Route 7 crash claims Clarksburg man in fatal Ohio accident
Gallipolis reports 26 year old Argyle Wolfe of Clarksburg West Virginia killed on Route 7 near Crown City at 5 10 p m Monday. Driver William Dale Vanney 21 Clarksburg held on second degree manslaughter charges. Third occupant Frank Linsbeck 23 injured. Wolfe thrown from vehicle as it crashed through guard rail and culvert. Hearing set Tuesday before Judge William H Jones. Wolfe buried at Miller’s funeral home.
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Gallipolis
Argyle Wolfe
Clarksburg
W.va
Crown City
William Dale Vanney
Frank Linsbeck
Holzer Hospital
Linsbeck
William H. Jones
Wolfe
Miller
Governor Herbert to Speak at Gallipolis Campaign Rally
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert is expected to address a rally in Gallipolis on Thursday afternoon October 12 in support of his bid for re election. Final meeting details are not yet announced and the Republican county campaign committee will convene Wednesday night.
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Gallipolis
Thomas J. Herbert
Republican County Campaign Committee
Dedication Plans Studied By Board
Gallia Academy High School and Athens clash set for Memorial Field dedication this Friday. Board approves Rotary parking 25 cents, raises salaries for Lilian Wright Goldie Long and janitor Virginia Simmons, funds shifted to lunch and recreation pools.
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Gallipolis
City Board of Education
Gallia Academy High School
Athens
Memorial Field
Rotary Club
Lilian Wright
Goldie Long
Virginia Simmons
Commission Approves Workhouse Contract
GALLIPOLIS The City Commission met Monday night and approved a contract with the Dayton workhouse for care of prisoners from here. The contract sets a fee of one dollar per day. The commission also heard requests for two traffic lights. City Manager Roy J. Bartlett said lights are hard to obtain and proposed filing requests.
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Gallipolis
Dayton
Roy J. Bartlett
Notice of Election on Tax Levy Over Ten Mill Limitation
Multiple notices announce public votes in Ohio in November 1948 on renewing levies for village and city purposes. Trimble and Nelsonville seek authorization to renew current levies for five years, with rates not exceeding three mills and 14 mills per dollar of valuation respectively, each open until 6 30 P M. The notices name officials handling the proceedings and date of issue September 20 1948.
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Ranwick
Chauncey
Athens County
Ohio
Board of Elections
Handley
John E. Barker
Waterloo Consolidated
Waterloo
Amd Veta
Trimble
C. Kk. Handley
John BE. Barker
Nelsonville
Welsonville
Ek, Handley
Residence Ransacked At Addison
GALLIPOLIS The sheriff's office investigated thefts Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Reeves Addison which was ransacked. The family away several days no time to fix the break in reported upon return. Stolen items included a pressure cooker hats canned fruit and other similar valuables with clothes dumped and drawers torn. Deputy Morton Dickey investigated for Sheriff Elmer E Hatfield.
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Gallipolis
Sheriff's Office
Frank Reeves
Addison
Reeves
Morton Dickey
Elmer E. Hatfield
Two Divorces Sought in Gallipolis Courts
Ada Davis sues Edsel Davis for divorce on grounds of gross neglect. they wed in 1946 in Lordsburg New Mexico and have no children. Leonard Bush’s petition against Virginia Bush is dismissed. Juanita Cox 18 seeks divorce from John Cox with restoration of maiden name Juanita Hill.
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Jacek J. Graham
Marjorie G. Graham
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
John F
Newtomb
Miaintfe
Gallipolis
Ada Davis
Edsel Davis
Switzer and Halliday
Lordsburg
N. M
James Collier
Leonard Bush
Virginia Bush
Juanita Cox
Dorothy Hill
Chestnut St
John Cox
Juanita Hill
Two Police Families Welcome Two New Sons
Gallia officers gain two new members as Randall Gordon Fisher born at Holzer Hospital to Mrs G Gordon Fisher at 7 20 p m and Michael Boyd Saunders born to Mrs Woodrow B Saunders about a week earlier.
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Gallipolis
Polo Department
G. Gordon Fisher
Holzer Hospital
Randall Gordon
Woodrow B. Saunders
Michael Boyd
Nine Years of Sunday School Attendance Marked
Carrie Elizabeth Williams 75 Grape St. completed her ninth consecutive year of Sunday School attendance without an absence. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Williams of Crown City, and attends Pilgrim Holiness church Sunday School in Crown City, with all but four Sundays present.
