Dragnet Fails To Capture Fugitives in Vinton Bank Robbery
Sheriff Hatfield reports no new developments as bandits Alva Sewards and Millard Davis elude a wide manhunt after a Vinton Bank robbery and a Jackson County rolling store holdup. They may have fled toward Pike County with wives and Sewards’ young son, using back roads to avoid capture. Local officers fear reentry into Gallia County and continue searching the region.
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Gallipolis
States
Elmer E. Hatfield
Alva Sewards
Millard Davis
Vinton Bank
Jackson County
Pike County
Sewards
Davis
Gallia County
Sewards and
Obituary of John A. Smith of Addison and family
John A. Smith aged 67 died Monday night at his brother Chauncey Smith’s home near Addison. Funeral services were held at Bidwell M. E. Church Wednesday with burial to follow near Upper Sandusky. His wife Alice Rhey of Addison preceded him in death. The couple’s two daughters and a son reside in northern Ohio.
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Gallipolis
John A. Smith
Chauncey Smith
Addison
Bidwell M. E. Church
Upper Sandusky
Alice Rhey
Ohio
Oak Hill Man John E. Davis Dies
Oak Hill business man John E. Davis aged 51 died Tuesday morning after admission to Holzer Hospital Monday. He and his twin brother operated the Twin Grocery in Oak Hill and were prominent in civic social and Masonic circles. Other Davis siblings reside in Oak Hill.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
John E. Davis
Oak Hill
Davis
Tom
Richard
Henry Thomas
Elizabeth Davis
Trustees Named to Administer Mrs Minnie Kerr Trust
Gallipolis named trustees to administer a $1,000 trust fund left to the Baptist Church by the will of the late Mrs Minnie S and Kerr. Trustees include Far, Moore, Morris Haskins, Emory Carter, Forrest Foden, Reuben Wood, F E Kerr and Miss Ethel Young. Bond sureties are J L Haskins, Far Saunders, Dean H Davis, James Dan ner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Baptist Church
Minnie S&s. Kerr
Far! Moore
Morris Haskins
Emory Carter
Forrest Foden
Reuben Wood
F. E. Kerr
Ethel Young
Bond
J. L. Haskins
Far Saunders
Dean H. Davis
James Danner
Illness From Fly Spray In Gallipolis Woman
Mrs Norma Biffle Thivener becomes ill after using fly spray on insects in Gallipolis Ohio. She exhibits poisoning symptoms and seeks medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Norma Biffle
Thivener
Large Snake Killed in Gallipolis
A four foot copperhead described as the largest seen around Yellow town was killed by Orin Roush Sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Yellowtown
Broadwell Church Hosts Social and Ladies Aid Meeting
An ice cream social is planned in the Broadwell church basement for Thursday at 7 30 p m. The Ladies Aid will meet there Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in the week’s social roundup across Broadwell and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwell
Leonard Ogg
Delbert Ogg
Lathrop
Roy Lee
Athens
George Smith
Lewis Sutton
Haga
Joseph Conant
Dan McKinley
Glouster
Henry North
Tom White
Columbus
Elmer White
Ladies Aid
Leonard Ogg, Broadwell
Melvin Vanway
Parkersburg
Albert Ogg
Ray Nice
New Straitsville
Lester White
Sand Rock
Lotie
Evalina
Keith Brill
Oscar James
Mec Connelsvilie
Five Generations Highlight North Gallipolis Birth
Baby El status Elea or Eloise born to Mr. and Mrs Merrill Harrison in North Gallipolis joins a five generation family chain. Grandparents Herman Harrison Shirley Saunders and Alva Calhoun. Great grandparents Emma Harrison Savannah Halley with great great grandmother Ladolia Calhoun at 94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eleanor Eloise
Merrill Harrison
Northup
Herman Harrison
Shirley Saunders
Alva Calhoun
Charlie Saunders
Emma Harrison
Savannah Halley
Ladolia Calhoun
Letart Falls Group Hears Road Report
At a civic association meeting the highway committee described plans to improve State Route 338 from Antiquity to Apple Grove. The report included updates on local travel, surrounding residents and upcoming community events tied to the Fourth of July observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls Group
Hears Road Report
Harrisonville Social And Personal Notes
