Underdogs Strive in Key College Football Weekend
National ratings may shift as Illinois faces Minnesota in a potential upset. Northwestern and Michigan meet tough opponents as Georgia Tech and Auburn test wobbly form. UCLA battles Stanford while Notre Dame and Michigan State ease into action. Major games, players, and venues across the schedule are outlined with top teams aiming to prove or improve rankings.
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NEW York
Weason
Georgia
Tech
Auburn
Stanford
UCLA
Rice-Smu
Navy
Princeton
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Northwestern
Minnesota
Dick Thomas
Michigan
Wolverines
Iowa
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Bob Garrett
Rice
SMU
Missouri
Dick Frye
Royce
Vols
Crimson Tide
Jimmy Wade
Notre Dame
Pitt
Michigan State
Indiana
Maryland
North Carolina
Ann Baylor
Duke
Blue Devile
Durham
Polo Grounds
Army
Ohio State
Penn
Buckeyes
Cornell
Big Red
Yale
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
TCU
Texas A&m
LSU
Wake Forest
Tulsane
Mississippi
Virginia
VMI
William and
Gallipolis Hosts Jackson In Key Se Ohio Grid Clash
Gallipolis and Jackson enter Friday’s pivotal Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup with two wins one loss and one tie, both unbeaten in league play. Full-strength Blue Devils aim to edge Jackson as Old Home Week celebrations kick off in Gallipolis with starters Nibert Smith Craft Jerk Radaker Evans Simms Preston Duncan Beachout Hamilton on offense.
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Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Jackson
Wellston
Athens
Ohio
Gallipolis Hage
Thompson
Blue Devils
Pete Nibert
Russy Smith
Melvin Craft
Ed@Jerk
Larry Radaker
Jerry Evans
Jack Simms
Buddy Preston
Dave Duncan
Dan~Beachout
Jim Hamilton
Denison Miami Among Leaders in Offense in New York Coaches
Two small Ohio and Ohio college teams figure among season offense leaders. Alfred University leads with 472 yards per game. Denison stands second at 470.3 yards. Miami Ohio sits fourth at 424.0 yards. Individual leaders include Denison's Bob Vogt with 469 rushing yards and Jim Ladd of Bowling Green with 231 receiving yards. Angelo Rizzo of Akron is tied for third with 54 points. hockey results show Montreal and New York routs and a 7 7 draw between Jolietown and Fort Wayne.
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New York
Ochigh
Alfred
Denison
Ohio
Miami
Bob Vogt
Jim Ladd
Bowling Green
Vogt
Angelo Rizzo
Akron
Gallipolis Police Warn Pre Halloween Pranks After Benches Vandalized
Chief Chester Leaper issued a sharp warning as five boys were arrested for smashing benches in the public square. Nabbed at 11 30 p m they were jailed to appear before Juvenile Court Judge John W Howell at 2 p m today. There will be no destructive Halloween pranks in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Chester Leaper
John W. Howell
Chief Leaper
Line Foreman Receives Vail Rescue Citation
Gallipolis Ohio Belt Telephone foreman Marshall Canaday won a Theodore N. Vail citation for rescuing a 15 year old boy from drowning in the Ohio River near Coal Grove on Sept 22 1952. Dinner guests included E M Sat ewood R A Woda and several company officials.
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Gallipolis
Marshall P. Cansaday
Ohio Belt Telephone Co
Theodore N. Vail
Ohio River
G. D. Evans
Columbus
Lafayette Hotel
Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Coal Grove
Canaday
Gallia County Women Convert Lamps at Grace Church
Thirty six of fifty women attended the Gallia County Home Demonstration Council meeting at Grace Methodist Church. Mack Eddy of Buckeye Rural Electric Co op led the lamp making with plans to convert bottles vases and old kerosene lamps into electric lamps in November. Deadline to order equipment is Oct 24 at 10 30 am.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Eddy
Pupils Learn Wise Buying at Gallia Academy High
At Gallia Academy High School a consumer economics project teaches students to buy wisely. A group visited Evans Packing Plant where Harland Martin guided them through meat grades and price differences. Mrs. Helen Koontz leads the class with plans to visit more local businesses.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Evans Packing
Harland Martin
Helen Koontz
Old Home Weekend Launched With Sing Along Event
About 5000 Gallipolitans sang La Marseillaise in Washington School Auditorium to launch Old Home Weekend celebrating Gallia’s 163rd birthday with Ohio’s 150th. The program featured the A Cappella Choir of Gallia Academy High School and a parade Saturday led by Gov. Lausche, with numerous civic groups and student performances throughout the weekend.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Ohio
Ruth Sawyer Doepping
Gallia Academy High School
Frank J. Lausche
France
Marilyn Lloyd
John Bruniardi
Wanda Folden
Steve Thomas
Beethoven
Ann Magnussen
Ronald Plants
Dotty McMahon
Robert Roberts
Charlene Evans
Bobby Shaver
Debby Darnbrough
Richard Roach
Sandra Harrison
Larry Rees
Barbara Foster
Thomas
Claudia Miller
Charles E. Holzer
Donna Cornwell
David Lloyd Porter
O Susanna
Julia Trotter
Patty Rollins
Carol Martin
Patty Davis
Henrietta Cherrington
James Hendrick
Bobby
Cedar St
Third
Fourth Avenues
Fourth Ave
Cedar
Third Ave
Grape St
Grape
Second Ave
Fourth
Bob Bischoff
Jaycees
Mary Skinner
Cub Scouts
Rio Grande College
College
Holzer Hospital
Mason County Horsemen's Association
Messenger
Mrs Sprague Dies at 60 in Kerr Gallipolis
Florence Rosalene Sprague 60 of Kerr died in Holzer Hospital after an operation for cancer. Born August 6 1893 in Springfield Township she lived all her life in the area and was active in Westerman Church. Survived by husband Chauncey four of five children two brothers and three sisters with six grandchildren. Funeral at Westerman Church with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Millers funeral home then move to Kerr residence. Blaze extinguished near Addison at Kgger Creek Power Plant.
