Point Pleasant Chooses First Pilot City in Size Class
United States Chamber official outlines seven survey categories for Point Pleasant pilot study in a courthouse meeting. The project, sponsored by the local and national chambers, aims to chart growth projections, urban planning, housing, industrial and commercial development, and government modernization over 25 years.
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Point Pleasant
S. Howard Evans
United States Chamber of Commerce
Evans
Chamber of Commerce
Seldon Flemming
James F. Steiner
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Chamber
Peter H. Steenbergen
Assumption
Steenbergen
Virgil W. Siders
Gaston Boyle
Presbyterian Church
Vitus Hartley, Jr
Ken Hechler
United States
Sen
J. G. F. Johnson
Gallipolis recalls first French settlers of 1790
Gallipolis marks 171 years since five hundred French emigrants landed by Bateaux on the Ohio River and settled in log cabins lining the public square. The Safford and Le Clerq lineages linger in the old French City while Robert Safford felled the first tree and married a local woman. Cen tenary Cemetery holds Safford and other founders as the town observes that historic day.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Marietta
Park Front
Ohio Company
Robert Stafford
Atlantic Ocean
Alleghenies
Alexandria
Ling
Catherine Cameron
Safford
Thevenins
Thiveners
le Clerq
Gallipolis Club Hosts B P W District 11 Meeting
Sixty one women from nine clubs in District 11 of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women gather at Washington Elementary School with district director Mrs. Madge Neal in charge. Elmira Hannaford, Ohio Federation officer, speaks and panel discusses club questions. Attending clubs include Athens, Jackson, Logan, Ironton, Marietta, Middleport, McArthur, Nelsonville and Gallipolis. Ironton wins attendance prize, Middleport second.
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District 11
Ohio Federation of Business and Professior “ Women's Clubs
Washington Elementary
Madge Neal
Chloe Maloney
Ohio Federation
Jackson
Marietta
McArthur Club
Gallipolis B & PW
Mason County Land Transfers Highlight Rural Property Shifts
Multiple Mason County real estate deals are recorded with transfers in Cooper District Robinson District Point Pleasant and from Masonic households. Notable changes include Charles and Leona Machir to Ross and Clarice Koblentz Grace Edwards to Robert Bruce Edwards Rose M Board to Mary Alice Board and Roy and Nellie E Haynes to James and Joella Crossley. The Camp Conley public service district receives sewer and water facilities via Isabell Wright L A Wright Rolfe and Violet Lee corporation.
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Charles and
Leona Machir
Mason
Ross and
Clarice Koblentz
Grace Edwards
Cooper District
Robert Bruce Edwards
Rose M. Board
Mary Alice Board
Isabell Wright
L .A. Wright
Rolfe
Violet Lee
Camp Conley
Gay and Mae Casto
Robinson District
William and
Joann Wilson
Roy
Nellie E. Haynes
Point Pleasant
James and
Joella Crossley
Simon and
Mary G. Hayes
Howard and
Jane Price
Janet Eshenaur Joins Sorority at Cincinnati
Janet Eshenaur daughter of Dr and Mrs Roy W Eshenaur of Jefferson Blvd pledges Kappa Gamma Sorority Beta Rho Chapter at the University of Cincinnati She majors in marketing in the College of Business Administration and is active in the YWCA A 1961 Point Pleasant High School graduate who attended Marshall University last summer
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Point Pleasant
Janet Eshenaur
Roy W. Eshenaur
Jefferson Blvd
Kappa Gamma
University of Cincinnati
Miss Eshenaur
College of Business Administration
YWCA
Point Pleasant High School
Marshall University
Robie Seeks Divorce in Gallia County Court
Erma Robie of Bidwell Route 1 petitions Gallia County Common Pleas Court for divorce from Everett Robie of Albany. The couple married February 22, 1930 in Ripley West Virginia and have one minor child for whom custody is sought.
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Gallipolis
Erma Robie
Bidwell
Gallia County
Wilcoxon Rites Set At Mason On Wednesday
Last rites for Charles Wilcoxen 79 Mason will be held Wednesday at 10 30 a m at Foglesong funeral home with Rev Richard Wright officiating. He died Monday morning at a Spencer hospital after months of illness. He was the son of the late John and Abigail Wilcoxon. Survivors include a niece Blanche Tucker of Mason and cousins Ada Cole Parkersburg Ruth Lanier. Burial will be in Douglas Cemetery.
