Commissioners Sign Two Contracts Monday
Gallia County commissioners signed two contracts and approved road petitions. The first contract with Centerville village covers black topping with county equipment. the village pays labor and supplies. A second one year lease with Steve M Clark rents five rooms near the courthouse for the Elections and Welfare offices. They set a viewing date Aug 4 and hearing Sept 2 for township road petitions in Guyan Township. The court granted Sheriff Baird $3000 for jail meals and $600 for the easement fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Board of Commissioners
Morton I. Dickey
Centerville
Steve M. Clark
Gallia
Guyan
Everette Montgomery
Montgomery
Shriver
Drake Fork Rd
Homer
Olga Shriver
Oscar Baird
County Judge Keeps Hard Line On Drunk Driving
Gallia County Judge Betz fines Eggleston 150 dollars and costs and imprisons 10 days with license suspended for one year for DWI. Paul Kent receives 200 dollar fine and six months jail, suspended and placed on probation with additional 10 dollar breach of peace fine. Also, James Lee Duncan, 24, held for parole violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Betz
Eggleston
Betz
Paul H. Kent
Cheshire
Kent
Sheriff's Department
James Lee Duncan
Gallipolis
Sheriff’s Department
Raymond Boothe
Seven days accident free for Gallia County patrol
Gallia County recorded seven consecutive accident free days as Post 27 of the highway patrol reported five convictions and two bond forfeitures in county court Monday afternoon. Gerald E. Roach 18 Gallipolis faced speeding fines of 10 dollars plus costs. Robert Caldwell 21 Bidwell 10 dollars for no operator license. Hubert Lanham 18 Thurman 10 dollars for intoxication. Leonard Glenn New 22 Vinton 10 dollars plus costs for a defective muffler with costs suspended. James R. Reynolds 22 Akron bond forfeited 15 dollars for failing to register. Stanley Spencer 30 Jackson bond forfeited 15 dollars for intoxication. James C. Flowers 43 Columbus, arrested for left of center, was found guilty in Mayor Wayne Harbarger’s Jackson court with a 15 dollar fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Post
Highway Patrol
Robert S. Betz
Gerald E. Roach
Robert Caldwell
Bidwell
Hubert Lanham
Thurman
Leonard Glenn New
Vinton
James R. Reynolds
Akron
Stanley Spencer
Jackson
James C. Flowers
Columbus
Wayne Harbarger
Troop 204 Plans Court Of Honor And Review
Gallipolis Boy Scout Troop 204 with 11 attending Monday night at First United Presbyterian Church planned a court of honor and board of review reports Scoutmaster Gaylord Woomer. Ten Scouts completed an overnight near Shrine Camp with Scoutmaster Woomer and John McKean. Nolan Carter joined Friday night. Nine boys passed Second Class. Steven Snedaker had an Investiture ceremony for Tenderfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First United Presbyterian Church
Board of Review
Gaylord Woomer
Shrine Camp
Woomer
John McKean
Nolan Carter
Steven Snedaker
Ted Trotter
Ronald Baird
Jim Beard
Rex Baumgardner
Stephen Carter
Charles McKean
Eugene McDaniel
Johnnie Sheets
Gallipolis Personal Notices Radioed from Local Scene
Mrs John Suppance and two children of Cleveland visit during her mother Mrs Stanley Lanier illness at Holzer Hospital. Miss Carolyn Wheeler of Charleston visits sister Miss Delores Wheeler at Warehime Clinic. Frances Cardwell on vacation from Mary Wetherholt county recorder office. Gallipolis residents Erma Lee Straight Joan Winters Aldeth Wright and Maxine Durst return from Myrtle Beach. 4 H camping at Canters Cave Jackson County involves Bill Smith Russ Priddy and Lucile Rymer with return plans this week and weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Suppance
Cleveland
Stanley Lanier
Holzer Hospital
Carolyn Wheeler
Charleston
Delores Wheeler
Warehime Clinic
Frances Cardwell
Mary Wetherholt
Erma Lee Straight
Joan Winters
Aldeth Wright
Gallipolis
Maxine Durst
Cheshire
Myrtle Beach
Bill Smith
Russ Priddy
Lucile Rymer
Canters Cave
Jackson County
Smith
Priddy
Wendell R. Haner Leaves for Induction in Ky
Wendell R. Haner of Lower River Road left Monday for Ashland Kentucky to be processed for induction into the armed forces. He was one of two men scheduled to depart with a father exempt from service. Several more men are slated to leave Wednesday per Gallia County Local Selective Service Board 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wendell R. Haner
Lower River Rd
Ashland
Armed Forces
Jack Switzer
Gallia County
Selective Service Board
Haner
Switzer
Hawaiian graduate struggles with long name on diploma
University of Hawaii officials faced difficulty printing the degree for Sylvia Keohoaeaeok ahakukaalani Kaina. The lengthy name highlighted challenges in title formatting and record accuracy for graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
University of Hawaii
