Ballot petitions begin as board opens Saturday
Gallipolis voters will begin petition filing Saturday as the Board of Elections starts to receive candidates for November. The office opens Aug 8 9 and 10 until 6 30 pm with positions including city school board two seats justice of the peace municipal judge two township trustees and county board of education three members. Incumbent William H Jones seeks another municipal judgeship with no opposition yet. Local races feature Dr H B Thomas running for the school board while Emerson Evans steps down. Maurice Grover appears to be the lone justice of the peace petitioner in his township. City commission race pits Dr Ramon T Allison Gus Frye and William McKnight against Jack Knight and Tom Mills. Flach township will elect two trustees. Margarine question garners about 550 county signatures. At least two special levies and two constitutional amendments may appear on the ballot, including city three mill and Clay Township three mill five-year operating levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Elections
County Board of Education
William H. Jones
City
H. B. Thomas
Emerson Evans
Justice of Peace
Maurice Grover
Justice of the Peace
Ramon T. Allison
Gus Frye
William McKnight
Jack Knight
Tom Mills
Flach Township
Clay Township
Dairymen's Tour Set for August 18 in Gallia County
County agent Bill Smith announces a regional dairy education tour on Thursday August 18 titled Dairy Hay-Pasture Day. Six farms including Lewis Hughes T F Burleson Reginald Fairfield Lakins Coleman and Rio Grande College will be visited starting 9 45 a m at Hughes farm with stops focusing on milking facilities pasture silage production testing records and artificial insemination. A tentativ e basket dinner is planned at Fairfield Church with final stop at Rio Grande College farm by 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bill Smith
Lewis Hughes
Georges Creek
T. F. Burleson
Route 35
Mills Station
Reginald Bull
Fairfield
Moon
C. Y. Lakin
Vernon Coleman
Bidwell Porter Road
Rio Grande College
Alcoholics Anonymous Plans Meeting Friday
Alcoholics Anonymous schedules a Friday night meeting at 9 in the club rooms of the Ohio Valley building. The Gallia Meigs and Jackson County unit expects visitors from Southeastern Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ohio Valley
City Park
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Five Thousand Dollar Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Gallipolis suit seeks 5000 damages from Bertie Slack alleging malicious words were used and that the statements are wholly false in a petition filed by Perry J. Bailes representing Aston McKee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Aston McKee
Common Pleas Court
Bertie Slack
Perry J. Bailes
Four Runaway Girls Found on Poplar Ridge
Sheriff George E. man reports four girls who ran away from the Children's Home were apprehended at Henry Hood's home on Poplar Ridge behind Cheshire. The sheriff, acting on a tip, passed the house and found the girls waiting. Judge John W. Howell says at least two will be sent to Scioto Village in Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George E
Henry Hood
Poplar Ridge
Cheshire
John W. Howell
Scioto Village
Delaware
Holzer Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges
Gallia region hospital notes list admissions including Minnie Martin Wellston James Drummond Waterloo Dominic Merino Jackson Avanelle Betz Bidwell Lena Miller Mason City Emory Bortells city Frank Fugate Pom ery Hayes Sams Jackson Mila Stark Pomeroy V J Niday city and Stan ford Fulton city. Discharges include Mrs George Sturgill S C Wilhelm Harry Feeny Pete Dobbins Mrs Robert Bunce Mrs Ray Strausbaugh H R Me Claskey J B Johnson Henry Nunnenkamp James Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Minnie Martin
Wellston
David L. Edwards
City
James Drummond
Waterloo
Dominic Merino
Jackson
Edward Stevers
Avanelle Betz
Bidwell
Lena Miller
Mason City
Emory Bortells
Frank Fugate
Pomeroy
Hayes Sams
Mila Jane Stark
V. J. Niday
Stanford Fulton
George Sturgill
S. C. Wilhelm
Harry Feevy
Pete Dobbins
