Gallia County considers funding requests and maintenance needs
Gallia County commissioners held a Monday meeting with several delegations. Wiseman-Wickline urged county insurance on uncovered equipment near expiration. Foster sought additional revenue to cover professional services for relief patients. Librarian Lawrence Huber requested library aid, but funds were depleted. A 1953 sheriff’s sedan and a limestone quarry sale were discussed along with an overhaul estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wiseman - Wickline Insurance Agency
Wayne B. Foster
Holzer Hospital and Clinic
Foster
Jackson
Meigs
Lawrence Huber
Gallia Principals hear report and plan school events
Marie Hoskins reported on a Cincinnati DEA meeting at the Gallia County Elementary Principals Association gathering in the courthouse. Eleven principals and Superintendent B. Lewis Jones attended as plans were made for a Feb. 14 Teachers Banquet at Bidwell School cafeteria and an early March spelling bee for students under 16 and up to eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Elementary Principals’ Association
Marie Hoskins
DEA
Cincinnati
Bulaville
B. Lewis Jones
Bidwell
Clordine Teolis
William Bailes
John Heiskell
Nell Franklin
Phila Humphries
Gallia
Dorothy Raymond
Gallia County
Ft. Walton Beach
Fla
Rio Grande High School
Ohio Breeder Specialist Speaks to Gallia Unit
Central Ohio Breeders Association manager Dick Kellogg spoke at Gallia County dairy service unit’s annual meeting in Clay Local School. He advised producers on income levels for beef production, highlighted tools like artificial insemination, production testing, and herd management, and urged adoption of testing programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dick Kellogg
Central Ohio Breeders’ Association
Gallia County
Harold Bennett
Claude Burnett
Karl Burleson
Fred Hamrick
Wendell Tope
Merrill Brucker
DHIA
Burleson
Jim Evans
Lawrence Holliday
Jim Saunders
Gallia Academy High School
Gladys Johnson
Janice
Swiss Student Describes Gallipolis Exchange Year
A Swiss farm youth exchange student spent three weeks in Gallia County and wrote to Agri cultural Extension Agent William P. Smith about his progress. The student, now Rebmann Bruttisellen, plans to teach at a college after studying teaching in Switzerland. He stayed with the Fred Hamrick family near Bidwell in June 1954 and hopes for future agricultural work in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Switzerland
Gallia County
William P. Smith
Fred Hauser
Rebmann
Bruttisellen
Canton
Zurich
Hauser
Fred Hamrick
Bidwell
United States Agriculture
Ann Clark
Ireland
James L. Clark
Rio Grande
Delaware County
Ohio State University
Everett Miller Burns Cause workplace fall at Holzer Hospital
Everett Miller of Jackson Route 1 was admitted to Holzer Hospital with burns on his nose and face after becoming dizzy on the way to work and falling on a stove at work. Paul S. Denney of Bidwell Route 2 was admitted after an automobile crash near Kerr Station Harrisburg Road, suffering facial abrasions a fractured left shoulder blade and a back injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Everett Miller
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Paul S. Denney
Bidwell
Kerr Station
Harrisburg Road
Cub Scouts Earn Top Uniform Inspection Scores in Gallipolis
Cub Scouts of Pack 203 at Grace Methodist Church achieved high ratings on a uniform and troop inspection with a lowest score of 93 out of 100 and several perfect scores. The inspection team included Rex McCormick and Jim Thomson, among others, with helpers Jim Hanson and others assisting. 50 awards were given to 60 boys. several earned Wolfe, Bear, Lion, Denner, and Denner stripes badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Rex McCormick
Jim Thomson
Joe Stiles
Louis McCormick
Eddie Cottrell
Paul Pullins
Jim Hanson
Ronnie Dobbins
Herb Bush
J. Dean Eisel
Wolfe
Denner
Two Car Accidents In Gallipolis Also Court Convictions
Gallipolis city police investigated two parking lot crashes on Second Avenue with minor damage. Franc is O Rife backed into Virginia Harden, then Roger Fra zier collided with William Horton Harrell. No arrests. Convicted were Donald E Weiher for crossing double yellow lines and Arthur Persinger for intoxication. Persinger left jail after sentencing due to lack of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Avenue
Francis O. Rife
Court
Second
Virginia Harden
Ewington
Roger Frazier
Second Ave
William Horton Harrell
Point Pleasant
Frazier
Donald E. Weiher
Rio Grande
Arthur Persinger
Blind Hunch Nabs Klopers
State Patrolman William J. Keating acted on a blind suspicion Saturday night and arrested a boy and girl who had fled from New York homes to be married. Gene Platt 18 and Janet Marie Babyak 15 of Jamestown were jailed. the girl was later released to her parents. Platt also was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William J. Keating
