Manslaughter Charge Expected in Slugging Death
Gallia County prosecutors prepared to charge Wyatt Bencit Ferguson, 35, with first degree manslaughter in the death of 87 year old Joseph Voreh Sr. following an attack after a stopping incident. Voreh died after skull fracture surgery. Ferguson to likely arraigned in Gallipolis Municipal Court Thursday.
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Gallipolis
Warren F. Sheets
Wyatt Bencit Ferguson
Bidwell
Joseph Voreh, Sr
Voreh
Holzer
St. Louis Catholic Church
Vinton Memorial Park
Sheets
Ferguson
Oscar Baird
Justice of the Peace
James A. Johnson
Sheriff's Office
Earl Donald Roush
Joseph Howard Roush
Leroy Taylor
Patrol Arrests Four For Drunk Driving And Related Offenses
Gallipolis dispatch says State Highway Patrol reports four convictions and three Wednesday arrests. Harold Shoemaker pled not guilty to drunk driving and was bound over to the grand jury. William Walters convicted, paid fines, jailed, and license suspended. Bowling and Baker forfeited bonds for speeding. Willis McBride paid a fine for intoxication. Donald Clark charged with DWI and to appear with Stephen Jeffers. A 15-year-old juvenile was held for hitchhiking. father retrieved him.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Harold F. Shoemaker
Bidwell
William L. Walters
Howell H. Bowling
Columbus
Howard M. Baker
Marietta
Willis McBride
Donald Clark
Washington
Stephen Jeffers
Huntington
Rites Friday For Thompson
Funeral services for Von Clair Thompson 56 of Gallipolis Route 1 who died suddenly in Point Pleasant will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Vernon McCoy funeral home Vinton with the Rev Linson H Stebbins officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park Masonic services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home Coroner Ted Stevens ruled the death a coronary occlusion.
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Gallipolis
von Clair Thompson
Point Pleasant
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Linson H. Stebbins
Vinton Memorial Park
Mason County
Ted Stevens
Disk Jockey resigns at WJEH in Gallipolis
Francis B. O'Donnell, in charge of sport news and host of Odie's Roundup, resigned from Radio Station WJEH. He will be replaced by current staff. no immediate new hires. He planned to appear in a country music TV spectacular in June and did not disclose future plans.
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Gallipolis
Francis B
Odie
O'Donnell
WJEH
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Sportswriters’ Association
Eve Injured by BB Shot in Gallipolis
14 year old W Clinton Yinger of Jackson Route 2 was admitted to Holzer Hospital after a BB gun backfire injured his eye. He fired at a tree and the ricocheting pellet struck him.
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Gallipolis
W. Clinton Yinger
Ernest Yinger
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Ora War ren Taken to Holzer After Stroke
Mrs Ora Warr en of Eureka was rushed to Holzer Hospital Wednesday by Ambulance Driver Ernest Thompson after suffering a stroke.
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Gallipolis
Ora Warren
Eureka
Holzer Hospital
Ernest Thompson
Perelman Attacks Pecksniffery in TV Humor Debate
S J Perelman argues broadcasters and sponsors curb daring comedy on American television. He cites his New Yorker satire of advertising and praises his book The Road to Miltown and film Around the World in Eight Days while defending Omnibus burlesque with Bert Lahr.
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America
Miltown
Omnibus
Bert Lahr
Perelman
Agen
Gallipolis Kiwanis Hears Lt. Gov Don Lewis Discuss Planning
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club heard Ninth Division Lt. Governor Don Lewis of Ironton praise planning in committee work and note the club’s 100 percent reporting this month. He suggested inviting Mortom Wiseman, president of his home club, to speak and announced a division conference on Valentine’s Day in Jackson. A board meeting postponed actions on the April 4 Blue Cross Campaign and a repeat horse show.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Don Lewis
Ironton
Gallipolitans
Morton Wiseman
Kiwanis
Lewis
Jackson
Board of Directors
Blue Cross
Sherow
Bill Watterson
Arden Dobson
Frank Snedaker
Sheron
John Houck
Gallia County Riding Club Inc
Bill Campbell, Jr
Gallipolis Saddle Ad Sirloin Club
Houck
Porter Porter Weekend Visits and Church Program
Mr and Mrs Del bert Berry of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs G G Gullett over the weekend. The Porter Church youth class held a Sunday school program. Raymond Robie, son of Mrs Erma Robie, has entered the Army. Dinner guests at Thelma Denney included Mr and Mrs Gerald Wagner and children from Wellston and Garnet Russell family. Mary Caroline Sisson visited her parents Mr and Mrs Elias Sisson.
