Suggestion of Rule Changes Affects College Basketball
Moose Krause and NBA officials call for scrapping or modifying the foul rule to curb rising scores. They favor removing free throws from normal play and replacing them with a contest or end-of-half foul totals, arguing the current system harms game flow and spectator appeal.
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Moose Krause
Notre Dame
Krause
Maurice Podoloff
Podoloff
National Basketball Association
Johnny Nucatola
Ohio
Gallipolis News Chief Ends Long Paper Career
Harold W. Wetherholt leaves active involvement with Gallipolis journalism after thirty years shaping impartial coverage and strong editorials. He will devote time to the Gallia County District Library, sailing on the Ohio River, and chess, as he proves one can change jobs at fifty five and succeed.
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Gallipolis
Harold W. Wetherholt
Wetherholt
William Giddings Sibley
Gallia County
Ohio
River
Daughters of America Lodge Gift to Chester Church
The Chester Methodist Church received an American flag from the Daughters of America Lodge. Local social visits include Patios to Clyde Calvert, and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wood hosting in Belpre. Hobart Smalley is hospitalized in St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, and Lenore Betzing stayed with Mrs. Emma Partlow at Silver Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Daughters of America Lodge
Chester Methodist Church
Clyde Calvert
Jacob Schilling
Spires
Wilkesville
Lenore Betzing
Emma Partlow
Silver Ridge
Hobart Smalley
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
One Covered Bridge Remains in Gallia County
Gallia County Commissioner James A. Boggs notes only one covered bridge remains in use at the Springfield Addison Township line on 7 J. White Road over Campaign Creek.
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James A. Boggs
Gallia County
George Halfinger Former Pianist Ties To Kyger Creek Plant
George Halfinger, longtime chief employee at Kyger Creek power plant, is identified as a former pianist for Rudy Vallee, highlighting a notable career shift from music to industrial leadership.
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George Halfinger
Kyger Creek
Rudy Vallee
Mort Dicey, Ex-Sheriff Deputy, Back in Auto Sales
Mort Dickey a former deputy sheriff and long-time automobile salesman returns to the trade after a stint with the Gilbert Grocery Company, totaling about 15 years in sales.
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Mort Dickey
Gilbert Grocery Company
Sheriff Ehmans Dog Statue Smokes Cigarettes
A local sheriff displays a tiny plastic dog statue whose miniature cigarettes puff on their own through spaced-out inflammable materials. The curious ornament draws attention for its self smoking feature and novelty charm.
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George Ehman
Quotation of the Day from Point Pleasant
Messenger reporter Bill Fulwider recalls a Japanese farewell saying Sayonara heard during a late shift in Point Pleasant It is explained as Si a na ta with a harsh trill on the r and means good night for readers who served in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayonara
Bill Fulwider
Point Pleasant
Japan
Merchants Propose Park Front Station as Parking Solution
Gallipolis officials hear a plan for a super service station on the park front to provide city parking. Carl Bias and associates push for a city lease with private parking facilities and meters, with no public funding. The plan faces bids, city investigation, and support from merchants and commissioners. Additional proposals include two truck parking zones and bids for chemicals, gasoline, and a sewage disposal option under a 1956 deadline. Attendees include city commissioners, the manager, and local press.
