Outdoor wedding ties Birchers to Becks in Logan
Miss Viola L. Bircher daughter of Mrs Alta L. Bircher Circleville Ohio and Mr Emory L. Bircher Orangevale Calif wed Mr William J Beck son of Mr and Mrs William A Beck New Straitsville Ohio in an outdoor ceremony at Our Lady's Shrine St Johns Logan on Sept 6 at 6 30 p m Rev Charles P Foy officiated. Ceremony featured Oren Bircher as proposer and Anna Mae Lanning as matron of honor with a reception at Ernest Lanning home New Straitsville. The couple will reside at 130 W Second St Logan after a wedding trip through Ohio Kentucky and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Viola L. Bircher
Alta L. Bircher
Circleville
Ohio
Emory L. Bircher
Orangevale
Calif
William J. Beck
William A. Beck
Charles P. Foy
Our Lady’s Shrine
St. John’s Church
Logan
Oren Bircher
Stephanotis
Anna Mae Lanning
Charles Anderson
Ernest Lanning
Mildred Anderson
Fannie Haley
Violet Beck
Virgie Bevard
Kentucky
Indiana
Second St
Highway Patrol Officer Speaks to Gallipolis Youth Group
Patrolman Carl L. Boggs of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was the featured speaker before about 48 youths at the Baptist Youth Fellowship. He lectured on safety with slides, discussed accident causes and prevention, as Larry Corbin introduced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl L. Boggs
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Baptist Youth Fellowship Meeting
Boggs
Larry Corbin
Carol Sue Haskins
Norma Corbin
Barry Kiser
Nadine Duffy
Sue Dailey
Clare Green
Girl Scout Leaders Honor Service Members At Meeting
Scout leaders and central committee members met at the Presbyterian Church. World pins were awarded to nine leaders, five and ten year service pins given to several, and 20 and 25 year pins presented to key volunteers. The meeting reviewed duties, planned the year’s scouting program, and announced uniforms for sale by Mrs. August Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
J. Gordon Gibert
Charles Holzer, Jr
Robert Ott
A. A. Cornett
Anthony Altieri
John Epling
C. J. Davis
Lawrence Huber
Homer Maynard
Lucian Green
Central Committee
Jacques Bishop
John Mills
Leslie Howard
Leo Mossman
Marvin Stewart
Charles McGinnis
George Roberts
August Arnold
Central
Observance Planned by Trinity Methodist Women
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Trinity Methodist Church prepares a Prayer and Self Denial week with a program titled Time Apart. A Wednesday piano program will close the observance as members and visitors attend, including local families and guests from Berea Ohio and Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Trinity Methodist Church
Clyde McLane
Chester A. Roush
Alvin C. Young
Women club leaders attend West Virginia federation convention
Mrs. W. S. Waldie president of the Point Pleasant Women's Club and Mrs. Walter Geil ker attended the Southwestern District Convention of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs Saturday at the Westmoreland Methodist Church in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Waldie
Point Pleasant
Sorority Lambda Chi Omega to Meet at Moose Home
Lambda Chi Omega sorority plans a Monday evening meeting at the Moose home with Mrs. W. C. Gilmour presiding over the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Home
W. C. Gilmour
Farm Women's Achievement Day at West Columbia School
The event runs Tuesday with registration at 10 15 a m and a noon pot luck luncheon. New officers will be elected and installed. Mrs John Gill, president of the county council, will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Columbia
John Gill
St Pauls Church Hosts World Community Day Event
St Pauls Methodist Church will host United Church Women for World Community Day on Friday at 7 30 p m with Mrs W B Waldie presiding. St Pauls WSCS members lead the program and other church members participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Main Street Baptist Women Meet at Hurricane Church
