Firemen To Be Honored In Point Pleasant Fourth
Point Pleasant volunteer Fire Department to be honored tomorrow during the Fourth of July celebration. Proceeds from events will fund new equipment. Otto Shobe will lead as chief in his seventh year, with William Le Port Jr as assistant chief and Sheldon Hill as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy C. Jackson
William le Port, Jr
Viand Sr
Sixth Street
Pure Oil
Thomas
Poplar St
William Huddleston
Ohio St
Meat Mart
Glenn Goodman
13Th St
The
Pure Oil Co
Flowers
Mt. Vernon
Gle
Sixth St. Pure Oil Co
Otto Shobe
Jefferson Ave
Jackson's
Sheldon B. Hill
Sixth St
West Virginia National Guard
Everette W.schwartz
Fifth St
Schwartz
D. M. Harshbarger
Leo Choquette
Court St
O. D. Tennant
Roy ©. Jackson
Harry Flowers
Richard D. Thomas
William le Port
Everette Schwartz
Bill Elliott
Ralph Thomas
Russell F. Ferguson
James R. Cochran
West Columbia Injuries After L S Coleman Store Wreck
Bill Walcup sustained minor injuries and a broken leg in a motorcycle wreck at the L S Coleman Store. The item also lists multiple local visitors and travels among families including Mildred Brumbley and children of Point Pleasant and others visiting Mrs. William Young and family. Sgt Freddie Thabit returning from Maryland visits with wife and daughter Joy.
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West Columbia
Bill Walcup
L. and S. Coleman
Mildred Brumbley
Point Pleasant
William Young
Lester Forman
Middleport
Jimmie Sprouse
East Liverpool
George True
Edward Arnett
Robert Nobels
Lou Dickens
Alonzo Dickens, Jr
Pennie
Susie
Springfield
Freddie Thabit
Maryland
Joy
Harry Vickers
Harry Jr
Kenneth
Kentucky
Warren Wright
Helen E. Roush
Birth and medical notes from Point Clinic entries
Gallipolis welcomed a son to Mrs. John Cattee. Elmwood admitted Mrs. Mary Cain for a tonsillectomy. Mrs. Donald Wells and infant released. Herald Killingsworth of 2410 Lincoln Point Pleasant treated for a fractured right arm.
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Mary Cain
Elmwood
Donald Wells
Herald Killingsworth
Lincoln
Point Pleasant
Final Plan Is Complete For July 4th Celebration
Final plans were adopted by the Fourth of July Day Committee at the Moose Club with last minute changes and a discussion of finances. Miss Wilma Ellen Melrose won the Queen for a Day contest with 8253 votes and will reign with a court of six attendants. The queen will be crowned on the courthouse steps at 9 20 a m. The flag raising will be led by Vernon DeWeese at 9 00 a m and Grover C Hite will set off an aerial bomb. The team pulling contest moves to 1 p m and fireworks shift to Harmon Park from W 26th Street.
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Point Pleasant
Moose Club
Fire Department
Wilma Ellen Melrose
Melrose
Mary Ellen McClure
Mary Whalen
Shirley Sue Shobe
Shirley Thomas
Mayor Krodel
Court House
Vernon DeWeese
Grover C. Hite
Harmon Park
W. 26Th St
Gallipolis Board approves teachers pay schedule
The Gallipolis School Board adopted a state required salary schedule for teachers covering the first five years of service with raises every four years and a $100 step up to 20 years. Special teachers receive a 10 percent increase not to exceed $300. The board did not raise administrator salaries. Superintendent E. E. Higgins expects the new foundation funds to total about $26,000 with the schedule costing about $20,000, and a July 10 deadline looms for notices and contracts.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Board of Education
Fourth Ave One Way Rule Joins City Traffic Plan
Fourth Ave between Cedar and Grape will become a one way street by September 1 after an ordinance passed by the City Commission. The move follows a proposal by the Washington School PTA and was supported by Judge William H. Janes, with study group input from J. Roy Bartlett Chief Chester Leaper and Dr. Raymon Allison. Parking will be on both sides south of Fourth Ave and signs will be posted ahead of school start.
