Gallia Dairymen Named Dairy Farmers of the Year
Jim Saunders and Clyde Saunders were named Dairy Farmers of the Year at Gallia County Dairy Service Unit’s seventh annual dinner. The younger Saunders led a 38.8 cow herd with 498 pounds butterfat and Clyde’s 56 cows averaged 415 pounds. Clyde had won the award previously. Merrill Carter and Richard Lakin won board seats. Hamrick re-elected to COBA board. Seventy-two attended. banquet featured Spring Hill Dairy milk and Rich Valley Dairy ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callipolis
Jim Saunders
Clyde Saunders
Gallia County Dairy Service Unit
Bill Smith
Ohio Dairy Association
Oll
Merrill Carter
Richard Lakin
Lawrence L. Holliday
A. L. Morris
Fred Hamrick
Central Ohio Breeding Association
Holliday
Dairy Service Unit
Carter
Lakin
Hamrick
Wendell Tope
Tope
Burleson
Frank Mills
Spring Hill Dairy
Farmers Hotel
Rich Valley Dairy
Ted Chandler
Spring Hill
Rio Grande College
Harold Bennett
Bennett
Ohio Valley
Coba State Board
River Traffic Update at Gallipolis Dam and Kanawha Basin
The Ohio River levels and boat movements are listed for Gallipolis and Kanawha Basin readings. Various barges and vessels such as Pasty Chotin Lucas and Linda Chotin show movement with up or down notes and pipe, steel, scraps, or empties aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Custer
Inca
Island Creek
Ohio
Gallatin
A. H Crane
A M. Thompson
Alcott
Lucas
Kanawha
London
Semet
Marmet
George T. Price
Bosworth
Winfield Carl D
Reliance
Allen B. Wood
Lady Ree
Solvay
Linda Chotin
Rand
Cornell
Sohio State
Delta City
Local Family Visits and Hospital News
Danville and Dexter residents visited relatives over the weekend. Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis reports patient Denver Price has been returned home. Other updates note illnesses and family visits including Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dyke and the funeral of Bart Hawiey in Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Nelson
Langsville
Evelyn Davis
Charlayen
Salem Center
Birdie Davis
Ruth Lucas
Wellston
James Lucas
Jimmy
Shirley
Coalton
Sam Dyke
Robert Davis
Bart Hawiey
Rutland
Callie Metheney
Ora Hoffman
Tom Metheney
Fair Play
Death of G R Phillips longtime Gallia election board member
G Reuben Phillips a third term member of the Gallia County Board of Elections died at 2 p.m. in his Smoky Row home near Northup where he was born on January 26 1884. He had suffered a cerebral thrombosis the day before Christmas 1954 and acute coronary disease was listed as the cause. He was a lifelong farmer Democrat and member of the Asbury Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday with the Rev P A Cato officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
G. Reuben Phillips
Gallia County
Phillips
George
Margaret Carter Phillips
W. W. Phillips
Waterloo
John Phillips
Piqua
Pearl Winters
Wellston
Parnie Price
Westville
Davie Jane Wiseman
Sherritts
Lawrence County
L. Paul
May) Haskins
Atlee
Marjorie) Spriegel
South Vienna
Clayton Phillips
Gallpolis
Raymond
Pearl) Pope
Floyd
Betty Jean) Pickrell
Fayetteville
Margaret Ruth
Woodmen
Asbury Methodist Church
P. A. Cato
Patriot Charge
Eastern Star District Meeting Held at Centerville
Gallipolis notes report a 10 30 a m Wednesday district meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star with Mrs Audrey Hamrick presiding at the annual business session. Ritualistics work to be by Cheshire Chapter led by Mrs Mildred Scott, district deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Order of F
Eastern Star
Centerville
Audrey Hamrick
Cheshire
Mildred Scott
Local Family News From Gallia and Columbus Area
