Rotary speaker urges soil conservation and economy link
Gallipolis dairy and agriculture officials attended as Claude I. Hummell of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland spoke on soil conservation’s role in non farming activity and overall economy. Pearl Fogle accompanied him. Hummell outlined four economic benefits of conservation and its relation to national welfare. Dan Beachout won the Gil Dodds trophy for the mile run, for the third straight year, with the trophy now on display. A regional council meeting is set for June 18 at the Farmers Hotel with a dinner, and next week the Rotary dinner will be held with the Rogers Bros. Circus in Gallipolis under Rotary sponsorship.
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Gallipolis
Claude I. Hummell
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Rotary Club
Hummell
Pearl Fogle
Lancaster
Truman Morris
Gil Dodds
Dan Beachout
SEC
Farmers Hotel
Rogers Bros. Circus
Chamber OKs funds for regional promotion drive
Gallipolis chamber of commerce directors authorize up to 425 dollars for regional promotional work with 200 dollars earmarked for the Southeast Ohio Regional Council. A similar amount funds a Central Ohio Valley Council brochure. Twenty five dollars covers signs for a vehicle to transport Key Club members to the California convention.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Central Ohio Valley Council
California
River traffic and gauge readings from Tuesday
River stage readings across locks and gauges show falling or steady levels in the district at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with several vessels in movement on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers, including up and down river advances and several lock operations.
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Gallipolis
Winfield
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Lin Smith
Bruce
Stevenson
Seniet
Jones
Ernestine
Patriot
Lucas
Solvay
Seneca
Dorrance
Francis
Kanawha
London
Virginia
J. Zubik
Boggs
Criss
Wonder Salve and Soap Offer Skin Relief at Home
Advertising copy claims Wonder Salve and Wonder Medicated Soap cure eczema irritation infections athlete’s foot and other skin troubles from head to toe. The products are described as antiseptic greaseless safe for children and money back guaranteed with easy purchase at local drug stores.
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Gallader
Athens
Ruggist
Lineman Struck by 6900 Volt Line Falls 30 Feet
James Wallace 25 of Kananga a lineman for Key Stone Construction Co was exposed to 6900 volts while on a pole about 30 feet high near Ripley Jackson County West Virginia Tuesday afternoon He fell striking telephone wires on the way down and was admitted to Holzer Hospital with burns to his left arm and lower right leg Wallace said a backfeed into the transformer caused the charge He walked into the hospital unassisted.
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Gallipolis
James Wallace
Kananga
Keystone Construction Co
Holzer Hospital
Wallace
Ripley
Jackson County
West Virginia
Polio Vaccine Hopes Rise Yet Still Unproven
Dr Edwin P Jordan summarizes progress in polio research noting a vaccine showing promise but not yet ready for broad use. He explains multiple virus strains, the need for immunity without disease, and the delay before wide testing after the 1954 season. Gamma globulin offers temporary protection in high incidence areas though is limited in supply.
Woman's Society Meeting Amid School Building Use
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the school building. A township road widening project serves as a detour during Guyan bridge repairs. Rep. L. R. Poole preached his final sermon at the local Methodist Church. Other notes include visits by Grace Loudon to Akron relatives and a new monument placed at Mrs R. H. Pul lines grave in Sand Hill Cemetery. Previously reported visits and staff changes complete this brief community roundup.
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Long Bottom
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Guyan
L. R. Poole
Methodist Church
Grace Loudon
Akron
R. H. Pullines
Sand Hill
Margaret McCullough
Virgie Oliver
Cleveland
Sweden's 1638 Papendl Settlement on Delaware River
The note records Sweden as a key player in early U S settlement, citing the 1638 founding of Papendl on the Delaware River. It highlights Swedish involvement shaping colonial geography and frontiers in North America.
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Sweden
The
United States
Papendl
Delaware River
Cars Crash Head On Near Friendly Ridge Road
An afternoon head on collision on Friendly Ridge Road about 1.5 miles south of Route 218 junction damaged two cars but caused no injuries. State Police investigated. Drivers were Harry Flinner Jr. 22 of Culloden West Virginia and Herman G. Brucker 53 of Bladen Route 1.
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Friendly Ridge
Headon
State Highway Patrol
Harry Flinner, Jr
Culloden
W. Va
Herman G. Brucker
Bladen
Non-Support Charged Gallipolis Man Faces Grand Jury
Harry Liggins of Huntington was returned to Gallipolis Tuesday to face non support charges involving minor children. He will be bound over to the grand jury, Sheriff George Ehman said last night.
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Gallipolis
Harry Liggins
Huntington
George Ehman
Hospital Births and Admissions Listed for Several Ohio Families
Holzer Hospital notes show multiple births and admissions across Ohio. Daughters for the Spry family of Jackson. a son for the Eplings of Jackson. Names of patients include Swyers Athens medical, Fultz Flatwoods medical, Van Ness Vinton surgical, Burns Oak Hill medical, McMahan Gallipolis medical, Baker Gallipolis medical, Roach Letart medical, Ferguson Pliny surgical, Hill Jackson surgical, Glassburn Gall Harry Garnes Pomeroy medical, Deibert Garnes Sturgeon Columbus medical, Howell Gallipolis medical, Bratton Middleport medical, Ehman Gallipolis medical, Corvin Wellston medical, Collier Porter medical, Ward Wellston medical, Shiffley Ewington medical, Blackwood Rutland surgical.
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Michael Swyers
Athens
Dorsa Fultz
Flatwoods
Robert van Ness
Vinton
Surgical
Albert Burns
Oak Hill
A McMahan
Gallipolis
Charlies L. Baker
Ada Roach
Letart
Arnold Ray Ferguson
Pliny
W. Va
Walter Hill
Jackson
Owen Bratton
Middleport
Albert Ehman
Robert Corvin
Wellston
Leroy Collier
Porter
Florence Ward
William Shiffley
Ewington
Donald Blackwood
Rutland
Local names cited in community notice
Miss Eileen Morris of Ironton and Mrs Mary Trace of Wellston join families including Mrs Ronnie Hall Mrs Oliver Pekkala Mrs Martie Slone and infant Sandra Thomas along with Marshall McClaskey Mrs Sam Oney Mrs Albert Wood and Mrs Corwin K Smith in the readout of a reader notice listing residents and relatives.
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Eileen Morris
Ironton
Mary Trace
Wellston
Ronnie Hall
Oliver Pekkala
Martie Slone
Sandra Thomas
Marshall McClaskey
Sam Oney
Albert Wood
Corwin K. Smith
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