City opens bids to restore fence and buy police cruiser
Gallipolis City Manager J Roy Bartlett opened bids for restoring the public square bench fence once used by Oscar Odd McIntyre and for a new police cruiser. Bids include Joe McCory Sewita and Melvin Smeltzer for the fence and Gallipolis Motor Co Bob Gillen Ford Sales Moore Motor Sales for the cruiser. City Commission set to award bids on March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. Roy Bartlett
C. 0. McIntyre
Laterusband
Oscar Odd McIntyre
Joe McCorry
Ford
Gallipolis clubs host tea in honor of George
Gallipolis society notes the Pembroke Club event with tea and musicales on Washington's birthday week. Mrs. Robert Jenkins and Mrs. William Feading led singing at the Tea House of the Bailes. Ellliott and Garland provided piano, with Elizabeth Meadows Reed as host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Washington
Pembroke Club
Vinton
North Gallia
Bidwell
Elizabeth Meadows
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
John E. Halliday
Albert Einstein
Antonina Vallentin
Ca Belle Walker
James Walker
H. W. Wetherholt
Religious notices fill Gallipolis church page
Gallipolis church section lists schedules for churches across Goshen County including High masses and vacation notes by host parishes. It covers services at Cathedral Holy Cross and John Smith Memorial, details youth groups, Sunday schools, evangelistic services, and Wednesday prayer meetings with pastors such as Hershel McDonough Vernon Shafer Luther Tracy and Robert Howard. The report also notes a traffic collision in Gallipolis and a local hospital admission for Luther Howard in serious condition.
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Louis Cannone
Adolph Golutieski
Low Winsted
Conn
Gov. Sf
Abraham Ribicoff
Hoo
Connecticut
GSI
Wednessas
Rotary Club
Church of God
Ahe Cod
Hershel McDonough
Pearl Elliot
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
BYPU
Grace Methodist
P. M. Niswander
Junior High Methodist
High Methodist
Commission On Missions
MYP
Rio Grande
Grace
St. Peters Episcopal
Stanley Plattenburg
Cincinnati
St. Peters
First Baptist
W. Green
Thomas Junyan
Bible School
VEW Plans Nominations for Gallipolis Post Officers
Gallipolis Post 4464 Veterans of Foreign Wars will nominate officers March 6 and hold elections March 13 with installation in April. Commander Lawrence Dickey urged members to attend the March 11 district meeting in Nelsonville. He hopes the district VFW will convene in June at the new VFW building being built at 10 Third Ave. by Paul E. Watson, on the former Clum Myers property.
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Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lawrence
Dickey
VFW
Nelsonville
Third Ave
Paul E. Watson
Clum Myers
CAP Begins Gallia County Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Gallia County area to host first CAP meeting at 7 30 p m Monday at Washington School. Clifton Smith of CAP says unit will be auxiliary of the United States Air Force with cadets 14 to 18 and seniors, training in aviation, navigation, radio, and first aid. CAP veterans describe wartime patrols and submarine spotting as foundation for now growing local squads.
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Gallavalis
Cliff Smith
Civil Air Patrol
Gallia County
Washington School
Portsmouth
CAP
Smith
USAF
Gallipolis Hit With Local Speed Fines
Justice Eddie Miller of Crown City fined drivers for speeding with a per mile over limit rule. Cases in Gallipolis Municipal Court included Herbert Slone and John Wiaon fined for passing on a curve and speeding. Others forfeited bonds on speeding charges.
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Gallipolis
Eddie Miller
Crown City
Treacher
Huntington
Gallipolis & Municipal
Herbert Slone
William H. Tanes
John Wi Aon
Waverly
H Dana Grant
Winfield W. Va
Gale Kenneth Seythers
North Tazewell
David Winters
Ripley
W. Va
Mor Sayre
Fairborn
Judson Patrick
Seiotoville
Bidders Named on North Gallia High School Bonds
Bidders for the North Gallia District high school bonds totaling 310 300 included Provident Savings Bank and Trust Co Cincinnati at 3 percent and 3356 90 premium Pobl and Co Inc Cincinnati at 3 percent and 2421 90 premium Sweeney Cartwright and Co Columbus at 5 percent and 3266 68 premium.
