Grand Ole Opry Show Slated For Thursday In Gallipolis
Hank Snow and his Grand Ole Opry Show will appear next Thursday at the Gallipolis Theater after delay disappointment 400 fans. Harry Wheeler owner confirms contracts, while the Downtown Coaches Club plans an itemized loss near $200 and Snow may reimburse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hank Snow
Grand Ole Opry
Harry Wheeler
Buell Hayes
Hayes
Wheeler
Kgger Creek High School
Gallipolis Churches List Weekly Service Schedules
A compiled church notices list presents Mass times and worship schedules for Catholic, Protestant, and other congregations in Gallipolis and surrounding areas. It includes St. Louis Catholic, First Church of God, Mennonite, Calvary Baptist, Assembly of God, Triedstone Baptist, Community Church of God Laurel Run, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Bidwell Church of God, Nazarene, Vinton churches, First Baptist, First United Presbyterian, Westminster Fellowship, St. Peter's Episcopal, Grace Methodist, and Grace youth groups with service times, Sunday schools, and midweek activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Catholic
Adolph Golubieski
GSI
First Church of God
Garfield Ave
Hershel McDonough
Young Peoples Meeting
Pearl Elliott
Mennonite Church
Vinton
Paul Stoltzfus
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
W. L., Nofcier
Bidwell Church of God
Mr . Satterfield
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Poplar Ridge
First Baptist
First United Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Westminster Fellowship Exchange
Mrs Sally Sprouse 85 Falls Fractures Pelvis
Mrs Sally Sprouse 85 of Gallipolis Route 1 fell early Thursday morning and fractured her pelvis. She was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 7 a.m. in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sally Sprouse
Ray Morse
Carthage Troy PTA plans fish supper for outfits
The Carthage Troy PTA met Oct. 27 and organized a fish ham supper to raise funds for basketball outfits. Membership totaled 126 names. Roscoe Burdette offered to donate blood for the Nov. 11 drive. Jack White said members attending the State House Conference on Education in Columbus will report next meeting. Babysitting will be provided at future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Carthage- Troy
PTA
Roscoe Burdette
Jack White
State House
Columbus
Meigs Wreck Involves Forestry Truck On Route 124
Gallia County reports no accidents on Thursday but notes minor damage to a forestry department truck driven by Victor A. Bahr. At 2 40 pm on Route 124 Langsville the vehicle was parked when Ralph S. Knapp backed out of a driveway and struck the left rear fender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry
Meigs County
Langsville
Victor A. Bahr
Long Bottom
Ralph S. Knapp
Car Hits Bicyclist in Gallipolis. Minor Injury Reported
Ray Johnson of 747 Third Ave. suffered a bruised leg after his bicycle collided with a car driven by Forrest Johnson, 33, of Mercerville. The 11 a.m. Spruce Street crash between Third and Second Avenues caused no damage to either vehicle or bicycle, according to City Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ray Johnson
Third Ave
Forrest Johnson
Mercerville
Spruce St
Third
Second Ave
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Report
River gauges show Gallipolis 184 and 10.8 with six feet of rollers, Kanawha Falls 1.84 rising, dams on sill at Kanawha River, movable dams up on Ohio. Listed boats pass through Locks 14 to 33 with various tonnage changes and times, Kanawha and Gallipolis ports active including London Solvay, Marmet Merrill, and other vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
C. V. Harner
Susan Houghland
Pennsylvania
Bayou Villere
Claire
I. F. Frieberger
Betty Moran
Orleanian
Merriwether Lewis
Lock
Northern
Reliance
Cherokee
Gona
Bob Benter
Helen
Bayou Manchac
Creditor
Criss Jr
Sohio State
Karen
Sycamore
Dispatcher
Coleman D
Jefferson
J. S. Lewis
Titan
Semet
Island Creek
Ernestine
Queen City
Beckford
Lucy Jane Lucas
C. F. Hood
Democrats Take Both Ohio Houses in Historical Shift
Democrats gain control of the Ohio Senate 20-13 and House 78-61, first since 1949, amid a wave that ousts nine Senate Republicans and 25 House incumbents. Leadership races loom with pro tem contenders Carney King Blake and Harter. McGettrick pursues speakership while Lantz garners support. Republican minority leaders expected Mechem and Cloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Senate
