Injuries Fatal To Crown City Man
Worthy Green 63 of Crown City Route 2 died at 3 30 am Thursday at Cabell Huntington Hospital from injuries in a traffic crash on Route 7 three miles south of Eureka He was Gallia Countys eighth traffic fatality of 1959 The Gallia native born Feb 9 1896 was a World War I veteran and member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans A funeral at Bethel Church will follow a service at 1 pm with burial in White Chapel Milton W Va The body remains at Waugh Halley Wood funeral home with calling hours after 10 am Saturday and transfer to Bethel Church at noon Sunday for in state prior to service
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Gallipolis
Worthy Green
Crown City
Cabell- Huntington Hospital
Eureka
Gallia County
Gallip County
Mr. Green
Bladen
John
Mettie Waugh Green
John Green
Marguerite Ward
Melvin Green
Spike Fraley
Dwight
Ira Green
Edna Wishon
Elva Sheets
Edith Castle
Ethel Green
Green
American Legion
Bethel Church
Earl V. Cremeens
White Chapel
Milton
W. Va
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Presbyterian Women Elect Officers In Circle Meeting
Mrs Charles Young presided at the November Presbyterian Women session in Point Pleasant church social room. Officers elected include vice president Mrs George Horcher secretary Mrs Wallace Burdett treasurer Mrs C H Rayburn and chairmen for church extension annuity and religion stewardship spiritual growth Christian education and seven circles. Speakers discussed aid to homeless children and elderly care and a new women s cottage being built at Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Young
George Horcher
Wallace Burdett
C. H. Rayburn
John C. Hutchinson
Earl Withrow
James McComb
Gaston Boyle
Gaston Boyle, Jr. Chairman of Spiritual Growth
Tom Ross
Christian Education
Circle
William Cruickshank
C. R. Schurman
John Oshel
R. B. Rothgeb
H. C. Francis
Seldon Fleming
Mae Rhoades
Boyle
Fleming
Belva Farley
Christine Johnson
Emory Monroe, Jr
General Funds
Montreal
Carol Stegall
Black Hillis
N. C
Wayne Kincaid
H. A. Johnson
P. H. Steenbergen
I. G. Wolden
J. H. Hutchinson
O. K. Burdett
Ss. J. Gully
Louis Bateson
Fred Starrick
D. W. Parsons
Lawrence Mor
J. S. Rhoades
W. R. Rice
W. CC. Filson
William Roush
Marion Foglesong
Ross Filson
Miss Becky White Cited for Alpha Lambda Delta Honor
Miss Becky White of Marshall College is elected corresponding secretary of the Marshall College Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta. Members are chosen for freshman scholarship with a 3.5 first semester or overall average. Miss White is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charley White of Country Club Addition and a Point Pleasant High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Becky White
Marshall College
Alpha Lambda Delta
Miss White
Charley White
Country Club Addition
Point Pleasant High School
Brothers Die On Thursday in Point Pleasant
Two Graham brothers died within six hours on Thanksgiving Day. Thomas Graham, 59, Akron, died visiting his sister Adda King in Charleston Road. Hobert Graham, Gallipolis, died at Holzer Hospital at 8 p.m. He worked at Marietta Manufacturing Co. They were sons of the late Hugh Graham. Stevents funeral home will announce funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Howserd Thomas Graham
Akron
Goodyear Aircraft
Adda King
Charleston Rd
Hobert Graham
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Hobert
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Hugh Graham
Stevents Funeral Home
Group To Bring Gifts To WSCS Meeting
POINT PLEASANT The December meeting of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of Trinity Methodist Church will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the church social room. Members are asked to bring gifts for boys and girls ages 1 through 15 for Christmas baskets and gifts for a gift exchange. Miss Mary Hellems will be in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Mary Hellems
Weekend Drunk Charges Lead to Multiple Arrests in Point Pleasant
Charles Wolfe, Martin Stanley Jr, Martin Stanley Sr, and Kenneth Stanley were arrested during the weekend on drunk charges in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Wolfe
Martin Stanley, Jr
Martin Stanley, Sr
Kenneth Stanley
Virginia Tops 1790 Census Population
Virginia led the first 1790 census with 747 610 inhabitants as the most populous state in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
