Oakley Collins to Speak at Rio Grande Bean Dinner
Oakley C. Collins, Ironton Republican nominee for state senator in the 78th District, will be the principal speaker at 1 p.m. Saturday August 25 for the annual Rio Grande Bean Dinner. Howard Gilkey of the Rio Grande Memorial Association will introduce him as the event sponsors beans, with cooks Mrs. Lavada Myers and Franklin Petrie starting at 6 a.m. Serving runs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with speaking to 1 45 p.m. A Little League game Rio Grande versus Centerville is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Association officers include J. Robert Evans and Mrs. Lavada Myers.
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Gallipolis
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Collins
Howard Gilkey
Rio Grande Memorial Association
Gilkey
Lavada Myers
Franklin Petrie
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Spotlight
Holzer Hospital reports multiple admissions and dismissals from Gallipolis Wellston Canton Parkersburg and other locations. The notice lists names including Mrs. Johnny C. Church Jr and Emmett W. Shuler among admitted, and numerous patients dismissed, with kin and routes noted. The second item announces Charleston hosting the biennial World Series of Safety from Oct 7 to 9 1963 as part of West Virginia centennial celebrations per Marling Ankney director of the Bureau of Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny C. Church, Jr
Wellston
Don ©. Zimmerman
Gallipolis
Ginerva Foster
Carpenter
Karen S. Cottrell
Canton
William B. Williams
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Pushak Jr
Charles E. Butler
Dewey H. Day
Emmett W. Shuler
Middleport
Dana A. Snouffer
Point Pleasant
Charleston
West Virginia
Marling J. Ankney
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Oliver F. Cottrell
Glendale
Holzer Hospital
Fred Walter Dies At 68 In Ohio Wreck
Funeral services for Fred Walter 68 Patsakala Gallia County native will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Cook funeral home Columbus burial Green Lawn Cemetery Columbus He was a farmer merchant and World War I veteran died in Riverside Hospital Columbus Survived by his wife four daughters and two sons all of Columbus A sister Mrs Ena Cooper and a niece Mrs William Menshouse survive from Gallipolis Also surviving sister Mrs Mae Neal Springfield There were 1113 wells drilled for oil and gas in Ohio last year 73 percent productive The deepest test in Guernsey County reached 8602 feet but was a dry hole
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Gallipolis
Fred Walter
Patsakala
Gallia County
Cook Funeral Home
Columbus
Greenlawn
Walters
Riverside Hospital
Lincoln Ridge
Joseph B
Alice Williams Walter
Ena Cooper
William Menshouse
Mae Neal
Springfield
Ohio
Buckeye State
Guernsey Co
Three Minor Accidents Reported
Gallipolis police investigated three minor crashes in a 24 hour period. At 12:21 a.m. Friday James H. Walker 22 Gallipolis neared a parked car in heavy rain on Second Ave near Spruce St owned by Hubert Sheets. Police also noted a semi tractor trailer driven by Vernon F Walters 31 Newark scraped a pole on Vine St First Ave. John M Webb 67 Ewington and John Lee Brammer 43 Gallipolis backed into each other on Third Ave near Pine St at the Gallipolis Electric Service driveway.
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Gallipolis
James H. Walker
Second Ave
Spruce St. Hubert
Vine St
First Ave
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Vernon F. Walters
Newark
Third Ave
Pine St
John M. Webb
Ewington
John Lee Brammer
Webb
River Traffic and Dam Status on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
Gauges show Kanawha River dams on sill at Marmet Winfield and London while Ohio River locks 14 through 34 report boats up or down at various times. Notable vessels include Queen City 18-0 down, Pittsburgher 19-0 down, and Elgercuff 2-0 down, with numerous other towboats and barges moving or resting at Huntington Dist. Conditions indicate variable roller depths and several boats on up or down statuses throughout the system.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroya
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington Dist
Queen City
Pittsburgher
Criss Jr
Warren Hougland
OVEC
Lock
Beaver
Creditor
Craig M
Bayou la Reine
Bob Beaver
Peggy Downey
City of Huntington
Elgercuff
Sycamore
Brimstone
Mlinois
Elisha Woods
Dixie Spirit
Phillip Sporn
Northern
Andrew P. Calhoun
Kanawha
Oliver C. Shearer
Lelia C. Shearer
Robert W. Lea
En Winfield
Helen
A.m. Gallipolis
A. Dyke
A. m. i San Ene
E'Deana Bosworth
Solvay
Washington School New Pupils Registration Ends Monday
Final date for registering new pupils at Washington School before the September 4 opening is Monday. Principal Evan H Evans says birth certificates and health cards with vaccinations are required. Health cards available in local physicians offices and the city health nurse office. Registration occurs in the principal's office on the second floor to ensure proper class placement.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Evan Howard Evans
Cub Scout Pack To Camp Arrowhead Picnic and Swim
Cub Pack 203 sponsored by Grace Methodist Church will host a family supper and swimming party at Camp Arrowhead eight miles southeast of Lesage on Blue Sulphur Road. The pool will be open from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Camp Arrowhead serves Mason Gallia Meigs District Boy Scouts.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Camp Arrowhead
Lesage
W. Va
Blue Sulphur Road
James A. Thomson
Arrowhead
Mason- Gallia-Meigs
Gallia Countians Pass Driver Tests
Fifty eight of sixty eight Gallia Countians passed state driver license exams this week as examiner Gene Mather of Wellston reported. He gave 35 preliminary tests for temporary permits and 32 behind the wheel road tests with 27 and 31 passes respectively.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Gene Mather
Wellston
Mather
Surprise Party Honors Mrs Frank Spradling
A surprise party at the Spradling home honored Mrs Don Bailey who leaves for Cincinnati to join her husband, an engineer at Kroger baking. Neighbors and church members presented a table lamp and a dessert course was served to several relatives and friends.
