Preview of Gallia County Junior Fair Plans in 1960
Gallia County Agricultural Society previews a four day fair in Gallipolis from August 3 to 6 1960. Highlights include the Miss Gallia County pageant the Kiwanis Kids Day dairy cattle and sheep judging Rotary Youth Night pet show and parade and a band festival featuring four entered bands. The event will feature an Army display a jet bomber exhibit and several 4‑H activities with renovations to the small animal barn and new show ring plans.
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Agricultural Society
Gallia County
GallipOlis
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Dick Lakin
Joe Clark
Malcolm Jackson
The
Fair Board
Frank Cook
Kiwanis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Rotary
Jackson High School
Chamber of Commerce
Elmer Hinkle
Gallia County Riding Club
Farm Bureau
Wjeh Radio
Clark
Ohio
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Navy
Air Force
John Foster
Crown City
Evans Grocery Co
Denver Walker
Gallipolis Saddle and
Sirloin Saddle Club
Moeller To Speak At Bean Dinner In Gallipolis
Walter H. Moeller of Lancaster the 10th District congressman will give the main address at 3 p.m. Saturday during the Bidwell Bean Dinner at Bush Park. State Sen J Sherman Porter speaks at 2 30 p.m. and State Rep Dana Taber at 4 p.m. Oakley C. Collins Ironton Republican nominee for the 10th District will speak at 1 30 p.m. Vernon McCoy of Vinton is master of ceremonies as events begin at 10 15 a.m. with a flag raising by Boy Scout Troop 211 Addison. The North Gallia band plays the National Anthem. Little Leaguers baseball at 10 30 a.m. and a band concert by Mrs Rosalie Bailes at 11 a.m. A Babe Ruth League game at 2 p.m. greased pole and pig chase in afternoon. Additional demonstrations by Boy Scout Troop 211 later.
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Gallipolis
Walter H. Moeller
Lancaster
Bush Park
J. Sherman Porter
Moeller
Dana O. Taber
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Addison
North Gallia
Rosalie Bailes
Boy Scout Troop 211
Teenville Hosts Gaylord for Charity Shock Watch Show
Gaylord will serve as master of ceremonies for Teenville's Saturday Night Shock Watch on the Washington School blacktop. Proceeds support the Huntington Regional Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Gallipolis, aiding the Gallia County Red Cross program for the second time this year. Admission 25 cents, 8 to 11 p.m. Dress code excludes playclothes and bermuda shorts. Kyle A. Hill, Teenville director, announces the event.
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Gallipolis
Hanna Infant Rites Scheduled Saturday
Graveside rites set for 10 a.m. Saturday in Mound Hill Cemetery for the infant daughter of Edwin and Janice Frasher Hanna of Gallipolis. Born premature Thursday at Holzer Hospital, she died a few hours after birth. Grandparents are Bertha Hanna of Rodney paternal and Edward Frasher with mother Janice in Patriot.
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Gallipolis
Mound Hill Cemetery
Edwin
Janice Frasher Hanna
Holzer Hospital
Bertha Hanna
Rodney
Edward Frasher
Patriot
State Patrol Lists Times For Exams In Gallipolis Middleport
Gallipolis and Middleport residents may take preliminary examinations for temporary learner permits at the stated municipal buildings. Exams run 9 to 10 a m on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Gallipolis and on Tuesdays in Middleport with no appointment needed. Road tests for permanent licenses require appointments, call GI 6 2433 in Gallipolis or WY 2 2397 in Middleport.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Middleport
Mrs Martha Kerr 59 Ex Teacher Found Dead in Gallipolis
Mrs Martha Kerr 59 of 133 Third Ave Gallipolis was found hanged in her basement. Coroner Dr Donald R Ware ruled death by own action. A retired teacher she served in city schools Gallipolis State Institute Wheelersburg. Survived by two brothers sister and a husband Francis Kerr. Funeral Sunday First Baptist Church. Burial Ridge Church Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Martha Kerr
Third Ave
Donald R. Warehime
Gallia County
Kerr
Wellston Man Reports Child Hit By Car
Claude E. Swick of Wellston reported an accident on routes 160 and 325 in Gallia County that injured Rita Grace Brown, a Vin ton girl. Rita Brown, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter L Brown of Vinton, was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a laceration and fracture of the right cheek and is listed in good condition. No charge was filed against Swick. Joe L. Matthews of East Bend North Carolina forfeited a $35 bond for overload in Municipal Court. William Jamison of Gallipolis was cited for crossing a yellow line and must appear in Municipal Court.
