Crown City Man Guilty In Gallia Arson Case
William W. Blankenship, 64, Crown City, was found guilty of arson in Gallia County Common Pleas Court after a five day trial over the April 7 fire that damaged Arthur Otis Johnson’s Crown City home. Sentencing was postponed to Tuesday. Johnson, who also faced arson charges, is serving a 2 to 20 year term in the penitentiary.
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Crown City
Gallia
Gallipolis
William W. Blankenship
Gallia Coun
Ty Common Pleas Court
Blankenship
Arthur Otis Johnson
Johnson
Ohio
C. Comer Bradbury
Baliff Paul Parkins
Robert M. Betz
John A. Epling
Betz
James E. Baldwin
Atty
Warren F. Sheets
Epling
Harry F. McClaughlin
Bobby Watson
Oscar Baird
Verlin Swain
Driver pleads innocent in state patrol DWI case
Gallipolis judge set August 25 for trial after John E. Betz 36 of Gallipolis Route 1 pleaded innocent to a State Highway Patrol DWI charge. Betz had been arrested May 10 and bond of 500 was continued. Judge Sowers also heard 14 other cases with fines and bonds for various patrol and city charges.
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Gallipolis
John E. Betz
William H. Sowers
Betz
Sowers
Mae O. McDonald
St. Albans
W. Va
Elaine Murphy
Holzer Hospital News Briefs Then and Now
A list of births at Holzer Hospital includes daughters born to Oscar E. Hendon Wellston Jack B. Stevens Gallipolis Ferry W Va Richard S. Wilson Jack son Route 4 Cecil G. Vinson Gallpolis Mrs Otho Cossen Evan W Va Route 1 George Bates Russell Ky Minnie Spires Langsville Route 1 Victor Sene gar Wellston James Spurlock Hartley W Va Nora Cremeens Gallipolis Mark A Lynch Point Pleasant Ernest Blanken ship Huntington W Va Route 1 Helen Wineka South Point Route 1 Milton Lawson Lakin Dorothy Blake Clifton W Va William Gooderham Crown City. Names also show many individuals dismissed from care or listed in the same notice.
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Cecil G. Vinson
Gallipolis
Otho Cossen
Evan
W. Va
George W. Bates Russell
Minnie B. Spires
Langsville
Victor H. Senegar
Wellston
James T. Spurlock
Hartley
Nora Cremeens
Mark A. Lynch
Point Pleasant
Ernest L. Blankenship
Huntington
Helen L. Wineka
South Point
Milton Lawson
Lakin
Dorothy M. Blake
Clifton
William T. Gooderham
Crown City
Miss Lupton Engaged to Earl Morgan in Gallipolis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lupton announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon to Earl Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Morgan. A September wedding is planned. Sharon Lupton, a Rio Grande College secretary, and Earl Morgan, a Rio Grande High School graduate, work for Evans Supermarkets. Also, North Gallia High School director Robert Du Bois calls the first marching band practice for 7:30 p.m. Monday in the high school auditorium with seventh grade band students expected to attend.
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Gallipolis
Charles W. Lupton
Second Ave
Sharon
Earl Morgan
John R. Morgan
Miss Lupton
Gallia Academy High
Mr. Morgan
Rio Grande High School
Evans Supermarkets, Inc
Robert du Bois
North Gallia High School
Rainey Family Reunion Set for July in Pleasant
The Rainey family reunion is planned for July 12 at Harmon Park starting at 10 a.m. A picnic dinner will be served at noon.
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Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
Four Accidents Reported Two Men Slightly Injured
State Highway Patrol reported four accidents Friday in Gallia and Vinton counties. In Gallipolis two cars collided on Route 35 injuring Earl Prose and Robert Baxter slightly. driver Charles Pickens Jr was cited for driving left of center. Other incidents on Route 160 and Horse Creek Road caused minor damage with no injuries.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol Post
Charles W. Pickens, Jr
Point Pleasant
Robert L. Baxter
Earl L. Prose
William H. Norman
Vinton
Norman
Harry Denney
Denney
Horse Creek Rd
Swan Creek
Oral Ray Bevan
Crown City
Bevan
Gerald H. McQuaid
Route 160
Porter
Sowards
McQuaid
Soward
Woman Cited After Mishap On First Ave
Gallipolis police investigated a minor two car collision at 2 55 pm Friday on First Ave Ella P Condee 63 of Gallipolis pulled from a driveway into the path of John S Baker 58 also of Gallipolis Baker swerved left to avoid collision both cars sustained minor damage Condee was cited to Municipal Court Monday for failure to yield the right of way.
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Gallipolis
First Ave
Ella P. Condee
John S. Baker
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Ansonia
Robert Mitchell
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Ind
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Miamisburg
Perry van Horn
Toledo
Edward B. England
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Bidwell
Robert Pinkerman
Ironton
Albous Studio
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Darrel Tom
Lamborn’s
Black & White
Holzer Hospital News
Oscar E. Hendon Wellston
Jack B. Stevens
Gallipolis Ferry
Richard S. Wilson
Jackson
Ralph Pickens
Harry Reapp
Clara Kiser
Eugene Dillon
William F. Jordan
Paul V. Mossbaugh
Donald R. Massie
Karen S. Coleman
Cynde R. Pope
Randy D. Clay
Patricia Birchfield
Elizabeth MacKnight
Jeffrey D. Workman
William L. Darst
Cecil Bolin
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Clarence E. Bryant
Robert McCormick
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Eugene Porter
Robert Lawson
Karen Dobbins
Anna Silvey
William F. Withrow
William A. Davis
Robert E. McNamara
Royal Portables
Safari
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Washington
Tel
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Sharon Lupton
Baxter
Pickens
Gallia County
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Your Insurance Television
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