Gallia County Home and Contents Destroyed by Fire
Gallipolis Ohio fire reports say a home owned by Billy Lawless near Route 160 Porter was destroyed at 10 45 p m Monday. Pete Lane and his son Ernest escaped with only a portable radio saved. Fire departments from Gallipolis and Vinton aided as a 73 year old pensioner and his 25 year old son watched their life possessions burn.
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Gallipolis
Pete Lane
Ernest
Route 160
Porter
Lane
Try Ice Cream and Pretzels Grand Sundae Ideas
Imperial Vanilla Ice Cream shines in two sundae ideas Buttered Pecan Sundae with honey and pecans and Dixie Sundae with maple syrup. The ad recommends serving as a snack or dessert and praises the product as delicious and smooth.
Commencement Exercises Mark New Straitsville June Class
June graduates at New Straitsville High School were saluted during a May 21 ceremony led by Rev. Owen Flumley. R M Eyman spoke on Seven Fundamentals of Life, with music by Rita Forsythe and a trio. Ruth Evelyn was valedictorian. William Kenneth Spicer salutatorian and recipient of multiple awards. Benediction by Rev. Paul Seaman.
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New Straitsville
Owen Flumley
R. M. Eyman
Columbus
Malaguena
Lecuona
Rita Forsythe
Patsy Davis
Marilyn Wallace
Rita Joe Graham
Robertson
Margaret Sapp
William Jones
Lee Thompson
Ruth Evelyn
William Kenneth Spicer
Jones
Ohio University
Ohio
Spicer
Perry County
Paul Seaman
Robert Goodline
Irene Irvin
Robert Poling
Lafayette
Ind
Knights Templar of
Indiana
Poling
Lafayette Lodge
Marion Starner
Gilbert Mohler
Orville
Ned
John Gazelle, Glouter
William Rawlins
Auto Victim Is Identified
Brothers surviving are Jack Edward Landers U S Army in California William Landers Jr and Orvil Keith Landers both at home and sisters Wanda Shirley and Delores at home Another sister died of burns seven years ago when she was about 3 The body has been taken to the Ewing funeral home Pomeroy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Edward Landers
U. S. Army
California
William Landers, Jr
Orvil Keith Landers
Wanda
Shirley
Delores
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy
River Traffic Report for Allipolis Channel and Kanawha District
Canal traffic shows boats at Allipolis Locks with several vessels advancing and retreating on a shifting schedule. Kanawha River movements include ships Shirley Bruce Laila Criss J T Hatfield Merrill and others with varied times. Gauges read upper 180 lower 24.6 feet with 58 feet at the EetS 2.88 falling and Kanawha Falls rising.
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Allipolis
Gallipolis
Kenna
Pittsburgher
Semet
Robert Bonnie
Solvay
Pete
Stevenson
Kanawha
Shirley
London
Bruce
Laila
Marmet
Criss
Winfield
J. T. Hatfield
Merrill
Robins
R. W. Lea
Rankin
Keystone
Banta
Sycamore
Mt. Vernon
Price
Ohio
Donald B
Avalon
Kanawha Falls
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Admits
Births listing Mrs. William Buffington Point Pleasant a son and Mrs. Lawrence Boggs Gallipolis a daughter. Admissions include Mrs. Oscar Ervin Jackson and others. Discharges include multiple patients and babies such as Mrs. Irene Rainey and baby and Mrs. Wesley Dulles and baby.
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William Buffington
Point Pleasant
Lawrence Boggs
Gallipolis
Oscar Ervin
Jackson
Roy Siders
Cheshire
Oscar Cunningham
Thurman
Glenn Shelton
Oak Hill
Stanley Gatewood
Crown City
John Hunter
Bidwell
Delbert Stover
Glenna Grimm
Henderson
Brook Capper
Ironton
Stanley Graves
Ray
William Rudmann, Jr
Michael Albright
Leonard Riffle
Roger Penick
Judy Halley
Donna Allen
Lucius Kessler
Irene Rainey
Lawrence Leffler
Morgan Reese
Earl Moore
Wesley Dulles
William Clay
Irene Bowling
Wilbur McGhee
Lowell Dress
David Evans
Farrelr Shuler
Carl Myers
Paul Burks
O. FE. Allbright
John Morgan
Paul Wedge
William Grindley
John Wilson
Local families host visitors and group outings in Marietta area
Recent all day visitors to the Allen home include Ida McKinney and George Garrett family from Wolf Summit with Christina and Patricia. Other guests span Belpre, Parkersburg, Athens, Locust Grove and Cincinnati. Club and school groups held picnics and tours while residents moved homes and hosted extended family gatherings.