United States
Man Suffers Gun Wound in Point Pleasant Incident
Grover Neville of Hogsett was shot in the head while shooting at cans with his brother Robert Neville and an unknown man. He was taken to Cabell Huntington Hospital. The injury severity remains unclear as state police and the sheriff’s department investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Grover Neville
Hogsett
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Robert Neville
State Police
Sheriff's Department
Honored Birthday for Candie Jo Call in Point Pleasant
Candie Jo Call was honored with a third birthday party held Wednesday afternoon by her mother Mrs. James Call on Park Drive. A Thanksgiving theme decorated the event with balloons, cake, ice cream, and gifts from family friends including Robbie Spears Stephen Hite Roberta Hite and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Candie Jo Call
James Call
Park Drive
Robbie Spears
Stephen
Roberta Hite
Dale Mourning
Jean Gaskins
Russell Gaskins
Nancy Mayes
Pearl Austin
Shirley Spears
Tom Walters
Robert Hite
Lance Call
H. T. Call
Susie
Thanksgiving Guests Gather at Burdett Home
Thanksgiving dinner at Viand Street hosted Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Burdett with guests from Cheshire Ohio and Point Pleasant. Mary Ann Rogers, a Marshall College student, visited from Pleasant Street. Sally Garrett, nurse at St Marys Huntington, spent the holiday with her parents. The Call family of Viant Street visited relatives in Clarksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Burdett
Viand St
Douglas Rouse
Julie
Cheshire
Ohio
Woodrow Kepp
Point Pleasant
Mary Ann Rogers
Jack Rogers
Pleasant St
Marshall College
Sally Garrett
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
William Garrett
Viant St
Harold Call
Susie
Clarksburg
Canadian Widow Pursues Hollywood Dream Across U S With Daughter
Mrs. Vivian Larsen of Moncton New Brunswick and her 14 year old daughter Sandra drive a horse drawn hack west across the United States from Maine to California. They hope a technical secret of her late husband will win them a college education and aid a needy Moncton family. They travel with a 13 year old white Percheron named Bobbie and carry signs promising a trip from Moncton to Hollywood to see Walt Disney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Thomas
Gallipolis
Walt Disney
Hollywood
Calif
Vivian Larsen
Moncton
New Brunswick
Canada
Sandra Larsen
Dorchester
Windsor
Bobbie
United States
Calais
Maine
Larsens
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Clarence Broyles
Oliver St
Middleport
Margaret's Motor Court
George's Creek
Kananga
Larsen
Addison
Richard Neal
June Sayre
Motor Court
Barbara Larsen
Muncton
Three Are Injured In Holiday Mishap
Gallipolis officers report three people injured in a two car and a truck collision at Third Ave and Olive St. Edna Riggs Lee 53 of Pomeroy Route 1 ran a red light and hit Virgil Justice 43 of Bidwell Route 2, then struck Albert Hartenbach 54 of Point Pleasant. Lee and Justice sustained minor injuries. Ezra Sheets 39 of Dexter also hurt. another crash earlier on Pine St and Fourth Ave caused minor damage. No charges filed.
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Gallipolis
Third Ave
Olive St
Edna Riggs Lee
Pomeroy
Virgil Justice
Bidwell
Lee
Albert E. Hartenbach
Point Pleasant
Hartenbach
Ezra Sheets
Dexter
Pine St
Fourth Ave
Ronald D. Carr
Helen L. Ellis
Carr
Sacred Heart and Area Churches Schedule in Point Pleasant
A list of liturgical times for numerous churches in Point Pleasant area including Sacred Heart Point Pleasant St Joseph Mason New Haven Harmony Baptist Heights EUB Main Street Baptist Henderson Tabernacle Church of Christ Henderson Bellemead EUB Rockcastle Yanger Shiloh Promise Land Warren Seventh Day Adventist Trinity Methodist Spellman Methodist Westminster Methodist Nazarene Christ Episcopal Church and others. Services cover Sundays mornings evenings and midweek prayer with pastors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe O'Reilly
Sacred Heart Church of
Point Pleasant
St Joseph's of Mason
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Main St
J. P. Keeter
New Haven
KK. J. Scott
Main Street Baptist
Kenneth Chandler
Henderson Tabernacle
Orville Walker
Spencer
Church of Christ
Henderson Clifford Shaver
Bellemead Eub
Jack Higsins
Youth Fellowship
Adult Christian Endeavor