Carl Cooley and family of Pleasantown were Sunday dinner guests of the Chapmans. D. L. Reisinger visited EF. W. Atkins. Harold Pickering attended the State Conference of Smith-Hughes Teachers in Columbus and returned Monday. Beverly Skinner is in a Columbus hospital with a nervous breakdown. Ruby Diehl, Athens, spent last Thursday here. George Perine of Vincent visited the Waggoners. Maxine Wilson and Claire Waggoner are convalescing from typhoid. Pauline Atkins returned from Columbus after visiting her father F. C. Halliday in the hospital. Halliday is improving. Pete Eggleston and family visited the Frenc hs over the week-end. Paul Hunsinker of Akron is visiting grandparents W. A. Turner and family. Vernon Sepher returned to Columbus after visiting William Day’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Carl Cooley
Pleasantown
R. D. Chapman
D. L. Reisinger
EF. W. Atkins
Harold Pickering
Smith-Hughes
Columbus
Beverly Skinner
Ruby Diehl
Athens
George Perine
Vincent
H. G. Waggoner
Maxine Wilson
Claire Waggoner
Pauline Atkins
F. C. Halliday
Halliday
Pete Eggleston
M. F. French
Paul Hunsinker
Akron
W. A. Turner
Vernon Sepher
Colmbus
William Day
Ralph Davis Turns Gallia County Farm Into Dividend Income
Ralph Davis, 31, a Walnut Township farmer in Gallia County, manages 325 acres with scientific methods. He uses crop rotations, lime, fertilizers, strip cropping and farm accounting to boost yields and profits, raising Hereford cattle, hogs, sheep and layers for steady income.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Ralph Davis
Walnut
Gallia County
Davis
Chester
Chillicothe
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Family Reunions
A Smith family reunion at the Dav is home on Garfield Ave featured a basket dinner in a hilltop hemock grove overlooking the Ohio River with many relatives from Columbus and nearby towns. Other items note dances hosted by Miss Betty Vornholt, upcoming nuptials of Kathleen Scott to Carol Butcher, and travels of residents visiting Texas, Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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H. M. Smith
Jack Davis
Garfield Ave
Ohio River
Smith
Mary
Agnes
Bertha
Edith
Paul
Sterling Smith
Logan
Emmett Elliott
Nitro
W. Va
Verne Sheets
Gallias Smith
Lawrence Cramer
Jack Sheets
Hayward Sheets
Nibert Family Marks 80th Birthday Amid Large Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Nibert of Northup hosted a large Sunday celebration for Mr. Nibert turning 80 with all children and grandchildren present. Dorothy Nibert, the celebrant’s granddaughter, also marked her fourth birthday. Guests included Mrs. Charles Burris of Kaylong West Virginia and William Gates of Patriot. Separately, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mink hosted about 50 relatives and friends at Bulaville to honor Mrs. Mink’s mother, Mrs. M. M. Drummond of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Nibert
Northup
Nibert
Dorothy Nibert
Charles Burris
Kaylong
W. Va
William Gates
Patriot
Earl Mink
Bulaville
Picnic in Huntington for Miss Annette Harvey’s Circle
Gallipolis friends gathered at Annette Harvey’s Huntington home for a Sunday picnic dinner. Attending were J. E. Halliday and spouse, Harry Maddy and spouse, FE Mauck and spouse, G. G. Kincon, Frank Smith and spouse, Ira J. Kail and spouse, Tom Harvey and spouse, H A Rosener and spouse, Anna Harvey, Annette Harvey, and Marie Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Annette Harvey
H. A. Rosener
Huntington
J. E. Halliday
Harry Maddy
FE. W. Mauck
G. G. Kincon
Frank Smith
Chesapeake
Ira J. Kail
Tom Harvey
Anna Harvey
Marie Shepard
Shower honors Esther Ingels upcoming marriage to Dr Forrest Saunders
Mrs Louise Taylor and Miss Ann Dunbar hosted a shower at the former's home Friday evening for Miss Esther Ingels who will wed Dr Forrest Saunders of Cincinnati in late summer after a bridge evening with refreshments. Mr and Mrs S E Swain of near Mercerville held a dinner party Saturday announcing their daughter Gladys Swain’s engagement to Thomas Moore of Co-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Taylor
Ann Dunbar
Esther Ingels
Forrest Saunders
Cincinnati
Clyde Ingels
Alice W. Taylor
Joe Moch
Harold Haskins
Clyde Ingels, Jr
Josephine Moch
Mercerville
Gladys
Thomas Moore
Call Parents Meeting To Equip Bandsmen
