Memorial Day Parade Honors Gallia War Dead
More than 200 attended Memorial Day services at Pine Street cemetery with hundreds more watching the parade from the park. Retired Marine Colonel James N. M. Davis urged honoring the war dead and living soldiers who preserved American heritage. Of 163 Civil War graves, 83 are unknown soldiers as the ceremony recalled preparedness and national resilience.
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Gallipolis
Pine Street Cemetery
City Park
Pine Street
James N. M. Davis
Three Truckers Fined For PUCO Violations
Hearings in Municipal Court fined three truck drivers after a PUCO motor carrier check. Brayden Russell of Fostoria received 25 dollars plus costs with 15 dollars of the fine suspended for lacking PUCO markings. John Smith of Pulaski Virginia paid 35 dollars for no bulkhead. Lavern Lentz of Kenosha Wisconsin paid 35 dollars for an outdated log book.
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Public Utility Commission
William H. Jones
Brayden Russell
Fostoria
John Smith
Pulaski
Lavern Lentz
Kenosha
Wis
Gallia County Veterans Hold Joint Memorial Services
Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars led a combined memorial for Spanish American War veterans and a GAR tribute. Otis Drummond led the Spanish War memorial as seven veterans in their 80s remain in Gallia County.
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American Legion
J. J. Pannabaker
John Ivor Richards
Fred Wood
Merrill Saunders
Otis Drummond
Gallia County
Perry County 4 H and FFA announce livestock fitting demonstrations
Perry County 4 H and FFA members slated to show livestock at the Perry County Fair are invited to attend a livestock fitting and showing demonstration at 8 p m Thursday at the Perry County fairgrounds in New Lexington. Don Moody the county 4 H agent announced the event.
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New Lexington
Perry County
4-H
FFA
Perry County Fairgrounds
Don Moody
Final School Day Planned This Week
Gallipolis city schools resume regular operations after Memorial Day but no classes Thursday. Friday, the last day, buses run on normal schedules and will wait at the building to send children home by 9 a.m. or earlier.
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Gallipolis
Marshall D. Boggs
Intoxication cases heard in Gallipolis Municipal Court
Two intoxication cases were handled Monday in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Art Persinger, 50, Gallpolis, was fined $10 and costs, and Joe Shepard, 55, Willow Wood, forfeited a $25 bond.
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Gallipolis
Art Persinger
Joe Shepard
Willow Wood
Bride Elect Honored in Gallipolis Bridal Show
A bridal show event at Comer Bradbury Building Cheshire honored Miss Phyliss Johnston bride elect of Mr. Howard Blazer. Hosts Mrs. Paul Shoemaker and Mrs. Gordon Swisher organized games with prizes won by several guests. refreshments served to a long list of invitees.
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Gallipolis
Phyliss Johnson
Howard Blazer
Paul Shoemaker
Gordon Swisher
Comer Bradbury Bldg
Cheshire
Bill Rutherford
Merrill Brucker
Daniel Swisher
Ara Swisher
Katie Long
Louise Roush
Marion Darnell
Robert McCollins
Osborne Hoover
Bert Bodimer
Erman Swisher
Lucy Martin
Evelyn Blazer
Douglas Circle
Sue Circle
Bill Scott
George Boster
Mary Boster
Everett Long
Paul Martin
Florence Circle
Aileene Bush
Alice Swisher
Herman Lawhorn
Mike Frye
Robert Burchett
James Cornell
Ernest Johnson
Young Couples and Soldiers Named in Local Notices
Robert R. Taylor, 19, U. S. Army, and Barbara J. Coen, 18, both of Cheshire. Larry Griffin, 21, Reedsville, with Ruth Ann Lane, 16, of Bidwell. Clarence H. Easton, 24, and Bonnie Jean Elkins, 19, both of Cheshire.
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Gallipolis
Robert R. Taylor
U.S. Army
Barbara J. Coen
Cheshire
Larry Ernest Griffin
Reedsville
Ruth Ann Lane
Bidwell
Clarence H. Easton
Bonnie Jean Elkins
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Gallia Memorial Day
Brownies
Claudia Miller
Gallia Academy
Oslo
Minn
Red River
Drumstick
Alee Waite
Bic
Evan
Fish and Seafood
Sr Se
Sige
Iets
al A
Iit
Illets
S. Smith
Don Ee
Dixie Hot Cups
Fond
Iin
Statler
Boy
A&p
Bokar
Carton
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