Four Car Pileup on Route 33 Sees No Injuries
State police arrested William Reed of Hartford on a drunkenness charge after a four car crash Saturday at 7:30 a.m. one half mile south of New Haven on Route 33. Vehicles driven by James C. Willoughby Gallipolis Norman J. Baxter Syracuse Verlon Back Mason and Paul Smith Pickens Jerrico Road Willoughby slid on ice causing the crash. All four cars were damaged but no one was injured. Reed posted bond and was released for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Reed
Hartford
Mornes
New Haven
James C. Willoughby
Gallipolis
Norman J. Baxter
Syracuse
Verlon Back
Mason
Paul Smith Pickens
Jerrico Road
Willoughby
Baxter
Pickens
Back
Robert C. Dibley
Servicemen Move Meeting Site For Jehovah’s Witnesses
Gallipolis veterans from the VFW and American Legion urged Jehovah’s Witnesses to relocate a Sunday gathering near Pine Street Cemetery. The witnesses declined, arguing the flag issue and military service exemptions under Selective Service laws were central to their conscience and worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the American Legion
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witness
Minor
Tragic Route 279 Crash Claims 6 Year Old Near Oak Hill
Robert A. McNeal aged 6 was killed instantly at 1 20 p m Sunday in an automobile accident on Route 279 about three miles east of Oak Hill The boy alighted from a furniture truck and ran between the two vehicles into a passing car driven by Charles R Williams 19 of Jackson Route 1 His neck was broken Sheriff Stanley Lewis and Coroner Charles Gaskill investigated Also reported were multiple other accidents on Route 35 near Jackson and near Rio Grande with various injuries and fines for drunken driving and traffic offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert A. McNeal
Oak Hill
Eir
Charles R. Williams
Jackson
Stanley Lewis
Charles Gas
John R. Evans
St. Albans
W. Va
Clarence D. Mack
Miami
Fla
Evans
Frank C. Brown
Chillicothe
Route 35
Roger E. Lewis
Columbus
Henry FE. Baird
London
Lewis
Anthony M. Guerino
Rio Grande
Floyd W. Lantz
St. Paris
Howard Thomas
Walcottville
Ind
Carl D. Miller
Thomas
Weldron L. Fisher
Malta
Gallipolis State Institute
Gertie May Swain
Mercerville
Carl Waugh
Juanita Frownfelter
Virgil B. Copeland
Rodney
Oscar Cordell
Kerr
Kenneth W. Sauer
Middiewort
Four Men Rescued After Car Looses Roadside
Gallipolis patrolman found three soldiers and a civilian marooned on an automobile in a pond four feet deep after a 2 a.m. crash on Route 35 near the state park. Edward Osler, 21, of Vinton and Fort Knox drove off the left shoulder. a rope tied to a semi trailer helped the four climb to dry land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
C. L. Boggs
Edward Osler
Vinton
Fort Knox
R. A. Wagner Dies Sunday Veteran and Family Man
Robert A. Wagener 30 died Sunday at Huntington veterans hospital of nephritis after service in World War II and Korea. Born Addison Ohio June 28 1921 he married Betty Will of Pomeroy in 1942. Survived by wife daughter sister and several brothers. Burial at Mound Hill Cemetery with services at Grace Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert A. Wagner
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Addison
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Akron
Fort Hayes
Signal Corps
Korea
Clarence E. Wagener
Ruth M. Reeves
Georgetown
Betty Will
Pomeroy
Fremont
Carolyn
Jack
William
Cincinnati
Edward
Waugh Funeral
Grace Methodist Church
Mound Hill Cemetery
L. A. Donnaly
Brakes Fail To Hold In Gallipolis Minor Crash
Gallipolis city police report a minor accident Saturday blamed on brakes not holding. Vehicles were driven by TD Keels 31 Gallipolis and Clarence B Rider Vinton Route 1. In Municipal Court Treasure I Wiblen South Charleston and Charles Linster Crown City were fined 50 dollars and costs for operating a vehicle under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Keels
Clarence B. Rider
Vinton
Treasure I. Wiblen
South Charleston
Charles Linster
Crown City
Community notices from Syracuse church groups and guests
