Area Told To Utilize Its Economic Potential
Dr. John T. Mitchell told about 200 people at the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce dinner that Southeast Ohio has strong outdoor recreation potential. He urged planning and investment to attract tourists with year round hunting camping and trails, noting regional assets and high weekend travel from nearby metropolitan areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
John T. Mitchell
Logan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Southeastern
Ohio River
Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell
Holzer Hospital Is Again Accredited
Holzer Hospital Foundation has again been accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals administrator Wayne F. Foster announced. The hospital has been on the accreditation list since 1953, tracing its earlier certification to 1926 with the American College of Surgeons. The commission reviews organized medical staff, diagnostic test use, medical records, and graduate nurse coverage on a 24 hour basis to ensure patient safety and quality care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital Foundation
Joint Commission of Accrediation of Hospitals
Wayne F. Foster
American College of Surgeons
Holzer Hospital
Commission On Accreditation
American College of Physicians
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Meek Admits Entry Count Sentenced In Gallia Case
Jack L. Meek of Gallipolis admitted to the Keith breaking and entering and pled guilty to related charges in Gallia County Common Pleas Court. Judge John C. Bacon imposed 1 15 year terms for burglary and 1 7 year terms for grand larceny, to run concurrently, plus a 100 dollar fine and 30 day jail sentence. Credit was given for time already served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jack L. Meek
George Keith
Gallia County
Meek
Keith
Bacon
Headon Crash In Gallia County Injures Youths
A headon collision on Everett Denney Road near Route 35 in Bidwell involved Joseph H. Roush 50 and Thomas Burns 51. Robert Lee Burns 9 suffered a bruised face, treated and released. Burns was arrested for driving left of center and cited to Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Joseph H. Roush
Thomas Burns
Bidwell
Everett Denney Road
Robert Lee Burns
Warehime Clinic
Burns
Blood Run Aids Holzer Hospital In Quick Relay
Ohio State Highway Patrol conducted its third blood run of the month for an emergency at Holzer Hospital. A South Point Post 44 cruiser delivered the blood from Chesapeake and passed it to a Post 27 unit at a midway point, completing the relay in under an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Holzer Hospital
South Point Post 44
Chesapeake
Post 27
Foundation files three money suits in Gallia court
Three money lawsuits totaling over 1300 dollars were filed Monday in Gallia County Common Pleas Court by a foundation. Six other petitions for money, five by the hospital, were dismissed. The foundation filed against Frank Petrie for 493.62 dollars, Mildred Vance for 444.60 dollars, and Minnie Wicker for 456.92 dollars, with 6 percent interest from specified dates. Dismissed were suits against James and Ruby Franklin, Betty L Taylor, Gilbert Van Sickle, Jerry Hill, and Robert Dennett, with another dismissal against Merrill Perkins by John Allison of Allison Electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital Foundation
Gallia County
McArthur
Foundation
James and
Ruby Franklin
Betty L. Taylor
Wellston
Gilbert van Sickle
Vinton
Jerry Hill
Letart Falls
Robert Dennett
John Allison
Allison Electric
Merrill Perkins
Sergeant Finnicum In Panama Exercise
Sergeant John O. Finnicum of Gallpolis is airlifted with the 82nd Airborne Division to Panama for Exercise Solidarity paratroop drop. He serves as a squad leader in Company B at Fort Bragg and entered the Army in 1942. his wife Belvin lives in Dunn, North Carolina.