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Gallipolis
North Gallia
Provident Savings Bank and Trust Co
Cincinnati
Wemium
Pobl and Co., Inc
Sweeney‘artwright and Co
Columbus
Prem: Am
Confirmation of Bush Would Give Gallipolis Two Major Generals
Gallipolis could gain a second two star general once the Senate confirms President Eisenhower’s nomination. Brig. George E. Bush, chief of the management section at the Army General Headquarters, is slated for promotion. In Washington over the weekend, George Bush’s brother Gilbert P. Bush and wife visited, endorsing Ish for two star rank. Gallipolis already has Maj. Gen. John Halliday eCormick of Lackland Air Force Base as the other two star general. Mrs. George Bush is Helen McDade, a native of Meigs County and daughter of the late Capt. W. E. McDade.
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John HallidayeCormick
Lackland Air Force Base
George Bush
Helen McDade
Meigs County
W. E. McDade
Dr. Shane Relocates Office To Dear Dorff Building
Dr. Shane moved his dental practice from 320 Second Ave to the Dear Dorff Building at 12 State St. The entire ground floor of six rooms will be used with modern equipment and furniture under Mrs. Pearl Elliott supervision. He has been out for several months recovering from a heart ailment and aims to resume practice once arranged.
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F. W. Shane
Second Ave
Deardorff Building
State St
Shane
Pearl Elliott
Burns Woman Sustains Severe Burns At Home
Mrs. Smeltzer is hospitalized at Holzer after a gas stove fire in a bathroom at 233 Fourth Ave. She suffered burns to most of her body. Her daughter Mrs. RobertHatison flew from Florida to be with her, and her brother Teade Smeltzer met her in Charleston.
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Is. Smeltzer
Fourth Ave
Robert Hat Ison
Florida
Teade Smeltzer
Charleston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gallipolis Society
Theodore T. Reed
Gladys Matmas
Marcelline Burnett
Robert Fellure
Patriot Grange
Lena Wood
Teddy Barker
E. W. McMahon
George Washington
St. Peter's Church
The
Gallia
Vinton School
Bidwell-Porter
Harley Cloud
Schoos
North Galli
Raymond Penn
Holzer Hospital
Chester Tackett
Rodney
Earl Bryant
Vincent Route 1
James Priest
Jackson
William Maloney
Oak Hill
James Walter Bias
C. J. Bingham
Paul McGhee
John Radekin
Carpenter
Clara Smith
Raymond Hatfield
Lee Wears
Pirney
Walter Jacobs
Ironton
Fred Deer
Tilden Thacker
Donald K. Adkins
Earl Wallis
Mary Ford
Edgar C. Plants
Hen
Rae Daniels
Wellston
Devers
Wilburn
House of Oak Hill
Baker C. Gordon
Gregory Brown Emrick
Point Pleasant
David R. Rathburn
Wismissed
Arch Lambert
Lloyd ‘Ull
Clifford Bailey
Jasper Call
Frank Burnslie
Ann Sauvage
Carol Rose
Hawks
Earl Wall
Fessie Powell
Dan Connors
Orton Waugh
Vinson Jrell
Ray Wears
J. T. Sanders
Leon Herrell
Pierce Hensley
Lloyd Angel
Roy Kent
Billy Russell
Gary Lewis
Sheryl Roberts
Billie Downie
Phyllis Stearns
D. A. Hancock
Phyllis ‘Gill
Keith Towers
Harrison Kirk
Dennis Sayre
John Denny
Kenneth Lambert
W. A. James
John
Kee
Henry’ Eisnaugle
Henry Eisnaugle
Rita Frazer
Stoger
John Martin
Northup
Luther Howard
Court St
Mal
VEW Plans
Sildreds Hamilton
Elizabeth Lear
Eld
W. Joe Brown
Chenille
Quick's
Bush
Burns
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