Year’s Program Set Up By Gallia 4-H Council
Gallia County 4 H advisory council met Monday night to outline this year’s program focusing on 4 H club week March 5 13. In Bill Smith’s courthouse basement office the group urged clubs to organize promptly and promote the event locally while planning activities to be finalized. An officers and advisers conference is set for April 2 with tentative training meetings to follow.
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Gallia
4-H Council
Ipolis Gallia County
Bill Smith
Canter’s Cave
Emphas E
Founders Day Honors Washington School PTA Presidents
Gallipolis notes honor fourteen past presidents of the Washington School PTA at the 26th Founders Day in the Washington School auditorium. A skit titled This Is Your Life PTA showcased leaders, with Mrs John L Evans the present president. The event featured candid remarks, awards, and plans for future PTA programs and community activities.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Jack Knight
J. Emmet Morrison
F. W. Shane
Raymond Gooch
Alde
Bill Casey
J. Gordon Gibert
By Laws
Edwin Edelbiute
Board of Education
Matthews
Dennison
Clyde T. Mitchell
Gallipolis SAR Plans March 20 Meeting and Medals
The Gallipolis Charter Sons of the American Revolution sets a 3 p.m. meeting on March 20 at 466 Second Avenue Middleport home of Lawrence A. Bing. Prof Frederic V Boult of Rio Grande College spoke at the Sunday session and a committee of Miles T. Epling Hiram H. Bratt and Bouic will arrange good citizenship medals for outstanding Gallia County High School boys in 1956. Dessert and coffee followed.
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Gallipolis
Sons of the American Revolution
Lawrence A. Bing
Second Avenue
Middleport
Frederic V. Boult
Rio Grande College
Miles T. Epling
Bouic
George Washington
Epling
Hiram H. Bratt
Prof. Bouic
Gallia County
Gallipolis club nominates three for state federation title
The Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club held its monthly dinner at the Farmers Hotel with about 40 members present. During the meeting the group nominated three of its members for a state federation title of Business and a.
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Gallipolis
Visitors and Families Stop Here on Weekend Sojourns
Mrs McKean and the Rev J W Stone receive visitors at Grace Methodist Church in Ashland Kentucky where Stone is recovering from surgery. Jack Gills and Forest Fife travel from Columbus to visit relatives and friends. Numerous locals including Mr and Mrs Guy White Miss Gusta Rose and Mabelle Gills are noted visiting or returning from trips to Florida Ciudad Trujillo and Cincinnati and Columbus.
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William A. McKean
J. W. Stone
Grace Methodist Church
King’s Daughters Hospital
Ashland
Jack Gills
Columbus
Florida
Forest Fife
C. EF. Fife
Guy White
Marietta
Songmier
Frank Loucks Charles Baker
Gusta Rose
Mabelle Gills
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Phil Archer
Forrest Saunders
Cincinnati
Birth of Deborah Jo Apperman in Zanesville
Mr and Mrs Robert Apperman Jr of Shawnee announce the birth of a daughter Deborah Jo at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville on February 15. Grandmothers are Bennetta Hodgson Hemlock and Catherine Apperman Shawnee. paternal grandparents are Robert Apperman Sr Shawnee and Robina Stoyle Shawnee.
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Robert Apperman
Robina Stoyle
Shawnee
Bennetta Hodgson
Robert Apperman, Jr
Good Samaritan Hospital
Zanesville
Dick Hope
Paul Hope
Vincent Hope
van Slovis
Ida van Slovis
W. A. Hope
Harrisburg Social Roundup at Oak Hill and Local Events
Miss Margeda Edward spent a weekend with college friends at Oak Hill. Proceeds from the Harris Grange pie social totaling 35 dollars were donated to the polio fund. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Waugh hosted the John Stouts for an evening. The Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Holly dined with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatcher. Holly leads the Harrisburg Church Wednesday prayer meeting. Emory and Lester Waugh were in Gallipolis on business.
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Harrisburg
Margeda Edward
Oak Hill
Howard Hatcher
Paul Fuller
Lester Waugh
John Stouts
Alfred Holly
Holly
Emory Waugh
Gallipolis
Fire Douses Grass Blaze Behind Hoy Furniture Lot
A grass fire behind a used car lot near Hoy Furniture Company on upper Second Avenue was extinguished Sunday afternoon by the Gallipolis fire department.
