Hope To Open Bids For Courthouse Annex In July
Gallia County plans to open bids by July 1 for a three story courthouse annex with basement. The project adds air conditioning and an elevator and includes a new jail. County officials recently secured a $200000 federal grant with matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Morton L. Dickey
Bill Trautwein
Columbus
Milosevich and Trautwein
Dickey
Auditor’s Office
John A. Epling
Burl-Morton
Court Finds Man Innocent Of Two Forgery Charges
Ray mond B. Stiltner of Huntington was found innocent on two forgery counts in Mason County Circuit Court after juries in separate hearings deemed two signatures not genuine. Stiltner claimed the checks came from employees for work and admitted endorsing the $137.25 check. he was jailed awaiting bond.
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Point Pleasant
Raymond B. Stiltner
Huntington
Circuit Court of
Mason County
Stiltner
Tri-State Pest Control
Edith Kinniard
Hogsett
Egar Null
Everet Null
Gallipolis Ferry
Edgar Hope Hardware
Henderson
Kinniard
Midway Tavern
Glenwood
James Millinder
Roma Litchfield
Harold Thaxton
Billy Lou Gilmore
Carl Tennant
Ronald Burdette
Shelma Jones
Mina Jewell
Lloyd Shinn
Willis Dudding
Harry Miller
Martha Cook
John Engel
Miss Mary Knight Weds Roger Tokheim in Cleveland
Gallipolis Miss Mary Caroline Knight daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Knight joins Roger L Tokheim son of Mr and Mrs O W Tokheim in a double ring ceremony at Griffiths Memorial Chapel Cleveland Rev Lewis Raymond officiates Harp selections precede the service Bride wears white pique and lace carries a white Bible Gifts from Phi Chi Delta Presbyterian Sorority Bridesmaid matron of honor and best man attend Afterward the couple and families host a dinner They plan to teach in Minnesota and Ohio and travel in Northern Minnesota before returning to Cleveland for the new school year
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Gallipolis
Mary Caroline Knight
Jack Knight
First Ave
Roger L. Tokheim
O. W. Tokheim
Clarkfield
Minn
Griffith’s Memorial Chapel
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Lewis Raymond
Vivian Weaver
Phi Chi Delta Presbyterian Sorority
Ray Forrer
Findlay
John M. Peterson
Jackie Knight
Sallie Davis
Terri
Steve
Tokheim
Minnesota
St. Cloud State
St. Cloud
Audubon Junior High School
Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions
A list reports new births for Dotson McKnight Roberts Jef fers and others from Hamden Pomeroy Cleveland and more. The admissions include Okey Laudermill Thur man John Davis Jackson Crown City and many others with routes and towns. Discharges include John Smith Connie Goble Bev erlee Storer Ronald Sheets and several others. Blood used Monday three pints.
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Okey R. Laudermill
Pomeroy
John I. Davis
Thurman
Frank J Osborne
Jackson
A. Howard Taylor
Point Pleasant
Charles R. Johnson
Crown City
William D. Walters
Middleport
Grover C. White
Long Bottom
Donald R. Nichols
Wellston
Jimmy Adkins
Gallipolis
Hurshel Lacy
Ravenswood
Myrtle A. Brumfield
Edna Mauch
William F. Lemley
Charles F. McClaskey
Howard D. Nolan
Syracuse
George A. Bartels
Minersville
Cora B. Prevens
Northup
Mary R. McClure
Ironton
Donald R. Massie
Michael S. Betz
Beverlee Storer
Ronald Sheets
William Jenkins
Norman Deem
Lincoln Call
Ray Greenler
Neola Lewis
Gerald Roach
James Gilbert and Son
Food Sale Planned By Gallia Neighborhood Girl Scouts
Gallia Neighborhood Girl Scout unit plans a 5 to 8 pm fundraiser in Gallipolis City Park selling homemade ice cream cake and cupcakes. Mrs George Davis chairs with help from Mrs John Brown Jr Mrs Marvin Stewart and Mrs Wayne B Foster plus other leaders and scout parents. Proceeds fund two Rocky Ledges Council delegates to the National Girl Scout meeting in the fall.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
George Davis
John Brown, Jr
Marvin Stewart
Wayne B. Foster
Rocky Ledges Girl Scout Council
Two Accident Victims Admitted To Hospital
Gallipolis report lists Charles R. Johnson 53 Crown City Route 2 admitted to Holzer Hospital at 10 20 am with cerebral concussion and scalp laceration after farm accident. He was unhooking a mower from a tractor and is in good condition. Donald Ray Nichols two years old Wellston Route 3 admitted at 11 50 am with palate laceration after falling on a curtain rod while playing at home. His condition is listed as good.
