Snow Closes City and County Schools in Gallia
Gallipolis city and five Gallia County school districts closed due to heavy snowfall and hazardous highway conditions. Two to three inches fell, temperatures hovered near single digits, and highways were packed with snow as plow crews worked to keep routes passable. No serious injuries reported, several public meetings canceled.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fairfield
State Highway Department
Gallia
Grand Jury Delays Lead to Feb. 15 Gallia Session
Gallia County Common Pleas Court delays the January term grand jury with a tentative Feb. 15 meeting set by Prosecuting Attorney Warren F. Sheets. Several indictments from previous terms await action including non support cases against Walter Clay Jr and offenses involving grand larceny, breaking and entering, auto theft, forgery, and criminal assault. Carries over include Denver Johnson for contributing to delinquency and Robert Brewer for non support.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Junior Johnson
Athalia
Fred Elk
Green
Raymond E. Quiflan
Middleport
Ray Rubenstahl
John W. Fulton
Jack Vance
Coalton
Harold Little
Cheshire
Ray Jenkins
Oak Hill
James A. Clark
Denver Johnson
Crown City
Robert Brewer
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital News Births and Admitted List
A list from Holzer Hospital noting newborns and admitted patients. Entries include births to Berkley and Mrs Saunders Mercerville, Delmar Gardner Gallipolis, and David Rankin Point Pleasant Route 1, followed by numerous admissions from Gallipolis Wellston Ashland and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley Saunders
Mercerville
Delmar A. Gardner
Gallipolis
David Rankin
Point Pleasant
Robert E. Major
Middleport
Violet J. Sheets
Gallipo
William C. Garvin
Ewington
Edna R. Poe
Jackson
Donald F. McAvoy
Ravens‘wood
Walter D. Abblett
Paul E. Siders
Harry E. Crump
Henderson
William 4. Cruickshank
Point ‘Pleasant
Bradbury Rob King Leads Local Youth Skating Trip
Bradbury Rob King, teacher of the Future Home builders Class, accompanied a group of youth to Chester Skating Rink for a Youth Fellowship event hosted by the Meigs County Church of Christ. The article lists several local visits and moves among families including the Spires and Harrison households in Ohio.
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Bradbury
Robert King
Chester Skating Rink
Meigs County
Junior Rowley
Charles Murray
Pomeroy
Charles Spires
Nelson
Rutland
Leona Ramsey
Columbus
James Whitlatch
Whitlatch
Holzer Hospital
Water pipe bursts at Gallipolis home
Gallipolis volunteer firemen made their sixth run of the year at 11 10 a m Thursday to the residence of Mrs George Tabit 414 Hedgewood Dr. Cause for alarm was a burst water pipe behind a clothes dryer. Seven men and a tanker responded to the alarm.
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Gallipolis
George Tabit
Hedgewood Dr
Story Hour Is Scheduled at Gallia County Library
Gallia County District Library plans a Saturday story hour with the theme Famous People directed by Callie Forgey and Brenda Mayes. A February safety program for children will cover crossing streets bicycle safety and general tips. Sessions split by age preschool 1:30 to 2:30 first through third grades 2:30 to 3:30 and fourth through sixth grades 3:30 to 4:30.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Callie Forgey
Brenda K. Mayes
Hospital Aide Hurt In Gallipolis Fall
Miss Alma McCormick record librarian and long time Holzer Hospital employee fractured her left leg just above the ankle when she fell near her home in Gallipolis. The fracture was set in a cast at the hospital before she returned home to 144 First Ave to recuperate.
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Gallipolis
Alma McCormick
Holzer Hospital
McCormick
First Ave
Plane Is Grounded Delaying Area Doctors Home
Dr. Ray Pickens of Middleport Dr. Donald R. Warehime of Gallipolis and at least two other local doctors were delayed returning home Thursday when their plane piloted by Pickens was grounded in Augusta Georgia because of bad weather after attending a convention in Jacksonville Florida.
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Gallipolis
Ray Pickens
Middleport
Donald R. Warehime
Hawk Surface to Air Missile Enters Army Service
The Hawk air defense missile with a 16.8 foot length and 14 inch diameter is now operational in Army units. It offers a wide altitude range from below 100 feet to over 38,000 feet and complements Nike missiles at low altitudes. The system weighs 1,275 pounds, uses solid propellant, and features a homing guidance unit. It is highly mobile and can be fired rapidly from trucks and airborne. Two Hawk batteries are active with Army forces in the United States and more will be activated after Fort Bliss Texas training.
