Bicycles Recovered In Gallipolis From Recent Theft Spree
Police recovered two bicycles belonging to Solpha Smith and Dickie Mackenzie at Spruce and Pine. The pair were among seven stolen in the past two weeks. Police urge registration and security to prevent thefts. Also listed are marriage plans for Kenna Wayne and Medora Elmore and river traffic details for Gallipolis locks and Kanawha River vessels.
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Gallipolis
Solpha Smith
Dickie Mackenzie
Spruce
Pine
District Rotary Governor Addresses Gallipolis Club
District Rotary Governor Harold Tom of Zanesville spoke at the Gallipolis Rotary Club dinner at the Farmers Hotel, outlining Rotary fundamentals and the four lane program of friendship, service, and international work. He urged active participation and announced the Portsmouth district assembly next year after this year's Gallipolis event.
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Gallipolis
Rotary
Harold Tom
Zanesville
Rotary Club
Farmers Hotel
Tom
George
Mark Magnussen
East Lynn
District Assembly
Portsmouth
Military Mail Call clears AA lists for service members
The Messenger invites readers to submit service member addresses for the Military Mail Call column. The sample listings show Pvt. Charles E Almashy of Athens Route 3 and Pvt. Everett E of Athens Route 4 with unit details, and Pfc Floyd C Sayre of Wilkesville with Luke Air Force Base assignment.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Almashy
Charles E
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
Sayre
Floyd C
Wilkesville
Tag
Luke Air Force Base
Arizona
One Case Continued In Municipal Court
GALLIPOLIS The case of Glen Syrus Gallipolis has been continued until Aug. 29. Dumping garbage on private property is charged. Other cases in Municipal Court Tuesday were Alfred King Waterloo and Lear Roberts Gallipolis. Each was fined 5 dollars and costs for intoxication, John Strait Waterloo and Robert Bates Waterloo, both forfeited 15 dollar bonds on intoxication charges.
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Gallipolis
Glen Syrus
Alfred King
Waterloo
Lear Roberts
John Strait
Robert Bates
Births at Holzer Hospital and Discharges List
Births recorded include Mrs Cary Brown Jackson a son Mrs Howard Siers Jackson a son Mrs Alfred Folden Thurman a son Mrs Chester Lyons Hanging Mrs Garnet Heath Gallipolis Mrs Lewis Walter Waldo Mrs Louis Preston Gallipolis William Truman Mullins ove William Herschel Norman Winn Dorothy Taylor Oak Hill Mrs Donald Lanning Minersville Denver Kapple Pomeroy Mrs Tilden Thacker Vinton Mrs Virgil Carter Gallipolis Kenneth Smith Pt Pleasant Mrs C O Bragg Pt Pleasant Mrs Pearl Conner Thurman Discharged include Mrs William Downie Oscar Deemer Jeddy Kennedy Ronald Deering Mrs Clay Downey and Martin Cox
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Ed Chester Lyons
Garnet Heath
Gallipolis
Lewis Walter
Waldo
Louis Preston
William Truman Mullins
Ove
William Herschel Norman
Winn
Dorothy Taylor
Oak Hill
Donald Lanning
Minersville
Denver Kapple
Pomeroy
Tilden Thacker
Vinton
Virgil Carter
Kenneth Smith
Pt. Pleasant
C. O. Bragg
Pearl Conner
Thurman
Divorce Action Filed by Juliaetta Westfall in Gallia Court
Juliaetta Westfall files for divorce from James A. Westfall in Common Pleas Court Gallipolis. Married 1946 in Gallipolis with three children. Case cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Switzer and Halliday represent plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Juliaetta Westfall
Bidwell
James A. Westfall
Switzer and Halliday
Blaze in Automobile Damages Property in Gallipolis
Gallipolis city fire crews extinguished a Tuesday evening vehicle fire at the intersection of Grape and Third. Minor property damage was reported. The blaze was caused by a loose battery wire.
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Gallipolis
Grape and Third
Laurel Cliff Notes Local Marriages and Visits
Reverend Le Roy Hiett and Mrs Lucille Hysell wed by Reverend Maxwell in Zanesville. The couple leaves for Dayton where Hiett is assigned. Laurel Cliff Health Club hosts guests and prizes are awarded to Mrs Musser Eichinger Gilmore Powell. Various local visits and travels referenced including Meigs County Fair and Navy serviceman Granville Sharp visiting.
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Laurel Cliff
Leroy Hiett
Lucille Hysell
R. B. Maxwell
Zanesville
Dayton
Hiett
Nellie Tracy
Ball Run
Laurel Cliff Health Club
William Wells
Reba Harris
Betty Reber
Sue Whitney
Judy
Sanda Gilmore
Ruth Musser
Allen Eichinger
LaDonna Gilmore
Iva Powell
James Gilmore
Albert Whittington
Harrisonville
Co. F. Hill
Evelyn Russell Place
Atkins Place
Pomeroy
George Renshaw
St. Albans
W. Va
Dwight Chaffee
East Liverpool
John Diehl
Meigs County
Granville Sharp
Lester Brookover
Local Family Gatherings Reported Across County
Sixteen relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs Harry Williams visited Lightfoot in Wales Mills and relatives in Wolfpen. P F C Leon Strausbaugh on 15 day Air Force furlough met aunt Mabel Wood. Everett Lowe and family of Columbus visited Charlie Lowe. Jimmie Mahaffey and family joined Arbaugh reunion in Radcliffe. Estes Jones entertained kin from Springfield. Charles Williams and Minerton visitors met Mrs Williams’s aunt Mattie Lowe.
