Gallia County Deer Opening Yields Big 13-Point Buck
Hunters bag 14 deer on opening day of the two day season in Gallia County. Kenneth Tomlinson reports a 13 point buck weighing 220 pounds by Will Thomas on the Tycoon Lake site. Jim Wallace first to report a deer kill of the 1960 season. Multiple hunters take does and eight point bucks. Bow season runs longer to December 31.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Kenneth Tomlinson
Will Thomas
Bidwell
Tomlinson
Thomas
Jim Wallace
Eno
Wallace
Kermit Fisher
Harold Denney
Columbus
Tom
Grover Shepherd
Waterloo
Huntington
James Craft
Earl Sheets
Crown City
Hollis Saunders
Fred Lerah
Fostoria
Haldon Thomas
Cheshire Kyger Yule Play Features Life Size Toys
An 18 foot Christmas tree and life sized toys set the scene for Under the Christmas Tree to be performed at Cheshire Kyger elementary school at 7 30 p m Tuesday. The play is a joint effort of teachers and students in grades one through three with scenery by grades four through six. Gary Collins plays Johnny the toy, Gregory Hill is the toy clown, and Joyce Swisher portrays the tiny angel who guides the toys to see the nativity tale told by the angel. Cast includes Teresa Thompson Mary and Ray Gillman Joseph along with several grade level characters. The program ends with a carol sing by the combined choruses.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire- Kyger
Johnny
Gary Collins
Gregory Hill
Joyce Swisher
Christ
Randy Wallace
Steven Needs
Dreama Rankin
Rhonda Swisher
Danny Tomlinson
Gallia County executive heads set dates for tournament planning
Gallia County five districts fixed January 4 for coaches and administrators to finalize plans for the county basketball tournament and January 20 for the senior scholarship test at Hannan Trace High School. Glendon O Evans of Rio Grande led the December meeting focusing on athletics and academics.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Hannan Trace High School
Glendon O .Evans
Rio Grande
T. K. Owens
W. Carter Massie
North Gallia
Dennis Murdock
Hannan Trace
C. Comer Bradbury
Kgger Creek
James N. Webster
Southwestern
Owens
Judge Kessel Presides For Last Time In Mason
Judge Oliver D. Kessel presided over his final Mason County Circuit Court session as Mason County moves to the Fifth District and the 29th Judicial Circuit on January 1. Colleagues and bar members, including Carroll Casto and Miss Amy Casto, praised his service and gifted mementos as the judge reflected on his long association with Mason County and its citizens.
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Kessel
Mason
Point Pleasant
Oliver D. Kessel
Circuit Court
Mason County
Atty
Carroll Casto
Judge Kessel
Casto
Amy Casto
William H. Bardin
Rotary Club Fund Project Goes Saturday in Gallipolis
Rotary bell ringers will man kettles in downtown Gallipolis on Saturday to fund the annual Christmas basket project chaired by Herb Bush. A Kimball Sutter reports $174 in last week’s Rotary tag day. over 150 needy families have applied for baskets with pickup at Washington School the day before Christmas.
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Gallipolis
Herb Bush
A. Kimball Sutter
Marshall D. Boggs
Washington School
Richard C. Roderick
Christmas Party At Institute For Gallipolis Boys
Gallipolis Junior Women's Club hosted a Christmas event at the Gallipolis State Institute for two wards of young boys. Each boy received a gift, watched the film Nite Before Christmas and sang carols. Organizers included chair L G Marchi Jr and volunteers Cobb Hefner and Studer.
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Gallipolis
Fowler Rites Set At Miller's Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mollie Fowler 74 of 945 Second Ave. will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Miller's funeral home. The Rev. Dr. Howard G. Young will officiate. Burial follows at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens on Neighborhood Road. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Gallipolis
Mollie Fowler
Second Ave
Miller’s
Howard G. Young
Ohio Valley Memory Gardens
Neighhood Rd
Mason County Land Transfers in Multiple Districts
Mason County real estate transfers list numerous property deeds. Listings include transfers from multiple couples to various recipients across Hannan Lewis Cooper and other districts, detailing buyer and seller names and parcel locations.
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Point Pleasant
Robert and
Eleanor Jackson
Lewis
William Filson
Arnold
Mildred Ball
May
Osher Oldaker
Roy
Opal Ball
Russell
Martha Ball
Hannan
Bernard and
Evelyn Ball
John and
Martha Sturgeon
Martha Strang
Beulah McNeill
E. B
Nedra Jones
John
Evelyn Wiseman
Lena
Emma Greer
Cooper
Bertine Coleman
Donald
Ellen Fogleson
Mason
Catherine
John Johnson
Raymond
Lois Ann Cunningham
Donald Foglesong
Cecil
Eileen Childs
Robinson
George
Firewanna
James
Bessie Nobert
Clendenin
Mose
Harlow Smith
Virginia
Juliet Casto
Waggener
Harry
Edna J. Roush
Florence Barger
Alta and
Nichols Terrill
Lucey
Robert Robarge
Anna B. Redman
O. J
Agnes Howard
Graham
New Haven
Charles
Patricia Baird
Arbuckle
Lucinda Rimmey
George Rimmey
Honor Roll List At Raccoon Local Schools
Raccoon Local Public Schools releases the second six weeks honor roll led by executive head Glendon C. Evans. The list includes 43 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades with names such as Linda Campbell, Christine Jenkins, and Steve Bower among others.
Christmas Party Held by Leon Temple Pythian Sisters
The annual Christmas party for members and families of Pythian Sisters of Leon Temple No. 54 was held at the Leon Lodge Hall. A potluck dinner, Christmas tree decorations, and gifts from Santa Claus framed the event with many attendees listed by name.
