Gallipolis Auto Crashes Leave Roadways in Gallia Area
Multiple weekend crashes in Gallia County saw three autos overturning on Route 75 near Oak Hill Route 139 near Jackson and Route 35 near Jackson. Drivers faced fines for left of center offenses and one car burned after the wreck. Ed Price of Columbus connected to a 4000 mile car that overturned. the owner paid towing costs and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis Post
Fred H. Robinson
Lancaster
Oak Hill
Horton
Jackson
Kelsey Deering
Arthur As
Edward Price
Columbus
Route 35
Alva Blake
Louis Cheek
Cincinnati
Cheek
Claude Shahan
Blake
Roger Wayne Hill
Meigs-Vinton Line
Sidney Russell
Middleport
Albert White
Arnoldsburg
W. Va
David Briggs
36 Men Ordered To Report For Pre Induction Exams
Gallia County Selective Service Board releases list naming 36 men from Gallia County and adjacent areas to report to the courthouse at 7 am Monday for pre induction medical exams in Ashland Kentucky. Names include Rollins Stover Warren Kemper Jones and many others with addresses in Gallipolis Crown City Bidwell Bladen and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Patriot
Clarence B. Stout
Bidwell
Joe W Camden, Jr
Virgil J. Halley
Bladen
Charles R. Burnette
Mill Creek
John P. Swain
Otho G. Mitchell
Billy E. Hale
Vinton
Hit-skip strikes police operator in Gallipolis
Wylie White, radio operator for the city police department, had his car damaged by a hit-skip driver on Second Ave near the police station. Oscar Cordell, 27, 747 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis, was arrested at 11:35 p.m. on a firearms charge and set for a Monday hearing. Four others were arrested for intoxication: Simon Gibson, 64, Chillicothe Rd. Gilbert Sisson, Lower River Road. William Lehew, Park Central Hotel. and Howard Rose, Spruce St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wylie White
White
Second Ave
Oscar Cordell
Fourth Ave
Simon Gibson
Chillicothe Rd
City
Gilbert Sisson
Lower River Road
William Lehew
Park Central Hotel
Howard Rose
Spruce St
County and City Tax Levy Requests in Athens County
Athens County voters will decide in the November 4 1952 election on renewal levies for current operating expenses at rates up to 7 10 mills across county for five years and a city levy up to 2 mills for two years. School districts Shade Waterloo and Waterloo Local seek renewal or additional levies, with rates listed as 2 30 mills and 2 5 mills respectively, for operating expenses.
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Oard
Rome- Canaan
Athens County
Ohio
Rome-Canaan
Board of Elections
Co. FE
Handley
John FE. Barker
Board of Education
Carthage
Troy
Carthage-Troy
Carthage- Troy
C. E. Handley
John EF. Barker
Ames-Bern
Second Street
Marietta
E. R. Eddy
Amesville
Ames-Berni School
Im- Bern P
Ames- Unchoom
Board of County Commissioners
Peorte
Athens
E. Handley
Joan FE. Barker
City of
BE. Handley
John E. Barker
Shade
Shade Local
Waterloo
Liagg
Tos
Tne
John E. Ogane
Rimble Township
Trimble Township
Trimble
Lent
Plains
Order of the Board of Elections
Jacksonville
Eugenbes
Orren Penses
Board — Elections
JOHN_E. BARKER
Bodimers Visit Eureka and Gallipolis
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bodimer of Confluence Pennsylvania visited Eureka and Gallipolis over the weekend to see his mother Mrs. Della Bodimer and relatives Mr. and Mrs. Claude Miller. The elder Bodimer has been in ill health for six years but is said to be improved recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Byron Bodimer
Confluence
Eureka
Della Bodimer
Claude Miller
Bodimer
Messenger
Divorce Petition Filed in Athens County Court
Betty F. Lewis seeks a divorce from Warren J. Lewis in the Athens County Common Pleas Court Cause No. 20 25 alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Hearing set for October 20 1952 or soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil H. Cox
Earl Deiley
L. H. Stanley
Athens Church of the Nazarene
Athens
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
John W. Bolin
Court OF Common Pleas
Ohlo
Warren J. Lewis
4Th Mifflin Marine Terminal
P. O
Philadelphia
Betty F. Lewis
Common Pleas Court of
Bolin & Walker
Athens and Gallipolis Patrol Posts Inspected
Cambridge officers inspected Athens and Gallipolis patrol posts last week. In Athens the pictured officers include Patrolmen Merle Robinson and John Born with inspects by Sgt. K. L. Duling First Lt. D. D. Start and First Sgt. G. D. McConnell. The Gallipolis post members stood with Lt. D. D. Stark and sergeants McCon nell McGuire Daling and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Athens
Cambridge
Merle Robinson
John Born
K. L. Duling
D. D. Start
G. D. McConnell
