Tax gains in five SE Ohio counties show up in six months
Sales tax collections in Gallia Jackson Lawrence and Meigs counties posted gains for the first half of the current fiscal year while Vinton County showed a slight decline Only motor vehicle and house trailer taxes stayed ahead of last year in all five counties Vinton led losses with a 0 1 percent drop.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Vinton
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
John D. Herbert
Vinton County
Auditor's Office Moves to Gallia County Annex
Gallia County auditor's office moved to the first floor of the new courthouse annex in Gallipolis. Treasurers office also occupies the same floor. recorder clerk of courts to relocate to the annex second floor. County Extension Office and superintendent of schools occupy the third floor. elections office may move to the annex third floor. An elevator will aid patrons. old building space repurposed for storage and expansion. health department already uses the old building basement.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Gallia County Board of Elections
Betz
Gallia County Health Department
Rio Student Hurt In Fall At Rio Grande College
Miriam P Boullain an 18 year old freshman at Rio Grande College was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a fractured left ankle after a fall. Her condition was listed as good. Also admitted was Thomas H Dequasie a 25 year old from Elizabeth West Virginia with a back strain from a fall at Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood plant. He is in good condition. A separate item reports a parked car struck by another vehicle in Point Pleasant and notes council meeting plans at Krodel Park clubhouse with a new city building to be completed by January 29.
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Gallipolis
Miriam P. Boullain
Rio Grande College
George E. Boullain
Franklin
Holzer Hospital
Thomas H. Dequasie
Elizabeth
W. Va
Route 1
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation
Ravenswood
Point Pleasant
Krodel Park
City Build
State Police Cite Speed and Drunk Driving as Major 1964 Causes
Mason County investigators report speeding as the leading cause of 1964 accidents at 58 percent with drunk driving second at 27 percent. They logged 114 accidents, 65 property damage only, 87 injured and six fatalities. Route 17 and Route 62 produced multiple injuries and arrests, while Route 2 and Route 33 each saw fatalities and numerous injuries. In total 562 road violations were charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Gallia Grand Jurors to Convene for 21 Charges
Gallia County prosecutors call the January term grand jury for 9 30 a m Wednesday January 20. Twenty one charges face nineteen defendants including seven carryovers plus twelve new transcripts since September. Several jurors drawn December 21 are excused and listed individuals face assorted charges ranging from assault with intent to rape to breaking and entering grand larceny and firearm offenses.
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Gallipolis
John A. Epling
Gallia County
David Laywell
Bidwell
Sue Luman
Patriot
Virginia B. Kemper
Kerr
James Tredway, Jr
Scottown
Gail Keels
Oak Hill
Marvin G. Miller
Waterloo
Roy Edgington
Donald Lawdon
Huntington
W. Va
Larry Wyant
Chesapeake
Larry Blanton
Ronald Miller
Herman Saunders
Herman Rossiter
Crown City
Willard McCormick
David Ward
Parkersburg
Albert L. Saunders
Northup
James H. Beaver
Valentine Dance at Gallia Academy Rescheduled
Gallia Academy High School moves the annual Valentine dance to February 20 to align with the Gallipolis at Middleport basketball game on February 13. Peter Spano of Rio Grande provides the orchestra. GAHS juniors will choose candidates for the Valentine queen with nominations from all 11 clubs.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Middleport
Peter Spano
Rio Grande
GAHS
Homemakers Hearing Meal Talk in Gallia County
Gallia County Extension Homemakers Council meets at Grace Methodist Church with Miss Pat Glass presenting a slide talk Meals Make a Difference and Calories. Betty Newton from Columbia Gas offers laundry tips in the afternoon. Mrs Wayne Amsbury leads recreation after the noon potluck. Lower River Road group hosts and handles devotions and hobbies.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pleasant Valley Hospital Birth Notices
Mr and Mrs William Moody of Point Pleasant announce a son. Mrs William Snyder of Middleport reports Rachel Hunter of Chester Ohio and Charles Long Jr of Gallipolis Ferry. Mrs George Dabney of South Side shares Della Rayburn of Point Pleasant.