Sylvia Keohoaeaeokahakukaalani Kaina
Gallia County Junior Fair Overnighter Plans Forming
Gallia County Troop 200 outlines an overnight camp out for Friday with 25 Scouts expected and 21 attending Monday night’s meeting led by Scout master Walter F. Walker. Location undecided, charter presentation set for August 10 at Fairfield Fairgrounds starting at 3 p.m. Several Scouts share names among attendees from Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Walter F. Walker
Walker
Arrowhead
Ona
W. Va
Troop 200
Frank Gibert
George Somerville
Jimmy States
Gene Robinson
Roger Saunders
Shug Foster
Jim
Dick O’dell
Gary Lane
Raymond Cole
Bob
Bill Henry
Richard Miller
Terry Johnson
John Chandler
John Nibert
Donald Winters
Frank Pierotti
Ricky Blazer
Fairfield
World Federation topic highlights Bethel WSCS meeting
Coolville community notes church activities at Bethel WSCS hosted by Mrs. Elva Gorrell with eleven members and two guests. July slide program by Frances Malone covered her Europe trip for Class Five of the Methodist Church. Several local families and visitors are mentioned with various social events and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Elva Gorrell
Bethel Wscs
Florence Gillilan
World Federation of Methodist Women
Alma _ Doss
Marlene Warner
Frances Gillilan
Lucille Burroughs
Frances Malone
Europe
Methodist Church
Marguerite Burdette
Mildred Chapman
Nellie Swisher
Carl Dirgen
DeLeon Springs
Florida
Atha Shreve
Dugan
Carl Gillilan
Roger
Linda
Joyce
David
Jack Kessler
Jennifer
John
Winston-Salem
N. C
Oscar Findling
O. H. Branch
Arlene Gregory
Marion
Savilla Kincade
Mraer
Lloyd Summerfield
Tuppers Plains
Racewell Archer
Jimmie
Jackie Lynn
Lottridge
Wilbur Warner
Marlene
Arthur Wandling
Holzer Hospital
Gallinolis
George A. Branch
Caledonia
113 Attend Eno County MYF Meeting at Eno Church
Gallia County Methodist Youth Fellowship drew 113 attendees at Eno Church for a Eureka charge program including a play House on the Rock. Joy Evans sang a solo. Rev Wayne Hill led choruses. 43 attended Bidwell charge, 29 Vin ton, 14 Eureka for second. Next meeting August 25 at Patriot with Sarah Yoho in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Eureka Charged
John Daniel Davis
Vinton
Roscoe Moore
Eureka Charge
Sue Palmer
Eno
Louise Delille
Patriot
Sarah Yoho
Christian Witness
Joann Erwin
Winchester
Lancaster Campground
Holzer Hospital Notes Admits and Deliveries Reported
A list of admissions and births at Holzer Hospital includes a daughter to Mr and Mrs Roger L Brown of Jackson and numerous patients admitted such as Mrs Eva Harris Blackfork Mrs Kathryn Robey Lakin Mrs Herbert Dunfee Wellston and others. Blood usage recorded as Sunday 3 pints and Monday 2 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger L Brown
Jackson
Eva Harris
Blackfork
Kathryn Robey
Lakin
Herbert Dunfee
Wellston
Carrie Rea
Syracuse
M. E. Ballard
Bidwell
John R. Lusher
Crown City
Owen F. Clark
Minnie Gibson
Gallipolis
Roger L. Brown
Michael Sizemore
Nellie J. Bing
Pomeroy
Arlen R. Starr Wellston
Roy S
Point Pleasant Youth Fined and License Suspended
Juvenile Judge John W. Howell fined Leo Van Kirk 17 from Point Pleasant 50 dollars and costs and suspended his operator's license for six months. Van Kirk was arrested by Post 27 of the highway patrol early Sunday morning and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Leo van Kirk
Point Pleasant
van Kirk
Post 27
Highway Patrol
Vinton School Roofing Bid Reported for Vinton Elementa
A Gallipolis meeting about re roofing of Vinton Elementary discussed bids from North Gallia Local Board of General Maintenance Engineer and Neighborgall Construction Co of Huntington. The local firm Donaldson Associates bid 1520 and was accepted over two others for the project plus repairs for basement seepage and library floor unevenness to be corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
New North Gallia High
Donaldsons de North Gallia
North Gallia Board Hires Custodians and Grants Milk Contract
The N. Gallia Board received ten applications for custodianships at Vinton Elementary and hired Richard Kisor of Vinton for a one year contract. At Bidwell School five applications produced C A Evans as custodian with a 3100 salary. The board awarded district milk contracts to Spring Hill Dairy of Gallipolis and allowed the North Gallia High School senior class to use the building next Friday for an ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Elementary School
Richard Kisor
Vinton
Bidwell School
C. A. Evans
Spring Hill Dairy
Gallipolis
North Gallia High School
District BPW Director Speaks Before Gallipolis Club
Mrs. Pearl Reynolds district 11 director of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women quotes a poem to 34 at the Gallipolis B and P W Club dinner in the Farmers Hotel. Dorothy Sommer debuts as club president and Marianne Campbell is cited as Ohio State chairman of career advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pearl Reynolds
