Henderson Dedicates Amphitheater in Point Pleasant
Henderson dedicated its new amphitheater Sunday with about 400 attendees. The project sits at the Kanawha River junction with Ohio and aims to host a 1000 seat venue with future riverfront museum plans and a log-built tourist information building. The ceremony coincided with United Nations Week and featured remarks by William J. Marcum and a town band performance.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Samuel Bruce Henderson
Kanawha
United Nations
William J. Marcum
Commonwealth Securities
West Virginia Development Corporation
Marcum
51 Nations
Archie Henry
James Andrews
Henry
Baltimore and Ohio
Four Men Are Fined After Fight At Tavern
In Gallia County five men were arrested at a Kanauga tavern for fighting. Harold Patrick, 24, Point Pleasant, was fined 75 dollars and costs for resisting arrest. John P. Miller 24 West Columbia Leo L. Van Kirk 20 Point Pleasant and Robert R Dunlap 22 Fort Wayne Ind were fined 35 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace by fighting. Charles E Turner 18 Point Pleasant, age given as 17, was transferred to Juvenile Court for the hearing.
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Gallipolis
Harold Patrick
Point Pleasant
Kanauga
Gallia County
Charles E. Turner
Oscar Baird
John W. Howell
Ohio
Kananga Tavern
William H. Jones
James L. Daniels
James W. Halley
Crown City
Charles P. Rice
Willowood
Kenneth C. Green
Mervin D. Caldwell
Paul E. Russell
Howard Lanthorn
Patrol Cites Pomeroy Man In Route 7 Accident
State highway patrol cited Marvin McGuire of Pomeroy for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after a collision on Route 7 seven miles north of Pomeroy. Two injured including Harold Searles and Irene McGrath.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Marvin McGuire
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harold Searles
McGuire
Irene McGrath
Holzer Hospital News Admits and Discharges
A list of births with families in Evans West Virginia Middleport Gallipolis Crown City Wellston and Vinton notes several new sons. Admitted patients include Donald L Halstead L Eugene Smith James W Layne Arthur Waugh and many others from Point Pleasant Oak Hill Henderson Ashland Ky and more. Discharges include Debra Burnett Gary Sprouse Ruth Hileman and numerous others.
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L. Eugene Smith
Middleport
James W. Layne
Gallipolis
Mercerville
Ames Waugh
Crown City
Donald L. Halstead
South Side
William G. Longstaff
Henderson
Joseph E. Evans
Oak Hill
Albert E. Hartenbach
Point Pleasant
Robert N. Hafer
Greenfield
William M. Alsten
Leon
Herman A. Roberts
Pomeroy
Conrad L. Davis
Buckhannan
W. Va
Charles B. Cornwell
Thomas J. Rose
Frank W. Woodie
Ashland
Debra Burnett
Gary Sprouse
Ruth Hileman
Larry Bumfield
G. C. Cherrington
Donald A. Weidner
Rollin Deel
Ralph Lusher
Elizabeth Andrews
Nyle D. Borden
Harry House
Richard Grueser
Earl Strong
Jack Roberts
Charles Lingerfelt
Vernon Everett
Carl Dayton
Winifred Riley
Ronald Browning
James McCray
Delbert Pullin
Roscoe Hallahan
Clarke Family Mourns as Father Dies in Virginia
Oscar W. Clarke Sr., 73, father of Dr. Oscar W. Clarke Jr. of Gallipolis Clinic, died at his Petersburg Virginia home late Saturday. Dr. Clarke rushed to his bedside Friday and returned after his father’s death. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Petersburg with burial at Bland Fork Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Clarke, his son, and sister Mrs. William P. Davis of Southern Pines.
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Gallipolis
Oscar W. Clarke, Sr
Oscar W. Clarke, Jr
Gallipolis Clinic Medical Center
Petersburg
Clarke
William P. Davis
Southern Pines, DG
Virginia City
Bland Fork
Bank To Hold Open House At New Gallipolis Location
The Ohio Valley Bank marks its 98th birthday and reports progress after moving to a new location. Open House is planned for 4 9 p m next Saturday and 1 6 p m next Sunday with a pre event buffet dinner for stockholders and customers this Thursday. Tours of the bank will follow both dinner and open house.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Bank
Selwyn White
Clinic Awards 50 Polio Shots at Gallia County Clinic
Gallia County Health Department held its weekly free immunization clinic in the courthouse basement and administered 50 polio shots, part of 4174 polio doses for the year. Nurses Naomi Rose and Pearl Hatfield, along with Madeline Rees and Bill Neal, led the session, also giving tetravax seven, smallpox 39, and DPT shots.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Case Dismissed in Gallia County Suit by Contractor
Gallipolis contractor Paul E. Watson dismissed a two year old suit against James A. Johnson seeking 744 dollars and five years interest at six per cent. Entry filed with Marjorie Rinehart, Gallia County Common Pleas Court clerk, notes dismissal with prejudice to future action and at Watson's own costs.
