Fourth of July Swimming Boosts Gallipolis Pool Attendance
Gallipolis pool staff expect a record Fourth of July crowd as residents from Gallia County and nearby towns converge for the holiday. Lifeguards guard against accidents and managers anticipate possible guest periods for indigent children. The facility reports clear water, no sediment, and automatic water replacement to offset loss.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Pomeroy
Middleport
Pt. Pleasant
Gallia County
Higgins
Rotary meeting postponed for week in Gallipolis
Morris Haskins president of the local Rotary Club says the regular meeting Tuesday is postponed for a week due to the holiday. Installation of officers will be held.
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Gallipolis
Morris Haskins
Rotary Club
Masons Plan Sunrise Initiatory Service
Local Masons will hold a special early service at sunrise Tuesday at the Masonic Temple in Gallipolis followed by breakfast.
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Masons
Gallipolis
Masonic Temple
Gilmore Suffers Heart Attack
Sherman L. Gilmore, retired photographer, is confined at home after a heart attack. He and wife spend summer with his brother W. E. Gilmore in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Sherman L. Gilmore
W. E. Gilmore
Addison men among three jailed on intoxication charges
Gallia County sheriffs officers jailed Marlin Amos 48 Addison Cecil Johnson 18 Addison and William Alexander 28 Porter area after Saturday night intoxication arrests.
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Gallipolis
Marlin Amos
Cecil Johnson
Addison
William Alexander
Near Porter
No Arrests Reported in Fourth of July Celebration
Gallipolis officers report no arrests linked to city fireworks ban enforcement as stands appear in suburban sections during Fourth of July observances.
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Gallipolis
Driving Charge Arrest in Gallipolis
Elmer Gothard of Mudsoc was arrested Saturday night on a drunken driving charge. He was jailed after crashing into a truck owned by George Moodispaugh and causing damage to the vehicle.
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Gallipolis
Elmer Gothard
Mudsoc
City
George Moodispaugh
Logan Legion to name delegates at meeting this evening
Logan Logan Post American Legion will hold its regular meeting this evening to name delegates to the district and state convention. There will be refreshments at the close of the business session.
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Logan
Logan Post American Legion
Crown City Riverman Hurt In Huntington Car Collision
Earl Hall aged 38 of Crown City was injured in Huntington when struck by a car Saturday night while stepping from between parked cars near a street intersection. Driver R D Gothard was not held. The victim is in serious condition at a Huntington hospital.
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Gallipolis
Earl Hall
Crown City
Huntington
R. D. Gothard
Youth Is Held For Theft of Horse in Gallia
Gallia county held 17 year old David Crawford to the probate court on a horse stealing charge. The Crawford youth, from the Mill Creek road area of Gallipolis, allegedly stole a horse from Anderson Robinson on the west edge of Gallipolis and sold it to Harry Griffith of Kananga. Officers recovered the animal and returned it to its owner. Crawford has prior petty crime records, but horse stealing is his major offense.
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Gallipolis
David Crawford
Crawford
Charles Crawford
Mill Creek Road
Anderson Robinson
Harry Griffith
Kananga
Young Crawford
James Warne Dies After Car Crash at Home
James Warne age 40 a funeral director of Stockdale Ross County died in Holzer Hospital Sunday morning from a fractured skull and other injuries after an automobile crash near his home a few hours earlier.
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Gallipolis
James Warne
Stockdale
Ross County
Holzer Hospital
Year in Reformatory for Fairy Conrad
Fairy Conrad pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor and was sentenced by Judge E L Ewing to one year at Marysville Reformatory. She was fined 25 dollars plus costs and will be transported there Wednesday.
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Ewing
Mrs Dunn Leaves Logan Hospital After Four Months
Mrs William Dunn of Zanesville left Cherrington Hospital Sunday to return home after four months of treatment for a fractured back from an automobile wreck near Orbiston. Mrs Henry Lambert of New Straitsville Rt 1 came home Saturday after a week at the hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs R W Staly of Logan was discharged Saturday afternoon after a major surgical operation two weeks ago.
