Emancipation Day Celebration Highlighted by Rainout
The 3rd annual Emancipation Celebration at Gallipolis featured Miss Joan Abbott crowned queen with Craddolph presiding. Rain interrupted the event, ending afternoon remarks by Congressman Jenkins who noted ongoing struggles for freedom. Local candidates attended and were introduced amid entertainment from Harrison Barnett and others.
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Centerpoint
Joyce How
Thomas A. Jenkins
Gallipolis
Joan
Zmansington
Pomeroy
Joan Abbott
Vin
RFC
G. J. Johnson
Ledo
Rom Columbus
Gram
HL. E. Harris
Lacey Hogan
Congressman Jenkins
Flossie
Craddolph
Miss Abbott
Lene Harper
Blackfork
Jannis
Emergencies Place All Vehicles on Roads
Gallia County emergency departments including nonfire units were mobilized Sunday afternoon for a large incident. All agencies coordinated quickly and effectively, demonstrating capacity to manage major emergencies. The sequence began with a Rio Grande area accident involving two people.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Yeterday
Rio Grande
Driver Dies Beside Car on Rainy Route 218
Sherman, a 62-year-old Coal Grove resident, stopped on Route 218 six miles south of Mercerville during heavy rain to relieve chest pain and died at 4:15 p.m. The coroner, Donald R. Warehime, said the death followed by a separate Route 35 crash and multiple ambulance calls as responders managed two accidents in Mercerville and surrounding areas.
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Gallipolis
Wuert Sherman
Coal Grove
Route 1
Donald R. Warehime
Sherman
Mercerville
Wiley Wallace
Luther
John
Johnson
Car Leaves Route 33 in Minor Collision Near Pomeroy
Walter J. Harper, 48, of Lima, lost control on Route 33 north of Pomeroy at 2:25 PM Friday, struck a bank after brake and hill curve. Passenger Margurite Hetper, 46, Lima, suffered a bruised shoulder. State patrol noted four convictions from Judge W H Jones’s municipal court including Loretha P White for left of center driving and Everett M Rayburn Jr for parking in a public drive.
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Walter J. Harper
Lima
Pomeroy
Harper
Margurite Hetper
state highway _ patrol
Muncal Court
W.H. Jones
Loretha P. White
Bidwell
Everett M. Rayburn, Jr
Kanauga
River traffic and dam status on Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
River traffic report notes numerous boats and tugs on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Dams are largely movable and rising, except 29 that fell. several locks show boats moving up or down with times listed, including Montgom ery Vulcan Lock 16 and 17 Salvati. rainfall small. Kanawha boats at Galliapolis and nearby points also logged.
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Tanpous
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Kanawha Falls
Montgomery
Ohio River
Vulcan
Crane
R. H. Bosworth
Tri-State
Salvati
Helen
Chanee
Betty Mor
Nidal Dean
Chris Jr
Ogram
John J. Rowe
Cornell
Sohio State
Sam Houston
Kanawha
Winfield
R. W. Richie
Gallipolis
Ernestine
City of Mays
E. Jones
Jone
Toged
JODEL VISITING HOME WITH WASHINGTON MODEL GUEST
Miss Nancy Hamilton, a Washington D C model, is spending a few days with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. George Hamilton.
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Nancy Hamilton
Washington, D. C
George Hamilton
Collisions Reported in Gallipolis Over Weekend
Two rear end collisions were reported in Gallipolis over the weekend within minutes of each other Sunday afternoon. Cristopher C. Stewart, 53, of Columbus, stopped at First and Sycamore. Denzil R. Rhodes, 24, of Toledo, struck from behind. Later, Marlin Jones, 18, of Patriot Route 2, was hit at Berger and Eastern by Charles S. McClung, 43, of Bell, West Virginia. Both incidents involved failure to stop within the assured clear distance.
