North Gallia Board Accepts Lanier Resignation in Special Session
The North Gallia Local School District board accepted Mary Lanier’s resignation as assistant to Clerk Estella Denny as she takes a teaching post in West Virginia. No replacement named. The board adopted the 1958-59 calendar and the school program study, with several calendar dates listed and staffing changes at Bidwell and Vinton Elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lia Local
Board of Education
Mary Lanier
Estella Denny
Lanier
West Virginia
North Gallia High School
Harley Cloud
Gallia County family of ten receives emergency aid
Sheriff Oscar Baird and Deputy Stanley Fellore found a starving family of ten in Morgan Township with bare cupboards. Neighbors, the county relief office, and local officials pooled funds to supply groceries totaling $35 while plans to secure ongoing aid were set. The report contrasts rural hardship with the nation’s wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Oscar Baird
Baird
Dep
Uty Stanley Fellore
Morgan Twp
Saunders Dies Monday in Dayton
Everett Dudley Saunders 76 a retired Gallia County farmer died in Dayton where he had lived five years. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday in Gallipolis First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Lusher. Burial Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Bessie Houck Saunders son Ralph of Painesville daughters Jean Carter Audrey Brown Dale Roach Wanda Bowersock and 10 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Everett Dudley Saunders
Gallia County
Dayton
First Baptist Church
Charles Lusher
Mound Hill Cemetery
Wetherholt
Mr. Saunders
John W
Martha Cofer Saunders
Ferry Saunders
Northup
Robert
Mayme) Smeltzer
Bessie Houck
Ralph
Painesville
Marvin
Jean) Carter
Paul
Audrey) Brown
Dale
Dexter) Roach
Coco Beach, Fla
Leo
Wanda) Bowersock
New Lebanon
Memorial Rites for Grandmaw McKinney and Uncle Biffle
Memorial services will be held Sunday at Gallipolis Mt Zion EUB Church with Sunday school then a sermon by Rev C G McKinney of Charleston. A noon picnic dinner follows and in the afternoon Rev Brady Biffle of St Albans will preach with special songs by Mt Zion quartet Harmony Four of Charleston and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mt. Zion Eub Church
Grandmaw McKinney
Andy Biffle
C. G. McKinney
Charleston
Brady Biffle
St. Albans
Mt. Zion
Harmony Four
Horoscope for Tomorrow and Birthday Prospects
The Stars Say tomorrow brings excellent aspects for business and public welfare. For those with a birthday, initiative and cooperation of associates help achieve goals by end of October, with growth in career or home plans through that month. Financial matters require caution in November. A birthday child may excel as an enterprising public figure.
Local visits and social gatherings noted in Kanauga and Cincinnati
Mrs. Jane Litch from Kanauga visits Mr and Mrs Creighton Grice of Delaware. Mrs. Berkley Wright and son Bobby plus Jo Walker enjoy a day in Cincinnati. Evelyn Morrow visits her brother Alvin Mercer in North Carolina. A F Burris of Point Pleasant spends a day with Mr and Mrs K D Black. Mr and Mrs Rupert Leady of Jackson stay with Mr and Mrs David McKenzie and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
Jane Litchfield
Creighton Grice
Delaware
Berkley Wright
Bobby
Jo Walker
Cincinnati
Evelyn Morrow
Alvin Mercer
North Carolina
A. F. Burris
Point Pleasant
K. D. Black
Rupert Leady
Jackson
David McKenzie
Jackson Woman Dies in Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Clarence N. Flaker of Jackson Route 2 died at 1 25 p.m. Monday in Holzer Hospital after Sunday morning admission in critical condition. Plummer funeral home of Jackson will announce arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clarence N. Flaker
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Plummer Funeral Home
Kyger Band to Receive Uniforms for Season Opener
Kyger Creek High School marching band members will get new uniforms soon with a deposit policy. Band director William K. Everson announced at the Kyger Creek Band Boosters Club meeting that new outfits include white leggings for all, with deposits returned upon return of the uniforms. Appearances listed include the football opener on Sept 12 and homecoming Oct 10 plus Dads Night Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kyger Creek High School
William K. Everson
Kyger Creek Band Boosters Club
Everson
Hubert Fulton
Ara Swisher
Kyger Creek
