Gallia County to Buy New Sheriff's Cruiser
Gallia County Board of Commissioners authorized the purchase of a new four door sedan cruiser for the sheriff’s department with bids due noon April 20. They also set a 0.7 mile township road from Route 35 to James Merry’s residence for Springfield Township with a viewing April 20 and final hearing May 4.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Board of Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Morton L. Dickey
James Merry
Springfield Township
Oly Stewart
Stewart
Herbert Waddell
Carl Ewing
Rodney
Ers
Steve Clark
County Welfare Department
Laughter Coal Co
Chauncey Johnson
Welfare Department
State Welfare Department
Clark
Mary and Martha Guild hears trial of Christ talk in Gallipolis
At St. Peter’s Episcopal Church the Mary and Martha Guild heard Warren F. Sheets discuss The Illegal Trial of Christ, comparing ancient and modern laws. Delegates were chosen for a Dayton regional meeting. plans for St Peter’s 100th anniversary events include a morning service, coffee hour, dinner, and redecorating the parish house.
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Mr. Sheets
Christ
Episcopal Church Guild
Gallipolis
Mary and Martha Guild
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
John E. Halliday
Gallia County
Warren F. Sheets
Sheets
Women’s Auxiliary
Dayton
George Files
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
James Thomson
Halliday
Paul Myers
William P. Cherrington
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
David R. Thornberry
Southern Ohio
Episcopal Young
John Boerger
Robert E. Leek
St. Peter’s
St. Albans Episcopal Church
Bexley
St. Peter's Church
James Betz
Guild
Five Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses in Gallia County
Demand for marriage licenses rose with five applications filed in three days. Names include Meryle Hickman 23 and Alman Bolling 19 both of Bidwell, Ross Folden 72 of Thurman and Cora Allen 65 of Gallipolis, James Hembree 24 and Patricia Jarvis 20 both of Gallipolis, David Lowman 21 of Gallipolis and Sandra Ritchie 17 of Gallipolis, Norman Wiles 26 of Proctorville and Sandra Brumfield 21 of Crown City. Also notice of appointment: Louis Lehoe of Peninsula named administrator of Stephen G. Lehoe estate with four months to file claims.
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Gallipolis
Meryle R. Hickman
Bidwell
Alman, Boling
Angelo
Beulah Miller Hickman
Charles and
Mary McLaughlin Bolling
Ross A. Folden
Thurman
Cora B.allen
James W. Hembree
Patricia Ann Jarvis
George M
Josie Leadbetter Hembree
Grover G
Freda Johnson Johnson
David Clark Lowman
Sandra Jean Ritchie
W. H
Dorothy Clark Lowman
George Ritchie
Dee’d
Sadie L. Walters Ritchie
Louis Lehoe
Peninsula
Ohio
Gordon B. Gray
Louis Lehue
Security Bank
Athens
Florence I. Lehue
Guysville
Athens County
Harold J. Rose
Said
Sale of Real Estate in Glouster Ohio
The State of Ohio Athens County sheriff will sell Lot Eleven in Glouster on March 20 at 1:80 PM at the east courthouse door. Property on Spring Street near Frank Strickland’s Bait Store, minimum bid two-thirds of 500 dollars, cash due day of sale. Attorney Ji. B. Gall Jr. represents the county in this order of sale.
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Shekripe
Ohio
Athens County
Winesde
Art Smith
Athens
Trimbletown
Glouster
State of
Giouster
Recorder
Oato
Ntc
Spring Street
Houte 13
Frank Strickland
Arold B
Seluelds
O. Ji
B. Gall, Jr
Saddle Club Elects Leaders At Gallipolis Dinner
Gallipolis Saddle and Sirloin Riding Club held a covered dish dinner and business meeting with 35 members attending. Harley K. George was elected president and Bill E. Campbell as a delegate to the Ohio Valley Horseman's Association meeting at Rock Springs Fairground near Pomeroy. Mrs. Elaine George provided floral table arrangements.
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Gallapolis
Gallipolis
Compton Gunman Fled After Store Confrontation
In Compton California a young gunman demanded money from market owner Mrs Jere Ledet and ordered her to move to the rear of the store. She refused saying she worked long hours and could not be robbed. The assailant fled after she challenged him, leaving her shaken.
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Compton
Calif
Jere Ledet
Tough Teens To Eat Baby Food In Jail
In Duval County Florida the juvenile jail will require inmates to eat baby food under a new sheriff policy. The plan, supported by Juvenile Court Judge Marion W. Gooding, aims to keep young prisoners in line.