Middleport
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Farmers Hotel
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Gallipolis B&pw Club
Dorothy Sommer
Nellie Vale
Nina Russell
Freddy Houdashelt
Middleport B&pw Club
Ethel Maud Young
Gallipolis Club
Reynolds
Marianne B. Campbell
Ohio State
Accidents Absent As Police Report Details Court Actions
Gallipolis reports an accident free day with one conviction and two bond forfeitures in Municipal Court. Judge William H. Jones fined Dwight E. Woodyard of Crown City 10 dollars plus costs for reckless operation. Crowder of Goldsboro North Carolina forfeited 20 dollars for speeding and Richard L. Eggleston of Bidwell Route 1 paid 15 dollars for failure to obey a traffic signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Jones
Dwight E. Woodyard
Crown City
Crowder
Goldsboro
N. C
Richard L. Eggleston
Bidwell Route 1
Ex SECUL Football Star Killed in Virginia Crash
Carl Jenkins a 1956 Gallia Academy High School graduate and former SECAL football standout died in a vehicle crash five miles north of Bedford Virginia at 7 a.m. Monday. He served two years in the Air Force and was attached to the 649th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Bedford Air Force Station. Survived by his widow Rosemarie Morgan and daughter Carla Marie, plus three brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements by Miller's Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Jenkins
Gallia Academy High School
Bedford
Jenkins
649Th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Air Defense Command
Bedford Air Force Station
Air Force
Howard K. Grizzle
Martha Jane Jenkins
Third Ave
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
SECAL
Rosemarie Morgan
Carla Marie
Dayton
Richard
Navy
Norfolk, Va
Harrison
Bellefontaine
Otis
Columbus
Lucille Hurt
Rio Grande
Georgeanna Freeman
Chicago
Maxine
Millers Funeral Home
Scouts Buy Camp Supplies After Troop 203 Meeting
Troop 203 met with 10 Scouts and a special committee session voted to purchase camping gear including two tents a Coleman lantern and a Trail Chef cooking kit. Present were Kenny Morgan chairman Emmett Morrison Max Tawney George Fuller Harry Hamilton and Scoutmaster Jim Hackworth. A special meeting is set for Friday at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kenny Morgan
Emmett Morrison
Max Tawney
George Fuller
Harry Hamilton
Jim Hackworth
Hackworth
Heavy Rains Close Roads Across Gallia County
Gallipolis Post reports heavy rains Monday closed several roads in the county. Kgger Creek flooded Route 554 near Cheshire with four feet of water at Ara Swisher's place at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Route 141 at Cadmus and Route 325 at Vinton were also water covered but receded by Tuesday morning. Route 35 west of Jackson remained closed by high water at 10:40 p.m. Monday. alternate routes were 124 and 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Highway Patrol
Cheshire
Ara Swisher’s
Cadmus
Vinton
Jackson
Franklin Pleads Innocent to Non-Support
James Earl Franklin, 28, of Gallipolis Route 2, secretly indicted by the May Term grand jury, entered a plea of innocent in Common Pleas Court. Judge Robert M. Betz set bond at 500 dollars, Franklin posted it and was released. He was arrested late Sunday by the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Earl Franklin
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Franklin
Sheriff's Department
River Traffic Dams Down As Ohio River Falls Report
Gauges show multiple dams down on Kanawha and Ohio rivers. Rainfall totals two inches over Kanawha watershed. Lock and boat activity listed with up and down statuses across various locks and vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Kanawha
Elk, Gauley
New Rivers
Criss Jr
Indiana
Seckford
Reliance
Alton Zephyr
C. F. Hood
Lock
Pioneer
Atlas
Cherokee
Jimmy Colley
Castle
Derrick
Tradewinds
Davin Moran
O. F. Shearer
Lewis
Jefferson
Hardy L. Roberts
Ernestine
Orleanian
Valley Transporter
Solvay
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Ray Thomas Eggleston
Coolville Personals
Los Angeles Western Union
Barbara Wickser
W. E. Morrell
Eno County
MYF
Edith Allen
Howard Newland
Frank Wood
Clyde Ingels
Mary Carder
Malcolm Miller
Bessie Betz
Basil Jones
R. E. Spurrier
Lee Gillow
Raymond Isaman
Ted Stoney
Dan Bennett
Henry Click
James Swain
Lewis Smith
John Hoschar
Walter Riebel
N. Gallia Board
BPW
National Federation
St. Louis
SECUL
Virginia
Bedroo
Federal Land Bank
The
United
National Farm Loan
Association
A. C. Gibson, Sec’v.Treas
Ohio Valley Bank
Ohio
the Electric Co
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
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