OVEC Receives 1961 Real Estate Taxes in Gallia County
Gallia County treasurer Verlin Swain announced a $440 550 18 check for real estate taxes from the Ohio Valley Electric Corp for the second half of 1961. OVEC executives and Kgger Creek Plant managers delivered the payment at the courthouse. Addison Township receives the largest share, with several townships and school districts listed as beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Verlin Swain
Ohio Valley Electric
W. H. Ruese
OVEC
John Ray Simms
James B. Harreld
Bart Montiegel
Kgger Creek
Addison Township
Kyger Creek
Cheshire
Huntington
Morgan
Raccoon
Springfield Township
Addison
Springfield
North Gallia
Racine Man Faces Two Charges In Muny Court
Glenover Boggess of Racine Route 2 is jailed in Gallia County after bond set at 3000 dollars on two charges contempt of court and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. He pleaded guilty to contempt and contest the intoxication charge will go to trial Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine Man
Gallipolis
Glenover Boggess
Racine
Gallia County
William H. Jones
Oscar Baird
Boggess
Janes
Baird
Henry Tarter
Middleport
Tarter
Dale Richard Sheets
Bladen
Jones
Gary Gene Sheets
Huntington Man Named To Position In State Campaign
Huntington resident Andrew J. Houvouras Jr was named Democratic state registration director by state chairman R P McDonough. The appointment supports a national drive to register over 20 million unregistered voters with about five million expected to favor Democrats. Houvouras, president of Huntington Pleating Co, previously co chaired Abell County Volunteers for Kennedy in 1960 and now serves as Peace Corps field representative. He has led local business and civic groups including the Huntington Manufacturing Club and the Huntington Chamber of Commerce government committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Andrews J. Houvouras, Jr
Huntington
R. P. McDonough
Houvouras
Matthew Reese
Democratic National Committee
Huntington Pleating Company
Abell County Volunteers
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Huntington Manufacturing Club
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Notes record births and admissions at Pleasant Valley Hospital listing Mrs Charles Williams of New Haven, Charles Phillips of Ravenswood, Mrs Dale Criss of Gallipolis Ferry, Mrs Vernon Clifton Jr of Point Pleasant, Bessie Lewis of Gallipolis, plus a missed Bates infant in Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Williams
New Haven
Charles Phillips
Ravenswood
Dale Criss
Gallipolis Ferry
Vernon Clifton, Jr
Point Pleasant
Bessie Lewis
Gallipolis
Bates
Henderson
Divorces Granted by Mason County Circuit Court
Three divorces were granted by the Mason County Circuit Court. Margaret Thomas was granted divorce from Alonzo Thomas with custody of their two children. Mabel Childress was granted divorce from Richard Childress and her maiden name Krebs restored. Delores Fields was granted divorce from George R. Fields. Two actions were dismissed: Mabel Lee Painter vs Earl E Painter and Yvonne Metz vs Donald R Metz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Circuit Court
Margaret Thomas
Alonzo Thomas
Mabel Childress
Richard Childress
Krebs
Delores Fields
George R. Fields
Mabel Lee Painter
Earl E. Painter
Yvonne Metz
Donald R. Metz
Rutland Weekend Visits List of Local Family Guests
Rutland residents and relatives share a weekend of visits. Joetta Erle wine joined Shelia Crisp for a Sunday gathering. Kenneth Michael and son Mike traveled from Chilliothe to visit Elza Michael and sister Thelma. Clifford Harris and Columbus family for Dell Luckadoo’s grandparents. Herman Welch Circleville family visited Drexall Lambert and sister. Bruce May and family returned from visits with Arch ie Simpkins of Elkhorn City and Charles Simpkins in Columbus. They toured Breaks Park Buckeye Lake and Columbus City Zoo. Arnold Grate drove his mother Julia Grate to South Charleston West Virginia for funeral services for her brother-in-law Jan Brown formerly Lissa Cobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Joetta Erlewine
Shelia Crisp
Pomeroy
Kenneth Michael
Mike
Chillicothe
Elza Michael
Thelma
Clifford Harris
Columbus
Dell Luckadoo
Herman Welch
Circleville
Drexall Lambert
Robert Snowden
Bruce May
Debbie
Archie Simpkins
Elkhorn City
Charles Simpkins
Breaks Park
Buckeye Lake
Columbus City Zoo
Arnold Grate
Holzer Hospital News Births and admissions spanning Gallipolis area
Birth notices list Mrs. James E. Johnson Mason and Mrs. Ronald I. Smittle Oak Hill Route 3 with daughters. Admissions include Lowell E. Weaver Gallipolis and Janet M. Bailey Gallipolis among others. Discharges note multiple patients leaving with their families. Gallipolis police cite Harley Kenneth Swederski 75 in a 35 zone, fined 40 dollars and costs. Dianne Glassburn begins as secretary in Gallia County Schools Supt. T. K. Owens office on the first day of Wilma Anderson’s annual vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Johnson