Craft Pleads Guilty to DWI in Gallipolis
Melvin L. Craft, 22, Gallipolis, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while under the influence after his car crashed into three parked vehicles. Judge William H. Janes fined him $50 and costs, sentenced him to five days in jail, and suspended his license for six months. Lester Johnson, 35, Gallipolis, and Alden Barry, 41, Chesapeake, each fined $10 and costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Melvin L. Craft
William H. Janes
Craft
Janes
Lester Johnson
Alden Barry
Chesapeake
Johnny Bill Matthews Joins All Ohio Boys Band Practice
Gallipolis native Johnny Bill Matthews began rehearsals on the tuba as part of the 345 players in the All Ohio Boys Band. The group will perform several times daily during the Ohio State Fair which opens Friday. Matthews is the sole Gallia Countian in the band and a veteran returning from last year’s fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Johnny Bill Matthews
All Ohio Boys
Matthews
Gallipolis Man Held On Bad Check Charge
Richard Rupe, 24, of Gallipolis, was arrested by the Gallia County sheriff on a warrant from Warren White of State Street Market. White charges Rupe passed a $15 check knowing it was worthless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Richard Rupe
Gallia County
Hospital Notes List Births and Admissions at Holzer
Gallipolis area births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C Evans and a son to Mr. and Mrs Miles Carpenter. Admissions cover James William Haislop Patriot and numerous patients from Bidwell Ironton Wilkesville and other towns. Discharges note multiple patients and blood usage records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Evans
Gallipolis
Miles Carpenter
Winton
James William Haislop
Patriot
Edward E. Parker
Bidwell
Robert F. Smith
Winston Salem
N.C
Patricia Anne Elswick
Wilkesville
Clarence C. Barcus
Paul Ray Boothe
Ironton
William C. Gibbs
New Haven
George Derifield
John W. Swick
Vinton
J. C. Pennington
Flatwoods
Herbert L. Miller
Syracuse
Elizabeth Huber
Glendyn CC
Cherrington
Jackson
Marlin D. Law
Richard L. Kizzee
Lronton
John W. Burke
Wellston
John Lee Waugh
Crown City
Darrell BR. Roberts
Dowle Williams
Donald C. Myers
Porter
Mabel Burnette
Hubert A. Sigman
Cheshire
Murray G. Roy
James R. Huffman
Leroy Ruscher
Pomeroy
Guild to Sponsor California Firm in Gallipolis Religious Drama
The Guild of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will sponsor Bishop Co. of Santa Barbara for a religious drama on Sept. 25 in the Gallia High School auditorium. Eight Lancaster Campground actors, who have been staging plays all summer, hope to revive religious drama in the church. About 20 guild members met at St. Peter’s Parish House with Mrs. George Files presiding, Mrs. Holzer providing devotions, and Mrs. Boerger as program chair. A film on cancer, Time and Two Women, was shown with Q&A led by Dr. Warren H. Pearse. A coffee hour is planned after Sunday services to honor Rev. Richard Ashe of Columbia, former St. Peter’s pastor and guest minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Relief Office
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Baird
Betz
Warren F. Sheets
Fellure
Sheets
Oly M. Stewart
The
United States
Europe
Mary and Martha Guild
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bishop Co. of
Santa Barbara
Calif
New Gallia High School
Lancaster
Guild
St. Peter’s Episcopal Parish House
George Files
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Arnold Dickerson
Holzer
John Boerger
Odell Kimbrell
Gallia County
Richard Ashe
Columbia, Mo
St. Peter’s
Two Children Injured In Separate Falls At Home
James William Haislop twelve is admitted to Holzer Hospital with a dislocated left collar bone after a fall during football at home. Teena Maye Craig six is listed in good condition after fracturing her left arm when she tripped over a rope at Buffalo home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James William Haislop
William Haislop
Holzer Hospital
Teena Maye Craig
Daugher
Emory B. Craig
Buffalo
Dover Township Land Transfers Show Real Estate Moves
Charles C. Steele and wife transfer property in Dover Township to Henry S. Loudermilk and wife. Hilliards convey Dover real estate to Arthur H. Keffer and wife in Gahanna. John Gretz transfers Chauncey area property to Elizabeth Gretz. William Hawk and wife move Dover land to Gilbert or Vivian Wilson of The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Steele
