Fire Threatens Gallipolis Appliance Store
Gallipolis volunteers averted a major blaze at the Gallipolis TV and Appliance Store on Third Ave. Fifteen firefighters and three trucks responded. Damage to building and contents totaled about $11,000 with $35,000 building value. Fire originated in an addition tied to a high voltage cage. A Sunday car fire near 65 Garfield Ave caused about $95 damage from a faulty carburetor and gasoline ignition.
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Gallipolis
Gallipoli
Third Ave
James A. Northup
Gills Producer
Gallia County Farm Bureau
Ted Perry
Grape St
Perry
Northup
Farm Bureau
Garfield Ave
C.D. Swain
Eureka Star
City Police Report Three Wrecks and a Hit-Skip Crash
Three traffic incidents are logged with one injury. Sellers, 27.50 bond, failed to yield at First Ave and Sycamore St, causing a collision with Gee on Sycamore. A hit and run at 731 Third Ave left Robert M. Casey’s car damaged. investigation ongoing. Bertha Patten and Arnold Gail Sims collided at Pine and Third. no injuries. No charges in the latter case.
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Sellers
First Ave
Sycamore St
Gee
Third Ave
Robert M. Casey
Pine
Third
Bertha Patten
Gallipolis
Arnold Gail Sims
Patriot
Burdettes Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Burdette of Leon celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house. A four tiered cake and arrangements highlighted the event attended by family and friends from Point Pleasant, Charleston, Dunbar, and Middleport. Also noted are dam reports and river boat movements in the region.
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Point Pleasant
Guy Burdette
Leon
Willard E. White
Dorsel Greenlee
Audella Greenlee
Burdette
Robert Crump
Charley Burdette
Charley
Middleport
Carrie
Kathryn
Douglas Beaver
Paul Rairden
John
Charles Chambers
Jeff
Ethel Pritt
John H. Collins
Wayne Burdette
Bill F. Given
Henry Harris
Charles Jackson
Dunbar
Roy Greenlee
Milton Burdette
Robin
Maud Cottrill
Edna Mae Burdett
Chester Casto
Charleston
Billy Given
Dorcel Greenlee
Willard White
Rio Grande Department Head Speaks at Point Pleasant Club
Dr. Ann MecCarrell head of Rio Grande College Sociology spoke to the Point Pleasant Women’s Club on educational programs strengthening international relations and social studies to meet worldwide needs. Mrs. Belva Farley sang two numbers with accompaniment by Mrs. Charles Lanham.
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Point Pleasant
Ann MecCarrell
Rio Grande College
Point Pleasant Women’s Club
McCarrell
Belva Farley
Charles Lanham
Grant Stanley
Margaret Lynn Lewis
Cochairman
Holiday Canteen Memberships At Holzer Hospital News
Miss Nancy Morgan sells canteen membership cards as Holzer opens a new teen recreation center. First dance set for Jan. 2 at Carpenter's Hall Jackson Ave. Point Pleasant notices list holiday guests and multiple local residents visiting family members and attending events. Hospital section notes births admissions and discharges including a daughter to Wayne Canaday and a son to Charles Landrum.
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Point Pleasant
Nancy Morgan
Liberty St
Carpenter’s Hall
Jackson Ave
Wayne Canaday
Northup
Charles E. Landrum
Jackson
Bob Bailey
Gallipolis
Leroy McIntosh
Belpre
Cecil R. Wamsley
Eureka Star
Leslie G. Sheline
Ashtabula
Donald R. Bell
Racine
Kermit J. Johnson
Didwell
Roy Baisden, Jr
Thurman
Charles J. Westlake
Harry K. Roseboom
Ashland
Terry D. Adams
Dennis L. Carder
Ralph W. Roush
New Haven
Otho Gregory
Radcliff
William H. Hutchins
Oak Hill
Robert J. Brown
Pomeroy
Cecil V. Dillon
Man Unhurt In One Car Crash Southwest Of Gallipolis
Charles J. Carter, 22, Gallipolis, Eurexa Star Route, escaped injury in a Saturday morning single vehicle wreck on Route 218 three miles southwest of Route 7. He lost control on a slippery highway, hit a guard rail, slid 66 feet down the rail, knocked down a Buckeye Rural Electric pole and an Ohio Bell line, and the car was demolished. Carter was cited to Municipal Court on Monday for driving too fast for conditions.
