Gallia County High Schools Plan May Graduation Speakers
Gallia County rural high schools set five commencements for May 19 and 26. Rio Grandes last ceremony May 19 features Rev A J McCormack as speaker. valedictorian Mark Tracy and salutatorian Carolyn Evans. Southwesterns May 26 speaker William W Chase. valedictorian John Fraley and salutatorian Carol Jones. Kyger Creek May 19 with Johnny Jones. valedictorian Betty Furst and salutatorian Jimmy Davis. North Gallia May 19 speaker Rev James Lee Harter. valedictorian Gloria Keesee and salutatorian Scott Miller. Hannan Trace May 19 with speaker to be announced. valedictorian Dottie Clark and salutatorian Janet Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande High School
A. Jackson McCormack
Jackson’s
Presbyterian Church
Rio Grande
Mark Tracy
Luther Tracy
Carolyn Evans
Glendon O. Evans
Cap” Evans
Evans
Southwestern High School
William W. Chase
Ohio University
Ohio U’s
Nigeria
Southwestern
John Fraley
Carol Jones
Kyger Creek High School
Johnny Jones
Columbus Dispatch Daily
Kgger Creek
Betty Furst
Jimmy Davis
North Gallia
Boy Injures Hand In Fall At Home
Gordon E. Craig, age 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Craig of 836 Third Ave, fell Saturday evening and cut his left hand. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital with a laceration but is listed in satisfactory condition.
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Gallipolis
Gordon E. Craig
William E. Craig
Third Ave
Holzer Hospital
Gallia Dog Warden Helps OSP Find Auto
Gallia County dog warden Stanley Evans located his stolen automobile Sunday morning four miles from Rio Grande on the Centerpoint Rio Grande road ending a night long search. Evans reported the car was taken late Saturday and Ohio State Patrol conducted a two county probe into the theft.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Evans
Gallia County
Centerpoint
Rio Grande
Evans
Ohio State Patrol
Gage
Television listings page shows day schedule mix of programs
The Messenger provides a station schedule with entries like 6:00 Asked for It and 9:00 Moscow, listing news and features such as NBC News weather and late film and talk show blocks. The page notes corrections are the reader’s responsibility if schedules are wrong.
Television Schedule Fragments From Evening Lineup
A list of TV time slots and program titles across the 6:30 PM to 1:00 AM window. Entries include NBC News and local shows like These Roots, Laramie, Hitchcock, and Jack Paar with weather and sports insertions.
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Hitchcock
Jim Thacker
Thriller
Weather
Renegade
NBC News
Jim Backus
Jack Paar
Laramaic
Wells Fargo
Acapulco
Lor. Young
Dr. Malone
Jack
Daddy
Hollywood
Laramie
Weath
Television Schedule Fragment
A dense set of broadcast times lists programs including Hiway Pat Paradise Weather Peter Gunn Circus Boy News Civil War Sports Cheyenne Weather Surfside Movie Jingles Asked for It Cinderella News Morn Show Day in Court Susie 7 Keys Court Queen Day Love Bob Who Trust Camouflage Num. Please CASPER Bandstand About Faces Rocky News SF Beat Hiway Pat Stagecoach Weather Close Up McGraw Law Jones Rescue 8 Bugs Bunny Weather Rifleman Wyatt Earp
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Paradise
Susie
Camouflage
Casper
Rocky
Stagecoach
McGraw
Law
Jones
Wyatt Earp
TV Schedule Fragment Shows Evening Lineup
A rough TV guide lists programs from 6:00 to 11:15 with Many entries including M Squad Surfside Six News Paradise Weather Peter Gunn Trackdown Cheyenne Movie Bud Starcher Romp. Room Woman Page Day in Court Queen Who Trust Love Bob Who Trust Weather etc. The scattered OCR reads like a late night schedule with films Westerns and news slots.
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Paradise
Cheyenne
Bud Starcher
Univ. Hall
Miss Brooks
Sha
Ann Reider
Sreh. Tomor
Flippo
Evening TV and Theater Schedule Fragment
A fragmented listing shows theater times and TV segments with hosts and guests such as Thomas, Griffith, Hennesey, Allyson, News, U S Marshal, Red Skelton, Garry Moore, and Bud. Weather slots and late night movie and adventure items are interleaved with sports and talk show mentions.
