End Voting Corruption Plea by Circuit Judge Miller
At the September term opening Judge Lewis H. Miller urged voters to safeguard freedoms including voting and free press. He warned ballot box corruption and urged a new era of conscious citizen action. He outlined grand jury powers and listed charges, while divorces were granted to several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Circuit Court
Lewis H. Miller
Grand Jury
Miller
America
George Charles Sommer
Lyle Austin
Robert Melton
George Lute
C. W. Sullivan
Richard Riggs
Rufus Hill
B. S. Smith
J. H. Hanly
S. D. Rexrode
C. R. Emerick
O. O. Haynes
Adam Krebs
Landis Absten
Lawrence Coleman
C. E. Sturgeon
Pearl Henry Hall
Lewis Hall
Ruth Miller
Leroy Miller
Lucian Lester Ferguson
Elvina Ann Ferguson
Nancy Hayman
James Hayman
Mabel I. Knapp
Howard F. Knapp
Samuel C. Handley
Catherine Handley
Gordon A. Young
Betty Lou Young
Kathleen Mae Powell
Floyd Powell
Pt Pleasant DAR Chapter Opens Year With Meeting at Mansion House
Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution will meet Friday at 4 PM in the Mansion House Tu Endie Wei Park. Regent Mrs Edward Biddle will lead business and board recommendations will be read and voted on. Delegates to the Wheeling state conference October 9-11 will be chosen with a picnic supper at five hosted by Mrs S C Wilhelm and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis
National Society of the Daughters of American Revolution
Mansion House
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Edward Biddle
Board of Management
McClure Hotel
Wheeling
Biddle
City Building Permits Issued in July and August
City building commissioner Everett Sutton reports July and August permit activity totaling about 56500 dollars. Permits went to Jones and Triplett for three houses, Lawrence Plants for a two family on Ohio Street, C J Hyer for a Jericho Road house, W B Sturgeon for a Marietta Road two car garage, Peter H Steenbergen Jr for remodeling on Jefferson Boulevard, plus minor repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Everett Sutton
Jones and Triplett
Lawrence Plants
Ohio St
C. J. Hyer
Jericho Road
W. B. Sturgeon
Marietta Road
Jeffersn Blvd
Peter H. Steenbergen
Youth Show Planners to Meet Monday in Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm Youth Show general committee will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at Appalachian Electric Power Co offices on Main Street. Chairman W. C. Roberts announced the meeting to organize for the 1952 youth show to be held Oct. 23 at Harmon Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Main Street
W. C. Roberts
Roberts
Harmon Park
Normal Enrollment Reported in Mason County Schools
Mason County schools opened for the fall term with about 5500 students in class. County Superintendent Kenneth W. Shaffer said most schools reported normal enrollment, while a few saw increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Births and admissions list at Point Clinic
Births announce a son to Mr and Mrs Harry Rainey South Side born Sunday. Admissions include Mrs Howard Daugherty Gallipolis Ferry Mrs Robert Thompson and infant Mrs Clyde Connolly and infant daughter Mrs Arthur Wroblewski and infant son Mrs Audrey Coleman Letart Mrs Charles Whitt and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rainey
South Side
Howard Daugherty
Gallipolis Ferry
Robert Thompson
Clyde Connolly
Arthur Wroblewski
Audrey Coleman
Charles Whitt
J. O. Grim
Carpenter
John Haffelt
Bladen
Robert Lee Saunders
Gallipolis
Mabel Burnett
Jackson
Isaac McCormick
Boyd Whitt
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
R. W. Gibert
San Jose
Calif
Roy Scarberry
Alto
Myrtle Biffle
Leon
W. N. Summers
Sam Martin
Joseph E. Brown
Cincinnati
Virgil Spurlock
Evans
Sheriff John Law of Park County Colorado
Park County Colorado sheriff John Law serves in the Mountain county in Fairplay area. The report notes his role overseeing law enforcement across the central high country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairplay
Colo
Park County
West- Gentral
Colorado
Mountain Country
John Law
Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