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Gallipolis
Fourth Ave
Cedar
Grape
City Commission
Washington School
William H. Janes
J. Roy Bartlett
Chester Leaper
Janes
Raymon Allison
Pine St
Jones
July Induction Quota Trims to Three Men
Gallia County reduces July induction quota from four to three. One applicant is married and unable to process an alternate in time. Those reported to Ashland Kentucky on July 5 for induction include Charles V. Smith of Beaver Ohio, Robert E. Melvin of Patriot and Forest Ohio, and Darrell E. Starkey of Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ashland
Charles V. Smith
Gallia
Beaver
Ohio
Robert E. Melvin
Patriot and Forest
Darrell E. Starkey
Crown City
Car Damage Incident In Gallipolis Neighborhood
A car owned by Todd O. A. Fallon of 1 Second Ave Gallipolis was damaged Monday while parked in front of his residence. The other vehicle involved was driven by Stella May Young of Henkle Ave Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Todd O. A. Fallon
Second Ave
Stella May Young
Henkle Ave
River traffic at Gallipolis locks report multiple upriver and downriver movements
Lines show vessels at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha River entries with times and directions including Charles Smith Leila Pete Keystone Durant Huntington Manitou Joan E Price Kenna Cook Jefferson Rand Louisiana Cornell Liberty Laugh Yin Shannopin Cherokee Keeley Castle Turley Hatfield Lehigh and Ohio State. Canal gauge readings note Upper 18.1 lower 188 feet and 28 feet at rollers with Kanawha Falls at 2 45 falling.
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Gallipolis
Charles Smith
Leila
Pete
Keystone
Durant
Huntington
Manitou
Joan E
Price
Kanawha
Kenna Down Market
Cook
Winfield
Jefferson
Rand
Louisiana
Cornell
Liberty
Laugh- Yin
Shannopin
Cherokee
Keeley
Castle
Turley
Hatfield
Lehigh
Sohio State
Kanawha Falls
Chief Wise Recommends Fire Truck Purchase in Gallipolis
Gallipolis fire chief Walter Wise urged the City Commission to buy a newer smaller pumper for about 15000 dollars, keeping the old unit as a backup. The plan aims to ease rural road operations and avoid parts shortages after the old pumper’s 17 years of service.
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Chief Wise
Gallipolis
City Commission
Walter Wise
Wise
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Discharges
List of birth announcements from Holzer Hospital including Mrs Arthur Drummond Bidwell a son and numerous other mothers from Gallipolis Pomeroy and Jackson with daughters and sons. Discharged patients include Louise Treadway Rowena Farley Oscar Russell and many others with names across local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Drummond
Bidwell
Omar Baker
Patriot
William 8. Henderson
Coolville
James Comer
Gallipolis
Clifford Miller
Jackson
Louise Treadway
Rowena Farley
Oscar Russell
Walter Martin
Mark Higginbotham
Cora Hoop
John Ord
Paul Kruger
Wayne Sisson
Dave Pickens
Sherman Sheets
Otto Hartenbach
Dan Sauders
Oak Thomas
Walter Woodyard
Harry Snowden
Claude Ridenour
Patsy Campbell
Phillip Wills
Roma Hivney
Alberta Thorne
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Department
Russell E. Ferguson
Viand St
Rodney Wamsley
Johnny Simpkins
Vernon Miller
Richard L. Thomas
C. Sullivan
H. Erwin
F. L. Durst
J. C. Parsons
Bill Ellis
Bill Oliver
Lester Zimmerman
P. F. Good
Armed Services
John Cattee
Clayton Puilins
Edward Sterling
Anna V. Brooks
John C. Hutchinson
Edward Swint
Marcus Walker
C. E. Campbell
W. W. Smith
J. M. Evans
G. C. Hite
Mary S. Middleton
Charles Buskle
C. P. Stout
Charles L. Hornbeck
R. J. Jackson
William le Porte
W. C. Roberts
Goldie Pratt
Gus Frye
Alligon
Bartlett
Third Ave
Olive St
Holzer Hospital
Walter Woodyard, Jr
A. Love
Pt. Pleasant
Robert Caruthers
B. J. Beverly
Charles McNamee
Pomeroy
Nettie Nibert
Anderson Brown
Oak Hill
Cheshire
Jenea Hayes
Thurman
M. Ray Groves
Stanley Jones
Carl Wolfe
Racine
Point Pleasant, W. Va
Dickies
Phyllis Riggs
Red Top Brewing Co
Cincinnati
Athens County
Keck Distributing Co
State St
Athens
Redtop Beer
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