North Gallia teachers receive continuing contracts
North Gallia school board in special session granted continuing contracts to Eugene Stevens and Frank Plymale seventh eighth grade teachers at Bidwell Porter Elementary. Stevens faced a 3-2 vote while Plymale received unanimous approval. Remaining actions included payroll draw, wheat referendum room use, chair borrowing, bus driver leave, and potential sale of an electric hoist from surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Gallia
Eugene Stevens
Frank Plymale
Bidwell- Porter
Stevens
T. K. Owens
Plymare
Phillip Edmiston
Dan Evans
Emma Lou Sanger
Mahler B. Martin
Wendell Roush
Plymale
Arlene Roush
Ohio
Farm Bureau
North Gallia High School
Robert Schaeffing
Bill L. Petrie
W. Carter Massie
Gallia County Library Announces New Book Releases
Gallia County District Library in Gallipolis released ten new volumes Friday including non fiction titles The Lady Be Good by Dennis E. McClendon and New Complete Book of Etiquette by Vanderbilt. Other new works include The Medical Muse by Armour Washington Cover-Up by Mollenhoff The Dreams and the Dreamers by Alpert Untitled The Diary of My 72nd Year by Ernst and fiction The San Franciscans by Busch Prize Stories 1963 The O Henry Awards Wyoming Summer by Sture-Vasa and The Glass-Blowers by Du Maurier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Air Force
Dennis E. McClendon
Gallia County
Vanderbilt
Armour
Washington
Mollenhoff
Alpert
Ernst
Busch
O. Henry
Wyoming
Sture- Vasa
du Maurier
50 Bands To March In Parade
The 28th Annual High School Band Festival in Huntington runs May 2 3 and 4 with 50 bands marching. Point Pleasant High School Band is No 43 and Wahama High School Band No 37 in the lineup. Barboursville High School Band leads the parade for the third year. Four Barboursville members Tina Bias Rodney McComas Mitchell Sheline and Anna Mae Darst will perform in the festival concert directed by James Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Point Pleasant High School
Wahama High School
Barboursville High School
Tina Bias
Rodney McComas
Mitchell Sheline
Anna Mae Darst
James Andrews
Point Pleasants Gary Wamsley Promoted in Pacific
Gary L. Wamsley of Point Pleasant has been promoted to specialist four while serving with the 62d Artillery Nike-Hercules unit at Pacific Missouri. He entered the Army in August 1961, trained at Ft Knox, and is a 1961 Point Pleasant High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gary L. Wamsley
Ed J. Campion
Point Pleassant
Pacific, Mo
62D Artillery
Wamsley
Artillery
Army
Ft. Knox
Point Pleasant High School
Point Woman To Lead Mason PTA Officers Named
Mrs. Wayne Burdette of Point Pleasant was elected president of the Mason County School PTA council at Broad Run School. Other officers are Mrs. Warren Keefer Leon vice president Earl Henry Jr Point Pleasant treasurer and Mrs Adrian Lathey Letart secretary. The group plans to buy copies of the West Virginia in Color book for county schools with Ralph Crump chairing the project. New officers will preside at the May meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Wayne Burdette
Mason County
PTA Council
Broad Run
Warren Keefer
Leon
Earl Henry, Jr
Adrian Lathey
Letart
West Virginia
Ralph Crump
Gallia Church Women Plan Special Day
United Church Women of Gallia County observe May Fellowship Day on May 3 at 1 30 p m at Ohio Chapel Church. Mrs Ernest Wiseman second vice president leads the program with the theme One Family Under God Genuine and Full Participation. Mrs Wesley Bennett of Cheshire, Mrs John Wickline of Rio Grande, Mrs Wendell Stutler, Mrs Richard Baker, Mrs Nyle D Borden and Mrs Harold Wiseman will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ernest Wiseman
Wesley Bennett
Cheshire
John Wickline
Rio Grande
Wendell Stutler
Richard Baker
Nyle D. Borden
Harold Wiseman
Man Posts $500 Bond in Non-Support Case
Robert D. Finley of Putnam County posted a $500 bond for his April 29 appearance in the Justice of the Peace Court of A. M. Goodwin on a non-support charge. Finley was arrested on a Sheriff's Department warrant Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert D. Finley
Putnam County
Justice of the Peace Court
A. M. Goodwin
Finley
Sheriff's Department
Man Jailed For Failure To Post Bond
Lester Ernest Zimmerman of Camp Conley was found guilty of non support and ordered to pay $50 monthly for his children's support. Bond set at $500. he failed to post and was jailed until bond is posted. Several others paid fines for traffic and vehicle offenses in Point Pleasant and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Lester Ernest Zimmerman
Camp Conley
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Zimmerman
Avery Richard Ferguson
Pliny
Lawrence Stephens
Leon
Kathleen V. Oliver
James Martin Edmonds
Apple Grove
Ralph D. Vineyard
Huntington
Charles Paul Thomas
Route 1
Charles FE. Graham
Ravenswood Band Shines With Superior Rating At Regional Festival