Gallipolis reports superintendent E. E. Higgins called a parents meeting for band members to organize and raise funds for uniforms and equipment. Director A. Jord Bayless plans summer instruction. band membership is expected to reach about 80 by September opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
A. Jord Bayless
Bayless
Youth Census Shows Rise in Gallia County Youth
Gallia County completes a census of 5 to 17 year olds revealing 4 043 youth, up 86 from last year. The 5 to 17 group includes 2 084 boys and 1 959 girls, with 1 801 boys and 1 726 girls aged 5 to 15, and 283 boys and 233 girls aged 16 and 17. Winton District leads with 393 enumerated youths, followed by Bidwell Springfield and Cheshire Rural. Walnut, Perry, Crown City and Centerville show the smallest counts. The largest single age group is 13 year olds at 357. Nearly all pupils were in school. 35 held working certificates, a few left school early or were excused for progress issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
H. Bion Bradbury
Winton
Bidwell-Springfield
Cheshire Rural
Walnut
Perry
Crown City
Centerville
Bradbury
Taylor Ridge Church Holds Sunday Picnic
Taylor Ridge event at the Finnish Lutheran Church in Red Town marked the annual church picnic. Local families and residents, including the Heffken, Strausbaugh, Welling, and Kempton households, attended social visits and radio broadcasts as part of a quiet weekend in the area.
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Taylor Ridge Church
Grass Run-Side Hill Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Grass Run area social notes record births birthdays and family visits. Frank Braley honored at Orient dinner with Saxton Braley and Braley relatives. Amos and Nicholson families feature among extended visits. Siglers embark on three months coast trip from Gallipolis with Will W. Sigler leading the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grass Run
Side Hill
Siglers
Gallipolis
Will W. Sigler
Murray City Bible Classes Meet with Local Guests
June 29 report lists attendees at the M E Sunday School Bible classes in Murray City including George Orndorff Jack Cuthbertson Noah Acker and William Chivers. A Band Boosters party is planned for June 30 at the High School. Local residents and visitors were noted traveling to Columbus Detroit and Muskingum River fishing and weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
M. E. Sunday School
William Chivers
George Orndorff
Jack Cuthbertson
Noah Acker
Frank Dixon
Charles Huston
Robert Foster
Park Cook
Charles Strum
Lou Bauers
Henry Bennett
Ioie Strum
Robert Johnson
John Shelton
Matthews
Don
Ruth Brooker
Howard
Clifford Brooker
Logan
Warren Darby
Orient
Darby
Emma Tippie
Bill Shuttleworth
Jack Simons
Fairground
Columbus
Harry Bradbury
Nelsonville
William Bradbury
Grace Thomas
Charles Shuttleworth
Detroit
Mich
George McMann
Albert Storer
Muskingum
Dennis Babbs
Albert Williams
Shawnee
Howard Bush
Thos. Ward
William Taylor
Taylor
Irene Koon
Bess Lovett
Nick Spencer
Buckner
Dexter social briefs note returning travelers and visitors
Dexter readers list residents and guests visiting in the area. Names include Rathburns from Green Bay, Harold Smith from Florida, Emma Bowles, Blanche Davis and Wilmot Davis in Springfield, the Will family, Mary Dulaney, and many local guests at Halliday Bowles and related households. The piece closes with plans noting a July trip to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter — Everett Rathburn
Orville Rathburn
Wilmot Davis
Springfield
Ella Nelson
G. O. Will
Mary Dulaney
Pomeroy
Jesse Sweeney
Toledo
S. A. Halliday
Halliday
Sweeney
Everett Mce-Knight
Midway
Fart Reed
Rutland
Samuel Francis
Morgan Jones
Tiltonville
J. F. Bowles
Lima
Barbara Ann Delaney
A. E. Plummer
Sandra
Richard Jones
Fred Sinclair
Chicago
W. H. Halliday
Denny Beckley
Edith Edwards
Columbus
Jesse Nelson
Wade Halliday
W. R. Halliday
Billie Perry
Salem
W. R. Hall
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville Epworth League Carnival Friday Night
Jacksonville Epworth League of the M E Church will hold a carnival on the church lawn Friday night. A fish pond fortune teller and refreshments will be offered with a pie social as the main attraction to raise funds for Epworth League Institute at the Lancaster Camp Grounds July 11 to 17.