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Gallipolis
James A. Johnson
Marjorie Rinehart
Gallia County
Late Dean Lewis Eulogized At Rio Grande Founders Day
Founders Day at Rio Grande College honored Dean William A. Lewis seventh president with a tribute from former students. Dr Paul Lyne praised the college’s founders and noted Lewis’s 30 years of service, as classmates and family attended the memorial in community hall and cemetery services concluded with Taps.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Community Hall
William A. Lewis
John Daniel Davis
Mr. Rio
R. Price Ewing
George R. Holcolmbe
Portsmouth
Rio Grande
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Paul R. Lyne
Rio
Nehemiah
Permelia Atwood
Ira Z. Haning
Lyne
Temple of Learning
Dean Lewis
Harrison Twp
Ohio State University
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Mary Lewis
Thelma Lewis Ewing
Columbus
Davis
Professor Ewing
Zelma Northcutt
Judy Brown
Maxine Evans
Handel
Largo
Roy G. Wigal
Luther Tracy
Calvary Cemetery
Ira J. Fulton
Board of Trustees
J. Boyd Davis
Thomas Brown
Thomas Darnell
Trinity WSCS Plans Annual Bazaar At Circle Meetings
Circles of Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant held monthly meetings to plan the church bazaar set for Thursday November 30. The sale features handmade articles and baked goods with a luncheon. Various circle members and visitors attended programs on contemporary Pentecost.
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Point Pleasant
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Methodist Church
Miriam
M. S. Poffenbarger
Pete Duncan
Helen Poffenbarger
Carney Heib
Gene Crow
Addison Man Protests Two Vote Registrations
Gallia County board of elections heard a protest from Lawrence P. Henson challenging the registrations of Charles and Teresa Johnson, alleging they may not be state residents. A hearing is set for Friday at 10 a.m. and Johnsons will be notified by certified mail. The meeting also listed polling places for Gallipolis Township and the city of Gallipolis with several ward locations. The board approved nearly $15,000 in bills including $800 for poll books and $402.31 for typing registration cards and poll lists.
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Addison
Gallia County Board of Elections
Lawrence P. Henson
Charles
Teresa Johnson
Board of Elections
Crila Stiverson
Johnsons
Henson
Gallipolis
City of
City
Laudromatt
Third Ave
Maggied Brothers
Vine St
Second Ave
Washington School
Woods
Fourth and Pine
Pentecostal
Olive St
City Garage
Chestnut St
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Sycamore St
Twp
Ecker and Howard
Locust St
Kanauga
River Traffic and Dam Status Across Huntington District Locks
River gauges report Kanawha and Ohio rivers with several dams up and moving. Lock 13 to Lock 34 show mixed up and down readings. Vessel names include Titan, National, Peggy Downey, City of Huntington, and Bayou La Rose among others with times noted.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Ohio River Boatse
Navigator
OVEC
Titan
National
Crucible
Jefferson
Peggy Downey
John J. Rowe
City of Huntington
Creditor
Diesel
Lock
Harry Dyer
Helena
Louisiana
Oliver C. Shearer
Nelson Broadfoot
E’ Deana Bosworth
Andrew P. Calhoun
New Orleans
Kanawha
Marmet
Solvay
Winfield
C. V. Harner
Mercer suffers hip fracture in fall at home
Gallipolis residents report 84 year old David M. Mercer of 87 West Main Street Jackson admitted to Holzer Hospital after a fall at his residence. He sustained a fractured right hip and is listed in satisfactory condition.
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Ivo Andric
Andric
Bosnia
Travnik Chronicle
Travnik
Drina
Gallipolis
David M. Mercer
West Main St
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Mercer
Auto Fire Doused By Gallia Firemen
Gallipolis Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Fifth Street and the main highway in Kananga at 3 44 p m Saturday. Papers in the trunk caught fire from a tail pipe leak. John Burkle of Burkle's Service Station used dry chemicals. Eight firefighters and a tanker arrived to extinguish the blaze. no damage to the car was reported.
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Gallipolis
Kananga
Boerger
Fifth St
John Burkle
Burkle
Lawrence Dickey
Gallipolis Personals News Note on Military Training
Pvt Sam Neal, former WJEH announcer and sales rep, is home on furlough with his mother Mrs Madge Neal. After eight weeks at Fort Knox he will report November 10 to Fort Gordon for 21 weeks at a communications center operations school.
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Sam Neal
Radio Wjeh
Madge Neal
Garfield Ave
Fort Knox
Fort Gordon
Communications Center
Juvenile Fined for Passing at Railroad Crossing
Juvenile judge John W Howell fined Franklin Petrie Jr 17 of Rio Grande five dollars and costs for passing at a railroad crossing. He was arrested by the state highway patrol.