The Ravenswood band earned a unanimous Superior rating at the Regional Band Festival in Ravenswood. They performed Festival Prelude by Alfred Reed and Two Pieces For Band by Peter Phillips, under judges from Marshall University Morehead College and West Virginia University. James Porter chaired the event with Point Pleasant High School director James Andrews praising the achievement. Participating schools included Winfield Wahama Milton Buffalo Poca Hurricane Ripley Hannan and Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Revenswood
West Virginia
Alfred Reed
Peter Phillips
Thomas O’conner
Marshall University
James Duncan
Morehead College
Frank Borkowaki
West Virginia University
James Porter
Ravenswood
James Andrews
Winfield
Wahama
Milton
Buffalo
Poca
Hurricane
Ripley
Hannan
Donald Humphrey
Frank Capehart
Andrews
Two Injured In Gallia County
Gallia reports two injuries at Crown City and nearby home. Andrew H Sheets age 83 suffered facial and hand burns lighting a coal range fire and is in satisfactory condition at Holzer Hospital. Mrs. William G Van Gilder age 68 fractured her right leg after a fall and is listed in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Andrew H Sheets
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
Sheets
Shoal Creek Rd
William G. van Gilder
Garfield Ave
van Gilder
West Virginia Adopts Daylight Saving Time Amid Plan
West Virginia counties will reset clocks to daylight saving time this Sunday as state offices shift in the Courthouse. The legislature approved annual DST from April 28 to October 28. In Point Pleasant, William H. Pedigo, 57, of Columbus, said he dozed off and veered off Route 17 at Chestnut and Henderson, causing only minor car damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Liam H. Pedigo
Columbus
Chestnut and
Henderson Sts
Henderson
Principals Form Gal lia County Education Association
City and county elementary principals unite to form the Gallia County Elementary Principals Association in the office of County Superintendent T. K. Owens. They discussed the county spelling bee held Friday night at Rio Grande and set finals rules for 1964, doubling contestants from eight to sixteen. A May 27 meeting will elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Rio Grande
Junior High Chorus Presents Spring Concert at Point Pleasant
The Point Pleasant Junior High School chorus directed by C. L. Head performed its annual spring concert in the junior high auditorium Monday night with Mrs. Charles Walden at the piano. In Hartford the Baptist Church Adult Bible Class met at Mrs. Mary Aumiller’s home for devotions and prayer discussion followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Hartford
The
Baptist Church
Mary Aumiller
W. O. Hoover
Mr Frieze to Head PTA in 1963 64
Mr Frieze will lead the Ordnance School PTA for the 1963 64 year with Earl Henry Jr as vice president Mrs Haze Carder secretary and Don Waldie treasurer Three representatives to the county PTA Council are Don Lawson Lowell Jewell and Charles Clarke New officers will be installed at the May meeting The PTA plans to install new screens and window fans in the school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Elmore Frieze
Ordnance School Pta
Earl Henry, Jr
Haze Carder
Don Waldie
PTA
Don Lawson
Lowell Jewell
Charles Clarke
William Kelly Named Mayor of Hartford
William Kelly was elected mayor of Hartford with James M. Crump as recorder and council members John Roach O Neill Quillin Earl Fields Frances Johnson Harris and Ray Fields. Installation set for the first Tuesday in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
William Kelly
James M. Crump
John Roach
O'Neil Quillin
Earl Fields
Frances Johnson Harris
Ray Fields
Case Appealed To Circuit Court From DUI Conviction
Roy Dale Grimm, convicted of driving while intoxicated, has appealed to the circuit court after arraignment before Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin. Grimm posted a $500 bond for his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Point Pleasant
Roy Dale Grimm
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Protest Meet Planned in Point Pleasant Over Zoning
A protest meeting is planned in Point Pleasant Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the city building. The newly adopted zoning ordinance aims to protect home owners and preserve values by grouping commercial, industrial and residential uses into designated areas in a uniform planned pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women of Presbyterian Church discuss amazing women
April meeting set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the church dining room. Program includes a review of the book Certain Women Amazed Us. Gallia County reports a minor accident on Fourth Ave involving Armier A Gee and Clarence E Mayes with no charges filed. Cancer Crusade goals and progress noted by Robert M Richards with funds exceeding 435 13 over last year. Doddee Foran and Gloria Fridley attended a national cosmetology meeting in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Women of Presbyterian Church
