Gallia County Principals Plan Future Meetings and Tests
Gallia County High School Principals meet to set March dates for district gatherings and discuss upcoming state and county scholarship tests on January 18 in the courthouse. Five executive heads will attend transportation and legislative meetings in Columbus and Athens, while surplus government commodities and Gallia Echo production topics are reviewed. attendees include C. C. Bradbury, Glendon Evans, Jones, Trevor Davis, William Black, and Carter Massie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Gallia County
B. Lewis Jones
Southeastern Ohio
Columbus State Office
Ohio University Center
Athens
Jones
Columbus
C. C. Bradbury
Glendon Evans
Trevor Davis
Southwestern
William Black
Mercerville
Carter Massie
North Gallia
Black
Dennis Murdock
Grand Jury to Indict 21 in County Proceedings
Prosecutor Warren F. Sheets will present evidence against 21 individuals in Monday and Tuesday grand jury sessions in Gallia County. Each faces a single charge including five drunken driving indictments, four non support cases, four assaults and batteries, plus other felonies and misdemeanors. Witnesses have been summoned and the panel convenes at 9 a.m. each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Warren F. Sheets
Sheets
Asa M. Russell
Richard Henry Lawhorne
Paul E. Rife
Dewey Paul Lambert
John R. Russell
Glendon Ray Jenkins
Harry Reynolds
Cecil White
Gilbert Sheline
George Clench
Walter Clay
Jennie Shaw
James Black
Russell Beckett
L. C. Hargrove
John Grover
Alonzo Stov
Auto Hits Road Truck on Route 218 in Gallipolis
Northbound Billy H. Hornsby 21 of Eureka Star Gallipolis struck a State Highway Department truck driven by Foster D. Kempter 39 while Kempter was flagging near Route 790. Hornsby’s car suffered heavy front damage. the truck had moderate damage. Hamilton 21 of Columbus forfeited a $20 bond for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
Billy H. Hornsby
Eureka Star
Foster D. Kempter
Bladen Route 1
Berm
Hornsby
Jack R. Hamilton
Columbus
Area Woman Ellen Cherrington Dies at 88
Ellen Cherrington 88 of 746% First Ave. Gallipolis died 4:55 p.m. Wednesday. Born May 7, 1868, to Hiram and Ellen Butler Niles, she married Clement W. Cherrington in 1896. he died in 1923. Survived by siblings, she taught near Alice and later lectured at Gallia Academy High School. Funeral Saturday at 10 a.m. Grace Methodist Church. Burial Mt. Tabor Cemetery near Vinton. Friends may call Friday afternoon at Weatherholt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ellen Cherrington
First Ave
Hiram
Ellen R. Butler Niles
Clement W. Cherrington
Methodist Church
Thursday Club
Warren H. Wilson
Grace Methodist Church
Wetherholt Funeral Home
Mt. Tabor
Vinton
Male Nurse Cited At Rio Grande Brotherhood Meeting
Gingerich, a Holzer Hospital nurse, urged the need for registered male nurses to the Methodist Men's Brotherhood of the Rio Grande larger parish on Tuesday night. About 50 people attended at the Cheshire Methodist Church. The program included urology discussion and was led by Daniel Evans of Vinton with Dewey Swisher on piano. next meeting is set for February 12 at Centenary Methodist Church Route 141.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Delmar Gingerich
Holzer Hospital
Methodist Men’s Brotherhood of the
Rio Grande
Cheshire Methodist Church
Gingerich
Harley Cloud
Daniel Evans
Vinton
Dewey Swisher
Centenary Methodist
Three Individuals Bid Against Farm Bureau in Gallia County
Carl Myers A S Cornett and Bob Rees bid $70 a share for Gallia County Produce Co stock two days after the Farm Bureau offered to option stock at $1 a share. The Farm Bureau seeks 51 percent control with par value $25. They will pay any stockholder who contacts them or leaves stock at the Commercial and Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Carl Myers
A. S. Cornett
Bob Rees
Commercial and Savings Bank
Funeral set for Effie Russell at Morgan Center
