Road Repair Sought Over Cheshire Twp Slip In Curtailed Strip Mine
Gallia County commissioners pursue restoration or legal action to fix a mile long Storys Run Rd section in Cheshire Twp damaged by Middleport Coal Co mining. They authorize contact with the company president and seek road relocation plans for Route 35 to the Children’s Home area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Board of Commissioners
Cheshire
J. Roy Bartlett
Warren F. Sheets
Bartlett
Storys Run Rd
Cheshire Two
Middleport Coal Co
Sheets
John W. Howell
State Department of Highways
Gallia
Abbie Haner
Chauncey Johnson
Ozy M. Stewart
Roscoe Houck
Dickey, Fulks
Howell
All-Girl Team Installs Pomona Grange Officers
Gallipolis report notes an all-girl installation team led by Mrs Patricia Winters completing the Pomona Grange officer installation before about 200 people at Centenary Grange hall. Verna Mae Miles marshaled officers and numerous assistants handled regalia and instructions as July officers took oath and received guidance from the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Patricia Winters
William L. Persinger
Gallia County
Pomona
Hannan Trace School District Cuts One Bus
The Hannan Trace Local School District votes to discontinue one 36 passenger bus transporting 11 students to Gallipolis High School. Students may ride the regular bus to Mercerville High School. The cut takes effect Monday Oct. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hannan Trace
Mercerville
County Board of Education
Mrs. Bertha Dodrill Dies at 75 in Columbus Area
Mrs. Bertha Vance Dodrill, 75, native of Gallia County, died Monday at her son Donald Dodrill’s home in Columbus. Widow of John Dodrill, she and her husband farmed near Ewington. Survived by eight children, four sisters, one brother, funeral Wednesday at Vernon McCoy funeral home Vinton. Burial in Franklin Cemetery, Alice.
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Gallipolis
Bertha Vance Dodrill
Gallia County
Donald Dodrill
Steltzer Rd
Columbus
John Dodrill
Ewington
Dodrill
Morgan Two
Henderson
Rebecca Denny Vance
Lela Strausbaugh
Donald D
Dwight D
Evelyn Humphrey
Wanda Regan
Darrell
Pearl Twyman
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
George Belcher
Portsmouth
Franklin Cemetery
Alice
Judge Betz Fines Five in County Court
Judge Robert S. Betz fined and sentenced five persons in Gallipolis cases. Benny H. Thomas, 40, Columbus, DUI, $100 fine, costs, five days in jail. Clayton A. Snyder, 23, Ewington Route 1, $20 fine and costs for reckless operation. Ashable G. Devault, 44, Middleport, $5 fine and costs for no license. John W. Raines, 53, Crown City, $10 fine and costs for intoxication. Lawrence Hazlett, 22, Galliplis forfeited $15 bond for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Benny H. Thomas
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Robert S. Betz
Betz
Clayton A. Snyder
Ewington
Ashable G. Devault
Middleport
John W. Raines
Crown City
Lawrence Hazlett
Gallia Academy Pupils Compete In Citizenship Contest
Gallia Academy High School students Martha Mossman and Bennie Stover competed in the Ohio History, Ohio Government and Citizenship Test. Principal Ross H. Fleming said results will be announced Oct. 25. District winner earns a weekend at Ohio University with an essay test for a $100 top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia Academy
Martha Mossman
Bennie Stover
Ross H. Fleming
Fleming
Ohio University
Health Nurses Finish Immunization Clinic
County health nurses closed their immunization drive with 220 vaccines given across three schools bringing the total to 1582. Mrs. Pearl Hatfield and Mrs. Naomi Rose administered 63 shots at Addaville Elementary, 105 at Cheshire Kyger Elementary, and 52 at Kyger Greek High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pearl Hatfield
Naomi Rose
Addaville
Cheshire - Kyger
Kyger Greek High
Scouts Plan Two Events in Gallipolis
