GAHS Science Fair Set to Enter 100 Projects
Gallia Academy High School announces a March 3-4 science fair in the junior high gym with judging at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and public viewing 6-9 p.m. Thursday. Principal James N. M. Davis says 100+ projects from grades 8-12 will compete in biological and physical science groups judged by teams led by Fred Stokes, John Moore, and others from KGER Creek, Stauffer Chemical, Goodyear, Holzer Clinic, Gallia Medical, and Rio Grande College.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High
James N. M. Davis
Fred Hamrick
GAHS
Hamrick
Fred
Battle of Bands Planned Dance in Point Pleasant
Walt Fisher announces a March 26 dance at the National Guard Armory Route 62 with five bands competing for a trophy judged by a panel. Tickets are 75 cents a couple or 50 cents single in advance, $1 a couple and 75 cents single at the door. Tables, reservations, Kiwanis and National Guard supervision, semi formal attire.
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Point Pleasant
Walt Fisher
Key Club
NCO Club
National Armory
Route 62
Fisher
Gallipolis
Middleport
Pomeroy
Wahama
Kiwanis Club
National Guard
Innocent Man Released After Acquittal Faces Virginia Charges
Ray K. Edgington, 48, of Huntington West Virginia, was released to a bonding agent after being found not guilty in Gallia County on breaking and entering and grand larceny. He is to be taken to Pulaski Virginia to face forgery and larceny charges. Co-defendant Donald Landon, 36, also of Huntington, was cleared by directed verdict.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Common Pleas Court
Sheriff's Department
a_ bonding company
Virginia
Ray K. Edgington
Huntington
W.va
Pulaski
Carroll County
Edgington
Donald Lawdon
C. W. Smith
Two Charged For Speed In Gallipolis Area
Gallia County Juvenile Judge John W Howell fined Gary E Layne 17 Gallipolis five dollars and costs and Chester L Plantz 16 Point Pleasant ten dollars and costs on city Police speeding charges cited by the state highway patrol Glenn D Cardwell 17 Crown City received a sixty day suspension of his operator license and Patricia J Gabrielli 16 Gallipolis was fined ten dollars and costs both on speed in excess for road conditions Paul S Haislop 17 Rio Grande was fined five dollars and costs for a stop sign violation
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
John W. Howell
Gary E. Layne
Chester L. Plantz
Point Pleasant
State Highway Patrol
Glenn D. Cardwell
Crown City
Patricia J. Gabrielli
Paul S. Haislop
Rio Grande
One Car Crash investigated on Route 35 Sunday night
POINT PLEASANT The Sheriff's Department investigated a one car accident on Route 35 Sunday night with no injuries. Alpord D. Deweese 21 of Norfolk Virginia lost control and went off the highway. The car was owned by Mrs Field Richmond CHAMPION NOW Bob Farrington 35 national harness racing champion.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff’s Department
Alpord D. Deweese
Norfolk
Bob Farrington
Apple Grove School Scene of Small Fire
Sunnyside School at Apple Grove was damaged by fire shortly after dismissal. The blaze started from a coal pile in the basement and spread to the sub floor. Firemen used tanker water and chemicals. minor damage occurred elsewhere. Principal Charles Withers said classes resumed Tuesday morning.
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Point Pleasant Sunnyside
Apple Grove
Point Pleasant
Charles Withers
Leonard Noble
Jefferson Ave
Son Buried On Hill Beside His Parents
Alexander McCausland 75 of Pliny rests atop a hill overlooking the Ohio River beside his mother and the Revolutionary War general General John McCausland. The burial required twenty men to carry the casket up the hill and twelve pallbearers plus others helped. A flood accompanied the ceremony as the casket was moved by barge down the river with a Confederate flag buried with him. Funeral held Sunday at the late general’s home on Route 17. McCausland was a Mason County farmer on land once owned by his parents.
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Point Pleasant
Alexander McCausland
Pliny
Ohio River
John McCausland
Henderson
McCausland
Route 17
Mason County
Garden Club Picks Slate Of Officers
Gallipolis Junior Women's Club met at St Peter's Epis copal Church with 16 members. Mrs Jean Plants chaired a nominating committee to name new officers and members assisted at career night and a dental clinic. A rummage sale is planned for March 13. The club invites Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club to the March meeting.
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Gallipolis
W. Wymond Bradbury
French City Garden Club
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Jean Plants
Merrill Evans
Russell Bibbee
Gene E. Scott
Callia Academy High School
Washington Elementary School
Point Pleasant Junior Women’s Club
Two Hurt in Falls Include Local Resident
Gallipolis Miss Nel lie M Ressinger 55 of 607 Second Ave admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured left ankle after a parking lot fall at Point Pleasant. Also admitted 7 40 p m Roger L Adams 17 Racine observed for a mild concussion from basketball practice at Racine High School. Both listed in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Nellie M. Ressinger
Second Ave
Holzer Hospital
Ressinger
Point Pleasant
Roger L. Adams
Racine
Bobby J. Adams
Racine High School
Building Remodels at Masonic Block In City
The first floor of the Masonic building at Viand and Sixth Streets is being remodeled to create two offices and a waiting room. A new heating system and indirect lighting will be installed and the West Virginia Employment Service will lease the office space moving unemployment offices from the previous location. Lambda Chi Omega sorority sponsors a March 6 dance at the Moose Home from 9 to 12 midnight with music by the Twilighters and admission of three dollars per couple.
