Gallipolis Winners Take Top Prizes in Fishing Rodeo
Thirteen year old Robert Cornelius Chesire and six year old Carolyn Sue Bailes won capital prizes including rod and reel plus nylon line lures and hooks at Gallia County Conservation Association rodeo on Chickamauga Creek near the Gallipolis Boat Club. Gary Rusk led with 30 fish, while Mary Avalon Betz claimed the most fish among girls. The event drew 91 participants aged two to 15 from Gallipolis and nearby towns with lemonade served by VFW auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Cornelius
Cheshire
Carolyn Sue Bailes
Vine St
Gallia County Conservation Association
Gallipolis Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chickamauga Creek
Gallipolis Boat Club
Better Fishing, Inc
James C. Myers
Ag@lison
Rodeo
District 12 Conservation
VFW
Merrill Saunders
Gallia County
Rusk
McKnight-Davies Hardware Co
Mary Avalon
Hugo Pierotti
Fred Hill
Fifth Ave
Ned Williams
Third Ave
Mike Skidmore
Route 35
Frank Casto
Eugene Miller
State St
Beverly Rusk
Linda Davis
Second Ave
Carol White
Frieda Saunders
Chillicothe Rd
Ruth Ann Saunders
Garfield Ave
Deanna Phillips
Addison
Bidwell
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Vinton
Don Grant
Sidney C. Stewart
Archie Richards
Chicago
Five Crashes Investigated Over Weekend in Gallia County
Gallipolis Post reports five accidents investigated by the State Highway Patrol over the weekend. Incidents included a Dismissal firing of Clarence Lewis Felty after a 2 15 p m clash on Gallipolis State Institute grounds. Harris derailed into a 15 foot embankment near Adamsville with no injuries. William Thuener overturned near Syracuse. A two car collision on Route 7 near Cheshire caused moderate damage. A patrol car sustained a broken park light after a minor collision on Third Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis State Institute
William H. Jones
Clarence Lewis Felty
Circleville
Felty
Lawrence FE
Lee
Kanauga
Adamsville
George W. Harris
Columbus
Harris
William Thuener
Syracuse
Cheshire
A. M. Foose
Huntington
Kenneth Swisher
Radio Man Starts Work in Gallipolis Police Dept
Harry Cameron former owner of Allison Electric Co. Gallipolis began January 1952 as radio operator for the Gallipolis police department. He succeeds Ivan Sheets who moved to Lancaster to become radio dispatcher for the same taxicab company. The Camerons reside on Edgemont Road with their son Carl Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry Cameron
Allison Electric Co
Sunday
Cameron
Ivan Sheets
Lancaster
Carl Lynn
Edgemont Rd
Ten speeding charges filed by Gallipolis Post patrol
Gallipolis Post State Highway Patrol filed ten speeding charges over the weekend. Acting Mayor L W Callicoat fined James Crisp 34 of Athens 10 dollars and costs. Other fines included Chester Van Williams 33 Chicago Frank Bud Shoemaker 36 Columbus Ewal L Carr 20 Sandusky and Charles A Adkins 48 East Liverpool. Bond forfeitures included Albert Lee Hodges 23 Scott Depot and Harold William Crews 25 Chesapeake. Bonds were posted for George E Woodyard 33 Crown City and Richard Woodrow Sloan 25 Greensboro North Carolina for hearings in Gallipolis and Middleport mayor Russell's court respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
L. W. Callicoat
Crown City
James Crisp
Athens
William H. Jones
Chester van Williams
Chicago
Frank Bud Shoemaker
Columbus
Ewal L. Carr
Sandusky
Charles A. Adkins
East Liverpool
Albert Lee Hodges
Scott Depot
W. Va
Harold William Crews
Chesapeake
George E. Woodyard
Richard Woodrow Sloan
Greensboro
N. C
Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Richard W. Flowers
Roach Pleasants Bill Ready For House Calendar
Gallia County Representative D O Taber said the Collins Taber bill to authorize payment of 1920 71 to Roach and Pleasants for county home rewiring would appear on today’s House calendar after passing the Senate. Drake Taber and Hayden Taber measures await placement though both have cleared the House.
