Gallipolis Board Hires Teachers and Plans Building Program
Gallia Academy District approves four continuing contracts to teachers including Mrs. Clarence George and Earlene Saunders and grants one year contracts to several staff. The board advances a four point building plan featuring a new East Gallipolis school on GSI grounds, completion of the music and agriculture building at Gallia Academy High School, high school remodeling focusing on science, and renovation of the old Washington school for storage and offices. Architect interviews are set, with bond issue discussions to fund the project. retirement of longtime math teacher Lawrence Smeltzer is announced.
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Gallipolis
Board of Education
East Gallipolis
GSI
Tga
State Howe
Anga
State House of Tesentatives
Rep. D.C
Taber
Gal-¢ Jla_Academy High School
Washington
George Walter
Gallia Academy High School
Dayton
Lagedrost and Walter
Clay
Sparz and Klein
Chilicothe
Janield
Board of ‘Education
Lawrence Smeltzer
Clarence George
Mise Earlene Saunders
A. Kimball Suiter
John Trotter
la Donna
Jean Ecker
Sev Ienth
Gallipolis Soldier to Take Part in Apple Jack Maneuver
Gallipolis resident Ste Clem Saxton Jr. will join the Army exercise Apple Jack at Yakima Firing Center Washington next month. A Korea veteran he studied at Bidwell schools his father resides in Kanauga and his mother, the former Mlel Lee, died in September.
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Gallipolis
Yakima
Wash
Ste Clem Saxton, Jr
Korea
Kanauga
M Lel Lee
Bidwell
How to Buy and Sell Stocks on the New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange acts as a marketplace for trading stocks. A local member firm routes orders to the floor, seeking the lowest price to buy or the highest price to sell, with the exchange itself not buying or selling. The process is quick, typically a minute or less, and firms offer information on the 1078 listed companies and their dividend histories, while advising investors to seek emergency savings and sound investment guidance.
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Eeee Ane
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Thor
New York
N.Y
Club Activities Highlight Gallipolis 4-H Meetings
H club activities in Gallipolis feature election of officers and new members, with plans for health and safety discussions at each meeting. Next gathering slated May 20 at Eno School, with officers and advisers to confer on attendance and costs.
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Gallipolis
Sno
James Club
Gordon
George Kirby
Hhese
David Fulton
Verna Mae Miles
Carol Kennedy
Barbara
Ion
Mary
Miles
Carolyn Sisson
Penses
Ews
Sue Palmer
Bidwell
Eno
Kaldie Mooney
Kyger Valley Boys
Kyger Northup Lassies
Carolyn Elliott
Washington pupils named all A in six weeks list
Gallipolis school district announces that thirty two of 1258 pupils earned all A grades in the sixth six week period. Names include fourth and fifth graders such as Nan Chandler Julie Persinger and Jerrie Cremeens, with teachers listed for each class. The report highlights top performers across sixth seventh and eighth grades in the Washington School.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Marthal. D. Boggs
Marths
Mary Ann Lusk
Richard
Sara Porter
Martha, James
Pegay Karenill
Maret Thomas
Karin Holzer
Hose
John Trotter
Charlene Evans
Eugenis Gardner
Sue Dailey
Barbara Foster
Claudia Miller
Hazel Cameron
Karen Nibert
Alice Nibert
Jerrie Cremeens
Mildred Wise
Julian Trotter
Mary T. George
Reecea Sechrist
Jan Richards
Faye Alban
Nan Chanler
Douglas Harrington
Martha Stiles
Christine Fraley
Frances Low
Baker
Chevy Niday
Julie Persinger
Edith Dedrill
Barbara Koonts
Anne Ford
Velema Mueller
Sally Swanson
Lin
Wood
Jack Williams
Gay Circe
Carolyn| King
Helen
Niday
Karen ‘Worman
Johnny ¢ Sheets
Clara Borman
Tina Gabe George
Somerville
Issie Trotter
HI Y Club Installs Officers at Gallia Academy
The HI Y Club at Gallia Academy High School installed officers for the new year. Retiring President Ralph Harrion handed over to state President John Milhoan with Verlin Presson as vice president, Bob Swann secretary, Ronnie Harrington treasurer, Byron Kouten chaplain, and Paul Burks sergeant at arms. Eighteen of 34 members attended along with advisers Maurice H. Fowler and Bill Bunce. bunce reported on experiences in Columbus in a model legislature sponsored by the YMCA, with guests including Gov. Frank J. Lausche. The group met at the Ohio State University Student Union and returned to the capitol for late committee meetings, adjourning at 1 30 am. Bunce’s bill passed 78 to 4 in the Sunday session, proposing driver license examinations every six years to improve highway safety.
