Four Weekend Wrecks Investigated by Patrol in Gallipolis
The Ohio Highway Patrol investigated four weekend accidents around Gallipolis. incidents included two at the Gallipolis State Institute and minor damage in several collisions on Route 141 Little Bullskin Road and a Railroad Street area. No injuries or arrests beyond a $10 fine for unsafe operation of a vehicle by Bruce P. Davis.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
GSI
Ernest Wells
Northup
Little Bullskin Rd
Chauncey K. Johnson
Lloyd L. Myers
Patriot
Bruce P. Davis
Langsville
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
Two Hit Skip Accidents Reported Over Weekend
Gallipolis police reported two hit skip incidents downtown Saturday night with J E Saunders 20 Bladen and Leroy Neal 22 Gallipolis involved in damaged cars. A station wagon strike at Second and Court left Neal’s car damaged. Karl V Halm 55 Detroit and Herbert G Slone 24 Eureka collided at Sycamore and Second. Don Shaw 22 Gallipolis backed into Douglas Wetherhold 28 Charleston W Va causing left side damage. other vehicle received a dented bumper.
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J. E. Saunders
Bladen
First Ave
Leroy Neal
Second
Court
Neal
Don Shaw
Douglas Wetherhold
Charleston
W. Va
Wetherholt
Shaw
Betz Takes Charge of Kanawha Sportsman Club Auxiliary
Mrs. Kay Betz was installed as president and led the November meeting. She honored retiring president Mrs. Christine Burnett with a gift and announced plans for a Christmas party and December changes. The group will meet the first Friday of each month at 8 p.m. A social session November 21 at 7 30 p.m. will feature L Claude Miller. a work session at 1 p.m. will precede. Birthdays for Margaret Rollins and Zella Craft were observed.
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Gallipolis
Kay Betz
Kananga
L. Claude Miller
Margaret Rollins
Zella Craft
Two Prince of Peace Winners Named at Southwestern High
Edward Henderson, a freshman, was declared one of two winners in Southwestern High School's Prince of Peace Declamation Contest held Sunday night at Thurman Methodist Church. More than 100 people attended. Rev. L. C. Cordle presided. Other students entered were Bill Trainer Hazel Boggs and John Gilbert. Judges were Roy Moses Cen terville Elementary School and Professors Price Ewing and Clara E. Poston of Rio Grande College. A second winner will be named next Sunday night when the contest resumes with four participants.
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Rev. L. C. Cordle
Bill Trainer
Hazel Boggs
John Gilbert
Roy Moses
Centerville Elementary School
Price Ewing
Clara E. Poston
Rio Grande College
Otis Overly Rites Planned For Tuesday
Otis Overly 84 a retired farmer died Saturday at his Vin ton Route 1 home Born in Ross County June 26 1873 married Mary Fox in 1894 Survived by three daughters and two sons including Robert J Edmiston Langsville and Harry W Canton Three sisters Liza Neal Lora Romer and Ray Allen of Columbus Funeral 2 p m Tuesday Salem Center Church Rev G W Gilkerson and Rev Thomas Wilson officiating Burial Salem Center Cemetery
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Otis Overly
Vinton
Ross County
Ervin
Clara van Gundy Overly
Mary Fox
Robert J
Clair
Margaret) Edmiston
Hollis
Aretta) Grate
Edwin
Elenora) Davis
Langsville
Harry W
Canton
Liza Neal
Lora Romer
Ray Allen
Columbus
Salem Center Church
G. W. Gilkerson
Thomas Wilson
Salem Center Cemetery
Two Men Arrested in Gallia County Weekend Stoppage
Gallia County sheriff deputies arrested Aston McKee, 53, of Porter, on drunkenness charges and Paul R. Kelly, 31, of Wilkesville, on driving while intoxicated charges.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Status Report
River gauges show Gallipolis at 18.5 and 9.7 feet, Montgomery 16.2 and 9.4, Kanawha Falls 1.59 rising, Hinton 0.94 falling, with Pomeroy Mason and Point Pleasant at 20.88 and 24.47 respectively. Dams on Kanawha River sit on the sill. Ohio River moveable dams are up.
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Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy
Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Belpre
Queen City
Aliquippa
Lehigh
Jane T
Lunga Point
Mr. Criss
R. H. Bosworth
Clarence H. Brown
City of Maysville
Kanawha
Marmet
Helen
Winfield
Lelia Shearer
Arthur Dyer
O-Kan
Winters Wins Gallia Academy Declamation Contest at Grace Church
About 40 people attended the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest at Grace Methodist Church Sunday night featuring Gallia Academy High School students. Margaret Winters, a senior, won with Mike Harrington as runner-up. Sandy Avner Loyd Lee and Ann Venz also competed. Judges were Rev Linson H Stebbins Mrs Norman W Pinschmidt and Mrs Robert E Ott.
