New Gallipolis School Boards Sworn In
In Gallia County, three districts swore in new local board members as 12 boards met. Frank Mills Jr. joined the Ohio Local Board of Education, replacing Charlies Green who was ousted for continued absence. Other boards elected Leonard Holsten and saw routine staffing and bus routing decisions across districts including Greenfield, Perry, Racoon, Cheshire, Addison, Bidwell Springfield Morgan, Cadmus, Vinton, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Boards of Education
Frank Mills
Ohio Local Board of Education
Charlies Green
J. Donald Pollitt, Jr
H. P. Johnson
Thomas Gooldin
Lawrence Craig
Trimble Jones
Mooney
State Department of Education
Hannan Trace Road
Mooney School
Matthew Mooney
Ohio Board
Miriam Smith
Fred Frownfelter
Bethel School
Marable Haffelt
Paul McNealey
Crown City
Leonard Holsten
L. V. Caldwell
Ira Sheets
Stanley
Clarence Irwin
Greenfield Board
Foster Lewis
Curtis Porter
Harrison
Arthur Elliott
Kermit Price
Perry Local
John R. Morgan
Addison Board
Norman Lucas
Bidwell - Springfield - Morgan
B. Lincoln Franklin
Garry Eck
Police Arrest Boys After Blasting Fails
Fall River police report the arrest of three boys who stole 22 dynamite sticks and gun powder from a Water Department shed and kept the explosives in a housing project basement while attempting to set off a blast over several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Water Department
Local Social Notes Track Weekend Visits Across Multiple Towns
Mrs Opel Smith of Ewington visits sister Alice Smith. Families from Langsville Salem Center and Dexter are guests of Mrs Birdie Davis. Sam Dyke visits relatives near Martinsville and Chillicothe while nieces reside in London Derry. Rutland residents visit J E Vance and Pilgrim Holiness class hosts a Halloween party at Arnold Grate home. Roy Anderson hosts guests from Sabina and Portland. Cottrill calls on Shene field Dexter. Gladys Hoffman visits her mother Elmer Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Opel Smith
Ewington
Alice Smith
Darrel Goff
Langsville
Ernest Davis
Salem Center
Earl Harless
Dexter
Birdie Davis
Sam Dyke
Will
Martinsville
Homer
Chillicothe
Clinton Clayton
Don Mathers
Londonderry
Mildred Grate
Rutland
J. E. Vance
Pilgrim Holiness Sunday School
Arnold Grate
Roy Anderson
Arnold Fisher
Fisher
Sabina
Raymond Furbee
Portland
Wallie Cottrill
Carl Shenefield
Gladys Hoffman
Elmer Nelson
Assembly program at Gallia Academy High Friday
Weekly program at Gallia Academy High School will feature driver education and science motion pictures. Instructor Charles Swanson will supervise the session Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipois
Gallia Academy High School
Charles Swanson
Chauncey-Dover High postpones school carnival to Nov 16
The Senior Class at Chauncey-Dover High School moved the carnival date from November 3 to November 16 due to undisclosed reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Mrs Jessie Fulton Hosts Millfield Needle Club Evening
Mrs Jessie Fulton will entertain the Millfield Needle Club Thursday evening with a social gathering. Members are to bring their latest projects and share updates on crafting progress.
