Tag Day planned to raise funds for Gallipolis league
Gallipolis officials schedule Tag Day for May 13 1961 to support the Summer Baseball League. City manager Austin C. Cotton may proclaim the event as a Tag Day with tag sales by uniformed players in downtown. A public meeting is set for May 27 at the Ohio Bell Garage and fundraising pancake and sausage fry with VFW joins planning.
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Gallipolis
Austin C. Cotton
Lonnie Thompson
Thompson
Ohio Bell Telephone
Second and Spruce
Monroe Gatewood
VFW
Pony League
Stanley L. Evans
Gatewood
John L. Evans
Lou McCormick
Group Plans Farewell For Seniors
Gallia Academy High School's Future Homemakers of America discussed the senior farewell supper and elected officers for the coming year. Emma Lou Fellore was named president Cheryl Belville vice president Ruth Fisher secretary and Nancy Fowler treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Future Homemakers of America
Emma Lou Fellore
Cheryl Belville
Ruth Fisher
Nancy Fowler
Karen Black
Southwestern High School
FHA
Columbia area groups plan meetings and note local events
Carpenter club sets April 14 session. Temple WSCS members recall Circleville event. Granville Lyons suffers serious injury while clearing trees and is hospitalized. Alumni banquet planning proceeds for June 3. Local residents travel to Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, and Ohio for visits and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westina Crabtree Carpenter
Columbia Grange
Temple Wscs
Circleville
T. M. Galaway
C. A. Arbaugh
Howard Stanley
Dale Scott
Quinn Russell
Granville Lyons
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Rawlings
Orange Park
Fla
Charles McCall
Columbia Alumni Association
Arthur Crabtree
Beulah Cox
Joan Nelson
Emma Whittington
Freda Smith
Sharon Cox
Max McCallie
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Faye Jordan
Robert Kalb
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Ola Perry
Frank Perry
Virgil Perry
Columbus
Zella Perry
Gallia County Board Prepares for City Primary
The Gallia County Board of Elections met in special session to plan the Gallipolis City Commission primary set for May 2. Seven candidates filed nominating petitions for three November posts, including incumbent Howard I Neal and others. The board authorized Crilla Stiverson to solicit ballot bids, order poll books, and fix polling places. Notices to precinct judges and clerks were scheduled for April 24.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Local Visitors Stay With Albany Area Hosts
Albany residents list guests from Delaware Syracuse and London area relatives. The notes include visits by Mrs. Nora Albaugh Athens and H M Stanley family members plus a Germany leave for Denny Enlow and attendees at a Circleville conference.
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Albany
Robert Smith
Delaware
Milton Roush
Syracuse
Wade E. Jeffers
Londo
R. C. Rickard
Nora Albaugh
Athens
H. M. Stanley
Denny Enlow
Germany
Arthur Enlow
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Circleville
W. Baughman
E. M. Baughman
Ermel Arbaugh
Woodrow Barnes
Frank Radcliffe
Frank Dearth
Temple
Dale Scott
Quinn Russell
Mannering Galloway
Clarence Arbaugh
Kenneth Mason
Fish and Game Hearing Set for April 27
County Conservation Association president Merrill Saunders announces an annual fish and game hearing on April 27 at the VFW Hall. Ohio Division of Wildlife representatives will attend, with Ernie E. Null serving as chairman of the association's fish and game committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Mishap on GSI Grounds Investigated
The State Highway Patrol investigated an early Thursday morning accident on Buckeye Ave at the Gallipolis State Institute grounds. William T. Porter 62 Eureka Star Route struck Vivian Tope 50 Mercevile Star Route. No injuries or charges filed. Also arrested William Chance 62 Cheshire for driving while intoxicated. case set for Friday afternoon in Municipal Court.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Buckeye Ave
Gallipolis State Institute
William T. Porter
Eureka
Vivian Tope
Mercerville
Porter
Tope
William Chance
Cheshire
Judge Will Speak at Gal lipolis B P W Club Meeting
Municipal Judge William H. Jones will address the Gal lipolis Business and Professional Women's Club at 6 30 p m Monday in the Farmers Hotel. The program is run by the public relations committee chaired by Mrs Louise Collins. Officers for the coming year will be elected.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club
Farmers Hotel
Louise Collins
Food Handlers School Set by Gallipolis Board of Health
Gallipolis city board of health will hold a food handlers school Monday May 15 in the Washington School Auditorium with sessions at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Subjects include personal hygiene and food handling. Wayne Phillips city sanitarian handles arrangements. Attendees will receive certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Suit Dismissed in Gallia County Court
Kathryn C. Grueser of Garfield Avenue had her lawsuit against National Mutual Insurance Co. dismissed Thursday in Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kathryn C. Grueser
Garfield Ave
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Gallia County
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Roger A Remlinger Gallipolis and a son to Mr and Mrs John W Songer Ripley West Virginia. A list of admitted patients includes John S Fraley Rita Sue Harrison Cecil Barr Harry N Price Elizabeth Cottrill Newton D Wiseman Thomas E Kirby Bill Joe Evans Allen Knuckles Paul E Siders Francis R Merrill Ida M Young Inez Saultz Karen Morgan Charles Webb Benjamin Gothard Patricia Stanley Wilbert Harmon Griff Russell Garnet Mace Alice Blevins Paul Walters John W Sanger Eddie E George Leslie Henry Craig Waldie Robert Major Judy Major George Rothgeb Roger Remlinger Martha J Juhling Robert Shoemaker several dismissed names and a note on blood usage.
