East Lynne praised for cast and performance in Gallipolis
A large attentive audience packed the Washington School stage for East Lynne under Marjorie White. Janet Gregg, Manning Wetherholt, Jeanna Ecker and others delivered strong, well-cast performances with clear diction and convincing acting. The show featured period costumes and several standout numbers, followed by a reception and a plan to form Gallipolis Community Theater as a nonprofit corporation the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JO Ann Frogale
Gallipolis
East Lynne
Marjorie White
Washington School
Janet Gregg
Manning Wetherholt
Jeanna Ecker
Carolyn Wetherholt
Miss Gregg
Jeanne Ecker
Isabel Carlyle
Jack Griffin
Archibald Carlyle
Sir Francis Levinson
Cecil Lee
Dill the Confidential
Jim Jarvis
Richard Hare
Sarah Betz
Joyce
Leanna Haskins
Wilson
Sandy Avner
Isabel
Bully Bryant
Ernest Halliday
Ethel Maud Young
Elia Lupton
Sarah Holley
Sid Cowden
Ain't She Sweet” By Little Miss C. Niday
Orville Q. Miller
Coleman Smeltzer
Nuffin
Chuck Esterly
Parks Robinson
la Donna Ecker
Billy Bryant
William Campbell
Miss White
Bill Watterson
Sally MecNeil
Gaynard Christ
Gene Payne
G. Haskins
D. Dickerson
J. Esterly
P. Sheets
M. Campbell
D. Carter
Charlene Robinson
Jane Ann Notter
Henry Wood
Gallipolis Community Theater
4-H Council Chooses Officers In Gallia Meeting
Gallipolis Mrs. Stanley Davis of Vinton was elected chairman of the newly formed 4-H Club council at the court house meeting. Estella Northup was named secretary. Eight of 11 members attended as plans were set for a lunch stand and a Gallia County air tour from Holzer Airport on Sept 11. Delegates to the 4-H club Congress at Ohio State University Sept 10 14 were named Kathleen Northup Margeda Edwards Derry Hemphill Bev er le Clark with alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stanley Davis
Vinton
Estella Northup
Gallia County
Holzer
Ohio State University
Kathleen Northup
Margeda Edwards
Bane
Howard Roush
Derry Hemphill
Beverle Clark
Stores Voting on Thursday Afternoon Openings
Gallipolis chamber asks retailers and members to vote on keeping Thursday afternoon openings a long standing custom. If approved the change would take effect September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
Birth announcements list Mrs Arthur Mefford of Bidwell with twins and Mrs William Bacon of Point Pleasant with a son. Admitted are Mrs Norman Engh of Athens and Mrs Kenneth Roush of Point Pleasant, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mefford
Bidwell
William Bacon
Point Pleasant
Norman A. Engh
Athens
Kenneth Roush
Alvin B. Bingham
Floyd Hemsworth
Gallipo
Grace Methodist and Other Churches Schedule in Gallipolis
Grace Methodist led by Rev Donnally holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with sermon by Rev Stone. First Baptist under Rev Green lists Bible school 9 15 a m worship 10 30 a m sermon Building My Church by pastor and nursery services all day. Youth group 6 30 p m pre prayer 7 15 p m Gospel Hour 7 30 p m sermon Reward of Honoring God. Midweek prayer around 7 30 p m Wednesday. First Presbyterian led by Rev Stebbins with 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m worship Trustees meet Tuesday 7 45 p m Choir Wed 7 p m Women’s association exec Friday 7 30 p m Saint Peter’s with Rev Wilson church school 9 30 a m and worship 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist
