Paul Davies Installed As Kiwanis Club President
Paul Davies was installed as Kiwanis Club president at the Lafayette Hotel by Carl Frey of Athens. He succeeds Dr. N Howard Foster, who received a plaque for his services. Officers installed include Paul Watson and Gilbert Bush Jr as vice presidents and J Russell Sarrett as secretary treasurer. Directors named were C H McKenzie J Howard Neal Lewis Preston John L Evans Dr Jacob Weinberger Lawrence Bastiani and Hollis Wood. Mrs Frey attended with her husband from Athens.
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Gallipolis
Paul Davies
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel
Carl Frey
Athens
Mr. Davies
N. Howard Foster
Dr. Foster
Paul Watson
Gilbert Bush, Jr
J. Russell Sarrett
C. H. McKenzie
J. Howard Neal
Lewis Preston
John L. Evans
Jacob
Ohio State To Collect Smallest Bowl Melon
A look at bowl earnings shows North Carolina and Rice each collecting about 125 951.95 dollars from the Cotton Bowl while Ohio State netted roughly 30 000 for the Rose Bowl win over California. The article notes the overall Bowl profit of 2 million and proposed NCAA rule to guarantee 80 percent of gross receipts to competing schools.
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Luulhall
Ohio State
Tar Heels
Rice
Ohio
Buckeyes
Owls
North Carolina
Big Ten
Commissioner’s Office
Oklahoma
Louisiana State
Sooners
LSU
Santa Clara
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Jacksonville
Rann
Northwestern
Pasadena
California
Walker Takes Shot Crossing Key in California Weave
California coach describes a continual offensive weave featuring Bob Walker and John Cunningham in a double post setup. The sequence centers on a backdoor pass and a loop shot by Walker after synchronized moves by the posts and guard Nibs Price.
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Walker
Crossing
Key
California
Nibs Pride
Berkeley
Calif
NEA
Bob Walker
John Cunningham
Nibs Price
Toppling Ten Pins: The 1 3 Pocket Strike Zone Guide
Bowler Val Mikiel explains that right handers should aim for the 1 3 pocket and left handers for the 1 2 pocket. A precise medium speed hook delivered into this zone yields higher strike rates, fewer splits, and less bad leaves, building a stronger game. Excessive speed hinders accuracy and results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Mikiel
Athens Legion to Host Glouster on Thursday Night
Athens American Legion basketball team meets Glouster Legionnaires Thursday at 8 p.m. in the West Side gym, announced by manager Bill Van Dyke. Walter Hagen won four consecutive PGA championships in 1924 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens American Legion
Glouster Legionnaires
West Side
Bill van Dyke
Walter Hagen
Golfers’ Association
Broncos Grid For Indoor Season At Western Michigan
Western Michigan College track coach Clayton Maus announces indoor season prep begins after Christmas, with practice and candidate meetings ongoing. The Broncos, runner up in the MAC last spring, seek new material to rebuild strength as plans for indoor and outdoor schedules are finalized.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Clayton Maus
Western Michigan College
Maus
Broncos
Haydenville Social Notes Shine With Christmas Gatherings
Haydenville residents recount Christmas visits and dinners with relatives and friends across Ohio and beyond. Families such as Boules, Lehman, Horn, Vancuren, Campbell, McClandish, and Chaffin are noted hosting local and out of town guests amid church activities and holiday travel.
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Haydenville
S. H. Boules
Veola Boules
Columbus
Fred Durant
Logan
Grant Horn
Carbon
Ohio
Horn
Arthur Horn
McClandish
Middle Point
Gene McClandish
Ralph Campbell
Sgt
Merten Vancuren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Leroy Vancuren
Kenneth Chaffin
Nora Vancuren
Francis Lehman
Robert Lehman
Dolores Coe
Rufus Coe
Gary Coe
Charles
Safeguards urged at Pine Run coal mine
A federal inspection report recommends safer blasting and better ventilation at Pine Run mine three miles north. The Pine Run Coal Co. employed nine men and averaged 30 tons daily in November. J. C. Reardon calls for exclusive permissible explosives, proper lamps, no flames, increased air, air locks, closed doors, two flame lamps, gas checks, stoppings, and ventilating fan safeguards.
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Hemlock
Pine Run
Here
Pine Run Coal Co
J. C. Reardon
Local Christmas Visits and Births and a Mine Theft Report
Junior Poling of the Navy spent days with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Chilcoate while Dan Hill visited the Chilcoat home. Birth announced for Dea Jane to Mr. and Mrs. James Holland. The West Coal Co mine generator room at Meeker Run was broken into for the second time, with gasoline stolen. Floyd Brown reports tax forms available for filing and Elizabeth Lee of Glouster married Bob Dezso of Cincinnati December 19.
