Bishop Hobson To Confirm at St. Peter's Parish
Bishop Henry Wise Hobson of Southern Ohio will visit St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Tuesday May 27 at 7 30 p m for a confirmation service. This will be his last visit before retirement in May 1959. Bishop elect Rog er Blanchard will succeed him. The ceremony will feature readings by the rector and the presentation of numerous confirmands including Mrs. Harold Campbell Richard Gibbs Campbell Glenna Carcon Dr. George E. Files Mrs. George E. Files Paul Edward France Mary Frances Frye John Edwin Houck Jr Betty Lee Kohler Douglas Bailey Langhorne Eleanor Jane Miller Ann Elizabeth Morgan Charles Carter Riggs and Ada Irene Waugh.
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Gallipolis
Henry Wise Hobson
Southern Ohio
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Hobson
Roger Blanchard
Chappelear
Bishop Hobson
Harold Campbell
Richard Gibbs Campbell
Glenna Carcon
George E. Files
Paul Edward France
Mary Frances Frye
John Edwin Houck, Jr
Betty_Lee Kohler
Douglas Bailey Langhorne
Eleanor Jane Miller
Ann Elizabeth Morgan
Charles
Gallipolis Ground Observer Corps spot 10 aircraft Sunday
Gallipolis observers counted 10 aircraft during a Sunday alert to the Charleston Air Defense Filter Center. Seventeen participants logged the hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. under an overcast sky that hid three planes from identification.
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Gallipolis
Ground Observer Corps
Charleston
Dick Thomas
Dorothy Dickerson
Jim Wilks
Donald R. Warehime, Jr
Charles Young
Roger Saunders
Dick Campbell
John Holzer
Billy Davis
Ronnie Keenan
Charles Riggs
Mollie Johnson
VFW Auxiliary
Freda Barcus
Leota Keenan
Legion Auxiliary
Delores Magnani
Darlene Leaper
Elizabeth Lear
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Ohio Kanawha Rivers
Gauges report river levels on the Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio systems with multiple dams varying above and below crest. Towboats and barges move or idle at several locks including Montgomery Beckford Jane T Titan Alton Zephyr and City of Huntington among others, with crews reporting up and down readings throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Orlenian
Beckford
Bob Benter
Jane T
Titan
Alton Zephyr
O-Kan
Paul Blazer
Lock
Helen Z
C. P. Wright
City of Huntington
Mr. Criss
Forsythia
I. F. Frieberger
Bayou Billere
Cincinnati
Eastern
Ranger
Merrill
Ogram
Solvay
Cheshire Man Runs Off Road In Weekend Crash
Delmas A. Sheline, 23, of Cheshire and Columbus, lost control on Roush Lane Road one mile west of Route 7 at 10:30 p m Saturday. He ran off the right shoulder, went over an embankment, crossed to the left, and struck a fence owned by Wayne Palmer. Damaged the car moderately.
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Gallipolis
Roush Lane Road
Route 7
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Delmas A. Sheline
Cheshire
Columbus
Wayne Palmer
God Urges GAHS Seniors to Take Life Risks in Commencement
Gallia Academy High School 1958 baccalaureate sermon in new auditorium urged graduates to gamble wisely with life. Pastor Warren H. Wilson cited great risk takers and urged faith in God alongside ambition, naming Goodrich, Wright brothers, Madame Curie, and Jonas Salk as examples.
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Gallipolis
Warren H. Wilson
Grace Methodistry Church
Gallia Academy High School
New High School
J. Wallace Thornton
Wilson
Charles Goodrich
Wright Brothers
Madame Curie
Jonas Salk
Mr. Wilson
God
Wall Street
General Electric
Westinghouse
Vernon C. Shafer
Nominations of Officers Made by Church Group
At 7:30 p m Monday the Gallia County Methodist Youth Fellowship will elect officers counselors and director at Ohio Chapel Rev George R Holcombe of Rio Grande announced nominations For president Joann Erwin Winchester for vice president Billy Large Westerman Evergreen for secretary treasurer Louise De Lille Rodney For program area chairmen Outreach Marjorie Reynolds Vinton Faith Patti Wickline Rio Grande Witness Sarah Yoho Ohio Chapel Fellowship Bob Silvey Vega The counselors will return with one new member Eva Holbrook Ridney Present counselors include Mrs Robert S Ball Rodney Henry Skidmore Westerman Mr and Mrs Eugene Erwin Winchester and the Rev George R Holcombe of Rio Grande Simpson Chapel Methodist Church for director
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Gallipolis
Ohio Chapel
Gallia County
George R. Holcolmbe
Rio Grande
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Professors Elect Clara Poston and Price Ewing College Officers
Galliaopolis Rio Grande College faculty elected Prof. Clara Poston as president and Prof. Price Ewing as secretary treasurer at a Sunday meeting. Dr. Charles Vance retires after 34 years teaching, 13 at Rio Grande in three terms. Twenty three attended the Colonial Inn session with gifts presented to Dr. and Mrs. Vance.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Clara Poston
Price Ewing
Goodby
Charles Vance
Newark
Colonial Inn
Jackson
Frederic Vernon Boult
Paul R. Lyne
Vance
Harold W. Kennedy
Lyne
Zelma Northcutt
G. R. Holcombe
Fourth best heart leads and Rule of Eleven in bridge
The article analyzes a bridge hand where West opens a fourth best heart six and East uses the Rule of Eleven to infer distribution. It explains how East’s play of the ten wins, the subsequent heart and club plays, and the setting of the contract depend on West’s fourth best heart and the four card heart remaining in the opponents. The discussion centers on deduction from the opening lead and subsequent plays to justify the contract.
