Indicted trio in Gallipolis armed robbery move to quash
Two of three men indicted for the $2400 armed robbery of Pearl Shaver Gallipolis Route 1 on March 16 1962 filed motions in Gallia County Common Pleas Court to quash the charges. The third is expected to file similarly. The motions claim denial of speedy public trial and violations of statutory and constitutional rights.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ry Harrison
Pearl Shaver
Shaver
Woodyard
Ohio
Harold Harrison
Sherriff’s Department
Sheriff's Department
Robert M. Betz
Baird
Lewis P. Harrison
San Jose
Cones Wiech
Mn Iddie
der Bert
Betz
Gates
82-Year-Old Driver Sentenced for Suspension Violation
Gallipolis judge fined Asa Moore 82 of Bidwell twenty five dollars and costs and sentenced him to two days in county jail for driving under suspension. A second charge of driving under suspension was scheduled for Wednesday. Other patrol cases included Carl Anderson fined ten dollars and three days in jail for malicious burning. Additional fines were imposed on David Clarkson Virgil McCoy Arnold Skaggs David Lilly Donald Dillon and several bond forfeitures for wildlife and driving offenses.
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Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
Asa Moore
Bidwell
Moore
State Highway Patrol
Carl Anderson
Gallia County
Willard Clagey
Anderson
Clag
Sowers
David L. Clarkson
Hill
Virgil McCoy
Arnold Skaggs
David A. Lilly
Donald Dillon
Division of Wildlife
William S. Fields, Jr
A. C. Enos
St. Albans
W. Va
Douglas Singer
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Singer
Forward Step pledge plan slated by church
Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant plans a forward step pledge program November 24 29 to raise 30500 or more for a three year project including heating system renovation roof repair and other improvements. Campaign director Dr R Norman Parker chairs with Leo Bias honorary chair Mrs F L Franklin WSCS rep Rev Curtis Saville minister and other church leaders directing divisions and committees.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
R. Norman Parker
Leo Bias
F. L. Franklin
Curtis Saville
Eunice Beller
WSCS
G. A. Biggs
Youth Arrests and Marriages in Ohio and Norway
Gallia County deputies arrest Glenn T. McAllister 21 on contributing to delinquency of a minor. a 14 year old is taken into custody as the case proceeds before Juvenile Judge John W. Howell. Marriage licenses issued for Hutcheson Hutchison and Sauer and others. Oslo reports Treve Lie, former UN secretary general, may return to work as Norway interior minister by December 1 after a months illness.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Oslo
Trveve Lie
United Nations
Norway
Einar Gerhardsen
Lie
Publicity Drive Set for Gallipolis Planning Campaign
Gallipolis media and the Chamber of Commerce executive committee discussed a public information drive to explain the need for a planning commission. The plan will not start before December 2, and the City Commission is currently considering establishing the commission.
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Gallipolis
Scouts Set Badges At Mason Troop 253 Meeting
Mason Troop 253 will meet at 7 pm Tuesday at the Youth Center. Six boys will receive tenderfoot badges in a ceremony led by Scoutmaster John Ruttgen with Fred Taylor and Jimmy Wise assisting. A movie titled The White Tail Deer will follow, donated by Rev. Marvin Frame. Parents of scouts and of boys 11 or older are invited.
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MASON
John Ruttgen
Fred Taylor
Jimmy Wise
Marvin Frame
Farm City Week Focuses on Rural Urban Understanding
Shackelford urges district leaders to review a new spirit for Farm-City Week 1965. The observance runs Thursday through Thanksgiving to foster mutual understanding of farm and city challenges and achievements across West Virginia communities.
