Rio Grande College Seeks Accreditation to Safeguard Future
Gallia County civic leaders heard how accreditation could raise standards and finances at Rio Grande College including a proposed $400 000 library. President Alphus Christensen cited the college’s payroll of 310 000 and 70 staff while noting past struggles and a long road to balanced budgets and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Harland T. Martin
Oscar’s Place
Alphus R. Christensen
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Christensen
Rio Grande College
Local social visits spotlight Harrisonville and nearby towns
Bidwell Rev. and Mrs. Earl Cowen and Mrs. Wilma Hinds were recent dinner guests of Mrs. Elsie Haning in Harrisonville. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Sapp of Athens visited Mr. Emmett Jones. Mr. James Hazelton Jr. of Burlingham visited his parents in Pomeroy. Hazeltons hosted guests at the home of C. D. Markins in Harrisonville with Luella Haning visiting Burlingham residents.
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Earl Cowen
Wilma Hinds
Elsie Haning
Harrisonville
Pearl Sapp
Athens
Emmett Jones
James Hazelton, Jr
Burlingham
James Hazelton
Pomeroy
C. D. Markins
Luella Haning
Family Camping Weekend At Camp Rocky Ledges
GALLIPOLIS Rock Ledges Girl Scout Council announces a family camping weekend from April 17 4 PM to April 19 2 PM at Camp Rocky Ledges eight miles from Milton West Virginia off Balls Gap Road. Reservations on a first come first served basis with details from the Huntington office.
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Gallipolis
Rocky Ledges
Girl Scout Council
Camp Rocky Ledges
Milton
W. Va
Balls Gap Rd
Fifth Ave
Huntington
Robert Matthews
Airline By Mrs M V Ross
Recent guests at the Henry Swart home included Mrs Joan Allbaugh and children from Hocking along with Mr and Mrs Merlin Swart of New Marshfield. Miss Sue Love and Miss Maurita Ross returned to Rio Grande College after visiting. Darrell Ross and Paul Cotterill visited Orient. John Paul Hensler and sons from Newark were guests at the Carl Ross home. Dean Arnold of Athens plans to place a house trailer on the Henry Swart farm near Lookout.
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Henry Swart
Joan Allbaugh
Hocking
Merlin Swart
New Marshfield
Sue Love
Maurita Ross
Rio Grande College
Darrell Ross
Paul Cotterill
Orient Recenty
John Paul Hensler
Walter James Receives 25-Year Service Award at Eureka
Walter Doc James of Eureka a Union Barge Line employee displays a gold pocket watch awarded for 25 years of service aboard the 6400 HP motor vessel naviga tor at the Southern Transfer Co Memphis terminal. Presentation by Eric Witherspoon notes James recent time off and family visits amid river news.
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Gallipolis
Walter
Doc” James
Eureka
Union Barge Line
Pittsburgh
UBL
Southern Transfer Co
Memphis, Tenn
Eric Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Doc James
UBS
Eleanor van Sickle
Coshocton
Frank James
Memphis
William Pitt
Dravo Corp
Neville Island
Dravo
Keystone
Walker Towing Co
Paducah
Walker Towing
Pitt
Upper
Ohio
Lady Kimberly
Inland Oil & Transport Co
St. Louis
Nashville Bridge Co
Mississippi River
Inland Oil
Nabisco
Cumberland River
Inland River Record
St. Louis Ship Building & Steel Co
Union
Holzer Hospital News Docket of Births and Dismissals
A list records births for Charles L. Riedel and others including Carol Brooks Janice Young George Boswell Epse A Lewis and more. Several names such as Orphan Fitzwater Everett Sims H Dean Brownell and others appear in the dismissed section.
