Pay Raise Considered for Gallipolis City Employees
Gallipolis city employes numbering about 40 may receive a pay raise as the City Commission studied a prepared schedule and could draft a resolution, a move that would require at least 30 days to enact. The panel also approved civilian defense collaboration with Gallia County and authorized advertising for an 800 gallon per minute high service water pump.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
United States Civil Defense Program
Board of County Commissioners
Gallia County
Board of Commissioners of
Social Security Officers to Visit Gallipolis
John R. Chatfield manager and Elliott P. Goslee field representative of the Social Security Administration will be at the Gallipolis office between 1 and 2 p.m. Thursday December 7. They will help people file retirement or death benefits under old age survivors insurance and provide related information.
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Gallipolis
John R. Chatfield
Elliott P. Goslee
Social Security Administration
Chatfield
Gallipolis Chamber Plans Dec 26 Ballot
Terms of five Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce directors expire and an election will be held on December 26 with ballots to be mailed. Incumbents up for re election or replacement include Earl Boyer Merrill O'Dell Harold W Wetherholt William McKnight and C K Singer.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Earl Boyer
Merrill O'Dell
Harold W. Wetherholt
William McKnight
C. K. Singer
Thanksgiving visits and a flooded home in Mason county
Thanksgiving gatherings across Mason County include Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Barker and children in Charlestown with Mrs. Bertha Farley, Radford Ingels hosting guests, and the Garrison McKenney home flooded by a frozen water line, neighbors aiding. The funeral of Rebecca Gibbs was held at Foglesong Funeral Home with burial at Graham Station. Gibbs arrived from the steamer Trade Wind after Coast Guard radio contact. Cherole and Eddie Blake visited grandparents F Blenner and E Mae Ingels during the snow vacation. Robert McIntosh and family returned to Michigan City after visiting Elizabeth McIntosh. Dr Virgil Crampe and family returned from Gary after following snow plows for 18 hours.
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Foglesong Funeral Home
Graham Station
Gibbs
Trade Wind
Chicago
Cherole
Eddie Blake
Middleport
F. ©. Blenner
E. Mae Ingels
Robert McIntosh
Elizabeth McIintosh
Michigan City
Ind
Virgil Crampe
Gary
Ohio Wife Finds Health and Energy with HADACOL
Mrs. Arthur Heber of Cincinnati credits HADACOL with restoring her appetite and steady nerves after nervous illness. She reports rapid daily routines, dining well, and improved mood since starting the supplement. Trial size bottles offered at $1.25, large family size at $3.50. no substitutes.
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Arthur Heber
Hays Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corp
Adv
Two Trucks Collide in Gallipolis Collision
State Highway Patrol reports two trucks collided at Fourth and Pine Streets in Gallipolis Monday at 6 10 p m. One truck hauled gasoline and no serious damage occurred. Drivers Homer Hill 19 Thurman Route 1 and Clfford Wood 54 Gallipolis involved.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Fourth and
Pine Sts
Homer Hill
Thurman
Clifford Wood
Rotary Club Plans Christmas Baskets Distribution
The Rotary Club board approved a program to distribute Christmas baskets. Details will be explained at the regular meeting Tuesday night in the Farmer's Hotel.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Joe Miller
Farmer's Hotel
Birth notices from Holzer Hospital Notes
IRTHS records list multiple births and birth-parents in Gallipolis Wellston Pt Pleasant Oak Hill Oak Hill Vinton Jackson Gallia and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs Bobby Scott a son Mrs Clifford Bowman a daughter Mrs Herbert Davis a son and others with various mothers and cities noted.
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Bobby Scott
Gallipolis
Clifford Bowman
Hamden
Herbert Davis
Wellston
Frank Farrar
Jackson
Tommy Dickerson
Lillian Long
Lionel Cooper
Hollis Mayo
Bidwell
Shirley J. Greenlee
Vinton
Homer Border
Coalton
Harry Howell
Walter Fleming
Rex Toms
Pleasant
Gitta Yunker
Pleasant Ivor Williams
Oak Hill
Geneva Kay Conley
Sandra Kay Phillips
James Hunley, Sr
George Peck
Osborne Russell
Louise McAllister
Allen Spellman
Pt. Pleasant
Blind pianist Alec Templeton delights overflow crowd
Blind pianist Alec Templeton gave a Washington School auditorium concert in Gallipolis under the Tri County Community Concert Association. The program mixed classical works and popular tunes with an overflow crowd, extra aisles, and standing room. Templeton, born in Cardiff Wales, came to the United States in 1935 for broadcasts, with concert tours dating to 1936 in Chicago.
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Gallipolis
Alec Templeton
Washington School
Tri County Community Concert Association
Templeton
Berceuse
Scarlatti
Mr. Templeton
Cardiff
Wales
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
River Traffic Gallipolis Flood Forecast
River conditions update as crest expected Thursday with Ohio River levels at Point Pleasant 47 to 48 feet and Gallipolis locks 53 to 54 feet. Rise rates varied along the system with multiple boats and canoes listed at several locks and Kanawha River reports amid ongoing flood monitoring.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Lehigh
Neville
Seneca
Alcott
Java Sea
Semet
Martin
Kanawha
Talbot
London
Kennedy
Marmet
Sullivan
Winfield
Solvay
J and D Zubic
Bob S
Jones
American
Armstrong
Tennessee
Price
Kanawha Falls
Pt. Pleasant
Marriage Licenses for Howard McElhinney and Mildred Roush
Howard E. McElhinney aged 64 of Charleston and Mildred E. Roush aged 54 of Gallipolis were issued a marriage license. William Franklin Smith Jr aged 22 of Murray City and Wanda Jane North aged 21 of Cheshire also received a marriage license.
