Taber urges family fallout shelters over community ones
Gallia County Civil Defense director State Representative D C Taber urged individual family fallout shelters at a Washington School PTA meeting. He warned community shelters are impractical and stressed stocking a two week water supply and basic food, radio, batteries, and cots for each family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
D. C
Taber
Washington
PTA
Civil Defense
Silas Hamilton
Representative Taber
Gallia County
Tabrer
John D. North, Jr
Allen Romaine
Susan Markley
Lynn Carlson
Brownie Troop
Robert W. Cobb
Band Boosters Club
Memorial Field
Honor Camp Begins Full Operations
Gallipolis State Institute Honor Camp started full scale operations after 19 additional convicts arrived from the London Correctional Institution. Roderick B. Eckle, London’s superintendent, arrived to inspect the camp where 25 prisoners near parole will be under constant guard by five officers led by Lt. L. E. Helsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis State Institute
London Correctional Institution
Roderick B. Eckle
James Benson
Gallia County
Charles Steger
Glenn Jenkins
Edward Rowland
L. E. Helsel
Local Social Roundup from Racine Events
The Rev and Mrs A R McCauley and family plus many neighbors attend the Rio Grande Association event at Jackson Baptist Church. Others report visits, trips to Akron Columbus Athens Chillicothe and Florida, with relatives and friends noted among multiple households and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
A. R. McCauley
Susan
Emma Salser
Mae Wolfe
Ollie Mae Cozart
Helen Simpson
Frankie Neigler
Gretta Simpson
Rio Grande Association
Jackson Baptist Church
Verne Watterson
Barrow Fair
Joseph Miller
Florida
Carol Sayre
Ann Coe
Akron
New York
Clark Jiiden
Blanche French
Owen Watson
Robert Roush
Columbus
Vada Caldwell
Athens
Sybil Miles
Chillicothe
Lee Jackson
Linda
Ruth Simpson
Harry Pickens
Francis Morris
Christine Lake
Bill
Grange installs officers and community events noted
Radcliff notes Grange installation of L. A. Morton master and other officers on Oct 5. Vinton County Pomona Grange met Oct 9. Community chili supper and talent show planned for Oct 13 at North Wilton with 15 entries. Local residents mentioned including Gladys Pierce, Gordon Parks, Barbara Parks, and Mary Lou Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliff
Winton
Grange
L. A. Morton
C. B. Wells
Parnie McLaughlin
Gladys Pierce
Marvin Huston
Flora Wells
Goldie Cooper
Elva Morton
Robert Hamon
Maye Cottril
Ceres
Elizabeth Wells
Pomona
Marlene Allman
Flora
Beverly Hamon
Lady Steward
Frank Cottrill
Vinton County
Pomona Grange
Vinton
Grange Hall
W. C. Fain
Hamden
Gordon Parks
Barbara
Cincinnati
John Palmer
North Wilton
Eleanor Cline
McLaughlin Sisters
McArthur
Allensville High School
D. E. McLaughlin
Columbus
Mary Lou Wells
Raymond Barnes
Hospital Admission and Discharges List
Hazel Holzer Hospital admits a long roster including Mrs. William M. Bruce of Pedro Route 1, Mrs. Sam Hicks of Vinton Route, Carl Reed of Ravenswood, Miss Juanita Frost of Gallipolis, Mrs. John A. Ivey of Flatwood Kentucky, and others from Ravenswood, Middleport, Ashland, and Ripley. Dismissals include Mrs. Ralph Waugh, John E. Riley, and several others. Blood usage recorded as 2 pints on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Bruce
Pedro
Sam Hicks
Vinton
Carl Reed
Ravenswood
Juanita Frost
Gallipolis
John A. Ivey
Flatwood
Ralph Waugh
John E. Riley
John Dupree
John H. Farley
Helen Jenkins
John Morgan
Sharon M. Johnson
James R. Lodwick
William D. Hay
Carl D. Burris
Lonnie Fultz
Local Social Notes From Letart Falls Area
Sunday and weekend visitors fill homes across Letart Falls and surrounding towns. Guests include Shields Webb Foster and Webb families, Joan Foster visiting from Sao Paulo Brazil, and relatives from Granville Salem Center New Straitsville Spencersville Flatwoods Rutland Rogers East Liverpool and Racine. A new furnace is installed in Letart Methodist Church and a rummage sale in Pomeroy funds furnace costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lige Shields
Syracuse
Fdna Shields
Paul Beegle
Joan Foster
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Ralph Webb
Webb
Joe Foster
Carol
Robin
Orion Roush
Dixie
Wayne
Salem Center
Francis Webb
Karl Foster
Granville
Loren Nixon
New Straitsville
Kenneth Blythe
Spencersville
Vista Frank
Flatwoods
Freda Evans
Sam Norris
O. O. Patterson
Rutland
Bert Grimm
