Carry-Over Cases Face Grand Jurors
Gallia County grand jury will hear less than a dozen cases at the January term with two carry-overs from earlier terms. Defendants include Charles Boster and Ray Beaver, both pled innocent and posted bonds. others face assault and burglary charges. Grand jury members were drawn from Gallia County residents for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ray Beaver
Crown City
Thurman R. New
Vinton
O. M. Stewart
Verta Casto
Finley Evans
Ella Evans
Sylvia Ward
Columbus
Carl Maynard
Clay
Charles Grooms
Walter Scalf
Monroe
Mich
Dan Notter
Evan Plymale
Harry Pitchford
Davis Myers
Scottown
Dorothy Broyles
Eureka
Wall Rites Planned for Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Anna Wall 67 of 162 Fourth Ave Max Cleveland Huntington evangelist will officiate at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Miller's funeral home with burial at Rome Cemetery in Lawrence County. She died Saturday morning born March 10 1892 in Guyan Township one of nine children of William M and Susan Watson Montgomery. Survived by husband Joseph M Wall married December 23 1916 in Catlettsburg Ky two children Earl Wall and Helen Large foster daughter Charlene Maynard five brothers John Clifford Montgomery Ora Everett Earl Montgomery and other relatives. She was a member of the Proctorville Church of Christ. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Miller’s
Rachel Anna Wall
Fourth Ave
Max Cleveland
Huntington
Lawrence County
Rome
Wall
Guyan Twp
William M
Susan Watson Montgomery
Joseph M. Wall
Cattletsburg
Earl Wall
Helen Large
Proctorville
James
Charlene) Maynard
Middletown
John
Clifford Montgomery
Crown City
Ora
Everett
Earl Montgomery
Scottown
Proctorville Church of Christ Friends May
Two Wrecks Reported in Morgan County Weekend
Gallipolis report notes William T. Mitchell of Bidwell Route 1 injured with a fractured hip after a 11:50 p.m. Saturday crash on Route 554 near Porter. He faces drunk driving charges and awaits court when able. A second collision on Route 7 at Bladen-Mercerville involved Ray Sibley and Raymond Ralph, with Ralph cited for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William T. Mitchell
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Morgan Two
State Highway Patrol
Mitchell
Porter
Bladen-Mercerville
Ray Sibley
Crown City
Raymond S. Ralph
Bucyrus
Ralph
Sibley
Police Report Fourth Hit Shocks Gallipolis
Gallipolis City Police report the fourth hit and run in the city since Christmas Eve. John J. Hunt, 28, was arrested for leaving the scene and will appear in Municipal Court Monday. Minor damage noted to Alva Amos’s parked car on Fourth Avenue. Other crashes involved James Belville and David Hively with no charges in one case. Unidentified 1959 station wagon and another hit on Sara Jane Warner’s car remain unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alva Amos
Fourth Ave
Amos
John J. Hunt
Mercerville
Hunt
Jake Moore
Third Ave
James F. Belville
Second Ave
Public Square
David L. Hively
Crown City
Belville
Hively
John Bruniardi
Miles Johnson
Sara Jane Warner
Gallipolis Youth Injured by Toy Gun Dart
Charles David Clark 13, of Gallipolis Route 2, was struck in the right eye by a dart from a toy gun Sunday at 4 p.m. He is listed in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Charles David Clark
Joe Clark
Holzer Hospital
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Data shows gauge readings on rivers at multiple towns with rollers and crest levels. Dams remain variably raised or lowered, while boats transit locks with listed tonnage and times for Lock 13 through Lock 85 and along Kanawha River routes.
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Challipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kenawhs
Ohio River
Robert E. Reed
Northern
Beckford
Vulcan
Fred W. Olcott
C. V. Harner
Lock
Aztec
National
Irene Chotin
W. S. Rhea
Duncan Bruce
Defender
Kanawha
Marmet
George T. Price
Helen
Winfield
Robert P. Bonnie
Esso Tennessee
Gallipolis
R. W. Lea
Dixieland
Semet
R. W. Ilwa
Creditor
Janie D
Christmas Day at SAC Base Reflects Peace in Duty
In Our Town column by Dick Thomas recalls a Christmas at a Strategic Air Command base where an ornament shatters as a B-47 navigator answers the alert klaxon. The piece praises alert crews who remain at post to guard freedom, contrasting civilian holiday cheer with military vigilance worldwide. It notes gifts from Paris and a Karachi newspaper featuring Eisenhower as part of the holiday memory.