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Mason
Charles Wilcoxen
Foglesong Funeral Home
Richard Wright
Wilcoxen
Spencer Hospital
John and
Abigal Lines
Blanche Tucker
Ada Cole
Parkersburg
Ruth Lanier
Southside
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Clarence Greenlee Point Pleasant welcome a daughter. Dated hospital entries list Admitted Terry Lee Johnson Vinton Ohio and Charles R Williamson Ravenswood Vernon Plants Leon. Discharged Roger Freeman Hogsett and Mrs Bert Smith Gallipolis with daughter and Mrs Larry Hill Vinton Ohio with son.
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Clarence Greenlee
Point Pleasant
Terry Lee Johnson
Vinton
Ohio
Vernon Plants
Leon
Robert Betz
Langsville
Sophie Devault
Roger Freeman
Hogsett
Bert Smith
Gallipolis
Larry Hill
Charles W. Smith
Helen Willis
Ironton
Carroll Casto
Linda Leport
Henderson
Robert IE. Milburn
Middleport
Howard FE. Spencer
Red House
W. Va
Douglas M. Johnson, Jr
James N. Westfall
Jackson
Mark E. Smith
Reedsville
World Trip Ends For Indiana Couple Guests From Indonesia
Gallipolis notices Mr. and Mrs. Wylie White hosted guests for a week, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Steffen of Telukbetung Indonesia. Steffen has advised the Malaria Eradication Program for two years with the International Cooperation Administration and will return for another two years. On the way home, the Stefens visited India the Holy Land the Middle East and Western Europe completing a world tour. Mrs. Steffen is Mrs. White's cousin.
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Wylie White
Alan Steffen
Telukbetung
South Sumatra
Republic of Indonesia
Steffen
International Cooperation Administration
Indonesia
Steffens
India
Holy Land
Middle East
Europe
Mrs. Steffen
Mrs. White
Births at Holzer Hospital Feature Local Families
A list of newborns and parents from Point Pleasant to Gallipolis with names such as Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Gilkey. The notice also lists discharged patients and a note that one pint of blood was used Monday.
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Lawrence E. Gray
Point Pleasant
David Beaver
William Hamiltton
Thomas Henderson
Orville Mapes
William Wamsley
Harold Bush
Otto Bostic
Jennie Fulton
Eugene Bragg
B. G. Glover
J. R. Ellis and Son
J. T. Ray and Son
Taber to Speak at Rio Grande PTA Meeting on Civil Defense
State Rep. D. O. Taber and Gallia County Civil Defense director will address the Rio Grande Parent Teacher Association at 7 30 p m Thursday in the school auditorium. He will discuss civil defense as the monthly meeting topic.
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Gallipolis
D. O. Taber
Rio Grande
Marriage License for Gallipolis Pair
Eugene Beller aged 40 and Ruth Beaver aged 40, both residents of Crown City, were issued a marriage license in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Eugene Beller
Ruth Beaver
Five Gallia Countians Serve In Armed Forces
Five Gallia County men serve in the armed forces with two in the Navy and three in the Army. Army Pfc. Richard J. Call of Crown City, Army Pfc. John W. Blackburn of Vinton Route 1, Army Sp 4 Ronnie M. Delaney of Crown City, and Seamen William E. Griffith of Crown City Route 2 join. Broyles of Broyles, a Navy recruit trainee at Great Lakes, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Broyles. Griffith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Griffith Sr., will return to Norfolk in December aboard the USS Independence after a Mediterranean visit, with the Sky Soldier airlift from Okinawa to Taiwan. He serves with the 503rd Infantry Combat Team, Company A, and has been overseas since August. Blackburn is the son of Mrs. Havan nah T. Blackburn. Delaney, a Fairland graduate, is a clerk typist in the 328th Ordnance Battalion Headquarters Detachment in Vicenza, Italy, with over a year overseas. Call, 24, was honored for outstanding work as a mechanic with the 85th Ordnance Battalion’s 547th Company in Schweinfurt, Germany, and has been in the Army 17 months. Blackburn, a 1959 North Gallia High School graduate, is mentioned as well.
