Rotary Speaker Urges Regional Unity for Southeastern Ohio
Gallia County executive secretary G. E. B. Smith told Gallipolis Rotarians to unite to grow Southeastern Ohio’s economy. He cited five million dollar regional buying power and urged conservation, youth investment, dairying, poultry, and industry to fuel growth, with a goal of keeping young people in the region.
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Gallipolis
E. B. Smith
Southeastern Ohio
Foster
Smith
Gallia County
Ohio Valley
Ohio
C. E. Holzer
Con
Partition Suit Filed In Gallia County Heirs Named
John T. Jenkins of Oak Hill filed a partition suit in Common Pleas Court against Herbert D. Jenkins Evan Jenkins Walter Jenkins Mae Evans Elizabeth Lyons Leah Lyons and Jennie Jenkins. The eight heirs of Thomas T. Jenkins seek to have their one eighth shares set off in severalty and in partition of Greenfield Township property. Represented by H. A. W. P. Cherrington.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
John T. Jenkins
Oak Hill
Herbert D. Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
Walter Jenkins
Mae Evans
Elizabeth Lyons
Leah Lyons
Jennie Jenkins
Greenfield Township
Gallia County
Thomas T. Jenkins
Elizabeth
Sait
H. A W. . P. Cherrington
Car Damaged Slightly In Vine St Mishap
Gallipolis. The car of Marcus F. Daniels of Gallipolis Route 1 was damaged slightly in an accident on Vine Street last weekend. Daniels said he was crowded into the side of a parked truck while pulling away from the curb. Driver of the other car was not identified.
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Gallipolis
Marcus F. Daniels
Vine St
Daniels
Divorce Granted to Leo Franklin in Common Pleas Court
Gallipolis Leo Franklin was granted a divorce from Birdie Franklin in common pleas court yesterday. Judge Robert M. Betz returned the decree on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty and the defendant’s failure to file a reply. Perry J. Bailes represented the plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
Leo Franklin
Birdie Franklin
Common Pleas Court
Robert M. Betz
Perry J. Bailes
Marriage Licenses in West Virginia and Ohio
Frank Young Jr 21 Mason West Virginia and Jean White 17 Cheshire Ohio Harold W France 39 Columbus and Naomi Bond 38 Gallipolis James H Click 70 Oak Hill and Elsie C Norman 72 Vinton The Library of Congress has acquired a printer s copy of the Lincoln Douglas Debates and a letter from Abraham Lincoln to the Chicago Press and Tribune requesting two sets of that newspaper s reports on the debates
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Frank Young, Jr
Mason
W. Va
Jean White
Cheshire
Harold W. France
Columbus
Naomi Bond
Gallipolis
James H. Click
Oak Hill
Elsie C. Norman
Vinton
Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Press and Tribune
New Security Pay Rulings Are Listed
John R. Chatfield of the Social Security Administration in Portsmouth outlines the first month a person can qualify for maximum benefits under the new law. Those continuously covered since January 1, 1951, will be fully insured by July 1, 1952, with retirement, survivor, and old age insurance options available at age 65.
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Gallipolis
John R. Chatfield
Social Security Administration
Portsmouth
Chatfield
Deputy Makes Trip To Columbus For Child's Hospital Visit
Dayton deputy Gordon Fisher departed Gallipolis for Columbus to take a Crown City child to Children's Hospital for a cast removal. He will return via Dayton to collect Robert Leonard Wood Sr. and bring him back for arraignment on non support of two children, with Wood previously exonerated twice on the same offense.
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Gallipolis
Gordon Fisher
Columbus
Lockhart
Crown City
Children’s Hospital
Dayton
Robert Leonard Wood, Sr
George Ehman
Wood
Smoke Scare Hits City Loan Building in Gallipolis
A late night alarm sent Gallipolis firefighters to 358 Second Ave where the City Loan building offices filled with smoke. No flames were found and investigators traced the smoke to an overheated large floor fan. No damage occurred.
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Gallipolis
City Loan
Loan Company
Second Ave
River Traffic Winds Down At Gallipolis Kanawha District
Reports list vessels by lock and river section with times and rise or fall at gauges. Several boats on the Gallipolis Locks Kanawha and district routes show Down Up movements with specific times in the late morning to night hours.
