Blankenship Receives Second Stay of Execution
Bell Blankenship, 43 of Vinton, sentenced for the Aug. 17 1957 murder of Loren Borden, is granted a second stay of execution. Attorneys filed for leave to appeal to the Ohio and U S Supreme Courts. stay remains until final ruling. Borden died from gunshot wounds during an attempted break at Gallia County Jail. another prisoner Cooper was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bell Blankenship
Vinton
Ohio Penitentiary
Loren
Gus) Borden
William H. Sowers
Sowers
Robert S. Betz
Blankenship
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Gallia
Rout es Repairs To Start On Kanauga Route Upgrade
Dana O Taber Gallia County representative to the Ohio General Assembly announces a 210 000 plan to widen Routes 7 and 35 from the Silver Bridge in Kanauga to the waterworks on First Ave with drainage work. Site inspection by state highway director Charles E Noble and others followed talks at the LaFayette Hotel. Preliminary surveys begin this fall with construction slated for early 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dana O. Taber
Gallia County
Ohio General Assembly
Kanauga
First Ave
Charles E. Noble
J. C. Kendle
Marietta
Taber
LaFayette Hotel
Kananga
Girl Scout Fund Drive Totals $2344 in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports a Girl Scout Fund Drive goal of $3500 with $2344 collected so far. General chairman Mrs. J Gordon Gibert announced. Donations include $1492 from parents and $852 from businesses and organizations.
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Girl Scout Fund Drive
Gallipolis
J. Gordon Gibert
Gibert
George Roberts
Gallipolis State Institute
Roberts
Spelling Bee Ends in Draw Among Gallia District Winners
Susan Phillips of Washington School and Norman Lanier of Rio Grande tied for the Grand Finale in Gallia County Spelling League with 35 attendees at Green Local School. Lanier earned the season high 89 points and shared silver medallions for perfect word records, while Joan Shaver and Linda Hoffman were eliminated.
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Gallipolis
Susan Phillips
Washington School
Norman Lanier
Rio Grande
Gallia
Farm Bureau
Lanier
Evan H. Evans
Nier
Phillips
Heiskell
Joan Shaver
Linda Hoffman
Wayne Bush World War I Veteran Dies at 67
Wayne Bush 67 of Bidwell a World War I veteran and owner of Bush Park died at 7 a m Tuesday in Huntington Veterans Hospital after a week as patient He was custodian of Bidwell Porter Schools for 18 years born Oct 3 1891 in Kenova W Va survived by wife Mildred Westfall five children Doris Allen Ruby Susie Rose Mary two brothers Ivan Mason and Leonard Kent Funeral 2 p m Friday Bidwell Methodist Church Rev Harry Mayenhein burial Vinton Memorial Park call Vernon McCoy funeral home in Vinton the body lies in state one hour before service
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Gallipolis
Wayne Bush
Bidwell
Mildred Westfall
Doris
Kent State University
Allen
Germany
Ruby
Susie
Rose Mary
Ivan Bush
Mason
Leonard
Kent
Bidwell Methodist Church
Harry Mayenhein
Vinton Memorial Park
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Birth Announcement at Holzer Hospital
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. McMahon of Patriot Route 2. The hospital lists numerous admissions and discharges including Mrs. Charles B. Watson of Wellston and several other patients, with blood used totaling eleven pints noted Tuesday.
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Enid Riley
Chesapeake
Paul R. Ragan
Jackson
William E. Miller
A. Franklin Winton
Nannie Spencer
Winton
Richard C. McMahon
Carl Casto
A. Keith McClung
G. A. Perry
Jessie Cox
H. H. London
Ray St. Clair
R. D. Wright
Lewis E. Farmer
W. W. Wells
Calvin G. Lane
Mary Riggs
Karen Miller
Shirley Tucker
Carl Williams, Jr
T. W. Kirnis
Morris Sherman
C. W. Scarberry
Lula Emmons
Marvin
Three-Vehicle Wreck Leads to One Arrest Near Gallipolis
A three-car crash at 8 10 a m on Route 35 one mile north of Gallipolis caused minor damage to two vehicles. Clara Jean Taylor 19 Cheshire Route 2 was arrested for failing to yield the right of way after her car pulled into a southbound car driven by Melvin Parsley 58 Gallipolis Route 2. Parsley s car struck the Taylor vehicle and then the third vehicle a semi driven by Garland King 30 Columbus. No injuries were reported and Taylor was cited to appear in county court Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Clara Jean Taylor
Cheshire
Melvin Parsley
Parsley
Taylor
Garland King
Columbus
Car Strikes Point Youth in Route 17 Accident
Gregory Thomas Watson ten year old son of Goldie Mae Watson of Point Pleasant was struck crossing Route 17 near Point Pleasant and sustained serious head injuries. He was taken to Holzer Hospital by the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department's emergency car and listed in fair condition. Also admitted was Harold J. Howard fifty four of Thurman Route 1 with a severe laceration to the left hand from a corn picker and listed in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Gregory Thomas Watson
Goldie Mae Watson
First St
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis to Organize Development Corporation Meeting
A meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Palm Room of the LaFayette Hotel will organize a new Gallipolis development corporation. Mrs Thelma Elliott, executive secretary of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce, announced the plan to attract new industry and expand existing ones. Invited guests include Paul Birch, president of the Hillsboro Development Corp., and Robert Lammers, board member, to discuss Hillsboro’s model and benefits.
