Four year old escapes injury in Route 7 crash near Gallipolis
A car driven by Virginia Myers collided with a northbound semi driven by Donald Skelly on Route 7 two miles north of the Silver Bridge. Christine Myers, four, was thrown into traffic and treated for head and leg injuries. James Vennari stopped to aid, but a second semi failed to stop and struck his car. Several others were treated for minor injuries.
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Gallipolis
Christine Myers
Virginia Deila Myers
Chatham Ave
Holzer Hospital
Donald F. Skelly
Jackson
Silver Bridge
James H
Births and divorces reflect Holzer area families
Holzer Hospital lists numerous births with parents from Ravenswood Gallipolis Wellston and surrounding towns. A Gallia County divorce suit is filed in Tiltonsville for Wanda Lyall versus Irvin Lyall seeking alimony and custody. The Gallia Health Department reports 90 polio shots and other vaccines at a weekly clinic, bringing Gallia County polio shots to 4115 since January 1.
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Gallipolis
Wanda Lyall
Gallia County County
Gallia County
Petit Larceny Dismissed and Man Freed
Gallia County Municipal Court dismissed the petit larceny charge against Roy E. Turner 21 Point Pleasant due to insufficient evidence. Turner was released from Gallia County jail where he had been held since Aug 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Roy E. Turner
Point Pleasant
Turner
Gallia County
Sheriff’s Department
Edna Reod
Lawrence H. Plants
Plants
James F. Stover
State
Highway Patrol
Fewer Unemployment Claims in Gallia and Meigs Counties
Gallia and Meigs Counties show 116 fewer unemployment claims than a year ago per figures by Frank W. Childers, Gallipolis Ohio, State Employment Service manager. Friday totals: Gallia 233 claims, including 33 initial and 200 continuing. Meigs 241 claims, including 31 initial and 210 continuing, down from 337 last year.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Meigs County
Frank W. Childers
Ohio State Employment Service
Gallia County
Vinton Men Face Charges In Gasoline Theft
Gallia County patrol reports two Vinton men Frank Knotts 31 and Heyward Mc Comas 18 were jailed on petit larceny charges for stealing gasoline from road equipment on Route 325. Mc Comas posted 100 bond. Knotts remained jailed. A separate DUI arrest led to bonds for Marvin Caldwell and Larry Canaday. A new motor vessel James L Hamilton carrying 20 coal barges passed Gallipolis en route to Pittsburgh for repairs.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
State Highway Patrol
Ptl
Gene E. Scott
Frank Knotts
Heyward McComas
McComas
Knotts
Route 325
Gallia County
Island Creek Coal Co
James L. Hamilton
Albert F. Holden
Holden
Pittsburgh
Dravo
Neville Island
Two Wrecks Reported in Gallipolis Parking Accidents
In Gallipolis two weekend auto collisions were reported by city police. Jewell Evans of Bidwell pulled from a no parking zone on Court Street at 1 15 p m, scraping a parked car owned by Jason H Sheppard Jr. Minor damage occurred to both vehicles. Later Harry McElhaney of Northup pulled into a no parking zone on Vine Street, hitting a parked car owned by Forrest Scarberry of Crown City. Scarberry’s bumper was bent and McElhaney’s car sustained minor right rear damage. Later ASC committee votes were tabulated with ties possible. Jimmie Evans noted no release of names until ties are resolved, as delegates to the ASC convention will be chosen.
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Gallipolis
Ptl
Gary Winters
Winters
Jewell Evans
Bidwell
Court St
Jason H. Sheppard, Jr
Harry E. McElhaney
Northup
Vine St
Forrest Scarberry
Crown City Route 2
McElhaney
Scarberry
Jimmie Evans
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Warehime
Evans
New College Policy Brightens Marietta Campus Balance
Marietta College opens a new women's dormitory and enrolls an almost equal gender mix with 245 women to 250 men in the freshman class. In Gallipolis a marriage license is issued to John M. Fuller and Judy C. Jones, both 19.
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Marietta
Marietta College
Gallipolis
John M. Fuller
Bidwell
Judy C. Jones
Engaged: Miss Sandra Hood to Fred Wybenga in June 1963
Miss Sandra Sue Hood daughter of Mr and Mrs James A Hood of 2010 Eastern Ave Gallipolis is engaged to Fred A Wybenga son of Mr and Mrs Pete Wybenga of Hyattsville Md The 1960 Gallia Academy High School graduate attends Rio Grande College majoring in elementary education and serves as children's librarian at Gallia County District Library He will marry in June 1963 after earning a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland and working in Baltimore Md with Babcock and Wilcox Co Both are active in their churches and communities.
