Pre-School Registration and Clinic Set for May 17
A second pre-school health and registration clinic will run 9 am to noon May 17 at Washington Elementary School. It serves all children entering kindergarten or first grade in the city district. Birth certificates and immunization records required. A third clinic is planned for June 7.
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Gallipolis
Washington Elementary School
Helen Spriegel
R. N
Clay, Green
Kanauga
Washington
Gallia County
Overnight Campout Planned by Gallia Academy Girls
Eighteen Gallia Academy girl gym leaders and three adults plan an overnight campout at Lake White State Park near Waverly Saturday. Chaperons Miss Carol Mertler Miss Jacqueline Littoral and Miss Jearl Stump will supervise after a noon arrival and camp setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Lake White State Park
Waverly
Carol Mertler
Lake White
Miss Mertler
Jacqueline Littoral
Jearl Stump
Jinx Farley
Carolyn Rucker
Opal Barcus
Judy Jones
Emma Fellure
Tandy Jenkins
Nancy Thomas
Ruth Petty
Ida Briggs
Frances Lou Baker
Connie North
Jean Conley
Marsha Fellore
Velva Price
Sara Yoho
Emma Thomas
Rosemary Hill
Anitra Poling
Miss Lynda Rees Wins County Essay Contest
Gallia Academy High School senior Miss Lynda Rees is declared winner of the Gallia County and Gallipolis city schools essay contest on Democracy Through Government Service. Second place goes to Miss Brenda Sisson of Cheshire KGger Creek High School. Judges were Marshall D. Boggs and B. Lewis Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lynda Rees
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia County
Brenda Sisson
Cheshire
Kgger Creek High School
Marshall D. Boggs
B. Lewis Jones
Candidates Must File Expense Accounts in Gallia Primary
Gallia County Board of Elections clerk Crilla Stiverson said all candidates in Tuesday's primary have until June 17 to file expense accounts. Winners who fail to file will be denied the nomination. Losers who do not file may not be a candidate again for five years, with an exception for unopposed state and county central committee candidates.
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Gallipolis
Crilla Stiverson
Gallia County
Art Exhibit Highlights PTA Final Washington Elementary Meeting
Gallipolis—The Washington Elementary PTA ends the year with an art exhibit and officer installation at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. The first half hour covers business as new officers are installed. Helen Moore and Ron Hefner oversee art displays from grades two through six with room visitation from 8 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington Elementary Parent Teachers Association
Ron Hefner
PTA
Helen Moore
Bidders Bid Equal Prices On County Blacktop
McARTHUR Vinton county commissioners opened bids for asphalt emulsion and found three bidders tied at 1445 per gallon. They granted the engineer the option to buy from Bitycote Products Co Ashland Oil and Refining Co or Black Top Paving Contractors. The state notified abandonment of old U S Route 50 between Prattsville and the B and O underpass and it becomes part of the county system. The board approved 600 for bulldozer hire to remove a bank on the DePue road near Hawk school road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County
Bitycote Products Co
Ashland Oil and Refining Co
Blacktop
State Highway Department
Prattsville
B&o
DePue Road
Hawk School
Chamber Names Six Directors of Month in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce selects six members as Directors of the Month. Named by secretary manager Mrs. Thelma Elliott are Willard Leedy Dr. Robert D. Thomas Wax Tawney City Manager Austin O. Cotton Garland B. Gillingham and Dr. Jacob Weinberger.
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Gallipolis
All Night Hike Planned by Guysville Boy Scout Troop 75
Guysville Boy Scout Troop 75 scheduled an all night hike for Saturday and an all day hike Sunday. Local boys are trying out for Little League at Stewart. Community members and families are mentioned visiting and hosting during the week.
