Reds Fire on Boat at Quemoy Battle
AP correspondent Forrest Edwards recounts a clash off Quemoy as Communist torpedo boats attacked a convoy to reinforce the island. Eight foreign correspondents and troops rode in small boats. a landing ship came under fire for over an hour as shells and a submarine alert followed the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Edwards
Fred Waters
Quemoy
Edwards
Waters
Dents
Formosa
Pescadores
Pesecadores
Rio Grande President Sees Bright Future for College
Rio Grande College president Dr. Paul R. Lyne told Rotary members the future of Christian colleges hinges on expansion or risk of becoming mere statistics. He cited regional accreditation plans, a $1.5 million plant and endowment, and a growing nursing partnership with Holzer Hospital School of Nursing. Enrollment expected around 250 day students with night classes planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Paul R. Lyne
Farmers Hotel
America
Dr. Lyne
Rio Grande
Ohio College Association
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Lyne
Rio
Harold W. Kennedy
Ohio
Rotary
Delbert Reese
Charles Hamrick
Wellston
Point Pleasant
Jim Moore
Paul Pearson
Pete Steenbergen
Bob Johnson
Lonnie Safford
Two Gallia County Gridders Hospitalized After Practice
Gallipolis teens Paul Wilbur Evans 16 and Guy Gilbert Roberts 16 suffered back injuries during football drills with Blue Devils of Memorial Field and Rio Grande blue men respectively. Both were admitted to Holzer Hospital Tuesday afternoon in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Wilbur Evans
Elsie Evans
Chatham Ave
Bob Lang
Blue Devils
Memorial Field
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County
Guy Gilbert Roberts, Jr
Guy Roberts
Rio Grande
Johnny Wickline
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report
The bulletin lists water levels and dam statuses on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Movable dams are up, with various steamboats and tugboats reporting positions and draft readings at several locks and towns including Montgomery London Marmet Winfield and Kanawha Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Montgomery
J. F. Frieberger
Robert W. Lea
Ovec
Lock
Hardy L. Roberts
Paul Blazer
Northern
Creditor
Alton Zephyr
C. F. Hood
Gona
Lela C. Shearer
Ranger
Tradewinds
Kanawha
Ogream
At & A.m
Merrill
Gallipolis Boate
Cincinnati
Ora D II
Pennsylvania
Ernestine
Sally Rap
Cornell
Robert R. Gipson
Jim Martin
Semet
Christian Church Plans New Education Building
Ravenswood church announces groundbreaking for a two story Educational Building and Sanctuary remodeling. Ground breaking is Aug 31 at 10 30 a m with Rev Robert Lemon as speaker and Ed Reynolds Edith Cox and Laurie Smith breaking ground. Construction starts Sept 1 with completion by Jan 1 1959 aided by a 42000 gift from West Virginia Christian Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Ravenswood Christian Church
Robert Lemon
Bethany Memorial Christian Church
B. J. Hannon
The
Christian Church
Edwin E. Reynolds
Edith Cox
Laurie Smith
West Virginia Christian Missionary Society
Christian Churches
West Virginia
Baptist Revival Closes at Ravenswood Campaign
The Second Baptist Church Evangelistic Campaign ended Sunday August 31 led by Leon Foote and Bud Powell. Foote, a Mobile native and Bob Jones University graduate, has preached across the South and North. Powell, a former Bob Jones math teacher, is a noted musician and youth worker. Meetings were well attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Second Baptist Church
Leon Foote
Bud Powell
Mobile
Alabama
Bob Jones University
South
Oregon
Washington
California
Pennsylvania
Wildcat Strike Ends at Hamilton GM Plant
A six day wildcat strike ended as United Auto Workers workers returned for the 10 p.m. shift at General Motors Fisher Body plant in Hamilton Ohio after Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ohio
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Fisher Bady
Sallie Kneeream Day Picnic Draws Eastern Star Leaders
