Miss Belville Seeks Queen Title at Gallia County Pageant
Miss Brenda Lee Belville 16, Southwestern High School senior candidate, will compete in the Miss Gallia County Beauty Pageant at the Gallia County Junior Fair opening night August 1. The 1961 queen crowns the new winner. Belville is a Southwestern cheerleader, class officer and newspaper staff member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Brenda Lee Belville
Southwestern High School
Southwestern
Gallia
Cub Scouts Hike at Fairfield Farm Nature Walk
Cub Scout Pack 203 meets Grace Methodist Church at 2 p m Saturday for a nature hike on Pete McCormick's Fairfield farm. McCormick, Gallia County scout notable, will show the cubs farm sights before continuing into the woods as Camp Hout. Fathers may join if not working, and the motorcade departs promptly for a same day return home for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Pete McCormick
Fairfield
Orin Kyger
McCormick
Gallia County
Hout
Kyger
Cubs
Mason Family News and Bowling Green Visits
Mason and nearby families are noted visiting relatives and spending weekends in various towns including Logan West Virginia Man West Virginia and Columbus. Also Gallipolis reports William H. Greber begins Thursday office hours as new field representative for the Portsmouth District Social Security at the Gallia County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Greber
Portsmouth
Social Security Office
Gallia County
Alfred M Morris Hopkins visit kin and friends across Ohio
Alfred M Hopkins and family from Dayton visit relatives including Vere Swartz in Amesville and Mart Rest Home in McConnelsville. Betty Swartz returns from a 10 day visit with Sandra Swartz. Several local residents travel to see kin and attend church. a birth is announced for Vere Swartz's granddaughter. Marlene Winebrenner begins nursing duties at Athens State Hospital this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Woode
Alfred
Murray Hopkins
Dayton
Vere Swartz
Betty
Sandra Terry Swartz
Zelda Jeric
Herman Taylor
William Jeric
Cleveland
Florida
Delbert Gaul
Charles Betzing
Tuppers Plains
Ella Weaver
Mart Rest
McConnelsville
Harold Kimes
Muskingum River
Terry Swartz
Dale Kuhn
Michael
Little Hocking
Fannie Bernard
Alura Taylor
Isola Taylor
Guysville
Jean Hayes
Mendow
Ohio
Gracie Dorst
Millard Swartz
Janice Caldwell
Marshall University
Jack Risley
Joe
Mount Sterling
Kevin
Diana Hess
Ernest Taylor
Harry Riggle
Athens
Lester Stanley
John Edwards
Sandra
Terry
Hobart Swartz
Edgar Koehler
Amesville
Vernon Swartz
Belpre
Marlene Winebrenner
R. N
Athens State Hospital
Library Children Plan Junior Fair Productions in 1962
Gallia County Library groups stage two children produced shows at the 1962 Junior Fair. Sixty-five county and city youths perform Peter Pan on Aug 3 with 33 speaking parts directed by Merlyn Ross. The Aug 4 hoedown features 30 children under Miss Hood with Judy Brown as accompanist and Eddie Roark arranging dances.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sandra Hood
Merlyn Ross
Kyger Creek
Never Land
Peter Pan
Barton Stump
Wendy
Karen Shamblin
Tinker Bell
Patricia Rankin
Rhonda Swisher
Kathy Kohl
Wagon Wheels
Betsy
Pike
Texas
Eddie Roark
Ronnie Fletcher
Three Hurt In Auto Accident In Eureka
Three Gallipolis youths escaped serious injury when their car was struck by a second vehicle on Route 7 in Eureka. Eddie Houck, 19, was treated for a ear laceration. Jesse Wolbert, 16, and Bill McCreedy, 18, were not injured. Moore and his wife, Dessie Moore, 56, were treated for chest bruising and fractured ribs. Moore was cited for driving left of center.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Marvin Ours
State Highway Patrol
Bill McCreedy
Denver O. Moore
Crown City
Moore
Eddie Houck
Marcella Riley
McCreedy
Houck
Holzer Hospital
Jesse Wolbert
Dessie M. Moore
Route 7
Gallipolis Municipal Court
Civil Service Picnic Prompts Push for Holiday Rule Reversal
In Gallia County 525 civil service employees gathered at Cora Park for the first of two picnics as lawmakers pledged to back a bill reversing a state directive that bars an extra day off when a holiday falls on a worker’s usual off day./The next picnic is set for August 9 with 6 PM serving.
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Gallipolis
Cora Park
Gallia County
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Dann O. Taber
J. Sherman Porter
105Th
Ohio General Assembly
Richard Hurwitz
Rep
Tiber
Porter
Ben Dietrich
Gallipolis State Institute
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Ohio
GSI
Forrest S. Borden
Hurwitz
Borden
Mary Henry
Dramatic Club
Kanauga Local Social News Roundup
The WSCS annual picnic was Tuesday at Harmond Field Point Pleasant with many families attending. The young adult class and class No 3 held a Sunday picnic on Fortification Hill. Mrs Berkley Wright visits Washington to see son Allen Wright. Sky Larks 4H Club met monthly. Delaware Ohio’s Mr Creigton Grice and son visited. Residents travel, shop and visit family across Huntington Florida Buckhannon Columbus.
