Mardi Gras Comes Alive In Gallia County Show
Hundreds enjoy the Second Army Showmobile production Mardi Gras in Gallia Academy auditorium. The free performance featured a colorful, musical revue with a royal couple and a Dixieland band, praised for its timing and audience reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Second U.S. Army
Special Services
William Foster
Pfc
Marilyn Miller
Bourbon Street
Larry Baker
Cory Wayne
A.swingin
Wayne
United States Army
Second Army
U. S. Army Recruiting Service
Mason-Gallia- Meigs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gallia County
D.T
Farm Interphone Introduced For Ohio Farms
Ohio Bell introduces Farm Interphone on April 3 for farm families in Gallia County and across the state. The system links main house phones with barns and outbuildings via loudspeaker mikes, allowing internal intercoms and standard outside calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Richard C. Roderick
Ohio Bell
4-H Advisers Recognition Luncheon in Columbus Ohio Union
Mrs Mendal Jordan and Mr and Mrs C E Blakeslee attended the annual 4 H Advisers Recognition Luncheon at the Ohio Union on the Ohio State University campus. Mrs Jordan received a certificate and pin for 10 years service. Nearby visits included Mr and Mrs William Culwell in Peebles and Mr and Mrs Armstead Perry in with Delbert Perry. Fourteen members, two advisers, and a visitor attended the Columbia Make It 4 H Club first meeting of the year at the schoolhouse with plans for an April meeting at Lav ern Jordan’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendal Jordan
C. E. Blakeslee
Columbus
Ohio Union
Ohio State University
Jordan
William Culwell
Earl Baldridge
Peebles
Armstead Perry
Delbert Perry
Mallie Lowther
Lewis Smith
Herb Hanaway
Lancaster
Paul Payner
Portland
Hazel Burker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Columbia
Carolyn Greenlees
Sharon Holland
Dolores Hoyd
Olive Smith
Joyce Stout
Linda Queen
Sharon Cox
Rachel Hayes
Donna Stout
Helen Peck
Sue Nelson
Kay Ellis
Cheryl Ellis
Jenny Whittington
R. A. Whittington
Lavern Jordan
License Examiner Lambert Passes 57 of 68 Tests
Ronald G. Lambert, state highway patrol license examiner, conducted 15 road examinations with all passing, 13 road tests with 10 passers, and over two days previously 18 of 20 preliminary passes and 14 of 20 road-test passes. In total 68 tests were given with 57 passes.
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Gallipolis
Ronald G. Lambert
State Highway Patrol
Lambert
Gallia County Issues Eighth Marriage License
Making application for the month's eighth marriage license in Gallia County Probate Court were Jack Lee Kemp twenty one of Miami Florida and Jean Estella Fannin twenty one of Gallipolis. Kemp is son of Arthur J and Marie Can trell Kemp and Fannin is daughter of Roy F and Addie Ward Fannin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jack Lee Kemp
Miami
Fla
Jean Estella Fannin
Arthur J. and
Marie Cantrell Kemp
Roy F
Addie Ward Fannin
Israelis Take 80 Mile Hike Welcoming Spring
Ten thousand young Israelis joined an 80 mile trek to mark spring arrival. The strenuous walk drew large crowds and showcased endurance and national spirit.
Speeders On Docket In Gallia Municipal Court
Judge William H. Janes fined Ervin D. Sowards 33 Gallipolis ten dollars and costs for excessive speed. Four other speeders forfeited bonds. John T. Lewis 40 Bidwell was fined five dollars and costs for a stop sign violation. Dallas Cheek 39 Boone N C five dollars and costs for left of center. Donald Franklin 50 Vinton five dollars no costs for no muffler. Forfeiting bonds were Abraham Yedison 46 Anderson W Va fifteen dollars for speed Edwin G Booth 30 and Elmo Watkins 45 Charleston W Va and Elsie M Wade 46 Athens W Va all twenty five dollars for speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Janes
Ervin D. Sowards
Janes
John T. Lewis
Bidwell
Dallas Cheek
Boone
N.C
Donald Franklin
Vinton
Weekend Visits Reach Langsville Area Families
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson and family of Charleston West Virginia visited Mrs. Nelsons mother Mrs. Floyd Sigman over the weekend. Wayne Cleland and children visited Hershel Wheeler and family in Guysville. Effie Hugg of Wilkesville stayed with her granddaughter and Bruce Morris family. Joe Bolin and children of Rutland visited his parents C C Bolin. Joe Redman of Dunbar West Virginia visited Floyd Cleland. John Dupree of Fairborn visited Nellie Pierce. Dupree was a Rio Grande College roommate of Sandra Pierce. Dale Wright and family visited Huntington West Virginia. Alpha Barr attended the funeral of her nieces husband Odie Searles of Pataskala. Searles was a former Langsville resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Cleland
Hershel Wheeler
Guysville
Effie Hugg
Wilkesville
Bruce Morris
Joe Bolin
Rutland
C. C. Bolin
Joe Redman
Dunbar
W. Va
Floyd Cleland
John Dupree
Fairborn
Nellie Pierce
Dupree
Sandra Pierce
Rio Grande College
Dale Wright
John Dexter
Huntington
Alpha Barr
Odie Searles
Pataskala
Searles
Langsville
Divorce Suit Filed By Patricia Blanton
Patricia Blanton of Rio Grande filed for divorce from Charles R. Blanton in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The petition notes the marriage on March 25 1959, no children, and seeks restoration to Patricia Houck plus temporary alimony pending final hearing.