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Gallipolis
Charles J. Carter
Eurexa
State Highway Patrol
Carter
Buckeye Rural Electric
Ohio Bell
Mason County Land Transfers Reported in Districts Graham to Union
Real estate transfers documented in Mason County cover multiple districts including Graham Hannan Lewis Arbuckle and Union. Transfers list couples such as William and Mildred Johnson Leona Wallace P A and Helen Sayre and others moving properties to named buyers. Gallipolis personals note Sgt George Miller of the U S Army Signal Corps returns to Washington DC after Christmas with his parents in Rio Grande. Weekend visitors include the Millers daughters families from Utica Greenville and Gallipolis while Carol Miller serves as Costa Rica International Farm Youth Exchange delegate.
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William and
Mildred Johnson
Graham
Franklin Real Estate
John and
Leona Wallace
Hannan
Ward
Elizabeth Camp
Ray and
Elva Fridley
Lewis
Larry McCartney
Ralph and
Ella Burris
Arbuckle
Charles and
Iva Beard
P. A
Helen Louise Sayre
Union
U. S
Marie Sigman
Fred
Hazel Norman
Carl
Faye Cooke
Clara
William Humphrey
Wayie
John Oliver
Irene
Arthur Cheesebrew
David
Lavina O’neal
Vera
Clyde McLane
Robert
Betty Sherer
Gallipolis
George Miller
U. S. Army Signal Corps
White House
Washington, D.C
J. Dale Miller
Rio Grande
Millers
George O’briant
Utica
Dick Tenney
Julie
Greenville
John R. Thomas
Carol Miller
Costa Rica
International Farm Youth Exchange
Four Gallia Men Arrested After Night Club Brawl
Four men were arrested by the Gallia County Sheriff after a free-for-all brawl at the Blue Willow Night Club in Kanauga. William Wooldridge 21 was treated for a left eye cut and released on bond, Mervin Caldwell 31 and Carl Daniels 20 were charged with intoxication and disorderly conduct, with bonds set for Municipal Court. Robert Unroe 22 and Daniels posted bonds. further charges may be filed. Jiggs McCarley may pursue malicious destruction of property charges.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
William L. Wooldridge
Vinton
Wooldridge
Mervin Dale Caldwell
Crown City
Caldwell
Carl Daniels
Robert L. Unroe
Daniels
Jiggs McCarley
More Sports in School or Early Emphasis
The piece weighs two views on scholastic athletics from a 1960s reader poll. It cites Major-General Sparrow urging expanded school sports with less spectator emphasis and JFK on fitness, versus administrators favoring less emphasis on varsity sports and no organized elementary competition.
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Gallipolis
Herbert G. Sparrow
Columbus
U. S. Army 20Th Corps
Sparrow
John F. Kennedy
Nations Schools Magazine
Ohio
Boards of Education
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births Noted
Mr and Mrs Bobby Buck of Greencastle Indiana announce a son Wade Dye and Marjorie Cornell of Buffalo Elaine Rayburn of Point Pleasant and Mrs Melvin Rollins of Leon with daughter and son Gallipolis Mrs Roger Rife and son Columbus are also listed.
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Bobby Buck
Greencastle, Ind
Wade Dye
Point Pleasant
Marjorie Cornell
Buffalo
Elaine Rayburn
Melvin Rollins
Leon
Fred Fillinger
Gallipolis
Roger Rife
Columbus
Episcopal Bishop to Be Honored at Church Reception
Bishop Wilburn C. Campbell will be honored with a 7 30 p m reception in Christ Episcopal Church parish house. He will speak Sunday at 11 a m with confirmation to follow. The church parish dinner is set for Jan 11 at 6 30 p m, with four vestrymen chosen at the annual meeting after the dinner. Lions Rotary and Kiwanis clubs held their annual dinner and dance at the Moose Home for members and their wives.
