Grand Jurors Adjourn. 13 Indictments Passed
In Gallipolis the grand jury returned true bills on thirteen indictments after adjourning Thursday afternoon. Defendants include Clyde Putney Richard Meadows and Harry Liggins for non support Berkley McComas for assault with intent to kill Edward Lee Copas for burning property and Nan nie Fay Stephens for auto theft among others. Some defendants were not indicted or bound over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marjorie Rinehart
Warren F. Sheets
Clyde Putney
Richard Meadows
Harry Liggins
James Earl Roberts
Kenneth Hysell
Cecil Dallas Dillon
Thelma Smith
Grand
Gene J. Lowery
Edward Lee Bell
Edward Lee Copas
Nannie Fay Stephens
Lonnie Lucas
Walter Jenkins
William Gilmore
Walter Haskins
Four Applicants For Patrolman Restore List In Gallipolis
Four men took the civil service exam to restore the city patrolman eligibility list expiring July 30. The candidates were John Taylor Miles Johnson Willard Richard Downey and Maurice Grover. Only two qualified on August 6, and at least three must take the exam. The commission president was absent but the other two members conducted the test. A special meeting will be set to grade papers and create a new eligibility list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Taylor
Miles Johnson
Willard Richard Downey
Maurice Grover
Civil Service
Ernest E. Null
Gallipolis Municipal Civil Service Commission
Columbus
Cassius M. Canaday
Earl Moore
Earl Moore, Conducted the Examination. When President Null
Civil Service Commission
Radio Station Post Resigns to Join Wellston Ownership
Gallipolis engineer and on air announcer Parks Robinson announced his resignation to become part owner of the Wellston radio station. He leaves Sept. 22 and joins Wellston staff Oct. 1 after FCC approval. Other Wellston owners are Kenny Williams John Wilson and Stephen Rowland. Robinson previously worked in Cordele Morgantown and Clarksburg and attended West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Parks Robinson
Wellston
Kenny Williams
John Wilson
Stephen Rowland
Robinson
Cordele
Morgantown
Clarksburg
West Virginia University
Federal Communications Commission
Hospital Births and Admissions Report
Holzer Hospital notes multiple births and admissions with names of patients and their origins. Listed are new infants for Wallace Smith Gilley Work man and many adults admitted for medical or surgical care across Gallipolis Point Pleasant Ironton Athens and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Smith
Point Pleasant
A. M. Gilley, Jr
Eldridge Workman
Gallipolis
Thomas M. Baker
Leon
Eugene Harmon
Ray Schaffstall
Ironton
Blaine Hubbard
Centerville
Otho Gregory
Radcliff
E. H. Phelps
Athens
Milton G. Ferguson
Vinton
Mary Katherine Meek
Bidwell
Belva Haskins
Crown City
Stephen Edwards
South Webster
Eula Bell Thornton
Leslie Rudy
Dundas
Ed E. Jones
Jackson
Labor Day Socials and Local Movements in Ohio and WV
Local residents from Carpenter Columbus Albany and surrounding areas spent Labor Day weekend visiting relatives and friends. Alva Rupe was appointed township trustee to fill a vacancy from a death. Clair Dudgeon returns to base in England while Mina Dudgeon moves to Toledo. Birth announced for William Allen Moore at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens with grandparents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Clair D. Stansbury
Columbus
Wren G. Turner
Albany
Dale Stansbury
Alva Rupe
Harry Dudgeon
Dale Dye
Mary
Glen Irwin
A. R. Caster
J. L. Rawlings
Spencer
Middleborne
W. Va
Clair Dudgeon
Air Force
England
Mina Dudgeon
Toledo
Leo Dudgeon
Dudgeon
Leland Moore
Garnet Starkey
William Allen
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Ruth Starkey
Taylor Moore
Cincinnati
D. Butcher
Mt. Sterling
Robert Maddy
Charleston
Arthur Groppenbacher
Fern Gillogly
Arthur Crabtree
Wes
Gallipolis Church News Highlights Local Services
The Gallipolis Church News lists worship and study times for several congregations including Church of Christ, Church of God, St. Louis Catholic, Church of the Nazarene, First Baptist, St. Peter's Episcopal, Paint Creek Baptist, Salem Baptist, First Presbyterian, Grace Methodist. Notable items cover Mass schedules, evangelistic events, midweek services, youth activities, and upcoming association plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Lewis Mikell
Church OF God
Woodrow North
ST. Louis
Adolph Golubiewski
