Minstrel Show Delights Kiwanis Dinner Crowd
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club enjoyed a Kyger Creek High School minstrel performance at Tye’s restaurant. Merlyn Ross and William K Everson mentored 11 selections with 18 piece stage band, end men and soloists. The chaotic, humorous program included pantomime and slapstick and drew praise from local Kiwanians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kyger Creek High School
Tye
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Merlyn Ross
William K. Everson
Kyger Creek
Farm Bureau
Everson
Richard Wamsley
al Jolson
Julie Rouse
Susan Edwards
L. Claude Miller
James
Gary French
Paul Athey
Lucky Ol’ Sun
Vaughn French
Donna Morton
Mood Indigo
James French
Carl Clark
Richard Johnson
Dick Wamsley
Danny Eblin
David Eblin
Haroldine Thomas
Birth listings at Holzer Hospital announce several new arrivals
The Holzer Hospital News reports multiple births including a son for Micky H. Walker and a son for Don E. Rees, with a long list of admissions featuring names and places such as Ashland Kentucky Pomeroy Gallipolis Oak Hill Bidwell Reedsville Crown City and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micky H. Walker
Jackson
Don E. Rees
Gallipolis
Willard C. Wilson
Pomeroy
Francis E. Jones
Oak Hill
William H. Adams
Willie Martin
Pedro
James J. Harris
Bidwell
Herman Chevalier
Reedsville
Michael L. Casey
Peter Patterson
River Traffic and Dam Conditions Reported Across Ohio Valley
Gauges across Gallipolis Kanawha and Greenup show rising levels with the Ohio River dams in Huntington District all down. Numerous canal and lock logs list boat movements and readings from Montgomery Marmet Marmet to Winfield and Gallipolis including down and up readings and times through midafternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
H. E. Bowles
Mary B
Little Edward
National
Beckford
Colonel Davenport
Lock
Elisha Woods
Indiana
E’deana Bosworth
Walter Z.ton
Andrew P. Calhoun
Mama Lere
Oliver C. Shearer
F. Shearer
Robert W. Lea
Winfield
Helen
W. H. Shaver, Jr
Clarke Resigns OVEC Post to Join Indiana Firm
Robert G. Clarke of Waverly resigns as assistant secretary of Ohio Valley Electric Corp. March 31 is his last day to join a new industrial firm in Indiana. He is replaced by John R. Simms, 37, OVEC internal auditor since 1954 who had earlier worked 12 years for Potomac Electric Power Co. in Washington. Simms and his family live in Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert G. Clarke
Waverly
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Wilbur H. Ruese
Clarke
Indiana
John R
Ray) Simms
OVEC
Simms
Potomac Electric Power Co
Washington, D. C
Chillicothe
Insect Control Meeting Set By Gallia County Agent
County Agent Bill Smith will speak on insect control for flowers shrubs and lawns on March 30 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Milk Marketing Building. He will explain common pests what pesticides to use and optimal application times. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bill Smith
Barber of Seville at Gallia Academy High School
The Tri-County Community Concert Association presents the Cramer Opera Festival players in the Barber of Seville at 8 p.m. March 30 in the Gallia Academy High School auditorium. It is the third concert in the current series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tri-County Community Concert Association
Cramer Opera Festival
Gallia Academy Honors Fourteen On Honor Roll List
Gallia Academy High School released the fourth six week honor roll with 21 straight A students among 78. Sevenths listed: Harry Amsbury April Brandeberry Linda Casey Larry Crawford Roberta Elliott Robert Ford Jerry Humphreys Debby Jackson John Magnussen Thomas McCarty Gay Smith Becky Saunders. Eighths include Bonnie Bosworth Paula Cotton Rimfa England Ton Gooch Barbara Park Janie Robinson Diane Remita Cathy Sue Scott. Additional seventh graders: Thomas Archbold Karen Baldwin Lonnie Boggs Margaret Bosworth Susan Boster Jackie Brickles Marquita Brown Roger Carter Marva Dalton John Davidson Jan Davis Kevin Dennis Lowell Evans Robin France Gregory Howell