State Police Increase Patrols Over Holidays
West Virginia State Police will assign all available personnel to traffic duty during the Fourth holiday period. Colonel Burchett urged drivers to use headlights in daylight hours through July Fourth and cautioned to watch for out of state drivers. The warning follows a National Safety Council estimate of 450 holiday traffic fatalities nationwide, with WV logging four deaths last year.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
National Safety Council
Ripley Man Dies Of Car Injuries
Dennis Parsons 28 of Ripley West Virginia died at Holzer Hospital after a noon collision with an Evans Grocery Co semi driven by 28 year old Joseph Camden Jr of Gallipolis. Parsons was ejected and run over by dual wheels. Funeral services were held in Charleston. Parsons was a disabled Korean War veteran.
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Gallipolis
Dennis Parsons
Ripley
W. Va
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
Parsons
Evans Grocery Co
Joseph W. Camden Jr
Gallia County
Charleston
Kanawha County
Route 2
Two Huntington Men Held For Entry At Station
Gallia County officers arrested two Huntington men after a break in at Bane's Service Station two miles south of Gallipolis at the Routes 7 and 218 junction. A rapped telephone, two stolen tires, the coin box, and tools were found in a car linked to the suspects. Skaggs had nine cents and Terry twenty five cents on arrest.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
W. Va
Gallia County Sheriffs Department
Bane
Baird
Skaggs
Terry
Cars Collide in Point Pleasant injures two
Trooper L. C. Yost investigated a westbound crash caused by Ada Bennett 49 of Leon Route 1. Passenger Hazel Sayre of Reynoldsburg Ohio suffered a head bump. Damage was estimated at 1000 dollars. City Patrolman Walter Rice cited Albert G. Mayes of Henderson for defective brakes after his car hit the rear of another at Sixth Street intersection.
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Point Pleasant
L. C. Yost
Ada Bennett
Leon
Bennett
Hazel Sayre
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Walter Rice
Albert G. Mayes
Henderson
Sixth
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Secrete Patty
Notes identify Jo Hensley of Ravenswood Mrs Vernon Smith of Point Pleasant and her son Frenk Brown of Point Pleasant in a hospital note.
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Pleasant Valley Hospital
Secrate Patty
Jo Hensley
Ravenswood
Vernon Smith
Point Pleasant
Frenk Brown
Point Pleasent
Miss Wallace Resigns 4-H Agent Post
Miss Janet Wallace Mason County 4 H Club agent resigns effective July 31 after two years in the post. She plans a two week vacation starting July 14 and will enroll at West Virginia University for the fall term to pursue a master’s degree in journalism.
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Point Pleasant
Janet Wallace
Mason County
Wallace
Miss Wallace
West Virginia University
Three Men Jailed In Patrol Tickets Case
Three men pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and were fined 30 dollars plus costs. Each received a five day jail term and a six month license suspension. Other defendants faced varying fines for speeding unsafe vehicle driving and wrong way on a one way street, with bonds forfeited for several.
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Jones
Jack Powell
Columbus
Wilbur Waugh
Carl Ratliff
Vinton
Alpha Dennison
Sutton
W.va
Arthur A. Stitt
Middleport
Carl Robinson
Columbia
S.C
Wood
Jerry L. Nibert
Northup
Holzer Hospital News Admits and Discharges
List of births and admissions at Holzer Hospital including Mr and Mrs Charles W Pyles Gallipolis Ferry Route 2 a son born to them and names of patients admitted and discharged with various towns and routes. Blood used Saturday 20 pints.
