Cars Involved in Crash at Bridge Intersection
State Highway Patrol reports multiple collisions near Gallipolis and Jackson Sunday and Saturday. Names include Margaret Vegh of Oak Hill and William Mitchell of Columbus, with fines for stop sign disobedience and driving left of center. Additional arrests cover muffler defects and intoxication. a juvenile faces a DUI charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Silver Bridge
Margaret Vegh
Oak Hill
W. Va
William T. Mitchell
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Judge Jones
Robert Hayes
Jackson
Edward Gerhold
Gerhold
Arthur
William C. Taylor
Patriot
Robert E. Bush
Circleville
William Parsley
Wyandot
Mich
Horton
Man Injured In Collision In Gallipolis
At Third and Pine in Gallia County Saturday 11 06 p m a collision occurred between cars driven by William Harold Wood 22 and Frank Queen 18 with Queen crossing Pine St as Wood failed to yield. Wood faced a failure to yield charge and bond $50. Wood released to appear before Judge William H Jones. Passenger William Bartles 18 was taken to Holzer Hospital for facial lacerations and a knee injury and later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Third and
Pine
William Harold Wood
Gallia
William H. Jones
Municipal Court
Wood
Frank Queen
Bladen
Pine St
William Bartles
Holzer Hospital
River Traffic Report Narrow River Movements Across Locks
The log lists numerous vessels on the Ohio River and Kanawha with times and tonnage changes at Gallipolis Locks and Marmet. Names include Blazer Creditor Jefferson Attaboy and others with up or down figures from early morning to midafternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Pittsburgher
Criss Jr
J. Zubik
Rand
Cornell
Creditor
Stevenson
Advance
R. W. Lee
Jefferson
Cherokee
Attaboy
Kenna
L. Chotin
Joan E
Wood
Dorrance
Gallipolis
Beaver
Pennsylvania
Solvay
Keeley
Bruce
Boggs
Indiana
Seneca
Semet
Kanawha River
Patriot
Winfield
Ogram
Criss
Cook
Porter Boy Hit by Truck in Gallipolis
Vaughn Eugene Ray seven year old Porter was reported satisfactory at Holzer Hospital after a Saturday accident near his home. He sustained a compound fracture of the right leg and head bruises. The truck driver was identified as Charles O Randolph forty eight of Northup in the patrol report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vaughn Eugene Ray
Porter
Betty Borden
Holzer Hospital
Charles O. Randolph
Northup
Highway Patrol
Cow Theft Investigated in Vinton County
Sheriff George Ehman investigated a reported cow theft in Vinton County on Saturday morning. He checked Gallipolis and Point Pleasant stock markets with no result before learning the cow had been recovered in Vinton County and no arrest information was provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Vinton County
Ehman
Point Pleasant
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital list
Holzer Hospital notes record births for Mrs. Russell Lee Point Pleasant a son and Mrs. Alfred Warren Bladen a daughter. Admissions include Mrs. Richard Logue Vinton surgical and several medical patients such as Clyde Plants Beaver and Mrs. Clarence Sellers Cove. Discharges list multiple individuals including Mrs. Marion Dye and infant Edward Frazier family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lee
Point Pleasant
Alfred Warren
Bladen
Harold Swingle
Beaver
Richard Logue
Vinton, Surgical
Clyde Plants
Medi
Cal. Co
Julie Ann Mitch
Gallipolis
Oscar Spencer
Bidwell
Sherman Bonecutter
Goldie Dailey
Patriot
Abner Clench
Pleasant St Stork Shower Honors Mrs Smithers
Mrs Robert Smithers was honored with a stork shower Friday evening by Mrs Carl Murray and Mrs Robert Dilley at 104 Pleasant St. Pink blue and white colors featured in decorations. Guests played bridge and canasta with high scores awarded to Mrs Smithers and Mrs Safford. a dessert course followed for a list of friends and the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smithers
Carl Murray
Robert Dilley
Pleasant St
J. L. Twitty
William Safford
Paul Rairden
Harry Coyner
O. B. Meadows
Russell Bibbee
Keith Shinn
Carroll Casto
Frank Clendenin
James
Freak Crash Investigated on Route 35 East of Jackson
A three car collision Sunday evening on Route 35 near Jackson left no injuries. James D. Gill 23 of Sidney was cited for improper passing and posted 15 bond for Oct 26 court appearance after attempting to pass Edward Zinn 31 of Thurman Route 2 and clipping Zinn’s front bumper which then struck Alfred B. Folder 30 also of Thurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jackson
James D. Gill
Sidney
Arthur
Gill
Edward Zinn
Thurman
