Three West Virginians Injured In Kanauga Crash
Three West Virginians were hospitalized after a high speed chase ended in a head on with a semi at the end of the Silver Bridge in Kanauga. Raymond Mills of South Charleston and passenger Robert Hertsley of South Spring Hill were admitted with serious injuries. Howard Browne of Charleston was treated and released.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia
Holzer Hospital
Silver Bridge
Kanauga
State Highway Patrol
Raymond Lee Mills
South Charleston
Mills
Robert L. Hertsley
South Springhill
Howard W. Browne
Charleston
Huntington Elected By Agency Health Advisory Council
Huntington of Gallipolis was elected president of the Gallia County Health Department Advisory Council at the annual meeting. Morgan and Leonard were named vice president and secretary respectively, with appointments to the Board of Health and to fill an unexpired term. The council urged passage of rabies vaccination proof for dog licenses and backed broad health legislation. The meeting reviewed 1958 activities across sanitation, disease control, maternal and child health, and tuberculosis programs, and announced rabies and skin tests beginning in April.
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Gallipolis
Stanley B. Huntington
Galla County
Harry £. Morgan
Floyd Leonard
Lee Rose
Swan Creek
Board of Health
W. Lewis Brown
N. Howard Foster
Rose
Brown
Gallia County
Dann O. Taber
J. Sherman Porter
Francis W. Shane
County Health Department
Health Department
Public Health Clerk
Heart and
Health Education Department
Holzer School of Nursing
Shane
Ohio State Health Department
John C. Frazier
Food Service Committee
Ohio Public Health Association
Naomi Rose
R. N
Ohio Public Health Associations
TB and Health Association
Maternal and Child Health Services
County Judge Seeks Extra Funds. Commission Studying Request
Gallia County commissioners postponed action on a $1000 supplemental appropriation for the county judge's office. Judge Sid Vance presented the request and was told the panel would study it. Judge John W. Howell sought approval to shelve a room in the Probate Court office, and work was approved. The board also approved a $10,000 bond for County Auditor Morton L. Dickey and reappointed him for a four year term. They hired Harold Smith to repair a jail sidewalk with set wages. A Rodney alley vacation petition was filed by Grace Shriver, with April 6 hearing set and April 20 final. Nolen and Howard sought drainage work and $10,000 added to the M A Fund for the engineer. All commissioners attended, with President Stewart presiding.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Board of Commissioners
Sid Vance
John W. Howell
Probate
Morten L. Dickey
Warren F. Sheets
Harold Smith
First Ave
Smith
Grace Shriver
Rodney
James Boggs
D. A. Nolen
Paul Howard
Police Report Two Wrecks in Gallipolis
Gallipolis City police reported two accidents Monday with no serious injuries or arrests. At 2 04 p m on Eastern Ave Carl Rathburn 43 Gallipolis Route 2 stopped to let a turn car pass a truck driven by Carl J Darst 34 Grand Rapids Mich failed to stop and hit Rathburns rear causing moderate damage Rathburn complained of a back injury. At 1015 a m on Chatham Ave Preston F Coughenour 17 backed from a driveway and hit a parked car owned by Elijah Estep 134 Third Ave with no damage to his car and minor damage to Estep s.
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Spoon
Columbus
Clarence M. McGlothlin
Gallipolis
Witherspoon
Frank A. Stewart
Gallia County Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Betz
Stewart
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
David Malden
Canton
Meigs County
Ray Dailey
Portland
Gallia
Sid Vance
Vance L. Halley
Crown City
Gordon W. Jones
Drayton Plains
Mich
Harold Cameron
Cayce
N. C
Eastern Ave
Carl Rathburn
Carl J. Darst
Grand Rapids
Rathburn
Chatham Ave
Preston F. Coughenour
Elijah Estep
Third Ave
Coughenour
Estep
Barbara Ann Weiher I Granted Divorce
In Gallipolis Common Pleas Court Judge Betz granted Barbara Ann Weiher of 562 Second Ave a divorce from Lee Weiher for extreme cruelty. Barbara wins custody of two minor children. Lee must pay $117 monthly support and visitation rights were granted by agreement.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Robert M. Betz
Barbara Ann Weiher
Second Ave
Lee Weiher
Air Force
Boosters Set Meeting on BG Band Visit at Gallia Academy
Gallia Academy High School band room hosts Gallia Band Boosters at 1 30 Wednesday to plan housing for the Bowling Green University band visit on March 23 and discuss booster committee duties.
