Injured Driver To Face Charges After Six Accidents
Cyrus Leport Jr. of Point Pleasant admitted to Holzer Hospital with injuries from a Route 7 rear end collision south of Cheshire. He is in good condition and faces a county court charge for operating under the influence after his release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cyrus Leport, Jr
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Cheshire
Leport
Trol
Route 7
Donnie R. Drenner
Pomeroy
Drenner
Berm
Queen Thelma Mossman Crowned at Rio Grande College Ball
Thelma Mossman named Queen of the White Christmas Ball at Rio Grande College. Dr. E Robert Chable to crown her in a royal ceremony. Ball runs 8 to 11 30 p m in Community Hall with Saint s orchestra from Portsmouth. Attendants include Ann Ieenhowe and Emily Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ineimia Mossman
Rio Grande College
Davis Hall
Ann Ieenhower
Emily Jones
E. Robert Chable
Gallipolis
Thelm Mossman
Visory
Thelma
Kenneth Mosman
Wilkesville
Rho Omeg Lambda
Drama Club
Cardin
College Christian Assocation
OSEA
NEA
Mossman
Ann Ieenhowe
D. Robeson
Pomeroy
Daniel M. Jones
Oak Hill
Paul R. Lyne
Elizabeth Cutler
Norman F. Moore
Donald Hartman
The
Saints
Portsmouth
Navigation Report of Gauges and Dams on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
Gauges show rollers on 6 feet at Gallipolis and 8 feet crest at Montgomery. Kanawha River dams on the sill, Ohio movable dams up. List of boats and tow schedules with times and up or down readings at Lock numbers 3 through 22 and associated boats along Kanawha and Ohio rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
David Moran
Robert P. Bonnie
Northern
Salvati
Loc
Bob Benter
Pennsylvania
Ovec
Theresa Seley
A.m
F. Hood
Indiana
Creditor
Cry of Huntington
L. F. Frieberger
Stevenson
Lock
Cornell
Esso Louisiana
Leta C. Shearer
Soblo State
A. L. Christy
Poe Lack
Jerry Bosworth
Kanawha
Marmet
Merrite
Winfield
Helen Z
C. V. Harner
C. F. Shearer
Solway
Reba Jane
Trade Wits
Vulcan
600 To Graduate From Ohio State University
Autumn quarter commencement exerci es for more than 600 seniors and graduate students will be held in St John Arena at Ohio State University next Friday. The program opens at 2 p m with recipients of degrees represented by 13 other countries 27 states Washington D C and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
Columbus
St. John Arena
Washington, D. C
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Legion Plans Benefit Games for Polio
Gallipolis Vinton American Legion Post 161 announces Games for Polio an 8 p.m. event on Thursday January 8 1959 at Vinton Town Hall Ish Argabright and Cmdr John Ralston direct the games with proceeds to the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Gallipolis
Vinton American Legion Post 161
Legionnaires
Vinton Town Hall
Ish Argabright
Cmdr
John Ralston
March of Dimes
Births at Holzer Hospital Fill Paper With Names
Birth notices list numerous newborns including a son to Walter C Simpson Jackson Route 4 a daughter to Henry Hi Sheets Northup Route 1 and several more from Oak Hill Point Pleasant Gallipolis Lean Route 2 and Eureka Stour Route. Hospital admissions note listed individuals such as Mrs Henry H Sheets and Mrs Ronald Hill among others. Blood used Saturday four pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Simpson
Jackson
Henry Hi. Sheets
Northup
James Peifrey
Oak Hill
Lowell E. Lambert
Ronald R. Hill
Point Pleasant
Roger L. James
Gallipolis
Eureka
Gladys Lesher
Kananga
Debra Kay Neal
Charles H. Murray
Pomeroy
Morris PA. Martin
Ewington
James Shadie
South Side
Harry E. Childers
John A. Ashworth
North Kenova
Lona Boylan
Morgan J. Sarrett
Robert E. Keffer
Eugene W. Glass
Cyrus Leport, Jr
Charlies E. Plants
Jerry L. Gill
Wellston
Eureka Stour
Charles E. Smith
Middleport
James C. Hutchinson
William H. Wilkes
Granite City
George W. Moodispaugh
James Dobbins
Russell V. Holland
Ernest I. Riffle
Leon
Harley Harrington
W. E. Cottle
Raleigh
N. C
Luella Sheets
Crown City
John Claar
Doris Caldwell
Black Skaggs
P. L. Mitchell
Ewing Campbell
Stephen Fuller
Charles Reed Marks
Russell
Danny Hill
Lee Durns
Cecil Richards
Florian Zagic
Zella Blair
James Holt
Mack Frisby
Ernest Cullums
Richard Barton
Maurice Marin
Local Visit Notes Gather Haydnville and Nearby Families
Haydnville residents report social visits from Eldon Brown family and Paige Martin group to Gertrude Weede in Logan. Swain household hosted Kincaid and Dixon families from Ironton and Pittsburgh plus Raymond Swain. Frasure family hosted by Glen Farley. Sparks and Collins households welcomed relatives from Nelsonville New Straitsville Logan Gallicopolis and beyond. Sylvia McMasters of Gallipolis stayed with Albert Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Brown
Mike
Cherry
Paige Martin
Scottie
Jody
Gertrude Weede
Logan
Kermit Swain
Lewis Kincaid
Mary Ann
Jackie
Ironton
Gene Dixon
Nancy
Diane
Pittsburgh
Raymond F. Swain
Virginia
Robert Frasure
Bobbie Jane
Bonnie
Glen Farley
Henry Sparks
William Sparks
Paul Terry
Nelsonville
Tom Collins
New Straitsville
Max MecKenley
John Krannitz
Haydenville
Air Hunters Are Sought in Meigs and Gallia Counties
