Hatfield Seeks Rubminations on Gallia Sheriff Ticket
Gallia County Sheriff E F Hatfield files petition to run again. Howard Gates former deputy also seeks Republican nomination. Prosecution race features Perry Bailes and John Howell, with Democrat John Halliday also filing. Biography notes Hatfield born Greasy Ridge and prior farming in Green Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Gallia
Gallipolis
E. F. Hatfeld
Perry Bailes
John Howell
John Halliday
Howard Gates
Kanauga Brief News Mention
Mr and Mrs George Boardman are ill with the husband in Holzer Hospital following major surgery last week. Thomas Reynolds died of a heart attack while performing evening chores. Burial at Maddy Cemetery after funeral at the local church. Out of town mourners included Alto Spence family of Steubenville and Cora Maddy of Columbus among others. Ladies Aid met with 17 present led by Mrs Verne Berridge. A bake sale planned for March 14 at Gallipolis. Paul Ables returned to work on the steamship Julius Fleishman. J W Wolfenbarger and family visited with his granddaughter Mrs Ray Keefer.
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Kanauga
George Boardman
Holzer Hospital
Thomas Reynolds
Maddy
Alto Spence
Steubenville
Cora Maddy
Columbus
Wade Shamlin
Clyde Shamlin
Huntington
W. Va
Ray Adams
Pt. Plnasant
Ladies Aid Society
Verne Berridge
Plana
Gallipolis
F. F. Thornton
Paul Ables
Julius Fleishman
Higgins Sues For Divorce And Alimony
Grace M Higgins files for divorce from Lawson B Higgins alleging they married in 1931 and have no children. He left the home in 1934 and has since given affection to other women. She cites gross neglect and failure to provide as fault.
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Gallipolis
Grace M. Higgins
Lawson B. Higgins
Taylor Ridge Boy Captures Elk Near Camp Pinedale
William Poole son of Mr and Mrs Russell Poole now at COC Camp Pinedale Wyoming and a friend captured a large elk ten miles from camp. They described it as the hardest day’s work they had ever experienced.
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Taylor Ridge
William Poole
Russell Poole
Coc Camp
Pinedale
Wyoming
Church of Christ
Cinas
Elizabeth Hildebrand
Fred Meffuen
Chalfant
Courtenay
Heffken
Roy Streushaugh
the Plains
Parker Leach
Lancaster
James Coey
James Golding
W. J. Golding
Emil Lainey
Lan Carter
Ar) Gainey
Victory Parkievitch
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Wahl
Corning
Dora Heffken
Mrs
Frea
Fred Leake
Eyup Tabit Elected Vice President of Syria
A cousin of prominent local businessman George A. Tabit, Eyup Tabit, who practiced medicine in New York for two years and later studied law in Beirut, has been elected to Syria's second highest office after serving as a four term senator. The Tabit family reports the political advancement from their city.
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Gallipolis
George A. Tabit
Syria
Tabit
Eyup Tabit
New York
Beirut
Maurice H Little Dies Near Cheshire After Long Illness
Maurice Hanely Little died of tuberculosis at his home near Cheshire after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Cheshire with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Little and six siblings Foster, Clarence, Howard, and three sisters.
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Gallipolis
Maurice Hanely Little
Cheshire
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Charles Little
Foster and
Clarence Little
Howard Little
Bradbury
Stanley Swisher
Pleasant Ellis
Orville Smith
Long-serving worker takes annual vacation at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics
Mrs. Fred Milliser marks her 27th year at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis as she begins her yearly vacation. She is among the longer-serving staff at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Fred Milliser
Funeral Fills First Presbyterian for Mrs. Sibley
Gallipolis mourns as First Presbyterian Church overflows for the funeral of Mrs. Frank L. Sibley. Assistants Fred Einte mminger and Claude Miller helped place abundant flowers along the chancel with a group of men named to assist. Mrs. C. R. Niday named deputy registrar for Gallia County at the National American Legion convention in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Frank L. Sibley
Fred Einteminger
Claude Miller
Byron Bodimer
William Beckey
Lawrence Myers
Fred Stone
Jacob Moore
Gus Frye
Kenneth Boster
John Rue
C. R. Niday
National American Legion
Gallia County
Cleveland
Niday
Second in Family Is Killed Under Train
Raymond Bonecutter, 28, of Henderson West Virginia, was killed by a train after apparently dozing on the tracks. He was the second in a family of West Virginians killed by a train, following nephew Floyd Wamsley last fall. He leaves parents Arthur and ? Bonecutter seven siblings and three young children. Elmer Haffelt leases a Vine Street filling station to Kenneth Boster who will travel and leave the business to C. A. Swain.
