Plans for Gallia County Rural School Music Festival Friday
Official program announced by Miss Lois Fasig includes concert at Community Hall Rio Grande Friday at 8 p m featuring Centerville Rio Grande Vinton Bidwell Porter high school orchestras with selections such as Wedding March Mosaic Overture Night in the Forest and All in an April Evening. About 230 voices join in county mixed choruses and Oz Viking Song. Approximately 200 students from Centenary and Rodney Schools present a Folk Music Pageant on Wednesday at 1 45 p m on Centenary School lawn under Fasig assisted by Ellen Broyles Bruce McDonald and others.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lois Fasig
Community Hall
Rio Grande
Centerville
Vinton
Bidwell-Porter
Mercerville Girls’ Glee Club
St. Bride
Bidwell-Porter Girls
Glee Club
Bidwell-Porter and
Cheshire
Cheshire Girls
Centerville-Vinton Girls
The
Ash Grove
Cadmus Girls
the Pirates
Crimson Rose
Viking Song
Centenary
Rodney
Centenary School
Ellen Broyles
Bruce McDonald
Marjorie Phillips
Marjorie Halley
Howard Broyles
Gallia Native Dies in Huntington Home
James B. Irion 78 a native of Leaper Gallia County died Sunday night at his granddaughter's home in Huntington He survived by sons Leslie Walker Irion James Irion and Dickie Irion Funeral services were held Tuesday in Huntington
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Gallipolis
James B. Irion
Leaper
Gallia County
Russell M. Harless
Huntington
Leslie
Walker Irion
James Irion
Dickie Irion
Springfield
Pastor to Speak at Glouster Kiwanis Ladies Night
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler pastor of First Presbyterian Church and native Canadian addresses a Kiwanis Club ladies night in Glouster tonight.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Glouster
Rio Grande PTA Officers Elected for School Year
At Rio Grande the Parent-Teacher Association elected officers for the coming year with Mrs. Harry Anderson as president and Miss Priscilla White as secretary. The group met at the high school auditorium and programs were directed by Prof. Suttor and Miss Dorothy Ertell. Community events included a Play Day on campus led by Miss Jean McCall and Miss Lucille Nash with 110 attendees present.
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Rio Grande
Calvary Church
Sarah E. Shiers
C. O. Clark
E. H. Midkiff
Elias Jones
Calvary Cemetery
Will Russell
Columbus
Shiels
Dean Jones
Youngstown
Wayne Jones
Athens
L. F. Allen
Will Clark
C. W. Hutchison
F. W. Goetting
John Richards
Parent-Teacher Association
Harry Anderson
Priscilla White
Paul R. Lyne
Suttor
Dorothy Ertell
Women’s Athletic Association
Jean McCall
Lucille Nash
H. A. Wood
Ira Fulton
Mari
Eta
Wellston
B. W. Dornbirer
Harriet Major
Donald Carter
Cleveland
Flora Carter
Bess Goetting
Lois Fasig
Gallipolis
Marie Fowler
Evelyn Broughman
Pleasant Valley
Ladies Aid Society
Davis Cottage
Mary E. Young
Portsmouth
Methodist
Mrs Mae Griffith Flies From Dallas to Visit Ill Mother
Mrs Mae Griffith of Fort Worth Texas flies from Dallas to Charleston to reach her seriously ill mother Mrs Bette Spurlock in Bladen. The trip took under 12 hours by air.
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Gallipolis
Mae Griffith
Fort Worth
Tex
Bettie Spurlock
Bladen
Gallipolis Social Notes Week in Local Life
Social news from Gallipolis highlights weddings and visits. James Rothgeb and Nannie Perry wed in Amesville with dinner hosted by the bride’s mother and they reside in Huntington. Various relatives travel between Columbus Huntington Ironton and Richmond for family events and see new births and illness.
Sow Births Twenty Pigs On Green Township Farm
In Gallia County Green Township neighbors gathered to witness a sow on Herbert Klicker’s farm give birth to twenty piglets over the weekend. The sow’s previous best litter was eighteen, marking a notable brood for the local farm community.
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Green Township
Gallipolis
Herbert Klicker
Woman Breaks Arm In Fall From Car In Bidwell
Mrs Earl Moore fell from a moving car in Bidwell while traveling with her husband to visit his parents. She suffered a broken arm facial lacerations and severe bruises. She was taken to Holzer Hospital and was reported improving.