Robert Bunce
Ray Strausbaugh
H. R. Me. Claskey
J. B. Johnson
Henry Nunnenkamp
James Shaw
Visitation Notes From Sandusky And Beebe Families
Mr and Mrs Dow White of Sandusky visited Mr and Mrs Oscar James. Guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Parsons included Theo dore Parsons and daughter Grace of Beebe and Mr and Mrs Fred Russell of Akron. Mrs Elia Ogg welcomed Leonard Smith of Es. Helen Stover of Columbus visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs John Martin. Wayne Parsons of Warren spent a week with the Parsons. Russell Lowery Myrtle Jones of McLeish called on Cook Van dyke. Mrs Hazel Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lowery
Myrtle Jones
McLeish
Cook Vandyke
Haze
Burke
Two Fined in Gallipolis Municipal Court Incident
Oneilia Cousins of Gallipolis was fined five dollars and costs for disorderly conduct in municipal court on Wednesday. Earl Fulton also paid five dollars and costs for intoxication in the same proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Oneilia Cousins
City
Earl Fulton
Beginner Is Soloist At Community Band Concert
Gallipolis fifth grader David Wood will perform a clarinet solo titled In a Little Spanish Town at the weekly band concert in City Park at 8 p.m. Friday. The program features marches and waltzes in two halves arranged by director H. O. Pepper, with pieces by Klohr Lee Bea Dell Tollerton Evans Bennett Skornicka Bennett and Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
David Wood
City Park
Young Wayne
H. O. Pepper
Klohr
State Center
Lee
Evans
Bennett
Skornicka
Driver Nabbed By Sheriff In Toxicated Arrests
Ehman arrested Harold Russell of Centerpoint for driving while intoxicated and may file a second charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Also, William Saunders of Centerpoint was arrested on intoxication charges after nearby complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Harold Russell
Centerpoint
Russell
Common Pleas
William Saunders
James Houck Proposed For Post Commander
James Houck was proposed for commander of Lafayette Post American Legion as nominations were opened Wednesday night. Nominations remain open four weeks. At each meeting nominations are called for Silas Hamilton was nominated for first vice commander. Houck is currently first vice commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Houck
Lafayette
American Legion
Silas Hamilton
Houck
Alumni to Present Annual Minstrel Show
Vinton High School alumni will perform the annual minstrel show Saturday night in Town Hall. The cast of about 50 is directed by Mrs. Ruth Quickle and Evelyn Daft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vinton High School
Town Hall
Ruth Quickle
Evelyn Daft
Gas Can Sets Fire Destroys Hay Baler
A can of gasoline reportedly started a fire that destroyed a pickup hay baler owned by Earman Swisher, who lives behind Cheshire. Swisher has replacement for the ruined baler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earman Swisher
Cheshire
Earman
River traffic updates at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha reports
Multiple boats passed through the Gallipolis locks listing times for the Martin Jones Tampico and others along with Kanawha River vessels Sullivan Semet Chris and more. Gauge readings showed upper 18 lower 10.7 feet with four feet at rollers and rising water at Kanawha Falls and Point Pleasant. Separately a 14 year old boy ran away from a work crew on Eastern Avenue around 3 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martin
Jones
Tampico
Kanawha
Sullivan
Semet
Chris Up
Winfield
Heekin
Dorothy
Atlas
Indiana
Peace
Dolle
Cook
Ernestine
Huntington
Rand
Price
Charles Zubic
Creighton
Neville
Laughlin
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark's
Neutrality Cigars
Summer Kitchen
Colgate
SILEX
Reynolds
Hayrin
Wrisley Bath Super
Wrisley
Acker
Remae
Hewitt
Kensington
Tox
HINDS
Waar
Lust
Kay Dausnt
Pepsodent
Tampax
Woodbury's
APC. V. GR
Edward
Doan
Ammi-Dent
V. C. Ferdona
Kolynos
Rium
Bayve
Rayne
Rayve
Rayvere
Dairymen
Holzer Hospital
Broadwell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!