Rio Grande professor talked with Oswald before Kennedy death
Rio Grande College assistant professor Spas T. Raikin discussed Lee Harvey Oswald 17 months before President Kennedy's assassination. Raikin, Bulgarian-born historian, later taught at Rio Grande College and helped the Oswalds via Travelers Aid in New York.
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Rio Grande
Oswald
Gallipolis
A _ Rio Grande College
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Fitz
Gerald Kennedy
Spas T. Raikin
Travelers Aid Society of New York
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Peter Kihss
New York Times
Raikin
Hoboken
Special Services Welfare Center
City Welfare Department
Marine Corps
United States
Moscow
Minsk
Kihss
Soviet Union
Elhis
Oswalds
Bulgaria
Rio Grande College
Ohio
Davis Cottage
College
Haning Hall
Varney House
University of Sofia
Athens
Greece
Geneva
Switzerland
London
England
Basel
Columbia University
Holzer Hospital News Quiet Births and Local Police Activity
A series of births listed for families across Jackson Wellston and Point Pleasant areas includes a daughter for the Fergusons Middleport a son for Forrest L Zinn Jackson and multiple other newborns. City police in Gallipolis report 57 arrests and 27 traffic accidents in November including five intoxication cases and five reckless operation incidents.
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Jerry C. Ferguson
Middleport
Forrest L. Zinn
Jackson
Robert L Isaac
Wellston
Ray J. Burke
Gallipolis
39 Cases Heard Saturday By Sowers In Gallipolis
Judge William H. Sowers presided in Municipal Court Saturday hearing 39 cases from state patrol city police and Gallia County sheriff's department with one case rescheduled for Monday. Defendants faced fines for speeding parking failure to yield and other infractions including Mitchell fined 20 for tampering with a motor vehicle and attempting to steal a car owned by Robert L. Johnson.
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Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
State
Gallia County
Joyce L. Elliott
Norman E. Hutchins
Chicago
Ill
Martha Darrow
Wellston
Janice R. Swain
Crown City
Elwood Hardyman
Minford
Sowers
John R Johnson
James D. Swanson
Virginia J. Harmon
Vinton
Ivan Lee Hurt
Thurman
Ure
John R. Fellore
Cheshire
Virgil L. Springer
Kananga
Springer
Lin D. Pierce
Columbus
Richard C. Nelson
Muncie
Ind
Lonnie E. Workman
Buffalo
W. Va
Peter G. Trucker
Metamora
William H. Wagner
War
George H. McCann
Garden City
Mich
John K. Lefler
Lincoln Park
Herbert Combs
Buckhorn
Millard Watts
Dunlow
Caldwells Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary in Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs L L Caldwell of 218 Main Street celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Thanksgiving Day. They were married in 1903 by Rev W S Owen. The couple’s children grandchildren and relatives attended in Point Pleasant and nearby cities.
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Point Pleasant
L. L. Caldwell
Main St
Caldwell
W. S. Owen
DAR Yule Meet Set at Appalachian Power Auditorium
Mrs Chester A Roush will arrange a Christmas program for the December meeting of Col Charles Lewis Chapter Daughters of American Revolution. The event takes place Friday at 3 p.m. at the Appalachian Power Auditorium with hostesses listed as Mrs Dr Connors Mrs Eunice B Bellar Mrs Ben Franklin Mrs Milton L Miller Mrs Robert G Hite Mrs Walter M Windsor Mrs Edward B Biddle and Miss Betty Berry.
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Point Pleasant
Chester A. Roush
Charles Lewis
Daughters of American Revolution
Appalachian Power Auditorum
Dr. Connors
Eunice B Beller
Ben Franklin
Milton L Miller
Robert G. Hite
Walter M. Windsor
Edward B Biddle
Betty Berry
Civil Service Post Set For Policeman
Homer D Lowe, secretary of the Civil Service Commission, announces a civil service examination for the city policeman position. The test will be held December 17 at 7 p.m. in the city building. Applications and qualifications may be obtained from City Police Chief D J Gilbert.
