Fatal Gallipolis Crash Kills Man and Injures Seven
A Gallipolis traffic crash southeast of 132 State St. killed Plantz, 21, and injured seven others including Mrs. Griff C. Cook Jr. and Edgar E. Criner. Hospital officials reported Mrs. Cook and Criner in good condition and Williams, 21, in fair condition. Coroner Dr. Warehime attributed Plantz’s death to internal hemorrhaging from a crushed chest.
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Gallipolis
Second
Spruce
Ronald E. Galloway
Griff C. Cook, Jr
Rio Grande
Cook
Edgar E. Criner
Chillicothe Rd
Plantz
John M. Williams
Second Ave
Holzer Hospital
Criner
William
Ernest B. Criner
Donald R. Warehime
Gallia County
State St. High School
State St
Young Plantz
Cadmus
Rio Grande College Library Receives $900 Grant
The Association of College and Research Libraries awarded Rio Grande College Library a $900 grant. The funds will buy humanities reference works for the new $420,000 library, slated to open in fall 1965, as announced by ACRL grants committee.
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Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Association of College and Research Libraries
American Li- Association
ACRL
Beverly Russell
Farm Bureau Vows to Fight Poundage Tobacco Rules
The Gallia County Farm Bureau plans a full program to defeat any poundage controls on tobacco. A tobacco committee was formed to inform farmers after a Lexington Kentucky hearing. Rural groups will rally before the May primary on reapportionment with a 201 member drive starting Feb 1.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Farm Bureau
Board of Trustees
Mem
Bacco
Lexington
Ishmael Gillespie
Fran Mills, Jr
T. F. Burleson
Dan A. Notter
Claude Winters
Gillespie
Paul Bower
Ohio
Waldo F. Brown
Carl Baker
John Gill
Maurice Thomas
Lions District Chief to Speak at Gallipolis Meeting
Arthur E. Fisher district governor of Chillicothe will address the Gallipolis Lions Club at 6 30 p m Tuesday in Oscar s River Boat room The speech will cover the international convention in Toronto and Lions administration for Southeast Ohio Lions clubs Fisher is a records control supervisor at the Chillicothe Federal Reformatory and has held multiple Lions roles.
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Gallipolis
Waldo F. Brown
Fisher
Federal Reformatory
Lions Organization
Toronto
Canada
Brown
Lions Administration
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Medical discharges and contacts
Hospital notes list Dismissed patients and associated contacts. Names include Mrs. Denver Jones Point Pleasant and son, Gertrude Holly South Side, Okey Blankenship Gallipolis Ferry, Ellis Overholt Point Pleasant, Mrs. Lloyd Huffman Glenwood and son.
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Gertrude Holly
South Side
Okey Blankenship
Gallipolis
Denver Jones
Point Pleasant
Ellis Overholt
Lloyd Huffman
Glenwood
Man Arrested For Non-Support In Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant 26 year old Harold Newell was arrested Wednesday night by the Sheriff on a non support warrant and released on bond. Ralph Nelson aged 66 of Marietta was arrested by the City Police for a drunkenness offense, paid a fine and released.
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Point Pleasant
Harold Newell
Sheriff's Department
Ralph Nelson
Marietta
Holzer Hospital News Admitted List Includes Numerous Names
A list of admitted patients at Holzer Hospital includes Lionel D. Wilson family of Gallipolis and others from Langsville Ironton Athens Willard Coal Grove Thurman Gallipolis Rio Grande Long Bottom Jackson Ripley and Columbus. The entry notes the nationwide Christmas bird count by the American Ornithological Society.
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Lionel D. Wilson
Gallipolis
Barry M. Mahley
W Liston
Harold K. Grate
Langsville
William J. Thomas
Ironton
Carl L. Brookhart
Athens
Willard Fields
Coal Grove
Mollie Adkins
Thurman
Elmer Rose
Janice K. Evans
Stephen D. Gilmore
Rio Grande
Dana F. Fick
Long Bottom
Wellington C. Perkins
Kermit Fisher
James L. Troutman
Ashland
Leonard L. Reed
Columbus
Leona E. Stevison
Jackson
John Queen
South Webster
Griff C. Cook, Jr
Edgar E. Criner
Feed Lot Tour Highlighted by Ohio Cattle Association
Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia hosts a 10 am tour of the French City Cattle Co. feed lot revealing 900 head of cattle, mechanical feeding, silos, and a large corn storage on 450 acres. The day includes cattle grading discussions then an afternoon business meeting at Tye's Restaurant with invitations to Gallia County beef farmers.
