Two Boys Suffer Broken Necks In Thurman Crash
The Gallipolis Patrol reports 10 injuries in a Christmas weekend crash spree across Gallia and Meigs Counties. Four year old Mark Steven Moses and nine month old Thomas Moses were hospitalized with neck injuries from a head on collision in Thurman near the Steve Thomas funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thurman
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Mark Steven Moses
Roy A. Moses
Thomas Allen Moses
Holzer Hospital
Gallia
Meigs
Oak Hill
Josine Moses
John D. Lloyd
Ruth Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
Roy Moses
Howard Lloyd
Dwight Lloyd
Bernice Lloyd
Steve
Peg Thomas
Steve Thomas
Moses
Second False Alarm Run Made At Plant
Malfunction of the automatic fire alarm at Evans Packing Co. in Gallipolis sent eight volunteers and two trucks to the plant on Christmas Day. The 1:53 p.m. alarm was the second false signal in December, with air pressure decline cited by firemen. It marked the 59th run of the year for local fire fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans Packing Co
Gallipolis
Earl Harmon Dies At 51 in West Virginia
Earl Harmon, 51, of Gauley Bridge and formerly of Vinton, died at 1 a.m. Monday in Beckley Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Vernon McCoy Funeral Home of Vinton. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Fannie Harmon two brothers his wife Athelia and a daughter Mrs. Fannie Wheeler of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earl Harmon
Gauley Bridge
Vinton
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Beckley
W. Va
Vernon McCoy
Fannie Harmon
Athelia
Fannie Wheeler
Vinten
River Traffic and Dam Readings Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
The report lists gauge readings and dam conditions for the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. It notes roller levels at several locations including Gallipolis Marmet Greenup and London with multiple readings. It also records vessel movements and towboat statuses at various locks such as Montgomery Peggy Downey Ellen and Irene Chotin with up or down readings and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Chemical State
Peggy Downey
Ilinois
Ellen
John J. Rowe
Lock
C. V. Harner
Beckford
Aliquippa
Philip Sporn
Cotton Queen
Dewayne Waxier
Elisha Woods
Indiana
Ravenswood
Prairie State
Joey Chotin
Kanawha
Beaver
OVEC
City of Huntington
Creditor
Nita Dean
A.m
Immunization Drive Administers 16 Polio Shots in Gallia
Gallia County health nurse Naomi Rose oversaw a half day clinic administering 16 polio injections, eight tetravax and eight DPT shots. The count for the year reaches 4461 polio shots in Gallia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Naomi Rose
Gallia
Bidwell Route Driver Faces DWI Charge After One Car Crash
Gallia county police filed a driving while intoxicated charge against Billy G. McCulty 26 of Bidwell Route 2 after a Sunday morning single vehicle crash on Garfield Avenue. His car jumped a curb struck a no parking sign and ended on a small embankment. McCulty was uninjured and set for Municipal Court hearing Tuesday. In a second incident a truck and two cars collided on Pine Street at Vinton Street on Saturday at 10:50 a.m. Obie Walker 57 of Spencer Route 3 stopped at a caution light. Ernest Wiseman 59 Gallipolis failed to stop and hit the truck, injuring wife Alice Wiseman 59 minor wrist/elbow injury. Edgar Harris Gallipolis Route 1 drove third car involved. All three vehicles northwest bound. Floyd Houck 19 Eureka Star Route reported a hitskip at 8:34 p.m. Saturday. later his car was rear ended near Mercerville with minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Niday
