Gallia County Women’s Home Council Plans Thursday Program
Gallia County Women’s Home Council meets Thursday at Grace Methodist Church. The event features group singing, a playlet The Animals Show Us Up by Eno community, vocal solos, and an address on Clothing the Family on a War Budget by Miss Edith Berry of Ohio State University. The program includes skits, readings, a piano solo, and a report on 13 meetings with 728 attendees.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Edith Berry
Ohio State University
Clara Belle Motter
April May Set Record For Marriage Licenses
Gallipolis reports a record surge in marriage license issuances with many applicants listed. Notable names include James England and June McKinney of Killarney West Virginia along with others from Chillicothe Belva Red House and Norfolk reflecting a busy probate court in April.
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Gallipolis
James England
June McKinney
Killarney
W. Va
Floyt Sand
Clarence Krise
Zelm Phillipe
Belva
W. Vaz Jesse
Elizabeth Neth van Gundy
Leah V. Gundy
Chillicothe
Arnold Riehle
Rooming Places Reach Full City Capacity
Long list of residents and visitors from Huntington Weirton and Point Pleasant fill hotels homes and inns across the city. Easter and spring visits unfold with families traveling to join relatives and attend services.
Park Board member urges removal of stumps
Gallia Park Board member calls for removing unsightly stumps and dead trees to revitalize Cry Park. Aiming to replace with younger native trees, the advisory board plans a survey and city manager recommendations including pruning, seeding, shrubbery rejuvenation, and improved walkways.
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Gallia Park
Gallifulis
Centeret
UFWU
Muneon
City Punk
Eo Bean
G.E. Holzer
Tewson
Staten
Doubtens
Holzer
Cry Park
la Grantes
Ao ‘Iis
Nurvey
Tehabiita
County Grand Jury To Meet Tuesday In Gallia County
In Gallipolis and nearby towns a list of jurors including Edith Steinbeck Rachel Bolton Laura Rees John Rees Odessa Rinehart and several others is noted. Clarence Broyles Middleport and Thomas Webber Marietta were fined five dollars plus costs in municipal court Tuesday for traffic violations prosecuted by state highway patrol.
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Edith Steinbeck
Rachel Borton
Laura Rees
John Rees
Odessa Rinehart
Viol Plymale
John Butz
Stella Arthur
John’ Nibert
Gallipolis
Clarence Broyles
Middleport
Thomas Webber
Marietta
State
Keystone 4H Club Camp Voted At Gallia Jackson Meigs
Representatives from Gallia Jackson Meigs and Lawrence counties met this week and voted for the Keystone 4H Club Camp to be held last week in July unless changes occur. About 150 attended at Raccoon Creek west of Vinton for instruction and fees. Transportation issues may lower attendance. Gallivolis car crash on Silver Bridge caused property damage but no personal injuries. parties to settle.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Jackson
Meigs
Lawrence Countien
Raccoon
Creek
Vinton Io
Fee Fenton
Groups To Sponsor Boys Training
Gallipolis Rotary Club joins American Legion Post and Women's Auxiliary in funding a high school student to attend Boys State in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Boys’ State
Columbus
Amercan Legion Post
Woman's Auxiliary
Students To Register for Farm Work
Gallipolis reports U S Employment Office coordinates with school officials to register students for farm labor opportunities. Registrants aged 16 and older may list farm work availability in four classifications including vegetable growing and harvesting, general farm work, tobacco culture, and cannery duties. The program supplies farm help and related services to prospective employers.
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Gallipolis
Sgh
America
U. S
Emery Doyers
Red Cross Training Courses Attract Gallia Residents
Gallia county Red Cross chapters members undertake advanced first aid and secretarial training. Mrs Georgia Coffer will attend an institute in Alexandria to train as a special worker, while George Blackburn and about 17 teachers from the public schools enroll in a 30 hour course at Point Pleasant.
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Gallia
Red Cross
Gallipolis
Georgia Cofer
Galia County
Alexandria
George Blackburn
Red ‘Cross
Point Pleasant
Surplus Commodities List Grows in Gallia County
Surplus commodities list reaches 722 families, up 108 in a month. Officials offer no reason for the rise, noting it amounts to more than one eighth of the county population seeking aid.
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Gallipolis
East Gallia Seeks Police Protection Amid Growth
About 600 residents of East Gallipolis plan to petition the city manager for increased police protection. They cite proximity to Point Pleasant industrial area and anticipated traffic, rowdyism, roadside camping, and trailer camps as factors. They ask for on-site protection rather than calling police headquarters.
