Rio Grande President speaks before Gallipolis women
Dr. Alph us R. Christensen president of Rio Grande College was principal speaker at the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club meeting. He noted women hold 80 percent of buying power and urged parents to send girls and boys to college. Andrea Fuller spoke on Buckeye Girls State experiences. Door prize went to Fuller.
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Gallipolis
Alphus R. Christensen
Rio Grande College
Farmers Hotel
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Andrea Fuller
Buckeye
Christensen
Miss Fuller
Gallia Mental Health Group Receives Charter
Gallia County chapter gains charter at Ohio Mental Health Association meeting held in Columbus Fort Hayes Hotel. Rev Nyle D. Borden receives charter and outlines aims to educate the public on mental health aid the mentally ill and study creating a county retarded school for 18 or more children.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Mental Health Association
Fort Hayes
Columus
Nyle D. Borden
Washington PTA Backs 1.5 Mill Tax Levy Election
Washington Elementary PTA votes to support a mill-and-a-half tax levy in the December 11 election. The group plans a door-to-door campaign and notes a prior levy failed on November 6. Attendance reaches 94. awards given for 1962-63 membership.
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Washington Pta
Gallipolis
Washington Elementary School Parent Teacher Association
John D. North
PTA
I. J. Miller
R. B. Matthews
Carrol Snowden
Clarence George
Cleora Egner
Ruth Martin
Harold Wiseman
Nancy M. Evans
County Extension Homeeconomics
Three Persons Fined For Traffic Violations
In Gallia County Municpal Court Judge William H. Jones fined three drivers for traffic infractions. Marcella A. Harrison of Gallipolis and Robert D. Todd of Athens each paid $10 and costs for speeding. Raymond E. Barr of Gallipolis Route 1 was fined $5 with costs suspended for parking on the highway.
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Gallipolis
William H. Jones
Marcella A. Harrison
Robert D. Todd
Athens
Raymond E. Barr
Gallia Native Dies At 55
Funeral services for Mrs. Vada K. Halley 55 native of Gallia County will be at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Woodyard funeral home Columbus with burial there She died Sunday She was daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Kuhn She married William S Halley and survives with four daughters Evelyn Counts Violet Tucker Dixie Lee Thompson and Georgia Ward a son and a daughter preceded her in death There are 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Surviving sisters are Lois Scarberry Clara Belle Facemire and Ethel Kuhn and brothers Hollis Thurman and Luther Kuhn The report ends with a note about ants installing antifreeze in winter.
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Gallipolis
Vada K. Halley
Gallia County
Woodyard
Columbus
Walter
Minnie Hively Kuhn
William S. Halley
Evelyn Counts
Violet Tucker
Dixie Lee Thompson
Georgia Ward
Lois Scarberry
Clara Belle Facemire
Ethel Kuhn
Hollis Kuhn
Thurman
Luther Kuhn
Crown City
Burnett Rites Set Friday
Ralph L. Burnett 73 native of Gallia County died Sunday at his home in St Petersburg Florida. Funeral services scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. He was a retired Ohio Fuel Gas employee and former resident of Cheshire and Middleport. Survived by wife Gusta Tipton two daughters Dorothy Walters Belpre and Frances Mossman Lawrenceburg Ind two sisters Stanley Thornton Crown City and Frank Stevers Columbus. preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
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Gallipolis
Miller
Ralph L. Burnett
Gallia County
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mound Hill
Ohio Fuel Gas ,Co
Burnett
Cheshire
Middleport
Guyan Twp
Four Seniors Inducted Into National Honor Society
North Gallia High School inducted four seniors into the National Honor Society. Inductees were Linda Burger, Carolyn Cook, Sharon Rutan, and Mary Taylor. Chapter officers leading the ceremony were President Sue Cregor, Vice President Doris Sheets, and Secretary-Treasurer Chestora Lee.
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Gallipolis
North Gallia High School
National Honor Society
Frances Wetherholt
Linda Burger
Carolyn Cook
Sharon Rutan
Mary Taylor
Sue Cregor
Doris Sheets
Chestora Lee
Life Awards Presented To Two Scouts In Grace Church
The Life Scout awards went to Lowell Evans and Jerry Humphreys of Troop 203 during a court of honor at Grace Methodist Church. First Class Badges were given to Keith Smith, Bobby Eddy, Eddie Fisher, and Ronnie Wright. Second Class Badges to Bruce Smith and Roger Miller.
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Gallipolis
J. Emmett Morrison
Lowell Evans
Jerry Humphreys
Grace Methodist Church
Russ Brown
Keith Smith
Bobby Eddy
Eddie Fisher
Ronnie Wright
James Hackworth
Bruce Smith
Roger Miller
Lawrence McQuaid
Eddie Hamilton
Harry Hamilton
Driver Cited After Crash on Route 553 Near Gallipolis
James W. Halley 23 Crown City sustained a sprained wrist and ankle in a two car collision at 10 25 am Monday on Route 553 a mile west of Route 7 State Highway Patrol reported John Logan Williams 78 Newark driving west left of center and caused the crash Minor damage to both cars Halley not treated Williams cited to Gallipolis Municipal Court Tuesday for driving left of center not injured
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Gallipolis
James W. Halley
Crown City
State Highway Patrol
John Logan Williams
Newark
Halley
Williams
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Mildred Wise
Irene Gilliam
Hazel Halley
Bess Ellcessor
Ferne Dillon
Mary Jane Neal
Alma Fowler
William George Dorne
Mary Ruth Mills
Orville Oliver Johnson
Merchant Marine
Velma Louise Burnette
Gallia Mental Health Group
Gallia
Philadelphia
Elaine Margaret Meers
Flushing
N.Y
Hianes
Heiner’s
Heiner
North Gallia
CLM
Leee
Termes Lee
Vance-Leach Furniture
W. State Street
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