Flood Floods Gallipolis as Ohio River Rises to 55 Feet
Heavy rains sent the Ohio River flooding past Gallipolis with a crest expected at 55 feet by 7 a.m. Friday. Route closures, evacuations of 20 families near Vinton, and water intruding Chickamauga Creek disrupted transport and schooling while Red Cross relief and emergency pumping efforts progressed.
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Vinton
Here
Vinton Bridge
Lawrence R. Huber
Gallia County
Red Cross
Vernon McCoy
Raccoon Creek
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Cadmus
Caudill
Eastern Ave
East Gallipolis
W. Va
Charleston
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Municipal Court Has Busy Day in Gallipolis
Gallipolis man Oscar Cordon 39 was fined 25 dollars and costs for assault and battery after being held on 200 dollar bond from a prior arrest. Floyd Martin 38 Crown City and Harold Sowards 35 Northup also paid multiple fines on patrol charges. Oral Bevan 29 Crown City Route 1 and Hollis Brown 23 Gallipolis faced highway and muffler violations, while Lucian Queen 29 Gallipolis Route 1 paid for a missing muffler. William Alexander 51 Pomroy was fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Oscar Cordell
Robert Lewis
William H. Jones
Floyd Martin
Crown City
Harold L. Sowards
Northup
Janes
Oral R. Bevan
Hollis E. Brown
Lucian Queen
William Alexander
Pomeroy
Man Burned By Gasoline In Gallia County Fire
Harley A Smith 47 of Gallipolis Route 1 was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 11 10 p m Wednesday with burns to his face both hands and right leg. He operates the Certified Oil Truck Stop at Kananga and was burned when two cans of gasoline ignited his jacket while he worked alone in his shop. The condition was reported satisfactory the following morning.
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Gallipolis
Harley A Smith
Holzer Hospital
Smith
Kananga
Gallia County Declared Rabies Prevalent Area
Gallia County is labelled a rabies prevalent area by County Sanitarian William F. Neal. The county reports three positive rabies cases in wild animals two in skunks and one in a fox with two more fox heads negative and two skunk heads awaiting analysis. Neal notes Ohio had 395 rabies cases in 1962, the second highest since 1948, and adds Gallia has had no dog rabies in five years.
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Gallipolis
William F. Neal
Gallia County
Neal
Ohio Department of Health Laboratories
Ohio
Gallia Academy Junior High Honors Courteous Students
Gallia Academy Junior High named seventh and eighth grade students of the month. Most courteous girls are Taffy Darnbrough in seventh grade and Yvonne Unree in eighth grade. Most courteous boys are Tommy Sechrist in seventh grade and Bobby Hanner in eighth grade. Students of the month are Henry Doss in seventh grade and Robin France in eighth grade.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Taffy Darnbrough
Yvonne Unree
Tommy Sechrist
Bobby Haner
Henry Doss
Robin France
Iron Curtain Slides At Rio Grande College
Rio Grande College hosted a convocation by Howard Wells showing natural color slides from Soviet Russia taken last October. Scenes included Moscow, Krasnodar, and Kharkov with an American flag presented by Congressman Homer E Pete Abele flown over the Capitol on February 18 1963. Theodore Roosevelt's 50 mile marches were noted as a historical fitness measure 55 years ago.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Howard Wells
McArthur
Soviet Russia
Ruth T. George
Wells
Moscow
Krasnodar
Karkov
Homer E.pete Abele
Capitol
Theodore Roosevelt
Hospital Notes List Local Births And Blood Used
Holzer Hospital records multiple births to area families including Hughes Cardwell Baker Fisher Glassbun Purdom Houck James Napper Stoney Todd Halley West Sheward Fox Yeanger Bowen Spence McCarley Johnson Conn Capehart Hanichen Ridgeway Clevenger Luellen Riffle Tompkins Frazier McGowan Walls Vanness Smith Slayton Slayton Null Bowen Salmons Forrest Vickers Romine Prather Prather Fetters Sheets Smith Denny Call Rodin Scritchfield and blood usage of 5 pints on Wednesday
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Marie S. Purdom
Point Pleasant
Chauncey O. Houck
Gallipolis
Francis L. James
Eureka
William A. Napper
Hamden
Wilbert Stoney
John W. Todd, Jr
Ashland
Flemon R. Halley
Crown City
Mary Lou West
Wellston
Homer E. Sheward
Jackson
Rand R. Fox
Roy A. Yeanger
South Point
Clyde W. Bowen, Jr
Apple Grove
Deborah A. Spence
Lowell A. McCarley
Vinton
Robert L. Johnson
Cottageville
Frank Conn
Coal Grove
Harold Capehart
New Haven
Robert A. Hanichen
Ironton
Eldon E. Ridgeway
Elton G. Clevenger
Letart
Jerry D Luellen
James A. Riffle
Racine
Champlain F. Tompkins
Pomeroy
Charles F. Frazier
Elvin McGowan
Oak Hill
Harold K. Walls
Ravenswood
Phyliss A. Vanness
Harley A. Smith
John Slayton
Bidwell
Carlton Null
Joe Bowen
Gaylord Salmons
Homer Forrest
Mark Vickers
George Romine
Sharon Prather
Claude Quillen
Earl Henry
Orville Parks
Virgil Arthur
Allen Yeager
Martha Hersman
Sheryl L. Tolliver
Christopher Fetters
Lewis Sheets
Theodore Smith
Catherine Smith
Russell
Charles Denny
E. Willard Call
Daniel Rodin
Edward Scritchfield
Driver Hits Pole and Damages Storefront Porch
Gallipolis. Robert A Hanichen 39 Ironton was treated at Holzer Hospital after a 4:11 p.m. crash on Second Ave near Sycamore Street. He blacked out, lost control, and struck a utility pole then sideswiped Rice and Corbin Furniture Store and Lester Thompson’s front porch. The car damaged the porch brick post and storefront, awning, neon sign, and a large plate glass window. Hanichen and his mother were uninjured but he is listed in good condition. Police continue investigation. Swan Creek Garage meets next Wednesday at Bladen Grange Hall at 7:30 p.m. with two tubercu losis films and a potluck.
