Rio Grande Post Office Dedicated By Moeller
Congressman Walter H. Moeller dedicates Rio Grande’s new $10,000 brick post office on Sunday, presents a 50 star flag to acting postmaster Nina Wickline. About 100 attendees hear praise for postal service and future use of microwave tech and capsule-dropping missiles.
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Dick Thomas
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Cong
Walter H. Moeller
Nina Edna Williams Wickline
Route 325
Moeller
Elmer E. Caldwell
Roger Williams
Rio Grande College
Dana Wickline
Darst Infant Dies Sunday in Gallia County
Loraine Kathryn Durst Darst of Cheshire Route 1 died Sunday at Mason Clinic after birth around midnight Saturday. Funeral by Veron McCoy at a later time. She is survived by parents Richard and Carolyn Durst and two brothers Richard Jr and William Lee. Maternal grandparents are Clinton and Kathryn George. paternal grandparents Douglas and Mary Durst.
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Gallipolis
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Loraine
Kathryn Darst
Cheshire
Mason Clinic
Cecil Mayle
First Church of God
Richard
Carolyn George Durst
Eno
Richard Jr
William Lee
Clinton
Kathryn George
Bidwell
Douglas
Mary Durst
Cheshire Rouse Aleg 4
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital report
Holzer Hospital list includes new births for Murray Mason Waldron Sims and Gibbs. Admissions feature many named residents including Perry Capehart Farmer Batey Roush King Schilling Huffman Hankins Davis Tolbert Brooks Artis Greer Wallace Ervin Cline Swisher Ball Lacy and others with a juvenile fined for a traffic offense and local post office history recounting Rio Grande origins.
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D. Eugene Murray
Middleport
Lester O. Gibbs
Mason
Charles Waldron
Hamden
Wilson E. Sims
Gallipolis
Earl E. Perry
Ironton
Irwin C. Capehart
New Haven
David Lee Farmer
Columbus
Rachel E. Batey
Pomeroy
Carolyn T. Roush
John A. King
Letart
Steven D. Schilling
Rutland
Harry H. Huffman
Leon
Sidney R. Hankinson
Mark A. Davis
Minersville
Ethelbert R. Williams
Wellston
William G. Tolbert
Hadway Brooks
Oak Hill
Denver B. Artis
Causby Greer
Albert E. Wallace
Gordon Ervin
Winfield
W. Va
Myrtle J. Cline
Delbert E. Swisher
Robert H. Ball II
David E. Lacy
Cottageville
Lorenzo D. Davis
Honor Camper Named As Rocky Ledges Returnee
Gallipolis reports a group of girls returning from Rocky Ledges Girl Scout Camp near Milton West Virginia. Martha Cornwell daughter of Robert Cornwell was voted honor camper for her participation and ability to get along with others. Other scouts earned life saver swimmer rambler and intermediate swimming badges. Ann Magnussen served as counselor and director among 12.
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Gallipolis
Rocky Ledges
Milton
W. Va
Martha Cornwell
Robert Cornwell
Vine St
Tri-State
Shelley Price
Susan Clarke
Miss Cornwell
Jamie Wellman
Miss Price
Miss Clarke
Cathy Houck
Virginia Files
Ann Magnussen
Marcus J. Magnussen
J. Gordon Gibert
Thomas P. Price
Oscar W. Clarke
Wet Street Is Blamed In Collision
A Sunday 4 23 p m accident at the Routes 7 and 141 junction in Gallipolis involved Nancy Johnson 18 and Harold Cremeens 60 after wet road conditions. Adela Cremeens 53 sustained minor hand injuries as Harold Cremeens slid 30 feet while braking. Officer Bennie H Pennington investigated noting slick pavement and a working turn signal.
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Gallipolis
Bennie H. Pennington
Nancy K. Johnson
Harold B. Cremeens
Southwestern Budget OK'd and Cage Coach Hired
GALLIPOLIS The Southwestern Local Board of Education approved a 1962 63 budget of 405 000 receipts and 395 900 expenditures in a special session. They hired Harold Barker from Catlettsburg Ky as basketball coach at Southwestern High School. Barker, 29, with BA in physical education from Morehead State College, is married with two children. New English teacher is John Franklin Hunt 22 of Bidwell. Hunt holds a provisional four year certificate from Rio Grande College and is majoring in English and social studies. Two bus drivers Herman Wood and Lloyd Fry were hired and Ogle Dillon named custodian at Southwestern High School. President Ray Baker led the meeting with all members present except Maxine Jones.