About 300 attendees from Millwood and across the state gathered at the Eastern Star Home for the Sallie D. Kneeream day picnic. W. C. Mullins of Beckley and Olive Bowyer of Charleston led the program after lunch, with numerous Grand Officers and chapters in attendance. Ravenswood R. Douglas chapter members Irene Worth Opal Curry Freda Harris Fannie Murrey Mary Clem Wilma Murrey and their families joined the event with others from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Eastern Star
Millwood
Sallie D. Kneeream
Fannie Murrey
Mary Clem
Wilma Murrey
Walden Memorial Class Holds Picnic in City Park
Fourteen members of the Golden Hour Sunday School class of Wal ton Memorial Methodist Church attended the annual class picnic in the city park Friday evening at 6:00. After supper, president Mrs H D Hartley led a brief business session and Mrs O C Ressegger presented a devotional program. Hostesses were Mrs Flora Nay and Mrs Ethel Pickens who supplied beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Walton Memorial Methodist Church
H. D. Hartley
O. C. Ressegger
Flora Nay
Ethel Pickens
Mail Worker Retires to Start Science Career
Jose G. Bueno Sr., a Chicago post office mail sorter for 33 years, retires and soon becomes a research assistant in the University of Illinois Medical Center Department of Oral Pathology. He will study chemical compounds linked to cancer and began pursuing science after earning two degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jose G. Bueno Sr
Bueno
University of Illinois Medical Center
Leonora
PTA To Help At School Registration
In Ravenswood on August 29 at North Elementary School PTA officers and committee members will greet parents and register PTA members. Names listed include Don Watters president and W. S. Ritchie Jr. bening hospitality, with meetings slated for September 15 and a pledge for one parent to attend each monthly school board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
North
PTA
Don Watters
Margaret Boyer
Howard Brownlee
Russell Freed
Mark Ethridge
Bart Benedict
W. S. Ritchie, Jr
Martin Cloran
Art Haglund
Ron Hersey
Fred White
James McCabe
George Leask
Lloyd Johnson
John S. Hall
Lilian Dye
Jack Boon
W. S. Ritchie Jr
Social Visiting Across Huntington and Nearby Towns
Mr. and Mrs. Giles Hammat of Huntington spent the weekend with brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swan. Sunday guests at C. E. Johnson's included R. D. Johnson and Ralph Johnson from Michigan. Water show attendance noted at Middleport with Swan Hammat Paynter and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Giles Hammat
Huntington
Harry Swan
C. E. Johnson
R. D. Johnson
Torch
Ralph Johnson
Michigan
Patsy Price
Linday Roush
Middleport
van McDade
Gerald Ours
Cecil McLeod
Belpre
James Davis
Ella Shaner
Margaret
Jeromesville
Effie Torrence
Lennie Swan
Long Bottom
Billy Swan
Okey Paynter
Garnet Smith
Morse Chapel
Janes
Harvard Rowing Wins All Crews In Spring Run
Harvard crews dominated in Cambridge with 11 boats in action and all winning. The Crimson posted 51 victories and only three losses for the season, and no lightweight crew lost a race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Crimson
Ravenswood Majorettes Selected for Band Split
Dee Ann Moore 15 and Judy Lincicome 15 win roles as majorette and alternate after a Ravenswood High School Band tryout on campus last week. Moore, a sophomore and 4-H Heart of Girls State winner, is active in church, M.Y.F. and band. Lincicome is junior, band member and Latin Club treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenswood
Dee Ann Moore
Judy Linchcome
Ravenswood High School
Miss Moore
Paul Moore
Jackson's Mill
Walton Memorial Methodist Church
M.Y.F
Lincicome
Frances Lineicome
Carl Linehcome
Rainbow
Fred Gann Dies at 85 in Pomeroy
Fred Gann 85 lifelong Pomeroy resident died Tuesday night at Meigs General Hospital. He worked at Pomeroy Boat Yards and Ebersbach Construction. Survived by two daughters Kathryn and Margaret and three sons Alfred Clarence and Carl. Wife preceded him in death 17 months ago. Funeral 9 a.m. Friday Sacred Heart Church Rev John Turel. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday Ewing funeral home. Burial Sacred Heart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Gann
Meigs General Hospital
Pomeroy Boat Yards
Ebersbach Construction Co
Kathryn
Margaret
Alfred
Clarence
Carl
Galion
Secred Heart Church
Father John Turel