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Duval County
Dale Carson
Marion W. Gooding
Glee Club to Sing at Gallipolis High School
The Ohio Wesleyan Men’s Glee Club directed by Gordon Almstead will perform Saturday at 8 30 p m in the Gallia Academy High School auditorium under Gallipolis Lions Club auspices.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Wesleyan Men’s Glee Club
Gordon Almstead
Gallipolis Lions Club
Gallia Academy High School
Troop 200 Names Patrol Leader at Gallipolis Meeting
In Gallipolis Troop 200 elected Bill Henry as patrol leader with Dick Dickson as assistant after two new members joined. New scouts Pete Crowell and Jay Brown were welcomed as the troop began a Wildlife Conservation themed push for the April 11 Scout O Rama at the National Guard Armory near Camp Conley grounds north of Point Pleasant.
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Bill Henry
Dick Dickson
Pete Crowell
Jay Brown
National Quard Armory
Camp Conley
Point Pleasant
Mrs. Carrie Petrie Dies in Crown City at 73
Mrs. Carrie Petrie aged 73 widow of William Petrie died at 6 30 a m Monday at the home of Mrs Norine Shaffer in Crown City after a lingering illness She was born May 22 1885 in Crown City daughter of the late James and Virginia Fowler Survived by stepson Wesley Petrie and step grandson Billy Petrie of Crown City Also surviving two sisters Mrs Georgia Estes and Warry Fowler Crown City and Mrs J J Francis Altoona Pa Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at the F L Stevers funeral home Mercerville with Rev Edwin Dunn Oak Hill Burial in Crown City cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home until services
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Gallipolis
Carrie Petrie
William Petrie
Norine Shaffer
Crown City
Petrie
James
Virginia Hannan Fowler
Wesley Petrie
Billy Petrie
Georgia Estes
Warry Fowler
J. J. Francis
Altoona
F. L. Stevers
Mercerville
Edwin Dunn
Oak Hill
Science Fair Planned at Gallia Academy High
Gallia Academy hosts the first local science fair March 20 21 and 23 from 6 30 to 7 30 each evening. Seniors Martha Moselman and Mary Ann Lusk work on fingerprinting while Dick Haycraft plans a safe rocket. projects judged Friday and prizes awarded in junior and senior high divisions. Winners may travel to the Marshall College regional fair in Huntington on April 3 with expenses provided by the railroad community committee. Reginald D Noble science instructor is sponsor and exhibitors must design and build their own projects.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Martha Mossman
Mary Ann Lusk
Dick Haycraft
Clude
Railroad Community Committee
Marshall College
Huntington
Reginald D. Noble
Noble
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
A list of births includes a son for Jackie B and B Riggs Cheshire Route 2 and a son for Willard Taylor and a son for Orville Chisholm Jackson. Admissions include Mary Gibbs Mason and several Mrs. names scattered across Jackson Oak Hill Gallipolis and Richlands. Blood usage recorded as Monday 4 pints Sunday 3 pints Saturday 3 pints.
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Jackie B&b
Mary L. Gibbs
Mason
William ©. Plummer
Jackson
William L. Hutchinson
Oak Hill
Clyde Ingles
Gallipolis
Thomas N. Harmon
Dayton
John T. Ashbury
Richlands
Billy Gilkey
Willowood
Doug Raike
Hod Seames
Middleport
Orville E. Davis
Orville H. Hogue
Benjamin Holland
Oak Hl
Willard L. Taylor
Richard Jackson
Jackie B. Riggs
Cheshire
Grass Fire Sparks at 915 Fourth Ave Residence
Volunteers responded to Winnie Wetherholt’s home at 915 Fourth Ave. around 12 50 p m Monday as trash sparks ignited the grass. No damage to the residence occurred.
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Gallipolis
Winnie Wetherholt
Fourth Ave
No Charges Filed In Family Dispute Case
Gallia County sheriff's department released 41 year old Mayland Isaac of Vinton Route 2 after an investigation into a family dispute. No charges were filed against Isaac.
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Gallipolis
Mayland Isaac
Vinton
Gallia County
Sheriff's Department
Isaac
Fishermen Released By Soviet Union After Seizure
The Soviet Union freed 13 Japanese fishermen seized January 28 for trespassing in its territorial waters.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Across Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
River gauges show rising levels from Montgomery to Dam 35 as all movable dams along Kanawha decline. Ohio River boat logs report multiple lock moves and vessel statuses from Lock 14 to Lock 30 with several up and down readings and a pattern of heavy river activity into the night.
