River traffic moves as Ohio River peaks at Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports the Ohio River at 56 feet on Wednesday with upper and lower gauges at 24.6 and 18.1 feet respectively. Numerous upstream boats passed the dam from Blaske to W. Va. and Kanawha River vessels reported activity from London to Marmet and Winfield with timings across the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Gallipolis Dam
Blaske
Shearer
Paul Blazer
Benwood
W. Va
Talbott
Marietta
Parkersburg
Dravo
Bruce
Little Hocking
Duchtllite
Ravenswood
Joe Cook
W. L. Jones
Millwood
Weir
Christie
Greenup
Suit
Wishard
Vanceburg
Price
Augusta
Hubbard
Huntington
Especo
Kenna
Kanawha River
London Locks
Shamrock
Marmet
Shirley
George Island Union
Winfield
Chris
Bread Sugar Shows Slated In Gallia County
All day conferences on Yeast Breads and Sugar Savers in Gallia County are scheduled by Dorothy Haubeil county home demonstration agent Potluck dinners will be served Miss Haubeil will demonstrate yeast bread making at four sessions and sugar saving at the fifth Hostesses include Mrs Joe Miller Fairfield February 5 Mrs Stanley Woods Cora February 13 Mrs Levi Reynolds Eno February 14 Mrs T K Bell Bidwell February 20 and Mrs Glen Powell Fairfield February 26 A divorce suit charging gross neglect has been filed in Common Pleas Court by Lillie B Mark against George M Mark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dorothy Haubeil
Haubeil
Joe Miller
Fairfield
Stanley Woods
Cora
Levi Reynolds
February DAR meeting in Pt Pleasant features flag ceremony
Pt Pleasant reports the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter DAR holds its February meeting on Feb 7. The program includes a flag ceremony led by chairwoman Mrs John Clay Hutchinson and reports on National Defense Through Patriotic Education and other DAR activities. Hostesses include Mrs E Joseph Buffington and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles _Lewis
Dar
John Clay Hutchinson
W. H. Vaught
National Defense
William H. Bardin
Edward Ohlinger
J. Marion Foglesong
Rayproffitt
E. Joseph Buffington
O. W. Lusher
William Meade
James E. McComb
Polly Anne Filson
Inco Chorus to Sing It at Senior Moe Club Meeting
Inco Chorus a male singing group from Huntington Illinois will be guest artists at the Senior Moe Club meeting on February 14. The arrival of the visiting group from the International Nickel Company highlights the event and adds musical entertainment for club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inco Chorus
Hickel
International Ickel Company
Huntington
Moe Club
Divorce Suit Filed By Henderson Woman
A divorce suit has been entered in circuit court by Lulabell Smeltzer of Henderson against John Smeltzer. The couple wed in 1940 and separated in 1944. They have three children, including three year old twins. He is charged with desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lulabell Smeltzer
Henderson
John Smeltzer
Woman Found Dead in Old Farm Cistern
Mrs. Sam Sayre 62 of Cheshire was found drowned in an unused cistern at Island View Farm by her husband. Coroner Dr. Paul Foster ruled suicide after investigation with state police and deputy sheriff. Neighbors say she worried about selling the farm and their future housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Middleport
Sam Sayre
Cheshire
Paul Foster
Gallia County
Morton Dickey
Island View Farm
Sayre
Mrs. Sayre
Mr. Sayre
