District Board Agrees To Assign Rio Pupils
Raccoon Local School District will transfer Rio Grande High School students to Gallipolis this fall, with about 30 going to Gallipolis, 30 to Southwestern, and 10 to North Gallia. Final details to be set Friday by district officials before formal agreement.
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Rio
Gallipolis
Raccoon Local
Board of
Rio Grande
The
Raccoon
John Myers
Southwestern
North Gallia High School
Marshall D. Boggs
Glendon C. Evans
Warren F
Sheets
Perry J. Bailes
State Board of Education
Raccoon Board
Myers
Cotton Equipment Co
Standard Oil
Sterling Oil
Skidmore Foster Coal Co
Clay
Green
Valley Bell Dairy
Betsy Ross Bakery
Commercial and Savings Bank
Boggs Leaves Gallipolis for Washington C H Superintendent Post
Gallia County officials announce Marshall D. Boggs will resign as Gallia Academy superintendent and assume the Washington C H post on August 1. He will split time between Gallipolis and Washington D C while the district fills four open positions including principal at Gallia Academy High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggs
Gallipolis
Washington D. C
Charles R
Chuck) Stobart
Mt. Vernon
David Stooke
Newark
Geraldine McCoy
Washington
Chillicothe
Emmett W. Church
Kananga
Gallia Academy High School
I. James Miller
New City
Gallia Academy
Best Producing Herds In Gallia County Told
Gallia County farmers led by G A Anderson and Karl Burleson on Gallipolis Route 1 top May dairy outputs. Merrill Brucker released the May Dairy Herd Improvement results showing 11 herds totaling 334 cows, with Anderson and the Burlesons posting highest milk and butterfat per cow figures. Other leaders include John Payne, Frank Mills Jr., and Dick Lakin with strong county totals and notable individual cows. James Roush’s Cheshire Route 1 herd joined as owner sampler tester with solid averages.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Anderson
Vinton
Dim
Karl Burleson
Gallipoli
Gallia County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Merrill Brucker
Anderson
Burlesons
John Payne
Frank Mills, Jr
Crown City
Dick Lakin
Gallipolis Route 2
Frank Mills
James Roush
Cheshire Route 1
Roush
Two drivers escape injury in Wiseman Road collision
Clay M. Baker and Glendon De Long, both 27 and 24 from Patriot, collided at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday on Wiseman Road a half mile west of Route 141. Officers said the meeting occurred at a hill crest on the narrow road. Damage was medium to both cars. No injuries or charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clay M. Baker
Glendon de Long
Patriot
Wiseman
Point Pleasant Class of 1951 Holds Moose Hall Reunion
Point Pleasant High School alumni from classes 1950 to 1952 will gather for a 10th reunion at the Moose Home. The semi formal dance runs Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point. Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Two adults fined for intoxication in Gallipolis Municipal Court
Luther M. Skid more, 64, Gallipolis and Wanda Sargent, 40, Point Pleasant, were fined $10 and costs after being arrested by city police for intoxication in Municipal Court on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Luther M. Skidmore
Wanda Sargent
Point Pleasant
Husband cited in assault case in Gallia County
Gallia County Sheriff's Department arrested James Preston Halley, 42, Crown City, on assault and battery Tuesday evening. The charge was filed by his wife and he is set for a Wednesday hearing.
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Ty Sheriff's Department
James Preston Halley
Crown City
One Conviction Reported In Gallipolis Municipal Court
The State Highway Patrol said one conviction occurred Tuesday in Municipal Court. James M. Diehl, 31, of Marietta, was fined $10 plus costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
James M. Diehl
Marietta
Funeral, Baptism and Visit Reminders Across Community
Will Stethem funeral attended by several locals. Baptisms performed at Reedsville with Rev. Riggs. Numerous visiting relatives and neighbors from Amanda, Lakeside, St. Edward's California, Columbus, Mason West Virginia, Portland, Belpre, Cambridge and Parkersburg frequenting homes on weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Will Stethem
Finley Baby Born in Evans Heights
Mr. and Mrs. E Ray Finley announce the birth of a daughter Monday at Holzer Hospital. The baby has been named Valeri Jean. Mrs Finley was formerly Mildred Duffy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ray Finley
Evans Heights
Monday
Holzer Hospital
Valeri
Boudinot Installed as President of Gallipolis Lions
Gallipolis Lions Club installs Robert A. Boudinot as sixth president at a ceremony attended by 25 Lions and wives Leonard Beard of Marietta serves as installing officer. The club has purchased 265 pairs of eyeglasses for needy children in Gallipolis and Gallia County since 1956 at a total cost of $6760.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jack Hudson
Robert A. Boudinot
Leonard Beard
Marietta
Chet Haddox
Norman Coffman
Jim Thomson
Claude Daniels
Waldo Brown
John Ecker
Jim Webster
Bill Archbold
Odie O’donnell
Virgil Craft
Fred Wood
Holzer Hospital Admission List Includes Dozens of Patients
The Holzer Hospital announces admissions for numerous individuals including Mrs. Thomas B. Evans Jackson Vernon Deweese Point Pleasant Mark R. Miller New Haven and others from Gallipolis Wellston Ashland Ky and Kitts Hill. Blood used Tuesday one pint.
