Fire Levels Rural Gallia Home. $3000 Cash Lost
Grant Wray and family lose two story six room dwelling on Bladen-Mercerville Road in Gallia County fire. Over $7000 damage. $3000 in cash in a metal box reportedly destroyed. box also held army discharge papers and deeds. Fire department unable to respond due to no contract. no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grant Wray
Bladen-Mercerville Road
Gallia County
Oscar Baird
Ohio Township
Stanley Fellore
Wray
Wrays
Fellure
Point Pleasant Area Women Honor Roush and Community Notes
Miss Carol Ann Roush, fiancée of John B. Harringer, tops a string of showers and parties in July and August. Local 4-H members plan an educational exhibit at the farm youth show. Presbyterians plan an August lawn meeting with Circle Two hosting refreshments. Numerous visits, returns, and trips among Point Pleasant residents are listed, including guests from Rochester, New York, Huntington, and Sayre, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carol Ann Roush
John B. Harringer
American Leaders 4-H Club
Charles Stephenson
Farm Youth Show
Jamita Daugherty
Marvin Austin
Patty
Marvin
Robert Dunlap
Yvonne
Dorothy
Roberta Dobbins
George Keener
Marjorie
Frances
Bobby
Mary Kay
Suetta
Roger Daugherty
Local Families Move and Visit Across Ohio
Mr and Mrs John Christian and children from Gallipolis Ferry moved to Cincinnati on Friday. Mrs Roberta Dobbins of Columbus visits Mr and Mrs Fred Daugherty and Roy Daugherty in Greer community. Mr and Mrs Alfred Short and children of Columbus visit Mrs Short's parents Mr and Mrs Ace Henry of Gallipolis Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Christian
Gallipolis Ferry
Cincinnati
Roberta Dobbins
Columbus
Fred Daugherty
Roy Daugherty
Greer
Alfred Short
No Wrecks Thursday One Conviction Reported
Gallipolis Post notes an accident-free Thursday while recording a single conviction. Walter P. Wilson of Lexington Kentucky paid five dollars plus costs for driving over a freshly painted centerline in Cheshire under Mayor Leith Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Walter P. Wilson
Lexington
Leith J. Reynolds
Cheshire
Marriage Licenses in Point Pleasant and Gallia Ohio
The county clerk reports marriage license applications for Richard Joseph Epling and Hortense Arnold Epling of Gallipolis Ohio and Floretta Harrington of Gallipolis with Richard Earl Dotson and Donna Lee Bumgardner of Mason and New Haven Ohio. A notice also states C E Berry is appointed administrator of Elmer Cole's estate Frost R D 1 Athens County with four months to file creditors' claims dated August 19 1997 signed by Roger J Jones Sr Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Richard Joseph Epling
Moses T. Epling
Hortense Arnold Epling
Gallipolis
Ohio
Floretta Harrington
John
Vivian Watson Harrington
Richard Earl Dotson
Delbert
Erma Davis Dotson
Mason
Donna Lee Bumgardner
Claude and
Edith McMillin Bumgardner
New Haven
C. E. Berry
Security Bank Bidg
Athens
Elmer Cole
Frost
R. D
Athens County
Roger J. Jones
Said County
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
The State of Ohio Athens County proceeds with a public auction of real estate at the East door of the Courthouse Athens on Thursday September 1957 at 1 30 PM. Property at 75 Rover Street Athens listed as Out Lot 197 with described bounds and measured 50 by 142 feet. Premises appraised at 6 10 and must sell for at least two thirds of that amount. Cash in hand on day of sale. Sheriff Harold E Shields conducts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Athens County
Athens County Savings & Loan Co. A Corp
Freda
Athens
Ohio
Rover Street
Ath
Stewert
Harold E. Shields
Rowland
Iccetnter & Gray
Birth announcements and hospital log at Holzer Hospital
A series of births on August 22 lists a daughter born to Autry McCray of Chillicothe and three sons born to Donald Morrow of Wellston James Skaggs of Columbus and William Appleton of Gallipolis. The notes also record multiple admissions and discharges including several named patients and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Morrow