Boy Scout Troop 204 led by Gaylord Woomer with 13 scouts met at First United Presbyterian Church to plan a second class board of review and an Oct 17 18 campout at Camp Chester Meigs County. Scouts also hiked to a roadside park on Route 35 led by Francis Brady Charles McKean and Jimmy Magnussen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gaylord Woomer
First United Presbyterian Church
Camp Chester
Meigs County
Woomer
Francis Brady
Charles McKean
Jimmy Magnussen
Kyger Creek HS hires replacement for part time janitor
Kyger Creek Local Schools board accepts the resignation of part time janitor Richard Russell as he transfers from Rio Grande College to Ohio State University. James Rife of Cheshire is hired as his replacement. Also present were executive head C Comer Bradbury high school principal Clarence E Thompson and elementary principals Walter Rife and Marie Hoskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Board of Education
Richard Russell
Rio Grande College
Ohio State University
James Rife
Cheshire
Russell
C. Comer Bradbury
Clarence E. Thompson
Walter Rife
Cheshire- Kyger
Marie Hoskins
Addaville
Republican Women Elect New Officers in Gallia County
Mrs Ruth Parkins of Centerpoint was elected president of the Gallia County Republican Women's Club at a Monday night meeting at the home of Mrs Mabel Betz. Other officers named were Sabra Stewart first vice president Mabel Betz second vice president Carrie Plummer secretary and treasurer The executive board includes Edith Hurshr pillar and Miss Hutsin pillar remains county chairwoman Attendees included Mrs Guy Clark Mrs Rueben Wood Mrs Fred Beman and Mrs Eugene Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice McMahon
Centenary Grange
Orie Painter
Huntington Grange
Swan Creek
Verna Mae Miles
Marshal
Daniel Evans
Connie
Penny Long
Goldin Ward
Mary Walker
April Thompson
Eileen Walters
Carole Miller
John Brucker
Harold Steger
Carole Kennedy
Hazel Persinger
Ceres
Jeannie Mollohan
Wanda Waugh
Minnie Castle
Pomona
Mary Jane Miles
Louise de Lille
Flora
Susie Fulton
Sandra Knotts
Marge Reynolds
Kenneth Ward
Linda Davis
Gallia County
Rodney
Gallia County Farm Bureau Co-operative
Green
Columbus
Evans
Cleveland
Charles Neal
Carrie Lemley
Pomona Grange
Roy Sprague
Persinger
Grange Scholarship
Frank Plymale
Kathleen Durst
Rose Hager
Maurice Thomas
W. P. Smith
Martha Ward
Ruth Gillispie
Charles Murray
Gallipolis
Ruth Parkins
Centerpoint
Republican Women’s Club
Mabel Betz
Second Ave
Margaret D. Carter
Court St
Sabra Stewart
Secund
Carrie Plummer
Edith Hurshrpillar
Miss Hutsinpillar
Republican County
Betz
Guy Clark
Rueben Wood
Fred Beman
Eugene Stevens
Married Poker Club Donates From Pot To Wives Kitty
A Tipton Iowa married men's poker club adds 25 cents from each pot to a kitty for their wives. This local practice reflects a social game custom with informal fund support among members and spouses.
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Tipton
Iowa
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital notes
A list of births includes a son to Mr and Mrs Anja Pitts Cove Route 1 and three daughters to the Starkey Spencer and Pitts families. The record also lists numerous admissions including Clyde A Dale and Mrs Robert Mc Collins among many others from Gallipolis Wellston Jackson Point Pleasant and surrounding areas. Blood usage totals show Saturday four pints Sunday one pint and Monday one pint.
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Anja Pitts
Cove
Warren S. Starkey
Wellston
Stanley G. Spencer
Jackson
Clyde A. Dale
Rio Grande
Robert Mc Collins
Gallipolis
Cora Swigert
Barto Durst, Jr
Point Pleasant
Paul Mec Williams
James Burns
Teresa Gettles
George Fraley
Elizabeth Merricks
John Claar
James Gray
Willis McManus
J. Cc. Justus
James Clark
Larry Brooks
George Crump
Ruthenium Melting Point Reported Overwhelms Heat Test
A study notes ruthenium, a light platinum group element, requires temperatures exceeding 4400 degrees Fahrenheit to melt. The finding highlights its exceptional high-temperature stability and potential industrial uses in extreme conditions.