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Nual
Pyth
Ian
Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions List
A long list of birth announcements and admissions at Holzer Hospital includes parents Walter J. Verian and family, Eugene Stiffler and family, with multiple newborns and patients. Names mentioned include John A. Brown, Larry Leake, Adeline Oldaker, Belva Priddy, Pamela White, Mrs Norman Kinney, Mrs Stanton Burdette, Gregory Gooderham, Mrs Carl Gerlach, and many more. Blood usage noted as Thursday one pint.
Laurel Grange Plans Christmas Program and Gift Exchange
Point Rock notes a Christmas program and gift exchange for the next Laurel Grange meeting. Les Story to report on the Ohio State Grange gathering. Albert Bolen returns home after Holzer Hospital stay. Theodore Rupert visits grandmother Geneva Foster. Bob and Mrs. Goode with infant relocate to Salem. Dakota means allies and Minnesota means sky tipped waters.
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Point Rock
Laurel Grange
Les Story
Ohio State Grange
Albert Bolen
Upper Salem
Holzer Hospital
Theodore Rupert
Columbus
Geneva Foster
Bob Goode
Salem
Letart Visitors and Local Health Notes
Mrs. May Roush returns from Pleasant Valley Hospital after surgery. Sam Boston and Tom King report a deer hunting trip in the mountains. The Rev John Icenhour and family with Dwight Gibbs visit C E Fry. Johnnie Fry sustains a broken arm while loading an air compressor at Middleport. Mr and Mrs Taft Boston host guests George Boston. The Rev Silas Bellups and Billy Weigans visit Oakey Roush. Layne Pickens calls on Lester Adkins.
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Dwight Gibbs
Mrs. Oakey Roush
Lester Adkins
Johnnie Fry
Silas Bellups
Billy Weigans
Mrs
Oakey Roush
Witnesses recount the night of Hatfield slaying
The testimony centers on Hassell Tackett and David Tackett as witnesses in the Gallia County case. Hassell Tackett describes waking to Hatfield's body and hearing a warning before a gunshot. Prosecutors and defense clash over statements and a color slide presentation, with courtroom tensions rising as investigators detail the scene.
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Tackett
Hatfield
Oscar Baird
Epling
Sheets
Jackson
Harris
Tacketts
Tom Wagner
BCI
London
Wagner
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Forty nine Green Elementary students named to honor roll
Green Elementary released the second six week honor roll. Principal Robert S. Ball listed students by grade including notable names from three to six, with many students from Fairview and Gallipolis counties.
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Gallipolis
Green
Robert S. Ball
Junior Bostic
Rodger Coulson
Dale Saunders
Howard Thompson
James Williams
Michael Thompson
Linda Beck
Cheryl Saunders
Betty Johnson
Michael Rake
Bruce Davison
Randall Finney
Rebecca Mossman
Kathy Hudson
Vicki Caldwell
James Harrison
Ricky Fisher
Kathy Carter
Cynthia Johnson
Jacqueline Walters
Christmas Home Decorating Contest Deadline Set
Thelma Elliott of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce announced a Saturday deadline for the county wide Christmas home decorating contest. The event is sponsored with the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club and offers $150 in prize money across three categories judged Tuesday by six out of county judges. Open to all county residents.
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Gallipolis
Thelma Elliott
The
Chamber of Commerce
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Across Rivers
The report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Kanawha Falls and Pomeroy Mson with rollers near crest. It notes dams on sill along Kanawha and movable dams up in Huntington District on the Ohio. Multiple named boats show status at locks 13 through 35 and on Kanawha and Gallipolis rivers with up and down readings and times.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Bob Benter
City of Huntington
Gene C. Hutchinson
Creditor
Elizabeth
National
Forsythia
Titan
Alton Zephyr
Lunga Point
Tradewinds
Jerry Bosworth
Kanawha
Marmet
Thema
Winfield
Mr. Criss
Beaver
Louisiana
Albert F. Holden
Aztec
David Moran
City of Maysville
Irene Chotin
Solvay
Wade Childress
Tri
School Bus and Car Collision Near Route 141
Twelve Hannan Trace Local School District students escaped unharmed when a school bus driven by Lester L. McGuire and a car driven by James H. Holley collided on Smoky Row Road. The accident occurred on a snow covered hill, causing minor bus damage and moderate car damage with no injuries or charges.
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State Highway Patrol
Lester L. McGuire
Northup
James H. Holley
Gallipolis
Holley
Dorothy Schroeder to Speak at Gallipolis BPW Meeting
Dorothy Jean Schroeder owner of the American Charm School Huntington West Virginia will be the featured speaker for the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at 6 30 p m Monday in the Farmers Hotel The event is led by BPW Membership Committee chairmen Ila Artus and Ruth Richards Schroeder former fashion coordinator on WSAZ TV coffee time and weather girl previously DJ attended Arlington Hall Powers School New York worked for 20th Century Fox in Hollywood and was secretary to Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower in New York in 1952
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Gallipolis
Dorothy Jean Schroeder
American Charm School
Huntington
W.va
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Farmers Hotel
BPW
Ila Artus
Ruth Richards
Miss Schroeder
Wsaz-Tv
the Weather Girl
Arlington Hall
Powers
New York
20Th Century Fox
Hollywood
Dwight D. Eisenhower
First Girls School Opened in Istanbul in 1858
An historic note reports that the first female school in Turkey began in Istanbul in 1858. The opening marked a milestone for girls education in the region, reflecting reform movements of the era.
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Turkey
Istanbul
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