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Thomas
Griffith
Hennesey
Chet Long
Allyson
D. Edwards
Bud
Lom Ewell
Red Skelton
Garry Moore
Doug
A‘mehair
Dom Gillis
Whispering Smith premiere star Audie Murphy in Denver mystery
TV review notes Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith as the new police drama set in Denver with Guy Mitchell as Detective Romack. The plot involves a blinded outlaw and a $1000 reward seeking stolen bank funds. Also listed Tallahassee with Walter Matthau in a killer investigation at 10:30 p.m.
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Denver
Colo
Audie Murphy
Guy Mitchell
George Romack
Smith
Guns of the Lawless and Spinout at Sebring Air on TV
Television listings feature 7:30 p.m. Guns of the Lawless with Bronco surviving a death plot and outdrawing two gunmen. At 8:30 p.m. Surfside 6 presents Lorrain Lettrell and racer Martin Harriby in Spinout at Sebring plotting to murder a millionaire husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Guns of the Lawless
Bronco
Lorrain Lettrell
Martin Harriby
Sebring
Television Schedule Highlights From A Busy Evening
At 7:30 p.m. a U S Marshal features two murders and a robbery widening the hunt for a clever bank thief. 8 p.m. Pete and Gladys romance a designing female leading Gladys to pose as a hillbilly cousin. 10 p.m. Hennesey with Mickey Rooney has Dr Hennesey and sailor Winslow in trouble with Shore Patrol. 10 30 p.m. End of a Mission stars June Allyson and Steve Forrest in a World War II OSS mission story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Marshal Morgan
Pete
Gladys
Pop
Goldigger
Fifi D’orsay
Hennesey
Mickey Rooney
Chick Hennesey
Richard Winslow
June Allyson
Steve Forrest
O.S.S
TV Guide Highlights for Monday and Tuesday Night
Channel line up lists films and times for Monday and Tuesday with titles such as Go Into Your Dance Blonde Fever Design for Living and Dangerous among others shown across channels 6 8 10 13 and 4 9 11.
Chain Saw Recovered Near Vinton Residence
Deputy Sheriff Jack Owens and Carl Racer recovered a chain saw believed stolen in mid April from Racer on Vinton Route 2. The tool was found near a woods behind the Racer home, first spotted by two children at a nearby dump. Howard Moore, 23, of Vinton Route 2, is jailed on grand larceny charges, pleaded innocent, and is bound over to the May Grand Jury on a $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jack Owens
Carl Racer
Vinton
Racer
Rio Grande
Sheriff's Department
Howard Moore
Moore
Births at Holzer Hospital Reported
A list of newborns and parents from Ripley Wellston Point Pleasant and nearby towns. Names include King McGrath James E King and many others with locations such as Gallipolis Jackson Gallipolis Ferry and Athens. Blood used Saturday one pint.
Assault Charged In Gallia County Weekend Arrest
Gallia County sheriff's deputies arrested Jearold Ray Jenkins 21 Kanauga on a warrant charging assault and battery. Sheriff Oscar Baird said Jenkins was taken into custody by city police and will face a Municipal Court hearing Monday. The charge was filed by George W. Shoemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jearold Ray Jenkins
Kanauga
Oscar Baird
Jenkins
George W. Shoemaker
Youth Fined in Gallia Juvenile Court
Judge John W. Howell in Gallia County Juvenile Court fined Danny P. Boyer 16 Gallipolis five dollars and costs for no operator's license. The fine and costs were suspended.
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Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Gallia County
Danny P. Boyer
Rio Grande High School Spring Vocal Concert Planned
Rio Grande High School music department presents a spring vocal concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium under Mrs. Clyde A. Dale. The program features the mixed choir, girls group with Janie Wygal as soloist, boys group with Frank Petrie as soloist, and student selections including The Rose of Tralee and Song of Life. The junior high will close with All Hail Rio High School.
