Bad Week for Cattle on Gallia County Highways
Cattle losses and vehicle incidents marked the week in Gallia County. A full grown cow was killed on Route 554, while a stray calf survived a collision with Walter Neal’s car on Route 160. A dump truck wreck on Route 218 caused no spill and minor damage to the vehicle, and Paul E. Kelly was cited for speeding on Route 7 after an SUV left the road and into a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Walter Neal
Bidwell
Clinton Jones
Cheshire
Neal
Porter
Howard Glenn
Vinton
Glenn
State Highway Patrol
Mercerville
Kelly
Rev Payne 91 Dies. Rites Planned Wednesday
Gallipolis Ohio native Rev C M Payne 91 a 50 year clergyman died Saturday after months of declining health He married Sarah Qualls in 1894 She died 1958 Survived by children Dorothy Lewis Bernice Borden Forrest Harley Dana Jesta Mae Diggs Marion Siler and others Services set 1 p m Wednesday at Mt Carmel Church Bidwell with burial at Pine Street Cemetery Gallipolis Friends may call after 7 p m Monday at the family home in Bidwell.
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Gallipolis
C. M. Payne
Bidwell
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Henry
Mary Whitten Payne
Sarah Qualls
Finley
Dorothy) Lewis
Thurman
Bernice) Borden
Forrest
Harley Payne
Dana Payne
Chillicothe
Earl
Jesta Mae) Diggs
Columbus
Marion Payne
Blackfork
Nellie Siler
Troy
Mt. Carmel
G. J. Johnson
Teens Against Polio Rally Raises 125 at Toll Booths
In rain at three Mason County bridges the group collected 125 for polio relief. Hannan High School students Terry Hall Dottie Knoll Steve Bragg Larry Bragg Danny Johnson Anna Mae Darst Koneda Derrick Joyce Stewart Helen Wilson Camille Dennis Kay Gayax Jo Anne Mayes Glenna Logan plan to run the booths again next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Hannan High School
Terry Hall
Dottie Knoll
Steve Bragg
Larry Bragg
Danny Johnson
Anna Mae
Charles Darst
Koneda Derrick
Joyce Stewart
Helen Wilson
Camille Dennis
Kay Gayax
Jo Anne Mayes
Glenna Logan
Pleasant Valley Hospital Discharges Noted
Discharged patients include the Rev Curtis Saville of Point Pleasant Mrs Reginald Tygrett also of Point Pleasant Beverly Karen of Ravenswood and Luvena Rainey of Letart among others. Names listed cover several towns across Ohio and West Virginia with multiple patients released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Saville
Point Pleasant
Reginald Tygrett
Karen Beverly
Ravenswood
Luvena Rainey
Letart
Robert Klein
Floyd Hart
Leon
Elma Cundiff
Mason
Services Held For Sen. Hoblitzell In Clarksburg
Last rites were conducted today in Clarksburg for former U S Senator John D Hoblitzell of Clarksburg who died Saturday morning at his home of a heart attack. He served as Republican state chairman in 1956 helping elect the GOPs first governor since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
U. S
John D. Hoblitzell
Clarksburg
GOP
PTA Meeting Set at Roosevelt School in Point Pleasant
Roosevelt School members plan a PTA meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m with a board of education member as speaker. Second and fourth grade rooms will present the program and provide refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Roosevelt School
PTA
Board of Education
Three Teens Fined For Speed Offenses In Gallia County
Juvenile Judge John W. Howell fined Daniel Spencer 16 of Thurman five dollars and costs for speed in excess of road conditions. Carl Beaver 17 of Gallipolis was fined five dollars and costs for following too closely. Jerry Brown 17 of Ruger was fined ten dollars with costs suspended for speeding. All three were arrested by the State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Daniel Spencer
Thurman
Carl Beaver
Jerry Brown
Ruger
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County Tuberculosis Seal Sale Near Goal
Gallia County Tuberculosis and Health Association reports 270 dollars short of a 3300 goal for the 1962 Christmas Seal Sale. 825 reminders went out to former contributors as of Saturday. total receipts are 3030 from 1732 donors, compared with 3043 from 1801 last year. Executive secretary Elisabeth Arnold says reaching the goal funds health education and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Association
Women Fined For Fighting In Gallia County Court
