Bible Group Plans School Programs at Grace Church
Mrs. James A. Northup and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson will direct Grace Methodist Church’s summer vacation Bible school from June 3 to June 14, with sessions 9 to 11 a.m. Each day serves ages 4 to 12 in four groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James A. Northup
Kenneth Johnson
Grace Methodist Church
James Bacon
Fred Miller
Stephen George
M. Harold Brown
Marshall Canaday
Delmar Gingerick
James C. Johnson
C. J. Davis
Fred Roth Jr
Earl] Dunham
Paul Jacquay
Warren H. Wilson
Convictions Listed by Gallipolis State Patrol Post
Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol released a list of traffic violation convictions from Municipal Court Judge William H. Jones. Names include Wade Carroll fined for no operator license, Clarence Wheaton and Mary Jo Radcliffe forfeiting bonds for speeding and passing without adequate distance, Mabel Fillinger fined for no license, Donald Saunders fined for left of center, James Franklin fined for left of center, and three overload convictions in Justice Grindley’s court for Eugene Collins Ralph O Dearch and Leroy Heite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
William H. Jones
Wade Carroll
Clarence Wheaton
Galloway
Mary Jo Radcliffe
Parkersburg
Mabel G. Fillinger
Bidwell
Donald Saunders
Left of Center
James L. Franklin
Court of Justice
R. E. Grindley
Minersville
Eugene Collins
Creola
Ralph O’dearch
Leroy Heite
Middleport
Gallia County 4-Hers Set River Boat Trip
Gallia County 4-H members and advisors prepare a June 13 boat trip on the Ohio River with nearby counties. About 200 tickets at 75 cents each will be sold first come, first served, for a four hour voyage aboard the steamer Avalon from the Upper Riverfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
William P. Smith
Avalon
Middleport
Marriage License Issued in Point Pleasant
A marriage license was issued by the clerk to Gordon Bay Walls age 22 of Letart son of William and Opal Spears Walls and Geraldine Frances Herdman daughter of Charles and Bessie Ronnie Thornton Herdman of Letart. Application was made by Martin Maynard Bartham and Shirley May Aldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gordon Bay Walls
William and
Opal Spears Walls
Letart
Geraldine Frances Herdman
Charles
Bessie Ronnie Thornton Herdman
Martin Maynard Bartham
Sheridan
Roxie Smith Bartham
Shirley May Aldridge
Local Clinic Admit Discharges and Divorce Suit
Miss Virginia Cheesebrew admitted to the point clinic while Mrs Thelma Deweese was discharged. The court records note Paul Rayburn seeks a divorce from Bonnie Sue Rayburn. Holiday visits include Charles Everett Stephenson and Mr and Mrs Alfred Short with relatives in Gallipolis Ferry and Fight Mile. Mrs L C McDaniel is a patient at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Short and
Columbus
Point Pleasant
Paul Rayburn
Bonnie Sue Rayburn
Memorial Day Visits Highlight Local Social Roundup
Gallipolis residents welcome visitors for Memorial Day weekend. Mrs Elmer Skidmore returns from a three week stay with her parents in Dalton Illinois. Mrs George Boice and sister Mrs Brancebury of Chesapeake visit here over the holiday. Mr and Mrs Fred Alexander now of Charleston plan Memorial Day graveside ceremonies. Mr and Mrs Fred Hulshorst and daughter Pat spent Wednesday in Columbus. Mrs H M Bolles of Cincinnati will visit locals over Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Skidmore
Frank Paymaster
Dalton
Ill
George Boice
Brancebury
Chesapeake
Fred Alexander
Gallia County
Charleston
Fred Hulshorst
Pat
Columbus
H. M. Bolles
Cincinnati
Kyger Creek High School Honor Roll Final Six Weeks
Gallipolis Comner Bradbury, principal, releases Kyger Creek High School’s final six weeks honor roll. Twenty seven students achieved a B grade or higher, including eight freshmen sophomores five juniors and six seniors. Names list follows by class with multiple Roush family members among seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. Comner Bradbury
Kyger Creek High School
Clinton Abshire
David Carman
Nancy Clark
Eddie French
Michael Fulton
Joseph Leach
Ellen McCulty
Carolyn Mulford
Fred Carman
Shirley Jenkins
Christine Rife
Richard Sisson
Janet Smith
Betty Swisher
Brenda Thomas
Bill Wickiser
Maxine Amos
Marjorie Fish
Gladys Leach
Janet Ralph
Nan Thompson
Kay Clark
Lester Elkins
George Kirby
Carolyn Roush
Jane Ann Roush
Perry Roush
Reading program slated for Gallia County Library
Gallia County District Library will start registration for the summer reading program on June 3 at 1:30 p.m. The six week program includes reading programs and story hours for youngsters and book clubs for older readers. Eligibility covers preschool through upper grades with August activities and time certificates for participants. Lawrence Hubert leads the effort with staff coordinating sponsorships and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lawrence Hubert
