Storm damages Gallia County area including home loss
A Sunday storm in Gallia County brought strong winds lightning and heavy rain. Lawrence Vaughn’s two story frame house on Bulaville Road was destroyed by a fire sparked by a lightning strike hitting an outbuilding. water shortages hampered firefighting as damage extended to nearby trees and roads near Gage.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lawrence Vaughn
Bulaville
Gage
State Highway Patrol
Highway Maintenance Department
Divorce Actions Filed in Common Pleas Court
Two actions for divorce filed in Gallipolis Common Pleas Court. Hattie Phillips seeks a divorce from Fred Phillips alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Ray Lemley seeks a divorce from Alice V Lemley alleging gross neglect of duty.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Hattie Phillips
Fred Phillips
Ray Lemley
Alice V. Lemley
Four Crashes Investigated By Patrol
State Highway Patrol investigated four accidents Saturday and Sunday in Gallia County. Three were head on collisions on curves. Drivers included Jack H. Stafford Jr. 19 Dexter fined five dollars and costs for failing to signal. Douglas Johnson 48 Racine driving with Johnsons car in Wilkesville. and other collisions involving Wilbur Whitt 55 Gallipolis Route 1 Frank Mayse 36 Columbus Helen Matheney 27 Langsville Wendell Grate 17 Vinton Jerry Foster 16 Oak Hill Georgia Richie 22 Patriot Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Jack H. Stafford, Jr
Dexter
Douglas Johnson
Racine
Patton
Wilkesville
Main St
Stafford
Wilbur H. Whitt
Frank Mayse
Columbus
Danville
Helen Matheney
Langsville
Wendell
River Traffic Eventful Sunday On Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Gauge readings at main locks show varying depths and a busy schedule of boat movements on Sunday June 21. Vessels Reliance Criss Jr Ogram Creditor Don Keystone Sohio Central Pennsylvan ia and others moved up and down the Ohio River with several locks noted and Kanawha River Winfield Cherokee activity recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Winfield
Sill
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Reliance
Montgomery
Criss Jr
Diesel
Ogram
Creditor
Don
Keystone
Criss
Castle
Price
Sohio State
Central
Jones
Pennsylvania
Seneca
Solvay
Wood
Lucas
Ernestine
Pittsburger
Martin
Dixieland
Invader
Workman
Indiana
Kanawha
Cherokee
Marriage Licenses Reported for Six Couples
Elmer Stapleton 18 of Huntington laborer wed Virginia Phillips 17 of Bladen. Edward J. Miller 27 of Huntington deck hand married Pauline Marrone 32 of Cheshire. Lester King 24 of Blackfork truck driver wed Dorothy Kiser 19 of Gallia. Robert W. Shockley 21 of Dayton USAF wed Ingred Fisher 19 of Bladen telephone operator. Leo D. Mace 25 of Mineral Glazer wed Jane Haines 17 of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Stapleton
Huntington
Virginia Phillips
Bladen
Edward J. Miller
Pauline Virginia Marrone
Cheshire
Lester King
Blackfork
Dorothy Jean Kiser
Gallia
Robert W. Shockley
Dayton
USAF
Ingred Lee Fisher
Leo D. Mace
Mineral, Glazer
Jane Marie Haines
Gallipolis
Resignation of West Virginia School Journal Editor
Clara Lytle of Parkersburg has resigned as managing editor of the West Virginia School Journal effective July 1 due to illness in her immediate family. She joined as assistant editor in 1937 and became editor in 1947, lifting the journal’s circulation from 12 000 to 16 800.
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Point Pleasant
Clara Lytle
Parkersburg
West Virginia School Journal
Miss Lytle
School Journal
West Virginia Education Association
Gallia County Land Transfers Summary
Gallia County transfers list several property deeds. Stanley Waugh and Anna transfer an Kanauza lot to H B Ecker and Carl Myers. John Campbell and Belva transfer 36 acres in Ohio Township to Hazel Simms. Austin Hill and Frances to Arthur Hill with Gallipolis lots. Frances Stover and Lillia to David Roche and Florence Roche with Gallipolis lots. Lee Kendrick and Tishie to Thomas Green with 119 acres in Morgan and Springfield Townships. Hansher couple to Hysell with Addison Township lot. Mamyie Dillinger to Hansher couple with Green Township lot.
