Ground Observers Plan Weekend 24-Hour Alert
Local ground observers prepare for a 24 hour alert from 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday covering parts of West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Virginia. About 4000 civilian volunteers will staff over 150 observation posts in a four state area.
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Gallipolis
Dick Thomas
Frank Szabo
Charleston
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
Dorothy Dickerson
Szabo
Guthrie Air Force
Sissonville
Lt. Szabo
GOC
Ruth Circle Hosts Esther Circle in Racine Church Meeting
Ruth Circle of the Baptist Missionary Society hosted the Esther Circle in a joint Racine church gathering. Devotions led by Betty Selser. Bertha Sayre presented. Naomi Stobart managed offerings. Many area visitors and family members joined, including the Morris and Johnson families and guests from Fayetteville, Newark, Weirton, Columbus, and Pittsburgh. The WSCS met at the Methodist Church with Rev Jose Raquindin of the Philippines speaking.
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Racine
Ruth
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Esther
Betty Selser
Bertha Sayre
Naomi Stobart
Ethel Smith
Merle Schroeder
Steven
Ronnie
Fayetteville
Ark
Francis Morris
Christine Lake
Bill
Robert Swift
Michele
Columbus
Milton Wolfe
Newark
Freeport
W. Va
Pearl Martin
Weirton
Charles
Imperial
Neb
Curtis Johnson
Roy Johnson
Carroll, Ohio
Dale Johnson
Harry Johnson
Glenn Cartwright
Mason City
J. P. Sauer
Point Pleasant
Ents
Henry Roush
WSCS
Methodist Church
John Arnott
Beulah Morris
Gomer Lewis
Jose Raquindin
Philippines
Virginia
Clark Jiiden
Akron
Gallipolis
Critt Bradford, Jr
Legion Names Delegates to State Convention
Gallipolis commander Louis G Marchi Sr announced Lafayette Post 27 delegates to the state Legion convention this weekend. Named delegates include W. Joe Brown Harold J Broyles Jr Silas Hamilton Warner Halley and J J Pannabaker. The convention runs Friday through Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Louis G. Marchi
American Legion
Lafayette
State Legion
Marchi
W. Joe Brown
Harold J. Broyles, Jr
Silas Hamilton
Warner Halley
J. J. Pannabaker
Savage Must Face Charges in Gallia County
Deputy Sheriff Stanley Fellore brought Leo V. Savage to Gallia County for three counts of bad checks filed by local businessmen. Savage, a former dance studio operator and Rio Grande College attendee, faces municipal court Friday on warrants by Smith Runyan and Frank Snedaker, plus county court charges on a warrant by Bennett Little.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Fellore
Marion
Leo V. Savage
Gallia County
Savage
Smith Runyan
Portsmouth Rd
Frank Snedaker
Fourth Avenue
Bennett Little
Cheshire
Methodist youth group hosts Chester event on Monday
The Chester Methodist Church will entertain the MYF of the Chester Charge Monday July 21. Nine people attended the recent all day quilting meeting at the church.
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Chester
Methodist Church
Paul Karr
Kenneth Adams
Columbus
Gilbert Hart
Racine
Charles Pyles
Seibert
Rutland
C. N. Jones
Zelda Ridenour
Thelma
B. K. Ridenour
Cecil Nelson
Floyd Ridenour
Ed Baun
Ralph Frank
Delmar Baun
Audrey Woode
Charles Baun
West Virginia
Gladys Croy
Belpre
Charles Eynon
Woodrow Mora
Delmar Ridenour
Keith Ridenour
Gordon Ridenour
Mansfield
Library Holds Final Basaion For Summer
Twenty four children attended story time at the Gallia County District Library for the final session of a five week summer program. Children's librarian Mrs E Ray Bailey led two stories and a film while encouraging continued reading. Bailey noted over 120 apple trees displayed in the Children's Room, each tree marking a reader and a new apple for every book read.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. Ray Bailey
Births and admissions list at Holzer Hospital notes
A birth is recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Bing of Long Bottom. The list also notes admissions of numerous patients including Mrs Waldo Bartel Pomeroy Miss Nina Ayers Gallipolis Mrs Edith Allen Letart Falls and others. Several patients are dismissed including Brady C Shaw Miss Wanda Bowcott Sherry Durst and Debra Clay among others.
