105 Auxiliary Members At Summer Convention
One hundred five women from most of the 32 units in the eighth district elected Mrs. W Joe Brown Gallipolis as alternate to the national Legion Auxiliary Convention. The district auxiliary president is Mrs. William Baxter of Pomeroy. The gathering at Grace Methodist Church awarded the hostess unit a trophy for high junior membership and one of six awards for armistice day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. Joe Brown
National Legion Auxiary
Legion
William Baxter
Pomeroy
Legion Auxiliary
Grace Methodist Church
Lido P. Magnani
Silas J. Hamilton
J. FE. Houck
Daredlene Leaper
Philip Hecker
Magnani
Ben Neutzling
United States
Lafayette Post
Pierce D. McCreedy
National
Rossiter Williams
Oak Hill
Marvin Burt
Louise Stewart
Racine
Vinton Park Restoration Ordered by Village Council
The Vinton Village Council ordered restoration of Vinton Civic Park on the south end by Raccoon Creek. Plans require the park be cleaned up and made usable with facilities including two public toilets and an oven, plus shelter already in place. The park, set up 15 years ago by WPA youth, will gain a new pond for the fire department pumper on the C. L. Baker farm in the north end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raccoon Creek
WPA
Vernon McCoy
C. L. Baker
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Adi missions
Holzer Hospital records births with couples from Middleport Point Pleasant Wellston and Gallipolis among others. Admis sions list numerous patients from Kerr Jackson Hogsett Point Pleasant and nearby towns with medical and surgical cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holzer Hospital
James Donnally
Middleport
John Wiseman
Point Pleasant
Levi J. Holcomb
Wellston
Russell Herdman
Paul Klees
Minersville
Floyd Fillinger
Columbus
James N. Betz
Gallipolis
William E. Clarr
Jackson
Darwin Peck
Alice Gustin
Ironton
Jesse Walters
Rio Grande
Sherman Long
Gallipolis Ferry
Wayne Booth
Foster McDaniels
Bidwell
Hattie Kay
James Herbert
Oak Hill
Pomeboy
Snethen
Iph Neigler
Racine
Medica
Robert Wooten
David Might
Lloyd Helrick
Janet Smith
J. Martin Mills
John Carbough
Rose Walters
Hamden
Guy Branscom
Douglas Burton
Joseph Bailey
Cincinnati
Ralph Gayland Howell
Blackfork
Denver Swift, Jr
Vinton
Lena Bates
Accidents Reported Near Bridges In Gallia County
Two separate accidents near bridges result in charges and fines. Opal Morris, 28, of Pomeroy, was fined five dollars for failing to stop within assured clear distance after a collision on the Silver Bridge in Kananga. John Edwards, 72, of Wheelersburg, cited for passing without assured clear distance. Chloe Perseghin, 35, of Baltimore, fined ten dollars for speeding. Robert Mack, 37, of South Charleston forfeited twenty dollars bond on a speeding charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Opal Morris
Pomeroy
Silver Bridge
Kananga
Glennis Kirk
St. W. Va
William Jones
Raccoon Creek
Adamsville
Dewitt Roberta
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Roberts
Arthur W. Patterson
Gainesville
Gallipolia
John Edwards
Wheelersburg
Jones
Chloe Elizabeth Perseghin
Baltimore
Robert Mack
South Charleston
Keratolytic Fungicide Ad Sparks Shopper Interest
Ad touts T-4-L as a keratolytic fungicide that sloughs off infected skin to reach and kill germs and fungus. It promises satisfaction or a 40 cent price at Quick's Drug Store today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick's
Ate Drug
Pioneers Buried in Snowden Cemetery Near Athens
The Snowden Cemetery on Route 50 near Fisher Station south of Athens holds 100 pioneer burials from Athens and Alexander Townships. Margaret Snowden, first white woman in the area, is buried there near William Robb, with her grave marked by a roadside stone. A sexton who dug a grave in a cold rain died of pneumonia before the burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 50
Fisher Station
Athens
Snowden
Alexander Townships
Margaret Snowden
Athens County
Margaret Creek
C.H.H
Juvenile Court Tries Two Boys and Girl
Gallia County Juvenile Court Judge John W Howell disposed of three Highway Patrol cases Tuesday. A 17-year-old Cheshire boy received probation until a driver’s license is obtained. A 16-year-old Frankford girl forfeited a $10 bond for the same charge and a 17-year-old Gallipolis boy was fined five dollars plus costs for crossing the yellow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Cheshire
Frankford
Gallia County Prosecutor Featured In Ohio Alumni Photo
The June Ohio Alumnus cover photo features Gallia County Prosecutor Warren F. Sheets in a composite with a morticed black background. Photographer Douglas J. Wetzelholt captured portraits for five Ohio University divisions including law represented by Sheets. Jo Ellen Goddard and Billy Rogers headlined graduates in black robes and mortar boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
Warren F. Sheets
Douglas J. Weth
Lerholt
Ohio University
Sheets
Ohio Northern University
Law College
Charles Jiiden
Athens
Jo Ellen Goddard
Billy Rogers
School Levy Up for Vote in Cheshire Local District
A three mill levy for two years was ordered put to vote Tuesday night by the Cheshire Local School District board of education. Four bus drivers were hired Margaret Coughenour William Scott James O Cremeans and Leo Swisher with two more to be employed. Vice-President Merrill Briggs presided in Ada Ward’s absence. Others present included Hottie Roush Harold Thomas and Kenneth Swisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Chehire
Board of Education
Margaret Coughenour
William Scott
James O. Cremeans
Leo Swisher
Merrill Briggs
Ada Ward
Hottie Roush
Harold Thomas
Kenneth Swisher
Sound versus sight response and historic Washington Monument elevator
Early findings show people react faster to sound than sight averaging 0.15 seconds versus 0.20 seconds. The first Washington Monument steam elevator needed ten minutes to reach the top, while today’s elevator completes the ascent in about 70 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Also Mentioned on This Page
Silas Hamilton
Darlene Leaper
Leo Stillwell
Cristes Magnani
Ann Rees
Pledge of Allegiance
Unit Americanism
Department Rehabilitation Committee
Frank Lyons
C. J. Orme
Glouster
William Long
Lithopolis
Clovis Straushaugh
Wilkesville
Cavet Stover
C. J. Ailstock
J. O. Steenrod
Nelsonville
Linus Schmelzer
Delphos
L. M. Williams
Lancaster
Dorothy Spencer
Sidney Pickens
George Lear
Qo Rom
Bottling CO
Vinton Park
Vinton Civic Park
Vinton Village
Oxfords
Johnsonian Endwell
Knox Grands
Fabrica
Robert Durst
Eugene Helm
Thomas Fields
Everett Church
Charles Manley
Linder Davies
Roger de Weese
Lorena Doerfer
Lester Knight
Denver Smith
Wayne Damron
Howard Brookins
George McQuigg
Chauncey Sheets
Eber Wolfe
Clarice Barcus
Ha Powell
Lawrence Stewart
Harold Senf
Chester Taylor
Old Cemetery
Theohio
North Court St
Clover Farm
R Farm
Seedles Grape Jam
Erin Nsant Coffee
U.S. No
Ohio River
Carolyn Fanensa
Bit of Clover Farm
Wenden
Sunshine
Grahams
Carton Lard
Bologna
Vis. Soc
Nico
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