Danny Howard Feted At Gallia Grid Dinner
Gallia Academy fullback Danny Howard was named most valuable player on the 1962 Blue Devil squad at the Gallipolis Downtown Coaches annual grid banquet in Washington School cafeteria. About 300 attendees gave Howard a standing ovation as he received the MVP trophy from Bob Marchi. Bill Bachus, named SECL most valuable player, won the trophy for the best ...
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Danny Howard
Gallia
Dick Thomas
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Washington
Blue Devil
Howard
Bob Marchi
Bill Bachus
Odie O'Donnell
Bob Saunders
Doug Harrington
George Pope
Jack Williams
Downtown Coaches Club
Bob Scott
Gene Armstrong
Garland Lanier
Lanier
Mary Betz
Ann Darnbrough
Tina Gabrielli
Sharon Grose
Millie Roderick
Connie White
Blue Devils
Bill Hess
Ohio University
Hess
John L
Buddy) Preston
Jack R. Olcott
Olcott
Karl Justus
Steve Riddell
Paul Smith
Ed Stewart
Howard G. Young
B. L. Franklin
Aldeth Robinson
Miss Dailey
Hunter
Boy 7 Hits Car Sustains Face Injuries at Gallipolis Ferry
Jeffery Lynn Smith seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith of Gallipolis Ferry, suffered a black eye and facial abrasions after darting into Route 2 traffic. Driver Dottie Daugherty of Point Pleasant swerved but could not avoid the impact. He was treated and released from Pleasant Valley Hospital. no charges were filed.
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Point Pleasant
Jeffery Lynn Smith
Norman Smith
Gallipolis Ferry
Dottie Daugherty
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Jeffery
Gallipolis
Wedge Infant Rites Held At Kirkland
Graveside rites were held at Kirkland Memorial Gardens for J. Michael Wedge day old son of Jimmy and Diana Lewis Wedge of Point Pleasant. The child died Thursday at Holzer Hospital. Survivors include paternal grandparents D Wedge and wife and maternal grandparents James and wife of Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
J. Michael Wedge
Jimmy
Diana Lewis Wedge
Holzer Hospital
D. Wedge
James Lewis
800 Attendance Expected at Jehovahs Witness Assembly
POINT PLEASANT The open session of the annual assembly of Jehovahs Witnesses began at the National Guard Armory on Route 62 with over 800 expected attendees, including 25 from Athens. The theme is Spread the Word of Life. speakers include W. R. Wissman and S. M. Isgrigg of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. The closing sermon will feature Wissman on The Bible Answer to Our Survival.
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Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses
National Guard Armory
Route 62
Athens
W. R. Wissman
S. M. Isgrigg
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York
Three Women and Agent Earn 4-H Leadership Diplomas
Three leaders and Mason County extension 4-H agent Barnette received diplomas for completing the 4-H leadership course at Jackson Mill. Recipients include Mrs. Ray Crank Henderson, Mrs. Alma Turner Mason, and Mrs. Catherine Reynolds Mason.
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Point Pleasant
Jackson Mill
Ray Crank
Henderson
Alma Turner
Catherine Reynolds
Mason
Gil Barnette
Mason County Extension
West Virginia
Joseph McAuliffe
Maurice Hill
Federal Extension Office
Washington
West Virgina
Crank
Reynolds
Barnette
Mason County
Pleasant Valley Hospital Births
Mr and Mrs Lucian Queen Gallipolis have a daughter. Mr and Mrs William Tucker Gallipolis have a daughter. Terry Lee Sayre Point Pleasant Otho Thomas Point Bayard Hughes Huntington. Mrs Kenneth Price Hogsett and daughter. Mrs Eugene Harmon Point Pleasant and son.
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Lucian Queen
Gallipolis
William Tucker
Terry Lee Sayre
Point Pleasant
Otho Thomas
Bayard Hughes
Huntington
Kenneth Price
Hogsett
Eugene Harmon
Wilkesville Veterans Aid State Patients
Wilkesville plans for the annual veteran supper with about 45 Legion and Auxiliary members attending. The next meeting is November 21. Members are asked to bring gifts for Athens State Hospital including towels washcloths soap perfume powder toothpaste and brushes.
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Wilkesville
Legion
Auxiliary
Athens’ State Hospital
Hospital News Admits Many From Area In Rush
Holzer Hospital reports numerous admissions from Jackson Gallipolis and surrounding areas. Names include Oral Dever Lloyd Durst Wilda Higginbotham Chauncey Rife Harold Bush and many others with blood use noted. A Cuban girl Marie Elena Garcia becomes the 561st Ordnance School student. The nation’s private forest owners plant over a billion trees annually.
