Washington School Honor Roll Listed in Detail
The Washington school honor roll for the third six weeks lists many students across grades six through eighth with numerous all A's achievers. Privately tutored Henrietta Norman posted a 3.6 average to earn honor roll recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington School
Vallance
Emmagene Borden
Marsha Edelblute
Ann Elliott
Joyce Hoffman
Marialyce Norman
Dennis Avner
Robert Brickles
Keith Cottrell
Keith Houck
Carolyn Johnson
Ann Morgan
Paul Pearson
Sandra Sutter
James Wagoner
James Bush
Rosann Dexter
David Evans
Marion Hartshorn
Rose Marie Northup
Donna Phillips
Steven Roach
Carman Saxton
Barbara Simmons
A’s
Mary Ely
Susan Phillips
Sue Pullins
Margaret Plantz
Sharon Roberts
Mary Lynn Elliott
Susan Casto
Sandra Adkins
Gregory Briggs
Jo Ann Blazer
Hattie Casey
George Ely
Tom Gooch
Chip Jones
Charlotta Thaxton
Sandra Williams
Kay Egner
Joe Stiles
Karen Burger
Yvonne Clagg
Eddie Hamilton
Barbara Parks
Jackie Knight
Martha McKean
Anne Rees
Annette Thomas
Beverly Rusk
Hope Ballard
Glenn Boggs
Jonnie Facemire
Pamela Carruthers
Jackie McGraw
Mike Brink
Mike Kerns
Stephanie Gilbert
Debbia Leedy
Susan Sechrist
Billy Ott
Karen Wilson
Sheryl Roberts
Jane Robinson
Henrietta Norman
Scouts Reach First Class In Troop Ceremony
Gallipolis thirteen girl scouts of Troop 11 became first class scouts in a Monday evening ceremony in a Catholic Church basement. About 30 people attended as each girl earned at least 10 badges. Honorees include Donna Cornwell Claudia Miller Dottie McMahon Lois Simmons Charlene Evans Debbie Darnbrough Patty Moore Rose Cornett Sue Dailey Sandra Pischmidt Patty McGinness Marty Davis and Becky Tawney. Leader Mrs. Jacques Bishop presided over the awards. Refreshments followed.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Linda Halley
Barbara Foster
Phyllis Pope
Claudia Miller
Sally Johnson
Karen Nibert
Dottie McMahon
Ann Magnussen
Alma Maynard
Robette Dexter
Sandra Lee
Patricia Harrington
Rose Pierotti
Marta Davis
Deborah Darnbrought
Susan Adrian
Karen Black
Barry Kiser
Dick Roderick
Allison Scott
Rose Cornett
Vaunita Lewis
Patty Moore
James Rood
Linda Hoffman
Sally Lease
Ralph Lusher
Jerry Rusk
George Somerville
Lawrence Steger
M’lou Warehime
All
A’s
Karen Worman
Gene Robinson
Johnny Sheets
Joe Roberts
Martha Fowler
Carol Howe
Gloria Kiser
Jane Mooney
Lynn Richards
Carolyn
Donna Cornwell
Lois Simmons
Charlene Evans
Debbie Darnbrough
Sue Dailey
Sandra Pinschmidt
Patty McGinness
Marty Davis
Becky Tawney
Jacques Bishop
VEW Passes 200 Mark in Gallipolis Meeting
At a Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering in Gallipolis on Tuesday night the post announced 205 members, surpassing the 169 quota. The drive ends by April or May. New members Atty. Robert S. Betz and Henry Mossman joined, and the group voted to donate 25 to the youth canteen. Beef stew coffee and hot rolls were served to about 15 members.
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Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Atty
Robert S. Betz
Henry Mossman
Birth announced for David Wise in Columbus
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wise of Columbus announce the birth of their first child a son named David. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ed Preston and Mr and Mrs Wise of Bladen. Also includes a record of Sunday visits by various local families and neighbors.
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Cheshire
Kenneth Wise
Columbus
David
Ed Preston
Mrs. Wise
Bladen
Radios for Automobiles Dominate 1955 Output
In 1955 forty seven percent of radios manufactured were made for automobiles, underscoring the auto market as the leading demand driver for radio production.
