Native of Gallia and His Fiancee Are Believed To Have Been Drowned
Staff Sgt. Paul Bostic a 24 year old Army Air Corps man and his fiancé Louise Bibby 20 both of Vienna West Virginia are believed to have drowned when their car skidded and wrecked on the Fifth Street bridge in Parkersburg Little Kanawha River drag attempts failed by Monday evening Police say the couple were en route to Gallipolis to visit Bostics grandmother Phoebe Bell while the Bostic family has deep Gallia County ties the mother Pear Bell Bostic died about a year ago and the father Harley Bostic lives in Parkersburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bostic
Army Air Corps
Foster Field
Texas
Louise Bibby
Vienna
W. Va
Little Kanawha
Fifth Street
Parkersburg
South
Bostic
Gallipolis
Phoebe Bell
Ravenswood
Henry Kerns
Third Ave
Sergeant Bostic
Harley Bostic
Pear Bell Bostic
Paul
Bostics
Gallia County
Ohio River Rising Threatens Gallia County Roads
GALLIPOLIS Ohio River rose over three inches an hour on Monday and was expected to submerge low points on Route 7 Tuesday though no major flood was anticipated. Several county roads were closed by high water and bus service across districts was disrupted by the conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Swisher Funeral Held in Gallipolis for Hobart Budd Swisher
Funeral services for Hobart Budd Swisher aged 48, who died in Columbus, were conducted Tuesday at Little Kyger Church with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Survived by two married daughters in Columbus, two brothers Erman and Deffie Swisher of Little Kyger, and two sisters Hulda Jenkins of Old Kyger and Goldie Peters of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hobart Budd Swisher
Columbus
Little Kgger Church
Gravel Hill
Swisher
John B
Ella Rachel Darst Swisher
Erman and
Deffie
Little Kyger
Hulda Jenkins
Old Kyger
Goldie Peters
Middleport
Red Cross Suspends Surgical Dressings Workroom
Mrs Otto S Carter chair announces Red Cross surgical dressings work room in the Masonic Building will be closed until further notice. Work to resume as soon as needed material arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Otto S. Carter
Red Cross
Masonic Building
Sam Alford Dies Of Mine Injuries
Sam Alford, 56, native of Gallia County Ohio, died Monday at a Beckley hospital from injuries suffered in a mine accident at Pemberton. He was the brother of Mrs. B. P. Stanley and Mrs. Hattie Stanley of Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
B. P. Stanley
Hattie Stanley
Henderson
Sam Alford
Beckley
Pemberton
Gallia County
Gallipolis Social Notes: local marriages announced
Gallipolis notes report the marriage of Staff Sergeant William F. Ferguson to Hilda Carr of Palmetto Florida in Bradenton on March 11. Ferguson, son of Millard Ferguson now in Charleston, taught at Gallia Academy High School before enlistment and is stationed near Drew Field. The bride, from Palmetto, is a Florida high school graduate. The couple reside in Bradenton near the air base. Ed Sibley’s son Master Sergeant John Sibley wed Kathleen Kaye Keown of Muskogee Oklahoma on March 13. Sibley, a Gallia Academy High School 1937 graduate, is at Camp Gruber Oklahoma after maneuvers in Louisiana and a San Antonio training stint. Kathleen Keown is daughter of John F. Keown Sr. of Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William F. Ferguson
Hilda Carr
Palmetto
Fla
Methodist Parsonage
Bradenton
Ferguson
Millard Ferguson
Charleston
Gallia Academy
Gallipolis Tribune
Gallipolis Tribune. the New Mrs.Ferguson
Florida
Drew Field
Sgt. Ferguson
Ed Sibley
John Sibley
Kathleen Kaye Keown
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Sibley
Gallia Academy High School
Camp Gruber
Okla
Louisiana
San Antonio
Texas
John F. Keown Sr
East Side Boulevard, Muskogee
Additions and Visits Highlight Hoosier Families Abroad
