Gallia Academy High School Choir Performs Farewell Show
Approximately 30 Gallipolis music lovers attended the sixth annual Cappella Choir concert at Washington School Auditorium in Gallia County Tuesday evening. Under Miss Elizabeth Shough, the group presented the most pretentious program of vocal selections noted by observers as a farewell performance for several standout singers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Washington School
Elizabeth Shough
Lois Altman
Mary Margaret Baker
Violet Baker
Helen Beckett
Janet Brown
Katie Brumfield
Charles Brown
Gilbert Bush
Clyde Burnett
Janice Carter
Janice Church
Jane Anne Deem
Elinor Deepping
Tommy Davis
John Davidson
John Dexter
Maxine Dickey
Betty June Fulton
Irvin Folden
Paul France
Tim Evans
Elia Louise Hall
Patsy Haskins
Barbara Irion
Kenneth Irion
Dan Eachus
Joy Judy
Bobby Harrison
Peggy Leaper
Dorothy Laufer
Elaine Lear
Charlotte Lloyd
Billy Lanier
Betty Jean McHenry
Jane Murdock
Kenneth Morgan
Eva O'Dell
Darlene Petrie
Ernest Pierson
Peggy Rathburn
Opal Roush
Wanda Radke
Sue Dean
George Foster
Paul Smith
Madge Sheline
Esther Saunders
Billy Saunders
Tommy Robinson
Leota Vornholt
Mary Waugh
Eileen Wells
Jo Wells
Dorothy Wheeler
Homer Walter
Philip White
Manning Wetherholt
Regina Wite
Wheeler
Denver Valeace
Area Nurses Organize District in Meigs County
Gallipolis Washington County district of the Ohio State Nurses Association was organized at Marietta last Thursday with about 100 nurses from multiple states. Mrs. H. P. Bradbury announced officers include Mary Williamson chairwoman Harriet Weber vice chairwoman Gladys Bengal secretary and Dessie Reynolds treasurer. Nurses have completed civilian defense training totaling forty hours including gas and fire defense and Red Cross First Aid. Meigs County has not yet organized. Mrs. Bradbury will visit Pomeroy this week to discuss plans.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Ohio State Nurses Association
Marietta
H. P. Bradbury
Memorial Hospital
Mary Williamson
Harriet Weber
Gladys Bengal
Dessie Reynolds
Bradbury
Washington County
Gallia Boy Maintains Perfect Attendance Record
Gallia pupil Joseph Niedwiescki earns a perfect attendance record across twelve years of schooling. Noted by the Gallia Script as the senior boy with a difficult name, he has never missed a day or been tardy. He attended Gallia and Marmet schools, starting in West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Niedwiescki
Gallia Script
Joe
Marmet
W. Va
Appraisers Speak Before Rotary Club in Gallipolis
Frank E. Wetherholt discussed real estate valuation work for Gallipolis with the Local Rotary Club at Island View Inn. He described file card use for about 3000 parcels, cited overlapping and omitted tax charges, and stressed the need for thorough title abstrating with a 90 day completion target.
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Gallipolis
Frank E. Wetherholt
Rotary Club
Island View Inn
Wetherholt
W. W. Sigler
Albert Giles
Rent Control Office
Paul Foster
FE. E. Higgins
PTA
Gallipolis Sees High Absences At City Schools
Absences due to sickness and high water persist in Gallipolis city schools. Washington School reports 117 pupils absent on Wednesday morning while Gallia Academy High School is expected to match Tuesday’s total of about 58 students. Miss Ruth Miller, a high school teacher, remains home with a bad cold though her condition improves.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Gallia Academy High School
Ruth Miller
Chief Engineer To Undergo Surgery
Gallipolis chief engineer Charles W Lanier was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 7 15 Wednesday morning and is expected to undergo surgery. Probate action notes the will of Cora M Cornwell, late Clay Township resident, has been offered for probate.
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Gallipolis
Charles W Lanier
Holzer Hospital
Dan Murphy
Baby
Portland
Catherine Hennessey
Middleport
Edward Judy
Cora M. Cornwell
Clay Township
Vandals Loot Trucks In Gallipolis Thefts Reported
The Gallia area police reported Tuesday thefts from two trucks. Items stolen include bridge tickets revenue stamps a registration certificate and other articles from a Gallia Roller Mill truck. George Moodispaughs truck was damaged when vandals broke a rear-view mirror. An air hose at Shelton's filling station was cut.
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Gallipolis
Harold Broyles
Gallia
Garfield Ave
George Moodispaugh
Shelton
Communion Observed by Baptists in Gallipolis
Communion services to be held at 8:30 tonight in the Calvary Baptist auditorium with Simpson Chapel Methodists joining. Program includes invocation by Rev Donald S Hobbs, hymn Tis Midnight, Lord's Supper scriptures, anthem by Baptist choir, prayer, meditation by Mr Fisher, poem We Would See Jesus, distribution of elements, and hymn Break Thou The Bread of Life followed by Blessed Be the Tie.