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Gallipolis
Raymond Bonecutter
West
Elmer Haffelt
Hhe
Vine St
Kenneth Boster
C. A. Swain
Jane
Tino
Mannie
Nora Lane
Mannie Jackson
Albany Grange to Host Literary Program and Community Events
Albany Grange will hold a March 14 program with songs essays and a question box featuring speakers Thorabelle Baughman Kathryn Rickey and Mr Macfarlan among others A Community Garden Club meeting Friday March 13 will discuss planting The Troop One Girl Scouts hold a take sale at Coes Hardware on March 14 Donations are welcome Also noted are visitors to Portsmouth and a kitchen shower for Armour Chesser and Darla Gibbs plus various Sunday visits and local social notes A 1955 air travel passenger increase and a note on a bottlenose sound from the Indian Ocean are briefly listed.
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Albany
Albany Grange
Esaay
Thorabelle Baughman
Kathryn Rickey
John and
Abagail Adame
Macfarlan
Hoffee
News Digest
Mr. Musgrave
Charles Parker
Brother Andy
Brother Kingfish
Community Garden Club
Lowell Chase
Brooks Russell
Albany Girl Scouts
Coes Hardware Store
Paul Barnes
Ewing Walters
Joan
Portsmouth
Clovis Chesser
Armour Chesser
Darla Gibbs
Lucy Stanley
Columbus
E. L Stanley
Arthur Lowther
Louise
Richard of
Lancaster
Levi Boyd 99 Gallia County Resident Dies
GALLIPOLIS Levi Boyd age 99 the oldest man in Gallia County died Monday night at his son Clint H Boyd’s home on Hannan Trace Road Ohio Township He lived past timberman and boatman roles in Kentucky and later helped clear timber in Gallia County Survived by four children ten grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Bethel Church with burial in the local cemetery
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Son
Clint Boyd
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Levi Boyd
Clint H. Boyd
Hannan Trace Road
Ohio Township
Sandy River
Kentucky
Cadettaburg
Huntington
W. Va
Louisiana
Godshaw
Morgan City
Boyd
Clint
Elmer
Walter W. Boyd
Curt Boyd
New Laguna
New Mexico
Bethel Church
Cruise Ship Romance and Murder Mystery Resolution
In a tense deck scene on a stormy voyage, Jane confronts alibis about Mannie Jackson’s murder while Dirk declares love and a future together. Madame Doremus jokes about skiing as she hobbles along, glimpsing a new thrill beyond danger and romance onboard. The ocean’s vast water volume frames the high stakes of the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina
Dirk
Jane
Mannie
Madame Doremus
Snowshoes
Lake Placid
Families Tied by Half Century of Forebear Links
Fragmentary OCR notes mention longtime family ties and a witness named Lubrig among ongoing historical or legal proceedings, with emphasis on a multi-decade lineage and community memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Com.foreet Lubrig
Letart Falls Community Notes Highlight Local Arrivals and Activities
J D Roush paid taxes on his Letart area farm traced to 1802 when Henry Roush bought it from the Ohio Company. Local socials report Girl Scouts badges and M E Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Waldo Keistling’s, with numerous visits from residents and family members across Letart, Letart WVa, Pomeroy, Athens and Charleston.
