Rotary Club Sees Goodyear Plant Boost for Nelsonville
Nelsonville panel discussion at Ethel's Tea Room focused on Goodyear plant location and future industrial growth. Logan Trade Corp has begun financing a building for Goodyear with $30,000 raised locally. city services need extension to support housing and expansion. Visiting Rotarians from Logan and Whitesville attended. Dorothy Young reported a snake sighting on E Columbus St and men nearby killed it with an iron bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Ethel’s Tea Room
John Coker
David Neiman
William A. Mechem
William Friedrich
Richard Hubbard
Logan Trade Corporation
Goodyear
Nelsonville
Albert Seabright
Logan
Alva Oakley
Whitesville
W Va
Dorothy Young
Mildred Young
W. Franklin Sr
E. Columbus St
Mayor Calls June Fourth Bell Ringing for Independence Day
Mayor William Hoffman urged church and school bell authorities in Nelsonville to ring bells for four minutes starting at 1 p.m. Thursday in observance of Independence Day. National organizations also urged citizens to awaken to responsibilities in defending democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William Hoffman
United States
Cari tas Medal honors Rev J Lloyd Evans display at library
The Cari tas Medal awarded to the Rev J Lloyd Evans by the Steuben ville Roman Catholic Diocese for extraordinary readiness to cooperate across race creed and color will be on display in the Public Library window at Public Square on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
J. Lloyd Evans
Steubenville
Public Square
Buchtel Seeks Applicants for Village Marshal
Mayor John Wade of Buchtel calls for applications for village marshal after the resignation of Robert Sheley. Applications available from the mayor and due by 7 p.m. Wednesday. The village council meets at 7:30 p.m. today in the mayor's office.
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Buchtel
John Wade
Robert Sheley
Council of
Cable Alley Designated Two-Way in Nelsonville
Police Chief Max Valkinburg announced Cable Alley from Washington to Columbus Streets will run two-way for 30 days under a Service Director order. Motorists are asked to watch for traffic in both directions. Also, Boy Scout Troop 64 will not meet tonight and will reconvene next Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a committee meeting at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Max Valkinburg
Washington and
Columbus Sts
Gerald Bentley
Nelsonville Leaders Seek Joint Talks on Goodyear Development
Business, labor and civic leaders met with Nelsonville Board of Trade directors and Logan industrialists to discuss Goodyear development. Barton Hall proposed selling the Industrial Memorial Building to fund sewer and water improvements to attract industry and housing. Mr Hall’s idea was described as sensible and worthy of serious consideration.
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Nelsonville
Logan
Barton Hall
Board of Trade Directors
Hall
Hold Annual Reunion and Local Visits in Nelsonville
Nelsonville notes include the Howard cousins reunion held June 30 at the grandparents’ Bennett Road home now occupied by Mr and Mrs Raymond Humphrey with Meda Howard Reynolds Irving Howard Emily Howard McManamay Arley Howard Marcia Howard Finn Bertha Howard Ed Howard Anna Howard Parsons and guests from Columbus Doris Farmer Karen and Wayne Farmer Mrs Virginia Strode and others. Gallipolis reports Darrell Lee Swisher 17 Bidwell Route 1 escaped Zaleski Youth Honor Camp again prompting area law enforcement alert.
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Nelsonville
Howard Cousins
Bennett Rd
Raymond Humphrey
Meda Howard Reynolds
Irvin Howard
Emily Howard McManamay
Arley Howard
Marcia Howard Finn
Bertha Howard
Ed Howard
Anna Howard Parsons
Marcia Finn
Jesse Myers
Doris Farmer
Karen and
Wayne Farmer
Columbus
Vence Humphrey
Wilberta Smart
John
Gallipolis
Darrell Lee Swisher
Bidwell
Zaleski
Swisher
Small Car Overturns Driver Cited in Gallia County
Tarbett, 16, Henderson West Virginia, escaped serious injury when his small foreign car overturned twice on Route 7 three miles north of the Silver Bridge. He was cited to Gallia County Juvenile Court for speeding after the 12:15 a.m. crash. The car skidded, rolled, and was demolished. Tarbett suffered minor head lacerations and received no medical treatment.