Charles R. Bigley
Long Bottom
Tuppers Plains
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bigley
George C. Cooper
Rutland
Harold Masser
Cheshire
Frank L. White
Middleport
Walter W. Johnson
Cleveland
White
Gallipolis Municipal Court
Silver Bridge
Charles L. Hively
Gallipolis
Crown City
Arnold E. Fulks
Fulks
Mercerville
Floyd W. Houck
Eureka Star
Carl W. Beaver
Houck
Beaver
Billy G. McCulty
Bidwell
Garfield Avenue
McCulty
Pine Street
Vinton Street
Obie H. Walker
Spencer
Route 3
Ernest N. Wiseman
Alice Wiseman
Edgar Harris
Second Avenue
Hospital Births and Names Affected in Region
Holzer Hospital notes list newborns and parents from Middleport Gallipolis Route 1 Cheshire Route 2 and more. The long roster includes many residents from Gallipolis Oak Hill Rutland Point Pleasant and Athens among others with numerous mothers and fathers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Painter
Middleport
Claude Smith
Greenup
Jean Deweese
Point Pleasant
Mary Ellen Tucker
Athens
Robert R. Taylor
Cheshire
John L. Venters
Gallipolis
Waterloo
Robert M. Bentz
F. Harmon O’brien
Syracuse
Dreaming Cure in Aba Ton Portico Services
In the temple of Asclepius priests hosted patients in a sacred portico named Aba ton where divine dreams were sought as gods visited in sleep. An official dreamer was assigned for those who did not dream on their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asclepius
Wandering Pug Finds Warm Welcome in Gallipolis Christmas Eve
A nearly 14 year old Pug from McConnelsville wandered from Bill Wilson's family and sought shelter at 421 Fourth Ave in Gallipolis. Catherine Hayward invited the dog in before police brought him to the city pound. After a radio broadcast about the missing dog, the Wilsons found Pug back home, tail wagging and Christmas joy shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pug
Bill Wilson
McConnelsville
Bill
Malta-McConnelsville
Reynoldsburg High School
Franklin County
Wilsons
W. Hobart Wilson Sr
Fourth Ave
Third Ave
421
Catherine Hayward
Catherine
First United Presbyterian Church
Old Pug
Texas Rd
Chon
Wilson
Infant Girl Edna Joyce Taylor Dies in Gallipolis
Edna Joyce Taylor five month old daughter of Russell and Wanda Holston Taylor Route 1 Gallipolis dies Sunday at Holzer Hospital after a brief illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wetherholt Elliott Sanders Funeral Home with Rev. Vernon Shafer. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She had lived five hours in the hospital and leaves several brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edna Joyce Taylor
Russell Taylor
Wetherholt-Elliott-Sanders
Vernon Shafer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Russell
Wanda Holston Taylor
White Oak
Holzer Hospital
Helicopter Mechanic Joins Exercise Main Barge In Germany
Specialist Irvin L. Walter, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Walter of Northup Ohio, took part in Exercise Main Barge with V Corps in central Germany. He serves as a helicopter mechanic in Company D, 32nd Signal Battalion, Darmstadt. Walter entered the Army in February 1959 and arrived overseas in August. A 1955 Mercerville High School (Crown City) graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Irvin L. Walter
Frank R. Walter
Northup
Ohio
V Corps
Germany
Walter
32Nd Signal Battalion
Darmstadt
Mercerville High School
Crown City
Swahili Proverbs on Rules and Household Governance
Swahili saying tradition highlights practical maxims such as Split water cannot be gathered up and If the cat is away the house will reign. The lines reflect folk wisdom about resource limits and household authority.