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John and
Belva Campbell
Hazel Simms
Ohio Township
Austin C
Frances Hill
Arthur C. Hill
Gallipolis
Frances E
Lillia Stover
David L
Florence V. Roche
Lee B
Tishie Kendrick
Thomas W
Opal Green
Morgan
Springfield
James
Jennie Hansher
Harry T
Gertrude E. Hysell
Addison
H. L
Holzer Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
The Holzer Hospital records show admissions for Max O Davis Middleport Paul Gwilliams Ironton H McGlothin Rush Ky Mrs Thomas Hughes Jackson Mrs Forrest Borden Gallipolis Robert Caldwell Gallipolis Mrs Morris Burnett Gallipolis Harry Stanley Henderson Jack Smith Kerr Mrs Leroy Durst Ripley W Va William Larkin Smith Point Pleasant John Varian Point Pleasant Mrs Edna Duncan Gallipolis James K Gaskins Point Pleasant Mrs Ray R Greenler Point Pleasant Discharged include Walter Hyre Violet Dunlaney William Wilson Mrs John Swick John McDaniel Mrs Florence Ward Gary Murray Mrs Frank Beam Harley George Warren Arthur Nancy Wall Stanley Waldie Mrs Charles Larkin and infant Mrs Donnie Hill and infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max O. Davis
Middleport
Paul Gwilliams
Ironton
H. McGlothin
Rush
Thomas Hughes
Jackson
Forrest Borden
Gallipolis
Robert Caldwell
Morris Burnett
Harry Stanley
Henderson
Surgical
Jack Smith
Kerr
Leroy Durst
Ripley
W. Va
William Larkin Smith
Point Pleasant
John Varian
Edna Duncan
James K. Gaskins
Ray R. Greenler
Walter Hyre
Violet Dulaney
William Wilson
John Swick
John McDaniel
Florence Ward
Gary Murray
Frank Beam
Harley George
Warren Arthur
Nancy Wall
Stanley Waldie
Charles Larkin
Donnie Hill
Laurel Run Visits And Family Weekends Across Cities
Residents from Lancaster Logan Columbus Grand Forks and Sandusky shared weekends and weeklong visits with relatives. Harold Sater and Pete Brandon hosted gatherings with the Todds Pattons Argles and Polly Ann. Rev Ray Finley and Alex Finley stayed with John Norris group traveled to Indiana. Pvt Chester Wood visited Camp Pickett Virginia and Ladonna Wolfe joined from Sandusky for three weeks.
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Laurel Run
Harold Sater
Lancaster
Pete Brandon
Logan
Arthur Todd
Charlies Patton
Paul Argle
Polly Ann
Columbus
Clara Anders
Charles Patton
Ray Finley
Alex Finley
Grand Forks
N. D
John Norris
Indiana
J. M. Kienk
Sandusky
V. R. Wolfe
Ladonna Wolfe
Kienk
Pvt
Chester Wood
Camp Pickett
Charles Wood
Lawrence Wolfe
Money recovery sought in Gallipolis court
Mayflower Insurance Co. has filed in Common Pleas Court to recover money from Carl Myers and Co for an accident in June 1951. The action names Myers and Co as defendants and seeks restitution through the court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Money Recovery
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Mayflower Insurance Co
Carl Myers and Co
Cars Collide on Kroger Lot in Gallipolis
Police said Charles M. McKinney of Gallipolis backed into Edna Childers of Point Pleasant on the Kroger parking lot on Third Avenue Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles M. McKinney
Edna Childers
Point Pleasant
Kroger
Third Ave
Three Drivers Lack Fines, Are Jailed
Six drivers were arrested by the State Highway Patrol over the weekend on speeding charges. Three were jailed for nonpayment of fines. Others faced fines and license suspensions, including two who were jailed for failure to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Morton Leslie Woodyard
Proctorville
Elmer Frank Harmon
Waterloo
William Kenneth Eblin
Robert Rogers
West Columbia
Ihortha Hearns
Detroit
Juliaetta Westfall
Bidwell
Charles L. Hoover
Massillon
Charles Jeffers
Athens
Russell
Middleport
William Llewellyn
New Marshfield
George Clench
Degree Team Plans June 29 Rehearsal in Coolville
COOLVILLE The Rebekah Lodge degree team under Mrs Nellie Creeger continues rehearsals with a June 29 session. Mrs Linda Shank leads the lodge and will mark the sixth anniversary of its establishment with a planned observance and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Rebekah Lodge
Nellie Creeger
Linda Shank
Noble Grand
Lodge of
West Virginia Dairy Show Set For Aug 17 20 At Jacksons Mill
