Santa Arrives In Parade To Start Shopping Season
Gallipolis held a large Christmas parade Monday evening to usher in 1962 shopping season. Santa rode in a red sleigh float helped by assistants, with a wall of gifts. hundreds of kids collected candy stockings from helpers. Police and city bands joined a sequence of floats including Gallia Academy, Gallia County volunteer fire unit, and Southwestern High School bands.
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Santa
Gallipolis
Santa Claus
Lipolis
North Pole
Jane Pettus
Jackie Wamsley
Bonnie Shump
Second Ave
Art Fletcher
Bill Beard
Richard Carter
Darrell Roberts
Jan Hudson
Jack Hudson
Chester A. Leaper
Gallia Academy High School
Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department
Chuck” Bradbury
Kgger Creek
Fire Department
Rosemary Bush
Brenda Mullins
North Gallia High School
New Southwestern High School
First Baptist Church
Southwestern Band
Southwestern
Gallia County
Traffic Cases Heard By Judge Janes
Gallipolis Judge William H. Janes fined multiple defendants in municipal court for traffic offenses. Richard O. Blain received $15 and costs for failure to stop within the assured clear distance after an accident on Route 35 near Thurman. Other patrol cases included speeding fines for Dwight N. Stevens and Melvin O. Smeltzer, parking on the highway for Delbert E. Swisher, and no muffler for Richard A. Newhart. Bonds forfeited included Carlos M. Dunn and Leslie M. Reese for passing violations. Additional fines were levied for intoxication and no chauffeur license. Curtiss S. Ratliff fined for no chauffeur license following arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William H. Janes
Richard O. Blain
South Side
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
Thurman
Jane
Dwight N. Stevers
Melvin O. Smeltzer
Bidwell
Delbert E. Swisher
Richard A. Newhart
Ewington
Carlos M. Dunn
Glennie
Mich
Leslie M. Reese
Charleston
McGruder travels to Germany with 8th Infantry Division
Corning Pvt. Donald T. McGruder radio operator in Headquarters Company of the 505th Infantry in Mainz has been assigned to Germany. He entered service last May after basic training at Ft. Knox and attended New Lexington High School. His parents live in New Lexington. New Lexington names Perry County Fire Association new president Don Fenneken succeeds Robert Sullivan. Verne Sorohan reelected vice president Fred Musick named secretary Wade Kimball treasurer. term starts Jan. 20. Marriage license issued for David Leon James and Gene Ann Cottrill.
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Corning
Donald T. McGruder
Grace
S. Valley St
8Th
Germany
McGruder
505Th Infantry
Mainz
Ft. Knox
New Lexington High School
Charles G. McGruder
Rush St
New Lexington
Don Fenneken
Perry County Fire-Fighters Association
Robert Sullivan
Junction City
Verne Sorohan
Fred Musick
Shawnee
Wade Kimball
Gallipolis Junior Women Plan Christmas Projects
The Gallipolis Junior Women's Club inducted three new members at a Dec 1961 meeting. Miss Anne Ford spoke on Buckeye Girls State experience. Planned gifts include a Christmas gift wrapping stand at Carl's Family Shoe Store Dec 15–24, a girls cottage gift, a TB Hospital patient gift, a food basket, and club donations to broader projects. A Dec 19 coffee hour runs 9 am to noon.
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Gallipolis
Paul Lewison
Adelaide
Buckeye
Anne Ford
Gallia Academy High School
Buckeye Girls State
R. Ford
Orchard
Margaret Justus
Phyliss Stewart
Eloise Ward
Carl’s Family Shoe Store
Gallipolis State Institute
Southeast Ohio
Nelsonville
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Keith Thomas
Gallia Youth Struck By Pickup Truck
Gerald Armstrong a 16 year old Gallipolis student escaped serious injury after being struck by a pickup at Fourth and Pine. He received treatment at Holzer Hospital for a broken rib and cuts and bruises then released. Leonard Baker 55 was cited for insufficient brakes and ordered to Municipal Court Friday. The incident occurred as Armstrong stepped off the curb while Baker drove northwest on Pine Street.
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Gallipolis
Gerald Armstrong
Fourth Ave
Fourth
Pine
Armstrong
Gallia Academy High School
Earl Armstrong
Holzer Hospital
Leonard Baker
Vinton Rute 2
Baker
Pine St
Daughters and Son Reported at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital notes multiple newborns with new daughters to the Stewarts in Cheshire Route 2 and the Malones in Jackson, a daughter to the Gibbs family in Letart Route 1, a daughter to the Chans in Rio Grande, a daughter to the Whites in Kinanga, and a son to the Smiths in Milford.
