Buck the Messenger Carrier Named Model by Union Furnace
Gerald Wallace Edgar known as Buck has served The Messenger for nearly five years delivering to 58 daily and 65 Sunday customers. He began as a paper boy on April 27, 1947 and won trips to Washington, New York, and Cincinnati in carrier contests. Buck plans to become a veterinarian, enjoys swimming and fishing, and is active in Boy Scouts and 4 H. The Messenger plans a Carrier Training Program to reward good route management.
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Gerald Wallace Edgar
Buck
Union Furnace
The
Messenger
Fred W. Weber
Washington, D. C
New York City
Cincinnati
Alma Jane Edgar
Union Furnace High School
Boy Scouts
4-H
Patrol Continues Drive Nets 18 Arrests Across Weekend
Gallipolis report shows 18 arrests convictions and citations by the State Highway Patrol over the weekend while investigating four accidents. Drivers cited include John L Jacobs 16 of Ewington and Donald E Star key 25 of Huntington with various offenses. Other fines covered speeding reckless operation and unsafe vehicle conditions.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
John L Jacobs
Ewington
Jacobs
Bradley Harder
Harder
Route 160
Vinton
Main and
College
E. Merle Macomber
Carl H. Osler
Columbus
Macomber
Herbert FE. Rowland
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
James Allen Austin
Bluefield
W. Va
Charles Harvey Hess
Charleston
William W. Evans
Oak Hill
Kenneth Swain
Mercerville
Taylor Moore
Carpenter
Charles Edward Leonard
Walter Jenkins
Robert L. Young
Emmett Edwards
Syracuse
Mrs O Dell Dies Aged 73 In Gallipolis
Myrtle Alberta O Dell 73 died at Holzer Hospital from coronary thrombosis. Born Sept 13 1889 in Green Township she married John O Dell Jan 23 1909. Survived by eight children and relatives with services set at Miller funeral home Wednesday at 2 pm. Lee Parsons appointed night radio dispatcher for Gallipolis police after Wylie White resignation.
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Gallipolis
Myrtle
Alberta O'Dell
Holzer Hospital
John
Merrill O'Dell
Green Township
Robert Watts
Mary Hill
John O'Dell
Grayden
Springfield
Ohio
Mary Furst
Addison
Benjamin
Nina Pinkerman
Columbus
Marjorie Saunders
Dempsey
Robert
Alabama
Cecil Watts
Minnesota
Gordon Watts
Fostoria
Miller Funeral Home
Earl Cremeens
Centenary Cemetery
Lee Parsons
Wylie White
White
River traffic lists boats at Gallipolis locks and district ports
The report catalogs boat movements on the Kanawha and nearby rivers with times and vessel names such as Mount Vernon Patriot Patsy Chattin Titan Kenna Memphis Solway Keeley Dolle Stevenson Jennie Zubic Keystone R. W. Lea Fleetwood Dixie J. T. Hatfield Tennessee Lady Bee Bruce W. C. Beatty and notes the north magnetic pole as the region where magnetic force is downward.
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Gallipolis
Mount Vernon
Patriot
Patsy Chattin
Titan
Kenna
Memphis
Kanawha
Solway
London
Keeley
Marmet
Dolle
Winfield
Bruce
W. C. Beatty
Gore Resident Ella Dixon Dies at 73
Ella Dixon 73 of Gore died unexpectedly at 6 45 am Sunday at St Francis Hospital Columbus. Survived by brothers John Horn Ashland Ky William Horn Athens and sisters Ida McKnight Columbus and Mollie Riggles Ashland Ky. Funeral set for 2 30 pm Wednesday with arrangements incomplete.
Community rally provides funds for Sandra Crawford
Kananga residents and church groups raised over 67 dollars to help 5 year old Sandra Crawford with a blood disease. Funds aim to cover travel and medical costs to University Hospital in Columbus. others pledged support as the family hopes to depart for treatment by midweek. Sandra's father died in a drowning accident three years ago.
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Gallipolis Hearts
Kananga
Sandra Crawford
Holzer Hospital
Ella Asbury
University Hospital
Columbus
Marjorie Vance Crawford
Mary Wamsley
The
Asburys
Hudson
Elaine Halley
Oda Smith
George Johnson
George Sheets
Thomas
Lester Lee
Russell Jenkins
Berkley Wright
Virginia Roush
Charles van Sickle
Howard Shifler
Eric Price
Eleanor White
Barton Brooks
Roy Mehl
Crawford
Paul Hudson
Franklin
Police List Two Mishaps
Gallipolis city police report two weekend traffic accidents. In one crash Joseph Gerald Short and Bill Ebersbach were involved as a water hole forced a vehicle into another on Eastern Ave near the airport. The second collision at Sycamore and Second injured Delbert McElhaney and Lee Elcessor with medium damage.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Gerald Short
Dundee
Mich
Bill Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Eastern Ave
Lee Edward Elcessor
Waterloo
Delbert McElhaney
Northup
Sycamore
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Vat
Stella Adkins
Charles K. Day
Janice Lyman
James Davison
A. J. Leonard
Cyril Mayhew
Terry Smith
Charles Simpson
Joseph Johnson
D. G. Wilesong
John Hughes
Hiram Oliver
Kenneth Cofer
Baby
Mabel Clark
Myrtle Hayner
Willard Brit
Mt. Pelee
Martinque
Edgar
Donald Brooks Lane
Mechanicsburg
Edward T. Lewis
Point Pleasant
Franklin D. Garlic
Crown City
Johnny L. Belville
Danny G. Fulks
Emmett
L. Branham
Bidwell
Mrs. O'Dell
Earth
Gore
Washington
Bureau OF Advertising, American Newspaper Publishers Association
the Messenger
Villace Owens
Clenden
Paul Fife
John Raike
Dick Allen
Lewis Lee
Evelyn Rothgeb
Roy Grace
Charles Franklin
Robert Young
Lillian M. Taber
D. O. Taber
Blue Bell
Grey
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