Ohio
House
Charles Carney
Youngstown
United Steel Workers
Frank W. King
Toledo
Arth
Harter
Carney
King
Organized Labor
James J. McGettrick
Cleveland
James A. Lantz
Lancaster
Gallia Lawyer Epling Noted in Midwest Mention
Gallia County attorney John A. Epling, a 1948 Gallia Academy graduate and 1957 Ohio State LL D recipient, gains Midwest recognition. Also named are Wayne B. Foster of Holzer Hospital, Dr. George Roberts of the Gallipolis State Institute, and Dr. Charles E. Holzer of Holzer Hospital. Epling, 25 presumably, leads regional groups and bears a prominent public role in Southeastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John A. Epling
Gallia County
Bar Associa
Midwest
Wayne B. Foster
Holzer Hospital
George Roberts
Gallipolis State Institute
Charles E. Holzer
Epling
Gallia Academy High School
Miles T. Epling
Epling Sand and Gravel Co
Jim Halderman
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Syracuse University
Ohio State University
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Air Force
Hor
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
A list of recent births includes a son to the Sayre family in New Haven Kerr Wood Ward Sanders Livesay and Reynolds families. Admissions include Sally Sprouse Wood Drummond Ward Riggs Rice Baker Landrum Sharp Sheets and several others. Dismissals cover multiple patients and a Blood used Thursday intake of one pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Sayre
New Haven
Charles E. Wood
Kerr
Leland P. Ward
Northup
Rufus Reynolds
Gallipolis
James T. Sanders
Point Pleasant
Marvin W. Livesay
Middleport
M. Calvin Sanders
Leona Jackson
Crownity
Leland S. Riggs
Joseph P. Rice
Willowwoodoute
Richard K. Baker
Wellston
John F. Landrum
Jackson
Thomas R. Sharp
Oak Hill
Morris Sherman
Alphonso CC. Sheets
Crown City
Leland P Ward
Tulsa Democrat Frasier Missing as Club Draw Claims Prize
Tommy D. Frasier, chairman of the Tulsa County Democratic Committee, was not present when his ticket was drawn at a club event. The prize would have let him attend the Republican Minute Men's dinner, a fact the report notes may be for the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Tommy D. Frasier
Tulsa County Democratic Committee
Republican Minute
Firemen Train Then Grandstand Burns at Caldwell Fairground
Noble County Ohio crowd gathers for two days of southeast Ohio fire department training. Shortly after departure, the Caldwell fairground grandstand burned the day before the fair opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Ohio
Noble County
Martin and Miller Youths Named in Local Notices
Jerry Thomas Martin age 19 and Nancy Margaret Miller age 19 are listed as residents of Gallipolis with parental details provided. Jerry is a station attendant. Nancy is identified as the daughter of Vernon and Pearl Knapp Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Thomas Martin
Gallipolis
Nancy Margaret Miller
George and
Effie Cremeans Martin
Vernon and
Pearl Knapp Miller
New Social Security Amendments Explained
Gallipolis report outlines 1958 changes to disability work requirements for cash and freeze benefits. John R. Chatfield notes easier qualification for gradual onset disabilities and age 50 thresholds. Effective for applications filed after Aug. 28 1958 with guidance for affected claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John R. Chatfield
Portsmouth Social Security Office
Chatfield
Social Security Office
Fourth Ave
Portsmouth
Final Rites for WWII Vet John Taylor Saturday
Funeral under American Legion LaFayette Post 27 will be held at 10 a m Saturday at Millers funeral home for John Frank Taylor 70 a World War II veteran found dead at his Hanersville home Thursday. The Rev Warren H Wilson will officiate burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Springfield. Coroner ruled death natural causes. Born August 7 1888 in Point Pleasant Mason County he was one of ten children survived by four brothers Vernon Leland Carl Gilbert and Christine Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
American Legion
LaFayette
Millers
John Frank Taylor
Hanersville
Warren H. Wilson
