Gallia County Wins Lake Projects Near Rio Grande
The Ohio Board of Controls approved a 536 acre Rio Grande lake plan and four land parcels costing 61500 funded mostly by federal and state wildlife councils. A second 1 to 2 acre Kyger Creek lake will be financed by the Kyger Creek Plant Employer Association.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Board of Controls
Rio Grande
D. O. Taber
Control Board
Columbus
Kyger Creek
Taber
Raccoon Township
Ohio Wildlife Council
John E. Halliday
Racoon Creek
Otis
Phoebe A. Pitchford
Garnet C. Kerr
Wilmer
Helen Smith
Harry
Ruth Marks
Association
Robert Cobb
Soil Conservationist
Six Projects Approved By Soil Supervisors
Gallia Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors approved six conservation projects on Monday night. Four farmers and one co operator will fund their projects while receiving technical help from the soil conservation service. Projects span Green Perry Walnut Raccoon Springfield and Addison Townships with a lake to be created by the Kgger Creek Employers Association. A June field day for promotion and a conservation railroad train in Spring 1958 were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raccoon Township
Taber
Tycoon Road
Gallia
Lake
Jim Wetherholt
Employer’ Association
Soil Conservation District Board
Gallipolis
Gallia Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation Service
Lawrence E. Spriegel
Green
Paul Parkins
Perry Township
Judson Bailey
Walnut Township
Robert Evans
Raccoon
Springfield
Kgger Creek
Addison Township
Wayne Russell
William P. Smith
Robert Cobb
Ohio
Six Traffic Violations Handled by State Patrol
Gallipolis report shows six suspects charged with traffic violations. one, Rachel E. Cundiff, 38, Syracuse, pleaded innocent. Hearing set for April 8. Others faced fines and bonds in municipal court including Jahne C. Stout, Thomas L. Harmon, Wade Max Crawford, James L. Conkle, and Wilbur Chris Chapman with penalties ranging from $5 to $25 and suspension in one case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Rachel E. Cundiff
Syracuse
Minersville
R. E. Grindley
Justice Grindley
Jahne C. Stout
Bidwell
Thomas L. Harmon
W. H. Jones
Wade Max Crawford
Westerville
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
James L. Conkle
Cheshire
Wilbur Chris Chapman
Proctorville
Crown City
Eddie Miller
Mail Carriers Re-Elect Officers in Gallia County
Gallia County Rural Mail Carriers re elected President O. E. Painter Vice President Paul JaQuay and Secretary C. W. Daft at the annual meeting in the extension offices. Eight members designated Painter and M. E. McCauley as delegates to the state convention. The auxiliary named Mrs. Painter and Mrs. McCauley as state delegates and dues were paid.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
O. E. Painter
Paul JaQuay
C. W. Daft
Painter
M. E. McCauley
Kyger Creek Cancels Talks At Monday Meeting
An 11 member Kyger Creek Association panel failed to speak at a Cheshire gathering due to a small audience of 19. Panelists included Gene Glass Lou Ford Bart Montiegel Roy Briggs George Dusch E L Jacobs Milt Stephan Leonard Nester Joe Davis and Joe Keiser. The meeting focused on increasing attendance with emphasis on a special program planned for April 22.
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Cheshire
Kyger Creek Association
Kyger Creek
James B. Harreld
Gene Glass
Lou Ford
Bart Montiegel
Roy Briggs
George Dusch
E. L. Jacobs
Milt Stephan
Leonard Nester
Joe Davis
Joe Keiser
Alva T. Grover
Hospital Births and Admissions at Holzer
A series of birth announcements from Holzer Hospital lists newborns born March 23 to March 25 in Gallipolis and nearby towns. The report also notes numerous admissions including patients from Gallipolis Oak Hill Point Pleasant and Ironton with surgical and medical conditions.