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Gallipolis
Simpson Chapel Methodist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Donald S. Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
Baptist
Mr. Fisher
Jesus
Churches To Present Seven Last Words Cantata
A joint choir from John Gee Methodist and Paint Creek Baptist churches will perform the Seven Last Words of Christ by T. H. Du Bois at John Gee Chapel on Good Friday at 8 PM. Soloists include Minnie Washington Hattie Borden John Casey Edna Casey Louise Smith Mary Price. Directors and speakers listed with Rev J E Andrews serving as John Gee pastor.
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Gallipolis
John Gee Methodist Church
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Christ
T. H. Dubois
John Gee Chapel
Minnie Washington
Hattie Borden
John Casey
Edna Casey
Louise Smith
Mary Price
Lenora Howard
Burton
Sadie Casey
George Gilmore
Arthur G. Cooper
Hattie Causey
Arthur Cooper
Oma Brown
Mary Ellen Foster
J. E. Andrews
John Gee Church
Lan nomv Lan nom divorce suit filed
Lena May Lan nom sues Thomas F Lan nom for divorce on willful absence and failure to provide. They wed September 18 1927 in Campbell County Kentucky and had one child who died in infancy at fourteen months.
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Gallipolis
Lena May Lannom
Thomas F. Lannom
Campbell County
Individual Purchase Quota Is Reported
GALLIPOLIS The quota of individual purchases in the Second Victory Fund Drive is expected to be reached by Friday or Saturday. KE S Spear executive salesmanager reported Wednesday Tuesday's sales of war bonds added 24.90, making the total 218,950 dollars.
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Gallipolis
KE. S. Spear
Roush Services Held At Addison Church
Funeral services for Mrs Bert H Roush were held Thursday afternoon at 2 oclock at the Addison Baptist Church in charge of Rev Jennings Cremeens Burial was in Gravel Hill Cemetery
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Gallipolis
Bert H. Roush
Addison Baptisg Church
Jennings Cremeens
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Vinton Rural Play Delayed to April 30
Flood conditions halted rehearsals and forced the Vinton Rural show to be postponed until Friday night April 30.
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Vinton Rural
Vinton
Death of former Point resident reported
The Waters Journal notes the death of Mrs. John Clements at King's Daughters Hospital Madison Indiana on April 2. She was the daughter of the late Captain Madison M Laidley and granddaughter of Amos Smith, a pioneer merchant. Captain Laidley, a Charleston native, had brothers connected to local education and commerce. The note appears amid other local notices including a divorce case in Gallipolis requiring Barsotti to pay costs.
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Point Pleasant
Waterways Journal
John Clements
King’s Daughters Hospital
Madison
Ind
Madison M. Laidley
Amos Smith
Fifth and Main
Carrick
Captain Laidley
Charleston
George Laidley
Fred Laidley
Cincinnati-Louisville Packet Co
Gallipolis
Dorothy Barsotti
Gino Barsotti
William Jones
Crest of Rise in Ohio River Reaches Mason Co Shores
A weather bureau telegram from Point Pleasant reduces flood fears by forecasting the Ohio River crest at Mason County between 42 and 43 feet late tonight. Workers from elsewhere have left town for the high waters, amid rumors the crest could reach 52 feet in Cincinnati.
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Ohio River
Mason Co
Point Pleasant
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Soy Beans Are Urged for Mason County Farmers
Mason County farmers are urged to adopt a three year rotation including soybeans as advised by the Experiment Station. Soybean hay and meal can boost feeding value of corn silage and protein supplements, though marketing difficulties limit commercial soybean farming in the area.
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Mason County
Destitute Father Held In Jail With Two Sons
S. J. Van Hoose and his two sons 5. 3 Jr. and Curtis are held in Mason County Jail awaiting word from Pike County Kentucky authorities. The family came to Mason County months ago to work on a farm south of the Kanawha and lived in destitute conditions near Leon. One boy is shoeless and both are thinly clad. Local officials say they have not resided here long enough for West Virginia aid and that Kentucky should assume the obligation.
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Point Pleasant
S. J. Vanhoose
Curtis
Mason County
Pike County
Vanhoose
Leon
West Virginia
Kentucky
Veteran River Man Delivers Views on Shipping and Dams
Captain W D Curry veteran river pilot and masters and pilots association president stays at his home in Point Pleasant while his boat is repaired. He argues that dam releases raise flood crests and that current locks are too small for modern barges. He recalls past opposition to lock sizes and notes coal mines and workers moving eastward with shifts to Cedar Grove and Plymouth.
