Crowding Car Off Road Leads to Fines in Jackson Area
In Gallipolis and Jackson area traffic reports note several accidents and penalties. Herself M. Shropshire of Winston Salem was fined for passing without the assured clear distance after crowding a car on Route 35 east of Jackson. Floyd D. Bond and Floyd George Albert Huston were fined for intoxication and related offenses in Jackson mayor's court. Rufus Ellcessor elected clerk of the Board of Elections with several board members present at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frank Pritchett
Jackson
State Highway Patrol
M. Shropshire
Winston Salem
N. C
Sarah M. Gunnoe
Columbus
Everett D. Speer
Detroit
Shropshire
Virgil E. Blanton
Rio Grande
Blanton
San
Floyd D. Bond
Bond
Floyd George Albert Huston
Ted A. McCulty
Bidwell Route 2
Rufus Ellcessor
Board of Elections
Ellcessor
Harry Maddy
Charles Stevers
Reuben Phillips
Oscar Russell
Marke Burnett
Beatrice Briggs
Point Clinic Notes Admissions and Births at Point Pleasant
Admissions Preston Blankenship Point Pleasant Sept 27 birth of Stephen Carl son to Mr and Mrs Forrest Clark Point Pleasant Sept 29 releases Mrs Randall Hogsett Paul W Malcolm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Blankenship
Point Pleasant
Stephen Carl
Forrest Clark
Randall Hogsett
Paul W. Malcolm
Burnside Opens Campaign With Gubernatorial Tone Rally
Rep. M. G. Burnside formally opened his re election bid at a Democratic rally in the American Legion Hall here. About 200 attendees heard Burnside attack his Republican opponent Hubert S. Ellis over foreign policy including the Marshall Plan and UN participation while praising agricultural and soil conservation measures he voted for in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
M. G. Burnside
American Legion Hall
William Marland
Les Ohlinger
Democratic Committee
Samuel D. Littlepage
House of Delegates
Joe Burdette
State Board of Control
Burl Smith
Mason County
Irvie Hunter
Burnside
Hubert S. Ellis
France
Italy
Greece
United Nations
Europe
Mail Trains New Schedule Under Way
Point Pleasant reports the second week of the new mail train schedule. Six B and O trains change times with trains from Huntington Parkersburg Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh adjusted. Also notice of appointment names M D Hughes as administrator of Ida Maude Crippen Hughes with four month claim deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
M. S. Poffenbarger
Huntington
Parkersburg
Pittsburgh
Hearing Notice for Parole for Harold J Carsey
Harold J Carsey, a prisoner at the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield, admitted from Athens County, case 10366, convicted 1 13 50 of Erk and Ent, serving 1 to 15 year sentence, is eligible for a hearing before the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission on or after Navy 1 1950. A Forsyth, Parole and Record Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fork
Mansfield
Ohio
Harold J. Carsey
Ohio State Reformatory
Athens County
Ohio Pardon and Parole
Navy
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Forsyth
Service Held Sunday for Mrs Irene Toler
Funeral services for Mrs Irene Toler 53 of Warren Cliff were held Sunday at 2 30 p m in her home community. She died Thursday. She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W H Harper of Gallipolis Ferry and is survived by three sisters Mrs Drury Hatfield Mrs Erwin Harper and Mrs Cecil Harper all
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Irene Toler
Warren Cliff
Toler
W. H. Harper
Gallipolis Ferry
Drury Hatfield
Erwin Harper
Cecil Harper
Civics Class Tours City Offices In Civics Lesson
Eighth grade students led by Mrs. Virgil Siders toured public service buildings to learn municipal operations. They met with Mason County Librarian C. H. Withers and Fire Chief Vernon Miller who demonstrated a whistle code system for fire runs and a coded operator sequence to locate fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Virgil Siders