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Usis
Gallia ‘Academy High School
Ralph Harrion
John Milhoan
Verlin Presson
Bob Swann
Ronnie Harrington
Byron Kouten
Paul Burks
Maurice H. Fowler
Bill Bunce
Columbus
YMCAS
Bunce
Ohio
John W. ‘Brown
Ohio State University
Union
Eagles Donate Twenty Five Dollars To Junior Fair
Gallia County Junior Fair received a 25 cent donation vote from Gallipolis Aerie 2290 Fraternal Order of Eagles. A new member, Charles E. Jones of Oak Hill, joined the group. The lodge proposed a 10 cent circus from Columbus. Past President Jason H. rd announced the May 1 meeting will be held at seasonville.
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Eagles
Fai
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallipolis “Aerie
Fraterna Order of Eagles
Charles E. Jones
Oak Hill
Columbus
Jason H.rd
Seasonville
Howell Funeral Is Set for Neva Brown Howell
Neva Brown Howell 51 died Sunday morning. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Miller's Funeral Home with Preston C. Smith, pastor of Paint Creek Baptist Church, officiating. Interment Mount Union Cemetery near Pliny West Virginia. Survived by three sons and three daughters, former husband Ben Milton, second husband Henry Howell, and several siblings.
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Gallipolis
Neva Brown Howell
Miller's
Preston C. Smith
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Nevating
Mount Union Cemetery
Pliny
W. Va
Mason County
Mollie
Mary Townson
Mary Townson ‘A Brother and Townson of Huntington and Mrs.|' Onie Milton
Bidwell
Ben Milton
Loretta Bayes
Andrew Milton
Samuel Lee Milton
Nora ‘Waugh
Mary Frances Miller
Mansfield
Franklin Milton
Henry Howell
Two Men Sentenced and Paroled in County Court
The grand jury indicted Tuchard o senda Hansen for one to three years in the Ohio Penitentiary while Judge Betz presided during convalescence. Carson E. Johnson received one year probation for knowing receiving stolen property tied to Vanadium Tool Co. of Athens. Earlier Judge Clark placed Russell Johnson on five year probation for receiving stolen property valued at $85.
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Stark
Tuchardo Senda Hansen
Chile
Jallla
Commondench
Robert M. Betz
Carson E. Johnson
Vanadium Tool Co
Athens
Clark
Russell Johnson
Warren F. Sheets
Gallipolis Personal Notices Include Local Accidents and Visits
The Gallipolis column mentions Mrs Nende rerunger in Columbus with sisters Mrs Robert Edwards and Mrs Marie Ames Ryan visiting Old S ver PH Wilson in Edington Warren Craft and Corporal crossing duties. A year-old Miss Marjorie Rinehart and Wickline of Jackson attend legal and medical notices. Hospitalization for observation follows a head injury and laceration from a road incident five miles south of Jackson on the Keystone Pike.
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Nende
Jackson
Tingent
Marjorie Rinehart
Gallia le Wickline
Holzer
Helen
Panama City
Unclear fragment from Gallipolis Mercury report
A partial local note reports an injury at home involving Mower Catches Finger and Weather Bureau observer Edwin Mower. Readings mention 81 degrees and a hospital visit for treatment, with Naomie McCormick named in the fragment.
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Gallipolis
Sita
Th & Gower
Weather Bureau
Edwin Mower
Naomie
Pete) McCormick
St. Jack
Dei
Grees. Lane Hospital
Chief Probes Theft at Gallipolis Tee Co Op
Leaper investigates a theft at the Gallipolis Tee Co op with Sunday afternoon incident details needing clarification. A source notes a possible receiver involved as authorities pursue suspects and gather evidence in the case.