A group of women from the Main Street Baptist Church attended a meeting Thursday at the Toay's Valley Baptist Church in Hurricane. Mrs. Eugene Pierce and Mrs. Guy McWilliams sang a duet during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Baptist Church
Toay’s Valley Baptist Church
Hurricane
Eugene Pierce
Guy McWilliams
Wreck on Route 2 Backs Cars Near Gallipolis Ferry
Sheriff department reports a Saturday evening collision on Route 2 near Gallipolis Ferry. Virgil Moss of Rutland sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. Delbert Martin Bailey of Lesage was driving left of center. his car was demolished and he was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sheriff’s Department
Gallipolis
Virgil Moss
Rutland
Meigs
Moss
Delbert Martin Bailey
Lesage
Bailey
Hidden Gables Noted as County Clerk Office Is Torn Down
In Point Pleasant residents note two hidden gables of the old county clerk building built in 1872. The structure is being torn down to widen the street and the county clerk's office has moved to the new courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Chamber backs UNICEF campaign in Trick or Treat night
Point Pleasant reports the Chamber of Commerce urges parents to have children join UNICEF on Trick or Treat night. Churches sponsor the program and provide badges and money boxes for collections to aid UNICEF’s medical supplies and food for foreign children. Donors are asked to give only with proper identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Three Divorces Filed in Circuit Court at Point Pleasant
Three divorce suits were filed in circuit court. John William Price Jr seeks a divorce from Patricia Price on desertion and they wed Oct 17 1956. Elmer A Loomis seeks a divorce from Betty Ruth Loomis on desertion. they married July 14 1948. Maud McDaniel files for divorce from Clarence McDaniel on cruelty. they married Oct 15 1947 and she requests custody of two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
John William Price, Jr
Patricia Price
Elmer A. Loomis
Betty Ruth Loomis
Maud McDaniel
Clarence McDaniel
Accident Reported After Wreck at Sixth and Viand
City police investigated a Sunday wreck at 5 10 p m at Sixth and Viand in Point Pleasant. Guy E Childers of Ashland Kentucky and Edwin C Morris of Columbus were the drivers. Morris alleged Childers ran a red light. Morris car struck the Childers car pushed it onto the sidewalk. Damages estimated at 150 to the Childers car and 50 to the Morris car. No injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Sixth and
Viand
Guy E. Childers
Ashland
Edwin C. Morris
Columbus
Morris
Sixth St
Childers
Viand St
Banking functions by the Post Office handle postal savings and money orders
The Post Office conducts banking tasks by accepting postal savings and issuing money orders, outlining its financial service role within the postal system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Salon 612 Meets in October Session of Gallia Legion
Salon 612 of the American Legion 8 to 40 met at Mrs. Phil Hecker’s home with co host Mrs. Louis G. Marchi Sr. Mary Stillwell presided and read a thank you letter from Nelsonville sanitarium for a 100 records donation to its radio station. Members plan Christmas cards sale to aid TB patients. next meeting set for Nov 20 at the Hecker home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
American Legion
Phil Hecker
Louis G. Marchi
Mary Stillwell, Chapeau
Nelsonville Sanitarium
Hecker
Local residents share visits and health updates in Gallia County
