Car Goes Through Wall on Route 35 Near Leon
Five men from the Leon area escaped serious injury when their car smashed through about ten feet of a wall on the Leon Baden Ridge Road and plunged near railroad tracks. Driver Perry McDade said brake failure caused the crash. all five were treated at Point Clinic with minor injuries.
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Point Pleasant
Leon
Perry Otis McDade
Leon-Baden Ridge
Point Clinic
Walter Matheny
Donald McDade
Roy McDade
Arnold McDade
Perry McDade
Charleston
Perry
Roy
Arnold
Herbert McDade
Donald
Lawrence McDade
Matheny
Melvin Matheny
D. G. Wilfong
Gallipolis Ferry
Route 2
Crab Creek
Sylvia Nibert Austin
Werner Yunker
Jefferson Blvd
Austin
Crab Creek Road
Yunker
Holzer Hospital
Jeannette Yunker
Marshell College coach to speak at Big Blacks banquet
Cage Den derson will address the Big Blacks basketball banquet Thursday at 6 15 pm at the Moose home under Kiwanis Club sponsorship. Honors include varsity reserves managers cheerleaders and sports writers with W C Gilmour J E Irvin P L Thomas H S Smith and Gene Ball on the house committee.
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Point Pleasant
Marshell College
Cam Denderson
Big Blacks
Kiwanis
John C. Hutchinson
Moose
Kiwanis Club
W. C. Gilmour
J. E. Irvin
P. L. Thomas
H. S Smith
Gene Ball
Real estate sale in Athens County Ohio 1051
The sheriff will offer at auction the east half of the southwest quarter of section 26 in Waterloo Township Athens County Ohio containing 84.10 acres more or less. The property, appraised at 1100, transfers from Lida Parson to French Huge and Earl R. Mugg. Bid in cash at sale, held at the east door of the Athens County Court House on Monday April 40 1051 at 1 30 PM. Listing details include Route 456 and Hibbard road access with no buildings on site.
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State of of Obie
Athens County
Common Pleas
Oonne Vint Bank
Giata Denney
Onier
Court House
Athens
Igen
Ra ‘O. Mi
Ohio Company
Waterloo Township
Athens ‘County
Ohio
Earl R. Mugg
Lida Parson and Husband
Hibbard Road
George Bateman
Athans County
Dorothy J. Purmiter
W. O H. Cheerliston
Saad County
Mason County Land Transfers
Mason Realty Company transfers to Daisy Durst Herman and Mary Stutler lot 7 block 13 Mt Vernon Heights Addition Point Pleasant. Numerous Nobles transfer to Donald M Sines Francis Sines and 114 acres Arbuckle. Pickenses to Vanadium Corporation of America 140368 acres Graham District. Cook and Hattie Cook to Vanadium Corporation of America 9500 square feet Graham District. Stanleys to Frank Gordon Nellie Gordon 2 plots Henderson Russell Oshel Velma Oshel to John Clay Hutchinson Georgia Hutchinson parcel Robinson District. Pearl Slack to Chester L Plants lot 3 Mt Vernon Ave Point Pleasant. Morgan and Vernena Morgan to D L Greenlee Pearl Greenlee parcel Point Pleasant.
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Hattie Cook
Vanadium Corporation of America
Graham
Pearl Stanley
Bert Stanley
Frank Gordon
Nellie Gordon
Henderson
Russell Oshel
Velma M. Oshel
John Clay Hutchinson
Georgia
W. Hutchinson
Robinson District
Pearl Slack
Chester L
Mt. Vernon Ave
Point Pleasant
J. L. Morgan
Vernena Morgan
D. L. Greenlee
Pearl Greenlee
Easter Service Brings Vinton Churches Together
A union Easter service was held Sunday evening at the Baptist Church in Vinton with all churches participating. An Easter pageant titled The Easter Sunrise Song was directed by Mrs. Ruth Quickle, assisted by Mrs. Garland Elliott. Kenneth De Vore from Columbus played the organ, with Mrs. Clarice Woodley of Columbus assisting in the chorus. Solos by Mrs. Evelyn Daft and Mrs. Donna Evans. DeVore, Woodley, and Daft are children of H. D. De Vore, retired Vinton postmaster.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Baptist Church
Ruth Quickle
Garland Elliott
Kenneth de Vore
Columbus
Clarice Woodley
Evelyn Daft
Donna Evans
DeVore
Woodley
Daft
H. D. de Vore
Easter Sunday reunion at Ehman home with triple birthday
Gallipolis reports a festive Easter gathering at Sheriff George Ehman home. Family members including Mr and Mrs Theodore Ehman Mrs Lewis Stanley and others joined for dinner and celebrated the birthdays of Theodore Ehman and Mrs Albert Ehman with extended relatives from Pomeroy and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sheriff
George Ehman
Billy Gene
Theodore Ehman
Albert Ehman
Chauncey Eighth Grade Stages Two Plays
Chauncey Elementary School eighth grade presented a one act comedy The Rab bits Foot and the Taylor Family last Thursday. Cast included Robert Gillespie Shirley Leffler Ann Wade Lenora Kimietz Karen Collins Jerry Taylor Norma Hixson Thea Shafer Donna Smith. Prompters were Marcia Shef field and Joan Fiske. No director was used.
