Weekend Accidents Reported by Patrol Post
Three accidents were reported by the Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol Post over the weekend. A northbound car left Route 160 and struck a bridge abutment three miles north of Route 554. one man, Finley Evans, 26, Bidwell, was intoxicated and held for investigation. In Meigs County two minor crashes were investigated. James A. Siders, 63, Portland, slowed and was hit from behind by Maude W. Young, 67, Portland. Young was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance. Another Meigs crash on Route 338 involved Roderick Grimm, 19, Racine, pulling into the path of Billy Hill, 25, Letart Falls. both sustained minor damage and Grimm was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Mayor O. Fisher's Court at Middleport will hear Lewis Daugherty, 47, Columbus, for allowing an unlicensed operator to drive. Mayor George Northup of Rio Grande fined Daugherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Finley Evans
Bidwell
Evans
Gallia County
Meigs County
James A. Siders
Portland
Maude W. Young
Roderick Grimm
Racine
Billy Hill
Letart Falls
Grimm
O. Fisher
Middleport
George Northup
Rio Grande
Lewis Daugherty
Columbus
Wayne Foster Presides At Group's Convention
Wayne B. Foster administrator of Holzer Hospital and Ohio Hospital Association president will preside over the 43rd annual convention in Cincinnati March 10 to 13. Dr. Arthur S. Fleming of Ohio Wesleyan University will keynote at the Wednesday banquet. Over 2500 hospital personnel are expected to attend. Foster will receive honors, open sessions, and oversee exhibits and multiple banquets before turning the gavel to incoming president Roger Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wayne B. Foster
Holzer Hospital
Ohio Hospital Association
Cincinnati
Margaret
Arthur S. Fleming
Ohio Wesleyan University
United States
Foster
American College of Hospital Administrators
Wlw-Tv
Ruth Lyons
Blue Cross Plans of
Ohio
Hospital Auxiliaries
National Executives Housekeepers Association
Association
Roger Sherman
Children’s Hospital
Akron
Vinton Veterinarian Breaks Arm in Fall
GALLIPOLIS Dr. Phillip Edmiston 33, a Vinton veterinarian, was admitted to Holzer Hospital Sunday evening with a fractured left arm after being thrown from a horse. James Rossi, a 3 year old, of Point Pleasant, was treated at Holzer for a mashed finger after catching it in a door and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Phillip Edmiston
Vinton
Holzer Hospital
James Rossi
Louis Rossi
26Th St
Point Pleasant
Friendship Class to Meet at Kanauga Home
The Friendship Class of Kanauga Fairhaven Methodist Church will gather at 7 30 p.m. Thursday at the home of its president Mrs Ann Sayre of Kanauga to hold a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kanauga Fairhaven Methodist Church
Ann Sayre
Kanauga
Three Arrested on Weekend in Gallipolis
Gallipolis patrol and state highway patrol arrested Morris Angell 34 and Norman Johannsen for speeding and resisting arrest after a chase on Route 141. Angell bonded at home and Johannsen posted bond in Gallipolis. Glen Jeffers 24 of Wilkesville was charged with operating under influence with a Municipal Court date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Morris C. Angell
Norman Johannsen
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Angell
Johannsen
Elmer Skidmore
Skidmore
Cora
Glen Jeffers
Wilkesville
Thieves Hit Tawney Jewelry Store for About $200
Gallipolis police report two break ins at the Tawney Jewelry Store and Photographic Studio over the weekend. About $200 in cash vanished from a rear door entry, with $100 left in the jewelry side register. fingerprints were taken and an investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tawney
Chester A. Leaper
Max Tawney
Ernie Thompson
Leaper
John Taylor
Gallia County Blood Program Lagging in Red Cross Support
Gallia County residents lag in backing the Red Cross blood program, says Dr. Robert P. Carson. The program saves lives and money, with a patient in Holzer Hospital receiving 21 pints at no cost, while Gallia's chapter covers less than $2,000 annually, about one percent of Huntington Center expenses, prompting a heavier campaign.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Red Cross Blood Program
Robert P. Carson
Huntington Regional Blood Center
Red Cross
Holzer Hospital
Meigs Mason
Lawrence
Gallia
Huntington Regional Center
Huntington Center
Youth Groups Plan Chili Supper Fundraiser March 17