Admissions and dismissals at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis lists admissions including Mrs. Florence Chambers Radcliff Mrs. Victor Ray Jr Wellston Jean Ebersbach Pomeroy Janet Louise Williams Arbuckle W Va Mrs Lewis Kirby 42 Lincoln Mrs Lester Ohlinger New Haven W Va Mary Lucille Ross daughter of James Ross Racine and David Rathburn Vinton Dismissals include W O Hughes Mrs Thomas Potts and daughter Mrs William Leasure and son Mrs Mary Allen Mrs Chester Hardesty and daughter Mrs William Hughes and son Betty Barnett Mrs Jessie Yerian Mrs Ivan Fife Max Jarrell and Dr H E Schellenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Florence Chambers
Radcliff
Victor Ray, Jr
Wellston
Jean Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Janet Louise Williams
Arbuckle
W. Va
Lewis Kirby
Lincoln
Lester Ohlinger
New Haven
Mary Lucille Ross
James Ross
Racine
David Rathburn
Vinton
W. O. Hughes
Thomas Potts
William Leasure
Mary Allen
Chester Hardesty
William Hughes
Betty Barnett
Jessie Yerian
Ivan Fife
Max Jarrell
H. E. Schellenger
Funeral services set for Hattie Finnigan 92
Hattie Finnigan, 92, retired school teacher, was found dead in bed Tuesday evening by city officers. Funeral services were scheduled for 10 a m today with the Rev. Charles Luchser of Mercerville officiating. Burial planned at Pine Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hattie Finnigan
Charles Luchser
Mercerville
Pine Street Cemetery
Church of Nazarene Granted 2500 Dollar Bank Loan
In Gallipolis the Church of the Nazarene received authority to borrow 2500 dollars from the Commercial & Savings Bank. Judge Lewis C. Warden ordered the entry in common pleas court. Trustees named were Margaret Burns Burdette and Edward Weiher.
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Gallipolis
Church of the Nazarene
The
Commercial & Savings Bank
Common Pleas Court
Lewis C. Warden
Margaret Burns
Burdette
Edward Weiher
Hemlock Grove Sunday Church and Social Notes
Attendance at Sunday school reached 25 with Charles Blevins preaching both services. Local visits included the Stanford Stocktons and the Clarks’ hosts near Athens. Other stops featured the Midkiffs, Taylors, and Romines with various family gatherings and a tonsil operation for Mrs. Don Betzing in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Charles Blevins
Stanford Stockton
Eldon Clark
Conrad Mulligan
Athens
Norman Baxter
Homer Baxter
Zeba Midkiff
Don Betzing
Parkersburg
Silas Taylor
Charles Barr
Reedsville
Everett Taylor
Durwood Cummings
Wilbur Midkiff
Jewell Story
Grant Roberts
Gilbert Rhodes
Point Pleasant
Bert Romine and
Gene and
Kenneth
iCherley Romine
Mrs. Eric Syrus 75 Rites Held in Crown City
Funeral services for Mrs. Eric Syrus, 75, Crown City, were to be held today at the home with burial in Crown City Cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs. Vada M. Corbett and Shirley, and Mrs. Ruby E. Taylor and Glenn H. Syrus. brothers and sisters listed in Huntington, Lesage, Charleston, Texas, Newark and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Syrus
Gallipolis
Crown City
Vada M. Corbett
East Liverpool
Shirley
California
Ruby E. Taylor
Glenn H. Syrus
Maaschal
S. M. Saunders
Lesage
W. Va
W. H. Saunders
Charleston
O. P. Saunders
Texas
J. L. Effingham
W. L. Young
Huntington
E. C. Baugher
Newark
N. J
Fake Gallipolis address traced to police inquiry
State police in Jackson Mississippi alerted Gallipolis Police Chief Chester A Leaper about a man using the names Lloyd Lester Dill or Ernest J Dill and a fake address 804 2nd Ave The chief found no such address and learned the IDs were stolen from Lorain County residents A car with an Ohio plate was stopped near Mississippi where one man opened fire wounding an officer before another officer killed him The motive for the fake Gallipolis address remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jackson
