Tragic Athens District Crashes Leave Infant Dead and Ten Hurt
An 11 month old baby, Donna Jo Colmar of Long Bottom, died after a head on collision on Route 50 South near Canaanville. Ten others were injured in two crashes including a tractorpipe accident on Courtney Hill Athens. State police and authorities investigated with Coroner A L Pritchard summoned.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Donna Jo Colmar
Long Bottom
Allie Fish
Jesse Fish
Elizabeth Neal
Cardington
Gertrude Mack
Robert Neal
Grace Witzel
Florence Phillips
Gallipolis
Ethel Shaver
Lawrence Shaver
Nelsonville
Colmar
Rain Forecast for Athens with Warm Day and Rainfall
The Athens area is cloudy with more rain likely tomorrow. Sunday saw a high of 73 and a low of 59, with rainfall totaling .60 inches. Noon readings reported 65 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Drivers Plead Guilty To Passing Stopped School Bus
Morris Covert Leslie Lee and Joe Lohse of Athens Route 6 pleaded guilty before Magistrate T. R. Bennett for passing a stopped school bus. Each was fined ten dollars plus costs. affidavits were filed by Noah L. Hill, the bus driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Covert
Leslie Lee
Joe Lohse
Athens
T. R. Bennett
Noah L. Hill
Rast pleads guilty to intoxication in Athens jail sentence
Herb Rast of Athens pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor L. B. McCune. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and, if unpaid, sent to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Rast
Athens
L. B. McCune
Juries Ordered to Gather at Athens County Courthouse
Judge O F Rowland directed both grand and petit juries to assemble at 9 a.m. in the Athens County Courthouse on October 11. If Harold J Rose returns, the grand jury may proceed while petit jurors wait. otherwise the grand jury may be postponed and civil actions heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Harold J. Rose
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rowland
Grand Jury
Squirrel License Decline Boosts Hunter Safety in Athens County
In Athens County, Ruth Burdette reports a drop in hunting licenses from 213 to 92 between last fall and this September, indicating safer conditions for squirrels. Auto bills show a reduction in new car filings, while total month receipts to the county treasurer rise to 611 dollars, up 205 dollars from a year ago due to improved fine collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ruth Burdette
Miss Burdette
Divorce Granted To Nelsonville Woman
Mrs. Mabel Harris of Nelsonville was granted a divorce by Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court this morning. She testified she has not seen her husband since 1932 when she visited him in Pontiac Michigan and said he cannot support her. She was restored to her maiden name Mabel O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Harris
Nelsonville
O. F. Rowland
Athens County
William Stump Dies at 56 in Athens
William Stump aged 56 of Athens died Sunday evening from a heart attack. His wife preceded him in death. He leaves daughter Mrs. Dale Thompson of Athens and two sons Ervin of Athens Route 4 and Louis of Parkersburg. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Matheny Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stump
Athens
Dale Thompson
Ervin Stump
Louis Stump
Parkersburg
Jones’ Funeral Home
Matheny
Dinner guests hosted by Dr. A F Holmes in Jackson
Albany guest Dr. A F Holmes hosted a Sunday dinner at the Black Diamond Restaurant Banquet Hall in Jackson. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. George Stansbury Mr. and Mrs. Okey Boyce from Parkersburg Dr. and Mrs. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hovey Mr. and Mrs. George Spring Mr. and Mrs. George Bailes Mr. and Mrs. Ab Bailes Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fought Mr. and Mrs. F Rickey Albany Mr. and Mrs. C B Vorhes Mr. and Mrs. P A Vorhes Mrs. Emma Murphy Mrs. Minnie Mariner Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walden Athens Mr. and Mrs. Parker Snyder Miner al and Mr. J W Duvall Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Holmes
Albany
Black Diamond
Jackson
George Stansbury
Okey Boyce
Parkersbury
Bert Hovey
George Spring
George Bailes
Ab Bailes
Floyd Fought
F. Rickey
C. B. Vorhes
P. A. Vorhes
Emma Murphy
Minnie Mariner
Howard Walden
Athens
Parker Snyder
Mineral
J. W. Duvall
Cincinnati
Infant of Neville Buried Near Kanauga in Mason County
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Marion Neville residing near Kanauga was buried Saturday in Mason County West Virginia The parents have a three year old daughter.
