North Gallia Board Probes Freshman Hazing Incident
Gallia County North Gallia School Board vows action over alleged beating of a North Gallia High School freshman during hazing last week. Walter Zurakowski filed complaints against administration incompetence and class staffing. The board also bans smoking on school property and approves budget adjustments, staff changes, and facility repairs while pledging investigation into the hazing case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Gallia School Board
North Gallia High School
Walter Zurakowski
Porter
Zurakowski
Mahler B. Martin
Cloud
Martin
North Gallia
Dorothy Lewis
Bernice Borden
Bidwell and
Vinton
T. K. Owens
Paul Shepherd
Darrell Dodrill
Paul Saunders
Pirates Band Boosters Club
Massie
Bidwell School
Harmon Brown
American Book Co
Kyger Creek
Halloween Fair Plans Are Made
In Gallipolis Cheshire Ryger PTA first meeting of the year plans a Halloween Fair with time and place to be announced. Principal Walter W. Rife spoke, teachers introduced, and Mrs. James Compston chaired the meeting. Attendance banner ends in a three way tie among Violet Russell's kindergarten, Lucille Haggerty's fifth grade, and Thomas Denney's sixth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Haggerty
Thomas O. Denney
PTA
Harold Wiseman
Albert Durose
Carrol Snowden
Neil H. Sanders
Washington
DAR Conducts Memorial Rites in Gallipolis and Rio Grande
Gallia County DAR chapter held memorial services for two longtime members Mrs. W. N. Hayward of Gallipolis and Mrs. D. R. Richards of Rio Grande, died since June. New regent M. T. Epling led fall meeting at Ralph Burner home with co-hostesses L. H. Nelson and L. R. Hall.
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Gallipolis
Washington PTA Rejects Traffic Light at School Corner
The Gallipolis Washington Elementary PTA after a committee review decided not to pursue city installation of a traffic light at Fourth and Locust by the school. They prefer the current uniformed patrolman and urged PTA activities and a busy week of membership drives and football concessions.
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Washington
PTA
Gallipolis
Fourth and Locust
John A. Epling
Roland Justice
Kathy Davies
Ginger Robinson
Anthony Merola
Ways and Means
Isam C. Walker
River traffic and dam status across Kanawha and Ohio rivers
The report lists river gauges and dam conditions in the Huntington district with roller dams on the Kanawha sill and movable Ohio River dams up. It catalogs multiple boats and lock operations with time stamps for up or down movements and observed readings across Kanawha and Ohio river locks and boats.
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Challipolis
Montgomery
Greenup
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Pomeroy-Magon
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Huntington
Gallipolis
R. H. Bosworth If
Invader
National
J. F. Frieberger
Harvey Jordan
Laulajana
Ovec
Kathy RR
Lunga Point
Queen City
Captain Morrison
Kanawha
Winfield Helen Z Sup
Elgercliff
Solvay
Alan R. Merrill
John Bell Hood
Colonel Davenport
Walter Hougland
Lock
Eastern
John Ladd Dean
Salvat
Lack
Bingo
Davey Crockett
Crisa Jr
Stevenson
Dana Quinn
Thelma Ann
A.m. Vulcan
A. I. Dyke
W. H. Shaver, Jr
E' Deana Resworth
Jack Benton
Miss Susan
Bayou Lareine
Lewis
Oliver C. Shearer
Valvoline
Local social notices from Letart and area churches
Letart EUB Church Ladies Aid met in the church basement for quilting and a sack lunch. Baptist Aid in Board School House also quilted with a sack lunch. Several local families visited each other including Oakey Roush Blessing Brown Thompson and Adkins households. Nora May Huffman returns to Germany after a month with relatives and will stay two more years. Sue Adkins resumes nurse training at Holzer Hospital after leave. Don Wertenburg visits Baston and Bach families. George Baston and son Harold visit relatives in Akron.
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Letart — Ladies Aid
Oakgrove Eub
Boards Baptist Aid
Oakey Roush
Calvin Blessing
Lewis
Charles Brown
Mildred Thompson
Ed Fry
Lester Adkins
Sayre
Harry Thompson
Amy Baston
Albert Thompson
C. FE. Fry
Don Wertenburg
Nellie Adkins
Ercel Adkins
Ethel Rayburn
Nora May Huffman
Germany
Sue Adkins
Holzer Hospital
Taft Baston
George Baston
Harold
Akron
Gallipolis Considered for New Industry Site
Gallipolis is under consideration for a small industrial plant. A chamber group met with a prospect, but no decision yet. The plant would require a railroad siding and water, 600 gallons per minute cooling capacity. A city planning commission discussion followed, with emphasis on growth and budgeting.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lafayette Hotel
Manning E. Wetherholt
Chamber
City Commission
Wetherholt
Clyde Ramsay
Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Op
Claude R. Varney
D. Kenneth Morgan
Park Front
First Ave
Huntington District Corps of Engineers
Cincinnati
Walter Boboteck
Ohio Department of Econom
Births and admissions at Holzer Hospital
Birth announcements list a son for Don E. Johnson and a son for Tommy Crabtree and a daughter for John N. Martin. The admissions include multiple name entries such as Mrs. William H Foster and Carol Ann McCray, with several in Jackson and nearby towns. Several patients are noted as discharged in the dismissal list.
