Two Drivers Cited After Triple Crash
A chain reaction crash on Route 7 near Gallipolis involved Thomas Wood Ronald White and George Mechling. Mechling was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance and Wood for failing to signal a turn. Both drivers sustained minor injuries and were not treated.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Thomas E. Wood
Ronald F White
Kananga
George A. Mechling
Pataskala
Mechling
White
Woods
Ronald White
Edgar White
Wood
Porter Porter to Speak at Memorial Day Exercises
State Sen. J Sherman Porter will headline Memorial Day services at Addison Reynolds Cemetery at 10 30 a m with the Roger Creek High School Band providing music A firing squad from Lafayette Post 27 American Legion will participate Addison Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will lead the pledge to the flag and flag raising Children will decorate the graves Memorial Day observances in Gallipolis seek to honor veterans with community participation
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Gallipolis
J Sherman Porter
Addison- Reynolds Cemetery
Roger Creek High School
Charles W. Shaver
Addison-Reynolds Cemetery, Inc
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Addison Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Excursion Boat Chaperon Docks for Gallipolis Cruises
The three deck semi-excursion boat Chaperon sits at Gallipolis park front in tow of F. H. Johnson preparing for two Sunday cruises. Captain Frank Johnson of Cincinnati calls it the last of the semi-excursion boats. Doc Herman and his combo provide dancing music. Cruises run three hours from 2 30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday morning return expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Park
F. H. Johnson
Frank Johnson
Cincinnati
Doc Herman
Births announced at Holzer Hospital and surrounding areas
The Holzer Hospital births list numerous newborns with parent names and hometowns across Apple Grove Oak Hill Ironton Gallipolis Portsmouth Point Pleasant and Crown City plus other localities. Cincinnati finished its first 26 games with 28 homers including nine by Vada Pinson and seven by Wally Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Slayton
Apple Grove
Lewis Holbere
Oak Hill
Noah T. Clark
Crown City
Isaac E. Jones
Richard A. Woodyword
Point Pleasant
L . Thomas
Ottie Brafford
William W. Sheets
Frank Stewart
Minersville
Elsie Elmore
Portsmouth
Jason H. Shepnard
Harold Carey
South Point
Lonnie Safford
Cincinnati
Vada Pinson
Wally Post
Donahue Rites Sunday for Fred Hoyt Donahue
Fred Hoyt Donahue 72 Evans West Virginia died Thursday in Holzer Hospital after a 13 day stay. He was a former carpenter and retired in 1949 after an on site hip injury. Survived by wife Nellie Shinn predeceased him. children Nellie Devault Gallipolis Fred Donahue Alliance Cecil Donahue Indianapolis Lettie Roger Bridgeville Clarence Donahue Glenfield. 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services 3 p.m. Sunday Miller funeral home Letart Cemetery Leetart West Virginia.
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le Gallipolis
Fred Hoyt Donahue
Evans
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jackson County
Andrew J
Martha Donahue
Eva
Alliance
Donahue
Carpenters Union
Nellie Shinn
Nellie Devault
Fred Donahue
Cecil Donahue
Indianapolis
Ind
Earl
Lettie) Roger
Bridgeville
Clarence Donahue
Glenfield
Miller Funeral Home
Letart Cemetery
Letart
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Update
Dashboards show river gauges at Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls and Hinton with varied rollers and crests. Lock activity aboard multiple Ohio River boats lists boats up and down at several locks with times in the afternoon and evening.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Peggy Downey
Lock
Stevenson
John J. Rowe
Titan
Bayou la Reine
Elgercliff
C. V. Harner
Bob Benter
Waverly
CIS No
John K
James R. Hines
John Morrow
Glenn Jr
Jerry Harper
Valvoline
Carl D
F. H. Johnson
A Toothy Problem At A Jaycees Banquet
Everett Case NC State College coach says gum chewing keeps his mouth moist so his upper plate won t slip during game excitement. Police investigated a minor traffic collision on Chatham Ave in Gallipolis. no injuries or charges. Frances Major and Francis Walters involved. Walters allegedly rear ended while stopping for directions.
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Gallipolis
Chatham Ave
Berger Ave
Frances Major
Cleveland
Francis Walters
Top Rio College Students Honored at Annual Assembly
Dean Charles H. Withers awarded honors based on current averages to the outstanding student in each class at Rio College during the annual honor awards assembly in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Charles H. Withers
Rio
Four Gallia Women Earn Heart Medallions Honors
Four Gallia Countians received gold plated heart association medallions for five or more years of voluntary service to the Central Ohio Heart Association. Recipients included Mrs. George Lear, Mrs. N. A. Martin, and Miss Ethel Maud Young.
