Five Traffic Crashes Investigated by Patrol
Five accidents investigated by State Highway Patrol in Gallipolis Friday left one hospitalized and several injured. Notable incidents include Milton Hartley’s 74 year old car crash near Route 160 causing a fractured forearm, a Route 35 160 clash injuring multiple Rayburn passengers, a Blessing Road collision with heavy damage to Franklin Halley, and side swipe and rear overtaking incidents on Harrisburg Kerr Road and Route 7 resulting in minor damage and arrests for driving left of center and reckless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Milton L. Hartley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Vinton
Eno-Winton Road
Route 160
Clyde L. Rayburn
Columbus
Rayburn
Blessing Rd
Route 14
Raymond Leach
Point Pleasant
Franklin N. Halley
Halley
Harrisburg-Kerr Rd
James FE. Bosworth
Coletta Ann Klug
Cincinnati
Bobby Lee Clary
Crown City
Clary
William H. Janes
Bidwell Couple Mark Fiftieth Anniversary
Gallia County report on Mr. and Mrs. George Westfall of Bidwell celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at a family gathering at their country home. Eight children, twenty grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and 62 relatives and friends attended. The couple married in Pomeroy on June 29, 1907. Mrs. Westfall is former Elva Oldaker of Point Rock. Mr. Westfall formerly worked at the Gallipolis State Institute.
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Gallipolis
George Westfall
Bidwell
Westfall
Pomeroy
Elva Oldaker
Point Rock
Gallipolis State Institute
Auto fire extinguished on Pine Street Gallipolis
Gallipolis volunteers battled a car fire at 9 20 a m on Pine Street near Ohio Valley Implement Co The vehicle owned by O W O Roark of 2832 Indianola Ave Columbus had brake trouble causing a front brake lining and tire to ignite Firemen from two units with eight men responded causing minimal damage and no injuries
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Gallipolis
Pine St
Ohio Valley Implement Co
O. W. O’roark
Indianola Ave
Columbus
O'Roark
Cuba Name Origin Tied to Indian Village Cubanacan
The piece notes Cuba’s name derives from the Indian village Cubanacan and that Columbus emissaries visited in 1492 while seeking Asia and the Kublai Khan. It also lists numerous hospital notices of births and medical or surgical milestones for residents in towns such as Dexter Henderson Gallipolis Bidwell Jackson Point Pleasant Parkersburg and more.
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Cuba
Cubanacan
Columbus
Asia
Dayton Pryor
Point Pleasant
M. L. Hartley
Parkersburg
Surgical
Orrie Johnson
Bladen
Janet Stooksbury
Gallipolis
Lena Garten
Marvin Baird
Cecil Lambert
Patriot
Willis D. Marr
Clifton
B. Franklin Conn
Oak Hill
Helen Scarberry
Samuel J. Roush
Cecil Harper
Gallipolis Ferry
Oscar B. Ervin
Jackson
Isaac G. Shupe, Jr
Galloway
Rosemarie Jewell Brewer
Walter Howell
Middleport
Kathleen Overholt
Foster M. Dunn
Kinnar Wallbrown
Portland
Richard E. Wilson
William W. Wamsley
Harold Jones
Oscar Maynard
Ewington
R. H. Williams
Oscar
Colorado River Too Thick to Drink Too Thin to Plow
Old timers recall the Colorado River as heavy with silt. The saying describes its riverbank impact and limits for farming and use, reflecting long standing local wisdom about its muddied waters and inconsistent suitability for irrigation and consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Area Queen Candidates To Be Seen at Fair
Winners from eight Southeastern Ohio counties compete in the area judging for the Queen of the Furrow at Gallia County Fair. Judging Friday Aug 9 at 8 pm before the grandstand. State finals in early September near Peebles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
Peebles
Adams County
Athens
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Peru Name Origin From Three Indigenous Words
Peru derives its name from three native words Peru Beru and Biru meaning a river a chief and an Indian territory south of Panama according to the account.
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Peru
Panama
Also Mentioned on This Page
Loretta J. Rayburn
Dinah Rayburn
Robert Rayburn
Leach
Justice of the Peace
James A. Johnson
Mark
Car Leroy Westfall
Dayton
Robert Westfall
Gene
Wesley Oldaker
Glenn Giebel
Butler
Emery Westfall
Mary Westfall Spires
Elwood Hinsen
Arthur Hinsen
C. M. Cottrill
Chester Cottrill
Floyd Westfall
Glenn Hinsen
Charles Knotts
Southeastern Ohio
Dexter
David Beckner
Henderson
Ernest Stump
Clarence Roush
Edward Cole
Oxfords
Queen of the Furrow
New York
Clay School Board
Clay Local Board of Education
Elmer Fowler
Roscoe Moore
Berk-Line
Hoover
Cosco
Rca-Whirlpool
Kroehler
Wildet
Colony
Lawnline
Skyway
Bradley
Thayer Baby Furn
Crawford
Chromcraft
Lane
Armstrong Quaker
Valentine-Seaver Living Furn
Globe Living Room
Lane Cedar
Simmons & Spring
Empire Furniture CO
2Nd Avenue
Davis - Shuler
Mynette
Carl
Huntington Shoe Store
Iingsway
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