Gallipolis Trio Nabbed After Half Hour Police Sweep
Gallia County officers arrested a 17 year old in Kanauga for a traffic offense who confessed to burglarizing South Solon High School Friday night and stealing about 50 dollars in coins. Ronald Graham 21 of Chicago and James Vlay Lyons 30 of East Rainelle West Virginia were found in a stolen car and held for Chicago authorities. Police recovered three guns, a camera, ammo, tools and other items during the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
South Solon High School
Gallipolis
Route 7
Ronald Graham
Chicago
James Vlay Lyons
East Rainell
W. Va
South Solon
Washington Court House
Gallia County
Madison County
C. L. Boggs
W. J. Keating
Marvin Fink
Graham
Fink
Illinois
Tollinois
Transfers Sought For Ohio School Area
Delegation led by J Donald Pollitt Jr petitions Gallia County Board of Education to transfer about half of Ohio Township to Clay Local School District. About 70 elementary pupils and 19 of 20 high school students would shift. board took no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. Donald Pollitt, Jr
Ohio
Gallia County
Ohio River
Clay Township
Glenn Powell
B. Lewis Jones
Pollitt
Herbert McCown
Earl Adams
K. H. Butler
Clay
Ohio Township
Clay High School
Gallia Academy High School
Marquis to Lead Fundraising Discussion Panel
The Rev. Chester Marquis of the Athens Westminster Foundation is named to head a discussion panel on fundraising at the Columbus meeting of the association. Marquis will chair the session and guide affiliates through questions and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Marquis
Athens Westminster Foundation
Discusan Association
Columbus
Marquis
Ohio Department of Highways Notice of Bids for Pavement Improvements
Public notice from the State Highway Director in Columbus Ohio invites sealed bids until 10 00 A M May 1 1956 for pavement improvements including bituminous treatment items and various section locations across Athens Hocking and Vinton counties with detailed widths lengths and route numbers. Proposals cover multiple townships and route sections and the project will be awarded as a single package. Downington residents and local visitors are noted in the accompanying community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Orio Department OF Highways
Col
Ohio
Sabe
Price
State Highway Director of
Columbus
Pacetey
Ateneo Comey
Athens Coun
Waterton
Athens
Waterloo
Athens Townships
Athens Ohio
Lee Townships
Hocking County
Salt Creek Township
Hocking Cosmo
Laurel
Goodmene
Vinton County
Harrison and
Eagle Townships
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and admissions list
Birth announcements: Arthur and Mrs Smith New Haven a son Silas Downey Jackson a son Dayton Briggs Gallipolis a son Cecil Sargent Point Pleasant Route 2 a son. Admitted include Smith Racine medical Frances Rife Gallipolis Route 1 medical Harry Miller Pomeroy surgical Stella Morgan Belpre Rev Allen Huber Jackson surgical Walter Schoonover Kananga medical Wayne Booth Gallipolis medical Steril Walker Mason Ira Shato Gallipolis medical Cecil B Daniels South Point medical Charles Sayre Pomeroy Route 1 surgical Albert Bolles Gallipolis Ben Oscar Glassburn Bidwell Route 2 medical Mary Shaffer Ironton medical Earl Dennison Crown City Roxie Boster Gallipolis George Gaines Bidwell Ernest Adkins Ashton W Va medical Everette Wells Crown City surgical Darsel Fisher Point Pleasant Robert Lee Brady Coalton John Blackwood Rutland Paul McGraw Ashland Ky medical Cathy Yvonne Casey Gallpolis medical E Frank Shumate Oak Hill Route 2 surgical Billy Carter Diana Morgan Bethh Nichols Raymond Trout Gilbert Rogers Iona Berbert Bernard Masterson James Bower Leo Searles L D Halley Harry Williams Rev L Dillinger Harold Runyan John Morgan Licein Poulin Jasper Lowe Ray Cook and daughter Frederick Frey and son.
