Gallia County School Board hires secretary and shuffles officers
Gallia County Board of Education hired Mrs. Wilma Anderson as secretary to County Superintendent T Owens on a one year contract with a starting salary of 315 dollars per month. New officers were installed with Taylby Owens as president and Denver Walker as vice president. Mrs. Doris Lee Wade resigned as secretary effective Feb. 1 after 11 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Act of Education
Wilma Anderson
T. Owens
Taylby Owens
Southwestern Local Board of Education
Merrill Bunce
Denver Walker
Gomer Richards
Doris Lee Wade
Owens
Wade
Anderson
Gallia
Three Gallia Men Held For January Grand Jury
Gallia County men plead innocent in municipal court and are held for the January term grand jury on breaking and entering charges. Ralph Roush Jack Meek and Buford Hall each have bonds set at 4000 and remain jailed. Sheriff Baird charged them in the Kerr residence burglary and Meek and Hall were bound over for the Kendall Dean theft case December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
William H. Jones
Ralph Roush
Bidwell
Jack Meek
Buford Hall
Oscar Baird
George Keith
Kerr
Meek
Hall
Kendall Dean
Gallia Riding Club names officers at Saturday meeting
Gallia County Riding Club elected Reba Cramer as president succeeding her brother John W. Houck. Ralph Angel was chosen vice president, Marsha Feilure secretary, and Gladys Angel treasurer. Delegates named to Ohio Valley Horse Show Association meeting in Rock Springs Fairgrounds Meigs County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Reba Cramer
John W. Houck
Gallia County
Steady Rains Close Two State Highways
Gallia County roads shut as two state routes close due to weekend rainfall. State Route 218 near Mer cer ville blocks both sides of Route 553 while Route 554 remains closed eight miles south of Route 554 at Mudsoc. Crews expected to reopen Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
State
Mercerville
Mudsoc
Health nurses give 84 polio shots at Gallia clinic
Gallia County health nurses administered 84 polio shots at the weekly free clinic, raising the year to date total to 156. They also gave 36 DPT, 13 tetravalent, two diphtheria-tetanus, three smallpox, and one typhoid immunizations. Mrs. Pearl Hatfield and Mrs. Naomi Rose ran the clinic with clerk Mrs. Madeline Rees assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Madeline Rees
Youth Program Held at First United Presbyterian
John Gibert son of Dr and Mrs J Gordon Gibert led the Presbyterians youth program What I Means to Be Free at the First United Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. Devotions were by M Lou Ware hime. Marti Davis, president, will present a movie for next Sunday's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Gibert
J. Gordon Gibert
First United Presbyterian Church
M’lou Warehime
Marti Davis
15 Cases Heard in Gallia County Court
John F. Gray 30 Ashton West Virginia was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated. Judge William H. Janes also gave five days in county jail and six month license suspension. Other fines ranged from five to 25 dollars for various traffic offenses and bond forfeitures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John F. Gray
Ashton
W. Va
William H. Janes
Gray
Committees Are Named for 1961 in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce has announced standing and special committees for 1961. Vitus Hartley Jr. chairs the Executive Committee with Beilva Farley Robert F Beckett and Dr. R W Eshemer on it. Other panel members include W W Johnson S T Ross Chester A Roush Lawrence G Mohr William Bardin Jr Eugene Ball Tom Fisher Dewey Smith and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vitus Hartley, Jr
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
Vitus Hartley
Orville Sturgeon
James H. Hall
Clarence Anderson
Douglas Shields
Carl Dilcher
James Stevens
Vinton Firemen Make Two Runs On Friday
Vinton Volunteer Fire Department responded Friday morning to Elvin Minnis’ house behind Bidwell Porter School where a clogged flue filled the home with smoke. In the afternoon they fought a forest fire on the Heisman farm at Campaign Creek, burning over 25 acres on two adjacent farms, with neighbors aiding the effort to prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vinton
Elvin Minnis
Bidwell- Porter
W. M. Hersman
Campaign Creek
Heisman
Three Men Fined in Municipal Court in Gallipolis
Municipal Judge William H. Jones fined Lawrence E. Shafer 44 Crown City five dollars with suspended costs for driving the wrong way on a one way street. Charles Williams 49 Gallipolis and Lawrence White 57 Northup Route 1 were each fined ten dollars plus costs for intoxication. All three were arrested by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Lawrence E. Shafer
