Gallipolis City Board Hints Levy for High School Debt
Gallipolis city board of education discussed a proposed levy to cover costs of the Gallia Academy High School construction. The plan would raise about 108 750 over five years to reduce a projected debt of 102 010 95 after current funds are spent. The levy, tied to 1 5 mills on a valued property of 14 500 000, would go to voters in November, with a Tuesday meeting at Washington School auditorium to finalize plans.
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Gallipolis
City Board of Education
Gallia Academy
Washington School
Dan A. Carmichael
Marshall Boggs
Boggs
Sixty Lions Host Quarterly Ladies Night in Gallipolis
Sixty Lions and guests from Gallipolis plus eight visitors gathered at the Moose Home in Point Pleasant for a quarterly Ladies Night. Musical numbers were presented by O'Donnell as MC, the Tiptoes and Gallia Academy students, Rio Grande singers, and pianist Jean McCoy. Nominations for officers were announced with June 4 voting set. prizes and orchids were awarded to supporting lion wives.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Odie O'Donnell
Tiptoes
Gladys Johnson
Joyce
Janice Saunders
Gallia Academy
Mike Morris
Rio Grande College
Marlin Boston
Jean McCoy
Norman Lanier
Rio Grande
Evan H. Evans
Everett McMahon
Gene Gloss
Jacques Bishop
John Cornett
Norman Pinschmidt
W. H. Yanes
Max Tawney
Jack Hudson
O'Donnell
Vaught Smith
B. B. Matthews
Howard Ferguson
F. H. McGraw
Carol Sue Haskins
Lion Charlie McCormick
Miss Haskins
Ohio University
Ken Morgan
McGraw
Robert E. Myers
Pinschmidt
Leon Saunders
Tuck Butterfield
Hudson
Pinschmidt Myers
Davis Reports On Seminar
Twelve Gallipolis volunteers met at the fire station to hear Assistant Fire Chief Forrest T Davis discuss the 3rd Ohio State Fire Prevention Seminar held in Columbus. Fire Chief J H Steele opened the meeting and Davis covered gas heaters LP gas and fire department public relations with the community. Plans were set for an educational program of fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Junior Fair Board Hears Plans and Drainage Update
Gallia County Junior Fair Board met at the courthouse extension office with President Joe Clark in charge. They reviewed committee reports and discussed building types for the fairgrounds. Drainage tile work is finished and seeding should wrap up next week. There was talk of Governor ONeill making a personal appearance at the fair.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Court House
Joe Clark
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Car Leaves Highway After Tire Blows Out
A right front tire blew out on a Gallipolis road sending a car driven by 17 year old Sam Neal off the right side of lower Rhoule 7. The crash caused light to moderate damage. Neal and two passengers were uninjured after the vehicle traveled about 75 feet and scraped an dirt embankment.
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Gallipolis
Lower Rhoule
Sam Neal
Garfield Ave
Neal
Radio Club Discusses Civil Defense in Gallia County
Gallia County Amateur Radio Club met Tuesday night to discuss civil defense. Members reported they received Ft Hayes Military Installation questionnaires and most would volunteer for civil defense training. The secretary saw progress toward better local organization and a club equipment promise was noted. Talks also covered the Junior Fair exhibition and a July Wiener roast for the third Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Civil Defense
Gallia County
Civil Defense Authority
Old Age Benefits For Farmers Explained
The self employed farmer over 65 who earns no more than 1200 dollars a year is eligible for Social Security old age benefits based on past work. There are no special farmer benefits, and the district office urges farmers to obtain leaflets detailing rights and obligations. Write to the Social Security Administration District Office in Portsmouth Ohio for copies.
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Gallipolls
John R. Chatfield
Portsmouth
Social Security Office
Social Security Administration
Fourth Street
Ohio
Demonstration Council To Meet at Ohio State
Gallia county announces the Ohio Home Demonstration Council annual meeting on June 17 from 9 30 a m to 3 p m on the Ohio State University campus. Homemaker short courses run June 17 19 at OSU. Participants should contact the extension office by May 24.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Home Demonstration Council
Ohio State University
OSU
Holzer Hospital Births and Admissions Notes
A list of births includes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs James Stewart of South Point on May 21 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs Dean Miller of Jackson on May 21. Admitted patients include Mrs Bill R. George Vinton medical Verne KE Altizer Gallipolis surgical and several other named individuals with surgical or medical status.
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James Stewart
South Point
Dean Miller
Jackson
Bill R. George
Vinton
Verne
Altizer
Gallipolis
Charles H. Sands
Ashland
William Hoskins
Wellston
Surgical
Wanda Jean Rupe
Columbus
Michael A. Roberts
Margaret Dumott
Bid- West
Medical
Alice Peters
Wilkesville
Village Bonds Are Received In Gallia County
The Gallia County Recorder’s office received a $58,000 mortgage on the Vinton village water works under construction. The five percent interest revenue bonds are in small denominations. Construction proceed as funds arrive via a Cincinnati bonding company to be repaid from water system user fees.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Village
Gallia
Minnie Judy 94 Dies in Gallipolis Hospital
Mrs Minnie Judy aged 94 of 939 Second Ave Gallipolis died last night near midnight at Holzer Hospital She was mother of Ed Judy and admitted at 3 45 p m Tuesday Funeral arrangements are handled by C J Waugh Funeral Home Gallipolis
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Gallipolis
Minnie Judy
Second Ave
Holzer Hospital
Ed Judy
C. J. Waugh Funeral Home
County Commissioners Handle Routine Business
Morton Dickey said the Gallia County board handled only routine matters Monday with no delegations appearing before the commissioners.
