Ground Observer Posts to Hold Operation Vigilance Nine
The first 1958 Ground Observer Corps drill, Operation Vigilance Nine, will run Sunday Jan 19 from noon to 6 pm. Posts across a four state area including Gallia County will report positions to the Charleston filter center with a new fan out alert system. Members of Nurses Alumni, American Legion Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, and local students will operate from Gallopolis Fortification Hill headquarters atop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charleston
Gallia County
Mary Stillwell
Fortification Hill
Nurses
American Legion Auxiliary
VFW
Stillwell
West Virginia Air National Guard
Kanawha
Sissonville
Ground Observer Corp
Two Drivers Injured In Route 33 Accident
Two vehicles collided on a curve one mile south of the Athens Meigs County line at 8 55 a m Tuesday sending both drivers to Meigs General Hospital. James Dale Mc Crillis 18 of Newark suffered a possible concussion and a deep head laceration while Harold Lewis 29 of Nelsonville was treated and released for a lacerated nose and leg bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Athens- Meigs County
Meigs General Hospital
Ohio State Highway Patrol
James Dale McCrillis
Newark
Harold Lewis
Nelsonville
Gallia County
Arthur C. Preston
Bidwell
Robert S. Betz
Seymour Goldberg
Toledo
Russell B. Hablit
Ludlow Falls
Man Held Under Bond In Nonsupport
Gallia County sheriff's department arrested Okey Hamilton Road Jr., 34, of 18 Mill Creek Road, on a nonsupport charge. He was bound over to the January term of the Gallia County grand jury under a $300 bond. Sheriff Baird planned to fetch Charlies Massey in Indianapolis who is wanted for skipping bond after a grand larceny indictment for copper wire theft at James Fitch's Cheshire mine. Shirley Massey, indicted then, is in an Indiana jail for forgery and skipped bond. her sentence was commuted and she faces about two years of the original 2 to 15 year term plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Okey Hamilton Road
Mill Creek Road
Gallia County
James Fitch
Cheshire
Shirley Massey
Indiana
Blue Crutch Day Saturday at Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School Key Club members will sell blue crutches in the downtown business section Saturday designated Blue Crutch Day. Ohio Key Club governor Sandy Avner noted the event supports the 1958 March of Dimes, with a $23 collection from spectators at the Athens Gallipolis basketball game aided by miniature iron lung containers.
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Gallipolis
Sandy Avner
Ohio
Key Club
Gallia Academy High School
Avner
Milk with cereals tops the list for American families
A survey finds that American families use more milk with cereals than with any other single food. The data highlight breakfast habits and dairy consumption patterns across households.
Three Cars Involved In Gallipolis Collision
Three vehicles were damaged in a collision on Garfield Ave at 4 25 p m Tuesday. Margaret Chambers 27 Gallipolis turning into a private drive had her turn signal on. Garland Hayes 50 Huntington followed and was struck by William Haskins 77 Gallipolis who crossed the center line to avoid the crash. No charges filed and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Garfield Ave
Margaret Chambers
Haskins
Chambers
March of Dimes Pledges Aid for Operation Comeback
Dr. Walter S. Price outlines the March of Dimes program Operation Comeback, highlighting rehabilitation centers, asthma? no, polio. The drive funds 16 centers nationwide and programs that release patients from artificial respiration to home life, with 2500 self help devices and hormone therapies aiding recovery and daily tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter S. Price
Galia County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Price
March of Dimes
National Foundation
J Edwards Dies Tuesday In Moriah Community
Daniel J Edwards 89 of Moriah Oak Hill Route 1 died at 4 20 p m Tuesday after two years of failing health. Born November 9 1868 he spent his life at the family home. He was active in grange church work and recently earned a 50 year Thurman Grange pin. He was a former school teacher and a member of Moriah Church. Surviving are daughters Ethel Edwards and Mary Margaret Evans both teachers, sisters Elizabeth and Anne Edwards. Funeral arrangements by Steve Thomas Funeral Home Thurman announced later.
