Evans Resigns as Washington Elementary Principal
Evans Rio Grande resigns as Washington Elementary principal after eight years in Gallia County. Neil H. Sanders named new principal. several staffing changes, bus logistics, and budget measures approved by the City Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Washington
Dick Thomas
Gallipolis
City Board of Education
Evan Howard Evans
Rio Grande
Washington Elementary
Bruce McDonald
Green
Dan Reed Kilgore
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling High School
Kilgore
West Liberty
West Virginia
Charles M. Noonan
Clarion
Noonan
Clarion State College
Cranberry Joint High School
Seneca
Leechburg
Charles H. Dotson
Wirt County High School
Elizabeth
W Va
Dotson
Pikeville (Ky
Eastern Michigan
Ohio University
Holzer Hospital Education Programs Highlight Rotary Talk
Hospital administrator Wayne B. Foster spoke to the Rotary Club in Gallipolis about Holzer Hospital’s educational offerings. He described the new laboratory technician school, nursing programs, and courses for medical stenographers and radiologists, with pathologist Dr. J Arturo De Lamerens detailing lab operations and Roger Hines outlining the 18 month program. Visiting Rotarians and guests attended the event ahead of next week’s Rotary picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wayne B. Foster
Holzer Hospital
Farmers Hotel
School of Nursing
Foster
J Arturo de Lamerens
Holzer
Roger Hines
Dean Circle
Herbert Bush
Judge Sends Man To Lima Hospital
Gallia common pleas Judge Betz orders Roy Howell 56 for observation at Lima State Hospital for at least 30 days after indictment for assault with intent to kill. Howell pleaded innocent. charge stems from alleged February poker beating of his wife Lizzie Howell 65 at their Keystone Road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Roy Howell
Winton
Lima State Hospital
Grant Long
Howell
Lima
Lizzie Howell
Keystone Rd
James Dotson
Holzer Hospital
Porter attends Alumni Council convention in Atlantic City
Director of college relations J Sherman Porter of Rio Grande College attends the American Alumni Council convention in Atlantic City New Jersey which ends Friday He will spend the coming weekend with his sister Miss Mary D Porter in Washington DC
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. Sherman Porter
Rio Grande College
American Alumni Council
Atlantic City
N. J
Mary D. Porter
Washington, D.C
Five Gallipolis men enlist in the U S Air Force
June enlistments announced by Sergeant Pete Robbins list Charles Walters 19 of Gallipolis Route 1 Clyde M Southard 20 of Gallipolis and Robert A Hood 20 of Cheshire. Clifford W Bryant 22 of Gallipolis Route 1 and Okey B Thomas 22 of Point Pleasant join the service. Walters Southard Hood are at Lackland Texas for basic training. Bryant reenlisted to study electronic training in Mississippi. Thomas who served four years returns to air police duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walters
Gallipolis
Clyde M. Southard
Sunvalley Dr
Robert A. Hood
Harold Hood
Cheshire
Clifford W. Bryant
Okey B. Thomas
Patsy Thomas
Point Pleasant
Pats
Southard
Walters
Hood
Children Tour Galia County floral shop and bakery
In Galia County a field trip by the library class visited Ruths Floral Shop where proprietor Amyl Haffelt explained floral arrangements and gave a carnation to a child. The group also toured Evans Bakery observing large scale baking equipment. Writers meet Friday at 730 pm at Mrs J Robert Evans home with Mrs W A Lewis leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Galha County District Library
Ruth
Amyl Haffelt
Haffelt
Evans Bakery
Gallia County
J. Robert Evans
Rio Grande Public School
W. A. Lewis
Gallia County Sees 2165 Women Screened for Uterine Cancer
More than 242 852 Ohio women used a simple painless test for uterine cancer in a six month Gallia County American Cancer Society report. Local ACS president Mrs Leo C Bean said the Gallia unit examined 2165 women and urged clubs to schedule the free film Time and Two Women to explain the exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
American Cancer Society
Leo C. Bean
ACS
Falls Down Steps In Gallipolis Child Treated
William Keith Wolfe two year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Wolfe of Pomeroy Route 3 was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 2 p m Tuesday for observation of a head injury after falling down steps at his grandparents home. He is in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Keith Wolfe
Robert L. Wolfe
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Salem Center Vacation Visits and Local Gatherings
Local families from Salem Center and nearby areas spent weekends visiting relatives in Columbus and Williamson W Va. A home shower honored Mr and Mrs Larry Smith at Alma Smiths home. The Salem Center Methodist church daily vacation Bible school concluded with a program at the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Center