The State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas port declares a public auction of real estate in Lease Lot No 20 Section 3 Town 9% Range 14. The property lies along Rock Riffle Creek near Athens with four rooms and a pageant listed. Appraised at 2106.00, no sale below two thirds. cash on day of sale. Sheriff George Bateman and attorney John W Bolin announced the sale. Event set for September 20 at 1 30 PM at the east door of the courthouse in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheerifpp
State of
Ohio
Athens County
Athens
Ohio Company
Rock Riffie
Neek Pena
Ag Na Koons
M. Aagin
S&s
Rock Riffle Creek
M. A. Fagin
Annual G C Murphy picnic at Coney Island Cincinnati
The G C Murphy Co held its annual outing and picnic Sunday at Coney Island in Cincinnati. Attendees included Walter Selby store manager and Mrs Selby plus numerous couples and single guests listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Murphy C
Coney Island
Cincinnati
Walter Selby
Selby
John Sommer
John Jackson
Buddy Thomas
Linda Rulen
Violet Martin
Louise Matthews
Deltha Blain
Lois Nibert
Rose Wise
Bessie Gaskins
Pearl Schwartz
Sadie Rainey
Clara Wilcox
Relatives visit and weekend guests across towns
A flurry of visits spans Leon Charleston Dunbar Columbus and Mason with Bennett family kin and friends from West Virginia Ohio and Virginia. Notable travelers include Maxine and Jean Bennett Warren Bennett and several couples visiting relatives and attending local events. включая flight engineer Richard Folden and veterans connected to Chanute Randolph Field and World War I service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Bennett
Jean Bennett
Warren Bennett
Middleport
Leon
H. A. Buxton
Dunbar
Freda Greenlee
Disa Haymon
Charleston
Herbert Burdett
Edna Burdett
Homer Smith
Fred Hersey
Elzie Williams
Giles
W. Va
W. Blmden
Warren Stewart
Linda Sue
Columbus
John Morgan
Jerry and
Jean
Billy King
Chester Casto
James Michael
South Charleston
Harold Redman
Chester
Ethel Pritt
Point Pleasant
D. G. Wilfong
Dalles
Charlottesville
English Road
Claude Cheesebrew
Kanawha St
Long
Dunlavy
Lester Hudson
Kanawha City
J. D. Hudson
Kanauga
Ohio
S-Set
William Elias
John Elias
Mason
Sgt
Elias
Chanute Air Force Base
Randolph Field
Tex
Richard Folden
John
Bill Boyer
J. P. Folden
Webb Durst
Near Leon
Vitus Hartley, Jr
Mt. Vernon Ave
Ray Gill
Emma Gill
Stacy
Huntington
Ronald Gill
Middletown
D. T. Wartenburg
Greer
Homer Martin, Jr
Marietta
Homer Martin
Jefferson Ave
Martin
Everett Sutton
Vernon Ave
William Johnson
Chicago
Mr. Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
Ohio St
Johnson
Stanley Neal Johnson
Janie
Stanley Neal
James Carsey
Athens
Robert Kayser
Jackson Ave
Golden Jacobs
Jimmy
Corda L. ‘Sayre
Wilda
Fostoria
Evans and
Ripley
West Virginia Farm Bureau adopts road bond reform resolution
At the 33rd annual meeting in Jacksons Mill Rug the West Virginia Farm Bureau delegates condemn state road maintenance use of bond funds and urge restoration to the secondary road building fund. The group also recommends a bipartisan two member state road commission appointed by the governor. Mason County attendees included A F E Sommer W FE Kirk Artie Roush and Hobart Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Jackson's Mill
C. H. Fields
State Road Commission
a_ state road commission
Republican State Executive Committee
Democratic State Executive Committee
Mason County
A. F E. Sommer
W. FE. Kirk
Artie Roush
Hobart Stanley
Well Baby Clinic Set For Tuesday Afternoon
The Point Pleasant Junior Woman's Club sponsors a well baby clinic next Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Mason County Health Department. Dr. Franklin Schaeffer of Holzer Hospital pediatrics will examine children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Births at Holzer Hospital Include Dozens of Newborns
Holzer Hospital records show numerous births with mothers from Columbus to Point Pleasant. Names include Mrs. Henry McKenzie, Mrs. Frank Mayse, Mrs. Bernard Westfall, and Mrs. Hayden Crabtree among others, noting both sons and daughters. Discharges list many patients and infants, with several mothers named alongside newborns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McKenzie