Gallia County Junior Fair names 15 committees for 1957
The Gallia County Junior Fair executive committee appointed fifteen planning committees for the August fair. Appointees include J. Tim Evans and C. Mac McGinness as co chairs planning and several others for finance ways and means publicity and more. Early work includes draining and grading the fair grounds with meetings set monthly on the third Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fair Board
Gallia Academy High School
Columbus
J. Tim Evans
James Evans
John Heiskell
Wendell Roush
C. McGinness
N. Howard Foster
Joe Clark
Daniel Notter
Ways and Means
Ernest Wiseman
Wayne B. Foster
Harlan Martin
John Lusher
Carl Myers
Paul Niday
C. Mac McGinness
Emerson Evans
William P. Smith
Robert Jenkins
Roscoe Houck
Stanley Evans
Clark
Notter
Dr. Foster
Wendell Evans
William C. Campbell
H. W. Black
Miles Epling
Joe McCorry
Merrill O’dell
J. Roy Bartlett
Joe
Foster
Arthur Elliott
Marshall Boggs
B. Lewis Jones
Stanley Shaver
Harry Pitchford
The
Gill Family Pioneers in Vinton County History
The Gill family stretches back 140 years in Vinton County tracing from Virginia origin. Joseph Gill settled Elk Township and had nine children. descendants included Joe Gill, former Ohio assistant attorney general, and John Gill who built a McArthur transportation and garage business. The narrative follows Daniel Gill, John D., Harley, and Hattie, detailing early ventures in livery, ice making, and the Overland Maxwell agency, along with the Gorsuch lineage from Meigs County and their move to Elk Township.
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Gill
Vinton County
Ohio Country
Virginia
Joseph
Elk Township
Joseph Gill
Joe Gill
Ohio
Athens
Dunkle
McArthur
Mr. Gill
John Gill
Eliza Hall
Pickaway County
James
Missouri
Daniel
Hattie
Ranson Sprague
Lewis Sprague
Daniel Gill
Market St
Theresa Lacy
Swan Township
John D., Harley
Overland
Maxwell Motor Cars
S. Market St
Ella Gorsuch
Meigs County
Nicholas Gorsuch
Gorsuch
Salisbury Township
Pennsylvania
Nicholas
Gills
Albany Fire Department Benefit Dance Aids Equipment
About 175 people attended a benefit dance by the Albany Volunteer Fire Department at the high school auditorium on Saturday night January 24. Another dance is planned for February 2 to raise funds for firefighting gear and ongoing house to house canvass by the auxiliary. Contact Mrs. Lowell Ziegler or Darrell L. West to contribute.
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Albany
Albany Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
Lowell Ziegler
Darrell L. West
Truck Fire Near Second Avenue In Gallipolis
Gallipolis fire crews extinguished a truck blaze just north of the station on Second Avenue. A leaking carburetor in Ronald Eastman’s pickup caused the hood and wiring to burn.
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Gallipolis
Second Avenue
Ronald Eastman
Gallipolis Police Buy New Shoes for Patrols
The Gallipolis police department will purchase new black patrol shoes from Haskins Tanner at sale price. Regularly about $20, the shoes will be bought for the department's patrolmen.
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Gallipolis
Haskins- Tanner
Two Convictions In Gallipolis Municipal Court
Gallipolis city police reported two convictions in Monday's municipal court. Billy Robbins, 27, of Point Pleasant, paid 15 dollars plus costs for speeding. Ferrell G Randolph, 19, of Gallipolis Route 2, paid 10 dollars plus costs for reckless operation.
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Gallipolis
Billy Robbins
Point Pleasant
Ferrell G. Randolph
Three Pythians Advanced To Esquire
Naomi Lodge No. 55 Knights of Pythias advanced three candidates to Esquire rank at its Tuesday meeting in Gallipolis with 26 in attendance. Treasurer Tom Mills announced $100 delivered to Dr. Arthur Fleming, completing the Polio Drive earnings of $580.63. Mills was elected Grand Outer Guard of Ohio, gaining 1052 of about 1700 statewide votes. New lodge officers led by Chancellor Commander R. W. Cremeans began their terms with full attendance except the grand outer guard. Middleport visitors Cash Bahr and Brad Wolfe said their lodge will start a drive for a page rank class to be initiated the last week of February, Naomi lodge pledging support. Cake from Ronald Knotts and other refreshments were served. The last four pages of the district class will have second rank work next Tuesday night.
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Gallipolis
Esquire
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Tom Mills
Arthur Fleming
Pythians
Mills
Grand Outer Guard
Ohio
R. W. Cremeans
Middleport
Cash Bahr
Brad Wolfe
Middleport Lodge
Ronald Knotts
Hospital Births and Procedures Noted in Holzer Records
Holzer Hospital notes list multiple births and medical updates. Jan 29 entries include sons and daughters born to families in Rio Grande Gallipolis and nearby towns, along with numerous surgical and medical cases involving residents of Wellston Oak Hill Jackson and other communities.
