Gallipolis Moves Toward City Parking Lot Plan
City leaders authorize Austin Cotton to draft plans for a riverfront off street parking lot measuring 140 by 400 feet with space for 175 to 200 cars in diagonal double rows. The measure also updates current city expenditures including police and fire departments, street lights and cemetery funds.
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Gallipolis
Austin Cotton
City Commission
Cotton
Addi
General Fund
Health
Epling elected SEC Regional Council Chief
John A. Epling of Gallipolis was unanimously chosen as president of the South eastern Ohio Regional Council at a November meeting at the Fairgreens Country Club Jackson. About 235 people from eight counties attended. Officers elected include Richard A. Hall Logan vice president Russ Mahlrich Pike County second vice president Joe Salts McArthur third vice president William Frederick Nelsonville fourth vice president and Ron Springer Pomeroy secretary treasurer. Senator John W. Bricker spoke urging economic stabilization opposing centralization of power and supporting the president in efforts toward peace. Outgoing President George Halfinger Waverly summarized the year’s council activities.
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Gallipolis
John A. Epling
Southeastern Ohio
Fairgreens Country Club
Jackson
Richard A. Hall
Logan
Russ Mahlrich
Pike
George Halfinger
Waverly
Flu Shots No Bar To Blood Donations
Huntington Regional Blood Center and local physicians say Asian flu vaccine does not bar donation as long as given more than 24 hours before the bloodmobile visit. Donors undergo physician examination and hemoglobin check. ages 18 to 60 with parental consent for 18 to 21. Bloodmobile at Grace Methodist Church on Thursday November 21 from noon to 6 p.m. Call 700 or 1855 for an appointment or walk in.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Regional
Red Cross
Grace Methodist Church
Rotary Hears Rio Grande College Choir at Farmers Hotel
Gallia Rotarians enjoyed a 14 member Rio Grande College Ensemble directed by Zelma Northcutt performing old and new tunes during Tuesday dinner at the Farmers Hotel. Dr. Thomas W. Morgan urged support for Huntington Regional Blood Center’s bloodmobile visit to Grace Methodist Church. Evan Evans asked help with the bicycle safety check at 1 45 p m Thursday. Five visiting Rotarians from Point Pleasant attended. Mrs Paul R Lyne was the sole guest.
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Gallipolis
Farmers Hotel
Rio Grande
Gallia County
Lions Plan Blood Drive Thursday At Grace Methodist
Gallipolis Lions Club members heard Dr. Norman W. Pinschmidt urge full cooperation for the Huntington Regional Blood Center bloodmobile visit at Grace Methodist Church on Thursday. Members will gather at 5 30 p m to donate blood.
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Gallipolis
Lions Club
Tye
Eastern Ave
Norman W. Pinschmidt
Gallia
American Red Cross Blood Program
Lions
Huntington Regional
Grace Methodist Church
Eugene Gloss
J. Gordon Gibert
Huntington
Police Report 3 Accidents In Gallipolis
Moderate property damage reported in three local accidents. James Boggs 71 of Gallipolis Route 2 struck Evelyn Rothgeb 50 of Kananga on Pine Street when Boggs pulled from a curb. Minor damage involved Raymond Taylor 23 Bidwell and Juliette Halley 18 Gallipolis Route 2 as Halley’s car, parked, was struck. Charles Rife 66 of 921 Fourth Ave reported damage to his parked car while shopping.
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Gallipolis
Pine St
Second
Third Ave
James Boggs
Evelyn Rothgeb
Kananga
Boggs
Rothgeb
Raymond Taylor
Bidwell
Juliette Halley
Halley
Charles B. Rife
Fourth Ave
Rife
Miller to Speak at Kananga Sportsman Auxiliary Meeting
L. Claude Miller of Gallipolis will present a chalk talk at the Kananga Sportsman Club Auxiliary meeting on November 21. Publicity chairwoman Mrs. Evelynn Morrow announced the event, noting it is Miller’s first appearance before the auxiliary and a standout program for the year. Members are urged to attend and bring a guest.
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Gallipolis
L. Claude Miller
Kananga
Weather disrupts Gallipolis edition with teletype outage
Storm winds and rain cut over half of Tuesday's Gallipolis news content as teletype lines failed between Athens and Pomeroy. Ohio Bell crews repaired the line by noon. missing items include river and Holzer Hospital news. An accident injured C. P. Wright. a Common Pleas Court trial and a Vinton Parents Club meeting were also affected.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Messenger
Athens
Pomeroy
Ohio Bell
Holzer Hospital
C. P. Wright
Common Pleas Court
Donovan Fulks
Vinton Parents Club
Parade to Open Shopping Season in Gallipolis
Final plans for the Christmas shopping season reveal a parade named Shoparama in Gallipolis. The event begins at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, led by Santa Claus and escorted by bands from Gallia Academy High School North Gallia and Kyger Creek High Schools, ending at the public square.