Henry S. Loudermilk
Hilliards
Dover
Arthur H. Keffer
Gahanna
John Gretz
Elizabeth Gretz
Chauncey
William Hawk
Murray City
Gilbert Or
Vivian Wilson
the Plains
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report
Gauges at Gallipolis and Montgomery show rising rollers and crest readings while multiple dams on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers hover near varying levels. Listings include lock statuses for several vessels and numerous boat movements at Kanawha and Gallipolis ports with times from morning to late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Jefferson
Titan
Lunga Point
Salvati
C. V. Harner
Lucy Jane Lucas
A. V. Criss
Arthur Dyer
Trade Winds
Phillip Sporn
Lock
Sycamore
Kanawha
Duncan Bruce
Esso Louisiana
Hardy L. Roberts
Robert W. Lea
Coleman D
Solvay
Jerry Bosworth
Ovec
Ogram
Ernestine
Troop 204 Hears Summer Break Start
Boy Scout Troop 204 paused meetings until September 8 per Scoutmaster Gaylord Woomer after a routine gathering last night in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gaylord Woomer
Planning Group Studies Pleas For Gallipolis Annexation
Gallipolis planning officials discussed possible annexation of surrounding areas at Holzer Hospital. Residents favor joining the city, with petitions needing 65 percent support. city and planning commissions will not initiate annexations but will oversee future planning and zoning. Attendees included Dr. Charles E. Holzer Jr, Dean Davis, Morris Haskins, Miles Epling, Gilbert C. Beard, Dwight C. Wetherholt, and Dick Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
City Planning Commission
Holzer Hospital
Planning Commission
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Dean Davis
Morris Haskins
Miles Epling
Gilbert C. Beard
Dwight C. Wetherholt
Dick Thomas
No Arrests Made After Wreck in Meigs County
Gallipolis reports a two-vehicle crash on a township road near Route 124 at 1 10 p.m. caused medium damage with no injuries and no arrests. The drivers were Harry G Ward 22 of Gallipolis and Floyd A Wycinski 37 of Corning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry G. Ward
Floyd A. Wycinski
Corning
Meigs County
Post 27
Highway Patrol
Robert S. Betz
Lewis G. Taylor
Middleport
Harold Sowards
Northup
Linville H. Cox
Betz Als
Richard C. Nutter
Harrisonville
Charles E. Couch
Cheshire
Ferdie Jones
Vinton
Commissioners Award Repairs For Courthouse and Roads
Gallia County commissioners awarded Denver Walker the courthouse repair contract worth 10 497 dollars for furnace room attic and basement work to meet state specs with set start in 10 days and 30 day completion. They also scheduled Oct 6 viewing and Oct 20 final hearing on Dry Ridge Greenfield Harrison and Walnut township road petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Board of Commissioners
Denver Walker
Walker
E. M. Hauldren
Don King
Jackson
Dry Ridge Rd
Greenfield
Kingery-Roberts Rd
Harrison
Provens Rd
Walnut
Sputnik III sighting by local Boy Scout group
In Gallipolis several members of Boy Scout Troop 203 reported sighting Sputnik III, the two ton Russian satellite, streaking eastward across the night sky between 8:45 and 9 p.m. from northwest to southeast after a Grace Methodist Church meeting. Scoutmaster Jim Hackworth and scouts Kenny Morgan Emmett Morrison and Harry Hamilton observed it, noting it appeared star-like and vanished within about five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Boy Scout Troop 203
Russia
Grace Methodist Church
Jim Hackworth
Kenny Morgan
Emmett Morrison
Harry Hamilton
West Columbia Updates and Local Visits
West Columbia residents share news of visits with relatives in Kentucky and Ohio. Local families attend the Athens County Fair, while Charles M. Roush and others enlist for two week trainings at Fort Knox and Camp Breckenridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Columbia
Roy Rosenberger
Louisa
G. C. Fowler
Eddie Russell
Charles M. Roush
Dickie Young
Billy Ray Ollinger
Harry Vickers
Benjamin F. Roush
Wheeling
Fort Knox
Camp Breckenridge
Riley Fry
A. N. Dickens
Oscar Fry
Rodney
Ohio
Edgar Abcott
Kathy
Eddie
Pomeroy
Lester Forman
Athens County Fair
Hubert Marr
Harvey VanMater
Homer Johnson
George Johnson
James Bland
Columbus
August Licenses Tie July in Marriage Applications
