Gallia Academy Plans Dual Iowa Tests For Pupils
Gallia Academy High School principal M Harvay Brown urged the Gallipolis district school board to administer Iowa tests twice during a pupil’s high school career, freshmen and juniors, to measure standards and progress. He outlined exemptions from finals for faithful attendance and a B average, noting this encourages attendance and good grades while allowing flexibility. The meeting covered teacher recruitment, potential use of West Virginia and Kentucky for hiring, and 10 rehabilitation projects pending build plans on GSI land, plus public meeting openness bills and tax allocation clarifications.
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Gallipolis
M. Harvay Brown
Gallia Academy High School
GAHS
Brown
Robert E. Jenkins
J. Gordon Gibert
Washington
Marshall D. Boggs
Edwin E. Higgins
Boggs
GSI
Ohio
Ross Fleming
Jenkins
Fleming
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kanauga
Washington School
Kananga
General Assembly
Marcus J. Magnussen
Moses T. Epling
Maurice Bane
Howard Bailey
Boggs, Brown
Charles E Butler
Jim Porter
Gallia County grand jury returns twelve true bills
Gallia County ledgers show the jury returned 12 true bills on Monday including six secret indictments against five individuals. Among those named are Vennie Watkins, Junior Westbrook, Norman Hamilton, Sylvia Ward, Earl Bloomfield, and Charles Ferrell linked to various charges. Deputy Sid Vance also disclosed a statement from Hamilton about the January incident involving Lyle Byrd and family.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grand Jury
Warren F. Sheets
Fred Buehl
Vennie Watkins
Junior Westbrook
Norman Banner Hamilton
Sylvia Mundell Ward
Earl Bloomfield
Charles Ferrell
Sid Vance
Hamilton
Crown City
Thurman
Lyle Byrd
Pleasant Valley
Rio Grande
Byrd
West Virginia
Chillicothe
Kentucky
Former Gallia Resident Millard Thabet Dies in Toledo
Millard Thabet 48 reared in Gallipolis died of a heart attack in his Toledo office. Born October 15 1906 in Ogdensburg NY he moved to Toledo in 1925 where he owned The American Beauty Aluminum Awning Company and the Thabet Manufacturing Company. Survived by his mother wife four sisters and a brother. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Millard Thabet
Toledo
American Beauty Aluminum Awning Company
Thabet Manufacturing Company
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Mary Chamandy Thabet
William Thabet
Lucille
Thabet
Eddie
Helen Rayess
Vanitta Pickens
Ruth Haddad
Charleston
May Tweel
Huntington
Grape Street
Richard H. Ash
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
River traffic update along Ohio and Kanawha rivers
The Ohio River is forecast to crest at 45.5 feet near Lock 28 Tuesday, with 27 feet at Gallipolis early Tuesday. Kanawha River activity shows Winfield rollers out and multiple vessels listed at Gallipolis with various cargoes and empties through the day amid rising levels.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Lock
Huntington
Gallipolis Dam
Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Winfield
London
Marmet
Kanawha Falls
Jane Rea
Chief Powhatan
Bosworth
Mike Creditor
Pegasus
Advance
Reliance
Neville
Sara
Constitution
Linn Smith
Orleanian
Helen Z
Semet
Ogram
Frank C. Rand
Orco
Dixie Challenger
Margelea
Louisiana
Sam Craig
Tot Is Dead Of Exposure
Beth Kay Brisker aged 14 months was found dead in an alley behind her Oak Hill home. Jackson County Sheriff David Trago said autopsy confirmed exposure as the cause. The baby’s parents William E. and Mrs Brisker reported putting her to bed at 7 p.m. Saturday and she was found at 7 a.m. Sunday after allegedly wandering outside.
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Jackson
Beth Kay Brisker
Oak Hill
David Trago
Jackson County
William E. Brisker
Marietta Man Posts Bond
Gallia County police charged John Robert Smith aged 31 of Marietta with failure to yield the right of way after a traffic crash. Smith posted 25 dollar bond for Ga lipolis Municipal Court appearance Tuesday. Dale Barry aged 33 jailed on intoxication charge. Isaac Hannan Sheets 55 Rodney and David E. Evans 64 Columbus forfeited 15 dollar bonds on intoxication charges. Alden Prescot Salisbury 24 Waterloo Star Route forfeited 15 dollar bond for disregarding an automatic traffic signal. Russell Danford 37 Panama City Florida pleaded innocent to reckless operation, case continued to Wednesday and he is free under 25 dollar bond.