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Harold Trainer
Oak Hill
John Roush
West Columbia
Clifford Bailey
Crown City
Charles R. Tussey
Gallipolis
Charles Bodimer
Eureka
Floyd Stapleton
David Ward
Dallas Shakleford
Ray
Surgical
Paul E. McCoy, Jr
Kathleen Overholt
Point Pleasant
Donald M. Legg
Robertsburg
Ray J. Stanley
Columbus
William J. Halley
Cheshire
Forrest van Mater
Racine
Gerald McDaniel
Mason
Jerry L. Shelton
Medical
W. Oakley Faudree
Marvin L. England
Wellston
Gilbert R. Smith
Albany
Earl E. Boyer
John E. Shockey
Ravenswood
Carl Thomas
Donald E. Lunsford
Pomeroy
Anna Morris
Ironton
John Radekin
Carpenter
Ruth Bowen
Hollis E. North
James D. Hunley
J. Keith Shinn
David R. Hall
Gertrude G. Parks
Jackson
Howell Callahan
Ashland
Barabara Jean Plants
Ivan E. Mayes
Lawrence M. Withers
Paris W. Young
Mary A. Evans
Lee Elza Meadows
Glenwood
Brenda Jean Jones
Robert L. Slavens
W. W. Robinson
Clarence E. Law
Robert G. Adkins
Mrs. Verda Williams 65 Dies in Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Verda Brown Williams 65 of Clipper Mills Gallia County died Monday at 12 40 p m in Holzer Hospital after a 14 day admission. Survivors include husband Wade and several children 23 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Ohio Chapel Church Thursday 2 p.m. with Rev Kenneth Betz. Burial St Nicholas Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Verda Brown Williams
Clipper Mills
Holzer Hospital
Clay Township
Gallia County
Obe
Clara Blazer Brown
Wade Williams
Gallip
Jerry
Mina Chapel
Ohio Chapel
Kenneth Betz
St. Nicholas Cemetery
Miller’s Home
Gallia Commissioners Act On Texas Gas Line Crossing Plan
Gallia County commissioners approved a resolution allowing a Texas firm to cross county roads with a gas line. They declined a bee disease control request due to too few beekeepers, about 14 in the county. They set dates for viewings on easement and road transfers and discussed road improvements and flood escape routes.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Texas
State Conservation Department
Somerville Hurt at Work Confined to Home
A. B. Somerville of Burkhart Lane is laid up with a broken foot from a workplace accident last Tuesday and will convalesce for six weeks.
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A. B. Somerville
Burkhart Lane
Standard Oil Lo Show Oils for Farmers
William P. Smith Gallia County extension agent announces a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Milk Marketing Administration Building to discuss proper greases and oil for lubricating farm equipment The meeting aims to raise efficiency of farm machinery sponsored by the extension service in cooperation with Standard Oil Co Personnel from the oil company willdemonstrate lubricant uses The event is open to the public with invitations to vocational agriculture classes 4 H Tractor and Maintenance Club implement dealers and all farmers
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Gallipolis
William P. Smith
Gallia County
Milk Marketing Administration
Smith
Extension Service
Standard Oil Co
Hospital Correction on Pierce Injury in Gallia County
James J. Pierce of McArthur did not fracture his neck as reported. The Messenger corrects that he suffered a fracture of the femoral neck, the socket connecting his thigh bone to the hip. He is a patient at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
James J. Pierce
Sunday’s Messenger
Holzer Hospital
Dial Telephone Exchange To Rise In Gallipolis
The Ohio Bell Telephone Co announces a new dial telephone exchange building in Gallipolis. Construction starts about April 1 on a reinforced concrete two story facility at 63 Locust St as part of a 1,312,000 service upgrade.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Belle Telephone Co
Dial Telephone Exchange
Locust St
R. C. Roderick
Ohio Bell Commercial
Baker and Coombs, Inc
Morgantown
W. Va
Hawes Electric Co
Huntington
Busy Stitchers Elect New Club Officers
The Busy Stitchers 4 H Club at Clay Local School elected officers for the year including president Sharon Williams and vice president Sharon Scott. 13 new members joined with five mothers in attendance as March 30 meeting at 1 p m at Clay Local School was announced.
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Gallipolis
Clay
Sharon Williams
Sharon Scott
Sara Yoho
Beverly Garlic
Ellen Fowler
Ellen Martin
Nancy Luck
Marsha Fellore
Juanita Hiverly
Robert Scott
Denver Yoho
George Duncan
Jim Saunders
Howard Fellore
Clay Local School
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Fred Hamrick
Richard Hamrick
Pearl Frogale
Paul Evans
Kgger Creek Employes’ Association
James Hackworth
John Burnett
Gus Burton
Jerry Shelton
McCoy Snavely
Elvin Peterson
Alice Walker
Charles Mullins
Harold Norton
Clarence Exline
Wesley Perry
Sandra Wallace
Sherman Lott
Otto Rogers
William F. O'Keefe
Robert Ross
Johnny Bryant
Arthur Ervin
Eldeana Williams
Homer Sickles
Kathryn Shirley
Victor George
William Metzler
Herman Henson
William Conroy, III
Robert Blackstone
Joseph Griffin
Terrence Griffin
Kenton Smith
Kenneth Krebel
Stella German
A. A. Martenee
Marie Specht
Robert Davis
William Eubanks
Ercel Fellure
County Commissioners
Okay Texas Co. Request
Fulks
Guyan Township
Levi Rose
Montgomery Road
George Creek
Bulaville
Raymond Barr
Harold Warren
Ray Holcomb
Mount Tabor
Vinton
Koontz-Sailor Road
J. Roy Bartlett
Poplar Ridge
Coal Company
Bartlett
Standard Oilo
Ingrid Bergman
Paris
Order of Courtesy
A. J. Stockmeister
Roderick
Walnut
Patriot
Guyan
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan
A. C. Gibson
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Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
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Columbus Amd Southern Omic Electric Company
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