Siders
C. H. Withers
Mason County
Vernon Miller
Miller
Leonard Shobe
Harry McDaniel
Ray Neal
Shirley Mayes
Patty Fruth
Gloria Hysell
Dorothy Litchfield
Lambda Chi Omega Meeting in Pt Pleasant Social Notes
Lambda Chi Omega will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the home of Mrs. Ronald White 207 Eighth Street in Pt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chi Omega
Ronald White
Eighth St
Past Councilors' Club Holds Basement Rummage Sale
The Past Councilors' Club runs a rummage sale in the basement of the American Legion building. Proceeds go toward the club's future home on Jackson Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Councilors’ Club
American Legion
Jackson Ave
Mrs J O Childs Visits In Point Pleasant Then Charleston
Mrs J O Childs of Jacksonville Fla visited Mrs W A Rhodes in Point Pleasant and planned to go to Charleston to see sister in law Mrs C O Parsons before returning to Jacksonville. Mrs W H Chase was in Holzer Hospital for observation and has since returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Childs
Jacksonville
Fla
W. A. Rhodes
Point Pleasant
Charleston
C. O. Parsons
W. H. Chase
Holzer Hospital
O. Frederick Staats
Viand St
Joan Mohr
South Point
Ohio
Lee Blain
Earl Mohr
Bill Mohr
Gallipolis Ferry
Ergin Plymale
Jean
Richard
St. Albans
Nellie Plymale
Mack McCallister
Huntington
Elmer Pymale
John Carpenter
Connie Jo
Georgia Martin
W. 5S. Hyre
Ohio River Road
Big Blacks Travel to Marshall Game
Point Pleasant coach Marvin Wetzel led 57 squadmen to Huntington for a game between Marshall College and Eastern Kentucky University. The band departed Point Pleasant at 5 p.m. and returned around midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Big Blacks
Marvin Wetzel
Huntington
Marshall College
Eastern Kentucky University
Point Pleasant High School Homecoming Planned for October 13
Jackson Avenue Academy gears up for homecoming at Sander's Memorial Stadium on Friday at 8 p.m. The queen will be crowned at halftime by Student Council president Jean Hill. A parade starts at 1:15 p.m. with four class reps in convertibles. Floats from clubs and the band compete for a trophy, with plans for a post game dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jackson Avenue Academy
Point Pleasant High School
Williamson Wolfpack
Sander
Memorial Stadium
Jean Hill
Academy
Jackson and
Jefferson Avenues
L1th
Main St
Sixth St
Viand
FFA
Grand Larceny Charged in Point Pleasant Case
Catho Cas was arrested for grand larceny Sunday by state and county police. He was released on a $1000 appearance bond by a local magistrate and ordered to appear for a hearing at 2 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Catho Casto
Jividen Divorce Filed For Cruelty By Helen Jivi den
Helen Jivi den has filed for divorce from M O Jividen on cruelty grounds in Point Pleasant court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Helen Jividen
M. O. Jividen
Assault Charged Against George Hill
Gallipolis George William Hill of Vine Street was arrested and arraigned on assault and battery. The sheriff said the attack on Floyd Kingery used a beer bottle then a shuffleboard disc, requiring 18 stitches. Hill was bound over to the grand jury and released on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George William Hill
Vine St
Sheriff's Office
George Ehman
Floyd Kingery
Travern
Ehman
Kingery
Hill
Grand Jury
Births at Holzer Hospital Notes in Ohio Region
Holzer Hospital notes record numerous births including Mrs. Robert Rider Wellston a son and Mrs. James Rodgers Gallipolis a daughter. Other mothers listed include Mrs. Dink Huston Jackson a daughter and Jewel Helen Hunt Gallipolis. Discharges include Mabel Burnette and Ruth Ann Gaul among several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rider