Eureka Man Walter Evans Dies in Indiana Hospital
Walter Evans 64 of Eureka died Saturday morning in an Indiana hospital where he had gone for surgical care. Employed by the government at the Gallipolis Locks before retirement about two years ago. Funeral arrangements set for Tuesday afternoon at Miller's funeral home Gallipolis. Burial in Mound Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter Evans
Eureka
Indiana
Evans
Miller
Mound Hill Cemetery
Bulgarian bishop and three priests sentenced to death
From Sofia reports Satur day a Bulgarian communist court sentenced a Roman Catholic bishop and three priests to be shot on charges of spying for the West. Twenty other priests were convicted and given prison terms in a broad crackdown on church leaders behind the Iron Curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Sofia
Friendship Circle Hosts Butter Making Plans
Mrs. Elmer Ebersbach of Mt. Vernon Ave hosted the Friendship Circle of Heights EUB Church. The group planned an Apple Butter making event at Mrs. Elma Wood's Jefferson Ave home. Refreshments were provided to eleven members including Mrs. Harry Godfrey and Mrs. Elma Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Ebersbach
Mt. Vernon Ave
Friendship Circle of the Heights Eub Church
Elma Wood
Jefferson Ave
Harry Godfrey
Marcus McDaniel
Otis Smith
T. F. Yost
Joseph Jewell
Mac Sayre
Mary Bryant
George Tillis
Ernest Warner
T. L. Morrison
Birthday Dinner Honored Husband at Gallipolis Ferry Home
Mrs. Elmer Plymale hosted a surprise birthday dinner for her husband at their home in Gallipolis Ferry. Attendees included Ervin Plymale and spouse with children Richard, Delores Jean, and Pamela of St. Albans. Simon Atkinson and Frank Plymale. W. S. Hyre. Nellie McAllister and daughter Sharon of Point Pleasant. and John Carpenter with Connie Jo and Larry Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
Ervin Plymale
Richard Ervin
Delores Jean
Pamela
St. Albans
Simon Atkinson
Frank Plymale
Gallipolis
W. S. Hyre
Nellie McAllister
Sharon
Point Pleasant
John Carpenter
Connie Jo
Larry Mason
Moose Women Meet Tuesday at 8 P M
The women of the Moose gather at the Moose home Tuesday evening at eight o clock. Mrs Elizabeth Fisher will preside over the meeting with plans for future activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Moose
Moose Home
Elizabeth Fisher
WSCS To Meet Monday At Leon Church Home
The Women's Society for Christian Service of the Leon Methodist Church will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs Mae Bailes of Leon with Miss Kathryn Beaver as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society For Christian Service of
The
Leon Methodist Church
Mae Bailes Ot Leon
Kathryn Beaver
Pioneer Women's Club Hosts Eric Nystrom Meeting
Members of the Pioneer Women's Club will meet Tuesday evening at the Henderson home of Mrs. Bessie Supple with Eric Nystrom and other guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Nystrom
Pioneer Women's Club
Bessie Supple
Henderson
Engagement of Audra Constance Treadway and Lt Bertram F Dunn
Mrs Leona Treadway of 100 Ninth Street announces the engagement of her daughter Audra Constance Treadway to Lt Bertram F Dunn son of Mrs W E Dunn of 1901 Mount Vernon Avenue and the late Mr Dunn The wedding is planned for early November Miss Treadway is a Point Pleasant High School graduate who studied at West Virginia University and works for Central Coal Company in New Haven Lt Dunn is a Point Pleasant High School and WVU graduate with an arts and law degree He is stationed at Fort Benning Georgia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Leona Treadway
Ninth St
Audra Constance
Bertram F. Dunn
W. E. Dunn
Mount Vernon Ave
Mr. Dunn
Miss Treadway
Point Pleasant High School
West Virginia University
Central Coal Company
New Haven
Dunn
West Virginia
Bicyclist Hurt in Jackson Collision
Franklin Howell, 10, of Jackson, was admitted to Holzer Hospital Sunday evening after his bicycle struck a utility pole. He suffered a dislocation of the elbow but was otherwise uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Franklin Howell
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Boy Struck By Automobile Near Home in Point Pleasant
Five year old Boyd Reynolds was struck on Jackson Ave by a car driven by William H Bowman of the Coast Guard detachment. He was taken to Holzer Hospital in an unconscious state with a head injury. State police investigated. no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Boyd Reynolds
Jackson Ave
Holzer Hospital
William H. Bowman
Coast Guard
Geraldine Reynolds
Monroe Ave