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Gallipolis
Cristopher C. Stewart
Columbus
Sycamore
Denzil R. Rhodes
Toledo
Stewart
City Police
Marlin Jones
Berge R
Charles S. McClung
Bell
W. Va
Five Crashes Reported In Gallia District Weekend
Gallipolis patrol logged five accidents over the weekend plus a fatal crash west of Gallipolis. The severest non fatal wreck occurred Sunday at Route 35 Rio Grande injuring James Lacy 10 and G S Hearn 1 with cuts and hip injury. Kenneth Bailey 18 lost control near South Charleston and hit a power pole. Earlier, a Sunday dawn collision on Route 1 south of junction 218 injured Elaine Baker 46 and H Joseph Bledsoe 38. At Rutland Main Street a collision damaged a parked pickup and a post office truck injuring no one. A Route 7 crash near Swan Creek Bridge left Ellis Scarberry 32 and Paul Adkins 30 with mishaps but no serious injuries.
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Gallipolis
Save Highway Patrol
Rio Grande
Holzer Hospital
Kenneth R. Bailey
South Charleston
James Lacy
St. Albans
G. S. Hearn
Elaine Marie Baker
Lower
River Road
H. Joseph Bledsoe
Hixson
Tenn
Main St
Rutland
Charles E.' George
Pleasantville
HPO
Ohio Valley Limestone Co
Bidwell
Swan Creek
Ellis
Scarberry
Bladen
Paul Adkins
Huntington
Trucsk
Sarberry
Gallipolis Students Leaving for College
Gallipolis students from Gallia Academy High School head to colleges across the state and nation. Many attend Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan, Rio Grande, and other institutions while others study at Jefferson Medical College, Washington University, and the University of Iowa. Several are entering or continuing law and piano, with families noting prep and scholarships as they pursue higher education.
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Almensen
James Danner
Millfield
Athens County
Halliday
John F. Halliday
Jefferson Medical College
Ohio University
Martha Robinson
Willavene
Sheets
Rio Grande
Ohio Wesleyan
Miss Robinson
Ohio State
Washington University
Johnnie Ecker
Col
St. Louis
Charles E. Holzer
Betty Kratz
Eva Kratz
Stewart Hall
Staunton
State School For South
Karen
Mike Harthe
Haver
Richard Epling
Ford
Lafayette
Ind
Mike
Frank L. Harvey
M. T. Epling
Wanda Folden
Christne Holzer
Hacketts
Town
N. J
Oberlin College
C. E. Holzer
Port
Bill
Jack Brown
W. Lewis Brown
Stanley Folden
Robert Danner
Sigma Chi
Gallia Academy
Elias Sisson
Carolyn
Lynchburg
Wheaton
Randol College
Ill
Gallipolis
Education
Pope Sullins Bride In Greenup Rites At Hopewell
Miss Jane Pope daughter of Mrs Lonnie Pope Route 141 married Cecil Sullins son of Mr and Mrs L D Sullins Bidwell Route 2 on Sunday Sept 16 at Greenup Kentucky. The couple will establish a home in Columbus after a brief stay in Gallia County. Local society notes celebrate the wedding and other community events as residents attend meetings and visits across Ohio and adjoining states.
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Robert Spriege
Greenup
Sullins
Gallia Academy High School
Butler Drug Store
Bidwell-Porter High School
U. S. Air Force
General Motors Corp
Columbus
State St. i
Jack Frazier
Mary Campbell
Peggy
Nancy
Berkley
Calif
Frazier
University of California
United States Department of Public Health
Margaret Castle
Bluefield
W. Va
Bluefield College
Southern Hotel
Albert N. Deckard
Otto Carter
Edgemont Road
Dorothy Rowe
Rappsburg
Wilda Landrum
Oak Hill
Holzer, Hospital
Frank Loucks
Kathy
Bill
Guy White
Two Killed In Collision On Busy Highway
State patrol and local agencies investigated a two car crash that killed a Flesh er couple. The driver may have veered off right, causing a dangerous cross road maneuver. Coroner, sheriff, and police managed traffic while awaiting funeral arrangements for the couple.