The 12th annual West Virginia Dairy Show will run August 17 to 20 at the state 4 H camp Jacksons Mill. Events include 4 H dairy cattle judging, FFA and 4 H showmanship, breed judging for Holstein Guernsey Jersey Ayrshire and Brown Swiss, plus health talks coronation of a state 4 H king and queen of health and a tractor driving contest. Commercial exhibits will be open to the public. Robert Hurst of Parkersburg is president. I N Fetty of Clarksburg is secretary. G Heebink chairs the program committee.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
G. Heebink
West Virginia University
Guernsey
Jersey
Ayrshire
Robert Hurst
Parkersburg
I. N. Fetty
Clarksburg
Heebink
Farm women training meeting on family goals held Wednesday
A lesson leader's training meeting for farm women's clubs is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the county extension offices in the post office building. Mrs. Jeanne S. Carter, home demonstration agent, will conduct the session on family goals and responsibilities.
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Jeanne S. Carter
Legion Auxiliary Potluck Supper at Legion Hall
The American Legion Auxiliary holds a potluck supper today at 6 30 p m at the Legion Hall. Mrs Dallas Wilfong leads arrangements and after the meal Miss Barbara Peoples reports on Rhododendron Girls State attendance at Jackson's Mill. Peoples is a Point Pleasant High School student chosen by the local auxiliary.
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American Legion Auxiliary
the Legion Hall
Dallas Wilfong
Barbara Peoples
Jackson's Mill
Mason County Farm Women's Council Meeting Planned
The Mason County Farm Women's Council will meet Tuesday at 1 30 p m in the county extension offices. Mrs C B Thompson president will preside and members are to bring contributions of books for the farm women's book shelf at the Mason County Library.
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Mason County Farm Women's Council
C. B. Thompson
Farm Women’s
Mason County Library
Lambda Chi Omega Swim Party and Picnic Next Monday
The Lambda Chi Omega sorority hosts a swimming party and picnic at Shawnee Pool starting at 7 30 p m Monday. After the picnic a business meeting will be held with president Mrs C L Head presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chi Omega
Shawnee Pool
C. L. Head
Winsdor Court Bridge Club Hosts Friday Night
Mrs. Joseph Buffington of Windsor Court entertained her bridge club at home Friday evening. Mrs. Homer Lowe Jr held high score, Mrs. Bob Criss second high, and Mrs. Nelson Park low. Guests included Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Criss, Mrs. Park, Mrs. James McComb, Mrs. John Clay Hutchinson, Mrs. Clarence Daugherty, Mrs. William Burdette, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Buffington
Winsdor Court
Homer Lowe, Jr
Bob Criss
Nelson Park
Lowe
Criss
Park
James McComb
John Clay Hutchinson
Clarence Daugherty
William Burdette
Point Pleasant Man Graduates MIT Joins Cornell Lab
Robert Harper Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Harper Sr. of Arlington Massachusetts and formerly of Point Pleasant, has graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and now is affiliated with the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory in Buffalo New York.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Harper, Jr
R. P. Harper, Sr
Arlington, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc
Buffalo, N. Y
Social visit and local movements across Gallipolis and Point Pleasant
Mrs Louise Forrest visits relatives in Gallipolis as Pfc Joan Beaver departs for Jacksonville for airman training. Ellen Shadle returns home to Charleston after visiting grandparents in Point Pleasant. The community notes several local moves and gatherings in Leon and nearby towns including Berkshire family events and a pot luck at Belle with the Noffsinger and Buffington households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Forrest
Gallipolis
Jacksonville
Fla
Ellen Shadle
Walter Sommer
Twenty- Third Street
Charleston
J. H. Shadle
Billy King
Karen
Leon
A. W. Jiiden
Patty Buffington
Windsor Court
Nancy Sayre
Ashton
Ralph Noffsinger l
Belle
W. Va
Richard DeArmot
Ricky
Dixie
Clinton
Oklo
John Morgan
Jean and Jerry
James Morgan
Charles A. Bardette
Vonda Lee Barnette
Bellemeade EUB Church Men to Meet Tuesday
Point Pleasant news notes the Men's Brotherhood of the Bellemeade Evangelical United Brethren Church will gather Tuesday at 7 p m under the direction of Rev. Harry Eckels.