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Strategic Air Command
SAC
Free World
You
Santa Claus
America
Paris
Jimmy
Johnny
Billy
Set
George Miller
States
Ike
Middle East
India
Sgt
Eisenhower
Country
Hospital Notes Reveal Dozens of Admissions and Discharges
Holzer Hospital notes list numerous admissions including Mrs Mollie Fowler Gallipolis and Michael E Batley Jackson. several Route numbers. The roster also shows discharges such as Miss Gladys Sayre and a long row of patients from Gallipolis Jackson Leon and Pomeroy areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Fowler
Gallipolis
Michael E. Batley
Jackson
Elza T. Smith
Ravenswood
Pete Blazer
Charles Clark
Calvin K. Spires
James Saunders
Blackstork
W. T. Porter
Carl E. Malone Petro
Rhoda Payne
Wellston
Hugh G Boggs
Ashland
Edgar Lester
Trenton
Henry A. McDade
Leon
Teresa Ann Adkins
Walter
Hunsinger
Letch C. Smith
Bidwell
William T. Mitchell
Vinton
William
Butler
Joe Halley
Crown City
FE. A. Vance
Clara Lavender
Minersville
Dennis E. Lane
Garland Riddle
David J. Morgan
Pomeroy
Lester W. Edler
James H. Duncan
Point Pleasant
Floyd W. Irion
William E. Sutter
Eric L. Diddle
Racine
Effie M. German
Long Bottom
Elbert Willams
Murray G. Roy
Christmas Day Guests Across Glouster Area
Christmas day visitors gathered at many homes across Glouster and nearby towns. Families from Columbus Dover Dover N J Zanesville Canton Canton Mansfield and Murray City joined local residents for holiday meals and fellowship.
AAU Affirms Right to Bar Swedish Exhibition Games
In Boulder Colorado AAU basketball chair G Russell Lyons said the federation was justified in refusing to sanction games with a Swedish national team. He noted the AAU governs international sports and that matters must be handled through proper channels. Jim McGregor criticized Dan Ferris for enforcing isolationist policy, arguing it harms sports prestige.
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Boulder
Colo
AAU
G. Russell Lyons
Lyon
Jim McGregor
Europe
Dan Ferris
McGregor
Ferris
Mr. Mitchell Dies At 93 in Middleport
John F. Mitchell, 93, of Middleport, died early Monday at Mason Clinic in Mason West Virginia. He is survived by his wife Nettie Ruschell Mitchell and eight children, 41 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Services are Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Rawlings Coats funeral home with visitation Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. O H Cart will officiate. Burial will be in Beech Grove cemetery at Pomeroy.
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Middleport
John F. Mitchell
Mason Clinic
Mason
W. Va
Nettie Ruschell Mitchell
Noel Herrmann
John H. Mitchell
Frank
Columbus
James
Evansville
Ind
Lulu Thornton
Poca
Evelyn Borggess
Nitro
Kathlene Ranson
Chauncey Area Christmas Visitors Noted
Mr and Mrs Albert Preston visited Mr and Mrs William Syx in Salem. Several families from Lexington Avenue and Glouster joined Christmas dinners in the area, including the Prestons, Parks, Stump, and Sapp groups. Mrs Grace Crabtree traveled to Columbus. Emanuel Crabtree reported relatives arriving in California. Merle Chapman of Columbus is improving after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Preston
William Syx
Salem
Willis Keirns
Ossie Stump
Lexington Avenue
Harry Stump
Barberton
Roger Sapp
Gary
Darlene
the Plains
Vernon Woods
Corning
George Rankin
Sue
David
Carlos Parks
Glouster
Raymond Gaston
Athens
Clark Preston
Robert
Linda
William Lindsay
Grace Crabtree
Columbus
Emanuel Crabtree
California
Clare B. Leffler
William Partlow
Partlow
Leffler
Merle Chapman
Nola Locke
Garfield Nicholson
Harmony Class Christmas Party At Barber Home
The Harmony Class of the Christian Church met at Mrs. Jeanette Barber’s home in Nelsonville for a Christmas party. They held a business meeting to elect committees, decorated tables with candles and mini trees, and exchanged gifts. Twenty members attended a buffet pot luck dinner and a secret pal drawing was conducted for next year.
