Volunteer Traffic Director Injured In Christmas Day Crash
Kenneth Lee a 26 year old Henderson West Virginia pedestrian directing traffic on Route 7 at 1 20 a m Christmas Day suffered facial lacerations internal injuries and bruises after stepping into a vehicle driven by Van Dee Hall 68 Overton Texas He was treated at Holzer Hospital no arrests were reported in this incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kenneth Lee
Henderson
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
van Dee Hall
Overton
Texas
Holzer Hospital
Kananga
Middleport
Gerald Oth Russell
Dexter
John Robert
Murphy
Rutland
Russell
Jack Eugene Seelig
Pomeroy Star
John William Davidson
Rio Grande
Larry Clayton Smith
Porter
Charles H. Rywant
Dayton
Rywant
Nanore Rywant
Charlene Hope
Smith
George Northop
Paul Allen Scott
H and H
Sixth Marines
Camp LeJeune
N. C
James Elmer Taylor
Columbus
Acci
Weekend Quiet in Gallipolis as Police Log Remains Light
Sheriff and city police report a quiet Christmas weekend with only minor incidents. Officers broke up a fight and investigated a minor accident. A man was arrested by the sheriff for a possible mental health case. Minor property damage reported in a two-vehicle collision involving Mrs Beulah Page and John H Massey Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Beulah Page
Waterloo
John H. Massey Jr
S. Charleston
W. Va
Mr and Mrs Moore Honeymoon in Canada
Gallipolis report states Mr Earl E Moore and Mrs Irene McGuire of Vinton married in Boone County Kentucky on December 3. They left from 562 Second Ave to begin a week to ten day honeymoon in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earl E. Moore
Second Ave
Canada
Boone County
River traffic at Gallipolis and Kanawha shows mixed up and down readings
River traffic report from Gallipolis notes boats on the Ohio River with several vessels: Pennsylvania up at 12 05 p m Martin down 5 20 p m and Bruce up 9 20 p m. Kanawha River reports Shirley down Marmet 12 05 p m. Other boats across the district include Orleanian down 15 at 2 00 p m Price up 16 at 1 30 p m Rand up 17 at 2 30 p m Louisiana up 18 at 10 30 a m Titan up 19 at 11 40 a m Inca down 23 at 12 40 p m Laughlin down 23 at 2 00 p m Creighton up 31 at 9 10 a m. Upper gauge 18 3 lower 17 0 feet 22 feet at the rollers Kanawha Falls 4 61 falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Martin
Bruce
Kanawha River
Shirley
Marmet
Orleanian
Price
Rand
Louisiana
Titan
Inca
Laughlin
Creighton
Ka‘nawha
Improvements Stated for Gallia County Route 35
Gallia County in Ohio will have 7,857 miles of State Route 35 improved across Springfield Greenfield and Raccoon townships. Work includes grading, drainage, and T-71 reinforced concrete, with continuous slab bridges and concrete decks. Ryan Run bridge spans range 30 to 37.5 feet. Completion targeted October 31, 1951. estimated cost 1.3786 million dollars. Contract awarded to Carl Myers and Co. of Columbus for 1.14576 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Max R. Farley
Ohio Department of Highways
Marietta
Gallia County
Springfield
Greenfield
Raccoon Townships
Ryan Run
Carl Myers and Co
Columbus
Gallipolis Personal Notes From The Lyons House Holiday Visit
Guests of Mr and Mrs Frank J Lyons at 19 Court St over Christmas included Mae Neal Washington DC. Mr and Mrs Charles A Neale and Charla Rae. Rosemary Lyons Huntington. Douglas Neale Charleston. Mara belle Stutz Charleston. Herbert Siefert Columbus visited. Clarence Martin Garfield Ave spent Christmas with Chillicothe parents. An 1306 English proclamation threatened death for burning coal due to poisonous gases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Lyons
Court St
Mae Neal
Washington
D. C
Charles A. Neale
Charla Rae
Charleston
Rosemary Lyons
Huntington
C. A. Neale
Douglas
Marabelle Stutz
Neale
Herbert Siefert
Columbus
Matt Payne
Garfield Ve
Clarence Martin
Garfield Ave
Chillicothe
Rogera
Jack
Mary Ann
Nancy Alice
Pleasant St
Horton Eckard
Sand Hill Road
Grover C. Mitchell
Dayton News
Mt Vernon Ave
C. C. Brown
Dorsey
Brazil
Ind
R. C. Dilley
P. A. Vallandingham
G. P. Vallandingham
Phil Jack
R. E. Delibaugh
Mary
Nancy Bowden
Barboursville
Christmas Movie Shown For Gallipolis Kids
Gallipolis residents packed 570 seats as 800 children watched a free Christmas film titled Challenge of Lassie at the Gallipolis theatre. Fred and Harry Wheeler and Voiture 1216 Forty and Eight organized the event under vets erans guidance. Candy bars were handed out as the film ended. Maj Oliver Lyle urged good behavior for a possible return next year. Committee members were Frank Lyons Otis Drummond and George Lear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fred and
