Gallia County Board Accepts Resignation and Revises Budget
The Gallia County Board of Education accepted the resignation of county attendance officer Ivor W. Morehouse and reorganized the board under new leadership. It adopted a 1964 budget of 30 679.16, carried over 2 669.16, and slimmed spending due to state austerity while exploring part time attendance officer options and considering two applicants for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Owens
School board discusses attendance officer hire
The board reviewed absentee figures and debated hiring Lee through year end. Bunce withdrew the motion and the proposal to hire a new attendance officer was tabled until next month. Taylby Owens praised Morehouse and authorized a letter of appreciation from T. K. Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Bunce
Taylby Owens
Morehouse
T. K. Owens
Snow Plows Wage Battle To Keep Highways Clear
Gallia County and Gallipolis faced a heavy nine inch snowstorm as state and city crews operated around the clock on Routes 7 and 35 with additional work on Route 141. Snowed streets caused parking and travel problems, schools closed, buses ran late, and many events were canceled while planners prepared for further disruptions.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Greyhound
Suspect Is Returned From Texas
Deputy Sheriff Ivan Fife brought Homer Walters 34 from Dallas Texas to Gallipolis for Municipal Court on two grand larceny charges. Walters allegedly stole two ponies a saddle and bridle from W Paul Niday on Lincoln Pike Road on Sept 16 1962 and four calves from Thomas Coleman on Blessing Road. Walters waived extradition before Judge Joe B Brown Dallas County Texas.
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Gallipolis
Ivan Fife
Dallas
Texas
Homer Walters
Walters
W. Paul Niday
Lincoln Pike
Thomas Coleman
Blessing Rd
Ohio
Joe B. Brown
Dallas County
Tex
Citizens to Inspect Mason County Jail
Judge James Thompson appointed four Mason County citizens to inspect the Mason County Jail. Dr. C. L. Brown Mrs. Ray Crank and Mrs. Harry Newland were named. after sworn in they will conduct a thorough inspection and report conditions, conduct, and possible improvements to the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James Thompson
Mason County
C. L. Brown
McCullough Rd
Ray Crank
Henderson
Harry Newland
Mason
Firemen Hosts To Their Wives
Wives were guests of their husband volunteer firemen at a steak dinner in the Farmers Hotel. Gallia County’s annual Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department meeting was led by Chief James A. Northup who praised the firemen’s wives during his report. City officials attended and thanked the hosts for the invitation.
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Gallipolis
Farmers Hotel
First Church Of God Installs Rev C E Dillon Pastor
The Rev Clarence E Dillon of St Albans assumes the pastorate of the First Church of God in Point Pleasant. He comes from Union Carbide in South Charleston after 13 years and has served as supply minister across the Kanawha Valley. The family will move into the 2401 Jefferson Ave parsonage around Feb 1.
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Point Pleasant
Clarence E. Dillon
St. Albans
First Church of God
Dillon
Union Carbide Corp
South Charleston
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia State
Morris Harvey College
Jefferson Ave
J. Wesley Dillon
Carbide
Fifth Avenue Church of God
24Th St
Shirley Ann
Karen
Sharon
Angela
Judith
Eighteen cases heard in Gallipolis Municipal Court
Judge William H. Sowers presided over 18 cases on Saturday with 12 arrested by the State Highway Patrol, five by city police and one by the sheriff. Sentences ranged from fines of 5 to 25 dollars plus costs for offenses including speeding, unsafe vehicle, no operator’s license, and traffic signal violations. bond forfeitures involved several defendants from Ohio and West Virginia for intoxication, improper signals, and registration issues.
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Gallipolis
Charles L. Williams
Wytheville
Gallia County
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
William H. Sowers
Charles L. Queen
John V. Brown
Raymond Roush
Bidwell
Arthur E. Henson
Addison
Nie Bloomer
Stacey Halfhill
Sowers
Paul R. Kingery
Chris Anderson
Richard T. Bailey
Greenwich
Conn
Farnum L. Brumfield
Crown City
Sheriff’s Department
Robert Dunlap
Point Pleasant
William Smith
Columbus
Charles W. Watson
Gallipolis Route 1
Charles Watkins
Willie E. Carter
Dayton
Thomas R. Collison
Cheshire
Margaret L. Rhodes
Ashton
W. Va
Edgar L
Two Mishaps Reported In Gallia
Gallia County crashes with two minor injuries reported. Evelyn Fields 40 of Gallipolis lost control on a snow covered Route 35 near Route 160 causing a left off road impact. her daughter Elata Fields 13 sustained a scalp laceration treated by a local physician. A second collision on Route 554 near Cheshire involved Muriel Spires 55 and Luther Frederick 68 with no injuries or charges.