Robert Kessinger
Eub — Leon
Donald Pringle
Rockecastle
Yanger
Shiloh
Ziscn
Promise Land
Warren
Seventh Day Adventist
G. C. Mowry
J. S. Lloyd
Jackson Ave
Trinity Methodist
Carden A. Hillman
Hillman
Spellman Methodist
West Columbia
Mack Bennett
Westminster Methodist
Gallipolis Ferry
Young Peoples
Christ Episcopal
Jerome D. Rodgers
Holy Communion
Three Injured In Route 17 Thanksgiving Day Accidents
State police investigated two crashes on Thanksgiving Day near Point Pleasant. A tractor-trailer overturned on State Route 2 at Hogsett injuring no one reported, while a two car collision on Route 17 four and a half miles from Point Pleasant left Mrs. Iva Clemons with a broken arm and facial cuts and Mrs. Stella Leport with facial injuries. Larry Leport and Lawrence Clemens were uninjured. Damage to both cars was about 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hogsett
Arthur Robertson
Gallipolis Ferry
C. P. Stout
Iva P. Clemons
South Charleston
Stella Leport
Henderson
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Larry Lee Leport
St Monica's Guild to meet at Windsor home
Members of the St. Monica's Guild of Christ Episcopal Church gather Tuesday evening at Mrs. Walter M. Windsor's home. Mrs. Carroll Caste will preside. The group will wrap gifts for children under the supervision of the department of public assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
St. Monica's
Mrs Wolfe Hosts Lioness Club Christmas Workshop
Mrs Bob Wolfe of 1908 Jefferson Blvd hosted a Lion's Club auxiliary meeting with Mrs Dorothy Johnson leading business. Peggy Wolfe received a new member pin as the group displayed crafts, stockings were made, and prizes awarded to Lucille Knoll and Betty Ferrell.
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Point Pleasant
Bob Wolfe
Jefferson Blvd
Lion’s Club
Dorothy Johnson
Peggy Wolfe
Lion’s Auxiliary
Lucille Knoll
Betty Ferrell
State Highway Patrol Blood Pickup From Huntington Center
In about half an hour on Thursday morning the patrol relayed blood from Huntington regional center to Holzer Hospital for a patient in surgery. South Point Post 44 collected the shipment at the Ohio end of the Huntington Chesapeake bridge at 10 35 a m. A Gallipolis Post 27 car met at Crown City and delivered the blood to Holzer at 11 05 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Huntington Regional
Holzer Hospital
South Point Post 44
Ohio
Huntington- Chesapeake Bridge
Post 27
Post 44
Lawrence- Gallia
Crown City
Annual Potluck Dinner Held by Naomi Lodge Knights
Naomi Lodge 55 Knights of Pythias schedules its annual potluck banquet at 6:30 PM in the third floor lodge hall at Sec ond Ave and Locust St Gallipolis Temple 76 Pythian Sisters will serve After the banquet the lodge will hold a session for nominating and electing officers Past chancellors will vote for grand lodge officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Naomi Lodge 55
Knights of Pythias
Second Ave
Locust St
Pythian Sisters
Temple 76
Grand Lodge
December Chamber Meeting Set for Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce will hold its December meeting Tuesday at 8 p m in the chamber office. A special session will follow to elect new officers with George Hervey, president of the board, presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Huffman Visits Gallipolis Kiwanis Club in Surprise Stop
Ninth Division Lieut Gov elect John Huffman of Athens announced officers training for Dec 6 in Chillicothe at Warner Hotel. With Huffman were Mike Downard Bernard Black and Kenny Woogerd. Gallipolis Kiwanis officers urged all division clubs to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Lafayette
John Huffman
Athens
Chillicothe
Warner Hotel
Huffman
Mike Downard
Bernard Black
Kenny Woogerd
Gallipolis Kiwanians
Carl Bias
Trinity Methodist Circles Plan Christmas Bazaar
In Point Pleasant the Women's Society of Christian Service circles of Trinity Methodist Church met Tuesday. They scheduled the annual Christmas bazaar for Dec 3 in the church dining room, open to the public at 10 a.m. Lunch starts at 11 a.m. Members from Miriam Martha Mary Rebecca Priscilla and other circles attended and discussed programs and Thanksgiving gifts for Lakin Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women's Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Miriam Circle
J. A. Blankenship
Carl Lanham
T. R. Friar
Lanham
Robert Cole
P. A Penley