Harry
Wheeler
Vetserans
Maj
Oliver Lyle
Chef de Garre
Frank Lyons
Otis Drummond
George Lear
Mary Steele
Bobby
Larry
Donald
Jack Hill
Bert Elliott
Dann O
Taber
Blazer Wetherholt
Messenger
Vernon Cady
Two Brothers Fined in Driving While Intoxicated Case
State police records show brothers Arthur Harding Stephens and Miner Ezekiel Stephens were arrested for driving while intoxicated during the holiday weekend. Each was fined 50 dollars plus costs by Justice of the Peace S A Simmons after Dec 24 incidents on Route 2 near Hickory Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of the Peace
S. A. Simmons
Arthur Harding Stephens
Hickory Chapel
D. G. Wilfong
Stephens
Ezekiel Stephens
Funeral notices and appointments in Athens County Ohio
Funeral services for 91 year old Mrs. Altonia Knootz of Vinton were held at McCoy funeral home. Burial followed in McGhee Cemetery. The obituary lists surviving relatives and attendees from multiple cities. Occurring notices include executors and estate matters in Athens County with several probate dates in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Altonia Knootz
McCoy Funeral
Earl Cremeens
McGhee
John S
Jane Wallace
Gallia County
Hattie Wellborn
Nola Thompson
Logan
Robert Thompson
Columbus
Frank Wallace
Wollborn
Stanley Thompson
Walter Wallace
Ted Wallace
Huntington
Bess Wilson
Reynoldsburg
Will Glenn
Hazel
Wallace Glenn
Nelsonville
von Thompson
Lonnie
Tommy
Leah Kathryn
Lena Booth
Mabel Betz
Gallipolis
Joe Thompson
Parkersburg
O. W. Stewart
Marietta
Marie Alexander
Donna Evans
Chloe Samuels
Sam Samuels
Florence Quickle
Mary Hale
Byrd Alexander
Fern Dye
Torch
Ohio
I. Dunfee
Sidney I. Dunfee
Athens County
John F. Newcomb
David E. Blackburn
Athenry
Route 1
Effie Blackburn
Athens Township
Said
Marguerite A. Addicott
Elmwood Place
Athens
Harold B Addicott
Fifth Street
Moorhead
Minnesota
Lewis J. Addicott
Kiwanis Club Dinner Installs Officers at Katydid Club
Kiwanis Club officers and directors were installed at a dinner and dance at the Katydid Club near here. Lt. Governor Elmer D. Lake presided. New officers include Co. J. Hyer, John Clay Hutchinson, James T. Fisher, William A. Woolfitt, James A. Adie, and Richard Startzman with a slate of directors. A dance followed the annual Kiwanis Ladies' Night Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Elmer D. Lake
Huntington
Kiwanis
Co. J. Hyer
John Clay Hutchinson
James T. Fisher
William A. Woolfitt
James A. Adie
Richard Startzman
John Gerwig
Kent Heiskell
Ed Goulder
Nelson A. Park, Jr
Sam Littlepage
Chester A. Roush
Clarence Daugherty
Kiwanis Ladies
Man Fined Ten Dollars for Driving Charge
Clarence Huffman of Point Pleasant Route 2 was fined $10 and costs by a local magistrate after a state police citation for hazardous driving. The incident followed a collision on December 17 on Route 35 at Ambrosia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Clarence Huffman
Huffman
D. G. Wilfong
Ambrosia
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Admissions
Births list Mrs Clarence McGarvey of Wells ton a daughter. Admitted December 23 include Mrs W M Bryant of Athens and numerous Gallipolis residents. Discharged December 26 include James Lambert and many others. December 26 also notes multiple births and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McGarvey
Wellston
W. M. Bryant
Athens
Jabez Parsons
Gallipolis
C. A. Saunders
S. E. Noland
John Harrison
M. Tal Stribling
Point Pleasant
Charles E. Grover
Rutland
Charles C. Cochran
Gilbert S. Keels
Bidwell
Percy Bryant
Mott K. Lee
Henderson W. Va
Bernard Guinther
Ruth Fridley
Carroll D. Downard
Raymond Gardner
Joseph Windon
Oak Hill
Raymond Jones
Elma J. Saunders
Logan
Frank Allen
Harley Stewart Pedro
Rold Tucker
Jackson
Ray Boond
James Lambert
Joe Jeffers
Jerry Lambert
Joseph Sonderman
Arthur Drummond
Junior Fields
Bert Brown
Mary McCellock
Harold Tucker
Arnet Lines
Thomas Cline
William Thabet
William, Sprague
George Donahue
Ottie Bush
Edmund Schwinke
John Adkins
E. Noland
Robert Roberts
Marianna Harrison
Dorothy Duckler
Pt Pleasant Social Notes Party Guests Celebrate Christmas
Christmas gatherings in Point Pleasant and Leon feature families welcoming relatives from Ft Meade Washington Pittsburgh and distant towns. Notables include Lora Ferguson Kathryn Jean Buxton Dianne At and H A Buxton among others with multiple meals and visits recorded.