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Heart Association
Gallipolis
Rev Fr Emmett C Smith to Deliver Gallia Academy Bacalaureate Sermon
The Rev Fr Emmett C Smith rector of St Peters Episcopal Church will deliver the bac calaureate sermon for the 1962 graduating class of Gallia Academy High School at 8 p m Sunday in Gallia Academy Auditorium. The Rev Glenn R Hueholt pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church will give the call to worship prayer of dedication and Lord's Prayer followed by the benediction. Louis Mueller will sing a bass solo The Lord's Prayer after which Father Smith will read the scripture. The Madrigals will sing I Heard A Forest Praying audience will sing Onward Christian Soldiers and Faith of Our Fathers. Sandy Suiters will play the processional and recessional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Emmett C. Smith
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia Academy
Glenn R. Hueholt
First United Presbyterian Church
Louis Mueller
Father Smith
Sandy Suiters
Local Social News Notes and Visits Across Town
Mrs Eleanor White Vinton reports visits from Mr and Mrs Paul Osborne of Tulsa Oklahoma to relatives in the area. The WSCS at Vinton Methodist Church met at Mrs Alice Whetley’s home with 13 members and one guest. A series of weekend visits includes Homer Casto with Cash Allison and Columbus guests with John Flowers and E F E Hartsook. Other relatives and friends from West Virginia California and various towns are mentioned as spending time with local families.
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Eleanor White Vinton
Paul Osborne
Tulsa
Okla
R. B. Poling
WSCS
The
Vinton Methodist Church
Alice Whetley
Homer Casto
Cash Allison
North
John Flowers
Columbus
E. FE. Hartsook
Carpenter
Chester White
Esther Metcalf
Troy
Grace Welker
Walter Brown
Harold Barnett
West Virginia
John Hutchinson
San Bernadino
Calif
B. B. Mathews
Gallipolis
Wade Evans
Rio Grande
Daniel Evans
Vinton
Mr. Hutchinson
Mathews
W. Evans
D. Evans
Albany area social notes highlight graduations and visits
The column lists Columbia Elementary and Albany eighth graders headed to high school with names like Tony May and Judy May. It notes Hymn Sing attendees from Mt Union Church, weekend visits from relatives in Ohio and West Virginia, local death notices, and community events including a Young Farmers wiener roast and a Field Day plan at the Experiment Farm.
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Carpenter
Albany
Columbia
Tony
Judy May
Jack Goodwin
Rachel Hayes
Brenda Pettit
Sharon Cox
Shirley Durst
Thad Dye
Carolyn Greenlees
Sue White
Danny Folden
Margaret Mullins
Diane Tolley
Linda Queen
Mt. Union Church
Rutland Baptist Church
Jesse Proffitt
H. E. Starkey
Bob Stout
William Stanley
George
Johnny Grounds
Connie Lewis
Emily Starcher
Waverly
Alfred Rice and Sons
Columbus
William Culwell
Surprise Net Stated For Water Show
Gallipolis outlines a second annual water show with a surprise act at the park front. Kenny Morgan chairs the event, Four Jacks and Rhonda Lee Jackson to perform at the Boats Ball on June 9 at the Elks Hall, followed by a 20 minute sneak preview at 4 pm. The Chamber prints programs for union church service at 7 30 am June 10 in City Park, hosted by the United Church Women and Ministerial Association.
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Gallipolis
Gallipoli
Kenny Morgan
Four Jacks
Rhonda Lee Jackson
Gallipolis Elks Hall
Nurses to Dance at Holzer Hospital School Formal
The Student Government Assn of Holzer Hospital School of Nursing sponsors its annual spring formal at Elks Hall Friday at 9 pm. The Five Saints will provide music for the semi formal Blue Hawaii dance.
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Gallipolis
Assn. of
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Elks Hall
Five Saints
Gallipolis Woman Helen Cornwell Dies in Columbus Hospital
Mrs. Helen Louise Cornwell 41 of 39 Vine Street died Thursday at 12 15 pm in University Hospital Columbus after a month there and two weeks at Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant. Survived by husband Robert and children Janet Donna Martha Bobby, siblings and a grandchild. Funeral 1 pm Sunday at Miller funeral home with Rev. Hughey Jones. Burial details pending.