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Mrs
Lowell Bing
Long Bottom
Waldo Bartel
Pomeroy
Nina Ayers
Gallipolis
Edith Allen
Letart Falls
Mary E. Carder
Huntington
Neal Taylor
Willow Wood
Albert W. Gates
Ashland
Janet Garnes
Kerr
Leslie Hale
Portsmouth
John A. Kay
South Side
Andrea Matthews
Cheshire
Leo Cheatwood
Wellston
Donley Riebel
Kenzie A. Hill
Brady C. Shaw
Wanda Bowcott
Sherry Durst
Mabel Bosworth
William E. Browning
W.W. F. Sprague
Curtis Rayburn
John Sommer
Tommy Morgan
Debra Clay
Carrie Calvert
Anna Harper
Betty Cogar
Pearl Froideveaux
James Masters
Clarefice Newell
Lewis Sierer
Richard Franklin
Roy Meadows
Edward Willis Jr
Tomorrow's Horoscope for Stars and Romance
The forecast speaks of a fine day ahead with stimulation for personal and business interests. For those with a birthday tomorrow, expect potential financial challenges in six weeks but solvable with prudent budgeting, thrift, and practicality guiding spending in November and December.
Friendship Class Meets at Gallipolis
The Friendship Class of Kananga's Fair Haven Methodist Church will gather at 7 30 p m Thursday evening at the home of Mrs Helen Burnett for a meeting.
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Gallipolis
Kananga
Fairhaven Methodist Church
Helen Burnett
Unemployment Chief Reports Sub-100 Applicants in Gallia-Meigs
Gallipolis Ohio Frank W Childers manager of the Gallia Meigs unemployment office told Kiwanis members the number of applicants for the extra 13 weeks of unemployment compensation in Gallia and Meigs counties is under 100 to date He explained the 1958 Extended Unemployment Compensation Act created by Ohio lasts until April 4 1959 and will cost employers more under the new rules Ohio opted to fund extensions locally rather than accept federal money
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Gallipolis
Ohio State Employment Service
Gallia
Meigs
Frank W. Childers
Lafayette Hotel
U.S
Childers
Ohio
Gov. O'Neill
Kiwanians
West Virginia
DiSalle hits GOP spending in western Ohio tour
Democratic governor candidate Michael V. DiSalle spoke in Gallipolis criticizing Republican waste and Governor O'Neill. He cited Chillicothe picnic spending and highlighted Democratic caravan members Walter H. Moeller and J Sherman Porter with fellow nominees in a sequence of stops statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Michael V. DiSalle
Lancaster
Logan
McArthur
Athens
Pomeroy
DiSalle
Jackson
Lronton
Supreme Court
Charles B. Zimmerman
Mark McElroy
Secretary
Asher W. Sweeney
Stephen M. Young
U.S
Walter Moeller
Congress
Ohio
Messenger Newsphoto
Well Child Clinic Delayed. August Restart Planned
Gallipolis reports no Well Child Clinic this week and an August restart in time for school physicals. County health nurse Mrs. Helen Spriegel notes vaccine shortages prevent a Saturday clinic and advises bringing polio shots to the courthouse clinic if possible. Regular clinics resume in August for fall school entries.
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Gallipolis
Helen Spriegel
Spriegel
Gallia County Land Transfers Summary
Gallia County records show multiple property transfers including Margaret Hartley to Oscar and Mary Griffith for 80 acres in Hunting Two. Emerson Sims to George Click for Wales Log Cabin Lot in Perry Two. numerous undivided interests and tracts in Addison Two and Gal lipolis Two. transfers involving DeKalb Hughes to Ralph and Anna Davis for 164 acres in Walnut Two. and several city lots and Maple Shade parcels among others. Names include Hartley Griffiths Leonard Radcliff Carlyle Jones Leonard Burns Mitchell Lee Lampke Barsotti Davis Nibert Phillips Fulton and others.
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Margaret Hartley
Oscar
Mary Griffith
Huntington
Emerson Sims
George Click
Wales
Perry
Dora Leonard
Dee
John Leonard
Arlie Leonard
Mary Radcliff
Leoma Carlyle
Cora Jones
Betty Jones
Worthy Leonard
James Leonard
Dallis Leonard
Leland Leonard
Sophia Henry
John Earl Leonard
Addison
Mary Radcliff Etux
Leoma Carlyle Etux
Cora Jones Etux
Betty Jones Etux
Etux
Lillian Burns
Calvin
Louise Mitchell
Gallipolis
DeKalb Hughes
Ralph
Anna Davis
Walnut
Ben Lee
Floyd Lee
James Lee
Mary Gravely
Howard Lee
Fred Lee
Sam Lee
Lot
City
Eva Lee
Robert E. Lee
Thomas FE. Lee
Ora Anderson
Mae Burton
Susie Jackson
Glen Rice Etux
Emil Corbineaux
James A
Virginia S. Lampke
Gino Barsotti
Clenna Wells Davis
Maple Shade
Esta L. McKnight
Ohio Valley Bank
Neil H
Adelaide Sanders
Robert D
Carol Nibert
Green
Webb
Eliza Phillips
Harry M
William E. Phillips
Morgan Two
Kenneth Johnson
Car
Maude Fulton
Local Traffic Fines Tap Columbus and Gallipolis Men
Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined Harold Williams of Columbus 5 dollars plus costs for failing to stop at a traffic signal and 10 dollars plus costs for lacking an operator's license. Kenneth Birchfield of Gallipolis received 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Harold Williams
Columbus
Kenneth Birchfield
Syracuse Personals News Roundup Forms of Family Visits
Local notices list multiple families from Syracuse and nearby towns visiting relatives across Ohio and Georgia. Highlights include Duckworths, Bru bakers, Parkers, Sellers, Pickens, Crooks, Buckleys, and Quick families visiting kin in Savannah Columbus Letart Falls Albany Fort Knox Joppa and Cincinnati.
