Gallia Residents Seek to Restore NY Central Trains 2 and 3
Residents along the New York Central corridor petition the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to restore passenger trains Nos. 2 and 3 between Columbus and the Ohio West Virginia line. The group cites service needs for milk, mail, newspapers, and medical supplies, noting alleged noncompliance with Session Order No. 169 from 1942.
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Gallipolis
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
New York Central Railroad
The
Utilities Commission
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio-West Virginia State Line
New York Central
Thurston
Freeman
Junction City
New Lexington
Corning
Glouster
Jacksonville
Chauncey
Athens
Carpenter
Dexter
Rutland
Albany
Hobson
New York Central Railroad Co
PUS
Do Your Soul Good by Sibley in Our House muse
A Gallia County columnist praises reprinting Sibley’s The French Five Hundred noting its rooted locale and beloved authorship. The piece extols the Our House museum effort and reflects on Gallipolis life, civic pride, and simple joys amid world upheaval.
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Gallia County
Sibley
O. O. McIntyre
William G. Sibley
Charles E Holzer
Gallipolis
Morley
Oxford
Park
Ohio Bend
Court St
Empire
Courthouse
Lawyers’ Row
Horseshoe Circle
Milk Group Reaches Peak During May in Gallia County
Organized in 1941 the Hunting ton Interstate Milk Producers Association of Gallipolis Ohio grew from 47 to 413 members as of May 31 1948. The cooperative serves seven Ohio counties three West Virginia counties and four Kentucky counties shipping milk to plants in Point Pleasant Huntington Ashland Catlettsburg and Gallipolis.
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Huntington Interstate Milk Producers Association
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
West Virginia
Kentucky
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Ashland
Cattletsburg
Portsmouth
Athens
Marietta
H. H. Delaney
Violet Delaney
Howell Hosts Sister and Nephew in Mansfield Visit
Mrs. Mary Jean Walker and her son Jimmie, age 9, returned to Mansfield after a week with Judge and Mrs. John W. Howell in Gallipolis. Walker works for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Louisville, while Mrs. Walker was visiting.
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Gallipolis
Mary Jean Walker
Jimmie
Mansfield
John W. Howell
Mr. Walker
Louisville
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mrs. Walker
River Traffic Reports From Gallipolis and Kanawha River Areas
River traffic listings show multiple boats in the Huntington district with statuses up or down and times, plus gauge readings at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha Falls. Vessels include Surveyor down at 10:00 a.m., Helen B up at 12:15 p.m., Titan down at 12:50 p.m., and more with times and destinations such as Marmet and London. Water levels show upper lock at 17.8 feet, lower at 15.5 feet, rollers 18 feet, and Kanawha Falls at 3.11 feet and falling.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Surveyor
Montgomery
Helen B
Robert T
Titan
Progress
Cook
Leila
Hurley
Shearer
Brandt
Bruce
Solvay
Semet
Arden
Kanawha
Verity
London
Sullivan
Marmet
Craig
Kanawha Falls
Gallia County Land Transfers Listing in Beulah Eskew and Others
Gallia County records show transfers including Beulah Eskew to Hobert L and Nova Eskew for 132 acres in Addison township. M C and Anna C Myers to Virgie Hixson for Lot C Beall subdivision and other parcels including seven lots in Ewington and Bidwell transfers among the Hammond family and others, with several properties in Addison Greenfield and Huntington townships.
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Gallipolis
Beulah Eskew
Hobert L
Nova Eskew
Addison Township
M. C
Anna C. Myers
Virgie Hixson
Beall
Hobart Ray
Mary E. Shoemaker
Maurice W. Grover
Mary E. Grover
E. E
Bertha Myers
Bidwell
Jeptha Hammond
Rose E. Hammond
Ewington
Rose Hammond
Ray
Ben
Iva
G. B. Hammond
Ben Hammond
Huntington Township
William J. Rowe
Robert S
Peggy Louise Wood
Lakewood
Pearl Long
Arthur B. Canterbury
Albert R
Magna
Greenfield Township
Common Pleas Court Postpones Session
The common pleas court in Gallipolis postpones the regular Tuesday session to Friday due to immigration officials holding a Friday hearing requiring Judge Collier. The two sessions will be combined into one Friday session.