Crown City
Charles Williams
Lawrence White
Northup
Suit Dismissed in Crown City Divorce Case
Mary E. McKee of Crown City dismissed a divorce suit against Ralph McKee in Gallia County Common Pleas Court. She alleged gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple, married November 22, 1947, have no children and costs were paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mary E. McKee
Crown City
Gallia County
Holzer Hospital News A list of births and admissions
A long list records births at Holzer Hospital including a daughter to Mr and Mrs William H Sayre Mason and sons to several couples in Gallipolis Wellston and nearby towns. The notice also lists numerous admitted patients such as Mrs Waldo Bartels Earl R Robinson Mrs Walter Clendenin and many others with blood used on Saturday totaling 3 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Sayre
Mason
John C. Markley
Gallipolis
Thomas C. Patterson
Wellston
Henry Thomas
Long Bottom Route 1
Robert G. Bennett
Waldo Bartels
Pomeroy
Earl R. Robinson
Racine
Walter L. Clendenin
Point Pleasant
Mark A. Rood
Jackson
Gerald E. Clark
New Haven
Michael R. West
Clyde C. Andre
Waterloo
Elizabeth Baumgardner
David A. Woodyard
Loyal M. Holman
Dean Ann Johnson
Joyce
Jack W. Baxter
Matilda Brown
Columbus C. Belcher
Minnie Johnson
Homer L. Evans
Frank M. Phitchett
Ben ‘J. Conyers
Walter R. Wedemeyer Jr
Mary E. Casto
Jack Bondurant
Bernie H. Poff
Ora O. Wood
Charles T. Beard
Lacy G. Henry
Charles McClaskey
George E. Hervey
Sharon A. Meacham
Earl
Bond Forfeiture in Juvenile Court Case
Vernon M. Clifton Jr. of Point Pleasant forfeited a $15 bond in Galicia County Juvenile Court for unsafe operation. He was arrested by the state highway patrol and appeared in Galcia County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vernon M. Clifton Jr
Point Pleasant
Galicia County
Teachers say pay for educators remains low in Southeast Ohio
Rep Wray Beven of Pike County tells 54 at Kgger Elementary School Cheshire to panel about the proposed state foundation program. Charles Harris Ohio Elementary Principals Association vice president announces Feb 9 11 meeting in Columbus. Norfolk attendees include John Hall OSU Al Schuster and Glenn Cole moderates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wray Beven
Pike County
Democrat
Cheshire- Kgger
Southeastern Ohio Elementary Principals Association
Beven
Charles Harris
Harris of
Waverly
Ohio Elementary Principals Association
Columbus
Sion
Glenn Cole
Nelsonville
Southeastern Ohio Group
John Hall
Ohio Education Association
al Schuster
Ohio University
Cheshire-Kyger Pta
Doris Zerkle
Bernard Bennett
Minford
SEC
Mary Jo Shaver
PTA
Recognition Day Observed by Rio Grande Students
Four Rio Grande College students spoke at Simp son Chapel Methodist Church on Sunday for a combined student and ministers recognition day. Speakers included Phoebe Gilpin Sciotoville Robert Harrison Toledo Corrie Duskey Springfield and Leslie Barbour Huntington chairman of the services. The event sponsored by the Women's Society of Christian Service drew a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
John C. Wickline
W. L. Nofcier
Rio Grande College
Phoebe Gilpin
Sciotoville
Robert Harrison
Toledo
Coralie Duskey
Springfield
Leslie Barbour
Huntington, W. Va
Barbour
The
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Mary Lewis
Only 10 Players Have Hit Four Home Runs in a Game
The fact highlights a rare MLB achievement noting that only ten major league players have hit four homers in a single game, underscoring its exclusivity and memorable nature in baseball history.
Brakes Fail On Auto Triggering Silver Bridge Pileup
A brake failure on a New Haven driver caused a three car crash on the Ohio end of the Silver Bridge in Kanauga at 3 p.m. Sunday. Frank D Richardson, 22, was in the rear vehicle and collided with Joseph Baird, 54, Hogsett, pushing into Edward Parsons, 61, Henderson. No injuries or charges were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Silver Bridge
Kanauga
State Highway Patrol
Franklin D. Richardson
New Haven
Joseph S. Baird
Hogsett
Edward D. Parsons
Henerson
Baird
Richardson
Parsons
Clay St
Vinton
Clark L. Baker
Terry Lee Harder
Ewington
Friday 13th Unlucky Twice For Resident
Hugh Dobbins 55 of Gallipolis was arrested Friday for intoxication and released on a 25 dollar bond to appear Saturday in Municipal Court. He returned to the police station intoxicated and was rearrested by Chief Chester A Leaper, posting another 25 dollar bond. Both cases set for Monday.
