Gallipolis High School Seniors Plan Many Activities
Gallipolis Ohio May graduation is anticipated as over 100 seniors prepare for diplomas. Class color blue and silver with red rose as flower. Senior committees lead breakfast, night, and assembly events, while a 64 wpm study pin marks a second student achievement.
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Gallipolis
Board of Education
Gallipolis High School
Jerry Evans
Ann Thornton
Bette Faulkner
Earl Tope
Alice Jean Bush
Harry Shafer
al Ingerick
Myrtle Walker
Eloise Clark
Wellston
Eileen Wells
James Boyles
Junior Johnson
William Danner
Kate Dale
Jeanne Woodward
Martha Hadley
Marianna McHenry
Helen Trion
Scott Westerman
Irvin Folden
Earl Prose
Harvey Brown
Martha Hively
J. T Russell
Bette Saunders
Jack Wagner
Helen Irion
Elizabeth Casey
James Gillingham
Dick Lakin
Merrill Niday
Leatha Wilson
Mary Trotter
Marjorie Halley
Jane Gardner
Bette Gordon
Marguerite Pitchford
Bertha Smith
Mary M. White
Tom Fife
Marie Burnette
Enabette Cheney
Eddie Cottrell
Jerry Gilkey
Jean Lawrence
Bob McKenzie
Gerald Mooney
Florence Neidzwiecki
Dorothy Oldaker
Dylphia Smith
John Wood
Gallipolis Teacher Enlists for Army Service
Fred Stone biology and science teacher at the Gallipolis high school has been called to military training and is stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. He is succeeded on the faculty by George Henry Broyles and is the elder son of Mr and Mrs Loren Stone of Gallipolis.
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Sadie
Helen Irion
Virginia Walker
Marshellen Sheets
Faye Carter
Audra Saunders
Florence Neidzwiecki
Harold Brown
George Henry Broyles
State Hospital
G. Guinean
Athens
Jean Maddox
B. C. Maddox
Kananga
Kathryn M. Dale
Cecil M. Dale
Gallipolis
Miss Maddox
Miss Dale
Ann Thornton
Alice Jean Bush
Bette Faulkner
Kendall Saunders
Elmer Daniels
Olive Wenz
Alfred, Ingerick
Mike Maniskis
Mary Frances Coffey
Belva Lee Hill
Gus Hill
John Garnes
Dorothy Langdon
Iona Myers
Esther M. Priestley
Lucy Hill
Matilda Hall
Maurice Kerr
Fred Stone
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Stone
Loren Stone
Plans for a six acre school garden in East Gallipolis
Superintendent E. E. Higgins reports a WPA project creating a six acre school garden in East Gallipolis. The effort employs several men and a watchman for the harvest season. WPA women workers grow and can green vegetables for Gallipolis and Rio Grande school lunches, with potential countywide adoption.
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Gallipolis
East Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
WPA
Rio Grande
Woman fined for reckless driving in Middleport case
A Middleport woman listed as Mrs Genevieve Sheets was fined 25 dollars and costs in municipal court Tuesday for reckless operation of an automobile. Officers said she was suspected of having drunk a large amount of paregoric.
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Gallipolis
Genevieve Sheets
Middleport
Gallipolis NYA Training Center Planned for Defense Aid
An NYA plan in Gallipolis aims to establish a training center for 200 to 300 young people aged 18 to 25. A advisory committee chaired by E. E. Higgins will guide pre occupational courses and prep education with women learning domestic sciences clerical duties and men wood and metal trades.
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Gallipolis
NYA
E. E. Higgins
Everett G. Royer
H. W. Walter
Ferry L. Dillon
E. E. Caldwell
Board of Education
Louise Walcutt
Miss Walcutt
Zanesville
Gallia County
Vaccination Continues In Gallia Schools
Gallipolis reports ongoing pupil vaccination led by Dr. N. H. Foster. One hundred sixty two students will receive smallpox precaution shots. Measles persist in mild form with 85 March cases and 134 total cases since January.
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Gallipolis
N. H. Foster
Miner Ercel Day Sustains Severe Facial Injuries
Local relatives are informed that Ercel Day of Neon Kentucky suffered severe facial injuries from a miner's lamp explosion. Reports say both eyes were injured possibly beyond recovery. Day is the son in law of Mr and Mrs F E Thomason of Bulaville.