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Lottridge
L. H. Allen
Allen
Ida McKinney
L. A. Townsend
Beulah Marshall
Dren
Robert
Barbara
Roger Lee
Parkersburg
R. M. Allen
Troy
F.ha
Jessie Vines
Marietta Park
Mary Alice Allen
Miss Allen
Yvonne Henderson
Doolyle
Carthage
Athens
Jo Anne Summerfield
A. B. Vaudail
Russell A.cher Awo
Joyce
Jimmie
Albert Warner
Jolly Workers Club
Alta Bailey
Macquerite Burdett
Forrest Barn
Colmbus
Route 50
Miller's Gas Station
Bud Justice
Donna Faye
Mitchell Barnhart
Russell Arcer
Jimme
Mr. Russell
John Archer
Noamie Archer
John Chevalier
Jacob Zumbach
Locust Grove
Beulah
Nancy
Charlies “Toot
Cincinnati
Frank Caldwell
Funeral for John Chevalier at Methodist Church
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church for John Chevalier aged 77 who died May 17 at his home. The Rev. Roy Bush officiated with burial at Sand Hill Cemetery. Attending were relatives from Pittsburgh Charleston New Brighton Athens and Jeromesville plus others visiting in town.
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Long Bottom
Methodist
John Chevalier
Roy Bush
Sand Hill Cemetery
Ethel Hadill
Fred
Pittsburgh
French*Barnett
Jack Cooper
Marcella Barnett
Charleston
Mabel Sayre
New Brighton
Charlies B. Richardson
W. A. Casley
Mary Adams
Nona Beards
Athens
Charles Pickens
Korea
Lola Caldwell
Cardington
P. M. Cowdery
Albert Woode
Jeromesville
Ohio
Car Plunges Into Ravine Near Gallipolis
Harold Stewart an 18 year old Mercerville driver escaped injury when a car plunged down a 30 to 40 foot ravine on Route 218 near Route 7 at 6 10 p m Monday. State Highway Patrol cited steering defect as cause. Guy Lee 19 was fined 10 dollars suspended for riding on fenders. James T Evans 25 Fort Hayes fined 10 dollars for speeding. Daniel Evans 25 Oak ...
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Gallipolis
Harold Stewart
Mercerville
Stewart
State Highway Patrol
Route
Guy Lee
James T. Evans
Fort Hayes
Daniel Evans
Oak
Pavlish Students Give Dance Recital Monday
Pavlish's Future Stars of Andrew Pavlish will present a dance recital at Washington on the evening of June 2 at 8 p.m. The program features over 40 numbers with many youngsters and promises professional quality and humor.
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Gallipolis
Andrew Pavlish
Washington . Com
Pavlish
Driving Under Influence Leads to Fines and Suspension
John L. Liggett, 42, of near Cheshire, fined $50 plus costs, sentenced to five days in county jail, and suspended from driving for six months on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Hill Route 4 fined $15 and costs on the same charge.
Miss White to Direct Little Theater in Oxford
Marjorie Ruth White of Gallipolis is named summer director of Lake White Little Theater in Oxford for the current season starting June 3. She will be the first paid professional director and will also volunteer at AWBEX Chillicothe. White, daughter of J Merrill White and Mrs. White, graduates June 2 from Western College for Women and has extensive theater and radio experience.
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Oxford, D
Marjorie Ruth White
Gallipolis
Lake White Little Theater
Miss’ White
Max Way
Miss White
J. Merrill White
Garfield Ave
Western College For Women
Oxford
Ohio
Little
AWBEX
Chillicothe
Veteran’s Hospital
WJEH
Ray Luster Wever Fined for Reckless Operation
Hamden resident Ray Luster Wever aged 48 was cited by city police and fined $10 plus costs in Municipal Court for reckless operation of a vehicle in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Ray Luster Wever
Hamden
Justice of Peace Fines Two Men in Ohio
In Gallipolis George Bates 43 of Point Pleasant and Ulah Russell of Cheshire were each fined five dollars and costs on charges of intoxication and disorderly conduct. They were arraigned before Justice James A. Johnson. The article notes archaeologists uncovered ruins at Jarmo in Iraq, believed to be from a village thriving around 5000 B C.
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Gallipolis
George Bates
Point Pleasant
Ulah Russell
Cheshire
James A. Johnson
Jarmo
Iraq
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Gallia County
Billy Lawless
B. L. Franklin
Ted
Vinton
McCoy
Mayor Cook Quickle
O. M. Stewart
Granville Casto
Jimmy Reese
Imperial Smee Ie Yrae
Lil
New Straitsville News
Holzer Hospital
Levis
ATP
Americas
America
Little Theater
Yukon
Sunkist Lemons
Dor
Iceberg Head
Jane Parker
U. S. Gov't
Chuck
A&p
del Monte—Libby Stakely
Ann Page
Mayfair
Suliana Stur
Felber
Strietmann
Betty Crocker
Nabisco
Swift
Armour's Star
Armour
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