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Logan
William Dunn
Zanesville
Cherrington Hospital
Orbiston
Henry Lambert
New Straitsville
C and O to Employ 61 at Russell Kentucky Shops
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad officials announced the Russell Kentucky shops require 39 car repairmen and 22 helpers. Local workers should contact Thomas Walsh or call the round house office to arrange employment opportunities based on seniority.
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Logan
Chesapeake and Ohio
Russell, Ky
Thomas Walsh
Round House
Logan C W Ziegler Organizes Girl Camp for Summer
Logan C W Ziegler organizes a day camp for girls opening July 9. He aims to enroll 16 girls for a week of handwork hikes and nature study. Eight had enrolled by Saturday.
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Logan
C. W. Ziegler
Saturn Day
Poplar Grove Farm A Grand Gallipolis Landmark
The 2,500 acre Poplar Grove stock farm across the Ohio River in Gallipolis is owned by Tom Sandy Lewis and his four sisters. It houses 1,500 Hereford cattle, five large barns, deep wells, and employs eleven workers. The brick homestead dates to 1810, built by Peter Steenbergen, and the property includes Alum Rock and the B and O Railroad station area.
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Gallipolis
Mason County
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio River
Rich River Bottom
Poplar Grove Farm
Tom
Sandy) Lewis
Kate
Emma
Ruth
Carolyn Lewis
Mound Hills Cemetery
Fortification Hill Park
Baltimore and Ohio
Gallipolis Ferry
Poplar Grove
Divorce Granted To Dora L Standiford
Dora L Standiford was divorced from William Standiford by Judge Phil Henderson on grounds of neglect. The plaintiff restored to the name Dora L Worthman. Chester Yates faced delinquency charges for back payments and was given 30 days to pay, or a sentence would follow. Violet Darnell and Raymond Darnell reached a custody agreement granting alternate Saturdays for six hours and alternating Sundays for four hours.
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Raymond Darnell
Laurelville Tops Bainbridge 7 6 in Tight Sunday Game
In Logan Laurelville defeated Bainbridge 7 to 6 in a fast contest. Danny Speilman Lew Canty and Greene pitched for Laurelville with Gil Allen catching. Next week Laurelville faces Meade Paper Co of Chillicothe, a rival they have met annually for three years and currently split wins.
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LOGAN
Laurelville
Bainbridge
Danny Speilman
Lew Canty
Speilman
Greene
Gil Allen
Laurelv Tle
Strong Meade Paper Co
Chillicothe
Last Oak Grove One-Room School to Stay Open
Acting Superintendent S H Dillon announced Oak Grove School in Green Township will remain open for another term. Dick Smith, assistant state director, authorized the continuation. It is the district’s last one room school with just over 20 pupils enrolled and an average daily attendance near that figure. Teacher C W Zeigler plans to return for another season.
Junior Ball Game Moved Up a Day at Chieftain Field
Junior baseball at Chieftain Field moves to 6 o'clock this evening with Myers and Leonards teams meeting instead of Tuesday. Senior team schedules a 2 o'clock Tuesday game against Maxville after the Nelsonville Grays game fell through.
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Logan
Chieftain Field
Myers and Leonards
Maxville
Nelsonville Grays
Logan Pool Draws Outsiders on Sunday
Logan pool saw higher out of town attendance than any other day as the season nears 13,000 total with about 400 daily visitors. Local Logan residents are fewer on Sundays, while visitors drive the peak figures.