Carl Seiferth
D. D. Stark
McConnell
C. J. McGuire
Daling
Corning Social Notes and Community Updates
Corning notes travelers from Corning Pocahontas lodge visited the district school in New Straitsville. Local residents report ill health and travel to Columbus and Vinton County. Corning church chimes debut at noon and 5 pm with winter plans, WSCS meetings, bazaar set for Dec 6, and World Community Day planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Corning Pocahontas Lodge
District School of Instruction
New Straitsville
Marvel Love
Nellie Kockensparger
Winifred Toth
Octavia Yerian
Kate Garbline
Clara Chuvalis
Christine Dawson
Bernadell Standish
Mabel
Hottenrot
Grace Hoffman
Lena Woods
Vada Eldy
Susan Duffy
Ellen Jones
Edna Atkinson
Eloise Woods
Hazel Losey
Mary Holdren
Walter
Delbert Hoffman
Robert Williams
Bob
Columbus
Harry Hoffman
Walter Mingus
Im Barrett
Eleventh Hill
William Mount
Crooksville
New Lexington Hospital
Margaret
James
West Virginia
John Sicilian
Margie
Etta Tippett
N. Valley St
WSCS
John Hodgson
Delcie Spence
Ethel Beuscher
Betty Hamrick
EUB
Lena Fenneken
C. H. Woodruff
Fall Institute
EUB Church
J. Richardson
Births at Holzer Hospital Please Note Names and Genders
Holzer Hospital Notes lists births and medical entries. A daughter for Mrs Johnnie Neal of Gallipolis Ferry and a daughter for Mrs George Bennett of Arbuckle appear among several other birth and medical notices across towns including Patriot Milton Point Pleasant Wellston Ironton Pomeroy and Langsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Neal
Gallipolis Ferry
George Bennett
Arbuckle
W.va
Ray Blankenship
Patriot
Richard Harmon
Gallipolis
Theodore Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Michael Glenn Caton
Langsville
Otis Cox
James Dummitt
Vinton
John D. Jones
Point Pleasant
John de Lloyd
Oak Hill
Beauty Contests Highlight Williamsburg Town Fair
Beauty contests were a feature of the official town fair held twice yearly in 18th century Williams burg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Gallia County Land Transfers Reported
E W and Essie L Bradley transfer 96 acres in Addison Township to Grover and Grace Hix. John E Morgan transfers 3 acres in Springfield Township to John F and Kate Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W
Essie L. Bradley
Grover
Grace Hix
Addison Township
John E. Morgan
John F
Kate Morgan
Springfield Township
Vinton Man Graduates From Non-Com School
DILLINGEN Germany Army Pvt Ruffus Prater recently graduated from the Non Commissioned Officers Academy conducted by the 28th Division Artillery at Dilling en He is a truck driver with Company B 103d Engineer Combat Battalion He entered the Army last January and has been in Europe since July Prater's parents Mr and Mrs Joe Prater live in McArthur Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillingen
Germany
Ruffus Prater
28Th Division Artillery
Dilingen
Prater
Europe
Joe Prater
McArthur
Ohio
River traffic readings for several river systems listed
The report shows river traffic on the Ohio and Kanawha systems with multiple vessels like Reliance, Cornell, Sohio State and Bayless recording rises and falls in speed and position. Locks at Gallipolis report Semet down and Indiana down while Lehigh and Kenna rise at specified times.
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Ohio River
Ohio
Monongahela
Reliance
Francis
Creditor
R. W. Leal
Cornell
Cherokee
Jefferson
Criss
Sohio State
Bayless
Banta
Gallipolis
Semet
Indiana
Lehigh
Bruce
Kenna
Roland Down
Kanawha
Marmet
Services for William Mittendorf held in Cincinnati
William Mittendorf 81 internationally known coal combustion engineer died at his Pleasant Ridge home Friday. Services scheduled for Monday in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William Mittendorf
Mittendorf
Pleasant Ridge
Chauncey Dover Band Debuts At Belpre Game Halftime
The Chauncey Dover School Band staged a halftime show at Belpre during the Marietta game Saturday night. The program opened with a fanfare and included United Nations, The Band Played On, Stairway to the Stars, Goofus, and Alexander's Ragtime Band. The band then performed a portion for Tom Jenkins Dam and Lake Burr Oak dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Belpre
Marietta
United Nations
Tom Jenkins Dam
Lake Burr Oak
Trimble Pumpkin Show Opens For Weeklong Fair
Trimble Township Pumpkin Show sponsored by Trimble Township Bandboosters opens this evening and runs each night through Saturday. Howard Brothers Shows provide rides with food concessions. prizes include a television set. Exhibit entries contact Earl Davis or William Sisson. net proceeds fund J. T. high school band instrument purchases.