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Gaiolis
Gallipolis
Fall Harms Woman in Home Dining Room
Mrs. Mary V. Brown of 2217 Main Street Point Pleasant injured after a Saturday fall in her dining room. She sustained hip and left wrist injuries and was admitted to a local hospital for treatment.
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Gallipolis
Mary V. Brown
Main St
Point Pleasant
Turing
Hole Boe
Wilkesville Farmer Last of Old Directors
Carl Wells, an 80-year-old Wilkesville farmer, is among the last of the region’s old-time band conductors. He organized two bands over 58 years, trained many locals, and saw bands travel by hay racks and later cars. The rosters show men and women from Wilkesville and nearby areas, with notable members like David Booth and multiple Wells family players.
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C.H. Harris
Carl Wells
Wilkesville
Ohio
Vinton County
David Booth
Mr. Wells
Messenger
C. W. Wells
Clarence
Charles Chapman
Verne Prose
Erdy Wood
William Stanley
Arthur Thompson
Charlie Pres Blair
George Might
Jax
George McLaughlin
Don Vale
Lem Reed
John Strausbaugh
Wallace Cline
Ora Davis
Seat’ Williams
Roy’ McSlain
Davis Booth
Burl
Ernest Kincade
Cary Wells
George Harry
Donna Denny
Donald
Thomas Daffy
Themen’ Arnold
Rober Grate
Harley
Kate Strong
Dorothy Davis
Ray Strausbaugh
Tis
Doris
Merril Well
de i Binor ‘Thompsons
Weils
Strausbaughs Ap
Frank Stowe
Stowe
Vinton
Wilkiesville
Colonel Stowe
Recklessness Charged After Route 7 Crash near Cheshire
Gary Craddolph 21 of Gallipolis faces Municipal Court charge of unsafe operation after a Monday crash on Route 7 south of Cheshire. He attempted to pass an unidentified vehicle, lost control, and struck a utility pole, then fence and a barn area.
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Middleport
Jona Hous
Cheshire
Ind
Houck
William H. Janes
Roy T. Graves
Graves
Charleston
Ray E. Bayley, Jr
Chicago
Lesta Ingram
Washington
W. Va
Cora Alice Watts
Crown City
Scout Troop Elects Leaders At Camp Wallipol Is
Scout leaders and officers were elected Monday night at Camp Gout by the Wallipolis Scouts. New roles include troop chairman George Hout Store, secretary Clayton Miller, treasurer Mersill Dell, and advancement chair McCormick. Assistant scoutmasters Arnold and Porter, crew leader Frazer, senior patrol leader Joway, and patrol leaders Fro gal e, Fuller, Fra zer, and McCreedy were named.
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Wallipolis
Landers
Camp
Gout
Bey
America
George
Andrew
Arthur
Clayton, Miller
Mersill Dell
Frogale
Shorty
Cor
Don Galloway
Edin R
Pete) McCormick
Advancement
Alfred Arnold
Jim Porter
Larry Gates
Philip Miller
Lester Plymale
Richard
Butch) Roberts
Roger’ Frazer
John Joway
Jerry Frogale
Rex Fuller
Roderick Frazer
William Pierce McCreedy
Carrie Haren Sells 3 Lots on Route 218
Three parcels along Route 218 near Route 7 transfer to Roscoe Houck and family via D Hollis Wood agency. Houck keeps one lot, transfers two to his son and W O Hacking. Two boys drown at Trout Lake while fishing near Frenchman Lake.
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Carrie Haren
Gara
Ust
Roscoe Houck
W. O. Hacking
D. Hollis Wood Agen
Trout Lake
Mich UN Lorne Peake
Melvin Barrett
Frenchman
River traffic report from Gallipolis district shows high river levels
The Ohio River readings across the Gallipolis district indicate high flows with 38 feet at the main channel and 34 feet at Montgomery locks. Details include upper and lower dam levels at Gallipolis, Kanawha Falls levels, and Kanawha River movements at Winfield with barges and coal, steel, and petroleum cargoes noted throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Chambersburg
Montgomery
Mason-Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Kanawha Falls
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