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Nelsonville
Harmony Class
The
Christian Church
Jeanette Barber
Four Hurt In Accident In Logan
Two separate crashes near Main and Spring Streets and Front and Friesner Street injured four people. John Anderson and Dorothy Sue Thompson, both from Logan, were treated and released. Thompson was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance. A second collision between Donald Rayburn and Patricia Lax resulted in minor damage and a failure to yield charge against Mrs Lax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Anderson
Dorothy Sue Thompson
Main and
Spring Sts
Anderson
Thompson
Front
Friesner Sts
Donald Rayburn
Logan Route 2
Patricia K. Lax
Miss Frasch Dies At 90
Christina Frasch nine year old resident of Logan died Saturday in a Circleville nursing home. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Barbara Frasch and served as a librarian for many years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and is survived by a brother John of Columbus. Services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Leonard funeral home with Rev. Earl Schottke officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Christina Frasch
Circleville
Jacob
Barbara Frasch
First Presbyterian Church
John of Columbus
Leonard Funeral Home
Earl Schottke
Oak Grove Cemetery
Athens Rollerbowes Sunday Mined League Standings Report
Standings and top bowler scores for the Athens rollerbowling league show Dupler Sportswear leading with 42 points and Pendergrass Hardware close behind. Individual leaders include Leffler and Pendergrass with notable series, while Williams & Sons and Mathews Goodyear battle near the bottom. Team results from this week list Williams & Sons and Sunnybank sweeping Pendergrass Hardware and Mathews Good year, with Neal Floral and Dupler Sportswear also posting strong marks.
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Dupler Sportswear
Sly
Pendergrass Hardware
J. Sunny Bank
DaVids
Williams & Sons
Mathews Goodyear
Neal, Floral
Leffler
Pendergrass
Denean
Widdoes
iPiereger
Kr, Duckler
Mebrger
Kerr Ae Til
M. Fachenbacher
M. Strawn
F. Bolen
V. Widdoes
M. Bartlett
Ridenour
Sauroine Sec
D. Hayes
Neal Floral
WATH
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Bob Evans
Steak House
Eastern Ave
Wayne Thomas
Jo Thomas
Los Angeles
Wayne
Santa
Ken Trembly
Leo Brady
Our
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Dick Thomas
Charles
Mullins
Bryce D. Durst
Gladys Sayre
Roberta Adkins
Howard Glenn
Herbert Stewart
James Morrow
Edward Hines
Marvel Foley
Robert Leach
Myrtle Taylor
Howard Brammer
Julie Adkins
Trina Ferrell
Larry Delong
Edward Aberts
Anna Immer
Harry Aberts
Lester
Chris
Carroll
Thomas Aberts
Kay
Cheryl
Patty Jo
Susan
Canal Winchester
J. E. Anderson
Paul Collins
Paul and
Mark
Brookville
Ohio
F. E. Seaman
Penny
Becky
Dover
N. J
O. E. Sisk
Lewis
Laura Sisk
Robert Angle
Eric
Jan Angle
Robert B. Angle
Zanesville
Martha Sorrell
Raymond Case
Joe Earnhart
Cedar
Bert Juniper
Leonard McQuaid
Casey and
Terry
Dayton
Arthur Harris
Edwin Carpenter Jr
Mary Lee Mabrey
Eddie
Paul
Patricia
Bertha
Bertha Carpenter
Lucy Kirkbride
James Erich
Merle Pedicord
Franklin McClelland
Mineral City
Jack Mingus
Wendell Rey
Canton
Debbie Turner
Murray City
George McClelland
Alvin McClelland
Ray Allen
Rita Jean
Fred Snoak
Jim Ervin
LeRoy and
Lancaster
Mr. Mitchell
Chauncey
Barber Home
Miss Frasch
Athens Rollerbowes Sunday Mined League
Boston
Philadelphia
Syracuse
New York
W. L. Pet
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Messenger
USDA
Plymouth
Fury
Kinneer Motors
E. State Ph. LY
Jones Buick
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E. Carpenter
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