Mrs. J H Benson and Sgt James Benson visit in Alexandria Virginia. D J Sias and L C Stevens of Chinook Montana to visit niece Mrs Max Bunce in Bainbridge Ohio. Ora and Betty Van den of Addison recalled as sisters of the late Mrs E A Neff. Sias to stop at Mayo Clinic for a check up en route. Lena Grace Miller visits from Curtiss-Wright Columbus. J S Porter visits Columbus to see ill mother. Mrs F E Hutsinpiller visits sister Letitia Mills en route to Bainbridge. Mrs Richard Morgan in New Orleans hospital after birth of daughter. Nell Moore visits Dot Seans. County Sanitarian Max Bunce attends milk inspectors meeting in Columbus. Lieut Archie Priestley of Camp Lee on leave at parental home. Dr Paul Foster returns from Chicago Medical Society meeting. Rev J P Keefer in Columbus for revival meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Benson
Sgt
James Benson
Alexandria
D. J. Sias
L. C. Stevens
Chinook
Montana
Max Bunce
Ora
Betty Vanden
Addison
E. A. Neff
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Clara Worman
Worman
Frank E. Wetherholt
Lena Grace Miller
Curtiss-Wright
Columbus
D. ¢C. Miller
J. S. Porter
Rowena B. Porter
Dorothy Porter
F. E. Hutsinpiller
Letitia Mills
Charleston
William Hutsinpiller
Bainbridge
Ohio
Mildred Weller
Richard Morgan
Marianna Keeler
New Orleans
E. D. Keeler
Keeler
Nell Moore
Huntington
Dot
Toledo
Paul Foster
Holzer Hospital
Chicago
Chicago Medical Society
J. P. Keefer
Totals in Red Cross Drive Reported in Gallia County
Red Cross annual drive secretary Charlotte Cornwell reports a total of 6 857 95 as of March 18 toward Gallia County quota of 12 800 00. Townships reporting progress include Parry Springfield Raccoon Harrison Greenfield Clay Green Cheshire Gallipolis Township. Announcement is made of birth of a son to Dr and Mrs William B Taylor Roma Corn in Ann Arbor Mich. Michael Brooks is their first born. Dr Taylor was a Jackson physician before entering service. Mrs Taylor is a native of Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Charlotte Cornwell
Gallia County
Parry
Springfield
Raccoon
Harrison
Greenfield
Clay
Green
Cheshire
William B. Taylor
Roma Corn
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michael Brooks
Taylor
Jackson
Real property transfers in Gallia County highlighted
Gallia County Courthouse notes list recent transfers including A C Safford to Harold Safford for block 8 lots 14 20 in Apple Shade City Gallipolis Township Frank L Shaw and others to Harland T and Fred Martin for .75 acre in Gallipolis Township Milligan and Bess Williams to Bennie and Emma Fairchild 159 acres Greenfield Township Rita Hartsook to Clyde E Eagle 80 acres Huntington Township E C Wilson and wife to Clyde E Eagle 31 acres Huntington Township John Earl Burchett to Joe Wheeler and Pauline A Burchett 96 acres Perry Township Gypsy Harris and others to Tom and Rebecca Burchett 86 acres Perry Township Lucille and Clarence King to Carl Manley 24.47 acres Cheshire Township Henry W Cherrington commissioner to Laura Wildman 3 5 acres Cheshire Township Laura Wildman to Walter and Pauline Rife 10 acres Cheshire Township Henry W Cherrington commissioner to Gladys Rumfield 10 acres Cheshire Township Gladys Rumfield to Walter and Pauline ship Irvin E Burnett to Gladys Burnett 74 acres Addison Township and city Emma Wilson to C I Wilson 38 of an acre one half interest Gallipolis Township Mary Ann Crawford and husband to C H Wilson part lot 282 city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
A. C. Safford
Harold Safford
Apple Shade City
Frank L. Shaw
Harland T
Fred Martin
Milligan
Bess Williams
Bennie
Emma Fairchild
Greenfield Township
Rita Hartsook
Clyde E. Eagle
Huntington Township
E. C. Wilson
John Earl Burchett
Joe Wheeler
Pauline A. Burchett
Perry Township
Gypsy
Harris
Tom
Rebecca Burchett
Lucille
Clarence King
Carl Manley
Cheshire Township
Henry W. Cherrington
Laura Wildman
Walter
Pauline Rife
Cheshire
Gladys Rumfield
Irvin E. Burnett
Gladys Burnett
Addison
City
Emma Wilson
C. I. Wilson
Mary Ann Crawford
C. H Wilson
New Patients at Holzer Hospital
New patients at Holzer Hospital include Mrs. Robert Green of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Sherwood Castoe of Leon admitted early Monday. Mrs. Charles Holland of Point Pleasant Route 2 was admitted Sunday night in fair condition. Births occurred with Mrs. James Brewington Middleport delivering a daughter and Mrs. Tom Rodgers Wells ton delivering a son Saturday night. Other patients noted in good or fair condition include Mrs. J E Brading Johnson City Tenn and E J Somerville Point Pleasant, with several listed as fair. Some were discharged Monday. James Shafer Marietta and Mrs Isiah Gates Gallipolis Route 1 expected to leave Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Robert Green
