Blood Drive Plans Set for Gallia County Bloodmobile Visit
Gallia County Red Cross leaders announce plans for the next bloodmobile at Grace Methodist Church on Wednesday from noon to 6 PM. A committee of nurses clerical staff canteen and transportation volunteers assures prompt donor service with a goal of 125 pints. Donors may call 700 or 1855 for appointments.
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Red Cross
Gallia County
Ohio
West Virginia
Gallia
Huntington Regional
Irene Coker
Grace Methodist Church
Fire Destroys Rural Dwelling in Gallia County
A Sunday morning blaze on Bulnville Road destroyed the two story residence of Mrs. Alice Booten with 10 rooms and contents. Her 83 year old father Alec Marcum escaped with clothes only. Firefighters led by Chief Hector Steele responded. Cause undetermined, possible gas range or wiring. In a later incident, Ted Perry's Radio and TV Repair Shop on Third Ave suffered a fire from suspected spontaneous combustion in rags under a bench. Damage estimated at 150 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Alice Booten
Morton
Bulnville Road
Booten
Alec
Chief Steele
Silas Hamilton
Sylvan Gardner
Doug Runyan
James Northup
Ted Perry
Third Ave
Paul Harris
Forrest Davis
Homer
Grant Johnson
Harvey Brown
Evan Plymare
James Baldwin
Lee Long
Jim Saunders
Ernie Thompson
Missionary Talks and Youth Fellowship Activities
Irene Spurlock presented slides from French West Africa to the Methodist Youth Fellowship and led a Q A session on Missions in Japan. Diana Parsons, Charles Riggs, and Mary B Halliday were named to February coffee hour duty. Forty three Baptist Youth Fellowship members joined a Bible quiz with five minute talks on the High way to Heaven. Barry Kisler and Freddie Green led the offering as Ruth Ann Fowler played the offertory with Clair Green on trumpet and Miss Fowler at the piano.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sue Ann Mills
Japan
Jeanie Carpenter
Episcopal Young
Susie Cherrington
Ellen Richards
Diana Parsons
Charles Riggs
Mary B. Halliday
Sharon Eisnaugle
Barry Kisler
Freddie Green
Ruth Ann Fowler
Clair Green
Miss Fowler
Monoxide Victim Dies In Fall At Interlakes Iron Corp
Christopher Williams Jr. 29 of 5 Columbia St Jackson died at Holzer Hospital after suffering a fall and monoxide poisoning while rescuing a coworker at Interlakes Iron Corp. He fell 40 feet, fracturing his skull. Survived by father, two sisters, four brothers. Funeral Tuesday 1:30 p.m. at Trago Ave residence. burial Fairmont Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Christopher Williams, Jr
Columbia St. Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Interlakes Iron Corp
Williams
Christopher Williams
Jackson
Ida Brookins
Dorothy Miller
Clarence
Myron
Kenneth
Talmadge
Bucyrus
Trago Ave
Stewart Barr
Fairmont Cemetery
Injured Driver Treated After Route 7 Swerve
Virginia Lampke, 25, of 508 Grape Street, treated and released at Cabell Huntington Hospital after she swerved to avoid a dog on Route 7 near Miller. Her car hit a utility pole and suffered minor injuries.
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Gallipolis
Virginia Lampke
Grape St
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Miller
Gallipolis visitors travel with MacKenzies to Florida
Mt. Clemens Michigan couple Mr and Mrs Ray MacKenzie and daughter Kathy visited Gallipolis over the weekend with Mrs Martha MacKenzie and family. They stopped en route to Venice Florida.
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Ray MacKenzie
Kathy
Mt. Clements, Mich
Martha MacKenzie
Venice
Fla
Shade Hill Second Gallia Traffic Death
A coal miner and World War I veteran, born October 7, 1898 in Johnson County Kentucky, died in Gallia County after a traffic incident. Survived by two brothers, first and second wives, and six children. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Millers Funeral Home with burial in Centenary Cemetery.
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Hill
Cheshire
Paul Watson
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Floyd County
Johnson County
Eli
Mort
Kentucky
Weeksbury
Ardith Skaggs
Frank
Connie Sue)smith
Highhat
Eleanor
Marcella
Rosemary
Leroy
Mazella
Helma Johnson
Tom
Ival) Price
W.va
James
Hizhhat, Ky
Millers Funeral Home
Centenary Cemetery
Four Fined Two Forfeit in Gallipolis Court
County Judge Robert S. Betz fined James W. Marrs of Ewington 25 dollars and costs for failure to stop after an accident that involved George W. Large of Bidwell Route 2. Wilbur E. Williams of Columbus and Billy E. Mustard of Doran Va. were each fined 5 dollars and costs for speeding. Everett McDaniel of Middleport was fined 5 dollars and costs for no muffler. Elgie E. William of Sherrodsville forfeited 10 dollar bond for defective signal equipment. Harry N. Lucas of Point Pleasant forfeited 15 dollar bond for speeding.
