Clay Board Approves Teacher Salary Hikes and School Plans
The Clay Local School District board approved raise in teachers salaries linked to training levels and state minimums. The board also discussed funding, construction bids for a new high school site between Rio Grande and Gage, and staffing updates, including a new principal and coach. Route 325 area flooding affected nearby roads with At least two routes temporarily closed by high water.
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Gallipolis
Clay
Harrison and Guyan.lo
Clay Town Board of Education
Southwestern
of Education
Ivan Fife
Rio Grande
Gage
Taylby Owens
Dick Ratliff
Rlinics
Cincinnati
Columbus
Garry Eckard
Jean Lee
St. Louis
Upper
Ohio
Kanawha
Fred
Carman
Galila County
Ing
San Fork
Guyan
Kyger
Pam
Seven Arrested and One Fined After Bridge Crash in Gallia
GALLIPOLIS The State Highway Patrol listed seven Mansfield arrests and one fine after a Sunday crash on Route 7 near the Silver Bridge. Merle Adkins of Columbus and two Bladen youths faced charges. Adkins paid five dollars and costs for failing to yield. Kenneth Woods of Gallipolis also fined five dollars and costs for stopping violations.
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Jackson
Gallipolis
State High
Wonatoway
Mansfield
Barlow
Silver Bridge
Jair
Merle Adkins
Columbus
Driv
Bridge
John W Gerz
Vinton
Adkins
Bladen
Bobby Joe Bailey
Richard S. Ross
Justice of the Peace
James Johnson
Johnson
Kenneth Woods
Denney
Rio Grande
Iuss
Sidney
River Traffic Reports Gauge Readings Across Rivers
The Ohio River levels are listed as 7.82 feet on the rollers gauge 27.2 on the upper gauge and 18.0 on the lower gauge. Montgomery Pennsylvania records 42 feet while Kanawha Falls shows 3.16 feet falling. Point Pleasant reads 27.27 feet Mason Pomeroy gauge shows 27.25 feet. Hinton at 1.83 feet falling. Towboat figures follow with loaded barges first then empty barges.
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Galliruuis
Ohio River
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Hinton
AAUW Gallipolis meeting hears Miss Ramsey on home economics
Miss Marjorie Ramsey, a Huntington organist and pianist with WVU home economics training and past Logan AAUW president, spoke on home economics at the Gampori Chapter gathering. Officers elected include Mrs. Jack C. Davis as vice president and Mrs. Ross Fleming as secretary, with terms to 1958 and 1957 respectively.
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Gallipolis
Gampori
American Association of University Women
Marjorie Ramsey
Ramsey
West Virginia University
Logan
W. Va
AAUW
Marshall College
College of Music
Cincinnati
Christiansen Choral School
Chambersburg
High Lawn Presbyterian Church
Huntington
George Gershwin
Paris
Jack C. Davis
Ross Fleming
Nelson Gardner
James McSword, Jr
Frank Hamilton
Hospital Notes List Patients by City and Condition
Holzer Hospital notes show multiple patients from Gallipolis Jackson Point Pleasant and surrounding areas with medical or surgical entries. Births, discharges, and including several named individuals reflect routine hospital activity in the region.
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William H. Jackson
Gallipolis
Howard S. Hardway
Cherry Ann Stover
Bidwell
Stanley R. Hesson
Point Pleasant
John E. Bowman
Jackson
Cross
Racine
Med
Otis J. Johnson
Gallipo
Pearl Markin
Nancy Tye
Pomeroy
Chester W. Wamsley
Keith Chaffee
John Larry Smith
Oak Hill
William L. Cromlish
Columbus
Harry D. Scott
Bonnie Gaye Smith
Oak Hil
C. Andrew Bailey
Proctorville
Leonard Miller
Hartford
Delbert Boster
Deborah Swick
Vinton
Eagles Elect New Officers In Fraternal Meeting
GALLIPOLIS The Fraternal Order of Eagles last night elected Ned Eachus to a three year term as trustee and Russell Port to conductor for one year. Eachus joined Charles Neal and George Woodyard on the board of trustees. Unopposed officers include President Oren Roush Sheets Vice President Chester Bennett Worthy Chaplain Carl Askew Jr Outer Guard Clifford Woods Inner Guard Homer Wright Treasurer Horace DeWitt and Secretary Charles Nuckles for his 13th year.
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Gallipolis
Order of Eagles
Ned Eachus
Russell Port
Eachus
Charles Neal
George Woodyard
Oren Roush Sheets
Chester C. Bennett
Carl Askew, Jr
Clifford ‘Woods
Homer Wright
Horace DeWittl
Charles Nuckles
Higher Roads Move Delayed by High Water
Flooding from Gallia County creeks halted a Rout 554 meeting and flooded the Kgger Creek Association session. The water submerged the route at 8 p.m. and began receding by midnight as concerns grew over access to schools homes and businesses in Cheshire.
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Cheshire
AP. Grover
Kgger Creek Association
Kgger
Gallia County
Nurses Alumni Hear on Auto Crash Injury Study
Holzer Hospital Nurses Alumni Association met at Mrs O Vance Johnsons home. Dr Thomas discussed a Cornell University study of injuries from automobile crashes and how safety features in new cars arise from it. Dr Morgan noted the study explains direct injury causes and presented a film on crash injuries. Albert Merriman returned Tuesday to Hartford Connecticut after an Easter visit with his mother Mrs A K Merriman.
