Georgia Man Dies in Route 35 Tractor Crash
Vinson Albert Overstreet 23 of Augusta died from a fractured skull New Year’s Day when a tractor-trailer he rode in struck an abutment and toppled five miles west of Jackson on Route 35. Driver Coy Midkiff 42 of Mount Airy NC was injured.
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Gallipolis
Vinson
Albert Overstreet
Augusta
State Highway Patrol
Jackson
Coy
Albert Midkiff
Mount Airy
N. C
Overstreet
Charles FE. Knowles
Winston Salem
N.C
M. T. Ruke
Fort Myers
Fla
Eldon E. Dennison
Ray Ohio
Pomer
Route 141
Butcher Dies Fire Tragedy at Olive Street Home
Gallipolis resident Paul L. Stephens 77 suffered extensive burns in a Sunday evening fire at 53 Olive Street and remains in critical condition at Holter Hospital. Neighbors say a fire started near an open fireplace and Stephens, alone in the home, was found on the floor as firefighters arrived. The home sustained light damage. Stephens previously worked 33 years as a butcher at the Gallipolis State Institute. His wife died in 1951. A new owner, John McCula, had just purchased the house.
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Gallipolis
Paul L
Butch) Stephens
Olive St
Holter Hospital
Arvit ‘Bias
Stephens
Arvil
Port
River traffic update at Gallipolis and Kanawha Falls levels
Gallipolis Locks report boats moving along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with numerous craft listed by name and time. River gauges show the Ohio rising to 18.0 feet at Gallipolis upper and 23.7 feet lower with 52 feet at the rollers. Kanawha Falls rising to 3.50 feet.
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Solvay
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Semet
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Weir
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Patsy Chattin
Laughlin
Manitou
Frances
Bruce
J. T. Hatfield
Lady Bee
McElroy
Penn
Montgomery
Ohio
Kanawha Falls
Burton Declares Candidacy for State Senator
Cecil M. Burton of Portsmouth announces his bid for state senate representing the seventh and eighth districts. A 54 year old Scioto County resident, he lists deep business ties in grocery meat and real estate, with past leadership roles in local trade groups and several clubs. The districts cover Scioto Adams Pike Jackson Gallia Vinton and Meigs counties.
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Cecil M. Burton
Portsmouth
Burton
Seloto County
Scioto
Adams
Air Force
Retail Grocers Association
Scioto County
Elks, Grange, Sportsmen's Club
FOE
The
Christian Church
Cheshire Man Hurt in Mine Accident
Phillip Bradbury, 31, of Cheshire Route 1, was taken to Holzer Hospital after being injured in a Williams Coal Co. mine in Cheshire. He was riding on top of a coal car and was pinned between the car and the roof. Bradbury had been injured in a prior mine accident on July 18.
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Gallipolis
Phillip Bradbury
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Williams Coal Co
Bradbury
Meigs County Man Burned About Face
John F Landaker, 28, of Long Bottom, was burned about the face Tuesday and admitted to Holzer Hospital. He told staff he planned to pick up a carbide can he thought empty and believes heat from his lamp caused it to explode.
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Gallipolis
John F. Landaker
Long Bottom
Holzer Hospital
Thirteen Ordered To Report For Induction In Gallia County
Thirteen registrants of local board 45 in Gallia County must report to the courthouse at 7 a.m. Thursday for transport to Ashland Kentucky for induction. Names include Kendall Dean Robert Thomas Okey Coffee Paul McFarland Donald Cornette Earl Saunders George Wilson Homer McCarty Raymond Manley Edmond Levert Jackie Brewer Jack Bradley and Donald Easton along with Sylvester Wood. Four more men are ordered to report on January 17 to meet Gallia County's January quota of 20. identities not released.
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Gaia County
Ashland
Kendall G. Dean
Bidwell
Robert E. Thomas
Vinton
Okey E. Coffee
Paul R. McFarland
Donald R. Cornette
Earl W. Saunders
George E. Wilson
Homer L. McCarty
Raymond E. Manley
Edmond W. Levert
Patriot
Jackie L. Brewer
Ewington
Jack H. Bradley
Donald E. Easton
Porter
Sylvester P. Wood
Columbus
Gallia County
D. J. McQuaid Dies at 81 in Gallipolis
Daniel J. McQuaid 81 died Monday at 8 15 p m in Gallipolis. Born August 29 1870 to Terry McQuaid and Nancy Walters he spent his life as a machinist in local furniture factories. Survived by daughter Mrs Della Bailey Columbus five grandchildren. Services Thursday 2 p m at Miller funeral home with Rev H M Smith. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Daniel J. McQuaid
H. M. Smith
Terry McQuaid
Nancy Jane Walters
Margaret Brandbaum
Pomeroy
Della Bailey
Columbus
Miller Funeral Home
Mound Hill Cemetery
Traffic Signal Blamed In City Crash
A truck driven by J B Mitchell 36 of Winter Haven Florida and a car driven by Theodore Chandler 38 of Gallipolis collided at Fourth Ave and Pine St Tuesday at 414 pm. One driver said the signal was not working or only one side was active. Both drivers claimed right of way. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage per city police.
