Gallipolis Lions hear on school costs and growth
Gallipolis Lions Club with 22 members and one guest heard Supt. Marshall D. Boggs discuss school system upgrades since 1900, costs, and planned bond issues. He traced projects from Gallia Academy High School in 1916 to a proposed new high school, totaling hundreds of thousands and prompting a 1.5 mill levy vote.
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Gallipolis
Lions Club
Tye
Eastern Ave
F. H. McGraw
Eugene Glass
Marshall D. Boggs
Boggs
Gallia Academy
Washington School
Washington
Gallip Academy
East Gallipolis
Lewis Campbell
L. Vance Campbell
Firemen Answer Five Alarms in Evening Meeting
Gallipolis volunteers raced to five alarms Tuesday afternoon and night interrupting a city fire hall meeting. The 4 evening calls stemmed from electrical shorts and downed limbs, with crews at Cedar Street, Fourth and Sycamore, Smithers and Chatham, Mill Creek Street, and a TV antenna fault on Garfield Avenue. About 13 men per run responded as equipment ran through the routes.
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Gallipolis
Paul McNealey
Garfield Ave
Cedar St
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Smithers
Chatham
Mill Creek St
Knights of Pythias Lodge Meets Here
Gallipolis Naomi Lodge 55 Knights of Pythias met Tuesday night at the K of P Hall with eight regular officers present. Esquire Rank work was carried out and Knight Rank work will be conferred next week on several members. Delegates from Fides Lodge 210 Middleport reported. Esquire Bank work was conferred on a Gallipolis member. attendees included Lee W. Coder R. W. Cremeans A. W. Biffle W. R. Wright and W. L. Withrow.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Pythias
K of P
Esquire
Fides Lodge 210
Middleport
Esquire Bank
Gallipolis Lodge
Lee W. Coder
R. W. Cremeans
A. W.W. Biffle
W. R. Wright
W. L. Withrow
Evans Rites Planned for Robert C. Evans in Gallia
Funeral services for 55 year old Robert C. Evans of Columbus will be held at Gallia Ridge Church at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with Rev. Liston Halley Jr. officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Evans, a native of Gallia County, lived with one of his children in Columbus and is survived by four children. He was married to Mabel Hath, who preceded him in death. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Symmes Creek Rd residence.
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Gallipolis
Robert C. Evans
Columbus
Gallia Ridge
Liston Halley, Jr
Evans
Gallia County
Clarence
Robert
Byrd
James A
Mamie) Perkins
Mabel Hath
Symmes Creek Rd
Gallia County Library Summer Reading Session Attended
Thirty four children from kindergarten to grade two attended a Gallia County District Library summer reading program session on Monday afternoon in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Frye Cleaners Sold to Forrest Clark
GALLIPOLIS The Frye cleaners have been sold to Forrest Clark of Point Pleasant. Mrs Naida Frye wife of late Gus Frye founder of the establishment sold the business which she has operated since his death to Clark who operates Duke Cleaners with locations in Gallipolis Point Pleasant and Middleport. The firm will continue to operate under the same name and the same personnel will run it with Mrs Frye as manager.
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Gallipolis
Frye Cleaners
Forrest Clark
Point Pleasant
Naida Frye
Gus Frye
Clark
Duke Cleaners
Middleport
Two Kyger Creek Units Halted After Transformer Explosion
An explosion at the Ohio Valley Electric Corp. plant in Kyger Creek halted two of its five units Tuesday afternoon. The blast occurred at 2 28 p m in a 345 000 volt transformer bushing, starting a fire extinguished by the plant’s fog system. No injuries were reported. No. 3 unit was damaged by the blast and No. 2 by flying debris. Both units were expected back in service later this week. damage estimates were not provided.
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Kyger Creek
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Gallipolis Women's News Social Meeting Planned
The KSC Auxiliary will hold its social meeting Friday at the KSC club house in Kananga. Members are requested to bring a guest.
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KSC
KSC Club
Kananga
Kanauga Groups Plan Ice Cream Social
The Kanauga Fairhaven Friendship Class and Class No 3 meet at Mrs. Freda Burnett's home Thursday at 7 30 p.m. to finalize plans for an ice cream social set for June 28 in Kanauga.
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Kanauga_ Fairhaven
Freda Burnett
Kanauga
Gallia County Amateur Radio Club Plans Picnic and Ham Fest
Gallia County Amateur Radio Club met with 12 members led by President Bill Joe Melton. They scheduled a July 16 picnic on Fortification Hill, discussed an early September ham fest, and noted members may attend a Burr Oak Lake ham fest on July 14. Bob Smith reported contacting a ham in Australia across the International Date Line.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Nelsonville
Bob Smith
Australia
Smith
Springfield Grange Chicken Supper June 26
Members of the Springfield Grange sponsor a chicken supper on June 26 from 5 30 to 7 30 p m at the Bidwell Porter School cafeteria. Proceeds fund construction of the new Grange hall now under construction.
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Springfield Grange
Bidwell-Porter
Grange
Local residents take brief vacations and travel
Mrs Elise Kimball enjoys a two week vacation from Davis and Shuler. Arthur Darnbrough of Altman Dept Store is in New York on business. Willard Haddix resigns as Fort Pitt shoe store manager. Florence Sims and children Jim Jay Charlotte and Roger Thomas vacation in Florida. Harry Hamilton and son Eddie Leota Riffle and Kenneth Riffle tour Cincinnati to see the Redlegs, returning Wednesday. Patrolman David Proffit vacations from the State Highway Patrol Post to visit his mother in Chillicothe. Ruth Richards leaves Charleston by plane for Montreal to visit her daughter and family in Massena New York. Mrs F L Stevers Brady Sheets Alice Gail Thompson and Cindy of Mercerville return from Columbus after visiting.