Mrs Lola Mae Suiter wife of O K Suiter was taken Monday to the Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital. She resigned from the Commercial and Savings Bank due to health. The son of Mr and Mrs C J Waugh Jack Waugh serves in the Army in Japan and married Jennie Mae Waugh daughter of Mr and Mrs Sutter. Mr and Mrs Paul Carter of Columbus were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs M T Carter of Gallipolis. Mrs Carter known as Thelma Albert a Holzer Hospital School of Nursing graduate. They visited her father a Holzer Hospital patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Mae Suiter
O. K. Suiter
Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Commercial and Savings Bank
C. J. Waugh
Jack Waugh
Japan
Sutter
Holzer Hospital School of
Jennie Mae Waugh
Paul Carter
Columbus
Columbus Were Weekend Guests of Mr. Carter's Parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Carter
Gallipolis
Gallia County Land Transfers in Gallipolis Deeds Filed
Deeds filed up to Jan 22 in Recorder Mary H. Wetherholt s office show transfers including Elizabeth Robinson Donalds and L E Donalds to W D and Mary D Ferguson for 3 percent acres on Campaign Creek and 49 acres of the Ohio Company purchase valued at 3500. Ada E and Georgia Clark to Clarence H and Opal Jones for 36.14 acres in Addison Township at 4500. John J Reiser and wife to Lawrence S Soisson for lot 14 Evans Heights subdivision Gallipolis at 13000. Warren W and Teresa White to Abraham and Minnie Parsons for one acre in Green Township at 1000. John L and Vivian Richards to Elmer E and Pearl Hatfield for 2.97 acres in Green Township at 3000. Carl C and Willie H Myers to John L and Vivian Richards for half interest in lot 5 Maxatawney subdivision Gallia Township at 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mary H. Wetherholt
Internal Revenue
Elizabeth Robinson Donalds
L. E. Donalds
W. D
Mary D. Ferguson
Campaign Creek
Ohio Company
Ada E
Georgia Clark
Clarence H
Opal Jones
Addison Township
John J. Reiser
Lawrence S. Soisson
Evans Heights
Warren W
Teresa White
Abraham
Minnie Parsons
Green Township
John L
Vivian Richards
Elmer E
Pearl Hatfield
Carl C
Willie H. Myers
Maxatawney
Gallipolis Township
Honor Roll Students and Mrs Eddy Shower Highlight Danville Page
Ames area students from seventh to twelfth grade earned honors this six week period with names including Barbara Walton Shirley Mayle Virginia Quinn Janet Wolfe Billy Potter David Kasler Wanda Smith and more. Mrs Jack Eddy was guest of honor at a January shower by the Esther Class at the Methodist Church with hostesses Slattie Inman Mildred Dishong Lulu Brown and Margaret Dis hong. Gifts were placed in an antique cradle under white crepe paper as pink and white refreshments followed. Guests included Mrs Selby Glazier Mrs Everett Eddy and Miss Carolyn Marquis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ames Bern
Barbara Walton
Shirley Mayle
Virginia Quinn
Janet Wolfe
Billy Potter
David Kasler
Wanda Smith
Jean Starlin
Jane Parish
Nancy Parish
Marilyn Linscott
Judy Antie
Nancy Jordan
Louella Golden
Vera Gilchrist
Patsy Antie
Danny Easler
Mary Lee Tate
Charles Gardner
Anna Marie Keirns
Mary Edith Starlin
Sue Ann Eliott
Jack Eddy
Esther
Methodist Church
Slattie Inman
Mildred Dishong
Lulu Brown
Margaret Dishong
Selby Glazier
Everett Eddy
Carolyn Marquis
Grass Run News Includes Neighbor Visits and Death
Mr and Mrs Arnold Jackson and family visited his father and her parents near Poca West Virginia. Carol Darst and children visited Donald Wooten. Marion and Carl McClure families dined with Ronald Davis. Children visited Mrs Darst’s mother in Pomeroy. C L Patterson of Pomeroy visited Arnold Jackson. Don Kennedy and children of Pomeroy and Max Davis with son of Bradbury visited Burt Davis. Milo Jacks of Grass Run died at home after several weeks illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grass Run
Arnold Jackson
Poca
W. Va
Carol Darst
Donald Wooten
Marion McClure
Carl E. McClure
Ronald Davis
Pomeroy
Don Kennedy
Max Davis
Bradbury
Burt Davis
Milo Jacks
Beech Grove Road
Cars Crash Near Bridge in Gallia County
