Gallipolis Honored For Its Traffic Safety Record
Gallipolis received an Honorable Mention Certificate in the All Ohio Traffic Contest at a City Building ceremony. City manager Stewart A. Clendenin accepted the award from Ohio Department of Highways officials with praise for local safety efforts.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Gallipolis
Stewart A. Clendenin
Charles A. Ferguson
Fred C. Smith
George E. Shinn
Ohio Department of Highways
W. W. Sigler
Social Service Board
Robert Bischoff
C E. Hauser
School bus resale price limits set by OPA
Gallia County schools chief H B Bradbury sends each township clerk a new OPA notice. It fixes selling price rules for used buses including age, and percentages of cost price for non reconditioned and reconditioned buses.
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Gallipolis — County
H. Bion Bradbury
OPA
Heavy Storm Darkens Gallipolis City
A heavy storm caused a 7:45 pm power outage in Gallipolis leaving homes without lights. Electric clocks stopped and theaters refunded patrons as shows were halted. Flashlights and candles were used as residents waited for outages to end.
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Gallipolis
Arrest Follows Crash on Gallipolis Street
A collision occurred Tuesday at 4 20 p m at Pine and Third Streets. Virgil Springer in a truck on Pine tried a left turn and struck Dale Russell driving Eric Denney s auto from Second Street. Russell was charged with operating a vehicle without a license, posted 15 bond, with a 5 15 p m Wednesday hearing.
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Gallipolis
Pine
Third Streets
Virgil Springer
Third
Dale Russell
Vinton R. D
Eric Denney
Russell
Springer
Gallia County Tuberculosis and Health Association Directors Elected
Gallia County Tuberculosis and Health Association will elect a board of directors at the courthouse meeting on June 28. The constitution will be revised. The executive committee ordered a War Bond purchase and payment of patent tests used this spring, and books on health for the public library. The city board of health was asked to provide protection in a city tuberculosis case.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Water Plant Repair Parts Damaged Delays Continue
Gallipolis officials report repair parts for the pump station at Water Works arrived damaged or missing. City Manager Stewart Clendinen said rings packed with a cylinder were broken in transit, delaying installation until substitutes arrive. a supervising engineer is due to assist soon.
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Gallipolis
Stewart Clendinen
Typhoid Fever Reported in Ohio Township
Gallipolis county health nurse Miss Nggomi Evans announced a case of typhoid fever in Ohio Township. The patient is five year old Richard Lee Shaw.
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Gallipolis
Nggomi Evans
Ohio Township
Richard Lee Shaw
Home Council Meets at Oak Hill Parish of the Temple Hills
Seven Gallia County counties of the Women s Home Council plan a Thursday gathering at Oak Hill shelter house titled Parish of the Temple Hills. About 15 to 18 women are expected, with Ethel Robinson as discussion leader Minnie Price leading home demonstration in Ohio and Nellie Watts as assistant leader.
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Gallipolis
Women’s Home Council
Oak Hill
Temple Hills
Gallia County
Ethel Robinson
Minnie Price
Ohio
Nellie Watts
Automobiles Collide Tuesday Evening on First Avenue
Two cars collided on First Avenue above Island View Inn at 9:45 PM Tuesday. Melvin A. Holmes of Cheshire and Marvin Stewart, both on Route 7, suffered vehicle damage. Holmes pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and was fined $25 plus costs by Municipal Judge William.
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Gallipolis
First Avenue
Island View Inn
Melvin A. Holmes
Cheshire
Marvin Stewart
Holmes
William
Bryant Funeral Arrangements For Blanche Hively Bryant
Blanche Hively Bryant aged 49 died at St Francis Hospital early Tuesday. Survived by brother C Hively. Funeral at 198 Cleveland Ave Saturday 9 PM, with further services at Old Pine Church Rio Grande Ohio Sunday 3 PM. Holmes has six month driving suspension. two companions James Rose and Henry Hood were jailed after a collision.
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Columbus
Blanche Hively Bryant
St. Francis Hospital
C. Hively
Cleveland Ave
Old Pine Church
Rio Grande
Births Reported at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis
Miss Ruth Fiske Chauncey Mrs M P hamer Mason W Va gave birth to a baby boy at 1 49 am Wednesday Mary Jo Duncan twonvenold daughter of James Dun Gallipolis Ferry medical Clar Hammond Gallipolis Medica Mrs James E Reese Pt Please gave birth to a daughter Weg day and Mrs Lewis Sims Ja son Surgery
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Holzer Hospital
Ruth Fiske
Chauncey
M. P
Hamer
Mason
W. Va
Mary Jo Duncan
James Dun
Gallipolis Ferry
Clar Hammond
James E. Reese
Wegday
Lewis Sims
Jason
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