Soil Conservation Unit Board Members Named
Gallia Soil Conservation District names Maurice C. Fort Lawrence L. Holliday as chairman at the reorganizational meeting. Dan Notter re elected secretary with Wayne Russell as treasurer. J Merrill Carter named vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Maurice C
Fort Lawrence
L. Holliday
Gey
Gallia Soil Conservation District
Board of Supervisors
Dan Notnight
Ter
J. Merrill
Holliday Russell
Forgey
Carter
Rotary Club Hears Of Auto Reconditioning In Nelsonville
Don Cross, manager of F B Manufacturing in Nelsonville, explains engine remanufacturing origins in 1929 and contrasts it with garage rebuilding. He notes local plant remanufacturing 300 engines monthly with growth to 500 600, plus diesel engines and potential for generators carburetors and fuel pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Cross
Columbus
Ford Motors
Ford
Marion Man Hurt When Auto Hits Guardrail
Lewis Brown 34 of Marion was treated for a bruised chest and cuts at Hocking Valley Hospital after a car driven by Charles Butler 52 of Marion struck a guardrail on Route 75 four miles north of Logan. Butler was fined $25 and costs for unsafe operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Marion
Route 75
Hocking Valley Hospital
Lewis Brown
Charles Butler
Butler
Francis Myers
Willard M Price 88 Dies. Nelsonville Native Merchant
Willard M Mad Price 88 longtime Nelsonville resident and merchant died December 24 in Cleveland. He helped found Price Bros general store, lived at 555 Jackson St, taught in Meigs County schools, led Sunday Schools at Nelsonville Methodist, and is survived by wife Bertha two sons Clarence and Charles a niece and many grandchildren. Burial occurred in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Willard M
Mad) Price
Cleveland
Price
Jackson St
Price Bros
Chestnut St
Cleveland Hobbing Machine Co
Downington
Meigs County
Nelsonville Methodist Church
Bertha
Clarence
Charles
Ralph Cox
York Township Land Transfers
Land transfers show multiple deeds in Nelsonville and The Plains regions. Thomas S Williams to Viola M Corby transfers two parcels in Nelsonville, Bridget Sayre to John Sayre covers lot 103 in Buchtel, Cecil Brown to Carl Howard of Nelsonville, Kenneth Lowery to Charles Wachenschwanz all in Nelsonville, John E Call to Wilbur and Forest Young of Nelsonville for 13 acres, J W Shafer to William E Fisk Inlet 345 Logstreth Addition Nelsonville, Lyell Kuhn The Plains to C P Bloom The Plains transfers property in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S. Williams
Nelsonville
Viola M. Corby
Bridget Sayre
Buchtel
John Sayre
Cecil Brown
Carl Howard
Kenneth FE. Lowery
Athens
Charles Wachenschwanz
York Township
John E. Call
Wilbur
Forest Young
J. W. Shafer
William E. Fisk
Inlet
Logstreth Addition
Powell Family Holiday Reunion Marks 63rd Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Powell returned to Nelsonville after Christmas with their daughter and son-in-law Herbert Paulus in Lakewood. Also present were Ralph D. Powell of Weston Massachusetts Richard Senour of East Alton Illinois and Eric Randolph a great grandson. The Powells celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Lewis R. Powell
W. Washington
Low
Herbert Paulus
Lakewood
Ralph D. Powell
Weston
Mass
Powells
Richard Senour
East Alton
Eric Randolph
Lewis Powell's
Christmas Holiday Guests Visit Local Families
Cheshire guests included Mrs Elya Jones and Bill Jones and Mrs Mae Tucker with Denver Ash Jr. Others from Robertsburg Grimms Landing Columbus Buffalo W V and Mansfield Ohio joined in holiday gatherings. Mr and Mrs Charles Hern visited relatives near Kitts Hill. G A Fife and family spent Christmas in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Thomas Jones
Elya Jones
Bill
Mae Tucker
Denver Ash Jr
Gallie Thornton
Robertsburg
Carol Sayre
Grimms Landing
Oliver Rollins
Columbus
Maude McDaniel
Wayne
Winner
Buffalo
W. V
Charles. Hern
Alma Swisher
Forrest Smith
Mansfield
Ohio
G. A. Fife
Gallipolis
Advisers To Meet In Gallia County 4-H Office
Gallia County adult volunteer 4-H advisers will gather at 7 30 Friday evening in the County Extension Office to talk over the 1959 program. Agent Russ Priddy urges perfect attendance and active leadership from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Russ Priddy
Priddy
No Accidents Reported in Gallia County Court Actions
Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol reported no accidents on Tuesday. One conviction was listed, Aaron Hysell 28 of Pomeroy fined $5 in Rutland mayor's court, costs suspended. Patrol also noted four arrests: Charles W. Gale 23 Huntington held for municipal court, Jackie T. Hutson 18 Blackville South Carolina posted $10 bond, Kit Myers 20 Charleston and Morris H. Boggs 54 Maysville Kentucky posted $15 bonds for failing to register. All three to appear in county court Friday before new County Judge Sid Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allipolis
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Aaron Hysell
Pomeroy
Rutland
F. £. Dunfee
Charles W. Gale
Huntington
Jackie T. Hutson
Blackville
S. C
Kit Myers
Charleston
Morris H. Boggs
Maysville
Sid Vance