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Letart Falls
J. D. Roush
Pomeroy
Roush
Letart Township
Ohio Company
Henry Roush
Dan Shane
H. E. Stewart
Letart
W. Va
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Waldo Keistling
Girl Scouts
Lily of the Valley
Irene Miller
Doris Mramiet
Doris Wagner
Lois Hayman
Naomi Johnson
Hilda Alexander
Dorothy Varian
Ruth Marr
Ruby A Ter
Straitsville Man Honored On Birthday
Mrs. Harmon entertained with a birthday party for her husband J. E. Harmon on March 6 at their home. Guests included Rev. and Mrs. Howkum Mr. and Mrs. George Allaway Mr. and Mrs. Grant Allaway and others in Straitsville and nearby towns. A record Methodist Church attendance followed with the Young Men's Close Choir directed by Miss Billikam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Harmon
J. E. Harmon
Howkum
George Allaway
Grant Allaway
Robert Goodlive
Ray Little
Charles Rush
Jake Nixon
Mary Lou
Levi Palmer
Firm Lambert
Harold Little
Orville
Fred Yost
New Straitaville
Fred Blankenship
Robert
Charles White
East Fultenham
Delphos Evans
Margaret Davis
Wayne Webb
Columbus
Kenneth Shattuck
Jackson
Florence Blankenship
Blankenship
Robert Essex
Athens High School
Joe Blankenship
Ohio University
Athens
Harold Orndorf
Sam Orndorf
Mariel Shuttleworth
William Shuttleworth
Leonard White
Carey
Lon Calladine
Brown
Clark St
Marie Carson
Aliee Fains
Logan
Leo Romar
Methodist
Miss Billikam
Harrisonville Social Notes Share Weekend Visits
Local families hosted or visited over the weekend in Harrisonville. Lists of guests include W S Greenler and Evyon Genheimer near Albany, John Stout and son Grafton with C H Clay, William Stacey and May from Williamson, Sadie Lambert in Athens, Earl Clark and family, Ray Alkire and Coelle visiting Charleston, Harold Pickering, Dye Ball and Frances Welsh, Frank Turner and Charlies Turner families, Eva Townsend with Wade Halliday, Ray Halliday and F C Halliday, Jess Wood with G W Atkins, and Bertha Cook visiting Louie Cross.
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Harrisonville
W. S. Greenler
Evyon Genheimer
Albany
John Stout
Grafton
C. H. Clay
William Stacey
May
Maynard
Williamson
W. Va
Anderson Stacey
Sadie Lambert
Athens
Earl Clark
Ray Alkire
Coelle
Columbus
Charlies
Harold Pickering
Dye Ball
Ball
Frances Welsh
Frank Turner
Charlies Turner
W. A. Turner
Eva Townsend
Wade Halliday
Ray Halliday
F. C. Halliday
Jess Wood
G. W. Atkins
Bertha Cook
Louie Cross
Revival Ends At Carpenter Church With Noted Conversions
The Carpenter Baptist Church concluded a weeklong revival on Sunday reporting conversions for Lucy Dye Dawn Dye Alvin Dye Celia Dye Don Jewell Gerald Starkey and Margie Chase. Local residents visited relatives and attended events including birthday celebrations and Grange activities across nearby towns.
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Carpenter
Carpenter Baptist Church
Lucy Joe Dye
Dawn Dye
Alvin Dye
Celia Dye
Don Jewell
Gerald Starkey
Margie Chase
George Radekin
George Junior
Harold Romine
Columbus
Dennis Romine
Lenora Sleeth
Romine
J. L. Rawlings
Lancaster
Bernice McCall
Charles McCall
S. D. Webb
J. A. Turner
W. M. Morris
Wesley Cottrill
Will Lewis
Albany
Glenn Turner
Millersport
Dell Turner
John Nicholson
Freda Turner
Eddie Lou Hewery
Pomona Grange
Alfred
W. D. Holliday
Mina Curry
Mont Hewell
Middleport
Temple Church
Crofts
Carpenter Church
Mt. Union Church
Owen Kennedy
O. R. Sams
Athens
Oak Grove Residents See Electric Wiring Progress
Oak Grove updates show several local residences wiring for electricity. Weekend visits include Hartman of Nelsonville, Wendell on business trips to Athens, and family gatherings with Barnhart and Parson households. A church appointment was held at Murray City and illness caregivers were noted among Hartman and Cullison families.