Columbus
Robert Bethel
Jackson
Frank Mayse
Gallipolis
Lester Lee
Kananga
W. R. Hayes
Thurman
Pierce Hensley
Wellston
Jack Blazer
Tuppers Plains
Carl Norvell
Point Pleasant
Bernard Westfall
Hayden Crabtree
Oak Hill
Robert Henson
Addison
William van Sickle
South Side
W. Va
Two Proposals From Retail Merchants To Point Pleasant City Commission
The retail merchants committee presented two proposals to the Point Pleasant city commission. They urged curb bike regulation on Second Ave and Court St to ease pedestrian congestion and proposed a courtesy parking meter fund to aid out of county shoppers. Bids for a new street sweeper were received from four firms but not opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Retail Merchants Committee
City Hall
Richard Carter
Carl French
Mary Ann Campbell
John S. Richards
Marcus Massie
Lawson W. Summers
Second Ave
Court St
Wooster
W. W. Williams
Columbus
Southern Ohio Equipment
Zanesville
Bauer Industrial Sale
Worthington
Bischoff Machinery Co
GI Apartments Sold In Gallipolis For 21000
Two GI house apartments once county owned sold at a county commissioners meeting for 21000. Alfred Arnold bought the Fourth and Neil property for 10000. Kenneth Johnson purchased the 632 Second Ave. lot for 11000. The board approved aid for disabled applicants with first payments starting October 1 and a local resident slated for the Ohio tuberculosis hospital in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Court House
Alfred Arnold
Park Central Hotel
Fourth and Neil
Second Ave
Kenneth Johnson
Eastern Ave
Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Columbus
Attachment Action For $262 Is Filed
A suit in attachment for 262 dollars was filed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court against Carl Cochran of Vinton by George Van Zant of Cheshire. Van Zant alleges an August 28 account shows the debt and seeks payment plus 6 percent interest from that date. The case was filed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Cochran
Vinton
George van Zant
Cheshire
van Zant
Common Pleas Court
Truck and Car Crash on Court Street in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police investigated a traffic collision on Court Street at 2 45 p m involving a car driven by Mildred K Duffey and a truck driven by 16 year old Ruth Gullett of Vinton. The truck backed from a curb and struck the parked Duffey auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Court St
Mildred K. Duffey
Ruth Gullett
Vinton
Miss Gullett
Duffey Auto
Directors of Bureau To Hear State Report
Mason County Farm Bureau directors meet Saturday at 10 am in the county extension offices. W. C. Roberts, county agent, says President Russell Jones will preside and delegates from the state Farm Bureau meeting at Jackson's Mill will report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Farm Bureau
W. C. Roberts
Russell Jones
State Farm Bureau
Jackson's Mill
River Traffic Report from Gallipolis and Kanawha Rivers
Boats reported at Gallipolis Locks on Tuesday include Paul Blazer up at 6 55 a.m. Ernestine down 4 35 p.m. Boggs down 5 10 p.m. Cho tin up 6 15 p.m. Solvay up 6 20 p.m. Reliance up 7 20 p.m. Wood down 2 a.m. Kanawha River listings include Shirley down London 11 45 a.m. Coast Guard 52004 D down London 1 45 p.m. Iron Duke up Marmet 11 40 a.m. Jeny Z. up Winfield 10 45 a.m. Dawson up Winfield 1 50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Blazer
Ernestine
Boggs
Chotin
Solvay
Reliance
Wood
Kanawha
Shirley
London
Coast Guard
Iron Duke
Marmet
Jeny Z
Winfield
Dawson
Man Freed on Bond After Assault Charge
Okey Roach Jr of 45 Neil Ave was arrested by city patrolmen on assault and battery charges after his wife Dorothy swore out a warrant. He was released on 25 bond and will appear before Justice James A. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Okey Roach, Jr
Neil Ave
Dorothy
Justice of the Peace
James A. Johnson
Paxton and Wright Granted Marriage License
