Fire Destroys Kanauga Residence Blame Flue
Fire caused by a faulty kitchen flue destroyed the one story five room house of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Woodyard at Kanauga near George's Creek and Route 7. Loss estimated at 6000 with 200 in furnishings saved by neighbors and Green Gables patrons. no telephone, fire department notified 11:38 a.m. after alarm sent from tavern. Nine Gallipolis firefighters contained the blaze to the home, which was insured for structure only.
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Gallipolis
Junior Woodyard
Kanauga
Cecil Daugherty
George’s Creek
Route 7
Parl Smith
Kananga
Heck Steele
Woodyard
Woodyards
Sue
Green Gables
Steele
Messenger Newsphoto
Sawyer
Kerr Drug
Park Central Hotel
Goodno
O. O. McIntyre
New York
William Giddings Sibley
Valley of the
Ohio
Wall Street
Odd McIntyre
Santa Claus
Carl Bias
Santa
Heiskell
Robert Peterson
Kroger
Carole Bostern
Sally Johnson
The
Keyettes
Tom Brown
Rio Grande College Circle-K Club
Dave Thomas
Kyger Creek
Nancy McAllister
Kiwanis Club Christmas Party Highlights Fortunes of Women in Film
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club celebrated with a Christmas party at the Lafayette Hotel. John A. Goodno, president of Huntington's Palace Theater, traced cinema’s leading ladies from Theda Bara to Brigitte Bardot. The event drew about 50 members and guests including visitors and club officals.
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Gallipolis
Theda Bara
Brigitte Bardot
Lafayette Hotel
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
John A. Goodno
Huntington's Palace Theater
Goodno
Screen Allure
John L. Preston
Ohio teachers weigh program to boost funding and salaries
Gallia County delegates Dan Fulks Han nan Trace and Mary Fulton Kyger Creek along with County Superintendent T K Owens attend the Ohio Education Association annual meeting in Columbus. The group backs a plan to raise the foundation program per teacher unit from 1600 to 1900 and to boost minimum salaries to 2500 for masters 11 plus years experience, funded by state funds to avoid local tax impact. Owens notes the increases would be state financed and not raise local costs. Owens also attends Bliss recognition dinner as a special guest for state committee service and education figures.
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Gallipolis
Dan Fulks
Hannan Trace
Mary Fulton
Kyger Creek
Gallia County Education Association
T. K. Owens
Ohio Education Association
Columbus
OEA
Ohio General Assembly
Owens
Gailia
Santa Claus to visit three banks in Gallipolis
Santa Claus will visit First National Bank Ohio Valley Bank and Commercial and Savings Bank in Gallipolis for two days each from noon to 3 p.m. daily. He will have a small gift for every child and mothers are advised to bring youngsters on the day that suits them best.
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Gallipolis
Santa Claus
Carl Bias
Retail Merchants Shop-Arama Committee
Santa
First National Bank
Ohio Valley Bank
Commercial and Savings Bank
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital
A list from Holzer Hospital notes births and admissions including a son to Mr and Mrs David W Mackenzie Gallipolis and many named patients such as Larry L Blaney Middleport Rhonda L Simpson Jackson Mrs Mollie Fowler Gallipolis Mrs Warren J Yerian Jackson and others. Blood used Wednesday six pints.
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David W. Mackenzie
Gallipolis
Larry L. Blaney
Middleport
Rhonda L.simpson
Jackson
Mollie Fowler
Warren J. Yerian
Otho Wandling
Max Ours
F. L. Waldeck
Willard Markins
C. C. Burnette
Thomas K. Owens
Cynthia Eads
Bruce Kinney
Catherine Carver
J. C. Russell
R. R. O'Neil
Wiley Coleman
G. C. Pickens
John J. Call
Richard Brown
C. C. Preston
Richard E. Icenhower and Son
Eugene J. Yeley
Snow in Vinton County Drops Temperatures
Two inches of snow covered Vinton County on Sunday with temperatures at 12 above after a Friday low of 6 above. The week’s normal highs and lows were 44 and 23, as reported by Vinton Furnace forest weather observer C. M. Morris.
Keyette Club Honors Six New Members at Tea
Six new members Janet Daniels Sally Johnson Diana Fish Beverly Bolling Joyce Drummond and Betty Watson were honored by the Keyette Club of Kyger Creek High School with a tea in the school auditorium. Mothers were invited after initiation exercises. Elva Williams and Barbara Adkins led the social committee. The Harmonettes April Thompson Susie Fulton and Mary Mack sang with Carolyn Reese on piano who also played solos.
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Keyette Club
Kyger Creek High School
Janet Daniels
Sally Johnson
Diana Fish
Beverly Bolling
Joyce Drummond
Betty Watson
Harmonettes
April Thompson
Susie Fulton
Mary Mack
Carolyn Reese
Miss Reese
Gossip fuels 1962 senate race talk in Gallia County
In Our Town rumor swirls about Vinton's Oty M. Stewart stepping down as Gallia County Commissioner and possibly running for the 78th district state senate in 1962. Other names circling the race include Fred Beman Leo Blackburn Fred Crow J Sherman Porter and Oakley Collins with unofficial petition deadlines in February 1962.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Oty M. Stewart
Gallia
Senate
Fred Beman
Thurman
Fred Crow
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Leo Blackburn
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Stephen M. Young
U. S
Ohio
J. Sherman Porter
Ironton
Oakley C. Collins
Four Traffic Accidents Reported By Patrolmen
Gallia County patrols logged four crashes on a Wednesday including two single car wrecks with citations for speed in poor conditions. Eileen Walters 34 of Bidwell and Thurman R. New 19 of Vinton each skid on snow and left the road. Walters hit a bridge railing and New overturned. A two car collision near Swan Creek left Marvin Ours 31 and Dewey Montgomery 52 of Gallipolis with moderate damage. Sigman 27 of Rutland was cited for improper passing after overtaking Werner 43 of Middleport.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Clark Chapel Road
Route 160
Eileen Walters
Bidwell
Vinton
Thurman R. New
New
Swan Creek Road
Route 7
Marvin Ours
Dewey Montgomery
Ours
Montgomery
Rutland
Paul G. Sigman
John L. Werner
Middleport
Werner
Sigman
Injured Teen Balks Milk Bottles Fall in Gallia County
Larry L. Blaney, 17, Middleport, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday with lacerated hand tendons after falling down stairs with milk bottles in hand. His condition is listed as good.
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Gallipolis
Larry L. Blaney
Middleport
Holzer Hospital
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Hilda Baker
John Huffman
Athens
Holzer Hospital News
Charma L. Barkhurst
Oak Hill
Sue Ellen Hefner
Thomas D. Clutts
Wellston
Mrs. Vaught Smith
Howard N. Bennington
Jack
A. Jean Mayhem
S. O. Slone
Eureka
Fannie B. Caldwell
Eureka Star Route
Kyger
the Social Committee of
Elva
James Burleson
Beman
Gallia County
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Joe Jom
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Gabardine Sur-Coats
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