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Lutellis McCarty
Rio Grande
Gene McCarty
Gallipolis
Orville Pegg
Kananga
Ferrell Niday
Clinton Hale
Oak Hill
William Davis
Bladen
Surgical
Raymond Jones
H. G. Kisor
Wellston
Thomas Williams
Jackson
William Tucker
Grimms Landing
Floyd Jackson
Virgil Hamrick
Rodney
Russ Watson
Minersville
Ralph Downard
W. E. Clark
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Report
Gallipolis and Kanawha river gauges show rising high water as rollers run out. Ohio River levels fall slowly with all movable dams down. numerous lock and boat statuses listed from Lock 14 to 33 and Kanawha, London, Marmet, Winfield, and Gallipolis boats. Names of residents appear in the later clipping.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy-Mason
Kanawha River
Winfield
London
Ohio River
Okan
Beckford
Shuttler
Southern
Ogram
William Penn
Ira C
Bill
Inca
Neville
Lock
Beaver
Invader
Ohio
Jefferson
Ranger
Salvati
Sohio State
City of Huntington
Kanawha
Merrill
Marmet
Semet
Helen
Atlas
O. F. Shearer
Bruce
Solvay
Automobile Transmission Adoption in 1955
Auto industry data shows 1955 usage, 35 percent of automobiles had automatic transmissions.
Backed Car Accident in Gallipolis Injures Two
Gallipolis city police investigated a two vehicle collision at State and First Tuesday. Janet Brewer 18 of 2117 Eastern Ave backed into Dorothy J. Fellore 32 of Gallipolis who was stopped. The crash occurred at 8 20 a.m.
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Gallipolis
Janet Brewer
Eastern Ave
Dorothy J. Fellore
Lions Club Ladies Night Laugh Master Show at Gallipolis
Gallipolis Lions Club held a Ladies Night dinner at Grace Methodist Church with 38 attending. Pat Haner led an audience participation program including a shaving stunt to prove gender equality, a spelling bee tie, animal sound identifications, a door prize, and a convention movie projector run by Max Tawney. Three new members John Cornett Jacques Bishop Ernest Thompson were welcomed. The next meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Lafayette Hotel with President F. H. McGraw presiding.
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Gallipolis
Miami
Fla
Gallipolis Lions Club
Grace Methodist Church
Pat Haner
Jack Hudson
Bill Wellman
Vaught Smith
John Burkle
Waldo Brown
Ray Willis
Brown
Kenneth Morgan
John Cornett
Jacques Bishop
Ernest Thompson
Lafayette Hotel
F. H. McGraw
Officials At Meeting Gallia county education leaders attend Columbus session
Three Gallia County education officials join over 200 delegates at a Columbus transportation meeting. Supt B Lewis Jones Southwestern Local head Trevor Davis and Clerk Paul Parkins plan to attend Friday's mid winter conference of school administrators in Athens. Principals Davis Carter Massie Harley Cloud Glendon Evans Dennis Murdock and C Comner Bradbury have booked lunch at Ohio University Center.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Columbus
B. Lewis Jones
Southwestern
Trevor Davis
Paul Parkins
Jones
Athens
Davis
Carter Massie
Bidwell
Harley Cloud
Vinton
Glendon Evans
Rio Grande
Dennis Murdock
Mercerville
C. Comner Bradbury
Kyger Creek High School
Ohio University Center
Vinton to Name Boys and Girls State Delegates
President Lewis Bartley of the Vinton American Legion Post said a boy and a girl from Vinton Bidwell High Schools will be chosen for Boys and Girls States. Names will be announced Feb 11 at a post and auxiliary meeting, based on grades character and leadership. The boy will come from Vinton High School to balance last year's Bidwell selection.
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Vinton
Lewis Bartley
Vinton American Legion Post
Vinton-Bidwell High Schools
Post
Vinton High School
Bidwell High School
Sheriff arrests two men for breach of the peace
Gallipolis sheriff Oscar Baird said Tuesday that Edward Bates, 47, and Charles Bates, 50, of Gallipolis Route 1, were arrested and charged with breach of the peace.
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Gallipolis
Oscar Baird
Edward Bates
Charles Bates
Registration climbs in Ohio amid 1955 vehicle boom
In 1955 Ohio registered over 486000 motor vehicles, rising from about 332000 in 1954, reflecting a strong growth in automobile ownership and use across the state.
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Ohio
Band Boosters Raise 300 From Spaghetti Dinner
Gallia Academy High School Band Boosters cleared about 300 for the band from a Monday spaghetti supper at Washington School serving about 500 people. Proceeds fund trips like the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC this April with a February rummage sale planned to finish financing. 10 gallons of sauce left over were sold at 1.25 per quart to support the same goal. Purchasers may call Gallipolis 1097. Boosters met Monday to plan February activities.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Washington School
Washington
D. C
Boosters
Russell Smith
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