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Oral Dever
Oak Hill
Lloyd Durst
Cottageville
W. Va
Charles H. Webb
Wilda J. Higginbotham
Grimms Landing
Chauncey W. Rife
Jackson
Harold L. Bush
Gallipolis
James C. Rutledge, Jr
St. Albans
Grover C. Eakman
Pedro
Robert F. McGuffin
Point Pleasant
Dottie Lou Priest
Gerald EF. Burns
Robert E. Irons
Donald E. Marks
Rio Grande
Clarence H. Wilcoxon
Francis R. Montgomery
Dexter
Marie Elena Garcia
Ordnance School
Habana
Cuba
Hector Garcia
Lakin
Lakin State Hospital
Rio Grande Honors Gallipolis Merchants at Halftime
Rio Grande College will honor Gallipolis merchants with a 15 minute halftime ceremony in the Gallia Academy High School gym Saturday night Bluefield College will open the season for the Redmen. Scheduled speeches include Earl Tope president of the Gallipolis Retail Merchants Association Robert A Boudinot board member of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce and Dr Alnhus R Christensen president of Rio Grande College.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Gallinolis
Gallia Academy
Bluefield
W. Va
Redmen
Earl Tope
Gallipolis Retail Merchants Association
Robert A. Boudinot
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Alnhus R Christensen
Ordnance Clothing Drive Proves Successful at School
Ordnance School arranged a clothing drive with student participation and teacher aid to sort sizes for needy pupils. Clothing collected and placed in a bank to aid children of the school. Jackson family plans weekend in Cincinnati to visit son Jason E. Jackson at the University of Cincinnati and attend a football game.
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Point Pleasant
The
Ordnance School
Jackson
Edward C. Jackson
Dirk
Jefferson Blvd
Cincinnati
Jason E. Jackson
University of Cincinnati
University
Miami University
Junior Women's Club Hears Rehabilitation Director
Bruce Jeffries, supervisor of the new rehabilitation program at Lakin State Hospital, spoke to the Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club about progress in rehabilitating mentally handicapped individuals into useful citizens. The meeting covered club projects, a December potluck dinner at Krodel Park, and a white elephant sale for county centennial funds, with many members in attendance.
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Point Pleasant
Bruce Jeffries
Lakin State Hospital
Jeffries
United States
Floyd Trout
John Hager
Jack Wandh
Krodel Park
Jack Fowler
Annalachian Power Co
Walne Baner
George Buxton
William Conehart
James Carber
Paul Crabtree
John Ewing
Kenneth Filkens
Tom Fisher
Richard Grandhofer
Hager
Earl Henry, Jr
Carl Hicks
John Hilbert
Charles M Johnson
Jack Kososkie
Johnny Lynch
Joseph Martin
William Bardin, Jr
Howard Ramey
Harold Ridenour
Gene Steele
Lewis Summers
Trout
Chester Wamsley
John Waugh
Two Plead Guilty In Gallia Court
Gallia County two men bound over for the January term grand jury pleaded guilty Thursday before Judge Robert Betz. Clayton Morrison 20 of Vinton Route 1 faced an Oct 29 breaking and entering charge at E L Cottrell's Porter grocery. Gerald P Langhorne 23 of Gallipolis faced aiding a jailbreak connected to Harold Hughes who remains at large. Both remanded to jail and held to grand jury under $1000 bond for further investigation on probation or sentencing.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Clayton Morrison
Vinton Route 1
E. L. Cottrell
Porter
Gerald P. Langhorne
Harold Earl Hughes
Columbus
Hughes
Gallia County
City Board Seeks Special Election for Levy Return
Gallia County voters will get another chance to approve a 1.5 mill levy for the city school district. The board unanimously approved a special election for December 11, citing urgent needs to meet minimum school standards and expected budget shortfalls.
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Gallipolis—City
Mildred Stevens
Gallia County
Gallia
USC Whiting Christening Set Tuesday
Great granddaughters of Henry Laurens Whiting will christen the ship USC and GSS Whiting at a 4 15 p m launching ceremony at Marietta Manufacturing Co building the Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel. Prudence Mayhew Whiting of West Tisbury Mass and Susan Blyth Whiting of Cambridge Mass are named.
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Point Pleasant
Henry Laurens Whiting
USC & Gss Whiting
Will
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Walter M. Windsor
Prudence Mayhew Whiting
West Tisbury
Mass
Martha’s Vineyard
Island
Prudence
Susan Blyth Whiting
Cambridge
Iowa City
Tisbury
New Haven
Conn
Shady Hill School
Buckingham School
Boston University
Martha’s Vineyard Island
River traffic and dam status on the Ohio and Kanawha systems
River sections report down and up status of movable dams from Dam 28 south to Lock 34, with vessels such as Queen, Lock 15 and 16 crews, and numerous boats including Peggy, Bay at 10:40 a.m. up times and 1:25 p.m. up. Berged ship movements listed with multiple names and times across Huntington district locks.
