Gallia Academy Thespians stage bright dramas for 350 at Gallia
Gallia Academy High School theater presented two comedies and a tense drama to about 350 in the school auditorium. High Window opened with a mystery about a death and the distraught widow regaining use of her legs to reveal the murder. Sharon Preston led the adult roles with strong performance. Linda Norton, played by Ann Venz, supplied momentum and romance.
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Gallipolis
Thespians
Gallia Academy High School
Warren Winthrop
Winthrop
Sharon Preston
Linda Norton
Ann Venz
Miss Norton
Sam Neal Tears Up Car For Play Roles
GAHS Senior Sam Neal wrecked the family car on his way to a performance of Three's a Crowd. He backed into Marjorie Blake's car on Garfield Avenue causing about 500 dollars in damage to the 1957 vehicle and 100 dollars to his own. Neal's fellow actors praised his convincing performance.
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Gallipolis
GAHS
Sam Neal
Neal
Marjorie Blake
Garfield Avenue
Holzer Hospital Notes and Local Play Cast Highlights
Hospital admission list includes Ronald Crawford Arley Barnett Jerry Persinger Roger Stephenson James Patterson Alvin Dye Stephen Priest Michael McDonald Norma Jean Wright Alice Bradshaw James Casto J Lafayette Mundell others. The second half reviews two one act plays Antic Spring and Three's A Crowd with performers Tom Dickerson Barbara Bailey Rex Fuller Martha Mossman Eddie Johnson Jr Madeline and more. A half hour magic show by Miller and Stephen George followed with roses from director Mrs Garland Gillingham and Thespian refreshments.
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Ronald Crawford
Point Pleasant
Arley E. Barnett
Ashland
Jerry Persinger
Jackson
Roger Stephenson
Wellston
James Patterson
Henderson
Alvin D. Dye
Harrisonville
Stephen E. Priest
Michael V. McDonald
Ford R. Morrow
Ravenswood
Norma Jean Wright
John A. Carpenter
New Haven
Vina Allen
Ray
Medical
Kenneth E. Nida
Gallipolis
Surgical
Charles Hartley
Hartford
Richard Neal
Donna Johnson
Fred Miller
Tom Dickerson
Barbara Bailey
Dickerson
Sam
Gwendolyn
Mary Ann Lusk
Rex Fuller
Martha Mossman
Eddie Johnson, Jr
Sam Neal
Johnson
Eddie
Madeline
Ann Williams
Margaret Winters
Elmer
Clare Green
Edward Johnson, Sr
Sandy Avner
Miller
Stephen George
Thespian Society
Gallipolis Ministerial Group Seeks aid for burn victim
The Gallipolis Ministerial Association appeals to Gallipolitans to raise at least three thousand dollars for 12 year old Carol Sue North hospitalized with burns covering 75 percent of her body. She is in fair condition at Holzer Hospital and will require months of care with special nurses. Donations are asked to be sent to the Carol Sue North Fund via the local postmaster.
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Holzer Hospital
Linson H. Stebbins
Association
Hershel McDonough
Carol Sue North
Ministerial Association
Gallipolis
Stebbins
Driver Hurt When Car Hits Bank North of Silver Bridge
A car driven by 18 year old Terry Grounds of Cheshire Route 2 struck an embankment one mile north of the Silver Bridge after attempting a left turn into a private driveway. Passenger James Ronald Rife suffered facial lacerations and dental injuries and was treated at Holzer Hospital and released.
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Gallipolis
Silver Bridge
James Ronald Rife
Cheshire
State Highway Patrol
Holzer Hospital
Terry Allen Grounds
Rio Grande High School Announces Spring Plans
Principal Glendon Evans released spring activities with Easter break April 19 to 22. The junior senior prom is April 26 followed by the senior class play May 3 and bacalaureate May 12. Commencement May 14 and school ends May 24. Seniors depart for Washington DC May 8.
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Rio Grande
Glendon Evans
Rio Grande High School
Washington, D. C
Gallipolis Eagles Close Nominations For Officers
Gallipolis Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles closed nominations with President Johnnie F. Johnson to run unopposed. Six other offices are uncontested and due for election next Wednesday night. Contested seats include trustee Ned Eachus's replacement and secretary Charles A. Nuckles versus Carl Drummond.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Aerie
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Johnnie F. Johnson
Johnson
Ned Eachus
Robert Nibert
Smith E. Runyan
Alva T. Grover
Charles A. Nuckles
Carl Drummond
Russell Porter
Freddie Stephens
Wesley Westfall
Gerald G. Parsons
Clifford Woods
Carl D. Askew
George Woodward
Eagles’ Hall
Dale Fife
Chief Leaper Leads Gallia Academy Criminal Procedure Class
Gallipolis police chief Chester Leaper taught 37 students about arrest procedure and police court in a government class at Gallia Academy. The class later visited the Gallia County Courthouse where Judge Betz discussed Common Pleas Court procedure and Clerk Rinehart explained jury selection. Mrs Masters hopes to take the class to the Ohio General Assembly in April.