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Porter Church
Raymond Robie
Erma Robie
Thelma Denney
Gerald Wagner
Mike
Pat
Barbie
Wellston
Garnet
Betty Lee Russell
Garnet Russell
Betty
Mary Caroline Sisson
Elias Sisson
Girl 7 Killed By Truck In Sparta N C
Seven year old Debrah Cordell died after a truck struck her on the way to school in Sparta North Carolina. She was to be returned to Gallipolis for Saturday services. Survived by parents Phillip and Anna Cordell and an aunt Mrs Clarence Jackson. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p m at John Gee Church Pine Street with burial in Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Debrah Cordell
Sparta
N.C
Gallia
Phillip
Anna Grant Cordell
Clarence Jackson
John Gee
Pine Street
Farm Worker Dies After Timber Cutting Accident
Paul W. Frye, 43, of Jackson Route 3, died at Holzer Hospital at 2 15 a m after a farm accident in which a power saw cut timber. He suffered a skull fracture and head laceration. Coroner Warehime was notified. verdict pending. Survived by wife Ethel and five children, three at home.
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Gallipolis
Paul W. Frye
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Frye
Donald R. Warehime
Ethel
Five Forfeit S10 Bonds In Gallipolis Court
Five men forfeited $10 bonds after being charged with making illegal left turns at Pine and Vinton in Gallipolis municipal court. Others included Earl Martin who paid $20 for drunk and disorderly conduct, Stanley Spires who forfeited a $15 bond for intoxication, and Andrew Bryant fined $5 plus costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Pine and
Vinton
Escom Murray
Cove
Harry Grigsby
Albany
Leroy Clinton Treadway
Waynesville
Rile Wheeler
South Webster
Chester Jacobs
Jackson
Earl Eugene Martin
Neil Avenue
Stanley Spires
Cheshire
Andrew Percy Bryant
City
Warnings Denied For West Pine Rail Crossing Improvements
City Manager Austin O. Cotton announced the Ohio Public Utilities Commission declined to recommend more traffic signals at the West Pine Street rail crossing in Gallipolis. The crossing sees one local train every 24 hours with six minutes of track usage and currently uses continuous yellow lights. Cotton proposed 500 foot electro warned signs and sought traffic bureau help, but the commission said it has no control over railway warnings.
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WTVN
WCHS
WBNS
WHTN
Sweena
Annie Oakley
Buffalo
Bill. . Jr
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Linkletter
Chet Long
Ohio
Doug Edards
Dals
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Lome Ranger
Sgt. Preston
Sheriff Sheriff
Bob Cummings
Dragnet Dragnet
Vo Choice
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Tennessee Erne
Tennessee Ernie
Playhouse 90
Playhouse
Esee
the Visitor
Ar Ti
Frankie Laine
Wlw-C
Little Theater
Miss Brooks
E Mary
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Tenn
Bob Crosby
Bob Crospr
Bill Jringieom
Cartoon Club
Dr. Hudson
Air Force
Frontier Doctor
Onio
Doug Edwards
Eddie Fisher
Rin Tin Tin
NBC News
Blondie
Jim Bowie
Ji Jim Bowie
Riley
Crossroads
Zane Grey
Patterson
Weath
Broad & High
EAL Criss CI
Gallipolis
Austin O. Cotton
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
West Pine Street
Cotton
The
Utilities Commission
B. F. Turner
Commission
Turner
Bureau of Traffic
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report
River traffic gauges show varied levels with several locks and boats listed for Montgomery Kanawha Falls Pomeroy-Mason and Point Pleasant. Dams on Kanawha and Ohio rivers report stationary or rising levels though most movable dams are down. Canal locks from Montgomery to City of Huntington record up and down movements with multiple vessels listed by name and tonnage.
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Montgomery
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Peace
Indiana
Okan
Ovee
Norsworthy
William Penn
Calhoun
Central
Charles R. Stevenson
City of Maysville
City of Huntington
O. F. Shearer
Semet
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