Gallia County residents donate 147 pints of blood
Gallia County residents donated 147 pints of blood Thursday at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis via the Huntington Regional Blood Center. A total of 184 donors appeared, with 56 first timers and 68 replacement pints, amid delays and mechanical difficulties.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Huntington Regional
Grace Methodist Church
Red Cross
Parkersburg
Mt. Alto
W. Va
Huntington Center
Four Wrecks Reported by Gallipolis Patrol
Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated four Thursday wrecks. Four men from Northup were held in city jail on intoxication and related charges after a Route 7 collision with a car driven by Donald Tillman. A separate Kanauga incident involved Worthy Bright and a semi passing left turns. A second semi near the Silver Bridge involved Jack Sproch who sustained injuries. Ray Vineyard was jailed for DWI and hit skip after his vehicle sideswiped James Douglas. Clifford Whittington paid a fine for a defective muffler.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Donald E. Tillman
Middleport
Kgger Creek
Kanauga
Worthy L. Bright
Arthur J. Tallent
Hickory
N. C
Bright
Joseph C. Culp
Crooksville
Silver Bridge
Jack R. Sproch
Cleveland
Kananga Depot
Sproch
Ray Vineyard
Long Bottom
Meigs County
Skip
James R. Douglas
Shade
Pomeroy
Douglas
Clifford Whittington
Cheshire
R. E. Grindley
Minersville
Outbound Traffic Tabulated By State Highway Workers
Gallia County begins a major outbound traffic survey by the Ohio Department of Highways under highway director Charles M. Noble. Dan O. Taber reports 27 workers under field supervisors Joe Auckland and K A Bailey collecting data on Routes 7 and 35 and 141 near Gallipolis with city input from City Manager Austin Cotton.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dan O. Taber
Ohio Department of Highways
Taber
Charles M. Noble
Joe Auckland
K. A. Bailey
Highway Department
Corporation Limits
Austin Cotton
Gallia Native Ella Walters Dies at 91 in Gallipolis
Ella Bishop Walters 91 a Gallia County native died Thursday night at her Bullskin Road home. She lived alone and was cared for by niece Mrs. Edith Bane. Born June 22 1866 in Harrison Two she was daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Jane Clark. Survived by brother Vinton Clark Patriot and sister Bertha Watts Sebring Fla. Five sons and a daughter preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements are by Miller Funeral Home awaiting notification of relatives.
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Gallipolis
Ella Bishop Walters
Gallia County
Bullskin Rd
John
Edith) Bane
Walters
Harrison Two
Jacob
Rebecca Jane Clark
Vinton Clark
Patriot
Bertha Watts
Sebring
Fla
Miller Funeral Home
Eagle Aerie 2290 selects new auditor and welcomes members
Twenty members attended the Wednesday meeting of Aerie 2290 Fraternal Order of Eagles in Gallipolis. Othniel Jones resigned as auditor and Jerald Parsons of Gallipolis was appointed the new auditor. Eugene Woodyard of Crown City, recently discharged from the service, was admitted. Plans were made for a New Year’s dance with Circle Four band from Pomeroy providing the music.
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Gallipolis
Aerie
Order of Eagles
Othniel Jones
Wesley Westfall
Jerald Parsons
Eugene Woodyard
Crown City
Aenue
Circle Four Band
Pomeroy
River Traffic and Dam Gauges Across Ohio River System
Gauge readings from Gallipolis to Pomeroy and points along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers show water levels and dam conditions. Reports list running water depths and up or down statuses for a sequence of locks and vessels including Queen City, Indiana, Lehigh, Keeley, Prairie State, and City of Maysville with times of update.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Queen City
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Tradewinds
Lythia
Mr. Criss
Lehigh
Keeley
Prairie State
DeSoto
Price
Kanawha
Helena
Solvay
C. P. Wright
Lelia Shearer
Dis Patcher
Aliquippa
Ernestine
Paul Blazer
Semet
Susan Hoagland
Sohio State
Salvati
Duncan Bruce
Gallia Man Initiated Into Honorary Group
William R. Bunce of Gallipolis Route 1 a junior at Ohio University was initiated into Phi Alpha Theta a history honor society on campus. Membership requires 12 hours of history with a B average and B average in at least two thirds of other courses.