Meigs County game protector Dolph Joachim and Gallia County official Kenneth L. Tomlinson expect deer kill figures to top 30 in Gallia and approach 50 in Meigs after a four day season ending Saturday. They investigated reports of hunters using airplanes with radio directing ground crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Meigs
Gallia
Dolph Joachim
Kenneth L. Tomlinson
Gallia County
Meigs County
Joachim
Two Fined and Forfeitures for Speeding in Gallipolis
Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined Delbert E. Van Meter 10 dollars and costs for speeding. Clinton W. Stevens forfeited 20 dollar bond for speeding and Eugene B. Prevens forfeited 25 dollar bond for intoxication. The Atlas missile remains largely stainless steel besides the warhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Delbert E. van Meter
Racine
Clinton W. Stevens
Huntington
Eugene B. Prevens
Patriot
Teachers Hold Yule Party at Gallia Shrine Club
Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Alpha Chapter held its annual Christmas dinner Friday at the Gallia County Shrine Club with 30 attendees. Rosebud Baker chaired the hostess committee and the Beta Alpha Ensemble performed two songs led by Zelma Northcutt. Christmas devotions were by Dorothy Black and Florence-Trainer presided over a brief business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Delta Kappa Gamma
Gallia County
Lawrence
Rosebud Baker
Beta Alpha Ensemble
Zelma Northcutt
Mary Gibeaut
Betty Wade
Mabel Kinnard
Rose Edwards
Isabel Boggs
Helen Moore
Daisy Glassburn
Northcutt
Dorothy Black
Florence — Trainer
Three Weekend Arrests Reported in Gallia County
Gallia County sheriff reports three weekend arrests. Claude Farley, 53, Young’s Trailer Court Gallipolis, on a warrant charging assault with intent to kill, will face county court Monday. Pearl Chaney, 22, Pomeroy Route 1, to be charged with larceny for alleged gasoline theft at a Route 7 tavern near Cheshire. charges to be filed Monday morning. Nellie Fave Suiter, 22, Crown City Route 2, arrested on a juvenile court warrant for abandoning a minor child and will appear Monday before Judge John W. Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Claude Farley
Young
Wilma Hodge
Pearl Chaney
Pomeroy Route 1
Sheriff's Department
Chaney
Route
Cheshire
Nellie Fave Suiter
Crown City
John W. Howell
Two Persons Admitted To Holzer Hospital
Oran Fe. Whalen 40 of Wellston was admitted after a collision near Wellston with a cerebral concussion forehead laceration and multiple contusions. Sarah Dobbins 72 of Jackson was admitted with possible internal injuries after a fall on a Jackson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Oran FE
Whalen
West B. St
Wellston
Holzer Hospital
Sarah Dobbins
Central Ave
Jackson
City managing style mocked over hair in Phoenix
Phoenix City Manager Ray W. Wilson jokes to the Phoenix Advertising Club that city managers can be fired over how they comb their hair. He notes he is bald and dismisses claims that managers have too much say in city affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Ray W. Wilson
Wilson
Two Rural Fires Burn Homes Near Harrisburg
Gallipolis dispatch reports two separate Sunday morning fires of unknown origin destroying a Parson residence near Pleasant Valley and a Clsye home on Route 554 near Harrisburg. Fire Chief Calhoon and Jim Myers led volunteers, water from a creek saved nearby structures, and losses include most furnishings with families displaced. Both fires under investigation with losses to be estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raccoon
W. H Calhoon
Rio Grande
Calhoon
Clifford Close
Bidwell
Harrisburg
Jim Myers
Vinton Volunteerre Department
Calhoun
Clyse
Ernest Wiseman
Parsons
Woman Drives Through Garage Door in West Virginia Incident
West Virginia woman Hattie Mae Long age 45 from Charleston lost control on First Ave in Gallipolis Sunday morning. Her car traveled 70 yards swerving toward the river bank before striking a garage door and a car inside owned by Harry R. Hurn. Both vehicles suffered medium damage. no injuries or charges were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
West Virginia
First Ave
Hattie Mae Long
Charleston
Harry R. Hurn
Second Ave
Hurn
Six Anti-Polio Shots Administered At Clinic
Gallia County health nurses Mrs. Pearl Hatfield and Mrs. Naomi Rose conducted a weekly free clinic delivering six Salk polio doses 13 DPT shots and three smallpox vaccines. The six Salk doses raised Gallia County’s total polio vaccinations to 4204 since January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
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Harry Graham
Rutland
Virgil F Casto
Graham
Jured
Jake W. Halley
Halley
Hubert C. Dutton
Dutton
Addison L. Dressler
Shirley EE. Sheets
Clifton Moses
Moles
Sheets
Dressler
Phillip C. Weiberger
Juvenile Court
Silver Bridge
Weinberger
Annette M. Stuart
Stuart
Oran E. Whalen, Wellston
William B. Hughes
Firebrick
Dale E. Smith
Reedaville
Sharon Oliver
Albert G. Rueter
Garrett Kerns
Edgar B. Taylor
Keith Shinn
Sandra Midkiff
Myra
Arnold Dean
Alvin Richie
Robert Bat
HW. Milan
Fred Cottrill
Donald B. Metz
William B. Caldwell
Paul Pearson
Nancy Midkiff
Rebecca Saunders
Marlin Berridge
Herbert Carman
Thomas Dunsmore
William Anderson
James Shamblin
Sylvia McMasters
Albert Sparks
Blade
United States Air Force
Tussy
Quick's
America
Gail Watkins Equipment CO
Athens, Ohio
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