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Gallipolis
Florence Rosalene Sprague
Kerr
Holzer Hospital
Springfield Township
Gallis County
Margaret Levisay Moore
Thomas J. Moore
Sprague
Earl
Jake Moore
Bessie Jeffers
Rupert
Leona) Trout
Lawrence
Marguerite) Hineman
Mercerville
Ted
Point Pleasant
Chauncey Sprague
Paul
Lucille) Skidmore
Bidwell
Virginia) Adams
Springfield
Thomas Eugene Sprague
Margaret
Prospect Church
Westerman Church
Evergreen
WSCS
Springfield Grange
Leroy Collier
Mound Hill Cemetery
Milliers
Queen Marilyn Lloyd to be crowned at homecoming festivities
Gallipolis notes Queen Marilyn Lloyd will be crowned during halftime of the Gallia Academy football game as part of the homecoming events. Daphne Sanders and Barbara Ann Johnson are among the court, with Sutter's band providing music and a coronation role for the queen.
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Gallipolis
Marilyn Spella
Barbara
Gallipolis - Jackson
Chauncey
Sonreon
Sire
Djohn
Cedar St
Aer
Igo
A. L Lloyd
Billy Joe Johnson
Ave
Tri-Hi-Y
Tha Teormn Eee Club
Richard Sis- Phelia
Gallia Academy High
Evie
Marilyn Lloyd
A . Sutter
Kim
Daphne
Chuirs
Calvin Sanders
GAHS
Third Ave
Marily
Ed Bers
Sington
Anders
Bar
Bara Ann Johnson
Old Town
Hall Sutter
Higgins to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Rio Grande Convocation
Gallipolis city schools superintendent Dr Ed win E Higgins is among 19 to receive degrees at Rio Grande College fall convocation in Community Hall. The event features honorary degrees for Higgins Elizabeth Jones Davis and F Bringle McIntosh with baccalaureate services and a commencement address by Dr McIntosh of Ohio Northern University.
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Gallipolis
Edwin E. Higgins
Rio Grande
Community Hall
Charles B. Davis
Higgins
Elizabeth Jones Davis
F. Bringle McIntosh
William Randolph Falls
Ironton
Donald
R. Jenkins
Rock Camp
Ohio
William Herbert Johnson
Joe Wayne Thompson
Coal Grove
Ida Elizabeth Wagner
Jackson
Madge 2
Ervin
Lucasville
Catherine Burns Brandel
Portsmouth
Naomi Channell Foast
Basil
Betty Wiseman Langdon
David Oscar Lewis
Oak Hill
Ellen Brown Pratt
Elton Delphine Savage
Pedro
Ethel V
Queen) Shuematé
South Webster
Gertrude Lucas Trace
Coaston
Rodney West
Roland Virgil Santee
Belpre
McIntosh
Ohio Northern University
Mary Hoffman
Shelley
Latkin
Ewing
College
College Board of Trustees
J. Boyd Davis
Gilbert Bush Re-Elected Coast Guard Auxiliary Captain
Gilbert P. Bush is re-elected captain of Division 13 in District Two of the U S Coast Guard Auxiliary. He will attend the Second District board meeting in St. Louis next week with members from Flotillas One Three. The article lists district officers and notes the elder Bush and his wife reside aboard the Nirvana II while building a new home on Garfield Ave.
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Gilbert Bush
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Gallipolis
Gilbert P. Bush
Division 13
Second District
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
St. Louis
Bush
Las
Griggs Dam
Scioto River
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Frank Wetherholt
Pete Droppelman
Louisville
R. W. Parkins
Pittsburgh
William Napper
Mississippi
Missouri
Coast Guard
A. N. Drake
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Otto §. Carter
Richard Carter
Frank Robinson
J. Russell Sarrett
Hugo
Pierotti
Philp Hecker
Ernest Null
Gilbert
Thomas
Doug Mullineaux
Pollock
Garfield Ave
Nirvana Itt
Chickamauga Creek
Gallipolis Church Listings and Schedules
Church notices list weekly services for many denominations in Gallipolis. It covers Lewis Wikell church events, Calvary Baptist Rio Grande, Simpson Chapel Methodist, Paint Creek Baptist, St. Louis Catholic, First Baptist, Salem Baptist, St. Peter's Episcopal, Grace Methodist, and First Presbyterian with service times, Sunday school, youth programs, evening worship, midweek studies, and choir activities.
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Church OF Christ
Lewis Wikell
Evangelis
Church OF God
J . &. Hoelle
Saies
M. Chuch
Calvary Baptist
Rio Grande
John W. Rand
Simpson Chapel
Methodist
George L. Sidwell
Paint Creek
Preston Cg, Smith
BTU
Raymond Jackson
ST. Louis
Adolph Golubiewski
Loomis
Young Peoples’ Fellowship
Salem Baptist
Don P. Hawkins
ST. Peter's Episcopal
Richard H. Ash
Mary and Martha Guild
Women's Auxiliary
Athens
Grace Methodist
Lp. M. Niswander
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Our Heritage
Grace
WSCS
Wayne Lutz
L. Bossard
Arthur Burdette
Red Cross
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Kanauga Man Edmund Vanca Dies in Athens
Edmund Vanca of Kanauge died at 5 pm on Thursday in Athens. Miller's Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Gallipolis
Edmund Vanca
Kanauge
Athens
Miller
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