Gallipolis Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined Janice M. Marcum and Peggy J. Shane each five dollars and costs for disturbing the peace by fighting after their arrest at an upriver tavern. Clarence B. Stout received ten dollars and costs for failure to stop within the assured clear distance. Thurman Mays had a suspended fine for left of center. In Municipal Court Homer F. Chambers was fined ten dollars and costs for yielding the right of way. Roy G. Jonas forfeited a twenty five dollar bond for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Janice M. Marcum
Thurman
Peggy J. Shane
Gallia County
Jones
Clarence B. Stout
Bidwell
Thurman Mays
Northup
State Highway Patrol
Homer F. Chambers
Patriot Route 2
Roy G. Jonas
Wellston
Miss Vance Tops Teenville Session With Colorful Sweater
Miss Linda Vance wore a 12 color sweater at Teenville Night in Gallia Academy High School gym. 235 teenagers danced to records by Dee Jays Dee, Lou Mueller and Terry Johnson. Chaperons were Mr and Mrs Mills and Mr and Mrs Kuhn. Next Saturday features a Roaring 20s junior high event and a senior high can teen session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Linda Vance
Teenville
Gallia Academy High School
Dee Jays
Lou Mueller
Terry Johnson
Thomas E. Mills
Charles Kuhn
Library Music Club Opens New Year Sessions
Gallia County Library hosts the library music club for the year with Miss Margaret Winters guiding music and French sessions. Story hour groups also meet for the first time this year under Miss Sandra Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Margaret Winters
Sandra Hood
Mrs Lula Holbrook Ends Life In Gallia County Home
Lula Fields Holbrook 47 killed herself with a 12 gauge pump gun at noon Sunday in her Nebo Road home near Center Point. Coroner Dr. Donald R. Wahrhime and Deputy Sheriff Ivan Fife said the wound was self-inflicted. Survived by husband Earl, daughter Thelma Jean 14, son Leonard 20, daughter Catherine Price of Columbus, and sister Maggie Walker. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lula Fields Holbrook
Nebo Rd
Centerpoint
Donald R. Warehime
Gallia County
Ivan Fife
Holbrook
Earl Holbrook
Logan County
W. Va
Fife
Frank
Catherine Fields
Thelma Jean
Leonard Holbrook
Charles
Catherine) Price
Columbus
Estill Earl
Maggie) Walker
Wetherholt - Elliott - Sanders Funeral Home
Thirteen Held In Mason County Jail Weekend
Thirteen persons were jailed over the weekend in Mason County. Among those held were Walter Samuel Selby Wilma Edwards and James O Sturgeon all of Point Pleasant facing intoxication and related charges. Others include James Allen 81 Point Pleasant Charles E Ellis Hogsett James Calvin Roberts Gallipolis Ferry James R Roush 34 Hartford William Rogers 40 Point Pleasant and William J Bess Lakin with varying charges and bonds. Some detainees posted bonds. others remained in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Walter Samuel Selby
Wilma Edwards
James O. Sturgeon
James Allen
Charles E. Ellis
Hogsett
James Calvin Roberts
Gallipolis Ferry
Sheriff's Department
James R. Roush
Hartford
William Rogers
Harry Erlewine
Howard Biffle
Robert Allen Jordan
Robertsburg
Denzil Smith
William J. Bess
Lakin
Holzer Hospital Notes Add New Births and Admissions
A list from Holzer Hospital records births and admissions. Included are numerous new babies to families such as Mr. and Mrs. Max Ours Crown City Route 2 and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Edgington Bidwell Route 2, plus several patients admitted or noted for care across communities in Ohio and West Virginia. Blood used Saturday totals four pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Ours
Crown City
Frank E. Edgington
Bidwell
Lloyd D. Maynard
Gallipolis
Minor Wrecks Reported By Police In Gallipolis
Police report two minor accidents with no injuries. Erman Cremeens and Charlotte Bow er collided at First Ave. and no damage was serious. A separate scrape occurred when Sam Long backed into an alley, scraping a parked car owned by Wilson Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Erman D. Cremeens
Northup
Charlotte M. Bower
Rio Grande
First Ave
State St
Sam Long
Wilson Tyler
Gallipolis Ferry
Crash Driver Cited After Intersection Accident
City Patrolman R. E. Fruth arrested Fred Pepe Shields for making an improper right turn and causing a crash at Viand and Sixth Streets at 6 p m Saturday. Shields struck Flora Margaret Fellure's car at 2308 Jefferson Ave.