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Gallipolis
John O. Finnicum
Wade 0
Finnicum
82Nd Airborne Division
503Rd
Panama
Infantry
Fort Bragg
N.C
Belvin
Dunn
N. C
Lu Ann Folden Is Honored On Birthday
Lu Ann Folden celebrated her fifth birthday with a party at her home on Vinton Avenue. Guests wore party hats, played games, and enjoyed cake and ice cream joined by family friends and neighbors including Tony Folden Robin Niday Jim Niday Carol Folden Karen Folden Brenda Ross Seanna Ross Debbie Hively Kathy Sheets Cindy Merrifield Kimberly De Sena Mrs Cecil Lucas Mrs Bill Safford Mrs Keith Shinn Point Pleasant Mrs Garland Folden Mrs Helen Merrifield Mrs Millie Folden and Mrs Dent Sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lu Ann Folden
Wayne Folden
Vinton Avenue
Tony Folden
Robin
Jim Niday
Carol
Karen Folden
Brenda
Seanna Ross
Debbie Hively
Kathy Sheets
Cindy Merrifield
Kimberly de Sena
Cecil Lucas
Bill Safford
Keith Shinn
Point Pleasant
Garland Folden
Helen Merrifield
Millie Folden
Dent Sheets
District Sanitarian Conducts Inspection in Gallipolis
Warren Stark of Logan, district sanitarian for the Southeastern District of the Ohio Dept. of Health, conducted his annual survey of city food operations over two days. He worked with Wayne Phillips, city sanitarian, to inspect 32 food operations licensed by the city health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ohio Dept. of Health
Wayne Phillips
Stark
Careers and Crafts Emphasized at Canter's Cave Camp
Gallia County 4-H youths from Gallia Meigs and Highland Counties attended four days at Canter's Cave 4-H Camp near Jackson Ohio. Career talks by C H Weagle and activities including leather work crafts archery and hunter safety highlighted the program. The campers formed tribal councils held a mock political convention and enjoyed circle dances and indoor recreation led by county staff. The Camper's Creed urged outdoor faith in nature action and kindness as paths to happiness and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy J. McAllister
Gallia County
Canter’s Cave
Jackson
Ohio
Gallia
Meigs
Highland Counties
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
C. H. Weagle
Holzer Hospital
JO Hardy
Meigs Count
Mingo
Delaware
Geneva Nolan
Home Economics
Irene Swisher
Charles Joe Carter
Carol Jones
Frank Petrie
Bill Smith
Russ
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital
A list of births at Holzer Hospital including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harold Stanley of Point Pleasant and a son to Mr and Mrs Lowell F Halley of Gallipolis. The notice also records numerous admissions and named individuals across nearby towns and routes in the hospital community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Cecil Deverick
Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Francis
Celanese Corporation
Oka Carlson
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Chamber of Commerce
Neal B. Clark
Rex McCormick
Kenneth Morgan
Carl Bias
Marianne B. Campbell
John O'Dell
Earl Tope
Vaught Smith
New Industrial Development Corporation
Harold Stanley
Point Pleasant
Lowell F. Halley
Gallipolis
Jule H. Campbell
Board approves meals and facilities at Vinton schools
The North Gallia Board of Education allowed Vinton students not eating in the cafeteria to dine at a listed restaurant with written permission. Stambaugh's Restaurant was approved as an eating place. PTA use of Bidwell-Porter gym for a March 24 dance was approved, and North Gallia High School gym was authorized for a March 25 game between the Waterloo Wonders and North Gallia Independents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Gallia Board of Education
Vinton School
Vinton
Stambaugh
Bidwell-Porter Pta
Bidwell-Porter
North Gallia High School
Waterloo Wonders
North Gallia
Henry Skidmore
W. Carter Massie
Walter Neal
Marguerite Hineman
Drunk Drivers Receive Fines and Short Jail Terms
In Gallipolis Municipal Court Samuel Buchanan 45 of Millersburg Route 1 was fined 50 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and given a five day jail sentence plus a nine month license suspension. Judge William H. Jones also fined Theodore Washington Jr. 36 and Chris Anderson 33 of Gallipolis each ten dollars and costs for intoxication. W. R. Holcolm 65 of Carpenter forfeited a 25 dollar bond for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Samuel Buchanan
Millersburg
William H. Jones
Theodore Washington Jr
Chris Anderson
W. R. Holcolmb
Carpenter
Kyger Creek Station Sets Safety Record
Kyger Creek station of Ohio Valley Electric reports a year with no accidents among 287 employees. The plant logged about 605,220 man hours to reach the record at midnight Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyger Creek Station
Ley Electric Corp
Kyger Creek
Ohio Valley Bank Joins 4-H Support in Gallia
The Ohio Valley Bank of Gallipolis becomes the first Gallia County bank to back the National 4-H Club Foundation. The foundation, started in 1948 and funded by private gifts, had about 2100 banks in 1960 across 30 states participate in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Bank of
Ohio
National
Perry County Pays 315 in Animal Claims This Week
The Perry County board of commissioners approved 315 for animal claims covering December through February. Most claims involve sheep, per clerk Mrs. Helen Tharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Helen Tharp
Red Cross drive urged in Gallia County
