Camporee plans finalized for Tri-State district
Mason-Gallia-Meigs District committee set details for the August 30 to September 1 camporee at Camp Chester Meigs County. Camp director will be Carl Dilcher Point Pleasant. Units urged to mail attendance cards before August 15 and 11 of 19 attendees volunteered for an August 11 work session at Camp Chester.
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Gallipolis
Camp Chester
Meigs County
Mason
Fred Hibbs
Middleport
Bob Siler
Point Pleasant
M-G-M
New Jersey
Olen Harrison
Hemlock Grove
J. Knox Dye
Marshall D. Boggs
Gallia County
Gaylord Woomer
Bidwell
Walter Walker
J. Sherman Porter
Miles T. Epling
George Hout, Jr
Merrill Briggs
Cheshire
Leo Curtiss
George Wagner
John Parsons
C. F. Hibbs
James W. Reese
Ralph G. Spencer
Mason County
Descendant of the French Five Hundred Dies at 86 in Ohio
Joseph De Vacht Donnally 86 longtime Gallipolis resident died Tuesday in Holzer Hospital after a June 7 hospitalization. He was a riverboats enthusiast and former Kentuckian steamboat captain family links to William Joseph De Vacht from France in 1790. He retired from the Boys Industrial School in 1941 then served as a male nurse 12 years. Survived by his daughter Julia and a step daughter Mrs. Ethel Bower. services Thursday at Weatherholt funeral home with Naomi Lodge service Wednesday night. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Joseph de Vacht Donnally
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Donnally
William Joseph de Vacht
France
Frances de Vacht Donnally
Daugh
Ter
A .C. Donnally
Lancaster
First Ave
Franklin Jefferson
Julia E. Smithers Donnally
Rodney
Margaret Morgan Jones
Julia
Donnally
Naomi Lodge 55
Knights of Pythias
First Presbyterian Church
Sons and Daughters
Charles H
Ethel) Bower
Toledo
Elmer Jones
Caroline Brown
Columbus
Charles E. Cherrington
Wetherholt Funeral Home
Linson H. Stebbins
Mound Hill Cemetery
Naomi Lodge
Vinton Man Charged in Banjo Theft Case
Gallia County sheriffs report the arrest of George Daley Spencer 24 on grand larceny charges over a missing banjo valued at 300 dollars. The instrument disappeared from a party about a year ago. Spencer surrendered after a Monday absence. bound over to September grand jury with bond to be set later. Sheriff Baird left to pick up Emiel Cook on non support charges.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Spencer
Norman
Oscar Baird
James A. Johnson
Johnson
Pineville
W. Va
Wyoming County
Emiel Cook
Cook
Littering Case Is Continued in Porter Incident
Gallia County The State Highway Patrol reports James Westfall 30 Bidwell had case continued after Municipal Court hearing. He was jailed on a littering charge for tossing a bottle from his car striking a woman along the road. Westfall posted 50 bond and was released. The woman’s name was not released.
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Gallipolis
James Westfall
Bidwell
Westfall
Porter
Friendship Class Plans Wiener Roast At Fair Haven Church
In Kanauga the Friendship Class at Fair Haven Methodist Church met at Betty Griffin's home with eleven members. Ann Sayre led Bible quizzes with prizes to Dessie Holcomb and Evelyn Morrow. Homemade ice cream cake and coffee were served. CIC Class met with Nettie Adams. WSCS with Essie Lee. twelve members received refreshments. Jackie Sue Wamsley spends summer in Toledo with relatives. Robert Keith Shamblin of Co-
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Kanauga
Fair Haven
CIC
Nettie Adams
WSCS
Essie Lee
Jackie Sue Wamsley
Toledo
Robert Keith Shamblin
Belville Dairy Leads Gallia County in June Production
Belville’s dairy herd topped Gallia County tests in June under the Dairy Herd Improvement program. The Bellville brown Swiss herd of 18 cows averaged 1045 pounds of milk and 41 pounds of butterfat. Other herds averaged 998 pounds milk and 35 butterfat for Clyde Saunders & Son, 760 pounds and 30 butterfat for Elias Sisson, 800 pounds and 26 butterfat for Don Pollitt and Oral Greene, and 581 pounds and 19 butterfat for Fred Hamrick. Merrill Brucker of Bladen served as test supervisor.
