Covered Wagons Roll Again Along the Oregon Trail
A nine person wagon train travels reverse along the Oregon Trail from Ocean Park Washington toward Washington D C. They plan to winter in Cheyenne then resume to Fort Laramie next spring. The caravan led by George Gibbs and John Vrechota aims to cross the continent this century and ends by dumping Pacific Ocean water in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Trail
Wyoming
Washington, D. C
Ocean Park
Wash
Pacific Coast
Columbia
Oregon
Idaho
Cheyenne
Old Fort Laramie
Wyoming- Nebraska
Wes
Utah
Eisenhower
U.S. 30
George Gibbs
John Day
Ore
John Vrechota
Madras
Washington
Atlantic
Reunion Guests Attend Family Gatherings Across States
Minnesota couple Leonard Lites and family visited Antone Lites family while Ohio residents joined multiple reunions. Margaret McCullough of Columbus stayed with her brother H A Hensley. Lawrence and Murray families traveled to Wheeling and East Liverpool for next year’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Leonard Lites
Minnesota
Antone Lites
Margaret McCullough
Columbus
H. A. Hensley
Clyde Lawrence
Lawrence
Wheeling
East Liverpool
Charles H. Murray
Pomeroy
Kenneth Haley
Middleport
Tony Lites
Leslie Dray
Huntington
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported Near Mush Run Road and Rt 50
State Patrol reports two noninjury crashes in the area. Lee Schoonover and Ronald Davis sideswiped on Mush Run Road injuring no one. Davis cited for driving left of center. William Yoder swerved to avoid a left turning car, struck a motel sign near Athens. Yoder cited for unsafe operation with August 30 court date.
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Lee Schoonover
Chauncey
Ronald Davis
Sandusky
Mush Run Road
Davis
William Yoder
Columbus
Athens
Yoder
Bond sales in Athens County hit $170727 in June and July
Central Ohio Savings Bonds boss Tracewell reports total Series E and H sales for Athens County reached 170727 during June and July. He notes Ohio was within one percent of its 50 million goal for the two months.
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Athens County
Tracewell
Central Ohio
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Chauncey Area Social Notes Highlight Family Visits
Chauncey residents and relatives from The Plains Columbus and Athens area gathered for meals and visits. Numerous relatives and friends from Chauncey Athens Columbus Hagerstown and Detroit stopped by homes and events, with trips to Chagrin Falls Eaton Rapids and the Philadelphia Eagles game noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Sandra
Patricia
Robert Smith
the Plains
Dan Johnson
Don Forsythe
Terry
Billy
Johnny
Chagrin Falls
Frances Howard
Homer Johnson
Eldon Skinner
Andrew Jackson
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge
Athens
Robert Cochran
Ruth Thompson
Alva Cochran
George Cochran
Pleasant
Mich
VFW
Eaton Rapids
Gilman Clark
Jimmie Beckle
Saint Petersburg
Fla
Special Days Could Bring Great Discoveries From IGY
IGY scientists across 61 nations study weather, the sun, cosmic rays, the ionosphere, magnetism, earthquakes, gravity, glaciers, and oceans. The calendar marks World Days, World Intervals, and eclipses to trigger intensified, cooperative observations and rocket flights for global weather and space data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
Arctic
IGY
IGY Calendar December 1957
Calendar page fragment lists December 1957 dates and weekday labels with partial events and notations. Includes a sequence of days across weeks with numbers and initials, showing a structured but incomplete layout of the month.
