Gallipolis Rector Resigns for Bexley Church Post
Rev. Robert E. Leake of St. Peter's Episcopal Church announced his resignation to move to St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Bexley a Columbus suburb and begin pastorate June 1. He was born near New Straitsville 30 years ago and educated at Ohio University and the Episcopal Theological School. His wife is Carolyn Howard of Colorado Springs. No definite plan for a successor. repairs to the church building are planned without interrupting activities.
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Gallipolis
Robert E. Leake
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Bexley
Columbus
Leake
New Straiteville
Ohio University
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Mass
Kenyon College
Gambier
Carolyn Howard
Colorado Springs
Colorado
W. E. Sigler
St. Peter's
Marriage Meddlers in a Mock Father Message
Madge Graham receives a telegraphed note urging her to meet a fatherly contact alone between eight and eight thirty. The strange message claims danger and triggers a tense exchange about codes, truth, and possible deception as Madge and a friend discuss risk and authenticity.
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Madge Graham
Iist
Mary
Madge
Eredt
Margaret
Mother and Son Injured in Vinton Village Crash
Mrs Donald Dodrill 21 and her four year old son John of Vinton were admitted to Holzer Hospital after a collision at a street intersection in Vinton Village. The mother suffered a fracture of the lower right jaw while the boy sustained severe facial and head cuts from shattered glass. The two drivers escaped with minor injuries.
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Gallipolis
Donald Dodrill
John
Vinton
Holzer Hospital
Brice McClaskey
Vinton Village
Meeting at Christian Union Church in Ewington
A church gathering is set for Monday evening May 15 at Christian Union Church Ewington with 8 o'clock services and evangelist Rev Russell Bowman from Winchester. Pastor Rev George Belcher leads the church.
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Ewington
Christian Union Church
Russell Bowman
Winchester
George Belcher
Betz Presses Sterilization Bill Despite Senate Block
Gallia Countys Rep Robert Betz says his bill for sterilizing epileptics and mentally defective state wards faces Senate committee defeat but may be brought to the Senate floor without favorable committee action. The measure passed the House, with Betz noting wide support from economists and the medical profession.
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Gallipolis
Robert Betz
Gallia County
Senate
Betz
Rio Grande Co-Eds Build Unique Business
At Rio Grande College in Gallipolis young women decorate leaf sugars with lodge emblems in color. Under Mrs. R. R. Starbuck leadership the free-hand drawn designs attract repeat orders. The effort aims to grow into a sizable enterprise.
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Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
R. R. Starbuck
Will of Capt. Jerry Brown Probate Creates Farm Trust
The will of the late Capt. Jerry Brown of Raccoon Island is probated. It leaves his 153 acre farm to his widow for life and then to their children.
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Gallipolis
Jerry Brown
Raccoon Island
One Way Traffic Near Racoon Creek Bridge On Route 7
One way traffic is maintained for a short distance north of the Racoon Creek bridge on State Route 7. The approach to the bridge is being lengthened and strengthened.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Creek
Athens County Youths To Be Accepted at New Philadelphia
NYA director E. S. Haller said enrollment at the Muskingum Work Experience Center in Schoenbrunn State Park near New Philadelphia will rise from 175 to 300, allowing more Athens County youths to enroll. Currently two Athens youths are enrolled with two more to be transported soon. Ralph L. Perkins noted the plan to reach 300 within weeks.
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National Youth Administration
Muskingum
New Philadelphia
Athens County
E. S. Haller
NYA
Schoenbrunn State Park
Ralph L. Perkins
Elsworth D. Gault
Mineral
Paul Cloid
Murray City
Haller
Athens
Man and Woman Injured in Auto Mishap near Gallipolis
Mrs. Mary Zueschner proprietor of the Dew Drop Inn in Jackson and William Blaum 28 of Jackson were injured when their car left a highway five miles west of Gallipolis about 2 am Saturday. They were found unconscious by Dr. F W Shane and Frank Christ and taken to Holzer Hospital. Mrs Zueschner suffered a broken collarbone and multiple injuries. Blaum's injuries were less serious. Local officers arrived with the woman's husband. Blaum may face charges of driving while intoxicated.
