Skeleton found in Gallipolis sewer mystery deepens
Workmen uncovered a skeleton at the Brannon Apartments on State Street. Doctors from Ohio Historical Society suggest a white male, 44 to 46, English ancestry, about 5 feet 9 inches, 140 to 150 pounds, likely died of natural causes. Postmortem interval estimated at 30 to 35 years with possible earlier deposition.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Brannon Apartments
State St
Donald R. Warehime
Gallia County
Raymond
Baby
Senate OKs Farm Money With 74 to 10 Vote
The Senate approved a bill funding more than 4% billion dollars for government farm programs for the coming year starting July 1. The vote was 74 to 10 after Sen. John Stennis abandoned a proposed cap on price supports. The measure returns to the House which had set a $50,000 limit.
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Washington
Senate
John Stennis
D-Miss
House
Sen
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Safety lane checks reject 15 of 172 cars in Gallia County
Gallia County volunteers inspected 172 cars at three safety lane checks with 15 rejections for minor defects. Results: Crown City 41 checked, 2 rejected. Porter 101 checked, 10 rejected. Kananga 30 checked, 3 rejected. Checks continue Thursday at Centenary Church and Chambersburg with a city check Friday on First Ave.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Farm Bureau Safety Committee
Gallia County Traffic Safety Committee
Crown City
Porter
Maurice Thomas
Wendell Tope
Charles Murray
Bill Large
Anne Cottrill
Danny Blazer
Peggy Large
Kananga
John Burkle
Melvin Erwin
Dean Brownell
Bill Abshire
Centenary Church
Chambersburg
First Ave
Installation rites set for Rev. James Lee Harter at Gallipolis
The First United Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis willInstall Rev. James Lee Harter as pastor at 7 30 p m Sunday A reception by the Women s Association will follow in the Sunday School room Presbytery ministers including Rev Harold Braden Rev Thomas Foster Rev Jackson McCormack Rev Ben Judd and Rev James M Hanna will assist Harter who comes from Manchester where he served his first pastorate for two years He studied at Louisville Seminary and New College in Edinburgh Scotland He is married with a year old daughter He is the son of Ohio State Senator Fred Harter and succeeds Rev Linson H Stebbins who resigned five months ago after 11 years with the church.
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Gallipolis
James Lee Harter
First United Presbyterian Church
Women’s Association
Harold Braden
Kingston
Thomas Foster
Athens
Jackson McCormack
Sardinia
Ben Judd
Chillicothe
James M. Hanna
Oak
Manchester
Presbyterian Seminary
Louisville
New College
Edinburgh
Scotland
Mr. Harter
Akron
Ohio State
Fred Harter
Linson H. Stebbins
River Traffic and Dam Readings Across Ohio River System
Hydrological and barge data show gauges at Gaillipolis and London rising or steady with rollers up to 26 feet. In Kanawha and Marmet rivers, dams run water at 9 to 10 feet while several locks report boats rising and falling by minutes, including Montgomery and Chandeleur.
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Gaillipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawaa River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Robert P. Bonnie
Tradewinds
Chandeleur
W. &. Rhea
Lehigh
Okleanian
Aliquippa
OVEC
Dispatcher
Ashland
C. V. Harner
Island Creek
Lady Mignon
Atlas
Kanawha
Lelia C. Shearer
W. C. White
Ogram
Helen
Birth Announcement at Holzer Hospital in Wellston
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. House of Wellston Route 2. Hospital notes list births, admissions including Mrs Bessie Sherritt of Gallipolis and several other patients by town, with a discharge group and a note that blood used Wednesday amounts to pints.
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Paul J. House
Wellston
Bessie Sherritt
Gallipolis
Erskine A. Owens
Asthanda
Hubert W. Gibbs
Hartford
Jackson A. Parks
Point Pleasant
James Burton
Bonnie Faye McCollum
Hamden
Ivan D. Mulford
Cheshire
Nelson A. Park
Dayton H. Spencer
Samuel L. Lautten
James H. Criher
Crown City
Curtis E. Tavier
Willowood
Theodore R. Yates
Jackson
Mortis L. Webster
Jasper M. Lowe
Radcliff
Perry F. Cardwell
Peggy Sue Barcus
Clarence S. Donahue
E. Ridgeway
Oak Hill
Carl H. Davis
Okey J. Howard, Sr
New Haven
Raleigh B. Sayre
Gather Zirkle
John W. Unroe
Dwight L. Miller
Harley P. McCumber
David J. Bumgardner
Walter Harmon
Chester W. Lee
Clarence Rollins
Danny T. Miller
Jesse A. Spencer
Bud Price
Wilson C. Bond
J. Alfred Burton
Joe Igieheart
Alvin L. Corbin
James Winitee
Darrell Young
Friday Fare Skillet-Fried Paties With Salmon Cream Sauce
A Friday fare features skillet fried paties made from canned salmon finished with a cream sauce. Garnished with nard cooked egg slices and minced parsley or chives for flavor.
Notice to Bidders for Tractor and Equipment in Albany
The Board of Trustees of Lee Township Albany Ohio will open bids June 19 1959 at 7 30 pm in the Township Building for a Case 310B tractor or equal with heavy front end tires weights power steering PTO sprayer blade loader mower and side mounted mower. Trade in includes a Case VAI tractor with loader and side mower. Board may reject any or all bids. Edna Whitergan Clerk.
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Board of Trustees
Lee Township
Albany
Ohio
Edna Whitergan
Two Women Injured in Gallia County Car Crash
A collision on Starcher Hambrick Road near Route 35 injured two women, both lightly. Peggy Pitchford 16 and Ruth Gillespie 49 drove north and south on a blind curve, left fronts collided, both cars sustained moderate damage. Gillespie occupants Mrs Call 39 and Mrs Meeks 43 had bruises but were not treated. No charges filed.
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Gallipolis
Starcher-Hambrick
Peggy L. Pitchford
Ruth E. Gillespie
Bernadine Call
Garnet Meeks
Bidwell
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Kent
Annapolis
Susan Graham
Bloomington
U. S. Naval Academy
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Clarence
N. Y
C. L. Melson
James L. Abrahamson
U.S. Military Academy
Pete Dawkins
West Point
Abrahamson
Aurora, Ill
Dawkins
Royal Oak
Mich
Mack Williams
Wilbur Williams
J. J. McGuire
Jessie Mae Bills
Mimans
A.m
Bonnie D
Theresa Seley
Salvay
Semet
Neville
Stevenson
Ravenswood
Ernestine
Triple Power
Western
Steel City
Holzer Hospital
Gillespie
Gallia
Sid Vance
Stanley Cox
Vinton
Carroll Williams
Athens Messenger
Maidenform
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