Regatta to Lure Hydroplanes On Ohio River
Gallipolis expects several thousand spectators for a five hour hydroplane racing festival on the Ohio River. The event sanctioned by Mid East Outboard Racing Association features ten races from Locust to Vine Street with heats from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Coast Guard units will staff patrols and coordinators from Gallipolis Channel 18 flotillas support the event with co sponsors the Gallipolis Boat Club and Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Midwest
Locust
Vine St
Mid-East Outboard Racing Association
Cleveland
Michigan
Indiana
Coast Guard and
Coast Guard Auxiliary
B. B. Matthews
Point Pleasant
Charleston
Huntington
John W. Burkle
Hydro
Gallia Boosters Name Committees For 1963 Football
Gallia Downtown Coaches in a special Gal lia Academy High School session appointed Lonnie Thompson chair of the 1963 membership drive and L G Marchi Sr supervisor of the refreshments stand with Bo Marchi as kickoff banquet chair. Richard F Hurwitz named McCormick chair of a project to fund bus transport to Ath ens Nelsonville Logan and Lucasville games. Roderick named to contact sponsors for films of 10 games and Rusk as official photographer. The group hired two boys to assist with the refreshment stand and will help halftime service. Membership tickets totaled 1300 with $1 individual and $5 business levels granting seats in reserved drawing. A blocking dummy and chinning bars were arranged for Coach Karl Justus. Plans include repainting the schedule board and printing 100 window schedules for merchants. The DTs meet again August 15 at 7 30 p m to review progress on tickets and banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Richard F. Hurwitz
Bob Marchi
Lonnie Thompson
L. G. Marchi
Richard C. Roderick
Gary Rusk
Gallia Academy High School
Hurwitz
Thompson
Memorial Field
Bo Marchi
McCormick
Blue Devils
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Lucasville
Roderick
Rusk
Marchi
Karl Justus
Wisemans Buy Building on Second Ave in Gallipolis
Ernest N. Wiseman and sons Harold and Merrill Wiseman through Wise man and Wickline Real Estate and Insurance buy the 500 Second Ave property from Mrs. J. Howard Neal. The corner building will be remodeled for the agency relocation with extensive upgrades planned for upstairs living quarters and ground floor office or store space on Locust Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ernest N. Wiseman
Harold and
Merrill
Ike) Wiseman
Wiseman and Wickline Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Second Ave
D. O. Taber
J. Howard Neal
Neal
Merrill Wiseman
Locust St
Gallia GI In Korea Arrives for Air Force Assignment
Gallia native Airman 1 C William Maxwell of Gallipolis has arrived in Korea with an Air Force communications unit as a radio equipment repairman. He previously served at Burns Air Force Station Oregon and is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Maxwell 1635 Eastern Ave Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
C. William Maxwell
Korea
Air Force Communications Service
Maxwell
Burns Air Force Station
Ore
Airman
Ernest Maxwell
Eastern Ave
Gallia Academy High School
Gordon L. Hill
United States Air Force
Injured Man Arrested After Hospital Treatment
Gallipolis police jailed James Virgil Eads 40 of 30 Chillicothe Rd after release from Holzer Hospital for an injury and intoxication charge. He fell 15 feet near the old bridge on Chillicothe Rd over Chickamauga Creek with a deep gash in his right leg. He is due in Municipal Court Friday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
James Virgil Eads
Chillicothe Rd
Holzer Hospital
Eads
Chickamauga Creek
Patrol Holds Man for Investigation
Gallipolis Ohio region patrol holds Ed Dobbins of Gallup Kentucky in Gallipolis jail while an inquiry checks if he is wanted. Dobbins gave false name Billy Hornsby and age 28. He previously served seven years in Jackson State Prison Michigan for shooting a state trooper and one year for parole violation.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Kentucky
Gallip County
Soe
Ptl
Clifford E. Russell
Ed Dobbins
Gallup
Dobbins
Billy Hornsby
Michigan
Jackson
Mich
Birth Announcements From Holzer Hospital