Letart Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Methodist Church
Langsville Births and Parties Highlight Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nelson welcomed a son with Danville and Langsville grandparents named. Rose Moler celebrated an 83rd birthday at Glenna Fetty’s home with Leona Kennedy Pauline Gorby and Longstreth and Fetty in attendance. Robin Lansbury, four, was surprised at Oakhill for a party hosted by family friends. Parkersburg visits and Ohio State football coverage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsville
Donald Nelson
James Smith
Danville
Claire Nelson
Rose (Denny) Moler
Glenna Fetty
Fetty
Clarice Longstreth
Leona Kennedy
Declaration of Independence Stored at Fort Knox During WWII
The article notes the Declaration of Independence was safeguarded at Fort Knox Kentucky for three years during the Second World War. It highlights secure preservation and the wartime effort to protect the founding document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Carl Bias Honored for Community Service in Gallipolis
Carl Bias is made an honorary Gallipolis Chamber board member after a decade of community service. The presentation came at the chamber's monthly dinner meeting led by President Robert M Richards. Bias, a Huntington West Virginia native, announced the Retail Merchants Committee plan to give 3000 in defense bonds this Christmas and described a local home decorating contest limited to Gallipolis and nearby areas. The contest is co sponsored by the chamber the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co and the Gallipolis BPW Club. Also at the meeting Charlie White editor of the Ohio Valley Digest discussed the publication aims and guest Marianne B Campbell attended as the board’s only woman member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Bias
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Bias
Huntington
W. Va
The
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Charlie White
Columbus
Ohio
Car Truck Collision Near Silver Bridge In Kanauga
State Patrol reports a 9:35 a.m. collision on Route 7 north of the Silver Bridge involving a dump truck driven by Leland Clonch and a car driven by Frank J. Krauth. Krauth and passenger Esther E. Krauth sustained a sprained neck. extensive car damage, minor truck damage. Clonch cited in Municipal Court for defective brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Silver Bridge
Kanauga
Frank J. Krauth
St. Cloud
Fla
Leland Clonch
Rutland
Esther E. Krauth
River Pracific Flood Gauge Report in Ohio River District
The bulletin lists river stage readings for multiple gauges in Gallipolis Greenup and Kanawha Falls with rollers up to two feet, and notes on dam and lock conditions across the Huntington District. It records river boat movements and crests at various locks including Lock 15 through Lock 35 with individual vessel statuses and times, along with related canal and dam statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Dama -- Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio
Southland
Lock
Diesel
Stevenson
Saivati
F. Prievetyer
Gona
Beckford
Jayne Hougland
C. V. Harner
Belpre
Commuter
Molly K
John J. Rowe
Bob Beaver
Joey Chotin
Rene Chotin
Oliver C. Shearer
Peat
P.m
Queen City
Solvay
Deaka Bosworth
Floyd Blaske
Jefferson
Bentwood Rocker Tops Victorian Parlor Craft
The piece notes Michael Thonet’s bentwood rocker with cane seat and back as the era’s most admired chair among Victorian ladies, praised for its elaborate curved frame and enduring popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Thonet
North Gallia Local Board hires two substitute teachers
The North Gallia Local Board of Education on Monday night employed Maurice Thomas from Vinton Route 1 and Kenneth Welker of Gallipolis as substitute teachers at North Gallia High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Gallia
Gallia Marriage Licenses Listed for Gallipolis Couples
Billy L. Borrer, 28, Cleveland, mechanic, and Karen L. White, 21, Bidwell, at home. Richard E. Elliott, 21, Gallipolis, salesman, and Joanne E. Wiggins, 21, Gallipolis, nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Billy L. Borrer
Cleveland, Mechanic
Karen L. White
Bidwell
Richard E. Elliott
Joanne E. Wiggins
Bananas Recorded as Edible Fruit in Ancient Indian Texts
Early references in Indian epics and religious writings describe bananas as a fruit to be eaten. The mention highlights longstanding agricultural and cultural prominence of bananas in the region.