Eva Lee 82 funeral set for Paint Creek Church
Funeral services for Eva Lee, 82, who died Monday, are planned for 1 p.m. Thursday at Paint Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Elbert Mc Ghee and Rev. R. L. Petty officiating. Burial follows at Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may visit at the daughter Mrs. Robert Anderson’s home, 814 Third Ave, after noon Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eva Lee
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Elbert McGhee
R. L. Petty
Pine Street
Robert
Ora) Anderson
Third Ave
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notices
Hospital notices list births for Mr and Mrs William Cox Nelsonville a daughter and Mr and Mrs Paul James Shawnee Route 1 a daughter. Admitted James Conker Buchtel Edward Dye Jr Gore Route Sherrill Dye Gore Route 1 Nancy Keffer Nelsonville Mary Manda The Plains Nora Ollinger Haydenville Lawrence Fields Chauncey. Dismissed Miss Teresa Smeltzer New Lexington Stephen Lanning Buchtel Mrs Ada Riddle Lancaster Mrs Marie Mills Buchtel James Conkel Buchtel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cox
Nelsonville
Paul James
Shawnee
James Conker
Buchtel
Edward Dye, Jr
Gore
Sherrill Dye
Nancy Keffer
Mary Manda
the Plains
Nora Ollinger
Haydenville
Lawrence Fields
Chauncey
Teresa Smeltzer
New Lexingto
Stephen Lanning
Ada Riddle
Lancaster
Marie Mills
James Conkel
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Across Rivers
River gauges report rising water levels on the Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio systems with several dams up and multiple locks reporting boat movements. Notable readings include Gallipolis 19.3 and 14.0, Kanawha Falls 7.75 rising, Marmet 6 feet, and Ohio River movable dams all up as of reported times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hipton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Salvat
CF Hood
Vulcan
Jag
Reliance
Paul Blazer
City of Huntington
Lock
Jefferson
Indiana
C. V. Harner
Memphis
Zephyr
Lehigh
Kanawha
Alan R. Merrill
Gona
Semet
Invader
Solvay
Last Rites Planned For Mrs. Ivy Johnson
Mrs. Ivy Johnson dies at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at Wiley funeral home with Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiating. Burial in Maplewood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Ivy Johnson
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Wiley Funeral Home
Gilbert Courtney
Maplewood Cemetery
Perry County Court Notes Highlight Estate Figures and Local Actions
Estates of John Enezi and Melvin Starkey recorded values, deductions, and debts. Church property transfer authorized for Wippstown site. Tax collection breaks records with Eva Bradley reporting totals and breakdowns. Numerous vendor licenses issued in Mt. Perry to New Lexington firms. Divorces, custody, support rulings, and a marriage license noted. Real estate transfers list property moves in Thorn and New Lexington areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Starkey
Thorn Township
Harry F. Baker
Zanesville District
C. R. Eltringham Jr
Mt. Perry
Frank Garcis
Franks Pure Oil
New Lexington
Dorothy Eltringham
Florence Ellman
Sterley Henry
Henry
Marathon
Mildred Murray
Fashioner Beauty Salon
Somerset
John Blubaugh
Somerset Implement Co
Robert Leimer
Main Street
Jane Wilson
Rawleigh
Crooksville
Louis Lunning
James Lunning
Donald Lee Elkins
Sylvia Elkins
Billy Joe Dupler
Glouster
Vivian Collier
William L. Musser
Health insurance seen as answer and obstacle in medicine
Dr. Eaton M. McKay of Holzer Hospital told the Gallipolis Rotary Club that health insurance will be the solution and barrier to socialized medicine. He traced medical specialization and noted attendance by Rotary members and guests including Dr. Evan Roderick and C. Mac McGinness after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eaton M. McKay
Holzer Hospital
Farmers Hotel
Rotary Club
Wayne B. Foster
McKay
Herb Bush
Evan Roderick
Mac) McGinness
Son Born at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis
Dr and Mrs Conrad Bodenstedt of 82 Garfield Ave announce the birth of their first child, a son named Joseph Frederick, born Tuesday at Holzer Hospital. The father is a doctor in the hospital’s Department of Internal Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Conrad Bodenstedt
Garfield Ave
Holzer Hospital
Joseph Frederick
14th Marriage License Application Filed in Probate Court
The 14th marriage license application of December was filed Monday in Probate Court by Marvin Ray Smith age 18, carpenter, of Bidwell, son of Arnold and Margaret Pratt Smith, and Bera June Wess age 19, of Vinton, daughter of Eugene and Flora Dozier Wess, at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galiipolis
Marvin Ray Smith
Bidwell, Carpenter
Arnold
Margaret Pratt Smith
Bera June Wess
Vinton
Eugene
Flora Dozier Wess
Divorce suit filed in Gallia common pleas court
Lucille Haffelt of Lower River Road filed for divorce and alimony from Elmer Haffelt charging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple wed May 17, 1921 in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Lucille Haffelt
Lower River Rd
Common Pleas Court
Elmer Haffelt