Miss
Chester A. Leaper
Lloyd Lester Dill
2Nd Ave
Ernest J. Dill
Leaper
Lorain County
Ohio
Mississippi
Local Social Notes from Bidwell and Vicinity
Bidwell area residents share weekend visits and gatherings. Garland Robinson of Columbus visits family. Marguerite Hineman spends a Saturday with J L Hineman in Crown City. Mr and Mrs T K Bell attend a Huntington West Virginia party and celebrate a birthday anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidwell
Grover .Saunders
Hal Shoemaker
Gloria
Garland Robinson
Columbus
C. B. Robinson
Charles
Marguerite Hineman
J. L. Hineman
Crown City
Annabelle Adkinson
Viro Reynolds
Reva Murray
Gallipolis
Carl
Elmer Sherritt
Vinton
Alvin Eyre
Dayton
C. W. Adams
T. K. Bell
McArthur
Bill Struck From Records Of Court
In Gallia County a new development in the July 3 1946 fatal accident case saw Judge Lewis Co Warden sustain a motion to strike the prosecutor’s bill of particulars from court files. Colby H McClaskey faces second degree manslaughter charges after a collision near Centenary church two miles west of Gallpolis that killed Alfred Grover Cecil C Wedge and Virginia Sayre. Court records show an indictment by the last grand jury and a prior bill of particulars filed November 26 to lay out the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Lewis Co. Warden
Colby H. McClaskey
State Highway Patrol
Centenary Church
Alfred Grover
Cecil C. Wedge
Virginia Sayre
McClaskey
Robert Betz
Warden
Minersville Social News Notes Gather Local Visits
Linnie Rummel returned home after visiting daughters in Barberton where she was ill with pneumonia. Local and Columbus visitors included Lew Roush, Frank Stewart, Tony Locke, Robert Harbrecht, and Mary McCallum. Dozens of relatives hosted guests from Charleston to Pomeroy with a WSCS meeting planned and church services announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Linnie Rummel
Barberton
Rummel
Lew Roush
Columbus
Hayes Roush
Frank Stewart
Tony Locke
Pomeroy
Victor
Walter Blary
Charleston
Donna Lynn
Don Rea
Holzer Hospital
Charles Withrow
Mert Wiggins
Dutchtown
WSCS
E. L. Miller
Methodist Church
Donnaly Reibel
Riebel
Theodore Maag
Annie Yaeger
Classified Ad Rates and Instructions Noted
The notice outlines how to place classified ads in the paper with cash required for certain notices. It covers line minimums, per line pricing, blind ads, payment methods, deadlines for same day and weekend editions, and error handling. It also includes a condolence message from the Coursey family thanking relatives and helpers after Florence Coursey's death.
Will you call Chuck Dyas about Covert coats Friday night
A fragment lists contact for a coat switch at Westfall's Restaurant and ad notes a 1947 two speed scooter at Chess Rent-a-Bike with a telephone number. It also advertises tax time assistance by Bailey & Atkinson and references Mohawk Tire and Harold Goddard Auctioneer with various Ohio locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Westfall
Chuck Dyas
Local Visits and Town News Roundup
Mrs Ella Nelson and daughter Norma Gillogly of Albany visited Colum bus Friday. Herold Davis of Addison installs a double metallic line in the central office. Mr and Mrs H C Smith and Mrs Ella Nelson visited William Gillogly in Albany. Carrie Smith left for Columbus to see her son Herold Smith and sister Blanche Davis. Garland Weaver of Dayton with wife and daughter Ann visited J W Weaver. Willyer Braley received citrus from his Florida sister. Albert Romines hosted visitors Nima Curry and aunt E A George who is ill. Mary Hill of Wilkesville guests with Albert Romines and J R Foldin. Mr and Mrs Estel Arrowood of Huntington arrived Friday to visit Ray Nichol json and Max Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Ella Nelson