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Gallipolis
Robert S&s. Betz
James W. Marrs
Ewington
George W. Large
Bidwell
Vinton
Wilbur E. Williams
Columbus
Billy E Mustard
Doran Va
Everett McDaniel
Middleport
Elgie E. William
Sherrodsville
Harry N. Lucas
Point Pleasant
William Walker Dies at 85 in Gallia County
William Walker 85 of Lower River Road died at 8 50 p m Sunday in Holzer Hospital where he had been a patient since January 11 A sister Mrs CaBelle Walker of 554 Second Avenue survives with a nephew The C J Waugh funeral home will announce funeral arrangements Monday
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Gallipolis
William Walker
Lower River Rd
Holzer Hospital
CaBelle Walker
Second Ave
C. J. Waugh Funeral Home
Injured in Fall at Home Mrs. L. T. Ritchie Admitted
Mrs. L. T. Ritchie, 83, of 174 Vaughn St, Gallipolis, was admitted to Holzer Hospital Sunday with a fractured pelvis after a fall at her home. She is listed in fair condition.
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Gallipolis
L. T. Ritchie
Vaughn St. Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Juveniles Among Six Arrested by Gallia County Sheriff
Over the weekend six arrests were made by the Gallia County sheriff's department. Two juveniles were held for speeding at 100 mph and intoxication. their names were not released. Others included Sam Meeks charged on an assault warrant with a $35 bond, Heyward A. Stuck speeding with a $15 bond, Fred M. Crabtree charged with operating under the influence and released on $1000 bond, and Adrian Lee Spencer held for intoxication and fighting after a Kanauga nightclub incident with a $100 bond.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sam Meeks
Bidwell
Garland Lanier
Heyward A. Stuck
Pomoria
S. C
Fred M. Crabtree
Ravenswood
Kanauga
Adrian Lee Spencer
Henderson
Three Injured In Route 7 Meigs County Wreck
At 3 40 p m Saturday a vehicle went out of control on Route 7 a mile south of Middleport striking two parked cars. Driver James Little 27 and two passengers suffered fractures contusions and a dislocated wrist. Little was arrested for unsafe operation of a motor vehicle.
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Gallipolis
Route 7
Middleport
Gatewood
James Little
Cheshire
Ernestine Vaughn
Jackson
Bernice Gomer
Little
Meigs General Hospital
Carol Little
Harland Litle
Pickens Clinic
C. QO. Fisher
Holzer Hospital Notes Highlights Births and Admits
The Holzer Hospital notes record multiple births in Jackson Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Sunday entries. It lists numerous admissions including Carolyn George Vinton medical Roy Upson Lee Athens medical and Jerry Lee Cassidy Oak Hill surgical. Dismissals include Oliver Claypool and many others with various medical statuses.