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Holzer Hospital
O'Vance Johnson
Thomas
Cornell
Morgan
Tee Holzer Hospital
Cornell University
Gallipolis
Albert Merriman
Hartford
Conn
A. K. Merriman
Chad Welker Dies Monday Funeral Details Released
Gallia county records show Chad E. Welker 77 died Monday at Holzer Hospital after a heart attack. Visitation today and tomorrow at McCoy Funeral Home with services to be led by Rev. Turner and Rev. Brown at Vinton Memorial Cemetery. He is survived by wife Grace, two daughters, two brothers, and a sister.
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GALLIPOLIS —funerat_services
Chad E. Welker
Gallipolis
Court of Appeals
McCoy Funeral Home
Vinton
Defen Holzer Hospital
Ness
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pnd
Pomeroy Division
Economy Savings and Loan Co
Finst Lloyd EB
Florida
Welker
Kent
Grace Piper Welker
Floyd West
Jessfaughters
Mae West
C. K. Nida
Esther Metcalf
Troy
Walter Brown
W. W
Herbert Welker
Mt. Vernon
Laura Deckard
Columbus
William Turner
Gerald Brown
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Otie Stewrt
Ralph George
Victor Casto
Aarley Clout
Bill Dowler
Darry Wilcox
Vinton Man Receives Army Commendation at Camp Hanford
Spe cialist Third Class John F Colwell of Vinton receives a certificate of achievement for outstanding service as a mechanic in an antiaircraft artillery battalion at Camp Hanford Washington. He enlisted in May 1954 and is the son of Mr and Mrs Everett D Colwell of Vinton. Ella Cath fim Colwell is his wife. Ann Phillips a Ohio State University student on vacation traveled to Florida with others and returned to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs Gomer Phillips.
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Vinton
Spealist
John F. Colwell
Everett D. Colwell
Camp Hanford
Wash
Colwell
Army
Ella Cathfim
Tim St
Ann Phillips
Florida
Ohio State University
Gomer Phillips
Pomeroy Driver Jailed On Drinking Charge
Police say Paul Eugene Burton of Pomeroy posted a $15 bond after being jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge with an expired license plate. The incident followed a collision in Gallipolis Route 2 where Burton’s car struck Carroll Brown’s vehicle at a northeast- bound intersection. James Johnson of Bladen was fined $5 for illegal mufflers in Municipal Court, and Vivian Mayes of Gallipolis was fined $15 for disorderly conduct. The report notes additional fines for James L. Karr of Zaleski for related offenses.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Paul Eugene
Burton
Eal Deroe
Carroll Brown
Brown
James Johnson
Bladen
Vivian Mayes
James L. Karr
Zaleski
For
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Gallipoli
Stevenson
Haugland
Sarah Kate
Sue Ripley
Crane
Washington, D. C
Ern
Don Rees
Jane Rhea
Peace
Fred Stone
Cherrystone
Inca
Mr. Criss
Island Creek
Margie
Yes- Lee
Cinnati
Sohio
State
Jefferson
J.T. Hatfield
Colonel Stone
Apmerten
John D. Rockwood
Ironton
Willard G. Sheets
Billy Ray Ward
New Haven
Garrett E. Watson
Crown City
Ralph Comer
Landing
W.va
Carl Schwarz, Jr
Mason
O'Delilie
Rodney
Grady L. Twyman
Evington
Tip Craddolph
Patriot
Bird Finley
John W. Imes
C. E. Welker
Gerald R. McFarland
William Barnes
Northup
L. F. Barry
Scottown
Eliza Welch
Norman
Tommy) Gieke
South Webster
Lee Malone
Black Fork
Kendall G. Dean
William Finn Wellston
Timothy McCle
Merpert
Buck
Philip Edmiston
Orville Abrams
Lloyd Angles
Eldon Wuerch
Edgar Gannon
D. A. Jones
Wilbur Hood
Roy McGuire
David Mountjoy
J. T. Gailey
George Jones
P. J. Hutchinson
Richard Chambers
Ruby McDendree
Glenn Graham
Frederick Nibert
Myrtle Easter
Elizabeth Fair
Clyde ‘Scarberry
Robert Falk
Evelyn Buller
John Eggleston
George McDaniel
C. 5. Bingham
James Silvey
William Tucker
Orville Mercer
Eschel Notter
Hielen Taylor
Walter Holiday
Pearl Froideveaux
Earl Tope
Clyde Clark
Ernest Hurt
Eagles
Meeting House
Gallia
Lafayette
Kiwanis Club
NES
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Business & Professional Women's ‘Club
Medical Society
Holter Hospital
Quick's
Rie
Chad Welker
Ohio River Collieries Co
Skgger Creek
Ernest G. Skagisl
Charylene Skages
J. H. Ful ‘Ton
Roy Thaxton
John Russell
Campaign Cement Association
Mildred Swisher
Alva Kail
Marguerite Kail
M. W. Richards
C. D. Richards
Richards Fand Son
Richards
Richards Company
Richards and Son
Land Bank Loan
Ohio Valley Bank
Plymale-Wagner CO
Gallizolis, Ohio
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens, Ohio
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy, Ohio
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