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Army
Nikes
U.S
Fort Bliss
Tex
Ohio School Lunch Program Report Released by Education Department
Gallipolis report shows more children served and more schools in the National School Lunch and Milk programs. Total lunches 82,300,528 yearly. 2,096 schools in lunch program and 3,186 in milk program. daily lunches about 487 thousand. Federal reimbursements exceed 7.2 million. USDA commodities value nearly 4.83 million. total program investment around 46 million in Ohio.
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Education Department
Gallipolis
Ohio State Department of Education
Nelle Franklin
Ohio
United State Department of Agriculture
Teenville Group Reports Progress at Gallia Academy
Teenville adult advisory committee met at Gallia Academy High School with Hugh Graham, the new director, reporting on progress. Saturday sessions remain on schedule. The group discussed donations for the canteen including 24 tables priced at 7.75 each, with contact offered through Graham.
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Gallipolis
Teenville
Gallia Academy High School
Hugh Graham
Graham
Leo Mossman
Robert W. Sechrist
Virgil Craft
Thelma Elliott
Ross H. Fleming
Gallia Academy
Household Guests and Visits Recap in Local Notes
Mrs M R Ross Airline reports Charles Hawk patient at St Anthony Hospital visited by wife and son. Several local residents including Miss Marsha Halbirt and Miss Karen Ross hosted guests. Families from Utica Albany Huntington and New Marshfield visited homes. FHA meeting attended by Carole Butterworth Maurita Ross and Sue Love at Albany High School.
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M. V. Ross
Charles Hawk
St. Anthony Hospital
June Clark
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Marsha Halbirt
Albany
Karen Ross
Lewis Butterworth
Columbus
Raymond Butterworth
Carl Ross
W. H. Cheadle
Carpenter
Don Harvey
Huntington
Sam Scott
Laird Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Henry Swart
Marilyn Ross
Otto Sw
Wyoming schedule shows home games with four opponents
Wyoming's football team will host New Mexico Denver Air Force and Utah next fall in a series of home games.
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Wyoming
New Mexico
Denver
Air Force
Utah
Storys Run By Glenna Shuler Storys Run
Funeral attendance for S. E. Rupe draws relatives and friends from Indianapolis and nearby towns. Guests include Nina Mae Gibson, Sandra Rupe, and Joseph Rupe with others, plus a stork shower hosted by Mrs. James Conkle and Wan da for Mrs. Guy Lee.
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S. E. Rupe
Nina Mae Gibson
Sandra
Joseph Rupe
Merrill James
Martin
Emily
Indianapolis
Cora Hardin
Nancy
Piqua
James Conkle
Wanda
Guy Lee
Grace Hood
Frances Corkle
Ida Food
Rita Stump
Carol Ann
Nancy Hood
Shirley Oxyer
Joann Conkle
Glenna Shuler
Mark Lee
Roush Family Visits Spur Community Center Sunday
Racine Mr and Mrs Henry Roush spent Sunday afternoon at Salem Center with Mr and Mrs Arthur Roush. Mr and Mrs Dale Smith of Pomeroy spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Margaret Houda.
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Henry Roush
Salem Center
Arthur Roush
Dale Smith
Pomeroy
Margaret Houdashelt
Civil War Is Received Civil War Is Received
Ten new books released Friday at Gallia County District Library include The Untouchables by Elliott Ness and The Night The War Was Lost by Charles L. Dufor about Union naval action. Other fiction titles are Return Fare by Kolar A Night in Cold Harbor by Kennedy Lady Besieged by Bauer and Wedding Train by Scherf. Non fiction listed include You Can Draw CarToons by Darvas Cyrus the Great by Lamb Christianity Among the Religions of the World by Toynbee and The Ladies Home Journal Cook Book.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Elliott Ness
Charles L. Dufor
Kolar
Cold Harbor
Kennedy
Bauer
Darvas
Cyrus the Great
Lamb
Toynbee
Ladies Home Journal
Temporary permits issued to drivers in Gallipolis testing
State Highway Patrol driver license examiners have given 56 tests since the start of the year and issued 47 temporary learner permits. In separate tests phase examiners conducted regular drive tests for 59 applicants and approved 43 for operator licenses.