Wellston
James E. Skaggs
Columbus
William F. Appleton
Gallipolis
Layne Reunion Sunday in New Haven At Park
The Layne reunion is set for Sunday Sept 1 at the New Haven roadside park with a noon basket dinner. Stan Layne of New Haven serves as president and George Jewell is program chairman. The Scipio Township trustees met to approve road limit measures tied to strip mining activity and require slips in the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layne
New Haven
Stan Layne
George Jewell
Notice to Bidders for Coal Bids by East Hocking Board
The East Hocking Local Board of Education in Logan Ohio invites bids for coal deliveries to multiple schools. Bids must be received at the County Superintendent's office by 12:60 noon on August 3 1957. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to determine bid acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hocking
Board of Education
Logan
Ohio
Murray City
Carbon Hill Creen Gore Marion Enterprise OU
West Logan
City Hires Two New Officers At Gallipolis Police
City Manager Austin Cotton announced two additions to the Gallipolis police department Bennie H Pennington was hired as a patrolman assigned to the midnight to 8 am shift and will work with Night Patrolman Bill Barr Paul North was hired as night radio operator with a 4 pm to midnight shift The new hires replace Patrolman Sid Vance who resigned to run for county judge and radio operator John Cunningham who left to join the Ohio State Highway Patrol Gallipolis post Pennington began duties last Saturday night and North will start as radio operator next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Austin Cotton
Bennie H. Pennington
Bill Barr
Paul North
Sid Vance
John Cunningham
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Pennington
North
Vernon Star Dusters Club Hosts Mason County 4-H Meeting
The Vernon Star Dusters Club met at Vernon school with President Mary Roush presiding Demonstrations were given by Alice Roush Sharon Brown Beverly Staats Dottie Roush and Mary Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Star Dusters Club
Vernon School
Mary Roush
Alice Roush
Sharon Brown
Beverly Staats
Dottie Roush
Local families mingle on visits and home projects in Downington
Kenneth Haning returns to Columbus after weeks with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Haning. Dora Spencer of Albany stays with her son Glenn Jewell. Mae Mason and son of Snowville visit the Barnharts. Anna Hawk and daughter visit Pomeroy. D O Whaley installs a new bathroom. Terry Whaley of Columbus visits grandparents D Whaley. Ernest Douglas builds a barn. Delores Stotts visits Columbus grandmother Mrs. Lucy Stotts. James Nelson trips to Pomeroy. Sydney Townsend visits grandmother Nada Townsend. Elizabeth Dilcher travels to Athens on business. Albert Pierce at Columbus weekend visit. Gath Townsend hosts Dorothy Townsend and Donna of Columbus. Grace Price and Nancy visit Springfield and Columbus. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Aug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Junior Dean
Springfield
Bessie Welch
Ernest Douglas
James Nelson
Pomeroy
Delores Stotts
Lucy Stotts
Wilbur Reeves
John Clark
Sydney Townsend
Nada Townsend
Elizabeth Dilcher
Athens
Guy Cheadle
Glouster
Albert Pierce
Glenn Jewell
James Clark
Robert Russell
Wolfpen
Dorothy Townsend
Donna
Gath Townsend
Grace Price
Nancy
Bob
Church Schedules in Point Pleasant Churches
A list of worship times and activities for Point Pleasant churches including Sacred Heart St. Joseph Mason Christ Church Episcopal Church of Christ Henderson First Church of God Main Street Baptist Nazarene EUB Harmony Baptist Heights EUE Concord Bellemead Church of Christ in Christian Union Seventh-Day Adventist Bell Mead Point Pleasant Mission and other local congregations with service times, Sunday schools, and midweek activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth ‘Chandler
Ship
Church of the Nazarene
J. S. Bramon
Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockcastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Mr. Zion