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Gallipolis
Ercel Day
Neon
Day
F. E.thomason
Bulaville
Kraus Buys 100 Acre Farm On Mill Creek Road
Lewis Kraus restaurant operator has purchased the J. A. Poindexter farm of 100 acres located on Mill Creek Road in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Kraus
J. A. Poindexter
Mill Creek Road
Vinton Juniors To Stage Play Pigtails
Vinton Rural High School junior class presents the modern comedy Pigtails on Friday April 4 at 7 30 pm. Cast includes Elsie Morton Glen Calvin Lucilla Haggerty Dollie Bolton Arlene White Jessie Helen Biffle Betty Hensler Mary Jenkins Jean Pierce Billy Townsend Ramon Morris Glen Rogan. High school orchestra members perform numbers during the program.
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Vinton
Vinton Rural High School
Elsie Morton
Glen Calvin
Lucilla Haggerty
Dollie Bolton
Arlene White
Jessie Helen Biffle
Betty Hensler
Mary Jenkins
Jean Pierce
Billy Townsend
Ramon Morris
Glen Rogan
Government Registers Laborers for Defense
A Bureau of Unemployment Compensation representative will be at the courthouse each Thursday and Friday to register skilled and semi skilled laborers. Registered workers will be offered opportunities on national defense projects as needs arise.
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Gallipolis
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Marriages rise in Gallipolis as licenses issued
Pro bate court records show marriage licenses issued in Gallipolis with 49 in January, 39 in February, and 58 in March. The counts reflect a steady start to the year across the first quarter.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Guest Night Set By Gallipolis Club
Gallipolis Rotary Club plans its annual guest night for members wives on April 15 with a committee led by H. W. Wetherholt preparing the program.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
H. W. Wetherholt
Dorcas Notes of Visits and Local Reach Outs
Dorcas social notes list numerous visits among residents including Dorcas Beegle family, Ward Foster, Harold Beegle, and Raham Theiss. travel to Wheeling West Virginia and Athens airport noted. a mail route change from Letart Falls to Racine Route 2. a factual line on California state parks acreage and investments.
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Dorcas
June Beegle
Manon Salser
Janey Foster
Ward Foster
Hermann Theiss
Racine
Harold Beegle
Clarence
Curtiss Bradford
Wellington Parks
Lorain
John Wolfe
Yellow Bush
Harry Wolfe
Leta Johnson
Ruth
Mildred Carnahan
Ben Spencer
Guy Beegle
Grover Salser
Paul Boslick
Clifford Beaver
Wheeling
W. Va
Edith Wolfe
Eileen Shields
Athens Airport
William Grimm
Harlan Ford
Lindsy Lambert
John Thornton
Keith Hill
Roy Fradd
Social Notes Highlight Rio Grande May Queen Honor
Phi Sigma Epsilon sorority hosted a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Sharpton in Rio Grande honoring May Queens Grace Bunce and Irene Lewis elected by Rio Grande College students. Attendees included the queen pair, sorority representatives, student body and faculty.
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Gallipolis
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Clarence Sharpton
Rio Grande
Grace Bunce
Irene Lewis
Rio Grande College
Miss Bunce
Miss Lewis
Mae Smeltzer
Wallace Frye union tied by Northup minister
Oral Wallace son of Mercerville and Agnes Frye daughter of Franklin Frye Wyden West Virginia were married by Rev. Earl Cremens at his Northup home Saturday night. The groom is in the navy at Norfolk and the bride plans to live with her Dayton relatives until stationed with him.
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Oral Wallace
Eura Wallace
Mercerville
Agnes Frye
Frank Frye
Frye
Wyden
W. Va
Earl Cremeens
Northup
Russel Wallace
Dayton
Mark Mullins
Naomi Mullins
Garland Houck
Louise Dickey
Wallace
Navy
Norfolk
Birthday for Gary Lee Slaven at Mrs Slaven's party
Mrs Bill Slaven hosted a Monday birthday party for her son Gary Lee Slaven. Children attending brought gifts and received Easter baskets with candy and a bunny as favors.
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Bill Slaven
Gary Lee Slaven
Gary Lee
Janet Lee Cornwell
Carolyn Knight
Shirley Watts
Jo Ann Pierotti
Mary Ruth Mills
Larry Rood
Michael Davis
Robert Danner
Philip Saunders
Bobby Betz
Jack
Bill Brown
Mrs. Anna King Hosts Farewell for Faye Wright
Mrs. Anna King entertained friends from the local state hospital Monday evening honoring Mrs. Faye Wright who is moving to Baltimore Maryland to join her husband. After games and social time refreshments were served to a host of guests including Mrs. Howard Gates Mrs. John Strong Mrs. Marcus McKean Mrs. Loyal Folden Mrs. Helen Woods Mrs. Lucy Frederick Mrs. August Sayre and daughter Virginia Miss Hulbert Miss Garnet Whiting Miss Frankie Mumaw and the honoree.