Cheshire People Gather for Visits and Shifts in Local Work
Mr and Mrs Charles Hern spent Sunday with Mrs Herns parents in Kitts Hill Ohio. Mrs Alma Swisher returned home after two week visit with brother Foster and family in Lorain. Mrs Annot Knight moved from Holzer Hospital to her son's home in Massillon. Mrs Walter Taylor of Middleport works at Duttons drug store for summer then returns to Rio Grande College. Leverette Amos admitted to a Columbus hospital. Mrs Raymond Clark cares for Carl Neals young son while his wife is ill in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Charles Hern
Rio Grande College
Leverette Amos
Columbus
Raymond Clark
Carl Neal
Delta Queen Expected To Stow At Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS The Delta Queen America's only luxury river steamer was scheduled for a shore stop this afternoon at Gallipolis. Information reached at 1 45 am from Captain Howard Doc Carr master of the Delta Queen as she prepared to pass Dam 23 at Millwood West Virginia about 10 miles above Racine.
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Gallipolis
America
Howard
Doc) Carr
Dam 23
Millwood
W. Va
Racine
Griffins Welcome Their 13th Child Angela Regina
The Griffins of 113 Garfield Ave Holzer Hospital welcomed Angela Regina a daughter born Monday. Eve Moore Griffin is the mother and John Thomas Griffin III heads the family with ten brothers and one deceased brother. The father is a 40 year old head book keeper for Evans Grocery Co paternal grandparents live in New York City.
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Gallipolis
John Thomas
Jack) Griffins
Garfield Ave
Holzer Hospital
Griffin
Eve Moore
Evans Grocery Co
The
Griffins
Mrs. J. T. Griffin
New York City
Dinner Guests and Camp Attendance Highlight N Marshfield Socials
Recent visitors include Warner Climer Leola Rowland from Columbus and John Hylbert Roy Hylbert from Parkersburg. Parkersburg area campers attended the Ohio Valley Junior Christian Service Camp with Dean Mills and Bob Russ assisting. Daily Vacation Bible School enrolled 74 at the Church of Christ with theme Living For Jesus and a Sunday program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Susie Young
Warner Climer
Leola Rowland
Columbus
George Hayman
John Hylbert
Roy Hylbert
Parkersburg
James Garrett
Washington, D. C
Seldon Carsey
Lima
Gene Sellars
Lucerne
Ind
Tom Hood
Jimmie Loper
Tommy Loper
Darlene Morris
Point Rock
Dean Mills
Church of Christ
Bob Russ
Karen Saylor
Marlinda Herron
The
Jesus
Pastor Carter Promoted to Cuyahoga Falls Church
The Rev. Dr. Ronald G. Carter, formerly at Shawnee Methodist and nine years at Central Methodist Springfield, has accepted the pastorate of a Cuyahoga Falls church with a 3500 member congregation.