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Gallipolis
Black Onyx
Inca
Manitou
Stevenson
Kanawha River
Merrill
Winfield
Kelley
Dixie
Jenny
Neville
Bayless
Criss Jr
Cherokee
Seniet
Kenna
Kanawha Falls
Huntington Man Nabbed in Minor Delinquency Case
Elmer T. Frye, 31, of Huntington, appeared before Judge John W. Howells in Gallia County Probate Court and pleaded innocent to contributing to delinquency of minors. Frye posted $500 bond after arrest by the Gallia County Sheriff's department. A 17-year-old boy was placed on probation on the same charge, with two girls aged 13 and 14 also detained. trial date not yet set.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Elmer T. Frye
John W. Howells
Gallia County
Bank Files Action For Recovery Of Note
Gallipolis The First National Bank of Gallipolis filed suit in Common Pleas Court for the recovery of a $90 note given to India P Gates and Alexander P Gates of Washington D C. The note dated Sept 12 1937 promised payment plus 8 percent annual interest six months after issue.
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Gallipolis
First National Bank of
India P
Alexander P. Gates
Washington, D. C
Common Pleas Court
County Auditors Seek Help on Property Reappraisals
A group of five county auditors led by Russell Hire of Allen County met Ford F Beck er in Columbus to request state aid in reappraising property values. They submitted 21 questions as the Legislature had ordered counties in 1949 to equalize tax values. Some counties have begun reappraisals while others resist, risking loss of state funds for local governments and schools if noncompliance continues.
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Columbus
State Tax Department
Russell Hire
Allen County
Ford F. Becker
Wapakoneta
Births at Holzer Hospital Note Names
Birth announcements list Mrs Owen Clarke of Jackson and Mrs Dale Kemper of Bidwell with a daughter each. Also numerous admissions include Mrs Virgil Spurlock Evans W lala Lawrence Kananga and Mrs Delmar Stiffler Jackson among others. Additional names appear for births and wards including Mrs Lawrence Tolbert and baby and Mrs Clifford Rowlee and baby.
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Owen Clarke
Jackson
Dale Kemper
Bidwell
Lala Lawrence
Kananga
Delmar Stiffler
George Cottrill
Leon
W. Va
Lloyd Ruth
Pedro
En Kay Weethee
Gallipolis
Eradie Caudill
Point Pleasant
Owen Clark
Robert Car
Carman
Wellston
Donald Heron
Beale Roseberry
Harvey Neal
Blackfork
Eugene King
Mason
J. E. Burris
Apple Grove
Lucy Bowen
David Hughes
Lewis Campbell
Richard Franz
James Beaver
Harold Jordan
Howard Sheline
Lawrence Tolbert
Edward French
Asa Carter
Mary Waugh
Edwin Radcliff
John Kaylor
Clifford Rowlee
Divorce Suits Filed in Circuit Clerk Office
Divorce suits filed in the circuit clerk office include Helen McDaniel versus Morgan McDaniel Kathleen Fisher versus Rolland Fisher and Ruth Henry versus Eugene Henry.
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Point Pleasant
Circuit Clerk
Helen McDaniel
Morgan McDaniel
Kathleen Fisher
Rolland Fisher
Ruth Henry
Eugene Henry
Point Clinic Notes Released
Bobby Roach is listed from Gallipolis. Katy Wogan appears from Point Pleasant. Rose Wise listed at Point Pleasant. Wilma McDaniel appears from Bellemeade.
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Point Clinic
Bobby Roach
Gallipolis
Katy Wogan
Point Pleasant
Rose Wise
Wilma McDaniel
Bellemeade
Social notes from Leon Church wiener roast and plans
The WSCS of Leon Methodist Church met at Mrs. John Morgan's home for a regular gathering and a wiener roast. Co hosts were Mrs. Errette Crookham and Casto. Members discussed church painting and projects while Miss Kathryn Beaver led the program. Attendees included numerous Leon-area residents and visiting relatives from Charleston and Toledo.
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WSCS
Leon Methodist Church
John Morgan
Robert Errette
Ray Crookham
Charles Casto
George Rairden
Warren Stewart
Harvey Morgan
Kathryn Beaver
Homer Graham
Bertha Crump
Osa Smith
Lillian Grahan
Carrie Beaver
Jean Morgan
Linda Smith
Helen Ruth Harmon
Donna Smith
Douglas Beaver
Jerry Morgan
Gary Smith
Billy Grahan
Anne Bailey Farm Club Meets at Kin Cade Home
The Anne Bailey Farm Women's Club meets Wednesday at 1 45 p m at Mrs Roy Kindade's Main Street home. Mrs Milton Lewis Sr presents the lesson Know Your West Virginia Tax Dollar with the group.
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Anne Bailey
Roy Kincade
Main St
West Virginia
Milton Lewis, Sr
Jerrico Homemakers Club Plans Thursday Evening Hostess
Mrs Fritz Wartenburg and Jerrico Roag will host Thursday evening activities for the Jerrico Home makers Farm Women's Club.
