Three Thefts Solved by 14 Year Old Confession
A Gallipolis 14-year-old confessed Thursday to breaking and entering McKnight Davies hardware, Vin ton grocery, and bicycle thefts. Three guns taken from McKnight Davies were partly recovered in an alley near Mrs. Betz home and two other youths were detained earlier. The youth faces a hearing at 10 am with Judge How ell. police say he may be linked to a Wallace filling station break-in from about a month ago.
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Gallipolis
John W. Howell
McKnight- Davies Hardware
Vinton
McKnight-Davies
The
Archie Richards
Billy Day
Wallace
Gallipolis Youth Joins Parkersburg VFW Band Title Quest
Elden Ehrman of Gallipolis and Jerry Blackburn of Steubenville earn spots in the Parkersburg VFW band traveling to Boston for the Veterans of Foreign Wars contest. Ehrman plays French horn after a music clinic selection. the group competes in the junior division for players over 21. Departure set for Aug 25 with arrival Aug 27.
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Gallipolis
Elden Ehrman
Charles E. Ehrman
Vinton St
Parkersburg
VFW
Boston
Mass
Jerry Blackburn
Steubenville
Ohio University
Ehrman
Myron Pierce
Newark
Richard S. Downs
Gal- Ma Academy
Fostoria Vfw
Bowling Green University
Officials Set School Check in Gallia County
Officials led by Gallia County Schools Supt B Lewis Jones and State Rehabilitation Chief S A Stine examined Southwestern Local District schools. The three day inspection reviewed rehabilitation needs at Perry Greenfield Cadmus Walnut and Crown St Harrison areas, with visits to Bidwell Porter Vinton Rio Grande and a final tour Saturday.
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Gallipolis
B. Lewis Jones
S. A. Stine
Columbus
Perry
Greenfield
Cadmus
Walnut
Jones
Stine
Crown St. Harrison
Gallia County
Bidwell- Porter
Vinton
Rio Grande
Queen Carolyn Arnold Reigns Over Fair
Queen Carolyn Arnold, daughter of Mr and Mrs August Arnold of Gallipolis, reigns over the Gallia County Junior Fair after a coronation before about 400 spectators. She was chosen by three judges from 11 contestants. Princess Jane and Princess Sue Estep complete the trio of Gallia Academy and Rio Grande High School entrants. Local officials and sponsors honored the queen with a trophy and crown.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Holzer
D. O. Taber
Rgallia
Kanauga
Darrell Burge, Jr
Jill Elaine Burge
Marge Ramsey
Wsaz-Tv
Bartow Jones
Point Pleasant
Bert Shimp
Mason County
Richard Tatterson
Carolyn Arnold
August Arnold
Second Ave
Ton
Gallia Academy High School
Jane Princess
Ou Rs Sue Estep
Rio Grande High School
Carolyn
GAHS
Jane
Florence Simms
Jim
Jack Simms
Carole’ Sue Estep
Ollie Elliott
Betty Luckadoo
Bidwell-Poster
Cincinnati
Mercerville
Marjorie Fisher
Crystal Saunders
Bill Watterson
Bill Hurley
Bill C. Campbell
Marguerite Hineman
John R. Heiskell
Gallia County Farm Bureau Co-op
Herdfair
Camp
Jury Selected For Trago Trial In Gallia County
A Gallia County jury of five women and seven men was chosen for the Trago case. The panel includes Gail Rupe Addison Housewife Virginia Patterson drugstore clerk Oran C Crown City Gallipolis State Institute employee Iva Kail Cheshire farmer James McGuire Bladen farmhand Lavina Swisher Gallipolis housewife Mrs Cathryn Alexander Gallipolis teacher Earl Gordon Gallipolis GSI employee Hugh Nida Crown City farmer Bernice Facemire Gallipolis housewife William Adkins Route 588 Evans Packing Co employee Teddy Perroud Centerville service station employee. Judge Francis D White presiding. Court to resume at 9:30 am.
