Weekend wrecks prompt state patrol probe in Meigs and Gallia
Three traffic crashes were investigated across Meigs and Gallia counties. Ruth Rudell Bryant, 18, of Long Bottom, was admitted with a cerebral concussion after a 4 p.m. crash on Locust Grove Road. her car overturned after leaving the road. At 11 a.m. in Meigs County Omar Hess backed into Oscar Smith, causing minor property damage with no injuries. In Gallia County near Route 160, Charles McCathern followed too close to Vinson Russell’s slowed car and was cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Rudell Bryant
Long Bottom
Holzer Hospital
Meigs County
Omar D. Hess
Chester Star
Oscar T. Smith
Pomeroy
Gallia County
Porter
Noble E. Russell
Vinton
Charles McCathern
McArthur
Russell
McCathern
Three Minor Accidents Listed by City Police
Gallipolis police reported three minor accidents on Saturday with no arrests. Charles M. Riggs backed into Virginia James at the city park, causing minor damage. Harold A. Sayre’s tractor fender was damaged at Mills Transfer by James D. Call. Clark Hager backed into Thelma Boswell’s car near the golf links, causing damage to the Boswell vehicle.
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Gallipolis
Charles M. Riggs
Columbus
Virginia James
James
Riggs
Harold A. Sayre
Mills Transfer
Sycamore St
James D. Call
Ohio Ave
Golf Links
Fourth Ave
Clark Hager
Links
Thelma Boswell
Boswell
Edith Mae Harrison Weds Johnnie A Jackson in Gallipolis
Miss Edith Mae Harrison and Johnnie A. Jackson married Sunday in Grace Methodist Church. Rev. Warren H. Wilson officiated. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harrison, and groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson, plan their home at 222 Third Ave. in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Edith Mae Harrison
Johnnie A. Jackson
Grace Methodist Church
Warren H. Wilson
Wayne Harrison
Mercerville
John Jackson
Patriot
Jack Quimby
Lakeside Conference
Howell fined in Gallia Municipal Court
Earl I Howell, 49, Bidwell, was fined 15 dollars plus costs by Judge William H Jones in Gallipolis Municipal Court on Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Earl I. Howell
Bidwell
William H. Jones
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Admissions Weekend
Birth announcements list a daughter for Cecil L. Siders of Gallipolis and sons for Everette Gibson and James Gooderham. Sunday adds Ronald Straight and Loren Coleman among births. Saturday and Sunday admit list includes numerous patients from Gallipolis and nearby towns with medical or surgical classifications and several discharges mixed with names.
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Cecil L. Siders
Gallipolis
James L. Walter
Everette Gibson
Rio Grande
James Gooderham
Crown City
Larry Glenn Marr
Northup
Medical
Loren Coleman
West Columbia
Freddie L. Moore
Cheshire
Gerald Pugh
Wellston
Surgical
Oscar D. Scholl
Pomeroy
Elza W. McClelland
Flemon O. Walter
James F. Jones
Vinton
Clark F. Thompson
Bidwell
Clyde V. Harvey
Radcliff
Charles J. Ohlinger
Ronny D. Bower
Ravenswood
L. F. Hackworth
Marietta
Annie Forney
Jackson
James L. Walters
Clarence Stewart
Ronald L. Straight
Oak Hill
Clevin Allen
Gerald Meeks
Gallipolis Ferry
Earl F. Graham
Carpenter
J. W. Call
Middleport
Hank Mullins
Ruth Bryant
Long Bottom
J. E. Williams
Ashland
Ronald Straight
Gallia County Vaccination Clinic Reaches 1875 Doses
Gallia County health nurses Naomi Rose and Pearl Hatfield administered 105 Salk polio vaccine shots at a Saturday free clinic in the courthouse basement. The total free Salk vaccinations in Gallia County since January now stands at 1875.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Naomi Rose
Pearl Hatfield
Legion Will Conduct Oiler Rites Tuesday
Vinton American Legion Post 161 will conduct military rites at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Vinton Baptist Church for World War I veteran Walter Oiler 60 who died suddenly Friday night. Rev Earl V Cremeens will officiate and burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at Vernon McCoy funeral home until the hour preceding services.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Callipolis Methodists Announce 178 Changes in Ohio Conference
The Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church reveals 178 pastoral changes from 655 pulpits. Rev. George R. Holcombe leaves Rio Grande Simpson Chapel for Ports mouth Manley. W. L. Nosier replaces him at Rio Grande from Lewistown Lakeview. Other moves affect several pastors and appointments across Gallia and nearby congregations. John Daniel Davis and Sidney Fadely receive assignments, with Duke Divinity School and local colleges noted among the moves. The article also mentions officers training days and a recent visit by Rev. Stanley J. Samartha to Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
George R. Holcombe
Rio Grande
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church
Lakeside
Hol
John Daniel Davis
Perry School
Vinton Methodist Church
Ewington
Wilkesville
Salem Center