Gallipolis State Institute
Church OF the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shaffer
First Baptist
W. H. Green
D. R. Loomis
ST. Peter’s Episcopal
Richard H. Ash
Mary and Martha Guild
Southeastern Ohio Episcopal
Athens
Paint Creek
Preston C. Smith
Baptist Trainiing Union
Salem Baptist
Don P. Hawkins
Herman Wood
Central Ohio Baptist Association
Finley Davis
Salem Church
M. A. Lowks
Cadmus Church
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Route 35
Frank Knutsen
Grace Methodist
Paul M. Niswander
A. D. Lusk
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Grace
Women's Society of Christian Service
Local notes from Minersville and surrounding area
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Smith of Rosedale Ind visited Mr and Mrs Edward Parker. Marilyn Grueser returned from Florida. The Maags and Stella Grueser joined relatives at Warren. Mary Ann Amberger fractured an arm in a bicycle fall and was treated at the Mason Clinic. Edward Parker Jr moved to the Jack Williams property. Herman Lovett entered Holzer Hospital for observation and treatment. Relatives from Columbus visited local families and Stella Grueser spent the holiday with the Gruesers at Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Amberger
Mason Clinic
Edward Parker, Jr
Jack Williams
Herman Lovett
Holzer Hospital
Edith Burnell
Edith Hood
Lillian Smith
Morris
Harry Clark
Byron Hysell
Columbus
George W. Fisher
Paul Fisher
Edward Hawley
Donald Dailey
Hawley
Stella Grueser
Elmer Grueser
Point Pleasant
Gallia County 4-H Youths Earn State Fair Honors
Gallia County youths and their leaders were honored for state fair grades across clothing demonstrations health activities and project awards. The report lists winners including Patty Baughman Roger Hill and Ruth Sonner with multiple grades from A to B and note of health king and queen Phyllis Metcalf and Roger Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Davis
Clarence Davis
Mary Berg
Keith Berg
Rio Lucky Clover
Anita Tope
Wendell Tope
Laura Wood
Walter Wood
Harris Lucky Ladies
Dorothy Swisher
John Swisher
Linda Cardwell
F. F. Cardwell
Raccoon Valley
Dorbhetta Roberts
Corbett Roberts
Wanda Harris
Charles PD. Harris
Centenary Merry Maids
Mary Lou Miller
J. Dale Miller
Don Swisher
Gallia County
Ing
Roger Hill
B. H. Hill
Phyllis Metcalf
Lester R. Metcalf
Vinton Chat
Chew
Sonner
Vinton Chat and Chew
Dewey Walker
Addison Silver
Fred Carman
Stanley Davis
Centenary Lucky Bucks
Delmas Baughman
Victor Niday
Jean McCoy
Vernon McCoy
Vinton Chat and
Diana Thorne
Ernest Thorne
Donna Middaugh
Gallipolis State Institute
Margeda Edwards
E. A
Ruth Sonner to Wed Harold Adams in April
Gallia County home demonstration agent Ruth Sonner of Gallia County will marry Harold Adams of Leesburg in early April. Adams, a 1951 Ohio State University graduate and farmer near Leesburg, served in the armed forces. Sonner, a Wilmington College graduate, became a home demonstration agent in Gallia County two years after 1949. She previously worked as a 4-H assistant in Hocking and Highland counties and taught at White Oak Local School in Highland County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ruth Sonner
Gallia County
Columbus
Anne Clark
Rio Grande
Patty Baughman
Delmas Baughman
Centenary Merry Maids
Congress
Roger Hill
B. H. Hill
Raccoon Valley
Lester Walter
Loren Walter
Buckeye Boosters
Clara June Grover
Paul Grover
Eno
Ruth Franklin
B. Lincoln Franklin
Nancy Walker
Dewy Walker
Vinton Chat and
Chew
Ohio State University
Armed Services of the Nation
Adams
Leesburg
Sonner
Wilmington College
Hocking County
Highland County
White Oak
Clark Family Reunion Held At Rio Grande College Cafeteria
The Clark family reunion met Sunday in the Rio Grande College cafeteria with a business meeting led by S. Vance Clark. Edith Clark Bane registered relatives as Rosemary Notter Nancy and Marlene Clark performed and Tommy Clark danced. Out-of-town visitors included Frank Clark of Dearing GA and several Clark relatives from Granville Huntington Columbus Logan Dayton and Le gan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Rio Grande College
S. Vance Clark
Edith Clark Bane
Rosemary Notter
Nancy
Marlene Clark
Tommy Clark
John Clark
Frank Clark
Dearing
S. V. Clark
Marlene
A. G. Clark
Springfield
Allie Raines
Huntington
Carl Johnson
Bertha C. Watts
Granville
John L. Clark
Billy
Tommy
D. Jack
Column J
R. Russell
Dayton
John Myers, Jr