State Highway Patrol reported two crashes in the Gallia region. A rear end collision on Route 7 near Sliverdge damaged both cars at 4 15 p m Monday driven south by Clem Chester Jones 46 Huntington. Earlier a Sunday crash on Route 233 1 2 miles south of the Jackson Gallia line involved Robert A Miller 38 Oak Hill Route 4 skidding on ice and striking a bridge with passenger Emma Miller sustaining a head and knee bump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Clem Chester Jones
Huntington
Jackson-Gallia
Robert A. Miller
Oak Hill
Emma Miller
Marriage Licenses Filed in Gallia Probate Court
Probate Judge John W Howell records marriage license applications for Millard Claudie Clay and Lucy Faye McVay of Gallipolis. Billy Joe Marcum and Margaret Ebien Halley of Gallipolis. Mariel Glenn Dixon and Sarah Ellen Angies of Milwau kee and Wayne County. Paul Randa Hersman and Frances Marie Russell of Bidwell and Vinton. Andrew Dwight Pickens and Evelyn Sally Lemsey of Marietta and Harrisburg. James B Mears and Magdalene Mary Barkau of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Millard Claudie Clay
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Lucy Faye McVay
Branchland
W. Va
Irvin
Maggie Brown Clay
Utica
Eri
Mae Lahmon McVay
Billy Joe Marcum
Wayne, Mich
Hallie
Lola Marcum
Lowell Angles
Paul Randa Hersman
Frances Marie Russell
Vinton
William and
Clara Flora Hersman
Morgan Township
Olin C
Lonna (Russell) Russell
Andrew Dwight Pickens
Marietta
Evelyn Sally Lemsey
Laurelville Local Notes Include Births Illnesses and Visits
Mr and Mrs Harold Martin and sons from Birmingham Alabama visit Mrs Martins parents Mr and Mrs Charlies Straus in Laurelville. Mr Straus had surgery at St Francis Hospital Columbus. Mrs Don Kempton seeks treatment at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital. Johnny Heid ill at home. Otterbein College students Joan and Donna Taylor Don Chilcote and Everett Tatman Jr. spend break at home. Richard Huggins and Richard Fox recently returned from Army posted at Fort Knox Kentucky. Robert Huggins also at Fort Knox. Mr and Mrs Max Lyckhart of Laurelville Route 1 welcome son Brent born at Berger Hospital. Mr and Mrs O S Mowery ill at home. Ceiesta Hoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurelville
Harold Martin and
Richard Huggins
Dwight Huggins
Richard Fox
Eldon Fox
Ft Knox
Robert Huggins
Richard
Fort Knox
Max Lyckhart
O. S. Mowery
Driver Permit Charges Filed
Gallipolis Municipal Judge William H. Jones assessed fines for two men on driver license related charges. John A. Boles, 30, of Columbus, jailed for no operator's license. Vincente Brothers, 4, of Columbus, paid for permitting an unlicensed driver and was released. Also Willy Smith, 46, of Cheatire Route 1 fined for intoxication. Michael Novack, 50, Gallipolis, forfeited $15 bond for intoxication. An early morning accident on Upper Third Avenue involved two parked vehicles causing minor damage. no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Lcense
John A. Boles
Columbus
Vincente Brothers
Willy Smith
Cheatire Route 1
Michael Novack
Upper Third Avenue
Third Avenue
Arthur Avant
3&4
Vinton
Betty Betz
Avant
Betz
Mrs Molly North Dies on Monday in Gallipolis
Gallipolis mourns as Mrs Molly North widow of Chuck North dies at Holze Hospital at 10 45 p m Monday. She is survived by son Donald North of Gallipolis and predeceased by Lawrence and John North. Miller's funeral home to handle arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Molly North
Chuck North
Holze. Hospital
Donald North
Lawrence and
John North
Miller's Funeral Home
Hospital Births and Surgeries Reported in Local Notes
A long list records numerous births and surgeries from several area families including Holzer Hospital notes. Daughters announced for Meadows Ellies Clagg Vickers and others. multiple residents of Gallipolis Gallipolis Ferry Jackson Wayne and nearby towns noted for medical and surgical cases.