The Star Class and Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church held a meeting in the church annex with Mrs. William Diddie presiding and Miss Mae Barrows in charge of the missionary session. Hosts served refreshments to a list of attendees including Miss Barrows and several others. The Victory Club gathered at Mrs. Edith Hood’s home with Mrs. Lillian Smith as co host. Numerous guests from Carbon Radford Pomeroy Athens and Point Pleasant attended, along with basketball party members from Athens. Carl Gordon and daughters visited Gallipolis. Donald Guinther visited Crooksville. Carl Hubbard has moved to Baltimore Md for work, and Donald Earl Guinther was inducted and stationed at Fort Meade Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Missionary Society of
The
Presbyterian Church
William Diddie
Mae Barrows
Pearl McBride
Curtis Lallance
Ernest Duffy
Albert Duckworth
Earl Nease
Orville Slack
Clifford Williams
Thomas Clark Sr
James Quick
William Diddle
Victory Club
Edith Hood
Lillian Smith
William Guinther
Med Buzzard
Ethel Oliver
Phyllis
Carbon
W. Va
Eddie Guinther
Cary
Deborah
Radford
Joseph Cook
Pomeroy
Edward Cochran
Athens
Otis Rainey
Point Pleasant
John Crew
Don Weese
Carl Weese
Richard Duckworth
Dale Teaford
Norman Fisher
Alice Faye
Carl Gordon
Gallipolis
Mae Cowie
Donald Guinther
Crooksville
Carl Hubbard
Baltimore
Donald Earl Guinther
Army
Fort Meade
Ada Slack
Seventeen Men Called To Take Examinations
Seventeen registrants of Local Board 45 Gallia County are ordered to report at 7 a.m. Tuesday March 20 to the Court House for transport to Portsmouth for pre induction physical examinations. Names include Wayne Price John Richards Gerald Ingles Walter McCarley Shirley Sheets Carl Osler Charles Stover Carroll Price Howard Rollins Fred Parker Forrest Warren Clayton Keesee Arthur Hinson Kenneth Swain Clyde Crabtree Charles Sims James Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Selective Service
Court House
Portsmouth
Wayne R. Price
Gallia
John W. Richards
Gerald M. Ingles
Waterloo
Walter McCarley
Ewington
Shirley E. Sheets
Cheshire
Carl H. Osler
Vinton
Columbus
Charles F. Stover
Carroll E. Price
Howard R. Rollins
Robertsburg
W. Va
Fred E. Parker
Akron
Forrest L. Warren
Crown City
Clayton Keesee
Arthur A. Hinson
Bidwell
Kenneth Swain
Mercerville
Clyde Crabtree
Charles J. Sims
Thurman
James E. Johnson
Patrol Class To Be Opened In Gallia Meigs And Jackson
Cpl W H Harrison of the Gallipolis post states the State Highway Patrol will interview applicants from Gallia Meigs and Jackson counties for a new patrol class starting in April. Requirements include ages 21 to 35 American citizenship five years of Ohio residence high school education minimum height 68 inches and weight 165 pounds. Trainees are paid 152 monthly with meals uniforms and quarters provided. graduates receive 288 monthly with uniforms and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cpl
W. H. Harrison
State Highway Patrol
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
George Mingle
Ohio
Mason County Land Transfers Chronicle
A.M. Grady and Mary B. Grady transfer 14 acres in Graham District to Charles Yonker Jr and Doris Yonker. Charles S. Koontz sells 23 percent acres in Union District to Lyda Light. Jack A. Arbaugh and Leota Arbaugh convey two tracts in Clendenin District to L A and Jessie Wood. State of West Virginia transfers a parcel in Glenwood to Earl Sharp. Howard and Susie L. Taylor sell lot 12 in Camp Conley subdivision to Howard S. Brewer and Thelma J. Brewer. Gerald E. and Mary L. Ours convey lot 31 in Country Club Addition to Point Pleasant to Price and Mary C. Patrick. Leland Meadows transfers one acre in Hannan District to William Kinble and Irene Kinble. Alta Bayless Zaborski and Frank Zaborski transfer two parcels in Hannan District to Velva Walden. Emma Margaret Fruth Robinson transfers one acre in Mason City to Virginia Robinson Roush and Robert J. Roush. Thomas Ghan and Ruth Nelson convey lot 11 to Ralph and Belle Raike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M
Mary B. Grady
Charles Yonker, Jr
Doris Yonker
Graham
Price
Mary C. Patrick
Wallie Bauer, Jr
Lucy Mae Bauer
Burdette
Charles S. Koontz
Lyda Light
Union
Jack A
Leota Arbaugh
L. A
Jessie Wood
Clendenin
State of West Virginia
Earl Sharp
Ames-Bern Spring Concert Showcases Student Talent
Students from Ames-Bern High School presented a spring concert featuring junior and senior choirs, ensembles, and soloists. Performances included classical and folk selections, piano duets, and a bicycle-backed novelty number, with several members earning district solo-ensemble honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames-Bern