C. K. Smith
Columbus
Alma Smith
Marvin Wilson
Lloyd Smith
Lizzie Caton
Tom Spaulding
T. B. Spaulding
Larry Smith
Jack Davis
Williamson
W Va
Glen Caton
Penny
Mike Caton
Willard Walker
Minnie Bragg
Chesapeake
W. Va
Mike
Christi Gardner
Wellston
John Gardner
Marvin Miller
Salem Center Methodist Daily Vacation Bible School
Johnny Smith
Daniel Midkiff
Ray Midkiff
Racine
Car Sideswiped By Semi On Narrow Route 33 Bridge
Gallipolis report shows at 5 40 p m Tuesday on Route 33 a car driven by Lyman H. Miller 48 Salem and a semi driven by Karl T. Annunen 25 Savannah Ga met on a narrow bridge. Left wheels of the trailer touched the car causing little damage. No charges filed. Also noted a City Commission special session set for 7 30 p m Wednesday to discuss the Eastern Ave sewer project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Lyman H. Miller
Salem
Karl T. Annunen
Savannah
Darwin
Eastern Ave
Gary R. Short
Stuck Gas Pedal Cited Man After Local Crash
Gallia County police cited Roger W. Cleland 19 Langsville Route 1 for reckless operation after his gas pedal stuck and he backed from a curb colliding with Don A. Lampert’s parked car on Locust Street in front of Halliday Sheets law office. Lampert’s car hit a third vehicle owned by Henry W. Cherrington before Cherrington left the scene. Minor damage to Cleland’s car. Police also reported Samuel E. Washburn 83 Oak Hill Route 1 struck Homer N. Lewis’s parked truck on Fourth Avenue earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roger W. Cleland
Langsville
Locust St
Halliday Sheets Law Office
Cleland
Don A. Lampert
Cincinnati Lampert
Henry W. Cherrington
Cherrington
Lambert
Aileen
Samuel E. Washburn
Oak Hill
Fourth Ave
Homer N. Lewis
Community Visits Highlight Local Family Gatherings
Numerous families from Pomeroy Athens Langsville Columbus and Willow Creek visited relatives in Pomeroy Langsville Athens and surrounding areas. Guests included Mrs Byrne Vaughan Mr and Mrs Everett Lambert Mr and Mrs James Mackey and many others visiting parents and siblings over ongoing weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevie
Bradbury
Joseph Johnson
Beverly
Harold Gillogly
Carpenter
Franklin Russell
Middleport
Lincoln Russell
Kathy Gilkey
W. A. Elam
Jack Elam
Leo Smith
Columbus
S. A. Wyatt
Gary Barnitz
Lincoln Heights
D. H. Robeson
Sharon Thoma
Larry Bahr
Langsville
Doyle Knapp
Gloria Shumate
Larry Johnson
Nancy Hatfield
Richard Jefferson
Willow Creek
Guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Turner Over Weekend
Point Rock hosted a weekend gathering for Mr Roger Turner and Mrs Roger Turner of Elgin Illinois plus Mr Larry Turner and child, Mrs Janet Bolen and child of Rutland, and Miss Gale Young of Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Turner
Roger Turner
Elgin
Ill
Larry Turner
Janet Bolen
Rutland
Gale Young
Albany
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report
Gauges across the Kanawha and Ohio rivers show varying rollers and water levels with multiple boats listed at Gallipolis Kanawha and Greenup along with dam statuses in the Huntington District. Dispatchers note movable dams are up and provide detailed vessel movements and load readings throughout the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Sill
Ohio River
Huntington
Polly Crain
Crucible
Kathy
A. m
Walter Williamson
Indiana
Espico
Jacob G
Western
Southern
Lyda H
San Salvador
Kanawha
Helen Z
W. H. Shaver, Jr
Dispatcher
Migercliff
Rockford
Reba Jane
Colonel Davenport
Lock
St. Marys
Ovec
Pegey Downey
Criss Jr
Titam
Orco
A. KE
A. V. Criss
C. V. Harner
Valvoline S-O
Davey Crockett
New Orleans
Inca
Chippewa
A. Om
Linda Chotin
Susan Lane
Four Cases Settled in Common Pleas Court
Holzer Hospital Foundation filed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court seeking 1327.38 against Francis and Aretta Petrie with costs and six percent interest from June 3, 1963. Judge Betz ordered Edward A. Miller to pay Mary Ann Miller 20 weekly alimony and 150 in attorney fees, with alimony backdated to October 23, 1962, minus a six week hospital stay, in a divorce filed October prior. Pauline F. May versus Walter C. May, contempt hearing for noncompliance with temporary alimony. June 26 custody to plaintiff and $50 weekly support plus 150 fees. Jo Ann Roush custody awarded to Roush minor child. Larry J. Roush ordered 80 monthly support. Buckeye Union Casualty Co. and John F. Studer suit against Giles P. Borden dismissed. damages sought 395.31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital Foundation
Gallia County
Miller
Pauline F. May
Walter C. May
Cheshire
Betz
Dren
Jo Ann Roush
Larry J. Roush
Giles P. Borden
Bidwell
Fines Issued In Tuesday Municipal Court Session
