Abandoning of 3 Gallia Schools Proposed in Survey
An impartial survey directed by F H McKelvey recommends abandoning Kananga East Gallipolis and Lincoln elementary schools and selling their sites to fund a new central elementary building for three schools. It also proposes using Gallia Academy High as grades 10 11 12 with 7 8 9 forming a junior high and notes possible new bond issuance within 6 percent limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kananga
East Gallipolis
Lincoln
F. H. McKelvey
Center For Educational Service
College of Education
Ohio University
Board of Education
Supt. E. E. Higgins
Gallia Academy
Washington Elementary
Washington School
4-H Clubs Pace Summer Plans Across Several Groups
The Vinton Raccoon Valley 4-H Club met at the Tenant home for Memorial Day activities with readings, songs, and a list of members and visitors. Multiple clubs including Buckeye Boosters Evergreen Work-Together and Rio Grande Silver Thimble organized summer projects and elected officers, with meetings scheduled through June and plans for activities such as cookies sales and cemetery cleanups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Raccoon Valley
4-H Club
Bill Tenant
Mary Reynolds
Dorothy Swisher
Garland Davis
Margie
Stanley Davis
ABC of Spring
Taps
Margery Reynolds
Rita Comer
Linda Cardwell
Pennie Tenant
Mary Mossman
Connie Comer
Mary Jane Jacobs
Polly Walker
Raymond Reynolds
Jack Maynard
Jackie Parsons
Eugene Parsons
Bruce Osborn
Steve Houchins
Johnny Jacobs
J. V. Reynolds
John Swisher
Toria Comer
J. P. Jacobs
Buckeye Boosters
Lincoln Ridge
Peggy Steinbrenner
Lester Walter
Bobby Watson
Bonita Mink
Marilyn Sheets
Gerald Walter
Opal Walter
Loren Walter
Bonita
Beverly
Jimmy Mink
Rio Grande
Kathleen Call
Margaret Wickline
Mary Lou Miller
Shirley Jo Evans
Betty McDermott
Martha Weber
James L. Clark
Willard Call
Louellan Cromartie
Boy Struck by Car In Gallipolis Minor Injuries
Eight year old Donald Saunders was struck at Routes 7 and 141 by Dale D. Rothgeb 27 Gallipolis Route 1 while crossing Garfield Ave. He was only slightly hurt. Homer Johnson ferried him to his mother Thelma Saunders, who took him to a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Donald Saunders
Dale D. Rothgeb
Garfield Ave
Homer Johnson
Thelma Saunders
Daugherty Rites Delayed in Gallipolis
Cecil G. Daugherty who died in an accident at the Marietta Manufacturing Co. plant is mourned as services are postponed to Thursday at Addison Baptist Church. The delay is to await the return of his Navy son Donovan Homer Daugherty from Japan. Burial will be at Reynolds Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cecil G. Daugherty
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Donovan Homer Daugherty
Navy
Japan
Addison Baptist Church
E. C. Venz
Reynolds Cemetery
New County Garage Contracts Awarded
Gallia County commissioners awarded two contracts for the new county garage. Standard Plumbing and Heating Co. received 5200 for a low pressure steam heating system. Melvin Smeltzer got 495 for fertilizing seeding mulching liming and pegging 56850 square feet of lawn in front of the garage. John Blazer bid 500 but was not awarded the lawn work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Standard Plumbing and Heating Co
Melvin Smeltzer
John Blazer
Daughter Is Born To Cleveland Couple
A daughter named Sharon Ann was born to Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Cunningham of Cleveland recently at 1939 E 90th Street. The Cunningham family includes two daughters and a son. Visiting relatives included Mrs. Charles Stevens and the Trent family with granddaughters Sharon Jean Marilyn Yvonne and Joan Ann Trent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Boyce Cunningham
E. 90Th St
Cleveland
Sharon Ann
Cunninghams
Charles Stevens
Corbertt Trent
Sharon Jean
Marilyn
Yvonne
Joan Ann Trent
Holzer Hospital Births and Discharges Report