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Gallipolis
Bryant Belville
Gallia County
William P. Smith
Gallia
Elias Sisson
Don Pollitt
Oral Greene
Fred Hamrick
Merrill Brucker
Bladen
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Mental Health Talk Given to Gallipolis Rotary
About 30 Rotary members attended a Tuesday talk at the Farmers Hotel. Dr. John Schwab of Holzer Hospital distinguished mental health from mental illness. Guest John A. Epling was new president of the Gallipolis Downtown Coaches Club and Red Cross blood recruitment chairman.
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Gallipolis
Farmers Hotel
John Schwab
Holzer Hospital
John A. Epling
Red Cross Blood
Columbus Visits Shamblins with Christine Black
Columbus spends several days with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shamblin as Christine Black accompanies the visit.
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Lumbus
Mrs
Clyde Shamblin
Christine Black
Salvation Army Opens Drive for 1957 58 Appeal
Gallipolis reports the Salvation Army annual appeal kicked off in Gallia County Courthouse Tuesday night led by Senior Captain E William Carlson. Over 125 canvassers began door to door work with a ten day target to complete funds collection for campaign treasurer John Wiseman at the Ohio Valley Bank.
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Gallipolis
Salvation Army
Gallia County
E William Carlson
John Wiseman
Ohio Valley Bank
Final Plans For Campout Completed
Lake Vesuvius Campout finalized at Boy Scout Troop 203 meeting. Troop 203 and Troop 206 Cheshire will camp July 26 to 28, with swimming, fishing, and merit badge work. Attendees include Lewis Gates Jim Morrison Ralph Burner John Gibert Bobby Hill David Ott Jim Butler Tommy Lloyd and Harry Hamilton. Cheshire delegates Merrell Briggs David Thomas Bob Rice Fred Rothgeb Homer Casto. Committee members planned transportation and Aug 4–11 Camp Arrowhead trip.
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Gallipolis
Lake Vesuvius
James Hackworth
Cheshire
Lewis Gates
Jim Morrison
Ralph Burner
John Gibert
Bobby Hill
David Ott
Jim
Norman Pinschmidt
Kenneth Morgan
Max Tawney
Harry Hamilton
Emmett Morrison
Awards Given for Articles at Kyger Creek Plant
Two OVEC Kyger Creek Plant employees received work improvement awards for articles published in Monthly Operating Notes. Bart Montiegel of Point Pleasant and Richard S. Lease of Gallipolis were honored by plant manager James B. Harreld, each earning $15. Montiegel’s piece titled Preventing Feedwater Contamination and Output Limitation and Lease’s Gauging Studded Boiler Tubes Through Minimum Holes appeared in the July AG&E magazine. The articles are technical and relevant to OVEC stations and the broader industry.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
Kyger Creek
James B. Harreld
Bart Montiegel
Point Pleasant
Richard S. Lease
American Gas and Electric Service Corporation
Ag& E
Mr. Montiegel
Mr. Lease
OVEC
Births and admissions logged at Holzer Hospital
List shows multiple births on July 23 in towns including Portland Pomeroy Wellston and Proctorville and Jackson. Numerous admissions for medical and surgical care feature patients from Point Pleasant Gallipolis Patriot Ironton and more with attendees and physicians named.
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Raphal Wilson
Portland
William E. Finley
Pomeroy
Harold Dunfee, Jr
Wellston
Allie McClurg
Jackson
John Banks
Vinton
Thomas Lewis
Proctorville
Craig Pryor
Point Pleasant
Harrison Shumate
William H. Spears
Vernon Wasmer
Oak Hill
George Nease
Minersville
Willard Lee Taylor
Gallipolis
Chester Warneke
Patriot
Cecil Harper
Gallipolis Ferry
Peggy Dotson
Johnnie E. Harmon
Howard S. Lanthorn
Otis Johnson
Dudley Green, Sr
Ezra Kiser
William E. Claar
Jack
George Bovie to Take Florida Job
George F. Bovie, Evans Grocery Co. comptroller, resigns effective Oct. 1 to join Anchorage Mortgage Co. of Cocoa Beach, Fla. After 18 years with Evans he served as secretary treasurer and principal stockholder. A Navy warrant officer in World War II, he and his wife and two children will move to Florida and sell their home at 521 First Ave.