In Gallipolis thirty members of the Methodist Senior Youth Fellowship meet to plan a March 17 chili supper. Sharon Preston will chair the decorating committee, boys wash dishes, and girls serve. The event funds the youth group. Attendees heard a devotional by Anita Caudill and enjoyed popcorn and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Methodist Senior Youth Fellowship
Sharon Preston
Anita Caudill
Church of God
Joanne Smeltzer
Mary Faye Casto
Ruth Fulks
Mary Ellen Neal
Local Students Shine At Athens Music Festival
Gallia Academy High School Rio Grande and Kyger Creek high schools competed in district 15 music festival in Athens under Ohio Music Education Association. Ratings included Superior and Excellent for ensembles and soloists with state contest April 12 at Bexley for top performers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Rio Grande
Kyger Creek
Athens
Ohio Music Education Association
Richard L. Schilling
Vance O'Donnell
Gilbert A. Stephenson
Ohio University
Harris Deepping
GAHS
Louise Clay
Nan Thompson
Mary Fraley
Erma Straight
Karen Hansen
Donna Thompson
Sharon Rife
Karen French
Merlyn Ross
A. Kimball Sutter
Gallia Academy High School
Johnny Matthews
Tom Ehrman
Ted Avner
Home Demonstration Council To Meet
Gallia County Home Demonstration Council holds its March session on Wednesday March 12 at Grace Methodist Church starting at 10 30 a m Variety Homemakers host council Bidwell Porter group leads devotions A noon covered dish dinner follows and the afternoon features a style revue by local merchants
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Benjamin Franklin’s 1731 sanitation system invention noted
Franklin credited with pioneering a modern municipal sanitation approach in 1731, marking a key development in urban public health history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Gallia Man Seeks 40000 in Damages After Collision
Homer W. Walters of Gallipolis files a Common Pleas Court damage suit for 40000 against H. D. Smith and Richard H. Smith doing business as A. H. Smith and Son of Marietta. The case stems from a Oct 24 1956 traffic accident at Eastern Ave Berger intersection where Walters was rear ended while stopped. Walters says injuries halted his chicken hatchery business due to reduced receipts and cites four negligence acts in the defendant’s vehicle operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Homer W. Walters
Common Pleas Court
H. D. Smith
Richard H. Smith
Marietta
A. H. Smith
Walters
Graveside Rites Held For Mrs. Urton 89
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Tyn Rhos Cemetery near Rio Grande for Ellen Richards Urton 89 who died Friday at Sun Ridge rest home in Columbus. A native of Gallia County she was aunt of John Ivor Richards of Gallipolis and had lived in Columbus for years, previously at 11 Jones Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyn Rhos
Rio Grande
Ellen Richards Urton
Sun Ridge
Columbus
Urton
Gallia County
John Ivor Richards
Gallipolis
Jones Ave
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital Notes
On Saturday Holzer Hospital reported two new births a son to Mr and Mrs Howard Fulks Oak Hill and a son to Mr and Mrs John Ward Wellston. Admissions included William D Childs Middleport medical Mrs Charles P Rice Gallipolis medical and several other patients from Gallipolis Point Pleasant Wellston and Dexter for medical or surgical care. Blood usage listed for Saturday and Sunday with multiple donors and recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Fulks
Oak Hill
John Ward
Wellston
William D. Childs
Middleport
Charles P. Rice
Gallipolis
William E. Pierce
Point Pleasant
Lonnie R. Norvell
D. Spurgeon Rees
Robert H. Lawson
Alexander H. Cunningham
Leonard L. Taylor
Leon
Ezra Knapp
Dexter
Duane L. Plants
Lorenzo D. Crabtree
Blackfork
Hazlett Bound Over In Gallia County Assault Case
Hazlett 44, of 1541 Eastern Ave bound over to next Gallia County Grand Jury term on assault with intent to kill. Bond set at 1500. released from jail after arrest for allegedly attacking Bernard Westfall at a used car lot with a knife and injuring him. Brother in law William Walters arrested later and pleaded innocent in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vickers
James Hazlett
Eastern Ave
Gallia County
William H. Jones
Hazlett
Former Area Resident Dies In Accident
Evan Gibson 47 formerly of Gallipolis was killed when a stalled car on railroad tracks near Waldo was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train. He worked for Erie Railroad and was a GAHS football tackle. Funeral held near Marion. three Gallipolis sisters travel to attend. Survived by widow Elizabeth McGhee, five children, father Dallas Gibson, sister Lorene Biffle, and brothers Wayne Archie and Donald with ties to Miami Canton Zanesville.