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CLUB
Chauncey
Jessie Fulton
Millfield Needle Club
Parents Visit Gallipolis Schools See Student Work
Hundreds of parents visited five Gallipolis city schools Monday and Monday night to meet teachers and view students work. At Gallia Academy High School visitors praised Anne Bradburys students verses and a Bill Bunce Wordsworth cottage replica, along with drawings by many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis City
Gallia Academy High School
Anne Bradbury
Roger Scott
Maureen Stewart
Ava McCann
Bill Bunce
William Wordsworth
William Carr
Athens Armory
Mrs Canter Hosts Birthday Gathering at Nellie Morgan Home
Chauncey Mrs. Birdie Canter entertained recently at the home of Mrs. Nellie Morgan for a birthday celebration. Guests included Mrs. Virgie Wadley Mrs. Myrtle Tippie Mrs. Georgia Morrison Mrs. Aretta Grigsby Mrs. Ella Henderson and others with gifts given to Mrs. Morgan and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Birdie Canter
Nellie Morgan
Morgan
Virgie Wadley
Myrtle Tippie
Georgia Morrison
Aretta Grigsby
Ella Henderson
Marie Carr
George Slisher
Jessie Johnson
Gladys Grigsby
Larry Grigsby
Virginia Carter
Lela Davis
Cynthia Hammond
Ruth Goodman
Evelyn Hillyer
Two Autos Sideswipe in Minor Route 7 Collision
Gallipolis report says Roscoe Houck age 46 of Mercerville Star Route and Roy Day age 58 of Bladen sideswiped each other at 9 30 p m Monday four tenths of a mile south of Route 218 on Route 7. Both cars sustained medium damage and no charges were filed. State Highway Patrol investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roscoe Houck
Mercerville
Roy Day
Bladen
State Highway Patrol
Houck
Day
Parents Invited To Visit Classrooms During Education Week
Chauncey observes American Education Week from November 7 to 13 with invitations for parents to visit their children’s classrooms and meet the teachers. Superintendent S. L. Darst extends the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Supt. S. L. Darst
Course Completer Honored by National Radio Institute
Leonard A. Simpson of Millfield Route 2 completes practical and theoretical radio and television training and is awarded a diploma by the National Radio Institute in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
Leonard A. Simpson
National Radio Institute of Washington
D. C
Amesville School Honor Roll First Six Weeks
The Ames-Bern School lists honor roll recipients by grade. Seventh graders include Barbara Walton and others. eighth graders feature Jean Starlin and peers. ninth grade marks Danny Easler and Mary Lee Tate among others. Higher grades name James Clark and Patty Armstrong along with several classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Ames-Bern School
Barbara Walton
Shirley Mayle
Virginia Quinn
Carolyn Linscott
Janet Wolfe
Jean Starlin
Jane Parish
Marilyn A. Judy Antle
Nancy Park
Danny Easler
Mary Lee Tate
Virginia Frash
Charles Gardner
Anne Marie Keirns
Mary Edith Starlin
Madelon Clark
Norma Ziegler
Louanne King
Ronald McPherson
Sandra Nadroski
Harry Wogan
Ath White
Donald Hixon
Dorothy Henry
Ames-Bern Students Lead Ohio History Test Scores
Olan Koehler topped the Ohio History Government and Citizenship tests with the highest score at Ames-Bern School. James Clark placed second, earning Ohio medals alongside the senior and junior. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Potter of Newark visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ames-Bern
Olan Koehler
James Clark
Olan
James
Wilbur Potter
Larry and
Sharon
Newark
A. Brawley
Diane Aatiten
Shirley Potter
Halloween Vandalism Probed Near Gallipolis Bus Stop
Sheriff George Ehman said one clear case required investigation after Halloween vandals set fire to a school bus waiting station near the Lonnie Burger residence beyond the Gallian Children's Home on Route 160. Other mischief included burning corn fodder on county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Lonnie Burger
Ehman
Community Notes From The Plains And Stewart