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Gallipolis
Charles R. Johnson
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
Johnson
Donald Ray Nichols
Russell L. Nichols
Wellston
Ten-Year-Olds Admit Vandalism In Vinton
Gallia County sheriff reports three 10 year old boys from Vinton confessed to vandalism at an unoccupied Clyde Eagle house. They broke window glass tore down light fixtures and shattered a window sash. Deputies will verify parents' willingness to cover damages.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Street Paving Bids Opened in Point Pleasant
The S. S. Burford Firm of South Charleston had the low bid for concrete street paving at 380 388.25 for 36 782 feet, with the project approved by the City Council pending HHFA clearance. The $432 800 federal grant covers 75 percent. owners pay about 108 050 plus assessments based on street width. Nine firms submitted bids, including Anderson's and Charleston Concrete.
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Point Pleasant
S. S. (Joe) Burford
South Charleston
HHFA
Philadelphia
Virgil Siders
Burford
Anderson's
Charleston Concrete
Central Asphalt
Manfield Flooring
H. B. Incorporated
Oscar Vecellio
State Construction
M. M. Construction
25 Cases Disposed Of In Municipal Court
Acting Judge William H. Sowers handled 25 cases in Gallipolis Municipal Court on his first day replacing Judge Jones. The docket included 11 State Highway Patrol, eight sheriff s and six city police cases with fines and bonds ranging from 5 to 62 dollars for offenses such as disturbing the peace by fighting intoxication and traffic violations. Several defendants had bonds forfeited or suspended sentences as noted by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
William H. Jones
Charles I. Martin
Hogsett
W. Va
John L. Sandlin
Edward G. Sandlin
Janice W. Myers
Roger L. Sargent
Franklin J. Bugg
Henderson
Larry W. Eads
Sowers
Larry C. Kapp
Leon
Sheriff's Department
Kapp
Kananga
James A. Bloomer
Oneilla Cousins
James S. Mounts
Gerald Hillis
Daytona Beach
Larry G. Stanley
Charleston
James W. Farmer
Middleport
Robert L. Gilmore
Wheelersburg
Police Check 3 Accidents In Gallipolis
Police investigated three traffic accidents in Gallipolis on Monday. Yvonne Zeoli four received a head bump when her father’s car was hit by a vehicle with defective brakes at Fourth Ave and State St. Junior J Sherman Porter III seventeen struck a car driven by Michael Zeok thirty five. A fifty five foot house trailer caused minor damage at Second Ave and Pine St driven by Stanley A Cooper Elkton Michigan. Another collision occurred at Second Ave and Vine St when George F Lerch fifty seven Groveport left turns into Wendell Rees fifty Patriot Route 2. No charges were filed. County Historical Society meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Common Pleas Courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Yvonne Zeoli
Fourth Ave
State St
J. Sherman Porter, III
Michael D Zeok
Second Ave
Pine St
Stanley A. Cooper
Elkton
Mich
Robert S. Betz
Vine St
George F. Lerch
Groveport
Wendell Rees
State Patrol Seeks Cadet Dispatchers at Gallipolis Post
Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Post reports openings for cadet dispatchers. Applicants must be at least 20 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weigh 165 pounds, have a high school education or equivalent, be in good physical and moral standing, and reside in Ohio. Cadets serve at a post, then attend a 14 week training academy in Columbus before becoming patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pierce D. McCreedy
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
McCreedy
Ohio
Patrol
Columbus
Set
Boy Scout Band Concert Set Friday
The Central Indiana Council Band of Boy Scouts of America will give a free 90 minute concert at the Gallipolis swimming pool starting at 8 p m Friday. The 106 member band will stay overnight in Gallipolis en route to Beckley West Virginia for the West Virginia Centennial. The band, founded in 1917, is in its 14th annual concert tour and is sponsored by Indiana Gear Works a division of the Buehler Corp.