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Gallipolis
Carl Bias
Retail Merchants Committee
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Gallipoliaty Commissa
Bias
Ar French
Gomer Phillips
First Ave
Public Square
John E. Morgan
J. Roy Bartlett
Harley Hartley
Vitus Hartley, Jr
Point Pleasant
City Ice
Second Ave
Court St
Barnett
Morgan
J. Russell Sarrett
Thomas E. Agee
Bartlett
Otis Drummond
Perry J. Bailes
French
Phillips
Vic Sherow
Jim Porter
Doctors appoint committees for Gallia County Medical Society
Dr. Oscar W. Clarke Jr. announces committee assignments including Legislative Public Relations Civil Defense Rural Health and more with chairmen and members such as Dr. Charles E. Holzer Jr Dr Leo Bean Dr O A Vornholt Dr Norvil A Martin Dr Keith Brandeberry Dr Robert H McMasters Dr Marcus Magnussen Dr N Howard Foster Dr James Cary Dr W Lewis Brown Dr N Howard Foster Dr H B Thomas Dr Marcus Magnussen Dr J Gordon Gilbert Dr Ralph B Burner Dr John J Schwab Dr Franklin H Schaefer Dr George R Roberts and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Oscar W. Clarke, Jr
Gallia County Medical Society
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Leo Bean
O. A. Vornholt
Norvil A. Martin
Keith R. Brandeberry
Robert H. McMasters
Marcus J. Magnussen
N. Howard Foster
James
Marcus J Magnussen
J. Gordon Gibert
Ralph B. Burner
John J. Schwab
American Education Foundation
Franklin H. Schaefer
George R. Roberts
John C. Markley
Lewis A. Bean
W. Lewis Brown
Beaver Dam Couple Die Rescuing Wife in Fire
In Beaver Dam Wisconsin an elderly man Louis Ebert returned to his burning home to save his stroke recovering wife. Both Mr and Mrs Ebert in their seventies perished from suffocation as firefighters found Mrs Ebert in a chair and Mr Ebert nearby after entering the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Dam
Wis
Louis Ebert
Ebert
Status Linked With Cancer
Baltimore City Health Department bulletin notes lung cancer mortality varies inversely with socio economic class. The January report says deaths are higher in the lowest economic group and lower in the top class, with no exact figures released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore City Health Department
Department
Club Urges Dual Driving Vigilance For Safety
In Columbus, the Southern Ohio Automobile Club advises drivers to operate two vehicles themselves and the other fellow's to account for human error. John P. Irwin warns against assuming others drive perfectly and urges caution over erg factors of a rival vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John P. Irwin
The
Southern Ohio Automobile Club
Dairy Leaders Testify In Marketing Hearings
In Gallipolis the second day of a two day hearing on amendments to the milk marketing order features testimony from dairy leaders and experts. Presiding is Glenn J. Gifford with Department of Agriculture staff Don McPherson John R. Hanson and John Durbin present. Fred Isler of Cincinnati regional chief attends as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Glenn J. Gifford
Department of Agriculture
Don McPherson
John R. Hanson
John Durbin
Fred Isler
Cincinnati
Blood Drive Set for Rio Grande College Students
Rio Grande College students will donate blood on January 24 as the Huntington region bloodmobile visits the Gallipolis Methodist Church. The donors list is being prepared in the college business office and students will be excused from class to travel to Gallipolis for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Huntington Region
Anal Methodist Church
Galli- Penal
Gallipolis
Grass Run News Reflects Local Visits and Funeral
Virgil Parsons and children from Charleston visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brogan. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jordan called on Mr. and Mrs. Marion McClure. Several Grass Run residents attended Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes funeral in Radcliffe. Her husband Otho Barnes was buried two weeks ago.
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Grass Run
Virgil Parsons
Charleston
J. W. Brogan
Ed Jordan
Marion McClure
Elizabeth Barnes
Radcliffe
Otho Barnes
Rio Grande College Sets January 31 Registration
Rio Grande College will register new students January 31 for the spring semester and classes begin February 1. Dr. William A. Lewis says the next two weeks will be busy with full schedules and final examinations planned for midweek. Pre-enrollments are up with about two thirds of the student body already enrolled and plans for holiday observances and expansion of teacher training and education courses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
William A. Lewis
Tues
Knightstep Birth Announcement for Alicia Vaun
Mr and Mrs Robert Knightstep announce the birth of a daughter on January 6 at White Cross Hospital Columbus. Mrs Knightstep formerly Marian Simn of Racine. This is their first child. The baby has been named Alicia Vaun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Robert Knightstep
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Local Social News Roundup From Columbus Community
Mrs Lavinia Simpson helps care for family in Columbus. Chester Simpson and Ronald Hart families visit Saxon. Mrs W B Cross convalesces at home. Bulah Morris cares for husband. Ernest Wiseman family announce birth of Jan Alice at Jolitzertal in Gal. William Harris family to Charleston for hospital surgery. Joyce Hart visits with parents in Columbus. Helen Simpson visits relatives in Columbus area. William Cross in Wright Patterson Hospital weekend with Dillon Cross. Mary Dunfee returns home after six weeks with Bertha Ross. Children’s game Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush linked to May Day celebrations. SOS distress signal proposed adoption at 1908 ITU conference.