Point Pleasant
Sherwood Castoe
Leon
Charles Holland
Route 2
James Brewington
Church Conference To Be Thursday
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis holds its annual conference Thursday March 23 with district superintendent Dr A J Kestle of Portsmouth presiding. The all day program starts 11 30 am in the main auditorium, lunch at 12 30, followed by a 1 30 pm session for Methodist women with speaker Miss Pearl Mason, newly returned missionary from China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
A. J Kestle
Portsmouth
WSCS
Pearl Mason
China
Attends Funeral of Her Aged Father in Ohio Valley
Mrs Gordon Jackson returned from Ohiopyle Pennsylvania where she attended funeral services for her father Orville A Rust aged 72. He suffered a stroke about ten days ago and his burial followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gordon Jackson
Ohiopyle
Orville A. Rust
Rust
Cooperative Farm Bureau Dinner Postponed to April 11
Gallipolis officials announced the Cooperative Farm Bureau dinner at Grace Methodist Church, postponed from Wednesday to April 11 due to indications of high water. The event will proceed at the same time and location on the new date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cooperative Farm Bureau
Grace Methodist Church
Clifton Social And Personal
Clifton notes list home sales and moves in town. Martin Natross sold to Oscar Henry. John Gillis buried at West Columbia. Hiram Russell home near A. B. Woodrum. Washington Ely sold to Dana Lewis. David and Fayne Hudson sold to Mr. Blessing. New residents include Ashworth from Hartford at Riddle home and Carlson from Point Pleasant in Olive Columbia cottage. Several residents ill or recovering. Holiness Tabernacle revival closed. Mrs. Ben Redmond to return from California in April. Elderly Mrs. Harriet Oliver 89 and recovering. Mary Johnson of Mason visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Carlson
Point Pleasant
Olive and
Columbia St
Ashworth
Donald Peck
Chillicothe
Blanch Compson
Main St
Elmer van Meter
Grantsburg
Roush
Mason
Olive St
Charles Cartwright
Asa Nicholson
Bessie Pickens
James Arthur Buell
Lucy Steeth
Oak Hill
McCoy
Holiness Tabernacle
Ben Redmond
Pat
California
Calif mission hosts and delayed registrations noted
At the close of California events hostesses Mrs. Alice Koppe and a sister served at a visiting mission. A delayed registration is reported involving Mr and Mrs Virgil B. Lanning. The text mentions a collision near Sidenstricker with references to Spring and Enon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calif
Ram
Mother
Alice Koppe
Sis A Eere
Sidenstricker
Virgil B. Lanning
Enon
Iane
Gore Circle Entertained Thursday
The Queen Esther Circle met at Betty Backus's Logan home Thursday evening. Lucille Alltop led the devotional period. Social hour featured contests with prizes won by Lucille Alltop and Charlotte Proctor. Refreshments served to Kathryn McMullen Isabelle Emerick Lucille Alltop Charlotte Proctor Mrs Burdella Starr and Betty Backus. Guests included Mrs Hazel Reynolds and Mr Mrs Herman MacMannis. Etta Mae Echart to host next classmeeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Mae Echart
Mrs. Rose Hite Celebrates 70th Birthday at Old Gore
Mrs. Rose Hite of Old Gore marked her 70th birthday on Wednesday. She baked a large cake with seventy candles for dinner attended by husband Tom Hite and Mr and Mrs Frank Summers. Mrs Bessie Donaldson visited to wish her many happy returns and she received many gifts and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hite
Old Gore
Birthday Party Honors Seven Year Old Donna Marie Mohler
Mrs. Bertha Mohler hosted a Wednesday evening birthday party for her daughter Donna Marie who turned seven. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Mohler, Donna Marie and Judy Mohler, Mrs. Tillie Tucker, Ruth Sauber, Shirley Dixon, Norma Coleman, and Virgie Trader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Mohler
Donna Marie
O. V. Mohler
Judy Mohler
Tillie Tucker
Ruth Sauber
Shirley Dixon
Norma Coleman
Virgie Trader
Funeral attendees listed for Mrs Dora Orndolf in Murray City
