Four Injured In Accident Near Gallipolis
Gallia County patrol reports a rear side collision on State Route 7 about 15 miles south of Gallipolis at 10 05 p m Saturday. Charles Hayner 24 Crown City and Julia Caldwell 39 Crown City were driving south when Hayner overtook and sideswiped Caldwell causing both cars to lose control and overturn. Caldwell suffered a fractured right leg and lacerations while passenger Bonnie Halley 49 had back head and chest injuries. Hayner received ankle lacerations and head abrasions and was released. All four injured were admitted or treated at Holzer Hospital and the incident remains under investigation. A separate one car crash on State Route 554 near Cheshire at 4 05 a m involved Marvena Crawford 16 Kanauga who escaped injury after leaving the roadway. no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Charles Hayner
Crown City
Julia Caldwell
Hayner
Caldwell
Bonnie Halley
Harlan Williams
Urday
Cheshire
Marvena Crawford
Kananga
Miss Crawford
Cash Durst
Gallipolis Landmark on Third Ave Razed
Gallipolis condemned by the state fire marshal the historic two story frame building on Third Avenue near Pine Street was razed. The structure dated to 1877 with a sample room run by Henry Alexander later a grocery store then barbershop and voting place. demolition contract awarded to George Moodispaugh.
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Gallipolis
Third Avenue
Pine Street
Henry Alexander
Alexander
Harry Alexander
Third Ave
Monroe County
West Virginia
George Moodispaugh
Gallipolis Band Boosters raise $520 at tag day
Gallipolis Band Boosters netted 520.60 from a two day tag sale. First day Oct. 6 at the Gallipolis Pomeroy football game yielded 155.60 while the town canvass the next day brought in 365.00. Funds help buy uniforms and instruments. additional contributions are welcome by mail to Gallipolis Band Boosters P.O. Box 279.
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Gallipolis
Charles J. Brown
Gallia Academy
P.O. Box
Births at Holzer Hospital Reflect Local Families
A list of births at Holzer Hospital includes a daughter born to Wendell and Mrs. French of Oak Hill Route, with numerous newborns named from Racine, Cottageville, Pom eroy, Rio Grande, Gallipolis, Charleston, Middleport, Wellston, Crown City, Syracuse, and other nearby towns. Several mothers are listed with married names and route designations. Dismissals are noted for Lasco Niday Hooser and others, and a record of 6 pints of blood used Saturday is recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin A. Gerwig
Cottageville
Herbert F. Seth
Pomeroy
Louie D. Lee
Racine
Howard D. Gilkey
Rio Grande
Larry D. Bates
Gallipolis
Carole Sue Davis
Charleston
W. Va
Marie Houck
Otto J. Bostic
New Haven
Evelyn M. Riegel
Jackson
Kathy Ann Baker
Middleport
Claude E. Dickey
Wellston
James M. Reed
James E. Grant
Coal
Bevertt Taylor
Brian H. Martin
Toledo
Delbert
Pullin
Letart
George W. Romine
Syracuse
Lasco Niday
Alfred Hooser
C. A. Patterson
Freda Waugh
D. C. Oliver
Edna Richards
Cecil Brown
Ernest Scott
Minnie Erlewine
Walter Higgins
Joseph Willis
Martin Persinger
Homer Crabtree
Eugene H. Glass
Leroy Watson
Charles H. Wheeler
Ida Turner
James Lewis
Lois Jean Langhorne
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list new births for Mr and Mrs Samuel Juniper of Point Pleasant a son Mr and Mrs Dwight Sayre of New Haven a son and Mr and Mrs Harold Stover of Addison a son Admitted are Morris Brown of Gallipolis and Mrs Walter Patterson of Middleport Discharged are Perley Sayre of Leon Cecil Birchfield of Gallipolis and Mrs Larry Powers of Point Pleasant and daughter Also listed are Mrs Larry Smith of Bidwell Mrs James Roush of Racine and son and Mrs Glen Winters of Ripley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Juniper
Point Pleasant
Dwight Sayre
New Haven
Harold Stover
Addison
Morris Brown
Gallipolis
Walter Patterson
Middleport
Intoxication Arrests Made Over Weekend
The Mason County Sheriff's Department arrested Fred Miller 45 Huntington and James Nowlin 40 Apple Grove on intoxication charges. William Elmer Farlow 25 Gallipolis is held for investigation. John Wray 31 Apple Grove was arrested for a second offense of driving without a license. Point Pleasant city police arrested Russell Byus on a drunkenness charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son County
Teenagers Dance at Gallipolis Session
