Weekend car wrecks injure child and arrest drivers
Brenda Lou Steele, 3, suffered a bruised mouth and forehead after a rear end collision near the Raccoon Creek bridge on Route 7. Eugene R. Steel, 26, Gallipolis, was jailed for failing to stop within a clear distance as his car struck the Saunders vehicle. Multiple drivers faced fines for DUI and speeding as patrol reports detail collisions, arrests, and penalties across Gallia and nearby routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Brenda Lou Steele
State Highway Patrol
Clyde Saunders
Eugene R. Steel
Saunders
No Immediate Threat or New Flood Seen
Rainfall in the Ohio Valley eased Sunday with the Ohio River falling slowly. Gauges at Gallipolis and Point Pleasant showed declines since the midweek crest while rains lingered upriver, with no current threat but potential changes if rain persists. Edwin McCormick noted 0.71 inches in Gallia County in the past 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Point Pleasant
Athens
Pittsburgh
Montgomery
Upper
Ohio
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls
Edwin McCormick
Official Weather Bureau
Gallia County
Dailey Dies at 73 in Gallipolis Home
Orestes Jennings Dailey 73 died Saturday night at his home 82 State St after seven years of leukemia. Born December 19 1879 in Crown City he leaves a California marriage to Margaret Robertson a son Lowell R Dailey and siblings J E Dailey Nancy Halley Emma Carter. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at First Baptist Church with Rev W H Green. burial Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Orestes Jennings Dailey
State St
Crown City
James L. Dailey
Elizabeth Memphis
Dailey
Sowards Ridge
Rio Grande College
California
Margaret B. Roberston
Coachella
Cal
Lowell R. Dailey
Washington, D. C
Third Ave
First Baptist Church
W. H. Green
Mound Hill Cemetery
Stolen Car Involved In Gallipolis Collision
Gallipolis police report three accidents on Saturday including a crash involving a stolen car. An unidentified driver struck Thelma Saunders on Third and Court at 8 36 p.m., then fled in the 600 block of Third Avenue. Slippery pavement caused another side swipe on Pine Street at 9 13 p.m. involving Rob ert M Halley and Edith Boster. A minor fender bender occurred at State and Third between J O Rice and John Morgan at 5 40 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chester Leaper
Lawrence Mitchell
Spruce St
Thelma Saunders
Third and Court
Third Ave
Saunders
Pine St
Robbert M. Halley
Mercerville
Edith Boster
J. O. Rice
Middleport
John Morgan
State
Last Rites Set For H. K. Mills Tuesday
Har ry Kerr Mills 73 dies after two years ill health. Born January 11 1879 in Green Township he lived on his lifelong farm. Survived by wife Lena Livesay Mills and sons James Harry K Jr Jack Earl, plus siblings. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Waugh funeral home Rev L A Donnally officiating. Burial follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry Kerr Mills
Mr. Mills
Green Township
James M. Mills
Mary Halliday Mills
Helena Livesay
Lewisburg
W. Va
Bidwell
Mount Zion Methodist Church
James
Harry K., Jr
Jack
Earl
Rustler Reward Fund Reaches $642 Total
Sheriff George Ehman reports the cattle thief reward fund has reached 642 with a 5 contribution from Ben Hardesty of Guyana Township. A Highland County deputy visited the sheriff Saturday seeking to locate a dry cow stolen from a widow near Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Ben Hardesty
Guyana Township
Highland County
Hillsboro
River Traffic at Gal lipolis Locks and Kanawha River
Boats reported moving through the river system with multiple vessels listed at Gal lipolis Locks and Marmet Winfield Kanawha routes. Entries include Stevenson Hatfield Dixie Tri State J Hatfield Mt Vernon Sol vay Bruce Sturges Dauntless Semet S Hoagland Titan R W Lea Sohio State Joan E Neville Havana Zephyr Heekin Indiana Tennessee Inca Cook W I Jones Lehigh Catlettsburg S B Queen H E Lewis Weir Kenna Pennsylvania and other craft with various times and movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stevenson
E. Hatfield
Dixie
Tri-State
J. T. Hatfield
Mt. Vernon
Solvay
Kanawha
Bruce
Marmet
Sturges
Dauntless
Winfield
Semet
S. Hoagland
Titan
R. W. Lea
Sohio State
Joan E
Neville
Havana Zephyr
Kenna
Pennsylvania
32 Men Ordered To Report For Pre Induction Exams
Gallia County Selective Service Board 45 notified 32 men to report Tuesday at 7 am at the courthouse to be transported to Ashland Kentucky for pre induction physical examinations. Read list includes Glenn Roberts Rodney Frederick Rose David Laufer Oral Bush William Houck Vernon Burnheimer Leslie Carter John McDaniel Arien Owens Charles Sims James Smith Paul Waugh Joe Long Randall Spencer Jay Hall James Rife Armstrong Bailey Cooper Isaacs Wood Stewart Harrison Wiseman Kingery Childers Waugh Findlay Blake Borden Keys transferred to local board 66 for examination.