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North East South West
West
East
South
King
Declarer
Es Syndicate, Inc
Summer Ball Registration Closes After Tryouts
Gallipolis seeks summer league baseball players with registration ongoing until Saturday when Babe Ruth League tryouts are held. Coach Bob Lang reports 255 applicants from last week’s three-day period, including 118 Little Leaguers 60 Babe Ruth players and 77 Pee Wee League entrants.
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Gallipolis
Bob Lang
Lang
Births At Holzer Hospital Note Several New Arrivals
Births recorded with a Saturday birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Thomas E Price Point Pleasant. Sunday births include sons to Mr and Mrs Charles Shaw Columbus and Mr and Mrs Charles Mc Ghee Jackson and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Emerson J Lambert Ewington. Various admissions and discharges listed for medical surgical and maternity cases.
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Thomas E. Price
Point Pleasant
Ronald E. Butts
Wellston
Oscar Hayburn
Garner W. Triplett
Crown City
Fleet
Brumfield
Gallipolis
Albert Roach
Jackson
H. K. Woodgerd
Middleport
Charles Jones
Dexter
Frances Jo Roush
Charles Shaw
Columbus
Charles McGhee
Emerson J. Lambert
Ewington
Jennifer Oldaker
Hartford
Richard Woodyard
Lowell Border
McArthur
Surgical
Manford Blessing
Bertha Hart
Ironton
Steven Derenberger
Terri Duncan
Vinton
James Huffman
Thelma Fugitt
Noel Moody
Kananga
Audis O. Casto
Arbuckle
Judge Puts 2 Qin Probation
Gallia County Common Pleas Judge Robert M. Betz placed two May term defendants on probation after changes to their pleas. George M. Nelson Jr pleaded guilty to auto theft and received three years probation with reporting to a Cook County Illinois officer. Curtis M. Barker received two years probation for grand larceny with monthly court reporting in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
George M. Nelson, Jr
Betz
Nelson
Cook County
Illinois
Curtis M.barker
Common Pleas Court
Women Attend Gallia County Church Committee Meeting
Three Gallia County women attended the Women s Society of Christian Service executive committee meeting at South Webster. Present were Mrs. W Joe Brown district secretary of supply of Gallipolis and from Rio Grande Mrs James Richards and Mrs John C Wickline.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Women’s Society of Christian Service
South Webster
W. Joe Brown
Rio Grande
James Richards
John C. Wickline
Mr and Mrs Clarence Searls and Terry Guests of Racine Hosts
Mr and Mrs Clarence Searls and Terry were guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Cook of Racine for a social visit.
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Clarence Searls
Terry
Mrs
Walter Cook
Racine
Indians Attack Wagons on Rio Grande Gridiron Show
A large outdoor extravaganza titled Blue Men’s Gridiron, directed by Carrie Dale, featured three Conestoga wagons and attacking Indians on horseback. The scene included the capture of Renna Holcombe with a rescue of the infant daughter, drawn by 15 horses and two ponies, at Rio Grande.
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Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Carrie Dale
Renna Holcombe
George Holcombe
Carl Winters
Court Fines Henry Lane in Gallipolis Municipal Court
Henry D. Lane, 22, Gallipolis, received a suspended fine on two counts of assault and battery. Judge William H. Janes imposed 50 dollars and costs on each count, suspending 40 dollars of each, with Lane paying 10 dollars and costs per offense. Shively and Glover were fined for drunkenness and intoxication, and Seaman Jr. and Vannstavern forfeited 20 dollar bonds for speeding.
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Gallipolis
Henry D. Lane
William H. Janes
Lane
Mat W. Shively
Sam Glover
Earl Seaman, Jr
Spencer
Jack W. Vannstavern
Columbus
Gallia County Sees 124 Salk Shots At Clinic
Gallia County residents were vaccinated with 124 Salk anti polio shots at a free clinic held in the courthouse basement offices of the county health department. The tally reaches 1660 people served since January 1 by the county health department funded clinics.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
County Health Department
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Ernestine
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Clyde Ingels
O. W. Keefer
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Leslie Gothard
Margaret Justine
W. E. Hager
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John Fritz
Vernon Milam
Phillip Cordell
C. J. Rhodes
Leslie O. Hawley
J. M. Arthur
J. L. Zirkle
T. C. Hines
Ricky Austin
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Mabel Thomas
John Baker
Russell Nowlin
Joseph Schuler
David Mercer
Jacques Bishop
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