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William Moody
Point Pleasant
William Snyder
Middleport
Rachel Hunter
Chester
Ohio
Charles Long, Jr
Gallipolis Ferry
George Dabney
South Side
Della Rayburn
Darnell Elected President of Hidden Valley Country Club
Harry Darnell was elected president of the board of Hidden Valley Country Club at a recent meeting. Other officers include C. J. Hyer as vice president Robert Butcher as secretary and Mrs. Jean Jewell as financial secretary and treasurer.
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Point Pleasant
Harry Darnell
Hidden Valley Country Club
C. J. Hyer
Robert Butcher
Jean Jewell
Three Car Crash Injures One in Gallipolis
Gallia County report details a 12 20 p m Saturday three car collision on Route 35 at Bulaville Road. Betty Duncan 39 suffered a sprained back treated and released. Floyd Rollins 70 charged with unsafe operation, fined 25 dollars and costs. A second Sunday mishap near Route 7 involved Aaron Jones 39, not injured, cited for reckless operation with bond posted.
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Bulaville Rd
Floyd W. Rollins
Columbus
Duncan
James R. Davis
Circleville
Rollins
Gallia County
Aaron Jones
Ironton
Gallipolis
Jones
New Books Released At Library In Gallia County
Gallipolis library adds ten new titles Friday including fiction A Pennant for the Kremlin by Paul Molloy and The High White Forest by Ralph Allen and non fiction works Never in the Kitchen When Company Arrives by Theresa Morse and A History of Rockets and Space by Courtlandt Canby Circulation for December declines from November but rises vs December 1963 totaling 14181 volumes with a monthly drop of 8132 and year to year gain of 2068
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Gallipolis
Russia
Kremlin
Paul Molloy
Gallia County District Library
Martha Buren
Stephen Birmingham
High White Forest
Battle of the Bulge
Ralph Allen
Theresa A. Morse
Vance Bourjaily
Jonathan Swift
Nigel Dennis
Virginia Cowles
Courtlandt Canby
David Riesman
Bus Slams Pole. 14 Escape Injury In Charleston
A Greyhound Sceni cruiser ran into an electric pole on Sixth Street Charleston causing a 12 000 volt line to energize the vehicle. Driver Paul V Smith and passenger cabin kept calm as police credited him with preventing possible death. Six hours to restore power and ten power company workers replaced the pole and transformers.
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Point Pleasant
Greyhound
Charleston
Cleveland
Sixth St
Oh Kan
Paul V. Smith
Paul Sayre
Appalachian Power Co
Church
Buffalo
Power Company
Rio Professor Defends Self in Traffic Charge Hearing
Rio Grande College professor Ivan Brychta, 44, faced a reckless operation charge in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Officer Thivener testified Brychta drove fast on First Ave and through a do not enter sign, while Brychta, acting as his own counsel, denied the accusation and called the testimony a brazen perversion of the truth. The judge reserved decision within three days.
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Rio
Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
Ivan Brychta
Rio Grande College
Sowers
Brychta
Cecil G. Thivener
Ptl
Thivener
First Ave
Sycamore St
Pool hall charges filed and multiple local fines
Gallipolis and surrounding areas report a municipal court session. Homer Crabtree 39 pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and driving with a revoked license receiving fines and jail sentences. Pool hall operator Robert Day faced charges for permitting a minor to shoot pool with fines and suspended amounts. Other cases included drunkenness, wrong way driving, and concealed weapon charges. A separate arrest involved James Roberts on assault and intoxication warrants. An Everglade kite note concludes the item.
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Robert Day
Gallipolis
Lillian Nibert
Nibert
Day
Janice Lane
Sowers
Terry F. Johnson
Horton Rose, Jr
Clyde Brown
Harrisonville
Arthur Persinger
Jail Man On DWI Charges In Gallipolis Incident
Gallipolis police jailed John G. Oiler, 26, on DWI and hit skip charges after an accident on Third Ave near Cedar St. at 7:57 p.m. He struck a parked car, continued on, and was arrested on Spruce St. Medium damage to both vehicles. no injuries. He faces Municipal Court. A separate two car crash at First Ave and Mill Creek Rd injured no one but led to a juvenile court citation for William Stanley for failure to stop. An additional accident on Chestnut St involved Roger Brumfield backing into Arthur Wroblewski’s car, causing rear fender damage. Brumfield’s vehicle had no damage.
