard Egsegian. They will be stationed at Barksdale La and Lake Charles. Hoschar has 440 hours in cartographic drafting at Fort Belvoir and five months service. He is accompanied by his parents and sister.
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Point Pleasant
Ripley Road
Fort Belvoir
Barksdale
Air Force
Hoschar
Charleston
Herman Hoschar
Audrey Hoschar
Jack Treadway
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