Gallia County approves power maintainer purchase
Gallia County commissioners unanimously authorize funding for a power maintainer for Huntington Township under a deferred payment plan. They also allocate funds for Farnum Haskins to attend the County Engineers Association meeting in Cleveland July 31 to Aug 1. A plan to view and set Aug 6 as the final hearing date for County Road 25 in Cheshire Township was approved. A trade-in of a 20 inch Royal typewriter for an Underwood electric model was authorized.
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Gallipoli
Gallia County
Huntington Township
Elmer Sherritt
Ira Fitch
David Harris
Farnom Haskins
Immer Convention of
County Engineers’ Association
Haskins
Cleveland
Cheshire Township
Coast Guard Auxiliary Plans Training Class
At a Gilbert P. Bush cruiser meeting Flotilla No. 3 outlined two reports and a training class. Twenty three riverboat courtesy exams found seven boats failing safety requirements and free services will be offered to owners upon request.
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Gallipolis
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Flotilla No. 3
Gilbert P. Bush
Auxiliary
S Bush
Second Coast Guard District Auxiliary
Hanley Sibley
Bush
Sibley
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Ravenswood Boat Club
Charles E. Brown
Knights Honor Howard Shuler With 50-Year Lodge Pin
Eight Naomi Lodge members honored Howard Shuler at his Cheshire home. Trustee Thomas Mills presented a 50-year membership lapel pin and a life membership card, making Shuler the lodge’s seventh 50-year member. The event included numerous lodge officers and members, with a convention in Gallipolis set to confer Knight rank on two esquires.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Tythias
Howard Shuler
Cheshire
Thomas E. Mills
Shuler
E. L. Mills
Charles V. Porter
A. R. Watts
W. E. Swisher
J.D. Donnally
Frank Quickle
A. W. Biffle
Cvey
Lloyd Blazer
Chester
Donald, Huston
River Traffic Signals Water Levels Across Ohio River Dams
Water levels and boat movements reported along the Ohio River system include Montgomery Virginia at 20 feet, Gallipolis 17.1 feet, Point Pleasant 25.52, Pomeroy-Mason 22.24, with Kanawha Falls stationary at 1.60 and Hinton at 0.99. Several boats were up or down at various locks, plus remodeling news for the Gallipolis shoe store relocation at 328 Second Ave.
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Gallipolis
Ume
Montgomery
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy-Mason
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Island Creek
Aliquippa
David Crockett
Luce
Helen
Mr. Chris
Invader
Jimmy Colley
Court St
Sigler-Lanier
Second Ave
Women's Club Picnic Moved Indoors Due to Rain
Gallipolis social notes report the Women’s Club picnic turned indoor at the Farmer’s Hotel with 36 attendees enjoying a buffet and social evening. Gifts of dainty hand painted earrings were given to all. August meeting planned as a picnic with details by Ruth Richards, Mabel Town, and other committee members. The report also lists members at social and family visits and several Gallipolis residents visiting relatives in Athens, Dayton, and Miami with brief family updates.
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Farmer's Hotel
Carl
Ruth Richards
Mabel Town
Thena Lassburn
Betty Lyons
Anna G. White
Esther Bacon
Esta McKnight
Edith Bischoff
Mollie Smeltzer
Arista" Boggs
Ethyl Agee
Wene Wemnerhoit
San Antonio
Tex
James Wetherholt
Ji Tullis
Gallipolis
Mary Ruth
Tommy Mills
Dayton
Joanna Womack
Tom Mills
Helen Chaffee
John
Columbus
Chaffee
Martha
Farm Bureau Truck Catches Fire in Gallipolis
A Farm Bureau Cooperative truck caught fire Monday night in Gallipolis. The blaze spread to seat covers and the floorboard before the Gallipolis Fire Department arrived to extinguish it. The one and a half ton truck had a faulty light switch controlling the overhead light. The switch shorted out when the door opened. JABBED IN EYE Gallipolis Sarah Elizabeth Dunn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Dunn of Point Pleasant, was admitted to Holzer Hospital for surgery after she jabbed a pair of scissors in her eye at home.
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Gallipolis
Wacx
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Gallipolis Fire Department
Sarah Elizabeth Dunn
M Clifford Dunn
Point Pleasa
Holzer Hospital
Segregated School District Sees No Fund Cut Threat
Gallia County in Southeast Ohio expects no state funds cutoff from segregation despite the state order. North Gallia Local will integrate in September 1957 after a new high school finishes. the district already has integrated upper grades and uses the building as a community center.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
North Gallia
Bidwell Porter
Gallia County
B. Lewis Jones
William O'Neill
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Jones
O'Neill
Bidwell Colored Elementary
Horse Show Planned by Gallia County Riders
Gallia County Riding Club Inc to host an Aug 25 horse show in Cheshire with four committees. About 50 of 80 members attended the Eno Grange Hall meeting led by John W. Houck for advertising and field preparation. Members outlined fund raising and event plans, with trips to Hurricane W Va and Oak Hill ahead.