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Gallipolis
Retail Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Hotel
Shoparama
Santa Claus
Gallia Academy
North Gallia
Kyger Creek
Births At Holzer Hospital And Admits List
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Winebrenner of Point Pleasant and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Thornton of Point Pleasant. Several admissions listed including Chester Underwood Bidwell and Joe A. Lurkhart Gallipolis among others for medical and surgical cases. Discharges include George Hawley Ruth Cornette and multiple others.
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Jack D. Winebrenner
Point Pleasant
Abraham Thornton
Chester Underwood
Bidwell
Joe A. Lurkhart
Gallipolis
J. Clyde Carr
Jackson
Willis D. Marr
Clifton
Surgical
Dores Arnold
Pomeroy
Virgil D. Sayre
Evans
W. Va
Trace J. Fraley
Patriot
Elsie M. Greenwood
Wellston Medical
J. H. Sprangler
Kenova
Hank E. Pence
Spencer
Forrest W. Lee
Ironton
Forest van Meter
Racine
Dee’d
George Hawley
Ruth Cornette
Ed Parker
Charles Roush
Kenneth Sheets
J. B. Rice
D. S. Mack
Curtis Jones
H. E. Dailey
Lewis F. Arnold
Noel Houck
Victor McCloud
Larry Gray
Pamela Pau
David Hess
E. L. Sassin
Sixty Organize PTA Group At Southwestern High
Sixty people attended an organizational PTA meeting at Southwestern High School Tuesday night with Mrs. Gaye Waller of McDermitt as guest speaker. Tre vor I. Davis introduced her before she explained PTA rules and the organizing process. A nominating committee led by Mrs. Corbett Dotson was named to present candidates for officers at the next meeting. By law committee members include Mrs. Sidney Fadely Mrs. Charles Richards and Mrs. Harold Trainer. The junior class entertained with a program including a Billy Trainer solo. The next meeting is set for Monday December 9.
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Gallipolis
PTA
Southwestern High School
Gaye Waller
McDermitt
Trevor I. Davis
Waller
Corbett Dotson
Wendell Reese
Orville Jones
Sidney Fadely
Charles Richards
Harold Trainer
Billy Trainer
Four Traffic Convictions Reported In Ohio Patrol
Gallipolis post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported four traffic convictions on Tuesday. Buford Hall 33 Gallipolis Route 2 pleaded innocent to driving while suspended and was bound over to the Gallia County Grand Jury on $500 bond. Dale E Sewards 30 Vinton was fined 50 dollars and costs and given five days in jail with a one year license suspension for operating under the influence. Donald Guinther was fined 50 dollars and five days in jail for operating under the influence in Pomeroy Common Pleas Court. Wayne Givens acting mayor of Middleport fined Cecil Wise 30 Cheshire 100 dollars and three days in jail for DWI. Arthur George 19 Vinton was fined 30 dollars for reckless operation in Minersville.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
William H. Jones
Buford Hall
Gallia County
Dale E. Sewards
Vinton
Pomeroy
Common Pleas
John Bacon
Donald Guinther
Wayne Givens
Middleport
Cecil Wise
Cheshire
Minersville
R. FE
Grindley
Arthur George
Minister Discusses Alcoholism With Local Guild
The Rev. Jerome D. Rodgers of Christ's Episcopal Church spoke to the Mary and Martha Guild at St. Peter's Episcopal in Gallipolis on alcoholism. He outlined causes and effects, noting studies at Yale summer school and the North Conway Institute, and current sponsorship of an Alcoholics Anonymous effort in the tri county area.
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Gallipolis
Jerome D. Rodgers
Christ's Episcopal Church
Point Pleasant
Mary and Martha Guild
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Thomas W. Morgan
Rodgers
Yale
North Conway Institute
North Conway
N. H
Alcoholics Anonymous Association
Tricounty
John Boerger
Arnold Dickerson
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General
Mound Hill Cemetery
Pine St. Cemetery
Water Works Fund
Water Works Improvement Fund
Epling
SEC Regional Council
Roy
John W. Bricker
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Roy J. Gillen
Bricker
John Epling
Bell Ans
Bell-Ans Todey
Howard Hughes
John Wayne
Janet Leigh
U.S. Air Force
Jayc Fluippen
Paul Fix
Hans Conricd
Rotary
Rio Grande College
Clouzot
Diabolique
Elvis Presley
Ree Fathena
MGM Ree
Quick's
Miller
Guild
Haskins
Tanner
Stetson
Kingsridge
Peteee
By McGregor
McGregor
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