Gallipolis Chamber Elects Carl Bias President
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce board elected Carl Bias as president with next annual banquet set for March 10 at Grace Methodist Church. New officers include first vice president Herb Bush and second vice president John K Allen, secretary treasurer Gilbert C Beard returns. Esther Van Wagner Tufty will be principal speaker at the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John K. Allen
Gilbert C. Beard
Esther van Wagner Tufty
Washington
Dear Publications and Radio, Inc
Jersey City
N. J
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Gallia Times
Bias
Malcolm
Jackson
Huntington
Parkersburg Legion
Selwyn White
Miles T. Epling
McGinness
Chamber of Commerce
Gallia County
WLW
Dean Davis
Retail Merchants Committee
Watson
Epling
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Athens
Chamber
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Locust and Third
Dwight C. Wetherholt
Locust St
Dean Eisel
Special Activities Committee
United Appeal Fund
Ohio
Founder's Day Observed By Washington PTA
Dr. Robert E. Chable of Rio Grande College spoke to 102 Washington PTA members on education problems past present and future. Cub Scouts led the pledge. Devotions were by Mrs. Warren H. Wilson. Past presidents were recognized and flowers given. Music by a Gallia Academy High School girls ensemble. Attendance prize awarded to Mrs. L. V. Mueller's fourth grade homeroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert E. Chable
Rio Grande College
Washington Pta
Chable
Eddie Cottrell
Jimmy Bush
Pete Slagle
Warren H. Wilson
Keith R. Brandeberry
William H. Jones
Frank Shaw
Leo Bean
Emmett Morrison
Raymond Gooch
Jack Knight
Marcus J. Magnussen
R. D. Thomas
George Fuller
John L. Evans
Edwin F. Edelblute
Gallia Academy High School
Karen Parks
Hilda Corbin
Betsy Tawney
Karen
Gretchen Smith
Sharon Preston
Margi Winters
Mason Native Dies Monday In Gallipolis
Leland Marcus Smith 42 a Mason County native died at 24 Central Ave Gallipolis at 5 30 a m Monday after a heart attack. He worked as timekeeper for Knowlton Construction Co at the Gallipolis State Institute medical center. Born Aug 9 1915 in Clifton WV he was married to Garnet Williams in August 1957. Survived by wife two brothers Pearl and Charles and sister Martha Mace and three children Leland Marcus Jr Lelah Jane and Clara Rooney. Funeral at Millers 2 p m Wednesday with burial in St Nicholas Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until service time.
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Gallipolis
Leland Marcus Smith
Mason County
Central Ave
Smith
Knowlton Construction Co
Gallipolis State Institute
Garnet Williams
Lower River Road
Clifton
W. Va
Frank
Minnie Edwards Smith
Hubert
Martha) Mace
Middleport
Pearl
Charles
Leland Marcus, Jr
Lelah Jane
Clay
Clara) Rooney
New Haven
Millers Funeral Home
St. Nicholas Cemetery
Betz Fines Point Driver Arrested for DUI
Werner Lee De Weese 30 of Point Pleasant was fined $50 and costs, spent five days in jail, and had his license suspended six months after a weekend arrest for driving under the influence. William Wallace Peck 20 of Bidwell was placed on one year probation by Juvenile Judge John W. Howell for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Werner Lee DeWeese
Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Robert S. Betz
William Wallace Peck
Bidwell
John W. Howell
Gallia County Offices Close for Lincoln's Birthday
Gallia County courthouse offices will be closed Wednesday in observance of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday and reopen for a half day on Thursday.
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Gallipolis
AI Gallia County
Abraham Lincoln
Teachers Association Plans Annual Dinner
The Gallia County Elementary Teachers Association schedules its annual dinner at 6 30 Thursday evening in the Bidwell Porter cafeteria. President Walter Neal will conduct the meeting and John Heiskell will provide the entertainment. Reservations may be made by calling Mrs Marguerite Hineman of Bidwell Porter Elementary School.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Elementary Teachers Association
Bidwell-Porter
Walter Neal
John Heiskell
Marguerite Hineman
Holzer Hospital Births and Dismissals Report
A list of births at Holzer Hospital including Donovan T Blazer in Gallipolis and many others from Grimms Landing New Haven Oak Hill Bidwell and Racine. Dismissals include Mrs Conrad Bartels Mrs Clarence Stanley and several others.