E. E. Paxton age 70 of Gallipolis Route 2 and May B. Wright age 60 of Gallipolis Route 2 were issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Paxton
Gallipolis
May B. Wright
Morriston family reunion reported near Hartford
Hartford notes cover the Morriston family reunion at J. C. Beard’s home on Shady Fork Little Sixteen Mile Creek with music by Teddy and George Ruble Akron and several family talks. Officers elected for 1953 include James M. Crump president Dorothy Lewis vice president and Bernice Anderson secretary treasurer. The report lists numerous attendees from West Concord Mass Shiniston Shinison Parkersburg and Mason County with a note the reunion will return next summer on the fourth Sunday in August at Harold Lewis’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Morriston
J. C. Beard
Shady Fork
Little Sixteen Mile Creek
Teddy
George Ruble
Akron
Ellen Jones
Denver
James M. Crump
Dorothy Lewis
Bernice Anderson
John Ruble
West Concord
Mass
Bertha Cunningham
Teddy Ruble
Leonard L. Reckart
John Lloyd
Shiniston
W. Va
L. R. Shreve
Clarksburg
Eugene Morriston
Alice
Joan
Nicholas County
M. J. Morriston
M. J. Morriston Jr
Parkersburg
L. M. Roach
Mary Lou
Jerry Allen
Winfield
Leonard Knapp
Cleveland
Charles van Sickle
Doris
St. Albans
James Lewis
Herbert Price
Penny Rae
Glasgow
Herndon Edwards
Ian Woodyard
Nitro
Dale Melton
Donna Lee
Charleston
Mason County
Mae Williamson
Roy Yauger
Clara Catherine
Raymond
John Sebrell
Jabez Beard
Irene
Robert Rice
Bobby
Mary Brannan
Marvin Lanier
Curtis Lanier
Judy
Jimmy
Ray Lanier
Louie
Leonard Dowell
Allen
Dexter
Nancy
Dorothy Kay
E. W. Vansickle
Harry Crump
Sharon Caudill
Ray Roush
Park Lee
Roger Scarberry
Preston Anderson
Larry
David
John Lewis
John Robert
Mary Jane
Robert Lewis
Mike
Sarah
Dorothy Chase
Harold Bumgarner
Doloris Jean
Jane
John Harold
Rebecca
James Jr
M. M. Malcolm
Paul
Harold Lewis
New Haven
Wife Wins Divorce in Mercerville Case
Mildred Barry of Mercerville was granted a divorce from Carl Barry on gross neglect. She also received custody of two minor children while the husband was ordered to pay child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Mildred Barry
Mercerville
Carl Barry
Minor Crashes Investigated Total 12 in Gallipolis Post
Gallipolis motorists report three minor accidents yesterday, bringing the post total to 12 since Friday. A 17 year old Cheshire youth was charged with driving left of center after colliding with a school bus driven by Rex A. Lemley. The youth will appear before Judge John W. Howells at 10 a.m. Sept. 27. Glenn Stephins, 16, of Morgantown, was injured as a driver ran off the road into a ditch. Stephins was a passenger in Paul H. Stephins car. The driver was cited for operating left of center. Two others, Eugene Johnson and Nellie M. Person, were arrested after a Route 75 accident near Oak Hill. Person faced left turn and signaling charges. Johnson cited for not having the assured clear distance ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis Post
Cheshire Route 2
Rex A. Lemley
Cheshire Route 1
van Sant
John W. Howells
Glenn Stephins
Morgantown
Paul H. Stephins
Oak Hill
Eugene Johnson
South Webster
Nellie M. Person
Huntington
Person
Johnson
Gallia Men Serving In Japan and Korea
Sgt Martian G Collins of Gallipolis serves with the X Corps in Korea after time in England and Iceland during World War II. His wife Doris resides in Gloucester New Jersey. 2nd Lt Gilbert L Neal of Gallipolis, Ohio, a Ohio University graduate, serves with the 1st Cavalry Division in Japan after prior duty at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky. His wife Joyce lives in West Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jallipolis
Martian G. Collins
Glen Blooney
Gallipolis
X Corps
Korea
Collins
England
Iceland
Doris
Gloucester
N. J
Gilbert L. Neal
J. Howard Neal
State St
Ohio University
1St Cavalry Division
Japan
Gilkeys Host Daughter and Family from Groveport
Mr. and Mrs. Dale C. Gilkey of the Queen Bee Hotel Gallipolis hosted their youngest daughter Viola and her husband James F. Luellen of Groveport as guests last week. The Luellens, visiting on vacation, toured the West Virginia mountains with Mrs. Luellen’s grandfather Charles E. Gilkey and returned to Gallipolis later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Greathart