Attendees included Grant Den, Mrs Faith Beck, Mrs Dot tie Tucker of Gore, Mrs Ruth Nixon of St Clairsville Ohio. Dorothea Boring Duncan from Ft Riley Kansas arrived on furlough. Other relatives and friends visited as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Orndolf
Murray City
Grant Dicken
Faith Beck
Dottie Tucker
Gore
Ruth Nixon
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Ohio Flood Crest Expected Below Stage at Mason County
POINT PLEASANT The river near 35 feet Monday evening. Indications showed crest would not exceed 37.5 feet. Snow of 4 to 6 inches in the Allegheny basin and some on the Lower Monongahela. Ohio at Pittsburgh in pool. Water mainly from side streams between Point Pleasant and Wheeling. Crest predicted 2.5 feet under flood stage. Weather caused many school absences and roads flooding. one school bus failed to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert J. Heslop
Allegheny River
Monongahela River
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Candidates Clear Air in State Contest
POINT PLEASANT The Republican gubernatorial race narrows to contrasts. Funkhouser accuses Dawson of backing Boss Hallanan while promising a business like administration. Dawson touts economical governance and cites Funkhouser’s Democratic past. Watts, Holt, Meadows weigh in with tentative stances as May 9 primary nears. McCue seeks county control of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Raymond J. Funkhouser
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Walter S. Hallanan
Funkhouser
Dawson
Mr. Funkhouser
J. Blackburn Watts
Kanawha County
Rush D. Holt
Clarence E. Meadows
Beckley
Neely
Meadows
Er. B. McCue
McDowell County
Marriage of Evelyn Marie Childers to Robert Lobsiger at Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs Harry Everett Childers of Henderson announce the wedding of their daughter Evelyn Marie to Coastguardsman Robert Ernest Lobsiger Seaman 3-c of Chicago The ceremony was read by Magistrate Earl Moore at his Gallipolis home Saturday evening at 7 30 The bride wore a navy two piece dress with pink rose buds iris and ferns The groom wore a blue dress uniform The couple will honeymoon in Chicago Seaman Lob siger is stationed at Brooklyn N Y Also in Pt Pleasant social notes Lieutenant Eugene G Bell an instructor at Muroc Army Air Base Calif is here on leave with his mother Mrs George Sprenger Other local visits and trips listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harry Everett Childers
Henderson
Evelyn Marie
Robert Ernest Lobsiger
Chicago
Earl Moore
Gallipolis
Elsie Hughes Litz
Huntington
Ruth Ellen Byus
Eugene G. Bell
Army Air Base
Muroc
Calif
George Sprenger
Bell
Sprenger
Charleston
Dorothy
Martha Sprenger
Gus Frye
Gilbert Bush
D. W. Rothgeb
Bartow Jones
Panhandle
Elkins
C. O. Weissenburger
Audrey Blessing
Faye Blessing
Steubenville
Ohio
Leav es Clinic Patient Barbee Rothgeb Discharged
Barbee Rothgeb, a patient at Point Clinic Point Pleasant, was discharged at the weekend and returned home to Jackson Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Barbee Rothgeb
Point Clinic
Jackson Ave
Hospitalized after rescue of Route 2 resident
Earl Arnett carried Mrs. Charles Holland from her Route 2 home to Holzer Hospital Sunday evening following an incident at their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Earl Arnett
Charles Holland
Route 2
Holzer Hospital
Lords membership counts clarified in session
The English House of Lords comprises 738 members. The composition includes four royal peers two archbishops 24 bishops 16 Scottish representatives and 18 Irish representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Seriously Ill Child in Jericho Road Family
Joseph Ray Eads ten months old son of Mr and Mrs J Oral Eads of Jericho Road is critically ill. The boy was a patient in Cincinnati hospital several weeks last year and has never fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Joseph Ray
J. Oral Eads
Jericho Road
Cincinnati
St Albans Rector to Be Ordained by West Virginia Bishop
The Rev. W. C. Bowie rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church St. Albans will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop R. E. L. Strider of the West Virginia Diocese at St. Albans Church on April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. C. Bowie