Local Birth Announcements Include Graves Sheets Brooks and More
Ralph Graves of Pomeroy and Frances Sheets of Dexter announce a birth on December 20. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Brooks of West Columbia welcome a daughter on December 23. Additional listings include Mary Harbrecht Dell Dye Goldie Rodgers Elizabeth Grinstead Jo Ann Lake and Myrtle Phillips with their corresponding families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Graves
Pomeroy, Dee
Frances Sheets
Dexter
Dee
Elbert Brooks
West Columbia
Mary Harbrecht
Dell Dye
Goldie Rodgers
Elizabeth Grinstead
Jo Ann Lake
Myrtle Phillips
Fines Paid Bonds Posted After Holiday Weekend Arrests
Police reported six intoxication cases from Thursday night to Sunday. County jail records show all men posted bonds or were fined and released by Christmas Day. Henry White of South Charleston paid 10 dollars and costs on Christmas Eve in Justice A Simmons court. Five men posted bonds of 10 dollars and costs: Kenneth E Bowers near Charleston Worth lap Point Pleasant Virgil Dunlap Point Pleasant Dave Decker Point Pleasant and L W Hinkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Henry White
South Charleston
Justice of the Peace
A. Simmons
Kenneth E. Bowers
Charleston
Worthlap
Virgil Dunlap
Dave Decker
L. W. Hinkle
Vinton County Land Transfers Reported
Lemuel J. Reed transfers lots 28 and 29 in Wilkes to William G. Reed. Frank Murphy conveys lot 191 in McArthur to John and Mattie Crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel J. Reed
William G. Reed
Wilkesville
Frank Murphy
John and
Matie Crow
McArthur
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Robinson
Jackson Route 2
Jackson County
Mr. and
Mrs. Moore
Icckks
Altmans
Athens, Ohio
Gallipolis Personals
England
Blaine Evener
Pardon and Parole Commission
R. G. Fogle
Parole and Record Clerk
Drue Hoodlet
New Marshfield
Oato
Frances Nichols
John F. Krewcomb t-Botn
Willie Bryant
Glenn Eblin
Myron Lucas
William Skidmore
William R. Staats
Osher Gardner
Walter Jacobs
Robert Crow
Mary Ann Broidevoux
Ben Napper
Carrie Williams
Marietta Paints
Plymale Wagner CO
Lora
Violet
Velva Mae Cossin
Arnett Cossin
Pittsburgh
L. T. Cossin
Leon
William David Cossin
Washington, D. C
Helen Cossin
Robert Errett
Susie
Milton Burdette
Maude Cottrill
Robert Crump
George Cottrill
Leon Route
Agnes Beaver
Ironton
Mace Beaver
Mary Hyre
Athens Messenger Bureau
Ohio River Road
Gene Crow
Viand St
R. P. Workman
Philippi
Anna Crow
John Crooks
Beverly
Janette
Lincoln ‘Ave
Vinton County
America
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Pepsi-Cola Company
New York
Meigs
Pomerot
Leo L. Vaughan
Pomeroy
Union Avenue
Meigs County
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Pomeroy, Ohio
George C. Shaw
W. Main St
H. ¥. Hospital
Circleville
Forest Cemetery
Marjorie Phebus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!