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Jacksonville
Epworth League
M. E
Epworth League Institute
Lancaster Campgrounds
Butler Safreed
Dorothy June
Alec Docie, Jr
Alec Docie
Paris
Ashland
Helen’ Frishoff
Youngstown
Lena Exenkemper
Harold Woodgerd
Middleport
A. R. Woodgerd
Agnes Grannon
Cecilia Laufersweiler
Mary Ryan
Columbus
B.B. Backley
Sam Russell
Raymond Russell
Nelsonville
George Levering
Bonnie Sayre
Athens
Harry Sayre
Social Notes From New Straitsville
New Straitsville notes list visits from Zanesville and Columbus residents, weddings announced, and local gatherings. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Mathews and daughter from Zanesville, the Strains hosting, a shower for Clarence and Alma Ansel, and a cantwell cliffs picnic. Also recorded are hospital mentions, lodge activities resuming Sept 1, and the death of Martha Forsythe at 88 with funeral plans in Oroville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Mathews
Zanesville
Floyd Mathews
Harry Strain
Harry, Jr
Porter, Mich
P. M. Strain
Levi Palmer
Clarence
Alma Ansel
New Lexington
W. J. Miller
Roger
Frazersburg
Russell Campbell
CCC
Lancaster
James Campbell
George Boring
Robert Blankenship
Frank Beck
Masonic Lodge
Logan
Wanda Roberts
Cherrington Hospital
Pythian Sisters Lodge
Grover’ Backus
Ruth
Clyde Rush
Oroville
Cantwell Cliffs
Joana Davis
Nettie Grandy
Nelle Newman
Elizabeth
Della Pyle
Deanville
Gore
Jack Hunter
Chester
Alfred Personal and Social News Items
Alfred neighbors share weekend visits as families gather for meals and social calls. Relatives from Huntington Detroit Alfred Carroll and Darwin spend time with kin near Chester and New Lexington while local residents host guests and note home projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Social Notes of Rio Grande Chronicle A Summer Roundup
A Rio Grande social page recounts visits and gatherings across the area. Mrs. L F Allen hosted Columbus friends at luncheon with I J Mizer P S Hinderchied Albert Hinderchied Walter Hengst and Harry Chapman among attendees. Additional events include Loyal Friends Sunday School class gatherings at Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wiseman home and a Methodist Church group picnic at Canters Cave in Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
L. F. Allen
Columbus
I. J. Mizer
P. S. Hinderchied
Albert Hinderchied
Walter Hengst
Harry Chapman
Ernest Wiseman
Loyal Friends
M. E. Church
Methodist Church
Johnnie Wickline
Canters Cave
Jackson County
B. Lewis Jones
Harry Anderson
Ladies Aid Society
Marian Crites
Lorena Jenkins
Eulalia Wickline
Toledo
her&@s Donavon
Dana Wickline
T. R. Neal
Madge
Evelyn
Gilbert Getz
Springfield
Lexie Belcher
Bob Jones
Wheelersburg
Anna Wood
Gallipolis
C. O. Clark
New York State
Mildred Lindsey
Granville
Europe
Lindsey
Harry Englehart
Frances
Harriet
Marcella
T. J. Allison
Delroy
Anderson
Son
Maxie Fowler
New Lexington
Lima
Pittsburgh
Lewis
W. He Ewing
New Concord
Leta Jane Sayre
South Webster
Carl Lambert
Roseville
Griff Williams
Leegan
J. D. Williams
Kiner Williams