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Gallipolis
John G. Oiler
Third Ave
Cedar St
Oiler
Dick Fence Leasing, Inc
Oak Park
Ill
Spruce St
Third
Second
Osler
First Ave
Mill Creek Rd
Alice Crouser
Rutland
Gallia County Sheriff's
William E. Stanley
Crown City
Stanley
Gallia County Juvenile Court
Roger S. Brumfield
Eureka Star
Arthur Wroblewski
Chestnut St
Brumfield
Local Visitors and Hospital Notice Highlight Pomeroy Area
Mary Pierce hosted Columbus visitors including Mr and Mrs Denver Curtis while many others from Chillicothe Stiversville Reedsville and Chester visited friends and relatives in the area. Leona Hensley remains a patient at Veterans Hospital in Pomeroy and local hospital visits continue among residents.
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Long Bottom
Mary Pierce
Columbus
Denver Curtis
Wilbur Koenig
Middleport
Norman Weber
Ted Hayman
Janet Bissell
Joe Bissell
Romey White
Chillicothe
Maxine Durst
Stiversville
Linda Brown
Reedsville
Harold Newlun
Sandra
Leona Hensley
Veterans’ Hospital
Pomeroy
Roland Stethem
Vera Weber
Leone Babcock
Holzer Hospital
Edith Sisson
Hank Holten
Hobart Newell
Chester
Johnnie Newell
Charles Hensley
Lloyd McPeek
Belleville
W. Va
Beverly Hensley
Lindsey Lyons
Tuppers Plains
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Annex
Point Pleasant — City
James Meadows
Viand St
Robert Boles
Monroe Ave
Council
Holzer Hospital News
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Harry R. Ridgeway
Paul G. Sigman
Wayne Roush
Oral R. Bevan
Kenneth C. Green
Carl Daniels
Charles Miller
Francis Petrie
Montgomery
Greenup
Meldahl
Kanawha
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Gaspelis
A. J. Patten
L. Fiore
Lynn B
Luther Herdman
Harry Dyer
Bob Benter
Semet
Povec
Knox
Astern
River
sHeaver
Jane Lucas
Thelma Ann
Isha Woods
Bruce
Ange L. Sheistyei
James L. Hamilton
Beate Ae
Amios
Peter D. Robinson
Racine
Rebecca A. Roberts
Leo R. Brumfield
Eureka
Walter J. Beam
Catlettsburg
Ervin J. Gibbs
Hartford
Tolliver P. Moore
Mason
Minnie S. Davis
Roy C. Markin
John J. McGrew
New Haven
John H. Wastier
Lewis C. Beac
Willard G. Henry
Wellston
William Blevins
Ripley
Robert W. Greer II
Susan L. Clarkson
Davis Hall
Gilbert E. Henry
George W. Hamilton
Mac) McGinness
Edwin A. Clark
Marshall Rumley
Walter E. Bellew
James L. Emerson Mossbarger
William C. Yeager
Roy McCoy
Hiram S. States
Frederick D. Miller
Gall
Fred Facemire
Charles A. Queen
Robert L. Metz
Ewington
Wash K. Cavins
Roy Saunders
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Darnell
Hidden Valley Club
Suzanne Pleshette
James Franciscus
Youngblood Hawke
Herman Wouk
Varsity Theater
Hoosier
Ray Nagel
University of Utah
Indiana
Phil Dickens
Nagel
U.C.L.A
West Virginia
Homer F. Crabtree
Crabtree
Man
James Roberts
Sheriff's Department
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Central
South America
Mrs
David Smith
Tony Curtis
Jalie Wood
Sex
Athena Theater
Lauren Bacall
Henry Fonda
Mel Ferrer
Leslie Parrish
Fran Jeffries
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