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Army
Richard J. Call
Crown City
John W. Blackburn
Vinton
Ronnie M. Delaney
William E. Griffith
Larry Broyles
Gallipolis
Broyles
John L. Broyles
Eastern Ave
Navy
Great Lakes
Griffith
Edgar C. Griffith
Norfolk, Va
Independence
Mediterranean
Okinawha
Taiwan
503Rd Infantry
Company A
Blackburn
Havannah T. Blackburn
Delaney
Fairland
328Th Ordnance Battalion
Vicenza
Italy
Ormand
Swain
Call
John C. Call
85Th Ordnance Battalion
547Th
Schweinfurt
Germany
North Gallia High School
Par
Laura Jane Peck 52 dies at Bremen during visit
Mrs. Laura Jane Peck age 52 of Cheshire Route 1 Ward Rd near Eno died unexpectedly Sunday morning while visiting her son Walter Jr. in Bremen. Widow of Walter Peck she is survived by four sons two daughters eight grandchildren and several siblings. Services tentatively set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Poplar Ridge Church with burial at Fort Gay cemetery. friends may call Tuesday at Wetherholt Elliott Sanders funeral home.
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Jane Peck
Ward Rd
Eno
Walter, Jr
Bremen
Walter Peck
Poplar Ridge
Fort Gay
W. Va
Wetherholt-Elliott-Sanders
Peck
Logan County
William and
Lillie Lowe
Walter
William
Fort Polk
Howard
Ray Peck
Charles
Mildred
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Ohio and Kanawha Rivers
Reports show gauge readings with rollers and crest levels for Gallipolis Greenup and Kanawha Falls, noting dams on the Kanawha sill. Ohio River movable dams in the Huntington District are up, with a sequence of boats and locks detailing down and up statuses and times across Lock 13 to Lock 35 and upstream Kanawha River vessels.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
London
Marmner
Winfield
Ohio River
Huntington
Floyd Blaske
Mariner
Cornell
Harry Dyer
Peggy Downey
National
Ovec
Nelson Broadfoot
Nancy Jean
Anker L. Christy
Toerk
Pittsburgher
Beaver
Greenup Locks
Beechford
Loek
Robert P. Bonnie
Lock
Creditor
R. W. Lea
Commuter
Onward
Lelia C. Shearer
Valvoline
J. S. Lewis
Queen City
Jayne Hougland
I. F. Frieberger
Bob Benter
Quachite
James R. Hines
Pat Murphy
Northern
Colorado Man Fined and Jailed for Drinking
Gallia County officers arrested Willard C. Southall 33 of Denver in Municipal Court and fined him 50 dollars plus costs for driving while intoxicated. He received a five day jail term and a six month license suspension. Andrew P. Bryant 62 of Gallipolis was fined 15 dollars plus costs for intoxication. Two others forfeited bonds: Thomas Chattin Jr. 24 Middleport in intoxication case and Clifford O. Blain 38 Columbus in disorderly conduct.
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Gallipolis
Willard C. Southall
Denver
Colo
Gallia County
Middleport
Clifford O. Blain
Columbus
Former Speedway Winner Speaks at BPW Boss Night
Gallipolis Peter De Paolo 1925 Indianapolis 500 winner urged high school driver education during his BPW Boss Night talk at the Farmers Hotel. The event marked the third annual Boss Night with 90 attendees and 35 bosses. De Paolo, a National Education Association driver education advocate, recalled his historic mileboard break and was introduced by Mrs. Madge Neal.
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Gallipolis
Peter de Paolo
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Farmers Hotel
BPW
Marianne B. Campbell
John E. Halliday
Lena Pleasants
Six Gallia County Women Attend District Home Council Meet
Six Gallia County women joined a district women's home council training for community councilors Tuesday at the Church of Christ fellowship hall in Jackson. Participants included Mrs. Glenn Graham president of the Gallia County Women's Home Demonstration Council and others such as Mrs. Wayne Amsbury Mrs. Andrew Toler Mrs. Albert Graham Mrs. Joe Keiser and county extension agent home economics Nancy Evans.
