Five Hurt Lightly as Headon Crashes Near Gallipolis
Five persons escaped serious injuries when two cars collided head on on Route 35 near Chickamauga Bridge west of Gallipolis. Harold A. Bragg and Clarence G. Wade were involved. Wade swerved to avoid impact, both cars damaged, Bragg posted bond. One driver, James L. Copley, was thrown from a car that went into Raccoon Creek. he survived after being submerged. Mayor Northup fined James Eller for speeding.
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Gallipolis
Headon
Raccoon Creek
Adamsville Corn Rd
Raccoon
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Chickamauga Bridge
Harold A. Bragg
Inkster
Mich
Clarence G. Wade
Fayetteville
W. Va
Wade
Holzer Hospital
Juanita Bragg
Athene Wade
Joan
Bragg
Municipal Court
James L. Copley
State St
Adamsville-Corn Rd
Route 35
Copley
Mrs. Swisher Installed As Cheshire OES Matron
Cheshire Chapter No 450 Eastern Star installs Mrs Helen Swisher as worthy matron with Howell Edwards as worthy patron. Officers include Willeen Edwards secretary Mary Hughes and others. Guests from multiple towns attend as hymns are sung and gifts exchanged.
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Mrs. Swisher
Cheshire Oes
Cheshire
Order of the Eastern Star
Esta Reese
Maude Nelson
Grace Shamblin
Reva Reynolds
Elizabeth Mulford
Mary Fulton
Ruth Thompson
Perry Bradbury
Helen Swisher
Howell Edwards
Maureen Johnson
Gallipolis
Willeen Edwards
Everett Long
Mary Hughes
Vida Allensworth
Flora Long
Ductress
Darlene McKinney
Ethelyn Coughenour
Gertrude Hysell
Marshall
Vivian Kirby
Doris June Zerkle
Adah
Martha Russell
Ruth
Jo Ann Grindley
Esther
Dorothy Roush
Martha
Elizabeth Hamrick
Electa
Audrey Bradbury
Warder
Hortie Roush
Aentine
Pomeroy
Middleport
Vinton
Ironton
South Point
Racine
Athens
Beatrice Rose
Patricia Bailey
Edith Hutsinpillar
OES Home
Rucker Neal
Izaak Walton Group Installs New Officers
New officers were installed at the Meigs Chapter of the Izaak Walton League led by Carl Kautz as president and George Buchanan as first vice president. Willis Anthony and Wallace Bradford hold other posts, with Rue Tuckerman named state director. A baker ham dinner followed and a visitor, Henry Thomas, attended. The December 22 shoot was successful and a January 26 session is planned at the Izaak Walton Farm near Chester with public invitation.
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Izaak Walton Farm
Chester
Mrs Mary Bohram Dies at 76 in Syracuse
Mrs Mary Bohram 76 of Syracuse died suddenly at home on Christmas night after a heart attack. Survived by husband Harry Bohram a sister Mrs Worley Howell and two brothers John Carroll and Leo Carroll. Rosary Friday 8 p m Ewing funeral home. funeral Saturday 9 a m at Sacred Heart Church with Fr John Ture. burial Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Mary (Carroll) Bohram
Syracuse
Harry Bohram
Worley Howell
Middleport
John Carroll
Leo Carroll
Ewing Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
John Ture
Sacred Heart Cemetery
J. F. Fell Dies Suddenly in Westerville
John Frank Fell 78 a longtime Pine Grove Meigs County resident died Christmas Day from a coronary occlusion while visiting a daughter in Westerville. Survivors are four daughters Mrs Maggie Bailey Racine Mrs Katie Young Minersville Mrs Gail Yearling Westerville and Margaret Croswell Alliance and two sons Leo Fell Athens and Jimmy Fell Minersville. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. Ewing funeral home burial in Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call anytime at the funeral home.
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Pomeroy
John Frank Fell
Pine Grove
Meigs County
Westerville
Maggie Bailey
Racine
Katie Young
Minersville
Gail Yearling
Margaret Croswell
Alliance
Leo Fell
Athens
Jimmy Fell
Ewing
Meigs General Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted William Michael Middleport Mrs William Grueser Middleport James Adams Pomeroy Discharged William Wallace Syracuse Raymond Miller Pomeroy Mrs B May Pomeroy Charles Calloway Coolville James Adams Pomeroy
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William Michael
Middleport
William Grueser
James Adams
Pomeroy
William Wallace
Syracuse
Raymond Miller
Mrs. B. May
Charles Calloway
Coolville
Meigs Woman Crystia Carpenter Dies at 85
Mrs Crystia Carpenter 85 of Meigs died at noon Tuesday in Meigs General Hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs Edna Frye of Pittsburgh sister Mrs Cora Brailey of California 19 grandchildren 46 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home Rev Hook Thomas officiating burial in Miles Cemetery Rutland.
