Five Young Persons Involved In Separate Weekend Accidents
Five youths sustained minor injuries in two separate one car weekend crashes. In Gallipolis, William Moore 18 of Syracuse led the first crash on Route 554 when the vehicle struck the bridge and overturned into a creek. Moore and two companions were treated at Holzer Hospital. The second crash near Vinton involved Rita Comer 17 of Vinton whose car tipped over an embankment after leaving the road. Comer and passenger Lowell Cardwell 21 were checked at Holzer Hospital and released. No charges were filed.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
William Moore
Syracuse
Holzer Hospital
Moore
Lester Pike
Racine
Delores Landers
Pomeroy
Keystone Road
Vinton
Rita Comer
Miss Comer
Lowell Cardwell
Tn Juvenile Court
Reobert MW Retz
Judith K. Moore
Chester Bartram
Gallinolis Rete 1
Charles Tegar
Tampin Rick
Coolville
Robert Tucker
Letart Falls
Mabel C. Swartz
Athens
George Northup
Rio Grande
Denny Waters
Oak Hill
Gallia Academy topics spark spring across town report
Gallia Academy notes spring activities with students and staff in garden projects plays and pageants. Local sports and club coverage highlight Wylie Blue Devils basketball and Langs track team while tributes mark senior Stage and Swann awards. A UFO sighting anecdote closes with roadside tire trouble.
Health nurses administer polio shots in county clinic
Gallia County health nurses gave 148 Salk anti polio doses on Saturday raising the year total to 1168. They also administered 16 DPT shots and seven smallpox vaccines. Conducting the clinic were Mrs. Pearl Hatfield and Mrs. Naomi Rose health nurses and Mrs. Madeline Rees clerk.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Madeline Rees
Births and Admissions at Htolzer Hospital
A long list records births at Htolzer Hospital including daughters born to Rex and (unnamed) Unroe in Gallipolis Eureka Star Route, Woodrow W North in Gallipolis, George W Cirle in Middleport, James Wil in Pomeroy, and Paul Eichinger in Pomeroy. Numerous admissions follow from Jackson to Point Pleasant including Kenneth Keith, Lester Rowsh, Florence Smith, Fen Lawson, Carl Crawford, Raymond Ingalls, Robert Thompson, Edward Miller, Horace Buxton, Walter Newvahner, McKinley Herrold, Terry Roush, Marilyn McDaniel, Ivor Morehouse, Harry Lasley, Denver Peters, Donald Lintala, Mam Guinther, Avenel Radekin, Emma Schellenger, Janice Tackett, Catherine Brown, Lyndall Dial, Catherine Brown, Robert Varian, Russell Gibson, Bissell Gibson, Thomas Webb, Michael Jackson, Martha Hartley, Mrs Pension, and many others. Discharged names include Linda McGuire, Kenneth Clarke, C C Merrill, Ray Barber, Gerald Anthony, Don Lintala, Dr Dawson, Lawrence Holliday, Judge Howell, and numerous others. Blood used Saturday 14 pints.
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Rex H. Unroe
Gallipolis
Eureka
Woodrow W. North
George W. Cirle
Middleport
James
Wil
Pomeroy
Paul Eicbinger
Kenneth P. Keith
Jackson Lester J. Rowsh
Letart Rete
Florence T. Smith
Point Measant
Fen Lawson
Carl Crawford
Jackson
Raymond J. Ingalls
Robert R. Thompson
Edward A. Miller
Crown City
Horace A. Buxton
Leen
Walter Newvahner
McKinley Herrold
McArthur
Terry C. Roush
Marilyn McDaniel
Mason
Ivor W. Morehouse
Bidwell
Harry A. Lasley
Henderson
Denver Peters
Donald E. Lintala
Imam Guinther
Syracuse
S. Flint
Avenel Radekin
Carpenter
Emma D. Schellenger
Janice Sue Tackett
Northup
John Clendenin
Lyndall E. Dial
Scottown
Catherine Brown
Hamden
Robert M. Varian
Russell M. Gibson
Bissell M. Gibson
Thomas Ll. Webb
Circleville
Michael D. Jackson
Point Pleasant
Martha Lynn
Hartley
George Pension
Sidney
Linda McGuire
Kenneth Clarke
C. C. Merrill
Ray Barber
Gerald Anthony
Don Lintala
Dr. Dawson
Daniel &. Dawson
Layrence Holliday
John W. Howell
Lewis Albert
Frank Allen
George Pensio
John Queen
Michael Padovan
Herbert Miller
William Plummer
A. J. Robinson
Otrs
Jack Riggs
Orville Chisholm
Alfred Abbott
Williams Secures Six AL Batting Titles in Pairs
Ted Williams captured six American League batting crowns in three two year runs 1941 1942 1947 1948 and 1957 1958. He achieved titles in consecutive seasons within each pair.