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Mason
Frank Spradling
Don Bailey
Cincinnati
Bailey
Kroger Baking Firm
Methodist Church
Ralph Sayre
Henry Buck
Glen Smith
Ken Ridge
Robert Herndon
Robert Gurtis
Charles Lester
Herbert Richards
Frank Thompson
J. L. Stewart
Spradling
Mason County Workshop Set For August 27
A Mason County teacher and principal workshop will be held August 27 at 9 a m. The theme is Continued Progress Through Creative Action with Dr Don Parker of Science Research Associates Chicago as morning speaker on Skills the Framework for Creativity.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Don
Church Picnic At Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds
United First Presbyterian Church plans a 4 p.m. Sunday picnic at Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds for members and friends. Education committee sponsors. attendees should bring a basket with sandwiches and drinks. Watermelon will be provided. Mrs. Warehime and Mrs. Shawver will direct children’s games while Mrs. Klees and Lloyd Helrich lead activities for youth and adults. Some members will bring badminton, croquet, and softball gear.
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Gallipolis
United First Presbyterian Church
Gallia County
Committee On
Donald R. Warehime
James Shawver
Manning Klees
Lloyd Helrich
Bidwell Route 2 Youth Injured In Tire Explosion
Ron Carmichael 18 of Bidwell Route 2 was treated at Holzer Hospital for a severe leg laceration after a truck tire exploded while being inflated at Jim's Ashland Service First and Sycamore. He was released after treatment and will use crutches days.
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Gallipolis
Ron Carmichael
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Carmichael
Jim
Ashland
First
Sycamore
Jim Gilliam
Nibert Returns to Coaching at North Gallia High
In Gallipolis the night shift radio dispatcher Arthur A. Nibert will end his term Saturday. In September he resumes duties as football coach and teacher at North Gallia High School. Pete’s summer role at the desk shifts to Lawrence Dickey, a former Gallipolis fireman who survived two heart attacks this year and will take over the desk.
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Gallipolis
Heib Rites Are Sunday in Point Pleasant
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Belle Heib 67 of Bellemeade are set for Sunday at 2 p m at Stevens Funeral Home with Pastor Herman Neill of Henderson Church of Christ officiating She died Thursday at Pleasant Valley Hospital after two years of illness Surviving are her husband Jacob L Heib a son Carney Heib a sister Mrs Moody Williamson five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m Friday
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Point Pleasant
Jessie Belle Heib
Bellemeade
Stevens
Herman Neill
Church of Christ of
Jacob L. Heib
Bellemerde
Carney Heib
Moody Williamson
Lone Oak Cemetery
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Holzer Hospital News
Clarence A. Phalen
Lar C. Jacobs
Pomeroy
Chester L. Cochran
Alto
Alexander May
William T. Boston
Charles Hysell
Robert Wooten
Edwin Steel
Louise Hawkins
Laura J. Baldwin
George Thompson
Jerry C. Hackler
Wallace Smith
Hurley Nelson
Edith Mercer
James E. Gibson
Donald E. King and Son
Charles W. Legar
Merrill L. Wilcoxon
Washington
J. Edward Day
Lansing
Mich
Cub Scout Pack
Mrs
Nibert
Holley
Oh'o
Rick H
Wjeh-Fm
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
Amana Freezer
Gallia County Fair Grounds
Charles Lusher
Door Prize
Joe DE Santis
Joan
Norma
Freddie Dodd
Gene Agin
Danny Johnson
Tempo Kings
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