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Chauncey
Taylor Family
Robert Gillespie
Shirley Leffler
Ann Wade
Lenora Kimietz
Karen Collins
Jerry Taylor
Norma Hixson
Thea Shafer
Donna Smith
Marcia Sheffield
Joan Fiske
River Traffic at Gallipolis Locks and District Rivers
River traffic reports from Gallipolis Locks list multiple boats on the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers with up and down movements across the day from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Boats named Sohio State Jefferson Solvay Marjelea Leila Orlenian Talbot Bruce Jeanette E Somet London Juanita CG 52004 D. Kenna Marmet Ohio Dur ant Laughlin Indiana Chris Stevenson Cherokee Jones Bruce Walker Cornell Rand and others show varying depths and speeds. The Ohio River is falling gradually, with gauges at 18.0 upper and 26.4 lower feet and 68 feet at the rollers, while Kanawha Falls shows 5.85 falling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sohio State
Jefferson
Solvay
Marjelea
Leila
Orlenian
Talbot
Bruce
Jeanette E
Kanawha
London
Juanita
Kenna
Ohio
Durant
Laughlin
Indiana
Chris
Stevenson
Cherokee
Jones
Bruce Walker
Cornell
Rand
Lowe
Kanawha Falls
Divorce notices from Athens County Ohio seek relief
In Athens County Court of Common Pleas Ohio Wilberta Fletcher of Burlington North Carolina files for divorce from Joan Fetcher Jr on grounds of gross neglect with hearing set April 4 1951 Eleanor Valdo Sikora petitions for divorce from Bernard Sikora residence unknown on grounds of gross neglect with force date April 23 1951.
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Oun
Ilberta Fletcher
John W.ac
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Eleanor Valdo Sikora
Bernard Sikora
Eleanor Valdo Sikors
Eleanor Vaedo Sikora
Joel B. Draper
School Chief and Nurse Invited to State Workshop
Miss Doro thy Watkins county health nurse and School Supt. Robert H. Ferguson invited as resource persons for health and education sections at the ninth statewide supervisory conference to be held at Jackson's Mill April 24. Sponsors include the West Virginia Association of School Supervisors the State Department of Health and the Department of Education along with universities and law organizations. Ferguson invited principals Clyde Foley Wahama Walden Roush Ordnance Chester Bartram North Point Pleasant and assistant supt. Garrett Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Dorothy Watkins
Robert H. Ferguson
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia Association of School Supervisors
West Virginia Department of Health
West Virginia Department of Education
West Virginia
Ferguson
Clyde Foley
Wahama
Walden Roush
Ordnance
Chester Bartram
North Point Pleasant
Garrett Green
Two Suits Seek $22500 in Route 33 Crash Damage
Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones handles two suits against F A Morrison as estate administrator and Clyde Clark over a July 22 1950 Route 33 crash near New Haven. Plaintiffs John Gibbs and Ernest Greene claim negligence and reckless conduct by Raymond Elliott and Clark, alleging racing in 1941 and 1942 cars and injuring two passengers. Gibbs seeks 7500 dollars. Greene 15000 dollars. Attorneys Carroll Casto and J G F Johnson represent both plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vernon Jones
F. A. Morrison
Raymond Elliott
Clyde Clark
New Haven
John Gilbert Gibbs
Ernest Greene
George Green
Gibbs
Greene
Carroll Casto
J. G. F. Johnson
Friendship Circle Hosts Easter Themed Social Night
Mrs. Edith Beller presided as hostess to the Friendship Circle of the Heights EUB Church at 2220 Lincoln Ave. Friday evening. Refreshments fit the Easter theme. Attendees included Mrs. Otto Rodgers, Mrs. Elmer Ebersbach, Mrs. Harry Godfrey, Mrs. Marcus McDaniel, Mrs. Otis Smith, Mrs. Alma Woods, Mrs. T. L. Morrison, Mrs. Wyatt Biffle, Mrs. Vitus Hartley, and Mrs. Oran Love Jr. of Hartford. A follow up meeting is planned for Friday at the home of Mrs. Harry Godfrey on Sand Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Beller
Friendship Circle of the Heights Eub
T. L. Morrison
Lincoln Ave
Otto Rodgers
Elmer Ebersbach
Harry Godfrey
Marcus McDaniel
Otis Smith
Alma Woods
Wyatt Biffle
Vitus Hartley
Oran Love, Jr
Hartford
Sand Hill Road
Local families host Easter visitors and health updates