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Gallipolis
Five Wrecks Are Probed in Gallia County Road Crash
A demolished sports car linked to Edward Kerr of Gallipolis was towed after a high speed crash on Route 7 near Clipper Mills. Five accidents were reported as snow and icy roads hampered travel. no injuries in Kerr case. Emogene Boggs of Gallpolis suffered a eye lid laceration in a separate Route 7 crash near Crown City. Sammy Plants and James Blankenship collided on Route 35 east of Rio Grande with minor damage. A North Carolina semi driven by Vann Edwards caused a minor collision on Route 35 near Gallipolis. Edwards faced improper passing charges. The last incident occurred on Route 325 near Vinton with two drivers, Thelma Hall and Verta Casto, sustaining minor vehicle damage.
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Gallipolis
Clipper Mills
State Highway Patrol
Edward Kerr
Emogene Boggs
Crown City
Boggs
Holzer Hospital
Sammy Plants
James Blankenship
Wellston
Rio Grande
Blankenship
North Carolina
Edwards
Route 325
Vinton
Thelma Hall
Verta Casto
Shaffer Rites Planned For Saturday
Funeral service for Clarence Shaffer 52 of Crown City Route 2 will be held Saturday at Kings Chapel Church. Burial follows in the church cemetery. He died Wednesday at St. Marys Hospital Huntington after a month of ill health. He is survived by his wife Bertha and children Shirley Hall Barbara and Ricky with four prior children deceased. He was born in Guyan Township and survived by brothers and sisters across Crown City and nearby towns.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Shaffer
Crown City
Kings Chapel Church
Jack Halley
Shaffer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Willie Shaffer
Hannan Trace
Guyan Twp
Manson
Priscilla Pinkerman Shaffer
Bertha Raines
Shirley Hall
Miller
Barbara
Ricky Shaffer
River Traffic Gauges Report Dam Status and Boat Movements
The river traffic bulletin lists gauge readings for Montgomery Kanawha Falls Hinton and Pomeroy Macky with rollers and dams on the sill. Movable dams on the Ohio River Huntington District are up. A sequence of up and down river boats and lock movements is reported with times from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. at Lock 34 and 35 and various named vessels including City of Huntington Stevenson and J. S. Lewis among others.
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Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Macy
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
City of Huntington
Stevenson
Crucible
Jayne Hougland
Peggy Downey
R. H. Bosworth
Albert F. Holden
I. Frieberger
Few
C. V. Harner
Beckford
Louisiana
Lock
Cotton Queen
J. S. Lewis
Ravenswood
Thelma Ann
Gallipolis
Ovec
San Ricardo
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Holzer Hospital News
Duane M. Skidmore
Ellis Hamrick
William A. Roberts
Eroy
John Hagaman
Ashland
Nancy A. Chaffee
Long Bottom
Harley C. Bovie
Alfred H. Dye
Thomas Mitchell
Winton
James L. Adams
George O. Harper
Charles E. Spencer
David P. Southard
Roma B. Maze
Avera Wiseman
Henry S. Nutt
Willis Leadingham
John E. Morgan
Victor E. Gaul
William Pelfrey
Raymond J. Ingalls, Jr
Abel F. Winton
Catherine M. Betts
Walter B. Allison
Kimberly G. Tolbert
Owen C
Thomas Parrish
Milford
la Crosse
Hawk
U. S. Army
James H
Winchester Central Press Association
Ronnie Scott
Dale Scott
Clark Martin
Utica
Maurita Ross
Paul Cotterill
Athens
By Glenna Shuler
Mrs
Ronald Leach
Joe Leach
Ray Durst
Florida
Shirley Caruthers
Eddie
Bernie
Iola Howell
Laurel Cliff
John Rhodes
Eno
Stanley Rupe
Stewart
Racine
Highway Department
Vann T. Edwards
Kannapolis
N.C
Wallace Bower
Willie
Farry
Lawrence Shaffer
Bay
Grace) Beaver
Walter
Goldie) Haskins
Anna) Waugh
Robert Shaffer
Springfield
John
Bessie) Estes
Marietta
Dennis
Minnie) Hill
Hillsboro
Mark
Flossie) Daniels
Addison
Commonwealth
University of Southern California
Leslie J. Nason
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