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Gallipolis
Morton Dickey
Dickey
Bucket Brigade Firemen Save Elderly Woman From Fire
Gallipolis residents report an elderly woman, Clara Ann Smith, rescued from her burning home with help from a bucket brigade. Kerr McClaskey carried Smith to safety after the blaze began around 9 am. Fire units from Vinton assisted, preventing spread to two nearby houses and an outbuilding. The structure was a total loss. Smith and son Harley Morgan were not home at the start. The fire department returned to Vinton around 10:30 after depleting water supplies.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell
Clara Ann
Vinton
Tour Planned For May 28 In Gallia County
The Gallia County Home Council plans a May 28 tour starting at 9 15 a m at Master Feed and Seed Co in Gallipolis. The group will visit the Celanese Plant from 10 to noon and Holzer Hospital from 2 to 3 pm with lunch noon to 1 30 pm.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Master Feed and Seed Co., Inc
Third
Sycamore
Lucile Rymer
Court Orders Payment in Gallia County Case
Gallia County Common Pleas Court orders Burnace and Lena Stout to pay 490.10 dollars owed to Jackson Farm Center Inc. The case centers on an unpaid debt arising from an account.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Common Pleas Court
Jackson Farm Center, Inc
Burnace
Lena Stout
Veterans Plan Memorial Day Activities in Gallia County
The Gallipolis veterans of Foreign Wars plan a Memorial Day parade starting 8 45 a m at the Doughboy Statue in City Park. The march goes to Second Ave Pine St then to Pine Street Cemetery for 10 00 a m services. A firing squad from six Legion and six VFW members will honor the dead. disabled veterans will receive transport.
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Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Home
Doughboy
Second Ave
Pine St
Pine
American Legion
VFW
Lawrence Dickey
Gallia Academy High School
Ross Fleming
Hayes wins district prize in Harold Harding Memorial Essay Contest
Gallia Academy senior Tommy Hayes of State Street wins top district prize in the Harold Harding Memorial Essay Contest, earning a trip to South Africa. Other winners include Clyde Jarvis for a savings bond and Barbara Erwin, Phyllis White, Harriet Clendenin, Joan Miller, and Freddie Miller for two person riverboat trips.
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Gallipolis
Tommy Hayes
Buell Hayes
State St
Gallia Academy High School
Harold Harding
National Propeller Club of America
South Africa
Hayes
Key Club
National Honor Society
Clyde Jarvis
Barbara Erwin
Phyliss White
Harriet Clendenin
Joan Miller
Freddie Miller
Two Accidents Leave Six Injured in Gallia County
Gallipolis dispatch reports two separate crashes injuring six people and destroying two cars. In Meigs County a 2 year old boy escaped with a forehead cut after entering Route 124 near Long Bottom, injuring Delores Hensley and forcing George A. Hensley to crash. In Gallia County a 16 year old driver rear ended a stopped truck on Route 7 near Swan Creek School, his car destroyed by fire. Jim Turner suffered deep facial lacerations requiring 24 stitches, while Larry Brown, Glen Jones, and Jim Ransbottom sustained various injuries. Brown faces juvenile court charges for unsafe operation. Several local residents were fined for muffler and brake violations.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Meigs County
Long Bottom
Tat
George A. Hensley
Reedsville
Hensley
Delores Hensley
Larry D. Brown
Chesapeake
Swan Creek School
Brown
Jim Turner
St. Marys Hospital
Huntington
Glenn Jones
Jim Ransbottom
Four Arrested After Flood Incident In Gallia County
Four men pressed for disturbing the peace after struggling in flash flood waters on Route 554. Curtis W. Smith, Stanley L. Spires, Billy G. Spires, and Daniel R. Yost were fined $20 and costs. Charles Nally was jailed five days, fined $50, license suspended six months. Annabelle Kerwood forfeited $50 bond for fighting and resisting arrest. Dale Putney paid $5 in breach of the peace.
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Gallipolis
Oscar Baird
Curtis W. Smith
Langsville
Stanley L. Spires
Cheshire
Billy G. Spires
Daniel R. Yost
Bidwell
Charles Nally
Pomeroy
Annabelle Kerwood
Dale Putney
Apple Grove
Holzer Hospital Nursing Choir to perform on WSAZ TV
The Holzer Hospital School of Nursing Choir directed by A Kimball Suiter will appear on WSAZ TV Thursday just after noon.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Wsaz-Tv
A. Kimball Suiter
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Woon Fund
A. J. Stockmeister Co
Carmichael
J. Gordon Gibert
Davis
Radio Club
Ohio State
Andy Treadway
Milton Dove
William Musser
Constance Pierce
John Moss
Ralph Mastier
Vern C. Filson
Josephine Wheeler
Paul A. Duff
Edith Knaul
George Whiteman
William G. Derenberger
Edward Hipple
Bucket Brigade
Veterans Plan Memorial Day
avainHyv
Court of Justice
R. F. Grindley
Minersville
Charles J. Hartung, Jr
Dennis H. Maneus
Racine
Charles C. Marcinko
Jack F. Deeter
Coolville
Holzer Choir
Dean
Doan
Adv
Plymouth
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