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Gallipolis
Surburban
Fas
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Weddings and Visits
Erwin and Walker couple wed in a small ceremony at Rev. E C Venz home above Kananga. The bride Virginia Walker wore a beige street length dress and pink rosebud corsage. The couple planned a Washington trip for their weekend of celebration before settling with Erwin family. The page also covers branch meetings, nursing home notes, and various social visits around Gallipolis, with details on attendees and host homes.
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Robert Allen Erwin
Mervin Erwin
Bidwell
Virginia Walker
Lloyd Walker
E. C. Venz
Kananga
Erwin
Claude Kin
Jade
Jackson
Wand
Paul White
Washington, D. H
Demand for Living Quarters in Mason County War Plant Area Surges
Demand for housing near Mason County war plant sites exceeds supply as workers flood the area. Reading shows few apartments available in Gallipolis and Pomeroy while several large housing projects are planned or under construction. Authorities anticipate more units to be built to house 700 to 900 workers before year’s end.
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Mason County
Emeasand
Washington Saat
Nyc
Fere
Bellemeade Iei
Dam
Enants
New
Nes
Faruction
Batons
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
West ‘Virginia
Tong Ohi
Avaiabe
Gearabe
West Virginia Ordnance
Jy Ira Figs
Hwy Union
Focal War Industries
Council Hears Sewer Plans At Meeting
The city council discussed sewer improvements and storm sewer installation on Viand Street during a regular Monday evening session. Mayor Krodel Recorder Bradshaw City Solicitor Johnson and several councilmen participated in the discussion outlining design and contractor details.
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Agneer J. Sete
Charles Hak
Vianasete Eran
Viand St
Krodel
Dana’ Bradshaw
T Johnson
Wiliam
Durst
Densil Durst
C. H. Quill
Claude Cheesbrew
Joe Jaskins
M. Hardin
School Children To Hold Annual Outing
Mason County school children will hold their annual steamboat excursion on May 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Last year more than 800 pupils joined the trip. Pupils are required to save five cents a week for the fare.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
No Change Reported in Mine Strike
A brief West Virginia update notes no change in the ongoing mine strike as officials from the coal and transport office report status quo. The report references local conditions and expected actions by unions and operators, with no new developments announced.
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West Virginia Coal and Transpor
Minersville News Notes Dr Holzer Buys Residence Property
Dr. C F Holzer purchases the residence property on Seedlat Avenue adjoining Beech Grove cemetery in Pomeroy from Lula SM Pomeroy. The brick house was built years ago by Henry Gliman and used by his family for residence. Revival services concluded and baptismal rites held. Rotary Club plans a rice and ten supper to aid war activity.
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Lula SM Pomeroy
Nease
Mary Ellen ‘Onlinger
Dayton
Elma ‘Thompson
George Hood
West ‘Virginia
Frank Hood
Pomeroy
Clifford
Gallipolis
C. F. Holzer
James D
Henry Gliman
War Defense Church
Taylor
Homaer
Elwood
Bethany
F. T. Taylor
West Vite Pata
Rotary
Rotary ‘Club
J. Paul Mossman
Naomi Lodge to Meet Gallipolis Members for Ritual Ceremony
Members of Naomi Lodge in Gallipolis plan a special meeting tonight at their hall featuring a ritual exemplification of the page and knight ranks. Visitors from nearby lodges are expected, with Eleanor Sayre of Pt. Pleasant among attendees.
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Gallipolis
Navat Laden
Kahin
Fithing
Eleanor
Pt. Pleasant
Arent ‘Ashton Sayre
Patterson Airplane Field
Margaret McCallum
Athens University
Norman McCallum
Adolph Grueser
Charles Grueser
Canton
Otto Hart
Donates Civil War Musket to Our House Museum
Ben C. Fulks of Huntington, formerly of this county, donated an old Springfield musket with a bayonet to the Our House Museum. The weapon was recently uncovered on a Civil War battlefield.
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Gallipolis
Ben C. Fulks
Huntington
Our House Museum
PTA speaker highlights Mexican residents in Southwest
Mrs W Griff addressed the Washington PTA meeting this afternoon on the Mexican residents who form a large share of the Southwest population. In Gallipolis three men, Clyde Brown Steelie Dray and Woodrow Cremeens, were fined 15 dollars and costs each in municipal court for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Clyde Brown
Steelie Dray
Woodrow Cremeens
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