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Gallipolis
Hugh Dobbins
Dobbins
Chester A. Leaper
Cheshire Motorist Cited After Wreck
City police cited Bert A. Scott, 76, Cheshire Route 1, to municipal court after a park front accident at 2 30 Saturday. Scott backed from a parking zone and hit a car driven southwest on First Ave by Nola H. Spurlock, 25, Patriot Route 2. Minor damage to both vehicles.
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Harder
Baker
Porter
Thomas L. Whited
Bidwell
Walter H. Ferrell
Vinton
Whited
Gallipolis
Bert A. Scott
Cheshire
Scott
First Ave
Nola H. Spurlock
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio River Region
Gauges show Gallipolis at 19.9 and 15.6 rising 20 feet of rollers while Montgomery records 16.3 and 9.5 with 6.5 feet average. Kanawha Falls reads 1.88 rising, 0.73 static. Marmet and London on the sill with Winfield at one foot of rollers. Movable dams in Huntington District stretch south to Dam 23. Multiple boats report locks in use or rise and down readings at Lock 15 through Lock 33 with various vessels listed by name and tonnage.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Averuges
Kanawha Falls
Risinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Creditor
Albert F. Holden
City of Huntington
Elizabeth
Onward
St. Marys
Lock
Harriet M
Orleanian
Stevenson
Crucible
Aliquippa
R. H. Bosworth II
Bob Benter
Man Denies Charge In Gallia Assault Case
Jess McGuire 47 of Patriot Route 1 was arrested by the Gallia County Sheriff's Department and appeared in municipal court Saturday to plead innocent to an assault and battery charge filed by his wife. Judge William H. Jones continued the case to Friday and McGuire was released on a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jess McGuire
Gallia County
Lodge Inspection At Cheshire Temple Draws 82 Attendees
Eighty two persons attended Saturday night's inspection of Siloam Lodge 456 Free and Accepted Masons in Cheshire Masonic Temple. Master Everett Long and all officers were present and heard Deputy Grand Master J B Hall of Ironton give a favorable report. Thirteen lodges represented including Ironton Pomeroy Gallipolis Racine Minport Vinton and Chambersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Siloam Lodge
Cheshire
Everett Long
J. B. Hall
Ironton
Pomeroy
Racine
Middleport
Vinton
Chambersburg
Rio Grande Minister Attends Aging Confab
Rev. W. L. Nofcier of Simpson Chapel Methodist Church in Rio Grande was the sole rural Ohio delegate among 92 from the state at a Washington DC aging conference. He returned Friday and spoke with news media about national recommendations aimed at recognizing the value of retirees' contributions after work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. L. Nofcier
Rio Grande
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Ohio
Buckeye
Washington, D. C
Nofcier
Fire Destroys Auto On Route 553 Sunday
Gallia patrol reports a 1960 convertible owned by Jess Moore of Crown City destroyed by fire on Route 553 a mile and a half west of Crown City. Fire started in the seat. occupants could not escape and firefighters could not extinguish it.
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Gallipolis
Patrol
Jess Moore
Crown City
Route 553
Atomic Age Talk Heard By MYF at Grace Church
Reginald Noble Gallia Academy High School science teacher led a Grace Methodist Church Youth Fellowship program on atomic age effects. Tom Bailes gave the devotional and Donna Cornwell presided. Next Sunday the MYF plans a pizza party.
