Transportation troubles loom for Gallia Academy players
Gallipolis DT Coaches Club at Gallia Academy High School discussed transport needs for seven football players living in rural areas. Fourteen drivers requested by Thursday night, with volunteers to be reported. also noted was Washington School’s large sign up for a youth grid league and plans for a Hank Snow show money maker on election night at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Down Town
Gallia Academy
Yellowtown
Saxton
D-T’s
Bob Lang
Rinkydink
Washington School
Memorial Field
Jones
Hank Snow
Gallia Academy High School
G W Davis Elected President of Gallipolis Kiwanis
Dr George W Davis of Gallipolis Clinic optometrist was elected president of the Gallipolis Kiwanis Club to begin January 7 1959 succeeding R T Bradshaw. Dick Woodyard and John Boerger were elected first and second vice presidents with several directors reelected and three new members added to the board. A public guest spoke for the Girl Scout Fund Drive budgeting 3500 for 1959 operations and the club planned a Get Out The Vote campaign and a pancake-a-rama event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George W. Davis
Kiwanis Club
R. T. Jay Bradshaw
Davis
Kiwanians
Dick Woodyard
John Boerger
John W
Bill) Mills
N. Howard Foster
J. Dean Eisel
John Heiskell
Arthur Fleming
James B. Harreld
Chester A. Leaper
Carroll K. Singer
Rio Grande College
Frederic Vernon Buck
Kiwanis
Singer
E. Ray Bailey
Huntington Tri-State
Burhl D. Hood
Hosier Hospital Notes Separate Births and Admits
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Harry Chambers Point Pleasant A son to Mr and Mrs Larry E Brooks Welliston Route 2 Admitted Dana Turner Harrisonville Charles E Colley Jackson Buford Taylor Patriot Route 1 J Leo Shaver Gallipolis Sharon Anne Kline Ironton Route 2 Barbara Jean Erwin Davis nail Gei Opotis Dorothy J Rose Northup Route 1 Mrs David W Ridge Jackson Mrs W H Woomer Point Pleasant Mrs Thurman O Young Clifton Ivan Fife Gallipolis Eureka Star Rt Donald Adkins Jackson Fred A Cooke Ashland by Mrs George B Casto Henderson Mrs Osher E Legue Evans Route 1 Dennis W Roberts Wellston Route 3 Mrs Eliza Mae Sims Crown City Mrs P E Casto Gallipolis Wiliam E Hartung Pomeroy Star Route Mrs Larry E Brooks Wellston Route Mra Marvin B Mullihan Racine Mrs Harry Chambers Gallipolis DISMISSED Mrs Ronald Betz and son Mrs Charies Jackson and son Mrs John C Jones and son Mrs Joseph N Ross and daughter Mrs Harold Walker and daughter Mrs Lena Bates Clinton Hale Ronald Jenkins Mary Matheny Arm stead Perry Mrs William Stringer Mrs Lawrence Mitchell Mrs Lydia Randolph William Brown Mrs Warner Sheets Mrs Harry Ord Mrs William E Pierce Wil iam Van Sickle Jerry Lee McCormick James BR Sheets Barbara Diane Badg ley Joe Hammond and Mrs Laura Werd Blood used Thursday 4 pints
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Turner
Harrisonville
Charles E. Colley
Jackson
Buford Taylor
Patriot
J. Leo Shaver
Gallipolis
Sharon Anne Kline
Ironton
Barbara Jean Erwin
Davis Nail
Gei Opotis
Dorothy J. Rose
Northup
David W. Ridge
W. H. Woomer
Point Pleasant
Thurman O. Young
Clifton
Ivan Fife
Eureka Star Rt
Donald Adkins
Fred A. Cooke
Ashland
George B. Casto
Henderson
Osher E. Legue
Evans
Dennis W. Roberts
Wellston
Eliza Mae Sims
Crown City
P. E. Casto
Wiliam E. Hartung
Pomeroy
Larry E. Brooks
Ronald Betz
Charies Jackson
John C. Jones
Joseph N. Ross
Harold Walker
Lena Bates
Clinton Hale
Ronald Jenkins
Mary Matheny
Armstead Perry
William Stringer
Lawrence Mitchell
Lydia Randolph
William Brown
Warner Sheets
Harry Ord
William E. Pierce
Wiliam van Sickle
Jerry Lee McCormick
James BR. Sheets
Barbara Diane Badgley
Joe Hammond
Laura Werd
September Traffic Roundup by Gallipolis Patrol
The Gallipolis Post of the State Highway Patrol investigated fifty accidents in September with twelve injury cases affecting nineteen people. Patrolmen issued 370 warnings and made 99 arrests during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
S P Gilmore Dies At Home At Age 55
