Wrecker Operator Hurt in Gallipolis Auto Crash
Gallipolis man Charles L. Carter suffered a fractured left leg and thigh when a car driven by Francis Eugene McKee struck the sheriff’s vehicle and the wrecker Carter was operating. Sheriff Ehman had stopped to inspect a ditch condition on upper Route 7 at 4:45 am. McKee, 20, faced DUI charges. Walter Pillsbury, 24, the other driver, and Joseph Midkiff, 37, of Dearborn, Mich., faced alcohol-related penalties. The incident halted traffic as authorities investigated and motorists faced suspensions and fines in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Charles L. Carter
Holzertal
Ehman
Walter Pillsbury
State Street Motors
Carter
Hily
Francis Eugene McKee
McKee
Gallia County
William H. Jones
Joseph C. Midkiff
Dearborn
Mich
State Highway Patrol
Cleveland
Hutchinson Last Rites To Be Tuesday
Ina Hutchinson 72 died Sunday at the Gallipolis home of her daughter after a two month illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church with Rev. C. M. Payne officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. She was born January 17, 1883 near Evergreen and survived by her second husband Lloyd Hutchinson and eight daughters and two sons including Inez Williams Mary Howard Lenore Howard Hazel Bruce John Hutchinson Aldora Garnes Anna Mae Scott Ethel Watson Amanda Keels William Hutchinson. 26 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Also survived by sister Flossie Farris Williams and brother Austin Farris.
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Gallipolis
Ina Hutchinson
Leslie Howard
Fourth Ave
Corinth
Hutchinson
Corinth Baptist Church
C. M. Payne
Church Cemetery
Evergreen
James Farris
Zania Scruggs Farris
Lloyd Hutchinson
John
Inez) Williams
Michigan City
Ind
Charles
Mary) Howard
Bidwell
Lenore) Howard
Murl
Hazel) Bruce
Orient
John Hutchinson
Oak Hill
Lawrence
Aldora) Garnes
Stanton
Anna Mae) Scott
Columbus
Israel
Ethel) Watson
Blackfork
Denver
Amanda) Keels
William Hutchinson
Flora Farris
Flossie Farris Williams
Austin Farris
Induction Set for Four in Gallia County
Four men will be inducted Tuesday in Ashland Kentucky at 8 30 am as Gallia County Local Board 45 of the Selective Service announces Merrill R. Rose Billy E. Lakin Marvin L. Ralph and Floyd J. Rupe will report. A week later four more will report at 8 30 am for pre induction physical examination prior to possible service in the armed forces Edward L. Kirby Jr Charles J. Bush Alfred A. Stover and Leo R. Dean are named.
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Gallipolis
Ashland
John E. Switzer
Gallia County
Ieel Selective Service System
Tuesoo
Merrill R. Rose
Patriot Te
Billy E. Lakin
Waterloo Star
Marvin L. Ralph
Cheshire
Floyd J. Rupe
Edward L. Kirby, Jr
Charles J. Bush
Chestnut Street
Alfred A. Stover
Leo R. Dean
Bidwell
Brother in Law of Jenkins Dies in Ohio
Gallipolis reports the Rev. Stephen Handel Jones brother in law of Rep. Thomas A Jenkins died last Wednesday at Old Moriah Church near the Gallia Jackson county line. Born April 29 1874 in the Moriah neighborhood he married the congressman's sister. Steve Thomas funeral home of Thurman will arrange services with the Rev. Stuart Barr officiating and burial in Moriah Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Stephen Handel Jones
Thomas A. Jenkins
Old Moriah Church
Gallia County
Jackson County
Mr. Jones
Moriah
Steve Thomas
Thurman
Stuart Barr
Moriah Cemetery
Jonah Borden Celebrates 75th Birthday in Gallipolis
Jonah Borden marked his 75th birthday today in Gallipolis. Friends and family gathered to celebrate the milestone with well wishes and memories shared across the community.
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Gallipolis
Jonah Borden
Man Dies While Standing in West Gallia Church
Oscar Cunningham aged 82 died Sunday night while standing to testify in the new Church of God near Centerville on Route 35. He slumped and died, with mourners later learning of the sudden death. Survived by a widow Molly and children Paul Roy Dora Cunningham and others, plus a sister and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Oscar Cunningham
Church of God
Centerville
Driver Arrested For DUI In Sharpsburg
Basil Dille of Sharpsburg arrested Saturday at 1 a.m. for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Thomas Williams, was fined 100 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to three days in jail.
