Home Telephone Co Sold to Continental Independent
Continental Independent Telephone Corp of St. Louis has bought Home Telephone Co Inc of New Haven. Donald Roush, president, said ownership changed Wednesday. The firm started as Longdale Independent in 1936, renamed Home Telephone in 1935, now serving 1210 phones with 57 at start.
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Point Pleasant
Continental Independent Telephone Corp
St. Louis
Home Telephone Co. Inc
New Haven
Donald Roush
Roush
Longdale Independent Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co., Inc
C & P Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co
Rural Electrification Administration
Gallia County Offices Plan New Year Holiday Closures
Gallia County courthouse staff will enjoy a second long weekend with offices closed from noon Thursday to Monday morning for New Year. Gallipolis Municipal building offices close with regular hours Saturday, and all offices shut New Year Day then reopen Saturday morning. Municipal Court session moves to 1 15 p m Saturday. Stores stay open Saturday with 6 pm closing. district library closed Friday then opens Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
William H. Sowers
Bloodmobile Visit Falls Short Of Quota In Point Pleasant
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Christ Episcopal Church Parish House in Point Pleasant on Wednesday. Only 29 pints were collected toward a 96 pint goal, with doctors Dr. John Grubb Dr. Kenneth Byrne and Dr. Edna Gettles volunteering and a team of nurses, canteen staff, and volunteers assisting. Juices and milk were donated by Valley Bell Dairy.
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Point Pleasant
American Red Cross
Christ Episcopal Church Parish
Lion’s Club
John Grubb
Kenneth Byrne
Edna Gettles
I. G. Wolden
Billy Morgan
Dorothy School
Harriet Smith
J. O. Moreland
Wylie Minton
Gail Smith
Juliet Smith
Harold S. Knoll
Ruth Roberts
Robert Beckett
Ed Hudnall
Carolyn Roberts
Jim Craddock
Valley Bell Dairy
Local People Share Holiday Visits Across Towns
New Straitsville notes show Mr and Mrs Thurman Thompson visiting Albuquerque New Mexico son Wayne in Columbus and Akron relatives. Mixed travel updates include Mrs Odessa Giffin in Uniontown Pa Mrs Hannah Landtaster visiting Mr and Mrs W L White in Columbus and other family holiday visits in Cincinnati Newark and Columbus.
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New Straitsville
Thurman Thompson
Albuquerque
N. M
Emerson Ogborne
Uniontown
Odessa Giffin
Hannah Phillips
Land Taster
W. L. White
Thomas Ward
Wayne
Columbus
Danny O'Riley
Akron
Marguerite Sprankel
Maxine
Arthur Sprankel
Susan Beattie
Judy Wilson
Anna Lillico
Marian Foster
Cincinnati
James Guysinger
Newark
Charles Kemper, Jr
Charles
George Holt
Fem
Bere
Woodyard Eligible for Parole Hearing in Gallipolis
Walter Woodyard Jr., 34, of Gallipolis, recently returned to the Ohio Penitentiary to finish a grand larceny sentence after a prior armed robbery sentence. He has a 10 to 25 year term and could face a Pardon and Parole Commission hearing on January 4. A prior armed robbery charge was dismissed.
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Gallipolis
Walter Woodyard, Jr
Ohio Penitentiary
Woodyard
Pardon and Parole Commission
G. W. Norris
Warren F Sheets
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Jalia County
Holzer Hospital Notes Admits Wide List of Patients
A long hospital admission log lists new patients and their home towns including Mickey Sue Hayman Leon West Virginia Gregory Rickard Point Pleasant James Qualls Pomeroy Lothair Kentucky Jeff rey Hammond Jackson Tennessee Lura Bur nette Patriot Kentucky Julie Dilcher Columbus Edgar Dennison Jackson Rhonda Slone Crown City Star Route Opal Martin Mercerville Star Route Charles Meadows Gallipolis Henry Doss Gallipolis Gerald Derenberger Point Pleasant Route 2 and more.
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Mickey Sue Hayman
Leon
W. Va
Gregory H. Rickard
Point Pleasant
James E. Qualls
Pomeroy
Harlan D. Warner
Lothair
Jeffrey A. Hammond
Jackson
Lura K. Burnette
John C. Peyne
Ashland
James V. Pinkerman
J. Earl Drinnon
Ripley
Julie A. Dilcher
Columbus
Starling L. Miller
Ravenswood
Edgar Dennison
Rhonda Slone
Crown City
Opal Martin
Mercerville
Charles W. Meadows
Gallipolis
Henry M. Doss
Gerald E. Derenberger
English Star Quietly Shifts Style in Half A Sixpence
Tommy Steele England's first rock n roll singer heads to Broadway next spring in Half A Sixpence the musical based on Kipps by H C Wells He settles into a quieter performing style as revisions to the score are planned for the New York run.