Gallipolis Ohio 55 year old S P Gilmore of Gallipolis Route 1 died at home at 2 a.m. Thursday after a decade long illness. He formerly worked at Gallipolis State Institute and is survived by wife Willa Huffman three stepchildren Leo Neal Harrison and Lynas Harrison and siblings Sheldon and Bailey. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at F L Stevers Mercerville with burial in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Stevers funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Shannon Paul
Ted) Gilmore
Gilmore
Miss Bailey Gilmore
Willa Huffman
Leo and
Neal Harrison
Dayton
Lynas Harrison
F. L. Stevers
Mercerville
Oliver Johnson
Buria
Ridgelawn
Stevers
Kyger Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Gatherings
Kyger social notes list visits from Delbert Kennedy and Gerald Kennedy to Toledo and Rodney, Elm Grove visitors to Platter, Thaxton family weekend in town, a miscellaneous shower for Robert Mulford and Carol Chafin, the Rothgeb reunion at Clair Athey’s, multiple regional families gathering for meals, and local seasonal care events. Bill Scott replaces mail duties while Wilbur Ward is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Kennedy
Toledo
Gerald Kennedy
Rodney
Allen Stoker
Elm Grove
W. Va
Carl Platter
Larry Thaxton
Columbus
Bill Thaxton
Lancaster
Robert Mulford
Carol Chafin
Rothgeb
Clair Athey
Homer Hockman
Ryger
Noah Hockman
Xenia
Mori] Inborden
Logan
Charles Hockman
Addison
Forrest Rathburn
Band Boosters Meet at Gallia Academy High School
The Gallipolis Band Boosters Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the band room at Gallia Academy High School. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia Academy Band Tag Day Set for Saturday
Gallia Academy High School holds its annual Band Tag Day with band members selling tags all day in the business district. Headquarters will be the Lafayette Hotel with Dr and Mrs Ralph Burner as co chairs. Friday night tag sales kickoff at the Gallipolis Logan football game by several parent volunteers. Tag day funds support the Gallpolis Band Boosters Club which outfits both junior and senior high bands.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Lafayette Hotel
Ralph Burner
Claude Evans
Joseph Brady
Band Boosters Club
Local families gather for dinners and visits in area communities
Delbert Young and his daughter from New Marshfield visited Mr and Mrs M V Ross. Dinner guests at Mr and Mrs George Scott included Keith Scott Athens George Bailes Albany Dale Scott and Ronnie Airline and Helen Douglas Pearl Chapel. Fred Elliott Floyd Sams and three sons attended a grange meeting at Albany. Don Martin and three sons from Utica were weekend guests at the Sam Scott home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airline
Delbert Young
New Marshfield
M. V. Ross
George Scott
Keith Scott
Athens
George Bailes
Albany
Dale Scott
Ronnie
Helen Douglas
Pearl Chapel
Fred Elliott
Floyd Sams
Don Martin
Utica
Sam _ Scott
Work staffs announced for Blue Devil games
Gallia Academy High School principal Ross H. Fleming named the work staffs for all four Blue Devil home football games starting with Friday's Gallipolis Logan game. Charles Shaver is supervisor. Paul MacNealey handles field lighting. W R Garrison leads the pressbox. Ronald Clifton and Morris Elliott run the public address system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ross H. Fleming
Gallia Academy
Blue Devil
Logan
Charles Shaver
Paul MacNealey
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Memorial Field
W. R. Garrison
Ronald Clifton
Morris Elliott
Bob Cornwell
Dick Thomas
Bill B. Matthews
John Burkle
Edwin Edelblute
George Hout, Jr
Lonnie Thompson
Fleming
John Trotter
Freshmen Complete Achievement Tests at Gallia Academy
Gallia Academy High School freshmen finished the science research achievement series under principal Joseph N. Ross. Results will help staff tailor instruction and address individual strengths and weaknesses in reading language arts mathematics and work-study drills.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Joseph N. Ross
Gallia Academy
Good Publicity for Ancient British Summer Resort
A travel guide praises a British town as a long sustaining summer resort spanning over 1,800 years, noting it owes much to an exceptionally effective press agent and enduring charm. The piece highlights its enduring appeal and historic status as a vacation destination.