Cincinnati Livestock Markets Report
Cincinnati livestock prices show hogs mixed by weight with No. 1-3 at 18.55 to 20.85 for light 170-240 lb. offerings and sows around 18.00. cattle and calves steady to fully steady with fed steers 21.00-24.50 and heifers 20.00-22.50. sheep soft to steady with lambs 22.00-24.00. eggs and poultry prices listed, potatoes 2.75-4.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnate
Cincinnati
USDA
U.S
Two Wrecks Reported In Gallia County
Gallia County reports two accidents Monday with arrests and court dates. In the first, Danny Johnson and Donald Mays collided on Route 160. Mays, charged with left of center, will appear in Municipal Court. The second, on Route 7 near Kyger Creek plant, involved Haven Fenimore charged with driving while intoxicated. he is jailed awaiting a Tuesday hearing.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Vinton
Danny Johnson
Donald
Mays
Columbus
William H. Jones
Kyger Creek
Albert E. Neupzling
Escondido
Calif
Haven W. Fenimore
Fredericktown
Ohio
Fenimore
William H. Norman
Grand Jury
Gene Carroll Osler
Middleport
Pat E. Mitchell
Jones
Osler
Edwin Hanna
Bidwell
James McClean
Middletown
William B. Tamplin
St. Paris
Carroll L. Williams
Olive Hill
Gail Tibbons
Church Hill Tenn
Ida B. Moore
Huntington
Chares B. Moore
Miller
Moore
Local Social Notes From Chillicothe And Nearby
Mrs Lee Jackson returns to Chillicothe after a visit with her mother Mrs Sybil Miles. Several visitors from Columbus Frankfort Cincinnati Akron and Akron gather for family and social events. Pvt Brain K Simpson arrives from Ft Carson to be stationed at Ft Knox with Mrs Simpson accompanying him. Mrs Francis Morris signs off.
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Lee Jackson
Chillicothe
Sybil Miles
Jackson
Ruth Ellis
Jane Ellis
Columbus
Edith Hayman
Homer Hayman
Billy Joe Spencer
Roger Theiss
Joe Beegle
Harry W. Pickens
Frankfort
Ind
Harry Jenkins
Gilmore
Harry
W. W. Jenkins
Floyd Wolf
Timothy Michaels
Cincinnati
Mae Wolf
Winn Jaccaud
Akron
Pearl Martin
Diane Salser
Connie Grindley
Marilyn Rice
Carmen Salser
Ruth Circle, Missionary Society
Martha Lou Beegle
Pvt
Brain K. Simpson
Ft. Carson
Col
Accidents Hospitalize Four Persons Here
Four people were hospitalized after separate accidents in the Gallipolis area. Tracy Casto sustained a right thigh puncture at the Casto farm while unloading hay at Holzer Hospital. Paul Pearson III, nine, received a forehead laceration at Holzer Clinic from a rock hit while playing. Charles Bass suffered a back injury at the Experimental Station in Lakin, West Virginia after a tractor incident. William Kershner, crushed chest, trapped 30 minutes when a Joyland Shows truck jackknifed near Henderson, West Virginia. His brother Kenneth was treated for minor injuries and released.
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Gallipolis
Tracy Casto
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Casto
Paul Pearson, III
Paul Pearson
Chandler Dr
Point Pleasant
Holzer Clinic
William P. Kershner
Elkhart
Ind
Kershner
Henderson
W. Va
Charleston
Crown Point
Local couple to wed in Point Pleasant ceremony
Floretta Harrington and Richard Epling will marry at 2 30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Point Pleasant. Harrington, nursing student at Holzer, hails from Ashland Kentucky. Epling, Gallia Academy graduate, will be a Purdue junior. They will reside in Lafayette Indiana.