Agent Has Stroke In Ottawa Home
Gallia Soil Conservationist Robert W. Cobb's brother Albert Cobb aged 39, Putnam County extension agent, suffered a stroke late Monday at his parents' home in Ottawa Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Albert Cobb
Putnam County
Gallia
Robert W. Cobb
W. H. Cobb
Ottawa
Ohio
Gillian Arrested On Same Charge In Gallipolis
Gallipolis police report Crown City resident James P. Halley age 40 was arrested Monday night for DWI for the third time in less than three months and is held in the city jail without bond. His prior Oct. 12 and Oct. 28 arrests involved DWI with $500 bonds later posted and cases continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Taylor
Bennie H. Pennington
James P. Halley
Halley
William H. Jones
Jones
State Highway Patrol
DWI
Robert S. Betz
Porter and Taber Address Civil Service Group
Gallia County Ohio Civil Service Em ployes Association members heard State Senator-Elect J. Sherman Porter and Rep Dann O Taber at Gallpolis State Institute. Taber spoke on reclassification and state finances while Porter outlined employment types across eight counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Thomas
Goldin Ward
Nyle D. Borden
Vint Vore 69 Dies In Glouster Home
Vint Vore of Glouster aged 69 died Tuesday evening at his sister Mrs Bernice Smiths home. Born in Athens County in 1889 he was a coal miner. Survived by four brothers Homer Orly Russ and Bate and two sisters Mrs Goldie Whitlatech and Mrs Smith and three grandchildren. His wife and two children preceded him in death. Funeral set Thursday 2 p.m. at Wiley funeral home with Rev L R Carmichael officiating. Burial.
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Glouster-Vint
Births at Holzer Hospital Notes
List of newborns and parents from Holzer Hospital notes with many mentions of families in Gallipolis Jackson Ravenswood Point Pleasant and Columbus. Entry includes blood usage Tuesday with one pint.
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Conrad Bodenstedt
Gallipolis
Glen Richendollar
Sciotoville
Grace Beck
Holt C. Road
Sterling J. Bowen
Ravenswood
Carrol PF
Canaday
Paul F. Rairden
Point Pleasant
Dennie
A. Bayne
Paul Horsley
Jackson
Freddie E. Waters
Columbus
C. C. Merrill
Ironton
Bertie W. Ross
Crown City
Levi Otis Sowers
Lancaster
Elmer A. Loomis
Fenry F. Young
Adam Duhi
Lester Banfield
Myrtle Runyan
Croda. Davis
Driver Tests Fail Half of Applicants in Gallipolis
Ten persons took driver license examinations over two days with a 50 percent pass rate. Five examined each day. two failed Monday and three failed Tuesday. Officials say tests moved to two days weekly may cut applicants until school driver education ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Christianity Introduced to Korea in 1777 by Chinese Missionaries
Readable text notes that Christianity was brought to Korea in 1777 by Chinese missionaries. This brief claim documents early religious contact between China and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Hyperions Club to Meet January 3 in Pine Grove
The Hyperion Club will meet January 3 at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. L. Webb in Pine Grove for its next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Hyperion Club
J. L. Webb
Pine Grove
Canteen Meet Set for Saturday Night at Moose Home
Gallipolis reports the Tri-county Teen Canteen will hold its weekly session Saturday from 7 30 p m to midnight at the Point Pleasant Moose Home. Leo V Savage canteen director announces a This Is Your Life segment selecting a teen from the audience and reviewing their life. A rock and roll and slow dance contest, top tunes, and a tribute to president Donna Low Greenlee are on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tri-county
Point Pleasant Moose
Leo V. Savage
Ralph F@wards
Donna Low Greenlee
Miss Greenlee
Gary Ellis
Patty Reynolds
Nelsonville Library to Close Midweek for Brief Shutdown
Nelsonville Public Library and branches will be closed Wednesday and Thursday per librarian Waveline Pritchard. The notice affects all services and locations in the library system.
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Nelsonville
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Lyell Kuhn
C. P. Bloom
THUR
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Cuan
Lewis R. Powells
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Curshire
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Lee
Mrs. Johnson
Fidel Castro
Fomento
Perry County
John Enezi
Jackson Township
Roseville
Wanda Hammers
Lawrence Echard
Clarence Root
Honey Creek Park
Thorn
John McCaig
Joseph Cote
North Addition
Leonard Agriesti
Joseph Agriesti
George Hall
Lorence Ford
Harrison Two
Wile
Gallian
Taber. Porter
Civil Service
G.S.1
Cecil Notter
John Houck
Harry Betz
Bucky Adams
Eric Cox
Vint Vore
Garner Harrison
Oak Thn
Ralph Reece
Oak Hill
Our Gang Rascals
Doc Robbin
Lightning
Wonder Dog
Renfrew of
Brigitte Bardot
Bardot
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McCoys
East Main St
Logan, Ohio
City Loan Co
GMAC
Family Weekly
Fayette St
Dwight Adarts
Ver
Coats
Boy
Sharft
Logan's Leading Store
Miss and Mrs
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