Gallipolis
Fourth Ave
Armier A. Gee
Clarence E. Mayes
Gee
Mayes
Gallia County
Robert M. Richards
Richards
Doddee Foran
Dodee
Gloria Fridley
Parkersburg
National
Hairdressers Cosmetologists Association of
Eleven People Fined In Municipal Court
Eleven persons were fined and three bonds forfeited in municipal court before Judge William H. Janes on State Highway Patrol city police and sheriff's department charges. Fines ranged from 5 to 15 dollars with several costs suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Janes
Sheriff's Department
Janes
Fred W. Sellers
Wellston
Virgil A. Byus
Point Pleasant
Charles C. Coyer
Bidwell Route 1
Howard M. Quakenbush
Columbus
Billy J. Patterson
Robert E. Donegan
Conneaut
David L. Lanham
Charles W Cochran
Vinton
Ralph E. Bush
Cheshire
Pauley
Boy Scouts Form Explorer Unit for Troop 203 in Gallipolis
Troop 203 at Grace Methodist Church plans an Explorer’s Post for boys over 14 after re registering. Harry E Hamilton will assist younger scouts while Jim Hackworth leads after succeeding Mac Eddy who moved to Window Rock Arizona. A donated used car and shop space from Vaught Smith funds a mechanic project for the troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Jim Hackworth
Hackworth
Harry E. Hamilton
Mac Eddy
Window Rock
Ariz
Vaught
Doc) Smith
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Admissions
Births announce a son to Mr and Mrs William Levacy of Syracuse. Admissions include David Jeffries of Rock Castle West Virginia Wilbert C Porter of Point Pleasant and Mrs William Levacy of Syracuse. Discharged Terry Lynn Collins of Letart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Levacy
Syracuse
David Jeffries
Rock Castle
W. Va
Wilbert C. Porter
Point Pleasant
Terry Lynn Collins
Letart
Missionaries Tewksbury Discuss Life in Pakistan at Church
The Rev and Mrs George S Tewksbury, missionaries to Pakistan, described living conditions customs and work in Kasur with slides at the Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis on Monday night They plan graduate study in Hartford Conn after five years in Pakistan Sponsors included the United Presbyterian ecumenical mission group The couple was joined by their two children Mary Beth and Ray at a post program fellowship hour hosted by Deacons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George S. Tewksbury
Pakistan
Presbyterian Church
Kasur
Tewksbury
Hartford
Mary Beth
Ray
Eugene Plymale
L. H. Nelson
Tewksburys
M. T. Epling
Mary H. Cutler
Delia Kirkendall
Miles T. Epling
John A. Epling
Richard Epling
Gien R. Hueholt
A and P Opens New Point Pleasant Store
A new A and P supermarket at 2212 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant opened Tuesday morning with a large parking area. Jesse W Moore will manage the new store and Richard L McKenzie of Oak Hill will head the meat department. Brooklyn Wallis and Barr Construction Co built the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jackson Ave
H. T. Walsworth
Jesse W. Moore
Walsworth
Richard L. McKenzie
Oak Hill
W. Va
McKenzie
Brooklyn Wallis
Barr Construction Co
Gallipolis
Wells Wins FFA Camp Scholarship
Gallia Academy High School junior David Wells, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Wells, has been chosen by the Gallipolis Chapter of the Future Farmers of America for the Ford Tractor Camp Scholarship. The five day all expense camp at Leesville Lake Camp Muskingum includes leadership recreation and conservation activities. Wells to be joined by Eddie Wollborn, president of the Gallipolis chapter, recipient of a county agricultural society scholarship. Donor is Nolan Carter of White Implement Co. and Ford tractor dealer, an honorary member of the Gallipolis and Kgger Creek chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Ford
Louis R. Ford, Jr
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
National Honor Society
Gallian
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia
St. Louis Catholic Church
Gallipolis
David Wells
Earl Wells
Lower River Rd
Future Farmers of America
Leesville Lake
Camp Muskingum
Carroll County
Wells
Eddie Wollborn
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Nolan Carter
The
White Implement Co
Kgger Creek
FFA
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Athens-Ohio
PDL
Billy Budd
Mara Vle Taeman
Brigitte Bardot
Marcello Mastroianni
Louis Malle
Jean Paul Bappene
Sean Ferry
Lolis Malle
Christine Oqou
Ette
Metrocolor
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Junior High Chorus
Bible
David Nathan Derenberger
Lucille Elloise Thomas
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Betty Louise Sizemore
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Boy Scouts
Explorer
Pleasant Valley Hospital
A&p
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