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Gallipolis
D. O. Taber
Gallia County
General Assembly
Roach- Pleasants
House
Senate
Roach and Pleasants
Taber
Collins-Taber
House Reference Committee
House Judiciary Committee
House Rules Committee
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
Senate Rules Committee
Gallipolis Kiwanis Leader On Vacation as Transfers Arrive
Col. W. Kenneth Welker former Gallipolis dentist and first Kiwanis president arrives with his wife for a weeklong visit while en route to Sampson Air Force Base New York. He previously served on the Gallipolis District Board of Education before joining the Air Force dental corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. Kenneth Welker
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Welker
Francis W. Shane
Francis
Air Force Base
Col. Welker
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Harry Burkett
Tiffin
C. O. Betz
Dot Sams
Catherine Morrison
Ruth Miller
Cincinnati
William Dresbach
Greensboro
N. C
Otto A. Vornholt
Vornholt
Jack Griffin
United States Navy
Far East
Kgger Creek
Alma McCormick
Mollie Loullis
Lancaster
Sheriff
George Ehman
Henry Ehman
Navy
Bruce Ehman
Bob F Ehman
Clyda Ruth Ehman
Charleston
River Traffic at Chambersburg Roller Dam
River gauges showed 18 and 97 as three feet on the rollers Sunday. Boat movements included Northern down at 12:50 a.m., Peace up 7:50 a.m., Ernestine up 1:45 p.m., T. R. Workman down 4:15 p.m., George M. Verity down 5:15 p.m., De Soto up 5:50 p.m., and Constitution down 6:35 p.m.
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Chambersburg
Northern
Peace
Ernestine
T. R. Workman
George M. Verity
de Soto
Constitution
Inman Fined for PACO Violation in Gallipolis
William P Inman 26 Rowland NC was fined 25 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge William H Jones after a State Highway Patrol charge of PACO violation for lacking safety equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
William P. Inman
Rowland
N. C
Gallia County Library Levy Nears Expiration This Year
Gallia County’s half mill library levy, approved in 1948, is due to expire this year and has funded bookmobile service across the county. Bookmobile routes serve 21 grade schools and six high schools monthly, with summer service three times weekly, while the 1953 budget totals 25,270 with 15,000 for salaries and 2,500 for new books and 350 films.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
A. Chapman Parsons
Parsons
Charles Bodimer
Gillia County
Sameone
Isabel Harding
Army Library Service
Iceland
Dorothy Raymond
Charles Bowen
Vinton
Ewington
Addison
Kananga
Clipper Mill
Mutton Hollow
Chambersburg
Bladen
Little Bullskin
Mercerville
Blue Lake
Musoc
Gallia
Centenary
Northup
Cadmus
Patriot
Rio Grande
Rodney
Centerville
Centerpoint
Isabel Scott
Doramae Murray
Joyce Stewart
Bowen
Raymond
Mary Hughes
Ripley
W. Va
Ripley High School
Navy
Hawaii
Levy
Guyan
Ohio
Two Hearings Scheduled in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police set two cases for today’s hearing before Municipal Judge William H. Jones. One stems from a minor Saturday night crash on Eastern Ave involving Ernest A. Smith and Dr. Winthrop D. Hall, with Smith charged for not stopping within the assured clear distance. The second case is a reckless operation charge against Virgil Hatfield of 403 Fourth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Ernest A. Smith
South Charleston
W. Va
State Health Department
Winthrop D. Hall
Dearborn
Mich
Smith
Dr. Hall
Virgil Hatfield
Fourth Ave
Man Rescued from River At Roller Dam
Harold Denney of Bidwell was rescued from the Ohio River at the Chambersburg roller dam after falling from a guard wall. Sheriff Ehman said Deputy Fisher arrived as Lewis Farmer, a dam employee, already pulled Denney from the water. Denney clung to a roller edge for about 45 minutes before the boat reached him. accident time listed as 11:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold Denney
Bidwell
Ohio River
Chambersburg
George Ehman
Ehman
Gordon Fisher
Lewis Farmer
Denney
Fisher
Farmer
Organ Work at Gallipolis First Presbyterian Church
The Rev Linson H Stebbins announced the church organ rebuilding begins next Monday canceling worship services and Sunday school for two Sundays after that. Services resume August 16 with church and Sunday school to be held next Sunday as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Linson H. Stebbins
Stebbins
Banks forfeit bond on left of center charge
Gallipolis report states Thomas J. Banks, 22, Columbus, forfeited a $25 bond after being charged by State Highway Patrol with driving left of center over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas J. Banks
Columbus
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