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Granges
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Minton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Oho
Honor Flag Flies at Gallia Academy After District Music Honors
Gallia Academy High School raised an honor flag Monday to celebrate superior ratings earned Saturday at the district music competition in Athens by the a cappella choir and the junior and senior high school bands.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Athens
Three Minor Accidents Reported By City Police
Gallipolis police reported three minor accidents Monday. Mrs. Don E. Lipps sustained a skinned knee after being struck by a truck driven by Charles J. Brown. A parked car on Cedar Street incurred minor damage from another vehicle driven by Mrs Henry Moe. A backing collision on Spruce Street involved Patricia Winters, Sara J Jones, and Alice K Beard with minor damage and no charges filed.
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Gallipolis
Don E. Lipps
Second Ave
Spruce St
Charles J. Brown
Ruth Marie Miller
Henry Moe
Letart
Patricia Winters
Bidwell
Sara J. Jones
Thurman
Alice K. Beard
Californian Technologist Claims Breath-Hold World Record
Robert Foster, 32, of Richmond and Marin Skindivers Club, held his breath for 13 minutes 42.5 seconds in San Rafael, surpassing the record by 7.5 seconds after 30 minutes of pure oxygen preconditioning.
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San Rafael
Calif
Robert Foster
Richmond
Marin Skindivers Club
Foster
Gallipolis BPW names March Girl of the Month
At the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club meeting, Miss Jeanie Carpenter was announced as the BPW girl of the month for March. The program featured slides of Europe and the Brussels 1958 World Fair, led by Miss Maxine Kramer of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
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Europe
Gallipolis
Business and Professional Women's Club
Rome
Paris
Geneva
International Relations Committee
Louise Bush
Charman
Maxine Kramer
The
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Kramer
Dorothy Sommer
Two Phases Of Fund Drive Are Released
Gallia County Red Cross announces two additional phases of the 1959 fund drive. John L. Preston chairs the campaign with a citywide house-to-house goal of 2200 and county house-to-house goal of 2500. A $3500 goal remains for the special gifts committee. Plans for Thursday night canvasses are nearly complete.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Red Cross
John L. Preston
Lawrene R. Huber
Robert M. Richards
C. ‘Mac) McGinness
Gallipolis Man Wilbur Price Dies at 81
Wilbur Stew art Price 81 of Gallia County a retired farmer died Monday at his daughter Mrs Mary Kennedy in Porter He born February 14 1878 in Gallipolis son of the late William and Barbara Rothgeb Price A member of Popular Ridge Baptist Church charter member and past master of Eno Grange Sunday school superintendent at Eno Church Survived by wife Bessie Swisher of Chesire Two daughters Mrs Kennedy Porter and Mrs Genevieve Cain Columbus Funeral at Vernon McCoy Funeral Home Vinton with Rev Donald Myers Porter Burial at Vinton Memorial Park Friends may call at the funeral home until services time
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Gallipolis
Wilbur Stewart Price
Gallia County
Mary Kennedy
Porter
Mr. Stewart
William
Barbara Rothgeb Price
Poplar Ridge
Kennedy
Genevieve Cain
Columbus
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Donald, Myers
Vinton Memorial Park
New Haven Council Maps Lighting Plan and Permits
New Haven Town Council met March 9 to plan 10 6000 lumen lights for Haven Heights and set building permit fees at 15 per case if before construction or 25 if after. A state water letter on sewage disposal went to engineer Jack Blair of Charleston for reply. Church and civic groups held events including a Lutheran welcome dinner for Jack Welch and a stork shower for Mrs. Loren Zirkle.
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New Haven
Haven Heights
Jack Blair
Charleston
Tom Grinstead
Thelma Capehart
Lutheran Church
Jack Welch
Lutheran Seminary
Gettysburg
Welch
Marian Zimmerman
Pittsburgh
Church Council
Baby Inherits Host of Relatives in Ogden Birth
In Ogden Utah Boyd Braithwaite was born to a 15 year old mother Clara Smith Braithwaite and was attended by his 30 year old grandmother Ida Smith his 45 year old great grandmother Coral Mair and his 80 year old great great grandmother Theda Ann DeHaven all from Ogden. The three women married at 14 and had children at 15.
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Ogden, Utah
Boyd Braithwaite
Clara Smith Braithwaite
Ida Smith
Coral Mair
Theda Ann DeHaven
Ogden
Braithwaite
Smith
Mair
Troop 203 Meets for Craft Projects Monday
Scoutmaster Jim Hackworth led Troop 203 Monday night as scouts built tin can candle holders an improvised skillet and a wire grill using coat hanger wire with Assistant Scoutmaster Robert W Cobb in attendance.