Promise Land
Warren
Harmony Baptist
Warren Dean
Heights
Roy McCoy
Concord Baptist
Bellemead Eub
Jack Higgins
Youth Fellowship
Adult Christian Endeavor
Robert Kessinger
Church of Christ In Christian Union
J. P. Keefer
Seventh-Day Adventist — Bible Chapel
Howard Avenue
Bell Meade
Point Pleasant
Ervin Patrick
Co-Op Buys Controlling Interest in Gallia County Produce Co
John Heiskell of the Gallia County Farm Bureau announced that the Ohio Farm Bureau Co-Operative Association has purchased a controlling stake in the Gallia County Produce Co located at 240 Third Ave. The firm sells feed seed and farming supplies with no immediate changes in personnel or operations. Three local businessmen A A Cornett Carl C Myers and Bob Rees previously held controlling interest. final arrangements were completed Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Heiskell
Gallia County Farm Bureau
Ohio Farm Bureau Co-Operative Association
Gallia County Produce Co
Third Ave
Heiskell
A. A. Cornett
Carl C. Myers
Bob Rees
Gallipolis Personal Notices Include Airman Departure and Weddings
Sgt James Sonny Chandler United States Air Force left Gallipolis Friday for Dayton en route to California for Pacific duty. Locals Flora Littleton and Misses Barrows Shaw and Andrews were noted visitors. Miss Elizabeth Richards and Miss Anne Bradbury headed to Royal Oak Michigan for the Aug 24 wedding of Sherry Anne Richards and Frederick Koenig. Sherry is MSU grad and granddaughter of Lula Holcomb Donnett and Sherman Donnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Sonny” Chandler
United States Air Force
Gallipolis
Dayton
California
Michigan State University
Miss Richards
MSU
Ruth Saunders files for divorce in Gallipolis
Ruth Saunders of Gallipolis Route 1 filed for divorce in common pleas court this week against Her man Saunders. She cites gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. They married October 28 1950 in Gallipolis and have three children aged five three and 16 months. She seeks custody support alimony and the real estate holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ruth Saunders
Common Pleas Court
Herman Saunders
Group To Meet On Rural Fire Protection Talk
POINT PLEASANT The South Kanawha Farm Bureau discussion group will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McCausland South Side. William Barker will lead the discussion on the subject How Can Reasoner Rural Fire Protec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
South Kanawha Farm Bureau
Andrew McCausland
South Side
William Barker
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Canawha and Ohio Rivers
River gauges show Gallipolis and Montgomery near 18 feet and 16 feet respectively, with dams on the Kanawha River at the sill and Ohio moveable dams up. Listed boats pass through Locks 13 to 34 with varied gains and losses from morning to late evening, including Atlas, Criss Jr, Sohio State, Jerry Bosworth, and Chanduler among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
Cornell
Beckford
Bayou Orleans
Louisiana
Creditor
O-Kan
Island Creek
Queen City
Helen
Mr. Criss
Force
Pennsylvania
Criss, Jr
Atlas
Calhoun
Sycamore
Lock
Sohio State
Northern
Jerry Bosworth
Coleman
Herbert E. Jones
Kanawha River Boats
London
Semet
Marmet
Merrill
Emma No
R. H. Bosworth
Winfield
Ogram
Lelia Shearer
Titan
Price
Ora D. II
Salvay
A. L. Long
Etna Louisville
Tradewinds
City of Huntington
Chanduler
O. F. Shearer
Omaha
Bloodmobile Visit Nets 81 Pints in Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents donated 81 pints Thursday at Grace Methodist Church during the Huntington Regional Blood Center bloodmobile visit. The quota was 150 pints, with 87 donors, 58 pints for replacements, and eight new Gallon Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Huntington Regional
Irene Coker
Gallia County
American Red Cross
Grace Methodist Church
Gallon Club
James Lyman
Edwin Edelblute
Ruth Whitmore
Dorothy Delander
Vivian Ferguson
Robert Brickles
Clinton E. Smith
Freda Barcus
