Fire Levels Home Near Crown City
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Sigal Callicoat home near Crown City on Route 7. Mr and Mrs Callicoat escaped with only the clothes on their backs. damage estimated at 5000 to 6000 dollars, part covered by insurance, as Crown City volunteers fought the blaze.
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Crown City
Gallipolis
Sigal Callicoat
Gallia
Lawrence County
Ing Room
Eddie Miller
Crown City Volunteer Fire Department
Miller
Hollywood's Biggest Ten
Hollywood, California towers with 1958 headlines as top ten news events unfold. The year features major film industry shifts, political intrigue, technology advances, and cultural milestones shaping the city’s public life and entertainment landscape.
Teenagers Die in Ashland Home Incident and Rocket Explosion
In Ashland Ohio two 17 year olds were wounded and a third teen died after a .22 rifle bullet struck Howard Gaddis in the neck and an improvised rocket exploded injuring David Preis. Gary Newcomer fired the gun thinking it was empty as witness Jean Daugherty looked on.
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Ashland
Ohio
Howard Gaddis
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gary Newcomer
Newcomer
Jean Daugherty
David Preis
Firemen’s 78th run of 1958 sparks trash truck blaze
Gallipolis volunteers respond to a trash truck fire on Pine Street at 9 15 Wednesday morning. Four volunteers and one truck handled the alarm, with debris cleaned by city workers. December records 12th run, including an out of state call to Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Pine St
Lawrence Dickey
Point Pleasant
Women's Touch in Traffic Safety Heads Cleveland Program
Mrs. Mildred Gnau, widow who leads the Cleveland AAA highway safety program, argues that women bring crucial safety insight to traffic issues. She notes women are more cautious and patient instructors, urges early safety training, and cites two women instructors as proof of women’s effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Braddock
Gnau
Cleveland Aaa
Federal spending climbs as budget gaps widen
Washington economists project higher future outlays as Uncle Sam keeps spending. In peacetime this year the government uses about 80 billion dollars, up from 72 billion last year, with two thirds funneled into goods and services. Forecasts for calendar 1959 suggest a notable economy prop amid concerns over a 12.2 billion dollar deficit and a pending 1960 budget.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Cates
Eisenhower
Congress
Dystrophy Drive Nets $859 in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports final muscular dystrophy fund drive total of 859 dollars from the event sponsored by the Gallia County VFW Post 4464 auxiliary. About 43 members participated with help from nonmembers. funds to national headquarters for local share. Auxiliary meeting slated for January 14, 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Regina Saunders
Women’s Auxiliary
Gallia County
VFW
Greatest Effect Noted From Heat Of Re-Entry
Doug Walker recounts his simulated spaceflight at Wright Air Development Center as the first non government civilian to test research gear. He describes severe heat during re entry, a two hour 150 degree chamber, blood flow increase, and weightlessness while connected to 17 wires including one on his toe.
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Doug Walker
Dayton Journal Herald
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Earth
Joseph Gold
M. D
WADC
Sci
Porter Driver Faces Charge After Wreck
Gallia County police charged Harrison M. Stevens 71 of Porter with failure to yield the right of way after a wreck at Third Ave and Cedar St in Gallipolis. Stevens, driving southwest on Third Ave, failed to yield to Lois L. McKay 59 who had stopped, then tried a left turn. both cars sustained damage but no injuries were reported. Stevens to appear in Municipal Court Friday.
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Gallipolis
Harrison M. Stevens
Porter
Third Ave
Cedar St
Stevens
Lois L. McKay
McKay
Belmont Is Speaker At Henderson Tabernacle Watch Night
The Rev. Sam Belmont was the guest speaker at a New Year’s Eve watch night service at Henderson Tabernacle in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Sam Belmont
Henderson Tabernacle
Sale Of Seals Lags Behind 1957 Totals
yALLIPOLIS Current Christmas seal sales lag last year by $435.87 as 1723 letters return $2748.13 in contributions. In the prior year 1997 letters yielded $3184. They began with 3749 seals in early December. Over 809 letters remain unreturned despite reminders.
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Yallipolis
Elizabeth Arnold
Gallia County
Arnold
Folden Returns Home After Florida Hospital Stay
Mr and Mrs Forrest V Folden arrive in Gallipolis from Tarpon Springs Florida after abdominal surgery at Mease Hospital in Dunedin. Folden’s condition is slightly improved as relatives plan to join him with son Tommy and Wayne expected Friday driving his car.
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Gallipolis
Forrest V. Folden
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Folden
Mease Hospital
Dunedin
Florida
Charleston
W. Va
Neills
Mr. Folden
Irving Folden
Tommy
Forrest Folden
Wayne
Local Families Take New Year Trips and Christmas Visits
Mr and Mrs August L Arnold and daughter Elizabeth left Wednesday for Toledo to spend New Year with his sister and family the Cliff McClusky family. Mrs Helen Clark Russell a Kettering teacher spent Christmas with her parents at Patriot and returned to Dayton. Dr and Mrs Homer B Thomas and son John are vacationing in Miami Florida and expected back at end of week.
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August L. Arnold
Elizabeth
Toledo
Cliff McClusky
Helen Clark Russell
Kettering School
Dayton
Vinton Clark
Patriot
Homer B. Thomas
John
Miami
Fla
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