Holzer Hospital notes list births including a daughter for Mrs Herman Shinn and a son for Mrs John De Vault among others in Point Pleasant Gallipolis Wellston and Pomeroy. Discharged patients include Mrs Richard Parker and son Mrs Russell Kessinger Henry Hurst and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Shinn
Leon
John de Vault
Point Pleasant
Harry McLaughlin
North Kenova
Ohio
Erna Mitchell
Gallipolis
Lloyd K. Brown
Gertrude Mees
Pomeroy
Lawrence Gates
William Eanes
Wellston
Oscar Cunningham
Thurman
Laemont Roberts
Wayne McCulty
Bidwell
R. G. Patterson
Crown City
James M. Rodgers
Harvey Zimmerman
Delbert Williams
P. T. Burdette
Balpt D. Metzger
Jackson
Raymond St. Clair
Goetee W. Johnson
Richard Parker and Son
Russell Kessinger
Henry Hurst
Bosco Bosco
Homer Goodwin
James Beaver and Son
Arlee Malone
Daniels Wright
Hubert Kimble
Clyde Taylor
Oral Green
Local marriages listed from Gallia and nearby towns
The notice lists couples including Lester C. Henry 28 of Gallipolis and Bonnie R. Fife 30 of Gallipolis. Dean Coakley 41 of Chauncey and Margaret Upward 46 of Gallipolis. John Neil Rouse Jr 20 of Columbus and Doris Opal Brit 20 of Gallipolis. William Ernest John Finney 20 of Rio Grande and Betty Jane Davis 19 of Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester C. Henry
Gallipolis
Bonnie R. Fife
Dean Coakley
Chauncey
Margaret Upward
John Neil Rouse, Jr
Columbus
Doris Opal Brit
William Ernest John Finney
Rio Grande
Betty Jane Davis
Officers to Meet Gallia County Agricultural Society
Officers and directors of the Gallia County Agricultural Society will meet Thursday evening in the office of the county agent in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Thurson
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Family Movements
Mrs Richard Gibson formerly Louise Holzer left for Norwood Cincinnati suburb for her home with Mr Gibson joining her later. Fritz Holzer cared for by Gibson parents in Cincinnati during his mother s illness. Elizabeth Reynolds and family visiting from Cincinnati after law studies at UC and move to Colorado. Frank Harvey with Christine Holzer and three children vacationing in Saint Croix Virgin Islands for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gibson
Louise Holzer
Norwood
Cincinnati
Gibson
William F
Elizabeth) Reynolds
Boy Sought For Training In Forestry
Nominations are invited from organizations and individuals to send a Gallia County boy to a week long forestry training in summer at Camp Muskingum on Leesville Lake. The Ohio Forestry Association sponsors the program, with Gallia County and state groups sharing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Forestry Association
Camp Muskingum
Leesville Lake
F. W. McDermott
Rio Grande College
Gallia
McDermott
W. P. Smith
B. Lewis Jones
Charles Shaver
Bill Beachout
Farm Bureau
Merrill Saunders
Gallia County Conservation Association
Stanley Shaver
Pomona Grange
Leesville
Wheelersburg Driver Fined in Route 35 Passing Incident
George W. Lovill, 28, of Wheelersburg Route 1, was fined $30 and costs in municipal court after attempting to pass a pickup on Route 35 six miles west of Gallipolis and striking the left rear fender of Harry Dexter's vehicle. State Patrol also conducted two traffic checks, examining 210 vehicles and issuing 63 warnings for mechanical defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George W. Lovill
Wheelersburg
State Highway Patrol
Harry Dexter
River Traffic Update at Gallipolis Locks
River traffic report lists boats moving through Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha River including Senet Creighton Lehigh Peace Claire Castle Ayres Alice Jones Talbot Martin Solway Price Winfield Wisherd Louisiana Walter Armstrong Alcott Rowe Titan Cornell Sohio Rand with gauges showing upper 17.8 lower 26.2 feet and Kanawha falling. rise possible later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Senet
Creighton
Lehigh
Peace
Claire
Castle
Ayres