L. A. Donnally
J. W. Stone
Grace Church
First Baptist
W. H. Green
D. R. Loomis
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
The
Women's Association
Saint Peter
K. C. Wilson
R. B. Wilson
God
Church OF the Nazarene
Roy E. Klingler
N.Y.P.S
Hi-Ny
Jehovah's Witnesses
W. F. Behn
Henry L. Carr
Harry Nill
J. R. Farmer
J. T. Underwood
Walter Prather
Trinity Lutheran
Paul D. Holtzen
Ladies Guild
A. N. Grueser
Fred Gribble
Olivet
Luther Heyde
Puttur
River Traffic Roundup at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha Highlights
Locks at Gallipolis reported boats Stevenson Bonnie Semet Solvay Francis with various down and up movements. Kanawha River listed CG 52004 D Keystone Cook and other craft with multiple times and positions. Upper gauge 18.4, lower 8.8 feet, Kanawha rising toward Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stevenson
Bonnie
Semet
Solvay
Francis
Kanawha River
Keystone
Winfield
Cook
Heekin
Chris
Titan
Castle Bagey
Joe S
Indiana
Lewis U
Price
Jon Fern
Kanawha
Point Pleasant
Fines Levied For Truck Overloads
State Highway Patrol resumed the Kananga weighing program and fined four drivers for overloads. Richard Widmyer 26 Sand Lake Mich $46 fine plus costs for overload. William Otis Miles 31 Se ville Fla $60 and costs. Clifton Eugene Ellis 30 Florida $25 and costs. Frank R Young 43 Winston Salem NC $47 and costs. A collision near Route 35 west of Jackson involved Millard E Grube 46 Patriot and Virgil B Young 26 Mt Airy NC. damage noted as minor to the car, moderate to the truck, and heavy to the semi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Kananga
Richard Widmyer
Sand Lake
Mich
William Otis Miles
Seville
Fla
Clifton Eugene Ellis
Florida
Frank R. Young
Winston Salem
N. C
Jackson
Millard E. Grube
Patriot
Lihl E. Hoscher
Beaver Falls
Grube
Virgil B. Young
Mt. Airy
Brakes Failled Truck Hits Car at Walnut and Hunter
Logan Herbert Stiveson 49 West Second St said the truck brakes failed causing a collision with Rev Holtzen’s car at Walnut and Hunter yesterday afternoon. No injuries occurred though Holtzen’s rear was damaged. The truck owned by Andy Anderson sustained no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Herbert Stiveson
West Second St
Holtzen
Walnut and
Hunter
Andy Anderson
Creola Residents Attend Homecoming and Visit Kin
Creola residents join Ebenezer homecoming events as Coral Hewitt and her granddaughter from Columbus visit Hewitt's sister Velma Karns and Harold Hewitt family. Phillip Karns and Bert Karns traveled to Cleveland for a ball game. Arthur Morrison of Coonville and Mrs. Sam Quick hosts. Mary Ellen Bishop from Columbus spends a week with grandmother Sara Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creola
Ebenezer
Coral Hewitt
Columbus
Local Church Schedules In Logan for Sunday Services
Multiple denominations publish their Sunday programs with times for church school morning worship and special sermons. Participating churches include Methodist, Nazarene, First Presbyterian, Trinity Lutheran, EUB and St. John, with services ranging 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and evening services at 7:30 p.m.