Bloodmobile
Reginia Saunders
Gallipolis Church Schedules Across Faiths in Ohio
A consolidated church notices page lists Masses and services at St. Louis Catholic. Goschurch Nazarene. Calvary Baptist Rio Grande. Assembly of God. Bidwell Church of God. Ewington. Triedstone Baptist. Vinton. Poplar Ridge Baptist. Mennonite Church at Vinton. First Church of God. Garfield Ave Church of Christ. Simpson Chapel Methodist Rio Grande. St Peters Episcopal. Grace Methodist. First Baptist Third and Locust. Details include weekly Mass times, Sunday school, worship, youth meetings, prayer services, Bible studies, and special Feast of St Bartholomew observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Catholic
Adolph Golubieski
GSI
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Bidwell Church of God
Ilne
Mr. Satterfield
YPE
Ewington
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
BYPU
Vinton
Poplar Ridge
Mennonite
Paul Stoltzfus
First Church of God
Hershel McDonough
Pearl Elliott
Garfield Ave
Church of Christ
Bill Heinselman
Simpson Chapel
George Holcombe
St. Peters
Ond
Albert S. Chappelear, III
Grace Methodist
Second and Cedar
Warren H. Wilson
Commission On Education
Jim Bacon
First Baptist
W. H. Green
Thomas D. Bunyan
Brush Fire Near Kiwanis Youth Camp Halted by Two Units
Rio Grande and Gallipolis volunteer fire departments fought a brush fire near the Kiwanis Youth Camp on Tyn Rhos road near Rio Grande shortly before midnight Thursday. The blaze was controlled without damage to the camp and Fire Warden Dave Williams checked the area before the Gallipolis unit returned to its station at 1:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Kiwanis
Tyn Rhos
Dave Williams
Various Pooled Visits and Family Gatherings in Tuppers Plains
Dayton visitors Robert Halsey and family spent a weekend with his parents and grandmother Ada Tall. Others included Mrs. Branscomb from Wellston visiting with Rev. and Mrs. Everett Branscomb, and guests Clyde Adams Hubert Whiteside of Parkersburg with the Braggs. Carl Watson and Orvil Watson hosted Effie Watson’s family from Dayton and Silver Ridge. Don Schultz and daughter from Columbus stayed with John Arbaugh's family. Marjane Agurbright from Norfolk visits Hamilton after a grandmother’s death. Roger Dean picnic attendees included Everett Watson family and Harold Watson family. Local resident Mrs. Evelyn Brickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Robert Halsey
Dayton
Halsey
Ada Tall
William Branscomb
Wellston
Everett Branscomb
Clyde Adams
Hubert Whiteside
Parkersburg
W. W. Bragg
Carl Watson
Orvil Watson
Silver Ridge
Effie Watson
Don Schultz
Columbus
Sayre Birth Announcement for Second Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sayre of Ohio River Road announce the birth of their second daughter on Wednesday night at Holzer Hospital. They also have an 18 month old daughter Donna June. Grandmothers are Mrs. Ina Weigand of Letart Route 1 and Mrs. Flora Kapp of Ohio River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Russell Sayre
Ohio River Road
Holzer Hospital
Donna June
Ina Weigand
Letart
Flora Kapp
Teachers To Start Year Aug 30 in Mason County
Mason County teachers begin the new school year on August 30 with the Mason County Education Association meeting at Point Pleasant Junior High School auditorium. The program runs 9 a.m. to after 1:45 p.m. with messages from County Superintendent C H Withers and a WV Education Association representative, led by president Charlie D Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Chet Haddox
George Porter
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Mason County Education Association
C. H. Withers
West Virginia Education Association
Charlie D. Carr
Fred Thomas 76 Dies in Cheshire at Holzer Hospital
Fred Thomas 76 of Cheshire died at 5 10 p m Thursday in Holzer Hospital where he had been a patient since August 18 The body was taken to Rawlings and Coates funeral home in Middleport for funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fred Thomas
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Rawlings and Coates