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Gallipolis
Helen Louise Cornwell
Vine St
University Hospital
Columbus
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
Gallia County
Opal M. McCarley
Glenn McCarley
Carey
Kenneth McCarley
Robert Cornwell
Donald
Janet) Johnson
Donna Cornwell
Ohio State University
Martha
Bobby Cornwell
John
Mary) Smith
Kananga
Laverne (Thelma) Walk
Grafton
Iowa
Gerald McCarley
Cornwell
Grace Methodist Church
Grace Guild
Gallipolis Band Boosters
Washington Parent Teachers Association
Gallipolis Garden Club
Miller Funeral Home
Hughey Jones
Ironton Woman Leads Cheshire Chapter Eastern Star Inspections
Mrs Florence Aldridge of Lawrence Chapter Ironton conducted the annual inspection of Cheshire Chapter 450 Order of Eastern Star in the Masonic Temple chapter room. Flora Long assisted by Everett Long and officers performed the ritual work as two new Initiates were welcomed. A dinner followed, served by Adamh Missionary Society of Cheshire Baptist Church, with refreshments for chapters from Lookout W Va Athens Pomeroy Middleport Amesville Beverly New Marshfield Marietta New Matamoras Wilkesville Wellston Ironton Waterloo Gallipolis Oak Hill South Point and Vinton. Distinguished guests included Mrs Roberta K Minc hing Beverly past grand matron and Mrs Blanche R Hart Mt Moriah Beverly deputy grand matron District 25. Mrs Geraldine Young Pomeroy grand representative North Dakota. Mrs Louise King Amesville grand representative New Brunswick. Mrs Mary Hughes Cheshire chapter grand representative Kansas. Visiting matrons and patrons from Middleport Marietta Wilkesville Waterloo Gallipolis Oak Hill and Ironton attended. Distinct-Masons named J B Hall Ironton Bernard Spaulding Athens Phil Williamson Pomeroy and Vhrei Cross Vinton. Also recognized were district officers past matrons and patrons including Miss Ella Rothgeb a 50-year member. Charter members Garnet Kirby Carrie Brives Huldah Jenkins and Everett Long honored.
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Gallipolis
Florence Aldridge
Lawrence
Ironton
Cheshire
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Flora’ Long
Everett Long
Adamh Missionary Society
Lookout
W. Va
Athens
Pomeroy
Middleport
Amesville
Beverly
New Marshfield
Marietta
New Matamoras
Wilkesville
Wellston
Waterloo
Oak Hill
South Point
Vinton
Grand Chapter
Ohio
Roberta K. Minching
Blanche R. Hart
Mt. Moriah
North Dakota
Geraldine Young
New Brunswick
Louise King
Kansas
Mary Hughes
J.B. Hall
Bernard Spaulding
Phil Williamson
Vhreil Cross
Cheshuire
Ella Rothgeb
Garnet Kirby
Carre Brives
Huldah Jenkins
Edith Smith widow of pastor dies in Ohio
Mrs. Edith Smith widow of Rev. H. M. Smith pastor of the Church of God died Friday morning at her daughter’s home 417 First Ave Gallipolis Ohio Survived by children Lillian Davis Mary flush Bertha McDaniel all of Columbus James de Taylor Charleston W Va Vaz Smith and Gallius Smith Lynchburg Va Funeral home Waugh Halley Wood awaiting arrangements
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Gallipolis
Edith Smith
H. M. Smith
Church of God
Pearl Elliott
First Ave
Jack
Lillian) Davis
John
Mary Agnes
Flush
R. C
Bertha) McDaniel
Columbus
James de Taylor
Charleston
W. Vaz
Gallius Smith
Lynchburg
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Sam Evans
George Grindley
Wayne Brookins
Watson Davis
John PR Boon
Verna Woodall
Theodore Hedger
Fred Casto
Neola Lewis
Herbert Eaton
Dale Mo Myteka
David Saunders
Rodney Myers
Alonzo Hudson
Gregory Day
C. William Andrews
Charles H. Schuler
Jack Grimes
Vada
Wally
I. H. Donahue
Rio College
Gallia
Central Ohio Heart Assn
M. Sherman Bragg
Marlene Crabtree
Firebrick
Carolyn Evans
Linda Halley
Karen Sue Nibert
Marilyn Sue Owens
Beaver
Janet Parks
Juanita Smith
Fannie Wheeler
Beth King
Bidwell
William Lantz
Robert Silvey
Jackson
Sue Luman
Patriot
Carolyn McCorkle
Karen Parks
Mary Malone
Chillico
Hr. Smith
Earl Starkey
Rutland
David Wiseman I
Dwaine Jordan
Emzie Davis
Parkersburg
J. K., Crabtree
Peck Brothers
T. M. Galaway
Wilbur Dailey
Chester Dailey
Galaway
Bern Dailey
Warold Gillogly
Vicki
Lincoln Russell
Clinton Gilkey
Ashland
Ray Russell
Clara Hull Howery
Bobbi Joe Hull
Waldo
Harrisonville
Howard G. Hull
Clara Williams Hull
Evelyn
Stephen
Howard
Harold
Bill Hull
Marion
Howard C. Hull
Ed Welker
Betty Lou
Doc) Hull
Verlin Howery
Ronald Whittington
Experiment Farm
William Cheadle
Robert Bishop
Dale Doe
James Gaston
Clay Jordan
Lewis Smith
Seth Huntley
Reed Jeffers
Ron
Ald Whittington
Lawrence Woodyard
Cary Woodyard
James Foster
Route 1
South Charleston
Fern Gillogly
Judd Townsend
Zaleski
Teppers Plains
Mrs. Evelyn Brickeles
Tuppers Plains
Dorothy Lambert
Cordelia Lambert
Lompoc
California
Velma Cassidy
Darsel Miller
Hong Kong
Red China
China
Smith
Waugh- Halley-Wood Funeral Home
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