Social Roundup of Visits and Family Gatherings in Columbus Area
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Steele plus children visited Columbus. Luncheon honored Lucy Busch on her 78th birthday at Harold Busch’s home near Bremen. Local families including Busch, Stiverson, Helber, Blum, Mathias, and Dupler shared visits, overnight stays, or dinners across Lancaster, Logan, Midway, and nearby towns. The Mathias family plans to move to Russellville Kentucky for school and Geologic Survey work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Ross Steele
Columbus
Lucy Busch
Harold Busch
Bremen
Lee Busch
Teddy
Robert Ansel
Arnett Griffith
Lancaster Municipal Hospital
Sue Ann Helber
Becky
Carol Stiverson
Kenneth Trimmer
Carol
Barnesville
John Blosser
Ted Helber
Harold Nihiser
Near Midway
Bill Helber
Harold Blum
Logan
Luther Blum
Blum
Veterans Park
Rockbridge
Gladys Mathias
Emma Kate
Joe
Rebecca Stiverson
Skippy Heinlein
Walter Mathias
Rex Dupler
Ricky
Athens
Gladys Dupler
Holzer Nursing School Announces Sept Training Start
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing says classes begin Sept 4 with 21 applicants admitted. Names include Carol Ball, Pearl Elliott, Kathryn Mink, Janet Hill, Norma Scholl and others from Ohio. two WV entrants join Barbara Rader and Betty Meyers. Orientation led by Mary Cutler. Next year enrollment to rise to 32 after addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Carol Jane Ball
Pearl Elliott
Kathryn Mink
Janet Hill
Norma Scholl
Pomeroy
Margaret Layne
Clarice Evelyn Owens
Pedro
Marlene George
Betty Kelton
Lancaster
Mary Holdren
Londonderry
Nadine Newland
Long Bottom
Mary Trotter
Mercerville
Louise Lois Hall
New Matamoras
Janet Morrison
Fleming
Julia Collins
Radcliff
Norma O'Dell
Richmondale
Marilyn Long
Vinton
Mary Louise Newman
Wellston
Ohio
West Virginia
Barbara Rader
New Haven
Betty Meyers
Williamstown
Mary Cutler
Holzer Hospital
Holzer School of Nursing
Laurelville Bloodmobile Visit Yields 33 Pints Donated
Laurelville’s Red Cross Bloodmobile collection totaled 33 pints with 84 volunteers, 11 deferred for minor ailments. Mary Thompson praised organizers led by James Frey and listed staff roles from nurses to volunteers who supported the Laurelville drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Frey
Laurelville
Rollin S. Polk
Robert West
Arthur Mason
Russell Montgomery
Donald Skiver
Jo Ann Steele
Mildred Karschner
Clarence Matheny
Dallas Kinser
Edith Armstrong
Tacie Tatman
Charles Straus
DeHaven
Velma Lively
Lois Lively
Norwood Jinks
Kyger Kyger Kyger school opens September 4
The Kyger Kyger school会 opens on September 4. Principal Walter Rife oversees grades 7 and 8 with Fred Sisson for grades 5 and 6, Pauline Rife for grades 3 and 4, Carrie Lemley for grades 1 and 2, and janitor Ella LaRue. Bus routes include Popular Ridge R. E. Grant and Stingy Creek Chester Ward with Wesley Chapel Rex Lemley. A large group attended a picnic at Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mulford’s home, including numerous Bradbury and Ward family members and other locals, with many visits to relatives and the state fair mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June
Patty
Bobby
Tom Bradbury Poe
Dale Sisson
Paul Schuler
Junior Ward
Sheila
Linda
J. P. Bradbury
Keith
Peggy W
Kitty
Leslie Hawley
Karen
Helen Kennedy
Wink Roush
Ortha
Wendell Bradbury
Richard
Clyde Bradbury
Conner Bradbury
Phil
Pamela Bradbury
Robert Ball
Bobby Burdell
Jimmy Bradbury
Jinx Farley
Bill Price
Elizabeth Davis
Dayton
Watson Davis
Maxine Darst
Gloria Miller
Columbus
Cash Darst
James Ward
Marion
Ruby Reed
Benton
Kan
Cash Durst
Chester Ward
Eugene Stevens
Harlon Athey
Walter Rife
Hobson Railroad
Nina Gibson
Indianapolis
Marvin Rupe
Wells in Canada Representing Ohio Conservation League
Mr and Mrs James Wells of West Main Street travel to Toronto Canada where Mr Wells represents the Ohio Conservation League in a regional effort.