Lilibrarian
Lester Jordan Tops April Dairy Herd Honor Roll
Point Pleasant report shows Lester Jordan of Gallipolis Ferry leading the Dairy Herd Improvement Association honor roll for April. Other named members include Olmer Leving West Columbia Marcus Weaver Letart Otis Randolph Leon Ray Crank Henderson W. W. Brown Robert Huffman and several more listed from Point Pleasant Huntington Barboursville Apple Grove and New Haven with additional entrants from Mason and Letart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
William Gregory
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Lester Jordan
Gallipolis Ferry
Olmer Leiving
West Columbia
Marcus Weaver
Letart
Otis Randolph
Leon
Ray Crank
Henderson
W. W. Brown
Robert Huffman
W. A. Brown
Elmer Newberry
Bown and Road
Clarence Blessing
Co. C
Judge Issues Five Verdicts in Point Pleasant Sessions
Justice of Peace A M Goodwin heard five cases on Wednesday. Paul Bush faced no operator license charges, Allen Hart drove left of center, Leo Eugene Bush failed to stop at a road sign, Norman L Chapman permitted an unlicensed driver, and William Paul Huffman drove left. All were fined $10 and costs and arrested by state police. Chester Workman of Park Drive was found guilty of hazardous driving, fined $10 and costs, and arrested by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Justice of Peace A
Keefer Divorce Granted in Gallia Court
Bennetta Kay Keefer wins a divorce from Bernard Lester Keefer on grounds of gross neglect of duty in common pleas court Judge Robert M Betz awarding custody of the two minor children to Arleta Jo Hill daughter of A P and Mayce Hill and noting the marriage began in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bennetta Kay Keefer
Bernard Lester Keefer
Common Pleas Court
Robert M. Betz
Arleta Jo Hill
Patriot
A. P. and
Mayce Hill
Fruths Announce Birth of Second Daughter
Mr and Mrs Jack Fruth of Park Drive announce the arrival of their second daughter and third child Tuesday at Holzer Hospital. Ambulance driver Frank Stevers of Mercerville reports Pleasants Houck taken to Holzer Hospital from Route 218 home Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Fruth
Park Drive
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Frank Stevers
Mercerville
Pleasants Houck
Speed Case Hearing Scheduled for June 7
Billy McCulty age 22 of Bidwell Route 2 was arrested for speeding and posted a 105 dollar bond. A hearing is set for June 7 after McCulty was clocked at 105 mph on Route 35 between Rio Grande and Gallipolis on May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Billy MccCulty
Bidwell
McCulty
State
Rio Grande
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Records show gauges at Gallipolis and Montgomery and dam status on the Kanawha with three dams on the sill and the Ohio open from lock 13 to 35. Detailed boat movements on the Ohio and Kanawha include multiple vessels with times and load statuses at locks 13 through 33 and on the Gallipolis and Kanawha rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Wickford
Queen City
Cornell
Ben McCool
Liberty
Atlas
Samuel Clements
Louisiana
Duncan Bruce
Irene Shotin
City of Maysville
Charles Norville
Semet
Ernestine
Helen
Woods Keffer and Love Kefford on Busy Family Ties
Ray Donald Woods, 21, of Gal lipolis, a technician, and Mary Louise Keffer, 18, of Rio Grande, a clerk, are identified as children of Stanley and Anise Woods and Poe and Eunice Keffer. Donald Love, 43, of Vinton, a teacher, and Ruth Smith, 39, of Vinton, at home, are listed as children of John and Mary Caldwell and Joseph and Nannie Marcum Vaughan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Donald Woods
Gallipolis
Mary Louise Keffer
Rio Grande
Stanley
Anise ‘Woods
Poe
Eunice Keffer
Donald Love
Vinton
Ruth Smith
John and
Mary Caldwell
Joseph and
Nannie Marcum Vaughan
Two Boy Scouts Attend Junior Leaders Camp
Dick Haycraft and Jimmy Morrison of Boy Scout Troop 203 will attend a junior leaders camp at Camp Arrowhead in Ona West Virginia from June 16 to 21. The council targets junior and senior patrol leaders to teach duties and responsibilities of a patrol leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dick Haycraft
Jimmy Morrison
Boy Scout Troop 203
Camp Arrowhead
Ona
W. Va
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State Patrol
Gallipolis Society
Kyger Creek
Reading
Stevenson
Ashland
Okan
Lunga Point
Sohio State
Ohio
Northern
Kanawha
Winfield
Allen R. Merrill
Henry
Ogram
Solvay
Esso Louisiana
Clinton
Clinton Fingine
Beli Bearing Swieg Chain
Stee
Price Busters
Reils
E. Carpenter St
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