Magnussen Elected Gallia County School Board President
Dr Marcus J Magnussen was elected president of the Gallipolis District Board of Education succeeding Dr J Gordon Gibert Merrill O Dell was elected vice president Wayne Niday named clerk The meeting included swearing in of Gibert O Dell and Austin Cotton and discussion of a dual office issue and a change to meeting dates The board also addressed a contract termination case involving Frank Knutsen and approved moving funds to the rehabilitation fund The new president led the board to set second Tuesday meetings and Magnussen was sworn in at Holver Hospital where he is staff surgeon
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Gallipolis
Marcus J. Magnussen
I Cotton
Gibert and
O'Dell
Marshall’ D. Boggs
Cotton
Gallia ‘Academy High School
GAHS
Ross H. Fleming
Boggs
Magnussen
Alice Niberty
Gallia County Recorder
Carl¢ Nibert
Nibert
Washington School
Mary H. Wetherbolt
Frank ‘A. Knutsen
Mt. Morris
Knutsen
Common Pleas Court
Gallia Academy High School
Mt. Morris, Til
Dr. Magnussen
Cotton and O’dell— Land
Rio's Village Chiefs Reelect Frank Denney
Rio Grande village leaders reconfirm Frank Denney as president at the first 1956 meeting. The council approved an $8000 budget, planned new lighting for Rio Grande College campus, and noted village marshal Ernest Blazer along with town officials and clerk Marie Richards.
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Rio’s
Frank Denney
Grande
Frank von Mey
Souncil
George S. Northup
Rio Grande College
Ernest Blazer
Crown City Council Votes To Fix Burned-Down Jail
Crown City Council votes to rebuild the burned jail on the back of the block housing the village fire truck. Stanley Church is hired as village marshal, replacing a vacancy since October. New council members include Sanford Bills as president and Stanley Swain as a member. Paul Swain leaves for a California aviation factory. Mayor Orin A. Dillon presides. regular meetings set for the second Monday monthly.
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Guuarvis
Crown Cty
Paul Swain
Los Anngeles
California
Crown City
Ira Sheets
Orin A. Dillon
Bills
Oth i
Donald Ray Williams
Junior McGuire
Haskell Syrus
Stevers
Tessie Mae Bills
Syrus
W. A. Lanier
Gallipolis Patrol Reports 186 Accidents In 1955
Gallipolis post State Highway Patrol logged 1865 acci dents in 1955 with 1301 arrests including 74 for driving while intoxicated. The year set a nine year high in accidents and saw 71 un injured. No fatalities occurred in the period March to Jan 1996, with most crashes between Gallipolis and Middleport. Public outreach included 1263 addresses and 14 radio talks.
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Gallipolis
Pierce D. McCreedy
Jackson County
Gallia
Meigs
McCreedy
Jy Gallipolis
Middleport
Earl Angel to Lead Ohio Local Board Election
Earl Angel was elected president of the Ohio Local Board of Baves at a meeting in Ohio Townhouse on Swan Creek Road. The board voted 3 to rescind the previous bus routing change, restoring the Mercerville to Gallia Academy route and reversing the Mercerville shift. Joe Call and Vic Holley joined Angel as officers. Joe Donald Pollitt Jr. opposed the return to Mercerville. The district will rotate students back to Mercerville High School with the next regular meeting set for February 4 at 1 90 p.m.
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Sallipowes
Earl Ange
Ohio
Baves
Swan Creek Road
Mercerville
Gallipolis
Angel
Joe Call
Vic Holley
Joe Donald Pollitt, Jr
Gallia Academy High School
Mercerville High School
Pollitt
Tom Goodin
Goodin
Jones
Carman Heads Kyger Creek School Board
Fred R. ChesIune was re elected president and Jill Briggs was re elected vice president of the Kyger Creek Local Board of Education Monday night. Regular bills were paid as the board, elected last November after Addison and Cheshire districts merged, conducted routine business with members Ardell Smith Hortie Roush Normal Lucas present along with district head C Comer Bradbury and principals Rife of Kyger Wai Addison and L D Rutt of Bulaville.
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Esther Gordon
K. F. Gordon
C. Comer Bradbury
Rife
Kyger
Wai
Addison
L. D. Rutt
Bulaville
Clay Local Board of Education elects Halley president
WALLIPOLIS Emmett Halley was re elected Monday night as president of the Clay Local Board of Education Harold Steger was named vice president The board re employed Burdell Forth as clerk and Forth administered the oath to a Fife a third grade teacher Mrs Helen Wilcoxen is the substitute teacher Howard Jack Duncan attended as principal ADDITIONAL WALLSFULES NEWS ON PAGE
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Wallipolis
Emmett Halley
Clay Local Board of Education
Harold Steger
Burdell Forth
Forth
Fife
Helen Wilcoxen
Howard Jack Duncan
Three Hurt as Autos Hit Headon
Three people injured when autos collided head on on Neighborhood Road north of Route 7 at 9 40 am Monday One driver Vern C Beaver 40 of Gallipolis Route 2 jailed on a DWI charge after treatment at Warehime Clinic Gallipolis and Holzer Hospital for injuries Audrey Price 22 and her husband Charles K Price 42 of Gallipolis both treated and released Beaver jailed for DWI and speeding charges also listed other court entries from Rio Grande and Gallipolis Municipal Court including bonds and suspensions
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State Highway Patrol
Vern C. Beaver
Galliposis
William H. Jones
Charles K Price
Gallvais
Irving’ North
Audrey Price
Holzer Hospital
Beaver
Warehime Clinic
Troy E. Smith
Detroit
Rio Grande
George
Northup's
Frank Denney
Thomas Ht. Ho
Semcrete
Galiplis
Edward Daston
Germano
George'p. Wane
Reckless Driving Cited After Gallipolis Fire Scene
Gallia County Juvenile Court will hear 16 year old Silas Hamilton on a reckless operation charge after police say he almost collided with a car while stopping in front of a residence where the Gallipolis Fire Department had responded to a basement fire at 74 Mill Creek Street. The fire crew was on scene at 2 51 pm Monday.