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Gallipolis
Robert A Hanichen
Ironton
Holzer Hospital
Second Ave
Sycamore St
Hanichen
Rice & Corbin
Lester Thompson
Thompson
Muriel G. Henichen
Speaker Tells Of Education In Europe At Gallia Academy
Mrs Wayne B Foster spoke on Foreign Education focusing on France and Holland to the Future Teachers of America Club at Gallia Academy High School. She noted French school days run 8 AM to 4 30 PM six days weekly and that American schools emphasize sports less. She cited required courses including three to four foreign languages and credits in mathematics science art music and physical fitness. Wisconsin Institute of Paper Chemistry has developed glossy paper from fungal filaments.
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Gallipolis
Wayne B. Foster
France
Holland
Teachers of America
Gallia Academy High School
Foster
Holzer Hospital
Europe
America
Gallipolis considers memorial for O O McIntyre
J Sherman Porter Rio Grande College director urged Gallipolis and Gallia County build a living memorial to Oscar Odd McIntyre. Proposals ranged from a 6000 dollar bronze statue to a 350000 dollar Rio Grande College library funded by local families. Porter spoke at the Gallipolis Kiwanis Club noting civic leaders invited McIntyre back in 1935.
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Gallipolis
J. Sherman Porter
Rio Grande College
Gallia County
O. O. McIntyre
Porter
Gallia
Oscar Odd McIntyre
L. Claude Miller
McIntyre
Old Pistols Stolen From Gallipolis Plumbing Office
In Gallipolis two antique pistols and two dollars in change were stolen from the Standard Plumbing and Heating Co. office at 504 Second Ave. Owner Harry W. Dexter reported the break in Wednesday morning. The burglary likely occurred Tuesday around 8 p.m. when an electric clock stopped and a night light fuse was pulled. The entry was through an unlocked window by Economy Cleaners. the pistols were said to be over 100 years old.
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Eureka
Chickamauga
Ohio
Vine St
Gallipolis
Standard Plumbing and Heating Co
Second Ave
Harry W. Dexter
Economy Cleaners
Dexter
River Traffic Reports and Dam Status Across Rivers
Detailed river traffic gauges list rollers out and dams down from Gallipolis to Brussels. Locks report boats down or up with times, including Solvay Marmet Winfield and multiple Lock numbers, noting Huntington District dam mobility and Brussels as provisional Common Market capital.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Crest Ganges
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomegon Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Semet
Northern
Beaver
Little Edward
Solvay
Kanawha
Oleander
Jerry Bosworth
Louisiana
Ringo
Elisha Woods
Albert F. Holden
Robert FP. Tibelt
Sally Polk
Franklin Pierce
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Vulcan
Ek, Dyke
C. V. Harner
Pittsburgher
John Morrow
Ten McCool
Walter Hlougland
Lock
Rod Renter
Paek
Hawkeye
James R. Hines
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Dick Thomas
State St. Ext
Burkhart Lane
Route 141
Garfield Ave
Ellen McClaskey
Madison Ave
E. R. Wallace
Chickamauga Bridge
City Water Works
Kgger Creek
Clay School
Supt
I. J
Ches
Sears
Logan
Springfield Instrument Co
U.S.A
Roy Gjertson
San Pedro
Calif
Post Office
Charley Hughes
Thomas J. Cardwell
Larry D. Baker
Syracuse
Harold A. Fisher
Loren F. Glassbun
Swan Creek
Bladen Grange Hall
H. H. North
Wisconsin
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Burelary
Brussels
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