Mrs. N A Lehman returns to St. Petersburg after three weeks visiting her daughters and relatives. E S Culbertson of Ironton visits Gallipolis. Don Turley Saunders returns home from Holzer Hospital after three weeks. Fred Plymale visits Marion with son Langley. S L Bossard and Carrie Plummer spend a day in Huntington. Raymond and Mrs. Jones return from Springfield. Dr Paul Baird of Roanoke aids his mother Osa Baird at Holzer. English Club meets 7 15 p m at Millie Watts home. Mary Wippel recuperates with daughter at Chilli Cothe Rd. Mary Wetherholt ill at home. Jan Peters visits from OSU for the 4 H banquet. Mary Lou Miller visits Rio Grande. Stanley Layne moves to Columbus for convalescence. Jean Evans visits OSU weekend with Rio Grande family. Sgt George Miller visits from Washington D C with Rio Grande family and Gallipolis relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Lehman
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hoke Robinson
Lloyd Blazer
E. S. Culbertson
Ironton
Gallipolis
Don Turley Saunders
Ave
Holzer Hospital
Fred Plymale
Marion
Langley Plymale
S. L. Bossard
Carrie Plummer
Huntington
W.va
Raymond Jones
Springfield
Jones
Paul Baird
Roanoke
Osa Baird
Millie Watts
Mary Wippel
Columbus
Hubert Costen
Chillicothe Rd
John Goett, Jr
Tommy
Pomeroy
Mary Wetherholt
Gallia County Recorder
Jan Peters
Gallia
Ohio State
Farmers Hotel
Mary Lou Miller
John Dale Miller
Rio Grande
Stanley Layne
Clair O’hara
Layne
Jean Evans
Ohio State University
Wilford Evans
Lower River Rd
George Miller
Army Signal Corps
Washington, D. C
John R. Thomas
Weekend Arrests Highlight Local Drunk Driving and License Charge
Four men were arrested over the weekend by state and city police. Jerry Edmond Anderson of Cottageville faced a drunk charge. Orville Ramey of Apple Grove and William Dale of Glenwood were arrested on drunk charges. Sherman R. Carroll of Gallipolis was arrested on a warrant for selling cigarettes without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jerry Edmond Anderson
Cottageville
Orville Ramey
Apple Grove
William Dale
Glenwood
Sherman R. Carroll
Gallipolis
Rate Increase OK'd May Lift Ohio Railroad Revenues
The Utilities Commission approved a general rate increase on Friday, joining an earlier increase this year, potentially boosting Ohio railroads’ yearly revenues by about four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Utilities Commission
Ohio
Nelsonville DAR Chapter Hosts Jamestown Anniversary Talk
Nelsonville Women s News DAR chapter gathered at the Deanville home of Miss Bertha Nixon with Mrs. Delbert Patton co hosting. Guest speaker Mrs George Drach from Athens spoke on Jamestown Its 350th Anniversary detailing the voyage and settlement efforts of 1606 07 and the Jamestown Festival exhibitions. The group also planned the November meeting hosted by Governor Worthington Chapter in Logan with state Vice Regent Mrs Charles R Petree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Daughters of the American Revolution
Deanville
Bertha Nixon
Delbert Patton
Joseph Hardy
John Saltz
Philip Weller
Arthur T. Davis
E. E. Bell
National Defense
Groves
William Siddle
George Drach
Athens
Jamestown
Susan Constant
God Speed
Virginia Company of London
Mother Country
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tower of London
Virginia
James River
James Fort
Mrs Mulford 56 Dies In Cheshire Home
Thelma Mae Mulford of Cheshire Route 2 died this morning at her son John Mulford’s residence in Cheshire at age 56. She leaves husband Dr. Mulford and children Ray, John, Virginia Carpenter, and Wilma Wines. Funeral Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Cheshire Methodist Church with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Thelma Mae Mulford
Cheshire
John Mulford
John
America Daniels Halley
Meigs County
Church of Christ and Christian Union of
Hobson
Mulford
Ray
New Haven
W.va
Carlos
Virginia) Carpenter
Chesterhill
Earl
Wilma) Wines
Columbus
Beulah Tipton
St. Clairsville
Ohio
James Halley
Cheshire Route 2
John Halley
Zanesville
Cheshire Methodist Church
C. H. Cart
Edison Weaver
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Rawei Funeral
Plea Guilty In Nelsonville Court To Intoxication
Floyd Dearth of Nelsonville pled guilty during the weekend in the court of May or Earl Hilleary to intoxication. He was fined $10 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Floyd Dearth