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Gallipolis
Jim Hackworth
Robert W. Cobb
PTA Hears Dr Schwab Buys Slides
GALLIPOLIS The Vinton PTA heard Dr John J Schwab of Holzer Hospital discuss mental health and voted to give nearly 100 dollars to grades to buy slides and books for classrooms. Mrs Jane Poling won attendance prize for first grade with most parents present. Mrs Marianne McCarley introduced the speaker, and a trio of Mrs Ruth Quickle Mrs Ruth Evans and Mrs Evelyn Daft provided singing with Mrs Barbara Stewart at the piano.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
John J. Schwab
Holzer Hospital
Richard Sayre
Jane Poling
Marianne McCarley
Schwab
Ruth Quickle
Ruth Evans
Evelyn Daft
Barbara Stewart
Boy Scout Troop 204 Plans Weekend Campout
Gallipolis Troop 204 lays out a patrol based campout at Kiwanis youth camp for Friday evening to Sunday morning. Scoutmaster Gaylord Woomer notes April 11 Scout-O-Rama at Point Pleasant armory. new member Jim Hanson joins total 26. Present: Ramon Bomgardner and Joe Stiles.
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Jallipolis
Kiwanis
Gaylord Woomer
Gallipolis
National Guard
Point Pleasant
Jim Hanson
Ramon Bomgardner
Joe Stiles
Driver Tests Given Bidwell Man Fined
Fifteen persons were examined for operator's licenses Monday by the State Highway Patrol. Seven failed. Tests are given each Monday and Tuesday at the municipal building. In county court, Judge Sid Vance fined Earl Howell 50 of Bidwell ten dollars and costs for failing to register a motor vehicle.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Sid Vance
Earl Howell
Bidwell
Mr Phillips Dies At 73 In Bidwell Route 1 Home
Gallia County farmer W Webb Phillips aged 73 died at his Bidwell Route 1 residence. Born February 15 1886 in Reedy Creek Jackson County West Virginia he leaves wife Hannah Elizabeth Syner three sons and two daughters. Burial will be at White Chapel memorial gardens Barboursville West Virginia after a service at Clark Chapel Church.
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Gallipolis
Webb Phillips
Gallia County
Bidwell
Mr. Phillips
Reedy Creek
Jackson County
W. Va
E. B
Rhoda Patrick Phillips
Hannah Elizabeth
Eliza) Syner
R. B
Mary) Smith
Glenwood
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Johnson
Boggs
Gallia
Perry J. Bailes
Bailes
Virgil Cross
W. Lewis Brown
Holzer
Myers
Brown
Norman L. Wiles
Proctorville
Sandra Sue Brumfield
Walter and
Millie Graham Wiles
Howard and
Zera Minor Brumfield
Saddle Club
Jacksonville, Fla
Glee Club
Durango
Mexico
Audrey Hepburn
Miss Hepburn
Orville R. Chisholm
Delmar Quickle
James A. Farrell
Ralph Durst
Lowell Call
Donald Sickles
Robert Euler
James Derenberger
Luther Burnett
Herbert Dunfee
Lavada Tucker
Mark Dixon
Kimberly Ridge
Beverly Beaver
Ohio River Boats
Creditor
Totty McCool
Triple Power
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J. F. Frieberger
L. Wade Childress
Tradewinds
Robert P. Bonnie
Island Creek
V. Harner
City of Huntington
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Louisiana
Herbert EB. Jones
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J. B. Chauvins
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Sally Ann
Jerry Bosworth
Duncan Bruce
Solvay
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Semet
Chemical State
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Oreo
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Harriett M
City of
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Coral Sea
Ernestine
Titan
Jag
Paul Blazer
Makarios
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Cyprus
Estella Arthur
Eleanor Fuller
Career Advancement Committee
Jeanie Carpenter
J. H. Carpenter
B &Pw
Carpenter
Point Pleasant High School
Sne
Future Homemakers of America
Thespian Club
Tri- Hi-Y
National Honor Society
Gallian
County Granges
Rochester Institute of Technology
First National Bank
Ruth Richards
Lena Pleasants
W.S. Price
Agirl
Tom Hoffman
Jack Frey
Charles Ord
Edwin Roush
Lutheran Sunday School
Ann Goodnight
Methodist Church
Bill Howard
Ralph Finch
Howard
Ray Darling
Loren Zirkle
Pansy Fry
Sibyl Smith
Avery
PTA
Boy Scouts
Federal Land Bank
United
National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson, Sec’y.Treas
Post Office
Gallipolis, Ohio
Zanesville
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Howard Biel
Masonic Temple
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