Gallia County Scouts Enjoy Week at Camp Arrowhead
Gallia County Boy Scouts spent a week at Camp Arrowhead near Huntington West Virginia and returned with photographic proof of their outdoor experiences. Cheshire Troop 206 led by Scoutmaster Merri Briggs learned ax use, while Troop 700 under Scoutmaster George A. Hout showed beans cooking tales. Troop 1234 worked on shelter building. Troop 200 from Gallipolis enjoyed the new steel tank pool during the outing.
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Camp Arrowhead
Huntington
W. Va
Messenger News
Cheshire
Merri Briggs
David Briggs
Paul Lockwood
Joe Roush
George A
Richard White
Dean Brownell
Frank Pierotti
Harold Smith
Hammer
Waldo Fannin
Arnold Fife
Phil Davis
Gallipolis
Five Man Forum Planned For Cancer Discussion
A Gallia County Americ an Cancer Society event will host a five man medical forum from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Washington School auditorium. Drs Robert Carson Jacob Weinberger Keith Brandeberry Charlies Holzer Jr and Ralph Burner will speak on cancer control, with Rev Linson Stebbins discussing spiritual needs of patients.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Gallia County
American Cancer Society
Marty Maggied
Earl Quickle
Robert Carson
Jacob Weinberger
Keith R. Bran
Linson H. Stebbins
First Presbyterian Church
C. (Mac) McGinness
Fairie Moore
Robert MacKenzie
Mary Akers
James Alker
Max Tawney
Keith Brandeberry
Jim Porter
Everett Gills
Charles FE. Holzer, Jr
Robert E. Jenkins
Jenkins
Model Plane Contest Set At Junior Fair
A model airplane fly is planned for August 13 at Holzer Airport during the Junior Fair. The event, organized by the Gallipolis Kiwanis Club, is an exhibition not a contest, with entries open through contact J Howard Neal at E L Neal and Son Drug Store. Prizes are funded by D O Taber.
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J. Howard Neal
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
E. L. Neal and Son
Holzer Airport
Jimmy Reed
Bob Gillespie
Larry
Joe C. Somers
Larry Reod
Gillespie
D. O. Taber
Jimmy Evans
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Girl Found Safe After Wandering Near Gallipolis
A frightened little girl was seen wandering in Gallipolis. Miss Mildred Myers from the Warehime Clinic took the child to the police station after confirming she was lost. Police traced her to Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Bean of 540 Third Ave.
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Gallipolis
Mildred Myers
Warehime Clinic
Lewis Bean
Third Ave
Births Announced by Warehime Clinic
Sunday births announced by Warehime Clinic report a son for Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Cottrill of Ewington named Francis Nelson Cottrill and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. James D. Butt of Patriot Route 1.
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Gallipolis
Warehime Clinic
Francis E. Cottrill
Ewington
Francis Nelson Cottrill
James D. Butt
Patriot Route 1
Drowning Victim Retrieved After Hours of River Rescue
A car sank in the Ohio River and a 130-foot derrick from Dravo Corp. lifted the vehicle. Jack Snodgrass pulled the front axle to release the car as bubbles appeared, revealing a woman in the back seat. Miss Elliott of New Castle, born February 10, 1880, was identified and prepared for funeral.
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Fred R. Carman
Kyger Creek
Dravo Corp
Virginia
Bill McKinley
Point Pleasant
B. N. Parker
Dravo
Sam Edge
Jack Snodrass
Charleston
W. Va
Route 6
Snodgrass
Roy Nichols
Gallipolis Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits
Local residents host relatives and visitors from Ohio and beyond. Mrs Wilber Miles and Dr Katherine Miles of Oroño Me arrive to spend the summer with Mrs Dot Sams. Frank Loucks and two children visit from Marietta with her parents. William Welker of Columbus and Blaine Walker of St Catharines beside others enjoy weekend visits and trips to Cincinnati Huntington and Washington as several family gatherings unfold.
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Wilber Miles
Katherine Miles
Orono
Dot Sams
Columbus
Paul Haskins
Blaine Walker
St. Catharines
Ont
Ruth M. Richards
Locust
Buffalo
Charleston
W. Va
A. H. Dierker
Sarabeth Shaw
University Hospital
Gallipolis Fire Douses Lightning-Struck Tree Blaze
The Gallipolis fire department battled a tree set ablaze by a lightning strike in Evans Heights at 4 p.m. Monday, scorching the trunk still smoldering nearly a week after the strike.
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Gallipolis
Evans Heights
Gallipolis Board Adopts 319098 Budget Amid Sparse Attendance
Gallipolis district voters attended public hearing barely. the Gallipolis Board of Education approved a 319,098 spending plan for 1955 with an estimated 6,494 surplus. Receipts projected at 335,592, expenditures about 1,000 less than current year, and a 9,000 deficit absorbed in next year’s budget.
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Gallipolis
Janet Wetherholt
Douglas J. Wetherholt
Athens
Ohio University
Frank Porter
Marcus J. Magnussen
Gallipolis Eagles Sponsor Little Miss Gallia County Contest
Gallipolis Aerie 2290 voted to sponsor a child in the Little Miss Gallia County contest at the Gallia County Junior Fair set for August 12 to 14. The regular lodge meeting, led by President Buell Hayes, was held at Eagles Halls. Next Monday night a class of candidates will be initiated with refreshments after the meeting.
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Dentine Gaail F
Jenkins
Richard G. Shrider
J. Goredon Gibert
Moses T. Epling
Maurice Bane
Dr. Magnussen
Magnussen
Roth Manual
Shrider
Clarence &. Thompson
Jenekins
Charles Swanson
Gallia Academy High School
Edwin B. Higgins
Ott
Howard Bailey
Charles & Butler
Jim Porter
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallipolis Aerie
Order of Eagles
Eagles Halls
Buell Hayes
Hayes
River flood readings at multiple Ohio River gauges
River Trappe at Gallipolis and nearby towns report high water. Measurements show the Ohio River at 18.5 feet on the upper gauge and 10.6 on the lower, with Point Pleasant at 24.52 feet and Kanawha Falls at 2.29 feet, while rollers near Montgomery drop to two feet.
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Gallipolis
Sara Kate
Lucy Jane Lucas
Sycamore
Ernestine
Semet
Chambersburg
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Reading
Kanawha Falls
Montgomery
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Boy Scouts
U. S Coast Guard
Herbert J. Pleck
Ralph Sheets
Donald R. Warehime
Betty Null
Fisher
Coast Guard
George Ehman
Sid Vance
G. Gordon Fisher
Homer Johnson
W. S. Cofer
Neil Ave
James Baldwin
George Fitch
C. J. Waugh
New Castle
Miss Elliott
Oak Park
George F
Mary Lindsay Elliott
John Elliott
Eliott
G. W. Coulter
Billy Thomas
Washington, D. C
Dicky Hartman
Billy
R. D. Thomas
Parkersburg
F_ M Wells
Michael
Cedar Grove
W Va
Frank Christ
Gaynard
Frank Snedaker
Cincinnati
Joseph Brady
Flushing
N. Y
Raymond Barr
Tony and
Jerry
Leonard McCoy
Ronny and
Denny
Andes
Robert FE Jenkins
Gallipolis Eagles
Icles
Sun Valley
Mercury
Toast OF the Town
Pd Sullivan
Biation Whss-Ts
Roger
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
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