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Glouster
Basil Dille
Sharpsburg
Thomas Williams
Salem Center Visitors Share Time Across Town
Mrs Dorothy Martin of Jackson and Mrs Addie Denney of Pattonsville join Mrs Lizzie Caton and Janet visiting the Eugene Johnston family. Several couples from Rutland Columbus Middie Athens and Pomeroy spend weekends days with local households as relatives travel.
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Salem Center
Dorothy Martin
Jackson
Addie Denney
Pattonsville
Lizzie Caton
Janet
Eugene Johnston
Howard German
Rutland
Iva Miller
Marvin
Ernest Davis
Chariayne
Davis
Danville
Violet Jordan
West Virginia
George Davis
Columbus
A Hoffman
Claude Russell
Ralph Norton
Middie
Leslie Offman
Lee Marsh
Athens
Harley Grate
Richard Miller
Cincinnati
D. W. Roush
Chillicothe
Arthur Roush
Lauren Hoffman
Owen
Harley Hoffman
Harold Roush
Wilma Sargent
Pomeroy
Gallipolis Personal News Briefs
Gallipolis notices report Kerns O Dell of Gallipolis hospitalized in Dayton after a heart attack. Mrs Paul Cline and Mr and Mrs Frank Loucks with Miss Gusta Rose, and Mr and Mrs Marshal Phillips of Columbus visited. Rita Brunicardi of Columbus came for the weekend with her parents Tony and Mrs Brunicardi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kerns O'Dell
John
Merdill O'Dell
Dayton
Paul Cline
And
Gusta Rose
Frank Loucks
Marietta
Loucks
Guy White
Marshal Phillips
Columbus
Mr. Phillips
Charles Phillips
Rita Brunicardi
Tony Brunicardi
Participation Used As Church Policy in Gallipolis Dinner Meeting
The Rev. Marvin Hess of Amerville leads a joint Sunday dinner gathering at First Presbyterian Church of Gallipolis with about 200 attendees. He outlines a program of daily prayer, tithing, and yearlong Bible study groups aimed at full membership, stressing active personal commitment and group-led discussion over unilateral services.
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Gallipolis
Marvin Hess
Amerville
First Presbyterian Church
Meas
Linson H. Stebbina
Paul M. Niswander
Grace Methodial Church
Hess
Hews
Westminster Club
Wesley-Weds
John L. Pwans
A Chapman Parsons
Parsons
Mack Eddy
Kenneth Curry
Frank Harriton
Evans
Frank Porter
Carl French
N. Howard Foster
Bill Watterson
Storm Through City Delays Roads and Floods Areas
A weekend thunderstorm drenched the city with heavy rain. Gallipolis roller dam in Chambersburg recorded 15 inches, while Sandfork flooded two sides of Bethesda Church on Route 775, closing the highway though reopening is hoped today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chambersburg
Bethesda Church
Ed L Mills to Be Feted by Pythians in Gallipolis
Ed L Mills will be honored by Naomi Lodge at Brniag for years of service to the lodge and improvements to the Pythian building at Second and Locust. A dinner for all Pythians and wives will precede a Knight rank exemplification by William H Janes. Mills, founder of Mills Transfer, will retire from active management to son Thomas L Mills, a leading Pythian.
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Gallipolis
Ed L. Mills
Naomi Lodge
Ralanes
Brniag
Grand Jury Enters Third Day in Gallia County
Gallia County grand jury, recalled last Friday, continued into its third day considering several cases. A murder charge was filed against Sylvia Mundell Ward in the fatal shooting of her common law husband Robert Ward who died January 20. Also under review was assault with intent to kill charge against Vennie Watkins. Most remaining cases involve non-support.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sylvia Mundell Ward
Robert Ward
Vennie Watkins
Community News From Danville Area Visits And Illnesses
Ruth Lucas of Wellston visits with family as CPO Cecil Hewitt of San Diego arrives. Columbus guests Paul Swick and family stay with Mr and Mrs Joe Swick and Aiva Swick. Will Barrett family visit Ida Ogdin and daughter. Spaulding families from Columbus visit. Nelsons from Middleport stay with Will Barrett. Elmer Yarnell returns to Toledo after vacation with Birdie Davis. Samuel Davis family from Urbana visit his mother. Darrell Goof and Mrs Wilcox visit as she recovers from a fracture. Ruth Spires shows improvement after illness.
