Ohio River crest expected near Gallipolis Friday
The Ohio River at Gallipolis was 50.5 feet at 6 am as it rose slowly toward a crest likely Friday under 51 feet. Rain would not push the crest higher. a substantial rainfall of .75 inches would be needed to lift smaller streams. Roads remained impassable with detours around damaged bridges and most county schools closed except Rio Grande and North Gallia.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Huntington Weather Bureau
Qohio
Vine St
Chillicothe Road
Burkhart Lane
Portsmouth Road
Rio Grande
North Gallia
Gallipolis City School District
Gallipolis Area Churches Weekly Services Listed
Gallipolis churches schedule daily Masses at St. Louis Catholic and services across Mennonite, Calvary Baptist, Assembly of God and First Church of God. Details include priests pastors, Mass times, Sunday schools and worship sessions for each congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Adolph Golubieski
GSI
Mennonite
Vinton
Paul Stoltzfus
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
High Water Delays Installation of Cheshire Garden Club
High water delayed the installation of officers for the Cheshire Garden Club at the Thursday meeting at Mrs. Ray Zerkle’s home. Installation is rescheduled for June 12 and plans include a June picnic with Wayside Garden Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cheshire Garden Club
Ray Zerkle
Doyle Shuler
Mary Anne McCarley
Vinton
Mildred Scott
River Flood Update Delays Crest Estimates in Ohio Valley
River gauges show rising levels with Kanawha and Ohio rivers crest predictions uncertain as crests approach. Dams report rollers out and locks at Gallipolis suspended. various churches and community notices listed for Sunday services amid ongoing flood conditions.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy
Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Jefferson
Southern
Fairless
Vulcan
Ogram
Dispatcher
O-Kan
Lock
Alton Zephyr
Indiana
Lotta Bull
J. B. Chavins
Kanawha
Solvay
Driver Uses Tractor to Aid Gas Heaters Victims
An ambulance driver detoured through flood waters to transport two carbon monoxide victims to Holzer Hospital. Mrs. Lelia Brumfield, 57, Crown City, and Mrs. Howard Lockhart, 54, Norwood, were admitted in good condition. The run required a tractor and trailer from Jack Williams and a circuitous route via Centenary to Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
Lelia Brumfield
Howard Lockhart
Norwood
F. L
Bud) Stevers
Mercerville
Jack Williams
Williams
Stevers
Cerville
Northup
Centenary
Gallipoliss
Chickamanga Bridge
Albany social notes and White Shrine convention
Mrs. E M Baugh and Mrs Bessie Fairchild attend the Supreme White Shrine convention in Atlantic City New Jersey this week. The Rev and Mrs E R Mathews of Parkersburg were guests of Mr and Mrs J L Ingram. Jerry Carter and family of Wisconsin visit Albany residence for a month. Mrs Bess Musser visited Mrs Lena Chase of Millersport who recently returned from California with her son in law and daughter George and Mrs Arnold. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Baughman hosted Clark Spring Nelsonville and Bess Dickson Columbus. Springs sold their home and move to Florida. George Michael and family of Canton visited Mrs Edna Whiteman. Mrs Etta Elliott celebrated her 90th birthday. Albany Grange sewing contest May 3 with Clara Poston in charge. 23 dresses judged. Winners: adult group Howard Stanley, Patricia Stiles. youth Joyee Randolph, Vicki Mace. juvenile Sandra Poston. Judges Leona Calvin, Beulah Hoffee, Scott Willock. Garments entered in Pomona at Troy.
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Albany
E. M. Baughman
Chauncey
Bessie Fairchild
Athens
Atlantic City
N. J
E. R. Mathews
Parkersburg
J. L. Ingram
Jerry Carter
Wisconsin
Bess Musser
Lena Chase
Millersport
Chase
California
Local Happenings in Harrisonville Community
John Black wood returned home from Columbus after major surgery at University Hospital. Youth Fellowship hosted Alexander church youth group Sunday evening. Ruby Dieh of Columbus visited sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Eugene Atkins for Sunday dinner. Duane Stanley hosted Char les Murry of Pomeroy and Persilla Jane Clark of Athens for weekend and grandparents George Clark for Sunday dinner. Denzel Welsh recovers from emergency appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Freda Kissling visited Hazel Stanley recently.
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Harrisonville
John Blackwood
Columbus
University Hospital
Alexander Church
Ruby Dieh
Eugene Atkins
Duane Stanley
Charles Murry
Pomeroy
Persilla Jane Clark
Athens
George Clark
Paul Clarich
Rutland
Denzel Welsh
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Freda Kissling
Hazel Stanley
Local Visit Notes From Portland and Nearby Families
Mr and Mrs Gene Wells of Michigan visited his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Wells and daughter Wilma. Mrs Harry Swan visits with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Kirk Mosi of California. Charles Deem of the United States Air Force has returned to Louisiana after visiting Mr and Mrs Ed Deem. Thomas Ebersbach of the U S Air Force, based in Arizona, visited his parents Mr and Mrs Howard Ebersbach. C E Johnson were Mr and Mrs Roy Gillilan and family of Chester and Mrs Emerson Johnson and family of Long Bottom.