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Gallipolis
Carrie Elizabeth Williams
Grape St
Marjorie Rinehart
Miss Williams
C. O. Williams
Crown City
Pilgrim Holiness Church
River traffic at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha readings
River traffic reports list boats passing Gallipolis locks with timestamps showing positions for Ohio State Ayres Bruce Progress Titan Semet Rand Neville Forshia Keystone Duffy Arden Brandt Hatfield Cornell Republic of Pittsburgh and Wisherd Sullivan Chris Leila on the Kanawha and Marmet Winfield readings. Gauges show upper nine teen feet and lower under ten feet with two feet at rollers. Falls gauge 1.16 falling.
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Gallipolis
Sohio State
Ayres
Bruce
Progress
Titan
Semet
Rand
Neville
Forshia
Keystone
Duffy
Arden
Brandt
Hatfield
Cornell
The
Republic of Pittsburgh
Kanawha River
Wisherd
Marmet
Sullivan
Chris
Winfield
Leila
Kanawha Falls
Hospital Notes from Holzer Gallipolis
Admissions list includes Mrs. Walter Buescher Wellston Mrs. Samuel Stephens Letart Mrs. Ernest Bartram Jackson Mrs Wade Evans Rio Grande Miss Margaret Haley Jackson Mrs Cecil Lewis Jackson Mrs Ardell Smith Gallipolis Route 1 Mrs Thomas Biffle Hamden Mrs James Woodard Point Pleasant Mrs Gordon Fisher city John Snyder Oak Hill Mrs Thomas Broyles city Births report a son to Mrs Irwin Folden city Discharges include Mrs Francis Anderson Mrs Luther McGuire and son Mrs Homer Leach James Casto N S McCarley Mrs Richard Smith Mathias Haas Mrs Jennie Bolar Miss Donna Denny Miss Florence Robbins William Yee and Ben Evans
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Gallipolis
Walter Buescher
Wellston
Samuel Stephens
Letart
Ernest Bartram
Jackson
Wade Evans
Rio Grande
Margaret Haley
Cecil Lewis
Ardell Smith
Francis Anderson
Luther McGuire and Son
Homer Leach
James Casto
N. S. McCarley
Richard Smith
Mathias Haas
Jennie Bolar
Donna, Denny
Florence Robbins
William Yee
Ben Evans
Three Men Are Fined In Magistrates Court
Three cases were tried in magistrates court Monday morning. R. L. Daniel of Mt. Vernon Ave pleaded guilty in a hit and run on August 28 striking Fred Harmon’s car. He was fined $10 and costs. Ivan Roush of New Haven was fined $10 for driving with Ohio license plates in West Virginia. James Garland Smith of West Columbia was fined $25 for driving while intoxicated.
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Point Pleasant
R. L. Daniel
Mt. Vernon Ave
Daniel
Fred Harmon
Ivan Roush
New Haven
Ohio
W. Va
James Garland Smith
West Columbia
Five New Volumes Displayed at Library
Gallia County District Library adds five new titles to display this week. Continental Journey by Leo A. Lerner. The Making of a Southerner by Katherine Du Pre Lumpkin. Thieves in the Night by Arthur Koestler. I Want to Go Home by Richard and Frances Lockridge. Action by Night by Ernest Haycox.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Leo A. Lerner
Katherine du Pre Lumpkin
Arthur Koestler
Richard and
Frances Lockridge
Ernest Haycox
Auto Fire Extinguished Near Clipper Mills Route 7
Gallipolis firemen responded to an automobile fire at 6 50 p m Monday on Route 7 above Clipper Mills at McCarleyville. Firemen extinguished the blaze and saved the vehicle. owner is listed as unknown.
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Gallipolis
McCarleyville
Clipper Mills
Odd year 1935 composes entirely of odd numbers
The year 1935 stands out as the first since 1795 to be formed only by odd digits with no repeats. This rare numeric quirk marks 140 years without a duplicate odd-digit year.