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London
Tommy Steele
England
Broadway
Cheshire and New Haven Families Report Holiday Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Clelland announce the birth of their first child, a girl, at Pomeroy Memorial Hospital. Various families from Cheshire and New Haven share Christmas and other visits across towns including Kittsville, Wellsburg, Parkersburg, and Letart. A Gallia marriage license lists John H. McCarty and Clare Rebecca Williams.
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Cheshire
Rodger Clelland
Pomeroy Memorial Hospital
Charles Hern
Gallia
John H. McCarty
Apple Grove
W. Va
U.S. Army
Clare Rebecca Williams
Gallipolis
Innocent Plea Upheld In Court
In Gallipolis Dorothy Priest 40 Gallipolis Route 1 had an innocent plea on a State Patrol stop sign violation. Judge William H. Sowers fined several patrol defendants including Ralph Sands Glenn White Larry Betz for noted offenses and forfeitures listed.
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Gallipolis
Dorothy Priest
William H. Sowers
Ralph W. Sands
Glenn K. White
Vinton
Larry
Clarkson
Mich
Daniel Milton
Middletown
Sperding
Norval C. Rollins
Zanesville
Sammy Sets Mark At 54th Street Theater Run
New York audience sees What Makes Sammy Run open Feb 27 at the 54th Street Theater. The musical has surpassed the 228 performance mark of No Strings, becoming the theater’s longest running show. On the Town once held the record with 462 performances before moving theaters.
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New York
Sammy
54Th Street
Steve Lawrence
Mason County Land Transfers and Charley Willett Bequest
Land transfers are listed for Mason County with numerous parcels in Lewis Graham and Arbuckle Districts transferring to various buyers including Scaraton Mara hart Allbright Hart Oshel Moody Williamson Hayman Root Fields and the Starkey heirs. Also notes Mrs Ora Kerwood and Viand Sr a patient at Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston with updates on her daughter Henry D. Watson.
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Rose K. Mills
Lewis
Wallace
Evelyn Allbright
Carrie Oliver
Graham
Emil Hart
Charley
Okely Willett
Velma
C. R. Oshel
Annie Staats
Henderson
Helen Moody Williamson
Berdie Herdman
Mary Frances Thornton
Beulah
Robert Bumgarner
Dollie
Harold Goodin
Cologne
John
Florence Hayman
Ivan and
Virginia Roush
Mary K. Root
William and
Margaret Fields
Gary
Brenda Sue Fields
Grace Winona Starkey
Florence Wilma Starkey
Arbuckle
Torres and
Maxine Williamson
Ora Kerwood, Viand Sr
William Kerwood
Charleston
Kerwood
Thomas Memorial Hospital
South
Henry D. Watson, Viand Sr
Buffaloes Block Mine Train in Kruger Reserve Fatalities and Fears
In Phalaborwa, South Africa, a ore train hit a herd of about 400 African buffalo in the Kruger National Park. Two buffaloes died, one trapped under the cow catcher, and part of the train derailed as crews faced a wary, threatening herd. A prior collision killed six buffaloes. Busyness and danger rise as crews fear ambushes and weigh slowing or speeding through buffalo country.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Kruger National Game Reserve
Phalaborwa
Buffalo Country
Police Chief Seeks Fire Chief Help After Car Fire
Gallipolis police chief Chester A. Leaper had a car fire on Pine Street near Gillingham's Drug Store at 4 51 p m. Wednesday. Seven firefighters and one truck responded, quickly extinguishing the blaze caused by a short in wiring under the dash. Damage estimated at 75 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Chester A. Leaper
Pine St
Gillingham
James A. Northup
Crown City Man Held On Contempt Charge
GALLIA COUNTY sheriff deputies arrest Mervin D. Caldwell 31 Crown City Route 1 for contempt of court for nonpayment of arrears. He is held on $875 in arrears plus $8.75 poundage and $11.75 court costs.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Hit Skip Investigated After Night Collision in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police probed a hitskip incident at 2 30 a m Thursday in front of 921 Fourth Ave The unidentified car headed north struck the left side of the parked vehicle driven by 18 year old Mike Reapp of Gallipolis The other driver fled the scene.
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Gallipolis
Fourth Ave
Mike Reapp
J. Sherman Porter
Brotherhood Entertained At Meeting
New Haven news notes Ruth and Dorcas Circles hosting members of the Brotherhood at a recent gathering. New officers were elected including Mrs. Howard Burris as president and Mrs. Ottie Roush as vice president.
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New Haven
Brotherhood
Ruth
Dorcas
Howard Burris
Ottie Roush
Thelma Capehart
Tom Hoffman
Paul Rickard
Clayton Athey
Millie Bumgarner
R. F. Bryant
Bernard Lieving
Harold Bumgarner
Delores
Jean
June Bumgarner
Martin Berisford
Theater to stage two readings of O Casey works
Two autobiographical based readings by Sean O Casey set for consecutive engagements at Theater DeLys in Greenwich Village. Jessie Royce Landis stars in I Knock at the Door and Peggy Wood performs Pictures in the Hallway, directed by Paul Shyre who adapted them.
