Three Men Receive High Degrees In Moriah Council
About 100 people attended the annual inspection of Moriah Council and exemplification of the super-excellent master degree at the Masonic Temple. Notable attendees included Robert B. Stoltz of Columbus and Lamar Sternberger of Jackson with other dignitaries praising Capt. J. Paul Wetherholt and the presenting team for their efficient work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Moriah Council
Masonic Temple
Robert B. Stoltz
Columbus
Lamar Sternberger
Jackson
Max M. Fulks
Albert Schlagle
T. G. Meisse
Chillicothe
J. Roger Williams
A. M. Winegard
J. Paul Wetherholt
E. E. Caldwell
Blazer Wetherholt
Harold Safford
Jack Knight
Amon Keller
Harry Wheeler
Harry Dexter
G. P. Bush
C. W. Weaver
Gomer Phillips
Dr. F. W. Shane
A. C. Safford
D. Ll. Reisinger
Chauncey Rife
William P. Cherrington
Dan W. Thomas
H. W. McHenry
William McKnight
H. R. Safford
Stanley Saunders
J. R. Lewis
W. L. Robinson
W. A. Tanner
L. C. Cowden
E. W. Edwards
Co. B. Stevers
John Reese
C. M. Yeanger
E. S. Spear
Clarence Wagner
E. E. Higgins
T. Robinson
Gallipolis Social Notes Review of Club Event and Anniversaries
Mrs. Carl Byers hosted the Pembroke Club with guest Miss Norma Johnston for an evening featuring Mrs. Jack Knight’s Stars on the Sea review. Notter couple marked their golden wedding at Ledda near the Gallia line with four children and families in attendance. Morfield Advisory Council members met at James Simms home for devotionals and Irish poetry with the Shamrock quartet and Blarney Stone contests, group singing, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Byers
Pembroke Club
Norma Johnston
Jack Knight
H. A. Notter
Ledta
Gallia County
L. K. Brumfield
Charles Saunders
Harold Notter
Chester Notter
Morfield
Joy Class Party Set for 7 30 This Evening
First Baptist Church Joy Class plans a 7 30 p m party in the church with large attendance expected. Gallipolis brief notes list several local visits and family news including travels to Wellston Columbus Portsmouth and Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Gallia Education Board Sues County Officers
Gallia county education board sues county commissioners and auditor to compel payment of a $100 debt for pupil transportation. The board contracted Timothy Sprouse of Guyan Township to transport three children at $1.25 per day, but disbursing authorities refuse to recognize the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Board of Education
Timothy Sprouse
Guyan Township
Holy Week Services Announced in Gallipolis
Posters by the Gallipolis Ministerial Association announce Holy Week services in Gallipolis. Beginning Monday short noon services at St. Peter's Church run daily through Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. communion at First Presbyterian. Good Friday three hour service starts at noon at Grace Methodist. Many city businesses will close during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
St. Peter's Church
First Presbyterian Church
Grace Methodist Church
Gallia County completes draft questionnaire distribution
Gallia County draft board announces completion of disbursement of questionnaires to 2,500 selective service enrollees. No April call yet, but a replacement trip may leave April 16. Named volunteers include Lawrence B. Mohr, Gallipolis. Daniel Thomas, Rodney. James O. Ward, Cheshire. and John S. Evans of Bladen joins the 123 volunteers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lawrence B. Mohr
Daniel Thomas
Rodney
James O. Ward
Cheshire
Wife Hunts Husband
Mrs. Wymond Bar cus seeks police aid to locate her husband who has been missing since Saturday. She is mother to three children and asks for public help in finding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wymond Barcus
Rio Grande College Rabbi Invited to Cincinnati Centennial Event
Rev. R. Lloyd Pobst president of Rio Grande College was invited to speak at a centennial observance program in Cincinnati Ohio at Lincoln Park Baptist Church on April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. Lloyd Pobst
Rio Grande College
Cincinnati
Lincoln Park Baptist Church
Gallia Boy Wins Third Spelling Bee
Gallia pupil Dean Davis age 13 won the Washington School spelling contest for the third year in a row. The state wide event will send finalists to Columbus on April 26 with a national contest to follow. Local competitors spanned grades five through eight with 24 entries and Carroll Smith named as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dean Davis
Kenneth Davis
Washington
Young Davis
Columbus
Marian Bane
Carroll Smith
Dan Black
Paul Harrison
Robert Clark
Kenneth Coder
Grace Ann Smith
Anna Jean Mitchell
Grover Hill
Raymond Taylor
June Unroe
Dorothy Melton
Adeline Day
Mildred Brownell
Bobby Harrison
Eileen Blazer
Jean Smith
Douglas Wetherholt
Anna Mae Smith
Cretoria Keefer
Henry Eversole
Jane Haskins
Donnie Postelwaite
Legion Officer To Visit Logan Monday
Lafayette Post of the American Legion announces a visit by state adjutant Jake Sasvalsky on Monday night. He will discuss issues of interest to ex service men, with refreshments served after the program at the Legion hall in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Jake Sasvalsky
McDOUGAL Sunday School and Church Service Notice
McDOUGAL Sunday School will be held at 1 30 p m and preaching at 2 30 p m on April 6. Mrs Bernice Wells was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital Saturday. First April permit to wed issued Ralph E Busch 21 Cuyahoga Falls and Leda Nott 18 Gallipolis.