Alice
Jones
Talbot
Martin
Kanawha
Solway
London
Price
Winfield
Wisherd
Louisiana
Walter
Armstrong
Alcott
Rowe
Titan
Cornell
Sohio State
Rand
Kanawha Ae
Point Pleasant
Divorce Suit Filed in Gallia Court
Dexter Deckard of Vinton Route 2 sues for divorce from Anna Deckard of Vinton charging gross neglect. Married in 1907, the couple have nine children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dexter Deckard
Vinton Route 2
Common Pleas Court
Anna Deckard
Vinton
Parole Returned Gallipolis
Robert Daugherty, a parolee convicted for petit larceny, was returned to Ohio Penitentiary on Monday by the parole officer Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Delbert Peyton near Albany were recent guests of Mrs Peyton's parents Mr and Mrs Bullock at Chauncey and called on George Gabriel in Lower Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Daugherty
Ohio Penitentiary
Chauncey
Delbert Peyton
Albany
Engagement of Marianne Boggs to Billie Campbell Announced
Mrs. Arista Harrington Boggs announces the engagement of her daughter Marianne Boggs to Billie C Campbell son of Mr and Mrs John Campbell of Bladen. Marianne has taught music and literature at Washington school and now directs WJEH Gallipolis. She studied in Pittsburgh and graduated in 1948 from Pennsylvania College for Women. Campbell served in WWII with 18 months in the European Theater and is employed by Joe D Miller Contracting Co. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arista Harrington Boggs
Marianne
Billie C. Campbell
John Campbell
Bladen
Miss Boggs
Washington
WJEH
Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania College For Women
Joe D. Miller Contracting Co
Betrothal announced for Miss Jo Ann Robinson and Britton Barlow
Relatives report the betrothal of Miss Jo Ann Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs J Donald Robinson Ironton to Britton B Barlow son of Mr and Mrs D H Barlow Ironton. The wedding is set for Friday. The bride elect a 1950 Iron ton High School graduate. The couple plan to reside in Ironton. The groom to be is also an Ironton high school graduate and works for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at Russell Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Robinson
J. Donald Robinson
Ironton
Britton
B. Barlow
D. H. Barlow
Robinsons
Ironton High School
John Robinson
J. G. Schreck
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Russell, Ky
Gallipolis Personal News Dated Travels and Visits
Gallipolis society notices recounts a flurry of vacations and visits. Local residents travel through the midwest attend events in Columbus and Springfield while relatives visit Chauncey and Gallia County. Other items note hospital recovery and church society meetings.
Patient Visited Chauncey Earl Howard Visits Kin
Earl Howard of Columbus visited his father Mace Howard a patient at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ores Swartz of Athens were guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfield in Lower Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Earl Howard
Columbus
Mace Howard
Millfield
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Lower Plains Chauncey
Ores Swartz
Athens
Arthur Burchfield
Lower Plains
Bridge Club Hosts Dessert Bridge in Millfield
Mrs Mabel Smith of Athens entertained the Millfield Thursday Night Bridge club with a six o'clock dessert bridge. Two tables played. High score Elizabeth Patton, second and travel Grace Border, low Elizabeth Willis. Present: Frances Wallace, Helen Sanders, Bertha Sanders, Ruth Omen, Grace Border, Elizabeth Willis, Georgia Nagle, Elizabeth Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mabel Smith
Athens
Millfield
Elizabeth Patton
Grace Border
Elizabeth Willis
Frances Wallace
Helen Sanders
Bertha Sanders
Ruth Omen
Georgia Nagle
Millfield Residents Entertain at Picnic