Mrs Effie Russell 77 of Bidwell Route 1 died in Holzer Hospital at 12 55 am Wednesday. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Pilgrim Holiness Church Morgan Center with Rev Edison Weaver and Rev Nobel Russell officiating. Burial in Morgan Center Cemetery. Born February 17 1879 she was daughter of Wilbur and Ollie Wiggins. Survived by children Alvin Daisy Hollanbaugh Olin Delmar Everette Dale Harold and Alva Wiggins. She was a church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Effie Russell
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Morgan Center
Edison Weaver
Nobel Russell
Wilbur
Ollie Ervin Wiggins
Meigs County
Charles Russell
Alvin
Chester
Daisy Hollanbaugh
Olin
Vinton
Delmar
Columbus
Everette
Dale
Harold
Alva Wiggins
Russell
Licensed to Marry in Two Local Couples
John Melvin Tucker 49 of Wellston and Ida Jeanette Smith 43 of Hamden seek marriage. Eugene R. Murdock 28 of Hamden Route 1 and Mona K. Bethel 23 of Hamden Route 1 also seek nuptial license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Melvin Tucker
Wellston
Ida Jeanette Smith
Hamden
Eugene R. Murdock
Mona K. Bethel
Eisel Elected to Head Gallipolis Kiwanis Youth Foundation
J Dean Eisel was unanimously chosen to join the Kiwanis Youth Foundation board to fill the unexpired term of J Howard Neal through December 31, 1957. The post also lists N Howard Foster as president and Paul E Watson as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dean Eisel
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Youth Foundation
Service Club
Lafayette Hotel
J. Howard Neal
Corporation
N. Howard Foster
Paul E. Watson
Vic Sherow
Howard Baker Saunders
Burhl D. Hood
Eisel
L. Claude Miller
Bill Watterson
Kyger Creek BOE invites bids for borrow soil project
The Kyger Creek Local Board of Education Cheshire Ohio will receive bids to process and compact approximately 000 cubic yards of steavier filled material from borrow to Cheshire Kyger Elementary site. Specifications and drawings available from Architect West Walter or Clerk's office. All bids due to Clerk by February 1987.
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Kyger Creek
Five Take Esquire Rank In Pythias Work
Five members of the district page rank team received the Esquire rank at the Naomi Lodge 55 Knights of Pythias meeting Tuesday night in Gallipolis. Master of Work Don Houston directed the effort with Lee Coder leading and eight assistants. The polio drive netted $580 at the event, a K of P project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Esquire
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Don Houston
Lee Coder
A. W. Biffle
Mahlon F. Radeker
Richard Cremeens
Tom Mills
Gus Steele
Raymond Butterfield
Houston
Chester Mays
River Traffic and Dams Report for Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
Gauges show Kanawha River conditions with multiple dams rising and running at low to moderate levels. Rainfall data section notes heaviest rain on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, with measurements at London Marmet Winfield and Lock 28. Ohio River boat movements list vessel names and draft changes at several locks and upriver/downriver statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kanawha Falls
Montgomery
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha
Winfield
London
Marmet
Ohio River
Kanawha River
Betty Moran
J. J. Rowe
Cornell
Central
C. P. Wright
Ovec
Lock
Shearer
Lady Megnon
Manito
Reba Jane
Henry C. Ogram
Island Creek
Pittsburgher
Eastern
Semet
Jane T
George T. Price
Atlas
Ora D. H
Dreams of European TV Reception Fade With Identification
Gallipolis resident Frank Hill, ranked fifth in the world among TV DX enthusiasts, believed he intercepted a European broadcast but it turned out to be Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1300 miles away. Sioux City cut the signal later, allowing Hill to watch the Howdy Doody program long distance. He notes eight hours of winter skip as unusual and credits a high powered front tube for his reception. Additional stations included Fargo North Dakota Great Bend Kansas and an Odgen Iowa ham operator on channel two with strong skip patterns.