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Point Pleasant
Masonic Building
Viand and
Sixth Sts
West Virginia Employment Service
Lambda Chi Omega
Moose
Twilighters
Centenary School Hit By Thieves
Gal lio lis County deputies report late Sunday night or early Monday morning theft at Green Elementary Centenary. Missing items include 45 pounds ground beef 25 pounds turkey 30 pounds cheese 10 pounds sugar cans of milk coffee and more totaling 75.88 dollars with entry by breaking a west window.
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Gallipolis
Green
Centenary
Gallia County
Cassidy
Skating Party Set at Pleasant Valley Roller Rink
The Hillbillie Braves 4-H Club sponsors a skating party Monday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the 22nd St Roller Rink. Admission is 50 cents and a door prize will be awarded.
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Point Pleasant
Hillbillie Braves
22Nd St
Key Club Banquet Set at Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. Gaston Boyle pastor of the Presbyterian Church will be principal speaker at the Point Pleasant High School Key Club banquet in the Trinity Methodist Church dining room. Etta Sue Sturgeon chairs the Keyette Club program. Walt Fisher leads the Key Club.
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Point Pleasant
Gaston Boyle
Presbyterian Church
Point Pleasant High School
Trinity Methodist Church
Etta Sue Sturgeon
Walt Fisher
Cancer Film Shown At Presbyterians Dinner Meeting
Fred Schwerin led a Presbyterian men dinner at First United Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis showing the film One in 20 000 about lung cancer and smoking. John K. Allen presided and plans for the March 15 sesquicentennial banquet at Washington Elementary School were announced with tickets to reserve sanctuary seating for Dr. Elder Hawkins.
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Gallipolis
Fred Schwerin
Gallipolis Clinic Medical Center
John L. Evans
Rebecca Circle
First United Presbyterian Church
Schwerin
John K. Allen
Jim Broughman
Dean Circle
Joe Cormany
Dean Eisel
David Miller
Clayton Miller
Presbyterian Men
Elder G. Hawkins
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Births at Holzer Hospital Noted in Local Report
A list of newborns announced at Holzer Hospital mentions a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Jerry R Brammer of Gallipolis Route 2 and a son to Mr and Mrs William E Green of Rio Grande along with numerous other families from Gallipolis Ironton Mason Ravenswood and nearby areas. The long roster includes names like Chauncey Werner Patricia Riley William Wood Harry Berkley John Carpenter and more with multiple route designations in the Ohio and West Virginia region.
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Jerry R. Brammer
Gallipolis
William E. Green
Rio Grande
Chauncey F. Werner
Middleport
Patricia A. Riley
Ironton
William S. Wood
Patriot
Harry E. Berkley
Point Pleasant
John A. Carpenter
New Haven
James R. Proffitt
Mason
Frank G. Smith
Vinton
Mary K. Yates
Jackson
Milton R. Massie
Northup
Lena M. Day
Doris E. Holley
Bloodmobile visit slated on Thursday at Grace Church
Gallia County residents urged to donate at the Huntington regional bloodmobile event at Grace Methodist Church from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday. Red Cross chairwoman Charlotte Cremeens stressed replacements, 15 percent extra, and help for the elderly, noting Gallia has used over its pint quota since the last visit and asking everyone physically able to donate.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Grace Methodist Church
Charlotte Cremeens
Gallia County
American Red Cross
Mrs. Cremeens
62 Mile Transmission Line Planned for Tri State Region
Appalachian Power Co will build a 62 mile 345000 volt transmission line from the Philip Sporn plant at Graham Station W Va to a new Tri State substation near Huntington. The 6.5 million project aims to strengthen power for the Huntington area and connect with existing lines including Darrah West Huntington and South Point Ohio Power.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Power Co
Huntington
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
W. Va
Joe P. Gills
Appalachian
Tri - State
Darrah
West Huntington
South Point
Ohio Power Co
American Electric Power System
Tri-State
Belle
Kentucky Power
Bellefonte
Ashland
Glasgow
Charleston
Roanoke
Sporn - Kanawha
Apple Grove
Bartlett Tree Export Co
Gills
Ruth Lyons Fund Benefits Holzer Hospital Children
Holzer Hospital in Gallia County receives a Ruth Lyons fund grant for its pediatric department for the second year. The donations support gifts, toys, play equipment, and holiday activities for hospitalized children and birthday observances. The fund backs both in patient days and outpatient visits with a growing annual impact.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Lyons
Holzer Hospital
Wlw-Tv
Janice Lyman
R. N
Leonard Harris
Beulah Ward
T. Jay Bradshaw
Gallia County
Crippled Children’s Society
Virginia Jones
John W. Rafferty
CPA
Spechildren
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Andrew Johnson
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Richard D. McGhee
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Kentucky Power Co
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Ohio Power
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