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Gallipolis
Palm
LaFayette
Thelma Elliott
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Elliott
Paul Birch
Hillsboro Development Corp
Robert Lammers
Man Arrested Twice in Two Weeks for DUI
Gallipolis James P. Holley 39 Crown City was arrested the second time in two weeks for driving while intoxicated. He was taken into custody by a local post officer Tuesday evening and is set to appear in county court. His first arrest occurred Sunday Oct 12. he pleaded innocent and a delay was granted while remodeling of the common pleas court room proceeds.
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Gallipolis
James P. Holley
Crown City
The
State Highway Patrol
Holley
Jones
Common Pleas
Charge Filed After Wreck In Gallipolis
Harry C. Dickey, 63, of Gallipolis was booked on a driving while intoxicated charge after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Lawrence Mitchell near O Dells Service Station on Second Ave. The collision damaged both vehicles and he was to appear in municipal court before Judge William H. Jones.
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Gallipolis
Harry C. Dickey
Second Ave
O’dell
Dickey
Lawrence Mitchell
Vinton
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio River Dikes
Gauges at Gallipolis Montgomery Kanawha Falls and others report river rollers and crest readings. Dams on the Kanawha River remain on the sill while movable dams on the Ohio River are up as boats traverse locks 13 to 33 with various vessel depths and last readings through the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Sill
Ohio River
Southland
Cornell
Louisiana
Joseph G. Grimm
Stevenson
Crucible
Stephen Foster
O-Kan
Lunga Point
Queen City
Harriett M
Paul Blazer
Robert G. West
Lock
Bayou Manchac
Ovec
Robert P.bonnie
A. V. Criss
Sohio State
Criss Jr
Stephen Austin
Bayou Billere
Merriwether-Lewis
David Moran
Indiana
Kanawha
Winfield, Merrill
Jerry Bosworth
O. F. Shearer
Co. V. Harner
Ogram
Semet
Sally Ann
Edward Boggs
Salvayi
Ernestine
Peace
Salvay
Eleven Applicants Fail Examinations
Ivan B. Davis of Ironton conducted examinations and driving tests for 31 applicants, with 11 failing to pass. Tests were held on Monday and Tuesday on the second floor Legion Hall at the municipal building. Appointments are made by phoning the Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Gallipolis
Ivan B. Davis
Ironton
State Highway Patrol
Legion Hall
Students Win Original Poster Awards in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis the Washington and Green Elementary Schools announced winners from posters promoting the four mill renewal levy. Evan H. Evans, the Washington School principal, led the prize awards with judges Mrs. William H. Jones Mrs. Marianne B. Campbell and Dwight C. Wetherholt. Kathy Burke Johnny Childers Linda Harper Gaylan Belville George Pope Linda Bostic Layda Tabor Ronnie Baird Betty Bryant Karen Saunders Gene Johnson David Holley and others earned first second or third place across grades.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Green
Evan H. Evans
Washington School
William H. Jones
Washington Pta
Marianne B. Campbell
Dwight C. Wetherholt
Kathy Burke
Johnny Childers
Linda Harper
Susan Philips
Jeff Fuller
Jackie Knight
Gaylan Belville
George Pope
Linda Bostic
Layda Tabor
Ronnie Baird
Betty Bryant
Karen Saunders
Gene Johnson
David Holley
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Arnold Franklin Cooper
Porter
Noble
E. Ray Bailey
Jack Waugh
Ford
Max Elliott
Moe
Ginness
Glenna Carson
William Cherrington
C. D. Richards
Samuel Dexter
Robert Casey
Alex Borden
Jake Moore
Everett McMahon
John Evans
Julius Pasquale
Hazel Pittman
Richard C. Roderick
Lawrence Bastiani
Harland Martin
Carl Wood
Ralph Frazier
Joseph W. Brady
William H. Janes
Patriot
Charles B. Watson
Wellston
William Bolin
Middleport
Thomas Watson
Harold J. Howard
Thurman
William L. Harris
Blackfork
Homer §. Smith
Homer E. Johnson
Edward C. Weber
Frank Hier
Ewington
Emmanuel W. Deweese
Phillip B. Gahm
Beaver
Frank E. Wiseman
Pedro
Milwaukee
Wis
Roy Victor Olson
Ogden Miles
Sacramento
Calif
John Weiler
Seattle
Wash
Olson
Abele
Homer E
Pete) Abele
Ing
Logan, Ohio
Homart
Bath Ensemble
Ohio
Sears
Logan
Harmony House
Sears, Roebuck & Co
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