Logan Pupils To Attend Straitsville High
Gore district school board decides Logan High will host Gore pupils at New Straitsville High for 1951 52 term. Transportation will be provided and no tuition will be charged as a joint statement from Falls Green Marion and Gore boards addresses the waiver dispute with Logan School Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — High School
Gore
New Straitsville
Gore Board
Logan City Board
Gore ‘Board
Met Land
Logan High School
Samuel H. Dillon
Dillon
Falls
Green
Marion
Logan
Parish Service Planned By Lutherans in Logan
A joint parish worship service at St. Matthew and St. John Lutheran churches in Logan will be led by Rev. Luther Heyde on furlough from India. Pastor Paul N. Warner conducts the liturgy as youth scholars depart for higher education and scholarships are awarded to several, including Rachel McClellan, Dianne Warner, Betty Lou Risch, and five Logan High School graduates headed to Capital University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aul N. Warner
Rachel McClellan
Dianne Warner
Grant Hospital
Betty Lou Risch
Capital University
Risch
Logan High School
Columbus
John Cottrill
American Lutheran Church
Wardwell Myers
William Voris
Zollinger
Manuel Kallas
Capital U
Herbert Colwell
Donald Gribble
Ohio University
John Buchanan
Hocking Hospital Births and Dismissals Update
Mrs. Marcus Evans of Logan welcomed a baby girl. In Logan and area, Jesse Kitchen of South Bloomingville is noted. Dismissals include Dc. W. Casto and Mrs. Earl Blair with son in Logan, along with Mrs. Desmer Bownes and her son in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Evans
Logan
Jesse Kitchen
South Bloomingville
Dc. W. Casto
Earl Blair
Desmer Bownes
Hocking Area Freedom Drive Meeting Set
Leaders of churches, granges and other groups meet tonight at the Ohio Power Company office to plan Hocking County’s role in the Crusade for Freedom drive. City and county officials hope to start local activities September 1 to support Radio Free Europe missions and fund two additional stations abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ohio Power Company
Hocking County
Roger Friend
Crusade For Freedom
Iron Curtain
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Coaches Club To Elect Officers September 5
LOGAN The Downtown Coaches Club held a brief meeting in the courthouse to plan the football season. Officers will be elected at the next meeting. A nominating committee was formed with Bill Johnson and Bill Robb. Reserve-seat allocations and a pep rally were discussed for September 13 before the first game with Lancaster, pending Coach Diller's approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Bill Johnson
Bill Robb
Lancaster
Diller
Marriage Licenses Issued in Local Courts
Harold Edward Bear 20 of Nelsonville and Myrna Isabell Hawk 17 of Carbon Hill receive licenses. Roy Edward Rutter 38 of Logan and Martha Anne Rowland 25 of Logan also listed for marriage Licensure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harold Edward Bear
Nelsonville
Myrna
Isabell Hawk
Carbon Hill
Roy Edward Rutter
Martha Anne Rowland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Donavan Davis
Anna Mae Bowman
Patricia Ann Simrell
New Hayl
Frank Collins
John E. Hunnel
W. R. Smith
Huntington
Dawson Buck
John Proffitt
John Harrison
Ogle Shriver
Mary Don S Ed Mills
Meade Smeltzer
Glendon Reed
John Thomas
Kent Smith
Vance Johnson
Baby
Luemaess
Densel Durst
Robert Scarberry
Russell Senter
Mediterranean
Valiant
Royal Navy
Seanna Haskins
Washington Auditorium
Church News of
Holzer Nursing School
Clarence Johnston
Mary Frances Poling
Florence Starr
Thomas Rose
Grace W. Dumm
Homer C. Hartsough
Noah Harden
Ethyl Harden
Violet Conrad
Nelle Swackhammer
Kathryn Whisler
David A. Colliton
Geraldine Thomas
Ruth Notestone
Virgie Eveland
Jack W. Notestone
Jennie Fetherolf
Homer Fetherolf
Lecca Hoy
C. R. Ebert
Amos Kerns
Andaleen Poling
Louise Patterson
Robert G. Thomas
Virginia Johnston
Madge E. Young
Ada Stevens
Damon Pontious
Henry S. Hill
Orville Kempton
Don. C. Patterson
Russell Anderson
Lucille Shaw
Edson Shaw
Howard Weaver
Robert W. Weaver
Mary Kohler
W. McClelland
Ruth Reid
Leo Poling
Walter S. Fast
Paul Fast
Juanita Wagner
Cpl
Arthur Wagner
Jo Ann Karschner
WAC
Billie Lou Waltz
Kyger
Straitsville High
Hocking Hospital
Hocking Area
Coaches Club
Dad
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