Charles Karns returned home Sunday from a hospital in Columbus. Henry Morgan is confined at home with a broken hip. Mr and Mrs Dan Johnson hosted dinner guests including the Rev Earl Moler Youngstown Rev Clarence Way The Plains Rev Malcolm McDonald Arno Rev Clarence Malin Mrs Erle Bridgewater Mrs Homer Johnson and Mrs Elia England attended the Royal Crown Rebekah Lodge inspection at Stewart Thursday. Bridgewater was inspection officer as the lodge earned the grade of excellent. Debo Class tea in Athens celebrated an anniversary with attendees and program readers Mrs S L Darst Mrs Homer Johnson Mrs Rice Thomas Mrs John Ferrell Mrs Guy Brookins Mrs Kelly Kirkendall Chauncey Mrs Wesley Sheren Glouster Mrs Guy Gardner Mrs Frank Lands and Mrs Dan Pierce Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Karns
Columbus
Henry Morgan
Dan Johnson
Earl Moler
Youngstown
Clarence Way
the Plains
Malcolm McDonald
Arno
Clarence Malin
Erle Bridgewater
Homer Johnson
Elia England
Royal Crown Rebekah Lodge
Stewart
Bridgewater
Athens
Cele
Neemne Wenieen
Rice Thomas
John Ferrell
Guy Brookins
S. L. Darst
Kelly Kirkendal
Chauncey
Daughter Is Born in Gallipolis Contingent Birth
Connie Sue Clagg is the first child of Mr and Mrs Clarence Clagg of Gallipolis Rt 1 born at 5 45 am Monday at Warehime Clinic according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Connie Sue Clagg
Clarence Clagg
Gallipolis Rt 1
Warehime Clinic
Visitors At Funeral From Outside Town Honor Mrs Viola Plymale
Out of town mourners attended the funeral of Mrs Viola Plymale. Names include Ed Neal and Mary Powell Fletcher of Columbus, Clara Furney, Bertha Alcorn, and many others from Huntington Point Pleasant Barboursville Richmond Va Drexel Hill Pa Detroit Mt. Sterling and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Viola Blake Plymale
Columbus
Ed Neal
Mary Powell Fletcher
Clara B. Furney
Frank Frownfelter
Ode Frownfelter
Garnet Parker Erwin Marable Erwin
Bertha Alcorn
Huntington
Ira Kail
Katherine Ranson
H. C. Deardorff
Helena Stephenson
William P Stephenson
Point Pleasant
James Fisher
Millard Miles
Howell Alexander
Charleston
J. F. Wallace
Barboursville
Alice Starbuck
Mt. Sterling
Z. Langley Plymale
Marion
J. K. Hatchett
Richmond, Va
Earl Powell
Drexel Hill
Morgan Sutter
Detroit
Florence J. Kerr
Oxford
James Kerr
Dayton
Hospital Births and Medical Notes Highlight Local Families
Holzer Hospital Notes record births and medical updates from Point Pleasant to Gallipolis and beyond. Several families welcomed daughters and sons, including Philip Hill, Martin Thivener, Marion Ohlinger, Claude Burnett, and Edward Carder, among others. The list also mentions numerous medical and surgical patients and names many residents from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hill
Pont Pleasant
Martin L Thivener
Gallipolia
Marion K. Ohlinger
New Haven
Claude Burnett
Oea
William Leasure
Wellston
Edward Carder
Point Pleasant
Chauncey Personal Visit Notes In Gallipolis
Gallipolis hosts notable visitors from Columbus Rochester and Murray City over the weekend. Boss Fontana from Columbus and Mr Fontana visit with Mr and Mrs A Fontana as well as Paul Kerns family. Warden and daughters Rebecca and Deborah travel from Rochester to Columbus then back to Rochester. Ohio University and Ohio State students Paul Rees Daphne Sanders Helen Folden Charlese and William George are home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A (Boss) Fontana
Columbus
Paul Kerns
John Paul
Mike
Akron
Lewis C. Warden
Rebecca
Deborah
Rochester
N. Y
Warden
Paul Rees
Daphne Sanders
Ohio University
Helen Folden
Charles Oe
William George
Io State University
Creighton Ghriet
Delaware
Ohio
George Langley
Murray City
Donald FR Warehime
Warden's Autograph Party Draws Crowds in Columbus
The warden signed torrents of books at an autograph day, with Mrs. Danise Mitchell supervising restocking and refreshments served by Mrs. Mitchell and store manager Roma F. Smith. He visits Columbus for radio appearances and Kiwanis dinner as part of a multi day tour with lectures at Portsmouth high schools and Notre Dame High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Roma F. Smith