Protest Targets New Parking Ban on Garfield and Vine
Garfield Avenue residents plan to attend a Gallipolis City Commission meeting to oppose a proposed two sided parking ban. The resurfacing work by the city and state is nearly done and signs will rule parking on both Garfield and a portion of Vine Street, with one side of Vine remaining open where improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Garfield Ave
Vine St
State Department of Highways
Four Scouts Advanced At Troop 203 Court Of Honor
Troop 203 at Grace Methodist Church honored four scouts advancing beyond first class. David Ott achieved Life Scout, Jim Morrison and Ralph Burner earned Star ranks, while David Tawney received seven merit badges including animal care and photography. Kenny Morgan chaired the event with several adults present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Kenny Morgan
David Ott
Jim Morrison
Ralph Burner
David Tawney
Morgan
Court of Honor
Harry Hamilton
Emmett Morrison
Max Tawney
George Fuller
Warren H. Wilson
River Traffic and Dam Status on Kanawha and Ohio Rivers
Gauges report Kanawha River dams on the sill with three dams elevated. Numerous riverboats on the Ohio and Kanawha waiting to lock or in transit with arrivals and departures listed, including Lock 14 through 30 vessels and multiple named boats and pilots with their up or down readings.
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Gallpolis
Montgomery
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Arthur Dyer
Gona
Pittsburgher
Bayou Billere
Jim Martin
Creditor
Lehigh
Sohio State
Gulf Inlander
David Moran
George G
Bob Benter
Chandeleur
Paul Blazer
City of Huntington
Helen
Ovec
Bayou Baratha
Rockett
Orieanian
John James
Kanawha
Marmet
Ogram
Louisiana
J. S. Lewis
Indiana
City of
Maysville
C. F. Shearer
White Gold
Two Car Crashes In Gallipolis Injure Three
Gallipolis Ohio three people injured in two crashes investigated by the State Highway Patrol. Lorena Dillon seventeen and Richard Dillon eight suffered minor head injuries in a Route 1 Lincoln Pike crash. Charles Carmichael twenty one injured with a bruised knee when his car veered into a ditch on Route 143 south of Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Lorena Belle Dillon
Scottown
Lincoln Pike
Richard Dillon
Charles W. Carmichael
Middleport
Harrisonville
Divorce suit filed in Scottown couple seeks divorce custody
Clara Boggs of Scottown files for divorce from Dallas Boggs in Gallia County Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty. Married February 1952, they have three minor children. Plaintiff seeks custody and support from the disabled war veteran husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clara Boggs
Scottown
Common Pleas
Dallas Boggs
Retired Teacher Anna Simmerman Dies at 87
Anna E. Simmerman 87 a retired Galli polis school teacher died at 2:30 am Tuesday at her home 728 Second Ave after an illness of months Millers funeral home will announce funeral arrangements after the arrival of a nephew from Wester ville Also in Ruidoso Downs a 9 year old chestnut gelding Brigand holder of the 550 yard world record broke a leg and was destroyed Depth Charge earlier set the 27.2 mark at the track in 1957
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Anna E. Simmerman
Second Ave
Millers Funeral Home
Westerville
Ruidoso
N. M
Brigand
Ruidoso Downs
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State Department of Education
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Aaron Thompson
Henry Meadows
S. E. Johnson
Raymond Carter
Ewing Campbell
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Dale
Everett
Effie) Deny
Orin
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Marion
Ethel) Jewell
Ernest
Esta) Jenkins
Waldo
Robert Betz
Holzer Hospital
Donald L. Wilson
Willie Richie
Viola Napper
Hamden
Ralph W. Roush
New Haven
Erma E. Riley
Chesapeake
Clarence H. Green
South Webster
Anna Lee Needham
Pliny
8. C. Wilhelm
Harvey Newland
Mason
Willard D. Wisecup
Oak Hill
Jerry A. Fain
Benjamin J. Murray
J. H. Caufman
William E. Hartung
Pomeroy
Jeddie Kennedy
Lynn Henderson
Arnold G. Bailey
Liberty
Norman T. Foss
Poiit Pleasant
Max Fields
Coa Grove
David K. Crowell
Clarence E. Crowell
Noah Brewer
Willam M. Brown
Patriot
Ella Frye
John Kelly
Andrew J. Kizzee
Ironton
Hank Poore
Patricia Ann McCoy
Richard Martin
Lyndall E. Dial, Jr
Lorie M. Walker
Shirley Jones
Shaun Paul
Santa Monica
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Jack Cassidy
Entertainer
Earl Christenbury, Jr
Good Samaritan Hospital
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Fla
Christenbury
Bonnie Mae Carney
Same Hospital
Federal Land Bank
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United National Farm Loan Association
A C. Gibson
Sec’y Treas
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Ohio Electric Companies
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Dayton Power and Light Company
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