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Boy Scout Troop
Guysville
Boy Scout
Stewart
Jr Firemen Hold Meeting in Syracuse Town Hall
The Syracuse Junior Firemen met at the Town Hall with members Willie Guinther Steve Shain Russell Zwilling Robert Harden Jr David Hendrix Junior Stowe Bob Willis Roger Hubbard Gordon Eiker Earl Hendrix Dale Hubbard Eddie Moore Bill Levacy Roger Slack Jack Duffy and Fire Chief Woodrow Hendrix. Afterward they visited Mrs Ada Slack for refreshments honoring the 21st birthday of James Robert White with Ladies Auxiliary members Phyllis Hendrix Verna Mae Salser Anna Lee Watkins Sylvia Zwilling and guests Richard Salser Mike Watkins John and Gene Slack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Willie Guinther
Steve Shain
Russell Zwilling
Robert Harden, Jr
David Hendrix
Junior Stowe
Bob Willis
Roger Hubbard
Gordon Eiker
Earl Hendrix
Dale Hubbard
Eddie Moore
Bill Levacy
Roger Slack
Jack Duffy
Woodrow Hendrix
Ada Slack
James Robert White
Ladies Auxiliary
Phyllis Hendrix
Verna Mae Salser
Anna Lee Watkins
Sylvia Zwilling
Richard Salser
Mike Watkins
John
Gene Slack
Area Man Henry B Whealdon Joins Army Signal Group
Gallipolis Ohio area specialist five Henry B Whealdon son of Mrs Rilla Rusk 945 Second Ave recently arrived on Okinawa and serves as photographer in the Army Signal Group Headquarters Detachment He entered the Army in February 1953 was stationed at Fort Gordon Georgia after Cheshire High School graduation in 1952 and work at Evans Grocery Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry B. Whealdon
Rilla Rusk
Second Ave
Okinawa
U. S. Army Signal Group
Whealdon
Army
Fort Gordon
Cheshire High School
Evans Grocery Company
Teenville to Honor Vocal Music Groups Saturday Night
Teenville will honor junior and senior high vocal music groups and director Ned Dejournett in Gallipolis. The program runs 7 to 9 p.m. for junior high and 9 to 11:15 p.m. for senior high, with refreshments and no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Teenville
Ned Dejournett
Injured in Fall at Home in Gallipolis
Mrs. Merritt F. Sanders of Gallipolis Eureka Star Route was admitted to Holzer Hospital after a fall down stairs. She has a fractured back and is listed in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Merritt F. Sanders
Eureka
Holzer Hospital
Coal Service Inc Names New President After Stock Purchase
At a board meeting on Thursday Gallipolis Gilbert Bush Jr bought all stock of Coal Service Inc formerly Condee Coal Co and assumed the presidency of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gilbert Bush, Jr
Coal Service, Inc
Condee Coal Co
Abele's Future Undecided: Concentrate On Practice
Homer E. Pete Abele, once the Republican party’s rising star in Ohio’s 10th District, lost to Oakley C. Collins for the nomination. Collins will face Democrat Walter Moeller in November as Abele weighs his next move and returns to his law practice.
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Abele
Homer E
Pete) Abele
McArthur
Oakley C. Collins
Ironton
Collins
Lawrence County
Walter Moeller
Republican Party
Thomas A. Jenkins
Adele
Jenkins
Moeller
Tom Jenkins
Washington
County Grand Jury Indicts Five Men
Five men were indicted on eight counts by the Perry County grand jury meeting last week. Indicted: Louis D. Bateson Crooksville larceny. Robert Hall Somerset carrying a concealed weapon and assault with intent to kill. Carl Schultz Logan statutory rape of a 12 year old girl. Hiram Edward Engle Zanesville. Charles Edward Frost Zanesville operating an auto without owners consent and burglary with intent to steal from a building.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Louis D. Bateson
Crooksville
Robert Hall
Somerset
Carl Schultz
Logan
Hiram Edward Engle
Zanesville
Charles Edward Frost
Eighteen Take Tests Twelve Earn Licenses
Eighteen applicants took written and driving tests for licenses in Gallipolis on Tuesday and Wednesday. Twelve earned licenses. Francis W. Newman, license examiner for the State Highway Patrol, conducted the exams. Since the year began 454 have tested with 169 failing and 285 passing, a 63.8 percent pass rate, up from 62.7 percent last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Francis W. Newman
Vote Unchanged in Gallia County Primary Recount
Gallia County election officials completed a recount of Tuesday's primary figures with no changes in the close races. Clerk Crilla Stiverson and deputy Willa Saunders stated they began at 9 a.m. Thursday and worked through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Election Board
Crilla Stiverson
Woman Injures Wrist in Fall at Home
Mrs. David M. Altizer Jr., 31, of Patriot Route 2, Gallipolis, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 5 10 p.m. Thursday with a fractured left wrist after falling from a step ladder while washing windows. Her condition is listed as good.
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Gallipolis
David M. Altizer, Jr
Holzer Hospital
First multielement steels emerge in World War I era
The first steels with three alloying elements nickel chromium and molybdenum were introduced during World War I, marking a shift in metallurgical practice.
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Nickle
One of the area’s largest natural flow gas wells found near New Lexington
In Pike Township Perry County near New Lexington a gas well drilled by Walsmith Drilling Co. produced 3.1 to 3.3 million cubic feet daily on 30 acres owned by J. W. Walsmith heirs. Ray mond C. Walsmith says costs were 25000 dollars and royalties could offset the investment. The field may span five miles by ten with room for 50 more wells and potential nearby wells of similar size.