Gallipolis John J Taylor 70 Kananga pleaded innocent then found guilty of intoxication and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Arthur A Avant 46 Vinton Route 1 fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Raymond H Lowery 32 Gallipolis Route 1 fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Clifford F Drummond 50 Kerr fined 5 dollars plus costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John J. Taylor
Kananga
State
Arthur A. Avant
Vinton
William H. Sowers
Raymond H. Lowery
Clifford F. Drummond
Kerr
Sheriff's Department
Holzer Hospital News Admits and Discharges Daily
A list of new births with parents in Wellston Letart Rutland and surrounding areas. Multiple admissions include Mrs Charles W Manley, Mrs Noah Brewer, Jasper F Roush, and John L Reynolds among others. Several discharges noted including Kenneth Sanders and Mrs Hazel Boster. Blood usage recorded as 2 pints Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Manley
Middleport
Noah Brewer
Vinton
Jasper F. Roush
Letart
John L. Reynolds
Point Pleasant
Roy W Trace
Wellston
Robert H. Fetty
Pomeroy
Henry H. Zeiher
Syracuse
Charles A. Martin
Ashland
Flora Chase
Mina L. Bradley
Deniel W. Smith
Terry R. Farrar
Chester
Elza E. Martin
William K. Wolfe
P. Leroy Evans
Ottile C. Roush
New Haven
Edward C. Ebersbach, Jr
Thomas E Surlock
Jackson
Thomas A. Skinner
Gallipolis
John M. Fuller
Keith E. Snyder
Donald S. Zerkle
Hartford
J. Robert Smith
Athens
Marvin L. Baird
Denny Baisden
Herman J. Keels
Parkersburg
Kenneth Sanders
Hazel Boster
Ernest Keefer
Edna Harrison
Ernest Pinkerman
Jack Park
Ronald Williams
George Burns
Berlin R Warrix
Stephanie Gibert At Girl Scout Camp Kentockety
Stephanie Gibert daughter of Dr and Mrs J Gordon Gibert 445 Third Ave spends two weeks at Girl Scout Camp Kentockety Galloway Ohio part of the Ohio Trefoil Council. She belongs to Mariner Girl Scout Troop 215 in the bicycling unit which conducts camping by bike with day and overnight trips exploring nearby points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stephanie Gibert
J. Gordon Gibert
Third Ave
Kentockety
Galloway
Ohio
Ohio Trefoil Council
Miss Gibert
Mariner Girl Scout
Man Sentenced to One to Fifteen Years in Ohio Penitentiary
Floyd Bloomfield, 37, of Oak Hill Route 4, was sentenced Tuesday to 1 to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for violation of probation on burglary. Bloomfield pleaded guilty in October 1960 and received five years probation before being jailed for probation violation. Harold L. Stewart, 51, of Gallipolis, had his probation extended by Judge Betz after sheriff’s deputies arrested him for probation violation. Stewart pleaded guilty to non-support last December and received two years’ probation. Two May grand jury indictments resulted in two years probation for Paul Snyder, 37, Wellston, for forgery, and Raymond Shelton, 23, Patriot, for larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold L. Stewart
Sheriff's Department
Betz
Stewart
May Grand Jury
Paul Snyder
Wellston
Raymond Shelton
Patriot
Social visits and community events list
A long string of neighborhood guests and activities is recorded. Families from Airline The Plains Hebbardsville Athens Albany Richmond and Meigs County visit homes attend church and camp horse shows and a Tar Hollow 4‑H Club camp is noted with names including Dale Scott Barbara Camp Paul Cotterill Grace Bailey and William Cheadle among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Scott
Jonnie Scott
Debbie Sue
Vincent Hodges
Thurston
Barbara Camp
Robert
Donnie
the Plains
Paul Cotterill
Emmett Cross
Athens
Floyd Sams
Bennie
D. W
Bud Bailey
Henry Swart
Oleva Cotterill
Bradbury
Carl Keck
Albany
Ronnie
Richmond
Ind
William Cheadle
Carpenter
Carl Ross
Harry Love
John
Stevie Clark
Mineral Wells
W. Va
Wayne
Eddie Sams
Rock Springs Fairground
Meigs County
Steve Lawhorn
Greyson
Leslie Bailey
Harry Ross
Otto Swartz
Willard Simonton
Chauncey
Tar Hollow
Ross County
Diane Hayhurst
Linda Clark
Sue Love
Maurita Ross
Willard Love
Christy Lynn Cotterill
Donna Jean
Vickie
Billy
Doris
Cindy
Vaughn Ross
Maurita
William Battrell
Springfield
Grace Bailey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Dean Niday
James K. Echols
Gallia Academy High School
Clay Element
Board of Elections
I. J. Miller
Green and Clay
Arthur Casey
Elmer Fowler
Willard Sisson
Myrtle Neal
Raccoon School Board
Francis W. Burdell
Rio Grande Study Group
Raccoon Board
John W. Myers
Clarence H. Davis
Dave Williams
S. Harland Wellborn
John C. Wickline
Southwestern
North Gallia
Burdell
Raccoon
Bruce L. Harris
Helen V. Harris
Amarillo Afb
Tex
United States Air Force
Harris
Air Force
Rotary Club
Dick Phillips
John McNeill
Frank Capehart
Jack Williams
Pittsburgh, Pa
Hoyt V. Mullins
Judge
Man
Lima Hospital
Meet
U.S. Air Force
Set
Pete Robbins
Air Force Dialeetes
The
Shessenger
Alma E. Smith
Wilkesville
Point Rock
Common Pleas Court
Holzer Hospital News
Charles C. Clay
William J. Smith
Mrs. M. V. Ross
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