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Larry E. Stewart
Cheshire
Herbert W. Malone
Jackson
Andrew J. Gibbs
Letart
John C. H. Chan
Rio Grande
John R. White
Kinanga
Lewis J. Smith
Middleport
River Gauges and Locks Report From Ohio River District
River traffic data for Gallipolis Greenup and Huntington districts shows gauge readings and roller depths on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. Lock movements at Huntington and nearby locks list vessels and times, with up to 35 movable dams noted down. A truck collision near Point Pleasant left one man injured. legal actions follow.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Lock
Laguna
Ovec
Illinois
Eastern
Irene Chotin
Percy Downey
C. V. Harner
James
A. Raaies
Pon J. Rowe
Harrison
Greenup Locks
Onward
Tewis
Bob Benter
Bill Hougland
Alton Zephyr
John Bangen Wood
Farge K
Aim
Robert Oo Bolt
Prairie State
Bee River
Ane Lucas
Jerry Bosworth
A. B. Dyke
Dale Am
Franklin Pearce
I Vikainy
Ke R
Val
Ab Bam
Ha Whee
I i
Owles
Semet
Pts
A.m
YMCA Clubs Induct 56 At Joint Gallia Induction
Fifty six members were inducted into Gallia Academy High School Tri-Hi-Y and Hi-Y clubs at a joint ceremony Monday night in Grace Methodist Church. Officers conducted the rites and new members were named in both organizations with a reception following.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Grace Methodist Church
Walter Jacoby
Ohio-West Virginia
YMCA
Miss Anna Kay Smith Engaged to William Wolfe
Gallipolis announces the engagement of Anna Kay Smith daughter of Audra and (the late) Mr. Smith to William Douglas Wolfe son of Mrs. Margaret Wolfe of Gallipolis. Both attended Gallia Academy High School. Wolfe is stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky after leaving Ohio Valley Electric Corp. Plans for the wedding are incomplete.
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Gallipolis
Audra Smith
Burnett
Kananga
Anna Kay Smith
William Douglas Wolfe
Margaret Wolfe
Chatham Ave
Smith
Gallia Academy High School
Wolfe
Ft. Knox
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Kyger Creek
Mrs. Clara Ann Smith Dies in Gallia County
Clara Ann Smith 82 a native of Gallia County died Monday at the home of Mrs. Virginia Brooks Bidwell Route 2 Born Kerr Springfield Twp daughter of William H Johnson and Lucinda Jane Valentine Johnson Survived by son Safford Johnson Huntington W V a foster son Harley Morgan Bidwell two sisters Mrs Mary Ellis Johns town Pa and Mrs Geneva Mitchell Jamestown N Y Funeral at 2 p m Thursday Providence Baptist Church Gallipolis burial in church cemetery friends may call Wednesday Miller funeral home Also a Tucson brief notes seniors get no service charge on checking at Bank of Tucson for customers 65 or older.
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Gallipolis
Clara Ann Smith
Gallia County
Virginia Brooks
Bidwell
Kerr
Springfield
Twp
William H. Johnson
Lucinda Jane Valentine Johnson
Safford Johnson
Huntington
W. Va
Harley Morgan
Mary Ellis
Johnstown
Geneva Mitchell
Gallia Principals Discuss Textbook Adoption Plans
Gallia County Principals Association met with County Supt T K Owens to set up the textbook adoption committees for reading arithmetic history geography music health English and science on a five year cycle. Sub committees of five from each district will total 40 members with a January organizational meeting and a final April session.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
John C. Wickline
Sherley E. Sheets
Addaville School
Wickline
Raccoon
Marguerite Hineman
Bidwell-Porter Elementary
Carl Baker Named Rules Group Head for Gallia County Farm Bureau
Carl Baker was named legislative chairman for 1963 by the Gallia County Farm Bureau board. Paul Bower recapped highlights from the 1962 Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting in Columbus. Resolutions on landowner protection from strip mine damage were discussed. The board fixed meeting dates for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 30 p.m. in winter and 8 p.m. in summer. Maurice Thomas chaired with seven members present. A regional leadership conference for Farm Bureau officers will be held Wednesday at Lancaster.
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Gallipolis
Carl Baker
Lower River Rd
Board of Trustees
Gallia
Merrill Carter
Southeastern Ohio
Middleport
Woodrow Pope
Farm Bureau
Somerset
Maurice Thomas
Lancaster
Gallia Native Elmer V. Irwin Dies at 88 in Portsmouth
Elmer V. Irwin 88 a native of Gallia County and husband of the late Hortense Johnson died Monday at the home of a son in Portsmouth He is survived by his son Elmer Tracy Irwin a Portsmouth schools teacher two grandchildren and one great grandchild plus nieces and nephews Funeral services were held at 1 p m Wednesday at the Church of Christ in New Boston with burial in Mercerville Cemetery scheduled between 3 30 and 4 p m
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Gallipolis
Elmer V. Irwin
Gallia County
Hortense Johnson
Portsmouth
Elmer Tracy Irwin
Church of Christ
New Boston
Mercerville
Wayne Ogdin Elected President of Presbyterian Brotherhood
Wayne Ogdin was elected president of the Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood at First United Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis. The Martha Circle served dinner for 21 members, with retiring president Lloyd Her rich conducting the meeting and election. The group named J Sherman Porter as vice president and Smith Runyon as secretary, Rupert Trout as treasurer, plus four committees led by John E. Allen and others. Funeral services for James P Williams 81 Willow Wood a retired Gallia County farmer were set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goodhope Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Ogdin
Edgemont Dr
Presbyterian Mens’ Brotherhood
First United Presbyterian Church
Martha Circle
Brotherhood
Lloyd Helrich
J. Sherman Porter
Smith Runyon
Rupert Trout
James P. Williams
Willow Wood
Gallia County
Goodhope Baptist Church
Raymond Blagg
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Marksman Award Made To Pfc. Smith
Pfc. William Smith of Bidwell earned the expert marksmanship badge after qualifying with the Army's new M-14 rifle at Ft. Riley Kansas. An automatic rifleman in Company C 28th Infantry, he joined the Army in 1961 after graduating from North Gallia High School in 1961.