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Gallipolis
J. B. Mitchell
Winter Haven
Fla
Theodore Chandler
Fourth Ave
Pine St
New Picture Recorder Aims to Replace Film
Engineer John T. Mullin and Wayne R. Johnson at Bing Crosby Enterprises Los Angeles develop a device that records moving pictures on tape like sound. The compact unit, about the size of a half dollar, could someday remove the need for film in movies and TV.
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John T. Mullin
Mullin
Wayne R. Johnson
Bing Crosby Enterprises
Los Angeles
Calif
Chauncey New Year Dinner Guests and Visits
New Year's dinner guests included Mrs Dow Bridgewater and sons Dow Lee and Glenn of Chauncey with Mr and Mrs Erle Bridgewater Jr and sons Stephen and Greg of Athens. Viola Sanders returned to Cleveland after visiting her daughter Virginia Bridgewater and M O Bryan family.
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Dow Bridgewater
Dow Lee
Glenn
Chauncey
Stephen
Greg
Athens
Viola Sanders
Cleveland
Virginia Bridgewater
M. O. Byran
Mentone
Ind
Millard Bryan
Albert Jackson
Jackson
Shirley
Joan Fiske
Sandra Sanders
Louise Nagle
Roy Stedman
Columbus
Charles Sanders
B. W. Simpkins
Dayton
Millfield
Underwood Family Weekend Visits Across States
Mr and Mrs Delbert Underwood and daughter Rhea Ann with Mr and Mrs Walter Underwood of Cheshire spent the weekend with relatives in Fairmont. Mrs S Plants of Cheshire is visiting her sons and daughters in Newark Ohio.
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Rhea Ann
Walter Underwood
Cheshire
Fairmont
S. Plants
Newark
Ohio
Sewage Plant Urged at Logan Inaugural
In Logan city hall on Tuesday Mayor Roger Friend urged officials to pursue a sewage disposal plant within the year. He cited a letter from Attorney General C William ONeill stressing urgent action. The ceremony was led by Council President Ralph E Griffin with Judge Harley Meyer administering oaths of office.
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Roger Friend
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Harley Meyer
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Griffin
Ruth Easterling
Richard C. Gerken
Sam Bright
Frank Mantor
Wilhelmine Deissle
Joe Phillips
William Knapp
Lawrence Ellinger
James Meldrim
Margaret Burt
Minor Mishap Is Reported In Logan New Year Eves
In Hocking County the New Year’s Eve traffic scene was quiet with only one minor accident reported by city police. No injuries or major damages occurred as Donald E. Springer, 22, of Rockbridge Route 2, struck a parked car owned by Eugene K. Sheffield on N Spring Street. The left rear fender of the Springer car and the left front fender of the Sheffield car were damaged.
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Hocking County
Sheriff's Office
Donald E. Springer
Ohio State Student Chauncey Visitor Birthday Honor
Boris Pukay of Yorkville, a student at Ohio State University, spent Monday and Tuesday visiting his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Courtney. Mrs Courtney baked a cake honoring his birthday which was celebrated Tuesday.
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Boris Pukay
Yorkville
Ohio State University
C. H. Courtney
Logan Complete Derrick Erection For Police Radio System
City and county crews completed a derrick on Vine Street to support a jointly used two way radio system for the police and sheriff. The transmitter will sit in a waterproof housing atop the derrick with power and telephone lines to be installed by Ohio Power and Logan Home Telephone Co. General Electric has been ordered to supply the radio equipment for operation within about 30 days, with two mobile units also to be ordered for sheriff cruisers.
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Sheriff's Office
Vine Street
Ernest Price
Sam Wells
Logan Home Telephone Co
Ohio Power Co
General Electric Co
Waldron
Shereiff
New Orleans Topic Dominates Local Junior Program Meeting
Mrs. John Wellman hosted a noon luncheon at Mound Street for the Junior Program. Speakers included Mrs. Mary Taggart Blasius and Miss Minette McCray who discussed New Orleans educational cultural and economic background. Guests Mrs. A K Smith Miss Minnie Moore joined. January meeting set with another city talk.
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Emma Becker
Annie White
Bird White
Wilhelmine Deissle
Blasius
Scheinfort, Ger
Jeanette Harrington
New York City
United States
Banfields Hear Christmas Greetings by Phone
Mr and Mrs Clifford Banfield receive Christmas Day greetings by telephone from their daughter Becky Banfield Sonia and son in law Albert Sonia of Los Angeles California. They also hear from their son Clifford Banfield Jr and his family of Columbus. Illness kept them from home.
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Clifford Banfield
Albert Sonia
Becky Banfield
Los Angeles
Calif
Clifford Banfield, Jr
Columbus
Soldier Reports to Camp After Nine Day Furlough
Pvt. John T. Chauncey departed Sunday for Camp Breckinridge Kentucky following a nine day furlough spent with his grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Mayles grandfather Sam Mayles and other relatives as well as his fiancé Miss Audrey Banfield
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John T
Camp Breckinridge, Ky
Elizabeth Mayles
Sam Mayles
Audrey Banfield
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