Civic Leaders Ready To Pass Upon All Cases
In Gallia County, spring farm work nears as debt burdened farmers are urged to present cases before the county farm debt adjustment committee. M T Haines, federal Resettlement Administration supervisor, says adjusting debts before planting time eases crop plans. The committee, chaired by Hollis C Johnston, includes A C Safford, Harry A Wood and H E Shaver, and helps farmers and creditors reach fair settlements without forcing them.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
M. T. Haines
Federal Resettlement Administration
County
Haines
Hollis C. Johnston
A. C. Safford
Harry A. Wood
H. E. Shaver
Johnston
Marjorie Wallace Weds Lawrence Gates in Kentucky
Miss Marjorie Wallace daughter of Mr and Mrs FE Wallace and Lawrence Gates son of Judge Frank S Gates both of Gallipolis were married Tuesday in Kentucky and are honeymooning there. Mr Gates works as a salesman at the Gallipolis Department Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marjorie Wallace
FE. R. Wallace
Lawrence Gates
Frank S. Gates
Kentucky
Gates
Eight Aged Civil War Veterans Survive in Gallia County
In Gallia County eight Civil War veterans survive including Dr. A. B. Garrett surgeon general of the Grand Army of the Republic. Others named are Hugh P. Halley Marvey Russell Jacob Spires Alice M. C. Boice James Gatewood Thomas J. Clark and Francis W. Brookman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipoolis
Gallia County
A. B. Garrett
Grand Army of the Republic
Hugh P. Halley
Bladen
Marvey Russell
Vinton
Jacob Spires
Alice
M. C. Boice
Cheshire
James Gatewood
Crown City
Thomas J. Clark
Thurman
Francis W. Brookman
Kerr
Tupers Plains Masons Hold District Rally and Initiation
Juniata Council team conducted degrees for candidates at High Cliff Council during a district rally at Antiquity. An elaborate supper followed, hosted by Antiquity’s women. The notice also lists funerals, visits, and Easter church services in Tupers Plains and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Juniata Council
High Cliff Council
Antiquity
High Cliff
Carl Parker
Hall Parker
Parkersburg
Belle Keller
Reed
Columbus
Gerald Lamb
Ohio University
M. BE
V. C. Shields
Silver Ridge Social And Personal Mention
Silver Ridge notes list visits and social calls around Silver Ridge and nearby towns. Names include the Partlows Christys Betzing Swartz Tuttle Pooler Smith Harper and others with Sunday and weekend gatherings across Pomeroy New Lexington Reedsville Athens Chester Coolville Sumner and Tuppers Plains. Burton Tuttle preached at U B Church Tuppers Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Ridge
Clarence Partlow
Pomeroy
L. H. Partlow
George Christy
New Lexington
G. W. Christy
C. F. Betzing
W. Beals
Dana Swartz
Alfred
Bradley Pooler
Chester
Jamita
Harry Swank
Mildred Christy
Athens
Horton Smith
Bill Pooler
Sumner
Walter Tuttle
Jess Tuttle
Aubrey Baily
Coolville
Raymond Harper
Burton Tuttle
U. B
Tuppers Plains
Alva Partlow
Jack Pullins
Albert Warner
Betzing
Foster Daughter Weds Beckley Man in West Virginia
Announcement reports Miss Mary Foster daughter of Col and Mrs Fred Foster of Gall ipolis marrying Mr K C Moore of Beckley West Virginia on Tuesday March 30 in Beckley The ceremony was attended by the bride’s mother Mrs Foster and her brother William Foster The couple will live in Beckley where Moore works as a public accountant The Foster family were longtime residents of Athens where the bride has many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Beckley
W. Va
Mary Foster
Fred Foster
K. C. Moore
Foster
William Foster
Gallipolis Social Notes Honor Mrs Miller at Shower
Mrs Claude Miller of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics was honored at a party and shower hosted by colleagues Mrs Gomer Phillips Mrs Ed Sibley and Mrs George Gardner at the Phillips home. A treasure hunt and gift basket followed a buffet supper. A separate surprise dinner honored Charles H McCormick on his 67th birthday with family and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Claude Miller
Iris Bodimer
Gomer Phillips
Ed Sibley
George Gardner
Ohio Hospital
Phillips
Miller
Gardner
Dr. Gardner
Charles H McCormick
Hayden McCormick
Columbus
Hollis McCormick
Merrill McCormick
E. G. Waddell
Wilbur Waddell
Ona Waddell
Roscoe Fix
Margaret Bell
Ed. McCormick
Eastern Star Members Share Music at Gallipolis Chapter
Mrs. Mildred Welker and Miss Vera Reeve performed musical numbers during the social hour at a Gallipolis chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Welker offered a vocal solo and Reeve played a cello solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Welker
Vera Reeve
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Order of the Easter Star
Honor Birthday Celebrations Across Several Families
William Betz hosted an 85th birthday dinner in Homestead W Va with Mr and Mrs B L Duncan. Guests included Mrs Robert Richards and Miss Margaret Jones. Other visits featured county nurse Margaret Jones and several families from Athens Columbus The Portsmouth Times and Findley were mentioned among Easter guests and family gatherings across Ohio and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Richards
Margaret Jones
Beaulah Hawk
Athens
Marlin Kinder
Columbus
Daisy Abersonid
V. M. Powers
Wheeling
W. Va
Harry Clendenin
Edward Wade
Akron
Ray Greene
Roger
Greene
Carl Carsner
Albert Whaley
Gil Dawson
Bernard Snyder
Charles Guinther
Walter Hill
Walter McCaskey
Charles White
Helen Kearns
B. G. Robinson
Robert, Hamilton
A. R. Woodgerd
Robert Grimm
Hocking Mine
Church Groups To Meet April 7 At Rio Grande