In Gallia County the Red Cross fund drive for 1961 calls for public support and welcomes new volunteers. The local chapter lists home service for service members, water safety and first aid programs, Gray Lady volunteers, and a strong blood program serving 32 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Gallia County
Congress
Lawrence R. Huber
Secre
Huber
Home Service
Carolyn Knight
George H. Lear
Joe Fenderbosch
Sylvan Gardner
Sadie Runyan
Gray Lady
Sadie
Smith
Davis Shuler
Grey Lady
Holzer Hospital
Huntington Regional Blood Center
Huntington Regional
Eugene Plymale
Robert E. Jenkins
Francis W. Shane
National
Physical TB Tests Given at Gallia Schools
Gallia County health officials conducted clinics at Addaville Elementary and Kgger Creek Junior and Senior High Schools. They administered 181 tuberculin skin tests and 31 physical examinations to students and staff, with nurses, a health commissioner, and Holzer School of Nursing students assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Shane
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Holzer School of Nursing
Betty Cooper
Huntington
W.va
Ellen Casey
Jackson
License Suspended for Habitual Traffic Violator
Gallia County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert M. Betz suspended the license of James A. Hamilton 36 Porter for one year after finding him an habitual violator with 12 points in two years from July 30 1959 to January 30 1961. Suspension runs from March 13 1961 to March 13 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Gallia County
Hamilton
Betz
Troop 203 Sets Court Of Honor And Review
Gallipolis Troop 203 of Grace Methodist Church plans a board of review next Monday and a court of honor on Monday April 3. The event will honor tenderfoot through life ranks, and follows the troop's preparations for the M G M spring Scout O Ram a March 25 26 at Point Pleasant National Guard armory. James A Thomson scoutmaster led Monday night meeting assisted by Harry E Hamilton and Ernest Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Board of Review
Tenderfoot
Life Scout
Ernest Brown
Four Men Fined in Gallipolis Municipal Court
Judge William H. Jones fined Silvie Woodfin of Thomasville Georgia 25 dollars plus costs for not displaying a highway use tax permit. Kenneth Thompson of Chesapeake Virginia was fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication. Kenneth R. Monk of Charleston West Virginia forfeited a 25 dollar bond for excessive speed. Larry S. Patterson of Hartford forfeited a 15 dollar bond for defective brakes. All four were arrested by the State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Silvie Woodfin
Thomasville
Kenneth Thompson
Chesapeake
Kenneth R. Monk
Charleston
W. Va
Larry S. Patterson
Hartford
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Report in Ohio River District
River gauges show Gallipolis at 66 feet crest, falling. Marmet and Winfield dams running varied feet. Boating movements include multiple listed boats at Lock 14 through Lock 34 with numerous up and down readings across Kanawha, Marmet, Winfield, and Gallipolis routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanne River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Benter
Albert F. Holden
Jayne Houghland
Salvati
Gona
Beckford
Creditor
Reliance
Criss Jr
Beaver
Aztec
Dispatcher
Aliquippa
Frank H. Blaske
Alton Zephyr
Jag
Alice Ingram
Harry Dyer
Kanawha
Solvay
Lella C. Shearer
Jerry Bosworth
O. F. Shearer
Thelma Ann
C. V. Harner
Oliver C. Shearer
Rocket
John J. Rowe
James R. Hines
Etta Marie
City of Huntington
Mary B
R. HL Bosworth
Chukkile
Fined For Fighting In Gallipolis
Bobby G Caldwell age 23 and Melvin J Kirby age 19 of Gallipolis were fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court after being arrested by the Gallia County sheriff's department for fighting Saturday night at an upriver tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bobby G. Caldwell
Melvin J. Kirby
Gallia County
Heriff’s Department
Tav
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Dick Thomas
Herb Bush
Robert M. Richards
Bush
Thelma Elliott
Manning Wetherholt
C. Leon Saunders
M. Harold Brown
Brandon T. Grover
Athens
Grover
Ohio University
Brown
Dick Roderick
Shirley Anderson
Columbus
Lincoln Lodge
Headon
John F. Kennedy
Tommy Thacker
Adelphi
Warren Stark
LaVerne
Butch) Kuhr
Port Huron
Mich
Army
Kuhr
Port Huron Junior College
Canter
Priddy
Joyce Evans
Susie Fulton
April Thompson
Joe Clark
Russ Priddy
John Clark
Holzer Hospital News
Esther H. Roberts
James Martin
Wheelersburg
Edgar K. Peters
Carolyn S. Denney
Otto J. Bostic
New Haven
Russell R. Wells
Crown City
John L. Belville
Walter I. Higgins
Willow Wood
William F. Utsineer
Rutland
Eddie M. Blake
Middleport
Nathan Slayton Jr
Northup
William R. Miller
Pearl A. Casto
Racine
William A. Freeland
Delmar F. Rothgeb
Cheshire
James C. Nipp
Ashland
Emma Lewis
Gallipolis Ferry
Daniel FE. Needs
Stephanie F. Wuerch
Ronnie D. Widkiff
Oak Hill
Hubert O. Simmons
Pomeroy
Ralph W. Parry
Roscoe E. Lee
Verne C. Niday
Galipolis
Clayton Barrett
Bruce Burling Jr
Kvgger
Matilda Brown
Scrottown
Christopher Johnson
Carl B. Waugh
James M. Snodgrass
Sarah FE. Nease
Effie L. Gladman
Lewis T. Parrish
Newton I. Jones
Alex Wheeler
Patrick J. Simpkins
Daniel C. Hindy
Claron E. Parker
Retes L. Casto
Jack Higgins
Leonard N. Gentil
Ohio Val
Ohio Valley
Bank Banks
Tanes
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