Tenth District Demos Name Their Delegates
Enoch S. Allen of Ironton and William Lavelle of Athens won the Democratic district endorsement for Tenth Congressional District delegates to the July 11 National Convention in Los Angeles. Alternates named were Wellston Mayor Jim Rupert and E. B. Young of Athens County. The group pledged their support to the Kennedy efforts until nomination, then to DiSalle as favorite son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Enoch S
Red) Allen
Ironton
William Lavelle
Athens
Los Angeles
Allen
Lavelle
Lafayette Hotel
Wellston
Jim Rupert
Athens County
E. B. Young
John DeWitt Dies at 86 in Columbus Family Funeral
John Wesley DeWitt 86 died at 5 p.m. Saturday at his daughter Rosie White’s home in Columbus after living there since October. He was a retired farmer and Mina Chapel Baptist Church member, born April 13 1873 in Lincoln County West Virginia. Survived by four daughters, one son, 15 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. funeral Tuesday at Miller’s Funeral Home with burial in Centenary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Wesley Dewitt
Rosie White
Columbus
Dewitt
Mina Chapel Baptist Church
Neighborhood Road
Lester DeWitt
Lincoln County
W. Va
John M
Elizabeth Anroe Dewitt
Lester
Bert
Anna Mahan
Jessie Cragg
Edith Smith
Northup
Effie Hamilton
White
Clarence Dewitt
Miller’s Funeral Home
Alfred Holley
Centenary Cemetery
Riding Club Elects Gallia County Officers at Clay Local
The Gallia County Riding Club met Saturday night at Clay Local School to elect Calvin Waugh president Eugene Stevens vice president Burdell Forth treasurer and Bernice Fellure secretary. Games were played for recreation and refreshments were served.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallia County Men Enter Innocent Pleas
Two Gallia County men faced felonies and entered innocent pleas in municipal court as they were bound over to the Gallia County Grand Jury. Howard Cox and Edward Mullins gave innocent pleas for armed robbery and auto theft, with bonds set at 500 each.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Howard Cox
Cheshire
Edward Mullins
William H. Jones
Allen Lee King
Letart
Lewis P. Null
Franklin Route 1
Funeral Rites Held for Lester Winston in Bidwell
Lester Clifford Winston, 56, of Bidwell, who lost both legs in a 1924 railroad accident, died Saturday in Holzer Hospital. Born April 5, 1904, he spent most of his life in Bidwell and once worked for Hocking Valley Railroad in Columbus. Funeral services were held at Mt. Carmel Church in Bidwell at 2 p.m. Monday, with burial in Providence Cemetery. He is survived by one brother, Edwin Winston.
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Gallipolis
Lester Clifford Winston
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Old Hocking Valley Railroad
Columbus
Caswell
Clara Wilson Winston
Edwin Winston
Winton
Mt. Carmel Church
C. M. Payne
Providence Cemetery
Gallia County Sales Tax Receipts Show Big Drop
Gallia County reports a sharp decline in weekly prepaid sales tax receipts for the week ending December 19 1959 along with lower cumulative fiscal year totals. State Treasurer Joseph T Ferguson released the figures noting weekly receipts of 1251 95 versus 7951 75 a year earlier and a year to date total of 100380 01 compared with 123316 43 previously.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Joseph T. Ferguson
Seven Fined in Vitiny Court by Judge Janes
Gallipolis Judge William H. Janes in Municipal Court fined seven traffic violators arrested by the Gallipolis State Highway Patrol post. Four others forfeited bonds. Defendants include Edna Rutherford $5 for no operator license. Deanna Merry $10 and Fred Hamrick $10 for speeding.
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Gallipolis
William H. Janes
Janes
Edna Rutherford
Deanna D. Merry
Rio Grande
Fred G. Hamrick
Bidwell
Frank E. Brumfield
Crown City
Carl Ellis
Sherman R. Marcum
Vinton
Robert L. Neal
George Harris
Nashville
Tenn
Henry L. Nelson
Columbus
Deadline Nearing On Dog Licenses in Gallia County
Gallia County Auditor Morton L. Dickey reported 1004 of the 1960 dog licenses sold since Dec 20, with a deadline of Jan 20. After that date a one dollar late penalty is assessed. tags cost two dollars each for male or female dogs.
