Travelers Information Cards Available for Emergencies
Gallia County patrol post announces continuation of State Highway Patrol traveler location information cards. Sgt. P. D. McCreedy urges motorists planning extended trips to obtain a card, fill it out, and leave it with a nearby contact to aid in contacting them during emergencies when other communications fail.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
P. D. McCreedy
Sgt. McCreedy
Highway Patrol
McCreedy
Improper Backing Charged To Driver
GALLIPOLIS The State Highway Patrol cited Ira T. Denny 60 Bidwell to Municipal Court May 20 on a charge of improper backing after an accident at 9 40 a m Wednesday on Route 554 about a mile and a half east of Porter. Officers said the Denny car backed out of a private driveway and struck an eastbound car driven by Albert L. Paull 29 Blackfork. There was minor damage to both cars and no one was injured.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Ira T. Denny
Bidwell
Porter
Denny
Albert L. Paulins
Blackfork
New Procedure For Picking Tonys
New York reports a change in Tony selection methods by the American Theater Wing. Balloting will involve show producers critics writers and editors along with Wing officers and subscribers. Awards will be deferred until end of May to include late season arrivals. Silver medallions honor outstanding achievement across performing and technical categories.
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New York
American Theater Wing
Illegal Entry Tries Made At Stations
Gallipolis police reported two attempted break ins at uptown service stations late Tuesday or early Wednesday. At John Phillips Sohio Station a rear window was broken and fingers reached for the lock but nothing appeared missing. At Ashland Service Station the manager said the door to the auto wash room was pried yet the station showed no losses.
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Gallipolis
Uptown
James Hash
John Phillips
Sohio
Second
Olive
Phillips
Bill Barr
Ashland
First
Sycamore
Barr
Clarke Elected By Gallipolis Health Board
Dr Oscar W Clarke was elected president and Lawrence Panzo Bastiani vice president at the Gallipolis City Board of Health monthly meeting in Oscar’s River Boat Room. The board honored retiring president Dr Evan C Roderick for fluoridating city water. Wayne Phillips reported on school inspections and improvements while Albert R Durose attended. a resolution was adopted to comply with state sanitary regulations before the Gallipolis pool opens this year.
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Gallipolis
Oscar W. Clarke
Lawrence (Panzo) Bastiani
City Board of Health
Oscar’s River Boat Room
Clarke
Evan C. Roderick
Roderick
Board of Health
Rotary Club Votes 600 for Rio Grande Library
The Jackson Rotary Club pledges 600 dollars to the Rio Grande College Library in three yearly installments. The decision follows a Rotary auction fund and received unanimous club approval after trustee Willard Potter and Jack Stiffler presented the proposal to 54 attending members. Mark Tracy spoke on travels with 80 color slides from 1963, as Rev. W. Luther Tracy and J. Sherman Porter helped present the program.
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Gallipolis
Jackson Rotary Club
Rio Grande College
Jackson
Willard Potter
Jack Stiffler
Rio Grande College Board of Trustees
Elmer W. Eixkelberg
Mark Tracy
Holy Land
Near East
Greece
Italy
W. Luther Tracy
Rio Grande
Calvary Baptist Church
Grace
J. Sherman Porter
Potter
River Traffic and Dam Conditions on Ohio River Lined Dated Locks
Daily river report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Greenup Meldahl Kanawha Falls and Pomeroy Mason with roller levels and crest heights. It also tracks condition of dams on Kana wha River and movable dams in Huntington district plus countless towboats and lock statuses including Jeffboat Cherokee and John K with times from early morning to late evening.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Meldahl
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Jeffboat
A. E. Dyke
John K
William H. Zimmer
Gona
C. V. Harner
St. Marys
Indiana
Queen City
Beaver
Chippewa
Bob Beaver
Jerry Bosworth
Buckeye State
R. H. Bosworth II
Stevenson
Local Calls and Visits Highlight Rural Social Ties
Mrs. Essie Hartsook called on Mrs. Della Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Green and Mr. George Tyler were guests of Mr. Green’s son and daughter in Athens, staying with Gene Green and family.
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Essie Hartsook
Della Davis
Harley Green
George Tyler
Mr. Green
Gene Green
Athens
Non-Blackface Minstrel Planned at Kyger Creek High
Kyger Creek High School music departments stage a minstrel show at 8 p.m. Friday in the high school auditorium. Director Sam Core leads the Stage Band and Merlyn Ross directs the choir. Don Johnson and various soloists perform with a mix of vocal and instrumental numbers while the troupe wears patched old clothes. Tickets 50 cents adults, 25 cents students.