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Gallipolis
Mary Zueschner
Dew Drop Inn
Jackson
William Blaum
Holzer Hospital
F. W. Shane
Frank Christ
Columbus
Mrs. Cora E. Furst Dies at Addison
Mrs. Cora E. Carman Furst 58 wife of Willard Furst died Friday night at the family home near Addison from apoplexy. She was a daughter of the late William Carman. Surviving are her husband son Glenn Furst of Nitro W Va and daughter Hilda Furst. She belonged to Campaign Baptist Church and Bula ville Grange. Funeral at Addison Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p m Rev E C Venz officiating interment Reynolds Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Cora E. (Carman) Furst
Willard Furst
Addison
William Carman
Glenn Furst
Nitro
W. Va
Hilda Furst
Campaign Baptist Church
Bulaville Grange
Addison Baptist Church
Child Drinks Lye at Rodney Home
Doris Ann Harliss two years old, daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Harliss of Rodney, is being treated at Holzer Hospital for mouth and throat burns after drinking lye solution at home. Her condition is not thought to be serious.
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Gallipolis
Doris Ann
H. C. Harliss
Rodney
Holzer Hospital
Rabbit Nest Found in Gallipolis City Park
Jake Brown, city park custodian, reports locating a nest of baby rabbits under a bush in the park, recording the find for maintenance and safety.
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Gallipolis
Jake Brown
City Park
Reverend Lewis Weber Gishler Visits Auburn Seminary
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler traveled to Auburn New York on Sunday afternoon to spend a week attending seminary activities. It notes the dome painting at Washington Capitol takes 35 men about three months with 4300 pounds of paint used.
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New York
Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
Auburn
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Roadside Beautification Project Progress in Eu reka
Rapid progress on the roadside beautification project extends about two miles north from Eu reka. Much planting of trees shrubs and vines has been completed and the hillsides adjoining the road sown to grass. Work reaches into the village of Eu reka beside the Ohio River Dam under private contract per state highway department plans.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Ohio River
Brabham Moonshine Case Set for Friday Hearing
Gallipolis John M Brabham 29 Addison Township resident faces charges of owning and operating two moonshine stills. Hearing scheduled in Ironton before U S Commissioner Ross on Friday. He was released on bond after federal officers arrested him last week at one still. A companion reportedly escaped.
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Gallipolis
John M. Brabham
Addison Township
Ironton
United States
Ross Friday
Brabham
Local man discharged after Georges Creek robbery shooting
Jack Childers of Allen Creek West Virginia was shot in the leg during a robbery at Herbert Smith's roadside inn where Virgil Sigler held up eight men and a woman. Sigler is jailed at Georges Creek. Public invited to Wayne National Forest film showing in Eagles Hall tomorrow at 8 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Jack Childers
Holzer Hospital
Allen Creek
W. Va
Charleston
Childers
Virgil Sigler
Herbert Smith
Georges Creek
Sigler
Eagles’ Hall
Wayne National Forest Service
Alumni to Meet Gallipolis Tonight
Rio Grande High School Alumni Association members will meet in the school tonight to discuss plans for this year s gathering at the Gallipolis site.
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Gallipolis
The
Rio Grande High School Alumni Association
Gallipolis Ferry Pair Apply for Marriage License
West Virginians Maxie Pierson twenty one and Emogene Gardner twenty one both of Gallipolis Ferry applied for a license to wed. They were Saturday’s only applicants.
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Gallipolis
West
Outdoor Sports In Vogue in Gallipolis Summer
In Gallipolis outdoor recreation thrives as the summer season opens. Harold Mackenzie says activities focus on outdoor games like badminton tennis volleyball and horseshoes with outdoor ping pong and picnic areas under shade trees near the Ohio River. A county tournament heats up late this month with a tri state contest at Huntington in early June. Five recreation leaders volunteer to prepare the outdoor courts and the interior will remain unused during progress.