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Point Pleasant
R. E. Fruth
Fred Pepe Shields
Middleport
Viand
Sixth Sts
Shields
Flora Margaret Fellure
Jefferson Ave
Plymale Re-elected President Of Gallia County Board
Gallia County Child Welfare Board re-elected Frank Plymale for the 18th year as president at the Saturday meeting at the children’s home. Clarence George named vice president, Ruth Gillespie new secretary, replacing 83 year old Harry Morgan. Mrs. Gillespie fills out the unexpired term. Florence Trainer also attended. Herman Brucker absent. The board notes all members are teachers or former teachers and considered bringing in a psychiatrist to study four children.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Plymale
Morgan
Rites Planned for Steve Thomas Funeral Director Life of Thurman
Steve Thomas 73 a longtime Thurman funeral director died of a heart attack Saturday. He faced stress after his grandson Mark Steven Moses was badly injured in a recent car crash. He served Thurman Methodist Church and held Masonic and Eastern Star memberships. Survived by wife Margaret and daughter Jasine Moses plus three sisters and a brother. Funeral at Thurman Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial in Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at home and lie in state one hour before rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Steve Thomas
Thurman
Mark Steven Moses
Thomas
Lemuel
Ann Jones Thomas
Elias Jonez
Clifford Mossbarger
Rushville
Mayme Williams
Warren
Nelson Thomas
Detroit
Mich
Thurman Methodist Church
John Daniel Davis
Charles Cordle
Hill Cemetery
Admits Auto Theft As Police Catch Suspect
David Sheff Wills of Point Pleasant confessed after fleeing at high speed when Charleston police set up a road block. He admitted stealing a car from Harold Chapman on Friday night and was jailed in Mason County awaiting auto theft charges.
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Point Pleasant
David Sheff Wills
Charleston City
Charleston
Wills
Harold Chapman
First St
Mason County
Mason PTA Council To Study School Levy
The Mason County Parent-Teacher Association Council meets Monday at 8 p m at North Point Pleasant Grade School. Mrs Ida Eastburn will speak as panel discusses the school levy. Two PTA representatives plus interested residents may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Parent-Teacher Association Council
North Point Pleasant
Ida Eastburn
PTA
Boy Hit By Buckshot While Playing
Wade R. Rollins nine years old of Leon West Virginia was admitted to Holzer Hospital with buckshot wounds to the body mainly the legs. He was playing with other children when accidentally shot. His condition is reported as satisfactory. Also admitted over the weekend was Bertha O Van Dyke seventy three of Wellston Ohio after a fall causing a dislocated left shoulder.
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Gallipolis
Wade R. Rollins
Wade L. Rollins
Leon
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Bertha O. van Dyke
W. Lrth St
Wellston
Point Clinic Admits Local Names in Brief Notice
Mrs. Judy Sanders of Gallipolis Mrs. John Kapp of Point Pleasant and Richard Lee Neal of Point Pleasant are listed in a brief point clinic admission notice with limited details.
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Judy Sanders
Gallipolis
John Kapp
Point Pleasant
Richard Lee Neal
Faithful mail route dog Sparky dies in Point Pleasant
Sparky the dog, a longtime companion on Rex Thompson's city mail route in Point Pleasant, died after years of daily routes and friendly greetings. The dog joined Thompson six years ago during Christmas and was buried by the city, honored as "Old Faithful" after being found dead near a tin shop stairway.