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Elmer Yarnell
Toledo
Yarnell
Joe Swick
Samuel Davis
Urbana
Mr. Davis
Birdie Davis
Darrell Goof
Wilcox
Ruth Spires
Alte
Local Family News From Concord Area
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stalder and daughter Debbie of Columbus are the parents of a girl Kathy Lee. Bill and Nancy Sanders stayed with Fred Sanders family while Mrs. Sanders recovered in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Miles Wolfe and Lavonne Weaver visited Verne Wolfe in Columbus. Marie Sayre joined Velma Werner for a Sunday visit, and Werner, Bertha, and Irvan Howard visited Athens recently. Jane Helen was born to Paul Linscott and wife at Mount St Mary Hospital. Pvt Jay Chapman stationed Fort Knox was home here.
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Roger E. Wolfe
Athens
Verne Wolfe
Kathy Lee Bill
Nancy Sanders
Fred Sanders
River Traffic Gallipolis Ohio River Crest Report
The Ohio River rose again with Sunday's crest 2.5 feet higher than last Friday at Gallipolis roller dam. River rise rate about 0.5 feet per hour. upper gauge reached 214 feet and lower 37.3 feet. Several field readings note barges, tow statuses, and vessel movements along the river from Marmet to Gallipolis, with several boats listed at various times.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Kanawha River
Ohio
Gallipolis Dam
Kanawha Falls
Mason
Point Pleasant
Montgomery
Ohio Valley
Louisiana
Island Creek
Bosworth
Southern
Hillman
Margelea
Pegasus
Mike Creditor
Reliance
Marmet
Semet
Merrill
Jim Colle
Omar
Price
Helena
Keeley
Fleetwood
Ores
Rand
Sam Craig
Constitution
Linn Smith
Tot Hospitalized in Athens Eye Injury
Robin Byers age three, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Byers of Glouster, is a patient at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens for treatment of an eye injury. He is expected to be returned home by the end of the week.
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Glouster
Robin Byers
Robert Byers
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Glouster High Grad Speaks At Church
Glouster High graduate delivers sermon at church using Endurance as theme. He cites Peter Paul Stephen and Old Testament figures like Job to illustrate trials testing faith and endurance. References to testing of new care refining of gold and enduring hardship for a higher purpose. Gerald Stemm is noted as chair and Mrs Delmer Gledden prepared remarks.
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Mr. Grubte
Peter
Paul
Stephen
Job
Hit and Skip Charge After Side Swipe Incident
Police report a hit and run near Patro and Chambersburg. Witness Mrs Otia Rice followed the suspect down Vine Street and gave his number. King remained jailed on Saturday and posted a $500 bond Sunday for Gallipolis Municipal Court appearance.
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Chambersburg
Gallipolis
Vine St
Piety Jones
Otia Rice
Vine Street
Gallipolla Municipal Court
Chit Chat Club to Meet at Colleen Dunfer Home
The Chit Chat Club will meet Wednesday at 7 3 p m at the home of Mrs Colleen Dunfer. The event invites members for an informal gathering at Dunfer residence.
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Chit Chat
Wedneway
Mra
Colleen Dunfer
Funeral Held for Ex-Resident Jemale M in Glouster
Funeral services were held in Glouster for Jemale M former resident who died at home in Buf Brown He was son of John and Flossier born in Glouster High School where athletics marked his youth He later worked for Kroger and Oliv er later led the FAI in Washington as a fingerprint classifier and became an FAI agent He studied accounting and law and served with UA Arty Intelligences in World War II He then joined the Treasury Department and was employed by National Gypsum Co at his death His widow June survives with two daughters Mary Kath and Donna June two sisters Mrs Fred Burdias of Buffalo and Mrs Lyndall Wiley of Nelsonville and his mother Mrs Fiossie Cooper Pierce Relatives from many areas attended the funeral and pallbearers included the 1998 GHS class members and other friends
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Jemale M
Buf- Brown
John Am Flossier
UA Arty Intelligences
Treasury Department
National Gypsum Co
June
Mary Kathwen
Donna June
Mra
Fred Burdias
Jacksonville
Lyndall Wiley
Nelsonville
Fiossie Cooper Pierce
No 6
Buffalo
GHS
Keliney Linacott
Rett Lent
Theodore Williams
Jack Munden
Lewis Koehler
Donald Yertan
Roy Hough
Jack Kelly
Mra V H. Fielda
Mins
Laura Sue Millinen
A. Fleming
Mere T J. Pieming
Kingsport
Tenn
Daughter Is Born to Metguade Family in Glouster
Mr and Mrs Leonard Metguade welcome their daughter, born Friday, at a local hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bert Juniper Glouster and Mr and Mrs Willem Metguade of Butchtei.
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Glouster
Leonard Metguade
Madilyn MeGeland
Hontal
Bert Juniper Glouster Bowte
Willem Metguade
Bucthtei
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