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State Highway Patrol
Fleshers
Sheriff's Department
Ion Hand
Donald R. Warehime
George Z. Fleser
Kermit
Franddaughter
Carolyn Flesher
Ohio University
Boyd Hall
Ben
Ravenswood
Ohio
Opening Night Hometown Jubilee at Chauncey Dover HS
Chauncey Dover Lions Club sponsors Hometown Jubilee a two hour all star comedy revue at Chauncey Dover high school auditorium Sept 28 and 29 to raise funds for eyeglasses for needy children in Chauncey and Dover township. Cast features local talent with impersonations and skits including Bob Hope Bing Crosby Dinah Shore and more. Two golden wedding couples will be guests of honor and a Last Day of School theme runs through the show with a King and Queen crowning on Thursday night and student voter standings posted in windows and daily.
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Chauncey
Ruth McMullen
Kansas City
Bunk Brown
Bob Hope
George Sofrenko
Bing Crosby
Millie Pincelli
Dinah Shore
Roger A. Round
Carrol Tippett
Earnest Higginbottom
Russell Johnson
Miss Famee
Kate Preston
Sad ‘Im
Rollat
Babe
Lynn Berry
Little Red Riding Hood
A Wolfe
Toby Z. Ticklebush
Andrew Jackson
Phil McNaughton
Lee Schoonover
Arthur Sapp
Ae Pan
Patty Oibers
S. L. Darst
Katies Kitchen
Sugar Creek
Morristown
Millfield
Chauncey Area Personal News Highlights Visit Patterns
Chauncey residents report recent dinner guests and weekend visitors from McKeesport McKeesport Pa Port Pa and Columbus plus visits by families from Athens Wooster Salem Dayton Washington Court House and Nelsonville. Several names appear including Kaszonyi Willis Dew Stephenson Leffler and Hillen among others.
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Elizaveth Waiks Naa
Wayton Sun
Alex Kaszonyi
McKees
Port
Ida Dell Grandy
McKeesport
A. L. Preston
and Kaszonyi
John Kaszonyi
William Six
Salem
Harry Blick
Mary Jane
N. S. Harvey
Wooster
Mary Dew
Jacob Ave
Wilm
Kranyik
Susan Donaldson
Athens
Harvey
Chauncey
Charles Fender
Columbus
Burg Johnston
Phil Stephenson
Jeffery
Nelsonville
Washington Court House
Mrs. Simpson
Mrs. Hillen
Truck Hits Automobile in City Lot Accident
Gallipolis police investigated a minor crash in front of the City Building Friday. Edward Myers, 48, of 27 Cruzet Street, was reversing from the lot when Clifford Wood backed a city truck from a nearby parked position, striking Myers car on the side with only light damage reported.
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Gallipolis
Edward Myers
Cruzet St
Clifford Wood
Second Ave
Chesapeake and Ohio Railways Modernized By Electronic Compute Advancements
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway showcases large scale electronic computing for payroll and dividends. Univac processes 90 000 stockholders and 34 000 employees payroll in hours, supporting a broader modernization including diesel locomotives cars track piers yards signals and new operational thinking for a faster, future oriented railroad.
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Univac
Chesapeake and Ohio
Plains Church Class Meeting Reported Donations and Leader Start
The Chauncey Church of Christ class met at The Plains with Mr. and Mrs. George Lash. Mrs. Erma Roberts presided and led devotions. Mrs. Walter Dresher led the lesson. The group contributed 100 to Parish House repairs. Refreshments were served. The next text meeting will be with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bennett of Athens.
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orAnnunx
Chauncey Church of Christ
George Lash
the Plains
Erma Roberts
Afrs. Lash
Walter Dresher
Arthur Bennett
Athens
Set Aside Time for and Get There
A brief note urges readers to allocate time and plan travel in advance to ensure timely arrival. The message emphasizes preparation and punctuality for events or appointments. It highlights the importance of budgeting time and confirming transportation or scheduling details.
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