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Gallipolis
John Robert Smith
Marietta
Smith
Galipolis
Dale Barry
Isaac Hannan Sheets
Rodney
David E. Evans
Columbus
Alden Prescot Salisbury
Waterloo
Mr. Lumsey Dies at 75 in Gallipolis
George Lumsey aged 75 longtime church caretaker and former employee of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. died at Holzer Hospital after a monthlong illness from pneumonia and meningitis. Born in Gallia County on March 22 1880 he was married to Julia Coleman and survived by her. Funeral services will be held at Paint Creek Baptist Church with burial in Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
George Lumsey
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Holzer Hospital
Gallia County
Lumsey
Wemeldorff
Mt. Zion
Julia Coleman
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Preston C. Smith
Pine Street
George Adams Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Last rites for George Adams 93 uncle of Tom Adams of Kananga will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wetherholt funeral home with Rev. E Co Went officiating and burial. Mr Adams died Sunday night in Milton West Virginia. He was born in 1862 in Meigs County.
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Gallipolis
George Adams
Tom Adams
Kananga
Wetherholt
Rev. E. Co
Pine Street
Adams
Milton
W. Va
Meigs County
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Family Gatherings
Dexter Dexter and Rich ard Smith and daughter of Columbus were weekend guests of Mrs. Mary Will. Ira Reese and daughter Karen of Ashville visited Mrs. Reese's sister Nellie Nelson. Neil Jeffers and family were Sunday guests of their mothers in Hometown. Roy Lewis and daughter Linda of Dayton spent a weekend with Mrs. Lil Minor and visited Gerald Minor. Mrs. Minor, recently fallen, is now able to walk. Neva Nicholson and son Ronald visited her parents as Mrs. Radekin remains under a doctor's care.
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Lil Minor
Gerald Minor
Minor
Neva Nicholson
Ronald
Nicholson
J. E Radekin
Radekin
Local Notes on Residents and Social Events in Harrisburg
Miss Rebecca Meeks is reported in good condition after returning home from a sanatorium. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Waugh with children and Henry Hatten attended the Foxhunters Association annual fish fry and square dance at the Catholic Youth Center in Gallipolis. Emory Waugh and Everette Denney attended Reginald Buffalo at Fairfield. Mrs. Austen Roush is reported improving. —Venoka Waugh
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Harrisburg
Rebecca Meeks
Lester Waugh
Henry Hatten
Foxhunters Association
Catholic Youth Center
Gallipolis
Emory Waugh
Everette Denney
Reginald Buffalo
Fairfield
Austen Roush
Venoka Waugh
John Norman Rites Held
Funeral services for John M. Norman were held at Miller's funeral home in Gallipolis with numerous out of town mourners attending. Relatives and friends traveling from Florida Ohio Massachusetts Michigan and various Ohio towns joined family members from Columbus Thurman Patriot and Croton in paying last respects.
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Gallipolis
John M. Norman
Miller
Eagles Circus Tickets Sold In Gallipolis Circle
Six hundred twenty five tickets for the Eagles March 19 circus in Washington School Auditorium were sold to Gallipolis organizations and merchants for local children. John F. Johnson, committee chair, spoke at the Gallipolis Aerie 2290 weekly meeting. Purchasers included Holzer Hospital and Ohio Valley Electric Corp., each at 25 tickets. A 9 pm Friday dance will follow at Eagles Hall.
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Gallipolis
Eagles
Washington School
John F. Johnson
Gellipolis Aerie
Order of Eagles
Holzer Hospital
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Eagles Hall
Buell Hayes
Dr. C. E. Holzer Jr Elected To Membership
Dr. Charles E. Holzer Jr chief of staff at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis was elected to membership in the Central Surgical Society of Chicago one of only 21 surgeons chosen this year. The selection was confirmed in a letter from Dr. Robert M. Zollinger secretary of the society. In 1951 Dr. Marcus J. Magnusen, also on Holzer Hospital staff, had been elected a member.
