Virginia youths seek replacement for canoe trip member
Four Virginia youths en route from Radford to New Orleans halted in Gallipolis to find a replacement for John Withrow 24 who must quit the journey. The group seeks a responsible scoutlike swimmer willing to ride down the Ohio and Mississippi in an aluminum canoe and depart after a brief stay with Dr and Mrs Holzer in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virginia
Radford
New Orleans
John Withrow
Lynchburg
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
First Ave
Withrow
Holzers
Bill Callahan
Steve Mickel
Loren D. Ayres
Huntington
Lynchburg College
Callahan
Kanawha River
Omar
Montgomery
Charleston
Kanawha
Coast Guard
Ayres
Mickel
Six New Graduates Spend Week in Moeller Office
Rebecca Sechrist, 1962 Gallia Academy grad, joins six other new graduates for a week in congressman Walter H. Moeller’s Washington office. Moeller says the group will assist in office work and visit historic sites as Lawrence County misses the district entry. John S. Huffman, 17, of Sidney, forfeited a $25 bond for speeding in Gallia County Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rebecca Sechrist
Gallia Academy High School
Walter H. Moeller
Washington, D. C
Miss Sechrist
Robert W. Sechrist
Hedgewood Drive
Moeller
Washington
Lawrence County
Congressional
John S. Huffman
Sidney
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County
John W. Howell
Driver Receives Two Year Suspension In Janes Court
Municipal Judge William H. Jones in Gallia County court handed Quigley M. Long of Bidwell a two year license suspension for driving while intoxicated. Long faced additional fines and jail time. Other patrol and police cases included fines for overload, speeding, no operator's license, and intoxication with several defendants subject to jail terms or bond forfeitures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes Court
Vallipolis
William H. Jones
Quigley M. Long
Bidwell
Long
Eugene F. Tribble
Akron
Gallia
Glenn L. McAllister
Vinton
Cago
Ill
Sheriff’s Department
Pearl V. Vinson
Eva L. Lee
Point Pleasant
John M. Scudere
Huntington
W.va
Wilbur H. Straugher
Columbus
Hollis E. Shifler
Dayton
Floyd A. Johnson
Luther A. Vernor
Detroit
Mich
Thomas M. Romanik
Pittsburgh
James P. Heinzelman
Wayne Foster to speak at Gallipolis Rotary dinner
Wayne B Foster Holzer Hospital administrator will be principal speaker at the Gallipolis Rotary Club weekly dinner. He will discuss his Europe trip and comment on state medicine as seen in England France and other continental regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wayne B Foster
Holzer Hospital
Farmers Hotel
Rotary Club
Foster
Europe
England
France
259 Register for Lessons
Gallipolis reports 259 people enrolled in swimming lessons at the Gallipolis Pool. Of these 259, 189 are beginners, 40 intermediates, and 30 swimmers. Lessons run Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for about a month with junior and senior lifeguard courses starting next Tuesday, 9 to 11 am, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Adult swimming begins August 1. Memorial Field activities include tennis, horseshoes, volleyball and foul-shooting contests through Friday. Myrtle Scarberry of Bidwell Route 1 petitions divorce from Marion Scarberry of Gallipolis for gross neglect and extreme cruelty in Gallia County Court. married July 12, 1958 with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Swimming Pool
Jack R. Olcott
Olcott
Memorial Field
Myrtle Scarberry
Bidwell
Marion Scarberry
Gallia County
Plans Completed for Farm Bureau Barbecue and Meeting
Gallipolis officials report plans are set for the annual Farm Bureau chicken barbecue and summer meeting at the Gallia County Junior Fairground. Reservations near capacity with serving from 6 to 8 p.m. and a brief program to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Baker
Farm Bureau
Gallia County
Baker
Board of Trustees
Infant Rites Are Conducted Today
Vernon McCoy funeral home held graveside rites at 10 am Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery Bidwell for Teresa Ann Wright day old daughter of Danny and Georgia Snyder Wright of Ewington Route 1 born 12:35 am Sunday in Holzer Hospital died later Sunday night This was the couple’s first child Grandparents listed on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Catherine Jo Richie
Bobby Lee Richie
Holzer Hospital
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Fairview
Bidwell
Teresa Ann Wright
Danny
Georgia Snyder Wright
Ewington
Foster Wright
Wellston
Harry Snyder
Twenty Men Attend Monthly Meeting in Gallipolis
Twenty men attended the Presbyterian Men monthly dinner in Gallipolis to view a Civil War film narrated by Raymond Massey, using photographs from the era. Rebecca Circle served the chicken dinner. The next gathering will be a father son banquet on September 24 chaired by J Dean Eisel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Presbyterian
Lloyd Helrich
Raymond Massey
Rebecca Circle
L. H. Nelson
J. Dean Eisel
Katharine Swanson 81 of Gallipolis dies Monday
Katharine Kate Swanson 81 long time Gallipolis resident died at her Chillicothe Road home Monday morning. She married Frank B. Swanson in 1900. he died in 1934. Survived by four sons including William and Frank, a daughter Hazel Guess, 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Services Thursday at Miller's funeral home with burial in Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday after 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Katherine
Kate) Swanson
Chillicothe Rd
Wayne County
W. Va
Frank B. Swanson
Catlettsburg
Swanson
B. L. Gardner
William
Frank Swanson
Leonard Swanson
Columbus
Edward Swanson
Union Furnace
Hazel Guess
C. C
Stella) Leith
John
Anna) Bumgardner
Jackson
Amanda) Adkins
Huntington
Miller’s Funeral
Hughey Jones
Pine Street
Funeral
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Canoeing
North Carolina
St. Louis
Howard Reasor
Reasor
Ohio
Mississippi
New River
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Hawk’s Nest
London
Marmet
Winfield
Mac Eddy
Merrill Saunders
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Lake Arrowhead
Judy Metz
Buckeye Girls State
Judy
Wilton South High
Wilkesville
Joseph Freeman
Flora M. Jenkins
Chi
Wayne Foster
Rotary
Ashland Oil Dealer
Ashland
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Ashland, Kentucky
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