New Tobacco Group Studies Legislation in Gallia County
Gallia County Farm Bureau Federation forms a tobacco committee with representatives from each township to study pending legislation. The group opposes proposed shifts from acreage to poundage for tobacco apportionment. Frank Mills Dan Notter and Golden Canaday lead and serve on state tobacco committees with Vance Brumfield as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Farm Bureau Federation Board
Farm Bureau
Ralph Boster
Gallia County
Congress
Frank Mills
Dan Notter
Gallia
Tion
State Farm Bureau
Fred Hamrick
Federation Board
Ivan Cooper
LaRue
L. L. Sheets
Gallia Seniors Plan Post High School Pathways
Gallia Academy hosted two conferences to guide seniors after graduation. Del Reese from Rio Grande College met with students at 8:30 a.m. and military service reps from Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Army spoke with about 50 senior boys at 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
del Reese
Rio Grande College
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Army
Gallia Girl Named Faith Chairman in Portsmouth MYF
Miss Mary Ann Lusk, a Gallia Academy High School sophomore and Gallia Academy Band drum majorette, was elected faith chairman of the Portsmouth District Methodist Youth Fellowship at a Sunday meeting in Portsmouth. Fellow student Sharon Preston was nominated but defeated for witness chairman. A district vote pledged all officers to attend two weeks of camp next summer, split between eastern and western camps. The Wesley Players of Ohio University presented the crucifixion at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mary Ann Lusk
Portsmouth District Methodist
Portsmouth
Gallia Academy
Avon Lusk
Lower River Road
Thespian Club
Grace Church Myf
Sharon Preston
Wesley Players
Ohio University
Washington PTA Elects Brandeberry President
The Washington School PTA in Gallipolis elected Dr. Keith Brandeberry as president for the coming year. Officers include Mrs. Keith Brandeberry, first vice president, Mrs. William Jones, second vice president, Mrs. Sheldon Parks, secretary, and Mrs. James Northup, treasurer. The group held an art exhibit with contributions from all eight grades and shop and home economics displays. They approved a $20 per homeroom supplement for books, bringing the total to 750 dollars from a fair net of 1148 dollars. The seventh grade room won the attendance prize for the third time this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Brandeberry
William Jones
Sheldon Parks
James Northup
PTA
East Gallipolis
Gerald Hull
Tim Evans
Portsmouth
Parent-Teacher Association
Edwin Edleblute
Russell Sarrett
Jones
Parks
Northup
Stanley Shaver
William Scott
Gerald Johnson
Doyle Shuler
Lucy Martin
Couple seeks foreclosure in Gallipolis court
In Gallia County Common Pleas Court H and Ella Hatfield sue Margaret Moore Blake for 12600 dollars and seek foreclosure on mortgaged property. Ruther Saunders petitions for divorce and alimony from Herman Saunders citing neglect and cruelty. Ramona Jean Herrald of Charleston files reciprocal support action against Glen Noel Douglas seeking child support for their eight year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Margaret Moore Blake
Common Pleas
Ella Hatfield
Ruther Saunders
Herman Saunders
Ramona Jean Herrald
Charleston
W. Va
Glen Noel Douglas
Douglas
Chatham Ave
Craddolph Services Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for Albert N Craddolph 84 Oak Hill Route 1 will be Wednesday at 2 PM at Corinth Church where he served as a deacon. Friends may call at the late residence. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Albert N. Craddolph
Oak Hill
Corinth Church
Rising creeks flood Gallia County roads and fields
Gallia County roads 554 and 218 flooded by rising creeks forcing evacuation of athletic equipment from Memorial Field in Gallipolis. State Patrol reported rains swelled creeks to near banks. major highways remained open while Gallia Academy athletes moved gear from Memorial Field dressing rooms due to Chicoamauga Creek overflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Memorial Field
State Highway Patrol
Kyger
Gallia Academy High School
North Gallia Board weighs high school expansion plans
North Gallia Local School Board met in Bidwell to review the new high school under construction and to discuss expanding facilities and staff. They planned a second coach and a vocational home economics instructor, kept Cliff Wilson as basketball coach, and signed contracts for water and equipment while sampling bids for hay pasture land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidwell
North Gallia
Cliff Wilson
Vinton Village
Vinton
North Gallia Board
Chandler Plywood Corp
Kessel
School
Estella
Military Rites Planned for John Roy Russell
