Gallipolis debates Daylight Saving Time referendum
Petitions circulate for a referendum on the city commission's daylight saving time ordinance. J Richard Thomas cites 25 percent voter signatures required under the city charter. Officials say clock changes began April 6, with state law setting eastern standard time outside home rule areas.
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Gallipolis
J. Richard
Dick) Thomas
Ohio
Gallia County
Board of County Commissioners
Gallia Coun
Soil Water Conservation Group Tour Of Gallia County
A Soil and Water Conservation group plans a county tour in Gallia County to review erosion control and watershed practices. Members will visit farms and discuss conservation methods with local landowners and officials.
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Soil, Water Conservation Group
Gallia County
Gallia District Plans County Tour For School Supervisors
The Gallia Soil and Water Conservation District Board outlined a Gallia County tour tied to the annual school for district supervisors from August 8 to 10 at Ohio University hosted by Gallia District. About 500 participants are expected to arrive from Pomeroy by chartered boat and ride buses to the Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande for a pancake and sausage dinner. The board also set Soil Stewardship Week for May 23 to 30 and named Karl Burleson as committee chair. It accepted five new cooperators for soil and water conservation plans: George W. Stanley Perry Township Dorothy Fisher Addison Township Walter Pope Walnut Township and Russell Miller and Rio Grande College Raccoon Township.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Robert W. Cobb
Karl Burleson
George W. Stanley
Perry
Dorothea Fisher
Addison
Walter Pope
Walnut
Russell Miller
Rio Grande College
Raccoon
Thespians Initiate 15 at Gallia Academy
Gallia Academy High School Thespian Club inducted 15 new members during its annual initiation dinner at Oscar's Restaurant. Special guest was Mrs. Max Avner, mother of club president Dennis Avner, with performances of Pajama Party and If Men Played Cards as Women Do.
Commissioners Set Up Gallia Airport Board
Gallia County commissioners voted to establish a Gallia County Airport Authority. A five member, unpaid board will be formed within 60 days with terms of one through five years. The county will not use taxpayer money for the authority and a verbal 50 50 funding agreement with Gallipolis is under discussion for airport construction.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Morton L. Dickey
Orginal
Dickey
Nurse Club At GAHS Is Chartered
The Future Nurses of America Club at Gallia Academy High School earned a national charter from the National League for Nursing in New York. Principal James N. M. Davis announced the achievement as 39 members participate this term.
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Nurse Club
GAHS
Gallipolis
Future Nurses of America
FNA
Gallia Academy High School
National League For Nursing
New York
James N. M. Davis
Holzer Hospital
Gahs Club
Patty Berridge
Marsha Edelblute
Paula Cotton
Bonnie Bosworth
J. L. Napier
John W. Rafferty
R.N
Two Admitted After Mishaps
Gallipolis electrician Clifford E. Queen, 46, of Gallipolis Route 1, was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured left knee and left wrist after a fall at Armco Steel in Ashland Kentucky. He left eight feet landed on concrete and is in good condition. Timothy A. Swords, 18 months, son of Mr and Mrs William C Swords Patriot Route 2, was admitted after kerosene poisoning from accidentally drinking kerosene at home and is listed in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Clifford E. Queen
Holzer Hospital
Armco Steel
Ashland
Queen
Timothy A. Swords
William C. Swords
Admitted Names Listed in Holzer Hospital News
A lengthy roster shows multiple individuals admitted to Holzer Hospital across various towns and states including Sonja L. Mitchell Richard D. Wright Mrs Larry Smith Anna M Richards William E. Claar Christian E Schlottebeck Gerald E Johnson Mrs William J Thomas Howard Sheline Mrs Harrison Shumate Webster H Ream Jeffrey E Likens Mrs Lawrence Reed Clif ford E Queen Timothy A Swords Ed Williams and others. The list includes residents from Jackson Gallipolis Wellston Ironton Ashland and nearby areas with varied routes.
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Sonja L. Mitchell
Vinton
Richard D. Wright
Eighty Four
Larry Smith
Sandyville
W. Va
Anna M
Richards
Patriot
William E. Claar
Jackson
Christian E. Schlotterbeck
Lewisburg
Ohio
Edward Maerker
Coalton
Erma G. Wolford
Middleport
Roger E. Stover
Gallipolis
Oscar M. Roush
Mason
Ellis M. Corll
Pliny
Gerald E. Johnson
Cheshire
William J. Thomas
Ironton
Adam C. Higgins
Howard Sheline
Harrison Shumate
Webster H. Ream
Ashland
Jeffrey E. Likens
Henderson
Lawrence Reed
John C. Jones
Clifford E. Queen
Timothy A. Swords
Ed Williams
Wellston
Rotary Club hears news reporter Mrs Terry Hamilton
Mrs Terry Hamilton spoke to the Gallipolis Rotary Club Tuesday night at the Farmers Hotel about her work as a radio news reporter. She was introduced by program chairman Frank E Wetherholt. Visitors included Rotarians Fisher Davis of Dallas Texas and Bob Shertzer of Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Terry Hamilton
Rotary Club
Farmers Hotel
Fire damages car on Second Ave and Vine St in Gallipolis
Fire Chief James A. Northup reports damage estimated at 30 dollars to a car owned by Russell Wood of 98 Garfield Ave after a blaze at 9 29 p m Tuesday near Second Ave and Vine St. Cause listed as backfire in the carburetor.
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Gallipolis
Russell Wood
Garfield Ave
Second Ave
Vine St
James A. North
Northup
Rail and river dam statuses and boat movements update
Dams on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers show varied levels with several moveable structures down or rising. A sequence of boats on the Gallipolis Kanawha and Ohio river locks reports many down or up statuses with times across morning to evening observances.
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Greenup
Meldahl
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mase
Point Pleasant
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London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington District
Charles K
Ben McCool
Northern
Elgerclift
Valley Voyager
Onward
Bob Benter
Kanawha
Seniet
Mare
Lucy
Lucas
Arnold V. Walker
George T. Price
Robert G. West
W. H. Shaver Jr
H. E. Bowles
Louisiana
Marys
Western
Jefferson
Criss Jr
New Martinsville
Colonel Davenport
Little George
Ibara Gay
Luther Herdman
Aee Greenup
Page
Ye State
Eat Me
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