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Harry Williams
Charlie Lowe
Jimmie Mahaffey
Columbus
Radcliffe
William Mahaffey
William Arbaugh
Estes Jones
Mr. Jones
Springfield
Charles Williams
Minerton
William
Mattie Lowe
Gallipolis selects Marjorie White to direct first summer show
Marjorie R. White, 20 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J Merrill White of 13 Garfield Ave, leads Gallipolis summer theater efforts directing East Lynne at Washington School on Aug 30 and 31. She is a Western College for Women senior with 23 plays in three years and campus station manager.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie R. White
J. Merrill White
Garfield Ave
Washington School
Miss White
Western College For Women
Oxford
Ohio
Western College
Hamilton High School
Alfred Alfred Community Notes From Alfred Ohio
Attendance at Sun day school on Aug. 19 was 51 with Rev. Boyer delivering the regular sermon. Lucy Gaul led Wednesday prayer service. MYF picnic at Bailey's Lake drew 29 with 12 youths and six adults present. Norma Jean Robinson led a business session. program included reading by Sandra Bayles and a Joyce s story plus songs and Bible questions. Delbert Yost and wife welcomed a son on Aug. 12 at Kettering Arms Hospital. baby, mother healthy, at home with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guthrie. Alfred 4-H calves exhibitors Claire Woode James Woodyard Lloyd Hawk Murl Hawk and Clarence Atherton. girls 4-H shown sewing with blue ribbons. George Guthrie Clarence Henderson Gerald Douglas Gerald Guthrie entered pulling events with horses and ponies. Thomas and Robert Waugh of Columbus visiting cousin Clair Woode. Rev Boyer and family visited Dinsmore Boyles home. Young folks swimming party at Buck's lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Daugherty and son David of Evansville Ind and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Findling of Coolville visited Caldwell Findling home. Other visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Amstutz Grave Vining of Orrville Ohio. Helen Woode.
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Alfred
Mr. Boyer
Lucy Gaul
MYF
Bailey’s Lake
Norma Jean Robinson
Sandra Bayles
Joyces
Delbert Yost
Kettering Arms Hospital
Yost
Baby
Harry Guthrie
Alfred Boys
Claire Woode
James Woodyard
Lloyd
Murl Hawk
Clarence Atherton
George Guthrie
Clarence Henderson
Gerald Douglas
Gerald Guthrie
Thomas
Robert Waugh
Columbus
Clair Woode
Boyer
Dinsmore Boyles
Buck's Lakes
Alfred Daugherty
David
Evansville
Ind
Oscar Findling
Coolville
Caldwell Findling Home
Oscar Amstutz
Orrville
Ohio
Helen Woode
Green-Ogdin- Caster reunion draws about 150 attendees
C W Stansbury of Columbus elected president for 1952 at the Green O gdin Caster reunion. Distance records were set by the Dawsons of Lost Creek W Va. Hayes H Vale 74 of Billings Mont is reported dead with sisters Edna Radcliff and Nannie Cottrill present. Roger Bolen in Korea. Clayton Morris leaves for military service. Several family visits and clinic visits noted among Radekin Vale Gregory Nelson and Holliday families.
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Point Rock
C. W. Stansbury
Columbus
Dawsons
Lost Creek
W. Va
Leona Verigan
Hayes H. Vale
Billings
Mont
Edna Radcliff
Radcliff
Nannie Cottrill
T. E. McLaughlin
Middleport
D. W
G. B. Radekin
Roger
Korea
Charles Slater
Millersport
Vale
Dyesville
A. R. Caster
G. A. Radekin
Nellie Vale
Gallipolis
William Gregory
Dayton
Wesley Gregory
E. G. Nelson
Bucyrus
J. E. Radekin
Raft Receives Motor and Resumes River Voyage
The raft Lethergia gained a motor via seaplane in Gallipolis and resumed its trip toward Huntington and Cincinnati. Skipper Mary Ellin McCrady said the crew, including Geraldine Garcia Don Brown and Milton Borden, plans to reach Cincinnati by Saturday for a dance and boat races. The 300 mile journey from New Kensington took 22 days, with the raft aiming for New Orleans as the final destination.
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Gallipolis
Bar Exam Passed by Gallipolis Native William R Nelson
William R Nelson of Gallipolis has been notified as a successful applicant in the state bar examination. His future plans are not yet announced.
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Gallipolis
William R. Nelson
L. H. Nelson
Roush Allied Families Reunion Draws 500 In Letart
The 240th anniversary reunion of the Roush and Allied Families Association of America was held in New Haven on Friday August 17 with over 500 attendees. Roy Roush serves as president and locals reported fundraising to cover parsonage construction costs while many relatives visited from Ohio Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Local Visitors and Family News From Canal Winchester Area
Mr and Mrs Junior Bobo and their children of Canal Winchester visited relatives here recently. Several couples and individuals from nearby towns spent time with local families including visits by Mr and Mrs Teddy Harder and Mr and Mrs W J Weed. A Wiener roast on Route 124 drew Francis Cottrill family Opal Smith Patty Terry and others. Melvin Wayne Roberts nephew of Columbus visitors and Alice Chatfield's return from Charleston noted.
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Ewington
Junior Bobo
Canal Winchester
Teddy Harder
Urbana
Don George
Cora Holcomb
Paul
Wendell
W. J. Weed
Zaleski
Keith Tyler
Geo. Tyler
G. H. Norris
Charleston
W. Va
A. O. Woodall
Route 124
Francis Cottrill
Tommy Sprouse
Opal Smith
Patty Terry
Woodrow Parsons
Edward Parsons
Melvin Wayne Roberts
James Roberts
Columbus
E. L. Cot
Bill Zimmerman Hand
Zimmerman
Alice Chatfield
Iwo
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Martin Cox
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R. D. Roush
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