City in 43rd year of manager government in Gallipolis
Raymond Jones Jack Knight and Dr R D Thomas win four year terms as Gallipolis city commissioners and prepare to take office January 2 amid the city manager-commission form now in its 43rd year. Unofficial reports name Gary Short as city manager and R William Jenkins as city solicitor. Short would become Gallipolis’ 10th city manager since 1918.
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Gallipolis
Raymond Jones
Jack Knight
R. D. Thomas
Jones
Knight
Raymond T. Allison
Allison
N. Howard Foster
Stanley Saunders
Gary R. Short
R. William Jenkins
Short
Ed Myers
John Hall
Arthur Miller
Homer Kerr
John Gwinn
Adolph Henke
Stewart A. Clendenin
J. Roy Bartlett
Gallia
Austin O. Cotton
Clark Heads Jr Leaders Elected to 1962 posts
Gallia County 4 H Jr Leadership Club elected Joe Clark president at the December meeting at Grace Methodist Church. Frances Lou Baker became vice president Ches tera Lee secretary Marsha Feller treasurer Tom Walters news reporter Judy Reese recreation leader. They planned 1962 finances and a bake sale as the first money making project.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Joe Clark
Grace Methodist Church
Frances Lou Baker
Chestera Lee
Marsha Fellure
Tom Walters
Judy Reese
John Ralston
River traffic and dam readings across Kanawha and Ohio rivers
The report lists river gauge readings for Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy Mason Point Pleasant and dam conditions on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers in the Huntington District. It records movable dam statuses and numerous boat positions with up and down readings across Lock numbers 14 through 35 and Kanawha River fleets including Marmet Solvay Beaver Betty H Winfield and Gallipolis boats with exact times and tonnage indicate heavy navigation activity and water level changes.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Albert F. Holden
Creditor
Illinois
Ben McCool
Lock
Robert E. Reed
John J. Rowe
C. V. Harner
Queen City
Titan
P. W. Ritchie
National
R. H. Bosworth II
Philip Sporn
Miss Rivers
L. W. Sweet
Northern
Rosalyn
Prairie State
Onward
Sycamore
Orleanian
Lewis
Bob Benter
Western
Bingo
Kanawha
Esso Tennessee
Thelma Ann
Solvay
Salvati
Coleman D
Kathy Re
E'’Deana Bosworth
Oliver C. Shearer
L. Wade Childress
Franklin Pierce
Orco
Reliable
Try Moran
Divorce Petition Filed in Gallia County Court
Martha Woodyard of Crown City files for divorce and alimony in Gallia County Common Pleas Court. She accuses Dwight Woodyard of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Married in 1959 the couple has two minor children and she seeks custody.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Vinton County Trustees Form Local Clerks Association
At the Vinton County courthouse a meeting of trustees and clerks formed a local association. Gordon Jenkins of Brown Township was elected president, with Don Eberts vice president, Paul McWilliams secretary-treasurer, and Mary Lindsey clerk and head of the legislative committee. Twenty officials attended, with another meeting planned soon.
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Vinton County
Chester Hummell
The
Ohio Association of Two
Gordon Jenkins
Brown Twp
Don Eberts
Clinton Twp
Paul McWilliams
Mary Lindsey
Firemen and Legion Plan Vinton Yale Christmas Program
Fire Chief Jim Myers said the Vinton Volunteer Fire Department and Vinton Legion Post 161 will host a Christmas program at 7 30 p m Friday in the village. The tree stands at the Jackson Street and Route 160 corner with side streets used for the event and treats for all attendees.
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Legion Plan
Vinton Yale
Gallipolis
Jim Myers
Vinton Volunteer Fire Department
Vinton Legion Post 161
Jackson St
Route 160
Chief Myers
Fire Destroys Murray House on Penntown Road
A six room frame house owned by Floyd Murray on Penntown road burned Thursday. The unoccupied residence was not protected by a local fire protection contract.
Police Cite Truck Driver For Hit-Skip
Gallipolis police arrested Stanley Armstrong, 45, of Sunbury Route 2, for leaving the scene after a hit-skip on Neil Ave. The incident occurred about 2 a.m. Wednesday and was reported after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Armstrong posted a $200 bond to appear in Municipal Court Saturday.
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Gallipolis
John Taylor
Paul North
Stanley H. Armstrong
Sunbury
Neil Ave
Fourth Ave
Layrie Nibert
Willard Nibert
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital
A series of birth announcements lists a son to Mr and Mrs Richard D Dewitt Gallipolis a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert R Grant Ewington Route 1 and a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Barnitz Mason Neatly followed by admissions including Mrs Clyde E Ewing Jackson Route 4 Harry D Mason Fairborn Mrs Everett Colwell Vinton Route 1 and others plus blood used Thursday one pint.
