Larry Fraley Honored At Gallia Grid Dinner
Gallipolis Gallia Academy High School honored Larry Fraley a 222 pound senior tackle as the most valuable player at the 1963 Gallia Academy football banquet held at Grace Methodist Church. Joe Drummond and Terry Johnson presented trophies while Leo Strang emphasized hard work and concentration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Larry Fraley
Gallia Academy
Grace Methodist Church
Leo Strang
Joe Drummond
William McKinney
Pure Oil Service Center
Terry Johnson
Fraley
Pleasant Valley High School Football Banquet Notes
Introduces coach Strang remarks on character and community duties. Awards go to Clarence Wamsley for best offensive lineman, Charlie Burnett best defensive back, Tom Tope best offensive back, and Tommy Gooch receives the new McKnight Davies Hardware trophy for top academic average. Banquet features music, cheerleaders, and a turkey dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odie O’donnell
Strang
Massillon
Tiger
Quaker State Service Center
Clarence Wamsley
Kananga
Norman Mitchell
Bob Saunders
Bob Condee
Coaches’ Club
Charlie Burnett
Tom Tope
Burnett
Olive Burnett
Tope
Earl Tope
Vine St
McKnight & Davies Hardware
John E. Morgan
D. Kenneth Morgan
Tommy Gooch
Gooch
Raymond O. Gooch
Chillicothe Ad
Blue Devil
Karl Justus
Justus
Cliff Wilson
Paul Smith
Dick Bishop
Bob Bruce
Fraley
Gerald Armstrong
John Smith
Wamsley
Brian Lintala
John Pierotti
Blue Devils
Haskins-Tanner
Carolyn Jo King
Tom Hunter
Sarah Spurlock
George Gershwin
Porgy and
Bess
GAHS
Fd Stewart
Gay Bastiani
Ann Darnbrough
Debbie Evans
Tina Gabrielli
Sharon Grose
Connie White
Car fire causes extensive damage in Point Pleasant
Harold Has sell of Point Pleasant reported extensive damage to his car when a fire at 7 10 am Thursday at the Route 62 traffic circle. Investigators believe defective wiring caused the blaze and the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department responded to the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harold Hassell
Psychologist Speaks At District FHA Fall Rally
The Gallia Academy High School district FHA fall rally at Rutland High School featured Carl Scott a Lakeland State Hospital psychologist addressing mental illness with the topic Where Can We Get Help The event opened with a business meeting led by district officers and was hosted by the Kgger Creek chapter with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Aldeth Robinson
Gallia Academy High School
Future Homemakers of America
Rutland High School
Carl Scott
Lakin State Hospital
Tona Arrowood
Vicki Halley
Roberta Heugel
Carolyn Carruthers
Patty Spencer
Shirley Lyall
Susie Casto
Linda Hornsby
Pat Malone
Joy Conley
Bonnie Varney
Joy Bradshaw
Cheryl Thomas
Home Demonstration Club Plans Christmas Party
Anne Bailey Home Demonstration Club members met at Mrs. Daugherty home to plan a Christmas party for December 10 at 1 30 pm at Krodel Park Clubhouse. President Mrs Everet Bissell named decorating chair Basil Whittington and program planners Otis Randolph and Oak Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Anne Bailey
Fred Daugherty
Everett Bissell
Basil Whittington
Krodel Park
Otis Randolph
Oak Thomas
Daugherty
Virgil Burris, Sr
Bissell
Florence Casto
Knitting Class Held by Troop 215 in Gallipolis
Thirteen Senior Girl Scouts met at 115 Third Ave first for a knitting class. Each girl brought yarn to knit a pair of house slippers as the project. Attendees included Sally Davis Susan Sechrist Carol Grace Marilyn Saunders Patsy Gabrielli Jackie Knight Charlotte McCarty Stephanie Gibert Lynn Carlson Diana Remita Cheryl Thomas Barbara Parks and Debbie Leedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Girl Scouts
Sheldon Parks
Third Ave
Sally Davis
Susan Sechrist
Carol Grace
Marilyn Saunders
Patsy Gabrielli
Jackie Knight
Charlotte McCarty
Stephanie Gibert
Lynn Carlson
Diana Remita
Cheryl Thomas
Barbara Parks
Debbie Leedy
Gl Expert With Rifle Halfhill Qualifies At Fort Chaffee
Pfc Wilmer E. Halfhill, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Wilmer E Halfhill of Cheshire Ohio, qualified as expert with the M 14 rifle at Fort Chaffee Arkansas late in October. He serves in the 30th Artillery 2d Missile Battalion and entered the Army February 1961 after attending Kyger Creek High School in Ohio. He has served in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire — Army
Wilmer E. Halfhill
Cheshire Oyte
Ft Chaffee
Ark
Halfhill
30Th Artillery
Fort Chaffee
Alaska
Kyger Creek High School
Jones Named Dispatcher
Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Post appoints Jack Jones 21 as cadet radio dispatcher. He started duties November 4 and plans patrol academy training when a vacancy arises. A discharged Army veteran, Jones served 31 months overseas as a tank driver in Fulda, Germany, and is a 1960 Albany High graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jack Jones
Carpenter
Jones
Army
Athens
14Th Armored Cavalry
Fulda
Germany
Jewel Jones
Albany High School