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Claude E. Swick
Wellston
Rita Grace Brown
Walter L. Brown
Vinton
Rita Brown
Holzer Hospital
Joe L. Matthews
East Bend
N. C
William Jamison
Gallipolis
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
River gauges show Gallipolis and Montgomery running four feet of rollers while Kanawha Falls reads rising. Dams on the Kanawha are on the sill. Ohio River moveable dams in Huntington District are up. List of boats with readings and up or down status reported at locks 14 through 21 and nearby ports.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Senay
Jayne Hougland
Peoria
Albert F. Holden
Southland
Bayou la Reine
Lea
Mr. Criss
Dixie Spirit
Lock
C. V. Harner
Paul Blazer
Cotton Queen
Criss Jr
Joe S
City of Huntington
Elizabeth
Nklin Pierce
City of Maysville
Kanawha
London
Semet
Marmet
Jerry Bosworth
Solvay
J. S. Lewis
Irene Chotin
Merrill
Jane T
Creditor
Ben McCool
Ernestine
Ranger
Kathleen K
James R. Bowie
Robert P. Bonnie
Janie
Elgercliff
William Travis
O. F. Shearer
Wanamaker’s Morning Greeting Keeps Departures Timely
John Wanamaker would greet late department managers with a simple good morning at the door of his department store. The tactic kept punctuality without further action, as no one was late a second time.
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John Wanamaker
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital
A son born to Mr and Mrs Lester Adkins of Oak Hill Route 3. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Wayne L Niday of Gallipolis. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Edwin Hanna of Gallipolis. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Merrill D Caldwell of Crown City. Admitted: Mrs Cole Minford Route 1 Mrs Leo J Harlow Gallipolis Route 2 Diana L Adams Rio Grande Mrs Albert Wallace Oak Hill Route 3 Delbert Delander Coal Grove Duane K Jeffers Syracuse Shirley K Van Sickie Gallipolis Route Robert Bischoff Gallipolis Robert C Freeman Jr Cheshire Crystal Lee Fruth nee Marion L French Middleport Patsy June Keefer Point Pleasant Route 2. Dismissed: Harry Snyder Mrs Homer Jenkins Mrs Clark Caldwell Mrs Harold Holmes Tommy Harris Alvin Spencer John Thompson Mrs Norris P Ogden Mrs Ray Johnson Mrs James E Skaggs and daughter Mrs Terry D Osborne and daughter Mrs Jesse Merry and son Mrs Normal L Mitchell and son Mrs Albert Wigal and Mrs Lewis Criner. Blood used Thursday one pint.