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Kimberly
Junior Poling
Navy
John Chilcoate
Dan Hill
Lancaster
Chilcoat
Oscar Ball
Vernice Wood
Columbus
William Davis
Foster Day
Paintsville
B. C. Day
William Robinson
Eugene Pickett
Tom Perry
Nelsonville
Ulysses Crain
James Smith
Floyd Brown
Elizabeth Lee
Glouster
Bob Dezso
Mary Dezso
Cincinnati
Floyd W
Calcutta Tennis Title Won by Patricia Todd in Singles and Doubles
Patricia C Todd of La Jolla California won the All Asia championships women's singles final defeating Betty Hilton of England 6 4 6 0. Todd then paired with Gussie Moran of Santa Monica California to take the doubles crown defeating Betty Hilton and Kay Tuckey of Britain 6 4 10 8.
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Calcutta
Patricia C. Todd
la Jolla
Calif
Betty Hilton
England
Todd
Gussie Moran
Santa Monica
Britain
Kay Tuckey
Cincinnati Livestock and Grain Markets Report
Markets report from Cincinnati dated January 4 notes salable hogs at 2500 head with mostly higher quotes for 160-225 lb hogs at 17.00 and 225-250 lb at 16.50, cattle and calves described as moderately active with some gains, vealers in demand, sheep scarce but lambs up to 23.50 tops. poultry butter potatoes also listed with price ranges. egg prices shown for consumer and wholesale grades.
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Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati
Uv. S. Dept. Agr
Sister Struck By Auto in Toledo
Mrs Lot tie Covert of Kananga, sister of Ralph C Walker, was struck by a car while crossing a street to fetch a newspaper. She suffered a broken colored bone a broken leg and a head injury and was unconscious until Thursday. She remained in Riverside Hospital Toledo in critical condition.
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Gallipolis
Ralph C. Walker
Kananga
Toledo
Covert
Riverside Hospital
Births at Holzer Hospital and Discharges
Birth announcements list Mrs Raymond Lane a son and Mrs Aubra Smith a daughter alongside admitted Floyd Dawson and several others. Discharges include John Ghearing Mrs Mandy Miller and Mrs Emsy Stover and her daughter.
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Raymond Lane
Porter
Aubra Smith
Bidwell
Floyd Dawson
Jackson
Anthony Robinson
L. W. Ball
Point Pleasant
Floyd Cummins
Letart Falls
Paul Wedge
John White
Gallipolis
Gus Hill
Otto Vollenweider
McArthur
George J. Mallick
Wellston
Robert L. Martin Jr
Earl Gothard
John Ghearing
Mandy Miller
Emsy Stover
Local families share Christmas visits and travels
Shawnee and Mansfield residents visited relatives across Ohio during Christmas week. Mrs. Sally Meyers planned a Rose Bowl trip to Los Angeles. Multiple gatherings occurred in Columbus Lancaster Somerset New Lexington Cumberland and Newark with guests including the McLaughlins Hamricks Turnbulls and Metcalfs. A daughter born at Bethesda Hospital December 26 is noted.
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Shawnee
Jack
Bob Shubert
Carolyn Rose Shubert
Mansfield
Ray McLaughlin
Sally Meyers
Los Angeles
Fred Winslow
Harrison Hamrick
Wayne Hamrick
Logan
Belle Geiger
Somerset
Robert Turnbull
Walter Waller
Jimmy
Cumberland
William Breeze
New Lexington
Bethesda Hospital
Margaret Hopkins
Judge Howell Attends Probate and Juvenile Judges Sessions
Judge and Mrs. John W. Howell travel to Columbus for two-day probate judges and two-day juvenile judges conventions. The judge attends sessions with fellow officials this week.
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Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Columbus
Judge Howell
Mrs. Will L. Robinson Dies at 88 in Gallipolis Home
Mrs. Will L. Robinson 88 of 222 Second Ave. Gallipolis died Tuesday at 3 15 p m after about three weeks of confinement. She was born Nov 14 1861 in Buffalo W Va and married Oct 3 1882 in Buffalo. She was an accomplished musician and member of Grace Methodist Church and several organizations. Survivors include husband and five children plus four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements by George J Wetherholt and Sons.
