Gallia County raises funds amid drive and tax sale notes
Gallia County rural Red Cross War Fund Drive reports two townships exceeded quotas while others near target. total county collection reaches 6187.65 dollars. The notice lists township chairs and block workers including Anna Mae Evans Huntington and Perry chairs, with Sheriff sale details for Athens and Morgan counties included in the same notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ben R. Evans
Red Cross War Fund
Huntington
Anna Mae Evans
Walter Frye
Perry Township
Max Bunce
J. E. Morrison
Raymond Gooch
A. D. Luck
Ray Thomas
Racoon
Kenneth Massie
Cheshire
Luther Shelton
Walnut
Perry
Happy Tar Letter Brightens Sailor At Sea
A cheerful message from home lifts a sailor in the Atlantic as he reads a tar letter. The greeting asks if a service member has received a letter recently, highlighting morale boosts aboard ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Clubs
The Pre-School Mother's Club met at Mrs. Morris Haskins home with 16 members. Nomination committee named for next year. Rev. J Edward Hakes spoke on environmental impact on children. Frances Williams returned from Columbus after two months away. Riverside Study Club held luncheon and discussed Surabaya and the Dutch East Indies. English Club hosted guests and Artie Watts read This is Fair Warning. Ohio Wesleyan students arrived for spring vacation. Keener Sand Company manager Claude Helmick visiting. Rosanna Fowler returned from Cheshire to Rio Grande. D C Miller family hosted Lena Grace Miller from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Morris Haskins
A. D. Lusk
Edward Wise
Harland Martin
Jack Knight
Robert Ruland
J. Edward Hakes
C. B. White
Anna Morgan
Osa Baird
Artie Watts
Gordon Hillman
Jean Henke
Jerry Evans
Ohio Wesleyan University
Claude Helmick
Columbus
Keener Sand Company
Rosanna Fowler
Briggs Kirby
Cheshire
Rio Grande
D. C. Miller
Lena Grace Miller
Three Fined In Gallipolis
Mabel Buck was fined 40 dollars and costs after arrest on intoxication and disorderly conduct in Judge William Jones' court with city patrolman Cecil Thivener signing the affidavit. Arthur Persinger and Martin Sheline each paid 100 dollars and costs after being charged with throwing a boulder through a window at the Marietta Manufacturing Company warehouse. they remain in county jail until fines are paid, with Morton Dickey signing the affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mabel Buck
William Jones
Cecil Thivener
Arthur Persinger
Martin Sheline
Marietta Manufacturing Company
J. H. Shato
Morton Dickey
Licensed To Marry In Gallia County
A marriage license was issued Wednesday in Gallia County to Paul Henry Grate 21 of Ewington Ohio and Leron Russell 19 of Vinton Ohio in the Probate Judge William Cherrington office. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Earl Grate and listed baker as his occupation. The bride to be is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Henry Grate
Ewington
Leron Russell
Vinton
William Cherrington
Earl Grate
Baker North Carolina
Higgins Warns Parents of Labor Laws
Gallipolis officials remind parents and employers in Gallia County of federal child labor rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Ed w C Higgins says 14 and 15 year olds may work limited hours outside school times with school approval, and all excuses must go through the school office. He warns against excessive absences and stresses school attendance to shape the community’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin C. Higgins
Gallia County
United States
Higgins
Rotary Dinner at Island View Inn in Gallipolis
About 65 attendees joined Rotary Club members at Island View Inn Tuesday evening to hear Rev. J Edward Hakes discuss The Morale of the American Home During War Time. The event included music, fellowship, and announced Tom Agee as April honorary Rotarian successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Island View Inn
Rotary Club
J. Edward Hakes
Tommy Robinson
Tom Agee
Gallia Academy High School
Rotary
Young Agee
Hakes
Elaine Lear
Eileen Wells
Kay Ruland
Richard Downs
Holzer Hospital admits new mothers and patients
New patients admitted Tuesday at Holzer Hospital include Dr. Frank I. Butcher from Pt. Pleasant and Mrs. John Lee Jr who became mother of a daughter at 10 55 p m. Mrs. Leon Thompson of Pt. Pleasant became mother of a son at 6 15 a m Wednesday. Wednesday admissions include Mrs. Leonard Karder and others for observation. Discharges include Merrill Saunders and baby Gallipolis, Carl Parsons Kalong WV, Max Jarrell Bidwell, Earl Werner Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Frank I. Butcher
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
John Lee, Jr
Pleasant
Jackson
Addie Dillon
O.H.E
Robert Wooten
Middleport
Merrill Saunders
Baby
Carl Parsons
Kalong
Max Jarrell
Bidwell
Earl Werner
Grover Ward Dies At Home of Mother
Grover C. Ward aged 43 died Tuesday at his mother's Gallipolis area home. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Roger Funeral Home Catlettsburg with Rev. Bert Caldwell in charge. Burial followed in Gallipolis R. D. 2. Survived by his widow Georgia Ward two children Frances and Carl Ward of Huntington W V a sister Mrs Wilbur Smith Newport Ky and two brothers Harrison in the Army San Francisco and Elmer in the Navy New London Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roger
Catlettsburg
Grover C. Ward
N. S. McCarley
Gallipolis R. D
Bert Caldwell
Westmoreland Baptist Church
Georgia Ward
Frances
Carl Ward
Huntington
W. Va
Wilbur Smith
Neweport
Harrison
San Francisco
Elmer
Navy
New London
Conn
Divorce Action Filed by Husband in Gallipolis
Royce Meacham filed a divorce suit against Elizabeth Meacham alleging gross neglect. They married Sept 26 1935 in Ripley New York and have a six year old son. The defendant resides in Greenville Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Royce Meacham
Elizabeth Meacham
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Ripley
N. Y
Greenville
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Jason Tice
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KR. FF. Linscott
J. ©. Anderson
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Athens County
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Town & Range
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George
Jason Rice
Kieven
Hange
J. O Anterson
Anna J. Kuhns
J. W. Kuhr
Theldo Companys
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Wim Mie Donald
George Vincent
Fuel Gas Company
Prest OU Company
Heute Vco
Ibed
Sheriff
Seid
Oe Somnenae Pleas Court
Athensounty
George Bat
Pocatt Tela
Thelma L
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Gallipolis Social Notes
Frances Williams
Crown City
Lewis F. Williams
John Orr
Mrs. Epling
M. T. Epling
Riverside Study Club
Edna McSwain
Surabaya
Sugar Center
Dutch East Indies
MERTS
Island View
South Court Street
McFarland
Heinrich Wendland
Hadley
Paul
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Killarney
Roslyn
Marlin
Doubledge
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Pepto
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