Bobcat Pins Awarded as Cubs Get Pack Assignments
In Gallia County Cub Pack 203 met at Grace Methodist Church as 13 boys received Bobcat pins. Cub Master Richard Carter announced six dens, listed den assignments with den mothers, and noted meetings on various weekdays. Patrolman Jerry Gordon reported three Marietta teens found by Route 141 headed to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Cub
Richard Carter
Jackie Clark
David Cunningham
Joseph Dayton
John
David K. Snyder
Tommy Skidmore
Bill Young
Bobbie Stewart
Mark Davis
Den
James Noe
Eddie Wildermuth
Jeffrey L. Cobb
Thomas R. Wheeler
Douglas Mullineaux
Joe Clark
Tom Perry, Jr
John R. Felker
Ronald Noe
Kenneth H. Craft
John Pushak, Jr
Bruce A. Rodgers
Timothy Stepp Weaver
John Gordon
Ronald K. Canaday
Ptrl
Jerry P. Gordon
Marietta
Texas
Boy Scouts Overhaul Automobile In Phase One
Nine members of Boy Scout Explorer Post 203 completed the first phase of Operation Automobile, tearing down and overhauling the engine. The engine started for the first time Monday night, with praise for local sponsors including Smith Buick, A A Cornett, Red Horse Service Station, Shell Oil, Saunders Quaker State, and advisor Jim Hackworth. The group will begin phase two, repairing and painting the car body, and Phosphorus in soil is noted to aid root development and crop maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Boy Scout Explorer Post
Operation Automobile
Jim Hackworth
Hackworth
Smith Buick
A. A. Cornett
G & J Auto Parts
Red Horse Service Station
Shell Oil
Saunders’ Quaker State Service Center
Vance Rees
Precinct Officials Named for Nov 5 Vote in Gallia
Gallia county lists precinct officials for nine wards for the November 5 general election. Names include Republican and Democrat committeemen, presiding judges, and clerks for each precinct with party designations and ward splits. Continuous full lists cover Wards 1A to 4C with multiple names for each role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mildred Stevens
Gallia County
Gallipolis Couple Weds in Columbus Service
Miss Barbara Jane Lucas and Stephen Thaxton George of Gallipolis were married at Columbia Heights Methodist Church in Columbus. The Rev. David A Buckey officiated. The bride wore a white silk brocade sheath with pearl accessories and carried a white Bible topped by a white orchid. The couple's reception followed at the groom's parents home in Columbus. The bride is the Lucas daughter. the groom is a Goodyear technician and Ohio State alum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Barbara Jane Lucas
Stephen Thaxton George
Columbia Heights Methodist Church
Columbus
Ora E. Lucas
George
Clarence F. George
David A. Buckey
Allen Zinn
Revere Court
Southwestern High School
Bob Evans Drive-In
Mr. George
Gallia Academy High School
Ohio State University
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Apple Grove
W. Va
Gallipolis Schools Distribute Parent Leaflets on Courses
Gallipolis supervisors announce leaflets sent home with students from first through sixth grades. The green pamphlets outline subjects studied, yearly work, and parent tips to support learning. They also highlight age appropriate behaviors and actions for each grade to foster cooperation between families and teachers.
Gallia Academy names student council committee chairs
Gallia Academy Junior High School Student Council announces Dora Brady as student of the month chair, Brenda Stewart entertainment chair, and Tommy Meadows chair of most courteous boy and girl. Linda Low named seventh grade student of the month and Bruce Campbell eighth grade. Paula Young seventh grade most courteous girl and Taffy Darnbrough eighth grade. Dennis Gilkey seventh grade most courteous boy and Tom Sanders eighth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Dora Brady
Brenda Stewart
Tommy Meadows
Linda Low
Bruce Campbell
Paula Young
Taffy Darnbrough
Dennis Gilkey
Tom Sanders
Births and adoptions at Holzer Hospital
Birth announcements list a son for Scot tie Saladean Henderson West Virginia a daughter for Oscar T. Smith Pomeroy Route 1 a daughter for Nicholas B. Mearge Gallipolis Route 1 a daughter for David L. James Leon West Virginia Route 2. Admitted include Sarah E Ratliff Middleport Route 1 John R Shepherd Wellston Route 2 Lillie M Fisher Gallipolis Mrs Lightburn M Hyatt Point Pleasant Mrs Orville D Dudding Ironton James C Fugate Pomeroy Mrs William H Hatten Bidwell Route 2 Ney Williamson Jr South Side West Virginia Mrs Lena B Thompson Cottageville West Virginia Route 1 Heidi L Ohm Gallipolis Mrs Chaunc ey Sheets Gallipolis Elmer E Ihle Cheshire Route 2 Lance T Burns Hamden Mrs Ross Morris New Haven Harry L Cameron Rio Grande. Dismissed list includes many patients: Edgar Rollins John McDaniel Lawrence Curfman Helen Cain Clyde Newman Sam Washburn Kevin P Stutler Randall D Swearingen Dale Priddy Charles Karr Sr Betty Janey Carroll Deer W L Saunders Alfred White Willis Rogers and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottie Saladean