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Lester Adkins
Oak Hill
Wayne L. Niday
Gallipolis
Edwin Hanna
Merrill D. Caldwell
Crown City
Cole
Minford
Leo J. Harlow
Diana L. Adams
Rio Grande
Albert Wallace
Delbert Delander
Coal Grove
Duane K. Jeffers
Syracuse
Shirley K. van Sickie
Robert Bischoff
Cheshire
Crystal Lee Fruth
Marion L. French
Iddleport
Patsy June Keefer
Point Pleasant
Harry Snyder
Homer Jenkins
Clark Caldwell
Harold Holmes
Tommy Harris
Alvin Spencer
John Thompson
Norris P. Ogdon
Ray Johnson
James E. Skaggs
Terry D. Osborne
Jesse Merry
Normal L. Mitchell
Albert Wigal
Lewis Criner
Flowers In The News Garden Show At Kgger Creek High
Garden show scheduled for Saturday and Sunday with sponsorship by Cheshire Garden Club and Cheshire Wayside Garden Club at Kgger Creek High School. Open to public 4 6 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday. exhibits due 10 30 am 1 pm Saturday. judging at 2 pm Saturday. late entries allowed but not judged. rules cover classifications plant ownership and display space.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire Garden Club
Cheshire Wayside Garden Club
Kgger Creek High School
Horse Shows Are Slated at Gallia County Fairgrounds
Two rain postponed horse shows are scheduled at the Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds under the Ohio Valley Horse Show Association rules. The Gallipolis Saddle and Sirloin Riding Club will stage its show at 7 p.m. Saturday, the first night event on the new grounds, after a postponement from last Sunday. The Gallia County Riding Club will run its show from 1 p.m. Sunday, postponed from July 3. Each show features 16 classes under OVHA setup.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Valley Horse Show Association
Gallipolis Saddle and Sirloin Riding Club
Gallia County Riding Club
puppet show preparations announced for Gallia County
Gallia County District Library hosted Story Hour with 19 preschoolers 15 primary students and five intermediates plus four guests. Miss Barbara Dailey Marie Ford assisted Miss Margi Winters and Mrs Beverly Russell with activities. Intermediates rehearsed their puppet show portion. final rehearsals next week. The show is set for July 28 in City Park.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Barbara Dailey
Marie Ford
Margi Winters
Beverly Russell
Graveside Rites Held For Mistie Cee Wion
Graveside rites were held at 5 p.m. Thursday in Vinton Memorial Park for Mistie Cee Wion 10 day old daughter of Bob and Leah C Thompson Wion of Barnesville. The child died Wednesday night in a Barnesville hospital. Surviving are the parents a sister Crystal Wion 13 months and the maternal grandmother Mrs Cecil Thompson Gallipolis and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Cecil Wion Dayton.
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Vinton Memorial Park
Mistie Cee Wion
Bob
Leah C. Thompson Wion
Barnesville
Crystal Wion
Cecil Thompson
Gallipolis
Cecil Wion
Dayton
Pitt on American arms in 1777 speech
William Pitt emphasized his English heritage and vowed in 1777 that if he were American and foreign troops landed on his soil he would never surrender his arms. The quote reflects steadfast resistance to occupation during the American War of Independence.
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William Pitt
McCulty Rites Planned For Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Artie McCulty 89 Gallipolis Route 1 will be at 2 p m Sunday at Bidwell Methodist Church led by Rev Chester J Lemley. Burial is in Vinton Memorial Park. She died Thursday at her son’s home on Mill Creek Rd. She leaves two sons Ted and Harley two daughters Bertha Patterson and Maude Lynch nineteen grandchildren seven great grandchildren and a brother Levi Swiger. She was born in Arnoldsburg W V and married John McCurty in 1897. Friends may call at Vernon McCoy Funeral Home after 4 p m Friday and at the son’s home after 2 p m Saturday until services.
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Gallipolis
Artie McCulty
Bidwell Methodist Church
Chester J. Lemley
Vinton Memorial Park
McCulty
Homer McCulty
Mill Creek Rd
Ted McCulty
Bidwell
Harley McCulty
Wilkesville
Bertha Patterson
Waynesville
Maude Lynch
Arnoldsburg
W. Va
Levi Swiger
Carrolltown
Elijah
Sarah Swiger
John McCurty
Gallia County
Harrisburg
Vernon’ McCoy
Father and Son Face Assault Charges in Gallia County
James R. Whittington, 32, and his father Abe Whittington, 70, both of Gallipolis Route 2, will have hearings Friday in Municipal Court on assault and assault and battery charges. Accusations filed by Hilda Longfellow state the elder man assaulted her and the son, Robert Hill, while the younger man is charged with assault and battery.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallipolis Man Attends Executive Program
Louis R. Ford Jr. of Gallipolis and maintenance supervisor at Ohio Valley Electric Kgger Creek plant attended the University of Michigan public executive program in Ann Arbor. James D. Harreld, plant manager, said about 50 top public utility officials from the United States and other nations took the course.
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Gallipolis
Louis R. Ford, Jr
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
Kgger Creek
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
James D. Harreld
United States
Floor broker walks twelve miles on busy NYSE floor
On an average NYSE trading day a floor broker for a commission house traverses over 12 miles across the trading floor. He weaves between traders and quote boards as he handles orders and monitors price movements.
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New York Stock Exchange
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