Mrs. Carrie Sayre Arbuckle returns home after Easter with her son-in-law Chester Plants and daughter Chester Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Beaver of Leon hosted Mrs. Pearl Stalnaker of Nitro. H H Martin Middleport visited daughter Georgia Martin. Easter guests of Mr. and Mrs. Morrison Dunbar included their son and daughter-in-law. Easter gatherings with the Crooks family Dunbar and Beverly Eads Sand Hill ill with mumps. Capt Steve Miller on the steamer American ill with mumps. Dr. Alexander McCausland visiting Roanoke. Judith Harmon Nitro visiting Louis Jean Rose. Blanche Bartlett Main St returned from Charleston. Weekend guests at the Roseberrys included James K Thomas family of Charleston and William Meade and Reba Beale. Hoyt Jmden 2002 Miller St returned after visiting Jack Fail in Stetsonville. Mrs Falvghn injured recently, improving.
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Carrie Sayre
Arbuckle
Chester Plants
Chester Allen
Lincoln Ave
Grant Beaver
Leon
Beavers
Pearl Stalnaker
Nitro
H. H. Martin
Middleport
Georgia Martin
Fifth St
T. L. Morrison
Inlaw
Carl Morrison
Dunbar
T. E. Selby
Main St
John Crooks
Herbert Henderson
Winfield Road
W. L. Dial
Huntington
Herman Morgan
Larry
Beverly Eads
Sand Hill Road
Ordnance
C. M. Gray
George Turner
Gladys Neal
First St
Steve Miller
Berry and Kay
Charleston
William Meade
Reba Beale
John Brown
Viand St
John Brown Jr
Lynn
Jane
W. BH. Woods
Bill
Hugh
Hogsett
Hoyt Jmden
Miller St
Jack Fail
Stetbenville
Fal Vghn
Easter Crowds At Chauncey Churches Reach High Turnout
Large Easter services across Chauncey area churches drew capacity crowds with visitors from Columbus Dayton Zanesville Athens Glouster Caldwell. The Hocking Valley Parish totaled 450 in attendance across Trimbie Greens Run Taylor Riege and Chauncey. A men's group contest between Trimble Church of Christ and Millfield Christian Church showed Millfield leading 94 to 86, with Millfield Sunday School attendance at 165.
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Chauncey
Hocking Valley
Churches of Christ At
Trimbie
Greens Run
Taylor Riege
Columbus
Dayton
Zanesville
Athens
Glouster
Caldwell
Trimble Church of Christ
Millfield Christian Church
Millfield
Trimble
Home Economcs Classes Busy at The Plains Pre-Easter Event
The Plains hosts pre Easter activities with tenth grade luncheon unit a buffet style meal decorated with spring greens and pussy willows. Guests include Miss Marian Woodward and Miss Ida Patterson. Students organize the event under Goldie Brooks and others while eighth grade officers receive annual officers this Wednesday.
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Plains
the Plains
Marian Woodward
State Department of Home Economics
Ida Patterson
Ohio University
Goldie Brooks
Wanda Daniel Nancy Douglas
Alma LaFollette
Hazel Lovsey
Shirley McGee
Wil
Evelyn Graham
Jean Sharp
Barbara Bishop
Carole Davis
Rita Keeton
Marilyn Lee
Sharon Stauffer
Lucille Ely
Doris Lennigar
Beverlee Lovsey
Janet Howard
Betty McGee
Garnet Talbert
Chauncey-Dover High School Hosts Holy Week Services
The Y-Teens of Chauncey-Dover High School conducted inter-faith Holy Week services with ten minute daily meditations, music and readings. An Easter assembly titled Doors featured Barbara Staley as leader and JoAnne Lewis as reader with Patricia Dehman as soloist, plus songs like In The Garden and Christ the Lord is Risen. The elementary choirs from Chauncey and Millfield performed Were You There and Hallelujah What a Savior in a Thursday program, with 70 pupils participating. soloists Arlene Lester and others joined in. Richard Wilcox from Millfield Christian Church delivered an Easter Story and Rita Bradbury read Scripture.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Gethsemane
Barbara Staley
JoAnne Lewis
Patricia Dehman
Christ
Chauncey and
Millfield
Arlene Lester
Claudia Davis
Sue Anne Wallace
Barbara Blower
Oak Sayre
Sandra Sanders
Richard Wilcox
Millfield Christian Church
Rita Bradbury
Guests Entertained At Keirns Home
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Willis Keirns hosted Sunday afternoon guests: Bonnie Keirns, Arthur Stump, Osie Stump, Richard Stump of Powhatan, Mrs Carlos Parks, Dulight Price, George Rankin and family Sue and David of Gloucester. Also note a ground sloth once living in North and South America, referenced in the piece.