Ladies Aid Quilt Sewing and Church Maintenance Plans
The Ladies Aid of Boards Baptist Church met with Mrs Leona Rainey to sew a quilt and share a potluck. They plan varnishing church seats and laying a carpet by the altar. A fishing trip through Ohio involves Mr and Mrs Oakey Roush Mr and Mrs Guy Blessing and Rev Silas Billups. Dwight Gibbs and Wilbur Hart hosts in Clarksburg welcome visits. Taft Boston couple return from Akron visit.
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Letart
Ladies Aid of Boards Baptist Church
Leona Rainey
Oakey Roush
Guy Blessing
Silas Billups
Ohio
Dwight Gibbs
Wilbur Hart
Clarksburg
Taft
Boston
Akron
McClannon Last Rites On Friday
Funeral services for Emmett McClannon Caldwell 65 a native of Guyan Township will be at 2 p m Friday at the Mercerville Baptist Church Rev Charles Lusher will officiate burial will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery The body will be taken from the C R Halley Funeral Home to his residence 509 Fourth Ave Gallipolis where friends may call after 5 p m Thursday He is survived by his wife Gladys Bevan one son and five daughters including Robert Caldwell Mrs Emogene Sanders Mrs Eva Lou Casto and Mrs Iva Nell Lambert of Gallipolis and Estelle Pinkerman of Winston Salem N C and Anna Lee McNaughton of Columbus Also surviving are one brother Elmer E Caldwell Postmaster at Gallipolis and five sisters including Mrs Ruby Argue Mrs Effie Garland Mrs Eva Ives Mrs Nancy Johnson and Mrs Helen Smith One brother Frank preceded him in death.
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Gallipolis
Emmett McClannon Caldwell
Guyan
Caldwell
Guyan Twp
Sherman
Elizabeth Sheets Caldwell
Gladys Bevan
Fourth Ave
Robert Caldwell
Emogene Sanders
Eva Lou Casto
Iva Nell Lambert
Estelle Pinkerman
Winston Salem
N. C
Anna Lee McNaughton
Columbus
Elmer E. Caldwell
Ruby Argue
Effie Garland
Eva Ives
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nancy Johnson
Huntington
Helen Smith
Richmond
Frank
Two Divorce Suits Filed in Gallia County Court
Harriet C. Smith of Heck's trailer court sues John W. Smith of Massena New York for divorce on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. the couple married October 16 1937 in Traverse City Michigan and have no children. Virginia P Browning of Gallipolis sues William Browning as unknown. she asks for divorce and restoration of her maiden name Plumley. they married October 2 1944 in Gallipolis and have no children.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Marjorie Rinehart
Harriet C. Smith
Heck
John W
Smith
Massena
N. Y
Traverse City
Mich
William Browning
Virginia P
Browning
First Ave
Virginia P. Plumley
River Traffic and Dam Status on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
The report lists gauge readings at Gallipolis Montgomery and Kanawha Falls with crest and rising figures. Dams on the Kanawha River are on the sill while Ohio River moveable dams are down. Boat movements include Lock 14 Southern up at 7:20 am and several other locks with up or down readings through the day on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Southern
Beaver
Helen
Invader
Indiana
Cherokee
Salvati
Jefferson
Sally Ann
Harry Dyer
City of Maysville
Castle
Solvay
Kananga Club Auxiliary Social and Business Meeting
The Kananga Sportsman Club Auxiliary will hold a social and business gathering at the clubhouse Friday night. Doors open at 7 30 and the meeting is scheduled to start at 8 p m.
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Gallipolis
Kananga Sportsman Club
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