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King
Anna King
State Hospital
Faye Wright
Baltimore
Howard Gates
John*Strong
Marcus McKean
Loyal Folden
Helen Woods
Lucy Frederick
August Sayre
Virginia
Hulbert
Garnet Whiting
Frankie Mumaw
March Birthday Party Honors Gallia DA Members
At the Gallia Council Daughters of America meeting a March birthday party honored five members Mrs. W D Kelton Miss Tillie Denney Mrs. Emma Boster Mrs. Daisy Abersold and Miss Jerusha De vault Gifts were presented by Mrs J C Myers and corsages from Mrs Pearl Pierce A visiting guest Mrs Earle Monteith of Boston sang a solo and spoke The social session ended with refreshments.
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Gallia Council
Daughters of America
W. D. Kelton
Tillie Denney
Emma_ Boster
Daisy Abersold
Jerusha Devault
J. C. Myers
Pearl Pierce
Earle Monteith
Boston
Y M F Club Hosts Evening at Peters Home
The Y M F Club of Radcliff gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Peters on Thursday evening March 27 for a social with recreation featuring bards limericks and an uncompleted activity leaving guests curious for the next meeting.
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Y. M. F. Club
Radcliff
Harry Peters
Entertained At Dinner By Mr and Mrs Fulton
Mr and Mrs Frank Fulton entertained at dinner Sunday with guests including Mr and Mrs Pearl McCann and Mr and Mrs Dayton McCann and son of Columbus Mrs Leo Shaver Wayne Shaver Wanita Shaver and Harold Clark family and others.
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Frank Fulton
Pearl McCann
Dayton McCann
Columbus
Leo Shaver
Wayne
Wanita
Wayne Shaver
Harold Clark
Navy Officer Discusses Net Tender Program At Gallia Rotary
Commander H. H. Harrison U S N outlined four new net tenders built by Marietta Manufacturing at Pt Pleasant for harbor defense. He described submarine nets, armor, and river deployment to New Orleans and seaboard harbors. Each vessel costs 506000 dollars, runs on oil engines, and marks the company first such construction.
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Gallipolis
H. H. Harrison
U.S.N
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt Pleasant
Rotary Club
Panama Canal
Harrison
Ohio
Mississippi
New Orleans
Seaboard
Marietta Company
Illness Spurs Visit as Dr Holroyd Suffer Pneumonia
Mrs Clyde T Mitchell travels to Athens West Virginia due to her brother Dr T R Holroyd battling pneumonia. The item lists several weekend visits and family events including births, visitors from Dayton Kanauga and Louisville, and local social gatherings.
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Clyde T. Mitchell
Athens
W. Va
T. R. Holroyd
Jessie M. Rankin
Forrest Brandt
Brandt
Betty Jo
Dayton
Anna Comer
Alva B. Lane
Kanauga
Dot Clark
Porter
St. Petersburg Fla
M. I. Clark
Pine St. Louise
William Boggs
Martha Phillips
Louisville
Leonard Brown
Pt. Pleasant
Carrie Kerr
Hazel Kerr
Columbus
N. Howard Foster
Baby
Hamilton
John Miller
Mary Kathryn
D. W. Thierry
Huntington
Howard Neal
Three More Volunteers For Military Service
Lat est to volunteer are Atlee Wood row Inboden Logan Rt. 4 Thomas Glenwood Jackson Logan Rt. 2 and John Nelson Logan Rt. 2. Eight more men left Tuesday morning for Ft. Hayes after they had breakfasted in company with representatives of the selective service board. No further calls have been received at the local office though more are anticipated for later in April.
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Logan
Selective Service Board
Atlee Woodrow Inboden
Logan Rt
Thomas Glenwood Jackson
John Nelson
Logan Rt. 2
Ft. Hayes
Warden Brooks Introduces Gas Chamber for Stray Dogs
Logan reports Warden Howard Brooks at the fair grounds devised a new disposal method for stray dogs. He reportedly executed eight animals Monday using a gas chamber employing carbon monoxide.
NYA Workers On Roads In County Discussed
A total of 168 NYA workers are engaged on road work in Gallia County with about fifty more to be assigned April 7. Roads improved include Sugar Creek Bladen Mer cer ville Kemper Hollow and Mud Creek. Peter's Cave road in Walnut Township will be added for clearing ditching and culvert replacement.