Three Motorists Fined for Hazardous Driving in Mason Court
In Mason on Saturday Carl Pyatt JP fined Bernard Eugene Rairden 19 Hartford Franklin Jones Rideo 19 Mason and Robert Eugene Smith 20 Hartford 20 each for hazardous driving. Rairden injured Herbert Griggs September 24 on U S Route 33. Rideo crashed into a Hartford pole September 29. Smith alleged to have raced with Rideo. Also noted were Mrs D G Wilfong improving after Holzer Hospital surgery and visitors Ernest Warner James Morrison and family in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of Peace Court
Carl Pyatt
Mason
Bernard Eugene Rairden
Hartford
Herbert Griggs
Franklin Jones Rideo
Robert Eugene Smith
Smith
Rideo
D. G. Wilfong
English Road
Holzer Hospital
Ernest Warner
New Martinsville
Jefferson Ave
James Morrison
Larry and
Lenny
Akron
Ohio
L. O. Gaskins
Washington Ave
Central School Pupil Injured at Playground
A first grade pupil at Central School, Martin Poe Crawford aged 6, suffered a brain concussion from a fall on the playground slide. He was taken to Point Clinic in critical condition but showed improvement the next day. His grandparents Mr and Mrs Claude Cheesebrew and Mrs Herbert Crawford reside in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Central School
Martin Poe Crawford
Poe Crawford
Ohio St
Point Clinic
Claude Cheesebrew
Herbert Crawford
Mason County Native Dies In Steamboat Accident
Lloyd Rex Carlyle 37 of Cedar Grove died in a Montgomery hospital from injuries after a crane broke while unloading boat propellers on a steamboat near Cedar Grove. Born November 18 1914 in Gallipolis Ferry he is survived by wife Stella Nibert Carlyle son Rexall daughter Juanita parents four brothers and two sisters. Funeral set for 2:30 pm Tuesday at Wyoma Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lloyd Rexall
Rex) Carlyle
Cedar Grove
Montgomery
Carlyle
Mr. Carlyle
Gallipolis Ferry
Earl
Velma Robert Carlyle
Stella Nibert Carlyle
Wyoma
Clarence Forbush
Mohre Arnett
Buster Beard
TV Quits Suddenly When Thief Steals Antenna
Oakland California. Nick Gambakos found his television quit during wrestling. The culprit climbed onto the roof and stole the antenna, explaining the sudden loss of signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Nick Gambakos
Orville Nice Honored at Family Homecoming
Orville Nice of Canton returned from Navy duty in Korea and was honored Sept. 28 at his mother Mrs. Lewis Weyand’s home along with Mrs. Weyand’s birthday celebration. A large gathering of relatives from Buchtel Logan Route 3 Cutler and Stewart shared a pot luck dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Orville Nice
Korea
Navy
Lewis Weyand
Mr. Weyand
Logan
Lewis Wilcoxen
Elaine
Candy
Bonnie
Sam
Cutler
John Featherston
Cleo
Clarice
Tony
Oval Prewitt
James Featherston
Stewart
Gretta Mason
Harriett
Weyand
Janet Pickens Receives Two Star Service Emblem
Janet Pickens of the Point Pleasant office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co West Virginia received a two star emblem for ten years of service. Wilma F. Blake earned a one star emblem for five years. During September 72 West Virginia employees received service emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Janet
Pickens
Chesapeake and Potocmas Telephone Company
West Virginia
W. W. Smith
Wilma F. Blake
Lost Weight with Rennel Remedy Claimed by Columbus Reader
A Columbus resident reports dropping 50 pounds in 11 weeks using a home mixture of liquid Rennel with grapefruit juice. The ad claims many users overcome weight issues and promises money back if not satisfied, with Rennel priced at 1.40 dollars in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Jones
E. Deshler Ave
Columbus
Ohio
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Charles S. Hedrick
Rupert
George H. Ashwell
Roanoke
Jones
Eugene Roy van Sickle
New Philadelphia
Sidney Russell
Middleport
William C. Owens, Jr
Hamden
Ankrum
Athens
Or. Deniz
Porter Boy
Ronald Slayton
Carol Trace
Clifford Colley
Marion Dye
R. E. Hite
Albertis Durst
H. A. Haskill
Dewey Gay
Elsie Forth
J. W. White
Luther Williams
Edward Frazier
Julia Norris
Darnbrough
Elza
Gilmore
Arden Dobson
Jacob Schilling
Orville White
Paul Brookins
Mrs. Smithers
Shadle
Danas Wilfong
Grace Lucas
Mrs. Murray
Mrs. Dilley
Church Circle
WSCS
Audra Treadway
Sohio
Standard Oil
Dr.somes
Ohio Company
Cruggist
Mason County
Rexall
Juanita
Frank
Tremont City
Branch and Hillis
Dennis
Ella Walker
Plain City
Evelyn Bush
Hogsett
Janet Pickens
Colt
Yyilliamson Ob
Williamson
Cincinnati
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
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