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Rupe
Addison
Virginia Patterson
Gallipolis
Oran C
Crown City
Route 588
Evans Packing Co
Teddy Perroud
Centerville
Athens County Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Gallipolis Church News Highlights Local Services
Local church notices list multiple congregations with pastors and service times in Gallipolis. St Louis parish calendars include daily masses, catechism, and Saturday children's mass. First Church of God, Nazarene, Calvary Baptist, Simpson Chapel, First Presbyterian, Assembly of God, Grace, First Baptist, St Peters provide weekly schedules and meetings.
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First Church of God
Hershel McDonough
J. L. Brammer
Pearl Elliott
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Simpson Chapel
Methodist
Rio Grande
George Holcombe
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Grace
P. M. Niswander
A. D. Lusk
Donna Johnson
Harriett Clendenin
Harriett Clendenin, Called Meeting of Women's Society
First Baptist
William Howard Green
Thomas Bunyan
Bible School
St. Peters
Richard H. Ash
Mary and Martha Guild
Cars Collide Injuring Children and Driver Cited
At 7:20 p.m. Thursday a collision on Route 7 a mile north of Gallipolis left Marshall Drummond 35 of Bidwell cited for operating under the influence. His westbound car had minor damage while the southbound car driven by Jimmy Mick 35 of Gallipolis sustained medium damage. Two children, Ronnie Taylor 7 and Charlene Taylor 6 of Cheshire, suffered minor injuries on Little Ryger Road four miles off Route 1. State police reported Albert Kratz 49 of Lancaster involved in a separate collision at a narrow bridge on a curve causing heavy damage to both cars with GC Taylor noted in the other vehicle.
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Gallipolis
Marshall Drummond
Bidwell
State Highway Patrol
Drummond
Jimmy Mick
Little Ryger
Ronnie Taylor
Charlene Taylor
Cheshire
Lewis Taylor
Oonnie
Charlene
GC Taylor
Albert Kratz
Lancaster
Two Drivers Fined Five Dollars Each
Meigs County Justice Percy Peoples fined John C. Gorby of Langsville and Robert Casto of Pomeroy five dollars plus costs. Gorby faced failure to yield while Casto was charged with left of center after a 7:45 p.m. collision on Route 124 in Langsville injuring Leroy Denney’s car with medium damage to Gorby’s vehicle.
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Gallipolis
Meigs
Leroy Denney
Rutland
Gorby
Milk Market Referendum Scheduled
In Gallipolis a referendum on amendments to order 72 will be held among tri state milk producers. Ballots mailed to non members who shipped milk in April must be postmarked by August 17. Secretary of Agriculture Robert W. Sechrist directs the changes including Class 1 price increases for Athens area farmers and reform of pricing by use.
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Gallipolis
Tristate
Fred W. Issler
State St
Issler
Secretary of Agriculture
Robert W. Sechrist
Athens
Tri-State
Gallipolis Personals Second Lt William Chambers on Leave
Second Lt William Chambers is listed among Gallipolis personals with a note that he has been in town on leave since a recent date. Local notices confirm his temporary arrival and expected departure details.
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William Chambers
Byrdell Forth Earns Clay Local Board Clerk Post
Byrdell Forth of Teens Run Road, an employee of a Joint Pleasant grocery store, has been elected clerk of the Clay Local Board of Education. He succeeds Frank Plymale who resigned August 1. His bond is 2500. The board will meet again next Monday. Forth recently graduates United States Military Academy at West Point and heads to Fort Benning Georgia. He spent time at home with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs William Ball. Mrs W J Brown attended American Legion Auxiliary executive committee meeting in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Wayne Amsbary and sons visit Hamilton. Kenneth Amsbarry, Messenger carrier, is on vacation.
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Gallipolis
Byrdell Forth
Teens Run Road
Pleasant
Clay
Frank Plymale
United States Military Academy
West Point
Fort Benning
William Ball
W. J. Brown
Columbus
Department
American Legion Auxiliary
Wayne Amsbary
Hamilton
Kenneth Amsbarry
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