Military rites are planned for John Roy Russell 45 of Dayton at Miller's home for funerals in Gallipolis. The Army reserve unit in Ironton and the American Legion post will conduct military graveside services at Woodland Cemetery. Russell, born November 12 1911 in Wilgus Lawrence County, died after a jack slipped crushing his head and neck. He was transporting cars for Crawford Transport Co of Lronton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Roy Russell
Dayton
Miller
C. J. Lemley
Army Reserve
Ironton
American Legion
Russell
Woodland Cemetery
Mr. Russell
Wilgus
Lawrence County
Jesse W
Bertha Keeney Russell
Miami Valley Hospital
Harry
Faye) Gettys
William Musgrave
Willowood
Keith
David Gettys
Helen Clark
Vinton Clark
Patriot
Crawford Transport Co
Lronton
Ohio River Traffic Counts and Dams Status At Gallipolis
River gauges for the Ohio and Kanawha crews show multiple readouts with dams down or rising. Boating movements include Montgom ery Advance and Queen City at various times along with Kanawha River craft at Winfield and Saltay. James Treadway Jr is sentenced to sixty days in county jail for assault and battery in Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Belva
Gauley River
Clendenin
Elk River
Kanawha River
London
Market
Winfield
Ohio River
Montgom
Advance
Queen City
Paul Blazer
Stevenson
Salvay
Alton Zephyr
City of Maysville
Herbert E. Jones
Kanawha
Atlas
Semet
Bob Benter
Okan
Duncan Bruce
Calhoun
Frank C. Rand
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Ovec
James Treadway, Jr
Court of Common Pleas
Gallia County Tractor Club Final Lesson Plans
Gallia County Tractor Club discusses final lesson of the year led by T. F. Burleson on trouble shooting. The last class met at the Gallia County extension office with a wiener roast planned for April 22 at Burleson’s home. A May club tour is being arranged with Extension Agent William P. Smith. Members, ages 14-19, invite farm implement dealers Ohio Valley Implement Co. Reese Tractor Sales Vanco and Notter Implement Co. Agee and Sons Implement Co. White Implement Co. and parents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Valley Implement Co
Reese Tractor Sales
Vanco and Notter Implement Co
Agee and Sons Implement Co
White Implement Co
Dan Swisher
Cheshire
Four Traffic Ines Levied In Gallipolis Court
The state Highway Patrol reported four convictions Monday in Gallipolis Municipal Court with no accidents. Clifford Walker of Ironton forfeited a $25 bond for speeding and parking on the highway. John Bumgardner of West Columbia forfeited $15 bond for parking on the highway. John Cecil Campbell paid $10 fine and costs for improper backing. Donald Garrett of Dayton was fined $5 and costs for passing a yellow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Clifford L. Waller
Ironton
John Bumgardner
West Columbia
John Cecil Campbell
Justice of the Peace
James A. Johnson
Donald L. Garrett
Dayton
4-H Assistant Speaks To Cheshire Parents In PTA Meeting
Miss Janyce Peters 4-H assistant led the Kgger Creek PTA in Cheshire with the theme Key to The Treasury of Better Living. She noted new schools at Kyger Creek as part of the treasury and future prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Janyce Peters
Gallia County
Kgger Creek
Glenda Hunter
James Harreld
Kyger Creek
Shaver
Kgger- Cheshire
PTA
Curtis Rice
Key
Treasury of Music
Jean Lee
William K. Everson
Farm Bureau
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Chamber Reports 97 Paid Dues for New Year
Gallipolis Ohio membership committee reports 97 firms or persons have paid for chamber memberships for the new year. Last year 30 joined. goal is 200. James B. Harreld new board member replacing Merrill O'Dell who resigned. Plan meeting April 17 at 8 15 a.m. to discuss campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Bias
Gallia County Marriage Licenses Listed
William David George 22 of Gallipolis a student and Norma Kathrine Owens 21 of Gallipolis a surgical technician, daughter of Isaac and Nell Haner George and Bascom and Dorothy Musick Owens. James Lubert Theiss 23 of Hartford in the Air Force and Anna Marie Gilmore 31 of Cheshire a waitress, daughter of Ernest and Carrie Lee Theiss and Lewis and Pansy Walsh Spires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William David George
Gallipolis
Norma Kathrine Owens
Isaac and
Nell Haner George
Bascom
Dorothy Musick Owens
James Lubert Theiss
Hartford
Air Force
Anna Marie Gilmore
Cheshire
Ernest and
Carrie Lee Theiss
Lewis and
Pansy Walsh Spires
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Athens Messenger
Washington Pta
Brandeberry
Washington School Parent-Teacher Association
Craddolph
Federal Land Bank
The
United
National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson, Sec’v.Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
H. O. Harper
Columbia
S.C
Lawrence Hineman
Estella Denney
Mary Lanier
Quick's
Tractor Club
Ford
Daytona
Indianapolis
Bonneville
Utah
Fred R. Beasley, Inc
Washington ST
Nelsonville, Ohio
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
E. Carpenter ST
Athens, Ohio
OGG Motor CO
High ST
Glouster, Ohio
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