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Gallipolis
Hoy Furniture Company
Upper Second Avenue
River Traffic Gallipolis Report on Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
The Ohio River gauges show Gallipolis Dam at 45 feet on the rollers and Montgomery at 28 feet. Kanawha Falls rising to 41 feet with various upriver and downriver movements including Criss Jr and Peace, while multiple barges carry loads, empties, coal, steel, and fuels at Gallipolis Marmet Marmet Marmet.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Montgomery Bosworth
Langa Point
Criss, Jr
Peace
Paul Blazer
Joan E
Francis
Crane
Stevenson
Kanawha
Merrill
Marmet
Semet
Winfield
Charles Dorrance
Solvay
Sycamore
Sohio State
H. EF. Jones
Louisiana
Dorrance
Hospital Notes Patients and Birth Announcements Listed
Holzer Hospital notes multiple births and admissions including Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hall Crown City a son and several other couples greeting sons and daughters. Admissions list names of patients from Oak Hill Vinton Gallipolis and surrounding areas with medical and surgical classifications and a long roster of individuals.
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Kenneth Hall
Crown City
Carl Joy
Bladen
Orville Coleman
Oak Hill
Irwin Mincks
Leo C. Plants
Point Pleasant
Laither N. Spradlin
Ray
Howard Hubbard
Erskin Blanton
Vinton
John Wheeler
Pomeroy
Deborah Karleen McGuire
Richard J. Epling
Gallipolis
Jack Metz
Russell
W. A. Gallemore
William Reuter
Middleport
Melba Evans
Surgical
Arthur R. Avant
Medical
Gallia County to Replace Last Covered Bridge with Steel Span
Gallia County decides to replace the last remaining covered bridge Campaign Creek in Addison Township with a 60 foot all steel welded span priced at 15.50 per foot. The bridge replacement follows a girder failure prompting a force account rebuild approved by Commissioners Bognes Wilcox and Houck effective March 1. A $75,000 transfer was made from the undivided general tax fund. Mrs. John E Halliday was reappointed to a four year Gallia County district library board term beginning March 1.
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Ajpolis
Gallia County
Gallia
James A. Bognes
Harry M. Wilcox
Roscoe Houck
Ohio
Gailia County
John E. Halliday
Couny
Capacity Load Carried By Gallia County Solon
Gallia County representative Dr. O Taber to the Ohio General Assembly bills include 15 million dollars for school construction and rehabilitation backed by the Ohio Department of Education. a 40 hour week for state employees. paid holidays for hourly county workers. and mental hygiene facilities funding for Gallipolis State Institute. Other measures cover highway dept spending, clerk of courts salary, transfer of Reclamation, military funeral pay, more driver license examiners, forest hazard powers, dairy product labeling, motor fuel taxation, public housing rents, civil service updates, school property purchase, driver training school licensing, plus four highway study resolutions.
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Gallipolis
O. Taber
Gallia County
Ohio General Assembly
Rep. Taber
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Gallipolis State Institute
Assembly
Division of Reclamation
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Lafayette Post
American Legion
State Highway Patrol
Dairy Study Committee
Battelle Institute
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Gallipolis District Board of Education
Ohio State Automobile Association
Gallia Court Extends Credit Report Deadline
In Gallia County, Judge Robert M. Betz continued the order against Iris Mining Company to report the defendant's credits connected to a city loan against J. C. and Iva Cremeans. The matter was adjourned Monday in Common Pleas Court.
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Gallipolis
Iris Mining Company
J. C. and
Iva Cremeans
Gallia County Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Old Cow Hand Seeks Passage in Gallipolis Jail
An elderly ranch worker from near the Rio Grande spent Monday night in Gallipolis city jail while en route to Virginia. Joe Miller, 79, with white whiskers and hair, claimed to have worked on a Texas ranch where his boss died. He said he has a cousin in Virginia and carried a cane with a small bag of belongings.
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Gallapolis
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Joe Miller
Virginia
Silas Hamilton
John Taylor
Houston
Texas
Scoutmaster Chosen for Troop 23 at Grace Church
Paul Ja Quay was named scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 23 sponsored by Grace Methodist Church Men’s Forum Class at a church meeting. A follow up troop committee meeting is set for 7 30 p m next Monday at the church to plan registering the boys.