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Point Pleasant
C. T. Shackelford
West Virginia
Hospital Community List of Names and Residences
A roster of individuals and addresses including John S Sayre Grimms Landing West Virginia Edward C Ebersbach Jr Pomeroy George R Young Clifton James 6B Richards de Grande Elizabeth Mae Belcher Ravenswood Mrs Homer J Barbee Chillicothe Route 2 Cheryl A Stevenson Point Pleasant Mrs Lowell E Wooten Albany Route 2 Mrs Willis G Coburn Jackson Mrs Ernest D Congo Racine Route 1 Mrs John G Dupree Wellston Hughie R Artis Ashland Kentucky Garland B Chapman Gallipolis Mrs Jerome F Mahle Wellston Mrs Charles E Carey Ironton Mrs Unn M Manning Wellston Todd W Jordon Point Pleasant Mrs Chester L Maves Gallinolis Cindy L McDowell Millwood West Virginia Route 2 Larry T Oney Jackson Route Jackson Mrs Stanley T Tarc h ski Wellston Route 1 James A Wolf Chester Barry W Hart Racine Route 1 Charles W Kinnison Jackson Route a Mrs Roma Griffith Miss Janet Bailey Mrs Harlen Williams Miss Merle McCumber Mrs Linley Roush Mrs Leslie Lemley Clyde Cox Mrs Elizabeth Evans Mrs Rondle Tackett Mrs Raymond W Cossin Mrs Franklin Lewis and son Mrs James Ro Moore and daughter
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John S. Sayre
Grimms Landing
W. Va
Edward C. Ebersbach, Jr
Pomeroy
George R. Young
Clifton
James
Richards
de Grande
Elizabeth Mae Belcher
Ravenswood
Homer J. Barbee
Chillicothe
Cheryl A. Stevenson
Point Pleasant
Lowell E. Wooten
Albany
Willis G. Coburn
Jackson
Ernest D. Congo
Racine
John G Dupree
Wellston
Hughie R. Artis
Ashland
Garland B Chapman
Gallipolis
Jerome F. Mahle
Charles E. Carey
Ironton
Unn M. Manning
Todd W. Jordon
Chester L. Maves
Gallinolis
Cindy L. McDowell
Millwood
Larry T. Oney
Stanley T. Tarchalski
James A. Wolf
Chester
Barry W Hart
Charles W. Kinnison
Roma Griffith
Janet Bailey
Harlen Williams
Merle McCumber
Linley Roush
Leslie Lemley
Clyde Cox
Elizabeth Evans
Rondle Tackett
Raymond W Cossin
Franklin Lewis and Son
James Ro Moore
Clothing Drive at Ordnance School Sees Good Results
Principal John Taylor reports the clothing drive at Ordnance School was successful. Students contributed garments for distribution to needy children by teachers. Mrs. Richard Pickens chairs the drive. William Roger Deel, 19, of Gallia, and Linda F. Burger, 17, of Bidwell, listed in marriage license notes.
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Point Pleasant
John Taylor
Ordnance School
Richard Pickens
Gallia
William Roger Deel
Vinton
Linda F. Burger
Mason Man Bined For Having Gun
Mason Roush pleaded guilty to possessing a gun during arraignment before Justice A M Goodwin. He was fined 20 dollars plus costs. Frank Faggett forfeited a 62.28 dollar bond for arriving while intoxicated. His license faces six month revocation after a 24 hour jail stay.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Roush
Mason
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Miles Darst
Roush
Frank Faggett
Huntington
Edison Maves
Apple Grove
Leonard Smith
Russell Byus
Nellie Perdue
Bel Kenslevy Wallace
Milton Route 1
Vernon Chapman
Ona
W Va
Delmer D. Hart
Leon and
Walton A. Dickow
Gallipolis
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Report Dinner Fundraiser
Mrs E W Stanier president of the Henderson School PTA announces that Mrs Bob Neal will give a report on the recent dinner to raise funds at a PTA meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the school.