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Ted Williams
Charleston Woman Seeks Grocery Title
Mrs. Elizabeth O'Dell of South Charleston has been entered in an international contest for the title of Checker of the Year. She won Evans Grocery Co.'s tri state area contest and today judges were announced: Jack Star Look Magazine, Louise Leg ris United Air Lines, Estelle Atwell Chicago Tribune, and George W. Head National Cash Register Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elizabeth O'Dell
South Charleston
O'Dell
Evans Grocery Co
Tri-State
Jack Star
Midwest
Look Magazine
Louise Legris
United Air Lines
Estelle Atwell
The
Chicago Tribune
George W. Head
National Cash Register Co
Two Bidwell Men Complete Training Under Buddy Plan
Two Bidwell men from Bidwell Route 1, James E. Cremeans and Frederick Scott Ward, completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Knox with Sgt Paul Kabbage who arranged their enlistment under the Buddy Plan. They will advance basic and schooling together in armored division training.
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James FE. Cremeans
Frederick Scott Ward
Bidwell
Paul G. Kabage
Park Central
Fort Knox
James E. Cremeans
James C. Cremeans
Mildred Ward
Paul Kabage
Sgt
Kabbage
Armored Division
Schwarz Rites Held Monday In Gallipolis
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Thomson Schwarz 84 of Portsmouth Road were held Monday at Wetherholt Elliott Sanders funeral home with Rev. Oliver Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Vine Street Cemetery Cincinnati. She was born October 6 1874 in Meigs County daughter of the late William and Nancy Thomson. Surviving are two brothers James Thomson Cleveland and Ray Thomson Lisbon, a step daughter Mrs Ralph Stoffregen Cincinnati. She belonged to the Order of Eastern Star and the Church of Christ Garfield Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elsie Thomson Schwarz
Portsmouth Road
Wetherholt-Elliott-Sanders
Oliver Johnson
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Schwarz
Meigs County
William
Nancy E. Johnson Thomson
John G. Schwarz
State Institute
Ray Thomson
Lisbon
James Thomson
Cleveland
Ralph Stoffregen
Order of Eastern Star
Church of Christ of
Garfield Ave
Gallia County Transfers Include Several Real Estate Moves
Edith J. Mac Swords etux sell 2 acres in Gallipolis Two to R. E. M. Realty Co. Carrie E. Haren transfers part of lots 123 and 124 in Highlawn subdivision to Bernard L. and Lillian J. Westfall. Leonard and Florence Burton transfer 40.25 acres in Walnut Township to Buford and Lilla Taylor.
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Edith J. Mac
Leonard and
Florence Burton
Buford
Lilla Taylor
Walnut
River traffic reports and dam statuses on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers
The bulletin lists gauge readings at Gallipolis and other sites, dam conditions with roller versus movable types, and canal boat movements on Locks 14 through 23. It records specific vessel names, up or down locks, and times for crossings on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point, Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Mr. Cries
Bob Benter
Robert P. Ronnie
City of Huntington
Liberty
Aliquippa
Tradewinds
William Clark
Lock
Kansas City
William Penn
Crediter
Helen
Jack
Sally Ann
Lec
Indiana
London
Ogram and CC
P. Wright
Winfield
Merril
Dixie Challenger
Susan Hoagland
Charles Zubick
Lunga Point
City of Maysville
Herbert E. Jones
Ravenswood
Lehigh
Lelia. Shearer
L. F. Frieberger
William H. Craig
Merriwether Lewis
Duncan Bruce
Japan's first all plastic house built in Kyoto
A craftsman in Kyoto unveils Japan's first all plastic residence featuring opaque plastic walls surrounding the bedroom and bathroom as its standout design element.
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Japan
Kyoto
Glee Club Concert Tour Begins After Gallipolis Show
Ohio Wesleyan University Glee Club performed at Gallia Academy High School with 100 attendees. The OWU group included eight Glee-Ettes and 35 men, aiding Lions Club sight-saving fund for Gallia County children. Dr Norman W Pinschmidt introduced director Gordon Almstead. This concert started a seven-show run over ten days ending with a tour to Charlotte North Carolina and as far south as Delray Florida.