Amesville
Uips
Feral Flash
Geraldine Nagle
Marilyn Minner
Shirley Potter
Charles D. McAfee, Jr
Joshua Fit
Daisy
Sally Robinson
Billy Lee Jago
Wagner
Chopin
Arndt
Dennis White
Ames-Bern High School
Athens
Mona Sue Tryon
Vivian Stobart
Anna McLain
Mona Tryon
Patty McKinley
June Sayre
Barbara Wooley
Patsy Lee Glass
Harriet Webb
Feral Frash
Marlene Fisher
Lois Croston
Hilda Minerd
Jo Hines
Divorce Action and Damage Suit Filed in Point Pleasant
A divorce action and a damage suit were filed with Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones on Friday. Elizabeth J. Grinstead seeks divorce from Willie J. Grinstead, Floyd Stover sues Charles Thompson for $300 in trespass damages, and Helen Lois Brown petitions for divorce from Paul W. Brown on cruelty charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit
Vernon Jones
Elizabeth J. Grinstead
Willie J. Grinstead
Floyd Stover
Charles Thompson
Helen Lois Brown
Paul W. Brown
Funeral Rites Today For Mrs Ann Kell
Last rites for Mrs. Ann Kell 89 were held this afternoon at 2 30 with interment in Graham Station Cemetery. She died Friday evening at her Hartford home and was preceded in death by husband John Kell in 1908. Survivors include sister Mrs Hannah Hunter and two sons Edward and J W Kell of Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Ann Kell
Graham Station
Kell
John Kell
Hannah Hunter
Edward and
J. W. Kell
Intoxication Charge in Point Pleasant Arrest
Point Pleasant police jailed Roy Clyde Mc Dade on a Saturday for intoxication and released him Sunday on bond to the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy Clyde McDade
Moose Attend District Meet at Parkersburg Moose Home
Seven Moose members from Point Pleasant attended the district meeting at the Parkersburg Moose Home on Sunday afternoon. Attendees included Tom Stansel Wadear Thabet Frank Henson Ben Tracy Jack Tracy Mike Whalen and George Sprenger with Ripley Spencer and Parkersburg lodges also represented. The group enjoyed a chicken supper after the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Loyal Order of Moose
Parkersburg
Moose Home
Tom Stansel
Wadear Thabet
Frank Henson
Ben Tracy
Jack Tracy
Mike Whalen
George Sprenger
Ripley and Spencer
Friendship Circle Hosts Mrs Elmer Ebersbach
Mrs Elmer Ebersbach of 2124 Mt Vernon Ave hosted the Friendship Circle meeting on Friday evening. President Mrs T L Morrison led the business session and refreshments were served to attending members including Mrs Morrison Mrs Marcus Mc Daniel Mrs Elma Woods Mrs Odus Smith Mrs Samuel Beller Mrs Harry Godfrey and Rev and Mrs F H Capehart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Ebersbach
Mt. Vernon Ave
T. L. Morrison
Morrison
Marcus McDaniel
Elma Woods
Odus Smith
Samuel Beller
Harry Godfrey
F. H. Capehart
Leon Homemakers Club March Meeting Minute
The Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club holds its March meeting today at 7 30 p m in the Leon lodge hall with members invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Homemakers Farm Women’s Club
Leon Lodge
Trinity Methodist class to meet with pot luck dinner
The Adult Fellowship Class of Trinity Methodist Church meets Thursday evening in the church social rooms. A pot luck dinner is served at 6 30 p.m. Mr and Mrs Co J Hyer and Mr and Mrs Ronald White oversee arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Methodist Church
Co. J. Hyer
Ronald White
Eastern Star Meeting Set for Tonight at 7:30
The Eastern Star will meet today at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple for the regular session and planned activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Red Cross Fund Chair to Speak at Moose Meeting
C. H. Withers, chair of the Red Cross fund, will speak at the Women of the Moose regular meeting Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Withers
Red Cross Fund
Women of the Moose
Personal Notes From Point Pleasant Area
Point Pleasant briefs record multiple local movements. Donald Brantley, ten month old son of Mr and Mrs Bill Brantley of Bellmeade, is a patient at St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg. Various visits span Parkersburg Charleston Columbus Racine and Wortland Kentucky with relatives and friends from Winfield Road Mt Vernon Ave Sand Hill Road Wesleyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wesley Brantley