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Senethpolis
Gallipolis
Zatrolman
Silas Hamilton
Lester Thompson
Mill Creek St
Hamilton
Jfacto
SW Board Picks Officers in First Post Election Meeting
JALLIPOLIS Tautby Owens and Russell Notter were reelected president and vice president of the Southwestern Local Board of Education at the first meeting since the boards first election last November. All but one appointed member were elected by the people. Granville Burnette is new. Edgar Mahan named clerk succeeding Arlie Davis.
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Jallipolis
Tautby Owent
Russell Notter
Southwestern
Classwork Resumes In Gallia Schools
Gallia County students return to class after the Christmas New Year vacation with classes resuming Monday for most schools, including Green, Clay, and Grande College, while Gallipolis city schools are noted separately in the report.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Green
Clay Long
Grande College
Dillons and Johnson Attend Realtors Meeting in Columbus
Mr and Mrs Hobart Dillon and Johnnie Johnson plan to attend a meeting in Columbus for presidents and secretaries treasurers of the Southeastern Ohio Realtors Association on Thursday and Friday.
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Dillons
Johnson
Gallipolis
Hobart Dillon
Johnnie Johnson
Columbus
Southeastern Ohio Realtors Association
Chauncey Personal News Guests From Several States
Sunday visitors to sr.amajton Washington D C were Mr and Mrs Garfield Nicholson. The group included Cochran siblings George and Virgil Green of Ponlaw Mich and Mrs Nicholsons relatives from Athens Wellston Columbus Venice Calif Alliance and San Diego Calif. Raymond Tucker Sr and family plus Ott Chapman Bricker Brice and Clint Bowers joined the gatherings. The Cunningham and Loperham families welcomed callers with news of naval service and upcoming discharge dates.
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D. C
Garfield Nicholson
Cochrans
George
Virgil Green
Pon- Law
Henry Cochllac
Mich
Nichran ‘Olson
John Green
Sharon Cunningham
Athens
Columbus
San Diego
Calif Columbus
Cunningham
Raymond Tuck
Navy
Alliance
Service
Raymond Tucker
Garfield Nichol
Robert Cochranson
Ott Chapman
Allanta. Bricker
Clint Bowers Columbus
Airman Honored at Dinner Party in Clovis Visit
Mrs Beulah J Robinson hosted a chicken dinner in honor of her son Airman 2e Gerald Robinson of Clovis New Mexico and Mrs Reta Toth Robinson visiting their parents. Attending were Mr and Mrs Fleming Cain and David Columbus, Mr and Mrs Merle Glass of Enterprise, Mr and Mrs Clair Parsons and Joe and Miss Delores Robinson.
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Chauncey
Beulah J Robinson
Gerald Robinson
Clovis
Reta Toth Robinson
Fleming Cain
David
Columbus
Merle Glass
Enterprise
Clair Parsons
Joe
Delores Robinson
Couple Lenigar Wed in The Plains Ceremony
Roberta Thompson and Leonard Lenigar wed in The Plains with Rev E W Cole officiating. Mrs Lenigar, a 1955 Chauncey Dover High School graduate, will reside in Columbus with her husband.
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Ais.uth
Ronald
Lenigar
the Plains
E. W. Cole
Athens
Chauncey-Dover High School
Lengar
Columbus
Taber Seeks 3rd Term as Gallia State Solon
Gallia County representative Taber announces run for a third term in the Ohio General Assembly with candidacy set for the May primary. He chairs the Ohio Highway Study Committee and has served on dairy, military, commerce, transportation, and highway panels.
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Taber
Gallia State
Solon
Gallipolis
D. C
Ohio Department of High
Fulks Advanced to Guan Local Board Presidency
GALLIPOLIS Arnold alt Monday night was promoted from vice president to president of Guan Local Board of Education in its first meeting. Sohn Foster was elected vice president to succeed Fulks. Fulks is the successor in the presidency to Lewis M. Sheets who was both a candidate for reelection to the school board. lar rpogy was reemployed in cert
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Fulks
Guyan
Gallipolis
Arnold Alt
Guan
Board of Battion
Sohn Foster
Lewis M. Sheets
Schol
Lar Rpogy
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Earl Angel
Carman
Kyger Creek
Clay
Halley
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Eonard Lenigar
Ohio Development and Publicity Commission
Ohio Foundation
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