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Gallipolis
Morton L. Dickey
Gallia County
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
A list of births at Holzer Hospital including a son for Watson Crown City Route 2 and a daughter for Krautter Pomeroy plus many admissions and discharges. The page records names of patients and their locations from Gallipolis to Kentucky routes with multiple individuals and families noted. Blood used Saturday five pints.
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Bobby G. Watson
Crown City
Robert Petry
Gallipolis
Karl Krautter
Pomeroy
William F. Tardiff
Ironton
Jane R. Saunders
Lucas F. Grile
Wellston
Ralph W. Parry
McArthur
Ethie J. Cochran
Waterloo
Hubert G. Mace
Middleport
Ellen Evans
Vinton
James FE_ Kessler
Ravenswood
Lester K. Ohlinger
New Haven
Blake Nicewander
Injured Man Admitted After Fall From Bulldozer
Clyde Robert Fisher aged 30 of 450% First Ave was admitted to Holzer Hospital Sunday with a lacerated left leg. He reportedly slipped while alighting from a bulldozer, causing the fall and injuring his leg. His condition is stated as good.
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Gallipolis
Clyde Robert Fisher
First Ave
Holzer Hospital
Busy Day for Addison Scout Troop 211 Tour Ends in Point Pleasant
Boy Scout Troop 211 from Addison spent Saturday visiting Gallipolis Municipal Court with Judge William H. Jones and touring the fire station newspaper plant and radio station. In Point Pleasant they saw Tai-Endie-Wei Park and the battle monument as Dolan Smith led the meeting and discussed 1960 Scout Week and a Jubilee celebration with a family potluck and campout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Addison
Point Pleasant
Marion Williams
Charles Heintzleman
Gallipolis Municipal Court
William H. Jones
Lawrence Dickey
Tai-Endie- Wei Park
Dolan Smith
Sunday Crash Ends Five Day Gallia County Accident Free Streak
Gallia County patrol reports a one car crash on Route 141 two miles south of Cadmus at 2:50 a.m. Sunday. James E. Barton 25 of Mason lost control driving east, vehicle overturned, Barton uninjured, passenger George Opton 25 of Middleport suffered a head bump but declined treatment, no charges filed.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Route 141
Cadnus
James E. Barton
Mason
Barton
George Opton
Middleport
River Traffic and Dam Conditions on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
Data from Gallipolis to Point Pleasant shows river gauges and dam statuses with multiple boats listed by name and up or down movement. Movable dams on the Ohio River through Dam 18 are up while others are down as the river falls through Dam 35.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Jane T
Fred W. Olcott
Gona
Bob Benter
Sarah Kate
Lock
Paul Blazer
Criss Jr
Robert E. Reed
St. Louis Zephyr
Jerry Bosworth
C. V. Harner
Stevenson
Beckford
James D. Francis
Creditor
Coal King
Tack
Andrew P. Calhoun
Vienna
Atlas
Western
C. F. Shearer
W. S. Rhea
Janie D
Irene Chotin
Reliance
Sally Ann
Iarmer
Merrill
Helen
Pennsylvania
Dispatcher
Louisiana
Solvay
Vulcan
National
Robert P. Bonnie
Semet
R. W. Lea
Defender
I. F. Frieberger
Polio Clinic Administers First Free Shots of Year
Gallia County Health Nurses held a Saturday polio clinic giving 133 Salk anti polio doses. Nurses Mrs Pearl Hatfield and Mrs Naomi Rose also gave 42 DPT injections and 19 smallpox vaccines. Two adults received D T shots. Mrs Madeline Rees and Bill Neal assisted.
