County Board Advances Electric Work and Road Additions
In a semi monthly meeting the Gallia County board authorized pole construction and guy wires to string lines in Courthouse Alley. The board added Criner Road in Clay Township and Tyn Rhos Road in Perry Township to the county highway system and empowered the county engineer to survey and map locations for the State Highway Department. Repairs to the courthouse hall and stairs were approved with four foot high mantels and plastering to the walls. The panelized office supplies budget got 500 dollars and the meeting was attended by Commissioners Boggs Wilcox and Houck along with Auditor Bodmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin County Board of Commission
Ers
Courthouse
Gallia County
Criner
Clay ‘Township
Perry Township
Sand Hollow
Harrison
Green Townships
Auth
Orized
State Highway Department
James A. Boggs
Harry Wilcox
Roscoe Houck
Charles W. Bodmer
Gallipolis Clubs Highlight May Activities and Elections
The Gallipolis community reports May events from the Gallipolis-Girls of the Carley style revue to Girl of the Year announcements for Alma Church and Karen. Members discussed club leadership, band concerts, and socials, with Four-H and Parents School supporters aiding health literacy and fund-raising.
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Gallipolis
Carley
Farmers Hotel
Jean McCoy
Alma Church
Emmett Church
Kanauga
Karen
Donna Johnson
Hope Broniardi
Athens
Washington D. H
Aujudiators
Jean Paar
Setar
B & PW
Ethel Agee
Danise Mitchell
Mabel Waugh
Car Backing Collision at Public Square Injures No One
A car backed from diagonal parking at the Public Square at 5 p.m. collided with a second car on Second Ave. Otis Drummond 60 exited a parking spot opposite Gallaher Drug Store, Claude Mason 19 of Bidwell drove the other vehicle. Both cars had minor damage.
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Jallapulid
Public Square
Second Ave
Otis Drummond
Gallaher Drug Store
Claude Mason
Bidwell
William H. Jones
Anderson North 42
Gallipolis
Hospital Notes List of Births and Discharges
Holzer Hospital notes show multiple birth announcements from Point Pleasant Patriot Star Route Gallipolis Oak Hill and Wells ton with families including Mr and Mrs Frederick R srey Darrell Russell John Griff Arley Clark Mary Lambert Connie Sue Blankenship Lester Gibbs Ollie C Smith Larry D Claxon W Leo Searle and others. Several surgical medical and discharge entries appear along with names like Thomas Bunton Mary Gilbert Rogers Linda Stone George Bailey and C Delbert Litchfield.
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Ances
Frederick R. S Rey
Point Pleasant
Darrell Russell
Patriot Star Route
John Griff
Gallipolis
Arley Clark
Oak Hill
Mary Lambert
Wellston
Randall Joseph Furney
William Snyder
Connie Sue Blankenship
Lester Gibbs
Hart
Larry D. Claxon
Jackson
W. Leo Searle
Middleport
Mary E. Shelton
Patriot
Thomas Bunton
Gilbert F. Rogers
Hendrson
Linda J. Stone
George Andrew Bailey
Carman Elected President of Kyger Creek Band Boosters
Mrs. Maxine Carman was elected president of the Kyger Creek Band Boosters Club at a meeting in the band room Cheshire, succeeding Harold Mack. Her husband Fred R. Carman heads the Kyger Creek Local Board of Education. New officers include Marjorie Thompson vice president, Elizabeth Mulford secretary, and Mary Elizabeth Dar elf treasurer. A combined instrumental and vocal concert is set for May 11.
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Linda Cardwell
Four-H
Dottie McCarley
Mary Reynolds
Charles, George
Seth Huntley
Basil Hill
Irs
Stanley Davis
Vinton Parents School
Verna Gleason
Clark (Barney) Baker
Lanier
Vinton High School
Marietta Reynolds
North Gallia
Bidwell
Cnnamre
Maxine Carman
Kyger Creek
Cheshire
Harold Mack
Fred R. Carman
Griffins Have Own Team This Year
Gallipolis report notes John T. Griffin of Evans Grocery Co. leads his eight sons as playing manager for a new family baseball team. His wife Eve Moore Griffin delivered a ninth son at Holzer Hospital, while twin Kevin Rory Griffin is being groomed for the squad among other Griffin children aged from newborn to ten.
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Gallipolis
John T. Griffin
Evans Grocery Co
Griffin
Eve Moore
Holzer Hospital
Barry Fitz Griffin
Kevin Rory
all-Griffin
Matthew Louis
Anthony Thaddeus
Christopher Moore
Joseph Urban
Terrence Patrick Tis
William Russell
John Thomas
Two Cars Crash On Route 33 Near Pomeroy
Gallia County report of a two car collision on Route 33 north of Pomeroy at 2 40 p m yesterday. Damage described as heavy to the northbound vehicle driven by Bruce Scanlon and medium to the southbound car. No serious injuries reported.
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Pomeroy
World's Highest Suspension Bridge Spans Arkansas River
World records the highest suspension bridge spanning the Arkansas River in Colorado. The structure, rising 1053 feet above the riverbed, showcases engineering ambition and dramatic skyline impacts across the region.