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Gallipolis
Chester Leaper
Gallia Academy High School
FBI
Chief Leaper
Gallia County
Robert M. Betz
Common Pleas
Marjorie Rinehart
Clarence L. Masters
Ohio General Assembly
Honor Society To Tap Six Juniors Monday
Gallipolis report says the National Honor Society will tap six juniors at Gallia Academy High School Monday at 8 30 a.m. Officers presiding include President Fred Miller Vice President Harriet Clendenin Treasurer Stephen George and Secretary Molly Vanco.
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Gallipolis
National Honor Society
Gallia Academy High School
Fred Miller
Harriet Clendenin
Stephen George
Molly Vanco
Ewington Man Jailed for DWI in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police report Earl B. Harris age 43 of Ewington was arrested by the State Highway Patrol on a driving while intoxicated charge. He was placed in the Gallipolis City Jail pending further proceedings.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Earl B. Harris
Ewington
Driver Fined for Driving Without License in Jackson
James F. Verian, 34, of Jackson, was fined $5 with costs suspended in municipal court for driving without an operator's license. He was arrested by city police.
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Gallipolis
James F. Verian
Jackson
Gallia Fox Hunters To Host Beach Show
The Gallia County Fox Hunters Association will host the bench show and field trials of the Ohio Fox Hunters Association at the Gallia County Garage April 11 13. About 150 hunters from Ohio and West Virginia are expected.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fox Hunters’ Association
Ohio Fox Hunters’ Association
Ohio
West Virginia
Waugh Completes Army Signal School Course at Fort Gordon
Pvt. Robert C. Waugh 18 son of Mr and Mrs H Waugh Gallipolis Route 1 graduated March 22 from the central office repair course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Ga. He is a 1956 Cheshire High School graduate.
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Gallipolis
Robert C. Waugh
H. Waugh
Army
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Waugh
Cheshire High School
Gallia Academy students elect King and Harrington presidents
In Gallia County at Gallia Academy High School the student body elected Ron King and Mike Harrington as president and vice president, running on opposite tickets. They defeated Sandy Avner and Keith Sheets. King hails from Edgemont Drive and Harrington from Berger Street.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Ron King
Mike Harrington
King
Harrington
Sandy Avner
Keith Sheets
Harry King
Edgemont Drive
Curtis Harrington
Berger St
Roger Thomas
John Thomas
Local Church Listings and Services Calendar
Gallipolis area churches publish service times for multiple denominations. Catholic Father Adoph Golubieski offers Mass schedules. Nazarene, Assembly of God, First Church of God, Garfield Avenue Church of Christ, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Triedstone Baptist, Porter Methodist, Vinton Methodist, First Baptist, St. Peter's Episcopal present weekly worship, Sunday schools, youth programs, midweek services, and special prayers through midweek.
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St. Louis Catholic
Adoph Golubieski
GSI
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Calvary Baptist At
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
First Church of God
Hershel McDonough
Pearl Elliott
Garfield Ave
Church of Christ
Bill Heinselman
Simpson Chapel
George Holcombe
Youth Fellowship
Triedstone Baptist
D L. Latham
BYPU
Porter Methodist
Rodney Church
Bidwell Church
Vinton
Sidney H. Fadely
Ewington
First Baptist
W. H. Green
Thomas D. Bunyan
Two Arrested By Sheriff In Gallia County
Sheriff Oscar Baird said two people were arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. James Snodgrass 34 and Gussie Cox 36 both of Gallipolis Route 1 and Route 2 were to appear in probate court Friday. Former sheriff George Ehman was arrested Wednesday night for driving while intoxicated and released Thursday after posting a $500 bond.
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Gallipolis
Oscar Baird
James Snodgrass
Gussie Cox
George Ehman
Shortest Biography in the Bible
The remark cites the Bible’s Enoch line "And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him." highlighting a succinct, enigmatic biography. It notes a figure whose life is defined by closeness to the divine and abrupt disappearance.
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Enoch
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