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Bidwell
William Smith
Oscar H. Smith
Army
Ft. Riley
Kan
Smith
28Th Infantry
Fort
Ft. Jackson
S. C
North Gallia High School
Vinton
Firemen Save Rural Residence Near Gallipolis
Gallipolis, Ohio firefighters from the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department saved Clan Cox’s rural home on Route 218, Cay, a mile west of Route 7, from total destruction after an overheated chimney flue. Twelve men and two trucks answered the 5:45 a m alarm. flames tufted the two story frame roof as crews tore away sections to reach the blaze. Damage was about 300 dollars and confined to ceiling and roof structure. contents were unharmed.
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Gallipolis
Clan Cox
Route
Route 7
Cay
James A. Northup
Bailey Receives Three Day Combat Fitness Exercise
Milford A. Bailey Jr. of Gallipolis Route 1 participated with the 8th Infantry Division's 8th Cavalry in a three day combat fitness exercise in Germany. He joined the Army in 1961 and trained at Fort Knox. A Shade High School 1957 graduate, he also studied at Andrew Columbus Barber College and worked at Edlers Barber Shop before enlistment.
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Gallipolis
Army
Pfe
Milford A. Bailey, Jr
Nancy
8Th Infantry Division
8Th Cavalry
Germany
Bailey
Cavalry
Troop 8
Fu. Knox
Shade High School
Andrew Columbus Barber College
Columbus
Edlers Barber Shop
Milford A. Bailey
Shade
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Ravenswood
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Sears
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Holzer Hospital News
Jack Cadwell
Pheenix
Okia
W. D. Steele
Washington Ave
L. L. Caldwell
Main St
Roma Love
Ohio Industries
Cleveland
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis Research Center
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Sarah Davies
Blanche H. Nibert
Marvin E. Bates
Christopher Johnson
Delmar D. Gaines
West Columbia
Frank C. Kline
Ironton
James C. Kelley
Thomas S. Gumpf
Long Bottom
C. Blaine Sanders
Crown City
Kenneth R. Adkins
Gene W. Smith
Richard L. Fryer
Ferrell M. Niday
Jeffrey C. Coleman
Lawrence E. Hoffner
Pomeroy
Perry Caldwell
James Shawson
Joe Willis
Robert E. Petrie
Pamela J. Nichols
Chester Clarke
Frank M. Fu
Clarence McConnell
Charles A. Bauguess
Ralph Blackwell
John A. Schuman
Dorsey Johnson
Roy L. Shobe
Robert H. Eason
Sprouse
Pengallipolis
Grant Long
James Sprouse
Ohio Penitentiary
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Sally Dailey
Tri-Hi-Y
Bill Jones
Hi-Y
Sandra Sutter
Mary B. Halliday
Andrea Fuller
Carlene Elliott
Janet Dexter
Len Rees
Dave Varney
Terry Johnson
Tri- Hi-Y
Carolyn Bailes
Bonita Betz
Margaret Borden
Paige Bouldin
Margaret Brewer
Cathy Clark
Deanna Kaye Darby
Ann Darnbrough
Kathy Dennis
Ann Fellore
Mary Frye
Beverly Garlic
Tharon Gatewood
Suellen Hager
Fereshia Golji
Betty Henderson
Diana Halley
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Phyliss Howe
Judy Judd
Carolyn King
Sally Lease
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Joyce Miller
Sandy Miller
Lynn Mooney
Alice Morris
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Cindy Niday
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Karen Saunders
Rita K. Saunders
Carolyn Stowers
Lynda Vance
M’lou Warehime
Connie White
Karen Worman
Eddie Slagle
John Baker
Terry Carhart
Phil Sanders
Steve Bower
Mike
Miss Smith
Mr. Wolfe
Anna Smith
Athens Pharmacy
Tucson
Ariz
Bank of Tucson
Wayne Ogdin Will
John E. Allen
John L. Evans
Edwin E. Higgins
William H. Jones
Porter
Clayton Miller
Doug Runyon
Manning Klees
J. W. Brown
Helrich
C. (Mac) McGinness
George Hout
Harry Dexter
Marksman
Pfc. Smith
America
U.S
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Wosportation
Lmaenn
Abe
Oxy
Rambler
American Motors
Douglas Rambler, Inc
W. Union St
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