Carter Resigns as Chief of Merchants' Division
Richard Carter resigns as chairman of the Retail Merchants Committee of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce effective January 1 after saying he is thoroughly disgusted by the lack of cooperation from leading merchants. He proposed abolishing the committee and transferring duties to the chamber, a motion the board did not adopt. Carter offered to chair a new Retail Sales Planning Committee while noting member E. B. Smith is on three months leave.
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Gallipolis
Richard Carter
C of C
Carter
Chamber
Retail Merchants Committee
Truman A. Morris
Merchant Committee
Board of Directors
Joe D. Miller
Merchants Committee
E. B. Smith
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Marcus Massie
John L. Evans
Dean Davis
Col. Morris Haskins
Smith
Robert L. Rannells
McArthur Democrat-Enquirer
McArthur
Gallia County Elementary Cage Schedule Discussed
Gallia County Elementary Principals Association met in the courthouse basement with B Lewis Jones to finalize the grade school basketball schedule. They reviewed dates for games at the Washington School gym, did not admit Bulaville, and arranged a 6:30 p m prelim for John Edward Evans against Rodney with regular league games on the same night.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Washington
Bulaville
John Edward Evans
Netters
Rodney
Perry
Crown City
Gallia
Kyger
Addison
Centenary
Newly Named Bureau To Study Juveniles
In Columbus the state bureau of juvenile research gains a new name and expanded duties on January 1. Director Henry J. Robison of the welfare department said it will be called the Juvenile Diagnostic Center and the annual examinations of youths will be doubled.
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Columbus
State Bureau of Juvenile Research
Henry J. Robison
State Welfare Department
Juvenile Diagnostic Center
Yule Cards On Display At GAHS Lobby
Gallia Academy High School without an art teacher showcases 42 Christmas cards made by students in the lobby display. Noted works include James Clark Peggy Steinbrunner and Max Nelson pen and ink pieces. Basketball players Nelson Smith and others contributed cards amid school library art resources.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Margaret Davis
GAHS
Ronnie Green
Naomi Beaver
Alma Church
Charles Kuhn
Mrs Delpha Bond Rites Held In Hamden
Funeral services for Mrs Delpha L Bond age 57 were held today at Hamden cemetery following a long illness The deceased widow of who died March 1 1953 is survived by her son Earl of Rochester Ind and two grandchildren The Wrightsell funeral home directed services with Rev A B Malloy officiating
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Hamden
Delpha L. Bond
Herman Sorrell
Earl of
Rochester
Ind
Wrightsell Funeral Home
Hamden Cemetery
A. B. Malloy
Christmas Party Held by Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid
The Taylor Ridge Church of Christ Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Morene Schultz home for a Christmas party. Mary Tolliver and Ruth Murray led the event with a devotional "The Heart of Christmas" and a gift exchange. Lela Welling received a birthday gift. attendees included Bertha Heffkin, Flossie Vore, Vernice Smith and others. Jacksonville guest Made Harry attended. William John Gwilon birth announced by William and Mary Bulstrom with Green Run as grandparents and Bulstroms as great grandparents. Pvt Pat Bulstrom on leave from Fort Knox visiting his parents.
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Taylor Ridge
William Gwilyn
Greens Run
William John
Elton Bulstrom
John Gwilyn
Pat Bulstrom
William Gwilon
Glouster
Fort Knox
Births at Holzer Hospital Steady Output Across Gallia County
Holzer Hospital notes list births including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Casey of Gallipolis and several sons and surgical or medical cases for residents of Gallipolis Crown City Ewington Coalton Bidwell Letart Patriot Proctorville Cheshire Chambersburg Henderson and Jackson. The record names numerous families and individuals receiving births and medical updates.
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Robert Casey
Gallipolis
Ed Chandler
Everette Montgom
Crown City
Everett Knox
Ewington
Charles Dixon
Coalton
Paul Colley
Jackson
John A. Staten
Surical
John Hood
John F. Johnson
Dale H. Ratliff
Pomeroy
E. E. Justice
Cal
B. B. Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
Hanning
Cheshire
Donna Jo Moats
Chambersburg
Patrick Bressler
Delta Kappa Gamma Social meeting at Mrs Black’s South Point home
Beta Alpha Chapter members and three distinguished guests attended a Christmas gathering at the South Point residence of Mrs Dorothy Black. The event featured gift exchanges and a turkey potluck as Gallia and Lawrence counties teachers mingled with Lieut Virginia Peters Ruth Baker and Mrs Margaret Davis.