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Don E. Johnson
West Columbia
Tommy Crabtree
Jackson
John N. Martin
Columbus
William H. Foster
Edgar Dennison
Carol Ann McCray
John E. Romine
Morgantown
W. Va
Anna M. Shook
John S. Wheeler
Wellston
William H. Dalton
Janet Carol Stump
Point Pleasant
Charles O. Davis
Huntington
W.va
Hughey L. Jones
Gallipolis
Linda M. Jenkins
Oak Hill
Claire G. Vermillion
Ironton
Thurman S. Keels
Bidwell
John L. Hood
John W. Sowers
Russell G. Bailey
Middleport
Elizabeth C. Cornell
Margaret T. Orr
Allen G. Wititoe
McArthur
Mark W. Bland
Birthday Dinner Honor Roll at R V Gibbs Home
New Haven hosts Mrs Imogene Walker and Mrs Flora Walker at a birthday dinner hosted by the R V Gibbs family. Attendees include multiple families from Point Pleasant and Piney WV and visitors from Bloomington IL. A note concludes with a cantaloupe seed count, stating a well formed melon may hold about 600 seeds.
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New Haven
Imogene Walker
Flora Walker
R. V. Gibbs
Charles Weery
Mike
Bobby
Kathy
Pomeroy
James Staats
Janie
James
Thomas
Lawrence Gerlach, Jr
Caroline
Linda
Mary
John
Point Pleasant
Fred McComb
Ivan Vanmetre, Jr
Margaret Ashby
Piiney
W. Va
Jake Gibbs
Rickey
Donald
Columbus
Ralph V. Gibbs
Glo
Gregg
James Haggerty
Cathy
Connie
Cindy
Carla
R. V. Gibbs Sr
Richard Walker
Courthouse Addition Plans Awaited by Gallia County
Gallia County Commissioners expect plans and specifications for the courthouse addition and may advertise bids later this week. Milosevich and Trautwein of Columbus are to deliver plans by Wednesday. The board has a $200000 federal grant and matching funds. other actions included desk purchases, highway fund allocation, and easement discussions with local landowners.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Morton L. Dickey
Milosevich and
Trautwein
Columbus
Dickey
Bill Smith
M & A Fund
County Highway Department
Kenneth B. Ater
Carl
Virgie Martin
Run-Providence Ac
Vinton Village
Warren F. Sheets
Ellen Moss
Sunday Visitors and Local Gatherings Reported
Joppa residents hosted and visited relatives including Harold Bran non and Eileen with Bob Sanders Deb bie and Jimmie Brannon Paul Dean Lola Griffin and Pearl Tanbor ey. Other guests came from Mason W V a and Parkersburg to visit Harold and Winnie Bailey and Clarence Baker groups from Akron Columbus Coolville and beyond. A Fellowship Hour picnic drew many attendees led by Clearmont Harris and a long guest list ending with Roger Clark.
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Joppa
Harold Brannon
Eileen
Bob Sanders
Debbie
Jimmie Brannon
Paul Dean
Lola Griffin
Pearl Tanborey
George Bowan
Wheeling W. Va
Milton Bailey
Jonnie
Parkersburg
Winnie Bailey
Clarence Baker
Harold Milhone
David
Akron
Ralph Baker
Coolville
Lillian
Loraine Baker
Columbus
Sonny Harris
Mike
Timmy
Clearmont Harris
Margaret Grossnickle
Bobby
Patty
Mark
Lavina Brannon
Glenda Benedum
Lana
Sheryl
Janet
Rita Baker
Sharon
Roger
Janice
Jean
Larry
Ruth Mays
Steve
Jack
John
Ricky
Connie
Kenny
Diana
George
Junior Bragg
Roger Clark
Gallia County nurses vaccinate 226 doses in two clinics
Gallia County health nurses administered 226 Sabin oral polio vaccine doses in two clinics last week, bringing the year totals to 3912 Sabin doses and 1007 DPT shots. Registrar Mrs. Madeline Rees noted 15 diphtheria tetanus inoculations, two typhoid vaccines, and eight smallpox vaccines. Clinics run on Tuesdays and Saturdays with no inoculations after 2 30 p.m. on Saturdays.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Madeline Rees
Chest Clinic Is Tomorrow In Gallia County
Dr. Francis W. Shane county health commissioner will run a chest clinic from 10 to noon Wednesday in the basement of the Gallia County Health Department at the courthouse. Mrs. Naomi Rose said three clinics may be held this month as follow ups continue on about 65 TB patients in the county. a third clinic will be scheduled to complete the follow ups.
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Gallipolis
Francis W. Shane
Gallia
Three Drivers Fined in Gallipolis Court
Municipal Judge William H. Sowers fined Thomas Day 19 Proctorville for unsafe operation. Garland Woodyard 19 Crown City Route 1 and Harold Smith 22 Bidwell received fines for intoxication. Additional bonds forfeited for patrol and parking and city violations.
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Gallipolis
William H. Sowers
Thomas Day
Proctorville
State Highway Patrol
Garland R. Woodyard
Crown City
Sheriff's Department
Harold L. Smith
Bidwell
Keels Admitted After Home Fall In Bidwell
Thurman S. Keels 83 of Bidwell Route 2 was hospitalized at Holzer at 11 10 p m for observation after a fall at his home. He is reported in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Thurman
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Epling
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Gates
Ohio Society
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Letart
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Morgan
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Elbert D. McGhee
Grace. Wetherholt
Southeastern Ohio
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B & PW Club
Holzer Hospital News
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William S. Brown
James Fugate
Ernest Denny
D. M. Johnson
Allen L. King
Green Two
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M. T. Epling Co
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Floyd Barringer
Harry Kearns
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Gerald Barringer
Jesse Thacker
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Marion
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Paul W. Taylor
Charleston
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