Rally Unites Mason County Democrats In Key Address
More than 1000 Mason County Democrats gathered at the state garage for a mass meeting. Emmett Bush urged turnout for election day while Ernest Bailey highlighted party achievements and a forthcoming bond issue for secondary roads. A rally at the court house was announced for Saturday at 2 30 p m with prominent officials slated to attend.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
State
Point Pleasant High School
Treblers
William van Horn
C. G. Billups
Democrat Women's Club
Emmett Bush
Okey Patteson
Ernest Bailey
Philadelphia
Harold Shadle
Nancy Vaught
Thanksgiving Dance Planned by Jaycees in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Jaycees set a Thanksgiving dance to boost community participation. A committee led by J P Schrader was formed to organize a "Get Out to Vote" program as part of the fall Jaycees activities with George Kershaw presiding at the meeting.
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Point Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce
George Kershaw
J. P. Schrader
The
Jaycees
Discharges And Admissions At Local Point Clinic
The Point Clinic recorded multiple discharges including Mrs. Robert Fisher and an infant, Miss Janice Cremeans a surgical patient, Mrs. Jesse Rollins and an infant, and Mrs. Charles Kinnard. Admissions included Rebecca Shinn, two, medical patient, and Mrs. Pearl Ballard surgical patient plus Mrs. Eva Jean Dabney medical patient. Rebecca Shinn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Shinn of Leon.
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Robert Fisher
Janice Cremeans
Jesse Rollins
Charles Kinnard
Rebecca Shinn
Dayton Shinn
Leon
Charles Warner
Pearl Ballard
Gallipolis
Eva Jean Dabney
Southside
Miss Opal Stewart Ill at Home in Vinton
Miss Opal Stew art deputy clerk in the office of John W. Horwell probate judge is at home ill in Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Opal Stewart
Vinton
John W. Horwell
Handicapped Applicants Employment Is Urged
POINT PLEASANT The local WV State Employment Service office notes during National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week Oct 3 9 that 36 handicapped applicants are registered here. Eighteen are veterans. Prospective employers are urged to call 489 to explore hiring opportunities. Surveys show qualified handicapped workers are often more efficient than able bodied employees.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia State Employment Service
Recruiting Sub Station Opened in Point Pleasant
The United States Army and Air Force recruiting main station at Huntington opens a sub station in Point Pleasant. Master Sergeant Clifford W. Hutchinson will lead it with pre testing and processing for applicants before final exams at Huntington. Transportation and meals are provided at government expense after reporting to Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
United States Army and
Air Force
Huntington
Clifford W. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
1St Infantry Division
Constabulary
Germany
West Virginia Unemployment Commission
Birth Announced for Barbara Marie Wamsley in Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs Lewis Wamsley of Point Pleasant announce the birth of a daughter, Barbara Marie, on Friday at their home.
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Point Pleasant
Lewis Wamsley
Barbara Marie
United States Leads Armament Output At Peak War Effort
At the height of the war effort the United States produced about 45 percent of arms for belligerent nations, a dominant share in the Allied industrial push and wartime manufacture.
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United States
TB Group Urges X-Rays For Adults In Mason County
Mason County Tuberculosis Association sponsors a free mobile Xray unit at the Health Department October 11 afternoon and October 12 to 14 all day. The drive cites TB as a communicable disease with few early symptoms and notes chest X-rays find TB early for easier cure.
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Point Pleasant
iIn
Mason County Tuberculosis Association
Mason County Health Department
Mason County
Pleasant weekend visits and local updates
Mrs S J Stanton of Charleston visited her sister Mrs A E Thomas over the weekend. John Woolfitt son of Mr and Mrs William Woolfitt had surgery in Gallipolis Saturday. Beatrice Whalen spent the weekend at Park Drive home while attending beautician school in Huntington. A T Hall of 178 Park Drive visited Charleston to see Mrs Hall who is with their daughter. Basil Crank of Sissonville visited son Ray Crank and daughter in Henderson on Sunday.
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Point Pleasant
S. J. Stanton
Charleston
A. E. Thomas
Mrs. Stanton
Thomas
John Woolfitt
William Woolfitt
Gallipolis
Beatrice Whalen
Park Drive
Ad Beautician’s School
Huntington
A. T. Hall
Hall
Basil Crank
Sissonville
Ray Crank
Henderson
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San Diego
Calif
T. P. Hall
Carl Nessley
Ossian Co
Bird
Francis D. White
James Williams
David Johnson
John E. Barkih
Commission
Carlos Dicken
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Ark. Hint. & Lare
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
A. C. Forsyth
America
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of
Atheng
Eades
Pepsi-Cola Company
Arsenal
Janes Rendering
U.S
France
Sohio
Sohia
Russia
Che Standard Oil Co. Tomo
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