Gallia and Jackson Counties ministers and laymen plan a district rural life conference on Wednesday April 7 at Rio Grande. Three sessions feature Rev Ellsworth M Smith of New York City and J P Schmidt of Ohio State University with brief talks by others. Leaders of community service agencies and ministers invited to unite in shaping a rural living program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Jackson
Rio Grande
Ellsworth M. Smith
New York City
J. P. Schmidt
Ohio State University
Mrs. Lizzie L. Rees Dies in Gallipolis at 65
Mrs. Lizzie L. Rees, 65, widow of John B. Rees and Gallia County Recorder Lucille Rees’s mother, died Wednesday in Holzer Hospital after a year of illness from diabetes. Funeral at Nebo Church Friday after a family service at 12:30 led by Rev. George Sagen. Born at Tyn Rhos, she married in 1907 and lived in Nebo before moving to Gallipolis in 1925. Survived by two daughters, three sisters, three brothers, and a large extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lizzie L. Rees
John B. Rees
Lucille Rees
Gallia County
Holzer Hospital
Nebo Church
Perry Township
George Sagen
The
Baptist Church
Rees
Nebo
Walter Wedemeyer
Near Patriot
Lucille
Ella Davies
Columbus
David Jones
Thurman
Amy Fellows
Saginaw
Mich
Jenkin W. Davies
Venedocia
Evan W. Davies
van West
Dan O. Davies
Lancaster
Nebo Congregationalist Church
Daughters of Union Veterans
Digging Out Steamer J C Rawn Dredging Arrives at Canal Site
Dredging equipment to free the stranded steamer J. C. Rawn has arrived and digging began this morning. The 50 ton vessel is valued at about 20 000. Also noted is that the Christmas of 1860 was the coldest on record in Great Britain.
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Gallipolis
J. C. Rawn
Ohio River
Great Britain
Gallia County Offenders Miss 1937 License Plates
Large number of automobile owners in Gallia County failed to secure 1937 license plates by closing time Wednesday night. Elmer E Caldwell county registrar reported five clerks processed plates as fast as possible. About 2,200 licenses issued in Gallia County, 200 in Crown City, and 400 at Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Elmer E. Caldwell
Caldwell
Crown City
Vinton
Victim of Accident Expected To Recover
Gallipolis reports 12 year old Jack Mayes in Holzer Hospital after a stomach injury from a Tuesday hit and run. The driver remains at large. Brooks Mayes, the boy’s father, is injured from a recent fall at Eureka Dam. Hospital staff expect a full recovery for the lad.
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Gallipolis
Jack Mayes
Holzer Hospital
Brooks Mayes
Eureka Dam
Injuries Cause Death Of Mr. K. C. Moore
Paul Jeffers age 33 son of Mr and Mrs G K Jeffers formerly of Bladen Gallia County is dead at his home in Huntington from injuries received in a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Jeffers
G. K. Jeffers
Bladen
Gallia County
Huntington
Jacksonville Social Notes and Easter Visits
Jacksonville social notes recount the Women’s Missionary Society meeting on March 26 at Mrs. Nettie Heiser’s home with plans for a chicken dinner on April 17. Easter visitors and local family updates fill the column along with a note on a back injury recovery and a statistic about British road accidents and pedestrian involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
M. E. Church
Nettie Heiser
Goldie Lowry
A. R. Woodgerd
Charles Hoisington
R. E. Davis
Herman Taylor
Thomas
Dutch Ridge
John Taylor
Viola Dean
William Thomas
Murray City
William Thomas Jr
Columbus
George Rasp
Athens
Elizabeth Rasp
Ida South
Helen Talbert
Janelda Hoisington
Thomas Palmer
Kenneth Staubus
Sally
Lewis Staubus
Shirley Horn
Akron
Kathryn Staubus
Margaret Cradlebaugh
Trimble
Charles Cradlebaugh
Pomeroy Negro Goes On Trial in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis the case State versus Carl Webster of Pomeroy opens in Common Pleas Court before Judge W. R. White. The shooting death of Okey Shepard, a white man, occurred in East Gallipolis on August 10. Prosecutor John W. Howell and defense attorney H. W. Cherrington present ten witnesses each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Webster
Olored
Pomeroy
Okey Shepard
East Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
W. R. White
John W. Howell
H. W. Cherrington Fe
Court Show Profit From March Police Court Collections
Gallipolis municipal auditor A J Stormont reports March police court collections netted 4.71 to the city after deductions. State take totals 29 and county share 8.98, leaving a small city revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mrch
A. J. Stormont
Teachers Are Dinner Guests In Gallipolis
More than a hundred men attended a dinner meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Schoolmasters' Club at the Lafayette Hotel. Gallipolis High School principal Carl Byers presided and E. E. Higgins, superintendent, welcomed the guests. High school students directed by Robert Price presented musical and dance numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Schoolmasters’ Club
Lafayette Hotel
Robert Price
Carl Byers
E. E. Higgins
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Gallipolis Social Notes
Mrs. Miller
William Betz
B. L. Duncan
Homestead
Cline
WARCO
Hoover
E. F. Sells
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Jacksonville Social Notes
Thomas Jr
Syracuse
John Rinewald
William Hallam
Rinewald
Vincent
Pomeroy Negro
Guaher Drug Stores
Old Mohawk Medicine Co
Gallaher
Court St
the Athens Messenger
Miss Margaret King
Pl&e
Schine’s
Kiena
Wefete
Nati
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