Columbus
Portsmouth Kiwanis Club
Portsmouth
Notre Dame High School
Marting's
Galipolis
Umbus
Radio Py Pon
Earl Baxter
Aft
Gallipolia
Upper Arlington
Patrol Arrests Five for Speeding in Gallipolis
Gallipolis patrol arrests five motorists including David Harper 26 of Columbus who forfeited 29 bond Thomas Markevitch 4 of Pittsburgh fined 10 and costs Orville Wirdie 28 of Midchester fined 10 and costs Juvenile Court Judge John W Howell fined a 17 year old Vinton County boy 15 and costs for no license or registration Ernest F Smith 45 of Gallipolis and James Fairier 59 of Gallipolis fined costs for no muffler and no parking James H Boyle of Cravenburg Pa forfeited 2970 bond for overwidth John R Woods 4 of Oak Hill cited for left of center Marcus McKinley Hoplite 9 of Lancaster forfeited 25 bond for failing to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolla Post State Highway Patrol
David & Harper
Columbus
Thomas Markevitch
Pittsburgh
Justice of the Peace
Nelson Torrence
Jones
Ernest F. Smith
Tmruffier
James Fairier
Gallipolia
James H Boyle
Cravenburg
John R. Woods
Oak
Marcus McKinley Hoplite
Lancaster
Mrs. Dana Ward Honored at Shower in The Plains
Mr and Mrs Marshall Ward hosted a stork shower for their daughter in law Dana Ward formerly Ramona Jill Woods of Lancaster. The event celebrated the forthcoming arrival with friends and family in The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana L. Ward
the Plains
Marshall Ward
Dena Ward
Ramona Jill Woods
Lancaster
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John A. Baker
Cadmus Local Board
Charlies Silvers
Vinton Local Board
L. R. Metcalf
Harley Cloud
Alice Kay Beard
Jim Thomas
Larry
Yvonne Elliott
Pancy Howell
Deverly Webb
Ralph Harrison
Ann Halliday
Ronnie Green
Leah McKean
Pat Baughman
Carolyn Arnold
Eleanor Black
Joan Pettus
Keith King
Earl Winters
Richard Caulman
Janet Cotton
Teddy Johnson
Arenee Masters
Thomas Pasquale
Eddie Aycraft
Mike Cihon
Janet Dressler
Gerald Halley
Hary Hogan
Jerry Shelton
lLuis Lee Roberts
Washington School
Ross Fleming
John Trotter
Dick Dean
Pegge Elliott
Paul Kasler
Jack Sedwick
Shirley Stobart
Elaine Wilson
John Wolfe
John Fockler
Patty Armstrong
Frances Chalkey
Mary Eva Lawrence
Mary Fockler
Diane Hamilton
Jim Glass
Paul Hanson
van Johnso
A&c
Harold L. Little
Bennett Little
Cheshire
Chanute, Ll. Air Force Base
Chanute
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N.Y
US Air Force
Little
Cheshire High School
Holzer Hospital
Hirths
Laura Alice Gleason
George Mercer
Jackson
Lhoyd G. Oller
McArthur
Elmer D. Simmons
Richard D. Sheets
Warren G. Farmer
Jednadi Surgical
Mra
T. J. McLeod
Lillian P. Mullins
Cove
Phil Thomas Stevers
Earl Butcher
Orris Harrell
Letart
Medical
Vesta Roush
Latart
Margaret Tabir
Gallipolis Surgical
Jackie Dean Brucker
Surgical
Otho William Keefer
Leon
Judge Tabor
Jerry Michael Kor
Clarence Sellers
Alfred Ward
Oak Hill
Max R. Sanborn
Middleport
Earl Anderson
Bidwell
Greta Royster
Syracuse
Larry Casto
Kanange
Medi
Cal
Mea Lee Moore
Vinton, Tree, Mra
Marion Searberry
Galipiotie, Ogee
Charles W. Sigler
Dim Harges
Everett Willams
Lena Porter
Worthy Ninert
Milo Rhodes
Alex MecCausland
Lloyd Chapman
Paul Specht
George Staten
Afoid Wood
Gilbert Craig
John Thoras
Rosalie Price
John J. Mawr
Patrick Hollingshead
Howard D. Johnson
JS Hunter
Elza Gilmore
Sam Jobe
Frank Robinson
Haskell Garrison
Audrey Cornell
Ed Jones
Russell Barbee
Edgar Scarberry
Warren Farmer
George Botts
Earlene Saunders
Kenny Soles
Jerry Tabor
Judy Tabor
Lillian Mullins
Lula Southern
David Garthee
Radcliffe Hager
Thomas Matteson
Cecil Hol Job
John Vanden
Dora Bell Miller
Lieut Bolton
Frank Caldwell
Ore Lucas
Charles Holbrook
Danise Mitchell
Sea Proe
Jane Powell
Howard Keel
Corly Mar Forrestet
Lockwood
Emu
The
Maytag Cooking School
Ours Maytag
Gas Company
A&p Company
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