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Gallipolis
Galha
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Madeline Rees
Bill Neal
Alimony Sought in Gallia County Divorce Case
Barnadine Gil of Gallipolis Route 2 sues Dale Gil for alimony and custody in Gallia County Common Pleas Court citing marriage on August 30 1946 and two minor children. Petition alleges ill treatment and grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Judge Betz issued a protective injunction pending final hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Barnadine Gilmore
Gallia County
Gallia County Courts Hear Three Cases
Saturday night Gallia County sheriff deputies arrested Billy F. King of Leon West Virginia on a drunk driving charge. His case is set for Monday in municipal court. In Saturday municipal court Judge William H. Jones fined Kenneth R. Bloomer for intoxication and fighting and William D. Lehew forfeited a $25 bond for disturbing the peace.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
William H. Jones
Kenneth R. Bloomer
William D. Lehew
Pomeroy
Five Youths Fined or Lectured in Juvenile Court
Five youths from Gallia County faced penalties in juvenile court with lectures or fines. Dean R. Evans, 17, Gallipolis, received a lecture for no mad flaps and was released. David C. Briggs, 17, Cheshire Route 1, lectured for driving left of center causing a single vehicle crash. Ronnie McCumber, 16, Cheshire, and James M. Hood, 16, Middleport, were each fined $5 and costs for speeding. Thomas D. Fraley, 16, Cheshire Route 2, fined $5 and costs for an improper turn resulting in an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
John W. Howell
Dean R. Evans
David C. Briggs
Cheshire
Ronnie McCumber
James M. Hood
Middleport
Thomas D. Fraley
Tow Boat Emma The Third Damaged By Sunday Fire
A diesel stern wheel towboat named Emma The Third suffered extensive interior damage at O Kan Harbor Kanauga when a fuel oil furnace ignited. Damage was estimated at 8000 to 10000 dollars. Firefighters and volunteers from Gallipolis and Point Pleasant fought the blaze starting at 12:53 a.m. Sunday, with two Gallipolis trucks and eight volunteers plus aid from Point Pleasant. No other river craft were harmed.
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Gallipolis
O Kan
Kanauga
The
Point Towing Company
Emma the
Oban Harbor
John W. Lane
Ohio River
Silver Bridge
Olive St
Rock A Ways at Teen Canteen Draw 350 Youths
The Rock A Ways with Danny Hendricks Mike Lyons Jim Scott Marshall Petty and Ronnie Thivener played records at Teenville Gallipolis Youth Canteen drawing 350 junior and senior attendees Saturday night. Chaperons were Attorney and Mrs Robert S Betz and Kyle and Vivian Hill. Plans discussed for a semi formal Valentine dance set for February with a Sock Hop planned next Saturday night featuring record hop.
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Gallipolis
Jim Morrison
Louis Mueller
Danny Hendricks
Mike Lyons
Jim
New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids without Surgery
In New York special report, a new substance Bio-Dyne marketed as Preparation H reportedly relieves hemorrhoid pain and reduces swelling without surgery. Case after case shows shrinkage with statements that piles have ceased to be a problem, available as suppository or ointment with money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
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R. Kenneth Kerr
Mary Gallagher
Kerr
Miss Gallagher
John DeWitt
Riding Club
Oving
Noy
Waha
America
Mer. Winston
Gallia
Jeep
Willys Motors
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
Maverick
Vitiny
William Diddle
Syracuse
Peggy Burton
Kenton
Clyde Ro Fisher
William H. Harris
Thurman
Edward W. Wolfe
Leslie D. Ervin
Gilbert R. Smith
Albany
Norman E. Frederick
Long Bottom
Lester R. Pennington
Flatwood
Estil M. Frisby
Russell
Patrick A. West
Jimmie L. Massie
Margaret C. Shrout
Debra Ann Norris
Reedsville
Daisy Smith
Bernice A. Thomas
Davis Hall
James R. Baker
Ewington
Charles L. Carter
Theodore Beegle
Linda Sue Carroll
Lillie E. Tucker
Grimms Land
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Washington
Gallia Co
Bob Evans
Eastern Ave
Athens County Savings
Veto
Masonic Temple
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Noah Dewitt
Teen Canteen
Teenville
Ateexs
Yunio
Altman
Junior
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