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Evelyn M. Fields
Gallipolis
Elata A. Fields
Muriel E. Spires
Cheshire Route 1
Luther T. Frederick
Vinton Route 1
Cheshire
Two West Virginia men fined for intoxication
Two Kanawha County men Ray W. McCormick and Arthur G. Hilderbrand were fined 10 dollars plus costs after being charged with intoxication. They appeared before Justice of the Peace A M Goodwin Friday evening with their eight week old pup kept in jail until release. no charges were filed against the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kanawha County
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Goodwin
West Virginia State Police
Ray W. McCormick
Dunbar
Arthur G. Hilderbrand
Charleston
Man Arrested In Accident At Route 35 Intersection
A two car crash on U S Route 35 near Route 2 was investigated at 1 30 p m by the Mason County Sheriff s Department with heavy property damage and no injuries Elizabeth M Newberry 21 of Letart Route 2 northbound lost control in a curve and sideswiped Richard D Thomas 59 of Leon Route Damage struck a fence on the Robert Durst farm Thomas was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Elizabeth M. Newberry
Letart
Richard D. Thomas
Leon
Robert Durst
Thomas
Eleven Confirmed At Episcopal Rites Sunday
The Rt. Rev. Wilburn C. Campbell confirmed eleven at 11 a.m. service at Christ Episcopal Church in Point Pleasant. Confirmed were John Backus Dirck Jackson Roger Johnson Susan Monteigel Joann Ruttencutter Pauley Ann Ruttencutter Louise Barnette Gretta Calandros George Calandros Sam Nichols and J. O. Moreland. A reception followed with Mrs. Walter M. Windsor as chair of arrangements.
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Point Pleasant
Wilburn C. Campbell
West Virginia
Christ Episcopal Church
Bruce Chapel
Campbell
John Backus
Dirck Jackson
Roger Johnson
Susan Monteigel
Joann Ruttencutter
Pauley Ann Ruttencutter
Louise Barnette
Gretta Calandros
Four Democrats File For Committee Posts
Four Democrats filed for committeemen and committeewoman positions in the circuit clerk's office on Friday. The May 12 primary election date was set with candidates James Jordan Cottageville for Cologne district Lillian Arrington Gallipolis Ferry for Clendenin District J Wallace Burdette Point Pleasant for Lewis district and Lester Adkins Letart Route 2 for Cooper district.
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Point Pleasant
James Jordan
Cottageville
Cologne
Lillian Arrington
Gallipolis Ferry
Clendenin
J. Wallace Burdette
Viand St
Lewis
Lester Adkins
Letart
Cooper
Two-Car Collision Reported in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police recorded two minor crashes on Saturday. John A. Nibert, 17, and Grace G. Carman, 50, collided at Third and Cedar after Carman mistook a green light. No injuries or charges filed. A separate hit and run at Eastern and Gallia Aves was cleared with no injuries.
Road Crews Work Through Snow in Point Pleasant
State road workers began clearing highways at noon Sunday and labored through the night. Officials reported most primary roads were partially cleared by Sunday night with curbs and bridges cindered and secondary routes to be addressed Monday morning. About four inches of snow had fallen by 8 p.m. in Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Garage
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges
Births report a son for Mr and Mrs Ray Kemper Mt Sterling Ohio and a son for Mr and Mrs Paul Leport Point Pleasant. Discharged include Mrs Fannie Hill Kenna and several Point Pleasant residents. A Point Pleasant volunteer fire department responded to a grass fire near a Lucas Lane house with no damage.