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Department of
Rio Grande High School
Clyde A. Dale
Steve Thomas
Janie Wygal
Odette
Frank Petrie
Lark Napier
Tralee
Betty Fuller
Hazel Salmons
Judy Wray
Janet Burchett
Shirley Lambert
Joyce Thomas
Peggy Williams
Linda Roberts
Daisy Salmons
Janet Newman
Sue Wickline
Ellen Leonard
Roberta Heugal
Carolyn Stowers
Eve Pendleton
Roy Wray
Marlin Hively
Paul Wickline
Mary Tracy
John Bowers
Dayton Garber
Clifford Eggers
Phillip Weatherholt
Ross Hamrick
David Runyon
Charles Dean
Steve Bowers
Sheridan Boothe
Larry Hall
Wilbur Curfman
Harold Heugal
May Day Festival Moves Indoors at Rio Grande College
Threatening weather forced Rio Grande College’s May Day events inside Community Hall. Queen Rosemary Salser of Racine was crowned with escort Joe York presiding, and the May Prom followed with a four piece orchestra. Former queens were honored with gladioli bouquets, and skits under Rendezvous with Spring showcased student and college activities.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Rosemary
Paul R. Lyne
Rosemary Salser
Racine
Joe York
Community Hall
F. D. Chiles Jr
Reese Lloyd
James Jenkins
Jackson
Paul Shrader
South Webster
Deborah Chamberlain
McArthur
May Pole
Rio Grande Public
College
Woman Suffers Heart Attack In Gallipolis
Mrs. Nellie B. Dowler 70 of Nelsonville Route 2 suffered a mild heart attack during Grace Methodist Church services Sunday morning. She was ambulanced to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis where she rested well Sunday night. Dowler, visiting daughter Mrs. Omer De Vol of Spring Valley estates, has long dealt with heart ailments.
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Gallipolis
Nellie B. Dowler
Nelsonville
Holzer Hospital
Director Resigns to Enter Army from WJEH
GALLIPOLIS Ohio news director Gary has resigned to join the army. A 1961 Ohio University graduate, he left Saturday for a short visit to his Baltimore home and will report as a second lieutenant to Fort Benning Georgia.
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Gallipolis
al Gary
WJEH
Gary
Ohio University
Baltimore
Fort Benning
River traffic and dam conditions across Ohio River system
Distribution of gauge readings at Gallipolis Montgom ery Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy Mason Point Pleasant with dams Kanawha London Marmet Winfield. Ohio River movable dams south through Dam 17 up Sunday down elsewhere. List of boats with load and times at various locks including Montgomery Ba you Manchac J K Davidson Lock 13 Reliance Southland National Mr Criss Criss Jr Linda Chotin I F Frieberger Creditor Wavers A V oe Beer tawn Sycamore Cotton Queen Emma V City of Maysville Kanawha Winfield Gallipolis Jefferson Bonnie Brian Lelia C Shearer Onward Lucy Jane Lucas Spog Solvay Semet.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
J. K. Davidson
Reliance
Southland
National
Mr. Criss
Criss Jr
Linda Chotin
I. F. Frieberger
Creditor
Wavers
A. V. Oe
Beertawn
Sycamore
Cotton Queen
Emma-V
Lock SM
City of Maysville
Kanawha
Oliver C. Shearer
Jefferson
Robert P. Bonnie
Brian Lee
Lelia C. Shearer
Onward
Lucy Jane Lucas
Spog
Solvay
Semet
County nurses administer 106 polio shots in clinic
Despite inclement weather, Gallia county health nurses gave 106 polio shots at the weekly free clinic, raising the year’s total to 1437. They also dispensed 13 DPTs, nine tetravax, and four diphtheria-tetanus immunizations.
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Gallipolis
Scouts Plan Five Mile Hike If Weather Permits
Four or five Tenderfoot scouts from Addison's Troop 211 may hike five miles Wednesday evening for second class badges weather permitting. Plans were set during a regular session at the town hall Saturday night when 14 scouts and scout master Rev Marion T Williams attended.