In Gallia County August matches July with 13 marriage licenses issued, still one short of June’s 14 Brides. Latest license pairs include Handley Lambert of Langsville and Vinton, Ebersbach Warner of Pomeroy Chesire, Jones Harrison of Patriot Gallipolis, Reeder Hauldren of Worthington Crown City, listing ages and parentage from Probate Clerk records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Jackson Handley
Langsville
Edythe Marie Lambert
Vinton
C. F
Dortha Spurlock Handley
John and
Bernice Brubaker Foster Lambert
Edward Carl Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Ieah Marjorie Warner
Cheshire
Albert
Emma Genheimer Ebersbach
Charles
Ella Mae Hill Hager
Mar
Worthington
Mary Ellen Hauldren
Crown City
Thomas and
Margaret Hartsuch Reeder
Kenneth M. and
Madge Patterson Hauldren
B&PW Club Hears Talk on Shoe Styles
Forty three women at the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club dinner heard Jack Hudson of Carl's Family Shoe Store discuss autumn shoe fashions. President Dorothy Sommer presided with Marianne B. Campbell introducing the speaker. guests included Jennie Lou Hudson and Kay Betz. The club announced a rummage and white elephant sale October 3-4 and candy sales by members to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Farmers Hotel
Jack Hudson
Carl’s Family
Dorothy Sommer
Marianne B. Campbell
Nina S. Jeffers
Arista Boggs
Ethel
Chauncey Area Social Roundup From Aug 8
Chauncey personals list Miss Patty Rob inett Miss Judy Guess and Miss Sandra Grabb at the Reorganized Latter Day Saint Camp in Jackson near the 4-H Campgrounds. Willard Simonton attended the Knights Templar conclave in Indianapolis and helped with a parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Patty Robinett
Judy Guess
Sandra Grabb
Jackson
Willard Simonton
Knights Templar
Indianapolis
Jessie Fulton
Earl Brookover
Parkersburg
Brookover
Millfield
Mary Ann Valentine
Carolyn Sue Brookover
Earl Lee Brookover
Loretta Pauline Brannon
Pearl Brookover
Jimmie Brookover
Mike Brookover
Joe Brookover
Charles Brookover
Sharon
Ray Brannon
Barbara Ann
Quinten James
Duggie
Sue Brookover
Benefit Record Hop Planned for Athletes
Disc Jockey Charlie McCormick will host a bene fit record hop at 8 p m Tuesday in Washington School gym. Sponsored by the Gallipolis Junior Women's Club the event benefits the Gallia Academy High School Athletic Association hospitalization and insurance fund for Blue Devil athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
WJEH
Charlie McCormick
Washington
Gallia Academy High School Athletic Association
Four Scouts Pass Review in Gallipolis Troop 203
On Monday night a troop committee board in Gallipolis approved advancement for four Boy Scout Troop 203 members. David Ott and Lewis Gates earned Life Scout rank while Jim Morrison and Ralph Burner achieved Star Scout rank. The court of honor date will be announced later. The board also authorized buying another troop tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Boy Scout Troop 203
David Ott
Lewis Gates
Jim Morrison
Ralph Burner
Kenny Morgan
Emmett Morrison
Harry Hamilton
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Gallia County Court
Two new divorce petitions were filed in Common Pleas Court pursuit by Marjorie Rinehart. Carolyn Roth seeks divorce alimony and custody from Gordon Roth after a 1955 Gallipolis marriage and one minor child. Joseph E Saunders seeks divorce from Vera Saunders after a 1957 Richmond Indiana marriage with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marjorie Rinehart
Common Pleas Court
Carolyn Roth
Adrian Ave
Gordon Roth
Second Ave
Joseph Earl Saunders
Crown City
Vera Jane Saunders
Chittenden Ave
Columbus
Richmond
Ind
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SEOA
Athens
Bidwell and
Barbara Stewart
John Baker
C. (Mac) McGinness Insurance Agency
E. Saunders
Kyger Band
Dwi
David L. Proffitt
Dale Riegel
William Cundiff
Alvin Angel
Fred Gibbs
Charles Mullins
Chester Pettit
Tine Gayhart
Homer Ruble
Anna Simmerman
Leroy Ruschel
Vernon Wasmer
Chester W. Miller
Grover J. D. Schock
Galesburg
Crosby, Minn
Scfiock
California
American Cancer Society
Warren H. Pearse
Dover Township
City Commission
Ings
Clarence W. Tye
Benjamin M. Smith
Yellow Line
William A. Barton
Long Bottom
Earl d. Marsh
James E. Hoke
Hazel Crest
Ill
Sputnik
B&pw Club
Anna Johnson
Frances Howard
Eddie Dunn
Morristown
Carl Hoisington
Phillip Powell
Charles Fiske
Mark Allan
Ruth Elaine
Charles Melvin
Fairborn
Fick
Mark Fiske
Don Snider
Julia
Dane Osborne
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
Sec
y.Treas
Cussins & Fearn Store
E. Carpenter St
Athens, Ohio
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