Jody Marchi Elected to Post of Club President
Gallipolis Junior Women’s Club elected Jody Marchi as president at a Monday meeting at First United Presbyterian Church. Robert W. Cobb, Gallia Soil Conservation District work unit conservationist, spoke on soil and water practices in Gallia County and outlined land use for 1975.
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Gallipolis
Jody Marchi
Robert W. Cobb
First United Presbyterian Church
Cobb
Gallia
Evalie Myers
Carolyn Roth
Margaret Harter
Juanita Dailey
Marilene Settle
Pin Awarded To Scouter Grose Named Scoutmaster Of Troop 206
Wilbur C Dickson presented Roy Grose with the scoutmaster pin naming him leader of Cheshire Boy Scout Troop 206. The ceremony followed a weekend Scout O Rama at the Pin with a safety theme and a wiener roast reward. Robert Siler spoke to the troop as seventeen scouts built a camp fire and led a mock initiation after refreshments.
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Gallipolis
Wilbur C. Dickson
Point Pleasant
Mason-Gallia-Meigs
Roy Grose
Cheshire
Grose
Dickson
Troop 206
Pin. Pleasant National Guard
Robert Siler
Clinic Planned By Health Department In Gallia County
Gallia County Health Department has completed physical exams for 237 first graders and tuberculin skin tests for 498 students across four of five local districts. A clinic in the Hannan Trace District is tentatively set for Wednesday. Dr Francis W. Shane leads the effort with nurses Mrs Pearl Hatfield and Mrs Naomi Rose, aided by Barbara Blankenship and Holzer School of Nursing seniors Ellen Casey and Betty Cooper.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Naomi Rose
County Health Department
Barbara Blankenship
Ellen Casey
Betty Cooper
Holzer School of Nursing
Two Arrested in Gallipolis Disorderly Conduct
Donald E. Conner aged 22 of Dayton and Larry D. Ross aged 25 of Columbus were arrested Sunday by city police. Both were fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court Monday for disorderly conduct.
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Gallipolis
Donald E. Conner
Dayton
Larry D. Ross
Columbus
Retired Gallia farmer dies in Holzer Hospital
James M. Caldwell 84 of Crown City Route 1 Gallia County native from Virginia born April 10 1877 died early Monday at Holzer Hospital He was a Siloam Baptist Church member survived by widow Cora Beaver and several children grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Siloam Baptist Church with burial in Ridgelawn Mercerville cemetery
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Gallipolis
James M. Caldwell
Crown City
Gallia County
Holzer Hospital
Rocky Fork
Virginia
Granville Madison
Nancy Fellure Caldwell
Cora Beaver
Oyer Caldwell
Mellie Fillinger
Merrill Calwell
Earl V. Cremeems
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Mercerville
Chesterhill News Notes and Local Visits
Mrs Flora Joseph of Bishopville moved last week to Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville after care at her brother Elza Moody’s home. Vern Grigsby and family dined with nephew Guy Brown near Malta. Gary Whitacre of Columbus visited his parents Dr. and Mrs. A H Whitacre. Florence Wallace visited cousin Zelma Barkhurst and husband in Pennsville. Warren Morris of Watertown spent Saturday with sister Emma Dunane y and husband.
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Florence Wallace
Zelma Barkhurst
Pennsville
Warren Morris
Watertown
Emma Dulaney
River Traffic and Dam Reads Across Ohio River Region
River gauges report varying water levels from Gallipolis to Kanawha Falls with several dams down and the river steadily falling. Lock-by-lock movements include Creditor Forsythia National Beaver OVEC Ali juippa Ravenswood and other vessels with mixed up and down readings through the Huntington District.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomernyv-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Beaver
Philip Spern
Lock
Ovec
Alijuippa
F. Frieberger
Ravenswood
A. m
Lelia C. Shearer
Kiord
Jerry Osworth
Dispatcher
Kanawha
Lucy Jake Latcas
A. V. Criss
Sycamore
Solvay
Codrington
R. H. Bosworth I
Bonnie D
Superintendent T. K. Owens Attends National Convention
Gallia County superintendent of schools T. K. Owens attends the Eastern Division Convention of the National Superintendents' Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
T. K. Owens
Gallia County
National Superintendents’ Association
Philadelphia
Motorists Pay Fines In Gallipolis Municipal Court
Judge William H. Jones fines five motorists including three speeders and four others for appearance bonds. Morris Faulkner, Cox, and Merry charged with excessive speed. White fined for parking on the highway. Brumfield cited for stop sign violation. Bonds forfeited by Robinson, Wheeler, Thacker, and Pendergrass for various offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Morris A. Faulkner
Proctorville
Stewart P. Cox
South Point
William A. Merry
Bidwell
Edward E. White
Aurel L. Brumfield
Crown City
West Columbia Socials Bring Distant Visitors and Local Gatherings
Those at tending the miscellaneous show er honoring Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis at the EUB Church in Mason included Miss Lorna Johnson and several Johnson families. Visitors reached from Point Pleasant and Middleport Ohio to visit relatives in West Columbia. The Helping Hand Club met hosted by Mrs. Homer Johnson with a turkey dinner and games after devotionals led by Mrs. Vernal Johnson and Mrs. George Johnson.