Norma Gillogly
Albany
Columbus
Herold Davis
Addison
H. C. Smith
Smith
William Gillogly
Carrie Smith
Herold Smith
Blanche Davis
Garland
Albert Romines
J. R. Foldin
Estel Arrowood
Huntington
Ray Nicholjson
Max Smith
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Roy
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N. Lancaster St
D. M. Goddard
DIAL
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INS, CO
J. Clyde Edmundson Carr
House
Cameron and van Dyke Gen
Investors—Syndicate of Amer., Inc
Investors, Syndicate
Minneapolis, Minn
F. H. Bezdek
Ralph G. Dupler
Rawleigh
West Meigs
Dept
OHA
Freeport
W. Union Street
W. R. Hartley
P. O. Box
Chauncey, Ohio
Sam McDaniel
Jersey
Guernsey
W. C. Midkiff
Leonard Zimmerman
Carbondale
Harold Crandall
Coolville
Rt. 1
Ellis Donohue
Harrisonville
C. A. Daugherty Dodge
Plymouth
N. Court ST
Carsey Bros
Carpenter and Grosvenor
Bachman's
Studebaker
W. M. Bean
C. D. Heck Plumbing CO
HECK
Athens County
Wm. P. MacDonald
Athens, Ohio
R. D
Mackie
Athens RD
Logan's
D. C. Motors
Electric Motor Service
Union Street
W. O. Rose
Washington St
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover
Richland
S. Selby
New Lexington, O
Leon Snodgrass
Guysville
RD 1
Garden-Alfred Road
Sam Williams
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Burlingham
An Ene Ae
Andrew Guy
Big Bailey Run
Millfield
Lenna Finsterwald
Farrow
Gordon Ruth
Shade
Glenn Vance
Poultry Atkins
Ethel G. Blackwood
New Hampshire
Markins Hatchery
Beaco
F. J. Beasley CO
Stewart Mill
Stewart, Ohio
Strawn Plumbing CO
A. Janes & Sons
Williams Oll-O-Maud
Turners
Weber Heating CO
Union
Davis
F. C. Stone
K. State Street
Higgins Feed
Richland Ave
A. V. Taylor
E. Main Street
Logan
Rhodes
Wayne
Eee
Roland Wille
Athena
Young's Electric N
McCaskey
Lancaster St
Wheaton
Spears Grocery
Lancaster Street
A. C
H. P
H. P. Southern Ohio Trading CO
W. Union St
George Lovsey
Sugar Creek
Inneee
Ollie Baker
Guyseville
Toledo
R. R. Luke
20Th Street
G. V. Cook Quickle
Gale Lon
Woodyard
Allis-Chalmer
Co-Op
Kurtz St
Orchard Co
Athens Pharmacy
York
Baughman’s Orchard
Pga
Baughman Orchards
Harris
Tues
ST &Q
Mulverry St
Tor Sais
Moriah Council
York Rite Masonry
Paul Reed
Grand Council of
Maurice Bane
W. L. Roberts
A. C. Safford
Francis W. Shane
Order of the Eastern Star
Bane
Raymond Jones
Meyer Maggied
Homer Henshaw
Robert Thaxton
H. W. McHenry
Sentinel
Charles Yeanger
Jack Knight
R. G. Wood
W. W. Sigler
Indo-China
NEA Telephoto
Lillie B. Mark
George M. Mark
Inco
Church of Nazarene
Steve Burkle
Adamsville
Bidwell-Porter High School
Bradford Robinson
Robinson
Emmett Welker
Welker
W. G. Birch
Bidwell-Rodney
Wanda Harrison
Bert Harrison
Harrison Township
John William Burlle
Steve Burlle
Route 2
Baptist Parsonage
J. W. Hakes
Burlle
Coursey
Florence Coursey
W. T. Ward
CHESS
W. Union
Bailey & Atkinson
Mohawk Quality Tire
Athens Tire CO
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Herb Hawk
Margaret Perry
Ed Birkner
Park Place
FORD
O. K
Athens Willys CO
W. Washington
Pontiac
O. K. Cline’s Cash Feed and Poultry Co
Eastern Motor
Skender
Chevrolet
Frank L. Goebel
Long Bottom
Frank Burson
FORDS
Athens Auto Parts
White's Mill
Rosenberg
Athens Junk Co
Brown
Molotov
Moscow
Vyacheslav Molotov
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Mansfield
E. L. Morgan
Akron
Youngstown
Sallie B. Tannahill
Teachers Collater University
Beasley
Elmer J Poston
Avon Place
Buck
Vore Ridge
Anderson
Rardin Brothers
Athens Lumber CO
John Slater
Ray Tillis
Pailet Orchard Company
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