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Gallipolis
Will L. Robinson
Second Ave
Mr. Robinson
Buffalo
Robinson
Wesleyan Female Institute
Staunton
Grace Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
United Daughters of the Confederacy
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Timms
E. Howard Ferree
Coraopolis
Ethel R. Dillon
Harry Stuart Robinson
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Stanley
Mary) Lanier
Sarah W. Robinson
Dayton
George J. Wetherholt and Sons
Bond Raised for Horace Keyes in Statutory Case
Horace Keyes facing a statutory charge had bond increased from 300 to 3000 dollars in Common Pleas court on prosecutor petition. He had not posted the initial 300 and remained jailed.
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Gallipolis
Horace Keyes
Common Pleas Court
Keyes
Ail
River Traffic at Gal lpolis Locks and District Ports
River traffic moves through Gal lipolis locks on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers with vessels listed by direction and time. Names include Fort Armstrong Creighton Lewis Merrill Cook Winfield and others. times range from morning to early afternoon across multiple locks and boats.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Fort Armstrong
Creighton
Lewis Down
Kanawha River
Merrill
Cook
Winfield
Pittsburgher
Lehigh
Constanza
Republic of Pittsburgh
Sohio State
Ennsylvania
Nemicolon
Casablanca
the Hatfield
Edna Whitton Whit tington Wins Divorce in Gallipolis
Edna D. Whit tington of Gallipolis, through her mother Ruth Darnell, obtains a divorce from Edward F. Whittington of Andrews Field Washington DC. Gross neglect and extreme cruelty alleged. The plaintiff regains the maiden name Edna Darnell. They were married in 1947 in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Edna D. Whittington
Ruth Darnell
Edward F. Whittington
Andrews Field
Washington, D. C
Edna Darnell
Suits Dismissed in Gallipolis Divorce Case
In Gallipolis common pleas court Frank Wetherholt and Ona M. Wetherholt saw their divorce and partition suits dismissed. The action involved the pending division of property and related matters between the spouses.
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Gallipolis
Frank Wetherholt
Ona M. Wetherholt
Common Pleas Court
Resolutions Discussed For Rotary
The Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey of Point Pleasant spoke at the Farmers Hotel on Rotary resolutions. He urged starting with purpose and outlined three goals: live one day at a time, value worthwhile tasks and relationships, and give God a better chance with our lives. He warned against hurried living and impatiently missing opportunities.
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Gallipolis
Daniel M. Dorsey
Main St. Baptist Church
Point Pleasant
Rotary Club
Farmers Hotel
Dorsey
Rotarians
Patrol Post Records Long Hours in 1949 Summary
Gallipolis Meigs and Jackson counties saw a busy 1949 for the State Highway Patrol post. The seven man unit handled 5264 phone calls and 2543 interviews, issued 8490 warnings, fulfilled 268 details, made 274 traffic arrests with 271 convictions, 105 arrests and convictions from accidents, plus 240 arrests and 236 convictions for other misdemeanors. Investigations covered 361 accidents and 47 misdemeanors 27 felonies 134 miscellaneous incidents. 170 school buses were inspected and $7100 worth of property recovered. Eight hours sleep and one hour per meal are allocated, with officers still on call.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
Jackson Man Fined For No Operator's License
James E. Oney, 34, Jackson, was fined $5 and costs by Justice Maurice Grover on a charge of lacking an operator's license. The Library of Congress building in Washington represents an investment between eight and nine million dollars.
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Jackson
Gallipolis
James E. Oney
State
Highway Patrol
Maurice Grover
Justice of the Peace
Library of Congress
Washington
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J. Sherman Porter
Will Grimsley
New York
Hock
Bronco
Social Notes
Junior Hyett
Carbon Hill
Billy
William Wallett
Dean Freeman
Newark
WSCS
Dorothy McQuaid
Bernice St. Clair
Bernice Carter
Bert Pollock
Marion Gray
Blanche Tucker Logan
Ralph Elliott
Harry Pollock
Pfc
Lee Crane
Scott Field
Ill
Arthur Crane
John Nichols
Adrian
Bob McGathy
Ft. Knox
Perl McGathy
Edith Campbell
John Campbell
Demin la Gore
Luther Skiver
Paul Angle
Alabama
Dorothy Redick
Massachusetts
Nelson Skiver
Henry Ohlinger
Pomeroy
Fisher
Annabelle Lehman
U.S. A
U.S. Tras
Holzer Hospital
Mrs, Robinson
Rotary
Aoum Ide
Uae
Eee
Motor King Battery
Firestone I
Firestone Polar
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
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