Birth Announcements From Holzer Hospital
A long list of birth notices from Holzer Hospital includes a son for Franklin R. Lewis and a daughter for James R. Moore among many other newborns. Families listed hail from Jackson Point Pleasant Middleport Gallipolis Ravenswood Ashland Ky Racine and surrounding areas indicating a busy delivery period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin R. Lewis
Jackson
James R. Moore
Point Pleasant
Linley Roush, Jr
Middleport
Dennis V. Herrenkehl
Gallipolis
Jack W. Schuh
Ravenswood
Leonard L. Roush
West Columbia
Arthur H. Hess
Donald L. Wills
Esker B. Weatherford
Tagan
W.va
Charles E. Cook
Susie S. Henke
Joseph H. Cantrell
Ashland
John W Brovies
Ralph L. O'Brien
Racine
Dan Newsome
Carlene K. Fraley
Northup
Thomas E. Slater
Wendell W. Bradbury
Cheshire
Mason Organizes Citizens for Smith Group in West Virginia
Earl C. Stewart state chairman of the Citizens for Smith Committee reports 30 of 55 counties have local chapters backing Hulett C. Smith for governor. Twenty three more counties are organizing and will name officers soon. Mason County is listed among organized counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Earl C. Stewart
Citizens For Smith Committee
West Virginia
Hulett
Probability Film Shown To Kiwanis Meeting
Ken Myers president elect of the Gallipolis Kiwanis Club led a dinner meeting at Tye's Restaurant with a film on probability. Two University of Toronto professors demonstrated how many trials make patterns in randomness. Dinner plans included hosting guests from Rio Grande College and other clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ken Myers
Gallipolis Kiwanis Club
Tye
University of Toronto
Myers
Kgger Creek High School
L. Claude Miller
Kiwanis
Rio Grande College
Point Pleasant
Terry Johnson
Gallia Academy High School
Reva Coughenour
Alice Duncan
Donna Martin
Kyger Creek Kevvette
Youth Group Holds Halloween Party at Parsonage
NEW HAVEN Youth Fellowship of the EUB Church staged a Halloween party in the church parsonage basement. Prizes went to Carol Stout Vonna Ohlinger Jean nine Miller and June Bumgarner. Prizes and refreshments were provided by a list of church members and leaders. About 50 members attended. GALLIPOLIS Mrs George Lear and Mrs Phillip Hecker attended the semi annual meeting of the state Tuberculosis and Health Association at the Neil House Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
EUB Church
Carol Stout
Vonna Ohlinger
Jeannine Miller
June Bumgarner
Martin Berisford
Douglas Staats
Phillip Goodnite
William Bird
Randy Weaver
Jean Bumgarner
Elizabeth Hudnall
Alice Stone
Peggy Bumgarner
Gallipolis
George Lear
Phillip Hecker
Gallia County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Neil House
Columbus
Worth of a human being mirrors self effort
Gallipolis report notes Dr. Alphus R. Christensen telling 200 Rio Grande College students that a person’s value equals what he makes of himself. He compared a person to iron: $10 as horseshoes, $3000 as needles, $270000 as balance springs for watches. About 300 students attended a natural science day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alphus R. Christensen
Rio Grande College
Yule Party Plans Set by Gamma Chapter Lambda Chi
Mrs Vitus Hartley hosted the Lambda Chi Omega Gamma chapter at Mason Blvd. for a meeting Monday night. They planned a dinner on November 18 at Krodel Park Clubhouse with Mrs Frank Haught and Mrs Carroll Kennedy as hostesses for the Christmas party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vitus Hartley
Mason Blvd
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Krodel Park
Frank Haught
Carroll E. Kennedy
Free penicillin program aids 1743 West Virginians
In Mason County 24 residents receive free penicillin as part of a rheumatic fever prevention effort by the West Virginia Heart Association and state health department. The statewide total reaches 1743, up from 1960 figures, with children predominantly benefiting. Gallipolis report notes Wendell W. Bradbury, 51, Cheshire Route 1, admitted to Holzer Hospital at 5:30 pm for a badly lacerated left hand after catching it in a corn picker. condition listed as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
West
Gallipolis
Wendell W. Bradbury
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Students Talk Of Projects For School
Gallia Academy High School student council held a regular meeting. They discussed senior recognition day with seniors running classes for a day, a pep club and pep band to boost basketball interest, and distinguishing honor roll by course. They consider foreign exchange participation and plan a student book stand selling classics and math tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
George Somerville
Spanish Dancer Laura Toledo Tour Arrives at Rio Grande