Wellston
James Rodgers
Gallipolis
Dink Huston
Jackson
James Lee Watson
Henderson
West Virginia
Robert Smith
William Bowen
Watson Wilson
Vinton
Mellora Thornton
Oscar L. Cain
Gallia
Edward F. Hall
Robert D. Rider
Larry M. Cox
Bladen
James Mills Rodgers
Howard Stone
Pleasant
William E. Claar, Jr
Delmar Junior van Sickle
Pt. Pleasant
Earl Gordon
Lula Mae Tyree
Syracuse
Ohio
Alfred F. Dailey
Patriot
Mary Delle Russell
Athens
Ora Myers
Willard Davis
Oak Hill
Roger Gothard
S. C. Wilhelm
Mabel Burnette
Earl Cheatwood
E. E. Chambers
James Adkins
Ruth Ann Gaul
Elza Gilmore
Lawrence Mooney
Dave Jones
William Paul Linton
Ernest Zinn
Toney Elkins
Ernest Mitchell
Barbara Ann Jonas
Alfred Blas
J. E. Moye
Bobbie Saunders
David Williams
Bryan Saunders
Los Angeles City Warned as Unsafe by Public Card
A Chicago postmark postcard from the Los Angeles Citizens Safety Council warns tourists and travelers that crime and police corruption render Los Angeles unsafe. It calls for publishing the warning nationwide and urges removal of criminal underworld elements to restore law and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Police Department
Seven Take Police Exam in Gallipolis
Seven men took the civil service exam for city patrolmen on Saturday afternoon in Gallipolis. Two current department employees James M. Mills and Howard West Jr. sat the test and Ivan Lewis Wallace was disqualified for residency issues. Other candidates included Thomas Wood Carl Drummond Walter Pinkerman John Hersman and George Canaday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James M. Mills
Howard West, Jr
Ivan Lewis Wallace
Queen Bee Hotel
Civil Service Commission
Wallace
Thomas Eugene Wood
Chatham Ave
Carl Drummond
Sycamore St
Walter Franklin Pinkerman
Second Ave
John William Hersman
Grape St
George Donovan Canaday
Chestnut St
Three Traffic Accidents Reported in Gallipolis Weekend
Gallipolis police logged three weekend crashes. James R. Bell 24 of Detroit blamed fog for a rollover on Pine Street rail track with no injuries. Kenneth Cromlish 21 of New Carlisle Route 3 and Linger J. Lafferty 20 of Logan were in a Friday night football traffic crash after the game. Melvin K. Roberts 20 of Garfield Avenue and Colson Collins Vinton Route 2 collided when one car backed from an alley. Property damage minimal in all incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James R. Bell
Detroit
Pine St
Kenneth Cromlish
New Carlisle
Linger John Lafferty
Logan
Cromlish
Lafferty
Melvin K. Roberts
Garfield Ave
Colson Collins
Vinton
River Traffic Report at Gallipolis Locks Sunday
Canal and river traffic across the district shows several boats sailing up and down at specified times with the Semet and Solvay among entries at Gallipolis locks. Kanawha River reports no vessels, while Kanawha Falls and Pt Pleasant gauge readings are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Solvay
Manitou
Jones
Kanawha
Rankin
Weir
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Atlas
Chris
Advance
Kanawha Falls
Pleasant
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Rep
Lester Ohlinger
Wallace Burdette
B. F. Smith
Ervie Hunter
M. D. Hughes
Cline
Ida Maude Crippen Hughes
John F. Newcomb
Civics
Marshall
Lavinia Jackson
George Hill
anTor Waler
Amus Dok Goring
Moira Shearer
Bugs Bunny
Grey Hounded Hare
Gallia County Automobile Club
Chicago
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
Doris Day
Eagle Squadron
Robert Stack
ONTV
Robert Mitchum
Rachel & the Stranger
Yellow Cab Man
Commanche
Charles Coburn
William Holden
Gloria Swanson
Slamor Girl
Wageline
Columbia
Pecran
Marold Arten
Nut Cummings
Caulfield i
Flsa
Lanchester
Melville Cooper
MR. and Mrs. Athens
Athens Athena Theatre
Emily
Ords
Semeny O
Yoman
Pry
F. C. Lentz
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