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Arthur Darnbrough
David L. Proffit
State Highway Patrol
Chillicothe
Ruth Richards
Tribune
Charleston
Montreal
William H. Walker
Massena
N. Y
F. L. Stevers
Brady Sheets
Alice Gail Thompson
Cindy
Mercerville
Columbus
City and County To Be on TV Show
Gallia County and city officials will appear on the color telecast of the current program on Wednesday June 26 on WSAZ TV. WSAZ TV representatives and Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce members met Tuesday to plan the segment featuring county projects and future improvement plans.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wsaz-Tv
M G M Scout Chief Fills District Jobs
C Fred Hibbs of Middleport completes job assignments for the Mason-Gallia-Meigs Boy Scout District at Gallipolis Clinic. New member Rev. Frederick A Matchinski, 26, joins leadership training. others named include John Parsons, J Knox Dye, Glen Harrison, Oscar W Clark Jr, Jim Porter. Also present were Wilbur C Dickson and A Fay Wilson who discussed the Mason County youth camp committee and potential successor Pitt Hyre. Miles Epling and Col O V Knipp serve as district chairmen.
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Gallipolis
C. Fred Hibbs
Middleport
Mason-Gallia-Meigs
Frederick A. Matchinski
Point Pleasant Lutheran Church
National Council
John Parsons
J. Knox Dye
Point Pleasant
Glen Harrison
Pomeroy
Oscar W. Clark, Jr
Jim Porter
Wilbur C. Dickson
A. Fay Wilson
Tri-State Area Council
Wilson
Mason County
C. J. (Pitt) Hyre
Miles Epling
Col. O. V. Knipp
D G Moss 54 Dies After Heart Attack in Car
Dalla s G Moss 54 of Northup Route 1 Gallipolis died Monday from a heart attack in his car on the way home from Huntington at 5 40 p m He was taken to Holzer Hospital and pronounced dead He was born December 25 1902 at Gallipolis Ferry and survived by a wife Ellen L Spencer and children Lillian Bush Dalton Moss Jr Mary Hassell Marvin Spencer Leota George Eugene and Raymond Earl with one son deceased Four grandchildren two brothers and two sisters also survive The Mosses moved from Point Pleasant to Northup in 1944 He worked 17 years for American Car and Foundry Shops in Huntington He belonged to Morning Star EUB Church and CIO Steelworkers Union The body lies at C J Waugh funeral home awaiting word from the son overseas for arrangements
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Gallipolis
Dallas
G. Moss
Northup
Huntington
Holzer Hospital
Moss
Gallipolis Ferry
John
Olive Glover Moss
Ellen L. Spencer
New Haven
Oddie
Lillian) Bush
Russell, Ky
Dalton Moss, Jr
U. S. Army
France
Richard
Mary) Hassell
Point Pleasant
Marvin
Spencer
New York
Leota
George Eugene
Raymond Earl
Raymond
Virgil
Rutland
Lillian Long
Vivian Long
American Car and Foundry
Morning Star Eub Church
Union of
CIO Steel Workers
C. J. Waugh Funeral Home
Soa
Road Funds Transferred in Gallia County Meeting
Gallia County commissioners adopted a resolution to transfer funds and pay bills at the courthouse. On motion by Commissioner Chauncey L. Johnson, funds were moved from Rocky Fork Road to old route 7 at Frank Mills for single sealing and from Rocky Fork Road to Waugh Bottom for single sealing. Present were Chauncey L. Johnson John Houck Oty M. Stewart Auditor Morton L. Dickey and County Engineer J Roy Bartlett.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Chauncey L. Johnson
Rocky Fork Road
M&a
Frank Mills Place
Waugh Bottom
John Houck
Oty M. Stewart
Morton L. Dickey
J. Roy Bartlett
Rain Forces Rotary Club Picnic Indoors
About 40 Rotary members planned a Fortification Hill picnic but moved indoors to the Farmers Hotel because of rain. The group continued social activities and later listened to a recording of Judge James Bell of Columbus speaking at Lake Hope.
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Gallipolis
Rotary
Fortification Hill
Farmers Hotel
Supreme Court
James Bell
Columbus
Lake Hope
Advisory Committee to Meet Thursday in Gallia Courtroom
Advisory committee members are invited to attend the quarterly meeting at the Gallia County Courthouse courtroom Thursday at 8 p.m. A. W. Orcutt Jr. of Columbus state extension staff will be present. William P. Smith Gallia County agricultural agent hopes for full attendance.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
W. Orcutt
Columbus
William P. Smith
Pvt William Cummons Completes Fort Gordon Course
Pvt William F. Cummons aged 20, son of Mr and Mrs William H Cummons of Crown City Ohio Route 1, completed the communications center operation course on June 14 at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia.
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Gallipolis
William F. Cummons
William H. Cummons
Crown City
Route 1
Ohio
Army’s
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Fisher and Green Apply for Marriage License
Forrest Lee Fisher 24 of Bladen and Hazel Delores Green 16 of Bladen seek a marriage license at home. Fisher is a laborer, son of Clarence and Virginia Day Fisher. Green is the daughter of Oral and Leona Waugh Green.
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Forrest Lee Fisher
Bladen
Hazel Delores Green
Clarence and
Virginia Day Fisher
Oral and
Leona Waugh Green
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