Second Commission Primary Looms In Gallipolis
Seven last minute candidates filed nominating petitions for three city posts ahead of the May 2 primary in Gallipolis. Only one incumbent, Howard I. Neal, filed. Others include Wymond Bradbury Cassius Canaday Raymond Jones Jack Knight Charles Lup ton and Dr R D Thomas. The board of elections must prepare ballots and polling places with costs projected at 800 to 1000 dollars.
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Gallipolis
W. Wymond Bradbury
Third Ave
Cassius
Cash
Canaday
Chestnut St
Raymond M. Jones
Second Ave
Jack Knight
First Ave
Charles W. Lupton
Howard I. Neal
R. D. Thomas
Halliday Heights
Sions
Commission
J. Russell Sarrett
Thomas E. Agee
Neal
John E. Morgan
Morgan
Gallia County
Cash Canaday
City Commission
Raymon T. Allison
William S. McKnight
Knight
Charles Lupton
R D. Thomas
Raymond Jones
Wymond Bradbury
Sterling Oil
Gallia
Fort Sumter opens Civil War with bombardment
Dispatches from Charleston and Washington dated April 6 1861 describe reinforcement orders and demands for surrender at Fort Sumter. The bombardment begins April 12 1861 with Major Anderson evacuating on April 14, while planners anticipate conflict and blockade plans across southern ports. Fort Sumter’s brick pentagonal fortification details and the day by day events are outlined.
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Gallipolis
Charleston
Fort Sumter
Stidham
Anderson
Beauregard
Pickens
En Barette
Old Fort Johnson
James Island
License Examinations in Gallipolis Show Most Pass
State Highway Patrol driver license exams at the Municipal Building resulted in nine of eleven passing the preliminary tests and eight of ten passing road tests. Examiner Ronald G. Lambert conducted 26 preliminary exams and 24 road tests this week, with 24 and 18 passing respectively.
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Gallipolis
Highway Patrol
Ronald G. Lambert
Lambert
Cubs Share Birthday Festivities
Nine year old twins Johnny Halley and Johnny Thomas celebrate a birthday on Easter Sunday at Holzer Hospital and Washing ton Elementary School. Cub Pack 203 Den 1 hosted an ice cream and cake party at Grace Methodist with friends and family in attendance.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Washington Elementary School
Grace Methodist Church
Johnny Halley
Virgil Halley
Fourth Ave
Johnny Thomas
Dick Thomas
Den 1
Grace Methodist
Cubs
Halley
Thomas
Raymond H. Blowers Jr
Den
Lou Pauley
John Thomas
John Halley
Ronnie Walker
Greg Pauley
Steve Walker
Fred Wheeler
Steve Blowers
Tommy Weaver
14 Patients Checked At Monthly Clinic
Gallipolis report shows Dr Francis W Shane county heart commissioner examined 14 patients Wednesday at the city and county health department chest clinic. Assistants included Mrs Helen Spriegel and county nurses Mrs Pearl Hatfield and Mrs Naomi Rose. One patient referred for X rays and another received tuberculin skin tests. Clerk Mrs Madeline Rees assisted.
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W. Shane
City and County Health Department
Shane
Helen Spriegel
City
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Madeline Rees
Patrol Court Fines In Gallipolis For Intoxication And Wrong Way
Judge William H. Jones handled two State Highway Patrol cases in municipal court. Jesse A. Plantz of Gallipolis, 21, was fined $10 and costs for intoxication. Richard Walters, 23, Stockport, forfeited a $15 bond for driving the wrong way on a one way street.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Jesse A. Plantz
Richard Walters
Stockport
Rutland Hosts Flower Festival and Community Visits
Local Rutland residents attend a conference in Portsmouth Ohio and visit hospitals in Gallipolis. The Rutland Garden Club announces a two day flower festival at Rutland Methodist Church with judging by state officials. Band boosters plan a meeting at the high school gym.
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Garnet Williamson
Emmett McGasky
Gallipolis
Bertha Fox
Holzer Hospital
Ben Green
Biddle
Antiquity Baptist Church
Rutland Garden Club
Rutland Methodist Church
Our Town
Raymond Webb
Athens
Walter Sailor
Chillicothe
Rutland
Hattie McKenzie
Iva Howell
Thomas Farren
Nitro
Holly Fauver
Leon
W. Va
Rutland Band Boosters
Suit ends in partition of Vinton Village lot
The sale of the south half of a lot in Vinton Village ends the partition suit Corda P. Griffith Dodrill of Vinton versus Ovie Griffith of Walton W Va. The plaintiff seven eighths owner took the premises at about $1000. Ovie Griffith one eighth owner received $93.99. Court costs $129.59 including $80 attorney fees. Gallia County Treasurer received $122.33 as the county share of taxes.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Village
Corda P. Griffith Dodrill
Vinton
Ovie Griffith
Walton
W. Va
Gallia County
Hospital Admits Large List of Patients in Wellston Area
Holzer Hospital reports admissions including Mrs. James King Wellston Richard L Campbell Gallipolis Ferry Mrs. James N Springston Point Pleasant Dewey Good Ewington Route Mrs Harold E Smith Ravenswood David C Rece Vinton and others on Route 3 plus several named residents. Blood Used Wednesday 11 pints. Ancient Greece saw malaria mosquitoes penetrate Greece in 400 B C widening civilizational decline due to farmer migrations from marshy zones.