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Pomeroy
Crystia Carpenter
Meigs General Hospital
Edna Frye Pittsburgh
Cora Brailey
California
Ewing
Hook Thomas
Miles Cemetery
Rutland
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Canal and river gauges report rising water levels throughout the Kanawha and Ohio basins with dams down on the Ohio River. Notable vessel readings include Montgomery 5 3 down, City of Huntington down at 11 05, and numerous locks with mixed up and down positions.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy - Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
City of Huntington
Jerry Bosworth
Creditor
O-Kan
Paul Blazer
Louisiana
Atlas
City of Maysville
Duncan Bruce
Shuttler
William Clark
Kanawha
O. F. Shearer
Northern
Pittsburgher
Pennsylvania
L. W. Childress
Tradewinds
Ora D Il
Semet
Minor damage in Gallipolis city wreck
Only minor damage occurred in an accident reported by city police on Thursday. Elmer Simmons of Gallipolis Route 1 and Harry McElheney of Northup were involved when McElheney’s car rolled down Vine Street toward Fourth Avenue and struck Simmons’s parked truck at the Maggied Brothers junk yard after the driver forgot to set the emergency brake.
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Gallipolis
Elmer Simmons
Harry McElheney
Northup
McElheney
Vine St
Maggied Brothers
Death notices report deaths of three former Gallia County residents
Word received here lists the deaths of three former Gallia County residents. Dr Horace G Stewart 68 longtime Cincinnati pediatrician died in his sleep after heart illness in Cincinnati. Rev J L Stephenson 92 retired Methodist minister formerly at Bidwell Miss died Dec 19. Mrs Eliza Booton 94 wife of Perry Two farmer and native of Patriot died in Dunedin Fla. Surviving relatives named include John Booton nephew Columbus and Mrs Earl Mauck of Gallipolis. Cremation planned for Stewart with burial at Mound Hill Gallipolis.
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Gallia County
Charles Booton
Dunedin
Fla
Patriot
Perry Two
Florida
John Booton
Columbus
Horace G. Stewart
Gallipolis
Cincinnati
Horace Gentry
Second Ave
St. Peter’'s Episcopal Church
George Jones
Marjorie Powers
Joe Stewart
Los Angeles
Calif
Earl Mauck
Eafter
Mound Hill Cemetery
J. L. Stephenson
Bidwell
Meridian
Miss
Stephenson
Virginia
Lily Murff Stephenson
Velma Stephenson
Lee M. Stephenson
Chillicothe
Gallipolis Area Church Schedules and Services
The piece lists weekly services and programs for multiple churches in Gallipolis including St. Peter's Episcopal Holy Communion at 8 am and 10:30 am services, Grace Methodist morning worship at 10:30, First Baptist Bible school at 9:30, St. Louis Catholic Mass times, and various youth groups and midweek activities. It names clergy such as Rev. Albert S Chappelear, Rev. Warren H Wilson, Rev. Clyde Webster, and others, with locations like Second Ave, Third and Locust, and Rio Grande.
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St. Peter's Episcopal
Second Ave
Albert S Chappelear
Holy Communion
Episcopal Young
Acolytes’ Guild
Grace Methodist
Second and Cedar
Warren H. Wilson
Clyde Webster
Bidwell
First Baptist
Third and Locust
William H. Green
St. Louis
Adolph Golubieski
Simpson Chapel Methodist
Rio Grande
George Holcombe
Youth Fellowship
Mennonite Church
Vinton
Paul Stoltzfus
Calvary Baptist
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
YPE
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
BYPU
First Church of God
Garfield Ave
Hershel McDonough
Young Peoples Meeting
Glen Hutsel
Pearl Elliott
Laurel Cliff Hysell Young Carollers Gather for Christmas
Young people of the Laurel Cliff and Hysell Ran Free Methodist Churches will meet at 6 30 p m today to go Christmas caroling. They will assemble at the Laurel Cliff Church and return to Mrs Ernest Powells home for refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff
Hysell Ran Free Methodist
Ernest Powell
Racine Legion Auxiliary Plans December Meeting
Racine's American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting Monday December 30 at 7 30 p m Members are asked to bring sandwiches and a 50 cent gift for exchange.