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Gallipolis
Central Surgical Society of Chicago
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Robert M. Zollinger
Ohio State Medical Center
Marcus J. Magnussen
Holzer Clinic
Man Injured After Fall At Kilgorian Creek Plant
John W. Wright was in very poor condition after a 40 foot fall at the Kilgorian Creek power plant at Kgger Creek. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 5 p.m. with a possible skull fracture and is listed in serious condition.
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Gallipolis
John W. Wright
Holzer Hospital
Kgger Creek
Eye Surgeon Pinschmidt Opens Ophthalmology Practice in Gallipolis
Dr Norman W Pinschmidt of Richmond Virginia begins ophthalmology practice at Gallipolis Clinic. He holds PhD MD B S and master’s degrees and trained at Lakewood High School John Marshall High School Randolph Macon Springfield University of Maryland Medical College Virginia. He did internship in Seattle residency in New York City and Lancaster course at Colby College. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and author of nine publications. He and Mrs Pinschmidt will live at 444 First Ave Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Norman W. Pinschmidt
Richmond
Gallipolis Clinic
Pinschmidt
Lakewood
Ohio
John Marshall High School
Randolph-Macon College For Men
Ashland
Springfield
Mass
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore
Medical College of Virginia
Seattle
Wash
New York City
Lancaster
Colby College
Waterville
A. H. Mackenzie Rites Held at Gallipolis
Gallia County spends a funeral for A H Mackenzie with attendees from Fremont Mt Clemens Oil City and Dayton. Out of town relatives Mr and Mrs Ben Enos Roy Mackenzie James B Mohnkern Mrs A M George Harlan Layne and A H Mackenzie Jr attend.
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Gallipolis
A. H. Mackenzie
Ben Enos
Fremont
Roy Mackenzie
Mt. Clemens
Mich
James B. Mohnkern
A. M. George
Oil City
Harlan Layne
A. H. Mackenzie, Jr
Dayton
Court Orders Man Returned To Ohio Pen
Supreme Court unanimously refused Homer Jack Deans appeal challenging extradition to Ohio for a life term murder conviction. Dean, sentenced in 1948 as an habitual criminal in Kanawha County, was briefly brought to Ohio then returned to West Virginia after 21 days. Gov Marland commuted his sentence earlier that year amid ongoing extradition.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Homer Jack Dean
Marshall County
Ohio
Dean
Moundsville
Kanawha County
West Virginia
William C. Marland
Marshall Circuit Court
Patriot Area Native Dies
Mrs Effie Thornton Notter, 77, of Patriot area died at 9 12 p m Monday at her daughter Bernice s home in Dayton. She leaves son Cecil Notter of Lincoln Ridge. Born Sept 3 1877 near Patriot. Miller s funeral home to announce arrangements.
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Gallipolis
Effie Thornton Notter
Bernice
Dayton
Cecil Notter
Lincoln Ridge
Notter
Patriot
Miller
Wrecker Crash Driver Fined and License Suspended
Francis Eugene McKee, 29, of Gallipolis was fined 50 and costs and his license suspended for one year by Municipal Judge William H. Jones after unsafe operation. Sheriff Ehman had earlier charged McKee with operating under the influence. the sheriff reportedly changed his mind. The incident left Charles L. Carter, 35, pinned between the sheriff’s car and the wrecker, fracturing his left thigh and leg. Carter is hospitalized at Holzer.
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Gallipolis
Francis Eugene McKee
William H. Jones
George Ehman
McKee
Gallipolis Post
State Street
Charles L. Carter
Robert L. Whaling
Rochester
Jones
Whaling
Silver Bridge
Route 7
State Highway Patrol
Whence Named Stadium Word Origin
The term stadium derives from the Greek stadion a measure of 607 English feet and the distance of the original Olympian foot race. It later referred to the place where the race was run.
New Mercury Wins Rave Reviews From Auto Editors
New Mercury earns top marks from Americas leading auto editors. Critics praise its sleek styling, quick smooth handling, and long distance comfort. The Montclair line's high speed and visibility win strong approval, with the 292 cubic inch engines delivering powerful pickup.
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NEW Mercury
Americas
Custom
Monterey
Montclair
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