Rose Hill Cemetery
Springfield
EF. H. Davis
Fellure
Donald Warehime
Taylor
Mason County
W. Va
Point Pleasant
Jacob and
Mary Jane Gard Taylor
Vernon
Vinton
Leland
Carl
Bremen
Gilbert
McConnelsville
Christine Harris
Ashland
Weekend visitors and local notices from Athens County
Community visitors include Mrs Dixie Reeves and others from Berea Canton and Athens visiting Clark and Howell households. Legal notices announce divorce proceedings in Wilbur Clark Zinn et al case and multiple estate inventories with hearing set for November 24 1958 in Athens County Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Clark Zinn
Doris Myrtle Zinn
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Wilbur Clark Zinney
Lavelle and
Vanity
Fire destroys Certified Oil Co frame office near Gallipolis
A small frame office building of the Certified Oil Co at Truckers Inn on Route 7, about one mile north of Gallipolis, was destroyed by a fire believed caused by an oil heater. Eight Gallipolis volunteers and two pumpers responded at 8 p.m., with losses estimated over $1,000. The manager is James Brewer. The rest of the item lists probate court accounts and hearings scheduled for December 8, 1958, with many estates and guardianships noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Certified Oil Co
Truckers Inn
Route 7
James Brewer
Oil Company
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Dt's
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James
Sleepy Jim) McDaniel
Dt’s
Dick Roderick
Bill B. Matthews
Blue Devil
Washington School
Capt. Saxton
L. G. Marchi, Sr
Dan Jones
Bill Hess
Ohio University
Mark Wylie
Blue Devils
Rebekah Circle
John L. Evans
Ruth
Naomi
L. R. Hall
Mary
Will Cox
Martha
Howard Leimann
Esther
Frank Wetherholt
St. Peter's Episcopal
Albert S. Chappelear
Holy Communion
Acolyte Guild
Grace Methodist
Buell Clark
Delmar Gingerich
Selwyn White
William McKnight
John Richards
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Patrol
Meigs
Rie Tee An
Shade High School
Phyllis Vore
Virginia Dunfee
Standing
Barbara Bolin
Ann Oxley
Carol Bartlett
Sallie Martin
Anneta Douglass
Verlon Bricker
Bob Congreve
David Beckett
Ned Swindell
Larry Jeffers
Avice To
Ur Blake
Martins Ferry
Fred Harter
Akron
Cambridge
C. Lee Mantle
Painsville
Raymond E. Hildebrand
Fred W. Danner
Danner
Oliver Ocasek
Tallmadge
Howard V. Shaylor
Ashtabula
Wayne Ward
Athens
Charles H. Jones
Hamilton
John Hayden
Leonard J. Bartunek
Francis M. O'Donnell
Clifford Baker
Defiance
Mrs. Goldan
Edmonston
Albert A. Rogoff
James S. Simmonds
Cincinnati
John CC. Pollock
Painesville
David E. Crowe
Ironton
Irving C. Reynolds
Dwight Pandenbush
Celina
Harold L. Short
Piqua
Frank W. Mills
Dayton
Claude Watters
Ravenna
Joe Pierson
West Elkton
David M. Phillips
Chillicothe
Karl Bauer
Jerry Hawk
John Lehmann
Canton
Ed Rowe
Ray Sours
Howard L. Williams
Girard
Tense Epling
M. T. Epling
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Sons of the American Revolution
First United Presbyterian Church
Christine Fraley
John A, Epling
Tion
Who
Ernest Drummond
Ray Ward
Leah Ann Copley
Davis Hall
Billy P. Henry
Maxwell G. Barnes
Grafton Exline
Owen Clark
Joe Forbes
Max Ours
John M. Roberts
William Childs
William Harris
Marie Davis
Diana Badgley
Timothy Tarbett
Cheryl Potts
James E. Reid
Ernest Roe
Harlene Miller
Downington
Nellie Barnhart
Esther L. Bigley
Ralph T. Henry
Jennie W. Holmes
Minnie Kennard
Ada M. Lent
Ray R. Rorick
Ray Rorick
Robert Ray Rorick
Olah H. Woods
Harold J. Rose
Beatrice Nanna
Charlies C. Caston, Jr
Edna, S. Caston
Mary E. van Gundy
Mary H
Henry Napper
Stanley J. Norris
John W. Norris, Sr
Ruth McBee
Charles McBee
Fay S. McKay
Fred M. McKay
G. F E. White
Mont Perry
Richard F. Rutkoskie
Pearl E. Rutkoskie
Edith Summers
Marshall Summers
Lucille M. Stalter Oliver
Robert R. Stalter
Mary BR. Stout
C. L. Stout
Jacob W. Way
W. Clarence Way
Jack FE. White
Auldine B. White
Wirst
L. G. Worstell, Jr
Robert G. Barker
Foster B. Cornwell
Guy Bolen
Arlene B. Davis
John A. Davis
Garry Lee Davis
Carolyn Davis
Robert D. Davis
D. H. Sams
John H. Fisk
Dolores Walburn
Vivian Hambel
Alexandria Muszynski
Joseph Muszynski
Samuel B. Erskine
Jimmy Reed Robinson
Mabel S. Holland
Helen Bernice Rodehaver
John Herbert Siigley
Doris G. Wyckoff
Hannah A. Wyckoff
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