Officials Debate City Government Forms at Rio Grande College
GALLIPOLIS city manager Gary R. Short will debate Mason mayor Olston Wright at 10 a.m. next Wednesday in Davis Hall Rio Grande College. Sponsored by Circle-K Club the event caps convocation for students with Gallia County engineer J. Roy Bartlett and Gallipolis solicitor R. William Jenkins in attendance. Wright is finishing a fourth year as mayor and eighth year on the Wahama High School faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gary R. Short
Olston Wright
Mason
Davis Hall
Rio Grande College
R. William Jenkins
Wright
Wahama High School
Skunks Rabid in Gallia County Raise Rabies Toll
Gallia County reports 18 wild animal rabies cases in 1963 with 17 skunks and one fox. Rabies spread east toward the Ohio River as eight rabid skunks were killed in Raccoon Township and other townships. Local residents reported skunks shot near farms and incidents where dogs were exposed to rabies. MIDDLEPORT transfer of Frank Murray to Cincinnati Veterans Hospital noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William F. Neal
Gallia County
Ohio River
Raccoon
Huntington
Greenfield
Ohio
Eugene Jones
Thurman
Preston Halley
Crown City
Hannan- Trace Rd
Neal
Girl Scouts Learn Outdoors On Fortification Hill Outing
Gallipolis Troop 207 combined a learning and outing Thursday afternoon on Fortification Hill. Leaders Mrs Glen R Hueholt Mrs Delmer Gingerich and Troop Consultant Mrs J Gordon Gibert supervised tenderfoot work. Scouts shaved wood with jackknives followed by compass guided trail drills. Fifteen girls and leaders cooked wieners and roasted marshmallows over the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fortification Hill
Glen R. Hueholt
Delmer Gingerich
J. Gordon Gibert
Two Cases Are Filed In Meigs County Court
A divorce suit by Stanley W. Addlesburger of Middleport against Maxine M. Addlesburger of Chicago and a petition to quiet title on real estate are filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. J B O'Brien of Pomeroy files a partition suit involving real estate with Fred White of Lancaster, Dorothy Carroll of Windham, and Clyde Millhone as Meigs County treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Stanley W. Addlesburger
Middleport
Maxine M
Addlesburger
Chicago
Tull
J. B. O'Brien
Fred White
Lancaster
Dorothy Carroll
Windham
Clyde Millhone
Meigs County
River Dam Status and Kanawha Gallipolis Boat Log
Dispatch details dam conditions on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with roller dams on the sill and movable dams in Huntington District all up. Includes hourly log of Gallipolis and Kanawha River boats with names and current up or down readings, noting numerous vessels and lock statuses across Louisville to New Orleans routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganges
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Queen City
Semet
Titan
Salvati
Bob Benter
James R. Hines
Elisha Woods
Helen
Robert FE. Reed
Elgercliff
Walter Hoagland
London
Solvay
Robert W. Lea
Winfield Beaver
Criss Jr
Alan R. Merrill
Suffolk
F. Friedberger
Crucible
Indiana
Codrington
James Zubick
New Martinsville
Walter Williamson
Stevenson
Lock
John J. Rowe
Tinco
Frances Hoagland
Littl
Edward
Oleander
James L Hamilton
C. V. Harner
Lewis
Asa
John Ladd Dean
Eastern
National
Record Hops Set in Middleport High School Auditorium
A record hop sponsored by the Band Boosters Association will be held Saturday night in the Middleport High School auditorium from 8 to 11 30 p m. The Jays will emcee the event. Tonight a dance at Eastern High School from 8 to 11 p m is sponsored by the Future Homemakers of America with The Jays as hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Band Boosters Association
Jays
Eastern High School
Future Homemakers of America
31 Students To Compete At Ohio U
Gallia Academy High School will send 31 students to Athens on May 4 to compete in the final District State Scholarship Test at Ohio University. The finalists were chosen from the top 25 percent of grades nine through 12 after an earlier March test sponsored by the State Department of Education. Participants include Diane Remita, Patty Berridge, Norman Lanier, Rosann Dexter, Stephen Snedaker, Susan Phillips, Tom Bailes, James Magnussen, and others across English, Latin, French, Geography, World History, American History, Algebra, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Athens
Ohio University
Clyde Evans
Evans
State Department of Education
Diane Remita
Rymia England
Tom Gooch
Patty Berridge
Marie Ford
Mary Ann Ryal
Norman Lanier
John Sheets
Mary Ann Spriegel
Frances Lou Baker
Mike Reapp
Paula Cotton