Mason
Ronald I. Smittle
Oak Hill
Robert E. Hope
Henderson
Merrill I. Sears
Gallipolis
Harley Kenneth Swederski
Fremont
William H. Jones
Swederski
Dianne Glassburn
Gallia County
T. K. Owens
Wilma Lee Anderson
Where The Waters Mingle Park Planned For City
City leaders and residents aim to complete a new park in 60 days after a Monday night meeting at the Junior Deputies Club House. The project centers on a 22 acre waterway and trees and will be funded by community donations solicited door to door next week. Early donors include one family pledging $100 and a first gift of $20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Deputies Club
Patrolman Get New Assignment At West Virginia State Police
Trooper L. C. Yost, stationed at the local detachment for three years, reports for duty August 1 at the Parkersburg detachment. Yost active in Little League during his posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
L. C. Yost
West Virginia State Police
Parkersburg
Yost
Sociologist Analyzes WV Dropout Rates via 1960 Census
Dr. Leonard M. Sizer of West Virginia University explains the 1960 census shows 26.6 percent of 16 and 17 year olds in West Virginia were not in school, a figure he says defines dropouts. He notes WV's rate is 39 percent higher than the national average of 19.1 percent, with Mason County listing 309,340 as part of the breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Leonard M. Sizer
Agricultural Experiment Station
West Virginia University
Sizer
United States
Mason County
Gloucester Schools Set 1962 63 Milk Delivery Schedule
The G Education will receive sealed bids until 7:00 PM on 14 1962 for 2 inch screened set of No 6 or 6A veins to be delivered to Gloucester Schools for the 1962 83 school year. Homogenized white milk and steam to School Lunch and Mi machines in ten cartons for 1062 63. Dunnette Clerk Giouster Ex Vi Sch 36 St 1 31 80tw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Dunnette
Giouster
Minor weekend wrecks report in Gallipolis court notes
Two minor crashes occurred on Route 7 in Cheshire with no injuries. Driver Carree H Stevenson 45 of McCormick South Carolina and Carol A Essington 20 of Racine were involved while Clara Lou Kent 22 of Cheshire Route 1 faced a reckless operation charge from a prior mailbox flattening incident. In Municipal Court a dozen cases yielded various fines and continuances as Judge William H Jones handled speeding and left of center charges and park on highway disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Route 7
Cheshire
Carree H. Stephenson
McCormick
S. C
Carol A. Essington
Racine
Clara Lou Kent
Wilson D. Hammer
Flint
Mich
Robert Lee Gravely
Lorain
Robert E. Corrigan
Erlanger
Lawrence Gene Bonham
Salvatore J. Tola
Detroit
Robert W. Skidmore
Dayton
Robert M. Buckman
Larwill
Ind
William H. Jones
Ronald Edward Barnes
Crown City
William B. Thomas
Charleston
Clarence Eugene Wheaton
Kananga
Denver Moore
Red's Meat Shuts Out Senators in Semi finals
Red's Meat of Point Pleasant blanked the Gallipolis Senators 8-0 in the fourth annual Kgger Creek Little League semi final. Pitcher Ronnie Duncan held the Senators to no hits as James Spencer walked nine and fanned 14 in a losing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red’s Meat
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis Senators
Mike Clendenin
Ronnie Duncan
James Spencer
Clendenin
Duncan
Gary Wright
Charles Leport
Pomeroy Pirates
Phil Underwood
Lee M. Tyo
Final Traffic Check Scheduled At Cheshire
Gallia County Traffic Safety Committee holds its final automobile check lane session Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Cliff Henderson's Ashland Oil Service Station in Cheshire under Cheshire Mayor Harold Mack and Village Marshall Nate Macomber. In Point Pleasant the Ninth Annual State 4-H tractor operator contest will occur during the West Virginia Dairy Cattle Show at Jackson's Mill on Friday August 17. Mason County will send a representative. Waldo E. Bell announced eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Traffic Safety Committee
Cheshire
Paul W. North
Cliff Henderson
Ashland
Harold Mack
Nate Macomber
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Jackson’s Mill
Waldo E. Bell
Cooperative Extension Service of
West Virginia University
Mason County
Volunteer Firemen See Training Films
Ten members of the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department attended the second week of a 72 hour course. They viewed two films on ladders and fire training and reviewed hose and equipment work. Portsmouth assistant fire chief James Pendleton supervised. Tuesday night they will conduct practical work with two pumpers at the Public Square river bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Pendleton