Bill Brantley
Bellmeade
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Guy McWilliams
Winfield Rd
Elmer Eberbach
Mt. Vernon Ave
Harry Godfrey
Sand Hill Rd
Pomeroy
Vernon Clifton
H. E. Costen
Park Dr
Costen
Mary Wippel
Columbus
Otis Rainey
Charles King
Dunbar
Frank Melvin
Wortland
Charles Casto
Lydia Smith
Leon
Charleston
Gertrude
Josephine Howard
Main St
Helen Williams
Weston
Three New Building Permits Issued in Point Pleasant
City Building Commissioner Austin Johnson issues permits to Art E. Hartley for a brick six room house at 25th and Mt. Vernon, to H. L. Morgan for a five room frame house on Lincoln Ave, and to Harry Childers for a two car garage apartment with four rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Austin Johnson
Art E. Hartley
Main St
25Th
Mt. Vernon
H. L. Morgan
Lincoln Ave
Harry Childers
Marquette Ave
Recruiting Office Mobilized as Space Becomes Scarce
In Point Pleasant the Army and Air Force recruiting office under Sgt. W. P. Rush has been temporarily mobilized. It vacated its State Employment Office space to make room for Vanderium Steel and Sylvania Electric. The sergeant now recruits from his car while new quarters are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Army
Air Force
W. P. Rush
Vanadium Steel
Sylvania Electric Companies
Jean Hill Chosen Teen of the Week at Point Pleasant High
Point Pleasant High School senior Jean Hill was selected as teen of the week by a Charleston newspaper. She completed three years as a varsity cheerleader, heads the Student Council, and is a Tu Endie Wei staff member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jean Hill
Charlestom
Miss Hill
Tu Endie Wei
Man Held in Jail for Ohio Authorities
POINT PLEASANT Eddie Glover Jr was held in the County Jail after arrest Saturday night by Mason City Constable Edward Turley on a warrant charging speeding The same arrest bill notes Ohio authorities hold a warrant for Glover alleging theft of a vehicle from the Pomeroy area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eddie Glover, Jr
Mason City
Edward A. Turley
Glover
Ohio
Pomeroy
River Traffic Update at Gallipolis and Kanawha District
Boats on the Kanawha and Ohio systems show multiple signals with entries like Keystone and Ohio routes at Gallipolis and Winfield, plus several vessels on the district lines. The Ohio River shows little movement while the Kanawha River rises, with Kanawha Falls gauges at 5.56 feet and upper at 18.5 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Keystone
Jack Dawn
Ohio
Stevenson
Price
Durantown
Semet
Bruce
Jones
Solvay
Kanawha Falls
Local Social News From Wilkesville Area
Mr and Mrs Bruce Unroe and daughters visited his parents the C B Unroe family. Donna Palsley visited her daughter L B Terry. Wagle Mulholland of Wilkesville was a Woodall home caller. Francis Cottrill and wife visited Elmer and Mrs Canode. Patty Terry returned from Canal Winchester. Truman Brewer of Langsville and Ralph Trudel of Columbus visited L A Parsons home. Paul Holcomb does farm work for L B Terry. Ira Copley and McElroy of Wilkesville were business callers. Mrs Verna Woodall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Winchester
Bobo
Truman Brewer
Langsville
Ralph Trudel
Columbus
O. A. Parsons
Wellston
L. A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pine Street
John Minor
R. A. Wagner
Mason County
Ray Johnston
Glouster
Ohio University
Messenger
Amesville News
Howard Starlin
Robert King
Kenneth Vernon
O. Easler
E. A. Linscott
OES
Evelyn Koehler
Edgar Koehler
Robert L. Mesecher
Fort Knox, Ky
James Mesecher
Galen
Joe Wal
Ton
Chuck
Patty
Wadsworth
Chester Morris
Maxine Rowland
Chesterhill
Lewis Morris
F. H. Gifford
VTA
Mark Stevens
Alex Nicol
Robert Douglas
Don Taylor
Joyce Holden
Gig Young
Harold Medford
George Shermann
Aubrey Schenck
Lionel Hampton
Moose
Friendship Circle
Leon Club
Withers
Mtsd
Whitmore
Hutton KI
King Solomon's Mines
LAW OF the
Mike
van Johnson
Jane Wyman
T-U-E
Lathen Aratia Athens
Fedda Hopper
Louis Calhern
Louella Parsons
Sheilah Graham
Letra
Ann Harding
Jerry Gray
Band
Joe McDoakes
Willett
Heywood
Wakefield
Tappan
Madden
Norwalk
General Electric
Fawcett
Chesterhill, Ohio
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