A list of newborns and parents across multiple towns including Wellston Point Pleasant and Jackson. Names include Mr and Mrs Charles E Davis, Winfred G Harvey, John H Hilbert, Samuel L Bennett, Wilbur H Rowley Jr, Deborah I Sheets, Arthur N Thabet, Robert L Sickles, Reva Acres, Francis E Tyler, Kenneth R Mungan, Joey J Gilkey, Oscar B Jordan, Thomas E Steele, Lillie E Shoemaker, Elijah E Estep, Anna Osler, Ralph E Williams, Oscar Halley, Ted Riley Jr, E Staats, Tommy Hawk, Marshall Roush, Teresa Thompson and others. Blood used Thursday 6 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Davis
Wellston
Winfred G. Harvey
Point Pleasant
John H. Hilbert
Samuel L. Bennett
Wilbur H. Rowley, Jr
Middleport
Deborah I. Sheets
Harrisonville
Arthur N. Thabet
New Haven
Robert L. Sickles
Bay
Reva Acres
Beaver
Francis E. Tyler
Bidwell
Kenneth R. Mungan
Jackson
Joey J. Gilkey
Gallipolis
Oscar B. Jordan
Cottageville
Thomas E. Steele
Lillie E. Shoemaker
Elijah E. Estep
Pomeroy
Anna Osler
Ralph E. Williams
Oscar Halley
Ted Riley, Jr
E. D. Staats
Tommy Hawk
Marshall Roush
Teresa Thompson
Kenneth Badgett
William Burleson
Gertrude Carman
J. Francis Mullen
Leroy D. Neal
Sales Tax Increase in Gallia County
Gallia County shows higher tax intake in the first two weeks of the new fiscal year. Sales tax receipts for the week ending July 13 1963 totaled 7198.29 dollars, vs 4636.42 the prior year. Motor vehicles and house trailer taxes rose to 4626.55 dollars from 4324.31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
John D. Herbert
Epling Moves Law Office in Gallipolis
Gallipolis attorney Atty. John A. Epling moves his office two blocks toward Gallia County courthouse. He leaves the second floor of 354 Second Ave. to 456 Second Ave. over Mitchell Office Supply Co. Epling, native to Gallia, will complete six years of practice this year after graduating OSU College of Law in 1957. He earned a BA from Syracuse University in 1953 and a 1948 law degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
John A. Epling
Thomas Clothiers
Second Ave
Mitchell Office Supply Co
Epling
Gallia Academy High School
Syracuse University
Ohio State University College of Law
Pastor Hueholt Completes Training at Miami Valley Hospital
Rev. Glen R. Hueholt of First Presbyterian Church Gallipolis finished a six week clinical pastoral training course at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. He is among eight pastors and five theological students enrolled in the program aiding sick individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Glen R. Hueholt
First Presbyterian Church of
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Our House Signs Promote Ohio History At City Entrances
Gallia polis Ohio Historical Society puts up yellow black signs at three city entrances directing travelers to Our House museum, a tavern built in 1819. The same signs advertise in Columbus Marietta and Chillicothe museums, also run by the society, as motorists approach or leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Historical Society
Our House
Columbus
Ohio State Museum
Marietta
Campus Martius Museum
Chillicothe
Adena
The
Gallia County Traffic Accidents Fall Slightly in 1962
Gallia County recorded 302 highway accidents in 1962 down from 334 in 1961. One highway fatality occurred in 1962 with six in 1961. Total injuries declined from 236 in 1961 to 204 in 1962, with all categories showing a small decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Emblem Planed for Slow Moving Vehicles in Ohio
Farm and Home Safety Committee announces a state wide campaign from July 21 to 27 during Farm Safety Week to promote a new triangular orange emblem for slow moving vehicles. The 14 by 16 inch reflective sign will be mounted on the rear of the vehicle three to five feet above ground for quick motorist identification. In Gallia County, William P. Smith notes the emblem targets travel under 25 mph. Also, Holzer Hospital School of Nursing students will hold a car wash Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Holzer Hospital warehouse to benefit the student nurses association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Farm and Home Safety Committee
Ohio
William P. Smith
Gallia
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Holzer Hospital
First Ave
Student Nurses Association
Athens Area Obituaries Chronicle Many Bereaved
The Athens Meigs area reports multiple deaths including Lizzie Steinmetz Blackwell 89 of Burlingham and infant son of Walter and Mrs. Poston in Athens. Other obituaries include Margaret Carter 82 of Athens and Dr. Robert Nye Sr. 82 of Chauncey with funeral plans and burial details. Surviving relatives span seven daughters, two sisters, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren across Ohio and Michigan.