Sidney Fadely
Southwestern High School
Waterloo
Tom Wilson
Vinton
North Carolina
Duke Divinity School
Durham
Ohio University
P. William Siple
McDermott
Hillsboro
John C. Wickeline
Portsmouth
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Anna House
Coalton
Trinity Church
Manchester
Simpson Chapel Methodist
Ronnie Brisker
Oak Hill
Dayton Seminary
New Methodist Seminary
Worthington
Brisker
Korea
George Sidwell
Sidwells
Simpson Chapel
Holcombes
Weekend Accidents Send Five to Holzer Hospital
Five people were admitted to Holzer Hospital from weekend incidents. Annie Forney, 82, suffered a broken right hip in a Friday fall at home. Elza McClelland, 59, fell from a roof and injured his back. Larry Marr, 5, lost the first finger of his right hand in a home accident with a jointer wood plane. Gerald Pugh, 30, was a mobile passenger in a Route 327 crash with possible back and internal injuries. John Miller, 35, sustained a fractured jaw and facial lacerations after being struck by a car on Route 75.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Annie Forney
McKetterick St
Jackson
Elza W. McClelland
Larry Glenn Marr
Glenn Marr
Northup
Gerald Pugh
Wellston
John H. Miller
Miller
Notter Rites Set Tuesday
Funeral services for Sylvester F. Notter 80 a Gallia County native who died Friday in a Huntington hospital will be conducted at 2 p m Tuesday at the Kincaid funeral home by Rev Ted Riffle. He will be buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington. Notter retired from the Huntington police department in 1945 after almost 24 years service. Members of the police department will act as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Gallipolis
Sylvester F. Notter
Gallia County
Huntington
Kincaid Funeral
Ted Riffle
Spring Hill
Notter
Huntington Police Department
Police Department
Four Gallia Countians Graduate at Ohio University
Four Gallia County students were among 843 graduates at Ohio University commencement on Sunday. Galen R. Mulford of Cheshire earned a BSEd along with Glenn J. Niday of Gallipolis, Paul E. Rees of Gallipolis, and Jason H. Sheppard Jr. of Gallipolis who earned a BSC.
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Gallia County
Ohio University
Galen R. Mulford
Cheshire
Bsed
Glenn J. Niday
Gallipolis
Paul E. Rees
Jason H. Sheppard, Jr
BSC
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Status Across Ohio River
River gauges show Gallipolis 18.1 and 10.1 feet with 4% feet of rollers. Kanawha Falls 1.66 falling. Ohio dams from Pittsburgh to Dam 35 are up. Various boats on Ohio and Kanawha rivers report loads and times, with several vessels down or up at multiple locks and upriver points.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Louisiana
Aston Zephyr
Gona
R. H. Bosworth
Cornell
Salvati
C. F. Hood
Jerry Bosworth
Beckford
Aztec
Lelia Shearer
Delta Queen
Invader
David Moran
Solvay
Northern
OVEC
Pennsylvania
Sheriff Arrests 4 on Weekend in Gallia County
Gallia County sheriff's department arrested four people over the weekend including two drunken drivers. Denver H. Jones 30 Gallipolis Ferry and Rodman Lew Forbis 40 Mason faced DUI charges. Thomas Jones 56 Parkersburg and his wife Grace 62 were jailed on intoxication and related counts.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Auto Fire Damages Car In Gallipolis Suburb
Volunteer firemen from Gallipolis responded to an automobile fire in front of a residence at 731 Fourth Ave. The car owned by Mrs. Beatrice Stephenson was driven by Freddie Stephenson who spilled gasoline while draining water from the carburetor. sand doused the flames and kept damage to a minimum. Two pumpers and 12 men took part in the response.
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Gallipolis
Fourth Ave
Beatrice Stephenson
Freddie
Freshman dropout rate cited by U.S. Education Office
The U.S. Office of Education reports that about one in four students who enter college drop out before completing their freshman year.
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U.S Office of Education
Scout Troop 204 Enjoys Weekend Campout And Fishing Trip
Scoutmaster Gaylord Woomer leads 12 Boy Scouts of Troop 204 on a weekend campout at Shrine camp on Bulaville Road. They hike, fish, cook outdoors, sleep on lodge porch, and take a Sunday boat ride on the Ohio River aboard the Susan A with John McKean and leaders.
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Gallipolis
Gaylord Woomer
Boy Scouts
Troop 204
John McKean
Shrine
Bulaville Road
Ohio River
Johnny Foster
Teddy Trotter
Jim Beard
Ramon Bumgardner
Stephen Carter
James Magnussen
Charles McKean
Dan Boyer
Eugene McDaniel
Larry Dickey
Richard Steinbeck
Mike Fisher
Steven Snedaker
New Healing Substance Shrinks Hemorrhoids Says Science
In New York an astonishing substance called Bio-Dyne, from a world famous research institute, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Available as Preparation H suppositories or ointment with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
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