Linda and
Carol
Legan
Sign Sesqui Band to Play Gallipolis Sesquicentennial Dance
Ed Lancaster's orchestra signed to perform at the Gallipolis sesquicentennial dance on October 17 in the Lafayette Hotel. Announcement made Thursday night by Mrs. Marianne Campbell, chairwoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ed Lancaster
Lafayette Hotel
Marianne Campbell
Layne Family Reunion Reported At New Haven Park
The Layne clan joined several families for picnics and reunions at New Haven park on Sunday. Attendees included numerous Laynes and related families from Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan, plus visitors from Crossville and Anderson, with extend families of Turnbulls also gathering for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Layne Clan
New Haven Park
7Erman
Layne
Amen?ewell
Harry Layne
Okey Layne
Allen Layne
Jim Layne
Araminta Fry
Otto Grimm
Tom Adams
Friend Gibbs
Archie Layne
Ellen Layne
Ned Turnbull
Crossville
Tenn
Ivan Layne
Anderson
Services and social notes from Hartford Charge region
Dr. William Knox will lead Sunday services at Hartford Charge and Graham Station. Local residents and visitors from Ripley, Charleston, Columbus, and Huntington are listed with recent social and church activities. War draft departures and college movements mark the latest community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Knox
Huntington Methodist Church
Hartford
Graham Station
Chauncey Area Guests Listed for Weekends
Mr and Mrs Raymond Bellar of Leon W Va visited Mr and Mrs Paul McKinney and family. Clarence Stalder Dottie and Marylin from Springfield visited Lassie Cruikshank and family. Dottie Stalder of Athens joined the Cruikshanks for a week. William Haws of Columbus visited Helen Howard and Olive Brookins in Millfield. Ransbotton family from Dayton with Richie and Debbie were holiday guests. Junior Courtney of Mechanicsburg visited his parents. James Wolfe and Jeanetta of Girard Ohio were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs John Schoon. Lloyd Sayre and daughter Shirley of Ironton spent weekend with relatives. Chester Simpson hosted Eddie Weiss and son George Esther Brown and sons from Columbus. Tiny Lopez Howard Simpson and Millfield residents were also visitors, along with Pvt Warren Simpson home from Camp Breckinridge Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Missionary Group
William Powell
Otto Grimm
Stella Fry
Harry Layne
Paul Henderson
Howard Wagenhais
Lloyd Roush
Carol Ann
Springfield
Wittenberg College
Vernon Cady
Daughters of Columbus
Joe Ohlinger
Clarence Stalder
Dottie
Marylin
Lassie Cruikshank
Sue Stalder
Athens
Cruikshanks
Stalders
William Haws
Columbus
Helen Howard
Olive Brookins
Millfield
Richard Ransbottom
Richie
Debbie
Dayton
Junior Courtney
Mechanicsburg
G. B. Courtney
James Wolfe
Jeanetta
Girard
Ohio
Wolfe
John Schoonover
Lloyd Sayre
Shirley
Ironton
Chester Simpson
Eddie Weiss
George
Esther Brown
Sons
Tiny Lopez
Howard Simpson
Warren Simpson
Camp Breckinridge
Chauncey and Morristown Church Services This Week
Schedule lists ministers and times for Chauncey Gilberts Taylor Ridge Greens Run Millfield Trimble Morristown Holiness Pilgrim Holiness Church of God and Methodist services. Morning sermons by Courtney Mulkin and others with Sunday schools worship and evening services across several local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Clarence Mulkin
Courtney
Taylor Ridge
Chauncey
Mulkin
Greens Run
Millfield
Trimble
Morristown
Helen Tatman
Pilgrim Holiness
Ray Pidcock
Services Planned By Chauncey Church Of Christ
Chauncey Church of Christ group plans Sunday services at the county home at 2 p m. The program will feature hymn singing and special music with Rev. Gilbert Courtney as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Concord Church Sunday School Class Party
The Concord Church Sunday school held a class party last Friday night at the home of Mrs. Bessie Wemmer in Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey - the Sunday
Concord Church
Bessie Wemmer
Millfield
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Carol Greene
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Rosedale
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Eno Sail On
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Maurice Bane
Wide Awake Club
Raymond Reynolds
J. V. Reynolds
Larry Hill
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