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Carol Brooks
Ripley
W. Va
Janice Young
Pomeroy
George A. Boswell
Gallipolis
Gerald A. Thompson
Bidwell
Ralph B. Smith
Ironton
Theodore B. Miller
Espie A. Lewis
Ashland
George G. Roberts
Long Bottom
Smith Henderson
Jackson
Rebecca Taylor
Cheshire
Wayne R. Abbott
Point Pleasant
Orphan Fitzwater
Woodrow B. Saunders
Herman Sorrell
Everett Sims
Oran H. Smith
H. Dean Brownell
Leonard van Meter
Emil Leach
Mary Collins
Forrest Lee
Edward Diddle
Randall Thompson
John Clench
Robert E. Burke
Pamela J. Hunt
Homer Miller, Jr
William B. Cooper
Gwen Barlow
David Howell
Goldie M. Harrison
David L. Rees
False alarm at car fire draws Gal lipolis volunteers
Seven Gallipolis volunteer firemen and one truck answered a 2 35 p m alarm on Teens Run Rd near Route 7. Sheriff deputies traced the call to an unidentified breathless man. Firemen found no fire. A patient attended the Gallia County Health Department well baby clinic.
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Gallipolis
Teens Run
Route 7
James A. Northup
Gallia County
36 Listed On Semester Honor Roll
North Gallia High School releases first semester honor roll. Principal J Harley Cloud lists freshmen Stephen Ferrell Pamela Bickers Linda Blackburn Arlene Browning Judy Gielman Carlos Kemper Linda Halstead Ann Long Jan Long Karen Miles Deloris Neal Donna Neal. Sophomores Marguerite Bass Mary Callicoat Lynn Lanier Rusty Blake Linda Cross Phyliss Campbell Mimi Fitch Reva Nibert. Juniors Joan Bradshaw Kenneth Dunn Tom Foster Billy Bush Gary Callihan Jackie Berry Walter Brown Jr Rowena Haynes Patty Mays Audra Kemper Nancy Russell Patricia Stutler. Seniors Jerry Barnes Barbara Kennedy Martha Garnes Charles G Smith.
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Gallipolis
North Gallia High School
J. Harley Cloud
Stephen Ferrell
Pamela Bickers
Linda Blackburn
Arlene Browning
Judy Gielman
Carlos Kemper
Linda Halstead
Ann Long
Jan Long
Karen Miles
Deloris Neal
Donna Neal
Marguerite Bass
Mary Callicoat
Lynn Lanier
Rusty Blake
Linda Cross
Phyliss Campbell
Mimi Fitch
Three Books Donated To Gallia Academy High School Library
Gallia Academy High School library received three new books with donor plates. Ralph Reppert and His Electric Wife was donated by Tarcy and Ray Fleming, relatives of the author. The Living Sea by Jacques Cousteau was donated by Dan Blazer, a Gallia Academy faculty member. Gone With The Wind was given by James Hedrick, a 1963 graduate and former library assistant.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
James N. M. Davis
Ralph Reppert
Tarcy
Ray Fleming
Arthur Fleming
Baltimore Sun
Dan Blazer
J. Y. Cousteau
James Hedrick
Gallia Academy
Hedrick
Chief Has Advice For Fire Chasers In Gallipolis
Fire Chief James A. North urges residents to read the Ohio Revised Code before pursuing fire engines. Key rules require drivers to stay 500 feet behind responding trucks, pull over when flashing lights approach, and keep at least a quarter mile from active scenes.
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Gallipolis
James A. Northup
Ohio
Local Judge Fines Drivers in State Patrol Cases
Gallipolis Municipal Judge William H Sowers fined Cecil E Rice Jr and William O Jackson both from Gallipolis Route 1 ten dollars and costs for driving left of center. Artell Gordon of Ashland Kentucky paid twenty five dollars and costs for failing to display a highway use tax permit. Carl W Stover Thurman Ohio was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. James D Kelly Cincinnati forfeited twenty five dollars bond for speeding and Norman Ferguson East Liverpool forfeited a twenty five dollar bond for insecure load.
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Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
Cecil E. Rice, Jr
William O. Jackson
Sowers
Artell Gordon
Ashland
Carl W. Stover
Thurman
James D. Kelly
Cincinnati
Norman Ferguson
East Liverpool
No One Injured In Gallipolis Crash
No injuries were reported and damage was minor after a two car collision at Second Ave and Sycamore St in Gallipolis at 2 35 p m Wednesday. Betty E Wamsley 33 of Point Pleasant and R William Jenkins 27 of Gallipolis were involved. no charges filed.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Sycamore St
Betty E. Wamsley
Point Pleasant
Red
R. William Jenkins
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