Connie Leedy Nancy Long Roy Mullins Gilbert Millican David McDaniel Mike Northup Larry Phillips Cecelia Pauley Shelley Sarrett Bruce Smith Michael Wingfield Russ Willis. Eighth graders listed: Pete Anderson Hope Ballard Roger Barrett Mat Bouldin Lynn Carlson Hattie Casey Linda Egner George Ely Sam Feisnaugle Jennie Facemire Beverly Fisher Donald Gibson Terry Griffin Eddie Hamilton Johnny Hood Robert Hogsett Sheri Johnson Michael Kearns Debra Leedy Martha Layne Thomas Midgley Thor Neilsen Sharon Roberts Sheryl Roberts Ann Rees Marilyn Saunders Suellen Samples Wilma Thaxton Ronnie Walker Sandy Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
James N. M. Davis
Harry L. Amsbury
April Brandeberry
Linda Casey
Larry Crawford
Roberta Elliott
Robert L. Ford
Jerry Humphreys
Debby Jackson
John Magnussen
Thomas McCarty
Gay Smith
Becky Saunders
Bonnie Bosworth
Paula Cotton
Rimfa England
Ton Gooch
Barbara L. Park
Janie Robinson
Diane Remita
Cathy Sue Scott
Thomas Archbold
Karen Baldwin
Lonnie Boggs
Margaret Bosworth
Susan Boster
Jackie Brickles
Marquita Brown
Roger Carter
Marva Dalton
John Davidson
Jan Davis
Kevin Dennis
Lowell J. Evans
Robin France
Gregory P. Howell
Connie Leedy
Nancy Long
Roy Mullins
Gilbert Mil
Spires Receives Two Years Probation in Cut Wound Case
Charles Lee Spires age 20 of Gallipolis was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to cutting with intent to wound in Gallia County Common Pleas Court. Indicted by the January grand jury for the December 10 tavern fight. initially pleaded innocent, later changed to guilty nine days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Gallia County
Spires
Mrs. Nancy Ellison Gomer Rites Planned in Vinton
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Ellison Gomer 88 of Vinton Route 1 will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Vernon McCoy Funeral Home in Vinton. Burial follows in Gomer Cemetery near Danville. Friends may call Friday at the funeral home. She was the widow of Benjamin Gomer and died Tuesday in Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Nancy Ellison Gomer
Vinton
Vernon McCoy
Gomer
Danville
Gallipolis teachers set spring dinner date
The Gallipolis Teachers Association scheduled a spring dinner meeting for Thursday April 5. Reservations close March 29 and must be made with Miss Nancy Thomas or Carl Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Teachers’ Association
Nancy Thomas
Carl Sears
Cancer Crusade Drive Opens in Gallipolis
Gallia County chairman Claude Daniels announced the 1962 Cancer Crusade fund raising drive will begin in April to educate the public and raise funds for cancer research and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Claude —_ Daniels
Gallia County
Minor Crash Reported in Holzer Parking Lot
City police logged a minor traffic accident at 5 10 p m in the Holzer parking lot near M T Epling Co on First Ave Darrell Moore 27 of Bidwell Route 1 back out hitting a car driven by Clara Ann Chaney 32 of Coolville Route 3 no charges filed no injuries reported
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Holzer
Gallipolis
M. T. Epling Co
First Ave
Darrell Moore
Bidwell
Clara Ann Chaney
Coolville
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Kiwanis
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Ashland
Norman H. Shotsky
Iron
Fred J. Noble
Ethel E. Burdette
Gary D. Gahm
Herman Rigsby
Beaver
Stanley W. Swain
Crown City
James A. Ferrell
Katherine Lloyd
Sharon P. Courtright
Wellston
Barbara Plantz
Eustace Roberts
George Darling
Harry Radford
John Shockley
Josephine Crandol
William Short
Kenneth Brown
Chester Weaver
Molly Reinshell
Rhonda Vaughn
Steven Poe
John Alongi
Michael Hinze
Robert Campbell
Scot Cook
John Brown
Vance van Meter
William Burke
Cecil Sheets
Paul Winn
Walter Abblett
Jim Hackworth
Lonnie R. Woo
Philip Sporn
Cotton Queen
Betty Moran
Bingo
Albert F. Holden
Mauret R. Gipson
Bob Benter
Foshern
Semet
Clarke Ouits Ovec Post
Gallia Academy
Monat
Save On Children’s
Tae
Dent
Ae Ae
Dlo
Matt T
Kentucky
C. Boys
Oxfords
D. Tots
Traveler
Futura
H.P. Clinton
H.P
Clinton
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