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Gallipolis
John Blankenship
Main St
Point Pleasant
Floretta Harrington
Richard Epling
Miss Harrington
John Gomer Harrington
Ashland
Tennessee
Harrington
Mr. Epling
Hortense Epling
M. T. Epling
Robert Ray
First Presbyterian Church of
Blankenship
Purdue University of Lafayette
Ind
Gallia Academy High School
Eplings
Lafayette
Epling
Purdue
Visits and social calls across Reedsville and area
The August Morrison family and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Town of McArthur visited Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Edwards. Joan Huntley of Mansfield visited her aunt Mrs. Louise Posey. Don Kibble of East Liverpool spent Sunday with aunts Kate L. and Lacey Kibble. Essie Congreve visited Little Hocking with daughter Mrs. Linnie Miller. Dudley and Wayne Chevalier spent an afternoon at Tup Pers Plains with Elmer Hull. Pauletta Ritchie of Success stayed several days with the Alfred Cashdollar family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Morrison
Frank Townsend
McArthur
B. L. Edwards
Joan Huntley
Mansfield
Louise Posey
Don Kibble
East Liverpool
Kate L
Lacey Kibble
Essie Congreve
Little Hocking
Linnie Miller
Dudley
Wayne Chevalier
Tuppers Plains
Elmer Hull
Pauletta Ritchie
Success
Alfred Cashdollar
Local Notices of Jobs and Visits Highlight Busy Weekend
Mrs. William H. Sowers takes a week off from Holzer Hospital duties. Pattie Clark begins new work with Ohio Bell Telephone Co. Monday. Arthur Rupe Jr. and family attended the Ohio State Fair. Anna Simmerman, recently discharged, is improving at home. Albert Meyers of Henderson Kentucky arrives for a two week visit with his and Maurice Bane’s families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Sowers
Holzer Hospital
Pattie Clark
Parker Clark
Northup
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Arthur Rupe, Jr
Anna Simmerman
Albert Meyers
Henderson
Robert L. Meyers
Maurice Bane
Appointment of Executrix for the Estate of Frank W. Cone
Beryl Cone of 123 Franklin Avenue Athens Ohio is appointed Executrix of the estate of Frank W Cone deceased of Athens Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months. Dated August 28 1957 Roger J Jones Probate Judge of Athens County Ohio.
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Beryl Cone
Franklin Avenue
Athens
Ohio
Frank W. Cone
City of Athens
Athens County
Roger J. Jones
Ohio highway contract bids announced for three sections
Ohio Department of Highways invites sealed bids for three sections of State Route 280 and 248 in Athens Morgan Meigs counties. Projects total about 20.6 miles with bituminous treatment, require prequalification, bid bond of 5000 dollars, and completion by October 31, 1957.
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State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Ames
Trimble
Morgan County
Homer Township
Meigs County
Chester
Olive Townships
Highway Credit Examiner
Department of Industrial Relations
Highway Department
Department of Highways
Teseren
George J. Thormyer
Dates Set School Bus Inspection Schedule in Gallia County
The 1957 school bus inspection schedule for Gallia County is released by County Superintendent B. Lewis Jones and the Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol. Inspections begin Sept 16 at 9 a.m. with district by district checks across Southwestern, Perry, Guyan Ohio, Kyger Creek, Addison Cheshire, North Gallia, Bidwell Vinton, and final checks at Washington School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
B. Lewis Jones
State Highway Patrol
Southwestern High School
Southwestern
Cadmus
Walnut
Gallia
Perry
Centerville
Raccoon
Guyan- Ohio
Mercerville High School
Kyger Creek
Kyger Creek High School
Addison- Cheshire
North Gallia
North Gallia High School
Bidwell- Vinton
Washington Grade
Gallipolis City
Clay and
Green
Ohio
Assembly of God delegates attend national sessions
The Rev. Hildred Kieffer and John C. Brown, pastor and church member, will represent the Assembly of God at Cleveland from August 28 to September 1 during the national biennial business and election sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildred Kieffer
Assembly of God
W. State St
John C. Brown
Cleveland
Assemblies of God
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Virgil Bolton
Hamden
Minnie Willis
George Fornwall
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Glouster
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Murray City
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William Evener
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Howard Bobo
Columbus Zoo
Evan Earich
Millfield
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Toledo
Philadelphia Eagles
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Eagles
Barney Snodgrass
Snodgrass
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Mt. Carmel
Ill
Owensboro
Nashville
William Partlow
McClellan
Benwood
Charles Hoterry
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Cathy
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Sun
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Tor
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WJEH
Sammy
Madge Neal
Garfield Ave
Reedsville
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