Gallia County Native Minnie Drummond Dies at 68
Minnie Mae Rupe Drummond 68 of Patriot Route 1 Gallia County died in Holzer Hospital after a lingering illness. Born March 6 1890 she was survived by husband Lester Drummond four sons and six daughters and many grandchildren. Funeral services were set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Sand Fork Baptist Church with burial in Bethesda Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Minnie Mae Rupe Drummond
McDaniels Cross Roads
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County
James
Sarah Phelps
Lester Drummond
Albert
Chesapeake
Alfred
Harold
Chicago
Ray
Circleville
Bert
Lula) Cheatwood
Carroll
Walter
Margaret) Smith
Richard
Myrtle) McDonald
Columbus
Lucille) Meldick
Frankfort
Hester
Pearl) Green
Chillicothe
Edna) Null
Springfield
Goldie White
Nelsonville
Lester
Sylvia) Hannan
Lancaster
Sandfork Baptist Church
Earl V. Cremeans
Bethesda Cemetery
Wetherholt - Sanders - Elliott
Skunk Honor Draw at Decatur Optimist Meet
Joe Taft, president of the Decatur Optimist Club, presents a skunk to an absent member to keep for a week. Names are drawn so the unlucky member must fetch the skunk at the next meeting, a gag that draws laughs and aims to boost attendance.
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Decatur
Joe Taft
Optimist Club
Queen Mary Tudor Burned 277 In England 1553 58
The record notes that during Queen Mary Tudor's reign from 1553 to 1558, 277 people were burned at the stake in England. This summary highlights the scale of the executions under her reign and identifies the historical period involved.
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Queen Mary Tudor
Bloody Mary
England
Oil Industry's 1958 Program Is Introduced
Gallipolis OIC unveiled its 1958 program highlighting the oil industry's public service role. Carl Elliott and A. M. Hyle announced the theme and emphasized teaching aids for local schools to explain free competitive system operations.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Oil Information Committee
Tye
Carl Elliott
Gallia County
OIC
A. M. Hyle
Gallipolis Oic
First Man Acquitted In Gallipolis Municipal Court Jury Trial
In Gallia County, Frank Andrews of Pomeroy was acquitted by a jury after 15 minutes of deliberation in the first jury trial ever held in the Municipal Court. Prosecutor Russell Johnson alleged Andrews struck him with a car near Grape Street and Second Avenue last March, but witnesses testified no accident occurred and Andrews was at a local eating place at the time.
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Gallipolis
Frank Andrews
Pomeroy
Gallia County
Common Pleas
William H. Jones
Andrews
Russell Johnson
Grape St
Second Ave
Johnson
Bernard Fultz
Holzer Hospital
Attorney Tells Kiwanis Difference Between U S and Russian Constitutions
Gallipolis Kiwanis heard Atty. John A. Epling compare the U S and Soviet constitutions noting the U S operates under laws while the Soviet system is controlled by leaders who are described as liars and thieves. He cited enforcement gaps and party interests guiding morals and policy.
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U.S
Gallipolis
Kiwanians
Lafayette
Atty
John A. Epling
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Paul E. Watson
Communist Party
Epling
Air Force
Benefit Card Party At St Louis Catholic Church
About 60 persons attended a benefit card party at St Louis Catholic Church Recreation Hall in Gallipolis. Proceeds go to the Bishop's Fund for charities including orphanages in the diocese.
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Gallipolis
St. Louis Catholic Church
Bishop's Fund
Two Pomeroy Drivers Have Rear Collision
Gallia County police reported a rear end collision Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Second and Locust between Marion Frances Ebersbach 41 and Lawrence A. Bing 69 of Pomeroy. Bing stopped for traffic. Ebersbach failed to stop striking the rear of the Bing car causing minor bumper frame damage. No injuries and no charges.
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Gallipolis
Marion Frances Ebersbach
Lawrence A. Bing
Pomeroy
Bing
Ebersbach
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Lina Berg
Berg
Norway
Oil Industry
Syracuse University
Ohio State University
George W. Davis
Watson
T. Jay Bradshaw
Myron Mack
Kyger Creek High School
Teddy Avner
GAHS
Leslie Barbour
Rio Grande Circle
COVIC
Athens
ORLON
FBI
Lowels
Rint
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens, Co
Wunasnem
Tussy
Prince Match
Fang Iante
Prince Matchabelli
Helene Curtis
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