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Gallipolis
Central
The
Indiana Gear Works
Buehler Corp
F. O. Belzer
Boy Scout Drum and Bugles Corps
Gallia 4 H Leaders Hear About Meet
Gallia County 4 H junior leaders meet at Grace Methodist Church at 7 30 p m to hear a report on the advisers and junior leaders training conference. Carolyn Stowers and Charles Clark, Gallia delegates, report on the state junior leadership camp with Stowers as program chairman and Anita Robinson Donna Mitchell and Charla Bodimer on her committee.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grace Methodist Church
Carolyn Stowers
Charles Clark
Gallia
Miss Stowers
Anita Robinson
Donna Mitchell
Charla Bodimer
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Report
The river traffic bulletin lists gauges on Gallipolis Montgom ery Kanawha Greenup and Ohio River locks with roller levels up to 13 feet. It records boat statuses for S M Jenks Elgercliff Ines Ore o Vulcan Stevenson Lea Mae and many others with up or down readings and lock operations from Kanawha to Greenup through Lock 34.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Huntington
S. M. Jenks
Elgercliff
Sam
Ines
Albert F. Holden
Oreo
Vulcan
Stevenson
Lea Mae
Eastern
Elisha Woods
J. S. Lewis
R. H. Bosworth II
L. W. Sweet
Craig M
Semet
John J. Rowe
Kanawha
Marmet
A. V. Crise
Pom Salvay
Winfield
Jerry Bosworth
Pombie River Boats
Montgomery Salvay
Lock
Indiana
Cbeckford
Pennsylvania
Crucible
Criss Jr
Delta Queen
Dispatcher
Polly Crane
St. Marys
Southern
Tuinall
Joseph M. Jones
Dixie Spirit
National
E' Deana Bosworth
H. BE. Bowles
John Morrow Bie
Geo
Esso
Targinia
Tale of the Bear That Wasn't There in Gallia County
In Gallia County reports of bears persist with witnesses describing sightings on Seward Ridge and Bay Beavers area. A deputy and writer search Hollows near Swan Creek for tracks while noting bears may have been mistaken for other wildlife. Several locals, including Sid Campbell, Web Sheets, Morris Sheets, and Sgt George Miller, are mentioned with miscellaneous local happenings and a Civil War map gift.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grant Long
Gilbert Johnson
Seward’s Ridge
Swan Creek
Hannan Trace
Johnson
Sewards Ridge
Grant
Sid Campbell
Sid
Bay Beaver
Bay
Bear
County Agents Plan Car Wash and Counselors Camp
Gallipolis county extension agents and 4 H junior leaders met to select prospective camp counselors for a July 7-8 program at Carter s Cave 4 H Camp. Discussions covered work schedules publicity and a question and answer session led by Bill Smith. Additional junior leaders and several named individuals attended the meetings and counselor camp planning.
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Gallipolis
Bill Smith
Carter’s Cave
Bud Carter
Charles
Cathy Clark
Ross Hamrick
Carolyn Stowers
Betty Cremeens
Smith
Pat Glass
Carter
Debbra_ Schaeffing
Russ Priddy
Frank Mills
Karen Carnutte
Brenda Miller
Anita Robinson
Sandra Kail
Foster Miller
Lambert pleads innocent in Gallia County non support case
Charles L Lambert, 22, of Gallipolis pleaded innocent in Gallia County Juvenile Court to a non support charge filed by his wife Betty Lambert. Judge John W. Howell released him on his own bond and took the case under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles L Lambert
Gallia County
Betty Lambert
John W. Howell
Lambert
Woman Sues For Alimony In Gallia County Case
Ann Hunter of 1627 Eastern Ave. filed Monday in Gallia County Common Pleas Court seeking alimony from Bernard Hunter at the same address. She cites extreme cruelty and requests custody of three minor children. The couple married August 5, 1957.
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Gallipolis
Ann Hunter
Eastern Ave
Gallia County
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Holzer Hospital News
Richard D. Dotson
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Donald A. McKnight
Rex L. Roberts
Donald A. Jeffers
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Guy W. Bush
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State Patrol
Jim Wetherholt
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National Geographic Magazine
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J. Dale Miller
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John F. Kennedy
Jim Saunders
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Fairfield
Dick Carter
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