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Gallipolis
Europe
United States
Frank Hill
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Hill
Sioux City
Iowa
Channel 4
Fargo
N. D
Great Bend
Kansas
Odgen
Burglars Take Small Stash From Two Gallipolis Buildings
Burglars broke into the Standard Oil bulk plant and the Plymare-Wagner Building Tuesday night. They took 1096.05 in checks stamped for deposit and an electric razor, but the checks could not be cashed. A large pipe wrench was missing at the bulk plant but found later at the Plymare-Wagner Building after a failed safe attempt. Patrolman Sid Vance was alerted during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Standard Oil Bulk
Plymare- Wagner
B. B. Mathews
Sid Vance
Plymare-Wagner
Hospital Notes Record Births And Medical Notices
A list from Holzer Hospital records a series of births and medical notices. Entries include a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Viars of Gallipolis on January 9, and multiple other births or medical mentions for families in Jackson, Point Pleasant, Oak Hill, Middleport, Coalton, Rush Ky, Ashland, and nearby areas. Several individuals are noted for medical or surgical details, with numerous spouses and family members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Viars
Gallipolis
Robert Ridge
Jackson
Walden Roush
Point Pleasant
William A. Greene
Middleport
Linda Humphrey
Glenn Waldron
Hamden
Carleton Gallimore
Portsmouth
Surgical
Clarence A. Webb
South Point
Nellie McCoy
Coalton
Delmar B. Flack
Northup
Robert D. Jenkins
Clifford Wilburn
Rush
Thomas Hennessy
Pomeroy
Edward Troth
Rio Grande
Lorena Woodruff
Vinton
Walter E. Miller
Medical
Violet A. Bowen
Oak Hill
Jeff Moore
Ashland
Lena Darbyshire
Condition Still Serious For McArthur State Senator O E Vollenweider
Former state senator and longtime Vinton County attorney O E Vollenweider remains in serious condition at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a three week admission. He is 90 years old.
Stone patterns and mills mark Lake Hope and McArthurstown roots
The Lake Hope Lodge showcases Berea sandstone quarried near Chillicothe with flagstones from Buena Vista rock. Zaleski Flint, used by Mound Builders, lies northwest of Lake Hope. McArthurstown grew around Vanport Stone millstones quarried west of McArthur, securing early regional prosperity.
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Lake Hope Park
Chillicothe
Wilkesville
Berea
United States
Ohio
Dining Lodge
Buena Vista
McDermott
Scioto County
Portsmouth
Lake Hope
Route 328
New Plymouth
Route 75
Scioton Valley
Licking
Muskingum
Vinton County
Vanport
McArthur
France
McArthurstown
Duncan McArthur
Charlotte Bothwell
Sixty Attend Pomona Meet
About sixty persons attended the county wide Pomona Grange meeting at the Eno Grange hall Monday night. Juvenile members conducted the business session and literary program with Betty Palmer acting lecturer and Karl Burleson in the master chair. The Swine Herdettes performed. Pomona Grange plans a summer Visitation program for each grange to visit the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pomona Grange
Eno
Betty Palmer
Karl Burleson
Head On Crash on Route 7 Near Pomeroy Reported
Three accidents were investigated by the State Highway Patrol in Gallia County. A head on crash at 7:10 a.m. on Route 33 near the Pomeroy limit damaged Jul Frank Dery of Cleveland and Chris Brider of Athens. Dery was fined for driving left of center. No injuries.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Pomeroy Corporation
Route
Jul Frank’ Dery
Cleveland
Chris Brider
Athens
Dery
Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
Kennedy-Beach announce engagement in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs F W Beach of 4518 Washburn Fort Worth Texas announce the engagement of their daughter Gwendolyn Kennedy to Max Cox of San Antonio Texas son of Mrs Howard Wetts of McArthur and the late Ray Cox The couple will wed at Arlington Heights Baptist Church at 8 00 p m on Friday February 1 Attendants to be announced Kennedy a Texas Christian University graduate Cox an Ohio State University graduate and Alpha Zeta member
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Texas
Howard Wetts
McArthur
Ray Cox
Arlington Heights Baptist Church
Miss Kennedy
Texas Christian University
Ohio State University
Alpha Zeta Fraternity
Guardian appointed for Joyce Myers in Vinton County
Walca Stevens is named guardian of Joyce Myers a minor with a $6000 bond. Estate of W A Elliott filed and admitted to probate. Petition in the estates of William Robinette and William M Dearth seeks authority to transfer motor vehicle titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walca Stevens