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Lynna Rees
Elizabeth Mason
Dick Whitley
Sandy Pinschmidt
Pamela Mason
Richard Neal
John L
Buddy) Preston
Evans
Conrad Harrington
Anna Marie Bodimer
Buddy
Claudia McBride
Latin Club
Gallia Academy High School
Arnold Dickerson
Athens
College of Fine Arts Players
Mike
Ralph Harrison
Nancy
Tennessee Williams
Dickersons
Tommy
Marysville College
Tenn
College Glee Club
Oklaoma
Gallipolis
Ohio Wesleyan University Glee Club
OWU “Glee-Ettes
Lions Club
Gallia County
Norman W. Pinschmidt
Gordon Almstead
Ohio Wesleyan
Charlotte
N. C
Delray
Fla
Fire damages Kanauga garage and recapping service
Gallia county fire crews battled a early Monday blaze at the Kanauga Recapping Service owned by Paul Justice. Fire Chief Hector Steele said the one story structure valued at 4500 suffered heavy interior damage to the front area, tires, furnishings and recapping material. Officials ruled the cause as an electric hot plate or defective wiring.
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Gallipolis
Kanauga
Ed Knotts
Hector Steele
Paul Justice
Steele
Four Accident Victims Admit to Holzer Hospital
Two men from Letart were injured in an early Sunday auto crash near Letart and two fall victims were admitted after injuries. Glen Lawson fractured left knee and nose lacerations while Lester Loush had facial cuts. both in good condition. Emma Schellenger 82 fell Friday in Jackson Route 1 and suffered a skull fracture. fair condition. Janice Tackett nine fell from barn loft fractured leg. in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Letart
Holzer Hospital
Glen Lawson
Letart Route 1
Lester L. Roush
Earl Livesay
Jackson
Janice Sue Tackett
Avanelle Tackett
Northup
Janice
Blood Runs Save Gallia Hospital Patient In Two Relays
Emergency blood deliveries by the State Highway Patrol from Huntington saved a Holzer Hospital patient in Gallia County. A 39 year old mother received 17 pints of blood in 24 hours after two Friday night and Saturday morning runs.
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Dick Thomas
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Gallia County
State Highway Patrol
Holzer Hospital
Robert P. Carson
Huntington
South Point Post
Highway Patrol
Carson
Police Report Two Wrecks Driver Cited in Gallia
Gallipolis police investigated two weekend accidents. Richard Ward 18 was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance after rear ending Bobby Bailey 23 on Second Ave at Sycamore Street around 3 30 p m Sunday with bumper damage to both cars. No charges were filed in a second Saturday crash on Court Street near the A and P store involving Shannon Houck 82 backing from a parking zone and striking Audrey Holley 41.
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Gallipolis
Richard E. Ward
Bobby Joe Bailey
Crown City
Second Ave
Sycamore St
Court St
Shannon Houck
Mercerville
Audrey FE
Holley
Northup
Ironton Man Jailed After DUI and Fines in Gallipolis
John W. Crabtree, 44, Ironton, jailed after operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a $50 fine and costs, five day sentence and six month license suspension. Harold C. George, 18, Viaton Route 1, fined $5 and costs for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. Several others were fined or had bonds forfeited for speeding, illegal turns, and reckless operation. Three cases continued include James G. Scott, Thomas R. Comer, and Basil Eads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Crabtree
Ironton
William H. Jones
Harold C. George
Viatton
Allen H. Crawford, Jr
Ravenswood
Bernard Sikora
Byesville
Larry R. Hill
Marietta
John J. Rose
Long Bottom Route 1
James G. Scott
Crown City
Thomas R. Comer
Basil Eads
West Virginia Man Charged With Drunk Driving
Ira K. Richards, 54, of Campbells Creek West Virginia, was arrested by the Gallia County sheriff over the weekend and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence. His case is set for County Court Monday. Robert E. Shaw, 20, of Gallipolis, was also arrested for intoxication and posted a $15 bond for appearance in County Court.
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Gallipolis
Ira K. Richards
Campbells Creek
W. Va
Gallia County
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Cheshire
Charlie Huber
Aarph Saunders
Charlie
F. L
Bud) Stevers
Bill
Judge) Jones
Mark Wylie
Blue Devil
Bob Lang
Wylie
Blue Devils
North
Kigerville
Venus
Htolzer Hospital
S. Charleston
Kgger Creek High School
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Glee Club
Huntington Center
Huntington Regional
Giibson
Irene Coker
Gibson
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
West Virginia
Bob Evans
Eastern Ave
Ing
Plas
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