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Gallipolis
Evan Gibson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Waldo
The
Erie Railroad
Marion
Jim
Beulah) Mills
Earl
Betty) Smith
Andy
Jewell) Vance
Gallia Academy High
James Evan Gibson
Blue Devils
Elizabeth McGhee
Charles W. Ward
Dallas Gibson
Evan
Clell (Lorene) Biffle
Akron
Wayne Gibson
Miami
GAHS
Archie Gibson
Canton
Donald Gibson
Zanesville
Mrs. Billie Foster Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Billie Spencer Foster of Gallipolis dies at Holzer Hospital after a six month decline following coronary occlusion. Born September 29 1889 in Beckley West Virginia she is survived by three daughters three sons a brother and fourteen grandchildren. Last rites Wednesday at Clarence J Waugh Funeral Home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Billie Spencer Foster
Third Ave
William Wilfred Foster
Holzer Hospital
Foster
Beckley
W.va
Robert A
Leona George Spencer
Charleston
Col
Fred Foster
Spring Hill
William W. Foster
Nares
France
Nazi Germany
Lawrence K. Spencer
Columbus
Clarence G
Glorianna) Dougherty
George Foster
Nelson
Jean) Wheeler
Marietta
George
Mary) Kershaw
Knoxville
Anna Mack
Gloria Spencer Foster
Clarence J. Waugh
Albert S. Chappelear, III
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Mound Hill Cemetery
Cincinnati Livestock Prices and Range by Weight
In Cincinnati cattle and hog markets, cattle receipts include 1500 head with calves 300. Mixed steers and heifers mostly 26.00 to 26.50 per cwt for 900 to 1150 lb, with standard and utility classes ranging down to 18.25-20.00 for utilities. Hogs total 2500 with most 190-240 lb barrows and gilts.
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Cincinnati
USDA
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Wayne Foster
Vinton Veterinarian
Paroling
Episcopal Young
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Suzy Cherrington
Henry Cherrington
Episcopal Church
Jim Betz
B. B. Matthews
Larry Corbin
Ruth Fowler
Charles Bostic
Clair Green
William H. Green
Sandra Hood
Karen Parks
Keith Sheets
Wyman Sheets
Joan Thomas
Deanna Wickline
Ella Mae Estep
Rio Grande Boys Ensemble
Karen Tope
Peggy Pitchford
John Meeks
Christine Hall
Karen Topes
Fred Thorne
Larry Shamblin
Kent Evans
Smitty
Home Demonstration Council
Franklin — Inventor
J. C.vroman
Clyde Southard
Morris F. Brown
B. D. Gilkey
Janice Childs
Bill Dowler
Garnet Jones
Grant Johnson
D. J. Camp
C. W. Brady
FP. C. Williams
C. O. Bartels
Babe McCoy
H. R. Straughsbaugh
Thomas States
Elizabeth Lieving
Kathryn Casto
P. E. Long
Harry Wallace
Jackson
Thomas Spence
Bartley
W. Va
Jimmie A. Caldwell
Surgical
Carolyn Ryherd
James Reynolds
Lena Mae Williams
George E. Bush
Crown City
Clyde Harrison
Homer A. Brown
Pedro
Ralph €. Walker
Kananga
George C. Foglesong
Patriot
Maude Boggs
D. Emmett Hughes
Alice Bland
Ruby Cartwright
Ewington
Raymond Kemper
Remo Rocchi
Elmer Gardner
Floyd Case, Jr
John Warner
Sally Thomas
Frank Stevens
G. A. Simmons
D. L
Sun
P.M
Palmer ST
Charles Harris
Uhlman’s
Harold Goddard
Chrysler
Kinneer Motors
Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge
Stan Brown
D. E. State St
Clifford Auto
Columbus Road
Rambler
Platt's
Rambler Sales
W. Union St
Chevrolet
W & H Chevrolet
Sears
Logan
Elliott St
Call
Elmer Pierce
International
Studebaker
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
f.C.b
U.S. A
U.S
Algeo Motor Sales
State St
Norman Saylor
Delray
Mercury
Monterey
Mercomatic
Cadillac
Plymouth
Belvedere
Oldsmobile
Hydra-Matic
Ford
Nash
Belair
Buick
Victoria
V8. " Ltd
Roger Lean
Chevrolet - Ou
Tansky Motors, Inc
E. Main St
Logan, Ohio
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