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Gallipolis
Delta Kappa Gamma
Dorothy Black
South Point
Lawrence
Gallia
Virginia Peters
Coal Grove
United States
Ruth Baker
Cincinnati
Margaret Davis
Irenton
Southeastern Ohio Educational Association
Black
Gallia County
Carrie Dale
Rio Grande
Ella G. Lupton
Jesta Richards
Osa Baird
Isabel Boggs
Mise Daisy Glassburn
Mise Freda Wooda
Mildred Wickline
Mises Faye Roberts
Irene Brannon
Marie Richards
Dorothy Rowe
Florence Trainer
Emily Sprague
Arment
Mary Davias
Lakeland
Fila
Local Social Notes From Gallipolis and Nearby Areas
Mrs J Wesley Phillips of Gallipolis returns for the rest of winter after months in Ironton with son Art Phillips. Mrs Mary Akers and Mr and Mrs Bernard Johnson of Pomeroy visited Charleston. Mrs Tom Morgan visited Huntington. Dr and Mrs Lewis A Bean spend a few days in Baltimore. Mrs Jonathan Alban of Columbus visiting daughter Mrs E Ray Bailey in Gallipolis. Mrs J J Hines of Columbus weekend guest of sister Mrs C F Phillips in Gallipolis.
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J. Wesley Phillips
Gallipolis
Ironton
Art Phillips
Gomer Phillips
Mary Akers
Bernard Johnson
Pomeroy
Charleston
Tom Morgan
Huntington
Lewis A. Bean
Baltimore
Jonathan Alban
Columbus
E. Ray Bailey
J. J. Hines
C. F. Phillips
Store Hours Extended in Gallipolis for Christmas
Gallipolis business houses extend hours starting tomorrow with daily openings until 9 p m Through December 24 stores close earlier at 6 p m The change aims to accommodate Christmas shopping.
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Gallipolis
Unti
Sixteen Pupils Earn Straight A Grades at Gallia Academy
Sixteen students at Gallia Academy High School earned straight A grades in the second six week period. Freshmen Creighton Crawford and Tommy Hayes. sophomores Carolyn Sisson Alma Church Barbara Null Lois Roberts. juniors Charles Karr Beverly Webb Earl Winters. and seniors Jean Allison Mary Betz Barbara Clendenin Wanda Folden John Louis Presley Martha Robinson Wanda Harris achieved the honor announced by Principal M Harold Brown.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
M. Harold Brown
Creighton Crawford
Tommy Hayes
Carolyn Sisson
Alma Church
Barbara Null
Lois Roberts
Charles Karr
Beverly Webb
Earl Winters
Jean Allison
Mary Betz
Barbara Clendenin
Wanda Folden
John Louis
Buddy) Preston
Martha Robinson
Wanda Harris
Ex Teacher Fred Simmerman Dies in California
Ex Gallia County schoolteacher Fred Simmerman died Saturday in California after moving west in 1904 with wife Irene Holcomb of Rio Grande who survives with sister Anna Simmerman of Gallipolis. He was deputy assessor of San Bernardino County for 25 years and will be buried in Redlands. His last trip to Gallipolis was seven years ago after a major operation a month earlier.
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Gallipolis
California
Gallia County
Fred Simmerman
Simmerman
Irene Holcomb
Rio Grande
Anna Simmerman
Henry C
Isabelle Hinds Simmerman
Redlands
San Bernardino County
Mr. Simmerman
Whoooom muffler woes spark Gallipolis column
Gallipolis editor writes on the local dispute over noisy mufflers dubbed whoooom. Chief Chester Leaper and patrols warn violators face fines from five to twenty five dollars while authorities urge keeping stock exhaust. The piece weaves in local notes and reminiscences from Athens and Gallipolis residents.
Cars at State Garage Involved in Collision
Gallipolis Post reports a minor collision at 3 35 p m in the state highway department garage lot at Pompey with a state owned wagon and a car allegedly backed from the garage by Albert G Woodyard 47 of Minersville Officers note two upcoming court dates Vernon G Goody 29 of Gallipolis faces unsafe operation and Harry L Will ford 33 of Racine charged with speeding.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
Pomeroy
Albert G. Woodyard
Minersville
William H. Jones
Vernon G. Goody
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Harry L. Willford
Racine
Calvary Baptist Church History Traced by Miss Fulton
Miss May Fulton discusses the 100 year history of Calvary Baptist Church, reflecting on how quickly events blur over a century and noting milestones in the church’s development.
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Miss May Fulton
Calvary Baptist Church
Quote on making angels ends with Cub Pack 203 committee note
Dr J Gordon Gibert accepts a committee appointment with Cub Pack 203 then learns handcrafts are not a committee duty. The remark about Mary Call and her second graders shows a light moment in the meeting.
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Mary) Call
J. Gordon Gibert
Recount Confirms Guyan Local Board Winners in Gallia
Secretary of State Ted Brown ordered Gallia County to certify Arnold Fulks Hobart Rice and Aaron Thompson as the Guyan Local Board of Education members after a recount conducted November 19. Final tallies show Fulks 282 Rice 270 and Thompson 259 with other candidates listed.
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Gallipolis
Ted Brown
Gallia County
Roy Daniels
Truman Sheets
N. C. Sanders
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