Over 200 teenagers attended a Teenville dance Saturday night in the old Gallia Academy gym. Lou Mueller and Terry Johnson provided the records while chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Joe Drummond and Mr. and Mrs. Evan H. Evans supervised the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Galia Academy
Lou Mueller
Terry Johnson
Joe Drummond
Ceramics class expands in Mason County program
The Mason County Adult Educational Department adds a basic ceramics course taught by Mrs. Carl Irvin, wife of local dentist Dr. Carl Irvin. The 10 week class limits to 12 students, meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 to 11 a.m., and covers theory, casting, modeling, kiln operation, glazing and finishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Harry Eastburn
Carl Irvin
Irvin
Burn Victim Ray Roush Dies At Holzer Hospital
Ray Roush 61 of Cheshire Route 1 died Sunday in Holzer Hospital after suffering third degree burns over 70 percent of his body. He was burned while burning a stump with gasoline and oil at Ella Rothgeb’s residence where he had lived since childhood. Born September 25 1900 in Addison Township he farmed all his life and was a World War II veteran. Survived by a sister and two half sisters, services set for Tuesday at Miller's funeral home with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Ray Roush
Holzer Hospial
Roush
Ella Rothgeb
Orin
Susie Warner Roush
Addison
Middleport
Little Kgger Grange
Sons of the American Revolution
Australia
Lafayette Post 27
American Legion
United American Mechanics
Willard
Faye) Reese
Cheshire
Roscoe
Sarah) Fowler
Virgil
Mary) Miller
Miller
Osborne Hoover
Chester J. Lemley
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Junior Fair Board Signs Rides Contract
GALLIPOLIS The Gallia County Junior Fair Board contracted Dine Amusement Co of Canton to furnish rides for the 1962 junior fair on August 14. Fair board president Dick Lakin announced the agreement after a meeting with Mr and Mrs Donald M Dine and by contacting absent members.
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Junior Fair Board
Ty Junior Fair Board
Dine Amusement Co
Canton
Dick Lakin
Fair Board
Donald M. Dine
Condition Critical: Edward Patterson in Pleasant Valley Hospital
Edward Patterson, 60, of Cottageville, remained in critical condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital Monday after a Thursday one car crash on Route 33. Authorities reported no other injuries. Patterson was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
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Point Pleasant
Edward Patterson
Cottageville
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Patterson
WVU Students Spend Weekend at Home
Point Pleasant residents Richard Sayre, Arbuckle, Jack ie Crank, Henderson, and Teddy Mayes, all West Virginia University students, spent the weekend with their parents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sayre
Arbuckle
Jackie Crank
Henderson
Teddy Mayes
West Virginia University
Sines Seeks Hearing Over Police Job Termination
Mrs. Paulines Sines, a two year Point Pleasant police member until Oct. 10, requests a Civil Service Board hearing after mayor Virgil Siders terminated her position. She claims others with less seniority remain. A public hearing date will be set this week. board members include H. A. Johnson president with R. J. Workman and James T. Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paulines Sines
Virgil Siders
Civil Service Board
H. A. Johnson
R. J. Workman
James T. Fisher
Five Men Plead Guilty After Gallia Tavern Fight
Five men arrested by the Gallia County Sheriff's Department for disturbing the peace by fighting at an upriver tavern pleaded guilty in Municipal Court. Judge William H. Jones continued their cases to next week. Names include Kenneth Green James Daniels James Halley Mervin Caldwell and Charles Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Robert L. Anthony
Point Pleasant
Cecil Glover
Cecil Hughes
Middletown
Lois Jean Simmons
Officer Rice Is Assigned Meter Beat
Walter Rice a longtime city patrolman at Sixth and Viand Street since 1951 takes on a new duty with the police department as the meter beat officer. He patrols a busy intersection during school hours and at noon to safeguard Central School children. Hoyt Jividen, former police chief, is assigned to that station.