Point Clinic Births Reported in Local Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Price announce a son in Hogsett. Ike Casey lists Point Pleasant as a location. Mrs. Kenneth Price of Point Pleasant reports Chester Kingery born in Glenwood. Mrs. Beulah Zachridt of Point lists Robert McCartney of Gallipolis and son James Morgan of Point Pleasant. Shirley Ann Durst and John Weekley are linked to Point Pleasant and Glenwood with Dixie Lee Wamsley at Middleport respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Casey
Point Pleasant
Kenneth Price
Chester Kingery
Glenwood
Beulah Zachridt
Robert McCartney
Gallipolis
James Morgan
Point Pleas
Shirley Ann Durst
John Weekley
Dixie Lee Wamsley
Middleport
Four Judgments Filed in Gallia Common Pleas Court
Four money judgments were filed Monday in Gallia County Common Pleas Court. Gallia County Farm Bureau sued I. C. and Noah Sheets for 510.58 plus six percent interest from Aug. 9, 1960. Willis Sellers company sued Elo and Margaret Massie for 714.17 plus interest from July 8, 1961. Holzer Hospital Foundation sued D. M. and Nell Chapman for 1405.08 plus interest from Oct. 14, 1959. Thomas J. Banks sued Patriot Route 2 for 1065.94 plus interest from Dec. 28, 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Courty
Hamden
Thomas J. Banks
Funeral services for Grace Hargrove in Bidwell
Grace Hargrove 65 of Bidwell died Sunday. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Vernon McCoy funeral home Vinton. Rev. C M Payne officiating. Burial Providence Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home until the service. Survived by husband L C Hargrove a daughter Ruth Brown and a son Charles Hargrove all of Bidwell. Grace Hargrove was a native of Jefferson City Tennessee and had lived in Bidwell ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hargrove
Bidwell
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
C. M. Payne
Providence
Squirrels and traffic fines dominate Gallia court day
In Gallipolis, two Charleston men forfeited 30 bonds for exceeding the squirrel limit with 12 total and four-squirrel cap. Other cases include six Highway Patrol fines for unsafe operation intoxication no muffler and no operator's license. Local arrests at a riverside tavern led to fines for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Wildlife Division
Merrill McCormick
Wildlife Law Enforcement
R. J. Horfman
Marshall Means
State Highway Patrol
James H. Rece
Vinton
George Burns
Bidwell
Charles E. Masters
Cheshire
Kenneth E. Siders
Henderson
George Marshall
Huntington
Axtell W. Carder
George Kinder
Gallipolis
Dale Conner
South Point
Roy E. Woomer
Point Pleasant
Gallia County
Cow Killed By Trucker Near Hickory Chapel
Perley Austin Hartman of Harrisonburg Va was cited for failure to keep his truck under control after striking and killing a cow on Route 2 near Hickory Chapel at 1005 PM Monday. The cow’s owner was not identified though Gay Casto is believed to own it. Truck damage valued at about $200. cow value not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Perley Austin Hartman
Wilson St
Harrisonburg
L. C. Yost
Hartman
Hickory Chapel
Yost
Gay Casto
Price Infant Buried in Hogsett Cemetery
Funeral services were held today at Moore's Chapel Cemetery for the infant son of Kenneth and Gladys Geraldine Tolliver Price of Hogsett. The baby, born Saturday evening at Point Clinic, died Monday. Survived by two brothers Danny Lee and Roger Dale, two sisters Nancy Carol and Tammy Jo, at home, paternal grandmother Mrs. Cora Price of Hogsett, and Don and Lola Tolliver of Ashton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore's Chapel
Kenneth
Gladys Geraldine Tolliver Price
Hog
Point Clinic
Danny Lee
Roger Dale
Nancy Carol
Tammy Jo
Cora Price
Hogsett
Don
Lola Tolliver
Ashton
Beckett Rites Set for Mrs Samuel C Beckett
Mrs Samuel C Beckett 67 of Thurman Route 1 died Sunday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyn Rhos Church conducted by Rev Luther Tracy. Burial will follow in Tyn Rhos Cemetery. Friends may call at Thomas Funeral Home Thurman until the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Samuel C. Beckett
Thurman
Tyn Rhos Church
Luther Tracy
Tyn Rhos
Thomas Funeral
Four educators attend Ohio teachers conference in Columbus
Gallia and Gallia Academy teachers from Gallipolis joined Mrs. Nelson Gardner and Mrs. Evan Evans at the Association of Ohio Teachers for slow learners gathering at Hotel Fort Hayes. Hoyt McPherson of Dayton City Schools spoke on vocational placement for slow learners, detailing progress and challenges. Panels showcased new teaching techniques and devices with materials for special education classes on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Faye Alban
Washington School
Nelson Gardner
Gallia Academy
Evan H. Evans
Bidwell-Porter School
The
Association of Ohio Teachers For
Hotel Fort Hayes
Columbus
Hoyt D. McPherson
Dayton
Final Health Exams At Gallia County Clinic
Gallia County Health Department held the final health and immunization clinic of the series in the North Gallia School District. Tuberculin skin tests were given to 196 students and 40 physical exams conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
North Gallia
The
Health Department
Kananga
Truck Backed Into Car On Second Ave
Gallipolis police investigated a minor traffic accident on Second Ave in front of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co at 9 05 a m Monday. No charges were filed. Lewis Planck 56 of Rio Grande backed his truck into John K Allen 50 of Gallipolis CSOE manager. Minor damage to Allen s car and no damage to the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Ave
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Lewis Planck
Rio Grande
John K. Allen
CSOE
Allen
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Roy Adams
Coal Grove
Claire Hale
Jackson
Cecil C. Brown
New Ha
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Ashland
Wilbur A. Stewart
Franklin Furnace
John T. Sargent
Hoover B. Ayers
Ripley
Joseph
Willis
Letart Falls
Floyd
Joe
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Rogers
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East Liverpool
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Lorna
St. Clair Hill
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Gordon West
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Brady, Jr
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Jim Bell
Alfred
Shirley Hill
Charles Neal
Lancaster
Jimmy Pape
Virginia Salser
Anna Barnhart
John Hill
Charles Mug
Lanesville
Mrs
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Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chamber Pres
Robert M. Richards
Retail Merchants Committee
Mas
Centenary
Evergreen
Clench
Gallia
Hargrove
Charleston
Price
Point Pleasant — Grave
Beckett
North Gallia High School
America
Tds
Studebaker
Wakefield Motors
Richland Ave
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