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Gallipolis
NYA
Owen Boster
Sugar Creek
Bladen-Mercerville
Kemper Hollow
Mud Creek
Peter's Cave
Walnut Township
School Pool To Undergo Extensive Repairs
GALLIPOLIS The Gallipolis Board of Education weighs repair plans for the high school pool. Investigations show a leaking filter bed disrupting operation. The pool will be emptied relined with concrete resurfaced with rubber base paint at 187 dollars and sidewalls repainted before refilling.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Board of Education
Mother of 11 Ill In Gallipolis
Mrs. Harry Drummond, 49, mother of 11, is hospitalized in Gallipolis in critical condition after a paralysis stroke. Her home is in Springfield Township.
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Gallipolis
Harry Drummond
Drummond
Springfield Township
Man Discharged After Mine Machinery Knee Injury
Frederick Dewitt, recovering from a knee injury after his clothing became entangled in mine machinery in Guyan Township on March 12, has been discharged from Holzer Hospital. He resides near Clipper Mills.
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Gallipolis
Guyan Township
Frederick Dewitt
Holzer Hospital
Clipper Mills
Ww. C. T. U. Meeting Set at Methodist Church
Gallipolis Addison Township Womans Christian Temperance Union will hold a Sunday gathering at 2 p m in the village Methodist Church. Principal speaker will be Rev. M. M. Bright of Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
Addison Township
Methadlist
M. M. Bright
Pomeroy
Group Considers Defense and Agriculture Programs
Gallipolis reports a preliminary meeting led by Dr. George H. Lasher of Rutland as representatives of rural and city groups discuss agriculture and national defense impacts on the county. Follow up meetings are set for April 8 and 17 at the county agent’s office with a district gathering planned for April 24 in Gallipolis or Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
George H. Lasher
Rutland
Pomeroy
Oak Hill Man Struck by Train in Heavy Rain
Morgan M. Hughes, 32, of Oak Hill, was struck by a D. T. & I. freight train Tuesday afternoon. He suffered loss of left arm and leg, a fractured skull, and a broken right leg and was hospitalized about an hour later. He was walking on the track during heavy rainfall and was accompanied by his wife, father C. M. Hughes, and brother Emmett.
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Gallipolis
Oak Hill
Morgan M. Hughes
Hughes
C. M. Hughes
Emmett
Sale of Licenses Nearing Its Peak
In Gallipolis sales of automobile license plates continue with about 3,000 sets expected. By Monday midnight 2,221 had been sold, with purchases slow afterward. Police report no arrests for violations of the new plate law.
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Gallipolis
Plan First Shipment of Hereford Heifers
Gallipolis expects the first shipment of Hereford heifers a full car arriving from Kansas City during the month, announced by F. C. Christ chairman of the chamber of commerce cattle committee.
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Gallipolis
Kansas City
F. C. Christ
Chamber of Commerce Cattle Committee
Swimming Pool Opening Set for May 30
Gallipolis announces the opening of the swimming pool on May 30 dependent on weather. Officials urge residents to monitor announcements for any changes.
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Gallipolis
Scout group to meet at Lafayette Hotel tonight
Gallia County District Boy Scout committee officers will meet tonight at 6 o clock in the Lafayette Hotel. Chairman E E Higgins called the session to organize plans and discuss district activities.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Boy Scout Committee
Lafayette Hotel
E. E. Higgins
Captain Hamilton III of Gallipolis Critically Ill at Home
Captain George Hamilton 84 year old retired steamboat pilot is critically ill at his home in Gallipolis.
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Hamilton III
Gallipolis
George Hamilton
Students to Compete in Festival in Wellston
Gallia county high school instrumentalists will travel by private car to Wellston for the Southeastern Ohio Music Competition Festival. Soloists include Scott Westerman Billy Lanier and Manning Wetherholt with Ann Thornton at the piano. A woodwind quartet and brass sextet will also compete for the first time.
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Gallipolis
Wellston
Richard Downs
Scott Westerman
Billy Lanier
Manning Wetherholt
Ann Thornton
Bobby Harrison
Elaine Lear
Lewis Stiverson
Jim Gillingham
J. T. Russell
Matilda Hall
Tom Dale
Downs
George Lear
To Close Shop as Hill Sells Barber Shop
Gallipolis reports James Hill plans to close his bar ber shop Saturday after selling the business building to Frazier and Frye. He will hand possession to the new owners on April 20.
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Gallipolis
Frazier & Frye
James Hill
Moore Released After Paying Fine for Illegal Liquor
Edgar Moore of Waterloo is freed from Gallia County Jail after paying a $50 fine for possessing illegal liquor.
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Gallipolis
Edgar Moore
Waterloo
Gallia County
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