Speed Boat Regatta Attracting Top Racers
Gallipolis Boat Club hosts its third annual water show on July 21 drawing top Midwest speed boat drivers. The event features 10 hydroplane races across six classes with speeds up to 90 mph, plus a father son entry from Wellsburg and 100 anticipated entries led by John McMullen of Flint. The Ohio River course runs from Vine to Locust, with Coast Guard patrols planned for safety and enforcement.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Boat Club
Midwest
John W. Burkle
Tion
Charles
Elmo Lees
Wellsburg
W. Va
Elmo
John McMullen
Flint
Mich
McMullen
Hydro
Mid-East Outboard Association
Cleveland
Ohio River
Vine
Locust Sts
Burkle
Coast Guard
Local Pastor Leaves After 22 Years
The Rev Vernon C. Shafer, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis for 22 years, resigns to lead a church he founded in Jackson County. He will return to Wellston Church Of The Nazarene, which he organized and pastored for 12 years, replacing Rev L. O. Rist who resigns Aug 1 to consider a call to Mt. Gilead Church Of The Nazarene. The move follows his 1941 arrival and the church’s expansion including a new edifice and annex built over the years. The call to Wellston received a unanimous vote, while Shafer’s leave comes after a two thirds majority for his departure here.
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Gallipolis
Vernon C. Shafer
Church of the Nazarene
Second Ave
Jackson County
Hamden
Shafer
Wellston
Man Denies He Sold Automobile In Court
Harold Porter, 21, denied selling an automobile lacking a motor, transmission, and four tires in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Bond set at 100 dollars, posted, Porter released. Other residents faced charges including assault, drunken driving, and fishing without a license.
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Gallipolis
Harold Porter
Porter
William H. Sowers
Otho Wolfe
Sheriff's Department
William R. Clench
Dorothy Clench
Ray C. Cook
Springfield
Cook
Harold W. Blankenship
Center Line
Mich
Kenneth L. Tomlinson
Gallia County
Donald Mullins
Vinton
Tycoon Lake
Blood Run By Patrol Delivers Eight Pints for Holzer
State Highway Patrol units from Gallipolis and South Point teamed to deliver eight pints of blood to Holzer Hospital. The shipment moved from Chesapeake to Gallipolis via Huntington bridge and Fairland School relay, finishing within an hour. Blood came from the Huntington regional blood center.
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State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis
Post 27
Post 44
South Point
Holzer Hospital
Chesapeake
Ohio
Huntington Bridge
Cecil E. Carpenter
Leo Davis
Fairland School
Proctorville
Huntington Regional
Gallia 4-H Leaders Aim for National Honors
Gallia County 4-H Junior Leaders Mary Jo Yoho and Charles Clark compete with 172 Ohio youths for 16 national 4-H awards. They advance after leadership interviews at the Ohio State Fair, based on leadership, project work, service, and overall achievement.
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Gallipolis
Mary Jo Yoho
Charles Clark
Gallia County
Ohio
Miss Yoho
Denver Yoho
Marshall Canaday
Steve N. Jenkins
Miss Yoho and
Clark
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio River Dams
Inland river report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Greenup Kanawha Falls and others with rollers and crest depths. Dams on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers show multiple locks moving up or down while boats on the Gallipolis and Kanawha River report traffic changes throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Nkanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Sill
Ohio River
Huntington
Lyda H
Bayou Lareine
Tampico
Preccy Downey
Jerry Bosworth
Lock
A. J. Patten
Davey Crockett
Helen
A. V. Harner
F. Frieberger
Albert F. Holden
Cotton Queen
Rob Benter
Ravenswood
Finois
Eh’ Deans T Bosworth
Esso Pennsylvania
National
Jane T
Onward
Elisha Woods
Births at Holzer Hospital Sparse List of New Arrivals
A long list reports numerous births at Holzer Hospital including daughters for Mr. and Mrs John A. Brown in Rio Grande and Mr. and Mrs Robert A. Holstein in Ravenswood, and a son for Mr. and Mrs Harold L. Herrell in Waterloo, among many other names and locations.
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John A. Brown
Rio Grande
Robert A. Holstein
Ravenswood
Harold L. Herrell
Waterloo
Paul B. Runion
Leon Route 2
Camp Arrowhead Gets National Inspection Approval
Camp Arrowhead at Ona near Milton West Virginia scored 98 of 100 on a national inspection. The boy scout camp serves all boys of the Mason Gallia Meigs district each summer.
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Gallipolis
Arrowhead
Ona
W.va
Milton
Mason- Gallia-Meigs
331 Doses Of Sabin Given On Saturday
Gallia County health nurses administered 331 Sabin oral polio vaccine doses at the courthouse basement immunization clinic on Saturday. The department’s total Sabin doses reached 1232. Nurses also gave 34 DPTs eight diphtheria-tetanus and four typhoid inoculations, with Mrs. Pearl Pope Mrs. Pearl Hatfield and Mrs. Naomi Rose leading the clinic assisted by County Sanitarian William F. Neal and registrar Mrs. Madeline Rees.
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Gallipolis
Pearl Pope
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
William F. Neal
Madeline Rees
Local social notes from Columbus and Nitro visits
Long Bottom couple Mr and Mrs Ted Hayman and Kimie with Janet Bissell and Ray Coleman visit Hank Holter. Alice Roberts returns to Nitro after visiting A J Carter. Lewis Cozart of Lorain weekend with Nellie Cozart. Elmer Burton and family visit Wayne Prince in Columbus.
