Lightning Strikes Two Gallia County Barns Aiding Losses
Two barns in Gallia County were destroyed by separate lightning fires on Monday afternoon. The Green Valley Dairy Corp. barn at Lower River Road, damaged beyond reuse, held about 3000 bales of hay and 1000 bales of straw along with eight purebred Holstein heifers. A second blaze at the Dent Sheets farm near Northrup consumed the barn, tobacco, hay, wheat, corn, a calf and a large granary. Firefighters fought the blazes for about two hours, aided by neighboring farms and the GSI unit, with losses estimated around twelve thousand dollars for the hay alone and partial insurance coverage reported.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Green Valley Dairy Corp
John Everett, Jr. Emerson
Tim Evans
Raccoon Bridge
Lower River Rd
Gallipolis Department
Gallipolis State Institute
Evans
John Everett Evans, Jr
Tim
West Virginia
Dent
GSI
J. Roy Bartlett
Lower River Road
Northrup
Voting Board Hints At Election Booth Pay Raise
GALLIPOLIS The Board of Elections debates new pay under the revised law. Formerly eight dollars, the cap allows up to 12 with no minimum. Some members favor the full 12 for 16 hour shifts, while others urge a phased increase to 10.
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Gallipolis
Board of Elections
Houck Rites Set Today
Services for Mrs. Ermastine Houck 24 killed in an automobile crash were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mercerville Baptist Church. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Houck and siblings Raymond Ironton Earl Chesapeake Hazel Thivener Huntington and Mrs. Harry Myers Crown City Route 2. Gene Johnson her husband is with the Army in Maryland. Grandfather Clary also survives. Revs H M Smith and Charles Lusher to officiate with burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Ermastine Houck
Mercerville Baptist Church
Jasper Houck
Raymond Houck
Ironton
Earl Houck
Chesapeake
Hazel Thivener
Huntington
Harry Myers
Crown City
Gene Johnson
Maryland
Clary
H. M. Smith
City
Charles Lusher
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Mishap triggers two lawsuits in Gallipolis court
In Common Pleas Court John E. Fridley of Charleston West Virginia seeks 247.16 for property damage from a May accident. Defendants include Ernest Laufer Margaret Laufer of Gallia Roller Mills Co. Attorneys Switzer and Halliday. A second suit by Eldon Borders of Rio Grande against Finley Richards seeks 288 under rent control. Attorneys Switzer and Halliday.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
John E. Fridley
Baines St
Charleston
W. Va
Ernest and
Margaret Laufer
Gallia Roller Mills Co
City
Switzer
Halliday
Eldon Borders
Rio Grande
Finley Richards
Switzer and Halliday
Mr. Borders
Minor collision reported south of Oak Hill on Route 75
State highway patrol logged a minor accident Monday a half mile south of Oak Hill on Route 75. Geraldine Addis 16 Oak Hill stopped her car and Russell Harston 23 Pedro collided with hers in the mishap.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Oak Hill
Geraldine Addis
Russell Harston
Pedro
Chauncey Dover Band to Play at State Fair
Chauncey Dover School Band will perform at the Ohio State Fair Thursday at 5 p.m. in the band shell on the fairgrounds. The trip is sponsored by the Chauncey Dover Band Boosters Club and the Board of Education with Superintendent Davis leading in the absence of a music instructor.
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Chauncey
Edith M. Keller
Chauncey-Dover
Columbus
Chauncey-Dover Band Boosters Club
Board of Education
Davis
Registration Falls Below Expectations in Gallia County
In Gallipolis four precincts report only 205 registrants on one day of draft registration. The board estimates about 700 will have registered locally, leaving 2000 nationwide, with clerk Jack Switzer needing 40 days at 50 registrations daily to finish within a 15 day limit. The lone clerk handles card sorting and error corrections amid no extra funding.