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Racine
American Legion Auxiliary
Kitten Reaches Cat Status at Eight Months Old
A young feline is said to become a full cat once it passes eight months, completing its transition from playful kitten to mature animal. The change marks a milestone in growth and behavior.
Teacher Hurt Eye In Hunting Incident Near Wilkesville
Charles W. Jeffers of Bladen, a Gallipolis City School System teacher, was admitted to Holzer Hospital Thursday with an eye injury after a thorn pierced his right eye while hunting near Wilkesville. His condition is listed as good.
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Gallipolis
Charles W. Jeffers
Bladen
Holzer Hospital
Wilkesville
Jeffers
Life Long Gallia Farmer Forrest Wheaton Dies at 73
Forrest Wheaton 73, a life long Gallia County farmer of Cheshire Route 1, died at 1 55 am Thursday in Holzer Hospital after a week in critical condition He was born June 12 1884 in Eno His wife Maude Strausbaugh preceded him in death in 1954 Surviving are six children one Columbus and one Fairborn son 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Funeral services are tentatively set for 2 pm Saturday at Rawlings Coats funeral home Middleport with burial in Poplar Ridge Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
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Gallipolis
Forrest Wheaton
Gallia County
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Wheaton
Eno
Maude Strausbaugh
William
Lilly Mae) Oxyer
Dow
Ethel) Little
Marjorie
Harold Wheaton
Joe
Columbus
John
Fairborn
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport
Poplar Ridge
Births at Holzer Hospital Show Dozens of Newborns
Holzer Hospital notes list numerous newborns and birth-related admissions from Oak Hill Gallipolis Point Pleasant and surrounding areas. Names include Mr and Mrs Charles E Brown James Hale Richard R Tatterson Dale Lemons Sebastian F Tedesco Debra Jo Boggs Jo Ann Pierotti and many others with medical surgical and maternal details.
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Charles E. Brown
Oak Hill
James Hale
Gallipolis
Richard R. Tatterson
Point Pleasant
Sebastian F. Tedesco
New Haven
Nellie Holmes
Ironton
Debra Jo Boggs
Bertha R. Johnson
Rutland
Michael Quickle
Vinton
John Fisher
Racine
Gertrude McElfresh
Jackson
Jo Ann Pierotti
Surgical
John M. Deckard
Charles W. Jeffers
Bladen
James L. Wooldridge
Medical
Ethel Simmons
Northup
Turley V. George
Lando M. Clay
Long Bottom
Gene E. Riley
Clifton
W. Va
G. T. Burton
Wellston
Gallipolis Personal News Covers Holidays and Visits
Miss Nina Mae Ayres, retired Portsmouth Times woman, is in poor condition at Holzer Hospital. Christmas visits include Martha McCormick at Point Pleasant, L Claude Miller family, D C Mille, Bodimer relatives, and Chicago guests. Other greetings feature Lutz, Sheets, Miller households, and Gallia residents with military, college, and travel ties. Damascus has existed since 2000 B C.
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Nina Mae Ayres
The
Portsmouth Times
Holzer Hospital
Henry Cherrington
Martha McCormick
Millard Miles
Point Pleasant
L. Claude Miller
Claudia
Freddie
D. C. Mille
Mr. Miller
Miller
Lewis Bodimer
Charles Bodimer
Chambersburg
Byron Bodimer
Confluence
William Cook
Alex
Lindsey
Ann
Circleville
J. A. Johnson
Walden Maier
Kathryn
Chicago
Ill
Maiers
John Lutz
Charleston
Hilah Lutz
Robert J. Sheets
Johnnie
J. P. Haskins
George Miller
Army
Washington, D. C
Mary Lou Miller
Ohe State
John Dale Miller
Rio Grande
Bill Crothers
Columbus
William Crothers
Maurice
Granny) Fowler
Fowler
Gallia Academy High School
Norwalk
Charles Jones
Air Force
Mariana, Fla
B. Lewis Jones
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George Northup
James P. Eller
Eller
Izaak Walton Group
Rs. Bohram
J. F. Fell
Meigs
F. Finley Carter
Stanford Research Institute
Menlo Park
NEA
John Fischetti
Fischetti
Joint Economic Committee
Washington, DC
Hysell
Carol
Athens Messenger
Dallas Martin
Medi
Cal
Dale Lemons
John E. Williams
Foster Strickland
Ivan Lane
Mack Frisby
Isom C. Walker
R. B. Wastier
R. M. Harrison
Syria
Damascus
B. C
Sale
Coats
Raglan
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