Mr and Mrs Joe Morgan of Millfield entertained relatives at a lawn picnic. Guests included Mr and Mrs James Gillespie and children Susan and Jimmie of Detroit. Mr and Mrs Donald Howard and children Alfred Jimmy and Jane of Crooksville. Mr and Mrs Stewart Robinet and children John Judith and Bill of Gloucester. Mrs Helen Gillespie. Miss Pauline Gillespie. Mrs Victor Robinet. and Mr and Mrs Joe Morgan, all of Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Joe Morgan
Millfield
James Gillespie
Susan
Jimmie
Detroit
Donald Howard
Alfred
Jimmy
Jane
Crooksville
Stewart Robinett
John
Judith
Bill
Glouster
Helen Gillespie
Pauline Gillespie
Victor Robinett
Girl Scouts Picnic and Outing at Chauncey Park
Chauncey Intermediate Girl Scouts led by Mrs. Helen Nicholson enjoyed a picnic and outing at the old ball park. Attendees included Arlene Lester Beverly Nicholson Thea Shafer Carol Verity Carolyn Daugherty Claudia Davis Angialee Howard Judy McCafferty Patsy McCafferty Carolyn Blackford Carolyn Tippett Wiladene Kelzenburg Roberta Thompson Sue Ann Wallace Ann Wade and Joyce Pyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Girl Scouts of
Helen Nicholson
Ball Park
Arlene Lester
Beverly Nicholson
Thea Shafer
Carol Verity
Carolyn Daugherty
Claudia Davis
Angialee Howard
Judy McCafferty
Patsy McCafferty
Carolyn Blackford
Carolyn Tippett
Wiladene Kelzenburg
Roberta Thompson
Sue Ann Wallace
Ann Wade
Joyce Pyle
Area Residents Start Trip to California
CHAUNCEY Dr and Mrs C Nile Sanders and sons Bob and Bill and the former s mother Mrs Bertha Sanders of Millfield and Mr and Mrs Walter Musgrave Athens left last week for a months trip to California Dr Sanders and Walter Musgrave will attend a Masonic celebration at Los Angeles Mrs Bertha Sanders will visit her sister Mrs Hallie Crittenden in Wichita Kas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
C. Nile Sanders
Bob
Bill
Bertha Sanders
Millfield
Walter Musgrave
Athens
California
Sanders
Los Angeles
Hallie Crittenden
Wichita
Kas
Antles Host Sunday Dinner Gathering
Mr and Mrs Cecil Antle hosted Sunday dinner guests including Mr and Mrs William Sanders and daughter Nancy from Hooper Ridge L P Myers Columbus Wilbur Antle John Patsy Phyllis and Phillip all from Lynchburg Ohio Patsy and Phillip planned a two week visit Phyllis to visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs John Antle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Cecil Antle
William Sanders
Nancy
Hooper Ridge
L. P. Myers
Columbus
Wilbur Antle
John
Patsy
Phyllis
Phillip
Lynchburg
Ohio
Antle
John Antle
Death in Chauncey Brings Kin From Florida and Ohio
Chauncey residents attended the funeral of William N. Canter with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Alva Dailey and daughter Delores Columbus Mrs. Geneva Patton Tampa Fla Mrs. Georgia Moore and son Fred Shade. The Greens Run Church of Christ held a church night with a pot luck supper and program featuring the Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney. Clifton Dunkle and Tommy Blower of Millfield visited Pittsburgh and Akron. Mrs Arthur Birchfield is slowly recovering from a four week illness in Lower Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Alva Dailey
Delores
Columbus
Geneva Patton
Tampa
Fla
Georgia Moore
Fred
Shade
William N. Canter
Dailey
Canter
Chauncey — Greens Run
Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Pittsburgh
Akron
Clifford Dunkle
Tommy Blower
Millfield
Pitttsburgh
Arthur Birchfield
Lower Plains
Wemmer Relative Visit Reported in Hooper Ridge Area
Paul Wemmer of Columbus, son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Wemmer, is visiting relatives in the Hooper Ridge vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Paul Wemmer
Jesse Wemmer
Columbus
Hooper Ridge
Weekend Visitors From Dayton Call on Moore Family
Weekend visitors Chauncey and Mrs Darrell Moore of Dayton Ohio spent time with Mr and Mrs Harry Moore at Lower Plains. They also visited Mr and Mrs Wendell Moore on New Marshfield Rd and Mr and Mrs Melvin Moore in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Darrell Moore