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Carolyn George
Vinton
Edward C. Ragland
Gallipolis
Kirk Baker
Bidwell
Surgical
Roy Upson Lee
Athens
John H. Tobert, Jr
Oak Hill
J. E. Corwin
Wellston
Dewey J. Ross
R. V. Dickinson
Ironton
Ottis L. Layne
Jackson
Robert Wallen
Roy Smith
Ronald Opsahl
Charles Jenkins
Dayton
William Eads, Jr
Truman Russell
Pomeroy
Paul Scally
New Haven
Hazel Napper
Jerry Lee Cassidy
Marion D. Slavens
Harry Scott
Emma Lietz
Alva Dillon
Scottown
L. T. Ritchie
Wiliam Hollanbaugh
D. H. Corn
Edmund Grimes
Point Pleasant
Gallia Women Plan Polio Drive March in 1958
Gallia County residents are urged to join the Mother’s March on Polio Thursday between 7 and 8 p.m. Mrs. Robert M. Richards heads the drive with 125 volunteers across seven sectors. Volunteers will canvass city and outlying areas, seeking donations to the March of Dimes as polio care costs in Gallia County reached over $5,000 for last year.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Robert M. Richards
Gallia County
Richards
Millcreek Rd
Pine St
Lawrence Bastiani
Alfred Burton
George Gilmore
William Casey
Martha Fulton
Jack Carr
Marvin Stewart
Samuel Dexter
Leslie Howard
Max Elliott
James Porter
Clarence Shupe
Frank Snedaker
Henry Johnson
Aaron Kelton
Eric Cox
Edwin Aune
Lawson Sommer
Morris Haskins
Gertrude Vance
Laurence Shoug
Paul Iglehart
John Houck
Robert Condee
Charles Swanson
Lucille Rathburn
Judge Fines Driver For Drunken Driving
In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William H. Jones fined James B. Evans of Princeton West Virginia 50 dollars and costs and sentenced him to five days in jail. His operator's license was suspended for six months for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Calvin E. Naber of Saginaw Michigan forfeited a 20 dollar bond for speeding. He was arrested by city police.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
James B. Evans
Princeton
W. Va
Calvin E. Naber
Saginaw
Mich
Free 36-page Arthritis Book Promoted by Ball Clinic
A public service notice offers a free 36 page illustrated book on arthritis and rheumatism. It explains causes ill effects and dangers of neglect and describes a drugless treatment proven in thousands of cases. Send for the free book to The Ball Clinic Dept 1915 Excelsior Springs Mo.
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Ball Clinic
Excelsior Springs
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Donald R. Warehime
General Blood
Robert Jenkins
Hector Steele
Irene Spurlock
French West Africa
Steele
SERTA
The
Journal of the Americas Medical Association
C. G. Steele
Third Avenue
Gallipolis, Ohio
Shade Hill
Sherif
Bay of Bengal
U.S.S.R
China
Gobi-Altai
Outer Mongolia
Izvestia
Meigs County
Wiliam S. Leach
John Hushion
William McDonald
Turley Clagg
Oliver Claypool
William Claar
Charles Henthorn
Thomas Lewis
Daisy Ankrom
Orivia Perkins
Albert Roach
Ray Friend and Son
John Preton
Leslie Winters
Robert Opsahl
Delmar Stiffler
Delmar Sheward
William Riley
Stella Rutt
Ralph Cherrington
Phillip Kuhn
John Watson
Walter Devault
Pete Grant
Conner Hayden
Norman Wood
E. T. Burns
Paul Sheehan
J. W. Hammock
Frank Brothers
George Roberts
James Harmon
Isaac Channell and Son
Paul Honaker
William Hollanbaugh
Edward Grimes
CO. Hackney
Ray Smith
Victor Leifheit
Harry Clark
Emmett Hughes
Clifton Reese
Carlos Humphrey
Fred Schroeder
Janie Sue Putney
Gertrude Russell
Quick's
Gordon Roth
Robert Queen
Don Galloway
Robert Ott
State St
Marcus Magnussen
Ralph Robinson
Gladys Evans
Bruce Burling
J. Owen Lloyd
Delmar
Gingerich
Waldo Brown
Mack Layne
Gilbert Beard
Iles T. Epling
Howard Saunders
Kenneth Johnson
Warren H. Wilson
Harold Campbell
Homer Maynard
Gilbert Bush, Jr
Charles Holzer, Jr
Jerry Miller
John Boerger
Harry K. Mills, Jr
Rupert Trout
Vine St
Chickamauga
Gomer Phillips
Loren Glassburn
Virgil Craft
Lloyd Blazer
William Menshouse
Harold Notter
T. A. Thomas
Deryl Elicessor
Donald Houston
Ruth Maddy
Clayton Miller
Carl Wood
Robert Brickles
Robert McKenzie
State St. Extension
West Gallipolis
Wilson Rusk
Keith Goble
John North
Jay Bradshaw
John Brammer
John Allison
Marlin Kerns
Helen Jones
Eloise Elliott
Joe Shrader
Homer Johnson
Norris North
Raymond Gooch
Bill Adkins
R. G. Greene
L. C. Dayton
William P. Smith
John Burkle
Richard Bowman
Don Cragg
Merrill Saunders
Donald Payne
Edward Cottrell
Vernon Myers
Charles Smith
Leslie Niday
Delbert Bostic
Fast Gallipolis
Phillip Heck
Curtiss Harrington
Garland Caudill
Joe L. McCorry
Henry Keisling
Robert Shifler
Galand Nibert
State Highway Patrol
James Mills
Paul Pullins
Herb Bush
Ralph Bennett
Don Robinson
Merrill Evans
Poplin Car Coats
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