Jeffery Joe Grinstead
Willie Grinstead
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
O. T. LaRue
I.E. Hall
Oris Grinstead
Vernal James
Okey Hesson
Paul Reynolds
R. E. Knight
Eugene Rayburn
E. J. Mowery
Parkersburg
T. W. Schuler
I. W. Schuler
Charleston
Oscar Polk
Murrysville
W. Va
Thomas Johnson
Oran Love
Elzanna Johnson
Georgia Howard
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Ocean View
Harry Grimm
Eliza Posley
Darlene Schellhose
George Grimm
Wheeling
Jacob Phillips
Wayne
Deer Park
Ellen
Mack Howard
New Haven
Virginia
Orean Love
Mason Clinic
Margaret Lou Gairing
Bridgeport
Ohio
Ohio State University
Henry Jenkins
Kenneth Babcock
Clifton
Myrtle Potts
N. J
Gallipolis
Dale C. Gilkey
Queen Bee Hotel
Second Ave
Viola
James F. Luellen
Groveport
Luellens
West Virginia
Two Drivers Cited in Gallipolis Speed Stop Case
State patrols arrested Melvin Little, 28, of Cheshire on speeding charges and he will face Mayor Russell of Middleport. Stanford Stallard, 25, of Charleston, was fined $5 and costs for failing to stop at a sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Melvin Little
Cheshire
Russell
Middleport
Stanford Stallard
Charleston
Stallard
Rotary Official Speaks at Gallia Meeting
Gallipolis West Virginia Rotary District 273 governor Rev. Daniel M. Dorsey spoke at the Farmer's Hotel meeting. He discussed trips to Lake Placid and Mexico City for district governors' meetings and praised Rotary International as a unifying global family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Daniel M. Dorsey
Rotary District
West Virginia
Rotary
Farmer's Hotel
Dorsey
Lake Placid
N. Y
Mexico City
Gilbert Bush
Point Pleasant Club
Point Club
Washington School
W. Va
Main Street Baptist Church
Point Pleasant
C. McGinness
Truman Morris
Paducah
Mrs. Elsie L. Bentz 81 Dies in Alfred
Mrs Elsie L Bentz 81 lifelong Alfred resident died early Tuesday at her home. Survived by husband William 62 years and 10 children including Mrs Sarah Woodie Mrs Allie Frost and Mrs Grace Schwartz Also 18 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren and brother George Zeigler Funeral Friday 2 pm at Alfred Methodist Church with burial in family cemetery Friends may call after Wednesday evening at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Elsie L. Bentz
William Bentz
Sarah Woodie
Tuppers Plains
Allie Frost
Athens
James Spencer
Delaware
Grace Schwartz
Shirley Bahr
Chester
Marie Hopkins
Dayton
Lola Deerberry
Akron
Cash Bentz
Ravesina
Warren Bentz
Ward Bentz
Lancaster
George Zeigler
Bedford
Alfred Methodist Church
Divorce suit filed in Gallia County
Darlene Price of Cheshire Route 2 files for divorce from Cecil W. Price of the same address citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Married Jan 23 1947 with two minor children. Mrs. Price seeks custody and support from the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Darlene Price
Cheshire
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Continental Congress
George Bateman
John W. Bolin
Dorothy J .Parmiter
Holzer Hospital
Lillie Bohn
Pliny
Russell Ball
Letart
Claude Reeves
Bidwell
Folden
Burbage Spaulding
Langsville
John Heiskell
Jean Harbrecht
Earnest Fetty
Charles Bechtle
Denver Carman
George Harmon
Rutland
Calvin Williams
Christopher Anderson
William Sheridan
Benson Cowan
Luther Oldaker
Rex Jarvis
Roger McGuire
Gertrude Watkins
Emily Ohlinger
Edward Quailis
William Leach
Clarence Smith
Robert L. Saunders
Carl Lohr
E. A. Bowles
David Hughes
William Manning
Edward Viers
Charles Daniel
Ralph Davis
Thomas Evans
Clarence Davis
Lewis Collins
Raymon Allison
Gus Frye
J. Roy Bartlett
Otis Drummond
Bureau
Fisher
Department — Store
Pleasant
Fisher's
Paramount Picture
Valley Drive-In
Hartford Social Notes
Gallia
Gilkeys
Falls City Brewing Co, Inc
Louisville
Ron
New Orleans
TVA
Alan Ladd
Paramount Presents Branded
Lan Ladd
Bani Temuck
Henry King
Joseph Cotten
Joan Fontaine
Elliott Reed
Waalley Drive-In
Rod Cesar Cameron - Romero
Windsor
Mystic India
Dorothy Hart
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