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Gallipolis
Paul Ja Quay
Grace Methodist Church
Mack Eddy
Arthur Fleming
Ohio mental patients climb to 36005 in state hospitals
Ohio reports 36005 mentally ill patients in state supported hospitals, up from 35163 a year earlier. The Gallipolis State Institute houses 1555 epileptics, while total patients include 27151 mentally ill and 7299 mentally deficient. Hospital capacity is 23440.
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Columbus
Bureau of Research and Statistics
Department of Mental Hygience and Correction
Ohio
Gallipolis State Institute
Bureau
Bevo Francis and Beaming Publicity History
Frank Allen forwards a clipped sports column praising Bevo Francis a 6-7 standout once tagged 6-9 noted for high scoring and wide publicity via Newt Oliver. The piece recalls era hype around Rio Grande College and Bevo’s rising fame, plus local notes on landmarks and a 1903 nickel collection by Sheriff George Ehman.
Fight Over Ohio River Fish Die Off At LORC Meeting
Ernest E Null questioned Dr Charles A Dambach about what killed the fish during the Ohio River rise. Some blamed Charleston chemical acids while others pointed to raw sewage. Dambach said answering such questions is embarrassing and that fish die from many causes, noting chemicals as a possibility.
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Ernest E. Null
Charles A. Dambach
LORC
Ohio
Charleston
Dambach
TV Girl’s Peeped Corn Tops Expensive Market
A TV personality known for urging viewers to “don’t touch your dial come back and smile” headlines the most expensive corn in the world, Peeps’ nomination sparking playful debate over Oscar-worthy production value and celebrity tastemaking.
Definition of the Day warms Scout Banquet menu
The entry notes hunter's stew featuring Wieners ground beef corn and hickory smoke with ashes and a bread sop custom. Marshall D Bogus is mentioned as part of the annual scout banquet proceedings.
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Marshall D Bogus
Party and Initiation Planned by Eagles
Gallipolis Aerie 2290 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles announced its annual birthday party and initiation will be held at 2 pm February 27. President Buell Hayes and Vice-President T Gaynard Christ along with Secretary Charlies A. Nuckles will induct a large class. Ted Perry was initiated at the Monday meeting.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Aerie
Order of Eagles
Buell Hayes
T. Gaynard Christ
Charlies A. Nuckles
Ted Perry
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J. Russell Sarrett
Eugenia Gardner
Fila G. Lupton
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Margaret D Carter
Campbell
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Carolyn Arnold
Gallia Academy High School
Angeline Dixon
Cheshire
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Baapw Club
Edith Swisher
Island View Inn
Louise Hamilton
B&aPw
Farmers Hotel
Ethel Maud Young
First National Bank
Ohio University
Mook Lee
Korea
Randi Skoien
Norway
Miss Lee
Miss Skoien
New York City
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John R. Chatfield
Portsmouth
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Social Security Administration
Lawrence L. Holliday
Smith
Walter Rife
Roy Beery
Corbett Roberts
Wendell Roush
Karl Burleson
Phyllis Metcalf
Don Swisher
B&pw
Hemlock
Bruce
Ouachita
Dixie
Holzer Hospital
Rae Chandler
James Pope
Sidney Royal
John McCorkle
Ervin Johnson
Ralph McKenzie
Herman Hall
Roy Foehrenbach
N. A. Crowder
Nathan McDaniel
Harold H. Priest, Jr
Bobby D. Hall
Raymond Willis
Billie Joe Vance
Wilbur S. Smith
Bertha Edwards
William Cox
Stanford Cremeens
Skidmore
Harold Spencer
Paul Williams
Robert FE. Mayne
Jerry A. Roach
Charles Randolph
Ben Elberfeld
William R. Smith
Danny Stidham
Herman Stewart
Marcella Stout
Brenda Stout
Addie McFann
John Converse Keels
Solon
GSI
Bevo
J. Samuel Peeps
L. Frank Allen
Ole J. Samuel Peeps
Jasper
Yoleut Clarence
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Idaho
Frank Allen
Redmen
Jim Grant
Newt
Peeps
Rio Grande College Flash
Newt Oliver
Boston Whirlwinds
P. T. Barnum
Boise
Boise Junior College
Raccoon Township
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O. O. McIntyre
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Edwin Ricketts McCormick
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George Ehman
DeSoto
Ellinor Village Florida
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
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