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Common Pleas Court
Gallipolis
Collier
Marriages Licenses Issued In Gallipolis Probate Court
Gallipolis probate court issued marriage licenses to numerous couples. Names include Hanley L. Gardner and Bernice Mae Clark. James H. Craft and Laura Jean Baker. Ralph E. Foster Jr. and Kathleen T. O’Neil. Jack Chance and Ruby Walcutt. William DeWitt and Marjorie Shaver. George J. Hoffman and Mary Bess Kent. Wilfred C. Kyle and Wonga W. Kent.
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Gallipolis
Hanley L. Gardner
Beulahville
Farmer
Bernice Mae Clark
Patriot
James H. Craft
Laura Jean Baker
Ralph E. Foster, Jr
Kathleen T. O'Neil
Jack Chance
Parkersburg
Ruby Walcutt
William DeWitt
Gallia
Marjorie Shaver
George J. Hoffman
Mary Bess Kent
Wilfred C. Kyle
Rock Creek
Double wedding planned for Kent sisters in Gallipolis
Mary Bess Kent will wed George J. Hoffman and Wonga W. Kent will wed Wilfred C. Kyle on Sunday at the Kent home lawn at 2 30. The couples plan a double honeymoon and move to Portland Oregon early next year where they will work in farm equipment.
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Gallipolis
Mary Bess Kent
George J. Hoffman
Wonga W. Kent
Wilfred C. Kyle
Harry Claybourne Kent
Kent
Route 60
Kerr
Portland
Ore
Hoffman
Tom Agee
Wonga
AAA
Mary Bess
Office
Price Administration
Hobart Stitt Charged After Route 7 Shooting
Hobart Stitt of Middleport faces two charges after a Saturday night shooting near Gallipolis. He shot himself and two others with one bullet and is to be arraigned Tuesday. The incident began when Constable Johnson tried to break up a fight. Stitt grabbed the officer's gun before the shooting.
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Gallipolis
Hobart Stitt
Middleport
Route 7
Stitt
William H. Jones
Homer Johnson
James Neal
Northup
Constable Johnson
Melvin Taylor
Holzer Hospital
Neal
Taylor
Racine Driver Fined $100 for Excessive Speeding
William Carna han of Racine Route 1 was fined 100 and costs after a State Patrol charge of excessive speeding. Driving rights suspended six months. Incident allegedly occurred on Kanauga Sunday with Berm entry and a parked car damage. Patrol held two traffic checks on Route 124 and Route 7 with multiple warnings.
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Gallipolis
William Carnahan
Racine
William H. Jones
Carnahan
Kanauga
Berm
Carlos K. Smith
James Craft Services Held
Funeral services were held Tuesday for James David Craft 87 at the Ohio Chapel Methodist Church in Gallipolis. Rev. David Bates officiated with Rev. W Z Coffey assisting. Burial followed in Crown City cemetery. Survived by son Hobart and daughters Mrs W L Cornell Mrs Clyde Neal and Mrs Jarvis Brumfield all of Gallipolis a brother George Craft and sister Mrs Charles Rose Urbana.
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Gallipolis
James David Craft
Hobart
Eureka
Ohio Chapel Methodist Church
David Bates
W. Z. Coffey
Crown City
W. L. Cornell
Clyde Neal
Jarvis Brumfield
Morgan Township Land Claimed in Suit
E. W. Woodrum files a partition suit in common pleas court to confirm ownership of 43 acres in Morgan township and seek a two thirds share as surviving spouse of Rachel Woodrum. Twenty one heirs are named as defendants. Attorneys H. W. and W. P. Cherrington represent the plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
E. W. Woodrum
Common Pleas Court
Morgan Township
Rachel Woodrum
H. W
W. P. Cherrington
Woman Found Guilty In Theft Charge At Point Pleasant
Delores Wyant was found guilty in a local magistrate court of theft after a trial on Monday. She was ordered to execute a bond to keep the peace for one year following allegations that she threatened Velma Neal with bodily harm.
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Point Pleasant
Delores Wyant
Velma Neal
Notre Dame for Three Day Old Boy Born in Gallipolis
John Griffen, 84 Vine Street, welcomed a son born at Holzer Hospital at 10 18 Sunday night. Ter rence Patrick weighs 10 pounds 1 ounce. The Griffens also have two other sons, John Thomas 3 and William Russell 2. Father works for G and J Auto Supply Co.