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Lavinia Simpson
Columbus
Chester Simpson
Ronald Hart
Saxon
W. B. Cross
Bulah Morris
Ernest Wiseman
Jan Alice
Lolzertal
Bertha Boyd
Beegie
Ira
Kenneth Wolfe
Bryan
William Cross
Wright-Patterson Hospital
Dayton
Dillon Cross
Mary Dunfee
Bertha Ross
Main
Friy
Solicitor Silent On Show Cause Order In Gallipolis
Gallipolis faces a show cause order from the Ohio Water Pollution Board as city officials must appear Feb 23 to justify permits to discharge untreated sewage. Solicitor Perry J Bailes said he will comment after reviewing the order while appeals and briefs unfold over sewer rental ordinance and bond financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Perry J. Bailes
Ohio
Messenger
Gallipella
Bailes
Ohio River
Ohio Water Pollution Board
J. Roy Bartlett
Gallia
H. W
W. P. Cherrington
Ronald E. Knotts
Lewis Claude Miller
Balies
Nuiffs
Knotts
Miller
E City
Public Health Council
Ohio Water Polluction Board
Poems by Mrs. C. W. Rife at English Club
Mrs. C W Rife read poems at the English Club meeting held Tuesday night in the Court Street home of Mrs Samuel Leroy Bossard. The gathering of 14 women included selections from newspapers and magazines plus works by Longfellow Riley Elia Wismet Kilmer. Dr Bossard assisted with refreshments.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Rife
Court St
Samuel Leroy Bossard
Citizens Propose School Merger in Centerville Meeting
In Centerville Tuesday night a crowd of 45 to 50 residents urged the Centerville Board of Education to seek merger with the Gallia County Citizens Committee. Cadmus Perry Walnut Greenfield and Centerville districts were named as merger targets. Principal Luther Shelton introduced Mrs. B. Lewis who spoke and answered questions.
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Gallipolas
Centerville
Programs Arranged For Student Teachers at Rio Grande
Rio Grande College will arrange teaching programs for student teachers this spring. Dr. Harold W. Kennedy announced many students have signed up to gain practice and observation in area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Harold W. Kennedy
Hospital Admissions List From Gallia County
A hospital notes section records admissions in Gallia County. Surgical cases include James A Geisler Aiken South Carolina William Leslie Ward Chauncey Thivener Lola Cain Ottie Smith and others while medical cases include Roger Taylor Lawrence Rupe Wilbur Patton Rodman Vance and Lenard Clark among listed patients. Locations cited include Gallipolis Wellston Jackson New Haven South Side Harrisonville Cove Oak Hill Port Pleasant and Langsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Scott
Gallipolis
Richard Herndron
Porter
James A. Geisler
Aiken S.C
William Leslie Ward
Chauncey Thivener
Gallipolia
Lola Cain
Harrisonville
Roger Taylor
Lawrence A. Rupe
Langsville
Waiter
Hyre
Point Pleasant
Moran J. Jones
Jackson
Lloyd G. Oiler
Wellston
William H. Crounch
Syracust
Ottie Smith
Wilbur W. Patton
J. W. McGrew
New Haven
Elizabeth Mae Burnette
Mack Jacobs
R. A. Siders
City Commission approves 244508 dollar appropriation
Gallipolis officials pass a 2 4450 8 appropriation ordinance for 1955 funding city operations. Major items include city manager and legal salaries, municipal court, police and fire provisions, sanitation, garbage collection, water works, street maintenance, and bond retirement with several transfers and contingency funds.
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Pont
Commimeimers &Ated
M Jetgese
Sifford
Fire Department
Health Association plans March 15 potluck dinner
The Gallia County Health and Tuberculosis Association sets a March 15 potluck dinner at a site to be chosen, following an executive committee meeting in the Gallia County Health Department basement. Dr N Howard Foster presided and led nominations with Mrs Leo Lanter and Mrs Hollis Wood, while Mrs Olga Krawwayn chaired the sale that raised 7645.49 dollars, far above last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
John Krawwayn
Seal Sale
Piisabeth Arnold
Galle Academy High Rehasl
Helen Morton
L. Db. Rutt
Mary Akers
Mre
Kraweczyn
Mra. Lanier
Eimer E. Hatfield
Mr. Arnold
Charlies E. Butler
Mra. Lear
Dr Foster
Myle D. Borden
Marion Darnell
Rio Grande to Receive Highway Improvements
Col. Pierce D McCreedy announced Rio Grande will gain major state highway upgrades next months. A contract will fund extending VA Route 35 west of town to Centerville at the Jackson County line. The new 24 foot wide segment includes a four lane stretch from Chillicothe to Columbus and aims to reduce curves and connect the Ohio Valley to the state capital.
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Rio Grande
Pierce D McCreedy
Gallipolia Pont
State Highway Patrol
Rio Grande College
Jackson County
Centerville
McCreedy
Ohio Valley
Chillcothe
Columbus
Rio Grande High School
Gallia County
MccCreedy
Gallia Academy
Pomeroy
Middleport
Funeral services held for Glen Houdasheidt
Funeral services for Glen Houdasheidt, a former resident, were held in Wellston on Wednesday. Burial followed at Mt Olive Cemetery. Surviving family includes a daughter at home, two sons in the service (one in Japan, one in California), a sister Mire Westfall in Carpenter, and a brother Elmer Houdasheidt of Dexter.