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Charles W. Pyles
Gallipolis
James E. Ward
Portland
Clyde Johnson
Oak Hill
Jesse C. Profitt
Carpenter
Glenn E. Hudson
Minersville
Dorothy L. Lavender
Edward W. Birkel
Ironton
Barbara Ann Adams
Millwood
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Smith McCausland
Pliny
William F. Spires
Jackson
Perry S. Sayre
Arbuckle
Richard L. Pyles
Ashton
Earl P. Brumfield
Martha C. Fulton
Galli
Wallace A. Smith Sr
Point Pleasant
Lowell B. Bush
Rio Grande
Harold A. Teaford
Middleport
Jerry E. Warner
Rutland
Brady M. Berry
Melvin L. Ward
Scottown
Arthur Leedy
Max B
Tests Indicate Fox Likely Rabid Amid Animal Health Concerns
In a regional health notice, officials report possible rabies exposure in foxes prompting precautionary testing. Veterinary guidance stresses vaccination programs and monitoring. authorities warn residents to avoid contact with wildlife and report sick or dead animals to local services.
Pennsylvania Visitor Dies While Visiting Sister in Ohio
Wilder Hamilton Booth, 45, of Highspire, Pennsylvania, visiting relatives on Liddy Hollow Road near Gallipolis, died of a heart attack at 12:50 p.m. Sunday. He slumped at the car wheel after reporting stomach pain. Survived by wife Frances White and three children, funeral set for Wednesday in Jackson.
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Gallipolis
Pennsylvania
Liddy Hollow Rd
Donald R. Warehime
Gallia County
Wilder Hamilton Booth
Hammaker St
High Spire
William Mullins
Jackson County
Ohio
Thomas
Cora McCalla Booth
William Booth
Jackson
Florida
Frances White
Jesse D
Lydia Joehana
Ann Elizabeth Booth
Racine Area Woman Dies at 60 in Route 2 Home
Mrs. John C. Arnotts 60 died Sunday at her Racine Route 2 residence. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Mildred Reed Elizabeth WV a son Donald in the Army in California a sister Mrs Lela Ripley Letart Twp and a brother William Boyd Pomeroy. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Ewing funeral home with calling hours. Burial in Letart Falls Cemetery.
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Racine
John C. Arnott
Mildred Reed
Elizabeth
W. Va
Donald
California
Lela Ripley
Letart Twp
William Boyd
Pomeroy
Ewing Funeral Home
Letart Falls Cemetery
Local Classifieds and Services Listing
A fragmented OCR page lists various local ads including electrical, heating roofing and janitorial services from Albany Ohio and nearby towns. It mentions insurance, plumbing and paint offers with payment plans and a stray female help wanted line for a writing task.
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Meigs County
Gilhiam
Athens
Evrne
Ric
Athens County
Bane Nart
Lawr
Lawrence Balser
Chikane
Pamela Rou
Prote Court
Athensty
Strtete Stes
Kihane
Wortes Fo Co Ctors
Pricot
Eee
Mitneeday
Athena Ncer
Wal
Saetiang
Mbue
Ea Worvicn
MBAR
GHTO
Holzer Hospital News
Fox
Racine Area
Saeco
Chevrolet
Algee
E. State St
Platt’s Rambler
Union St. LY
Butch Tale
Ford
BCOE
RC 162 International
Gail Watkins
Sobers
Bill Blair
BSA
Billy Con Dor Sales
Nelsonville
W. Union Co. News
Straw Electrie
the Messenger
Janitrol Biasei
Grange Insurance
Baughman Agency
Albany
C. B. Nye CO
Volkswagen
Plymouth
NASH
For
Nick Vaccias
Athens Phune LY Or
Bob O’nail
W. Ford A
W. Ford Agency
Pontiac
Bradford Auction Co
Critt
Bradford
C. E. Sheridan
Amesville
Harold Godderd
D. M
Slim
Chapman Hamden Unio
Mt. Goddard
Ko Court
Ainting
John Vi
Her and Stauffer
DODGE
Volkswagen van
Bob Hees
Oldsmobile Velis i
Oldsmobile
Irolet
Ercury
Bos Huss
Athene LY
Soe
Eeere
SUN Oi Company
Seneca
G. G. Snair
Elm
Lancaster
Peerer All
Parkers
Wade Brady
Elmer James
Dannie's
Dannie’s Trailer Sales, Inc
Sea
Fair Ave
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