Gallia Academy Building Delays Opening October
Gallia Academy High School will not be ready for occupancy until October 1, forcing the move of the 78th grade to the old academy building and shifting other classes to temporary quarters. Enrollment is up about 10 percent with 1,275 lower-grade students and 630 high school pupils expected.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Marshall D. Boggs
Gallipolis City
Academy
Washington
East Gallipolis
Marshall Boggs
Ross Fleming
Fleming
Kaiser Aluminum Project
Ravenswood
Boggs
Lawrence Huber
Gallia County
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Shooting Victim Transferred as Grand Jury Meets
Arnold F Cooper 23 of Porter was moved from Holzer Hospital to University Hospital in Columbus after a jail shooting by cellmate Bell Blankenship. A New York specialist will try to remove a second bullet near the spine. A special Gallia County grand jury session is set for Friday to hear state evidence against Blankenship who faces first degree murder in Loren C Borden’s death.
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Gallipolis
Arnold F. Cooper
Porter
Gallia County
Holzer Hospital
University Hospital
Columbus
Oscar Baird
Kenneth Ward
William E. Carr
Frank Contasta
Alta Shaw
James L. Davidson
Clarice Church
Hazel Farley
Flossie Price
Opal Magnussen
Ann Saunders
Charles Jackson
Bessie Berridge
Mary J. Evans
Harriet Thomas
Homer Sowards
Death at 81 as Margaret Humphreys dies of heart attack
Mrs. Margaret Humphreys 81 wife of Sylvester Humphreys of Georges Creek died at 9 p m Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after illness at home. She was born April 10 1876 in Madison Indiana and survived by a brother Si las Wortman of Indianapolis three daughters Mrs Mary Relf of Vinton Iowa Bertha Deckard and Addie M Gray of Indianapolis a son James L Teeters of Waxahachie Texas and her husband Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at Wetherholt funeral home Gallipolis with burial in Maddy Cemetery Georges Creek.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Humphreys
Sylvester Humphreys
Georges Creek
Holzer Hospital
Humphreys
Madison
Ind
Silas Wortman
Indianapolis
Mary Relf
Vinton
Iowa
Bertha Deckard
Addie M. Gray
James L. Teeters
Waxahachie
Texas
Wetherholt
Maddy Cemetery
Child Clinic Moves to New Location in Gallipolis
The well child clinic ends sessions at Paint Creek Baptist Church with 22 children attending. On Sept. 4 it relocates to the Second Ave building behind Holzer Hospital, donated space ending reliance on church locations.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
City Health
Helen Spriegel
Holzer Hospital
Second Ave
Holzer School of Nursing
Davis Hall
Gordon Gibert
Eleanor Miller
R. N
Robert L. Meyers
Spriegel
Paint Creek
Apostolic Church
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
River gauges show Gallipolis and Montgomery rising, Kanawha dams on sill, Ohio moveable dams up. List of boat movements by Lock numbers details up and down statuses, with multiple vessels on Kanawha and Gallipolis routes and several named ships at Huntington and Gallipolis ports throughout the day.
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Kanawha River
Ohio River
Indiana
Salvati
Paul Blazer
Alton Zephyr
Reliance
Forsythia
Tradewinds
Criss, Jr
Nina F
City of Huntington
Beckford
Bayou Orleans
Beaver
Jean Frances
Louisiana
Keeley
Sycamore
Lock
Ora D. Il
Betty Moran
Dixie Challenger
Lelia Shearer
Calhoun
Sohio State
Jerry Bosworth
Northern
London
Price
Marmet
Ogram
Winfield
Solvay
Gallipolis
Semet
Esso Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Jimmy Colley
Titan
Cecilia R
Duncan Bruce
Rev Harold Todd Becomes Pilgrim Holiness Minister
Danville notes: Rev Harold Todd and Clyde Coy visited Ben George recently. Todd and family move from Baltimore Md to become new minister at Pilgrim Holiness Church. Others visiting relatives include Opell Smith from Ewington and Mabel Swan from Parker Run.
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Danville
W. V. Gilkerson
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Carbondale
Opell Smith
Ewington
Wallie Cottrill
Alice Smith
Jack Meechem
Springfield
Will Barretts
Charles Matheneys
Barrett
Meechem
Harold Todd
Clyde Coy
Ben George
Russell Spaulding, Jr
Gallipolis
Spaulding
Robert Overly
Columbus
Mabel Swan
Parker Run
Alva Swick
Births at Holzer Hospital Highlight Local Families
A list of newborns and admissions from Holzer Hospital includes a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. James L. Wilson of Jackson on August 1, and another for Russell A. Sayre of Point Pleasant on August 21. Numerous patients from Jackson, Gallipolis, Columbus, Williamstown, and nearby towns are admitted for medical or surgical care, among them Mrs. James E. Skaggs and Mrs. Bert Handley.