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Point Rock
Glen Houdasheidt
Here
Wellston
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Houdasheidt
Japan
California
Mire
Frank Westfall
Carpenter
Elmer Houdasheidt
Dexter
Swett Family Honored on Mrs Swett's Birthday
Mr and Mrs W L Swett of Middleport joined Mr and Mrs A D Morrison and Mr and Mrs Walter Swett and daughter Yvonne to honor Mrs Swett and granddaughter Yvonne Anderson Wooten. Wooten was taken to Huntington hospital Saturday. Mrs Ora Proffitt is visiting her son and family. Mr and Mrs GB Radikin and son Junior visited with Mr and Mrs William Philligan in Chillicothe. Henry Bote and family from Columbus spent the weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L Swett
Middleport
A. D. Morrison
Walter Swett
Yvonne
Swett
Anderson Wooten
Huntington Hospital
Mra Ora Proffitt
GB. Radikin
William Philligan
Chillicothe
Henry Bote
Columbus
Unclear OCR: Railroad Conductors’ Unique Punches
The readable line notes that among the Uicket punches used by over 10,000 railroad conductors in the United States no two punches share the same shape. The fragment suggests a focus on distinctive punch designs rather than a broader event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uicket
United States
Vinton Man Accused of Baled Hay Theft
Leonard Baker of Vinton Route 2 is arrested by Deputy Sheriff Si Vance and Homer Johnson on petit larceny from Pleasant Valley field. He allegedly moved baled hay by truck at night last Friday. Sheriff George Enman and Junior Harrison Weebrook from Woneer return with charges of non-support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leonard Baker Vinton
Si Vance
Homer Johnson
Pleasant Valley
Evane
George Enman
Junior Harrison Weebrook
Woneer
Intramural Program Organized at Rio Grande College
Rio Grande College establishes an intramural program under Athletic Director Herman Bush. Four basketball teams are set: Haning Hall New Dormitory, Alien House, and Independents. Play halted for mid year exams and to resume early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Herman 8. Bush
Haning Hall New
Alien House
Dinner guests honor Woltz household at three Bowen home
Mr and Mrs Dave Woltz hosted guests Mr and Mrs A F Woitz of Carroll Ohio Mr and Mrs Seri Bowers and children Dwight Joyce and Gharon of Columbus Laurel Township marked a move to a new home on Fenite 374 at the Carpenter farm formerly owned by William Woltz and H W Methoern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Dave Wolts
A. F. Woitz
Carroll
Ohio
Seri Bowers
Dwight
Joyce
Gharon
Bowen
Laurel Township
Car Carpenter
William Woltz
H. W. Methoern
Tifie Wolts
River traffic gala at Chambersburg and Kanawha locks
Towboats pass through Chambersburg lock carrying pig iron coal and other cargo with several barges at different times. On the Kanawha River traffic is up above Gallipolis with gauges around 1.76 feet and 1.5 feet. Montgomery locks show 10 feet rollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hambershburg
Fue
Enti
Ohio River
Peace
Thompson
Inca
Alcott
Twat
Coon
Lucas
Lido
Bruce
U.S
Ancient Iron Blade Found in Egyptian Pyramid
An iron blade estimated at 5000 years old was discovered within a pyramid in Egypt. Researchers believe the artifact predates known ironworking techniques, suggesting early metallurgical activity in the region.
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Ed Krause
J. Samuel Peeps
Emma Gatewood
Wellington Ave
Santa Ana
Calif
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David Caldwell
George Haynes
Los Angeles
W. J. Tawzer
Corona
Tawzer
Marvin Robinson
Crown City
Evan Dillon
Montebello
Hobart Dillion
James Brumfield
Gatewood
Sacramento
F. B. Wilkes
Redding
John Seely
E. Monroe Gatewood
Maine
Vancouver
Cullen Connerly
Virgil Wood
Belpre
Roy Christy
George Pyles
Charles Pyle
Robert Wood
C. A. Cox
Erma Cleland
Rio
Gallipolis Social Notes
Holzer Des
Gallipolia City
Gailia County
Apprehew
Thomas & A
Mound Hill Cemetery
Pine Street Cemetery
TB. Health Association
Vinton
Blck Krln
Johnny Jones Motors
State Street
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