Portsmouth
Four Year Old Wandling Dies After Home Accident
Landis K Wandling Jr four died after running into a glass storm door at home in Barbertown Ohio. He was treated at Stevens funeral home as arrangements are announced. Surviving are his parents Landis and Agnes Wandling and brothers Steven Edwards and David Michael. Grandparents Otho Wandling of Point Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Arthur Sayre of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Landis K. Wandling, Jr
Landis
Agnes Edar Wandling
Barberton
Ohio
Stevens
Wandling
Babcock-Wilcoxen Co
Steven Edwards
David Michael
Otho Wandling
Arthur Sayre
Charleston
Mrs. Tedrow Becomes RN at Ohio Board Result
Gallia Academy High School graduate Phyllis White Tedrow of East Fal mouth Mass. passed her Ohio state nurses board exam to receive her registered nurse certificate. She earned a BS in nursing from Ohio State University on June 8. Her husband Lt. James E. Tedrow is an Air Force pilot at Otis AFB Cape Cod, and they reside near the base with 22 month old Jeffrey. Parental and family details include Selwyn R. White and Eunice Tedrow among relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Phyllis White Tedrow
East Falmouth
Mass
State Nurses Board
Ohio
James E. Tedrow
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Jeffrey
Tedrow
Ohio State University
Jeffrey Tedrow
Selwyn R. White
Second Avenue
Eunice Tedrow
Wauseon
Roy Tedrow
Lieutenant Tedrow
Moultrie
Six Fined For Speeding In JP Court
Six defendants were arraigned before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin for speeding and fined 10 plus costs. Others paid 10 plus costs for intoxication, license plate, improper passing, control, yield right of way, unlicensed driver, no license, and trespassing with varying small fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Kathryn Somerville
James W. Casey
Horace H. McElhinny
Clarence Huffman
Paul M. Icard
Paul Edward Smith
Lorne Kearns
Willard H. Evans
Ina Jo Hill
Okey Farley
Robert Worth
A. Roush
Larry Patrick
Samuel Bennett
Racine Man Injured In Accident At Ben Lomond Gravel Pit
Racine resident Robert A. Wood sustained a head injury Monday while prying gears loose at a Ben Lomond gravel pit. He remained in good condition at Holzer Hospital and was expected to be released soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Robert A. Wood
Racine
Holzer Hospital
Ben Lomond
North Gallia Band to Play at Gallia Jr Fair Opening Night
North Gallia High School band under Robert D. DuBois will perform 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the Gallia County Junior Fair. The four‑day event includes Doug Patterson’s 30‑minute balancing act, a baby contest Friday, and 4-H and FFA sales and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Odie O’donnell
Gallia County
North Gallia High School
Robert D. DuBois
Gene
Terry Hamilton
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Doug Patterson
Zanesville
Patterson
Jesse Merry
Presi
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Pleasant Valley Hospital
Mrs
Jean Parker
Holzer Hospital News
Lowell E. Weaver
Janet M. Bailey
Mack Gee
Max Calvin Stumbo
Rodney
Worthy Tate
Earl Sayre, Jr
Grimms Landing
Cheryl L. Pearson
Victor J. Stanson
Athens
Vincent E. Mossman
Johnny K. Crabtree
Janet S. Kennedy
Charles E. Chafens
Green
Lowell S. Hughes
Carroll Caldwell
John Brothers
Maggie Phillips
Etta Roush
Carl B. Weese
Willie Martin
Barbara Adams
Vesta L. Bonecutter
Herman Keels
Leonard Carman
Gertrude Roberts
Carol Burnheimer
Claude Lambert
John F. Clendenin
Everette van Hoose
Speeder
Bessie Gilmore Gothard
F. L. Stevers Funeral Home
Lonnie J.burgess
Scottown
Ethel S. Shaw
James S. Mumpower
Fairborn
Betty Beaver
Ronald N. Edington
IBM
Joyce A. Smith
Cecil Ray Miles
Vinton
Mary E. Reynolds
William H. Milstead
Nellie May Kuhn
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Haskell C. Wallace
Clell Black
Brookline
John W. Sim
Copenhagen
E. L. Montgomery
Howard Rust
Bill Ferrell
Earl Deal
Art and Vitus Hartley
John Devault
Paul Rairden
Virgil Siders
Mary Hyre
Maxine Walters
Belva Farley
Lionel Smith
Clarence Anderson
Cecil Derrick
al Biggs
James Morrison
L. G. Mohr
Gene Ball
Walter Rice
Marietta Manufacturing iCo
John McNeill
Marietta
Robert Siler
Jesse Brown
Soil Conservation Service
Siders
Mayor Siders
Lamington
Alvin Weeman
Weeman
Sophia Loren
Graumans Chinese Theater
Hollywood
Red
Pvt. Bateman
Fort Knox
Callipolis
Robert W. Bateman
Lyda M. Bateman
Bidwell
Armory Center
Bateman
Army
Fort
Columbus Business University
Brady Shaw
Don Shaw
William Shaw
James Shaw
Mt. Sterling
Robert Shaw
Garfield Ave
Lake Erie
Shaw
Mrs. Tedrow
Wood
Gallia Jr. Fair
Dent
Rio Grande Mothers’ Club
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