Tentative Gallia County Junior Fair Program Set Aug 12 14
Gallia County Agriculture Society maps a tentative three day fair with open entertainment slots. Plans include Pomona Grange acts, hog calling, Chamber of Commerce TV stars, square dancing, Paw n Taw performances, spinning and carding, Little Miss Gallia County Parade, and live broadcast from Holzer Airport. Cattle judging, steer show and sale, 4 H events, Rotary tractor rodeo, and a model airplane contest are scheduled with afternoon and evening programs and a parade of livestock finalizing the week.
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Gallipolis
John Heiskell
Farm Bureau
Gallia County
Gallia County Agricultural Society
Pomona Grange
Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Irwin
Fuiay
Lafayette Post 27
American Legion
Little Miss Gallia
Rotary
Holzer Airport
Great Future For Oil Field Cowan Says
Gallia County oilman J L Cowan predicted a great future for a seven mile by three mile oil and gas field near the Ohio River in northern Gallia County. He said he would stay until the field develops and noted geological work by J Edgar Brown. Cowan dismissed rumors of uranium and warned of a possible high output once depth and tubing work are completed at wells near Kanauga and Gravel Hill Road.
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Gallipolis
J. L. Cowan
Gallia County
Ohio River
Ohio
Cowan
J. Edgar Brown
Cheshire- Addison
Kanauga
Meigs County
Kgger
Oklahoma
Car Slid Off Road In Cheshire Accident
State Highway Patrol investigated a late Wednesday crash 1.5 miles south of Cheshire. Robert Lee Halley, 26, of Cheshire, lost control, spun, damaging his car and the guard rail.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Cheshire
Robert Lee Halley
Motorist Fined for Crossing Yellow Line
Arthur S S Gregg 68 of Cincinnati was fined 15 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge William H Jones on a state highway patrol charge for crossing over the yellow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Arthur S.S. Gregg
Cincinnati
William H. Jones
Bake sale planned at Paint Creek Church in Gallipolis
Martha Ann Clib of Paint Creek Baptist Church leads a bake sale at 9:30 a.m. on May 29 at the church. Sales committee members are Mrs. Lydia Robinson and Miss Paulmenia Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martha Ann Clib
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Sprior
Lydia Robinson
Paulmenia Gordon
Gallipolis Church News Highlights Local Services
A digest of area church schedules lists Masses and services across Gallipolis and Rio Grande. Priests include Rev Adolph Golubiewski at Gallipolis and Rev John W Rand at Calvary Baptist Rio Grande. selections cover Roman Catholic, Methodist, Nazarene, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Baptist and Grace churches with weekly worship, Sunday schools, youth programs and midweek activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Catholic
Adolph Golubiewski
Gallipolis State Institute
Church of Christ
Lewis Mikell
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
John W. Rand
Simpson Chapel
Methodist
George L. Sidwell
Church
S. C. Hoelle
Young Peoples
Pearl Elliott
Paint Creek
Preston C. Smith
Leslie Howard
BTU
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Sun
St. Peter's Episcopal
Richard H. Ash
First Baptist
W H. Green
D R. Loomis
Bible School
Young People’s Fellowship
Grace Methodist
P. M. Niswander
Aldersgate
WSCS
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Gallia Academy High School
Niswander
Grace
City Musicians Start Lessons
Gallipolis city schools instrumental music director A Kimball Suiter announced that beginners will start band lessons in June, not October. Aspirants and parents meet Suiter at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Washington School Auditorium. Fourth grade aptitude testing has just been completed. Lessons run each Monday during the summer starting June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. Kimball
Suiter
Washington School
Reedsville Man Fined For Drunken Driving
Kenneth G. Bay of Reedsville was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in Meigs County Jail by Justice Percy Pleoples for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. arrested by Gallipolis Post, State Highway Patrol.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Kenneth G. Bay
Reedsville
Meigs County
Justice of the Peace
Percy Peoples
Tuppers Plains Community News Briefs
Visitors of Mrs Vietta Springer and Roy Springer include Mr and Mrs Chancey Werner Mr and Mrs Rosco Fife of Middleport Mr and Mrs G G Gaul and Mr and Mrs Arthur Himes of Athens Roy Springer remains homebound by illness Christian Church of Tuppers Plains members met at Paul Buckley home with sandwiches coffee and tea Several from the community attended baptismal services at Reedsville for new Methodist additions Hobart Shields and Creston Newland attended a Christian Churches men’s meeting at Hemlock Grove Christian Church Other locals attended services at Reedseville Christian Church Phyllis Newland.