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New Lexington
Ronald G. Carter
Shawnee Methodist Church
Central Methodist Church
Springfield
Cuyahoga Falls
Bradbury Wins Camp Arrowhead Scholarship
Gallia Academy Junior High School eighth grader Bob Bradbury, son of Mr and Mrs John W Bradbury of Gallia County, will spend six weeks at Camp Arrowhead near Jack. Chosen for his character and class standing, Bradbury receives the Edwin A Jones Youth Foundation scholarship funding. The camp runs June 25 through August 6 with about 65 to 70 boys, and new director Frank H Longstreth replaces retiring D Merrill Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bob Bradbury
Gallia Academy Junior High School
John W. Bradbury
Locust St
Camp Arrowhead
Jackson
Bradbury
Southeastern Ohio
Edwin A. Jones
D. Merrill Davis
Frank H. Longstreth
Hudson
Rotary Holds Third Annual Cruise Aboard Susan A
The Gallipolis Rotary Club hosted its third annual river cruise on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers aboard the Susan A. Visiting rotarians included Larry Mohr from Point Pleasant and Frank Palanos, secretary of the San Juan Puerto Rico Rotary Club. John Purdy joined as guest of Herb Bush.
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Larry Mohr
Point Pleasant
Frank Palanos
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rotary Club
John Purdy
Herb Bush
Water Show to Feature Parachute Dives in July 2 Event
Athens student Tom Baldwin and Gallipolis native Gene Hamilton will perform a 10 000 foot sky dive during the Ohio River water show opposite the park front to highlight National Safe Boating Week. The pair, both Army 82nd Airborne veterans, will open chutes at 2290 feet after a baton pass and land in the boat circle.
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Gallipolis
Tom Baldwin
Athens
Ohio University
Gene Hamilton
Ohio River
Park Front
Fort Bragg
Forty Three Children Enrolled At Gallia Speech Clinic
Forty three children receive speech therapy at a Gallia County Children’s Society clinic run by Mrs. Claudia Harrigan of Athens. The program runs until Aug 4 at three county sites Washington Elementary Gallipolis Cadmus School and Bidwell Porter School with sessions mornings and afternoons and Friday parent consultations at Washington School.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Crippled Children’s Society
Claudia Harrigan
Athens
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Washington, C
Marshall D
Eduation
Washington, C. H
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Lone Battam
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Reedsville
Kenneth Riggs
Gene Riggs
Leota Massner
David Riggs
Sammie Rairden
Parnel Conrad
Amanda
Geneva Yates
Lakeside
Grace Louden
St. Edward’s Calif
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Don Myers
L. D. Pierce
Ethel Chevalier
Clair Newell
Dora Pierce
Joe Bissell Jr
Mason, W. Va
Joe Bissell
Harry Coleman
Chester Wells
Dagmar Rummager
Portland
Nell and
Bell Grace
Ed Dougherty
Belpre
Ronald Osborn
Jo Ann Hensley
Mary Carr
Rachel Pigott
Roberta Wells
Sandra Newtun
van Torrence
Robert Yates
Cambridge
Dave Yates
Oscar Babcock
Charles Massner
Starling Massner
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Charles Hensley
Lloyd McPeek
Belleville
Leota Ferrell
Fred
Jean
Finley
Mildred Duffy
Boudinot
Lions
Army
Pete Dawkins
Oxford
Pete
Holzer Hospital News
Thomas B. Evans
Vernon Deweese
Mark R. Miller
New Haven
William F. Kanouse
Wellston
Geraldine Eads
Ashland
James A. Singer Jr
Haldor E. Rhea
Jackson Route
Paul W. Fuller
Kitts Hill
Verne M. Brown
William E. Lewis
North
Carl B. Bias
John A. Handley
William E. Plants
Gilbert Adkins
Carl E. Dempsey
Robert L. German
Donald D. King
John W. Stumbo
Dana E. Hamm
Larry E. Grubb II
Jeffrey Roth
Mary Murphy
Mary Ann Rogers
James M. Denny
George J. McCorkle and Son
Bert Hern
Delta Queen
Angela Regina
Maria Teresa
Griffin Girls
John Thomas Griffin III
William Russell
Terrence Patrick
Joseph Urban
Kevin Rory
Christopher Moore
Anthony Thaddeus
Matthews Lewis
Patrick Michael
David Brian Griffin
N. Marshfield
Evia Carter
Delores Beal
Mary Russ
Edna Goff
Kathleen Llewellyn
Marlene Mills
Patricia Browning
Dorothy Young
Jan Jenkins
Lewis Wigal
Royal Crown Cola
Carton
Rotary
Ohio
Kanawha
Susan A
Baldwin
Hamilton
Summitt Bridge
Del
B. B. Matthews
Gallipolis Point Pleasant
Bidwell-Porter School
BOTA
Fairmont
Fairmont Dairy
Fairmont Dairy Chocolate
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