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Point Pleasant
Homer D. Lowe
The
Civil Service Commission
D. J Gilbert
Mary Gerlach Hosts 11th Birthday Slumber Party
Mary Gerlach celebrated her 11th birthday with a slumber party at her home on Friday night. Hosted by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gerlach Jr at 1101 Meadowbrook Drive. Attendees included Roberta Heib Denise Gaile Friar Ann Jordan Jenny Littlepage Marjorie Crabtree and the honoree.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Gerlach
Lawrence Gerlach
Meadowbrook Dr
Roberta Heib
Denise Gaile Friar
Ann Jordan
Jenny Littlepage
Marjorie Crabtree
Shaw seeks divorce and alimony from John Shaw
Elizabeth P Shaw of 524 Fourth Ave files for divorce from John Shaw in Gallia County Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The couple married January 1 1961 at High Point North Carolina and have no children. She seeks alimony.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth P Shaw
Fourth Ave
Galli
County Common Pleas Court
John Shaw
High Point
N.C
Four Men Are Arrested In Point Pleasant Area
Point Pleasant reports four men arrested on intoxication charges. Alfred E. Casto, 45, of Point Pleasant, was jailed for driving while intoxicated. Charles H. Hudson, 40, Mason, arrested by State Police and sheriff's department. Robert Lewis Henry, 27, Parkersburg, and Joseph Franklin Henry, 55, Gallipolis, arrested by State Police.
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Point Pleasant
Alfred E. Casto
Charles H. Hudson
Mason
Sheriff's Department
Robert Lewis Henry
Parkersburg
Joseph Franklin Henry
Gallipolis
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Reported Near Greenup
The notes detail river gauges Gauges-Ciallinplis Mont gomery and Wiranaw Falls with rising levels and dam conditions on Kanawha and Marmet. It lists boats and locks on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers with times and up or down movements, naming workers Noel D Theister and Sendra K Knotts among others.
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Ciallinplis
Montgomery
Wiranawha Falls
Hinton
Falline Pomeroy Mason
Kannonhsiver
Tandon
Marmet Opin
Kanawha
Ohio River
Mountgomery Ratoh
Indiana
Chatteral
Peck
Leek
Marner
Ita
Myles
Jane TF
Spont
Derek
Peeey Downer
Neo Leek
Enan Pind Tinway
Berrick Bert
Eis Nom
Oneen City
Teorey Sneweorth
Reckfort
Greenup Locks
Hobert P Tibolh
Spoam JS
Lewis
Ann
Lawk
Philip Sporn
Ravenswood
Bock
Oliver Shearer
Vfrancee M. Wmougland
Gallipolis Court Hears 13 Police Cases Saturday
Judge William H. Sowers presided over 13 police cases in Municipal Court. One defendant pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, receiving five days in jail, a $50 fine, and a six month license suspension. Other defendants faced fines for failure to yield, failing to stop, reckless operation, assault and battery, and intoxication with several cases continued or dismissed.
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Gallipolis
Foster Lee Miller
William H. Sowers
Miller
Sowers
Hillard Newsome
Bidwel
James F. Wall
Paul Facemire
Cecil White
Jerry R. Brammer
Francis R. Sallaz
Point
Harvey E. Reynolds
Hamden
William F. Mullins
Obetz
Larry E. McAllister
Ypsilanti, Mich
Verton G. Kyle
Winston Salem N.C
Weekend Patrol Investigates 41 Accidents In Ohio Areas
Gallia and Meigs counties report four accidents over the weekend with injuries to at least three people. Ronald Henderson and John Love collided on Route 35 injuring Henderson. Love fined for failing to maintain a clear distance. Two more crashes on Route 55 near Route 160 left passengers with minor injuries. A Meigs County single car rollover on Route 124 left Knotts with a lacerated wrist and a DWT charge, while both Route 35 incidents led to court appearances.
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Gallipolis
State
Gallia County
Meigs County
Ronald Henderson
Circleville
John G. Love
Johnson City
Tenn
Alpine
Henderson
Love
Fernatt
Kohr
Route 35
Thurman
Sherman F. Gree
Carpenter
William S. Hoopes
Delaware
Greer
Hoopes
Dee
Frankling. Knotts
Vinton
Knotts
Meigs, General Hospital
Three Gallia County men fined for breaking street lights
In Gallia County Municipal Court three men Dallas Weatherholt Jack Kemper and Adrian Harvey all of nearby routes pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property for breaking six street lights in Vinton. They received suspended $50 fines and six months probation with costs to be paid.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dallas Weatherholt
Gal Hpolis
Jack Kemper
Adrian Harvey
Vinton
John K Allen
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Speaker Set For Meeting In Point Pleasant
Nancy Hassel of Athens will speak to the Future Homemakers of America at Kugger Creek Tuesday at 7 p m in the home economics room of the school. The program titled Christmas Sparkle will be hosted by Avalee Johnson Linda Dillard Sherry McCumber Mary Lee Platter and Linda Rothgeb.
