Gallipolis Chamber Plans Regional Highway Committee
The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce moved to form a regional highway planning commission covering the county, with a county option and state reimbursement for surveys. The chamber also backs Elmer Henkle Variety Show at the Gallia County Junior Fair and plans a Thursday April 21 meeting at the Lafayette Hotel office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Planning Commission
Chamber
Elmer Henkle
Gallia County
Casey McKenzie
Kyger Creek
Bill Smith
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Hotel
Claude Varney
Retail Merchants Association
Varney
Chamber of Commerce
Carl Bias
Bias
Manning Wetherholt
Austin O. Cotton
Gallia County Spelling Champion Named in Beekman Bee
Peggy Lawhon of Bidwell Porter School won the Gallia County spelling championship by correctly spelling unconscious and interview ed after Jeff Davis missed the word. Lawhon advances to the state contest in Columbus while Davis goes to the Huntington regional. Thirty spellers from 15 elementary schools competed, with third place Sandra Nibert and fourth Richard Lee McCown noted among the final standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Peggy Lawhon
Bidwell-Porter School
Jeff Davis
Vinton School
Common Pleas
Gallia County
Davis
Peggy
Richard H. Lawdon
Bidwell
Columbus
Jeff
John Daniel Davis
Vinton
Huntington
W. Va
Sandra Nibert
Little Bullskin
Richard Lee McCown
Bethel School
B. Lewis Jones
Frank Plymale
Bidwell - Porter School
Gomer Phillips
North Gallia High School
Walter Rife
Cheshire - Kgger Elementary
Luther Shelton
Centerville School
Bethel
Derry Johnson
Bullskin
Louise McGuire
Swan Creek
Agnes Johnson
Carol Johnson
Addaville
David Smith
Jim Hood
Cheshire
Woman Is Cited After Fire Call
Gallipolis firemen answered a 1:29 a.m. alarm at 919 Second Ave. to find a pan of rags ablaze on a gas range. The door was forced, heat melted the pan, and Mrs Esta Flint 50 was arrested for intoxication and jailed. Arraignment set for Tuesday afternoon. Nine firemen and one pumper responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Ave
Heck Steele
John Taylor
Taylor
Esta Flint
Gallia County
Tractor Club Boys Plan Cavalcade Trip
The Gallia County 4 H Tractor Maintenance Club met at the Artus Oliver Co. and finalized plans to attend Wednesday's tractor cavalcade at the State Fair grounds in Columbus. Adviser Jimmy Evans said at least 22 of 23 members would go, with 21 attending Monday night. The club will meet again next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Artus-Oliver Co
State Fairgrounds
Columbus
Jimmy Evans
Twentyone
Duncan Bound Over For Grand Jury In Escape Case
James Lee Duncan 26 of Gallipolis was bound over to the May term Gallia County grand jury after fleeing Gallia County jail. Bond set at 2500 dollars. Charge filed by Deputy Stanley Fellore. Duncan previously jailed for larceny. Sheriff reports additional convictions for intoxication and other offenses among several arrestees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Gallipolis
Gallia
Innocent
William H. Jones
Gallia County
Stanley Fellore
North Gallia Board Lets Bread and Milk Contracts
Gallia district board adjourned after a routine meeting and set a follow up to discuss next year teacher hiring. Four high school seniors were named as enumerators under Carter Massie. bread contracts went to Heiners Bakery and Betsy Ross. milk contract granted to Gu yan Creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Gallia Board
Gallia
Board of Education
Hir
Ing
Larry Sayre
Ed Coffey
Vinton
Lance Sanger
Lee Rutan
Bidwell
Carter Massie
Bread and Milk
Heiners Bakery
Andrew Toler
Betsy Ross
Loren Neal
Guyan Creamery
Dave Harris
Bill Phillips
Bob Carter
Miller
Carter
Fred Painter
Henry Skidmore
Gerald R. Norman
State Department of Education
Skidmore
Harley Cloud
North Gallia High School
Marguerite Hineman
Bidwell Porter
Walter Neal
Keith Tyler
Robert Eagle
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
The report records gauge readings and dam statuses along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. It lists several towns and locks with current levels, up and down movements, and times, noting movable dams remain down as the river gradually falls.