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Prince of Peace
Grace Methodist Church
Gallia Academy High School
Margaret Winters
Mike Harrington
Sandy Avner
Loyd Lee
Ann Venz
Linson H. Stebbins
Norman W. Pinschmidt
Robert E. Ott
Rites Held Monday For Mrs. Fern Matthews
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Morgan Center Church of Christ for Mrs. Fern Matthews 50 who died Saturday at her home west of Vinton. She was born in Morgan Township on August 6 1907. Surviving are eight brothers three sisters husband Bruce Matthews and daughter Ruth Ann Pistelli. Burial was in Vinton Memorial Park.
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Morgan Center Church of Christ
Fern Matthews
Vinton
Morgan Township
Elmer E
Bertha Spires George
Allen
Marion
Don
Waterloo
Ewing
Larryn Cochran
Columbus
Ray
Marengo
Turley
Glenna Cochran
Clinton
Willie
Wendell George
Ruby Russell
Bruce Matthews
John
Ruth Ann) Pistelli
Edison Wever
Vinton Memorial Park
W Va Native Ollie Shawver Dies at 74
Gallipolis obituary for Ollie Shawver born April 21 1883 Braxton County West Virginia dies Friday at Sanns Rest Home age 74. Survived only by one sister Emma Reedy of Arlee West Virginia. Husband James Shawver predeceased her in April 1931. Body at Miller Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Ollie Shawver
Sanns Rest Home
Braxton County
W.va
Frances M
Margaret Gibson
Emma Reedy
Arlee
James Shawver
Miller Funeral Home
Maryland Men To Get Hearing In Defrauding Case
Three Baltimore, Maryland men held in Meigs County jail face charges of obtaining merchandise under false pretenses in a fake credit card scheme. They allegedly tried to buy anti freeze and tires at Gallipolis area stations using another man’s name, with a trailer full of goods found at arrest. The hearing before Justice R E Grindley is set for Tuesday night.
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Meigs County
R. E. Grindley
Minersville
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Gulf Oil Co
Gallia County
Eddie Miller
Crown City
Miller
State Highway Patrol
South Point
Chesapeake
Ohio
James Smith
Gene Corley
Lowell Weddle
Baltimore
South Point Post
Grindley
Carl Davis
Beacon
Pomeroy
J. D. Robinson
Kananga
Robinson
Man in fair condition after shooting mishap near Bidwell
Ralph C. Hinson of Bidwell is listed in fair condition at Holzer Hospital after a 1:30 p.m. Sunday gunshot wound to the lower abdomen. He was target practicing in a field at his home when the .22 caliber pistol discharged as it slipped from his finger.
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Gallipolis
Ralph C. Hinson
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Hinson
Holzer Hospital Notes Selections of Hospital Admissions
The Holzer Hospital notes list numerous admissions in Gallipolis and surrounding towns, including medical and surgical cases with patients named such as William C. Neal John Midkiff Gloria Taylor and Frank Fugate. It also notes staff changes and family visits by Leota Shuler and Kate Mills, plus a trip by Mr. and Mrs. Cleidenin to Columbus and Oxford for family activities surrounding the Marshall Miami game.
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Gallipolis
John Midkiff
Oak Hill
James Hood
Frederick Allen
Asa €. Atkins
Buffalo
W.va
C. L. Sassin
Ashland
Joseph Hay
Gloria Taylor
Racine
Howard Scott
Wellston
Nellie Blankenship
Aid
Ohio
Oral Speakman
Surgical
Ralph Henson
Bidwell
Clyde Walker
Thurman
Hayward Nibert
Gallipolis Ferry
A. E. Fitzpatrick
Radcliff
J. N. Wilson, Jr
Point Pleasant
Robert Reinhart
Pomeroy
Frank Fugate
Leota Shuler
Columbus
Kate Mills
Holzer Hospital
Portland
Alex
Connecticut
Frank
Bertha Rawson
George Halfinger
Waverly
Halfingers
Gall
Gallia County Marriage Licenses Reported
Leroy Gibson 22 farmer of Vinton wed Brenda Vance 16 at home both of Vinton and listed as son and daughter of their respective parents. Charles T Justice 21 laborer of Columbus married Rosie Cragg 1’ of Crown City at home to join families of Ed gar Ray Castle and Carrie Castle Justice and Charles Cragg and Frances Cox Martin.
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Leroy Gibson
Vinton
Farmer
Brenda Vance
Vinton At Home
Bruz
Nancy Allen Gibson
Claude
Bessie Walford Vance
Charles T, Justice
Columbus
Rosie Cragg
Crown City
Edgar Ray
Carrie Castle Justice
Charles Cragg
Frances Cox Martin
Greatest Northern General Named by Lee
In a remark attributed to General Robert E. Lee he labeled General George McClellan the greatest of the Northern Union commanders opposing him.
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Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
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