Joyce Myers
W. A. Elliott
William Robinette
William M. Dearth
Correction of Deed Sought in Petition
A common pleas court petition by Prosecutor W H Lohr for Treasurer John Crow seeks correction of a sheriff s deed issued to the Gurtlers for 88 acres in Brown Township purchased at a delinquent land tax sale. The case names John Backus W A Gurtler and Pauline Gurtler as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Common Pleas Court
W. H. Lohr
John Crow
John Backus
W. A
Pauline Gurtler
Gurtlers
Brown Township
Wilkesville Pythian Sisters Install Officers
Wilkesville Temple Pythian Sisters installed officers including Mrs. Anna Ogdin Mrs. Jennie Cottrill Mrs. Edith Cooper and others at a recent meeting. Mrs. Wayne T. Matthews was initiated and members plus families were served sandwiches pie and coffee. Next meeting set for January 18 at 7 30 p m at the K of P Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
K of P
Outgoing Prosecuting Attorney Helps New Man Move In
In McArthur McArthur, John Beckley the Republican defeated W H Lohr the Democrat for prosecuting attorney. Both men changed into old clothes and moved Lohrs office furniture law books files from the courthouse to Beckleys office in the Eagles Building then swapped Beckleys effects into the vacated courthouse office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Man
John Beckley
McArthur
W. H. Lohr
Lohr
Court House
Beckley
Eagles
Vinton County Vehicle Sales Reach Thirty Four in December
A total of 34 new vehicles were purchased by Vinton County residents in December. Twenty were sold by county dealers and fourteen by out-of-county dealers. Mrs. Dorothy Cox Wells, retiring clerk of courts, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Dorothy Cox Wells
Extension Meeting Slated at McArthur
The extension division of Ohio University announces an organization meeting to determine interest in an extension class. The meeting will be at D. M. Bryson, county superintendent of schools, Tuesday at 7 p.m. Teachers and others are invited. course offering depends on enrollment.
Deadline for 1957 dog tag purchases draws near
Auditor Glenn Peters announced that Monday, January 21 is the last day for Vinton County residents to buy new 1957 dog tags. Pet owners who wait beyond that date will incur a dollar penalty added to the tag price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton
Tax Examiner To Assist In Making Out Returns
McArthur Sales Tax Examiner Charles Rathburn will be in the office of Vinton County Auditor Glenn Peters on Thursday January 24 from noon until 4 pm to assist Vinton County residents in making out tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Charles Rathburn
Vinton County
Glenn Peters
Vinton
Where New TV Comedians Rise From Old Stages
A discussion on how television and radio create new comedians as vaudeville and burlesque fade. It cites Jonathan Winters Jack Paar Herb Shriner Buddy Hackett Ernie Kovacs Sam Levenson Johnny Carson Steve Allen and notes their clubs roots and later success. It also honors long careers of Hope Marx Gleason and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jonathan Winters
Jack Paar
Herb Shriner
Buddy Hackett
Ernie Kovacs
Sam Levenson
Johnny Carson
Steve Allen
George Gobel
Bob Hope
Groucho Marx
Jackie Gleason
Phil Silvers
Lucille Ball
Bob Cummings
Robert Young
Burns and Allen
Jack Benny
Spring Byington
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Athens Messenger
Phila Humphreys
Boyd E. Campbell
Renick Eugene Hendren
Ray Pennington
Calvin Clynch
Farm Bureau
Drexel A. Lambert
Robert Whittington
Mary E. Blackburn
William E. Hartung
Charles A. Bertsch
W. ©. Barnitz
Roberta Jane McCormick
Charles Daniel Kiser
James P. Fisher
William H. Jamerson
Ralph Thompson, Jr
Reed
Lake Hope Lodge
C. H. Harris
Pomona
Wiliam Thomas Mitchell
May Roland Ours
Bladen
McArthur Society
Vinton County Court
WSAZ
Wlw-C
WTVN
WCHS
WBNS
WHTN
Scruggs
Break Bank
Sheena
Annie Oakley
Buffalo
Chet Long
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Doug Edwards
Dinah ‘Shore
Dinah Shore
Lone Ranger
Sgt
Preston Sheriff
Sheriff
Circus
Peoples Choice
Wire Service
Playhouse
Paul Ford
Valiant Lady
Guiding Light
Joy Ee
Kat
Kitchen Fair
World Turns
Feminine Touch
Spook Beckman
Miss Brooks
Little Margie
Liberace
Tenn
Ernie
Casper Capers
Houseparty
Elizabeth
Bob Crosby
Gene's Canteen
Flippo
Friend Fucka
Dr. Hudson
Frontier Doctor
TBA
Eddie Fisher
Flicka
Me Ey
the Wise
Highway Patrol
Annapolis
Ray Anthony
Ray A Gay
Persen
Purona
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