Holzer Staff Honors State Patrol Sgt. McCreedy
Holzer Hospital and Clinic staff honored Sgt. Pierce D. McCreedy at a Farmers Hotel dinner attended by State Highway Patrol officials and 32 guests including Red Allen and Grant Keys. McCreedy received a portable radio and spoke of Gallipolis as his second home and his plans to retire here.
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Gallipolis
Pierce D. McCreedy
Farmers Hotel
Holzer Hospital
McCreedy
State Highway Patrol
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Enoch S
Red) Allen
Fech
Grant Keys
Charles E. Holzer
Sgt
Cambridge
Highway Patrol
Dr. Holzer
Sgt. McCreedy
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Giannestras
Thomas W. Morgan
Hoizer
Huntington Resonal Blood Center
American Red Cross
C. Leland Boggs
Patrolman Shows Film To Kiwanis
Gallipolis Kiwanis heard a realistic film about highway deaths. Sgt C E Wallace of the State Highway Patrol Jackson district presented the sound slide series highways of agony. The screening followed by a Q and A session with attendees including Clark Hood Richard Neal Ted Avner and Tom Gabriel among others. Avner was a candidate for international Key Club president.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Ohio
C. E. Wallace
State Highway Patrol District
Jackson
Lafayette
Mansfield
Sgt. Wallace
J. Dean Eisel
Robert Hood
Kyger Creek
Richard Neal
Ted Avner
Gallia Academy High School
Tom Gabriel
Rio Grande College
George W. Davis
Avner
International Key Club
Stolen Car Recovered Near Thurman Two Teens Held
The State Highway Patrol recovered a stolen vehicle around noon Wednesday near Route 35 west of Thurman and detained two 17 year olds from Louisville Kentucky in Gallia County jail awaiting word from Kentucky authorities. The suspects Thomas Cummins and Thomas Embry have prior auto larceny records and the car was reportedly taken from Walton Kentucky between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County
Kentucky
Thomas R. Cummins
Thomas Jefferson Embry
Louisville
Thurman
Richards Brothers
Walton, Ky
River Traffic and Dam Status On Ohio Kanawha Rivers
Water gauges show Gallipolis at 22 feet, Montgomery at 21 feet crest levels, and Kanawha Falls rising. Dams at London Marmet Winfield on the sill while movable dams on the Ohio rise and fall toward Dam 35. Locks and boats listed with recent up and down movements along with multiple vessel names. The Ohio River slowly falls toward Gallipolis Dam amid active barge activity across OVEC and Kanawha river systems.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Ashland
Totty McCool
Stevenson
V. Harner
Indiana
City of Huntington
Yazoo
Bob Benter
Andrew B
City of Maysville
Duncan Bruce
Kanawha
Lelia C. Shearer
Weinfeld
Ogram
Salvay
Esso Louisiana
Aliquippa
OVEC
Is- Creek
Chan
Semet
Paul Blazer
Child drinks kerosene in Crown City accident
Connie Lynn Fillinger two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harlan Fillinger Crown City found kerosene in a jar and accidentally drank some She was admitted to Holzer Hospital for treatment of poisoning.
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Gallipolis
Connie Lynn Fillinger
Harlan Fillinger
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
Driver Fined in Gallia County Court
In Gallia County Court, Jerry K Spitznagel, 18, Pomeroy, was fined five dollars on a State Highway Patrol charge of reckless operation.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Jerry K. Spitznagle
Pomeroy
Police Nab Two Men for Gambling in Gallipolis raid
Gallipolis police led by Sgt. John Taylor raided a residence at 751 Third Ave around 8 30 p m Wednesday, detaining five men. Harry L Smith 45 of Gallipolis and Calvin Coolidge Cousins 21 of Kerr faced gambling and keeping a place where gambling was permitted charges after posting bonds of 200 and 100 dollars. They were released pending Municipal Court arraignment Saturday while others were later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Taylor
Third Ave
Paul North
Garland Nibert
Sgt
Taylor
Chester A. Leaper
Leaper
Harry L. Smith
Calvin Coolidge Cousins
Kerr
Smith
Cousins
Gallipolis Drunk Drivers and Fines Highlight Court Action
In Gallipolis Municipal Court, Earl W. McHenry 47 was fined 50 dollars and costs, jailed five days, and had his operator’s license suspended six months for operating while intoxicated after pleading guilty. Also fined were James G. Scott 28 for speeding, Andrew P. Bryant 60 for intoxication, Harvey Pelfrey 38 for intoxication, and Andrew K. Fowler 49 of Huntington who forfeited a 20 dollar bond for excessive.
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Gallipolis
Earl W. McHenry
McHenry
State Highway Patrol
William H. Jones
James G. Scott
Crown City
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Athens
Nicholas Giannestras
Ohio State Medical Association
Marcus J. Magnussen
Holzer
West Virginia
Wayne B. Foster
Mac
Foster
Huntington
Col
Fred Moritz
J. Sherman
Jim) Porter
Paul B. Siple
Ironton
Ohio House of Representatives
D. C
the Highway Committee
The
Sgt. C. W. Whipple
Jack
Novorossirsk
U. S
Washington
Moscow
Newfoundland
Patrolman
Child
S. Court St
Athens, O
Just
D. J. Gandee
Dad
Tom
Wembley
Elberfelds
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