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Gallipolis
Bowling Green University
Gallia Academy Hiigh School
Carl C. Rose Dies Monday at 67 in Gallipolis
Carl C. Rose, 67, of 75 Spruce Street, Gallipolis, died at 4 p.m. Monday in Holzer Hospital after being admitted early that morning. Born March 27, 1891, he was a cabinet maker and former Logan Furniture employee. He married Martha Harrison in 1910. she died in 1944. Survived by sons Elmer and Jack Rose, siblings Clara Page, Ruth Cottrill, Howard Rose, Clarence Rose, Wilbur Rose, and several deceased siblings. Tentative funeral set for Thursday at Macedonia Church with burial there. friends may call Miller's funeral home.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Rose
Spruce St
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Rose
Old Logan Furniture Co
Martha Harrison
Elmer
Jack Rose
Clara Page
Ruth Cottrill
Columbus
Howard
Clarence Rose
Wilbur Rose
Erie
Macedonia Church
Church
Miller’s
Mrs Emmet Miles Dies At 73 In Cheshire
Mrs. Emmet May Miles, 73, of Cheshire, West Virginia, died Monday at Holzer Hospital after a two day admission. Born March 25, 1885 in Griffithville, she is survived by seven children, three sisters, and two brothers. Funeral services set for Thursday at the Sandfork Baptist Church near Hamlin, with burial in the church cemetery. visitation at the Victor Dent residence in Cheshire.
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Gallipolis
Emmet May Miles
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Miles
West Virginia
Griffithville
Willam B
Roxie Linville Hodge
Ernest
Sally) Browning
Shirley Miles
Hamlin
Clyde Miles
Vinton
Richard
Kathleen) Kettle
Baltimore
Victor Dent
Edward Miles
Bascom
Troy Miles
East Liverpool
James
Mary Jane) Tulley
Alliol
W.va
Tovie Evans
Huntington
Lottie Moore
San Lorenzo
Calif
Thomas Hodge
West Hamlin
John Hodge
Sandfork Baptist Church
City Commission To Meet Tuesday In Gallipolis
Gallipolis City Commission will hold a regular monthly meeting at 8 p m Tuesday in the new municipal building. On the agenda are details on the $80 000 river bank protection and fill project and the possible appointment of a Civil Defense director after Rep Dann O Taber's resignation.
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Gallopolis
Gallipolis
Dann O. Taber
Sale Of Passenger Cars Shows Drop In February
February auto data from Gallipolis shows new car sales at 45, a four month low, while new trucks rose to 16, up 50 percent from January. Used car sales topped 122, dealers total 204, the slowest February since 1958, with trucks and cars reflecting shifting demand.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie Rinehart
School board seeks state aid and funding for new high school
The Gallipolis Hannan Trace Local School District board asks State Senator J Sherman Porter and Rep Dann O Taber to pass House Bill 267 to boost the school foundation program. It also moves to secure 75 percent of forthcoming tax money to cover current bills as work begins on wells and soil tests for the new high school on the Houck Beaver farm, with 12.61 acres purchased.
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Gallipolis
Hannan Trace
Board of Education
J. Sherman Porter
Dann O. Taber
Morton L. Dickey
Houck Beaver Farm
Arnold Fulks
Dennis M. Murdock
Fire damages portion of five room home in Gallipolis
Firefighters from the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department battled a blaze at the Northup Yellow town Road residence of Henry H. Cragg. The undetermined origin fire caused $1500 damage with $1000 to the home and $500 to contents. No one was home.
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Gallipolis
Henry H. Cragg
Northup
Yellowtown Rd
Green
Jim Northup
Lawrence Dickey
Kyger Creek Board OKs Two 48-Passenger Buses
Kyger Creek Local School District board met at Kyger Creek High School and approved bidding for two 48 passenger buses and a gym ventilating fan. Clerk Doris Roush was authorized to advertise bids with a March 27 noon deadline.
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Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Board of Education
Kyger Creek High School
Doris Roush
Kyger-Cheshire
Worker Injured by Falling Aluminum at Kaiser Plant
Gallipolis Ravenswood employee Woodrow H. Owens 35 of Kaiser Aluminum was admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday evening after a metal piece struck the back of his hand and fingers, causing a cut.
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Gallipolis
Woodrow H. Owens
Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum
Holzer Hospital
Committee To Meet For Gallia Red Cross Drive
Gallia County Red Cross fund drive committee will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Evans Grocery Co to discuss fundraising plans and local drive goals.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Red Cross
Evans Grocery Co
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