Earl Hilleary
Boy Larry Smith Treated After Auto Crash
Larry Smith age 12 of Chauncey was treated and released from Mount St. Mary Hospital emergency room at 3 30 a m Sunday after an automobile accident. Arthur Smith Jr is listed as his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Larry Smith
Chauncey
Arthur Smith, Jr
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Man's Marks Highlight Meadville College Sophomore
Dave Sawhill of Allegheny College, a heavyweight with only one loss in two years, won the Phi Beta Kappa prize as the sophomore with the greatest improvement over his freshman year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matman
Meadville
Dave Sawhill
Allegheny College
Phi Beta Kappa
Allegheny
Nelsonville Athletic Association to Elect Officers
Nelsonville Athletic Association meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the junior high school cafeteria to elect officers. Richard Hubbard reports the new officers will be announced at the November 14 football banquet at the Christian Church. Curley Morrison former Cleveland Browns fullback will be guest speaker. tickets at Colonial Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Athletic Association
Richard Hubbard
Christian Church
Fred (Curley) Morrison
Cleveland Browns
Colonial
Fall Breezes Prompt Some Folk To Head for Sunny Southlands
A column notes Ohio residents escaping fall winds for Florida and other sunny locales including Fort Lauderdale and Bradenton. It lists households planning or having relocated, mentions a Roanoke wedding trip, and observes autumn foliage along with park scenes and leaf raking. Also reports birth in North Hollywood and new grandparents in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southlands
Ohio
Erma
John Everett Evans
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Harold Coulters
Bradenton
John Ivor
Vivian Richards
Nellie Saunders
Roanoke
Momma
Poppa
West Coast
Old Dominion
Francis
VPI
Cat Under Hood Triggers Car Engine Damage
In Nelsonville a cat sought warmth under the hood of a car owned by Donald Rogge. The vehicle started when Rogge approached, releasing the cat that caused damage to the radiator and fan blades. The cat, described as black with some missing fur, is at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Chestnut St
Donald Rogge
Willoughby
Rogge
Daugherty Rites Tuesday in Columbus Church
High mass for Daniel D. Daugherty will be sung Tuesday at 9 am at St. Thomas The Apostle Church in Columbus. The New Straitsville native died Friday night in Columbus. He is survived by five sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. Burial will be in New Straitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Daniel D. Daugherty
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Columbus
Mr. Daugherty
Fifth Ave
Charles
Thomas
Francis
Daniel
John
Lancaster
Catherine Cress
Agnes Gillespie
Groveport
Hubert of
Logan
John Clifford
Canton
Thelma Jaynes
Shawnee
Anna De-Long
Holy Name Society of St
Births and admissions at Mount St. Mary Hospital
Birth announcements list twin daughters for Mr and Mrs Roy Glenn Jr of Haydenville and a son for Mr and Mrs David C Allman of Corning. New admissions include Paul Goss Logan Route 3 Charles Walters New Straits ville David A Rollins Nelsonville James A Covert Buchtel Mrs Maxine Heiser Trimble Mrs Ida M Mason Glouster George A Manda The Plains. Dismissals note several patients including Mrs Gaylord Brooks Jackson ville Route 3 and son Mrs Wayne Dearing Buchtel Mrs Ronald Williams Trimble and son Gerald Skivers Nelsonville Frank Moody Glouster Steve Mother Glouster Route 3 Miss Catherine Turn Glouster Route 3 Mrs Gertrude Jewell Glouster Miss Mary Ann Stover Nelson ville Route 1 Mrs Bertha Warehime Glous ter and Mrs Margaret Boyle New Straitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Goss
Logan
Charles Walters
New Straitsville
