Children’s Home Project Inspected by Welfare Board
The Gallia County Welfare Board and Commissioners toured the 1861 Children’s Home in Gallipolis, inspecting a new porch and patio, reinforced stairs, and plans to replace a failing furnace. They noted 22 rooms, 24 children, and staff led by Edgar Stanley and Verna Siders with plans for water, shower, and floor upgrades.
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Children’s Home
Gallia Coun
Gailia Coun
Gallipolis
Board of County
Harry M. Wilcox
Thomas E. Daniels
James A. Boggs
Edgar Stanley
Verna Siders
Mary McFarland
State Welfare Department
William Sprague
Maton
Commissioners and Welfare Board
Spragues
Welfare Board
Frank Plymore
A. P. Miller
Harry E. Morgan
Florence ‘Trainer
Herman Brucker
John W’. Howell
Young Drivers Face Traffic Law Charges
A 11-year-old Lower River Road boy was charged by Gallipolis police with reckless operation. The case was docketed before Juvenile Court Judge John W. Howell at 10:30 am. A year-old Gallipolis Route 1 boy was charged by Gallipolis Post with passing over the yellow line.
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Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Lower River Road
Howell
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
West Virginia Driver Is Fined and Jailed
Gallia County report says Wetzel Fields 20 of Hartford was fined 50 dollars and costs, sentenced to five days in jail, and his Ohio driving privilege suspended six months by Municipal Judge William H. Jones on a Gallipolis Post State Highway Patrol charge that he operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. A passenger, Lee E. Gibbs 35, of Hartford, was fined 10 dollars and costs on an intoxication charge.
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Gallipolis
Wetzel Fields
Hartford
Ohio
William H. Jones
State Highway Patrol
Lee E. Gibbs
Lester Smuckal
West Paducah
Gallipolis Post
Charles Lloyd Shaw
Columbus
Muffler violations appear in Gallipolis court
State Highway Patrol cited James P. Dyer 53 of Middleport Route 1 for improper muffler in Gallipolis Municipal Court this afternoon. Roosevelt Mullins of Gallipolis Route 1 was fined 35 for a car with no muffler in Gallipolis Municipal Court Friday.
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Patrol
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
James P. Dyer
Middleport
Roosevelt
Buddy) Mullins
Six Drivers Cited On Speeding Charges
Gallipolis city police charged two men with speeding and each posted $25 bond for appearance in Gallipolis Municipal Court Kenneth Hughes 52 of Worthington West Virginia and George Frye 23 of Cleveland. Highway Patrol fined six others Ince Williams 46 of Dayton Robert L Federer 36 of Huntington Gerald Gorzek 28 of Detroit and Homer Dale Drummond 24 of Patriot ten dollars and costs by Municipal Judge William H Janes.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Hughes
Worthington
W. Va
George Frye
Cleveland
Gallipolis Post
Ince Williams
Dayton
Robert L. Federer
Huntingston
Gerald Gorzek
Detroit
Homer Dale Drummond
Patriot
William H. Janes
Patrolman Queen Rescinds Resignation in Gallipolis
Patrolman Robert Queen of the Gallipolis Police Force announced Sunday he had rescinded his resignation. He declined a security job at Kgger Creek Power Plant and will remain with the city police department.
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Gallipolis
Robert Queen
Kgger Creek
Open Flask Charges in Gallipolis Court Case
Gallipolis City police charged two men with having open flasks over the weekend. Thomas C. Lambert 25 and John Lambert 38, both of Thurman Route 7, posted $15 bond for appearance in Gallipolis Municipal Court.
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Gallipolis
Thomas C. Lambert
John Lambert
Thurman
Firemen Extinguish Blaze at Dump Behind County Barn
Gallipolis firemen extinguished a morning blaze in a dump behind the county highway barn near the railroad tracks on Second Avenue. Investigators speculated someone dumped burning material that ignited oil, with smoke rising for about 30 minutes.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Typhoid Shots Given To 100 Persons
One hundred people at East Gallipolis School received their second antityphoid shots today as part of an immunization program led by City Health Commissioner J. Roy Bartlett and Dr. N. Howard Foster. Final inoculations are planned for next Monday.
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Gallipolis
East Gallipolis
N. Howard Foster
J. Roy Bartlett
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
In Gallipolis a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Granville Layne and a son to Mr and Mrs Forrest Smith Cheshire. Admissions include Harry Specht Jackson medically and Harry Denver Swisher Vinton medical along with Betty Burns Huntington Loren Chaney Jackson surgical Clyde Walker Centerville Clyde Brown Point Pleasant Mrs Harry Click Cottageville medical and C B Ramey Wellston medical. Discharges list numerous patients including Mrs Roland Durst and daughter and others such as Mrs Donald Roush son and Mrs Charles Lamm son among many names.
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Holzer Hospital
Granville Layne
Gallipolis
Forrest Smith
Cheshire
Harry Specht
Jackson
Harry Denver Swisher
Vinton
Betty Burns
Huntington
Loren Chaney
Clyde Walker
Centerville
Clyde Brown
Point Pleasant
Harry Click
Cottageville
W. Va
C. B. Ramey
Wellston
Roland Durst
Donald Roush
Charles Lamm
Norman Dean
Kinley Rowe
Ben Hall
C. M. Browning
Maurice Burnett
Paul Denny
Dorothy Russell
Donald McKinney
Ira Sickles
Maude Fisher
Hay Schaffstall
George Ingels
Lawrence Henson
Jamie Sheffield
Kathryn Bowman
Christine Conrad
John Ord
Carrie Plummer
Shelby Roberts
Jenkins Traces Defense Bills at DAR Luncheon
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio spoke on national defense bills pending in Congress during a luncheon of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Farmers Hotel. The event was hosted by Mrs. L. H. Nelson with DAR members and guests from Gallia Academy High School joining for the talk and a Q and A session followed.