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Gallipolis
Kgger Creek High School
Sam Core
Kgger Creek
Merlyn Ross
Don Johnson
Rose
Eddie Hughes
Reva Coughenour
Linda French
Edith Ross
Daughters and Births Reported at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital announces births including a daughter to Mr and Mrs James W Roush Gallipolis and a son to Mr and Mrs Robert W Barton along with several other newborns and names listed. A number of individuals are noted as dismissed from the hospital including Mrs Jack Rhea Pearl Russell and Dr R D Thomas among others.
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James W. Roush
Gallipolis
Robert W. Barton
Mason
Robert McCormick
Jack Rhea
Pearl Russell
James Stiltner
Earl Reynolds
Curtis Skeens
Heart Brown
David H. van Matre
Delbert K. Gilbert
Jacqueline Maynard
Kenneth Roush
Rita Nolan
Delores A. Phillips
Harry S. Wittman
R. D. Thomas
Inez Phillips
Paul R. Zinn
Harry C. Shelton
William B. Reed
Weston Palsley
William E. Crothers
Law Officers View Training Film At City Hall
Gallia Meigs Lodge 95 of the Fraternal Order of Police held a training film night at City Hall. The film Police Pursuit Driving was shown with participation by Police Chief Chester A. Leaper and multiple Gallipolis and county law enforcement officers including Sgt. John Taylor Sgt. Bill Barr Paul North Silas J. Hamilton Hollis North Deputy Ivan Fife Ptl John D. Wogan Deputy Carol Manley.
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Gallipolis
Gallia-Meigs
Fraternal Order of Police
City Hall
General Motors Corp
Chester A. Leaper
John Taylor
Bill Barr
Paul North
Silas J. Hamilton
Hollis North
Ivan Fife
Gallia County
Arm Fracture At Southwestern High School
Harold E. Myers, 16, son of Mrs. Mary D. Vance of Scottown Route 1, was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 3 45 p m Wednesday with a fractured left arm. He was injured in gym class at Southwestern High School and his condition is reported as good.
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Gallipolis
Harold E. Myers
Mary D. Vance
Scottown
Holzer Hospital
Myers
Southwestern High School
Miss Dooley Wins Betty Crocker Award at North Gallia
An assembly at North Gallia High School honored Janet Dooley with the Betty Crocker award and inducted new National Honor Society members Patricia Stater Tom Foster Jackie Berry and Gary Callia with Frances Wetherholt as sponsor. The Everglades enclosure describes a 2188 square mile park area with hummocks and tropical trees.
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Gallipolis
Betty Crocker
Janet Dooley
National Honor Society
North Gallia High School
Patricia Stater
Tom Foster
Jackie Berry
Gary Callia
Frances Wetherholt
Everglades
Everglades National Park
Rio Spring Concert Slated Next Monday
The Rio Grande College Music Department will present the home spring concert in Davis Recreation Hall at 8 p.m. next Monday. The event features the college chorus band and trio and is open to the public with a reception in Davis Hall lounge afterward.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Davis Recreation Hall
Davis Hall
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Carolina Lumber
Old Depot
Point Pleasant
Dr. Clarke
Health Board
Wayne Phillips
City Sanitarian
Albert R. Durose
Shiel
Southeastern
Ohio
Elisha Woods
Crown Point
Beckford
J. S. Lewis
Solvay
Southern
Luther Herdman
Pamela D
S. M. Jenks
Philip Sporn
Peggy Downey
H. E. Bowles
Semet
Mama Lere
Valley Transporter
Kanawha
Winfield
Linda Chotin
R. H. Rawlings Sons Company
Ross
Bill Hysell
Jim
Gary French
Baldtles
Bob Polcyn
Randy Fisher
Bill Priest
Larry Collins
Kyger Creek
Phil Duncan
Karen Carnette
Donna Morton
Susan Francis
Steve White
Holzer Hospital News
Robert E. Wallace
Hogsett
W. Va
William E. Stroth
Andrew H. Wilbur
Hamden
J. Hall
Racine
Arthur Rupe
Cheshire
Mary L. Thompson
Lakin
Curtis D. Haner
Wellston
Richard P. Newell
Jean F. Mourning
Kenneth E. Willoughby
the Plains
Ira Jones
William S. Cooley
John E. Rose
Cline R. McCorkle
Piketon
Melvin R. Holley
Crown City
Charles M. Wolfe
Eber C. Carnahan
William A. Workman
Ravenswood
Robert Johnson
Gallipolis Eureka
Joseph R. Watkins
Middleport
Law
Onda
Honda
Middleport, Ohio
Miss Dooley
Rio
Elberfelds
Pomeroy
Silet Paix
Wash & Wear
Sation
Glidden
Lee
Mr. Michaels
Lee's
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