Gretchen Smith Elected to Chief Church Post in Gallipolis
Miss Gretchen Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Smith was elected to the chief position in the Athens Presbytery Saturday at Another Gallipolitan meeting. Tom Dickerson was elected citizenship chairman of the Presbyterian Youth Groups in Southeastern Ohio. Offiers include vice moderator Rachel Shott stated clerk Jane Ann Thomas and treasurer Jo Ellen Wolfe. The group will install officers at a Presbytery rally in Gallipolis May 12. The event drew 40 youths and featured Rev Richard Gilbert from New York City as speaker.
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Gallipolis
Locust St
St. Clairsville
Gretchen Smith
Russell Smith
Athens
Ae Ewe
Rachel Shottke
Logan
Jane Ann Thomas
McConnelsville
Jo Ellen Wolfe
Nelsonville
Dickerson
Miss Smith
Bill Butler
Presbyterian Church
Steubenville
Dickerson, Butler
John Saxton
Linson Stebbins
Richard Gilbert
Youth Evangelism Board of National Missions
New York City
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Stebbins
Butler
Rio Grande
Church of the Nazarene Young Persons
Nazarene
Earleen Saunders
Eugene Harmon
Ray
Diane Houck
Nadine Nibert
Linda Clark
Freda Saunders
Margaret Lynn Plants
Marilynn Elliott
Madge Neal
Morris Elliott
Audrey Davis
Jean Gillespie
Neal
Arlene Day
Farleen Saunders
Sue Cox
Janet Brewer
Miss Day
James Allen Clark
Bobby Cox
Barbara Day
Miss Davis
Ray Houck
Raymond Hawk
Baptist
Young People of Grace Baptist Church
Springfield
Mass
Jones
Thomas D. Bunyan
Sandra Hood
Grace Methodist Church
MYF
Richard North
Methodists
Frank Porter
Europe
Ruth Ann Love
Howell Edwards
Church OF God
Lower River Road
Clyde E. Bennett
Reba Cramer
Laura Wise
Charles Carter
Howard Fellore
Bobby Brown
Calvin Waugh
Clifford Brumfield
Melva Bennett
Gladys Angel
Bernice Fellure
Lenice Waugh
Gallia County
Vinton Man Found Dead In Home Near Village
George Stratton, 87, a lifelong Vinton resident, was found dead at his rural home about noon Saturday. Coroner says death likely occurred 35 hours earlier from natural causes. He lived alone. neighbor Bert Hamilton found him. Survived by sister Agnes Stratton of Vinton Route 1. Graveside services set for 3 p.m. Monday at Morgan Bethel Cemetery with Rev. Alex Harrington presiding.
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Gallipolis
George Stratton
Vinton
Donald R. Warehime
Stratton
Bert Hamilton
Agnes Stratton
Morgan- Bethel Cemetery
Alex Harrington
Autopsy Planned After Gallipolis Institute Death
Coroner Donald R. Warehime said an autopsy will be performed on Robert Ellis 20 of Toledo who died after a Sunday fight at Gallipolis State Institute. Ellis was found in Cottage Q basement with reports of an early altercation and a black eye, with funeral plans handled by Millers Funeral Home pending family contact.
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Gallipolis
Donald R. Warehime
Gallipolis State Institute
Robert Ellis
Toledo
Cottage Q
Warehime
Ellis
Ernest Thompson
Millers Fneral
Two Hurt In Wrecks On Roads
Gallia count. State Highway Patrol reports three weekend accidents injuring two drivers. Paul S. Denney, 48, Bidwell Route 1, injured after swerving to avoid a dog and striking an embankment. treated at Holzer Hospital. Cecil W. Price, 22, Cheshire Route 2, lacerated chin after hitting a parked car and a tree. he refused treatment. An unidentified vehicle left Route 7 near Gallipolis, striking mail boxes. investigation ongoing.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Paul S. Denney
Bidwell
Denney
Holzer Hospital
Kerr-Harrisburg
Frank Hamilton
Sherman Bonecutter
Cecil W. Price
Cheshire
George W. Shamblin
Price
Route
River Traffic and Dam Conditions on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
River gauges show falls across Ohio and Kanawha with dams down as the day proceeds. Lock and boat movements are logged with multiple vessels listed by name and tow status, noting up or down readings across several locks and rivers.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
J. D. Francis
Ira C. Bill
Hortence C
Ingram
Stephen Foster
Queen City
C. P. Wright
O. F. Shearer
Jefferson
Keeley
Advance
Invader
Kanawha
Ranger
Helen
Solvay
Bruce
H. FE. Jones
Lehigh
Louisiana
Beaver
Little Eagle
Calhoun
George T. Price
Semiet
A. H. Crane
Inca
Direct train restored between East Berlin and Vienna
Direct train connections between East Berlin and Vienna are back after a long interruption. The restoration ends a decade of limited rail service and reopens cross border travel for passengers and freight.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Vienna
Sun Powered Battery Demonstration
Gallipolis resident Robert C. Clark will demonstrate the Bell solar battery at the Farmer's Hotel Tuesday at 6 p.m. He will discuss how silicon strips convert light to electricity and power a small motor. He tests the concept with Ohio Bell and cites Americus, Georgia, as practical solar energy use for rural lines. Clark has 28 years with Ohio Bell.