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West Columbia
Bob Davis
Mason
Lorna Johnson
George Johnson
Lucy Johnson
Vernal Johnson
Joy Foreman
Elsie Stewart
Ben C. Roush
Grover Neville
Charles Roush
Point Pleasant
Dale Priddy
Debbie
Jackie Priddy
Pomeroy
Ohio
Shelby Grimstead
New Haven
Homer Johnson
Harry Vickers
Wanda Stemple
Lon Dickens
Lawrence Stewart
Lester Foreman
Riley Fry
Gewanna Johnson
Gertrude Gibbs
New Hampshire Sets 10-Cent Groundhog Bounty in 1883
In 1883 New Hampshire offered a ten cent bounty on groundhogs describing the animal as destitute of any interesting qualities. The note reflects quirky 19th century attitudes toward wildlife and local penal policies.
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New Hampshire
Hospital Notes List Of Newborns And Admits
Holzer Hospital notes report several births including a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William R Barnhart of Pomeroy and a son to Mr. and Mrs. James H Gilbert of Rodney. Multiple admissions are listed, with patients from Gallipolis and surrounding towns. Blood usage noted as Sunday one pint and Monday none.
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William R Barnhart
Pomeroy
Raymond P. Thompson
Gallipolis
James H. Gilbert
Rodney
Paul E. Lewis
Route 2
William R. Barnhart
Brenda Chattin
Ronald Denney
Leo Sayre
Robert Brewer
Carol Wheeler
Daniel Huhn
Warren Clarkson
Sharon Jobe
Owen Walters
Ira G. Lyon
Edgar K. Peters
Lawrence Diddle
Hosmer Roush
Haldor Albert
Esther Roberts
Charles Wilson
Lawrence Nance
James Frisby
Jack E. Seelig
Ishmael Marcum
Jack R. Hayes
Timothy Hickman
Mother of Seven Pleads Innocent in Non-Support Case
Emma Arlene Wallace 32 of Columbus pleaded innocent in Gallia County Common Pleas Court to a non-support indictment. Secretly indicted by January grand jury, bond set at 300 dollars, trial scheduled for April 24 with Robert S. Betz as counsel. Also, William Green 38 of Gallpolis arraigned on a forgery indictment, bond set at 500, remained in custody after failing to post.
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Gallipolis
Emma Arlene Wallace
Columbus
Gallia County
Green
Two Rio Grande grads win National Science Foundation awards
Gallipolis reports two Rio Grande College graduates and Jackson High School instructors earning National Science Foundation study grants. Ben Forshey, cum laude graduate, gets a year’s leave for mathematics at Bowling Green University. John Cole, June 1958 graduate, receives six weeks summer study at Ohio University in earth and physical science.
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Jackson High School
National Science Foundation
Ben Forshey
Bowling Green University
John Cole
Ohio University
Custody Of Child Awarded To Mother
Gallia County Judge Betz grants Geneva Fisher a divorce from Lewis Fisher in Gallia Common Pleas Court. Custody of a minor child goes to the mother. Fisher must pay 15 dollars weekly for support due to extreme cruelty and habitual drunkenness. Another case orders James Halley to pay Donna Halley 150 for attorney fees. marriage ended with no children.
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Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Gallia County
Bett Monday
James Halley
Addison
Donna Halley
Northup
Broken wheel causes traffic mishap in Gallia County
Gallia County deputies report a single-vehicle crash on Route 735 nine tenths mile north of Gallipolis at 7:55 p.m. Monday. The left front wheel fell off the car driven by Lester L. Lewis, 50, Gallipolis, sending the vehicle into a ditch without injuries. Undercarriage damage and bent tie-rods were noted.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
State Highway Patrol
Lester L. Lewis
Lewis
Vinton Notes Highlight Local Visit and Rally
Mrs Anna Higgins hosted visits with Mr and Mrs Fred Tackett and sons while Mrs Eleanor White called on Mrs Higgins. Rev and Mrs Jack Stutler returned from a vacation in Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia. The Rio Grande Parish Youth Group held a rally at the Vinton Church with 134 present. Bidwell Charge won the banner. Doc White visited Mrs Bertha MacCumber and Merle. WSCS met at Mrs Conley Whitley’s home with 20 members. Mrs Mildred Leonard of Rio Grande attended. Next meeting will be at Mrs Granville Casto’s home.
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Vinton
Anna Higgins
Fred Tackett
Eleanor White
Jack Stutler
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Rio Grande Parish
Vinton Church
Bidwell Charge
Doc White
Bertha MacCumber
Merle
WSCS
Conley Whitley
Mildred Leonard
Rio Grande
Granville Casto
Semi-Annual Cardiac Clinic Draws Twenty-One Patients
Twenty-one patients attended the city and county health departments semi annual cardiac diagnostic clinic in Gallipolis. Drs. Oliver W. Hosterman and J. F. Rumbaugh of Children's Hospital Columbus conducted the clinic and referred three patients for further diagnostic study. City and county health nurses assisted. orthopedic nursing consultant Mary B. Recouper of State Services for Crippled Children attended and helped.
