Health Nurse Appointed in Gallipolis
Cotton announces the appointment of Mrs. Lawrence Spriegel as city and school health nurse replacing Mrs. Mary Akers who leaves Friday for private office nursing. Spriegel lacks a public health certificate, is a Pasadena Junior College graduate, and works toward an education degree at Rio Grande College while serving as night nurse at Kyger Creek Plant. She and her husband with two children live on a Northup dairy farm.
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Gallipolis
Austins
Cotton
Lawrence Spriegel
Mary Akers
Akers
Dayton
City Health Board
City School
Pasadena Junior College
California
Spriegel
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Rio Grande College
Kyger Creek
Northup
Gallia Academy Thespian Club Nominates Queen Candidate
In Gallia County Gallia Academy High School Thespian Club names Barbara Bailey as a candidate for Valentine Queen. Sue Mattox and Linda Morris are the other two nominees. All three are juniors and will be voted on by Valentine Dance ticket holders for the Feb 15 event. The queen will be crowned during the dance night.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy Hgh School
Thespian Club
Barbara Bailey
Sue Mattox
Linda Morris
Magazines Sold to Buy School Wrestling Mats
Gallia Academy High School students in all four grades are selling magazines to finance tumbling and wrestling mats for the gym. In prior drives they funded two water coolers hall trash cans and a public address system. Top sellers earn awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Turtle age told by shell rings wearing edge
A turtle’s age is read from growth rings on its shell and is accurate until the rings near the edge wear away. The method relies on visible ring counts to estimate age, though edge wear can obscure the final rings and reduce precision.
Joint installation for Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters in Gallipolis
A combined installation occurred at Gallipolis Temple 76 with Officers of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters installed after the regular session. Officers named include Garnet Mills and Martha Ward for the Sisters and new Knights leaders for a six month term. Fifty members attended, with music by Lillian Stiff and Helen Smith.
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Gallipolis
Knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters
Gallipolis Temple 76
Thomas E. Mills
Pribble Wilson
The
Helen Coder
Garnet Mills
Martha Ward
Jane Young
Alma Danner
Benda Cremeans
Florence Wilson
Mabel Swanson
Gladys Evans
Alma Dexter
Alice Beachout
Elizabeth Lear
Grand Temple
Elma Dexter
Jean Langhorne
Martha McKenzie
Helen Smith
Cash Bahr
Lillian Stiff
Middleport
Knights of Pythias
Kyger Plans Polio Dance at Cheshire High School
Cheshire Kyger Creek Association sponsors polio benefit round and square dance at Cheshire High School Saturday from 9 to 12 p.m. PTA Kyger Creek Band Boosters and Kyger Band co sponsors. Keith Tyler's orchestra provides music with all proceeds to the March of Dimes. Next association meeting Monday Jan 28 1956 in the Cheshire High School music room to discuss road program progress.
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Cheshire
Kyger Creek Association
Cheshire High School
PTA
Kyger Creek Band
Kyger Band
Keith Tyler
March of Dimes
Kgger Creek Association
Mothers Polio March Planned for Monday in Vinton
The Mothers' March of Polio is scheduled for Monday evening January 28 from 6 to 7 pm in Vinton. Residents are asked to leave porch lights on to guide canvassers. Local and Huntington Township workers include Thelma Barnes Myrtle Metcalf Laura Brown Mary Walker Mary Ann McCarley Glendora Myers Mary Lanier Orie Painter Leanna Swick Ernestine Paisley Roy Huntley Marietta Reynolds and Ruth Huntley with Mrs Huntley chairing the township drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Thelma Barnes
Myrtle Metcalf
Laura Brown
Mary Walker
Mary Ann McCarley
Glendora Myers
Mary Lanier
Huntington Township
Orie Painter
Leanna Swick
Ernestine Paisley
Roy Huntley
Marietta Reynolds
Ruth Huntley
Huntley
Polio Drive
Edith Angel, 77, Taken to Holzer After Heart Attack
Mrs Edith Angel of Adamsville Cory Road 77 was rushed to Holzer Hospital by Ambulance Diver Ernest Thompson after a heart attack. Thompson received the call at 7 25 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edith Angel
Adamsville
Cory Road
Holzer Hospital
Ernest Thompson
Thompson
Two Vehicle Crash Reported In Gallia County
Gallipolis city police investigated no accidents Thursday but reported a Wednesday collision at Second and Cedar causing moderate damage to two cars. Stella Layne, 23, of 562 Second Street and W. R. Crow, 35, of Gallipolis Route 1, were involved and both said they had the green light. Ashford Lee Houston, 31, Ravenswood, was arrested Wednesday and Thursday on driving while intoxicated charges.