Gallipolis Area Churches Schedule Services and Choirs
Local church listings show Sunday schedules with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Many parishes include junior church, communion services, youth groups, and midweek activities through Friday. Additional notices cover Episcopal, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, and Nazarene functions across multiple congregations in Gallipolis and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
First United Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Westminster Fellowship
Rebekah Circle
Mary Circle
Athens Presbytery
Grace Methodist
Warren H. Wilson
Commission On Education
Loren Thomas
Home Council
Grace
Stanley Folden
Clarence George
Fred Plymale
Raymond Pope
Earl Durham
James Houck
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Albert S. Chappelear, II
Episcopal Young
Acolytes’ Guild
St. Louis
Adolph Golubieski
GSI
First Church of God
Garfield Ave
Hershel McDonough
Young Peoples Meeting
Pearl Elliott
Mennonite Church
Vinton
Paul Stoltzfus
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
Luther Tracy
Assembly of God
Robert Howard
Triedstone Baptist
D. L. Latham
BYPU
Mr. Satterfield
Church of the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Poplar Ridge
K Of P Guest To Speak At Naomi Lodge
Naomi Lodge 55 Knights of Pythias will host the re appointed District Deputy Grand Chancellor J H McGrath of Jackson next Tuesday. He will urge donations to the Pythian Home at Springfield to meet state cooking and dining facility needs and fund new rooms chapel hospital therapy and training facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Naomi Lodge 55
Knights of Pythias
J. H. McGrath
McGrath of
Jackson
Springfield
Wards announce birth of daughter Lisa Kay
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ward of Columbus announce the birth of a daughter Lisa Kay on Sept 14 at Doctors Hospital in Columbus. Grandparents are Mrs. Nora Stoneman of Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Chester Ward. The Wards and Mr and Mrs Eugene Stevens and Janice recently spent a day in Columbus with the Paul Wards.
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Kyger
Paul Ward
Columbus
Lisa Kay
Doctor’s Hospital
Nora Stoneman
Cleveland
Chester Ward
Eugene Stevens
Janice
Paul
Two Blazes Strain Gallipolis Fire Crews
In a span of just over three hours on Thursday Gallipolis firefighters battled two separate blazes. A Flamingo Club ceiling fire caused $600 damage and required roof access. Later a car fire near Sunset Inn, started by a tossed cigarette, was extinguished by patrol and sheriff’s deputies along with local fire units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hector Steele
Lawrence Dickey
Flamingo Club
Kanauga
Steele
Clark Hager
Sunset Inn
Route 35
State Highway Patrol
George Primanis
Columbus
Rio Grande College
John Mahoney
Ripley
W. Va
Gallia County
Two People Injured After Falls Thursday
Buford Taylor 53 of Patriot Route 1 fell from a barn roof at his Walnut farm Thursday evening fracturing several ribs. He was admitted to Holzer Hospital in good condition. Mrs. David W. Ridges 86 of 14 Payne Street Jackson fell at home Thursday fracturing her left hip. She is listed in fair condition at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Buford Taylor
Walnut
Holzer Hospital
David W. Ridges
Payne St
Jackson
River Traffic and Dam Status on Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
The bulletin reports river conditions with gauges at Gallipolis and Montgom ery showing rollers and crests about five feet. It lists dam statuses on the Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield sill and Ohio River movable dams from Pittsburgh to Dam 35, with boats and lock readings across multiple craft and locks including Huntington City, O. F. Shearer, City of Maysville, Laguna, and others, plus Kanawha and Gallipolis boats with up or down readings throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Northern
Creditor
Bob Benter
I. F. Prieberger
George G
William Penn
City of Huntington
O. F. Shearer
City of Maysville
Laguna
Kanawha
Semet
Duncan Bruce
Beaver
Ogram
Gallipolis Boate
Fred W. Alcott
Lehigh
Stevenson
Solvay
Jefferson
Ernestine
Rockett
Titan
Helen
Salvati
Jerry Bosworth
Town Hall Meeting For Education Set In October
The school district announces a town hall meeting on education for October 14 aligning with sessions in Raccoon and North Gallia districts. Board member Bill B Matthews and Superintendent Marshall D Boggs named a steering committee of about 60 district laymen to organize the event at an upcoming Tuesday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Statehouse Conference On Education
Raccoon
North Gallia
Bill B. Matthews
Marshall D. Boggs
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Jim Saxton
G. W. Davis
Board of Directors
Paul E. Watson
Harry Chambers
Welliston
Marvin B. Mullihan
Racine
S. P. Gilmore
N. Court
Ohio
Bargain
Kyger Social Notes
John Porter
Melvin Coen
Clyde Davis
Cheshire
Rosetta Loveday
Earl Snyder
Frank Heir
Ewington
David Matthews
Matthews
Wilford Taylor
Coshocton
Charles Tipton
Delmar Durst
Guido Grassi
Montesano
Wash
Grassi
Warner Poyhonen
Albert Rosellini
Italy
Blue Devil Games
William Chandler
Locust St
James Radcliffe
J. H. Carpenter
Charles Jeffers
Joe Bachus
Cedar St
Gerald Hull
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Joshua Crouse
Chester Bennett
W. Bryan Cooper
Tom Adams
Church of Christ
Bill Heinselman
K of P
Kris Kringle
Taber
Silver Bridge
Waclet Owry
BEMCO
TRU VA
Rena
C. G. Steele Furniture CO
3Rd, Ave. Gallipolis
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