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Gallipolis
Marion Neville
Kanauga
Mason County
W. V
SKYWRITING Over Athens Pioneers Auto Air Venture
Larry Herron leads a bold plan to blend auto and aviation industry in Athens. The Arrow flight with a Ford V-8 engine draws praise for acceleration and quiet operation. pilots report a solid, learnable craft. Arrow Aircraft modifies motors. Claude Evans overshot the airport in the Arrow. Bill Tryon soloed this week. R. E. McGuire of Wings, Inc. visited John Jagers. Leo Martin missed Parkersburg for a Marietta landing. Roger Jones seeks OH University aviation club support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Evans
Bill Tryon
R. E. McGuire
Wings, Inc
Porterfield Airplanes
John Jagers
Leo Martin
Parkersburg
Marietta
Roger Jones
Ohio University
Program of Social Security Explained by County Worker
County welfare official outlines the Social Security system with federal state and county roles. The article explains old age benefits and old age assistance, aid for dependent children, and the funding mix of federal state and county resources, noting a county funding shortfall and waiting list for aid to dependent children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of United States
Ohio
Court Settles 14 Tax Delinquency Actions in Athens County
Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court settled 14 tax delinquency cases. Nine actions filed by Foster Cornwell were dismissed after payments or arrangements. Land sales proceeded with sheriff’s dispositions. several parcels reverted to the state for nonbids, including plots in York Township and Nelsonville. Deeds were issued to buyers of delinquent properties in McKinstry High and Hudson parks, with delinquencies ranging from $41.34 to $141.92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ruth Burdette
Foster Cornwell
Cornwell
John Preston
New Athens County
John A. Smith
York Township
Perry L. Wood
Longstreth's Addition
Nelsonville
Fairview Addition
Hattie Baker
Margaret Stewart
Highland Park
Athens
Harvey Douglas
W. F. Carter
Hudson's Park
Andrew Walker
Daughter of Kanauga Native Badly Burned
Relatives in Gallipolis and Kanauga were informed of serious burns to the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Phillips after her clothing caught fire from a gas heater in the Columbus home. The child fled downstairs as flames enveloped her body and Mrs Phillips sustained severe burns while trying to extinguish the fire. Hospital staff report the entire front of the body burned and recovery doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kanauga
Charles Phillips
Columbus
Phillips
Susie Rothgeb
Evan Rothgeb
Kananga
Gallia Grand Jury Returns 29 True Bills and 46 Witnesses Heard
Gallia County grand jury met Friday examining 46 witnesses and returned 22 true bills, with several sealed until arrests. Indictments include breaking and entering, receiving stolen goods, illegal liquor possession, rape, issuing fraudulent checks, non support, and assault.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Hugh Leach
Hazel Sheline
John Porter, Jr
Ivron Irwin
Maurice Wayne Campbell
Robert Stevers
Earl Barker
Nancy Armstrong
Priscilla King
Cecil Mehl
Ed Gibbs
Elbert Moore
W. Bryan Cooper
Chester Leaper
Hatfield
White
Harold Wood
Margaret
Charles
William Good
Goldie
Reuben
Oretha Long
Robert Sheets
Roy Johnson
Doris Johnson
W. B. Cooper
John Fraley
Opal
Icie May Gibbs
Cora Frazier
Laura Campbell
Jean Angell Berridge
Mary Virginia Stevers
Ruby Houck
Geraldine
Bucky Scott
Elaine Lewis
Jonah Borden
George Gilmore, Jr
Wallace Smith
John Casey
Tom Hill
Ernest White
Ernest Cousins
R. S. Henderson
Ernest Davis
Wilbur Saxton
C. O. Thierry
Ted
Audrey Ratliff
George Kemp
Robert Brammer
Bert Loucks
William E. Reese
E. L. Lundy
Robert Keller
Fred Wheeler
Frank Ghrist
Clara Bugg
Glenn Green
Sink Second Test Well Near Blackfork
GALLIPOLIS Second test well in the Blackfork vicinity is being sunk by the Portage Producers Co. The first well yielded 500000 cubic feet of gas per day and has been sealed. The new well sits about 100 feet southwest on the Simon David sands and may probe deeper sands if the shallow gas does not continue.