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Gallipolis
Selective Service Board
Gallia County
Court House
Ashland
Glenn C. Roberts
Rodney
Frederick L. Rose
Northup
David E. Laufer
Oral G. Bush
William G. Houck
Vernon W. Burnheimer
Gal
Leslie E. Carter
Orthup
John W. McDaniel
Waterloo Star
Arien R. Owens
Vinton
Charles F. Sims
Crown City
James N. Smith
Paul E. Waugh
Joe R. Long
Randall M. Spencer
Gallia
Jay Hall, Jr
Cheshire
James A. Rife
Alonzo Armstrong
Car Blocks Road Near Centerpoint
Turner Saunders 47 of Oak Hill was arrested by the Gallia County sheriff for being in physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated after blocking a road in the Centerpoint area Saturday night and refusing to move the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia-Meigs County
Charles G. Swindler
Middleport
Virgil E. Shaver
Logan
Gallipolis
Turner Saunders
Oak Hill
Sheriff's Office
George Ehman
Saunders
Centerpoint
Admitted Patients at Holzer Hospital
List of admitted patients including Mrs. Mary Wilks in Gallipolis and others by various towns such as Thurman Jackson Wellston Pomeroy Grimms Landing Point Pleasant Eleanor Miller Randy Haley David Hawkins and babies among names reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wilks
Gallipolis
Thomas Folder
Thurman
Glenn Leonard
Jackson
Irma Willoughby
Henry Houser, Jr
Jesse I. Hill
Wellston
Frank Chapman
Pomeroy
Harold Tucker
Grimms Landing
Everette Davis
Alma Hall
Point Pleasant
Susan Hutchinson
Eleanor Miller
Harry Collis
Randy Haleley
David Hawkins
William Marquis
W. B. Archer
Earl Dennison
Richard Neutzling
Pearl Scott
Oscar Davis
Dave Phillips
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Dimtap
Silver Bridge
Phillip Wise
Gerald Lee Smeltzer
Ruth Ann Barcus
Garnet Oldacre
Smeltzer
Phillip Fisher
Racine
Lou Runchey
Blacksburg
May
Harry
QO. J. Dailey
Capitol
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisc
Little Chute
McCarthy
H. Ek. Mills
John Wesley Hyatt
Britannica
Rustler
Chrysler
Engine
Johnny Jones Motors
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
America
Meigs Motor Company
North Second Street
John C. Wiseman
Rio Grande
Howard FE. Kingery
Patriot
Howard F. Childers
Harold D. Waugh
Bladen
James F. Stover
Jim W. Findlay
Curtis E. Blake, Jr
Sunfield
Mich
Alexander Borden, Jr
Columbus
Lawrence A. Mitchell
Eureka
Glen I. Keys
Waterloo
Oak Park
THE
Athens Messenger
Holzer Hospital
St.joseph
American Woolen Mills
Big Savings
Jacquard
Cannon's
Starland
Altmans' Blankets
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