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Gallipolis
R. H. Chamberlain
Gallia County Riding Club, Inc
Cheshire
Eno Grange Hall
Jewell Martin
Arbutis Mouck
Reba Cramer
Norma Pillsbury
John W. ‘Houck
Arky Pillsbury
Harley
George
Clyde Bennett
Freddie
Callip
Fred
Larry
Clifford Brumfield
Harley |Clack
Louise Hayner
Henry _Shato
K Camden
John W. Houck
Eugene Stevens
Tony Elkins
Hobart‘ ‘Costen
Dimond
Cheshire Pilots
Katie Martin
Jewell Brumfield
Melba Bennett
Mildred Stevens
Bertie Slack
Laura Wise Odie O'Donnell
Hurricane
W. Va
Oak Hill
Fred Jones
Hospital Notes Admits Dozens Across Ohio and Kentucky
Holzer Hospital notes list admissions and surgical cases including Mrs Hayward Harmon of Vinton and Mrs Paul Carmen of Gallipolis. Others include infants and numerous adults from Gallia, Jackson, Wellston, Ironton, and nearby towns.
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Holzer Hospital
Hayward Harmon
Vinton
Paul Carmen
Gallipolis
Herman Bangert
Oak ‘Ill
Raymond Musgrave
Point Pleasant
Mary Bolling
Bidwell
Michael Childs
Middleport
Margaret Lewis
Gallipoli
William Napper
Ewingon
Kerns
William A. Murdock
Ironon
Racine
Charles E. Johnson
Scottown
Eddie Mannering
Jack Zenner J. Miller
Patriot
Surgical
Alfred N. Warman
Wellston
Thomas A. Evans
Minersville
T. Ervin
Bostwick
Robert F. Bostwick
Gallip
Polis
Local Guests Bring Notable Names Through town Visit
Mrs. Maude Chaney Charlton of Newell West Virginia and Irene Layne of East Liverpool teamed with Mr and Mrs Ralph Charlton of Alliance as guests of friends here for Lola Glen and Patty Stewart. McArthur and Ralph Sharon of Columbus also visited with B L Edwards. About 1 800 000 stores of various types operate in the United States.
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Maude Chaney Charlton
Newell
W. Va
Irene Layne
East Liverpool
Ralph Charlton
Alliance
Lola Glen
Patty Stewart
McArthur
Ralph Sharon
Columbus
B. L. Edwards
United States
City Police Arrest Three Over Weekend in Gallia County
Gallipolis city police reported three arrests and two convictions in a weekend. Ros Boster and Arthur Persinger, both from Gallipolis, were jailed on intoxication charges. Harold Edward Dray, 25, of First Ave., was charged with driving left of center. Archie Hatfield, 35, Thurman Route 1, paid $10 and costs on a speeding conviction. Howard M. Selby, 24, of Point Pleasant, forfeited a $25 bond for reckless operation.
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Wanna
Gallipolis
Ros Boster
Arthur Persinger
Harold Edward Dray
First Ave
Archie Hatfield
Thurman
Howard M. Selby
Point Pleasant
Young People Plan Thursday Swim Party in Gallipolis
Gallia County youths finalized plans for a Thursday pool and block party in Gallipolis with a 6 30 p m start at the pool and a roasting fire and food duties assigned. A second event on Aug 23 awaits city manager approval to close First Ave in front of City Park for street dancing and concessions. Officers were present except secretary Carol Sue Haskins who was vacationing.
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Gallipolis
Sandy Avener
Gallipolis Gallipolis
Sponta Oes
Eleanor Black
Caroly
Rathburn
Mickey Dickerson
Freddie Miller
Blue Devil
Clarence Thompson
Charles Swanson
Bill
Cost Guess Delays Ravine Savings and Loan Building
Plans to raze and rebuild the Gal lipolis Savings and Loan Building at 439 Second Ave were delayed one week until a contractor’s cost estimate arrives. Harold Wetherholt, manager, said remodeling was considered but rebuilding is more practical. The new one story building, about 40 by 50 feet, will house the savings loan company and other offices. the Busy Bee restaurant previously occupied the site. Plans to be finalized by Monday, July 23, with further estimates possible. Additional Gallipolis news on page 14.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Savings and Loan
Second Ave
Harold Wetherholt
Wetherholt
Rio's Summer Term Starts Full Classes
Gallia County College announces its summer term with 190 students registered. A two car collision occurred two miles west of Cheshire on Route 1 when Donald Stanley skidded and struck Jean Chapman. Stanley pleaded guilty to driving left of center and paid a $5 fine with costs suspended. Municipal Court also convicted three patrol arrests: John Simmons fined for no license, Margaret Szasz for speeding, and Gerald Humphreys for intoxication.
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Rio
Gallipolis
Dam- Grande College
Cheshire
Stry Jean Cooper
Chapman
Donald Eugene Stanley
Vinton
Stanley
John D. Simmons
Bladen
Margaret Szasz
Toledo
Gerald Humphreys
Infant Son Waugh Dies in Allipolis
The unnamed infant son of Mr and Mrs Haden Waugh died Monday about 50 hours after birth. Born Saturday at 9 30 a m he leaves a sister Brenda Kay and brother Johnnie with both parents and grandparents. Rev Webb Swain officiated graveside services at King Chapel near Mer serville.
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Allipolis
Haden
Brenda Kay
Johnnie
Webb Swain
King Chapel
Merserville
Egypt's borders enclose a land
A report describes a vast region with diverse wildlife including a 1500-pound Alaskan bear consuming trees and an ecosystem dominated by small mammals such as mice and marmots, alongside other regional fauna.
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Egypt
Texas
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Coast Guard Auxiliary Plans
Raymond Butterfield
Clyde Bradbury
L. Claude Miller
Federal Land Bank
Gallipolis Social Notes
HEPW
Farm Bureau
Reedsville
Chrysler
THE
Athens Messenger
Waugh
Kinneer Motors
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