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Ted Hayman
Kimie
Janet Bissell
Columbus
David Smith
Joe Bissell
Ray Coleman
Hank Holter
Alice Roberts
A. J. Carter
Nitro
W. Va
Lewis Cozart
Lorain
Nellie Cozart
Elmer Burton
Wayne Prince
Sue Adkins
Louise Adkins
Oakey Raush
Mrs. Raush
Cecil Blessing
Akron
May Fisher
Huntington
Raushes
Judge Sowers Hears 13 Patrol Cases
In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William H. Sowers fined 13 highway patrol defendants with small sums and costs. Charles Johnson paid 50 and 40 suspended for fictitious registration. Others faced fines for left of center speeding failure to display registration and stop sign violations. Bonds forfeited included Thomas E. Blech Ernest Topping and Cornet H. Warren.
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Gallipolis
Charles Johnson
Athalia
William H. Sowers
David Fife
Herman Perry
Thurman
Gary Drumman
Donald Taylor
Gallip
Thomas E. Blech
Columbus
Ernest Topping
Huntington
Cornet H. Warren
Births and visits fill Kyger area social notes
Rodney and Judy Spires announce son Timothy Allen born July 1 at Meigs Memorial Hospital. Nearby families, visits, retirements, and a July wedding shower fill the social page with names from Pomeroy Columbus Logan Crooksville Richwood and Portland.
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Perry Bradbury
Ann Sisson
Columbus
Fred Sisson
Sisson
Ohio State University
William Hardin
Tammy
Syracuse
Garfield Searls
D. L. Spires
GSI
Phillip Sisson
Minneapolis
Robert Wiseman
Newark
Phillip Allen
David
Terry Lee
Ray Ewing
Wade Rupe
Crooksville
Dale Sisson
Larry Thaxton
Wendell Bradbury
Richard
James Ward
Sheila
Linda
Cheryl Bosse
Richwood
Paul Schuler
Jackie
Portland
Clair Athey
Bert Carson
Rutland
Marc McCord
New Jersey
M. L. McCord
Jesse Creek R
Lance At JFK Show In Hanau Germany Is Honored
Pfc Forrest R. Lance 19, son of Mr and Mrs Herbie L. Lance Bidwell Route 1, participated in a large display of missiles artillery and engineer equipment in honor of President Kennedy's Hanau visit on June 25. He is in Company B 32d Signal Battalion Germany, entered the Army in June 1962, basic at Ft Knox and arrived overseas last January. A 1962 graduate of North Gallia High School.
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Bidwell
Army
Forrest R. Lance
Herbie L. Lance
John F. Kennedy
Hanau
Germany
Lance
32D Signal Battalion
Ft. Knox
North Gallia High School
No accidents in Gallia County over weekend officials say
State Highway Patrol reports no crashes in Gallia County Saturday or Sunday but notes five accidents occurred during the Fourth of July holiday weekend Thursday and Friday, bringing July’s total to twelve.
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Gallipolis
State
Gallia County
Ohio Youth Commission Created by Rhodes
Gov James A Rhodes signed a bill to establish a three member Ohio Youth Commission, creating a state body to oversee youth affairs. The measure passed amid broader legislative action this session in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Youth Commission
James A. Rhodes
Gallia County Vandalism and Theft Report
Gallia County deputies investigate the theft of a tool box from a farm combine and a home window break in on Cremeens Road. Tool value listed at 75 dollars. Juvenile court fines imposed for speeding and a stop sign violation after patrol arrests.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Cremeens Rd
Sheets
Yeager reunion draws Letart and area families home
Many Letart and nearby residents gathered at the Ed Fry home for the Yeager reunion. Attendees included the Deihl, Cross, Raush, Fry, Adkins, and Yeager families from Letart New Haven Middleport Parkersburg Mason City and Point Pleasant.
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Letart
Ed Fry
James Deihl
Charlene
Sue Ellen
Pomeroy
Andrew Cross
Eddie
Paul
Jackie Raush
New Haven
James Fry
Middleport
Johnie Fry
Emery Fry
Judy Fry
Parkersburg
Rhoda Yeager
Mason City
Ray Raush
Point Pleasant
Lester Adkins
Ercel Adkins
Cheshire GI At JFK Visit
Cheshire GI Pfc Kenneth R Little son of Mr and Mrs C K Little Cheshire participated in a large display of missiles artillery and engineer equipment in honor of President Kennedy s visit in Hanau Germany June 25 Little is a medic in the 38rd Armored Division s Headquarters Company in Germany He entered the Army in September 1961 completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina and arrived overseas in March 1962 The 20 year old attended Kyger Creek High School.
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Cheshire
Army
Ptc
Kenneth R. Little
C. K. Little
John F. Kennedy
Hanau
Germany
Little
38Rd Armored Division
Fort Jackson
S. C
Kyger Creek High School
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Reported
Thomas Davis Drosos 23 a bricklayer of Columbus weds Audrey Lee Campbell 19 a seamstress of Vinton. Robert Albert Schofield 22 a nursing assistant of Chillicothe weds Dorothy Mae McGuire 18 a homemaker of Gallipolis.
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Thomas Davis Drosos
Columbus
Audrey Lee Campbell
Vinton
Robert Albert Schofield
Chillicothe
Dorothy Mae McGuire
Gallipolis
Columbus Penitentiary curbs Dr Sam Shepard visiting access
Ohio Penitentiary officials restrict visiting privileges of Dr. Sam Shepard for violating prison regulations.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Sam Shepard
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Joseph Roush
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