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Portland
Gene Wells
Michigan
Earl Wells
Wilma
Harry Swan
Kirk Mosi
California
Charles Deem
United States Air Force
Louisiana
Ed Deem
Thomas Ebersbach
U. S. Air Force
Arizona
Howard Ebersbach
C. E. Johnson
Roy Gillilan
Chester
Emerson Johnson
Long Bottom
PTA Plans Installation of Officers
Cheshire Kyger Elementary PTA meets Monday to discuss summer activities and to install officers led by Mrs. Rucker Neal. Mrs. Howell Edwards presents the women’s view. Clarence E. Thompson discusses Kyger Creek Local School District summer programs and a new Kyger Creek High Pool report. Delmar Rothgeb and Bill Scott cover summer little league baseball and softball. Officers to be installed are Mrs. Ralph Needs president, Mrs. Herman Reese vice president, Mrs. Edward Grindley secretary, and Mrs. Jack Blazer treasurer.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire-Kyger
Rucker Neal
Howell Edwards
Clarence E. Thompson
Kyger Creek
Kyger Creek High
Delmar Rothgeb
Bill Scott
Ralph Needs
Herman Reese
Edward Grindley
Jack Blazer
Holzer Hospital Notes Officers and births and admissions noted
Local hospital entries list new births for Curtis R Harrington Gallipolis Ted Fulks Oak Hill Laverne Jordan Carpenter Kenneth Filkins Point Pleasant Ray Seckinger Gallipolis Otho Mitchell Bidwell and multiple admissions including Mrs John H Ord Mason medical Rue C Tuckerman Middleport surgical and several others from Gallipolis Wellston Oak Hill Crown City Jackson Huntington and Pat riot. Blood used Thursday pints.
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Curtis R. Harrington
Gallipolis
Ted Fulks
Oak Hill
Laverne Jordan
Carpenter
Kenneth Filkins
Point Pleasant
Francis Andrews
Long Bottom
Ray Seckinger
Otho Mitchell
Bidwell
Scott Atha
Northup
Bertha West
Wellston
David Wititoe
William Sims
Proctorville
Linda Roush
New Haven
Rue C. Tuckerman
Middleport
Otho W. Keefer
Leon
Surgical
Lelia Brumfield
Crown City
G. Glade Jones
Howard C. Lockhart
Norwood
Frank Gennicks
Jackson
Chester Harless
James Rickman
Huntington
D. Webster Sheets
Homer C. Moore
William Litterest
Donovan B. Davis
Patriot
Paul McCarty
Rubenstahl Arrested on Check Forgery Charge in Gallia County
Gallia County sheriffs arrested 37 year old Rubenstahl of Gallipolis on a check forgery charge filed by Earl Moody. He is set for a Municipal Court hearing Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ray F. Rubenstahl
Gallia County
Contrary Duck At Idaho Falls Attracts Odd Attention
Idaho Falls resident TM-Jan Carr, 10, owns a duck named Dop ald that hates water and chases dogs, making neighbors curious about the unusual pet behavior.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Jan Carr
Dopald
Garden Club Gathers at Wilson Rusk Home
Gallipolis Garden Club met at Mrs. Wilson Rusk’s home with co host Mrs. Luther Dayton. Sixteen members attended as Mrs. Warren F Sheets led the business portion. Mrs. Eugene H Glass gave devotions and appreciation was extended to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Evans for use of their Hedgewood Drive home for the flower show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Russell
Mother Club
Wayside Garden Club
Lucy Martin
Curtis Rice
Rutland
Ivan Grover
North Gallia
Bidwell
Scott
Leona Rice
Wilson Rusk
Luther Dayton
Warren F. Sheets
Eugene H. Glass
Stanley Evans
Hedgewood Drive
Gomer Phillips
Evans
Porter Will Face Collins in Seventh-Eighth Senate Race
Final primary returns show J. Sherman Porter winning the Democratic nomination for state senator from the seventh-eighth district, defeating Frank W. Otworth. Porter will oppose incumbent Oakley C. Collins, who won the Republican nomination with 20 617 votes to 7611 for Benedict. Porter carried Gallia County and several others, while Otworth led in Pike and Scioto Counties.
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Gallipolis
J. Sherman Porter
Frank W. Otworth
Scioto County
Porter
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
James Benedict
Vinton County
Collins
Benedict
Otworth
Adams
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Pike
Scioto
San Diego Beauty Shop Adopts Tailored Uniforms
In San Diego the beauty shop patrons and staff now wear tailored chemise uniforms as part of a new dress code. The change reflects a broader trend toward cohesive styling in local salons.