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Gallipolis
John Griffen
Vine St
Holzer Hospital
Notre Dame
Youths Attend Jackson Mill i-H Sessions
Youths from West Columbia Hogsett Letart Route 1 Point Pleasant Route 2 attend the Older 4-H Club Members Conference at Jackson's Mill opening Monday and running to June 28. Four Mason County delegates are chosen yearly with scholarships. participants must be 16 plus two years of club work and have 1948 charts filed. The program includes classes assembly lectures and recreational activities with music by 4-H Music Camp delegate Charles Osher.
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Point Pleasant
Bill Lewis
West Columbia
Bill McCoy
Hogsett
Evelyn Blessing
Letart
Sally Lou Darst
Jackson's Mill
Mason County
Charles Osher
Osher
Miller Released In Support Settlement At Point Pleasant
Orvie Lonzo Miller of Sissonsville appeared before Prosecuting Attorney William H. Bardin after being indicted for non support of a child. He made a settlement satisfactory to the child's mother and was released. Miller works on a project in Morgantown and was located by Deputy Sheriff Toral Morrison with Monongalia County officers assisting.
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Point Pleasant
Orvie Lonzo Miller
Sissonsville
William H. Bardin
Miller
Morgantown
Toral Morrison
Monongalia County
Two Youths Held In Car Theft Case
Logan resident Leo Dempsy and Lesage resident Franklin Beckett were captured by Barboursville state police and turned over to Mason County deputies. They allegedly stole a 1933 model car from Lance Spurlock, then fled to Charleston and burglarized a filling station, taking a revolver. Beckett injured himself with the gun on the return trip, revealing their link to the car theft.
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Point Pleasant
Dale Leo Dempsy
Logan
Franklin Harold Beckett
Lesage
Barboursville
State Police
Huntington
D. G. Wilfong
T. L. Morrison
Mason County
Lance Spurlock
Glenwood
Morrison
Charleston
Wilfong
Kanawha County
Beckett
Guthrie Hospital
Investigation Continues Into Attack On Home In Hannan District
Sheriff Ern est Hesson and State Patrolman R C Dilley kept probing the Friday night intrusion at Sam Curtis’s home in Hannan District. Curtis had a warrant for a man and his wife, but officers say the elderly homeowner may have misidentified the intruders who broke windows and caused damage.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Hesson
R. C. Dilley
Sam Curtis
Hannan
Curtis
Driver Posts Bond In Death of Boy
Leonard Hess Jr of Pomeroy waived a hearing and posted bond for circuit court in connection with the death of eight year old Denver Dale Johnson of Clifton. The boy was said to have walked into the truck’s path and was killed under a rear wheel.
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Point Pleasant
Leonard Hess, Jr
Pomeroy
Denver Dale Johnson
Clifton
Hess
Point Pleasant Postmaster Advances to Second Vice President
At a state postmasters meeting in Charleston, O K Burdette the Point Pleasant postmaster was advanced from fourth to second vice president moving him toward the presidency in two years Glenn A Fowler of Harrisville was elected president and Julius Singleton of Charleston first vice president
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Point Pleasant
Charleston
O. K. Burdette
Glenn A. Fowler
Harrisville
Julius Singleton
Lee Electric Picnic At P. E. Roush Farm
Lee Electric Company held a Sunday picnic at the P. E. Roush farm in Upper Flats. Manager Walden F. Roush joined employees for games and swimming near Mason County’s early farm pond project.
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Lee Electric Company
Point Pleasant
Lee Electric Co
P. E. Roush
Upper Flats
Walden F. Roush
Mason County
Deweese Seeks First Tomato of the Season
Vernon Deweese of 2315 Mt. Vernon Ave reports picking a tomato Sunday and wonders if it is the first ripe in the area. The DeWeeses recently moved into their home with a 50 foot square rear garden.
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Deweese
Point Pleasant
Vernon Deweese
Mt. Vernon Ave
Pleasant social notices from Pt Pleasant weekly
Mrs Max Dye and Betsy returned to Belle after two weeks with her mother Mrs Paul Gy gax on Main St. A son Mike remained to spend another week with grandmother. Van Rawn and son Van visited on Father's Day with O K Bur dette on Viand St. Jason T Weissenburger and wife returned from a two week business trip to New York City. C F Frey and Tommy of Canal Zone expected to arrive this weekend after visiting New York City en route. Frey has worked for the government in Canal Zone. Okey Edwards of Raymond Wash guests today of S A Simmons. Their son R L Simmons of Charleston spends a few days with them. James Dunlavy and Monty of Milton spent Sunday with Flora Myers of Main St.