Pliny Driver Cited After Saturday Crash
Ralph A. Jones aged 37 of Pliny was cited for failure to maintain control after his car rear ended an auto driven by Eugene Barnette, 41, Milford Ohio, at Routes 17 and 2 Saturday night. Both cars had stopped for a stop sign and Jones failed to stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ralph A. Jones
Pliny
L. C. Yost
Eugene Barnette
Milford
Ohio
Jones
Dispatcher Assigned State Patrol Post Welcomes Cadet James Kline
James Kline of Ironton began duties as cadet radio dispatcher at the state patrol post Monday morning. Post commandant Sgt. P D McCreedy confirmed the assignment and welcomed the new dispatcher to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Kline
Ironton
P. D. McCreedy
Two Arrests In Weekend DUI Cases
The sheriff's department arrested Willard C. Southall, 33, Denver, Colorado, for driving while intoxicated and Otis A. Johnson, 50, Crown City, for intoxication over the weekend. Cases were scheduled for Municipal Court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Patty Hughes Aved2 Dies Of Cancer At 2
Patty Annette Hughes age 2 of Apple Grove died Sunday at St Marys Hospital Huntington after 32 days as a patient cancer was the cause She was born March 17 1959 in Mason County daughter of Jesse and Loretta Birchfield Hughes Surviving include a brother Alvin Ray Hughes paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Hughes Apple Grove maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Otho Birchfield Hogsett maternal great grandparents Mr and Mrs Willie Birchfield Northup Ohio Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at Ball Chapel Church with Rev James H Caston officiating Burial in the church cemetery Friends may call Stevens funeral home after 6 pm Monday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Patty Annette Hughes
Apple Grove
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Mason County
Jesse
Loretta Birchfield Hughes
Alvin Ray Hughes
Charles Hughes
Otho Birchfield
Hogsett
Willie Birchfield
Northup
Ohio
Ball's Chapel Church
James H. Caston
Stevens Funeral Home
Gallipolis Ferry Grocery Entered. 10 Cartons Cigarettes Stolen
State Trooper L C Yost reports a breaking and entering at Wallis Grocery Store in Gallipolis Ferry Saturday night. Ten cartons of cigarettes and about $30 in cash taken. Entry gained through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
L. C. Yost
Wallis
Gallipolis Ferry
Mrs Isabelle Stone Leon and family named in notice
Mrs Isabelle Stone of Leon, Mrs Charles Rece of Vinton and their son, and Mrs Hazel Montgomery of Crown City are listed in the notice with related affiliations and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Stone
Leon
Charles Rece
Vinton
Hazel Montgomery
Crown City
Truck Backing Crash Involving Backing Vehicle
Gallia County police investigated a minor backing collision at 12 25 p m Saturday at Ohio Valley Livestock Sales on Vinton Street Otis Pitchford 65 of Bidwell Route 2 backed his truck into a parked car owned by Wayne Cottrell 48 of Pedro Route 2 no injuries reported
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Livestock Sales
Vinton St
Otis Pitchford
Bidwell
Wayne Cottrell
Pedro
Mysterious Music Program Highlighted Woman’s Club Meeting
Point Pleasant Woman's Club held a Friday session at the Episcopal Church parish house featuring a mystery music program. The Amos Brothers quartet performed and a 10 year old from Portsmouth, Shane Keister, played piano behind a screen before revealing himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Carter Franklin Paul Monroe
R. Schurman
Portsmouth
Ohio
Shane Keister
John R. Keister
C. R. Schurman
C. M. Gammon
Gammon
France
Germany
Berta Hummel
Oessau
Proceedings Halted In Judgement Enforceability Stop
Common Pleas Judge Robert M Betz halted enforcement of a 714 dollar judgment won by Willis- Sellers Co Wellston against Elo and Margaret Massie Vinton. The judge suspended proceedings and restrained collection including 6 percent interest from July 8 1961 until final ruling on a motion to vacate. A hearing on the motion to vacate is set for 10 a m next Friday. Also filed Saturday Janice Faye Little Cheshire seeks divorce and alimony from Harold Little citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They married Jan 25 1958 at Gallipolis and have three minor children for custody sought by Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Willis- Sellers Co
Wellston
Elo
Margaret Massie
Vinton
Betz
Janice Faye Little
Cheshire
Harold Little
Jeffers Held for Grand Jury in Letart Shooting
David Jeffers of Clifton was arraigned before Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin and sent to the grand jury on a charge of shooting Allen King of Letart. Police say Jeffers fired a .22 rifle at King during an argument near Mason Bridge. Bond set at 1500 for January Circuit Court. King listed in good condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital.