Mrs Shaver Elected CEPTA President
Mrs Stanley Shaver was elected president of the Cheshire Kyger Elementary Parent Teachers Association at the regular monthly session in Gallipolis. Merlyn Ross led vocal music with first graders, third graders Patty Rankin and Barbara Saunders sang, and new officers include Mrs Lloyd Rankin, vice president, Mrs Ralph Needs, secretary, and Mrs Theodore Misner, treasurer. Projects planned include a school ground slide for kindergartners and first graders, a makeup kit for the music department, and road signs directing to the school. The attendance award was shared by Pauline Rife and Lucie Martin’s homerooms with eight parents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stanley Shaver
Cheshire-Kyger Elementary Parent - Teachers Association
Merlyn Ross
Kgger Creek
Patty Rankin
Barbara Saunders
Lloyd Rankin
Ralph Needs
Theodore Mis
Pauline Rife
Lucie Martin
Birth noted at Holzer Hospital Langsville area
Holzer Hospital notes report a birth a son to Mr and Mrs Everette Treadway Langsville along with a list of multiple births and dismissals including families in Gallipolis Jackson Pomeroy and nearby towns. Blood usage listed as Sunday four pints and Monday two pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Treadway
Langsville
Frederick J. Calvert
Gallipolis
Carolyn I. Clark
Oak Hill
Jewell C. Duncan
Bidwell
Walter Wedemeyer
Henri Brown
Zilla Denney
Cheshire
Donald E. Markham
Jackson
Melvin L. Barcus
Ray Johnson
Sol W. Goff
New Marshfield
Homer E. Hysell
Pomeroy
David J. Morgan, Jr
Albert E. Haycraft
Dave Canady
John E. Conley
Carmel T. Jewett
Keith D. Heck
Colby Perkins
Sally B. Finney
Lonnie Metzler
Kenneth R. Adkins
Willie E. Osborne
Steve Thomas
William Culwell
Howard D. Neigler
Robert Bostwick
Homer Harvey
Stanley K. Skaggs
Glen D. Werry
Michael D. Blair
Fair Board to Meet With Junior Fair Board Executive
County Junior Fair Board's executive committee led by President Dick Lakin will hold its regular April meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Judge Janes Jails Driver
Gallipolis judge fines Leonard Randolph 50 dollars and costs and sentences him to two days in jail for operating with a suspended license. Other Gallipolis residents are fined five dollars for traffic infractions while Roy Burdette forfeits a 25 dollar bond for speeding. A Kananga man’s drunken driving case is continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leonard T. Randolph
William H. Janes
Russell Haner
Betty Lou Gibbs
William Bart Miller
Patriot
Roy A. Burdette
Indianapolis
Ind
State Highway Patrol
Larry Perry
Kananga
Munical Court
Divorce Granted in Ohio Case Hatfield Vinton Centerville
Common Pleas Judge Robert Betz granted Ira Hatfield of Vinton a divorce from Minnie Louise Hatfield of Centerville Pa on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Married since 1953 the couple has one child. Custody remains with the mother as the court reserves decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Betz
Ira Hatfield
Vinton
Minnie Louise Hatfield
Centerville
Deadline Set For Absent Ballot Applications
Gallia County officials report 16 applications from disabled and civilian voters and nine from armed service voters. The deadline for civilian and disabled ballots is 4 p.m. April 28. Ballots received after noon April 29 will not be opened or counted. Armed service ballots must be mailed by noon April 30 and returned by noon May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Willa Saunders
Gallia County
Election Board
Gallipolis Driver Cited for Following Too Closely
Gallipolis State Patrol cited Lewis V. Campbell 19 of Gallipolis in Municipal Court for following too closely after a 12 10 p m collision on Route 35 one and three tenths miles west of Gallipolis. Campbell’s car rear ended Gerald H. Smith 25 Kerr causing medium damage to both vehicles as both were eastbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Lewis V. Campbell
Campbell
Gerald H. Smith
Kerr
Smith
Two Men Cited In Drunk Driving Case
Gallipolis suspects Eugene R. Caldwell 38 Crown City and Lawrence D. Jones 39 Sissonville West Virginia were arrested by the State Highway Patrol late Monday on drunk driving charges. They are jailed and slated for a Tuesday Municipal Court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eugene R. Caldwell