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Point Pleasant
E. W. Stanier
Th Henderson School
PTA
Bob Neal
Gallia County court grants three divorces and one petition
In Gallia County Common Pleas Court three divorces were granted. Mary Brumfield filed from Denver A Brumfield, seeking alimony and custody. Nancy Plymale was granted a divorce from Eugene Plymale on extreme cruelty. Elmer Carpenter divorced Mary Carpenter for gross neglect. Robert Rocchi divorced Joy Rocchi for gross neglect and extreme cruelty with custody split and $100 monthly support plus $1000 equity to the wife.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Robert M. Betz
Nancy Plymale
Eugene Plymale
Elmer W. Carpenter
Patriot Route 1
Mary M. Carpenter
Dayton
Betz
Robert J. Rocchi
Joy E. Rocchi
St. Petersburg
Fla
Trusty Walks Away From Jail In Mason
Lester Zimmerman a trusty at Mason County Jail walked away Sunday evening with $10 from a prisoner. He was serving a non support charge and had five weeks remaining to serve.
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Point Pleasant
Lester Zimmerman
Mason County
Zimmerman
Equipment Stolen From Saw Mill Near Vinton
The saw mill on Gravel Valley School Road five miles from Vinton reported thefts Monday. Don Williams of Piketon Route 2 reported at 8:30 a.m. missing a grease gun a tractor headlight a skipper hammer and seven or eight gallons of diesel fuel. Deputy Grant Long noted a prior theft of about 40 gallons of diesel and other items.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Rio Grande Described To Lions From Point Pleasant
Twenty two West Virginia Lions visited Ohio Monday night at the Point Pleasant Lions Club meeting held in the Rio Grande College dining hall. Dr. Carl L. Wilson highlighted Rio Grande College programs including BA degrees in chemistry physics mathematics biology and other majors and BS degrees in education with two year pre professional and cadet tracks. He noted accreditation efforts and a planned library opening in September 1965 while campaign leaders urged continued fundraising and canvassing across 43 clubs in the district for candidate Walter Stein in the governor drive.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia Lions
Ohio
Carl L. Wilson
Rio Grande College
Point Pleasant
Walter Stein
Lawrence Plants
J. Sherman Porter
Porter
Dr. Wilson
Wilson
Clifford Bellamy
Lowell N. Cook
James B. Craddock
William Field
John Hilbert
M. E. Hudnall
Harold S. Kn
Gallia Academy students tour Evans Supermarket
A Gallia Academy High School special education class visited Evans Supermarket in Gallipolis as a five week social study unit culmination. Manager Gene Spurlock led the tour explaining store operations and interdependence of the community for food supply. Billy Harris thanked him for the informative tour and answered questions. Mrs. Eugenia Gardner teaches the class.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Evans’ Supermarket
Gene Spurlock
Evans
Billy Harris
Eugenia Gardner
Immunization Clinic Totals At Point Pleasant Health Dept
Fourteen children were examined at last week’s well baby clinic at the health department funded by Point Pleasant Junior Women's Club. Twenty nine people received immunization shots last week, twenty two at New Haven, four at Ashton and one food handler examination was performed. No immunization clinic will be held Thanksgiving Day November 28 at the health department.
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Point Pleasant
Health Department
Poinsettia care pamphlet available in Point Pleasant
A poinsettia care pamphlet by Clifford W. Collier Jr. outlines proper handling growth temperatures pruning and pest control. The pamphlet is available free from the local cooperative extension service office in West Virginia for flower lovers.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Clifford W. Collier, Jr
State Extension
Cooperative Extension Service Office
Arson Suspected in Fire at Koontz Church North of Rio Grande
An arson investigator from the state fire marshal was to arrive in Gallia County to inspect a blaze that destroyed the Koontz Community Church, a former school building, about three miles north of Rio Grande. Fire Chief W Harvey Cahoon reported the alarm was answered by 10 men who stopped a grass fire sparked by the flames.
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Gallipolis
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Rio Garade
Koontz
Gallia County
O. K. Phillips
Robert McCoy
Rio Grande
TB Chief Will Visit Chest Diagnostic Clinic
Dr. James H. Walker of the West Virginia State Health Department will visit the Mason County Health Department in Point Pleasant on Wednesday from 12 30 to 2 p m for an appointment only chest diagnostic clinic for tuberculosis patients or doctor referrals.
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Point Pleasant
James H. Walker
Charleston
West Virginia State Health Department
Mason County Health Department
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