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Donovan T. Blazer
Gallipolis
Herbert Buck
Grimms Landing
W. Va
Carl Junior Gibbs
New Haven
Fannie B. Caldwell
Emma F. Norris
Jackson
Caroline Ann Nibert
John Fritz, Sr
Thurman
Dana C. Kitchen
Oak Hill
Surgical
Roy Newell
Point Pleasant
H. A. Lasley
Henderson
Guy Mason Cole
Wellston
Charles W. Leach
William A. Moser
Letart
David Michael Blazer
Agatha Grimm
Gallipolis Ferry
Mollie Sellers
Cove
P. Otto Buck
John Franklin Null
Julia McGhee
Bidwell
Medical
Earl C. Shain
Racine
Medi
Conrad Bartels
Clarence Stanley
Garnet Davidson
Gladys Purdy
R. ©. Spurlock
A. A. Kingery
J. B. Winkler
Walter Barker
W. L. Ingerich
Vance Brumfield
Harvey McFarland
Willis Barney
Frank L. Trivette
Robert Armentrout
Max Nibert
C. E. Robertson
Fire Destroys Siders Auto Near Crown City
Early Sunday a car owned by Leland E. Siders 37 Proctorville was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin one half mile north of Crown City on Route 7 toward Gallipolis. He called the Gallipolis Post at 2 30 a m reporting flames from under the dashboard and sought assistance. Patrol attr to a short in the wiring as the probable cause.
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Gallipolis
Leland E. Siders
Proctorville
Crown City
Siders
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Mothers Polio March Nets $1124 for Drive
Gallia city report shows the Mothers Polio March collecting $1124.40 as of Jan. 30. More than 125 mothers took part led by chairwoman Mrs. Robert M. Richards. several urban areas have yet to report totals.
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Gallipolis
Robert M. Richards
Musk Deer Odor Noted For Longest Lasting Scent
The natural musk from a male musk deer's pouch emits the longest lasting odor among natural products, noted for its enduring presence.
Gallipolis Board Considers Clay Local School Annexation
The Gallipolis Local Board of Education voted 4 to 0 to favor annexation of the Clay Local School District if county approval and local voters support it. Action could occur in 1959 at earliest, with a special meeting set to discuss salaries and department head allowances. Glenn Christy was hired to teach social studies, and contractor payments totaling $63,617.68 were approved for Gallia Academy High School.
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Gallipolis
Clay
Glenn Christy
Teacher Burned In Wellston Gas Heater Accident
Miss Mabel Scott, 69, of 712 South Pennsylvania Avenue Wellston a retired school teacher was admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday evening suffering burns over 30 to 40 percent of her body. Clothes caught fire from a gas heater Jefferson Davis served as Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce before the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mabel Scott
S. Pennsylvania Ave
Wellston
Holzer Hospital
Jefferson Davis
Franklin Pierce
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Chamber Board
Carl Bias
Carol Sue Haskins
Barbara Bailey
Barbara Walker
Mary Ann Lusk
Sandra’ Hood
L. V. Mueller
Uu Gentle
Damon
Youne
Dancerous
Regalscope Peeters
Petre
Mason
Gallia
Schege Theatre
Warner Bros
Dar
James Garner
Maverich
Himee
Montgomery
Elombeth
Eva Marie Saint
Raintree County
Nigel Patrick
Lee Marvin
Taylor
Agnes
Teachers Association
Cal
Keith Mitchell, Jackson
David Earl Tope
Edward A. Miller
Willard N. Phillips
Marion
Donald M. Ritz
Courtland
Ind
Oscar Jackson
Cheshire
Wilbur Hamilton
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
New
Gallia Academy
Don King
A. J. Stockmeister Co
Federal Land Bank
The
United
National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
Libba Erica
Rambler
American Motors
Platt's Motor Sales & Service
Union St
Athens Retail
Merchants Association
Court Street
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