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Fritz Wartenburg
Jerrico Roag
Jerrico Homemakers Farm Women's Club
Local families visit in New Haven and Parkersburg
Mr and Mrs George Jewell of New Haven and Mrs Edith Roush and son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Lewis Roush Jr of Parkersburg were guests Friday of Mr and Mrs Ernest Warner on Jefferson Ave. Mr and Mrs James Gackins and sons Jimmy and Glenville Jewell returned home Sunday from a two weeks vacation at St Petersburg Florida. Miss Jackie Jewell who is em-
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Charleston
Joseph Jewell
Jefferson Ave
Alice Bradshaw
Fifth St
Willard Lane
Temple
Texas
Densel Wedge
Miami
Charles Wedge
Jackson Ave
Wedge
Girard Fowler
Ripley Road
Paul Taylor
Glenn Wood
Fla
Taylor
Marshall Fowler
Stevie
Jan
Sally Brannan
Robert Rice
Viand St
Beech Hill
Rice
Mary Brannan
Lillian Brannan
Helen Waldbrook
Buffalo
N.Y
Russell Stone
Paul McConihay
Toledo
Ohio
Emmons McConihay
Charleston Road
John MaeCausland
Sixth St
Pearl Stalnaker
Nitro
Grant Beaver
Leon
Glen Jiiden
Glendal
Arnold Lee
Columbus
Theodore Cash
Cash
Henry Wentz
Huntington
Georgia Martin
Point Pleasant
Mack Bennett
Jerrico Road
Park McDaniel, Jr
Linda
Brenda
Park McDaniel
Carl Gardener
Bob
Bill
Corkie
Becky Ann
Henry Browning
Robert
Brenda Sue
Dale Moore
Mack Bennette
Geraldine
James
Shirley Jean
Emmett Riffle
Billy Riffle
Frank Bennett
Johnnie
Barbara Jean
Walter Eads
Owens
Mable Louise
Paul Bennett
Pauletta
Howard Lee
Leslie Bennett
Mike
David
Harold Edwards
Harold
Barbara
Patty
Herbert Eads
Gallie Thornton
James Gardner
Leonard Allen
Jasper Thornton
Elmwood
Boyd Thornton
Genevieve Emminger
David Hill
Mansfield
James Oliver
Dayton
Ray Brently
Second St
Belle Hartsook
Taladega
Ala
Henry Yester
George Yester
Gallipolis Ferry
George Jewell
New Haven
Edith Roush
Lewis Roush, Jr
Parkersburg
Ernest Warner
James Gackins
Jimmy
Glenville Jewell
St. Petersburg
Jackie Jewell
Sam Farber
The
Dayton News
C. S. Sayre
Sayres
Dayton Crawford
New Brighton
Harry Roush
Racine
Arthur Banks
Whitesburg
Chester Durst
Niles
Wilson Slaughter
Holzer Hospital
John Stobart
Lock House
Early Roush
Howard Carpenter
Ben Waybright
Ripley
W. Va
Ernest Clark
Sharon Clark
Junction City
Barney O’brien
Garry Spire
Evelyn Sharpnack
Jack Sharpnack
John Hayman
I. Hayman
Liverpool
Wellington Plane Crash Kills Three
A private plane crashed and burned near Wellington Virginia killing three men and a woman. The deceased were John D. Eshelman of Sanford North Carolina his wife, John Henry Musser of Lampeter Pennsylvania, and George Hunter Rimour of Lancaster Pennsylvania.
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Wellington
John D. Eshelman
Sanford
N.C
John Henry Musser
Lampeter
George Hunter Rimour
Lancaster
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Wolfingbarger
Mr and Mrs Tracy Wolfingbarger announce the birth of their third daughter Janie Ruth born Tuesday at 1 45 am at their home on Charleston Road. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Bill Anderson of Charleston Road and Mrs Elizabeth Earlywine.
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Point Pleasant
Tracy Wolfingbarger
Janie Ruth
Charleston Road
Bill Anderson
Elizabeth Earlywine
Star Garden Club Holds July Meeting At Albany Home
Dexter Star Garden Club meets July 10 at Mrs. C E Stout’s Albany home with officers to be elected. Star Grange plans Aug 2 contests for home economics sewing and peanut tasting, plus a Juvenile sewing project. 4 H display by Mrs Anna Turner’s group features cookies and cakes.
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Dexter
Star Garden Club
C. E. Stout
Albany
Star Grange
Carl Shenefield
Anna FE. Turner
Lovina Braley
Ice cream festival at APPLE GROVE WSCS on church lawn
The WSCS ladies plan an ice cream festival on the church lawn this Saturday in July. East Le Tart Sunday School joined with a picnic at Portland Park. Various local residents and visitors, including families of Sayre, Crawford, Banks, Slaughter, and Sharpnack, traveled or visited over the holiday weekend.