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Gallipolis
Earl Moore
Bidwell
T. J. Moore
FE. N. P. Morehouse Corner
Moore
Holzer Hospital
Youth Injures Eye When Car Overturns in Gallipolis
Alva Shoemaker aged 17 is under care at Holzer Hospital for eye injuries after a Sunday night crash near Gallipolis when a car from Jackson to Gallipolis left the road and overturned in a ditch. Passengers Marjorie Moore Anna Louise Willey William Cherrington and F B Welch were in the vehicle. Welch sustained a facial injury requiring treatment. others escaped harm.
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Gallipolis
Alva Shoemaker
Roy Shoemaker
Holzer Hospital
Jackson
Marjorie Moore
Anna Louise Willey
William Cherrington
F. B. Welch
Two injured in Middleport crash remain in critical condition
Two Pomeroy residents Mrs Everett Abbott and Henson Thomas were hurt in a Middleport auto crash and remain in critical condition at Holzer Hospital with skull fractures. Mrs Abbott is listed as more seriously injured and little hope for recovery is held.
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Gallipolis
Everett Abbott
Henson Thomas
Pomeroy
Middleport
Holzer Hospital
Bladen Fill on Route 7 Aims for Mid May Completion
Frownie Bros. expect to complete the Bladen fill on Route 7 by mid May. The new road and the concrete bridge at Teen's Run near the Eureka Dam progress satisfactorily. Hopes are set for completion by Sunday, June 12 for the big dam dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frownie Bros
Bladen
Teen’s Run
Eureka Dam
Farmer Knifed In Park Fight in Gallipolis
Emmett Harrison, 40, Bulaville farmer, is treated at Holzer Hospital for knife wounds after a park confrontation with Floyd Berry, 51, a barber. Witnesses say Harrison struck Berry with a tire iron first. Berry stabbed Harrison, with a back wound penetrating the lung. Harrison’s two sons Neal and Lynas witnessed the incident.
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Gallipolis
Emmett Harrison
Bulaville Farm
Holzer Hospital
Floyd Berry
Harrison
Berry
Neal
Lynas
Gallipolis Pythians Plan Open House With Grand Chancellor
Knights of Pythias in Gallipolis invite nearby lodges to an open house Wednesday night featuring J. K. Dustman Youngstown Grand Chancellor of Ohio. A local Gallipolis woman raised in the Pythian Home at Springfield will share her experiences and opportunities.
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Gallipolis
Knights of Pythias
J. K. Dustman
Youngstown
Ohio
Philip S Sheets Dies in Crown City Home
Philip Sheridan Sheets 72 dies at his Crown City home Sunday night. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs. Garnet Baldwin of Willow Wood and a sister Mrs. Wesley Belville of Lecta. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Perkins Ridge Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Oma Williams.
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Gallipolis
Philip Sheridan Sheets
Crown City
Garnet Baldwin
Willow Wood
Lawrence County
Wesley Belville
Lecta
Perkins’ Ridge Baptist Church
Oma Williams
Revival Ends As Dr Howell Plans Summer Meetings
Dr Robert A Howell of Gallipolis closed a two weeks revival at Flag Springs Church in Walnut Township noting a long period of low membership. He expects to host a series of religious meetings in Gallipolis in early summer if a suitable building is found.
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Gallipolis
Robert A. Howell
Flag Springs Church
Walnut Township
Howell
Great Bend People Share News and Church Cleanup Plans
Great Bend residents report visits from family and friends and note a Baptist Church and cemetery cleanup. A general cleanup day is planned for May and the Baptist Ladies Aid meets April 26 at Sycamore Grove. In London delegates blame the British government for much of the soot pollution.
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Great Bend
Ira Foster
Pomeroy
Emma Webster
Columbus
Thornt Wolfe
R. H. Smith
Beaver Falls
A. Smith
Roscoe Parsons
T. E. Wolfe
J. D. Hoback
George
Ward Hoback
Dorothy Wolfe
Clyde Smith
A. W. Smith
F. C. Allen
Dale Holter
Paul
Middleport
Bonnie
Susie Gainor
Fagan Price
Portland
Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Sam Marrs
Sycamore Grove
London
First Hundred Years at Athena Theatre with Montgomery and Bruce
Robert Montgomery and Virginia Bruce star in a modern domestic comedy opened at the Athena Theater. A New York judge orders alimony amid marital stress as their separation and ventures drive the plot. supporting cast includes Warren William, Binnie Barnes, Alan Dinehart, and others.
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New York
Robert Montgomery
Virginia Bruce
Athena Theater
Richard Thorpe
Norman Krasna
Montgomery
Warren William
New Bedford
Binnie Barnes
Alan Dinehart
Harry Davenport
Nydia Westman
E. E. Clive
Torben Meyer
Bodil Rosing
Irving Bacon
Letart Falls Class Plans Outing
LETART FALLS Class No 1 of the M E Sunday School will hold a fish fry Saturday night at the Community Hall. Other notes mention hospital operations and local visits as the community notes wrap up with a court action filed by Buckeye Building & Loan Co seeking 455 dollars on a Huntington Township mortgage note.