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J. T. High School
Vern Sayre Rites Held in Trimble
The Rev. Lester Covert conducted funeral services for Vern Sayre in Trimble, following his death on Wednesday. A military service was held by McCann-Frederick Post, American Legion, and burial occurred at Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Lester Covert
Jacksonville
Methodist Church
Vern Sayre
Sayre
Trimble
McCann-Frederick Post
American Legion
Maplewood Cemetery
Mrs Margaret Steele of Vinton Dies in Columbus Hospital
Mrs Margaret Steele sister of Mrs Anna Evens of the vicinity died recently in a Columbus hospital. Funeral services were held in Columbus and graveside rites at Mt Tabor conducted by Rev Lemley. Night observation by a local East ern Star unit preceded a program and Halloween themed refreshments. Local relatives and friends attended from surrounding towns and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Margaret Shaner Steele
Anna Evens
Thie
Columbus
Mt. Tabor
Lemley
Steele
Winton
Gorange
Goldin McCarley
Margie
Athens
J. Harley Cloud
Charles Casto
OES
Oak Hill
John Roncaglione
St. Albans
Danny Roncaglione
Chesapeake
Kenneth Gabriel
Jimmie Rice
Tom
Delaware
Mary Myers
Rhode Island
Byrd Alexander
Chauncey Auxiliary Meeting Postponed Ahead of UMWA Jacksonville
The Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary of the UMWA meeting Tuesday is postponed. Members planning to attend the UMWA convention in Jacksonville will board the 7 20 p. m. bus Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
UMWA
Jacksonville
Class to Meet Chauncey at Millfield Church
The Loyal Workers class of the Millfield Church of Christ will meet at the church Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The WSCS of the Jacksonville Methodist Church will meet in the church auditorium Tuesday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Loyal Workers
Millfield Church of Christ
WSCS
Glouster
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Church
Millfield Area Man Arrives in Europe
Army Pvt. William D. Dunn, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Dunn of Millfield Route 1 Ohio, has arrived in Europe stationed at Wiesbaden Germany with the motor pool of the 8th Anti Aircraft Artillery Group. He serves with U S Seventh Army and NATO forces. Dunn is a Chauncey Dover High School graduate and his wife Ruth lives in Nelsonville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiesbaden
Germany
William D. Dunn
Edward Dunn
Millfield
Ohio
Europe
8Th
U. S. Seventh Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Dunn
Ruth
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
Chauncey-Dover
Granddaughter's Birthday Observed in Jacksonville
Mrs. Charles Holsington hosted a birthday dinner at her home for Deborah Lynne McCall's first birthday. Attendees included Mrs. J. L. Ballard and Dwight Edwin of Topeka Kansas, Mrs. Mary Judson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoisington, Lloyd Gaston Hoisington, Jacksonville, Mrs. James McCall, and James Gordon McCall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Charles Holsington
Deborah Lynne McCall
J. L. Ballard
Dwight Edwin
Topeka
Kas
Mary Judson
Charles Hoisington
Lloyd Gaston Hoisington
James McCall
James Gordon McCall
Minersville Social News Notes and Local Visits
Minersville items record visits among locals including Mr. and Mrs. Loren Devol in Belle West Virginia, Harry Clark returning from Camp McCoy Wisconsin, and attendances at Dale Whaley’s funeral in Pomeroy. Phillip Joseph honorably discharged from the Army returns home. Anna Grueser back at General Hospital Cincinnati. a daughter born to Mason Fisher at Meigs General Hospital with grandparents listed. Glouster guest Joe Davis, Summit County deputy sheriff, attended the Tom Jenkins Dam dedication near Burr Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Loren Devol
Melvin Devol
Belle
W. Va
Harry Clark
Camp McCoy
Wis
Clark
Richard Ash
Gallipolis
Edward Amiey
James Grueser
Columbus
David Grueser
Welby Whaley
Karl Grueser
Dale Whaley
Pomeroy
Whaley
Edward Hawley
Rolly D. Hemsley
Adolph Grueser
Walter Grueser
Lincoln Hill
Phillip Joseph
Charles Stivers
Cleveland
Robert Stivers
Anna Grueser
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Mason Fisher
Meigs General Hospital
William Fisher
Glouster
Joe Davis
Summit County
Tom Jenkins
Burr Oak
Glouster Area Personal Notices Highlight Weekend Visits
Glouster personals recount weekend visits by Barbara Penrod studying nursing at Grant Hospital and her parents in Trimble Heights, plus many relatives from Columbus to Jacksonville and Trimble. The column lists callers, parents, and families including the Pettits, Brysons, Blowers, Hoisingtons, Ballards, and McCalls with travels to Columbus, Trimble, Glouster, and Santa Ana.