Dayton
Ohio
Harry Moore
Lower Plains
Mr. Moore
Wendell Moore
New Marshfield Rd
Melvin Moore
Athens
Dayton Visit By Gilles Family In 1940s Note
Mrs Helen Gilles with daughters Pauline and Luella from Millfield spent a weekend in Dayton with Mr and Mrs Carl Parker and their children Carole and Carl Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Helen Gillespie
Pauline Gillespie
Luella Morgan
Millfield
Dayton
Carl Parker
Carole
Carl Edward
Yale Divinity School Graduation Attended
Chauncey family members traveled to New Haven Connecticut for the Yale Divinity School commencement. Betty Jane Courtney, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Courtney, is graduating. she is a Chauncey-Dover High School and Ohio University alumna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Christine Brown
New Haven
Cook Family Guests In Lower Plains Visit Charleston Kin
Mr and Mrs Frank Cook and their daughter Sharon Lynn from Charleston West Virginia stayed in Lower Plains as guests of F B Cook and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Frank Cook
Sharon Lynn
Charleston
W. Va
Lower Plains
Mrg
F. BE. Cook
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VLU
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Plymale
Rardin
Pomeroy Cement
Ing
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Philip Sisson
Wendell Mulford
Evergreen
Grange Hall
Patty Skidmore
Sharon Pact
Betty Skidmore
Delores Toth
Donna J. Middaugh
Rose Martin
Delores Thomas
Florence Main
Garnet Osborne
Marguerite Hmorsky
Addison Lucky Clover Club
Madora Lou Baylor
Madora Baylor
Eleanor Rayburn
Jan Drummond
Carl, Cremeens
Kay McGhee
Shirley Mitchell
Jane Ann Drummond
Centerville
Flying Needles
Ruth Saxton
Judy
Jean Hayes
Sandra Morris
Cheshire
Ray Thomas
Paul Martin
Katie Martin
Marguerite Thomas
Maggia
Doris Crabtree
Patricia
Sandra Sunger
Eleanor Frye
White Oak Jolly Workers 4-H Club
Campaign Church
Nyla Gwilliams
Joyce Gwilliams
Campaign Cemetery
Ida Lou Stewart
Stella Barry
Bulaville Blue Bonnets
Inez Mooney
Francis Price
Marjorie Pickens
Patty Price
Wanda Shaver
Evergreen Bearclaws
James Henson
Claude Profitt
Evergreen Townhouse
Paul Donalds
Harris Lucky Lads
Harris Grange Hall
Bill McCulty
New County Garage
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Social Notes
Boy
Earl Wallis
Eileen
Mid-West
Keith Sutter
Mary Akers
Howard Foster
Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association
Sutter
Joe Ray
Pearl Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
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John Ivor Richards
Carrie Plummer
Clarg Worman
Jane Alban
Mexico
Cpl
W. H. Harris
Olive Neff Patterson
Washington, D. C
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U. S. Treasury Department
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Ena Cooper
Springfield
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York
Singer
G. C. Murphy and Co
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Rita Sheets
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Oregon
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Raymond
Michigan
Stanley White
Kansas City
Mr. White
E. L. White
Selwyn White
Wayne Foster
Carl Myers
Dorcas Society
Dorcas Society of
Chauncey Seven Day Adventist Church
Cynthia Karns
Mill St
Carl Wilson
Barry
Star
Chillicothe
Bridge ¢ Club
Girl Scouts
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Ruth Raymon Clark Massey
Um & Jerry
Yale Divinity School
Tonite
Bradley Kincaid
Kentucky Mountain Boys
Jon Hall
George Reeves
Adele Jergens
Marilyn Maxwell
Ladies OF the Chorus
Humphrey Bogart
Laurel & Hardy
Carson
Lola Jean
George Peter
Frank Albright
Wallace
Reeves Miles-Fergusor
Roy Hagges
Sylvan Simon Reawwcimn
Bec
Loyd Bacon
Sun
Lew Ayres
Theresa Wright
Nagy
Denise Darcel
Gordon
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