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New Lexington
Ohio
Pike Township
Perry County
Walsmith Drilling Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
J. W. Walsmith
Raymond C. Walsmith
River Traffic Gauges and Dam Conditions Report
Day's river traffic shows Kanawha River roller dams on the sill with all movable Ohio dams raised. Gauge readings list rising crests at multiple sites and a sequence of boats on Kanawha, Ohio and Gallia rivers with downs and ups recorded through the day including Montgomery Janie D down at 12:30 p.m. and Atta Boy down at 8:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Janie D
City of Huntington
Casey
Western
Bob Benter
Criss Jr
Aztec
Sycamore
O. F. Shearer
Reliance
Coal King
Majestic
National
Virginia
Ernestine
Solvay
Ashland
Betty Moran
Island Creek
Points Out Danger Of Belief In Super Race
In Gallipolis at the annual Gallipolis Teachers Association dinner Rev. James Lee Harter warned against believing in a superior race in his talk Segregation. He urged breaking down ignorance prejudice and false ideas of superiority. The event drew education officials and faculty families with music by Ned Dejournett and Jim Bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Harter
Gallipolis
Board of Education
A. Kimball Sutter
Clarence George
Ned Dejournett
Shadrack
Jim Bacon
Gallia Academy Seniors Win Propeller Club Essay Contest
Twelve Gallia Academy High School seniors were among 20 prize winners in the 1960 Propeller Club Essay Contest. Contest chairman Bob Kennedy of Ashland Ky announced the awards and invited winners and a parent to the awards dinner May 20 at the Henry Clay Hotel in Ashland. The judges praised the essays for neatness and businesslike presentation. Gallia Academy winners include Ted Avner Andra Brown Jay Caldwell Martha James John Bill Matthews Judith Leedy Sandra Hood Karen Parks Jack Stage Curtis Swann Bill Webb and John Saxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Propeller Club
Bob Kennedy
Ashland
Huntington
W. Va
Henry Clay Hotel
Kennedy
Ted Avner
Andra Brown
Jay Caldwell
Martha James
John Bill Matthews
Judith Leedy
Sandra Hood
Karen Parks
Jack Stage
Curtis Swann
Bill Webb
John Saxton
Little League Mothers Plan Kick Off Dinner
The Mason County Little League Association mothers announce a fundraising kick-off dinner at Point Pleasant High School on Friday May 13 starting 5 30 p m. Adults pay 75 cents and children 50 cents. Everyone is invited.
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Point Pleasant
Mothers of the Mason County Little League Association
Point Pleasant High School
Births and admissions listed in Holzer Hospital Notes
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Orville R. Ingles and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Jenkins. Admissions include Mrs. Elmer K. Staley, James Fitch, Mrs. Billie R. Collier, and many others. Dismissals feature Dale Gil and several patients. Blood used Thursday five pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville R. Ingles
Patriot
Roger L. Jenkins
Jackson
Elmer K. Staley
Gallipolis Euereka
James Fitch
Gallipolis
Billie R. Collier
Caer W. Va
Lawrence H
Dale Gil
Forrest W. Ingraham
Richard Barrett
Frank L. White
Samuel H. McAllister
Marcia L. Baker
Tonda Jo Hartman
Fred O. Riggs
James Hedger
William H. Menshouse
Leonard Lunsford
Roscoe J. Fife
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Rees
Chamber
Guysville News
Mrs. Albert Hutchens
Kay Nice
New Straitsville
Mr. Nice
Goldie Vincent
Minear 274
Order of Eastern Star
Robert Dixon
Dwight Kim
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Clyde Little
Annie Arnold
Foster Bean
Coolville
Ruel Finsterwald
Pomeroy
Don Campbell
Albert Hutchens
Quantico
Washington D. C
Marine Pfe
Clarence Hutchens
Clarence Fuller
Elmer Fuller
Chillicothe
Everett Grant
Athens
Dan Pearcy
Beulah Hutchens
Henry Koehler
Meigs General Hospital
Glen Hawk
Cardington
Minnie Christy
Clifford Brett
Earl Clark
Tuppers Plains
Korea
Clark
Bennie Hutchens
William Schall
Jr. Firemen
Army Signal Group
USAF
the Weather Service Observer
Central Press
Jack Gilbert
Lancaster
John Harvey Weis
Capitol Hill
Highway Patrol
Y Marnival
the Electric Co
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Kermit Mick
Edith Dodrill
Kathryn Sheets
Louisa Brunicardi
Harry Clendenin
Joyce Myers
Gallia
Little League Mothers
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Mings
Sibson
Philco
Trippaan
Westinghouse Co
Whirlpool
General Electric
Frigidaire
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