Charles H. Stone
Lakin Hospital
Rodney Pullins
Robert Lawson
C.J. Hyer
William Buffington
J. A. Shinn
C. L. Head
John Devault
Emma Wise
George Keener
Ray Bentley
B. W. Lambing
Mazie Jones
George Kooken
Weigs County Land Transfers
Real estate transfers listed for multiple districts in Weigs County. Properties include Mason District to Kelly Development Co for 2450 dollars and various other transfers with buyers such as Wilsons, Krebs, Salem, Richards, Muller, and Honaker, with prices ranging up to 18 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Realty Co
Lewis District
Kelly Development Co
Edward and
Gundru Schaekel
Mason
Robert and
Patricia Wilson
Virgil
Anna
Lewis
Adam Krebs
Sam Salem
Orban
Alta Hesson
Graham
Edward
Maxine Richards
Edgar
Faye Casto
Howard
Marie Thaxton
Grant
Thelma Roush
Dale
Wilma Roush
Gary
Wilma Muller
Olilf
Josephine Burris
Robinson District
Paul and
Minnie Honaker
KFA Holds Meeting at Gallia Academy High School
At a pre Thanksgiving gathering the Gal lipolis Chapter of the Future Farmers of America bought a gift for member Jerry Brammer who was discharged from Holzer Hospital after a short illness. The group voted to buy FFA pencils and close their Christmas card sales contest on Dec 8. A Christmas party with the Future Homemakers of America was referred to the recreation committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Future Farmers of America of Gallia Academy High School
Jerry Brammer
Holzer Hospital
FFA
Future Homemakers of America
Recreation Committee
Divorce petition filed in Gallia County court
Charles C. Martindill of Rio Grande filed for divorce from Augusta Bello Martindill of Circleville in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Grounds cited are gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple married February 2 1959 and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles C
Thanksgiving brings 11th son to Griffins in Gallipolis
The Griffins of 113 Garfield Ave in Gallipolis welcomed David Brian, weighing nine pounds 13 ounces, as their 11th son. Father Jack, a 38 year old Evans Grocery Co. bookkeeper, led preparations for a 17 pound 14 ounce turkey while one twin brother Barry Fitz died at 2 1/2 months. The family lists ten boys and one girl at home, plus Maria Teresa aged 11 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Thomas
Jack) Griffins
Garfield Ave
Barry Fitz
Jack Griffin
Evans Grocery Co
Griffins
John Thomas Griffin
Terrence Patrick
Joseph Urban
Kevin Rory
Christopher Moore
Anthony Thaddeus
Matthew Lewis
Patrick
Michael
Maria Teresa
the Messenger
Appointment of Otto V. Yaw as Executor in Ohio Estate
Otto Virgil Yaw of 39 College Street Athens Ohio is appointed Executor of the estate of Norma Effie Wilson Yaw late of Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within months. Dated November 18 1959 Harold J Rose Probate Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Virgil Yaw
College Street
Athens
Ohio
Norma Effie Wilson Yaw
City of Athens
County
Harold J. Rose
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Presbyterian
WSCS
Gether
Canadian National Railway
California
Robbie
Route 1
Pt. Pleasant Church News
First Church of God
George Osler
Young Peoples Meeting
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Harold Knoll
Joan Wood
Hartford Methodist
David R. Freeman
Christ Episcopal Church
St. Monica’s Guild
Mrs. Wolfe
Knights
Kiwanis Meeting
Carrol H. McKenzie
J. Sherman Porter
Kiwanis Youth Foundation, Inc
Trus
Paul E. Watson
Carolyn Adkins
Ellen McCulty
Kyger Creek High School
Eddie French
David Carman
Kyger Creek
Trinity Methodist Circles
Bessie Johnson
Arnold Taylor
Clair Chevvont
J. B. Couen
James E. Feeney
Gary Conley
Martha Circle
G. A. Biggs
George Williamson
Marjorie Stevens
T. J. Damron
Clifford Dunn
Charles Goebel
George Smith
Clyde McLane
Mervin Chapman
Virgil Siders
Mary Circle
John R Kauff
C. C. Stone
Kauff
T. C. Caudill
William Voight
Robert Miller
Richard Johnson
Leonard Miller
James Fisher
Walter Spear
M.S. Poftenbarger
Lionel Smith
R. D. Ospeland
Rebecca Circle
Charles H. Johnson
James Darby
Eunice B. Beller
Wirt Perry
W. C. Bird
Austin Johnson
Raymond Gibson
Florence Alexander
Robert Wolfe
Eustace Wilson
Earl Mohr
Priscilla Circle
John W. Pack
Iva Wise
Vitus Hartley
Weigs County
Hilda J. Coleman
Cooper District
Eula Burgess
Richard and
Bonnie
KFA
Kiles
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