Library Gift From Retiring Social Worker at Rio Grande
Mrs Willa Murray Breland, retiring after 56 years in social work, donates her professional library to Rio Grande College Social Work Department. She founded and directed Mayo Clinic social services 1917 to 1923 and held leadership roles at Veterans Hospital Little Rock and other institutions. Dean Sam Smith called the donation a significant addition to library resources.
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Willa Murray Breland
Gallipolis State Institute
Rio Grande College
Edward Sofranko
Sam S. Smith
Breland
Darlene Lambert
Ray Matura
Rio Grande
Social Services
Mayo Clinic
Social Service
Veterans Hospital
Little Rock
Ark
Municipal Hospital
Washington, D.C
George Washington University Hospital
Department of Health
Territory of Hawaii
Queen’s Hospital
Honolulu
Sam Smith
Alden Library Announces Summer Hours at Ohio University
Ohio University Alden Library releases summer schedule with hours through Aug 23. Regular days 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays. Special weekend hours apply between sessions. July 4 closure.
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Ohio University Alden
Revco to Take Over Optical Outlets in Stores
Revco Drug Stores of Cleveland will acquire Master Craft Optics of Washington PA and Optical Discount Centers to run all Revco optical outlets. It will create Revco Optical Enterprises to oversee expansion and operations across locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revco Drug Stores Inc
Cleveland
Revco
Master Craft Optics
Washington
Revco Optical Enterprises
Parents Protest Noisy Bells in London Camberwell
Mrs. Ann Shifrin and her husband caused a traffic jam outside St. Giles Church by projecting protest messages on its side. They complained church bells disrupted their children's sleep as a large crowd gathered to read the messages.
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London
Ann Shifrin
Camberwell
St. Giles Church
Death notices from Gallipolis area list Wickline Midkiff Tracy and McPherson
Obituaries report Wendell A. Wickline of Rio Grande with funeral set at Waugh-Halley-Wood in Gallipolis. Otis Midkiff, 90, formerly of Meigs County, funeral in Gladwin Michigan. Carl C Tracy, 67, Marietta. Donald McPherson, 76, El Cajon California. detailed survivor lists and burial info included.
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Pomeroy
Otis Midkiff
Michigan
Meigs County
Gladwin
Mich
Dale
Gladwin Hospital
Lettie
Homer Midkiff
Richwood
Ziba Midkiff
Marietta
Carl Cecil Tracy
Muskingum Drive
Doudna and McClure
Oak Grove Cemetery
Tracy
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Order of the Eagles
F&s Sales
Dorothy Easter
Athens
Donald McPherson
el Cajon
Calif
Albany
Curtis Elsworth
Elizabeth Ackley McPherson
Hebbardville
California
McPherson
Ruth Rathburn McPherson
Donna Barbyte
Trevor, Wis
Elizabeth Sherbundy
Junction City
Meigs Band Boosters Plan Concession at Regatta Event
The Meigs Band Boosters will run a concession during the regatta frog jump Saturday at the football field. A cleanup session is set for today at 5 30 p m and volunteers are asked to bring cleaning equipment. They seek men to repair the booth roof and the booth opens Saturday at 1 p m. A band practice is scheduled Thursday at 6 p m for the regatta parade. Dwight Goins, band director, says the third band camp payment is due.
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Meigs
Dwight Goins
Visiting Friends Attend Cookout in Flatwoods
A social gathering in the region includes Ed Hensley and Mary Collier from Flatwoods with Roscoe Tackett and Jerry Culwell’s family visiting at the William Culwell home. Bob Harrison hosts a cookout at his mobile home with attendees from Lockbourne and local families.
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Ed Hensley
Mary Collier
Roscoe Tackett
Flatwoods
T. H. Blanton
Greg
Jackson
John Culwell
Columbus
Jerry Culwell
William Culwell
Bob Harrison
Fred Cheadle
Lockbourne
Rex Cheadle
Billy Cheadle
Metta Fisher
Tina Radekin
Gary Hamon
Syracuse trio visits Toronto and cousins in Ontario
Syracuse Mr and Mrs James Teaford spend a day in Toronto visiting uncle Clarence Cummings. Cousins Annie Duffy hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs John Aldridge of Crooksville and Mr and Mrs Lester Wilson and daughter Nancy of Zanesville. Florence Potts spends a week in Michigan with daughter Leota and family.