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Ragas Gellipolis
Montomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pome- Symason
Point Pleasant
Tiranawha
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Grone
Ovec
Queen
A. H. Truax
Bae
Akg iv
Peggy Poncey
Sweet
Jerry Bosworth
Loc Invader
James L. Hamilton
Lock
Laguna
Little Ward
Elgercliff
Steve Clio
Tllinois
A.m. Kanawha
Ronton Eatenat
J. S. Lewis
Merrill
Wllley
Jane Lucas
Helen
Sandy
Ate A
C. V. Harner
John Bell Hood
City of Huntington
Indiana
Solvay
Oreo
Kathy R
Panzo
Holzer Hospital Gets New Emergency Gear
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis announces installation of piston respirator, a new artificial lung, and a Corbin-Farnsworth scopette defibrillator funded by the Holzer Hospital Foundation gifts including estates of Viola Plymale and Dr Ella G Lupton. The gear aims to improve emergency life support and cardiac resuscitation practices.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Wayne B. Foster
Holzer Hospital Foundation
Viola Plymale
Ella G. Lupton
Foster
Educators Attend Joint CEA CTA Dinner in Mason County
About 60 educators of the Mason County Education Association and Classroom Teachers attended a combined dinner meeting at Trinity Methodist Church. Rev. W. C. Bowie spoke, introduced by Mrs. Eugene Sterrett, with entertainment from Point Pleasant High School musicians and a Wahama High School Athletic Association turkey dinner service.
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Point Pleasant
W. C. Bowie
Christ Episcopal Church of
Clarksburg
Trinity Methodist Church
Mason County Education Association
Bowie
Eugen Sterrett
Christ Episcopal Church
Curtis Saville
CEA
CTA
Point Pleasant High School
Allan Fisher
Ronald
Koneda Derrick
Allan Kayser
Kathy Blain
James Andrews
Wahama High School Athletic Association
ACS Honors Mrs. Bean at Gallia Cancer Society Meeting
Mrs. Leo C. Bean received a pin and plaque for five years of service as Gallia County Unit president of the American Cancer Society during a joint Gallia ACS and Gallia County Medical Society meeting. Vice President Robert A. Boudinot presented the award and Dr. Evan C. Roderick announced a $3494.32 Crusade check.
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Gallipolis
Leo C. Bean
Gallia County
American Cancer Society
Economy Savings and Loar Co
ACS
Gallia County Medical Society
Robert A. Boudinot
Bean
Evan C. Roderick
Mason County Seals Mail Campaign For Tuberculosis Fight
The Mason County Tuberculosis and Health Association mailed about 2500 Christmas seal letters to residents. Signed by Eu gene Ball as honorary seal sale chairman, the appeal asks contributions to combat tuberculosis. Letters prepared by Point Pleasant Wahama High School students under teachers J G F Johnson and Selah Jane Powell. Envelopes reviewed by Trinity Methodist Church workers.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Mason County
Eugene Ball
Seal Sale
Point Pleasant Wahama High School
J. G. F. Johnson
Selah Jane Powell
Wahama
Trinity Methodist Church
McArthur Opens Bids for Two New Trucks
McArthur will open bids December 3 for two new trucks. A pickup will serve the water department and a fire truck cab and chassis with a 19500 pound gross vehicle weight. Specifications are on file with village clerk R. B. Will Jr.
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Mcarthur
Water Department
R. B. Will, Jr
Students Plan Holiday Break for Thanksgiving
Point Pleasant school officials announce closing Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Christmas recess runs from December 21 to January 2.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
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Kirkland
John Taylor
Board of Education
Ivy Learue
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Company OF
Pleasant Valley
Wilkesville Veterans
Esther Marie Green
Third Ave
Triedstone Baptist Church
D. L. Latham
Pine St
Holzer Hospital News
Floyd Wallace, Jr. Jackson
Charles E. Fellore
Roy Kincaid
Wilma Coleman
Silas Palmer
Lucy Bowen
Lee King
Dinah L. Landers
Lisa Jean Craig
Carrie FE. Matteson
Rhonda L. Snider
Patricia Davis
Charles Wilson
W. Bryan Cooper
Willard McLeod
John McDermitt, Jr
James Bennett
Edith Betz
Phillip Thompson
S. C. Wilhelm
James O. Channell
Roy O. Smith
James A. Sisson
Bob E. Byer
Lewis E. Davis
Ordnance
Ordnance Clothing
Minneapolis
Charles W. Clarke
Sabin
Northeast Junior High
USC Whiting
Mrs. Bean
Gallipolis Clinic
Ohio State
Buckeyes
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