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Wallipolis
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Congress
Farmers Hotel
L. H. Nelson
Cangr
DAR
Clare Masters
Gallia Academ High School
Not a Hot Rod But Really Warm
Langley Johnson of Bladen found his car on fire at 1:30 am Sunday while driving on the Bladen Mercerville road near Route 7. He could not extinguish the blaze and the automobile burned up, according to Gallipolis Post State Highway Patrol.
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Gallipolis
Langley Johnson
Bladen
Bladen-Mercerville
Route 7
Johnson
Gallipolis Post
State Highway Patrol
Crown City Pupil Dies at Holzer Hospital
Ronnie Roger Gross six year old Crown City pupil died at 1 30 a m Saturday in Holzer Hospital after attending his first weeks of school He was one of 10 children born to George W and Dorothy Price Gross born August 13 1947 in Pike County Ky Funeral services will be held in Kentucky with Rev George Gross officiating and burial in Gross Cemetery Survivors include his parents brothers and sisters Luther in Detroit Charles in Springfield Bobby in Dayton Farley Dean Delores Wesley Rosalie and twins Dennis Ray and Phyllis
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Gallipolis
Ronnie Roger Gross
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
George W
Dorothy Price Gross
Pike County
Old Homeplace
Kentucky
George Gross
Gross Cemtery
Luther Gross
Detroit
Charles
Springfield
Bobby
Dayton
Farley Dean
Delores
Wesley
Rosalie
Dennis Ray
Phyllis
Great-Grandson Born Sparks Gallia County Family News
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilkey of Gallipolis announce the birth of their great grandson Thomas James Luellen born at 3 01 p m Friday to Mr. and Mrs. James F Luellen The neighborhood notes at the Walnut Local Queen Bee Hotel Board of Education meeting list attendees and a few fines are reported from Gallipolis Municipal Court including Lester Smuckal Charles Lloyd Shaw Elizabeth Brown Ralph Pickett Brady Cox and other local residents with offenses ranging from overlength trailers no tail lights failing to stop within a clear distance and missing mudflaps
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Gallipolis
Charles Gilkey
Thomas James Luellen
Tommy
Groveport J
James F. Luellen
Luellen
Viola Gilkey
Gallia Academy High School
Dele Gilkey
Walnut
Queen Bee
Board of Education
Loren, Walters
C. W. Bush
Ralph Albright
Hartley Watson
George Dillon
Ellis Thornton
Albert Dennison
Mudsoc School
W. EK. Merriman
Columbus
Thomas Merriman
Workmen's Compensation Bureau
A. K. Merriman
Elliott Lloyd
John Strait
Bethesda
Greenfield
Curtis Wellman
Catlettsburg
Harold Bennett
Third Ave
John Wellman
Johnny
Logan
W. Va
Bennett
Augusta Kerns
Oak Hil
J. E. Gills
J. Earl Thompson
Esther Iohnston
Tate
Hollis C. Johnston
T. Bachus
Major
Don Roof
Gallia County Women Learn From District Training Event
Gallia County Home Demonstration Council members attend a district train meeting in Jackson to bring back teaching on Christmas cards home decorations gift wrapping and candles. Names of participants include Mrs J F Berridge Mrs Wilford Evans Mrs Paul Kerr and others.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
iCouncil
Jack ‘Son
Ling
Tteach
Jo Robert Ball
Joe Miller
J. F. Berridge
Wilford Evans
Paul Kerr
Claude Evans
Charlotte Hamrick
Clarence Waugh
Kerr
Waugh
Smitter
Cheshire Women's Home Council
Cheshire Baptist Church
H. 2. Waugh
Beatrice Bein
HA. Kirby
Ruth Conner
Gallia
Kirby
Clarence Mulford
Ley Wood
Harold Mack
James Roush
David Briggs
Gallia Landmark Razed Old Foundry Demolished
A long standing Gallia landmark near the Ohio River has been razed. The old Thompson sundry foundry, dating from 1829, produced wares sold widely. Walls measured about 22 inches and parts of the structure were removed during demolition.
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Gallia
Thompson
Ohio
Automobile Upsets Reported Demolished
Demolished automobile upset report details unclear. State cers west by Lew edaver referenced in fragmentary notes. No clear names, dates, or outcomes readable.
Celebration Is Double Celebration Is Double in the Marine
Mrs Iva celebrates a double milestone in the Marine community as she marks 28 years of service and a personal anniversary. Friends note her dedication and impact on local programs.
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the Marine
Iva
AWOL Suspect Held in Gallipolis
Soldier Pt Charles Pronchik, 20, from Fort Knox Kentucky, was arrested on AWOL charges after being picked up on a Sunday at a state highway post and placed in the county jail for military processing.
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Gallipolis
Charles Pronchik
Fort Knox
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The
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Marion W. Boyer
Nichols
West Virginia
Queen
Aline
Jenkins
Kentuckian
Elizabeth Brown
Ralph Pickett
Iia
Brady Cox
Chillcothe Road
Henry Suydam
Newark, N. J
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Newark News
Dick Turner
Ruhpolding
Bavaria
Gallipolis Social Notes
Callipalis Personals
Donny
A Tig
Silverton
Aliss Stormont
Barnes
Stormont
Thom
Jimsons
David Lloyd
Jin
Reese
Lloyd
Jack
Edwin E. Jnd
Ohio Association of Schoo
Toner
Gallifolis
Cers
Lewedaver
Williamson
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens
Sohio
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