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Rio Grande
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Adamsville
Raccoon Two
Raccoon Creek
Washington, D.C
Ohio
Rio Grande River
Richard S. Kerr
Atwoods
Rio Grande College
Lewis
Margaret E. Wickline Wray Bohn
Mary L. Lewis
Gallia County
Chicana Library Association
William A. Lewis
Peg Thomas
Centerville
Zelma Northcutt
David L. Proffitt
Warner Craft
Roger Williams
Marion T. Williams
Addison
Roy Wigal
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Luther Tracy
Calvary Baptist Church
Phyliss Hawley
Cheshire
Elizabeth Dennett
Bidwell
Luther Burnette
Patriot
Seth Huntley
Vinton
Paul Miller
Jackson
Brady Kahl
Whipper
Art Cornwell
Athens
Glenn Atkinson
Mary Jane Lewis
Sam J. Welker
Kenneth W. Welker
Harry R. Hurn
Harrison Wood
Permelia Ridgeway Atwood
Squire John Varney
Lavada Myers
Histongs de Rio Grande
Southwestern Local Board of Education
Herman Lee Massie
Massie
Harold Barker
Southwestern High School
Catlettsburg
Barker
Morehead State College
John Franklin Hunt
North Gallia High School
Hunt
Herman Wood
Lloyd Fry
Ogle Dillon
Ray Baker
Maxine Jones
Jobless Claims Fall Across Gallia and Meigs Counties
Initial unemployment claims declined in Gallia and Meigs counties for the week ending Friday at the Ohio State Employment Center. Gallia reported 17 initial and 151 continued claims totaling 168, down from 373 a year ago. Meigs logged 26 initial and 235 continued claims totaling 261, down from 531 last year.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State Employment Center
Gallia County
Meigs County
Frank W. Childers
Burnette Ballot Question Still Unanswered in Gallia County
The Gallia County Board of Elections debated Burnette’s independent bid for state representative. They queried two issues with Secretary of State Ted Brown: eligibility of signatures with mismatched addresses and top-petition completeness. One more vote is awaited to decide if Burnette gains a three way race against Grover and Taber.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Brown
Joe Straight
Burnette
Alva T. Grover
Dann O. Taber
Driver Cited After Crash On Route 218
James Gooderham 40 Crown City Route 1 and Charles Walters 17 Gallipolis Route 2 collided on Route 218 three miles southwest of Route 7 at 11 15 a m Sunday. Walters cited to Juvenile Court for failure to yield. Minor damage to both cars. no injuries.
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Gallipolis
James Gooderham
Crown City
Charles T. Walters
State Highway Patrol
Gooderham
Walters
Samuel L. Bennett
Point Pleasant
Rees Hollow Road
Route 7
Gallia 4 H'ers Head to Canter's Cave Camp
Forty nine 4 H members depart Gallia for a four day senior camp at Canter's Cave in Jackson County with counselors Tom Walters Carol Jones Mary Jo Yoho and Carolyn Stowers. They return Friday. Later eighty four junior campers are to register Friday afternoon for a four day session at the same camp.
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Gallipolis
Canter’s Cave
Jackson County
Tom Walters
Carole Jones
Mary Jo Yoho
Carolyn Stowers
Two Drunken Drivers Are Sent To Jail
In Gallipolis Municipal Court Judge William H. Jones fined two men fifty dollars and costs each, sentenced five days in the county jail, and suspended six months of their operator licenses for driving while intoxicated. Charles Runion of Columbus and Stanley P. Saunders of Northup were arrested by state troopers and the Gallia County sheriff’s department.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Charles Runion
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Stanley P. Saunders
Northup
Gallia County
Merrill E. Shriver
Midwell
Walter May
Roy E. Caldwall
Charles L. Cragg
Waterloo Star
Sheriff's Department
World's Fair in Seattle Showcases Space Needle Flame
The Seattle World's Fair features a 600 foot Space Needle topped by a 40 foot gas flame, an all world exhibit, a monorail, and a U S Science Exhibit offering a space journey. El Paso Natural Gas highlights gas powered heating cooking and energy for the Pacific Northwest.
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United States
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Space Needle
Northern Life
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Jack E. Grant
Realty Acquisition Branch
Post Office Department
Bureau of Facilities
Jane Elliott Davis
J. Boyd Davis
Rio Grande College Board of Trustees
Davis
Margaret
Art Parks
Associated Press
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Cincinnati
W. A. Lewis
Laura Mathias
Edna Parker
Chicago
Ill
Martha
Willard Bosley
Delores Wheeler
Warehime Clinic
M’lou Warehime
Donald R. Warehime
Holzer Hospital News
Okey Carter
Z. J. Miller
James Underwood
Thomas Morgan
Neola Lewis
Maurice Edler
Harry Neville
Pansy Banks
Curtis D. Powell
Janet Kennedy
Richard A. George
Jimmie Dillon
Charles Martindill
Charles Holstein
George Spencer
C. E. Sanders
Jona F. Hill
Ethel Cochran
W. A. Roberts
Hassell Hickman
William Hurt, Jr
Walter Scott Lucas
J. B. Dunham
J. Oran Clouse
John W. Howell
James A. French
Yellow Line
French
Chile
Chili
Portillo
Andes
Southwestern
Cage
the Messenger
Gallia
George R. Kent
Jack Owens
U.S
EL Paso Natural Gasili Company
el Paso Natural
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