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Gallipolis
John W. Howell
Franklin Petrie, Jr
Rio Grande
State Highway Patrol
Jobless Figures Tell Gallia Leads Meigs in Unemployment
Gallia County reports 280 unemployment claimants versus 258 in Meigs County. The higher Gallia total marks a 40 rise from last year while Meigs falls by 17. Gallia shows 17 initial and 243 continued claims. Meigs has 25 initial and 233 continued claims.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Meigs County
Frank Childers
Ohio State Employment Service
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Collage of Local Names
Olive Coleman of Point Pleasant and William H. Cochran of Mount Alto appear among hospital notes. Other residents listed include Mrs. Charles Mounts Spencer Mrs. Alice Davis Buffalo Mrs. Robert Bragg Point James Aaron Woodall Point Sharon Parsons Cottageville Mrs. Walter Patterson Mason Mrs. Denver Mays Gallipolis and daughter W. F. Bryan Ashton Leo Young Jr West Columbia and son.
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William H. Cochran
Mt. Alto
Charles Mounts
Spencer
Alice Davis
Buffalo
Robert Bragg
Point Pleasant
James Aaron Woodall
Sharon Parsons
Cottageville
Walter Patterson
Mason
Denver Mays
Gallipolis
W. F. Bryan
Ashton
Leo Young, Jr
West Columbia
Gallipolis Driver Cited After Weekend Collision
At 2 10 p m Sunday a Gallipolis man Bobby Cox 19 was cited in municipal court for failing to stop within the assured clear distance after his northeast bound car rear ended Rex Unroe 26 at Second and Olive. No injuries and only moderate vehicle damage were reported.
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Gallipolis
Bobby Cox
Second
Olive
Cox
Rex H. Unroe
Eureka
Meager Meadow Brook visitors share weekend with Stouts
Point Pleasant couple Mrs. Robert Hite and her children Stephen and Roberta of Meadow Brood Addition spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stout in Athens. Also visiting were another daughter with Mr. and Mrs. David Newling and daughters from Washington, D. C.
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Robert Hite
Stephen
Roberta
Meadowbrood Addition
Howard Stout
Athens
Stouts
David Newling
Washington, D. C
Library Has 10 New Books
Gallia County district library released ten new titles for circulation on Friday. Four are fiction including Fault of the Apple and The Forbidden Man. Six are non fiction such as The Battle of the Atlantic and The Great Brink's Holdup.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wakeman
Allen
Gary
Harvester
Johnson
Feder
Newsweek
Deputy Sheriff Wrecks Car After Hitting Rock
Deputy Sheriff Robert Lee, driving a sheriff's department car on Broad Run Road Saturday evening, struck a rock in the highway and veered into a ditch. Damages were estimated at about $150.
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Point Pleasant
Robert Lee
Broad Run
Lee
Sheriff's Department
Fresh Pork Tenderloin Weight Guide for Servings
A guideline advises selecting a whole fresh pork tenderloin weighing 4 to 10 pounds with a minimum 4 ounce serving per person. Adjust portions to yield the desired number of servings.
Chase for Police Ends With Gas Theft Arrests
Billy Don Tucker, 26, of Nitro, attempted to hitchhike a car on Route 35 but fled when two city officers in a patrol car found him with a five gallon gasoline can. Police and sheriff deputies pursued Tucker for seven hours. Jack Wagner and John Wright, both of hometown, were arrested after the trio admitted stealing gasoline from a Pure Oil bulk plant and will be arraigned before Justice A M Goodwin.
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Point Pleasant
Billy Don Tucker
Nitro
Tucker
Fruth
Steve Miller
Jack Wagner
John Wright
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
Teenville Hosts Victory Dance For Teens
Gallipolis report says Jack Walker and the Vikings played to about 250 teenagers at Teenville Saturday night. A Halloween costume ball filled the junior high session with Lou Mueller on records. Chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. A Kimball Sutter and Mr. and Mrs. Rex McCormick. Next Saturday Teenville will honor the junior high football team with a victory dress up dance. The senior high canteen session will be regular.
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Gallipolis
Jack Walker
The
Vikings
Teenville
Lou Mueller
A. Kimball Sutter
Rex McCormick
County Dog Licenses Dip in Gallia County
Gallia County Auditor Morton L. Dickey reports 3586 dog license sales for 1961, down 389 from the previous year. New 1962 dog tags are expected to go on sale around December 15.
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Gallipolis
Morton L. Dickey
Gallia County
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Addison Man
Gallia
Byron Bodimer
Confluence
L. Claude Miller
Miller Home
Charles Bodimer
Lewis Bodimer
F. L. Stevers
Sam Williams
Harrisonville
Williams
Stevers
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Olive Coleman
New Credit Life
W. Washington St
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Nelsonville
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