Horseplay with Motor Vehicles Criticized at Kiwanis Talk
Gallipolis Ohio patrolman R D Young told Kiwanis Club members at the Lafayette Hotel that horseplay is a major factor in accidents along with driving left of center, inexperience, drunken driving and speeding. He cited 182 accidents in Gallia County in 1949 causing 47 945 dollars in property damage with six deaths and 144 injuries. The talk outlined patrol training with law geography physical training boxing jiu jitsu motorcycle riding and first aid.
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Gallipolis
R. D. Young
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis Post
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel
Young
Gallia
The
Post
Registration Failures Reported by Gallipolis Board
Gallipolis officials warn men failing to register within five days after turning eighteen face possible prosecution under the Selective Service Act. Registration occurs at the courthouse Selective Service office on the second floor. Registrants must carry SSS Form No 2 certificates. those missing certificates should apply in person for a duplicate on Fridays.
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Gallipolis
Selective Service Board
Joseph W. Clark
Selective Service Office
Foreclosure Suit Withdrawn in Buckeye Building Case
In Gallipolis common pleas court Buckeye Building and Loan Co. withdraws its foreclosure suit against Walter H. and Thelma Schoonover. Harry Boston of Mercerville dismisses case involving James H. Craft without record.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Buckeye Building and Loan Co
Walter H
Thelma Schoonover
Harry Boston
Mercerville
James H. Craft
Births At Holzer Hospital Note Numerous New Arrivals
Holzer Hospital notes list births including Mrs. Melvin Gatewood Crown City daughter and Mrs. Foster Grimstead Hartford son among many names. Discharges include Mrs. Glen Caton Mrs. Duane Henderson Curtis Jarvis and several others.
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Melvin Gatewood
Crown City
Foster Grimstead
Hartford
J. H. Davis
Gallipolis
E. A. Stewart
Leon
Stanley Church
Lee Raines
Clint Johnson
Wellston
Wilson Rusk
Clyde Shamblin
Pauline Dress
Charles Bright
Vinton
Adona Swisher
Point Pleasant
Warren Rogers
Ralph Rhodes
Grimms Landing
P. B. Wickline
Racine
Susan Mae Adrian
Edward Riley
Radcliffe
Guy Schellenger
Jackson
Glen Caton
Duane Henderson
Curtis Jarvis
Forrest Payne
Robert Burns
Okey Skidmore
William Downie
Deborah Offensberger
Grant Long
Adona Jean Fisher
Rotarians Hear Woman As Speaker On Blennerhassett Island
Mrs. Paul C. Foster wife of the retiring Rotary president spoke at the Farmers Hotel to recount Blennerhassett Island history. She described the island home being looted and Blennerhassett losing fortune amid Burr accusations before his acquittal and the 1811 fire lasting in memory. Truman Morris chaired the program with Clyde Mitchell presiding as incoming president.
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Gallipolis
Paul C. Foster
Foster
Rotary Club
Farmer's Hotel
Blennerhassett Island
Fine Island
Blennerhasset
Aaron Burr
Blennerhassett
Truman Morris
Clyde Mitchell
River Traffic Ledger at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha District
River traffic reports list vessel movements in Gallipolis and Marmet with timestamps. Several boats show statuses such as up or down at specific locks and times, including Sohio State and J ason among others.
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Gallipolis
Jason
Sohio State
Kanwha
Sullivan
Marmet
Merrill
Winfield
Weir
Wisherd
Atlas
Martin
Omar
Castle
Rowe
Talbot
Down
Teddy
Alcott
Minnesota Husky
Trade Winds
J. Collie
Square Dancing Centennial Feature in Georgia
Chapman calls for Georgia Crackers during the Centennial square dance set to run July 31 to August 3 with Montana Meechy on August 1 and Vin ton County band furnishing music on other nights. Square dancing continues nightly through the Centennial except Sundays.
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Chapman
Beard
Georgia Crackers
Montana Meechy
Vinton County
Simple Graves Mark First American Dead
A South Korea frontline scene shows American soldiers buried in a soybean field on a flat plateau. Unmarked graves lie among red clay soil while two crosses and metal tags identify two identified soldiers as Koreans work, preparing four more graves for the fallen. The temporary graveyard stands near a distant city with church spires visible.
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South Korea
Local Residents Note Visits and Travels Across Ohio
Mrs Dora Benedict hosted guests from Cleveland and Lancaster while the Wallace family visited Buckeye Lake. Elmer Rowland toured from Buckeye Lake to the Smoky Mountains and Washington D C. Albert Ross was ill in a Zanesville hospital. Fred West Sr injured at No 9 mine. Hannah Rodgers visited Coshocton. Etta Tippett and grandson Larry Finney toured Columbus relatives. Thomas Canoles family returned from Toledo with grandson Dick Canoles. Ted Morgan of Columbus stayed with Jesse Morgan family in S Valley St. Andrew Plant Oakfield had major surgery at Mercy Hospital Columbus. Cora Mattingy returned to Columbus after ten days in Moxahala and Corning. Augusta Nichols observed her 50th wedding anniversary at home.
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Etta Tippett
Larry Finney
Columbus
Thomas Canoles
Toledo
Dick Canoles
Ted Morgan
Jesse Morgan
S. Valley St. Andrew Plant
Oakfield
Mercy Hospital
Cora Mattingy
Moxahala
Corning
Augusta Nichols
J. Richardson
Confessed thieves sent to Ohio Penitentiary
Gallipolis deputies moved three suspects in a chicken theft roundup. Minard Hamlin and Averill Scarberry, both from Chesapeake, began 1 to 15 year terms at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. Lawrence Brammer remains jailed awaiting trial after pleading not guilty.
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Gallipolis
Minard Hamlin
Averill Scarberry
Ohio State Penitentiary
George Ehman
Chesapeake
Columbus
Lawrence Brammer
Social Visits Span Several States This Summer
Numerous families and relatives journeyed and hosted across Ohio and beyond. Perry and Dailey families visited Winchester Virginia while Stover Collura guests from Columbus joined others in Columbus and Dublin Indiana. The Cowens Carter Parker and Hooper clans gathered for July Fourth events and Pleasanton homecoming with various relatives in attendance.
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Shade
R. F. Perry
Martha
Joe
Mae Jean Dailey
Winchester
Victor Stover
Sharon
Norma
Myrtle Stover
Glenna Collura
Columbus
Janus Clark
Beverly
Jimmie
Kaye
Dublin
Ind
Carlos Cowen
Dayton
Earl Cowen
Fred Carter
Fred, Jr
Baker
Calif
Athens
Carter
California
Fireman Eligibility List Could Decide Gallipolis Chief
Gallipolis reports an upcoming Civil Service Commission meeting may propose an eligibility list for fireman positions. The plan could appoint the full time fireman as fire chief, following state civil service rules. The same commission expects to renew policeman eligibility testing with 21 to 45 age limits. The Tuesday session was postponed due to member absence.
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Gallipolis
City Civil Service Commission
Frank Wood
Earl Moore
Highway Patrolman Starts Home Construction in Gallipolis
Cpl. W. H. Harrison of the State Highway Patrol has bought a lot on Chillicothe Road at the city limits and begun basement digging for a new house. He will sell his current home at 1403 Eastern Ave.
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Gallipolis
Cpl
W. H. Harrison
State Highway Patrol
Chillicothe Road
Corporal Harrison
Eastern Ave
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Slim) Chapman of
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