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Gallipolis
Blackfork
Portage Producers Co
Simon David
Welsh Church Meet Ends After Three Day Session
Welsh Congregational Gymanfa district meeting held at Oak Hill Church in Gallipolis ends Sunday evening. Guest ministers were Rev. R. T. Williams of New Castle Pennsylvania and Rev. John R. Thomas of Ebensburg Pennsylvania. The Oak Hill Church serves Bryn Hyfryd Siloam Tyn Rhos Nebo Welsh Churches with Rev. Lewis Hughes as pastor. Officers include Moderator Rev. J Tudno Williams of Cincinnati vice moderator Benjamin Evans Gallipolis secretary John Pugh Belleville Ky treasurer John D Evans Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Oak Hill
R. T. Williams
New Castle
John R. Thomas
Ebensburg
Bryn Hyfryd
Siloam
Tyn Rhos
Nebo
Lewis Hughes
J. Tudno Williams
Cincinnati
Vie
Benjamin Evans
John Pugh
Belleville
John D. Evans
Columbus
Gallipolis Gridder Recovers After Injury in Friday Game
Gallipolis player Gerald Davis suffered a slight brain concussion in the Jackson-Gallipolis football clash Friday night. He spent the night in Holzer Hospital and was released Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Jackson- Gallipolis
Gerald Davis
Holzer Hospital
Bogus Checks Passed at Gallipolis Shops
An unknown man cashed several counterfeit checks Saturday at Gallipolis businesses using a forged H. B. Wood signature from Gallia. He fled before authorities could arrest him.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Wood
Gallia
Elizabeth Carter sells Raccoon Creek home and land
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter sold her residence and 14 acres on Raccoon Creek near Northup to Clyde C. Ingels. She bought from Mrs. Lexie Belcher in Rio Grande the property she and her two daughters had occupied for over a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Carter
Raccoon Creek
Northup
Clyde C. Ingels
Carter
Lexie Belcher
Rio Grande
Ohio State Students Weekend Guests Return to Columbus
Glouster Leonard Klein man and Frank Cunningham, students at Ohio State University, were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. 5S. A. Kleinman and Frank Keintz and family. They returned to Columbus Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Leonard Kleinman
Frank Cunningham
Ohio State University
A. Kleinman
Frank Keintz
Columbus
Nelsonville JOUAM Benefit Party Planned
The JOUAM will hold a benefit party Tuesday evening at 8 oclock in the IOOF Hall.
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Nelsonville
JOUAM
IOOF
Cacao Pods Grow Directly on Main Trunk
The cacao tree bears pods directly from its main trunk. cacao seeds used for chocolate come from these trunk pods rather than branches.
Migration at Gallipolis Eureka Village Near New Ohio River Dam
The Gallipolis Eureka Village at the Ohio end of the new Ohio River dam is rapidly deserted as workers withdraw ahead of October 15 completion set by Dravo Construction Co. Fewer than 50 remain from a peak of 600 during construction. Visitors still crowd the observation platform as turnout from all states and several foreign countries continues. A dedication and celebration are planned for a date to be announced.
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Gallipolis
Eureka Village
Ohio
Ohio River
Dravo Construction Co
United States Engineers
Huntington
W. Va
Skull Fracture Victim Dies at Holzer Hospital
Forrest Lucas a 24 year old man from Raccoon Island died in Holzer Hospital after a skull fracture suffered a week earlier at the Gallipolis Stove and Foundry plant. He was the father of four children.
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Gallipolis
Forrest Lucas
Holzer Hospital
Raccoon Island
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Gallipolis community notes include surprise birthday party for Mrs. Ted Keller with six couples attending. Residents report travels and relocations such as Brown moving from Nelsonville with an appliance store opening on Court Street.
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Gallipolis
Ted Keller
A. W. Saunders
Will Helrich
Sam Curry
Muncie
Ind
William Thabet
Eddie
Toledo
Beckley
West Virginia
Local Divorce Sought by Mrs Hazel Swan
Mrs Hazel Swan of Gallipolis seeks a divorce from David Jacques a riverman alleging failure to provide and neglect She says he has not made a home for them and still lives with his father Matthew Jacques at Pt Pleasant
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Gallipolis
Hazel Swanson Jacques
David Jacques
Matthew Jacques
Pt. Pleasant
Warn Police To Hunt Passer of Fake Coins
Gallipolis reports Sheriff C E Cramer of Jackson alerted to a man passing counterfeit half dollars. After distributing several in Jackson the suspect fled town. One coin, seized by the sheriff, is a poor imitation with a dull face and low weight though it rings true. Local police are advised to be on the lookout.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Cramer
Jackson
Cramer
Plan Meeting of District Odd Fellows in Gallipolis
A district meeting with Grand Master J. M. Elliott in Sebring Ohio drew about 50 Odd Fellows from Athens Pomeroy McArthur and Gallipolis to arrange the Grand Lodge gathering in Gallipolis in June. Local lodge will organize facilities for the week of sessions.