Laura Toledo’s Iberian Dance Theatre brings traditional and interpretive Spanish dance to Community Hall at Rio Grande College next Wednesday. The troupe includes two dancers Laura Toledo and Antonio Santaell, plus Jose Rubio on flamenco guitar and David Serva on vocals and guitar as substitutes for unavailable performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tri-County Community Concert Association
Rio Grande College
Laura Toledo
Spain
Antonio Santaellc
Jose Rubio
David Serva
Serva
Rubio
Violeta Ferrer
Paco Juanas
Miss Ferrer
Mr Juanas
United States Immigration Department
Tri-County
New York Metropolitan Opera House
River traffic and dam readings across Ohio River districts
The record lists river gauge readings and roller dam statuses from Kaunicha River to Eastern district, noting up or down movements for vessels on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. Timings show vessel movements at various locks including Lock 4 through Lock 33 and nearby towns, reflecting ongoing navigation activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Jacob Ga
John J Hliswe Tee Owo
Als Am
Criss Jr
Jaimen Bowie
Nancy M
Craig M
New Martinsville
Harry Dyer
Lock
Whayne H
Jefefreon
Aye Lock
Jerry Bosworth
Bob Benter
Patsy Chotin
Tielen
HH. Shaner Jr
Ifreenup
Bayou Lareine
Littl Edward
K. H. Hosworth
Gallipolis Junior Fair board approves welcome sign plan
The Gallipolis junior fair board granted the Chamber of Commerce permission to erect a 13 by 21 foot Welcome to Gallipolis sign on the fair grounds with a chain link backdrop and service club emblems. A second sign will go up on Route 735 north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Junior Fair Board
Robert A. Boudinot
Chamber
Maurice Forgey
James L. Clark
Rio Grande
Miss Fowler Weds John Lewis Perry
Nancy Ellen Fowler daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Fowler Ohio River Rd and John Lewis Perry son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Perry Crown Hill W Va wed at Bellemeade EUB Church in a Nov 3 ceremony The Rev Jack C Higgins officiated The bride wore alicon lace gown with pearl accessories and carried white carnations The couple plans a wedding trip to Northern Ohio and will reside in the Richmond Apartments
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bellemeade Eub
Nancy Ellen Fowler
Robert L. Fowler
Ohio River Rd
John Lewis Perry
Clarence Perry
Crown Hill
W. Va
Jack C. Higgins
Otho Mattox
Janice Krebs
Beverly Cheesebrew
Jerry Perry
David Johnson
Stephen
Polly Fowler
Point Pleasant High School
Perry
East Bank High School
Charleston
Ohio
Richmond
Rio Grande College Dean Addresses Kiwanis Club
Rio Grande College Dean Dr. Carl L. Wilson spoke to the Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club in the college dining hall, stressing accreditation and that Rio Grande’s doors remain open to all high school graduates. He asserted the college’s A in math should measure up to any other college or university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
First Child Born To Blair Family
State Trooper and Mrs. Robert J. Blair announce the arrival of their daughter Trisha Suzann born Thursday at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Father serves with the West Virginia State Police. paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blair in Sophia. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Young. Sophia, W. Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Point Pleasant
Trisha Suzann
Robert J. Blair
Jefferson Blvd
Pleasant Valley Hospital
West Virginia State Police
W. J. Blair
Sophia
W. Va
C. R. Young
William Gottard
Logan
Reed
Crab Orchard
W. Wa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gallia Grid
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
E. Lige Fraley
Jackson Pike
John Doss
South Side
Hobert J. Blair
Point Plessant
Robert Hayes
al Russell
Vinton
Melvin Rollins
Leon
Gretchen Wilson
Flosie Trout
Samuel Beckner
Henderson
Joe Fitch
Portland
Shirley Ann Curry
Hughey Jones
Linda Bahr
Eastern
Mary Jeffers
Southwestern
Shirley Dugan
Rutland
Iva Stewart
Sharon Lane
Roger Creek
Dottie Moore
Holzer Hospital News
Sceva Beaver
Carl Martin
John Bruffy
Ray Rice
Rickey McCluskey
Gloria Gilliland
Annette Cisco
Donald Ashton
Jackson Farra
Raymond Ingalls, Sr
William Cline
Vandelind Ellis
Eddie George
Robert Runyon
Marvin Carter
Sor
DIMES
March of Dimes
Randall Taylor
Jefferson Ave
James Lewis
S. E. Fowlkes
Mt. Vernon Ave
Mary Lou Graves
Flint
Mich
Washington, D.C
Mason
Citizens For Smith’ Group Organized
Christensen I
Mason County
Paris
Toledo
New York
Texas
Association of American College Arts
Trapeic
Callipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Kaunicha River
Huntington
Beckford
Ftom
Saskat
Robert BE. Reed
Queen City
Lelia C. Shearer
Titan
Kathy R
Ovec
Sally Ann
Kanawha
Moarimnd
Lucy Jane Lucas
Socway
J. B. Chauvins
Alan R. Merrill
Winfield
Sandy
J. SB. Lewis
Fairgrounds
Bryson R. Carter
FFA
Annabelle Ball
Forgey
Miss Fowler
Arnold Perry Crown Hill
Kiwanis Club
Tson
Francis
James T. Fisher
Alumni Association of
James Thompson
Beech Hill School
PTA
OFS
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
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