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Howard E. McElhinney
Charleston
Mildred E. Roush
Gallipolis
William Franklin Smith Jr
Murray City
Wanda Jane North
Cheshire
Three Blackfork Men Fined For Drunken Disordery
Three Blackfork men named John Daniel Keels Emerson A. Watson and Curtis Kermit Watson were fined 10 dollars and costs each and jailed for non payment by Maurice Grover justice of the peace. James Hamilton Porter was fined 5 dollars and costs for being intoxicated and disorderly by Magistrate Grover.
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Gallipolis
Blackfork
Maurice Grover
Justice of the Peace
John Daniel Keels
Emerson A. Watson
Curtis Kermit Watson
James Hamilton
Porter
Grover
Cox Family Evacuated as Flood Threat Mounts in Gallipolis
Everett Cox and his family were moved from a low Maple Shade area Monday night as rising water endangers exits. Mrs. Betz and city police checked the scene at 11 p.m. with authorities planning coordinated relief if needed. Route 141 near Cadmus and Route 325 near Vinton were closed, while Route 218 near Yellowtown shifted from closure to possible later shutdown as of 3 a.m. Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Everett Cox
Maple Shade
Robert M. Betz
State Highway Garage
Red Cross
State Highway Department
Cadmus
Vinton
Yellowtown
Two Suits Filed In Common Pleas Court
In Gallia County two suits are filed in common pleas court. One case lists Joe D. Miller versus Howard Conley over renting a bulldozer for 120 dollars. The second suit has Donald Facemire as plaintiff against Vance A. Dray for 178.91 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Joe D. Miller
Howard Conley
Donald Facemire
Vance A. Dray
Glouster Council Meeting Postponed to Wednesday
The council meeting scheduled for Monday evening is postponed and will convene Wednesday at 6 30 PM Local time. The change aims to accommodate attendees and allow full discussion of the agenda items.
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Glouster
Faithful Class Meets at Jacksonville Church
The Faithful Class of the Jacksonville Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Pearl Miller for a church gathering.
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Glouster
Jacksonville Methodist Church
Pearl Miller
Glouster Lodge F and AM to Meet Wednesday Evening
Glouster Lodge 07 F and AM plans a Wednesday 7 p.m. meeting with the Entered Apprentice degree to be conferred.
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Glouster
Glouster Lodge
F&am
Wedding Vows Exchanged In Amherst
Miss Ruth Thomas and Ralph Echstenkamper were married at St. Peter's Evangelical Church in Amherst. The ceremony featured satin gowns and carnation bouquets, with a reception for 200 at Leidertafel in Lorain. After a honeymoon, the couple will reside in Elyria and work at General Industries.
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Glouster
St. Peter's Evangelical Church
Amherst
Ruth Thomas
Charlies Thomas
Ralph Echstenkamper
Henry Echstenkamper
Thomas
Emmett Gaskalla
Miss Thomas
Jean Kowcheski
Jane Thomas
Betty Jane Waldron
Charles Jr
Robert Thomas
Leidertafel
Lorain
Elyria
The
General Industries
N. T. Club Christmas Dinner at Wishbone
The N. T. Club plans its Christmas dinner at the Wishbone restaurant on Friday evening December 8 at 6 o clock. A program and gift exchange follow the meal.
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Glouster
N.T. Club
Wishbone
Funeral attended by Burdella Hill and Mable Hillyer
Mrs Burdella Hill and Mrs Mable Hillyer attended the funeral of Mrs Ella Galentin in Longstreth on Saturday. The service honored the cousin of Hill and Hillyer with local mourners present.
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Glouster
Burdella Hillyer
Mable Hillyer
Ella Galentin
Longstreth
Auxiliary To Meet In Sayre Building In Jacksonville
The Ladies Auxiliary of the UMWA meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Sayre's building. No potluck dinner. Members urged to attend to plan a Christmas supper.
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Glouster
Ladies Auxiliary
U.M.W. of A. Jacksonville
Sayre
Flood Crest Recedes After Heavy Snow Felt in Valley
A dangerous flood appeared possible after a heavy snow cover but Sunday Creek rose only in a few low spots and did not interrupt traffic. The creek reached its crest around midnight as temperatures stayed below freezing and then began to fall, dropping about a foot by Monday night with more declines forecast.
Hospital Return Sparks Joy For Shawnee Family
Mr and Mrs Frank Butts receive notice from Evangelist Harry Anguish of Shawnee that he has returned home from the hospital Address Box 166 Shawnee Ohio He is a local figure in the community and his homecoming is reported in the paper
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Glouster
Frank Butts
Evangelist Harry Anguish
Shawnee
Ohio
Attack on 13 Year Old Investigated by Sheriff
Gallia County deputies investigate a criminal assault on a 13 year old girl found Monday morning along Peter's Branch Road after leaving an abandoned blood stained car. The girl is hospitalized in Holzer with shock and after blood transfusions. Two men are in custody and two more are being sought as the car, towed to Gallpolis, is searched for evidence. The girl says she was forced into the back seat and restrained, while the men claim she asked for a ride after being seen in a store. The grandmother is her guardian.
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Gallipolis
Carl Allen
Gordon Fisher
George Ehman
Peter’s Branch Road
Holzer Hospital
Catholic Lay Dies Study Club Meeting Tonight
The Catholic Lay dies Study Club will meet in the church hall this evening at 7:30.
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Glouster
Catholic Laydies
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