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Chauncey
Willis Keirns
Bonnie
Arthur Stump
Ossie
Richard Stump
Powhatan R
Carlos Parks
Dulight Price
George Rankin
Sue and
David
Glouster
North
South America
Safe Rifled Money Taken From Vinton High School
Gallipolis report says an undetermined amount, over 350 dollars, was stolen from Vinton High School Friday. A 360-pound safe was carried from the superintendent's office to a landing before entry into several rooms. Thieves used a hammer and crowbar and left about 30 dollars missing. The raid targeted lunch money, rings payments, book deposits, and other school funds. Sheriff George Ehmian and deputies pursue leads as classes resume.
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Gallipolis
Vinton High School
George Ehmian
Evan Dillon
Anna F. Evans
Wheel Loss Causes Fender Bender on Eastern Ave
GALLIPOLIS A left rear wheel came off an automobile on Eastern Ave Saturday evening causing damage confined to a fender and bumper on two other vehicles struck. W G Wilcoxen Patriot said he thought he had a lien and did not know of the last wheel until he stopped. The wheel crossed the road and hit a car driven by R L Rannells superintendent of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. It bounced off and hit a car operated by Mrs Willam Clark Point Cars angle parked in front of city park were involved. Vehicles were driven by Edward Blackburn Vinton Route 1 and J B Lilly Portsmouth Road. Glenn Hoover 26 Detroit was fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while license suspended and 5 dollars and costs for disobeying a stop sign. City police arrested six for intoxication Saturday night.
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Gallipolis
Eastern Ave
W. G. Wilcoxen
R. L. Rannells
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Willam Clark
Point Pleasant
City Park
Edward Blackburn
Vinton
J. B. Lilly
Portsmouth Road
Glenn Hoover
Detroit
Outbuilding Destroyed At Eastern Ave Home
Fire Sunday around 2 p.m. destroyed a rear outbuilding behind John Casey's Eastern Avenue home in Gallipolis. Firemen were called as a precaution due to wind. the small structure was completely destroyed.
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Eastern Ave
Gallipolis
John Casey
Easter Guests At Queen Bee Hotel
Mr and Mrs Dale Gilkey hosted Easter guests at the Queen Bee Hotel with their two daughters and sons in law Mr and Mrs Jerry Parker and Mr and Mrs James Luellen from Groveport Ohio joining the family for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
Queen Bee Hotel
Jerry Parker
James Luellen
Groveport
Ohio
Bodimer Transferred To Gallipolis Locks
Bodimer Fureka has been transferred back to Gallipolis Lock from the Wine field Lock effective Saturday. Mr Bodimer previously served at the Gallipolis lock before moving to Wine field where he has stayed for about five years.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Bodimer
Fureka
Winefield
Bodimer
Four Men In Auto Arrested On Georges Creek Road
Gallipolis patrol arrested four men after a Sunday quarrel that nearly blocked Georges Creek Road. Ted M Halley Stanley Saunders James Sheets and Glade Jones, all Gallipolis or nearby, were booked in county jail awaiting arraignment. Several other Easter arrests were recorded including James O Howard fined for driving left of center and Elmer Long Elijah Davis both fined for intoxication. Babfidy Adams Racine was fined for speeding. Donald Price Patriot was cited for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive and another juvenile was arrested for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Georges Creek
Ted M. Halley
Stanley Saunders
Northup
James Sheets
Glade Jones
James O. Howard
Elmer ©. Long
Elijah Davis
Babfidy J Adams
Racine
Finer
Donald Price
Patriot
Leaves for Washington Gallipolis
Willam H. Jones, attorney and municipal court judge, planned to depart for Washington IL Monday night and return by plane on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gallipolis
Willam H. Jones
Washington, IL
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