Scholarship Tests Awaited By 78 Academy Students
Gallia Academy High School prepares scrappy preliminary scholarship tests for 78 students. Delays in arriving questions may push dates back. Winners advance to final tests on May 7, with listed participants across English, science, math, languages, social studies, and bookkeeping.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
M. Harold Brown
Gallia Academy High School
Jim Dailey
Rosa Lee Pierotti
Coleman Smelter
Mabel Brabham
Helen Butterfield
Marilene Thivener
John Ecker
Marjorie Bush
Ann Miller
Doris Powell
Mary A. Pickens
Betty Notter
Adeline Johnson
Tom Hal
Penitentiary Records Revealed
Mert Stewart known by multiple names faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of minors after arraignment in probate court and a $500 bond. James families and related suspects include Delia Mattox and Raymond Mattox tied to similar offenses.
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Gallipolis
Mert Stewart
FBI
Ohio
Illinois
Joliet
Merton Stewart
Ohio Penitentiary
Delaware County
Merton Mattox
Wilbur Wesley Mattox
Mattox
Stewart
Rodney
Delia Mattox
John W. Howell
Stewart Or Mattox
Raymond Mattox
Sheriff's Office
Body Found Drowned In February Near Gallipolis
The body of Thomas E. Morris a 41 year old pilot of Wheeling West Virginia was found near Bladen Gallia County at 6 30 p m Wednesday. Died when he fell from the towboat Jennie Z on February 8. Remains were taken to Waugh funeral home after investigation by Dr D R Warehime and deputy Garland Nibert.
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Gallipolis
Thomas E. Morris
Ohio St
Wheeling
W. Va
Jennie Z
Danny Porter
Bladen
Monroe Cox
D. R. Warehime
Garland Nibert
Seniors To Be Guests At B P W Meeting
Senior girls from Middleport and Rutland High Schools will be guests of honor at the Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at First Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening. This annual project highlights the clubs community involvement.
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Middleport
Rutland
Business and Professional
First Presbyterian Church
River Traffic Falls and Rises Across Ohio River System
Gallipolis locks report several boats moving in both directions including Price up at 5:40 am and Omar down at 10:20 pm. Kanawha River vessels Talbot London up and Marmet Solvay down with multiple other craft listed. River gauges show thirty feet rollers and upper 47.8 lower 19.3 feet with Kanawha Falls at 4.31 rising.
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Gallipolis
Price
St. Louis
Winfield
Craig
Reliance
Bruce
Titan
Jane Zubie
Cook
Jennie Zubie
Jefferson
New Orleans
Kanawha Falls
97 Heirs Involved In Estate
In Gallia County 97 heirs are named in a probate case over the will of Pearl Andrews. Executor Laud F Miller of Vinton leads a suit to quiet title and partition against Hayes Ward and others. The estate covers about 36 percent acres in Morgan Township Gallia County with some land in Meigs County.
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Gallipolis
Pearl Andrews
Meigs County
Jennie Cunningham
Laud F. Miller
Vinton
Hayes Ward
Judge Seeks Amendment to Court Act for Small Towns
Gallipolis judge William H. Jones, returning from Columbus, urged amending the uniform municipal court act to spare small communities from mandatory full time judges. He warned salaries and duties make the job unattractive and said 25 000 population and under communities would be exempt. The Gallia County Bar Association urged the change, noting Gallipolis has operated satisfactorily since 1931.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Columbus
Jones
Galila County Bar Association
Mrs Atkinson Hosts Housekeeping Timesavers Meeting
Mrs F R Atkinson Bidwell hosted the latest session on timesavers in housekeeping led by Doris Rice the home demonstration agent. Attending were Mrs H N Stice Mrs T J Moore Mrs J L Coleman Mrs Amos L Adams Mrs Randolph Blackburn Mrs Paul Skidmore and Mrs J V Reynolds.
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Gallipolis
F. R. Atkinson Bidwell
Doris Rice
H. N. Stice
T. J. Moore
J. L. Coleman
Amos L. Adams
Randolph Blackburn
Paul Skidmore
J. V. Reynolds
Radio Fund Drive Reaches $255.50 in Pomeroy
POMEROY police radio fund drive totals $255.50 by Wednesday evening. No other locations reported contributions. Police Chief Walter Wolfe serves as a one man committee soliciting support from local businesses.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Daughter Is Born To Mr and Mrs Turner of Langsville
Mr and Mrs Everett Turner announce the birth of a daughter at Meigs General Hospital on April 4. Debra Jo is the baby’s name with maternal grandparents Clarence Hoffman and near Langsville and Dana Turner of Harrison Ville as paternal grandparents. Great grandmother Mrs Berdie Norton of near Langsville.
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Pomeroy
Everett Turner
Marie Hoffman
Langsville
Meigs General Hospital
Debra Jo
Clarence Hoffman
Dana Turner
Harrison Ville
Berdie Norton
Holzer Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis lists admissions including Edward Allen Stevens Wellston Mrs Hobart Kimble Pedro Jacob Kelley Oak Hill Mrs J S Clark city Mr Paul C Foster city Mrs William Gifford Jackson Mrs Carl French city Discharges include Edward Allen Stevens Lona Bowman Miss Mary Ann Preston Mrs Dan Whetstone Mrs Ashball Grover and daughter Mrs N A Oliver Oscar Cunningham.
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Gallipolis
Edward Allen Stevens
Wellston
Hobart Kimble
Pedro
Jacob Kelley
Oak Hill
J. S. Clark
City
Paul C. Foster
William Gifford
Jackson
Carl French
Lona Bowman
Mary Ann Preston
Dan Whetstone
Ashball Grover
N. A. Oliver
Oscar Cunningham
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Jennie Sutter
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Madge Pattus
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Frank Day
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Joe Bachus
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Louise Brown
Lynn Brown
June Jenkins
Lois Gooch
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Ava Gardner
Dick Haymes
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Tom Conway
Olga San Juan
Gene Autry
Tex Ritter
Adventures of
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Jesse James
Asgrow
Greyhound Bus Station
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Holzer Hospital
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