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Gallipolis
Daniel J. Edwards
Moriah
Oak Hill
John and
Mary Evans Edwards
Edwards
Thurman Grange
Margaret Evans
Ethel Edwards
Jackson County
Mary Margaret Evans
Elizabeth
Anne Edwards
Steve Thomas
Thurman
Legion Auxiliary in Gallipolis Receives National Citation
Gallia County American Legion Auxiliary Unit 27 earns a 1957 national citation for leading the rehabilitation program under the incentive plan. The group also received a gifts for the Yanks who gave citation aiding veterans in hospitals and homes. They voted to sponsor a Gallia County girl to Buckeye Girls State at Ohio Capital University June 21 to 29, selecting a junior from the top class. Principals will assist in the selection as the unit studies current Legion sponsored bills in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 27
Leta O. Zeller
W. J. Brown
Gallia County
Buckeye Girls
Capital University
Congress
Whittington Fined in Gallipolis DUI Case in Municipal Court
James Robert Whittington of South Charleston received a heavy DUI penalty in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Judge William H. Jones fined him 100 dollars plus costs, sentenced five days in jail, and suspended his operator’s license for 18 months after a single-vehicle wreck on Chillicothe Road. Also fined for intoxication were A C Whittington, 68, and Earnest Layne, 32, both of Gallipolis, at five dollars and costs, with Oscar Cordell, 34, and Gertrude Cordell, 33, fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Robert T. North, 34, Gallipolis, fined five dollars and costs for intoxication. Robert James Haynes, 27, Point Pleasant, fined fifteen dollars for speeding. Additional bonds forfeited for appearance: James R. Clark, 27, Gallipolis, for failing to stay right on the highway. Archie R. Henry, Point Pleasant, for no operator’s license. Samuel Shell, 62, Gallipolis, for intoxication. Ernest Calvin Brewster, 24, Gainesville, Ga., for left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Robert Whittington
South Charleston
W. Va
William H. Jones
Whittington
Chillicothe Rd
A. C. Whitttington
Earnest Layne
Oscar Cordell
Gertrude Cordell
Robert T. North
Robert James Haynes
Point Pleasant
James R. Clark
Archie R. Henry
W.a
Samuel Shell
Ernest Calvin Brewster
Gainesville
Dimes Fundraiser Redirects to March of Dimes
In Gallipolis Kiwanis penny machines across the business district will donate remaining month proceeds to the 1958 March of Dimes. John W. Mills notes the boys and girls committee chair, explaining standard Kiwanis Youth Fund proceeds will instead support the March of Dimes during the remainder of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kiwanis
John W
Bill) Mills
Boys and Girls Committee
Kiwanis Youth Fund
Square Dance Proceeds Aid March of Dimes in Rio Grande
Proceeds from a square dance next Saturday night at Rio Grande Community Hall will go to the 1958 March of Dimes. M Harold Brown Gallia County chairman reports this. John Heiskell, Farm Bureau Co-Op manager, will call. The event is sponsored by the combined Baptist and Methodist Youth Fellowships. Eva McCoy volunteers as event chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
March of Dimes
M. Harold Brown
Gallia County
John Heiskell
Farm Bureau Co-Op
Combined
Baptist and
Methodist Youth Fellowships of
Eva McCoy
John Adams Unique Path to Presidency and Vice Presidency
John Adams uniquely served two terms as vice president before becoming the United States president. He held the vise presidency and later assumed the chief executive role, shaping early American governance.
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John Adams
United States
Ex Mayor of Vinton Dies at 89 in Ohio Village
Benjamin G. Casto, 89, former mayor of Vinton West Virginia born June 18 1868 in Jackson County WV died Tuesday at his Vinton home. Surviving: wife Bertha Carper Casto sons Granville Charlie John Clarence and others. daughters Mrs Irene Daudelin Mrs Marie Bauer Mrs Ethel Newman Mrs Grace Edmiston and one brother James Casto. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Vernon McCoy funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Benjamin G. Casto
Vinton
West Virginia
Casto
Jackson County
W. Va
Joseph
Mariah Morrison Casto
James
Doc) Casto
Leon
Sarah Beller
Castos
Clarence
Cleveland
Dave Diggins
Miami
Fla
Clyde
Grace) Edmiston
Vernon McCoy
Services Held at Church with 45 Attendees
Worshipers gathered at the church for Watch Night services recently. After recreation, a potluck dinner followed and the evening closed with a Song Service and altar rededication led by Rev. Grove with Rev. Branscomb assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Grove
Branscomb
Doan's Pills Promised Relief for Backache Nerves
Nagging backache and sleepless nights are blamed on stress and overexertion. Doan's Pills are advertised to relieve pain soothe bladder irritation and act as a mild diuretic claiming relief for restless nights and fatigue. The copy encourages trying the new large economy size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
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Operation Vigilance
Donald G. Farrell
Bronx
N.Y
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Farrell
Ady
J. Edwards
Peni
Cameo Carrier
Chevrolet
Chevole
West Virginian
Square Dance
Davis-Shuler's
Women’s & Children's
Davis-Shuler
Second Ave
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