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James N. Springston
Point Pleasant
Dewey Good
Ewington
Greece
B. C
Anderson Herd Tops For Month In Gallia
Gallia County dairy report shows C W Anderson of Vinton Route 1 leading March with 23 cows averaging 1252 pounds of milk and 46 pounds butterfat per cow. His “Big Girl” cow produced 78 pounds butterfat and 189 pounds milk. Second place went to T F Burleson and Sons with 31 cows averaging 1179 pounds milk and 44 pounds butterfat. Frank Mills’ Crown City herd ranked third in milk with 57 cows averaging 957 pounds. Roush’s Cheshire Route 1 herd, 12 cows, averaged 582 pounds milk and 26 pounds butterfat with four dry cows.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Anderson
Vinton Route 1
Gallia County
Anderson
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Merrill Brucker
Bell
T. F. Burleson and Sons
Burlesons
Frank Mills
Crown City
John Payne
James Roush
Cheshire
Twilight 4-H Club Plans Ice Cream Social
In Gallipolis the Twilight 4-H Club set April 26 for a Red Cross collections deadline and planned an ice cream social for a later date. They voted to buy U S and 4-H flags and six song books. Dues will be one dollar. President Rita Gibson led the meeting with the 4-H pledge.
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Gallipolis
Twilighters
Frances Baker
Red Cross
U. S
Rita Gibson
Anita Robinson
Sara Yoho
Emma Thomas
Mary Jane Yoho
Marsha Fellure
Three Chapters Used For Auxiliary Study
Gallia County State Highway Patrol Auxiliary met Wednesday night at the Municipal Building to study report writing, on patrol duties, and foot patrol from three chapters of their training manual. Capt. L G Marchi Sr conducted the meeting with 14 members present. Ptl. Cecil E Carpenter led the training session. Refreshments followed.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Ohio and Kanawha Regions
Data show river gauges at Gallipolis and Marmet with rollers of 56 and 38 feet crest readings, Kanawha falls rising, and dams in the Huntington district down on the Ohio. Multiple river boats along Montgomery, Lock 13, Lock 15, and Kanawha River routes report vessels up or down, with times from morning through night and several names listed for boats and crews.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Bob Benter
John J. Rowe
Creditor
Beaver
Onward
I. F. Frieberger
John Ladd Bean
Lock
Jerry Bosworth
Helen
Elgercliff
Harry Dyer
Queen City
National
Ravenswood
Gallipolis Junior Women's Club Rummage Sale Planned
The Gallipolis Junior Women's Club schedules a rummage sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Moore's Auto Sales Inc on 50 State St. Proceeds fund the club's dental care project for needy children.
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Gallipolis
Moore’s Auto Sales Inc
50 State St
Patrol Film Shown At Kiwanis Meeting
Kiwanis Club in Tye's Restaurant heard Patrol film Signal 30 on highway dangers. Ptl Donald A Weidner Gallipolis Pat post led a question period. Jimmie Evans honored. Nancy McAllister bride elect. Rio Grande Circle K hosted. Circle K Convention planned. Kyger Creek High School Keyette Club to present next week.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Tye
State Highway Patrol
Signal 30
Ohio
Ptl
Donald A. Weidner
Kiwanians
Dale C. Gilkey
John R. Heiskell
Kiwanis Division
Carod
Jimmie Evans
Nancy McAllister
Rio Grande College
Convictions Reported in Gallipolis Municipal Court
City police reported three convictions Wednesday in Municipal Court. Garden O'Dell of Gallipolis was fined $5, costs suspended for no operator's license. Matthew Scott of Charleston West Virginia and Jerry Goode of Gallipolis were each fined $10 and costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Graden O'Dell
Matthew Scott
Charleston
W. Va
Jerry Goode
Two M. T. Epling Co Trucks Crash at Plant Entrance
Two company trucks collided at 8 45 a m on Eastern Ave at Jenkins Concrete plant entrance. Ona L. Moore 36 Gallipolis struck Paul R. Rucker 38 Crown City Route 1 as he drove up the road. No injuries. Moore cited for failing to yield.
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Gallipolis
M. T. Epling Co
Eastern Ave
Jenkins Concrete
Ona L. Moore
Paul R. Rucker
Crown City
Rucker
Moore
Behind every successful man there stands a wife
A humorous adage notes a wife as the steady behind a man’s success and a mother-in-law who is often surprised by outcomes.
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