Crown City
Lawrence D. Jones
Sissonville
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
Juveniles Fined in Gallipolis Motoring Cases
Juvenile Judge John W. Howell fines Benny L. Thivener 17 Gallipolis five dollars and costs for a defective muffler and Lewis S. Gillenwater 17 Crown City five dollars and costs for no operator's license after state highway patrol arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Benny L. Thivener
Lewis S. Gillenwater
Crown City
State Highway Patrol
Markley elected PTA president at Gallipolis elementary meeting
Washington Elementary PTA in Gallia County elected Mrs. John C. Markley as president at its April session. New officers include Mrs. Neil Sanders as first vice president and second vice president, Mrs. Silas J. Hamilton as secretary, and Mrs. John D. North Jr. as treasurer. Sixty four parents and teachers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John C. Markley
Washington Elemetary School
Neil Sanders
Silas J. Hamilton
John D. North
Eleanor Fuller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highway Planning Commission
Galipolis
Marietta
State Highway Division
Herb Bush
Jenkins
Regional Commission
State Highway Department
Champ
Kay Given
Wilma Jean Jones
Bidwell-Porter
Patty Halfhill
Linda Bartley
Cadmus
Patty Schuldt
Paula Cotton
Alice Faye
Tractor Club
James Lee
Sheriff's Department
Jones
Orlyn R. Cochran
Clayton A. Snyder
Ewington
Joe D. Kruskamp
Jules R. Biron
Middleport
Lee Wears
Pliny
Basil Wellman
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy - Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Ohio River Boatse
Indiana
Salvati
Walter Williamson
J. B. Chau- Vins
Janie D
National
Stevenson
Ovec
Bob Benter
Paul Blazer
R. W. Lea
Reliance
Brooklyn
Voss K
Kanawha
Dunton Bruce
Jerry Bosworth
Helen
Beaver
Solvay
Merrill
Vulcan
Pennsylvania
Lelia C. Shearer
Cotton Queen
Merriwether Lewis
Fred W. Olcott
City of Huntington
Ner
Holzer Hospital
Bert Shumate
Nita Mae Addis
Wiliam S. Ryherd
Enoch Dolin
Nitro
W. Vaig
Vance E. McDonald
Ravenswe
James E. Williams, Jr
Arthur R. Fleming
Ill
Kent A. Brown
Mason
Ray R. Greenler
Daytona Beach
Fla
Stephen T. George
Harlan G. Sanders
Janes
Britain
Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Covent Garden
Driver
PTA
J. Gordon Gibert
Lawrence R. Huber
Earlene Saunders
Fuller
Huber
PH. LY
C. E. Sheridan
TOP
Amesville
Ohio
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Bradford Auction Co
Critt
Bradford Racine, Ohio
Cal
Charles R. Harris
Portland
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
Waterloo High School
BLACK
BUICK
Studebaker
Platt
Union Street LY
Plymouth
Riverside
FORD
Owen Snedden
Vaughn Foughty
E. State Street
Tennessee
Albany
Andy Kavilish
Nelsonville
Dodge
GMC
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
Great Lakes
Athens
Willis
Central Ave
Chevrolet
Rexel Boggs
Coolville
Cincinnati
USDA
Windale
Pacemaker
Skyline
van Dyke
Champion
Dannie
Trailer Sales, Inc
Logan
Wilkesville
Call LY
Harley
Danes Logan
Hawk
Allstate
Don Johnson
Crane
Clam
Electric Motor Service
Union Dial
O. Rose
Albany & New Marshfield
Thomas Hutchison
Mahaffey Maytag and Electric Motor Service
West State St
D. M. Goddard
Grange
Grange Baughman
Grange Insurance
George W. Ford
PLAX
Rapp
Dupont Paint
Strawn Plumbing
N. Court
Boaters
Sherwin-Williams
Baker & Stauffer, LY
Hole
Elko Mfg
N. Fairfax
Los Angeles
Calif
Richland Ve
Jake's
Shannon Firestone
Firestone
Reeves Co
Attleboro
Mass
Donald Bennett
Dial LY
Roger
Ephc
Cochran
The
Plains
MFM
Brown Ave
Shirley Hickman
Washington St
Shafer’s
Nora McKinley
Trimble
Richland Avenue
Angus Bull
Call
Otis Allen
Contact O. C. Bibbee
Rocks Aaa
Ehmer Hatch
Chest
Lancaster
Dickson Rendering Co
Bardin Brothers
Heyer
Mathews
Goodyear
McCullough
Stout Farm
W. Stimson LY
Briggs & Stratton
Leonard Wolfe
Grand Park Blvd
Robert Brown
Bob Russ
Hassan
Vance Leach
Miller Poultry LY
Mill St. LY le
Lawson Furniture
Kroehler Liveing
Algeo Motor Sales
E. State St. Ph
Kinneer Motors
E. State Ph. LY
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