Barbara Parks
George Ely
Dennis Avner
Rosann Dexter
Charlene Kilgore
Mary Ely
Steve Snedaker
Bill Wamsley
Susan Phillips
Stephen Bowers
Chester Kilgore
Stephanie Gibert
Tom Bailes
Anne Ford
James Magnussen
Don Winters
Mark Christensen
Jonnie Facemire
Thor Neilson
Fire School Instructors Named for Hocking Valley Regional
Gallipolis will host the Hocking Valley Regional Fire School on September 29. Instructors include Capt. Emmett Cox of Columbus for ladder training, Ed Justice for emergency rescue, Fred Gaskins for smoke masks, and James E. Pendleton for pumper operation and portable pumps. Assistant Fire Chief Silas J. Hamilton led the planning meeting with State Co Ordinator Joe Heinzen present. Chiefs from Athens Nelsonville Gallipolis and Middletonport joined attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hocking Valley
Emmett Cox
Columbus
Silas J. Hamilton
Joe Heinzen
Springfield
Charles Dalton
Athens
Clarence Hall
Nelsonville
Gerald Anthony
Middleport
Denver A. Brumfield
Pomeroy Meetings Set For Wednesday Evening
Middleport class 12 will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at Heath Methodist Church. Mrs L W McComas will lead devotional with Mrs James Criswell in charge of the program. Hostesses include Mrs Earl Knight, Mrs Glen Lambert, Mrs Thomas Riley, and Mrs James Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
James Criswell
Earl Knight
Glen Lambert
Thomas Riley
James Simpson
State Highway Patrol Reports One Accident Near Rodney
Gallipolis reports a passing semi kicked a rock at 11 40 a m on Route 35 east of Rodney, breaking a station wagon windshield driven by Dr George L Ely 45 of Gallipolis. The operator Charlie S Watts Jr 31 of Wilkesboro NC had no charges and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Rodney
Charlie S. Watts, Jr
Wilkesboro
N.C
George L. Ely
World War I Vets Meet At Rio Grande
District 8 World War I Veterans convention at Rio Grande College in Moulton Hall will feature speakers including former State Commander Williams of Oak Hill. The event will elect district officers with registration beginning at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rossiter
Williams
Oak Hill
American Legion
Rio Grande
Moulton Hall
Rio Grande College
Mrs Lohse Arranges For PTA Conference In Somerset
POMEROY The southeast district conference of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held Thursday at Sheridan High School in Somerset with representatives from Southeastern Ohio PTA units attending. Mrs Harold Lohse of Pomeroy district director, will arrange the sessions with guest speakers at both afternoon and evening programs. The newly elected district director has served as Meigs County Council officer and Pomeroy unit president, teaches piano, and has been assistant organist at the Middleport Church of Christ. Mrs William Shapiro, vice president of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc., will be the state board representative. E Russell Porter of the Cincinnati Health Department will speak in the evening. he is a PTA health chairmen consultant and Ohio Congress board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Parent - Teacher Association
Sheridan High School
Somerset
Southeastern Ohio
Harold Lohse
Twin and Newborns Reported in Holzer Hospital News
The Holzer Hospital News item lists numerous newborns and parents from multiple towns including Patriot Route 1 New Haven Crown City Wellston and others. The report notes blood was used Thursday with a total of 3 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville R. Ingles
Harold L. Hart
New Haven
PTO Elects Officers for 1963 64 Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Elementary PTO met Thursday and elected officers for the 1963 64 school year. Officers to be installed in September are Donna Henderson president Pauline Dew vice president Helen Marshall secretary and Maxine Heiser treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Elementary Pto
Donna Henderson
Pauline Dew
Helen Marshall
Maxine Heiser
Area Death Notices highlight Athens and surrounding region
Area death notices report multiple obituaries across Athens and nearby towns. Augusta Carter of Athens aged 81, funeral Friday, burial at Clark's Chapel. Herbert Childs of Columbus, former Mason County resident, dies at 74 with services Saturday. Asher Reeves of Toledo, born Zaleski, dies after illness, service Sunday in Nelsonville. Additional notices include Roy Barber of Reedsville, J Herman Northup of Gallipolis, Absalon Beard of The Plains, Harry D. Davis of Shawnee, and Sanford Dodson of Middleport with services and burial plans across local churches and cemeteries.