Municipal Court News Drivers punished for accidents and DUI
Gallipolis and surrounding towns report a series of municipal court actions. Stanley Armstrong 45 received 50 dollars fine five days in jail and six month license suspension for leaving the accident scene. Walter Green 30 of Pomeroy paid 50 dollars and costs and five days jail plus license suspension for DWI. Other defendants faced fines for unsafe operation no license or speeding with various bond forfeitures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sunbury
Willard Nibert
Jones
Walter Green
Pomeroy
Edward R. Caynor
Point Pleasant
William J. Williams
Rio Grande
Gilbert K. Smith
Gene E. Wolfe
Dayton
Robert G. Caster
Detroit
Mich
John W. Roach
New Haven
Lawrence V. Madden
Mansfield
Charles E. Davis
Xenia
Pleads Guilty To Entry At Clay Local School
Clarence Ralph May 18 Lake George N Y pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to breaking and entering for the Dec 14 Clay Local School burglary. Bond set at 1000. Warrant signed by I J Miller Gallipolis City Schools superintendent. May held to January grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph May
Lake George
N.Y
May
I. J. Miller
Gallipolis
Clay
Sheriff's
Child Wounded In Accidental Gun Incident In Gallia
Roger G. Massie, 1 1/2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Massie of Northup Route 1, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 4 05 PM Monday with a gunshot wound to the right leg. Doctors call his condition satisfactory. The shooting happened at his grandmother’s home on Route 775 near Mudsoc when the boy picked up a .38 caliber pistol, dropped it and it discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roger G. Massie
Cecil Massie
Northup
Holzer Hospital
Route
Mudsoc
Local Gallipolis Couples Seek Marriage Licenses
Delbert F. Clark 23 and Nancy Ann Fowler 17, both of Gallipolis, apply for a license. Richard A. Rippeth 21 and Patricia A. Tate 20, also of Gallipolis, seek a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Delbert F. Clark
Nancy Ann Fowler
Richard A. Rippeth
Jackson
Patricia A. Tate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gallia, Meigs
Ing
Lloyd
Francis E. Roush
Ross C. Fulks
Columbus
W. Howell Evans
Evans
Mrs. Roush
Faye Roberts
Doris Fulks
Vickie Caldwell
Waterloo Star
Ross Fulks
Northup-Patriot
Venters
Monvil C. Swain
Mt. Victory Road
Thurman J. Wolford
Jimmy
Nick Kuzik
Los Angeles
Kuzik
DWI
Carl J. Harkey
Willis Nibert
Clyde E. Ward
V. Howell Evans
Vickie L. Caldwell
Shannon L. Richmond
Frances E. Roush
Faye T. Roberts
Ernest W. Lewis
Bob A. Adkins
Mae J. van Inwagon
Andrea M. Dewhurst
Kenneth E. Neville
Hemlock Grove
Julia Hall
Anita A. Thevenir
Carl J. Markey
Richard A. Woodyard
Robyn L. Rainer
Daniel E. Workman
Homer W. Cheesebrew
Wilbur L. Myers
Wellston
Hazel M. Miller
Gallipo
Earl M. Swisher
Dale Russell
Jennifer L. Coleman
John DB. Lloyd
Doris R. Lloyd
Edna J. Taylor
Thomas A. Moses
Robert L. Lawson
Racine
Sandra Sue Wells
Crown City Route 1
Harry Bane
Robert Grant
John Venters
Mark Russell
Rocky Hall
Randall Keels
Tilden Thacker
William Gibbs
Dean Mason
Thomas Gilkey
Franklin Shear
George Shipley
Lawrence Crotty
Clyde Ewing
Gerald McBee
Arthur Nelson
Marshall Barnhouse
John A. Miller
Samuel Thompson
Fern Hayman
Herbert Moore
Pete Blazer
Edythe Hanfeldt
Sylvia Fowler
Alva Wallace
Robert Nelson
Charles Smith
Homer Wilitoe
Ralph Cook
James Hamilton
Isaac Young
Forrest Smith
Kenneth Williams
John Magnani
William McDermitt
Deana Undoe
Debra Thomas
James Reynolds
Delbert Snyder
Thomas Canter
Richard D. Dewitt
Virgil Windon
Dick Thomas
Cussins & Fearn Store
Cjo
Municipal Court News
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Ady
Belk
Clarence
William H. Jones
Carl D. Joy
Eureka
Herman Shelton
Patriot
Earl Caulley
Herman C. Brown Jr
Shelton
Roderick Gordon
Walter S. Selby
Selby
American Medical Association
Quick’s Drug Store
Postoffice
West Union Street
Prescription
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