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New York
Sean O’casey
Greenwich Village
Theater DeLys
Jessie Royce Landis
Peggy Wood
Paul Shyre
Noel Nite at EUB Church Hosts Film Showing
New Haven group from the Win One Class gathered at the parsonage hosted by Rev and Mrs Berisford for Noel Nite. Rev Berisford presented the film Lets Keep Christmas and a gift was given to the hosts. 26 members enjoyed refreshments and the next meeting is set for Jan 16 at the church with men cooking spaghetti.
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New Haven
EUB
Noel
Berisford
Berisfords
River traffic and dam conditions update with local incidents
Gallipolis river data show rollers and crest levels on several gauges including the Kanawha, Greenup, Meldahl, Marmet, and Winfield areas. Boats and dam movements are itemized with times for Gallipolis Marmet Ohio River locks and Kanawha River craft. A hit-skip car accident in Gallipolis damaged a car owned by Charles Blake on Grape Street.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Meldahl
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Coin Fomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Ph Gite Sporn
Fiore
Ice
Nat Nal
Luther Herdman
Robert EK. Reed
Semet
Kanawha
F. Shearer
Thelma Annie
Aera Jones
Miani
OVEC
Bob Benter
Harvey Jordan
Lock
Tittle George
Andrew P. Pa
Charles Down
Jerry Bosworth
Elisha Woods
Southam
Gees Ee
Ee Ance
der Silden
Beckford T
Charles Blake
Grape St
Blake
Point Pleasant Water Main Break Cuts City Supply
A break in the Point Pleasant main line from the water plant emptied a reservoir and lowered pressure. Repairs completed late Wednesday night as the city declared a state of emergency, with laundries told to close, garages to halt washing, and businesses to curb water use. The fire department kept a tanker ready but was not needed.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
Gaul
Eleven Criminal Cases Dismissed From Gallia Docket
Warren F. Sheets, Gallia County prosecuting attorney, Wednesday dismissed 11 cases from the Common Pleas Court criminal docket. All had been indicted by a grand jury and some had been arraigned. Sheets leaves office after 12 years. Republican John A. Epling will replace him after defeating Democrat Robert S. Betz in the November election. Dismissed cases include non-support and burglary tools possession, with indictments dates ranging from January 1959 to September 1964.
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Gallipolis
Warren F. Sheets
Gallia County
Common Pleas Court
Sheets
John A. Epling
Robert S. Betz
Seth Smith
Howard Cox
John Gordon
Emma A. Wallace
Clyde Putney
Frank L. Trivette
Miller Sent To Mansfield for Assault with Intent to rape
Gallia County judge Robert M. Betz sentenced Larry Foster Miller 24 of Gallipolis Route 1 to 1 to 15 years in the Mansfield Reformatory for assault with intent to rape. Miller had been held at Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane since November 20 after arrest last March and a September grand jury indictment.
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Gallipolis
New Sheriff Will Keep Deputies in Gallia County
Denver Walker, elected Gallia County Sheriff as a Republican, plans to retain the current deputy staff after taking office at one minute past midnight Sunday. He defeats Vernon Kuhn to succeed Sheriff Oscar Baird who has served eight years. Mrs. Walker will take over a mare tron replacing Mrs. Baird. Ruth Cross becomes office deputy with Glen Baird as radio dispatcher and deputies Grant Long Ivan Fife James E Baldwin and Jack Owens kept in place.
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Gallipolis
Denver Walker
Gallia County
Walker
Vernon Kuhn
Oscar Baird
Glen Baird
Grant Long
Ivan Fife
James E. Baldwin
Jack Owens
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Mildred Woomer of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Michael Burke of Chester Ohio are noted. Dismissed are David Connolly and Carolyn Connolly of Point Pleasant, Carl Hall of Leon, Linda Easter of Ravenswood, and Mrs. William Moody of Point Pleasant.
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Mildred Woomer
Point Pleasant
Michael Burke
Chester
Ohio
David Connolly
Carolyn Connolly
Carl Hall
Leon
Linda Easter
Ravenswood
William Moody
Communion Service Set at Main Street Baptist Church
A New Year candlelight service will run from 11 p.m. to midnight led by Rev. Gilbert Moore and church deacons. Sunday morning features an installation service for Sunday School teachers, assistants, department superintendents, youth sponsors, and church officers with Rev. Moore and A F Wilson in charge.
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Point Pleasant
Main Street Baptist Church
Gilbert Moore
Secretary Named for Durose at Gallipolis Schools
Mrs. James A. Saxton of 614 First Ave has been chosen by the city board of education as secretary to Superintendent Albert R. Durose. She replaces Mrs. Frank D. Childers whose resignation takes effect Thursday. The board will正式ly hire her at the January meeting.
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Gallipolis
James A. Saxton
First Ave
City Board of Education
Albert R. Durose
Frank D. Childers
Saxton
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