Henderson
W. Va
Oscar T. Smith
Pomeroy
Nicholas B. Mearge
Gallipolis
David L. James
Leon
Sarah E. Ratliff
Middleport
John R. Shepherd
Wellston
Lillie M. Fisher
Lightburn M. Hyatt
Point Pleasant
Orville D. Dudding
Ironton
James C. Fugate
William H. Hatten
Bidwell
Ney Williamson, Jr
South Side
Lena B. Thompson
Cottageville
Heidi L. Ohm
Chauncey Sheets
Elmer E. Ihle
Cheshire
Lance T. Burns
Hamden
Ross Morris
New Haven
Harry L. Cameron
Rio Grande
Edgar Rollins
John McDaniel
Lawrence Curfman
Helen Cain
Clyde Newman
Sam Washburn
Kevin P. Stutler
Randall D. Swearingen
Dale Priddy
Charles Karr, Sr
Betty Janey
Carroll Deer
W. L. Saunders
Alfred White
Willis Rogers
District Governor Visits Gallipolis Rotary Club
District 669 Governor W H Driggs of Cambridge visited the Gallipolis Rotary Club Tuesday night at the Farmers Hotel. He praised the club for service, spoke of Lake Placid training and Rotary International’s new world understanding program. A “Rotary boy of the week” and other guests attended, while two Rotary teams prepared materials to support school levy passage Sunday. Guidance talk and den meeting notices followed, with a cancellation due to a Halloween carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. H. Driggs
Cambridge
Rotary Club
Farmers Hotel
Driggs
Lake Placid
N. Y
Rotary International
Keith R. Brandeberry
John K. Allen
Ralph Lusher, Jr
Gallia Academy High School
Rotary
Elmer E. Caldwell
Neil H. Sanders
Washington
Arnold Lewis
John Leighty
Point Pleasant
DEN
Gary R. Short
Den 6
Grace Methodist Church
Legion
Halloween Vandalism Reported in Point Pleasant
Sheriff Griff Durbin notes several Halloween pranks including tomatoes and corn thrown at cars. Chief Don Gilbert says extra police will patrol for trick or treat night ending at 8 30 p m, with parents responsible for children out after curfew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Griff Durbin
Durbin
Don Gilbert
River Locks and Dam Gauges Report From Flood Era
The daily bulletin lists gauge readings for Gauges Gallipolis Kanawha River and Ohio River sections with rollers on the dams, boats at Gallipolis Seniet London Winfield and Lock numbers 13 through 34. Fort Louisburg French citadel in Nova Scotia razed by British in 1760 after quake like destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Mason
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Thelma Ann
O. F. Shearer
Salvati
Jacob G
London
Marmet
Alan R. Merrill
W. Harner
Winfield
Lucy Jane Lucas
Beaver
Bingo
Bayou Lafitte
Southern
Harvey Jordan
A. E. Dyke
Susan Lane
Jefferson
Little Edwards
Lock
Davey Crockett
Peggy Downey
A. J. Patten
Onward
Queen City
Ovec
Robert W. Lea
Sycamore
Molly K
Fort Louisburg
Nova Scotia
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the Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Robert Dayton
Stephen Jones
Charles D. Wood
Timothy
Kenny Kyger
William Cobb
Thomas Earl Prose
Ray Stewart, Jr
Charles Wood
Billy Rodgers
Michael Noe
Michael Brown
Michael Trowbridge
Ronnie Fletcher
David Tope
Arthur Fletcher
Jeffrey Lewis
den Mothers
Paul E. Lewis
SAVE
RC Cola
NEHI
True Fruit
Boy Scouts
Satya
W. Union St
Athens
Swift's Premium
Maxwell House Coffee
Nabisco Premium
Harco Dog Food
Clover Farm Ammonia
Charles Huber
Edna Menshouse
Ann Notter
Gomer Phillips
Clara Kraus
Beatrice Evans
Wanda Withrow
Evan Thomas
Erwin Thomas
Kathryn Meal
Dorothy Hanson
Ronald Dobbins
Carol Naskey
Winifred Dobbins
Laura Nuckles
Rupert Trout
James T. Hamilton
Vivian Woods
Vivian Richards
Eugene Plymale
L. Claude Miller
Dorothy Barton
Phillip Hecker
Thomas W. Morgan
Alta Shoemaker
Mary Mossman
Edna North
Julius Pasquale
Maude Niday
Margaret Pasquale
Odessa Myers
Stanley B. Huntington
Pribble Wilson
Laura Cox
Raymon C. Hawk
Elizabeth Richards
Gladys Amsbury
Thelma Hamilton
William A. Casey
Betty Spencer
Martha Fulton
Minnie Doss
Carol Taylor
Mary Riddle
Violet Mendenhall
Lillian Conley
Lillian Martin
Nancy Houck
Gladys Gordon
E. Eads
Thelma Fleming
Ella Condee
Sylvia Fowler
Ward
Cliff Wilson
Goldie Hood
Phyliss Taylor
Phyliss Rowland
Cassius Canaday
Edith Adkins
Molly Johnson
Sylvan H. Gardner
Ferne Gardner
Thelma Plummer
Evalee Myers
Eileen Houck
Jean Nutter
Wanda Parson
Clara M. Priddy
Stephen George
Albert R. Durose
Durose
Holzer Hospital News
Dave Winefordner
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