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Point Pleasant
Nancy Hassel
Athens
C&sof
Homemakers of America
Kgger Creek
Clara Mohr
Carol Haskins
Avalee Johnson
Linda Dillard
Sherry McCumber
Mary Lee Platter
Linda Rothgeb
Pleasant Valley Hospedal Notes and Local Incident
Pleasant Valley hospital notes report births for Mr and Mrs Garland Oldaker and Mr and Mrs Adam Oldaker, plus several other new arrivals. Gallia County police log a hitskip on Fourth Ave injuring a car owned by Paul Plymale. Health nurses immunized residents with Sabin polio vaccine and various vaccines bringing the year totals.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jolly Twenties Club elects new officers in Point Pleasant
Paul White is president. Jerome Vanmeter named vice president. Juliet Smith secretary. Walden Roush treasurer. Bill Stover organized the program. The group includes Point Pleasant graduates from 1920 to 1932 and met at Appalachian Power Co. Friday night with several local attendees.
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Point Pleasant
Paul White
Jolly Twenties Club
Jerome Vanmeter
Beckley
Juliet Smith
Walden Roush
Glenville
Bill Stover
Vanmeter
Gerald Pryor
C. R. Wolfe
Columbus
William Stover
Raymond Musgrave
Landon Smith
Alton Jordan
Jack C. Purdett
Garnette Stanley
H. A. Johnson
Man Charged With DWI After Crash In Point Pleasant
Keith F. Terry, 26, of Point Pleasant Route 1, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a tire blew on his 1961 car, causing a rollover on Sand Hill Road at 4 20 p.m. Saturday. Raymond Shamblin, 31, treated for a facial laceration at Pleasant Valley Hospital, and passenger James Rose, 19, were later charged with intoxication.
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Point Pleasant
Keith FE
Terry
State Police and Sheriffs Department
Sand Hill Rd
Raymond Shamblin
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Shamblin
James Rose
Sand Hill Rad
Police Investigate Two Car Collision in Point Pleasant
State Police investigated a two car accident at 4 50 pm Sunday with 200 dollars property damage and no injuries. The incident occurred as 18 year old Fairy Lee Kent of Point Pleasant and 47 year old Russell Lewis of Letart sideswiped on Leiv ine and Russell Lewis avenue hill crest.
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Point Pleasant
Fiary Lee—Kent
Leivine Re
Russell Lewis
Letart Seine Est
Ora Hill Crest
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
A readable summary notes a claimed new non surgical method shrinking hemorrhoids reducing itching and pain. The article mentions positive case reports, implying pain relief and lessened swelling without operation. No clear patient names, dates, or organizations are given.
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New York
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Claude W. Collins
Syracuse
Raymond Broyles
John H. Fleshnan
Willow Wood
Ernest S Denney
Ewington
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Vernon D. Lee
Robert T. Rees
Robert S Parker
Charles Searles
T. T. Torchalski
Kenneth E. Libby
Harry Mi Knight
Toney Burdette
Jerry Alexander
George Adkins
Chester Mayes
Robert Hancock
George O. Rife
Robert Clark
Lewis McDaniel
Harry Mi
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Mary C. Bishop
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Cincinnati
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Charles Turner
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Gallia
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Danal Winchester
Sendra K. Knotts
Kerr
Patrol
Clarence Fernatt
Everett A. Kohr
Dayton
Lulabelle Bateman
Wanda Kohr
Holzer
William E. Province
Walter C. May
Pleasant Valley Hospedal Notes
Garland Oldaker
Gallipolis Ferry
Adam Oldaker
Letart
Sherman Long
Blain Devault
Leon
Ronald Burgess
Riley Swartz
Anna Staats
Wesley J. Woodruff
Mors
Roy Reefer
Susan Lee
Hunt Theeskip
Paul J. Plymale
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