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Albans
R. E. L. Strider
West Virginia
St. Albans Church
Funeral attendance fills distance for Charles Weis senior
People traveled from multiple states to attend the last rites for Charles Oliver Weis senburger. Notables from Ladd Illinois Peru Ohio Erie Pennsylvania Keokuk Iowa Huntington Gallipolis Ripley St. Marys St Albans Parkersburg Marietta Wheeling Columbus Baltimore Pittsburgh attended. Downtown business and public offices closed during the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Oliver Weissenburger
Carl Guenther
Ladd
Charles Cleer
William Delaney
Peru, Ill
C. H. Clark
Youngstown
Frank Schauble
C. N. Weissenburger
Erie
G. L. Weissenburger
Keokuk
Iowa
H. Clay Worth
H. E. Katschke
A. B. Rawn
Huntington
Ca Belle Walker
Leo Bean
A. P Kerr
Howard Neal
Clyde Ingles
Harry McKown
Gallipolis
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
Layne
Herman Layne
New Haven
al Blair Rainey, Jr
Pittsburgh
Lawrence J. Culbertson
C. M. Brown
Taylor Vinson
West Virginia Ordnance Works
A. C. Griffiths
U. S. Engineer Corps
St. Louis
Hiram Carpenter
Co. W. Stametz
Cleveland
William C. Gadd
Parkersburg
Hamilton Deer
E. S. Merriam
D. H. Haddox
Donald Haddox
Marietta
J. C. Gykus
Wheeling
Larry Westfall
Columbus
Cc. M. McCormick
Baltimore
Ben B. Byers
Pat Wilson Celebrates 65th Birthday in Private Dinner
Pat M. Wilson, chairman of the Selective Service Board, marked his 65th birthday last Friday, St. Patrick's Day, with a family dinner at his Charleston Road home. Only relatives attended the observance hosted in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Pat M. Wilson
Selective Service Board
St. Patrick's Day
Charleston Road
Mrs Eads Recovering After Two Major Surgeries
Mrs Eads of Jericho Road Gallia County is recovering in Holzer Hospital after two major operations in three weeks. Her nephew Alva Mourning and wife and two children from Lafayette Indiana arrived Monday to visit at the Eads home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Early Eads
Jericho Road
Holzer Hospital
Alva Mourning
Lafayette
Ind
Eads
Mourning
Wolfe Rites Will Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Benn Wolfe age 73 will be Wednesday at 2 PM from Leon Methodist Church with Rev L W Gearhart of Clifton officiating. Burial in Leon Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucy Crookham, three daughters Ruby Marshall Audrey Boles and Anna Pauline Wolfe, two sons Owens and Harley Wolfe, and two brothers Ed Wolfe Cole Wolfe and Herbert Wolfe. Also note return home of Mrs Ben Tracy Jr and infant Diana Cornwell Tracy from Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Leon Methodist Church
Benn. Wolfe
L. W. Gearhart
Clifton
Burie
Leon
Wolfe
United Brethren Church
10.C.F
Pp. Lodges
Ruby Marshall
Audrey Boles
Charleston
Anna Pauline Wolfe
Owens and
Harley Wolfe
Liberty
Ed Wolfe
la Jaunta
Cole
Herbert Wolfe
Mullins
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohi
Gallia
Pacific
Thomas J. Waters
Inset
Arlington
Mass
Marine Corps
U. S. Navy
Nelsonville
Warner Bros
Rosy Pene
Gan Thir
Wen
Armed Forces
Morge Morphy
Oan Leslie
Ronald Reagan
Alan Hale
Sunil
Art E Smith
Warner Bros. Studios
ARMY
WED
THURS
Coe My Aldh
Blondie
Crnsiad
Gallipolis Social Notes
Red Cross Drive
Gallia Realty
Sabu
AAF Training Command Training Center
Greensboro
N. C
Pfc. Dastagir
India
Hollywood
Screenland
Jungles
Herman Cartwright
E.C. Cross
Fannie Harris
Harriett Oliver
Gore Circle
Dorothea (Boring) Duncan
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Grace Boring
Frank Emerick
Bart Mohler
Clyde Green
James Starr
William Yoder
Grant Hospital
Wayne Owings
Ralph Owings
Armed Services
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Clifford Dyer
Great Lakes
Robert Terrel
W. E. Terrel
Ernest Nutter
Nancy
Logan
Elizabeth Nutter
Woodrow Nutter
Sandy
W. J. Howdyshell of
Maxville
Jesse Tucker
Mason County
Pat Wilson
Oakley and Oakley Insurance
James H. Wilson
W. Wash. St
Home Point Pleasant
Ben Tracy Jr
Dianna Cornwell ‘Tracy
Aaa
Fholtzman
Athens, Berry Hotel
East Main St
CABLE
Nelsonville, Ohio
Monument Co
George C. Shaw
W. Main St
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