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Frances Rife
Gallipolis
Harry Miller
Pomeroy
Surgical
Stella Morgan
Belpre
Allen Huber
Jackson
Walter Schoonover
Kananga
Wayne Booth
Steril Walker
Mason, Medical
Tee SE Sua Fore
Mercer
Cecil B. Daniels
South Point
Charles Sayre
Albert H. Bolles
Ben Oscar Glassburn
Bidwell
Mary F. Shaffer
Ironton
Earl Dennison
Crown City
Roxie Boster
George F. Gaines
Ernest Adkins
Ashton
W. Va
Everette Wells
Darsel Fisher
Point Pleasant
Robert Lee Brady
Coalton
John Blackwood
Rutland
Paul McGraw
Ashland
Cathy Yvonne Casey
E. Frank Shumate
Oak Hill
Billy Carter
Diana Morgan
Bethh Nichols
Raymond Trout
Gilbert Rogers
Iona Berbert
Bernard Masterson
James Bower
Leo Searles
L. D. Halley
Harry Williams
L. Dillinger
Harold Runyan
John Morgan
Licein Poulin
Jasper Lowe
Ray Cook
Frederick Frey
School Attendance For County Agents At Wooster
Ross Wright county extension agent will attend a horticultural school at the Ohio Experiment Station Wooster on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. County agents from across the state have been invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
SINGS AT SERVICES GALLIPOLIS
Richard Davis of Indianapolis sang a Sunday solo at Grace Methodist Church services with accompaniment from his father the Rev Curt Davis. A report notes that eighty five percent of vehicles involved in accidents were passenger cars.
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Gallipolis
Richard Davis
Indianapolis
Grace Methodist Church
Hisather
Curt Davis
Gallipolis Society News On Weddings Exhibits And Visits
Local social notes report the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Jane Spessert to Air Force Second Lieut. James Spessert with ceremonies planned in Clarksburg West Virginia and a California residence after a July 1 move. The Vinton Garden Club spring show awarded blue ribbons to several exhibitors including Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Myers, with a notable Vegetable Manikin centerpiece. Community events include Kil Kare Klub bridge night and visits by Gallipolis residents to Columbus Dayton Akron and Columbus for family and civic activities.
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Wil
California
John Hunter
Leopold
W. Va
Air Force
Jane Spessert
Cloyd Spessert
St. George
West Virginia University
Atomic Plant
Hamilton
Ohio
St. Marks Lutheran Church
Clarksburg
Harry Cline
Spessert
Parks Air Force Base
San Francisco
Max Barnes
Vinton Friendship Garden Club
Vinton Town Hall
James Jackson
Wilkesville
Huntington
Rio Grande Garden Club
James Myers
Lee McCarley
Hostess Club
Ralph Rece
Robert Schaeffing
Shirley Barnes
Ralph George
Blaine Poling
Ray Penn
Harley Cloud
Chester Lee
Jerry Barnes
Debby Rece
Bobby MecCarley
Charles Knotts
Randy Blackburn
Wilcox Furniture Store
Bill Rece
Marshall McClaskey
Wendell Roush
Arlene Roush
Blue
Barnes
Myers
George
Red Ribbon
Stewart Hardware Co
Jackson
English Club Social Evening Highlights Europe Photo Tour
Members and guests gathered for a potluck social at Mrs. H. L. Bossard’s home to view photos by Jane Cating. Cating, a librarian for the US Army, spent two years in Frankfurt with leaves to visit neighboring European countries, traveling with her camera.
Mrs Garland Gillingham Hosts Local Gathering
Mrs Garland Gillingham brought together members of the community for a neighborhood meeting. The event aimed to discuss local concerns and plan upcoming activities with participation from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Gillingham
Rio Grande Commencement Slated For June 3
Rio Grande college plans spring semester close with commencement on Sunday June 3 and a Sunday afternoon diploma service. The event follows final exams May 28 and includes memorial services in the local cemetery with approximately two graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Christians Association
Lancaster
John Miller
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Canoe
the Messenger
Downington
Chester Barnhart
Jear
Joe Bolin
Willard Clouse
Burlingham
Ira Gaston
Near Pleasanton
Stanley
Snow
Herb Barnhart
Marie Statts
Lucy Statts
Dana Welch
Circleville
Sue Dragoo
Dena
Neltha Haning
Karen Allen
Glen Haning
Herb Gray
Lloyd Boring
Willie Boring
Wilda Haning
Kara Allen
Vesta Robinson
Holzer Hospital
Arthur Smith
New Haven
Silas Downey
Dayton L. Briggs
Cecil Sargent
Smith of
Racine, Medical
Ira Shato
Medical
Gallipolis Society
Kil Kare Klub
Bridge
Dorothy Spear
Nellie Scarberry
Otto Carter
Spear
Nancy Clark
Neal B. Clark
Bernice Mills
Ed L. Mills
Tom Mills
Nellie Searberry
Evlah Williams
Delia Buckle
Dayton
Grover Shoemaker
Rio
Rio Grande
P. KR. Lyne
Gee
Aca Eernries Saeed
Ohio College Association
Lyne
Harold Kennedy
Clara Posten
Maude Montgomery
CR. Montgomery
Charles Vance
R Club
Granville Martin
Hermat Bush
Portsmouth District Church
Belks
Beth
Simpson
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