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Max Dye
Betsy
Belle
Paul Gygax
Main St
Mike
van Rawn
Van
O. K. Burdette
Viand St
Jason T. Weissenburger
New York
Charleston
James Dunlavy
Monty
Milton
Flora Myers
Hospital Admissions and Births at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital notes for Gallia county list admissions including Mrs. William Biddle and Delbert Russell in Jackson and Oak Hill, with multiple patients from Gallipolis and surrounding towns. Births reported: a son to Mrs. Jack Griffen of Gallipolis and a son to Mrs. George Kershaw Jr. of Point Pleasant. Discharges include several residents and patients from area communities.
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Gallipolis
William Biddle
Jackson
Delbert Russell
Oak Hill
Hobart Stitt
Middleport
James F. Neal
Northup
Melvin Taylor
H. G. Gillingham
Cecil Corbin
Ellen Biddle
Athens
Minnie Jacobs
F. R. Carsey
Mason
W. Va
Lawrence Mehl
John Mohr
Gallipolis Ferry
C. C. Sell
Lowell Swisher
J. A. Danner
Bob Stewart
Kermit Evans
Ralph Walker
Hubert Gambill
Harlan Jeffers
A. J. Jolly
Madge Alexander
Pearl Gilkey
Virginia Simpson
Andrew Fallon
Rollo Vance
W. E. Harding
Point Clinic Notes Report Local Patients and Births
The Point Clinic lists patients Mrs Ralph Statts and Henry Yester of Gallipolis Ferry. It notes discharges: Mrs K F Ridenour Letart, Mrs William Smith Gallipolis Ferry, and Mrs George Edgar Miller Point Pleasant. Births: James Roy 10½ pounds to James Harlow Letart Route 2 and Earl Franklin nine pounds to Harry Neville Point Pleasant Route 2.
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Point Pleasant
Ralph Statts
Henry Yester
Gallipolis Ferry
Point Clinic
K. F. Ridenour
Letart
William Smith
George Edgar Miller
James Roy
James Harlow
Earl Franklin
Harry Neville
Waterfowl Preserves Created in Louisiana Salt Marshes
The U S Biological Survey established two migratory waterfowl preserves in Louisiana's salt marshes covering 159 300 acres to safeguard the birds and their habitat.
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U. S. Biological Survey
Louisiana
Oldest Coin Sighted: Bactrian Piece From 235 B C
A Bactrian coin dated to 235 B C is described as the oldest extant specimen. The token was hammered from a crude copper-nickel alloy of Chinese origin, indicating cross regional metalworking in ancient times.
Cincinnati Market Report on Grades and Receipts
Cincinnati issues a market note listing consumer grades U S A and B plus wholesale grades extras and government graded items with sizes 46 to 58 and 54 to 54 percent. Current receipts are reported at 37 to 42.
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Cincinnati
U.S. A
U.S
Intoxication Plea Leads to 20 Day Sentences
Mayes and Davis pleaded guilty to intoxication before a local magistrate on Monday. They received 20 day terms and fines of 10 dollars each.
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Point Pleasant
Ott Mayes
John Davis
Estimated 2000 view Ford car at Roush’s showroom
About two thousand people visited Roush's Motor Sales Co on Sixth Street last Friday to inspect the new Ford model displayed in the showroom.
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Farm Bureau
Point Pleasant
Roush’s Motor Sales Co
Sixth Street
New York Central Files To Abandon Passenger Trains In Ohio
The New York Central Railroad Company petitions the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to abandon passenger trains Nos 2 and 3 operating between Columbus Ohio and the Ohio West Virginia line near Point Pleasant West Virginia and intermediate points. The commission schedules a public hearing for July 20 1948 at 10 A M in Columbus Ohio.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
New York Central Railroad Company
Columbus
Franklin County
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Mason County
West Virginia
Commission
Ohio Departments
South Front Street
Robert R. Pierce
Poultry and Butter Prices In Cincinnati Report
Cincinnati wholesale price report lists poultry categories with weights and price ranges for fowls roosters heavy fryers and broilers along with Leghorn and light birds. Butter prices show prints and butterfat premiums and potatoes priced from 2.00 to 5.50 per unit.
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Cincinnati
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