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Gallipolis
Selective Service Board
Court House
Roger Switzer
Green
Perry
Addison
Selective Service
Columbus
Joe Clark
Jack Switzer
Switzer
Federal Selective Service
Gallia County
Weekend Police Keep Gallia Busy With Accidents and Arrests
Gallia Police reported a minor accident Sunday when a car driven by Herbert Whiting Brownwell struck a truck driven by Clifton Ray Appleman at Second Ave and Route 35. Other weekend arrests included William H Edwards on suspended license, Earl Craig for intoxication and disorderly conduct, Christopher Anderson for intoxication, Harry Saunders for unsafe operation, and Jack Wyche for disorderly conduct on a bus. Two drivers, William Haire and Alton Bert Thrasher, were cited for driving on wet centerline paint. 27 warning tickets were issued last week as part of a push for safer operation.
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Gallipolis
Herbert Whiting Brownwell
Second Ave
Clifton Ray Appleman
McArthur
William H. Edwards
Eastern Ave
Earl Craig
Bladen
Marion Granville Williams
Christopher Anderson
Olive Srs
Harry Saunders
Mercerville
Jack Wyche
Columbus
Theodore Halley
Peg Neal
Edgar J. Clay
Columbia
S.C
William H. Haire
Alton Bert Thrasher
Huntington
W.va
Summers Rites Set Wednesday
W N Summers 77 died Monday from injuries after a fall from a roof at his home 76 Cedar St Gallipolis. Born 1871 in Mason County WV to Harvey and Betty Summers. Survived by Mary A. Young wife and children from a former marriage. Interment in Mound Hill cemetery with Rev L A Donnally officiating. He was a retired mail carrier and former Knights of Pythias member.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
W. N. Summers
Cedar St
Mason County
West Virginia
Harvey
Betty Bird Summers
Mary A. Young
Pearl Scott
City
W. D. Dbney
Brilliant
Ohio
Earl
Guy Summers
Winfield
W. Va
Molly A. Denney
Parkersburg
Summers
Knights of Pythias
Buffalo
L. A. Donnally
Mound Hill Cemetery
Resurrection Is Subject Of Minister In Gallipolis
Gallipolis pastor J Edward Hakes of First Baptist Church preached on The Greatest Event That Will Ever Happen in Gallipolis. He cited First Thessalonians and urged readiness for Christ's return with the dead rising and believers to be translated to meet the Lord in the air.
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Gallipolis
J. Edward Hakes
First Baptist Church
Hakes
First Thessalonians
Christ
Fine Suspended In Gallipolis Court
In Gallipolis municipal court Judge William H. Jones fined William H. Edwards $200 and costs and sentenced him to 30 days for driving with a suspended license. Half of the fine and 30 days were suspended. Christopher Anderson pleaded guilty to altering a starting device in a motor vehicle with disposition taken under advisement. Williams, Burnham, and Craig were fined for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
William H. Edwards
Eastern Ave
Christopher Anderson
Jones
Marion Granville Williams
Harrison Roy Burnham
Earl Craig
Infant Dies In Stockport
Deborah Sue Mathews one month old died Friday at the Stockport family home. Funeral and burial were held Sunday at 10 a.m. in Stockport. Grandparents listed include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chiki and Mrs. Ethel Chiki. Attendees included Bala Chiki Theresa Chiki Janet Sue Chiki and others.
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Chauncey
Deborah Sue
Wayne Mathews
Ethel Chiki
Stockport
Mathews
Martha Jo
Joseph Chiki
Sugar Creek
Bala Chiki
Theresa Chiki
Janet Sue Chiki
Margaret Fields
Rose Ann
Linda
Arthur Chiki
Night Blooming Cereus Shines at Chauncey Home
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson of Chauncey showed a night blooming cereus at their May Avenue home on Friday night. The eight year old plant, grown from a leaf by Mrs. Jackson, opened its first bloom that evening, spanning over 10 inches and drawing 35 spectators.
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Chauncey
Andrew Jackson
May Ave
Rebekah Shower Set For Thursday Night
Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge invites members to a shower Thursday at 7 30 pm in the Church of Christ parish house for Mrs Carl Shively Mary Helen Sweeney. Refreshments will be served.
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Chauncey—Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
Church of Christ
Carl Shively
Mary Helen Sweeney
Joint Meeting Set By GOP Committee
In Gallipolis the Republican campaign committee selected Mrs. Margaret Carter and Mrs. Alice Wolfe to staff the headquarters on Second Avenue opening in September. A joint meeting with the county central executive and the campaign committee was scheduled for September 9 at 7 30 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Republican Campaign Committee
Margaret Carter
Alice Wolfe
Second Avenue
County Central and
Campaign Committee
Train Hits Tractor at Kerr Station Crossing
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck a farm tractor driven by O. O. Skidmore of Evergreen at 4:13 p.m. Monday at Kerr Station road crossing. Skidmore was uninjured.
