Slow Learner Class To Start in September
GALLIPOLIS The Gallipolis District Board of Education approved a slow learners class to begin in September at Washington School. Supt. Marshall D. Boggs plans training for a current teacher toward a master’s degree and a special certification to teach slow learners. The board also approved a fire fighters school for the Gallipolis Volunteers Fire Department and moved funds to the building fund while authorizing payments to local contractors. Board members present were Dr. J. Gordon Gibert, Merrill O’Dell, Billy G. Matthews, William H. Sowers, and Austin O. Cotton.
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Kent
Miami
City School Board
Red Carmichael
George Woodward
Green Local Board of Education
Green
Voto Mfg. Co
Eastern Ave
Hickman Electric
A. J. Stockmeister
Don King
H. G. Harrell
Harrell
Wake Forest
J. Gordon Gibert
Merrill O’dell
Billy G. Matthews
William H. Sowers
Austin O. Cotton
King Elected Commander of Gallia VEW Post
Stanley King was elected commander of VFW Post 4464 at the officers election. Donald Wright joined as the new member, giving about 225 members. Other officers include Tom Blazer as senior vice commander and Warner Halley as junior vice commander. Ray Morse defeated Junior Lemley for quartermaster. Jim Myers Hollis Queen as chaplain. John E Halliday as judge advocate. Lee Parsons defeated Jess Perry and Homer Sowards for set-at-arms. Retiring Commander Woodrow B Saunders becomes three-year trustee. 40 members attended.
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Stanley King
VFW
Donald Wright
The
Daily Tribune
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Warner Halley
Ray Morse
Junior Lemley
Jim Myers
Hollis Queen
John E Halliday
Lee Parsons
Jess Perry
Homer Sowards
Woodrow B Saunders
Saunders
Local PTA Plans Vaudeville Show for Senior Trip
The Cheshire Kyger PTA will sponsor a vaudeville show March 29 at Kyger Creek High School to fund the senior trip to Washington DC. Proceeds support the class. members are urged to bring homemade candy for intermission sales.
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Cheshire- Kyger Pta
Kyger Creek High School
Washington, D. C
Brown Swiss Show Leaders Elected in Canton No 8
Brown Swiss Association Canton No 8 covering Meigs and Gallia Counties re-elected Richard A. Lakin of Fairfield County as president. Robert Hamrick of Rodney was named vice-president, Mrs. Wayne Harra of Waterford secretary. The Bell-Ringer Show is set for May 26 at the Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds and the summer show will be at the Jackson County Fair in July.
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Washington County
Gallia County
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Nurse wins 22 carat necklace at Plymouth hospital party
A nurse in Plymouth, England, received a 22 carat necklace on a thread as a prize at a hospital party in the Devon city.
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Plymouth
England
Devon
Rabies Clinics Scheduled Across County This Week
A four clinic rabies vaccination drive begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Theiss Grocery Addison led by Dr. George Ely. Sponsored by Gallia County and city health departments, immunization is mandatory with fines up to 100 dollars and 90 days in jail for noncompliance.
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Gallia County
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Drummond’s
Mudsoc
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Hal Shoemaker’s
Bidwell
Red Cross Fund Drive Aims At Six Thousand Five Hundred
About 30 Gallia County volunteers attended the kickoff at Washington School to launch the 1958 drive. The goal is 6500 with leaders stressing a strong first impression and proper identification. Sam Gilmore urged pride in the Red Cross as a saleable cause and volunteers prepared to contact business and professionals Thursday evening March 13 under Mrs. William H. Jones.
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Washington
Gallia County
American Red Cross
Leland
Helen) Baxter
Athens
Red Cross
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William H. Jones
Irene Coker
Dorothy Sommer
SEO Realtors Plan Meeting in Jackson Ohio
Mervin C. Yerke of Columbus will speak at the Southeastern Ohio Realtors Association March meeting in the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. offices in Jackson. Yerke’s topic is Outlook for finance in 1958 in relation to real estate. President Johnnie C. Johnson announced the event and luncheon follows. All Realtors in the tri-county area are invited, including several special guests.
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Gallipolis
Mervin Cs. Yerke
Mervin C. Yerke
West Broad’ St
Columbus
Southeastern Ohio Realtors Association
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Jackson
Johnnie C. Johnson
Yorke
Tri-County
Gallipolis Girl Scouts celebrate 46th anniversary doll festival
Two hundred thirty Gallipolis Girl Scouts and Brownies marked the 46th anniversary with a doll festival in Davis Hall at Holzer Hospital School of Nursing. About 250 dolls on display ranged from home made clothespin figures to antique and foreign dolls, with a world uniform paper doll display centered by a globe.