New York
Gene Platt
Janet Marie Babyak
Jamestown
N. Y
Platt
Nine Persons Are Convicted Of Traffic Law Violations
Nine drivers were convicted in area courts over the weekend on traffic violations. Charles Larson of Little Hocking was fined 150 dollars and jailed 10 days for driving while intoxicated. Floyd Hayes of Massillon received 100 dollars and three days in jail. Gallipolis City Court imposed fines on David Ball of Ewington and Ralph Grimm of Henderson for yellow line violation and speeding. Virgil Springer of Kananga paid five dollars for an unsafe vehicle. Homer's McMurray of Rutland paid five dollars for passing without due distance. Roger Bissell of Minerville and Wilbur Nichols of Long Bottom each paid five dollars for lighting and yielding violations respectively. Reese Grimm of Wontghall was fined twenty dollars for violation at Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Charles Larson
Little Hocking
Justice of the Peace
Grinley
Minersville
Floyd T. Hayes
Massillon
Meigs
Pomeroy
E. F. Robinson
W H. Jones
David A. Ball
Ewington Ac
Ralph Grimm
Henderson
Virgil Springer
Kananga
Homer E. McMurray
Rutland
Robinson
Roger Lewis Bissell
Minerville
Wilbur G. Nichols
Long Bottom
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
Reese A. Grimm
Kyger Creek Group Announces Polio Fund Total
About 25 people attended Monday’s Kyger Creek Association meeting where it was learned the group cleared 73 dollars for the polio fund from a Saturday dance. President Alva T. Grover said roughly 170 attended the dance at Cheshire High School Building. PTA contributed about 18 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Kyger Creek Association
Alva T. Grover
Cheshire High School
PTA
Karns 73 in Dance Fund Drive Boosts Program
Karns and the Band Boosters raised about 20 dollars from cake sales as the Keith Tyler Orchestra performed Saturday. Grover noted several matters at Monday night’s association meeting but the only final action was scheduling another dance for the second week in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Association
Hospital Notes Record Births and Medical Updates Across Several Towns
Multiple births announced in Holzer Hospital notes with names and towns including Gallipolis Point Pleasant Pomeroy and Wellston. Medical and surgical updates list patients from Crown City Pomeroy Jackson and surrounding areas with various conditions and treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennie Perry
South Point
Surgical
B.C. Neal
Henderson
Lewis Sims
Miller
Charles Hall, Jr
Columbus
Elizabeth Kummer
Pittsburgh
William Claar
Jackson
Ossie Berry
Ashland
B. F. Sommer
Leon
Guy Fordan
Gallipolis
Howard Lucas, Jr
Harrisonville
John L
Dismissed Names List in Court Record
A court dockets a dismissal listing numerous individuals by name including Mrs. Harry Wittman and Mrs. L. Donnelly along with several others such as Mrs. Edward Hollback and Joseph Smith. The entry presents a roster of defendants or involved parties without further actions or outcomes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wittman
L. Donnelly
Henry Norman
E. E. Lakin
Chester Hawkins
Ossie Berry
Edward H. Hollback
Joseph Smith
Charles Gibbs
Garnet Davidson
J. S&s. Lloyd
Helen Wood
Virgil Martin
Ralph Parry
Hayden Osler
Frankie Gibbs
Floyd White
Broch Scaggs
Terri Channell
Phillipane
Sally Ann Yeager
Kenneth Ray Bland
Sarah Burris
Edward Borh
William Herald
Della Bentley
Lavarre Jordan
David Chapman
Farrell Houck
Ernest Slater
Charles Lawson
Teddy Barker
Proctor Harker
Walter Gooldin
Harry McComas
Lovell Livingston
E.R. Patterson
Divers Dray and Son
Floyd Stapleton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Holzer Head
Endeet
Ohio
Joyce Saunders
Clay
John D. North, Jr
Raymond Willis
Jim Porter
Odie O'Donnell
Harold Mace
Mason County
Robert Cobb
County Farm Bureau Cooperative
Cub
Sistant Denner
David Ott
Boy Scout
Johnny Holzer
Gary Lane
Holzer
Lane
Washington School
Meigs-Gallia - Mason
Tri-State
Haskins-Tanner
Presbyterian Church
Scouting
Persinger
Keating
Joe
Joe Frisco
Kyger Creek
Karns
Keith Tyler Orchestra
Walter Watson
Roy Kimbrel
Walter Fraley
Carlos Benson
Gallipolis Ferry
Murray Roy
Ralph Jackson
James Darby
Joe Camden
Kerr
Don Frye
James T. Parker
Wellston
Everette Miller
Clyde A. Trivett
Leland Smith
Noah D. Saunders
Harry Canterberry
Robert Love
Medi
Cal
E. K. Staley
Bladen
Gary Alden Keller
David Moffit
James Allen
Crown City
Freeman Wolford
Huntington
Lee Samuel Curtis
Medical
Clarence Richards
Thurman
Edna Duncan
Federal Land Bank
The
United National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
Sec’y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Mercury
FD Bullivan
Montclair
North Court ST
Athens, Ohio
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