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Gallipolis
O. O. Skidmore
Evergreen
Kerr Station
Chesapeake and Ohio
Skidmore
Hamilton Residents Visit in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs James P Day of Hamilton Ohio spent the weekend in Chauncey as guests of Mrs Day s mother and sister Mrs Mary Lee Savage and Miss Naomi Savage They traveled from a vacation in the East visiting Philadelphia Atlantic City and Washington and returned via Skyline Drive in Virginia
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Chauncey
James P. Day
Hamilton
Ohio
Meeting Friday By Women's Council
The Women's Council of the Millfield Church of Christ will meet at the church Friday. The executive board will meet at 6 30 p.m. Mrs Mabel Shaner will be in charge of the meeting.
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Chauncey—Women's Council
Millfield Church of Christ
Mabel Shaner
Birth of Son Jack to Chauncey Couple Smiths
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of Chauncey announce the birth of a son named Jack at their home in Lancaster. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Smith of Chauncey and Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox of Lancaster.
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Chauncey
Jack Smith
Jack
Lancaster
Arthur J. Smith
Emery Cox
Visit records New York to Ohio kin in Chagrin Falls
Mr and Mrs Clarence Wood of Chauncey visited Mrs Wood's brother in law and sister Elwood Daugherty of Chagrin Falls Ohio with their children Eugene and Kay. They were guests of Robert Donald and Carolyn Sue Daugherty.
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Chauncey
Clarence Wood
Eugene
Kay
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Margaret Collins Upward Opens Chauncey Beauty Shop
Mrs. Margaret Collins Upward of Detroit opens a beauty shop in Chauncey at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Smith on West Main Street. Mrs. Upward and Mrs. Smith are sisters.
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Chauncey
Margaret Collins Upward
Detroit
Arthur J. Smith
W. Main St
Upward
Mrs. Smith
Birth of Daughter Janice Lynn in Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lloyd Blackford and Ethel Mulpas announce the birth of daughter Janice Lynn on August 23 at Sheltering Arms hospital. Grandparents are Charles Mulpas of Millfield Route and Gerald Blackford of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Lloyd Blackford
Ethel Mulpas
Ellis Ave
Janice Lynn
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles Mulpas
Millfield
Gerald Blackford
Grandchildren Visit Grandmother in Kentucky Illness
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bullock Mrs Maxine Smith and Dicky Bullock Chauncey went to Kentucky to visit their grandmother Mrs McKinney who has been seriously ill.
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Chauncey
Lawrence Bullock
Maxine Smith
Dicky Bullock
Kentucky
Mrs. McKinney
Grace Nagle visits family in Ohio from The Plains
Mrs Grace Nagle of The Plains recently returned from a trip to visit her son and daughter in law Wendell and ,Nagle of Huron Ohio and her son in law and daughter Eldon and , Hawk of Youngstown Ohio The article notes the extended family gathering without further detail.
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Chauncey
Grace Nagle
The
Plains
Wendell Nagle
Huron
Ohio
Eldon Hawk
Youngstown
Quilting Planned by Chauncey Ladies Aid Society
The Ladies Aid Society of Chauncey Methodist Church will meet Thursday for an all day quilting session at the Chauncey church.
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Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society of
Chauncey Methodist Church
Chauncey Visitors From Columbus Stay With Smiths
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Knauer of Columbus visited Chauncey recently as guests of their nephew and niece Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith on West Main Street.
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Chauncey
Sam Knauer
Columbus
A. J. Smith
W. Main St
Return to Detroit After Chauncey Visit
Mrs Leatha Davey and her daughter Patricia have returned to Detroit after visiting Chauncey with Mrs Margaret Upward and Mrs Ruth Smith the mother and aunt.
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Detroit
Chauncey
Leatha Davey
Patricia
Pomeroy Day To Meet Pomeroy
The Disabled American Veterans plan a meeting at the IOOF Hall in Pomeroy on Wednesday evening.
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Pomeroy
IOOF
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