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Gallipolis
James A. Hood
Eastern Ave
Sandra Sue
Fred A. Wybenga
Pete Wybenga
Hyattsville
Gallia Academy High School
Miss Hood
Rio Grande College
Gallia County
First Baptist Church
Rotterdam
Holland
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Babcock and Wilcox Co
Christian Reformed Church of
Washington, D. C
Barn Door Falls On Girl Sues For Broken Leg
Gallipolis reports a sliding barn door fell on three year old Carol L. Cremeens at a relative’s home injuring her leg. She was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 2 55 p m in satisfactory condition. Other injuries include Leora Hoover eight with a broken left arm, Danny Rayburn eleven with a broken left arm, and Sarah Senegar eighty two with a broken left hip all admitted Saturday with varying conditions.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Carol L. Cremeens
Brice Cremeens
Columbus
Leora B. Hoover
Earl E. Hoover
Beaver Route 1
Danny A. Rayburn
C. Leslie Rayburn
Letart
Sarah M. Senegar
Wellston
Boy Who Stole Car Returned To Indiana
A 15 year old Marion Indiana youth was arrested for auto theft Thursday night by city police and released Sunday morning to Arthur M Gross chief probation officer Marion Indiana The Gallipolis State Highway Patrol post said the car was stolen Thursday in Marion Elroy Thompson Marion owner of the car recovered it Sunday morning.
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Gallipolis
Marion
Ind
Arthur M. Gross
Rio Grande College Opens Fall Semester with Freshman Orientation
Rio Grande College in Gallipolis begins fall term with an 8 a.m. Friday start after freshman orientation. Activities include a community welcome, testing and registration, a freshman dance, campus tours, Bob Evans farm wagon tour, a wiener roast, women’s orientation, and a student senate activity. The day’s events conclude with a Kiwanis sponsored picnic for all Rio Grande College freshmen and Holzer Hospital School of Nursing students. The Toddlers Mothers Club holds an intra-club bake sale September 25, with Mrs. Harold Walker nominated as state convention delegate.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Orienta
Davis Hall
Bob Evans Farm
Bob Evans Lake
Moulton Recreation Hall
Kiwanis
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Norman Stewart
Lester Plymare
Harold Walker
Columbus
Floyd Johnson
Plans For Gallia Girl Scout Fund Drive 1962
Mrs J Gordon Gibert announces final plans for the 1962 annual Girl Scout fund drive in Gallia. A coffee meeting for volunteer leaders is set for Tuesday at 9 am in the First United Presbyterian Church Sunday school rooms. Leaders will canvass unresponsive businesses and Troop reps will bring pledge letters. Special guests include Mrs Clayton Carter and Mrs Louise Holtgreive of Huntington. Parking is provided by the city. Fund drive chairman is Mrs Robert A Dennison with assistants Mrs August L Arnold and others.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Clayton Carter
Rocky Ledges Girl Scout Council
Louise Holtgreive
Huntington
Gibert
Robert A. Dennison
Dennison
August L. Arnold
George S. Roberts
Leo Mossman
C. R. McGinness
Madden Rites Held Monday
Funeral services for Francis Marion Madden 80 Thurman Route 1 were held at 2 30 p m Monday at Old Pine Church with Rev Orville Foxline of Jackson officiating Burial followed in the church cemetery He died Saturday in Holzer Hospital after a fall at his home fracturing his right hip He was a Greenup County Ky native son of the late Mr and Mrs John Madden He is survived by his wife Alma Zornes. they had no children.
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Gallipolis
Francis Marion Madden
Thurman
Old Pine Church
Orville Foxline
Jackson
Madden
Holzer Hospital
Greenup County
John Madden
Alma Zornes
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Middleport
Rutland
Harold Exline
Martha A. Ohlinger
Mrs. Myers
June Johnson
Skelly
Steel City
Hannan Trace
Murray
Danny Lee Cummins
Crown City
Avery Adkins
Adkins
Jackson St
Keystone Rd
Robert Meade
Meade
Gladys Pauley
South Charleston
W. Va
Earl I. Howell
Howell
Mitchell Rd
Pauley
Mrs. Pauley
William B. Cooper
Raccoon Creek
Cooper
Chester Crews
Holzer Hospital News
Roger L. Underwood
Ravenswood
Don R. Johnson
Wendell Kanouse
South Webster
Niles G. Waldron
Hamden
William E. Dunn
John T. Horrocks
Zona Essman
William J. Davis
Alma Danner
Dennis P. Martin
Danny G. Rayburn
Beaver
Donald E. Smith
Long
John Marr
Marion Scarberry
Robert Reed
Zella Cross
Harry Gibbs
William Lantz
Kenneth P. Bays
Arthur B. Kimes
Edward Riley
C. R. Bolton
Samuel Smith
Timothy Clifford
Ottie McGraw
James M. Taylor
William M. Maloy
William Kelly
Harold Simmons
Charses
James Kenneth Echols
Williamson
W.va
Marshall University
Williamson High School
Beltone
Athens
Indiana
the Messenger
Ohio
Tion Assembly
Davis Recreation Hall
Calvary Baptist
Simpson Chapel
J. Gordon Gibert
Neal B. Clark
Jerald Parsons
H. C
Ashland
Empire
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Pomeroy, Ohio
Wyandotte
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