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James Teaford
Toronto
Clarence Cummings
Cummings
Mr. Teaford
John Aldridge
Crooksville
Lester Wilson
Nancy
Zanesville
Annie Duffy
Florence Potts
Michigan
Leota
Charges Filed In Shooting in Jackson County Court
Jackson County charges filed against Patrick Dale Richards and Dale Rose after a Wellston teen was shot. Richards is accused of causing physical harm to Melanie Gregory by gunfire. Rose faces a charge of possessing a loaded hidden firearm in a motor vehicle. Gregory, 16, was wounded at her grandmother’s home and treated at Holzer Medical Center.
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Jackson
Jackson County
Wellston
Patrick Dale Richards
Melanie Gregory
Dale Rose
Ewington
Gallia County Sheriff's Deputies
Rippeth Bound To Jury In Athens County Murder Case
Rodney Rippeth 37 of Wellston Route 2 is bound over to the Jackson County grand jury on a murder charge for the June 8 shooting of Albert Kirkendall 31 at Donald Teets home between Wellston and Coalton. The case awaits grand jury review after a preliminary hearing noted drinking, a rifle firing, and a long standing feud between Teets and Rippeth.
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Jackson
Rodney Rippeth
Wellston
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Athens
Roy Gilliland
Rippeth
Albert Steve Kirkendall
Donald Teets
Coalton
Haydenville Man Crushed In Oil Yard Accident
Nelsonville resident Don Mohney of Haydenville is hospitalized at University Hospital Columbus after a steel beam fell during work at an oil company. He is in serious condition. he is husband to Jane Mohney and father of two.
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Nelsonville
Don Mohney
Haydenville
University Hospital
Columbus
Mohney
Tod Mohney
Buchtel
Jane
Perry County injury suit filed over assault at The Cellar tavern
John Able of New Lexington sues Keith Shrider of Zanesville Route 2 in Perry County Common Pleas Court for 13000 dollars claiming an assault outside The Cellar tavern in New Lexington on March 16 left head face mouth and teeth injuries some permanent. He seeks 10000 damage and 3000 punitive with attorney Joel M. Rosser of New Lexington.
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Perry County
Rio Grande College to sponsor Battle of Point Pleasant seminar
Rio Grande College will sponsor a weekend commemorative seminar on the Battle of Point Pleasant July 13 and 14 with Patricia Burton and Prof. C. Robert Leith. The program includes lectures, a memorial dinner, the Gallia Country outdoor drama, a DAR tour at Tu Endie Wei Park, and a concluding history presentation. Registration costs total $28 plus dormitory options. one credit hour in history offered for an extra $10. Reservations by July 8 to Prof. Sam S Smith.
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Rio Grande
Sam
Smith
Rio Grande College
Point Pleasant
Lord Dunmore
Lexington and
Concord
Patricia Burton
Troy
Mich
Burton
C. Robert Leith
Gallia
Tu-Endie- Wei Park
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Dean Smith
Sam S Smith
Rio Grande College, Rio Grande
Deputies Recover Items Stolen From Guysville Homes
Athens County deputies recover household items from a Guysville residence after a Tuesday report by Alice Coen. An adult and a juvenile were apprehended but charges were not filed. $50 in coins remains missing. Earlier, Earl Seel of Albany reported a $200 television taken from his home.
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Athens County
Guysville
Alice Coen
Earl Seel
Albany
Mistrial Declared In Mason County Mistreatment Case
Judge James Lee Thompson declared a mistrial in the Mason County Circuit Court action by Prosecuting Attorney Don Kingery against Lillian and Joseph Mitchell over alleged mistreatment of foster children Weslie Williams and Virginia Williams. A new jury will be drawn Monday after Kingery's remark during rebuttal raised juror prejudice concerns.
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Point Pleasant
James Lee Thompson
Mason County
Don Kingery
Lillian
Joseph Mitchell
Kingery
Thompson
Mitchells
Weslie Williams
Virginia
Mitchell
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Wendell Wickline
Gallipolis
Wendell A. Wickline
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Robert Damschroder
Calvary Cemetery
Wickline
Holzer Medical Center
John Wickline
Jesse Cherrington
Gallia County
Simpson Methodist Church
Audrey Petrie Wickline
David E
Paul
Marilyn Burns
New Albany
Jolene Oney
Reynoldsburg
Marlene Wickline
Patricia Smith
Sue Houck
John
Carl C. Tracey
Syracuse
Perry County Court News
Alva G. Allen
Jerry D
Barbara Lee Kimble
New Lexington
Darrell F
Norman M. Talbot
Theodore
Judith E. Summel
Shawnee Street
J. Albert
Alice I. Metzger
Kentucky Drilling and Operating Corp
Lexington
Jackson Township
Rio
Roy Eschenaur
Ray
Brata
U.S.D.A
the Plains
Ohio
Carnation
KOTEX
Wieners
Plains Supermarket
Plains
Folger’s Instant Coffee
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