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Jeffers
Clifton
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Allen King
Letart
Mason Bridge
King
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Passing in no passing zone causes bridge accident
State Police cited James Blankenship of Chicago for passing in a no passing zone after a collision on the Silver Bridge Sunday at 9 38 p m. He tried to pass a truck and struck Jack Smith of Henderson, sending the car onto the bridge sidewalk. Raymond Adkins rode with Blankenship. no injuries were reported. Bond was posted for a hearing before Justice A M Goodwin.
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Point Pleasant
James Blankenship
Chicago
Ill
L. C. Yost
Silver Bridge
Blankenship
Jack Smith
Henderson
Raymond Adkins
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Jim Hanson
Holzer Hospital News
Wendell French
Oak Hill
Cornelius Phillips
Route 6
Robert H. Smith
Frank Leach
Becky R. Miller
William E. Dunn
Point
Karla K. Beal
Harrisonville
Perley Sayre
Cecil Birchfield
Evan H. Evans
Aloysius Blaeser
Anna C. Seifert
Nantucket Island
Mass
Wilkes-Barre
Blaeser
Allentown
Walter
Patty Hughes
Point Chinic
F. W. Ingraham
Munich
Gail Faires
W. S. Waldie
A. Dewey Smith
Jimmy Wakefield
Margaret Whitely
Methodist Church
Chester A. Roush
C. L. Head
Earl E. Withrow
Cary H. Rayburn
Faye Hudson
Maye Smith
Bertha Filson
Filson
Milton L. Miller
Laula Lewis
Camden Hogg
John Brown
American Cancer Society
Point Pleasant High School
Preston Anderson
Warren Morrison
Louis Bateson
A. L. Rossiter
Howard Carder
Eunice B. Beller
D. G. Wilfong, Sr
J. W. Diddle
Elmer Eberbach
Hester B. Lee
William Stover
Henry Watson
Howard Yeager
Evelyn Spence
C. G. Bauerle
S. C. Wilhelm
D. W Rothgeb
S. F. MecLerran
Roy Eschenaur
Oral Eads
BR. C. Pillsbury
J. M. Foglesong
Ben Tracy
Edward J. Carey
Dale Preston
John Keister
H. C. Francis
Cynthia Francis
George Kooken
Carter Franklin
J. W. Heslop
Carl G. Gardner
J. B. Couch
Athens Messenger
David
Eere
Athens
Erskine
God's Little Acre
Llaudelle Inglish
Warner Bros
Filmdom Messenger Family
Francis OF Assisi
Bradford Dillman
Dolores Hart
Stuart Whitman
Pedro Armendariz
Plato A Skouras
Michael Curtiz
Eugene Vale
James Forsyth
Jack Thomas
Deluxe CinemaScomm
American School
Young St
Columbus
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Athens, Ohio
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
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