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Gallipolis
Francis W. Shane
Oliver W. Hosterman
J. F. Rumbaugh
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Mary B. Recouper
Ohio Cancer Conference Planned for Ohio Physicians
The American Cancer Society announced the fourth Annual Ohio Cancer Conference to be held April 11 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Netherland Hilton Hotel Cincinnati. Co sponsored by the Ohio State Medical Association the event runs during their meeting and carries Category A credit. All physicians in Ohio are urged to attend.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
American Cancer Society
Ohio Cancer Conference
Ohio Division
Physicians and Surgeons of Ohio
Netherland- Hilton Hotel
Cincinnati
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio Academy of General Practice
ACS
CIC class meets at Mrs. Ward home with eight members
The CIC class gathered at the home of Mrs. Byron Ward with vice president Ethel Steel presiding. Eight members attended and refreshments followed the business portion.
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Byron Ward
Ethel Steel
New Air Force Position Open in Gallia Meigs District
S Sgt Jessie L Brown, local Air Force recruiter, says the service seeks skilled prior service men in the Gallia Meigs area. The list now numbers 226 positions, aiding those unable to enlist under the old requirements. Contact Brown at Gallipolis office GI 6 0789 or GI 6 2099, or visit the Park Central Hotel. Pomery area residents may reach him at the Masonic Temple Tuesday 9 to 11 30 a.m. and Thursday noon to 2 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Jessie L. Brown
Air Force
Gallia- Meigs
Sergeant Brown
Park Central
Pomeroy
Brown
Masonic Temple
New Haven Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Mrs. Harry Capehart and Mrs. Roy Hoffman visited relatives in Rich wood Ohio. John McGrew returned from Fort Benjamin Harrison after three weeks of classes toward a second lieutenant commission. Mrs. David Freeman and son visited her parents in Charleston. Ray Darling returned from vacation in Tampa Florida. Donald Foglesong spoke on Spiritual Education at the New Haven PTA. Miss Ethel Riddle led devotions on Hands. A film and children's choir music were presented. The talent show is set for April 4 at the Haven Theater. A nominating committee was named for next year. The next meeting is April 20 with Dr. Julius McCloud as guest. Mrs. Eugene Hesson presided at Junior Woman's Club. funds to Rio De Janeiro, Dollars for Scholars, CARE. Community improvement and Memorial Building clean-up planned. EUB Brotherhood met at the church with Luther Smith speaking on Evangelism. Miss Suellen Goodnight visited from Huntington. Edwin Stein Jr. and family hosted by his parents in Ashland. Mrs. Carroll Adams showed Lutheran World Relief film. May World Fellowship set for first Friday in May at New Haven Lutheran Church.
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New Haven
Harry Capehart
Roy Hoffman
Richwood
Ohio
Linford Bumgardner
John McGrew
Fort Benjamin Harrison
David Freeman
J. Stanley Ballard
Charleston
Ray Darling
Tampa
Florida
Donald Foglesong
Mason
PTA
Ethel Riddle
EUB Church
Marion Ohlinger
James Haggerty
Paul Powell
Julius McCloud
Lakin State Hospital
Eugene Hesson
Junior Woman’s Club
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
EUB Brotherhood
Luther Smith
Paul Richards
Edward Bumgardner
Edgar Layne
Suellen Goodnight
Business College
Huntington
Edwin Stein Jr
Edwin Stein
Ashland
Carroll Adams
Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran Church Women
J. V. McGraw
May World Fellowship of the United Church Women
New Haven Lutheran Church
Chili Supper Set by Gallipolis Thurman Grange
The Thurman Grange plans a chili supper Thursday at Centerville School starting at 5 p.m. The menu includes chili vegetable soup slaw pie cake and coffee with tickets sold at the door per grange master Bob Clark.
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Gallipolis
Thurman Grange
Centerville
Bob Clark
Grange
Mammals Defined by Milk and Fur Growth
The article notes that mammals differ from other animals by nursing with milk and growing a true hair or fur covering.
Last Call For Plates For Ohio Licenses
Gallia County motorists have three days to obtain 1961 license plates before midnight March 31. 1961 tags available from deputies Vaught Smith in Gallipolis Lillian Armstrong in Crown City and Irene Raines in Vinton. bring proper title or certificate of title before issuance.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio
Vaught
Doc) Smith
Lillian Armstrong
Crown City
Irene Raines
Vinton
Teacher Quits and Couple Transfers in Local Stores
Norval Lyle, formerly at the G. C. Murphy Store in Gallipolis, is transferred from the Jackson store to a Maysville, Kentucky location. Mrs. Lyle has resigned as an elementary teacher in the Jackson school system and will join her husband in two weeks.
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Gallipolis
Norval Lyle
G. C. Murphy
Jackson
Maysville
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