Olyvia
FE. H. Midkiff
Roseanna
Harold
John
Chillicothe
Pyles
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Athens Messenger
Ot Ohi
Dragnet
Vinton
Kerr Trustees
Voice of the
Messenger
New Harrison
Letart Falls
Civic Association
Highway Committee
Apple Grove
Robert Chapman
Wheeling
W.S. Chapman
Ralph Gaches
C. L. Thayer
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Lou Pilchard
United Brethren Church
H. B. Powell
Don Herbert
C. G. Buntin
Dorothy Varian
Meigs County
A. W. Knappenberger
Wesley Kester
Norman Bohram
Ina Noll
Betty O. Conner
Gladys Crow
Wilmer Circle
Wilma Thomas
Sallie Weaver
J. D. Roush
Myra Evelyn Sheets
Wilber Rose
Racine
T. W. Wagner
OHE
Philson Norris
O. H. McDade
W. W. Varian
Clyde Jones
Jones Mather
Emma Chapman
Billie Elkins
Naomi Johnson
Mary Wogan
M. Wogan
Bailey Run
Laurel Cliff
C. S. Canaday and Children
Allen Hayman
Gallipolis Social Notes
Lumbus
Betty Vornholt
A. O. Vornholt
Edward
Dorothy Noble
Vornholt
Arthur Scott
Cheshire
Kathleen
Carol Butcher
Greenup
Butcher
Davis Butcher
Anne Bradbury
Texas
G. M. Finfrock
Mark
Virginia
Corpus Christi
Tex
Laura
Libby Hotel
Walter Frye
Helen
Anise
Clara Mae Davis
North Carolina
Jacob Clark
Clinton
Raymond Phillips
Decatur
Ill
Nettie Lupton
Cleveland
Mildred Gilman
A. B. Sias
Florida
Fred Langdon
Paintsville
EF. E. Langdon
A. F. Jones
Catherine
Marian
W. N. Hayward
Helen Arnold
Paul Healey
A. CC. Safford
Lillian
Harold Safford
Lonnie
Clarksburg
Hannah VI. Maxon
Daughters of Union Veterans
Ina and
Anna White
Edith Niday
Josephine Pierce
Grace Iluman
Ladocia Haskins
Ella Davies
Vivian Bevans
Gusta Rose
Elva Sheets
Vivian Stanton
Gallia Co
Taylor Ridge
Red Town
Dora Heffken
Harrietsville
Guy McVay
Roy Strausbaugh
Billie
Harvey Sharp
Ray Allen
Strausbaugh
the Plains
Reamis Gibson
Jerry Welling
Dwight Smith
Ronald
Carole Ann
Carl Welling
Maxine Friend
Maxine
James’ Friend
Rosa Keck
Minnie W Beck
Dortha Kempton
Bert Judson
Ladies Aid Society of the
Church of Christ
Gerald Nagle
Amesville
Harry Saxton
Mildred Braley
Frank Braley
Charles Amos
Margaret Amos
South Bloomfield
H. G. Amos
M. A. Nicholson
Dorothy Molden
John Nicholson
Philip Nicholson
Kennard Forrest
Dana Epple
Bunker Hill
O. E. Bratton
Emmett McCumber
William Nicholson
Race Davis
Bert Davis
Betty Amos
John Holliday
Everett McKnight
Russell Musser
Murray City Men’s
Dexter News
Jacksonville Epworth League
Francis Barrett
Elwood Hansen
Marion Springer
Charles Hoisington
Frank Curry
Edward Powers
Nell McCann
Hester Terell
H. O. Davis
Harold Swaim
McArthur
Tim Rollins
Willliam Rollins
Joseph Watson
White Cross Hospital
J. L. Altman
Ethel Follrod
Will Follrod
Ernest van Meter
Dora Weatherbee
Marion
Lester Vanmeter
Earl Vanmeter
Fred Vanmeter
Lena Clark
Darwin
Luis Shumway
Flora
Dana Swartz
Glenn Bean
Guysville
Lloyd Vannest
Jackson
Guss Vannest
Murray Hopkins
William Bentz
Lola Knight
M. L. Bahr
Colonel Woode
Arthur Swartz
Carroll
O. Will Bentz
Wassel Dillar
J. M Bentz
Edith Betzing
Silver Ridge
Glennie Shumway
Rex O Brien
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