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John S. Fraley
Gallipolis
Rita Sue Harrison
Cecil Barr
Cottageville
W. Va
Harry N. Price
Wellston
Elizabeth C. Cottrill
Radcliff
Newton D. Wiseman
Ironton
Thomas E. Kirby
Hamden
Bill Joe Evans
T. Allen Knuckles
Paul E. Siders
Jackson
Francis R. Merrill
Ida M. Young
Inez L. Saultz
Karen L. Morgan
Kananga
Charles H. Webb
Oak Hill
Benjamin H. Gothard
Bidwell
Patricia M. Stanley
Point Pleasant
Wilbert E. Harmon
Griff C. Russell
Middleport
Garnet M. Mace
Alice Blevins
Ashland
Paul H. Walters
John W. Sanger
Ripley
Eddie E. George
Gallipo
Judy A. Major
George A. Rothgeb
Roger A. Remlinger
Martha J. Juhling
Hartford
Robert K. Shoemaker
William Michael
Eldred Storch
Thomas Rowley
George Tipton
Leona Harlacher
W. R. Dalton
Arthur Leedy
Twila Clatworthy
James King
Cove Bradley
Merrill Caldwell
George Martin
Willis H. Martin
Gerald Brown
Zenas Dotson
River Traffic and Dam Levels Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Gauge readings show rising water on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with dams down in the Huntington district. Locks report several vessels moving in and out, including Criss Jr and I F Frieberger, while Kanawha boats Marmet James R Hines and Solvay show mixed up and down movements.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Criss Jr
I. F. Frieberger
John Ladd Dean
Onward
Jerry Bosworth
Bob Berter
C. V. Harner
Titan
Rocket
Kanawha
James R. Hines
Solvay
Helga
Winfreld
A. V. Criss
Alton Zephyr
Cecelia R
Lucy Jane Lucas
Creditor
Semet
Peggy Downey
Esso Tennessee
Queen City
Andrew P. Calhoun
Uup
National
John Rowe
Ladies Aid Meeting At School House In Letart
The Letart Baptist Ladies Aid held a recent meeting at the school house with a potluck meal. Attendees included Mrs. Gerald Musgrave of Point Pleasant and several local families sharing updates and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Adkins
Sue Adkins
Huntington
Oakey Roush
Claud Blessing
Fannie Taylor
Clarence Taylor
Dennis Raush
Dan Wartenburg
Taft Baston
Dallas Yeager
Johnie Fry
Jimmie Fry
Clarence Yeager
Lester Adkins
C. E. Fry
Billie Weigans
Point Pleasant
Collahuaya Indians Known as Amazon Druggists
The Collahuaia Indians of South America are identified as the druggists of the Amazon. They produce cough medicine from tree barks a tonic from sarsaparilla roots and a potent poison curare from plants of the strychnos family.
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South America
Amazon
Fort Sumter News From 1861 Dispatches
A Gallipolis Journal brief recalls April 12 1861 reports from Charleston and New York on Fort Sumter bombardment. Dispatches describe batteries at Sullivan's Island Morris Island and mounting cannon fire with Anderson returning shots. The piece notes reinforcements, no casualties yet, and ongoing fighting through the day and night.
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Gallipolis
Fort Sumter
Confederate States
Charleston
Anderson
Sullivan’s Island
Morris Island
New York
The
Herald
Fort Moultrie
Mount Pleasant
Cumming's Point
Beauregard
Stevens
Sumter
the Herald
Lincoln
Ohio Militia
Henry B. Carrington
Pre School Clinic Set For May 5
Gallipolis city school district schedules a pre school clinic on Friday May 5 at Washington School for children entering school for the first time or in kindergarten at Washington Clay Green or Kanauga Elementary. Dr Marcus J Magnussen will run the clinic to aid families unable to meet enrollment costs. State law requires immunization against polio diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and smallpox before school entry and a pre school physical. Parents should visit their family physician for immunizations and a school health card must be completed before registration.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Washington Clay, Green
Kanauga
Marcus J. Magnussen
The
City Board of Education
New Books Circulated by Gallia County Library
Gallia County District Library released ten new books on Friday under librarian Lawrence R. Huber. The fiction titles include The Wax Foundation The Mozart Leaves At Nine The Last of the Just and Hark Hark the Lark. Non fiction additions are The Elements of Style Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy Return of the Tiger two volumes of An American Epic How Come Again and Broadways Best 1960.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lawrence R. Huber
Wax Foundation
Davenport
Greene
Schwarz-Bart
Bates
Strunk
McCabe
Connell
Hoover
Denver E. Call Cited for Entering Bladen Property
The county sheriff's department arrested Denver E. Call, 47, Bladen, on charges of breaking and entering with intent to steal. The case was set for Friday in Municipal Court. Charges filed by Charles W Bodimer of Eureka allege Call broke into the property and took $100 in cash.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Radcliff Woman 92 Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs Elizbeth C Cottrill aged 92 of Radcliff was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 4 30 p m Thursday with a fractured hip after a fall at her residence She is listed in satisfactory condition.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth C. Cottrill
Radcliff
Holzer Hospital
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