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Richard D. Dewitt
Gallipolis
Robert R. Grant
Ewington
Robert Barnitz
Mason
Harry D. Mason
Fairborn
Everett Colwell
Vinton
McArthur Student Among State’s Top Scholars
McArthur High School senior Ted Atkinson ranked in the state top five percent on the general scholarship test for Ohio seniors. He scored 183 of 300 amid 23,000 testers. honored for first among Vinton County pupils. Other county standouts include Victor Wells and Marian Wells of McArthur, with multiple locals listed in top ten.
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McArthur
Ted Atkinson
Ted
Neil Atkinson
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
McArthur Schools
Neil
Chillicothe Scioto Gazette
Vinton County
Victor Wells
Charles Clark
Marian Wells
Helen Huston
Hamden
Patricia Ward
Roy Chancellor
Harold Pierce
Zaleski
Drenille Cunley
Jimmy Holcomb
David Ogle
Gene Barnes
Seven Gallia County Men Slated For Draft
Local board 45 clerk Mrs Elsie M Richards said seven Gallia County men will leave Gallipolis January 22 for Ashland Kentucky for induction on January 25. A second group of 22 men will depart January 22 for pre induction examinations in Ashland.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Elsie M. Richards
Selective Service
Ashland
Miner Suffers Arm Crush in Coal Plant Accident
Lloyd H. Wamsley, 51, of Hartford West Virginia, was admitted to Holzer Hospital after catching his arm in a conveyor belt. Doctors expect to save the arm. He works for River Coal Co at West Columbia.
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Ley
Hartford
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
the River Coal Co
West Columbia
Five Burglaries Reported In Gallia County
Sheriff's deputies investigated five break ins in Gallia County including Scott's Grocery in Cheshire where $100 in cash was stolen and a nearby school building damaged. Other thefts occurred at Cheshire-Kyger Elementary, Centerville firehouse, and U S Lanier residence, with various items taken.
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Gallipolis
Scott's
Cheshire
Oscar Baird
Gallia County
Ing
Cheshire - Kyger
Two men cited after Kanauga collision. other accidents noted
In Kanauga a 3:40 p.m. crash between James P. Baird and Gilbert K. Smith caused minor damage and no injuries. Smith was cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. In a separate incident Walter L. Green lost control on Route 7 near Cheshire and faces a driving while intoxicated charge. Raymond Cochrane, with no operator’s license, was cited after a Route 141 bridge abutment collision.
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Gallipolis
Kanauga
State Highway Patrol
James P. Baird
Silver Bridge
Gilbert K. Smith
Baird
Smith
Municipal Court
Route 7
Cheshire
Walter L. Green
Green
Raymond Cochrane
Scottown
Cochrane
Route 141
Gallia Marriage License Granted in Crown City
Farrell Rossi ter and Joyce Ann Swain, both of Crown City, obtained a marriage license in Gallia. Rossi ter is 21 and Swain is 16.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Farrell S$. Rossiter
Joyce Ann Swain
Crown City
Super Shell adds top performance to your car engine
Test drives praise the gasoline additive Super Shell for quick start, fast warm up, and higher energy with platinum catalyst yielding 11 percent more energy per gallon. It includes octane boosts linked to Jimmy Doolittle and 900 degree cracking, anti-knock and anti-gum agents, anti-icer for cold weather, and TCP giving up to 15 percent more power and 17 extra miles per tank.
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Shell
Super Shell
Jimmy Doolittle
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Gus Frye
William S. McKnight
J. Russell Sarrett
John E. Morgan
Thomas E. Agee
Sarrett
Ross Niday
Olen Myers
Art Carl
Alfred W. Davis
Albert K. Merriman
John K. Powell
Luther Tracy
Rio Grande
Cadmus
Southwestern
Centerville
Addaville
Merlyn Ross
Bidwell- Porter Auditorium
James Lewis
Maxine Evans
North Gallia High School
Carrie Dale
Frances Wetherholt
Virginia McCarley
North Gallia
Kyger Creek High School
Clark Heads Jr
Trustees and Clerk's Association
Holzer Hospital News
Clyde E. Ewing
Jackson
Ralph R. Cash
Lloyd H. Wamsley
Rockey L. Hall
John A. Miller
Thurman
Kenneth E. Williams
Northup
Alva A. Wallace
Athalia
Austin W. Phillips
Pomeroy
Harry G. Clark
Eric L. Diddle
Gallipolis Eureka
D. M. Bry
Son
Atkinson
Joseph P. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
United States
Washington
Miner
Lloyd H. Wams
Walter Rife
Cheshire-Kgger School
U. S
Grant Long
Ivan Fife
Patrol
Bulletin
Yyne
Shell Research
Wood River
U.S
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