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Gallipolis
J. M. Elliott
Sebring
Ohio
Athens
Pomeroy, McArthur
Daisy Warman Thomas Dies After Stroke in Ironton
Mrs Daisy W Thom as wife of John Thomas dies at home in Ironton after a paralysis stroke Friday night. A native of Lawrence County she leaves her husband four sons and a daughter all of Ironton. Funeral services were held Monday with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Ironton
Daisy Warman Thomas
John Thomas
Thomas
Lawrence County
Dan W. Thomas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Man Believed Dead Revives and Walks Away
Howard Carman, 76, Bedford Township farmer, collapsed from a heart attack on Saturday. While being carried into a mortuary, his friends deemed him dead, but he revived and then walked away. He later told friends he never felt better.
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Pomeroy
Howard Carman
Bedford Township
Court St
Carman
Protect Your Kidneys With Cystex From Knox Co Ad
An old Knox County advertisement urges care for kidneys and bladder and promotes Cystes Cystex as a doctor prescribed remedy. It claims relief in hours and full satisfaction or money back within a week, with a druggist contact by telephone.
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The
Knox Co
Adv
Hold Two Gallia Men On Purse Theft Charge
Gallia County two young men James Devore and Ray Moore are jailed in Jackson on purse snatching charges. They allegedly grabbed Mrs. J H Newvahner’s purse on a main street and fled toward an alley before police arrest. Four dollars were not recovered from the purse. Sheriff Hatfield says three other locals, Earl Kemp William Devore and Bartlett Shuler, are sought by Union County authorities on a breaking and entering case. Local officers watch the Gallia waterfront with West Virginia cooperation.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
James Devore
Ray Moore
Jackson
J. H. Newvahner
Jacobs
Elmer Hatfield
Earl Kemp
William Devore
Bartlett Shuler
Union County
Hatfield
West Virginia
Gallia County Announces New Raccoon Township Centerville Judges
Gallia County Board of Elections names Republican judges and clerks for Raccoon Township and Centerville Precinct to serve a full year starting November 2. Raccoon Two Day includes D E Bur dell and J M Howell as judges with Mrs Fred Myers as clerk. Night shift lists O F Shires as judge and Loren Williams as clerk. Centerville Pet Day has Arnold Swain and Richard Thomas as judges with John W Evans as clerk. Night shift shows Emmett L Call as judge and William Davis as.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Township
Centerville
Gallia County
Arnold Swain
Richard Thomas
John W. Evans
Night
Emmett L. Call
William Davis
Hold Briggs Rites
Funeral services for James Edward Briggs age 50 who died at his home in Columbus Friday were held Sunday at the home of his brother Charles Briggs in Gallipolis. His mother Mrs Anna Briggs and a brother Leslie in Huntington attended. Interment followed at Pine Street Cemetery after services by Rev R B Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Edward Briggs
Columbus
Charles Briggs
Anna Briggs
Leslie
Huntington
Pine Street
R. B. Reed
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Canaanville
Fish
Neal
Courtney
Kuhn
Route 31
Ralph Coe
Chauncey
Floyd Adams
Graysville
Thurman Boyer
Rose
AL Knouff
Larry Herron
Larry
Bureau of Air Commerce
Arrow
Ford Motor Co
Ford Motor
Arrow Aircraft Corporation
Congress
Helen Fretz
Gridder
Carter Home
Eureka
Gallipolis Social Notes
Charles F. Brown
Second Avenue
Mr. Brown
D. Luttrell
Lloyd
Covert Baking Co
F. O. Plymale
Lynchburg
T. FE. Myers
John Powell
Charles Ball
Ona Davisson
Niagara Falls
Cabelle Walker
Wayne Sams
Denison
Granville
Paul O'Brien
State Auditor
Anna Simmerman
Clarence Riffle
Cleveland
A. W. Riffle
J. G. Schreck
Hollis Queen
Dowler & Ferguson
Funeral Home
District
Odd Fellows
Briggs
Carters
Quick’ S Cut Rate Drug Store
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
Security Savings Bank
U.S
R. F.C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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