David A. Rollins
Nelsonville
James A. Covert
Buchtel
Maxine Heiser
Trimble
Ida M. Mason
Glouster
George A. Manda
the Plains
Gaylord Brooks
Jacksonville
Wayne Dearing
Ronald Williams
Gerald Skivers
David Peart
Frank Moody
Steve Mother
Gladys Lamoreaux
Athens
Catherine Turn
Gertrude Jewell
Mary Ann Stover
Bertha Warehime
Margaret Boyle
Mount St Mary Hospital Urges Voluntary Visiting Curtailment
Mount St Mary Hospital administrator Mother Bernice urged visitors to suspend visits to prevent spread of colds and flu. She noted postoperative and cardiac patients are vulnerable and that widespread flu outbreaks have affected most of Ohio except the Southeastern section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount St. Mary
Nelsonville
Bernice
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Ohio
Yates Bookman Wedding in Nelsonville Church
The ceremony of Miss Sally K. Bookman and John W. Yates took place Oct. 19 at Buchtel Methodist Church with Rev. Edward Jones officiating. The couple, both from Nelsonville, now reside in Columbus where Yates works for Western Electric. out of town guests came from Kingston, Mechanicsburg, Beckley, Detroit and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Sally K. Bookman
Roy Bookman
John W
Bill) Yates
Albert Yates
Buchtel Methodist Church
Edward Jones
Chantilly
Ralph Andrews
Beckley
W. Va
Sandra Taylor
Kathleen Yates
Roberta Bun
Buchtel School
Roberta Bunting
Emerson Bartow
Linda Calvert
Shirley Dixon
Betty McNeish
Janet Fiddler
Nancy Calvert
Yates
W. Town St
Columbus
Mr. Yates
Western Electric
Oe Kingston
Mechanicsburg
Buckeye Lake
Logan
Athens
Haydenville
Murray City
Detroit
Mich
Maxwell Nips Dow by Two in Hesperia Open
Billy Maxwell of Odessa Texas held a slim two shot lead going into the final day and held firm to win the $15 000 Hesperia Open Golf Tournament. He finished 67 67 67 74 275 earning 2000 dollars. Don Finsterwald of Tequesta Florida finished second at 277 and 1500 dollars. Doug Ford Arnold Palmer and Ken Venturi shared third at 279 and 1033 33 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesperia
Calif
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Maxwell
Finsterwald
Doug Ford
Mahopac
N. Y
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Injured in Fall at Nelsonville Sends Man to Hospital
Frank Shumway, 36, of Athens Route 2, fell Saturday afternoon while on wooden steps, twisting his ankle. He received treatment at Mount St. Mary Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Frank Shumway
Athens
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Worker Injured at Nelsonville Shoe Factory
Richard Smith, 48, of 306 Adams St., fractured left thumb while working at the William Brooks Shoe Factory. He received treatment and was discharged Saturday at 1 45 p.m. from Mount St Mary Hospital emergency room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Richard Smith
Adams St
William Brooks
Mount St. Mary Hospital
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MR. and Mrs. Begk
Highway Patrol
Methodist Youth Fellowship
John Heiskell
Sharon Preston
Avon Lusk
Robert Cornwell
Episcopal
Ellen Richards
Susie Cherrington
Northup
Victor Niday
Clay Lick School
James Thomson
James Betz
Albert S. Chappelear, III
Gallipolis Women’s News
Carl Smith
John King
Jeff Grice
Ben Somerville
C. H. Withers
Hugh Barr
Carl Francis
Pete Young
Mt. Vernon Ave
Berea
Martha Jane
Robert Angle
D. M. Harshbarger
Richard Barton
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Rickey
Davie
Betty Harshbarger
Fort Wayne
Barton
Harshbarger
Unicef
Salon
Nelsonville Women’s News
Dar
Dick Thomas
Jack Frost
North Hollywood
Mary Frances
Wayne Thomas
Edwin Thomas
W. Z. Coffey
Daugherty
Roy Glenn, Jr
David C. Allman
Corning
John W. Yates
Cheryl Bookman
Gayl Lynn Sayre
Dayle Sayre
Paul Altier
Fritz Bookman
Mick Wright
Marlene Gastin
Lestin Higgins
FurNiture Fair
Meigs Grocery Bldg
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