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Athens
Lizzie Steinmetz Blackwell
Burlingham
Meigs County
Hiram
Martha Buck
Meigs Counties
Methodist Church
Peter Steinmetz
Frank Blackwell
Elsie Haning
Harrisonville
Letha Cowen
Luella Haning
Minnie Fort
Columbus
Audrey Grimm
Glenna Colburn
Lancaster
Ada Graham
Wyandotte
Mich
Dora O’brien
Estella van Dyke
Rose Bolton
Newark
Hughes Funeral Home
Freeland Norris
Wells Cemetery
West State Street
Claude Sandlin
Walter Poston
Sheltering Arms _ Hospital
Charlene
Ray Poston
Marie Hoback
Dwight Hoback
Beverly
Ethel Hoback
Racine
Laura Vanaman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert Nye
Chauncey Church of Christ
J. A. Long
Gilbert Courtney
Nye
Chauncey
Cancer Fund
Mrs. Mary Johnson Found Dead in Gallia County Home
Mrs. Mary Johnson aged 67 of Ewington Route 1 was found dead at her home Thursday morning. Gallia County Coroner Dr. Donald R. Warehime ruled a heart attack as the cause, noting she likely died late Wednesday night. The body rests at Vernon McCoy Funeral Home in Vinton awaiting arrival of son William Johnson of Cleveland. arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Albert Lee Parsons
Miller Funeral
Chester J. Lemley
Plants Cemetery
Parsons
Co. D
308Th Engineers
Gallia
Pomeroy
James Sayre
Kanauga
Irene Payne
Florida
Maxine Camp
Columbus
VFW
Mary Johnson
Ewington
Donald R. Warehime
Gallia County
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
William Johnson
Cleveland
Mrs Addie Fish Dies at 70 in Columbus Hospital
Mrs Addie Fish, 70, died Friday morning at a Columbus hospital after being admitted Thursday. A former resident of Canaan Township, she was married to Ennis Fish who died in 1960. Arrangements are being completed by Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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Athens
Addie Fish
Columbus
Canaan Twp
Ennis
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Deaths of Mrs Henry Fry Steubenville former Mae Tripp
News arrives of the death of Mrs Henry Fry formerly Mae Tripp of New Haven and Steubenville. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Steubenville. She is survived by her husband and two sisters in law Mrs Nora Tripp of New Haven and Mrs Jim Orr of Steubenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Henry Fry
Steubenville
Mae Tripp
Nora Tripp
Jim Orr
Elephant Infant Age Threshold Questioned as Factographs
A quirky note argues elephants remain infants until age 25, labeling them “big babies” in a playful Factographs style. It treats maturity as a humorous myth rather than a strict zoological rule.
Trimble Seeks Bids on 1962 Water System Bonds
Notice details sealed bids for 68000 Water System First Mortgage Revenue Bonds of 1962 by Trimble Ohio. Bonds dated May 1 1962 payable from water system revenues, with a complex redemption and call schedule and purchase by Housing and Home Finance Agency possible. Bid requirements include par plus accrued interest and 1% bid security. bids due July 30 1963 with award pending council confirmation.
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Trimble
Ohio
Water System
Huntington National Bank of Columbus
Columbus
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York
WSS
Housing and Home Finance Agency
United States of America, Housing and Home Finance Agency
United States
Congress
Messrs
Squire
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New York State Society of Newspaper Editors
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Barry Goldwater
Gallia Boosters
Wisemans Buy
2Nd Ave
Gallia GI
Joey Jay Gilkey
Howard D Gilkey
Jackson Pike
Holzer Hospital News
K Epling
Lizzie Blackwell
Poston
Mrs
Margaret Carter
Smith St
Waterloo
Joshua
Sarah Barnes
New Marshfield
Joe B. Maffett
New Marshfield Cemetery
Earl Dabney
Earl L. Dabney
Harry B. Dabney
Henderson
Army Quartermaster Corps
Veterans of Foreign War
John H. Dabney
L. G. Mohr
Freeman Scott
Freeman FE. Scott
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Stockport
F. C. Stedman Packing Co
Mabel Cameron
William A
Los Alamos
A. L
Air Force
Okinawa
Robert
Jack
James
Jerry
Clyde Mullins
Edna Mitchell
Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
Parsons Services
Addie
Bonnie J. Smith
Factory Street
Espper
Hudson
NEM
Higgins
Neadowbrook
June Keyser
Sunnyvale Nursery
Thomas Hayman
Syracuse
Burr Oak
Beach Road
S&j
Donna Tedrow
Beyers Orchard
Storr
GEO. W. Ford Agency
Ye Grange Insurance
Grange Insurance Baughman
Albany
D. M. Goddard
Sammy
N. Court St
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Eesecese Eeeuewn
Memoriam
Ronald Hayes
Promised Land
Mrs. Garold Hayes
Bolens Husky
Athens, Ohio
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