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Point Pleasant
Wilburn C. Campbell
Christ Episcopal Church
Campbell
Hereford Topic For Society at Mason County Group
Mrs. John Watterson spoke on Adjutant John Hereford a Lafayette staffer from the Revolutionary era at Sunnyside School for the Mason County Historical Society. She noted Hereford moved to Mercers Bottom in 1864 from Virginia as Lafayette once visited Gallipolis. The society has 67 members and will meet again in March in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
John Watterson
John Hereford
Lafayette
Mason County Historical Society
Sunnyside School
Watterson
Hereford
Mercers Bottom
Virginia
Gallipolis
Deputies Arrest Two Men in Gallipolis Case
Gallia County deputies arrested John R. Cox 22 of 920 Fourth Ave Gallipolis on non support for Franklin County. He was released to Franklin County officers and moved to Columbus for a hearing. Marvin G Miller 18 Waterloo Route 1 was also picked up on assault with intent to rape charge for an alleged Christmas Day attack. Miller’s case set for Monday in municipal court.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Assessor Elect Bragg Names Office Staff
Point Pleasant Morris Bragg names staff to start Jan 4 with chief Mrs. Carl Murray and members Henry D. Watson Ileen Sommer and Mrs. Patty Stevens Pyles. The office will close to the public Jan 4 to Jan 11 for book auditing.
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Point Pleasant
Morris Bragg
Carl Murray
Henry D. Watson
Ileen Sommer
Patty Stevens Pyles
Bragg
Lions Sponsor Bloodmobile Visit at Christ Church
The Point Pleasant Lions Club sponsors an Ameri can Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at Christ Episcopal Church 810 Main St from noon to 6 p.m. The goal is 96 pints. The Point Pleasant Women's Club runs the canteen with Mrs Henry D Watson as chair.
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Point
Tuckers Welcome Third Child Kristina Lynn
Mr and Mrs Ray Allen Tucker announce the birth of their third child and first daughter Kristina Lynn born Christmas Day at Holzer Hospital. The couple’s two sons are Ray and Jerry Wayne with grandparents Luther O Tucker Mason Hubert Johnson Mason. Great grandparents Theresa Gibbs Hartford and Simon Johnson Long Bottom. Everything peaceful at Pleasant no accidents or arrests reported by local law enforcement over the weekend.
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Point Pleasant
Harold T. Call
Viand St
Joe Jelich
Charleston
Notre Dame
James G. Call
Lee
Frank Bonecutter
Highland Ave
Inlaw
Frank Bonecutter, Jr
Kokomo
Ind
Jimmy Fetty
Delaware
Anna Laura Plymale
Franklin Ave
Don Brown
Lynn
Becky
Gary Keith
Rockville
Ervin Plymale
Pam
St. Albans
A Carpenter
Larry
New Haven
W. S. Hyre
Clinton Sayre
James N. Wilson
Park Dr
Ken Lazenby
Bruce
Beckley
Ora Kerwood
William Kerwood
Gail Faires
Axel Docie, Glouster
Danny John
Glenville
George Johnson
Lincoln Ave
Glenville State College
Ray Allen Tucker
Mason
Holzer Hospital
Kristina Lynn
Ray
Jerry Wayne
Luther O. Tucker
Hubert Johnson
Theresa Gibbs
Hartford
Simon Johnson
Long Bottom
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Pan
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Broadway
Golden Theater
Victor Borge
Miss Beamish
Mac’s Thrifty Shop
W. State ST
Athens
Kerr-Hunter
Athens, Ohio
Rio Grande Department
Holzer Hospital News
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Don Reed
Bob Baur
Onio
Mason County
Tetter
Cline
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Lions
Bloodmobile
Tuckers
Donald & Barstow
D. M Goddard
Houck & Peed Inc
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C. M. Gill & Co
Dwight A. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Sse, Ohio
Oakley Ins Agency
Saltz Oy
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
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