Flood isolates Gallipolis as Ohio rivers crest
Gallipolis endures record flood with the Ohio River cresting near 57 feet isolating the city from the outside world. Route 7 and nearby roads flood, schools close, and trailer residents evacuate to safer sites as emergency relief centers open at Gallia Academy and Lincoln School. Red Cross sets up relief stations. volunteers move trailers and coordinate shelter and welfare services.
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Ohio River
Gallipolis
U.S
Kananga
Point Pressant
Anawha
Mason
Point 'Pleasants
Clyde Saunders
Lower River Road
Route
Addie
Route 7
Walter Cautman
Park Front
Eastern Ave
Park Front Kauge
Gallia Academy
Garigna Cavaurs
Ferry Allier
Tower Ena
Ssumnart Lane
Holzer
J. L
Arizona
McCorry, Jr
Lakewood
Rene Park
Berger Ave
East Gall
Ipolis
Cross Surplus
Marietta
Naomi Evans
State Department of Welfare of Country
Olive St
Third Ave
Lincoln School
Gallia
Evans “Grocery Co
Pheather
Vican- Mary Akersity
Paul E. Watson
Eulah Williams
Strs Caudill
Frances Hanson
M. Move
Harold Brown
General Supervisory — Authority
Zimmer
Lincoln Man School
James Venz
White
Wether Fers
First Ave
Red Cross
Cau
Aire
Pythian
Holzer Airpor
Caudill Court
McCorry
Ieee
Eestern
John Hamilton
Allipolis
Chickamauga
Gallia County
Amers
Crean
Fiedd
Olf Lincoin Schoo
Vine St
D. Holie Wood
Portamouth Ave
Nan
American Red Cross
Chillicathe ‘Ti
Burkhart
Rai
L Immerman
Chillicothe
County Commission
Paul Ork
Gal Watson
Emerson Corbin
Gillipalis
Rt Mille
Mary Akers
Lower Gallipshire
Wetherholt
Anne Gates White
Burkhart Lane
Irs
Faitle, Moore
Clus
Patrol Post Handles Weekend Flood Traffic And Calls
Eastern West Smithers post in Gallipolis jewel area logged 300 plus telephone inquiries Saturday about highway conditions and about 100 motorists visited in person Sunday. The post remained open day and night. patrolmen roamed in cruisers to monitor flood effects on routes near Gallia and Meigs counties. River traffic halted on the Ohio River at 8 pm Saturday with the last boat leaving at 1:10 pm Sunday. Sheriff Ehman returned from Cleveland with Forrest Dunn to face non support charges.
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Antipolis
State Highway Patrol
Eastern
Wet Smithers
Charleston
Huntington
U. S
Vinton
Wilkesville
Athens
Parkersburg
Charleston Hipolis
Meigs County
Jackson Post
Taiman
Gailia
Ohio River
Clyde Saunders
Hollis Harrison
Mootz Place
George Malfinger
Chickamauga
Gallipolis
Mill Creek
East Gallipoli
Walter Airman
Heck
Addison
First “Ave
Court St
Wedgewood Dr
Chickamauga Creek
Henkel Ave
Memorial Field
Ty Lake
Gallipolis Dam
George Ehman
Cleveland
Forrest Dunran
Death of Reuben S Beck in Midport
Reuben S Beck of 583 South Second Street Midport died at 4 15 pm at Meigs General Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage on February 27 He was born June 29 1875 in Green Township Gallia County to William and Sarah Jane Beck He married Wealthy Day who died in 1910 and later Maude M Day m 1912 He is survived by his son Reuben Beck and two grandsons Karl and Kurk a brother Ea Beck a sister in Centenary He was a member of Presque Isle Lodge 7 IOOF Erie Pa formerly worked as a molder and later with Beck Manufacturing Co makers of Jeep tops He resided in Midport since 1944 and is to be interred at Mound Hill Cemetery with final rites at 2 pm and visitation after 6 pm
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Gallipolis
Reuben S. Beckly
South Second St
Mid Neport
Meigs General Hospital
Mound Hill Cemetery
Beck
Mid
Clyde Saunders
Lower River Road
Green’ Township
Gallia County
William
Sarah Jane Denney Beck
Day
Wealthy Day
Maude M. Day
Grace Methodist Church Parsonace
da’ Reuben Beck
North Third St
Middleport
Karl
Kurk
Ea Beck
Centenary
Oncar, Wiliam
John
Rose de Witt
Jane Coul
Presque, Isle Lodge
Independent Order of Odd “Fellows
Erie
Beck Manufacturing Company
Arraignments in Gallia County Court Delayed by High Water
Indicted defendants were scheduled for arraignment Monday morning in Gallia County Common Pleas Court before Judge Cedric Clark of Meigs County. Uncertainty lingered whether postponements would occur due to high water between Gallipolis and Pomeroy as Sunday night reports indicated Judge Clark could not reach Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ta ver to Return to Columbus House Seat
Rep D C Ta ver of Gallia Kananga planned to resume his seat in the state house early this week after recovering from an illness over the weekend. He is reported much better Sunday night and expected back Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
D. C. Taver
Gallia
Kananga
Columbus
House of Representatives
Body of James A Tela reported in Allipolis county
The body of James A Tela was reported in Allipolis with survivors including Minnie Low Morrison widow of John Mor Jackson and two children Carolyn 15 and Johnny 7. She died at Holzer Hospital in Jackson after a months illness and burial plans were made in Texas with relatives Mary Reid Bett day Jean Reid and James Reid named among mourners.
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James A. Tela
Minnie Low Morrison
John Mor Jackson
Pike County’rison
Chile
Carolyn
Johnny
Texas
Opal Perkins
Dees
Thuby Baker
Saturn
Sempoon Air Force Base
Mary’ Reid
Bett
Jean Reid
Graford
Holzer Hospital
Thomas W. Reid
Jackson
James A. Reid
Abliene
Morrison
Premo
Calif
Find
Marryia Oeriaon
Maren Rch
Carrie Mae McEvay Reid
Jackson Band Booster and PTA Member Remembered
Funeral services are set for 2 pm Thursday at Graford Baptist Church for a Jackson community member active in the Jackson Band Boosters Club and the Jackson PTA. Burial will follow in McAdams Cemetery at Graford.
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Athens Messenger
Texas
Jackson Band Boosters Club
Jackson Pta
Graford Baptist Church
McAdams
Graford
Three Drivers Cited On Drinking Charges
Gallipolis Post Rate Highway Patrol reports the arrest of three men for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Erne Shields, 42, of Parkersburg. John Van Dale, 32, of Spencer, West Virginia. and Irvin Saunders, 35, of Gallipolis were cited. Shields and Van Dale were arrested in Meigs County.
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Rate Highway Patrol
Erne Shields
Parkersburg
John van Dale
Spencer
W. Va
Irvin Saunders
Galpolis
Meigs County
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