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Point Pleasant
Sparky
Rex Thompson
Thompson
Ronald Kent
Ronald
Nellie Kent
Main St
Marshall University
Poplar St
Kanawha St
Heights
St. Vernon
Dix-San
Rex
Rena Smith
Jake Gleason
Lincoln Ave
Bryan Dudding
Lincoln
Bob Johnson
Dix- San
22Nd St
Helen Oseland
Oscar Knopp
Mt. Vernon Ave
Elmer Ebersbach
Leach and Wamsley Tin Shop
22Nd Street
Albert Scarberry
Street Department
Firm Sues For 1200 Over Undelivered School Catalog
Paul Krieg doing business as Krieg Lumber Co of Jackson filed suit in Gallia County Common Pleas Court for 1200 damages against French City Press of Gallipolis. He says the catalog for schools was contracted in October 1958 to be ready by January 1959 with time of essence, but delivery failed forcing him to reorder elsewhere and causing loss of sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Krieg
Krieg Lumber Co
Jackson
Gallia County
Civil Defense Farm Topic At Anne Bailey Club
Mrs Powell Reynolds hosted the Anne Bailey Farm Women's Club at Sand Hill Road with co host Mrs Karg Burdette. Mrs Homer Whittington presided as devotional led by Mrs Gay Casto. The study on Our Part in Civil Defense was given by Mrs Reynolds. Others attending included Mrs Billy Casto Mrs Basil Whittington Mrs W H Greenlee Mrs Roy Kincaid and several more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Powell E. Reynolds
Sand Hill Rd
Anne Bailey
Karg Burdette
Homer Whittington
Gay Casto
Reynolds
Billy Casto
Basil Whittington
W. H. Greenlee
Roy
Miss Barnett to Present Okinawa Slides at Meeting
Miss Irma Barnett of North Point Pleasant Grade School will show Okinawa slides from 1959 60 at a Fort Randolph Society of Children of the American Revolution gathering. The event starts 7 p m at Christ Episcopal Church parish house. Mrs William Cruickshanks is senior president with Lynn Cruickshanks as junior president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Irma Barnett
North Point Pleasant
Okinawa
Fort Randolph
Milton Resident Files as Delegate Candidate
J T Hutchinson of Milton filed Saturday as a Republican candidate for the House of Delegates becoming the second candidate for the office. Mayor Archie Henry of Henderson had filed earlier in the week.
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Point Pleasant
J. T. Hutchinson
Milton
Archie Henry
Henderson
Health Clinic Immunizes Gallia County Residents in First Free Clinic
The Gallia County Health Department held its first weekly free immunization clinic of the new year in Gallipolis. It administered 37 polio shots, seven DPTs, seven tetra vaccines, and five smallpox immunizations. Nurses Naomi Rose and Pearl Hatfield led the clinic. clerk Madeline Rees and sanitarian Bill Neal assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
75 000 Suit Is Dismissed
The $75,000 suit by John DeVault against Dr. Marcus J. Magnussen and the Holzer Clinic in Gallipolis was dismissed with prejudice and without settlement. DeVault filed after emergency surgery on April 12 1960. attorneys withdrew citing no connection between treatment and later complications. Wayne B. Foster commented that no out of court settlement would be pursued.
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Gallipolis
John DeVault
Lincoln St
Point Pleasant
Marcus J. Magnussen
Holzer Clinic
Columbus
DeVault
Magnussen
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Helen Lucas
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Racine
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Washington Post
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Lula Holbrook
Marion C. Lewis
Jack
George R. Shipley
Jesse Jude
Arthur Newsome
Harry J. Fox
Reedy
Howard K. Wingfield
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Donald W. Mills
Wirt R. Belcher
James H. Owens
Pomeroy
Kenneth M. Gale
Joseph D. Wills
Floyd W. Hart
Don K. Grueser
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Ida M. Redfern
Wade C. Rollins
Roger Hines
Solomon F. Wise
Syracuse
Mrs. Odiest Riley, Russell
Gilbert E. Pearson, Jr
Lona H. Hall
South Point
Valerie J. Selby
Samuel H. Keaton
Samuel R. Saunders
Harry D. Myers
Scottown
Harvey W. Morgan
Lawrence D. Carpenter
Carpenter
Conrad L. Davis
Buckhannon
Harry M. Cromlish
John A. Miller
Delbert M. Bosworth
James A. Stewart
Herman Winston
Hazel Miller
Edsel Hughes
Elmer Clark
Nell Kraus
Robert Petrie
Keith Pearson
Shirley Ledlie
Ralph Moore
George Roberts
F. Harmon O’brien
Allen Copley
Bruce Smith
Harold E. Marks
Roger Hood
Dovel T. Myers
Kenneth L. Miller
Mr. Plymale
Mr. Thomas
Mason Pta Council
Boy
Mary Hyre
Civil Defense Farm
Miss Barnett
William Cruickshanks
Lynn
Milton Area
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Memorial Auditorium
Frank Capras
Panavision
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American School
So. Young St
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