Firemen Asked To Protect Poston Plant
Carl A. Critchett of Poston Electric Co met with the Chaunc ey village council to discuss fire protection for emergencies at the Chauncey Power Plant. Fire Chief Charles Richardson said the department would respond if Critchett assures no entry into high voltage danger zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Carl A. Critchett
Poston Electric Company
Chauncey Volunteer Fire Department
Ton Power Plant
Charles Richardson
Critchett
Study Club Gathers for December Apron Sale Plans
GLOUSTER The Junior Progressive Study Club met at the home of Mrs. Enlow Grubbs on Main Street Monday evening. The group planned an apron sale for December and discussed textiles during the social hour, with refreshments served by the hostess. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Roger Kittle's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Progressive Study Club
Enlow Grubbs
Main Street
Wilbur Balderson Jr
Evelyn Bailey
Robert Horn
John Cunningham
Roger Kittle
Ray Lange
Richard Eddy
Richard Morris
Elton Swart
Frances
Dan Teater
Gilbert Stephenson
Family Announces Birth of Denise Louise Evans
Mrs Evans and Mt Holly Sergeant Robert WN Evans announce the birth of daughter Denise Louise on October 5 at a Mt Holly hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Zimmer of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Robert WN. Evans
Shafer Rites Held for Infant Shafer in Ohio Town
John Francis Shafer infant son of Henry and Ellen King Shafer died Saturday. Funeral services conducted in John S. Blower funeral home today with Fr Anthony Nickel officiating. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
John Francis Shafer
Henry
Ellen King Shafer
John S. Blower
Anthony Nickel
Maplewood Cemetery
Services Held for Mary Jane Swartz in Jacksonville
Funeral services for Mary Jane Swartz who died Thursday were held Sunday afternoon at the Jacksonville Methodist Church with Rev. Lester Covert officiating. Burial was in the surrounding cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Mary Jane Swartz
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Lester Covert
Maplewood Cemetery
Perry and Ruth families gather as rearrival chores begin
Mr and Mrs R F Perry visit relatives in Winchester Va Seaman Thomas Ruth from Baltimore Md joins to escort Mrs Ruth and children home Her mother in law mourns Eldon Clarke of Hemlock Grove The WSCS meets at Mrs Wayne Winget s home PTA officers plan first meeting October 17 with a potluck supper Mrs Bessie Malloy Mrs John Robinson Mrs George Fulton Mrs Myrtle Stover Mrs Helen Lass James Hooper and the Smiths attend Ice cream cake served after the meeting The WCTU meets at Miss Danford s Fairlawn Avenue home at 730 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
R. F. Perry
Winchester
Thomas Ruth
Baltimore
Ruth
Eldon Clarke
Hemlock Grove
WSCS
Wayne Wingett
PTA
J. Robert Smith
The
Smiths
Bessie Malloy
John Robinson
Bsurer
George Fulton
Myrtle Stover
Helen Lass
James Hooper
Smith
George
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Tion
Athens Coun
Te. Wu
E. R. Eddy Sorvine
Myron D. Watson
Crown City
Edward T. Evans
Mercerville
Orville E. Wiseman
Carl J. Landers
Glen M. Pauley
James Coleman
Marvin R. Cottrell
Walter J. Watson
Earl W. Carman
Rudolph M. Gordon
Reuben Hill
Vine St
Charles W. Sibley
Bobby T. McClure
Isaac M. Hively
Northup
Greensburg
George F. Mossman
Pennsylvania
Corning Social Notes
Holzer Hospital
Clarence Price
Milton
Floyd B. West
Medical
A. E. Hassell
John Southern
Edward Yester
E. Campbell
Wellston, Medical
W. Fred Smith
Ironton, Medical
D. G. Wilfong
Lewis Mapes
Eugene McGrath
Claude A Megs
Robert Halley
Ant
Paul E. Frederick, Jr
Disabled American Veterans
VFW Hall
Warren F. Shoots
Vinton Man
Belpre Vie
Millfield Area
the Athens Messenger
Barbara Penrod
School of Nursing
Grant Hospital
Penrod
Trimble Heights
Harry Sharp
Yvonne
Verna
Ernest Skinner
Ben Skinner
Florence Brown
H. E. Pettit
B. H. Pettit
Courtney Pettit
Austin
Elah Ard Byron
West Carrollton
R. E. Davis
Arlene
John Bryson
Jane
Jean
John Maurice
John Dyer
E. K. Bryson
California
Polly Blower
Santa Ana
Elbert
Floyd
Ralph
Fayette
Balboa Beach
Albert
Anaheim
Girard
Irene Merrill
Yellowstone National Park
James Gordon
Deborah Lynne
St. Clair Shores
Mich
Poston
WCTU
Danford
Fairlawn Ave
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