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San Diego
Calif
Dr Oscar W Clarke Jr Addresses COHA Meeting
Dr Oscar W Clarke Jr of the Gallipolis Clinic spoke at a joint meeting of the scientific council part of the Central Ohio Heart Association in Columbus at the Deshler Hilton Hotel. He serves as a COHA delegate from the Gallia County Heart Council and has chaired the local council while sitting on the state scientific council for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Oscar W. Clarke, Jr
Scientific Council
Central Ohio Heart Association
Deshler-Hilton
Columbus
Clarke
Gallia County Heart Council
COHA
Ohio Heart Association
Gallia
Stolen Guns Linked to West Virginia Robbery
Gallia County deputies tie two 22 caliber revolvers stolen from John Jones on Georges Creek Road to a Kaiser Aluminum plant guard holdup. Charles Sisson, 18, and Lester Amos, 20, both of Gallia County, are in WV police custody after a Colorado arrest. they allegedly stole the guns to view them with Jones and planned to buy them.
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Gallipolis
John Jones
Georges Creek
Gallia County
Kaiser Aluminum Plant
Jim Saunders
Sheriff's Dept
Jones
Sheriff's
West Virginia
Colorado
Charles Sisson
Lester Amos
Frederick K. Morris
Charleston
Morris
Saunders
Anderson Charged With Breaking and Entering
Gallipolis police charge Chris Anderson, 30, of 847 Fourth Ave., with breaking and entering after officers caught him crawling from a tobacco warehouse window with two bottles of wine and beer outside. He had recently been released from the Ohio Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chris Anderson
Fourth Ave
William H. Jones
Robert Rocchi
City Ice and Fuel Co
Anderson
Sycamore St
Barr Construction Co
Elmer Skidmore
John Taylor
Fourth and
Sycamore
Taylor
Ohio Penitentiary
High Water Causes Wreck in German Hollow Rd
Two milk trucks collided during high water on German Hollow Road in Walnut Two. Wesley Jackson, 45, of Bidwell backed into Clarence W. Waugh, 24, of Crown City after the edge was reached at 7:55 a.m. Minor damage to Jackson’s truck and moderate to Waugh’s. Jackson cited for improper backing.
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Gallipolis
German Hollow
Walnut
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Wesley Jackson
Bidwell
Jackson
Clarence W. Waugh
Crown City
Waugh
S. Jackson
Robert S. Betz
Rio Grande Garden Club names new officers
Mrs. James Richards is named president of the Rio Grande Garden Club at a Thursday meeting hosted by Mrs. Wendell Evans. Officers include vice president Mrs. Willard Call secretary Mrs. Lowell Call and treasurer Mrs. Steve Thomas. The session featured a campus tour led by Dr. Donald Hartman and a memoriam for Miss Molly Fulton. A June 12 breakfast at the Red Barn is scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Richards
Rio Grande
Donald Hartman
Steve E. Jenkins
Molly Fulton
Red Barn
Open Gate Garden Club Views Local Scenes in Slides
Rio Grande Open Gate Garden Club met at Mrs. Ed Harter’s home with co host Mrs. Donald G Hartmen. President Mrs. Frank Denny led the business meeting and presented slides of local scenes. Guest Mrs. Norman Moore, wife of Rio Grande College faculty member Professor Moore, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande Open Gate
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Chickamauga
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
First Church of God
Garfield Ave
Hershel McDonough
Pearl Elliott
Simpson Chapel Methodist
George Holcombe
Bidwell Church of God
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YPE
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
NYPS
Edward Hakes
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Albert S. Chappelear, III
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Acolytes
Grace Methodist
Second and
Cedar
Warren H. Wilson
Christ and the Home
Commission On Social Action
Stewards
Grace
First Presbyterian
State St
Linson H. Stebbins
Melody
Mary
Miles Epling
Martha
Smith Runyan
Esther
Louis Davis
Dents
Centerville
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Hannan-Trace
Clay Local
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Swan Creek
Little Bullskin
Greyhound
Libby Hotel
Tri-State
PTA
John H. Ord
Mason, Medical
Sharon Taylor
William Waugh
Harry Dexter
Charles W. George
Hattie McDermitt
Alfonso Sheets
William Hartung
J. R. Davis
Anna Mayes
Larry Brumfield
Alexander Ferguson
Rubenstahl
Underworld
New York
Sherman Wilse
New York Police
Senate
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Alto Knights
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Gregory
Buster) Ardito
U. S. Treasury
Alfonso
al) Criscolo
Criscolo
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Luciano
Joseph Tortoricci
Joseph
Joe Stretch
Louis Armimante
Garden Club
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Ranger Station
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Washington, D. C
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National Zoo
Forest Ranger
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Omaha
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