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Athens
Augusta Carter
N. Court St
Jagers and Sons
Gene Rowe
Clark’s Chapel
Carter
John
Mary Johnson Martin
William
Charles
Vinnie Shough
Columbus
Edith McCracken
Fredericksburg
Alice Canaday
Orlando
Fla
Caryle Henry
Redwood City
Calif
Fred Carter
Mount Baldi
Leslie Martin
Sioux City
Iowa
Fannie Pickett
Point Pleasant
Herbert Childs
Mason County
Richard and
Rhoda McDermitt Childs
Ivy
Hugh
Cheshire
Lloyd Forbus
Joe Forbus
Woodards Funeral Home
E. State St
Nelsonville
Asher Reeves
Toledo
Zaleski
Elwood
Mary Rucker Reeves
Mary
Boyd
Rodney
Chester
Johnson Funeral Home
William Brown
Reedsville
Roy Ivan Barber
Alice Blake Barber
Ellen
Lydia Chevalier
Ruth Darringer
Alberta Linthicum
Dorthea Carpenter
Alice Broad
Toronto
Velma Lowers
Parkersburg
Raymond
Coolville
Ancil
Wellsville
Walter
East Liverpool
Archie
Leonard
Frank
Delbert
New Cumberland
W. Va
Bertha Reed
Empire
Ohio
Edith Grimm
Belpre
Martha Holsinger
Martina Rockhold
Gallipolis
J. Herman
Shorty) Northup
Gallia County
James A. Northup
Northup
Green Two
Mr. Northup
James A
Emma Ingells Northup
Frances Marie Watts
Harland Northup
Morris Northup
Des Moines
Edith Northup
Cincinnati
Gene
Zelda) Kerns
Rolfe
Chesterhill
Absalon
Joe) Beard
the Plains
Sharpsburg
Berter Hospital
Circleville
Mountville
Morgan County
Sarah Kirkbride Beard
Rosa Meilmier Beard
Plains Nazarene Church
Marie Henthorn
Mt. Vernon
James E
Marion
Floyd K
Carl F
Washington, D. H
Delbert W
Norfolk
Charles V
Ashville
Tobe Mackey
Mount Hermon Cemetery
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Harry D. Davis
Shawnee
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Edmund
Martha Davis
Division
Aid For the Aged
Perry County
Mabel
Martha L. Pease
Louise Davis
Anna Williams
Akron
Humphrey Funeral Home
Shawnee Methodist Church
Edward Sadler
Shawnee Cemetery
Roush Rites Pomeroy Funeral Services for Jerry Roush
Funeral services for Jerry Darrell Roush 23 Cincinnati killed in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night will be at 2 pm Sunday at the Ewing Funeral Home. Burial will be in Letart Falls Cemetery. Survivors include grandparents Stella and Joseph Cozart of Portland a sister Wan de Jacobs England and a niece and nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jerry Darrell Roush
Cincinnati
Ewing
Stella Cozart
Joseph Cozart
Portland
Wande Jacobs
England
Letart Falls
Charles Parsons
Antiquity
Meigs General Hospital
Theodore, Quincey
Antiquity Baptist Church
Freeland Norris
Ewing Funeral Home
Joseph E Smith Rites Planned in Kentucky Church
Gallipolis reports the funeral home took the body of Joseph E. Smith 67 Langsville Route 1 to Big Creek Kentucky for last rites at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mary Elizabeth Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Joseph E. Smith
Langsville
Big Creek
Mary Elizabeth Church
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the Messenger
Frank Murray
Veterans Hospital
Cincinnati Veterans Hospital
Andrea Fuller
George F. Fuller
Miss Fuller
Future Nurses Club
Grace Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ohio U
Holzer Hospital News
Ella M. Houck
Stella M. Clark
Wellston
Patricia M. Wedge
John F. Ankrum
Cottageville
Allen R. Harper
Jesse O. Eblin
Stephen D. Myers
Scottown
Timothy W. Thoren
Minersville
Glen W. Pendleton
Radcliff
Stephen D. Morgan
Ashland
James Corn
Emmitt Stetham
Albert E. Hartenbach
Clyde McLane
Homer Vititoe
Jesse Sheets
James O. Bush
Timothy Summers
Maurice Swisher
Michael Davis
Merrill E. Shriver
A. L. Chatfield
Roy Jones
Carl F. Forsythe
Ken G. Konicek
Tara Goodwin
George A. Rupe and Son
Richard L. Jarrell and Son
PTO
Mrs
Eden Church
Roy Deeter
Church
White Funeral Home
J. Herman Northup
Wetherholt - Elliott - Sanders
David Rankin
Mound Hill Cemetery
Absalon Beard
Sanford Dodson
Bradbury
Alice Russell
Dayton
Russell
Garnet
Detroit
Mich
Jessie
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Clayton Barrett
Holzer Hospital
Buck Lake
GUN Club
Buck Lakes
Hocking Valley Sportsmen Assn
Radford Road
W. Union St. LY
Pontiac
Kennebec
White's Mill
Miller Poultry Call LY
Factory Street
Athens ,Ohio
Maine
Higgins Feed
Rt. 50 West
Union Ave
Bollen Husky Garden Tractor
Sunnyvale Nursery
Rainbo Fruit Farms
Bartlett
Sowards
Greenlawn Cemetery
James Sowards
Ford Agency
Grange Insurance
Baughman Agency
Phovre MY
Albany
D. M. Goddard
Apply Grant Hospital
Athens City-County Health Department
AAA
E. Robinson Avenue
Barberton
Stanley Home Products
Glouster Nursing Home
Pho
Parkette Drive-In
Richland Ave
Wagon Wheel
St. Court
Parkette Drive
Richland Avenue
Towne House
W. Union Street
Blackmore's Restaurant
S. Court Street
T&c Food Company
Spring Hill Place
Logan
Sherwin-Williams Paint and Wallpaper Center
Court St
John von Meter
Mill St
Vanguard
Wright Paint
Mol
Les
Rapp
Athens Office Supply
Washington St
IBM
Dures
NCR
G. W. Enterman
Congress ST
Athens, Ohio
M.A.T.A. College
E. Broad ST
Roush Rites
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