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Gallipolis
Second and
Cedar
Stella Layne
Second Street
W. R. Crow
Ashford Lee Houston
Ravenswood
Holzer Hospital Admissions List Highlights Names
Admission notes from Holzer Hospital include Ernest Radcliff and Mrs. Teddy Barker among many patients with surgical or medical diagnoses. The list features residents from Cheshire Wellston Mason Jackson Gallipolis Oak Hill Crown City and other areas with accompanying spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Radcliff
Cheshire
Surgical
Teddy Barker
Northup
Donnas Littlejohn
Wellston
Medical
Sally Ann Yeager
Mason
Lee Huber
Ashland
Philip Lane
Gallipolis
Hayden Osler
Jackson
Edward Hollback
Oak Hill
Robert Pinkerman
Crown City
John Graham
Edith Angell
Helen Wood
Everett Sims
Bladen
Harry Wittman
Martha Nagle
Myrtle Chenault
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio Valley Harbors
River gauges and dam conditions show rising levels on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Movable dams are down as Point Pleasant and Pomeroy-Mason report three feet over normal. Lock listings detail multiple boats up or down throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Pomeroy - Mason
Point Pleasant
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Ohio River
Kanawha River
London
Market
Winfield
Hardy L. Roberts
R. H. Bosworth
Southern
Stephenson
Ohio
Lock
City of Huntington
Delta City
Reliance
Orleanian
Mr. Chris
Derrick
Helen
Semet
Indiana
Beckford
Marmet
Beaver
Winheld
Gallipolis Area Church Schedules And Classes
Local church listings show multiple congregations with weekly Masses and services at St. Louis Catholic and several area churches. Also noted are catechism classes, Sunday school, youth groups, and planned enrollment for Rio Grande College extension courses in public speaking and Ohio history.
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St. Louis Catholic
Aleph Golukieski
GSI
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Calvary Baptist At
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Pearl Elliott
Garfield Ave
Church of Christ
Bill Heinselman
Simpson Chapel
George Holcombe
First Presbyterian
Robert Good
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
BYPU
Porter Methodist
Rodney
Bidwell Church of God
Mr. Statterfield
Vinton Methodist
Sidney H. Fadely
Vinton
Ewington
First Baptist
W. H., Green
Thomas D. Bunyan
Walter Hughes
Rangers
Ann Judson
Grace Methodist
Warren H. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Wesley
Second Ave
Albert Chappelear
Rio Grande College
Dinner fundraising supper for Gallia Academy Band
Gallia Academy Band Boosters set final assignments for a Monday spaghetti supper at Washington School cafeteria from 5 30 to 7 30 p m to raise money for the trip to the Washington Cherry Blossom Festival in April. Four committees led by Mrs Arthur Darnbrough Jr Mrs Charles Brown Mrs Sheldon Parks and Mrs B B Matthews coordinate the effort with booster president Mrs Claude Evans. Boosters will cook while band members serve and tickets are sold by either group or at the door.
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Washington
Post Holes Dug for New Street Lights on Second Avenue
City Manager Austin O. Cotton says holes are being dug for white lighting along Second Avenue and business streets in Gallipolis. Work began Thursday after city commission approval in autumn. Lights 30 feet high, along Second Avenue and State and Court Streets, will be provided by Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Avenue
Austin O. Cotton
State and
Court Streets
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Saunders Charged With Non-Support
Edward Saunders, 31, of Scottown, was taken to Gallia County Jail after a Thursday transfer from Ironton. Charged with non-support, he will appear in common pleas court to face any indictment. Eddie Province, Whananga, arrested Wednesday, was released Thursday to a local citizen. Province faces a breach of peace charge.
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Gallipolis
Edward Saunders
Scottown
Gallia County
Ironton
Sheriff's Department
Common Pleas Court
Eddie Province
Whananga
Sheriff S Office
James A. Johnson
Province
Army Radio Devices Found on Gallia County Farm
Sheriff Oscar Baird said Ft Hayes Columbus was notified after a modem and radiosonde, Army Signal Corps equipment, were found on Leo Rupe Farm along Van Zant Road in Gallia County. The device had no instructions and likely outlived its usefulness, with data presumably radioed to its origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Oscar Baird
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Army Signal Corps
Gallia County
Baird
Signal Corps
Leo Rupe
van Zant Road
Truck Flips on Raccoon Road Near Route 7
Charles M. Harris 45 of 132 Pine Street drove a pickup that rolled onto its left side after rounding a blind curve on Raccoon Road near Route 7. He and Samuel Glover 45 of Bladen avoided collision with no injuries reported. The crash occurred at 9 15 a.m. and caused minor damage with the truck stuck in mud.
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Gallipolis
Charles M. Harris
Pine St
Raccoon Road
Route 7
State Highway Patrol
Harris
Samuel Glover
Bladen
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FLOOR
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Goodyear Welt
Little Miss
AAA
Willis B. Greene
John E. Lee
Worthy E. Nibert
R. W. Finsterwald
Gloria Jean Clench
William Roger Tackett
John W. Hamilton
N. D. Dillon
Paul A. Duff
Delmar Wititoe
Charles M. van Cooney
Nola Reynolds
Carolyn Sue Wallace
D. B. Spencer
E. L. Bosworth
Simpson J. Lewis
William McDonald
Harold McKee
John Saunders
Episcopal Young Churchmen
Acolyte’s Guild
Joseph Porcos
Chicago
Porcos
Saunders
Army
R. E. Knotts
National Auctioneers Association
Knotts
Furniture Mart
Court St
Ohio Electric Companies
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Dayton Power and Light Company
Marietta Electric Company
Ohio Edison Company
Ohio Power Company
Toledo Edison Company
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