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Gallipolis
Harold Mackenzie
Ohio River
Huntington
Mackenzie
Prisoner injury at Gallipolis county jail sparks medical care
Alonzo Goodall 65 of the Ray Grover farm between Porter and Vinton fell from a bunk in the Gallipolis county jail Saturday night and suffered a severe forehead cut requiring surgical care. Probate Judge James S. Clark will hear his case.
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Gallipolis
Alonzo Goodall
Ray Grover
Porter and
Vinton
James S. Clark
Bee Stings Driver Triggers Logan Wreck Near Laurelville
Miss Vira Davis of Salt Creek Township was stung by a bee and lost control of her car Friday evening. The vehicle plowed through a wire fence and into a plowed field before stopping. Davis escaped injury. the car sustained damage while she had been attending a farm women’s meeting in Logan.
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Logan
Vira Davis
Salt Creek Township
Miss Davis
Farm Women’s
Laurelville
Kreider Transferred To Post in Athens
Micheal C. Kreider, long time county welfare employee since 1930, returns from two week assignment at the University of North Carolina. He is transferred to Athens to take duties connected with Ohio University and is accompanied by his father Charles F. Kreider.
Hospital Notes Brief Illness at Cherrington Hospital
Jasper Wilcox of Columbus, visiting Dr. and Mrs. M H Cherrington, became ill Saturday and was admitted for observation and treatment. Emma Tucker of East Street was also admitted Saturday evening for treatment.
Logan-Rogers Friend Nears Return From Hospital
Logan Roger Friend is expected to return to Logan this week from the Veterans Hospital in Dayton where he has been for a month after a hernia operation. It is unknown when he will resume duties at the Ohio Power Co. local office.
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Logan
Roger Friend
Veterans Hospital
Dayton
Ohio Power Co
Vesper Service At First Presbyterian Church Featured Recital
Logan Miss Estelline Creal led the program at the High School Fellowship meeting as a 4 oclock vespers service opened at the First Presbyterian Church. Harry Shaw Jr led devotionals. Mary Louise Bowen gave an organ recital and Ralph Post offered a bass solo. The meeting was well attended.
Minister Ill in Corning Mark Stoody Relatives Say
Relatives in this city received word from Corning that the Rev. Henry Stoody was ill there with an attack of lumbago. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Stoody of this city.
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Logan
Corning
Henry Stoody
Lumbago
John Stoody
Laurelville Teacher Plans Summer Projects With 4-H
George Bushnell vocational agriculture instructor at Laurelville High School will devote his summer to supervising student projects begun during the term. He spends most of the year in school work and agricultural project supervision near Laurelville and cooperates in 4 H Club activities in the area.
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Logan
George Bushnell
Laurelville High School
Laurelville
One Room Schools in Salt Creek District Close Early
The Salt Creek District shuts Friday class for all one room schools following a board decision and a plan to extend the term to nine months. Picnic dinners and school programs are listed as features at several schools.
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Logan
Salt Creek
Veteran Returns to Play Shortstop at Fair Ground
Eddie Tolbert, a Lancaster player in the Central Ohio League last year, joined veterans at the fair ground Sunday and immediately assumed the shortstop duties. Tolbert is regarded as one of the best infielders in the Hocking Valley.
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LOGAN
Eddie Tolbert
Lancaster
Fairground
Tolbert
Hocking Valley
Bishop Hobson Visits St Pauls During Diocese Sermon
Many visitors attended the Sunday 4 PM service at St Paul Episcopal Church for the annual visitation of Bishop Hobson of the Southern Ohio Diocese who delivered the sermon.
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Logan
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Hobson
Southern Ohio
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Herbert Snowden
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M. D. Hughes
Azone
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National Youth Administrat
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Akron
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Mgr
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W. Union St
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