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Gallipolis
Addison
Marion T. Williams
Gallipolis Girl Injured Steering Bicycle Into Car Path
State Highway Patrol reported a 5 32 p m Saturday crash on Route 7 seven miles south of Gallipolis injuring Rebecca D Durham five daughter of Earl and Mrs Durham of Lower River Road. She suffered a compound fracture lacerations and abrasions and was admitted to Holzer Hospital in satisfactory condition. The driver Don H Phelps 30 of Proctorville was not charged. Five other weekend accidents included a 2 40 a m Sunday rear vehicle damage minor injuries none charged a 5 45 a m Sunday fence incident near Lincoln Pike and a 4 55 p m Sunday Route 35 collision with Doss charged left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Rebecca D. Durham
Earl Durham
Lower River Rd
Don H. Phelps
Proctorville
Rebecca
Holzer Hospital
Phelps
Silver Bridge
Raymond D. Fannin
Rio Grande
Edna Louise Warfuel
Donald K. Evans
Evans
Cash Allison
Henry M. Doss
Robert C. Thompson
Chicago
Ill
Doss
County Car Brings $500 at Auction on Courthouse Steps
Joe Williams of Eureka bought the 1957 county highway department sedan for 500 dollars at an auction on the courthouse steps. Auditor Morton L. Dickey acted as auctioneer. The car had been ordered sold by county commissioners and was formerly used by Pete Neal, highway foreman, who remains employed after a later firing order. County Engineer J Roy Bartlett had asked for a replacement car, which the commissioners did not grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Joe Williams
Eureka
Morton L. Dickey
Pete Neal
J. Roy Bartlett
Neal
Bartlett
Highway Department
Former Cager Hurts Hand In Accident
Wayne Evans of Mt. Sterling suffered multiple fractures and severe lacerations to his left hand when it was caught in a motorized lawn mower at his home. The Rio Grande High School alumnus now coaches basketball in Mt. Sterling and was sent to Columbus Hospital for a cast. He is brother to Cap Evans and Bo Evans, both noted players in their time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wayne Evans
Mt. Sterling
Gallia County
Evans
Rio Grande
Blue Men
Columbus
Cap Evans
Bo Evans
Municipal Court Fines Hit Six In Overload and Speed
Judge William H. Jones fined six persons in Gallipolis Municipal Court Saturday. John F. Harrison 27 Middleport paid 75 dollars and costs for overload. Charles Stewart 24 Rutland 25 dollars and costs for overload. Ray E. Crabtree 32 Chesapeake and Andrew J. Panucci 20 Rio Grande each 10 dollars and costs for excessive speeding. John N. Jeffers 18 Patriot 15 dollars and costs for left of center. James Hambrick 3 St Albans W Va 5 dollars and costs for unsafe operation.
FFA Judges Enter State Competition
Four Gallia County FFA judging teams competed at Ohio State University in statewide contests. Individual William Curfman of Kyger Creek entered agronomy solo judging. Gallia Academy High School led the land judging team after district win. other entrants came from Kyger Creek Southwestern Rio Grande and more. Winners will be announced at the summer Vocational Agriculture Instructors Conference.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
FFA
Ohio State University
Future Farmers of America
William Curfman
Kyger Creek Ffa
Gallia Academy High School
Pat Rake
Harlan Pitchford
Ken Sanders
Kyger Creek
C. A. Duncan
Roger Smith
Paul Swisher
Southwestern
Garlin Carter
David Carter
Don Robinette
Rio Grande High School
Sheridan Boothe
Jerry
Cloyd Lambert
Vocational Agriculture Instructors
Heavy Rains Hit Gallia Weekend Weather Report
Gallia residents faced heavy weekend rain and warm highs. Pete McCormick notes Sunday rainfall at .94 inches with 81 degrees, a Sunday low of 48, and Saturday reaching 81 with .57 inches. Friday saw .27 inch rain and 66 degrees. Ohio River tributaries and Eureka roller dam recorded higher totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Pete McCormick
Fairfield Weather Observer
McCormick
Ohio River
Eureka
Child’s Vision Improves After Hit and Run Incident
Deborah Dove a 7 year old partially blind girl was struck near her West Side home. She told her mother she could see far better Thursday night. Eye specialists at Metropolitan General Hospital planned examinations to assess any change in her eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Deborah Dove
West Side
Metropolitan General Hospital
Deborah
Two Cars Collide At Intersection In Gallipolis
Gallipolis city police report a minor collision at 10 22 a m Saturday at Fourth and Court involving Emmett B Syrus 18 and Elnora E Price 37 both of Gallipolis No injuries and no charges after Mrs Price stopped on Court Street and pulled into the Syrus car causing minor damage at the intersection
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fourth and
Court
Emmett B. Syrus
Elnora E. Price
Police List Arrests in Point Pleasant and Nearby
Weekend arrests reported by county, state and city police include John Freenland and others from Point Pleasant for intoxication, plus Earl Sharpe of Greenwood. City officers also jailed Walter Wooyard Jr. and Harold Harrison of Gallipolis for running red lights. Al Smith of Point Pleasant was cited for intoxication.
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Point Pleasant
John Freenland
Bill Plants
James Hayman
Harold Eugene Patrick
Earl Sharpe
Greenwood
Walter Wooyard Jr
Gallipolis
Harold Harrison
al Smith
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TV Movie Guide
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Ripley
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William M. Lewis
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Weldon T. Strait
H. Howard Burke
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Ernest W. Carter
Roy D. Rothgeb
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