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MYF
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Reginald Noble
Gallia Academy
Tom Bailes
Donna Cornwell
Farm Worker Tax Deadline Remains Jan 31
Gallia County farm operators are reminded that January 31 is the deadline to file tax returns for workers who in 1960 met the agricultural work test. Eligibility depends on cash wages of 150 dollars or more or at least 20 working days. The 1960 social security tax is six percent, with three percent paid by the employer and three by the worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
John R. Chatfield
Portsmouth
Social Security Office
Chatfield
Two Vehicle Mishaps Investigated Sunday
Sheriff’s Department investigated two vehicle accidents Sunday with no injuries or arrests. In Point Pleasant Johnny Thabet, 32, fell asleep at Route 2 and Kiwanis Blvd. his car struck a tree, then a concrete arch, and ended in a yard. he was thrown from the car but uninjured. The second crash involved Layton Musick, 71, Burdette, turning into Burdette addition when a car driven by Wendell Brumfield, Gallipolis, struck the right rear of Musick’s vehicle. damage estimated at 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
American Legion Post 23 Supports March of Dimes Drive
American Legion Post 23 in Point Pleasant joined the March of Dimes campaign with a Sixth Street road effort Saturday. They raised 75 dollars with volunteers Hirma Daugherty Junior McKinney Charles Wood Manford Bauer Paul F. Thomas and Bill Redman assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
American Legion
Sixth St
Hirma Daugherty
Junior McKinney
Charles Wood
Manford Bauer
Paul F. Thomas
Bill Redman
Chief Office Deputy Named by Sheriff at Point Pleasant
Robert Peoples of English Court was named chief office deputy in the sheriff's department. He began duties Monday after transferring from the Marietta Plant. Former deputy Harry Krebs resigned to devote full time to operating his dairy farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert Peoples
English Court
Griff Durbin
Peoples
Marietta
Harry Krebs
Tax Sales Lag in Gallia County Six Months Ended July 1960
Tax collections from prepaid sales to receipts totaled $129 312 62 for the first six months of the fiscal year ending July 1 1960 in Gallia County. This figure lagged 1 8 percent behind the $131 586 59 recorded in the same period of the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Body Taken To Toledo For Mahaney Funeral
Russell H. Mahaney aged 51 of Toledo died suddenly Saturday morning. The body was transported to Toledo where funeral and burial will be held Sunday at Miller's funeral home in Toledo safe and solemn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Gallipolis
Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Summary
USDA market report from Cincinnati shows calves, slaughter steers and heifers slow with early sales steady to weak, cows and bulls steady, vealers steady to strong. Steer prices 25.75–26.00 per cwt, heifers around 25.00, cows 14.00–15.50, bulls 18.00–19.50, hogs steady with 210–225 lb at 18.25, sows 14.00–15.50, feeder lambs noted with 17.50 for 90–100 lb.
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Cincinnati
USDA
Two convictions reported in Meigs County court
Gallia patrol post said Manning C Hayman 26 Long Bottom and Gary Rife 19 Rutland were fined 10 dollars and costs for excessive speed in Meigs County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
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Athens Messenger
Ers
State Board of Education
Raccoon Local Board
Glendon C. Evans
Raccoon
Gallia Riding Club
Robert L. Ramsey
Belpre
Ronald K. Kiser
Oak Hill
Edgar E. Callicoat
Apple Grove
Clarence F. Greenlee
Charles Bonecutter
Judith E. Roberts
John W. Bradbury
Ronald C. Parker
Akron
Marvin Reed
Madison
Franklin D. Hessel
New Holland
Marjorie H. Ray
Flint
Mich
Cecil G. Vandall
Beckley
Vinton Firemen
Holzer Hospital News
SEO
Geoffrey P. Aldrich
Troy
N.Y
Hazel Aldrich
Rutland
Gordon M. Aldrich
American Legion Post Has Dimes Campaign
W. Sisson
E. C. Kenney
Williams
At Arms Hospital
Kestal
Kin Mey
Mary Robinson
Memoriam
Maude Davis
Ida Davis Brooks
Ancient Order of the Orient
Athens
Harold Goddard
C. E. Sheridan
Auct
TUP
Amesville
Bradford Auction Co
Critt
Bradford Racine
Gedit
Bryvin C. Norris
Millfield Rt
Court St
Oldsmobile
Algeo Motor Sales
E. State St
Chevrolet
Platt's Rambler
Union ST. LY
Pontiac
Pete
Bill Hawk
FORD
Gail Watkins
Messenger Classified Act
Pacemaker
Trailer Court
Rentito
New Straitsville
Mathews
Goodyear
W. Union St. LY
BSA
Santere
Ducati
Billy Perry Motor Sales
Sonville
Hawk
White's
Union Dial LY
W. O. Rose
Straw
Washington Street
L. E White
de West Roofing Co
D. M. Goddard
W. State
Grange Insurance
Baughman Agency
Albany
Grance
W. Ford
Sharp
Hess
Athens LY
ALMA
Trailer Sales, Inc
Logan
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