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Christine Black Kanauga
WSCS
Harmond Field
Point Pleasant
W. Bennett
Bennett
Fortification Hill
Berkley Wright
Washington
Allen B. Wright
Sky Larks
Creigton Grice
Delaware
Ohio
Olen Litchfield
Lewis Lee
Albert Allen
Fred Holcomb
Huntington
Alma Stevens
Florida
Lester Lee
Buckhannon
Walter Schoonover
Johnie Raike
Children of
Columbus
John Raike Sr
Local Visitors and Birth Notice Highlight Week
Mrs Eleanor White hosts and visits with family across St Albans Ashland and Columbus while Mr and Mrs Clair McCarty announce the birth of a son Mark Allen born July 4. The Sticklin family, recently from Fort Bragg NC, visits Mrs White and Karl Righter.
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Eleanor White Vinton
Homer Casto
J. D. Douglas
St. Albans
W. Va
Otho Harrison
Lester Metcalf
Ashland
Eleanor White
Karl Righter
Kathryn Synder
Marvaleak
Pamela
Sue Carver
Columbus
Marvaleak Snyder
Jeannie Fay Raines
Wendell Love
Conrad Love
John Love
Glen Brown
Chester White
Lowell Cardwell
Francis Cardwell
Bill Comer
Bill Alexander
Marie Alexander
G. P. Ewing
E. A. Evans
Alexander
Clair McCarty
Mark Allen
Hazel Sticklin
Linda Sue
Barbara Dale
Carpenter
Sticklins
E. E. Hartsock
Fort Bragg
N.C
Local visits and a wedding in the region
Long Bottom Josie and Edith Osborn visited Mr and Mrs Roland Stethem. Alice Rairden helps her mother in Amanda. Cora Swan Nell Blake and Mrs Dave Yates appear in records. Mary Offutt of Parkersburg visited Mr and Mrs Joe Bissell. Larkins families hosted guests at R L Larkins Reedsville. Edith Sisson of Pomeroy and Diane Stalzer of Columbus visited Harold Holter. Janice Hayman and Ray Young wed at a Methodist ceremony.
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Josie
Edith Osborn
Roland Stethem
Alice Rairden
Amanda
Cora Swan
Nell Blake
Dave Yates
Mary Offutt
Parkersburg
Joe Bissell
Fred Larkins
Raymond Larkins
R. L. Larkins
Reedsville
Edith Sisson
Pomeroy
Diane Stalzer
Columbus
Harold Holter
Janice Hayman
Ray Young
Methodist Church
Se Aene Peder
Ken Riffle Wins Flaming Arrow Award at Camp Arrowhead
Kenneth Riffle received the Flaming Arrow Award for Boy Scout Troop 2038, sponsored by Grace Methodist Church, at Camp Arrowhead where 12 scouts are attending summer camp. The troop plans to return Saturday after a campfire featuring stunts, with a comic act by Troop 203.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Riffle
Grace Methodist Church
Camp Arrowhead
Ernest
Carol Ann Martin Feted At Gallipolis Luncheon
Forty eight attendees gathered at the Lafayette Hotel Palmroom to honor Carol Ann Martin, Miss Portsmouth Area winner and Miss Ohio contestant finalist. Chamber president Manning E. Wetherholt presented a 125 dollar check. Martin described Portsmouth experiences and Ohio contest preparations.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Hotel
Carol Ann Martin
Portsmouth
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Carol Ann
Gallia County
Gallia Academy
Gallia Academy High School
Reedsville WSCS Meets At Mrs Shuma Way Home
Reedsville notes report the July WSCS gathering at Mrs. Bert Shuma way’s home. Local residents and visitors include Hobart White side Parkersburg, Paul Hanker family Portland, J D Kibble Parkersburg, Bernie Edwards with relatives, and Marilyn Rhinehart Elkins on vacation. Frequent counts of visits from Parkersburg and Columbus residents appear along with birthday celebrations for Mr Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Balderson
Reedsville
WSCS
Bert Shumaway
Hobart Whiteside
Parkersburg
Virgil Buckley
Carroll Randolph
Leona Hall
Torch
Paul Hanker
Portland
J. D. Kibble
Bernie Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Hubert Carr
Susan
Clark Edwards
Buddy
Patty
Columbus
Robert Edwards
Dayton
Alfred Cashdollar
Mary Jane
Ronald
Richard
Jeanie
Marilyn Rhinehart
Elkins
W. Va
Ben Buckley
Mary Jane Cashdollar
Denver Weber
Charles Googlin
Pomeroy
Bill Meredith
Roger
Waterford
Terhune to Speak at Gallia County Junior Fair Opening
Ohio agriculture director Robert H. Terhune will attend the opening night of the 1962 Gallia County Junior Fair. He is slated to speak at 7 20 p m August 1 following a welcome by President Dick Lakins and introductions of Gallia County commissioners and other dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert H. Terhune
Ohio
Gallia County
Terhune
Dick Lakin
Thomas E Mills to Speak at Springfield Pythian Home
Gallipolis resident Thomas E Mills the Ohio Pythian grand chancellor will address the Springfield Pythian home Sunday during the annual pilgrimage. A potluck luncheon will follow the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas E. Mills
Ohio
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