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Gallipolis
Tarbett
Henderson
W Va
Silver Bridge
Gallia County
State Highway Patrol
Judge Betz Hears Cases For Divorce
Common Pleas Judge Robert M. Betz grants Thelma Drummond Kerr a divorce from Clifford Drummond for gross neglect and extreme cruelty with custody of three children to the mother and $15 weekly support for the father. A second divorce is granted to Phyliss Spaulding from Millard Spaulding for gross neglect and extreme cruelty with custody of three children and $30 weekly support for the husband. Sherman R. Martin is ordered to pay Hilda J. Martin $15 weekly support during her pending divorce and $150 in attorney fees. no children are involved.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Thelma Drummond
Kerr
Clifford Drummond
Phyliss Spaulding
Cheshire
Millard Spaulding
Betz
Sherman R. Martin
Dams and river traffic updates from Mount St. Mary area
Mount St Mary Hospital notes mix river dam conditions with canal boat movements on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. Listings show dam statuses in Huntington district and several locks with up and down readings. Births and admissions appear alongside community notices and a Rainbow Girls meeting in Nelsonville.
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Ganges
Cgallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
wanaWhea Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Winfield, CV. Harner
W. H. Shaver, Jr
Oleander
School Board Hires Music Instructor
GALLIPOLIS The Hannan Trace School Board hired Mary E. Holderby of Proctorville as vocal music and band instructor. She has 18 years of teaching and previously taught at Piketon. Virginia Clark appointed to study committee for Gallia County vocational school. Controlling Board approved two new school buses after prior rejection. Board to advertise for fuel oil bids for both elementary and high schools. Water filtration plant completion expected by mid month. football field lighting near completion.
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Gallipolis
Hannan Trace School Board
Mary E. Holderby
Proctorville
Holderby
Old Rome
Piketon
Virginia Clark
Gallia County
Dennis M. Murdock
Ohio Department of Education
Hannan Trace
Anne Belville
Murdock
License Is Suspended After City Court Fines
Gallipolis judge fined Dick Bowen 76 for reckless operation and suspended his license for 30 days. Marvin W. Wears 67 and Joe Vance 49 were fined five dollars and costs in state cases, with costs suspended for Vance, while Carl O'Dell 46 was fined ten dollars for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
Dick Bowen
Galipolis
Bowen
Sowers
Marvin W. Wears
Kananga
Joe Vance
Thurman
Carl O'Dell
Dirt Pile Prevented River-Plunging Truck
A dirt pile at the river bank stopped a semi tractor and lowboy trailer from rolling into the Ohio River Tuesday morning. The rig, parked unattended at Billie Campbell's Lower River Road residence, rolled down a hill across Route 7 and down an embankment before hitting the dirt pile and stopping. Campbell had set brakes but air pressure failure is suspected.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
State Highway Patrol
Billie C. Campbell
Lower River Rd
Route 7
Campbell
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Rotary Club
Marshal
Bonnie
HAM
Ohio Valley
Kraft
Us, Soc
Fairmont
W. Union ST
Athens, Ohio
Clover Farm
Chauncey
Virginia Strode
Dayton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harley Lanning
George Strode
Edward Mingus
Millfield
Jerry Shumway
Mingus
John Rankin
Laura Russell
Pontiac
Mich
Russell
Clarence Russell
Fred
Russells
Kenneth McAfee
Rick
Kathi
Walter Leffler
Lizzie Canter
Muskingum River
S. L. Darst
Jerry Lee Darst
Shannon Ave
Athens
Ralph Barker
Minnie Stalder
Edmund Rapp
Ted
Jeff
Mansfield
Clifford Sanders
Walter Williamson
Jacob G
Captain Harrison
John J. Rowe
Lungs Point
John Bell Hood
A. J. Patten
Lavey Crockett
James L. Hamilton
Albert F. Holden
Southern
Mr. Criss
Pioneer
A. EL Dyke
H. EF. Bowles
E’deana Bosworth
Northern
Illinois
Ravenswood
Bayou Lareine
Bob Renter
Southland
Lock
Allied Ashland
James Robines
J. B
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roy Knight
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Denver Shover
Everett Webb
Glouster
Ray E Hoke
Edward Ervin
Debra K. Mingus
Anna F. Immer
Neal Kyle
Sarah F. Locke
John Dodd
Freda Rupe
New Straitsville
Edward Lowery
Deanville
Harold Beatty
Albany
Paul Grim
Robert McCombs
Larry Flowers
Steven Hammond
New Lexington
Michael Hammond
Gloria J. Hammond
Richard Kimes
Kathryn Hickman
Betty Bailey
Carl Stahl
Elton Campbell
Gouster
Anna Giffen
Margaret Morgan
Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Dennis
School Board
Helen Jackson
E. Columbus Sr
Bennett L. Jackson
Washington, D. C
Moscow
Wes Fay
Chicago
U.S
Honest Shoe
Mains
Logan, Ohio
City Loan Co
Portland
Foster
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