Three Men Die In Head On Crash Near Gallipolis
A tractor trailer crash near Gallipolis leaves Boggs Schwable and Darby dead. All suffered severe head and chest injuries. The men from Ravenswood had earlier avoided police pursuit after speeding through Gallipolis. Coroner Charles Gaskill pronounced them dead at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Post
Charles Gaskill
Jackson County
Darby
Billy Joe Evans
Gallipolis
Richard E. Boggs
Charles Darby
Portsmouth
Charles Schwable
New Boston
Dick Thomas
Births at Holzer Hospital Include Five Newborns
A daughter to Mr and Mrs George Richard Church Gallipolis Sept 9. A son to Mr and Mrs Roger F Dillard Pomeroy Sept 9. A son to Mr and Mrs Donald E Wright Gallipolis Sept 9. A son to Mr and Mrs James Merry Bidwell Sept 9. Three more births listed with parents and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Richard Church
Gallipolis
Roger F. Dillard
Pomeroy
Donald E. Wright
James Merry
Bidwell
James M Hager
Point Pleasant
Robert-Rice-Jackson
Raymond Massie
Ironton
Sam Osborne
Jackson
Donald Wright
Walter S. Hyre
Donna Kay Quickle
Vinton
Alma Brown
George Edward Tanner
Chillico
Jury Panel Drawn for Bell Blankenship Trial in Gallia
A 75 name jury pool from Gallia County was drawn for the first degree murder trial of Bell Blankenship in Gallipolis. The panel includes 39 women and 36 men with names such as Wayne Amsbury Doris Dean Charlotte Danner and Edna Hamilton. The date of trial is set for September 30 following the Aug. 17 jail break incident in which Loren C. Borden died and Arnold Cooper was wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Bell Blankenship
Marjorie Rhinehart
Wayne Amsbury
Henry Allison
Walnut
Forrest Atkinson
Vivian Blake
Clay
Verne Blazer
Alvin Barnette
Raccoon
Marjorie Burger
Sam Baker
Addison Two
Ira Beck
Walnut Two
John Burkle
Glen Burris
Frank Bosworth
Green Two
Phillip Burns
Springfield
Walter Brown
Huntington Two
Marguerite Carter
Lucille Cooper
Centerville
B. G. Casto
Huntington
Sarah Cox
Kananga
Doris Dean
Green
Charlotte Danner
James Denny
E. R. Donnally
Perry
Gladys Davis
Sadie N. Dean
Virginia Drummond
Addison
Walter Ellis
Sarah Fellore
Betty Fisher
Emil Fowler
Guyan
Mrs. Glen First
Sanford Griffith
Elva Gibbs
Lyvonia George
Morgan
Ora Hixson
Raccoon Two
Lillian H. Hill
Charles Houck
Edna Hamilton
Bidwell
Anna Harrison
Harrison
Harold Hayes
Stanford Hively
Bessie Harrison
Letha Hartshorn
Clarence Fink
W. Harold Kennedy
Marion Kemper
Frankie Kerns
Jeffie Loveday
Cheshire
Richard Lease
Jesse Leaper
Carl M. Montgomry
Anna Massie
Charles McFarren
Lethie Massie
Joe B. Melton
Mary Payne
Melvenia Putney
Donald Palmer
Belva Rhodes
Stella Rippey
Arthur Junior Rupe
Edith Smith
Loren C. Borden
Gallia’ County
Arnold Franklin Cooper
Marriage Licenses Issued in Middleport Areas
Roland Lee Wise 21 of Middleport Route 1 and Etta Joann Gilmore 17 of Middleport Route 1 apply for license. Robert Edwin Fruth 25 of Mason West Virginia and Bonnie June Burnett 21 of Gallipolis apply for license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Lee Wise
Middleport
Etta Joann Gilmore
Willie
Margaret Farely Wise
Walter Gilmore
Edna Osler Gilmore
Robert Edwin Fruth
Mason
W. Va
Bonnie June Burnett
Gallipolis
Christopher and
Hester
Elizabeth Manley Fruth
Carroll and
Ruth Cochran Burnett
Two Accidents In Gallipolis Include Three Car Collision
Gallipolis city police investigated two accidents on Monday both at First Ave and Sycamore St. A driver’s brake failure caused a vehicle to hit a telephone booth injuring no one seriously though a passenger received hospital attention. In the 5 p.m. crash a Ravenswood man stopped for a left turn led to a multi car impact injuring no one seriously. James W Rose 26 Gallipolis was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. Nine traffic violators forfeited bonds in Municipal Court for speeding and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Ave
Second
Locust
Third Ave
Pine and
Third
Gallipolis