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Tuppers Plains
Vietta Springer
Roy
Chancey Werner
Rosco Fife
Middleport
G. G. Gaul
Arthur Himes
Athens
Roy Springer
Christian Church of
Paul Buckley
Reedsville
Hobart Shields
Creston Newland
Christian Churches
Hemlock Grove
Rev Sidwell to Speak At Addison Grade School Graduation
The Rev George L Sidwell Jr pastor of Simpson Chapel Methodist Church Rio Grande will deliver the commencement address at Addison Grade School graduation at 8 p m Friday at Addison Methodist Church Normal Lucas will present diplomas to ten graduates five boys and five girls Chester Berkley will give the valedictory Other graduates include Billy McKinney Terry Burkheimer Alice Finnan Charles Scott Maxine Amos Juanita Van Sickle Oretha Amos Lawrence Fellure and Delma Jones
Gallipolis Personal Notes Attendances and Visits
Gallipolis report lists Gloria Swanson to undergo knee surgery at Christ Hospital Cincinnati with her parents and relatives visiting. Incoming weekend guests include Everett G Roger London and Bruce. Margaret Carter travels to Wellston to meet sister-in-law F F Darling in Gallipolis. Funeral attendees for Nora K Van den include Douglas Fuller Cincinnati. Florence Kerr Oxford is convalescent and will arrive Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gloria Swanson
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Charles Swanson
Everett G. Roger
London
Bruce
Joe D. Miller
Margaret D. Carter
Wellston
F. F. Darling
Columbus
Carter
Nora K. Vanden
Douglas Fuller
Florence Kerr
Oxford
Holzer Hospital Notes Admissions Update
A list of admissions at Holzer Hospital includes Mrs. Alice Wheeler of Racine medical, Patricia Louise Beck of Gallipolis medical, Mrs. Albert Neal of Gallipolis surgical, and several others from Jackson Huntington Wellston Mason Oak Hill and Chillicothe. Names appear with medical or surgical designations and patient relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wheeler
Racine
Patricia Louise Beck
Gallipolis
Albert Neal
Surgical
William B. Cram
Zaleski
Homer Miller
Waterloo
George Dean Saxton
Mason
Thoburn M. Detty
Oak Hill
A. B. Ruston
Jackson
Joe Morgan
Raymond Luma
Middleport
Virgil Springer
William Lester Saunders
Lou Bostic
Huntington
Levi Tyo
Wellston
Surical
Grant Davis
Chillicothe
Delmar Thornton
Northup
Janes A. Swick
Medical
Speedster Fined in Gallipolis Court
George R. Rey nols, 26, of Point Pleasant, was fined $19 and costs in Gallipolis Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol speeding charge.
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Gallipolis
George R. Reynols
Point Pleasant
Rio Grande School to Hold Two Picnics at Lake Jackson
Upper six grades are to picnic this afternoon at Lake Jackson beyond Oak Hill while younger students dine on the high school grounds.
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Rio Grande
Lake Jackson
Oak Hill
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Addison
Holzer Hospital
Earl Barnes
Paul Congar
Harry Hanson
Eugene Fisher
William Hill
Clara Bugg
Robert T. Ross
William Plummer
Frank Merricks
Dan Sawyre
Walter Lovejoy
Jack Calloway
Ronald Knotts
Charles Kiser
Edward Fulton
Dennis Martin
William Bunce
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