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McDougal
Bernice Wells
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Adaline Sealock
Mary Conner
Athens
Fred Cone
Columbus
Fred Conner
Dan Keirns
Millfield
Nellie Koker
Less Kittle
Jacksonville
William la Follett
Gallipolis
Ralph E. Busch
Cuyahoga Falls
Leda Nott
School spring vacation extends to April 14
After Friday's close of school the spring vacation continues through April 14. In 1939 Canada exported more than two billion feet of lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Canada
Gallia County Fair Company Faces Bank Foreclosure Suit
Judgment by default granted Gallia County Savings and Loan Company against Gallia County Fair Company for over $4,000. Court orders sheriff to appraise and sell 18 acres of the fair company property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Savings and Loan Company
Gallia County Fair Company
Marietta Co invites to U S S Holly net tender launch
Invitations in the mails invite observers to witness the launching of the second net tender the U S S Holly at the boat yards on Thursday April 17 at 2 pm. The Gum Tree first of four navy craft was seen two weeks ago with many guests present and crowds along the Ohio bank. Each boat costs 500000 dollars when finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marietta Manufacturing Co
U. S. S. Holly
Ohio
High School Baseball Schedule Announced
Gallipolis reports a new high school baseball schedule with games against Mason City Racine Wellston Pt. Pleasant Pom eroy Racine Nelsonville Mason City Logan Point Pleasant and dates from April 12 to May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mason City
Racine
Wellston
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Logan
Point Pleasant
Return Store Robbery Suspect to Gallipolis
James Winston colored has been returned from Dayton by Sheriff E. E. Hatfield and is jailed with Grover Moorman, alleged accomplice in an attempt to rob the Haskins Tanner store several weeks ago. Their cases go before the grand jury Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Winston
Dayton
E. E. Hatfield
Grover Moorman
Haskins-Tanner
Mrs Sheets Released From Police Custody
Genevieve Sheets of Middleport was released after relatives paid a $25 fine for a driving under the influence of a drug charge. Her car reportedly crashed into several parked machines before her arrest in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Genevieve Sheets
Middleport
Vaccination Begins For 350 Gallia School Children
Dr. F. W. Shane and county nurse Naomi Evans lead vaccination of about 350 children in Gallia County. The drive targets 17 one room schools as they prepare to close this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
F. W. Shane
Naomi Evans
Unemployment Relief Grows in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis a weekly surplus commodities program aids 4,064 people in 1,137 families with food and WPA sewn clothing. An extra 77 families, about 300 people, joined in the last month due to unemployment. April stock includes flour, graham flour, meal, rice, beans, lard and fruit. more shipments of potatoes meat eggs and other foods are expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
WPA
Group Pays 1889 To Ex Service Men
Gallipolis report shows members of the soldiers and sailors relief commission disbursed 1889 dollars to ex service men and their families according to county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission
River Truck Farmers Begin Early Planting
River front truck farmers in Gallia County start early cabbage planting and have already sown potatoes and peas. Most matured garden products are trucked to Huntington and Charleston in West Virginia and to Columbus in Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Charleston
Columbus
Missing Huntington Girl Sparks Police Search
Gallipolis O. A. Stewart of Huntington asks Chief John Fraley to locate Susabelle Stewart a 16 year old girl missing from home for nearly a week. She has friends in the city but none know her whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. A. Stewart
Huntington
John Fraley
Susabelle
William W Betz Dies After Stroke
William W W Betz aged 89 died at his Gallipolis home Wednesday after a stroke of paralysis a month prior. Funeral services set for 2 PM Friday at Tope Funeral Home with Rev W S Wester man. He was a native of Gallia County and spent his life there. Surviving: sons Fred Huntington and Roy Gallipolis, brothers Charles and Num Betz, sisters Daisy Scurlock and David Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William W W. Betz
Tope
W. S. Westerman
Betz
Gallia County
Fred
Huntington
Roy
Charles
Num Betz
Daisy Scurlock
David Lloyd
Gallia Legionnaires to Attend District Meeting in Athens
Gallia American Legion group plans to send a strong turnout to a district meeting in Athens on April 9. National Commander Milo J. Warner of Toledo will speak, with wives accompanying members of the Women's Auxiliary. Reservations arrive via Commander W. M. Elliott by Sunday, April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo J. Warner
Toledo
Women’s Auxiliary
Wv. M. Elliott
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Capt. Wetherholt
Gallipolis Social Notes
Stanley Evans
Harry K. Mills
Levi Neal
Patriot
Robert Jenkins
Ruby Tawney
Pensacola
Fla
F. M. Tawney
Jenkins
John Summers
A. E. Houstie
Wayne Sams
J. A. Lupton
C. C. Ingels
Forrest Samars
Ted Swearinger
Bucy
Gallia Education Board
Guess Again
Esther van Wagoner Tufty
National Press Club
Draft Board
John S. Evans
Bladen
Honor DR. Pobst
Gallia
Legion
County Fair Land
Net
Sheets
Gro’ Cerie
Scott's
C&f
Whitehouse
Mello Peat
NSS
Aem
Honest Abe
Cussins & Fearn
Scotts Turf
Low Scotts
William W. Betz
Gallia Legionnaires
National
Colonial
Colonial Plan
Colonial Finance CO
Berry Hotel
Pope
C. D. Shafer Co
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