Highway Patrol
Jackson Post
Holzer Hospital
First Ave
Sycamore St
Bonnie Adkins
Sycamore
Richard J. Burley
Ravenswood
Robert S. Smith
Columbus
Smith
James W. Rose
Burley
Rose
Huntington
Charles D. Patrick
Salyersville
William W. Hughes
Willard
Hubert P. Chapman
North Carolina
Marvin Lutz
New Boston
John S. Conley
Wheelersburg
Clyde Eblin
Bladen
Frank Grubb
Russell
Man Fined and Jailed for Carrying Concealed Weapon
James Robert Hayman age 33 of Point Pleasant was fined $100 and costs for carrying a concealed weapon. He failed to pay and was jailed. Hayman was arrested Sunday night at an upriver tavern after brandishing the gun before patrons and was also charged with intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Robert Hayman
Point Pleasant
Hayman
Pomeroy Man Escapes Injuries In Meigs County Wreck
A Pomeroy man, Robert E. Eblin 20, escaped serious injury when his car ran off Bud Wilson Road in Meigs County and rolled after a dog ran in front of his vehicle. He was taken to Meigs General Hospital with a head laceration and kept for observation. Separately, Municipal Court fined several for speeding and related offenses, including Philip Heck and Max Tawney both at $10 plus costs, and others with bonds or fines for speeding, driving left of center, reckless operation, overlength vehicle, intoxication, and muffler defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Eblin
Pomeroy
Eblin
Meigs County
Bud Wilson
Meigs General Hospital
William H. Jones
Philip J. Heck
Gallipolis
Max Tawney
Russell Cantrell
Jackson
Emil Freudmann
Cincinnati
Walter N. Phillips
New Haven
Lawrence Lutz
Ironton
Freddie R. Childress
Bluefield
W. Va
Harry Doddrill
Vinton
Gallipolis Chamber hears report on road work and growth
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Lafayette Hotel heard highway reports. Route 7 will be resurfaced from Gallipolis to Eureka with a contract to Standard Asphalt and Tar Co. Route 588 in Gallipolis Two also to be resurfaced. Membership stands at 161, and 47 percent of business surveys filed with planning action. A convention delegate was not appointed. Miles Epling welcomed back to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fourth Ave
State St
Bob McCormick
Miles Epling
John E. Halliday
Chamber
City Planning Commission
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Water Supply Discussed at North Gallia High
North Gallia Local Board of Education discussed the high school water system finding a problem. Tests will analyze the reddish brown standing water while other district schools have satisfactory supply. A substitute teacher Miss Mary Kennedy and substitute cafeteria worker Mrs Keith Tyler were hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Gallia High School
North Gallia
Mary Kennedy
Porter
Keith Tyler
Jim Donaldson
Raymond Lanthorne Dies in Eureka at 54
Raymond Lanthorne, 54, of Eureka, died at 12:45 am Tuesday in Holzer Hospital after a stay since August 19. The body was moved to C. J. Waugh Funeral Home for funeral arrangements to be completed Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raymond Lanthorne
Eureka
Holzer Hospital
C. J. Waugh Funeral Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evans
Boggs
Schwable
Kuhner
Oak Hill
Bill Niday
City Hall
Jane Wilson
W. F. Marting
Charles Marks
Frank P. Clay
Gerald Meeks
G. W. Adams
Smith Henderson
W. W. Robinson
William Safford
Nancy Reid
Daryl Northup
George Fulks
Gayle de Hart
Elmer Kaiser
Venice
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
John Richards
Neva Eachus. Bell
Blankenship
Lewis Fisher
Federal Land Bank
The
United National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
Sec
v.Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
Simplon
Pomeroy Man
Ohio
Ray Lanthorne
Grove Laboratories, Inc
Edsel
Ford
Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
Ste
Dick Blosser
East State Street and
Grand Park Blvd
Athens, Ohio
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!