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Logan
Funeral services for Mrs Verna Casto at United Brethren Church
Mrs Verna Casto wife of Ben Casto died Friday funeral held at 2 PM at United Brethren Church Rev E B White delivered the sermon Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
United Brethren Church
Verna Casto
Ben Casto
E. B. White
Oak Grove Cemetery
Grocery stores to stay open tonight in Gallipolis
Local grocery stores plan to remain open tonight for late patrons but almost all will close all day Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Mrs. Cassie Sheets Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Cassie Sheets, 65, wife of L J Sheets, died Saturday night at Holzer Hospital after a long illness. The Gallipolis couple worked twenty years at the local state hospital and previously at Orient state institution. Survived by brothers Owen Boster of Gallipolis Doc Boster of Sandfork Rudy Boster of Marietta and Chauncey Boster of Youngstown. Tentative funeral arrangements are set for Tuesday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Cassie Sheets
L. J
Jack) Sheets
Holzer Hospital
Orient State Institution
Sheets
Phillip Boster
Lecta
Owen Boster
Doc Boster
Sandfork
Rudy Boster
Marietta
Cha
Ex Extension Agent Seeks Police Escort for 4-H Tour
James R. Smoot wrote to Mayor Myron B. Gesseman requesting a police escort for the 4-H Club tour. The trip will run from Hocking County to Columbus on July 12.
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Logan
James R. Smoot
Myron B. Gesseman
Columbus
Hocking County
Funeral Rites Set for Francis Cottrell Suicide Victim
Francis Cottrell 47 a miller for Bell Shaw suicided by hanging Saturday at his Garfield Avenue home. Funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the family residence with Rev George Sagen and burial by the Modern Woodmen at Mound Hill Cemetery. Cottrell worked 21 years at the mill, drank heavily, and had threats of self harm. He is survived by wife Ruth Rose and children Oscar and Mary Ann Eskew.
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Gallipolis
Francis Cottrell
Bell & Shaw
Garfield Ave
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Modern Woodmen
Mound Hill Cemetery
Cottrell
Wayne Saunders
Saunders
W. Lewis Brown
Thivener
Golf Tourney To Be Ended Tuesday
Gallipolis hosts a golf tournament that began Sunday and will finish Tuesday with 18 hole finals. The course is filled with players and friendly competition. Tuesday features putting and driving contests for club prizes.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave Repairs Completed in Gallipolis
Three block improvement on Second Ave from Cedar to Court finished by contractors late Saturday evening. Concrete gutters installed and brick paving given two asphalt coatings. Cost borne by the state highway department.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Cedar
Court
State Highway Department
Reverend Paul Baker speaks at Grace Methodist Church
Sunday morning service at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis was filled by Rev. Paul Baker field representative of the Worthington Methodist Children's Home and a quartet of girls from the institution.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Paul Baker
Worthington Methodist Children’s Home
Gallipolis Native Dies in Capital
Charles Guthrie, a Gallipolis native and son of the late Dr. and Mrs W B Guthrie, died in Washington D C at about age 68. He pursued acting most of his life. A brother Capt Will Guthrie lives in New York and a sister Mrs Peter B Pritchett in Washington.
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Gallipolis
Charles Guthrie
Washington, D. C
W. B. Guthrie
Capt
Will Guthrie
New York
Peter B. Pritchett
Washington
Guthrie
Jones Family Reunion Held at Tyn Rhos Church
Gallia county event drew local relatives and others from across the state. Prominent program participants included Jenkin W. Jones of New Lexington and Daniel Edgar Morgan of Cleveland.
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Gallipolis
Jones
Tyn Rhos
Jenkin W. Jones
New Lexington
Daniel Edgar Morgan
Cleveland
Accident Victim Truman Saunders Hurt In Collision
Truman Saunders a 51 year old Northup resident sustained severe cuts and bruises after colliding with another car on Garfield Avenue and striking a guard rail. He was treated at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Garfield Ave
Truman Saunders
Northup
Holzer Hospital
Macedonia Ladies Aid Society Meeting Notice
Gallipolis readers learn the Macedonia Ladies Aid Society will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Elsie Leaper.
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Gallipolis
Macedonia
Cosmic forecast for July 4 celebration and social balance
The zodiac warns merriment and social pleasures on July 4 with elders encouraged to join in. Be tactful in relationships and avoid discord though health risks loom for the very young. Birthdays bring progress while feminine well being is urged and domestic friction is possible.
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