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Gallipolis
William R. Bunce
Gallipolis Faith Scene Full of Weekly Services
A list of church services across Gallipolis and surrounding towns details mass and worship times, catechism sessions, Sunday schools, and midweek gatherings. Denominations include Catholic, Church of Christ, Methodist, Mennonite, Calvary Baptist, Assembly of God, Nazarene, Bible churches, and Episcopal with pastors and locations noted.
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St. Louis Catholic
Adolph Golubieski
GSI
Garfield Ave
Church of Christ
Bill Heinselman
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
D. L. Latham
BYPU
First Church of God
Hershel McDonough
Young Peoples Meeting
Glen Hutsel
Pearl Elliott
St. Peter's Episcopal
Second Ave
Albert S. Chappelear, III
Holy Communion
Episcopal Young
First Baptist
William H. Green
Kay Rogers Society
Grace Methodist
Second and Cedar
Warren H. Wilson
Grace
Christmas Toy Drive ramps up in Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents urged to donate toys for the American Legion Lafayette Post 27 Christmas drive. Toys will be repaired by Legionnaires and Gallia County Volunteer Fire Department volunteers and distributed at the joint Legion Auxiliary Christmas party. Also noted: Earl Shaw buried with full military rites after burns from the Gallia Hotel fire. Hoover Dam described as the world’s largest dam, 727 feet high and 1180 feet long.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Lafayette Post
James E. Houck
Legion
Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department
Legion- Auxiliary
Legionnaires
Harold Broyles, Jr
Silas Hamilton
Earl Shaw
Mound Hill Cemetery
Shaw
Huntington
Veterans
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Arizona
Nevada
Shop-A-Rama Opens as 6000 Pack Gallipolis Streets
A crowd of about 6000 gathered for the Santa Claus visit and the opening of Gallipolis shopping season. Police led the parade with City officials, local bands, high school flags, and horse and rider contingents in a festive downtown procession.
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Gallipolis
Santa Claus
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Bloodmobile
Bob Gillen Ford
Appalachian Power Co
Lawrence Huber
Dick Thomas
Addison
Eno
Kyger
Vinton
Porter, Bidwell
Rio Grande
Robert Spencer
Merchant's
Blaine Topping
Haskins-Tanner
Grant Johnson
Davis Shuler
Clarence Thompson
Ruth’s Floral Shop
Lloyd Smith
Steele Furniture
Victor Niday
Clark’s Jewelry
Cecil E. Cooke
Christi Ann Restaurant
Lucille Thaxton
Gilbert Bush, Jr
Arnold Dickerson
Raymond Pope
Dean Circle
Lloyd Blazer
Vance Johnson
Maurice Bane
Ruth Maddy
Carrie Plummer
Charles Shaver
William Lanier
Raymond Hoy
John O’dell
George Roberts
L. Claude Miller
L. H. Nelson
Lawrence Huber. . Gray
Glenn Hutsel
Mahlon Radeker
Frank Irvin
Julius Pasquale
John Royce
John Dobbins
Claude Evans
Sylvia Fowler
Lewis Gillespie
Third St. Market
Gallipolis Ice Co
Heiner’s Bakery
Spring Hill
Tom Comer
Paul Skinner
Key Club Boys
State Patrol
Leroy Mooney
Ervin Lee Walter
Stanley Walter
Franklin E. Walter
Northup
Eagle Auditor Resions Post
Howard Lee
Louis G. Marchi, Sr
Yul Brynner
Jean Lafitte
Paramount
Gallia Academy High School
Ann
Venz
Sharon Preston
Margi Winters
Sandy Avner
North Gallia High School
Kgger Creek High School
Gallia County Riding Club
Gallipolis, Saddle and
Sirloin Club
Mercury
Colony Park
FD Sullivan
WBNS
North Court ST
Athens, Ohio
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