Rio Grande Enrollment Hits High Point With 3504
Gallia County sends the largest number of Rio Grande College students with 80. Jackson follows with 70. Scioto 28. Lawrence 25. Vinton 18. Meigs 12. The second semester roster lists 304 students, among the largest in school history, including 132 freshmen and 80 sophomores. The Messenger area births dozens of names across Gallia, Meigs, Vinton, Mason, and Athens counties, with students from Oakley Addis to Glouster and Point Pleasant program participants.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Soph
Omores
Gallia County
Jackson
Scioto
Lawrence
Vinton
Meigs
Messenger
Oakley Addis
Kenneth Amsbury
Charles Armstrong
John S. Armstrong
Roberta Armstrong
John R. Bane
Richard Brown
Walter Brown
Louisa Brunicardi
Ter
Sara Porter
Marjorie Rinehart
Beverly Russell
Renard Saunders
Robert Smith
Lawrence Tawney
Leslie Barbour
James Brannon
Beatrice Clark
Frances Collins
Charles Cordle
Mary Evans
Patty Forgey
Charles Hill
Paul Kegley
Carl Large
Sammy Meek
Ruby Moore
Norma Shamblin
Margaret Tracy
Robert Warnock
Deanna Wickline
Rio Grande
Howard Fish
Barbara Fraley
Harry Mason
William Meek
Charles Murray
Herman Sprague
Margaret Winters
Bidwell
Donna Beman
Glenn Black
Lee Clark
Edward Lynch
Thurman
Clay Baker
Janet Davis
George Pickens
Patriot
Dan Blazer
Donald Myers
Porter
Stanley Belville
Sharon Jeffers
Crown City
Martin Hall
Jean McCoy
Elizabeth Mulford
Cheshire
David McKenzie
Kananga
Kay Shriver
Rodney
Meigs County
Judith Arnold
Vera Covert
Gallia Academy to Present Three Blind Mice Comedy
The Thespian Club at Gallia Academy High School will stage the three act comedy Three Blind Mice at 7:30 p.m. March 20 in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Lynda Rees Anna Marie Bodimer Sandra Pinschmidt Ted Avner Richard Whitley Jack Stage Claudia Miller Harla Saunders Richard Neal Rex Fuller. Student directors are Martha Brown and Sharon Preston. adviser Mrs Garland Gillingham supervises. Tickets on sale now from Thespians or Mary Anne Lusk. at the door night of performance.
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Gallipolis
Thespian Club
Gallia Academy High School
Lynda Rees
Anna Marie Bodimer
Sandra Pinschmidt
Ted Avner
Richard Whitley
Jack Stage
Claudia Miller
Harla Saunders
Richard Neal
Rex Fuller
Martha Brown
Sharon Preston
Garland Gillingham
Iowa
Mary Anne Lusk
Auto Strikes State Vehicle In Gallipolis
Gallipolis The State Highway Patrol reported a rear end collision on Eastern Ave near State Route 7 and U S Route 35 at 1 30 p m. Benjamin Webster 76 Dayton driving a car with a sticking carburetor bumped Ray Magle 31 Logan driving a state station wagon. Webster struck the wagon again after following Magle to the Airport Service Station driveway. Minor damage and no injuries. No charges filed.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Eastern Ave
North Corporation Limits
Benjamin Webster
Dayton
Ray Magle
Logan
Webster
Magle
Sixteen Attend Gallia Chest Clinic in Courthouse Basement
Sixteen persons attended the Gallia Chest Clinic sponsored by the Gallia County Health Department in the courthouse basement health offices. Dr. F. W. Shane led the clinic with three referrals for X rays. Six tuberculin skin tests were administered with nurses Pearl Hatfield Naomi Rose and clerk Madeline Rees assisting.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
F. W. Shane
Shane
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Madeline Rees
Two Truckers Pay Fines For Overload
Gallia County Judge Sid Vance fined four arrestees for traffic violations. Lester L. McGuire paid 59 dollars, Claude N. Dray 25 dollars for overloads under frost law. Patricia Belville 10 dollars for left of center and Basil Cremeans 5 dollars for no turn signal. Mills forfeited 111 dollars in bonds for resisting arrest and unsafe operation after a chase related to the Silver Bridge crash. Additional bonds: Dorothy Daily 15 dollars for railroad crossing, Robert Reeves 15 dollars for left of center. Wesley Jackson 46 faced charges for allowing an unlicensed minor to drive. fine suspended.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Sid Vance
State Highway Patrol
Vance
Lester L. McGuire
Northup
Claude N. Dray
Patricia A. Belville
Fredericktown
Basil R. Cremeans
Rutland
Raymond Lee Mills
South Charleston
W. Va
Mills
Silver Bridge
Dorothy V.daily
Grove City
Robert M. Reeves
Netuchen
N. J
Wesley M. Jackson
Bidwell
Vinton Bible Group Meets In Gallipolis
The Vinton Methodist Women’s Bible Class met Tuesday at Mrs. Don Swick’s home with 12 members attending. The program on The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ was led by Mrs. Blaine Poling and featured multiple readings by members including Easter readings and psalm verses. The group announced the April 14 meeting will be at Mrs. John D. Davis’s home.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Don Swick
Mina George
John Huntley
Christ
Blaine Poling
Swick
Mattie Chasteen
George
Cline Gerlach
Granville Casto
George Ward
John Davis
William Houchins
Huntley
John D. Davis
Marriage License Filed in Gallia County Court
James R. Taylor 21 of Vinton and Jo Ann Spencer 18 of Vinton filed for a marriage license in Gallia County Probate Court the month’s third. Taylor is son of John and Blanche Wright Taylor Spencer daughter of Ashbury and Lillie Glass Spencer. A historical note recalls convicts transported to West Australia starting in 1850 to meet labor needs.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
James R. Taylor
Vinton
Jo Ann Spencer
John and
Blanche Wright Taylor
Ashbury
Lillie Glass Spencer
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West Germany
Ute Richter
Thes
Blind Mice
Gallia Chest Clinic
Vinton Bible Group
West Australia
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Mone
Athens
Berkshire
Warner's
Serge
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