Two Fighters Post Bond For Release
Ralph E. Litchfield 22 of New Haven was released on 100 bond from Gallia County jail and will face Municipal Court next Monday on a fighting charge. He and two companions were arrested in Meigs County after a tavern brawl in Kanauga and fled as Deputy Jack Owens attempted to stop them. Companions Elmer G. Donahue 29 of Letart and John W. Roach 22 of New Haven remain jailed for hearings Friday. Basil E. Eads 24 of Gallipolis was freed on 50 bond for Municipal Court Friday on a fighting charge after arrest at the same tavern.
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Gallipolis
Ralph E. Litchfield
New Haven
Gallia County
Litchfield
Meigs County
Kanauga
Jack Owens
Elmer G. Donahue
Letart
John W. Roach
Basil E. Eads
4-H Advisers Attend Clinic In Columbus
Seven Gallia County 4-H club advisers, led by Russ Priddy, attended a two day 4-H advisers training clinic in Columbus. Optional classes covered nutrition projects, home furnishings, family economies, clothing, poultry, entomology, engineering, horticulture, teaching methods, and award opportunities. Attendees included Annabelle Ball, Frank Walters, Corbett Roberts, Aretha White, Goldin Ward, Erman Cremeens, and Louis Persinger from multiple 4-H clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Columbus
Russ Priddy
County Extension
Annabelle Ball
Frank Walters
Rodney
Fourth Grass Fire Quenched In Week
Gallipolis volunteers and a city pumper fought a half acre grass fire at the Oscar Maynard property on Spruce St extension at 4 38 p m It was the fourth grass fire of the week for local firemen Water can extinguishers brought the blaze under control Local fire fighters also fought a semi trailer fire at 2 25 a m Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Fire Department
Oscar Maynard
Spruce St
Kiwanis Name Maurice Forgey March Farmer of the Month
Maurice Forgey Ri. Grande vice-president of the Gallia County Agricultural Society was named Kiwanis Farmer of the Month for March at the club meeting. Jimmie Evans introduced him as thirty five Kiwanis members cleaned the Youth Camp facility and kitchen crew served roast beef potatoes biscuits gravy coffee and tomato juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Maurice Forgey
Ri. Grande
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Kiwanis
Jimmie Evans
Kiwanis Agriculture - Conservation Committee
Forgey
Paul E. Watson
John L. Evans
W. Robert Houck
Burd D. Hood
Casey McKenzie
Kiwanis Youth Foundation, Inc
Births at Holzer Hospital Share Local Names and Blood Used
A list of new births at Holzer Hospital includes a daughter for Norman H Powell of Wellston and sons for James R Cundiff Racine E Wayne Saunders Gallipolis Mason and many other local parents. Admitted patients include Deward Frazier Hattie Gillespie Edwin Vallance and numerous others with blood usage recorded as ten pints on Wednesday.
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Deward Frazier
Gallipolis
Hattie P. Gillespie
Oak Hill
Edwin Vallance
Ironton
Worthie E. Johnson
Pomeroy
Gallia County Spelling Bee crowns Margaret Scheffield winner
Eighth grader Margaret Scheffield of Southwestern Junior High won Gallia County Spelling Bee with 125 attendees in Gallia County Common Pleas Courtroom. Linda French finished runner up. top spellers earned medals and prizes. Scheffield will represent Gallia County in Columbus. two runners up to Tri-State event in Huntington May 12.
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Margaret Scheffield
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Southwestern Junior High School
James H. Scheffield
Thurman
Columbus
Miss French
G. B. French
Huntington
Anita Walker
Clyde B. Walker
Centerville
Walker
John C. Wickline
Rio Grande School
Walter W. Rife
Cheshire-Kyger School
Walter Neal
Vinton School
Dan G. Fulks
Hannan Trace
Lanny Tye
Kyger Creek
Two cases dismissed in Gallia County court
Two suits dismissed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court per clerk Marjorie Rinehart. Ada Virginia Fry of Gallipolis Route 2 withdrew a divorce petition against Edward Fry. D S Recovery Service, agent for Holzer Hospital Foundation, dropped a $2195.32 suit against E W Gillenwater of Crown City Route 2.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Couples Return Home From Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs John Ivor Richards and Mr and Mrs Earl Saunders are expected home Friday from a three week vacation in Florida. The two couples left Cortez Florida Wednesday morning on their return to Gallia County.
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John Ivor Richards
Earl Saunders
Florida
Cortez
Fla
Gallia County
Local names listed for community groups and residents
The list includes Mary Lou Kail Cheshire Kyger Jeffrey Fulkerson Rickey Denney Addaville Thomas Kurz Karen Wray Rio Grande Phyliss Campbell Opal Brandum Vinton Bonnie Nichols Centerville Delbert Haney Robert Lawson Gallia Ruth Ann Stewart John Albert Nance Cadmus Becky King Sharon Hammons Bidwell Porter Anita Blanton Southwestern Junior High Alice Jones Bonnie Woodyard Hannan Trace.
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Mary Lou Kail
Cheshire-Kyger
Jeffrey Fulkerson
Rickey Denney
Addaville
Thomas Kurz
Karen Wray
Rio Grande
Phyliss Campbell
Opal Brandum
Vinton
Bonnie Nichols
Centerville
Delbert Haney
Robert Lawson
Gallia
Ruth Ann Stewart
John Albert Nance
Cadmus
Becky
King
Sharon Hammons
Bidwell Porter
Anita Blanton
Southwestern Junior High
Alice Jones
Bonnie Woodyard
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Algiers
PNM
Pat Wek
la Wa
Ireland
Sloane
Morrow
CHINE
Jack Warner
Irwin
Paramount
Athens
Joe Romanello
New Boston
Holzer Hospital News
Mrs
Norman H. Powell
Wellston
James R. Cundiff
Racine
E. Wayne Saunders
Robert H. Ball
Mason
Ronnie L. Moore
Route
Melody Sue Risor
Walter K. Carpenter
Point Pleasant
Wilford P. Buckbee
Sandyville
W. Va
Foster A. Yeanger
Minersville
Dale S. Rulen
William P. Cherrington
Kimberly J. Cook
Point Pleas
Jack J. Werner
Belpre
Luther Herdman
Buffalo
Paul J. Jeffers
Crown City
Perry L. Mitch
Middleport
Cosby B. King
Jackson
Lula M. Lawrence
Earl E. Dowling
South Point
Annie Martindill
Elwood Reese
Ottman Jenkins
William Adams
Willard Wilson
William Holmes
Charles Kennedy
Fred Blaetmar
Jimmy R. Sigler
Robert A. Hunnel
James Westfall
Robby Belcher
Vicki Patton
Barbara Snuffer
Kenneth White
James Weaver
Paula Hysell
Roberta Stevers
Walter Roush
Michael Saunders
Trudy Kloes
Jerome Mahle
Clarence Saunders
Elizabeth Rathburn
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D. Tots
Patents
Clinton
Carton
Fe Wray Special
Rollers
Mao
Chio
Proctor Iron
Colgate
Sookie
Brenda Gail Burchett
R. W. Burchett
Cheshire
Cheshire -Kgger Elementary
OFIO
Temple Drake
Candy
Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc
Leatherneck Thrills
Tom Tryon
Jiminy Cricket
Dee Dee
Geppetto
Figaro
Technicolor
Stromboli
Black Orpheus
Cleo
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