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Gallipolis
Patricia Blanton
Rio Grande
Gallia County
River Traffic and Dam Readouts Across Ohio West Virginia
The report lists river stage readings for Gallipolis Marmet Hinton and Point Pleasant with rollers and crest gauges, notes Ohio River movable dams in the Huntington District all down, and records numerous river boats and lock statuses from Montgom ery Kanawha Marmet Gallipolis and Kanawha River lines with ups and downs throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Bob Benter
National
Mr. Criss
Floyd Blaske
City of
Jayne Hoagland
Cotton Queen
I. F. Frieberger
A. M. Haynes II
U. S. Lotoka
Kanawha
Jane Lucas
Good Friday Holiday Closures Across Gallia County
State offices and city and county schools will observe a Good Friday holiday. Gallipolis banks close at 12 30 p.m. and Gallia County courthouse offices at 1 p.m. Municipal Court sessions are not scheduled Thursday or Friday. Stores close 11 30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. for services but remain open until 9 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Good Friday Union
Grace Methodist Church
Record Price Paid for An Gorra Kitten News Item
A story notes a price paid for an An gora kitten and mentions a Pluto cat in a playful exchange. The item highlights novelty value and collector interest in rare cats.
Gallipolis Kiwanis Hosts Pleasant Valley Boys Program
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club guests include former members J Dean Eisle and Amyl Haf felt. Pleasant Valley Boys provided country and western numbers with Melvin Cook John Smith and John Fritz. Kiwanians plan Good Friday service and announce next meeting as 14th anniversary and Ladies Night.
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Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Tye
Ner
Pleasant Valley Boys
Melvin Cook
John Smith
John Fritz
Grace Methodist Church
Kiwanis
Sally Johnson
Beverly Bolling
Kyger Creek
Safety program to be started by club
Gallipolis women’s club to meet at 6 30 next Wednesday at the Farmers Hotel to discuss a city highway safety program for the school system. Howard R. Griffin of Athens, traffic safety representative, Department of Highway Safety, will discuss with the group. The program covers safety for kindergarten and high school students in driver education courses.
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Gallipolis
Injured Girl Burns in Home Accident at Cheshire Route 2
Miss Vera L. Ratcliff thirteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde R Ratcliff of Cheshire Route 2 was admitted to Holzer Hospital Wednesday night with second and third degree burns to the back after falling against a heater at home. She is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Gallipolis
Vera L. Ratcliff
Clyde R. Ratcliff
Cheshire Route 2
Holzer Hospital
Driver Cited For Failing To Stop In Kananga Collision
State Police report a 1:20 p.m. collision on Route 7 near the Silver Bridge in Kananga. Wilma Sall ar of Point Pleasant was stopped at a signal when Thomas Jordan of Jackson failed to stop and hit her car from behind. Jordan cited for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. bond posted to appear Monday in Municipal Court. Medium damage to both cars. no injuries.
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Gallipolis
State
Silver Bridge
Kananga
Wilma Sallar
Point Pleasant
Thomas J. Jordan
Jackson
Sallaz
Jordan
Dairy Management Topic For Group In Gallia County
Ralph Porter extension dairyman of Ohio State University led a Wednesday night meeting at the county extension office with members of Gallia County Dairy Herd Improvement Association to discuss feeding problems and dairy record evaluation for good dairy management. Attendees included Merrill Brucker DHIA testing supervisor Melvin E. Gatewood Jr. Frank Mills Jr. Crown City John Payne Vinton C. T. Smith Bidwell Kail Jim Burleson Lawrence L. Holliday Gallipolis Route 1 and Dick Lakin Fairfield.
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Gallipolis
Ralph Porterfield
Ohio State University
Gallia County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Merrill Brucker
DHIA
Melvin E. Gatewood Jr
Frank Mills Jr
Crown City
John Payne
Vinton
C. T. Smith
Bidwell
Kail
Jim Burleson
Lawrence L. Holliday
Dick Lakin
Fairfield
Injured Thumb Reported After Taxi Door Incident
Mrs. Eleanor Taylor of Texas Road was injured when a taxi door injured her masked thumb on Wednesday. She was treated at Warehime Clinic and released.
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Gallipolis
Eleanor Taylor
Texas Rd
Warehime Clinic
5 Week Police School Begins in Gallipolis
Twenty three area officers attended the first of five police schools sponsored by the city police department in the Municipal Building. Sessions will run each Wednesday for the next four weeks and certificates will be awarded to those who complete the course.
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Gallipolis
Pierce D. Creedy
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Robert R. Rockwell
FBI
Last Health Clinic to be held at Hannan Trace complex
The Gallia County Health Department will conduct its final health clinic in this series on April 5 at Hannan Trace Elementary and High School. Students will receive physical examinations and tuberculin skin tests.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Drunk Driver Subserves License Suspended in Gallipolis
Albert M. Cooper, 49, of Point Pleasant, was fined 50 dollars with costs in Municipal Court for driving while intoxicated. He drew five days in jail and six months license suspension. Fern Dillon, 61, Gallipolis, was fined 10 dollars with costs for backing without the assured clear distance.
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Gallipolis
Albert M. Cooper
Point Pleasant
William H. Jones
Fern Dillon
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John Taylor
Paul W. North
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Bennie H. Pennington
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Robert R. Green
Cecil E. Carpenter
Frank Magato
William J. Keating
Gene Scott
William A. Roberts
David L. Proffitt
Jack Owens
Grant Long
Max Barnes
Gallia County State Highway Patrol Auxiliary
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Kenneth Grover
George Hicks
Pomeroy
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