Mrs. Lou Qualls Dies at 81 in Gallipolis
Mrs. Lou Qualls of Gallipolis aged 81 died early Tuesday. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Bladen Mt. Zion Church with Rev. Earl V. Cremeens officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. She was born September 21, 1877, daughter of James and Ellen Chandler. Survived by daughter Mrs. Freda Waugh, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers. Friends may call at the Waugh Halley Wood funeral home and residence prior to the service.
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Gallipolis
Bladen Mt. Zion
Lou Qualls
Earl V. Cremeens
Church
Freda Waugh
Second Ave
Mill Creek Road
Qualls
Mina Galloway
Miller
Ernest Lambert
Crown City
Allen
New Holland
Tom
Jamestown
Levi Chandler
Waugh- Halley-Wood Funeral Home
Masonic Rites Set For James Merrifield
Gallipolis Masonic rites are planned for James R. Merrifield Jr. 25 who died in a California traffic accident last Saturday. Rites begin Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wetherholt Elliott Sanders funeral home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Aldred B. Wallace officiating. Burial follows at Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Wetherholt-Elliott- Sanders
James R. Merrifield, Jr
California
Aldred B. Wallace
Morgantown
W. Va
Mound Hill Cemetery
Honor Society to Tap GAHS Juniors at Friday Assembly
The National Honor Society at Gallia Academy High School will hold spring tapping during Friday morning assembly. Five percent of the upper third of the junior class will be tapped, with induction presided by the society officers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Dean's Pills Offer Fast Relief for Backache and Bladder Irritation
An old advertisement promotes Dean's Pills as fast relief for backache headaches and muscular pains. It claims soothing bladder irritation and mild diuretic effects to aid sleep and daytime comfort, urging readers to buy the new larger size for savings.
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Dean
Thespian Club Try-Outs Set Wednesday
Gallia Academy High School will hold spring try-outs at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. At least 37 students will present skits or monologues before three judges for selection of new Thespians. List of participating students follows.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Thespians
Jerri Cremeens
Claudia McBride
Mary Walker
Frances Heiskell
Marilynn Reapp
Gretchen Mossman
Judy McCormick
India Borden
Joyce Decoy
Maureen Reese
Deanna Maynard
Geraldine Richards
Richard Haycraft
Donna Cornwell
Charlene Evans
Marta Davis
Sue Dailey
William Gee
Betty Clendenin
Patty Davis
Harriet Craft
Becky Tawney
Sandra Harrison
Joy Brabham
Joyce Evans
Kathy Pitman
Carol Martin
Shirley Biswaugle
Eddie Houck
Alice Carr
Henry Cherrington
Rodney Lusk
Jane Pettus
Patty Rollins
Ann Magnussen
Eddie Roark
Grand Jury To Study Non-Support Case
Garland G. Mills of Madison Ind pleaded guilty to non-support in Municipal Court. Judge William H. Jones bound him over to the May term grand jury after Mills failed to post $1000 bond and he remained jailed in Gallia County awaiting the grand jury hearing.
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Gallipolis
Garland G. Mills
Madison
Ind
Indiana
Loren Kerr
William H. Jones
Mills
Gallia County
Campbell Elected Lions Club President in Gallipolis
L Vance Campbell an insurance representative was elected president of the Lions Club, to take office in July as the fourth president. He heads a slate including Jack Hudson and Robert A. Boudinot as vice presidents and Dr Odell C Kimbrell as treasurer. Other officers named include James Davis secretary and Dan Thomas lion tamer. Two-year directors are Tim Evans and Bill Wellman with holdovers Jacques Bishop and Joe Ross. Thelma Campbell and their two sons reside on Garfield Ave. The meeting also heard reports on a district convention and featured a film on hunting mountain lions and coons.
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Gallipolis
L. Vance Campbell
Gallipolis Insurance
Lions Cub
Campbell
Club
Norman W. Pinschmidt
Tues
Tye
Jack Hudson
Robert A. Boudinot
James Thomson
Odell C. Kimbrell
James Davis
Dan Thomas
Odie O'Donnell
Tim Evans
Bill Wellman
Jacques Bishop
Joe Ross
Equitable Life Assurance Society
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Thelma
Garfield Ave
Lewis V. Jr
Bruce
Bob Boudinot
Boudinot
Dr. Kimbrell
GAHS Students to Elect Council Officers
Gallia Academy High School students vote Friday to elect a president and vice president of the student council for 1959 60. A screening panel, petitions signed by 60 students, and speeches at the National Honor Society ceremony precede the vote. Chief candidates: Judith Leedy with Lynda Rees, Eddie Houck with David Miller, John Saxton with Gary Northup, and Jack Stage with Curtis Swann.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Ross H. Fleming
Katherine L. Sheets
Carl Ward
Gordon Massie
Stan Evans
Martha Mossman
Athens
Judith Leedy
Lynda Rees
Eddie Houck
David Miller
John Saxton
Gary Northup
Jack Stage
Curtis Swann
Chemistry Class Hears Mrs Gibert At Gallia Academy High
Mrs. J Gordon Gibert spoke to Gallia Academy High School chemistry classes on the importance of chemistry in medicine. She noted her UC chemistry degree and outlined why students should take chemistry, including pre medical requirements, biology and zoology support, and pathways to a medical degree. She also covered biochemistry, library research, and appropriate high school subjects for future doctors.
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Gallipolis
J. Gordon Gibert
Gallia Academy High School
Gibert
University of Cincinnati
Salesman Fined in Barbiturate Delivery Case
Richard L. Emch 28 of Columbus pleaded guilty in Gallia County Common Pleas Court to unlawfully delivering a barbiturate. Judge Robert M. Betz fined him 100 dollars and costs after initial denial at an April 1 hearing. Emch posted 500 dollars bond.
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Gallipolis
Richard L. Emch
Columbus
Gallia County
Two Suffer Minor Hurts In Collision
Two people sustained minor injuries in a Route 7 collision two miles north of the Gallia Meigs line. Robert B. Sheppard waited to turn when Pauline Jones rear ended his car injuring two passengers in the Jones vehicle Hattie Turner and Alice Darst. Mrs Jones faced a court citation for failure to stop within the assured clear distance.
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Gallipolis
Route
Gallia-Meigs County
State Highway Patrol
Robert B. Sheppard
Pauline Jones
Cheshire
Hattie M. Turner
Robertsburg
Alice M. Darst
Jones
Sheppard
C. C. Fisher
Middleport
Six Persons Fined In Municipal Court
Judge William H. Jones fined six arraigned individuals in Municipal Court. Walter Loveday received $5 for failing to keep a loaded truck on the state highway. Orlis Jenkins was fined $5 and costs for intoxication. Martha Potter paid $15 and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct. Everett Watts Leroy Mooney and George Varja each faced $10 and costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Walter Loveday
Cheshire
Orlis Jenkins
Parkersburg
Martha Potter
Northup
Everett Watts
Leroy Mooney
George Varja
Ragland
W. Va
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GAHS
Auy
Little Rock, Ark
Charles W. Stephens
R. W. Laster
Stephens
Thespian Club
Grand Jury
Chevy
Chevrolet
BOB Hess, Inc
State ST
Nelsonville
Fayette ST
Lions Club
Lions
Crown City Area
Rio Grande Col
Junior Wilson
aTerys, Ont
Arisco
Capri
Dan River
Ting
Ivy Slacks
Casey Jones
Dacron
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