Jump Preceded by Threats Ends in Tragic Fall
In Adrian Michigan 16 year old Allen King leapt from a three story window after telling his English instructor he would jump to avoid homework. He fell to the ground suffering a broken nose cuts and bruises. No further details on charges or motive are given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian, Mich
Allen King
Allen
Judge Betz Jails Craft In Kyger Wire Theft
Gallia Common Pleas Judge Robert M Metz sentenced Henry Craft 28 of Portsmouth to prison for stealing wire from Kyger Creek Power Plant. Sheriff Ehman said two men, previously jailed for petit larceny, were involved and walked away from the Gallia County jail with trusties last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry Craft
Portamouth
Common Pleas
Robert M. Metz
Craft
Kyger Creek
George Ehman
Gallia County
Parson and Boward Parental Visit Noted in Woodalle
EWINGTON L A Parson and Mr and Mrs Boward Parental party visited Woodalle on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Earl Trent stayed nearby while her son Charlie was hospitalized in Gallipolis. Mrs L A Parson spent the week in Columbus with her daughter and family, Mr and Mrs Ralph Traachel, Mrs Verna Woetall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewington
L. A
Dinner To Be Served By Cheshire PTA
A spaghetti dinner sponsored by the Cheshire Parent-Teacher Association will be served from 4 to 6 pm Friday in the Cheshire school lunchroom. Tickets may be obtained from any grade school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Parent-Teacher Association
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Elias Sisson
Grace
Rio Grande
Ers
the County
Chandlersoi W. Black
Jackson Co
Jim Johnson
Farm Bureau Co
Donald T. Houston
Farm Reau
Tom Rbinzer
Jim Porter
G. R. Phillips
Election Board
Gallipolis Social Notes
Mercury
Montclairs
Montereys
Customs
E. State St. Tel
Athens, Ohio
Ee van Bitte
HIRT
Richard Meadows
Mercerville
Willard Ellie
Gallipoli
Terrey Clagg
Northup
Carl Vickers
Edwin F. Jones
Jackson
Wilbert B. Milton
John Harold Caudill
Henderson
Daniel Lowell Angles
Wayne
Mich
Daniel Ray Barnes
Point Medical
Grek Davie
Chillicothe
Med
A. Siders
Williametown
Leo
Plaine
Gallopotla Ferry
Eurgica
William
Mercer
Jackson, Medion
Frey
New Haven
Surgical
Edward Spaulding
Kyger, Surgical
Bill Gene Carr
Walter , Arthur
Jack
Wellet
Vane Elleton
Frances Montgomery
Eliston
Ah Don Grueser
Wart Smith
Shenefield
Paul Riene
Lizale Huber
Peter Con
William Thabet
Rebecca Willcox
Chris Watson
Bobby Bryan
Norman Liste
Otho Wandling
Jewe Brown
Paul Kruger
Marshal Boggs
Ona Lawndree
Charles Cornwell
Larence Cummings
Robert Harden
Tami Turner
William Brows
Wade Proffitt
Athemg Messenger
F. Ferrell
Mena
Clarence Craft
Portsmouth
Walnut Township
Gallla Common Pleas Court
Merril Ively
W. Vanhert
Patriot
Selma Wirts
Toyota
Goldie Brigga
Sophie A. Harold Thompson
Mary Ann FR Heeon Sharon
Minoe
Patricia A Minor
Afl
Dayton
Fletcher JL. Thompson
Dora Wom
Bia
State of Okie Tax Commission
Tinvielon
Frank L. Denney
Juanita Otler
Ivorece
Wendell Otler
Elwington
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