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Point Pleasant
Men's Brotherhood of the Bellemeade Evangelical United Brethren Church
P. m
Harry Eckels
Farm Thinking Survey on Five Problems for Farmers
U S Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson asks the three major farm groups led by the American Farm Bureau Federation to collect members views on five topics. The issues cover farm income stability production and market adjustments resource conservation capital needs and trade or aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
U. S
Ezra Benson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Funeral Rites Held For Miss Mina Carson
Funeral services were held Sunday at Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church for Mina Susan Carson 63 who died Thursday in Huntington. The Rev Harry Eckels officiated and interment was in Suncrest Cemetery where Greater Point Pleasant Council 63 Daughters of American conducted services. Pall bearers were Clyde McDermitt Hubert Chapman Lowell Eckard James Carson Oral Eads and D W Rothgeb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
the Heights
NEA Delegates Head to Miami Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Sommer drove Sunday from Point Pleasant to Miami Florida where Mrs Sommer will represent Mason County as the county delegate to the National Education Association convention held there June through July 3. Also accompanying are Mrs Lulu Jiiden and Hattie Jordan the Classroom Teacher's Association delegates. The Sommer couple plan an extended stay in Florida after the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Walter Sommer
Twenty- Third Street
Miami
Fla
Miller Sues Gallia County over Ambulance Collision
Claude Miller filed a damage suit in Common Pleas Court against the Gallia County Board of Commissioners seeking compensation for an ambulance crash in January 1952. The action marks a legal challenge to a local government entity over vehicle damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lewis Claude Miller
Gallia
Domestication of Rabbits by Romans
The ancient Romans are believed to have domesticated rabbits early in the present era, though tame rabbits did not exist previously.
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Clenn Ford
Ruth Ronan Nse
Rel “Oqing
Ide
Gerald Mohr
Lon Chaney
Sidney Salkow
Ayant Seense
John O'Dea
Teste
Edward Small
United Artists
Attraction Plus
Queen Elizabeth II
Stanley
Anna Waugh
H. B. Ecker
Carl Myers
Lot
Kanauza
Holzer Hospital
Laurel
Loretta Young
Jeff Chandler In
Irene Dunne
Dean Jagger
Carter Sisters
IOOF
Roger Hornsby
H. H. Parrish
Jack
Newton
Cincinnati
Clyde Parrish
Jack Parrish
Phyllis
Garrett H. Chalfant
Carthage
Troy High School
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Squire
Tom F. Cecil
Belpre
Cecil
Frost
Ireland
Centennial
Orville Bibee
Wilbur Dodd
Claire Linton
Linton
Council
Entertains Bridge Club
MIT
Brotherhood
Athins
Gable
Jack London
Jack Oakie
Conte
Fox Te Peemy
Clementine
Miss Mina Carson
NEA
Corette
Ain
Ron Pucker
Ames, Vine
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