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James L. Wilson
Jackson, Aug
Russell A. Sayre
Point Pleasant
James E. Skaggs
Columbus
Bert Handley
Jackson
James A, Rife
Cheshire
Dale Ray Sanders
Gallipolis
Surgical
Charlotte Hoover
Williamstown
W. Va
Luther S. Johnston
Syracuse
Charles H. Howard
Ada Leach
van Davis
Medical
Vinton Notes Include Church Meeting and Family Visits
The WSCS of Vinton Methodist Church met with Mrs. Cora Ward while Alice Casto read scripture and Mary Ann McCarley led prayer. A contest was conducted and refreshments served. Local families visited relatives in Logan and Columbus, with polio checkups and a birthday gathering for E. Russell.
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Vinton
WSCS
Ex-Resident Dies at 78 in Oak Hill
Lillie Shelton 78 former Gallia County resident died suddenly at her Oak Hill home. Born June 18, 1879 in Page County Virginia widow of Clairborn B. Shelton. Survived by seven children Eugene Sebring Columbus Ohio Lee Gano Dayton Waldo Coraopolis Pa Leon Denver Carlyle Patriot Glen Oak Hill Melvin Jackson. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Gallia Baptist Church Rev Lawrence Schmitt officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Lillie Shelton
Gallia County
Oak Hill
Shelton
Eugene Sebring
Columbus
Lee Gano
Dayton
Waldo
Coraopolis
Leon
Denver
Carlyle
Patriot
Glen
Melvin
Jackson
Gallia Baptist Church
Lawrence Schmitt
Church
Eagles Aerie 2290 Accepts Two New Members
At Wednesday’s Aerie 2290 meeting in Gallipolis two applicants, L. E. Beller of Crown City and Over Green of Bladen, were accepted as members while Herbert Stanley Jr of Crown City was initiated into full membership. The group has surpassed its 57 new member quota for 1957 with a total of 70 candidates now accepted.
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Gallipolis
Aerie
Gallipolis Lodge
Order of Eagles
L. E. Beller
Crown City
Green
Bladen
Herbert Stanley, Jr
Pensioners Seek Active Sports at Nanaimo Picnic
Nanaimo old age pensioners urge more active games at their annual picnic replacing bingo. The upcoming event will feature races and a spot waltz among other activities.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Henderson R Jacksons Purchase New Home in Bladen
Mr and Mrs Henderson R Jackson purchased the new modern home of Ella Condee at Bladen. The Wood agency handled the transaction. Mr Jackson works at the Kaiser aluminum plant in Ravenswood and the family plans to make the Ohio Valley their home.
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Gallipolis
Henderson R. Jackson
Ella Condee
Bladen
The
Wood Agency
Jackson
Kaiser Aluminum
Ravenswood
Jacksons
Ohio Valley
Injured in Fall At Home Hospitalized In Gallipolis
Home accidents form major share of Holzer Hospital emergency cases. Ada Leach of Jackson was admitted Wednesday with a dislocated elbow after stumbling on a porch while carrying a bucket of water.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Ada Leach
Jackson
Kiwanians Prepare Camp for Division 9 Visit
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club members and guests ready the Kiwanis Youth Camp for the Division 9 meeting next Wednesday evening. Gov. Bill Campbell of Dayton and Wayne Hillburn of Delaware lead attendees including Don Lewis of Ironton and club and civic leaders. New doors, furniture, and painted outdoor chapel seats completed at the work session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Ohio
Bill Campbell
Dayton
Wayne Hillburn
Delaware
Division 9
Don Lewis
Ironton
Gallipolis Rotary
Miles T. Epling
Gallipolis Lions
Eugene Glass
Paul E. Watson
N. Howard Foster
Point Pleasant
Huntington Kiwanians
Quiet Day for Gallipolis Patrol Reports Minor Crash
Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol recorded a quiet day with one minor accident on Route 35 east of the 588 junction. William Fellure and Herschel Shank collided as Fellure turned into a private drive. Two bonds were forfeited for court appearances and two others posted bonds for traffic-related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
William D. Fellore
Bidwell
Herschel Shank
Ashton
W. Va
Fellure
Shank
Allen Humphrey
Girard
Mich
Oden C. Austin
Point Pleasant
New Ham Gets License This Week
Bonnie Cornelius of Cheshire Gallia County obtained an FCC amateur radio license becoming KN8HFQ. At 15 he passed Morse code and shortwave theory tests on July 30 and already operates, making first contact with W8YPP. He is a Kyger High sophomore, newsboy, and club member in the Gallia County Amateur Radio Club and American Radio Relay League.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Bonnie Cornelius
Cheshire
Federal Communications Commission
Glenn Crawford
American Relay League
Bonnie
Kyger High School
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Henry L. Fellore
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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