Ewing Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Boom in Auto Sales Predicted for 1959
DETROIT reports auto industry experts forecast about 50 million car sales in 1959 with upward of a million deferred purchases from 1958 returning to the market. The rise hinges on an accumulation of unmet demand and continued consumer interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Youngstown Area Tops in Exports in 1956 Survey
The Youngstown area led Ohio in exports from 1956 state manufacturer surveys with Mahoning County shipments totaling 305 827 tons overseas. Butler, Guernsey, Summit, Cuyahoga and Scioto counties followed in the county by county ranking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning County
Butler County
Guernsey County
Summit
Cuyahoga
Scioto
DAR Chapter Opens Fall Session With Picnic Talk
The Col. Charles Lewis Chapter DAR holds its first fall meeting at 4 p.m. Friday at the Mansion House with hostesses and a picnic served. State regent Mrs V Eugene Holcomb will attend and Mrs E Barrow Jones will speak on the constitution. Regent Mrs W R Proffitt presides. A church gathering is planned for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis
Daughters of American Revolution
Mansion House
V. Eugene Holcomb
DAR of
Charleston
E. Bartow Jones
W. R. Proffitt
Milton IL. Miller
A. L. Rossiter
Louis Bateson
Jones
Howard Tully
S. C. Wilhelm
N. A. Park
Illahee Farm Women's Club Postpones September Meeting
Members of the Illahee Farm Women's Club postpone their gathering to September 10 at the home of Mrs. C. P. Stout in Ben Lomond due to Mary Francis Blain's Wednesday wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illahee Farm Women’s Club
Members of the Sacred Heart Guild of Sacred Heart Catholic
Members of the Sacred Heart Guild of Sacred Heart Catholic parish participate in a community service event and church activities, reflecting parish life and organizational roles within the Catholic community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Guild
Sacred Heart Catholic
Pioneer Farm Women discuss teen years lesson
At the September meeting of the Pioneer Farm Women's Club held at Mrs. C. E. McCulloch's home on Winfield Road, Mrs. H. C. Williamson led a lesson on living with teenagers stressing cooperation love patience and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Williamson
Pioneer Farm Women’s Club
C. E. McCulloch
Winfield Rd
Williamson
Ray Crank
Farm Women’s
West Virginia
Crank
Madge Byus
Alex McCausland
Hugh Barr
Orville Sturgeon
Orletta
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Forrest Edwards
Knights of Columbus
WJEH
Harry H. King
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Little Rock
Ray S. Smith, Jr
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Farrell Faubus
OES
Philippines
United States
Philippine Dental School
Ernesto
Jose Jr
Youngstown Area
DAR
King Festures Syndicate
Raymond Phillips
Millfield
Roy Deeter
Hughes
Smith
Memoriam
Harry Tope
Catalina
Algeo Motor Sales
E. State St
Athens
Clifford Auto
Columbus Road
Athens Pharmacy
Bill Janes
Paynesville
McConnelsville
Platt Rambler Sales
W. Union St
Robert Phillips
Bradford Auction Co
Racine, Ohio
Harold Goddard
Aue
Bartlett
Whitehall
Gettman
Juliana Street
Parkersburg
W. Va
Alexander Cemetery Incorporation
Hebardville
Bury Richey
Order of Eastern Star
Ohio Cleaners
Tedrow
Dannie's Trailer Sales, Inc
Logan
Studebaker
Plymouth
International
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
Landis Gulf
Brown's
Pure Oil
North Court
U.S
Elbertas
Hale Havens
U.S. Com
Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati (P
USDA
Cushman
Schwinn
Whizzer
White’s Shop
Zundapp
Billy Perry Motor Sales
Nelsonville
Chine Works
Elmer W. Sutton
Archie Dailey
Electric Motor Service
O. Rose
Ante
Fuller Brush
Cali Athens
the Plains
Jim Vaughn
Bob
Mahaffey Fey Motor Motor Service
Central Ave
West Roofing Co
Depot St
LC Johns
Manville
SS Janitrol Furnaces Sales & Service
L. E. White
White
LY Armstrong
H. D. Martin
D. M. Goddard
ER Grange Insurance
Baughman Insurance Agency
Rapp
S.W.P
Sherwin Williams
J. W. Shuler
Berry Hotel
Reeves Co
Attleboro Mass
Main St
Howard Powers
New Straitsville
Bos Hess
Oldsmobile
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!