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Ray Kemper
Mt. Sterling
Ohio
Paul Leport
Point Pleasant
James Bragg, Jr
Fannie Hill
Kenna
W Va
Homer Kemper
Gallipolis
Gilbert Pearson
James Miller
Lucas Lane
Hit-Skip Car Involved In Gallia Mishap
Gallia police investigated a hit skip at 12 05 a m Saturday at Gallia and Eastern Ave A two car collision was reported at 2 24 p m Friday at First and State James Miller 21 Gallipolis Route 2 said the other driver left the highway onto Gallia Ave and did not stop no injuries Miller not hurt Minor damage to Lawrence Holley 56 Crown City Route 1 and Etta M Jamison 61 Gallipolis collided Friday afternoon with minor damage to both vehicles
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Gallipolis
Third and
Cedar
John A. Nibert
Grace G. Carman
Carman
Third Ave
Nibert
Cedar St
James Miller
Eastern Ave
Gallia Ave
Gallia
Miller
Two Women Injured in Sunday First Street Crash
Two women were injured in a two car mishap on First Street at 1 10 PM Sunday. Karen Sue Smith 20 and Dorothy Peters were treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital for neck possible and head and ankle injuries. Betty Terry 17 was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Damage totaled 1400 to cars plus 50 to a porch and 25 to a fence.
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Point Pleasant
First St
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Karen Sue Smith
Marietta St
Dorothy Peters
Smith
Miss Peters
Miss Smith
Betty Terry
Miss Terry
Gladys Neal
Birth Announcements From Holzer Hospital List Countless Names
A Holzer Hospital notice lists numerous birth announcements including a daughter to F Edward Stewart Ashton and others. Names span Gallipolis Gallia County Ravenswood Point Pleasant Racine and Wellston with many mothers and newborns mentioned.
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F. Edward Stewart
Ashton
W. Va
K. Richard Layne
Gallipolis-Waterloo
John R. Borden
Gallipolis
Charles R. Morgan
Leon
Roy E. Messick
Point Pleasant
Lettie L. Jennings
Lyda D. Icard
Army Sgt Wallace Participates In Exer Yellow Wedge
Army Sgt Wendel L Wallace 27 of Point Pleasant and 4th Armored Division members took part in Exercise Yellow Wedge a field training maneuver in Bamberg Germany in early December He is with the 2d Howitzer Battalion Headquarters Battery 14th Artillery He entered the Army in 1956 stationed at Ft Sill and arrived overseas in 1963 His wife Lida resides at 211 First St Point Pleasant His parents Mr and Mrs Charles F Wallace live in Hogsett
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Point Pleasant
Wendel L. Wallace
Lida
First St
4Th Armored Division
14Th Artillery
Bamberg
Germany
Wallace
Ft. Sill
Okla
Charles F. Wallace
Hogsett
Miss Jordan Hosts Class in Point Pleasant
Miss Hattie Jordan of Marquette Avenue entertained the Bethany Bible Class at her home. Mrs. Vernon Harvey led devotions and reports covered Christmas basket distribution. President Mrs. William Vanhorn coordinated plans for a February 4 church dinner. Refreshments were served to 13 members.
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Point Pleasant
Hattie Jordan
Marquette Ave
Bethany Bible Class
Vernon Harvey
William Vanhorn
Six Seek Dem Posts in Point Pleasant Committeeman Races
Six candidates filed on the Democratic ticket for Point Pleasant committeemen and committeewomen. Nominees include Joseph Kayser Robin son District Roy Taylor Robinson District Edward Jeffers Arbuckle District and R C Wilton Milton Route 3 Hannan District. Committeewomen filing were Louise Pickens Union District and Frances Hudson South Side Arbuckle District.
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Point Pleasant
Joseph Kayser
Burdette Addition
Robinson
Roy Taylor
Edward Jeffers
South Side
Arbuckle
R. C. Wilton
Milton
Hannan
Louise Pickens
Union
Frances Hudson
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Taulby Owens
Merrill Bunce
Henry Skidmore
Ivor W. Morehouse
Chester Lee
Andrew
Pete) Henson
Evergreen
Skidmore
Highway Department
Forrest T
Doc) Davis
Warren F. Sheets
Sheets
Board of Elections
James R. Kinger
Betty Jones
Dillard M. Saunders
Juanita L. O'Neill
C. E. Dillon
Holzer Hospital News
Kathleen Cochran
Ray Drake
Cos Payton
Willie Wineka
John Wiseman
Sigal Callicoat
Fred Tripp
Edith Betz
George R. Kent
Wayne Kincaid, Jr
Lydia Bounce
Roy McClellan
Charles Holland
John Rogers
Lloyd Helsel
Albert Hess
J. Hollis Wood
Ormie Barker
John Vance
John R. Johnson
Everett Sayre
Ohio River Rd
Sayre
Homer Lowe, Jr
Glenn Sayre
Anna Louise Withrow
Miss Jordan
Dem
Maroware
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