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Gallipolis
French City Cattle Co
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Southeastern Ohio Beek Cattle Association
Ohio River
Sandy Lewis
Tye
Gallia County
Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association
Athens
Meigs
Vinton
Gallia
Lawrence
Patrol Plane Delivers Blood For Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis officers report the State Highway Patrol used a patrol aircraft to fly blood from Chesapeake to Holzer Hospital in an emergency. The flight cut about 15 minutes off the usual cruiser relay time, marking the first airborne blood delivery in the area.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Holzer Hospital
Rio Grande
Chesapeake
Huntington
W. Va
Holzer
Architect Starts Plan For School In Point Pleasant
Milton Burdette Mason County schools superintendent met with the architect to begin plans for Point Pleasant Junior High School expansion. The project adds 25 classrooms an auditorium and a cafeteria with construction hoped to start by July 1. Burdette thanked supporters who passed the levy. A new diet note follows about ancient Egyptians rinsing papyrus texts with beer.
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Point Pleasant
Milton Burdette
Mason County
Burdette
Talent Show Planned by Gallipolis B P W Club
Gallipolis members plan a March home talent show sponsored by the Business and Professional Women. The Jerome H. Cargill company will supply costumes and a director. Proceeds go to fund tonsillectomies for indigent children. Co chairs are Mrs. Sutter and Mrs. Wood.
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Gallipolis
William Latta
Jerome H. Cargill Producing Organization, Inc
New York City
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lola Mae Suiter
B&pw
New York Company
B&pw Club
Sutter
Joan Wood
Anne G. White
Denise Mitchell
Bernice McMahon
Mary Clendenin
Two Given Divorces In Thompson's Court
In Mason County Circuit Court Judge James Thompson granted Bonnie Wogan a divorce from John Wogan with child custody and support. Betty Lou Reynolds, now Gibbs, was divorced from James David Reynolds. Doris Faye DeWeese received a divorce from Basil DeWeese with custody of seven children and $30 per month per child support. The Thomas v Thomas case was dismissed. Wholesale Services, Inc. won $492.02 against Orville Farley in a separate civil suit. Grace Furniture Co. v Dr. R L Slack was dismissed.
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Point Pleasant
James Thompson
Mason County
Bonnie Wogan
John W. Wogan
Betty Lou Reynolds
James David Reynolds
Betty Lou Gibbs
Doris Faye DeWeese
Basil DeWeese
DeWeese
Tgward Thomas
Mary Thomas
Wholesale Services, Inc
Orville Farley
Grace Furniture Co
R. L Slack
Two Speakers Appear At Homemakers' Meet
Fifty women attended the Gallia County Extension Homemakers Council session at Grace Methodist Church. Pat Glass and Betty Newton were the principal speakers on topics including Meals Make a Difference and Better Launderers. Emmett Clark offered devotions and led the Lord's Prayer.
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Homemakers
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Maurice Thomas
Columbia Gas Co
Betty Newton
Emmett Clark
John Swain
Rio Grande Debaters Earn Third in National Contest
Rio Grande College debate team placed third among 20 teams at Ball State in Muncie Indiana finishing 7 3 overall. The negative team Breece Myers went 4 1 and the affirmative Rankin Somerville went 3 2. They beat several colleges and earned a certificate.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Ball State College
Muncie
Ind
Rio Grande
Bellarmine College
Louisville
Indiana State College
Terre Haute
Chuck Breece
Springfield
Roger Myers
Newtown
Don Rankin
George Somerville
Myers
Breece
Bluffton
Taylor
Carthage
Anderson
Indiana State
Colle Rankin
Somerville
Ball State
Manchester
Annis
Northern Illinois University
Evansville College
Westminster
Marietta College
College Christian Association Elects Officers at Rio Grande College
Nancy Conkey of Wheelersburg Route 1 is named president of the College Christian Association at Rio Grande College. Other officers include Drusilla Will of Pomeroy Route 3 as vice president Cheryl Neff of Scioto Race as secretary treasurer and Stephanie Like of Sciotoville Route 2 as Student Senate representative.
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Gallipolis
Nancy Conkey
Wheelersburg
College Christian Association
Rio Grande College
Drusilla Will
Pomeroy
Cheryl Neff
Scioto Race
Stephanie Like
Sciotoville
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Athens Messenger
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