Tips On Rose Slip Budding Heard By Vinton Garden Club Members
The Vinton Friendship Garden Club met at Mrs. Lowell McCar ley for a session on slip budding and softwood cuttings. E. C. Payne demonstrated a jar method for starting roses from slips while Maxwell Barnes led a verniculite cutting workshop with weekly fungus checks advised.
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Vinton Garden Club
Gallipolis
Vinton Friendship Garden Club
Lowell McCarley
E. C. Payne
Maxwell Barnes
Barnes
Blaine Poling
Civic Committee
Vinton Memorial Park
Ralph George
Harley Cloud
McCarley
Ellen Payne
Cheshire Garden Club
Everett Long
Ivan Grover
Jack Needs
Sparking Lamp Shines at Old Sturbridge Village
Linda Laughlin hosts at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts as a 100 year old sparking lamp draws attention. The tiny sperm oil lamp, linked to early 1800s romance, evokes memories of love lights among great great grandmothers.
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Linda Laughlin
Old Sturbridge Village
Mass
New England
Conservation Demonstrations Draw 150 at Merrill Carter Farm
A Tuesday field day at the 163 acre Merrill Carter farm in Walnut Township drew 150 visitors who toured in three tractor pulled wagon trips and watched 10 demonstrations. Highlights included tile drainage and a bottom land diversion ditch, plus timber management showing 20,000 feet of lumber from 15 acres.
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Gallipolis
Merrill Carter
Walnut
Walter Rose
Clyde Hazlett
Portsmouth
Carter
Bob Cobb
Paul Evans
Bill Smith
Russ Priddy
W. Joe Brown
R. K
Bob) Davis
Ten-year-old injured in fall from tree
Alva Steven Roach, 10, son of Helena Hill, was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a head injury after falling from a cherry tree at 24 Neil Ave. He suffered a brain concussion but is listed in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Alva Steven Roach
Helena Hill
Eastern Ave
Holzer Hospital
E. W. Harper
Neil Ave
Gallipolis Personal Notices Move and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hardway and daughter Karen left for New Mexico to visit relatives and plan to return mid August. Mrs. Don Turley Saunders hosted guests from Nitro West Virginia including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schowan and daughter Sara and Mr. Schowan's father. Mrs. Emmett Keeler and family from Columbus visited. Mrs. Mary Stillwell of Huntington attended Lafayette Post 27 American Legion Auxiliary meeting.
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Howard Hardway
Karen
New Mexico
Mr. Hardway
Don Turley Saunders
Clarence Schowan
Sara
Mr. Schowan
Nitro
W. Va
Emmett Keeler
Edward Keeler
Steven
Columbus
Mary Stillwell
Huntington
Gallipolis
Lafayette
American Legion Auxiliary
Maxie Smith Weds Helga Knuttel in German Ceremony
Maxie C. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Ar dell F Smith of Gallipolis Route 1 married Miss Helga Knuttel of Fulda Germany in Germany on June 7. Smith a recovery specialist with the 15th Ordinance Co recently participated in Army Day activities in Germany. He entered the army in January 1956 and arrived in Europe the following November. A 1951 graduate of Gallia Academy High School Smith was employed by the Ohio Valley Electric Corp in civilian life.
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Gallipolis
Maxie C. Smith
Ardell F. Smith
Helga Knuttel
Fulda
Germany
Smith
15Th Ordinance Co
Europe
Gallia Academy High School
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital
A list of births at Holzer Hospital includes a daughter born to James O. Fisher of Oak Hill and a daughter to Paul W. Wright of Wellston, plus a son for William Jd. Davis of Point Pleasant. Numerous admissions, discharges, and patients by full names and towns are noted, along with a Blood Used Tuesday entry of one pint.
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James O. Fisher
Oak Hill
Paul W. Wright
Wellston
William Jd. Davis
Point Pleasant
James R. Adkins
Carolyn A. Hysell
Gallipolis
Charles W. Miller
Linda Crace
Jackson
Raymond A. Bentley
Carolyn Cray
Wilkesville
Forrest F. Webb
St. Mary's
Alva
Roach
Keith Moore
Northup
Glen B. Logan
Thomas Dempsey
Ray
Mabel Henderson
McArthur
John F. Ragland
Chillicothe
William H. Carleton
Racine
William J. Davis
William R. Sheward
Cap Hatfield
Ed Parker
Gerald Dennison
Jim Nelson
Clyde Kuhn
Joe Saltsman
Richard Bateman
Elmer King
Harvey Brubaker
James E. Ward
John R. Wheeler
Mary Cutler
Frank Tillis
Charlene Fraley
James Miller
Vernal Blackwood
William H. Stricklen
Larry Brooks
Thomas Thornton
Clyde
Malone
Owens
Keith Short
Freddie
Carlson Tells Rotary Club About Plant
Oka Carlson, manager of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Apple Grove plant, spoke to Gallipolis Rotarians. The facility is expected to hire at least 200 workers initially and aims to become a community asset. Visitors included Bob Shertzer, Lonnie Safford, and guests from Roanoke, Virginia, and Parkersburg.
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Gallipolis
Oka Carlson
Apple Grove
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Farmers Hotel
Carlson
Bob Shertzer
Lonnie Safford
Point Pleasant
Bob Dennison
Carl Bias
Bob McCoy
Hobart Dillon
Bob Cruickshan
Train Scrapes Waiting a Car At George's Creek Crossing
Minor damage occurred to a car driven by Harold E Racer of Kananga when a load overhang from a passing train struck the vehicle at the George's Creek crossing. Racer stopped too close to the tracks and killed his motor. Engineer William Ohlinger of Middleport led the New York Central freight train.
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Gallipolis
Harold E. Racer
Kananga
George’s Creek
Racer
New York Central
William Ohlinger
Middleport
Desertion Not Found In Scarberry Divorce Ruling
Gallipolis common pleas judge grants Marion Scarberry a divorce from Helen Scarberry. The court found Marion was not guilty of abandonment as alleged, while Helen’s cross petition claimed abandonment with good cause. The court awarded the divorce citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty by the plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report
River gauges show Gallipolis at 17.8 and 12.1 with 9 feet of rollers. Montgomery 161 and 9.7, 10 feet on crew gauges. Kanawha Falls 1.56 rising. Hin ton 1.13 falling. Pomeroy Mason 21.36. Point Pleasant 24.70. Dams: Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield on sill. Ohio movable dams Pittsburgh to Dam 30 up, rest to Dam 35 down. Ohio River boats list includes multiple locks with readings and vessel statuses through Lock 35.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
C. F. Hoo
Ovec
Beckford
Keystone
Bull Calf
Mike Murphy
Tradewinds
Pioneer
Derrick
Diesel
Reba Jane
Lehigh
Gulf Inlander
City of Huntington
Aztec
Memphis Zephyr
Ohio
Ogram
Atlas
Invader
Jerry Bosworth
Keeley
Harry Dyer
Hardy L. Roberts
Helen
Duncan Bruce
Lelia Shearer
Mr. Criss
Merrill
Bob Benter
Stevenson
Betty Moran
Solvay
Ernestine
Paul Blazer
Sohio State
Creditor
Orleanian
City of
Maysville
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RSC
Maxie Smith
Rotary Club
Scarberry
Elberfelds
Phil Maid
KODAK
Flasholder
Wilson
Shin Guards
Kirsch
Ivy
Ed Latex
R. E. Knotts
Rose
Pomeroy
Amb
Askivy
Ing
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