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Gallipolis
Bell
Robert C. Clark
Rotary Club
Farmer’s Hotel
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Gallia Academy
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel
Rio Grande College Assembly
Clark
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Americus
Houck Takes Presidency of Gallia Riding Club Inc
John W. Houck was elected president of the Gallia County Riding Club at a special Saturday night meeting in Gallipolis. The new leader assumed office as officers were installed by Bain's.
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Houck
Gallia Riding Club Inc
Gallipolis
John W. Houck
Gallia County Riding Club, Inc
Bain
Child Shot and Killed by Accidental Fire in Gallia County
Six or seven year old Dale Frasher was accidentally shot in the face with a shotgun at his grandmother’s home near Mt. Gay West Virginia on the Big Sandy River. The accident occurred while the boy visited with an eight year old cousin. Dale was the son of Edward and (Mrs.) Frasher of Vern Wood Road Patriot Route 2. Funeral services will be in West Virginia Recreation Hall Lower River Road.
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Gallipolis
Dale Frasher
Southwestern
Mt. Gay
W. Va
Big Sandy
Dayton
Gallia County
Edward Frasher
Vern Wood Road
Patriot Route 2
Frasher
Hill and Wiseman
Patriot
Jean
The
Rural Electrification Co
Janice
Rita
Becky
Larry
West Virginia
Treasury's 72 Ionic Columns Weigh 35 Tons Each
The U S Treasury building features 72 Ionic columns each standing 36 feet 9 inches tall with 12 feet 6.75 inches in circumference and weighing 35 tons. All columns were carved from single granite blocks.
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Treasury
U. S. Treasury
St Joseph Aspirin Claims Faster Pain Relief
Ad claims St Joseph Aspirin relieves pain three times faster than rivals with a single active ingredient. It promotes ready absorption, fewer stomach issues, and cites a price of 49 cents for 100 tablets as the world’s largest seller at 2 cents per tablet.
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St. Joseph
Levy less seen as possible help to library work in Gallia County
The 1956 Gallia County District Library report by acting librarian Miss Dorothy Raymond notes growth in circulation and new bookmobile routes despite levy defeat shrinking services. It highlights community cooperation, staff changes, and the levy’s loss leading to fewer bookmobile hours and Raymond’s eventual resignation to become librarian in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
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Levy
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Dorothy Raymond
Rio Grande
Kgger Creek
Bowen
Dan Beachout
Call
Raymond
Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Betty Stamm Class Meets at Matthews Home Friday
The Betty Stamm Class of the First Baptist Church Sunday School will meet tonight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Matthews, 13 Garfield Ave. The Couples Bible study will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Smith, 17 Kineon Ave.
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Betty Stamm
First Baptist Church Sunday School
B. B. Matthews
Garfield Ave
Clinton Smith
Kineon Ave
Colonaid touted as new laxative with moisturizing bulk
An advertisement proclaims Colonaid as a revolutionary laxative that moistens dry colon contents and stretches bulk to stimulate normal bowel movements. It claims overnight relief for all forms of constipation, gentle safety in pregnancy, and low 98 cent price for a 60 tablet pack.
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Colonaid
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Nazarene Plan
Methodists Record
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church of God Youth Fellowship
Gladys Brammer
Roma Baker
Nell Keeney
Helen Mayes
Mary Ellen Neal
Ruth Fulks
Phyllis Baker
Mary Fay Casto
Miss Fulks
Excelsior Institute
Excelsior Springs
Nastasia
Ingrid Bergman
Yul Brynner
Helen Hayes
Buddy Adler
Anatole Litvak
Servenpiay
Arthur Laurents
Pacamoun
Charlton Anne Heston
Baxter
Roland -Tryon
Forrest Bruce Tucker - Bennett
Elaine Stritch
Hugh Brown
Rudolph Mate
James Edward Grant
PH. al
Hong Kong
Ohio Bell
Ady
Elliott Appliances
Nellis McCown
Virginia Roush
Roy McHenry
Rio Grande College
Cheshire’ Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Meme Pinch
Faille
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