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Oak Grove
Arthur Hartman
Nelsonville
William Hartman
Charles Wendell
Athens
Vaughn Foughty
Wilbur
William Barnhart
Floodwood
Florede Schultz
Marjorie Dishong
Friendly Circle Sunday School Class Holds Meeting
The Cutler Friendly Circle met at the Freece home Saturday night for a social evening after a business session. Refreshments of peaches and cake were served. Next meeting set for Lloyd and Mrs Oliver's home. Several local residents visited or spent weekends with relatives. A church pie and candy social is planned for Friday night March 13.
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Clancie Mindling
Watertown
George Brandeberry
Fillmore
J. W. Leyda
Don Arnold
Malta
Coolville
W. E. Gill
Cutler Church
Buchtel Banquet To Honor School Teams This Year
Buchtel boys basketball teams will be honored at a Thursday banquet on March 19. Tickets grant attendance and a post dinner bingo. The event is run by Buchtel PTA president Mrs Eva Wright with assistants listed. The notice also mentions a postponed community meeting and various local visits and family news.
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John White
M. EB
Vincent Dearing
Rose Tripp
Murray Barstow
Chillicothe
Kate Maurer
Barstow
Henry Shingler
Girleel
Camplte
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Bailes
Howell
GOP
Halliday
Greasy Ridge
Green Township
Frank O'Dell
Owen Randolph
O'Dell
Ohio Penitentiary
Department of Justice
United States
Roscoe Fowler
Meigs County
Preston Turner
Jackson County
G. R. Douglass
Mason County
Charles Deem
J. W. Wolfenbarger
Leon
Ray Keefer
Maurice H. Little
Legion
Grangers of Albany
Washington
Commerce Department
Indian Ocean
Mary Pickford
Newark Airport
Hollywood
Buddy Rogers
Cris
World
Juanita
Howard Cadiona
Brad Russell
Henry Clay
Nazarene
East Letart
Pickens
W. H. Reefer
M. E. Sayre
Johnie Wolfe
Elmer Grimm
Clark Say
C. B. Shields
Patsy
P. R. Shields
W. C. Bibbee
Apple Grove
Charles Boston
Stella and
Stewart Boston
Dallas
James Boston
Walter Roush
Westerville
Hershell Roush
J. W. Weischerd
Flora Johnson
Delaware
Everett Balser
Hudnell
Dam 23
Pt. Pleasant
Francis Worthington
Dam 24
Floyd Cummins
Cummins
Straitsville
Annie Goff
Erma Vale
Dyesville
Ann Graham
C. H. Ogdin
J. S. Dudgeon
Henry Turner
Lauren Huffman
Charles Radcliff
Frank McLaughlin
Dexter
Mort McKnight
Mina Jewell
Nancy McCall
Downington
Mae Wood
Cassie Caster
F. R. Vale
EB. A. McCall
Vina Griffin
Emma Lowther
London
Lane Ely
Ely
Merle Standley
Charles Wachenschwanz
Delores
Ilene
Marie Bumgardner
Victor Dixon
Eugene Wolfe
Enterprise
Morris Lowery
Lowery and Allen
Cutler Friendly Circle
Buchtel
Porter Sweazy
Lee Campbell
Billy Williams
Wilmington
Moxie Krotche
John Williams
Chris Russell
Richard Russell
Stella Groves
Will Brown
Jean
Margaret Withem
Genevieve Soles
Arthur Williams
Roy Krakau
Anne Howard
Robert Jones
Charles Lewis
Hungary
Budapest
Germany
Rhineland
Louisville
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