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Women’s Home Council
Church of Christ’s Fellowship Hall
Jackson
Glenn Graham
Gallia County
Women's Home Demonstration Council
Wayne Amsbury
Andrew Toler
Albert Graham
Joe Keiser
Nancy Evans
Gallia Health Dept to Hold Monthly Well Baby Clinic
Gallia County Health Department will hold its monthly well baby clinic Wednesday in the basement offices of the courthouse. Dr. Francis W. Shane, county health commissioner, will conduct the clinic.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Francis W. Shane
Commissioners Accept Bid For Garage Roof
Gallia County Commissioners accepted Woodrow Burnett's $585 bid to repair the county highway garage roof after a site visit. Vernon Kuhn had bid $2000 for a complete reroofing. The panel also moved to relocate a sewer and straighten a ditch channel on Cr sp Ground Road and discussed county road protection and property fills.
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Gallipolis
Woodrow Burnett
Gallia
Walnut Two
Man, 67, Backed Car Into Vehicle In Alley Crash
Gallipolis police investigated a minor traffic accident Monday at 5 07 p m in an alley behind Haskins Tanner store. W Earl Saunders 67 Gallipolis backed from a parking spot into Charles W Kuhn 23 Northup car left door and left rear fender. Saunders bumper suffered minor damage.
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Gallipolis
Haskins-Tanner Store
W. Earl Saunders
Charles W. Kuhn
Northup
Saunders
Stoneking Rites Slated Wednesday
Daisy Stoneking 73 of Rio Grande died at 6 30 p m Monday in Meigs General Hospital She and husband Raymond lived in Middleport with daughter Eleanor Lohse since May Surviving include son in law Victor Dennit who was reared by the couple and a brother who lived with them since his youth Burial at Cavalry Cemetery services at Simp son Chapel Methodist Church in Rio Grande led by Rev Roy Wigal Friends may call Steve Thomas funeral home Thurman after 6 p m Tuesday
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Gallipolis
Daisy Stoneking
Rio Grande
Raymond Stoneking
Meigs General Hospital
Stoneking
Middleport
Eleanor Lohse
Victor Dennit
Stonekings
Belle Vernon
Joseph and
Jane Barton Richards
Belle Vernon Presbyterian Church
Simpson Chapel
Edith Roaner
California
Elizabeth Hill
Flora Baker
Bertha Lerch
Gladys Miller
Leonard
Joe Richards
Lancaster
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Roy Wigal
Cavalry Cemetery
Steve Thomas
Thurman
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Dick Thomas
Robert Safford
Gallipolis Club
B&pw
Mason County
Douglas Cemetery
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Charles R. Williamson
Ravenswood
Holzer Hospital News
William F. Gregory
Kananga
Herbert F. Seth
Pomeroy
Howard D. Gilkey
Robert R. Morgan
Elsworth H. Rose
Roy H. Dutcher
John R. Wollett
Ralph M. Smith
Ashland, Ky
Nancy A. Fraley
Ira S. Vaught
Charles D. Brewer
McArthur
Joseph D. King
Ernest H. Scott
Ashland
Leonard FE. Collins
Franklin Furnace
Eugene F. Slack
Syracuse
Richard A. Gray
Oak Hill
Thomas R. Warner
Racine
R. William Elkins
John R. Nicholson
Ray Larry W. Birchfield
Harrisonville
Carl D. Askew
Taber
Illinois
Sharon Taynor
Champaign
Rs. Peck
Laura
the Athens Messenger
K Family Weekly
Ken Purdy
Donald MacDonald
Colorado
Speedway
Margaret Jarvis
William Vance
Robert Ball
Evan H. Evans
Everett McMahon
I. J. Miller
Frank Childers
Selwyn White
Richard C. Roderick
Max Tawney
William H. Jones
J. Gordon Gibert
Robert M. Richards
William Archbold
Jack Hudson
Rupert Trout
John L. Evans
Robert A. Boudinot
Dr. N. A. Martin
Austin O. Cotton
Rex McCormick
Morton L. Dickey
Hobart Dillon
Glenn Thompson
Richard Owen
Dean David
James Danner
Robert S. Betz
D. A. Byers
Max Avner
Harold Davis
Morris Elliott
Halliday
Gallia Coun
Warren F. Sheets
Branch Fleming
van Zandt Road
Cheshire Two
Harrison Twp
Albert Goeglein
Little Bullskin Road
Otho
Herren Gothard
Green Two
Driner Road
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