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Arkansas River
Colorado
Aver Bed
Death claims 2 widows both 96 at noon time
Ann Brown 96 native of Gallia County died near Baden Pennsylvania at her home, widow of Capt Jerry Brown formerly of Ohio River steamboats. Born November 3 1889 to Walter Williamson Thornsley, she lived on Lower River Road. Survived by son Harry Brown and daughter-in-law, Frank Capt. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Wetherholt Funeral Home.
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Siennie
Ted) Halley
Virgil Halley
Gallipolis
Henkle Ave
Chauncey Thivener
Lower River Road
Emma McCoy
Huntington
Miller
Mound Hill Cemetery
Ann Brown
Gallia County
Baden
Jerry Brown
Harry Brown
Walter
Mary Williamson
Thornsley
Frank Capt
Patrol Post Faces Its First Inspection in Gallipolis
All dispatch details say the first inspection of the new Gallipolis Post, State Highway Patrol, is set for 2 p.m. Thursday with Capt. W. B. Vance of Columbus and district officers from Jackson to conduct the inspection.
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Allipolis
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
W. B. Vance
Columbus
Jackson
Clyde Ingels Near Death
Clyde Ingels longtime cashier of the First National Bank and ex professional baseball player and amateur artist is near death at his home at Locusland corner in Wallipolis. His son Dr Clyde Ingels and Mrs Ingels Jr reported he worsened Saturday. His daughter Forrest Saunders of Cincinnati and Dr Saunders came today.
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Clyde Ingels
Ingels
Forrest Saunders
Cincinnati
Dr. Saunders
Pollitt Talks Farm Veto Orients Toward Production Plan
Ohio farmer Pollitt, a director with the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, criticizes a vetoed omnibus farm bill. He argues the only lasting farmer benefit comes from aligning production with consumption, noting the proposal as a step toward that goal.
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Risenhow ‘Er
Pollitt
Gallia County
Ohio Township
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Politt
Jane
Sail Bank
Cols University
Ohio Local Board of Education
Rio Alumnus Co Authors Book With Chicago Expert
Rio Grande alumnus C. R. Davis co authors chemistry text with Herb R. Smith of Chicago and leads a police department review on automobile accident investigations. The event at Rio Grande College Library featured a copy of the book given to the Gallipolis Key Club during a fortnightly luncheon. Davis, brother of Dr J Boyd Davis, college board president, attended with President Jack Brown.
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Wiv Uranue
W.mera Davis
Rio Grande] College
Herbert R. Smith
Chicago
Gallipolis
Callifolis
C. R
Ad Montgomery
Rio Grande College
Farmers
Boyd Davis
Col
Jack Brown College Board of Trustees
Farmer
Davis Caldwell
Richard Neal
Richard
North
Tom Dickerson
Joe
Davie
Ett
Wayne Caudill
Public Relations Chief Takes Duties at Rio Grande
Rio Grande College today welcomed Roward Ray Makeslee Jr who becomes the public relations director. Dr Paul R Lyne announced his appointment noting Makeslee holds a BS from East Stroudsburg Teachers State College a master's in education from Duke and is pursuing a doctorate at Duke He plans to move his family to Rio Grande promptly and will focus on field contact work and public relations He has 14 years in extension coordination and has worked with religious and educational groups He is a Scottish Rite Mason a member of the Dons Club Kappa Delta Pi and the National Educational Association He enjoys writing and portrait painting and authored an art studio book on portrait painting.
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Rio Grande
Roward Ray Makeslee, Jr
Rio Grande College
Paul R. Lyne
East Strodsburg
Teachers State
Allege
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Eancu
Duke
Blakeslee
Jans
Rio Grande Col
Ns Extension
Scottish Rites
Dons Club
Kappa Delta Pi
National Educational Association
National Society For the Study of Education
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Court Alley
Gallipolis Society
Leo Lanier
Vinton Parts School Club
of Peeseee
Walter Me
Joe Thompson
Thompson
J. T. Hall
Mnispolis
von Thompson
Clarence E
Quince
Janet Bailey
William Wingert
Scarsdale
Memorial Field
League Chiefs
Troy Town
Ollie C. Smith
Oak Hull
C. Delbert Litchfield
Apple Grove
W. Va
William McKinley Watter
Wilted J. Coon
Oaklon
C. C. Willams
Walter Jem
Mrs. Carman
Boosters
Jordan Dickinson
Allahabad
India
Union Christian College
Yale Divinity College
Edwards Dickinson
Lyme
Griffins
Thad
Gardner
Kent
Ava Gardner
Walter Ihle
Center
Gallipolis Post
Mary B. Scanlon
Hotf Automobile
St. Louis
National
Bruce Music Association
Simms
Portsmouth
Scanlon
C. O. Fisher
Middle
New Haven
Rio
Grande College
William Jences
Jones
Delbert Ray Vamdie
Ohio College Association
Edward Ray Blakeslee, Jr
Harold Kennedy
Clara Poston
IC. R. Montgomery
I Women
Maude Montgomery
Mrs
Lucetta Halley
Halley
Holter
Sir Halley
Anna Brown
Land Bank Loan
The
United National Farm Loan Association
Ohio Valley Bank
Mercury
Sarin
BIG
Aya Sae
Ray Rlces
North Court ST
Athens, Ohio
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