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Point Pleasant
W. D. Curry
Ohio
Masters and Pilots Association
Curry
Gallipolis
Guyandotte
Big Sandy
Scioto
Captain Curry
Winfield
Marmet
London
Kanawha
Kanawha Valley
Plymouth
Raymond City
Charleston
Raymond City Transportation Co
Pittsburgh
Hatfield-Campbells Creek Coal Co
Cedar Grove
Mile Branch
Dunbar
Will Mitchell
Kaylong
Bob” Mitchell
Junior High Easter Assembly Delights Local Audience
POINT PLEASANT The Junior High School Easter Assembly at the auditorium drew praise from pupils and audience. Mrs. William H Bardin directed reading and speaking parts while Mr Lawrence Cappellanti led music and Mrs Frank C Long Jr accompanied. The program featured poems, hymns, talks, and scripture readings by members of the High Middle and Low groups including Ruth Hensley Delores Oliver and Jacqueline Henry.
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Point Pleasant
William H. Bardin
Lawrence Cappellanti
Frank C. Long, Jr
Jean Kapp
Rubenstein
Theodosia Garrison
Hamlin Garland
Elsie Anne Bardin
William Martin
Lily Fae Staats
Richard la Gallienne
Henry Timrod
Ruth Hensley
Sibelius
Delores Oliver
Paul Lucky
Victor Park
William Blake
Lowry
June Austin
Beatrice Nelson
Harriett McCausland
Charlene Burgess
Martha Lee Capehart
Betty Forbush
Lilly Fae Staats
Joanne Kapp
Marlyn Putz
Evelyn Lawson
Hazel Biffle
Ruth Noble
Marlyn McKinney
Dorothy Pancake
Dorothy Barnette
Betty Slack
Alice Ann Roush
Faye Sutton
Francis Edwards
Katherine Robinson
Jacqueline Henry
Health Board Moves to New Quarters in North Point Pleasant
Mas on County Health Department begins moving into Building A-24 as part of the shelter project in North Point Pleasant. The first regular clinic since the downtown fire that destroyed records and equipment is held today. Major Blain A. Buell, district health officer, was in Ravenswood yesterday and is to return to assume clinic duties.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Health Department
North Point Pleasant
24Th St
Blian A. Buell
Ravenswood
Flood Cancels Boat Excursion for Mason County Pupils
In Point Pleasant the river excursion for Mason County school pupils was cancelled due to the Ohio River flood. The Inland Queen could not pass under the bridges near Portsmouth, stopping the trip below the town. The cancellation is final for this year.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Ohio
Queen
Portsmouth
Shortage of Feed Becomes a Problem in County
Cold weather worsens livestock feed shortages in the county. Few farmers have adequate hay to last to spring pasture. Some will feed reduced rations while many go without feed entirely. A prominent farmer notes both rich and poor suffer alike due to scarcity. Hay is being transported from Ohio, mainly for Charleston area dairies.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Charleston
War Bond Drive Aims for County Quota by April 30
Chairman Dr. O Weissenburger said the Second War Loan drive hopes to meet the county quota by April 25 and continue through the closing date of April 30. He reported no sales figures yet but spoke confidently of success.
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Point Pleasant
O. Weissenburger
Weissenburger
Masters' Association of Ohio Elects Officers by Mail
POINT PLEASANT The board of directors of the Ohio and Kanawha Masters and Pilots Association balloting by mail have reelected all officers including Captain W. D. Curry president Captain John R. Douglas 1st vice president and Captain C. C. Stone 2nd vice president Hamilton A. Johnson retained as secretary treasurer.
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Ohio and Kanawha Masters and Pilots Association
W. D. Curry
John R. Douglas
C. C. Stone
Hamilton A. Johnson
Deserters Returned by Army Officers
George Wesley Allen from near Point Pleasant was arrested for desertion. Lawrence J. Waddell of Charleston, held for desertion, was moved to Huntington. Fort Hayes officers escorted 17 deserters through town in two Army trucks.
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Point Pleasant
George Wesley Allen
Jiiden and Redman
Lawrence J. Waddell
Charleston
Huntington
Fort Hayes
West Virginia
School Gives Funds To Buy Two Jeeps
Pupils at Senior High School in Point Pleasant have rapidly funded a war loan drive, buying bonds totaling 2812.50 by week’s end to pay for two jeeps. The drive aims to charge 700 per jeep and will continue until April 30. War stamps purchases are also contributing though totals are not yet known.
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Point Pleasant
Withers
Bank President Returns From Eastern Trip
JOINT PLEASANT C. Lewe, president of the Citizens National Bank, arrived home early this week from a trip to Richmond Washington and Baltimore and left yesterday for Jackson Mississippi on business.
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C. C. Lewe
Citizens National Bank
Richmond
Washington
Baltimore
Jackson, Miss
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