Middleport
Arnett and Craig Families Welcome Newborns on Aug 21
Point clinic notices report births for Mr. and Mrs. William Arnett in Cheshire Ohio a son born Aug 21. Mr. and Mrs. John Craig of Buffalo welcome a son Aug 21. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beaver of Gallipolis Ohio announce a daughter born Aug 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arnett
Cheshire
Ohio
John Craig
Buffalo
Roger Beaver
Gallipolis
Pearl Donnally Arrested on Probation Violation
Gallia County Sheriff Oscar Baird reports the arrest of Pearl Donnally, 34, Patriot Route 2, on a court order from Common Pleas Judge Robert M. Betz for failing to comply with probation terms related to a non support charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Oscar Baird
Pearl Donnally
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Donnally
Four Fined By Magistrate
John Mayes and Daisy Mayes were fined ten dollars for drunkenness after city police arrested them. Carl Patterson pleaded guilty to speeding and paid ten dollars plus costs. James Lanning pleaded guilty to permitting an unlicensed person to drive and paid ten dollars plus costs, with state police handling arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John Mayes
Daisy Mayes
Carl Patterson
James Lanning
Cooperative Plans Annual Meeting at Point Pleasant
The Southern States Cooperative schedules its annual meeting for Tuesday at 8 p m in the Junior High School. A panel discussion titled Whats on Your Mind will be held with election of officers and yearly reports to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Southern States Cooperative
Also Mentioned on This Page
Point Pleasant Area
Herman Layne
C. M. Adams, Jr
Donna Bumgarner
Mary Jean Tabit
Bumgarner
Roush
Judy Fry
Suzanne Wolpert
Mr. Barringer
F. G. Barringer
Rochester
N. Y
The
Presbyterian Church
H. A. Johnson
Main St
Circle Two
I. V. Wolden
Clay Hite
Clarksburg
Harold Somerville
Park Drive
Joseph Cady
Sayre
T Stribling
New Jersey
T. Stribling
Lester Getzloe
Nancy Coe
Mary Patterson
Viand St
John McCallister
the Plains
A. B. Edwards
Erwin
Tenn
Howard Duncan
John M. Fall
John K
Steubenville
Eunice Jiiden
Miller St
C. M. Mohl
Martha
Margaret Conway
Cathy
D. C
Barnette
Detroit
Mich
J. L. Barnette
Douglas Roush
Julia
Sue Kapp
Glade Springs
P. M. Roush
Mrs. Autry McCray
Chillicothe
Robert Curfman
Thurman
W. T. Gooderham
Crown City
Homer Smith
Wilkesville
Helen M. Booten
Eldon EF. Weeks
Robert G. Mackenzie
Lettie Lambert
Jackson
Michael Andrew Carey
William C. Truman
Carroll V. Knotts
Minnora
W. Va
Donald B. Geary
Billy R. Carroll
Earl D. Logan
Cleo J
Chevalier
T. H. Crow
Grace Sisson
Edith Saunders
Charles Howard
James Canter
D. E. Ervin
Harry M. Hart
Claude Winters
Curtis Idle
C. E. Cardwell
Alice Miller
Kay Wilford
Rebecca Simpkins
Scipio
Ethel Clark
Sei
Melgs Co
Albany
Helen Hawk
City Police
Downington
John O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
St. Joseph’s of Mason
Christ Church Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Holy Communion
Young People’s Fellowship
Henderson
A. Kelly
George Osler
Co-Op
County
Patriot Grange
Wendell Rees
Charles Forrester
Rodney
Anna Bell
Robert Ball
Centenary
Bernice McMahon
Mercerville
F. L. Stevers
Eno
Anne Greenlee
Ethel Harrison
Huntington
Donald R. Warehime
Robert E. Jenkins
Jack Knight
Ruth Maddy
Charles Shaver
Robert L. Meyers
William Lanier
Carrie Plummer
Claude Miller
John O'Dell
Faye Alban
Vance Johnson
Paul Pullins
Keith Brandeberry
John Markley
John Burkle
Marcus J. Magnussen
Miles Epling
Robert Carson
N. Howard Foster
Ralph Burner
C. B. Bodenstedt
Julius Pasquale
Lewis Gillespie
Claude Evans
John Royce
Mahlon Radeker
Key Club
Marie Harrington
Richard Neal
Jay Caldwell
Paul Skinner
Kroger
Spring Hill Dairy
Gallipolis Ice Co
Davis Shuler
Knott's
Furniture Mart
2Nd Ave
Knotts
Nat'l Auctionsers Ason
Net
Taker's
Kris Kringle
Kanauga
Silver Bridge
E. E. Byrne
E. State St
Keller and Weltner Monument Co
Logan, Ohio
Culf
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