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Gallipolis
George F. Bovie
Evans Grocery Co
Anchorage Mortgage Co
Coca Beach
Fla
Bovie
Evans
Ohio
West Virginia
Pamela
Buddy
Florida
First Ave
Twelve VEW Members Hold Short Meeting
Twelve VFW members gathered Tuesday evening at the VFW home on Lower Third Avenue for a brief business meeting. Commander Woodrow B. Saunders said he would meet with the junior fair board Wednesday night to plan activities for the VFW’s involvement on the junior fair’s opening night, August 7.
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Gallipolis
VFW
Lower Third Ave
Woodrow B. Saunders
Junior Fair Board
Smithsonian Scientist Predicts Long Life for Satellite
Dr. Theodore E. Sterne of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory predicts the first earth satellite could remain in orbit for as long as nine years, signaling a durable achievement in early space research.
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Theodore E. Sterne
The
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cunningham Joins Gallipolis Patrol as Radio Dispatcher
John D. Cunningham, longtime night radio operator for the Gallipolis police, resigns to become radio dispatcher for the Ohio State Highway Patrol Gallipolis post. A native of Gallipolis, he is a WWII and Korean War Air Force veteran, married to Jeanine Evans with two young sons. The post now has 10 patrolmen and two dispatchers with Cunningham replacing the former night dispatcher.
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Gallipolis
John D. Cunningham
Second Ave
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Cunningham
Cpl
Pierce D. McCreedy
Gallia Academy
Ohio University
Air Force
Jeanine Evans
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
John
Jim
L. B. Vaughn
Judge Hears Seven Cases In Gallipolis Court
Judge William H. Jones heard seven cases in Municipal Court Monday. Russell Fillinger and Glen Ward, both from Gallipolis, were fined $5 and costs for intoxication. James Campbell, Henry Howell, and Norville McCoy, all from Gallipolis, forfeited $15 bonds on intoxication. Phillip G. Boster of Gallipolis was fined $10 and costs for speeding, while Michael Zasimovich of Indianapolis forfeited a $25 bond for reckless operation.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Russell Fillinger
Crown City
Glen Ward
James Campbell
Henry Howell
Norville McCoy
Phillip G. Boster
Michael Za
Dollar Days set for Gallipolis August 2 3
Gallipolis will host Dollar Days on August 2 and 3 with newspaper and radio ads and store banners. The Retail Merchants Committee approved a fund soliciting rule requiring Chamber of Commerce approval and a fine for noncompliance. Merchants aim to sponsor 12 booths at the Junior Fair August 7 10, with one tent now likely.
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Gallipolis
Retail Merchants Committee
Arthur Darnbrough
Gallia County
Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Hotel
Thelma Elliott
C of C
Paul Jarvis
Bernadines
Youth Group Plans Dinner Kickoff in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis Young Peoples Association met at the Avners home to plan summer activities. A potluck dinner kickoff is set for Thursday at 6 pm on Fortification Hill, followed by officer elections. The group, reorganized by local minister Robert Goode, targets high school through college age and seeks an adviser.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Young Peoples Association
Max Avner
Hedgewood Drive
Sandy Avner
Fortification Hill
Robert Goode
Presbyterian Church
Avner
James Morgan Admitted After Fall at Plaza Hotel
James Morgan aged 76 of the Plaza Hotel was admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday evening with a broken left hip after a fall during a scuffle with another hotel guest.
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Gallipolis
James Morgan
Plaza Hotel
Holzer Hospital
Morgan
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Effie Worman
Frank Jennings
Ray Fridley
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A. E. Amsbury
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Marvin Wickline, Jr
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Ted Riley
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Kenneth Libby
William White
Ray Johnson
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Leonard Siders
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George Bovie
VEW
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