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Apple Grove
WSCS
Church Lawn
East Letart
Portland Park
Cpl
Jack Sharpnack
Texas
Persinger Rites Planned for Local Matriarch
Funeral services will be held at Miller funeral home in Gallipolis for Lucy Etta Persinger 83 of 1006 Third Ave who died Tuesday at 4:05 am in Holzer Hospital. Rev H M Smith will officiate with burial at Pine Street Cemetery. She was born August 8 1868 in Belmont County Ohio to James Harris. Surviving are nine children four sons and five daughters plus two step children 26 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Two sons Robert and Men preceded her in death.
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Gallipolis
Miller Funeral
Lucy Etta Persinger
Third Ave
Holzer Hospital
H M. Smith
Pine Street
Cemery
Mrs. Persinger
Belmont County
Ohio
James Harris
Eulah
Arthur
Nettie Holmes
Warren Persinger
Columbus
Robert
Warrant Issued For Former Countian
State trooper and deputy sheriff traveled to Belleville Illinois to return Hubert Goodnite to Mason County for trial on non support. Complaint filed June 30 by wife Erma and two children ages four and 20 months. Warrant issued by local magistrate and sent to Illinois authorities. The Goodnites are Hartford natives who recently resided there.
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Point Pleasant
Carl R. Smithers
T. le Morrison
Belleville
Ill
Hubert K. Goodnite
Mason County
Erma Goodnite
Illinois
J. G. F. Johnson
Goodnites
Hartford
Fishing Trip Awarded To Insurance Agent
W. L. Halley of English Road, local representative for the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, departed Tuesday for a five day fishing trip at Lake Head near Battle Creek, Michigan. The trip honors the local staff for outstanding productions over four other staffs in nine weeks. winners include W. L. Halley, L. W. Thompson, W. T. Urwin, P. H. White, B. Bodimer, Supt. B. Houch and Mgr. Des Combes.
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Point Pleasant
W. L. Halley
English Road
National Life and Accident Insurance Company
Lake Head
Battle Creek
Mich
L. W. Thompson
W. T. Urwin
P. H. White
B. Bodimer
Supt
B. Houch
Mgr. Des Combes
Legion Announces Clubroom Opening in Point Pleasant
Mason County Post 23 of the American Legion announces a new club room opening daily from 6 p m to midnight. Members of the post will operate the facility.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
The
American Legion
Sixteen visitors and locals gather across Ohio towns
Sixteen individuals and couples from Marion Chillicothe Columbus Woodsville Fort Belvoir Lima and other locales visited relatives in the area. A flock of sheep was destroyed by dogs and notable visits included Mrs Irene Jackson hosting the Garden Club.
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Ray Fred Stiffen
Marion
Ohio
Stiffen
Mabel Wood
Leon Strausbaugh
Camp Myer
Bryson Jayjohn
Melvin, Hamden
Hiram Marko
John Mahaffey
Roy Tillis
Chillicothe
Veterans Hospital
Herb Cline
Elma Hall
Woodsville
Wiliam Hall
Fort Belvoir
Max Hall
Otis Wells
Louise Moler
Columbus
Carl Wells
Pearl Moler
Warren Mahaffey
Wood County
Rome
Mahaffey
William Mahaffey
Irene Jackson
Garden Club
John and
Dailey Wood
Alva Delaney, Jr
Allen Delaney
Alva Delaney
Harry Denney
Lima
Denney
D. E. Wood
Farm Forestry Information Is Offered in Gallia County
A letter from Clyde Heazlit farm forester highlights timber value and long term returns from proper management. He describes how the Ohio Division of Forestry assists private landowners with reforestation forest management harvesting and timber utilization through local farm foresters in Gallia Scioto and Lawrence Counties. Contact Clyde Heazlit room 401 Courthouse Portsmouth or call 29071 for guidance.
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Gallipolis
William Smith
Gallia County
Clyde Heazlit
Heazlit
Ohio Division of Forestry
Gallia
Scioto
Lawrence
Clyde Heazlst
Courthouse
Portsmouth
$129 Sheep Killed By Dogs Filed for Damages
Gallia County auditor records a claim for 129 dollars for 15 sheep killed on the E. T. Green farm in Patriot. Each sheep valued at 12 dollars. payout from the county dog license fee fund.
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Gallipolis
E. T. Green
Patriot
Charles Bodimer
Drivers Take It Easy Patrolmen Get Rest
GALLIPOLIS The Gallipolis post of the State Highway Patrol had a day of rest after a busy Fourth of July weekend. No arrests were made as drivers appeared to be taking it easy on the highways.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
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Leon Wscs
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Dunbar
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Athens
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Orion Nelson
Richard and
Wayne
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Hawks Nest
Elaine Steele
Frank Nelson
Wilkssville
Star Juvenile Grange
Persinger
Legion
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the City
W. Washington
Robert Hollingsworth
E. Main
Pomeroy
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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