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Gallipolis
Brownies
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Davis Hall
Brownie
Coonhunters Clubhouse Plans Move Forward in Gallia County
Gallia County Coon Club advances toward a clubhouse with a March meeting at vice president C. T. Smith’s Adamsville home. A three member committee will study building materials and a site, with an April 14 officer election and nominating panel named. The club plans no hunts until after April 14 and urges raccoon feed and protection amid drought and winter losses. Kenneth Tomlinson proposes soil bank or conservation reserve participation. interested farmers may call Rio Grande 5-5289.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Herb Smith
Roe Sheets
Gilbert Bostic
Kenneth Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Rio Grande
C. T. Smith
Bill Vance
Glendon O. Evans
Wendell Tope
Marlin Amos
Bunt Bowen
Bill Simms
Mrs Boggs Rites Held at Vinton Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Maude Russell Boggs 75 of Vinton were held at 2 p m Thursday at Vinton Baptist Church conducted by Rev Chester J Lemley. Burial followed at Vinton Memorial Park. She was born Evergreen Jan 4 1882, daughter of Charles and Rebecca Russell. She married Jacob Smith Boggs July 17 1903, who preceded her in death. Survived by two sons, five daughters, 33 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. She belonged to Harrisburg Baptist Church. Friends could call Vernon McCoy funeral home until one hour before the service.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Baptist Church
Chester J. Lemley
Maude Russell Boggs
Vinton
Vinton Memorial Park
Harrisburg Baptist Church
Vernon McCoy
Chesire News Notes And Birth Announcement
Mr and Mrs Ernest Kennedy of Akron visited relatives here last weekend. Diane daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Cornelius was ill and treated at Point Clinic. Mr and Mrs Joseph Hern of Florida announce the birth of their third son. Joe was a former Ches hire resident.
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Cheshire
Ernest Kennedy
Akron
Diane
Robert Cornelius
Point Clinic
Joseph Hern
Florida
Joe
L, Hern
Ice thickness in Antarctica measured at 9750 feet
Measurements reveal a section of Antarctic ice reaching 9750 feet in thickness. The finding highlights the extreme scale of the continent's ice sheet and implications for climate studies and ocean levels.
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Antarctica
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Kanawha and Ohio Riv ers
River gauges show Kanawha and Ohio dams with several down and rising readings. Lock reports detail barge movements with vessels at multiple locks and craft statuses through the afternoon.
Vinton Methodist Women Bible Class Meets at Gerlach Home
Eleven members attended the Vinton Methodist Women’s Bible Class gathering at Mabel Gerlach’s home. Cora Ward led the program in Jessie Houchins’s absence, with Alice Casto reading scripture and Jane Poling delivering the opening prayer. Readings from The Upper Room aligned with Easter. A special reading titled A Letter to God was presented by Poling during the session. April 1 at 11:30 a.m. featured a covered dish dinner hosted by Mrs. Elva Huntley in honor of Ella Miller’s 95th birthday with Desta Swick, Mattie Chasteen, and Little Jane Stevens assisting.
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Vinton Methodist
Mabel Gerlach
Jessie Houchins
Cora Ward
Alice Casto
Jane Poling
Elva Huntley
Ella Miller
Desta Swick
Mattie Chasteen
Little Jane Stevens
Holzer Hospital Notes Admits Wide Cast of Patients
A long list of patients admitted to Holzer Hospital includes Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Colley of New Haven with a newborn son, plus dozens more residents from Point Pleasant Minersville and surrounding towns. Blood usage recorded as eight pints on Tuesday.
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Stanley Colley
New Haven
Don Parady To Speak At Kiwanis Meeting
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club hosts a 6:30 dinner at Kyger Creek High School as it marks the Kyger Creek High School Key Club charter. Don Parady of Cleveland, international Key Club president, will be principal speaker alongside Ohio District Kiwanis Governor Norm Paynter.
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Don Parady
Cleveland
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Norm Paynter
Rio Grande Dean Speaks Before Rotary
Dr. E. Robert Chable, dean of student personnel at Rio Grande College, spoke on The Philosophy of Life at the Gallipolis Rotary Club dinner in the Farmers Hotel. Rotary Boy of the Month honors went to Tommy Dickerson of 411 Third Ave, a Gallia Academy High School student.
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Rio Grande College
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Farmers Hotel
Tommy Dickerson
Arnold Dickerson
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Gallia Academy High School
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Ratcliff Dies Suddenly in Holzer Hospital
Harry Ratcliff 78 a retired farmer of Jackson Route 4 died at 1 25 am Wednesday in Holzer Hospital after a short illness born April 12 1878 a surviving sister Mrs Mamie Lewis of Jackson Route 4 arranging of Mayhew Funeral Home Jackson.
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Harry Ratcliff
Jackson Route 4
Holzer Hospital
Mamie Lewis
Mayhew
Jackson
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