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Letart Falls
M. E
Dayton Roush
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Hazel Higginbotham
Ed Conker
Charleston
Kate Higginbotham
Dolly
Ladies Aid
James Donahue
Pomeroy
Adeline Hawthorne
Belle Massie
H. P. Wallace
Bernice Heberling
Hope Massie
Huntington
Mary Wogan
A. R. Weaver
Wheeling
Jennie Weaver
Harry Allen
Clarence Shields
Dan Humphrey
Columbus
Letha Grimm
Tom Frasier
Myra Sheets
J. D. Roush
Parkersburg Hospital
Wayne Carpenter
Belpre
Carpenter
Virginia Johnson
Robert Noll
Cincinnati
Ina Noll
Irene Miller
S. S
D. of A. Lodge of
Syracuse
PTA
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Buckeye Building & Loan Co
H. H. Denney
Huntington Township
Guardians Seek Partition Of Perry Township Land
Cora Davis and Effie Mossbarger as joint guardians of George Erit sue Anna Erit in Perry Township asking partition of the property. The report notes Esthenia’s potato crop supports major exports and nicknames the region the Potato Republic.
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Gallipolis
Cora Davis
Effie Mossbarger
George Erit
Anna Erit
Perry Township
Esthenia
Lower Plains Couple Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Bryan marked forty years of marriage at their Lower Plains home with a chicken dinner and dessert. A large rose decorated cake bore Father Mother 40 years. The couple received ruby and crystal glasses and a red carnation bouquet from family. Guests included Mr and Mrs Glen McDowell Haydnville Mrs J B Rutgers Eileen Hiles and others. his wife and daughter could not attend.
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Chauncey
Mr. Bryan
Lower Plains
Bryan
Glen McDowell
Youngstown
J. B. Rutgers
Eileen Hiles
Haydenville
Albert B. Jackson
Richard
Robert
Mott O. Bryan
Atwood
Ind
Funeral Services Held For William Wyman
Chauncey funeral services for William Wyman 74 of The Plains were conducted at Hocking Street Church of God Ath ens by Rev E Nicholson with assistance from Rev Drell Goff. Burial followed in Hocking Cemetery. Attending from The Plains were Mr and Mrs Walter Wharton and Mr and Mrs William Cannell.
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Chauncey
William Wyman
the Plains
Hocking St. Church of God
Athens
E. Nicholson
Drell Goff
Plains Nazarene Church
Wyman
Hocking
Walter Wharton
William Channell
The
Plains
Esther Class and Ladies Aid Meetings at CHAUNCEY M E Church
Church notices announce Esther Class at Nell Jorden home on Mill Street for quilting and meetings. Ladies Aid Society holds a daylong quilting session at the church with paint provided by the Esther Class. A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m at the church is led by Robert Buckley.
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Chauncey
M. E
Esther
Nell Jorden
Mill St
Ladies Aid Society
Robert Buckley
Weekend visits across Ohio and West Virginia towns
Chauncey and Mrs. Roy Pendergrass spent the weekend in Powellton West Virginia visiting Mrs. Pendergrass uncle and cousin William Grounds and Miss Della Grounds. Numerous local families hosted or visited relatives including Athens Columbus The Plains and Morristown Church attendees and citizens from Alliance Lowers Plains and Broadway Ohio.
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Chauncey
Roy Pendergrass
Powellton
W. Va
Pendergrass
William Grounds
Della Grounds
Ida Pendergrass
George F
Ray Gardner
Athens
R. D
Harriet Wyatt
Columbus
Lew Jones
Lew
Orbiston
Rebecca Harrison
the Plains
Services for Holiness Church Announced
Nora McKinney lists weekly Holiness Church events at Morris town with a 7 30 prayer service tonight. Rev. B C Browning preaches at East Millfield Mission Wednesday and Happy Hollow Church Thursday. Cottage prayer Friday at the Walton home Bailey Run. Street meeting Saturday at 6 p m in Gloucester.
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Chauncey
Nora McKinney
Morristown
Holiness Church
B. C. Browning
East Millfield
Happy Hollow Church
Marion Walton
Bailey Run
Glouster
Edwards Family Attends Columbus Weekend Wedding
Earl Edwards and his son Edwin Chauncey spent the weekend in Columbus. While there they attended the wedding of Earl's sister Florence Donaldson to William Bidlock. The ceremony took place Saturday at 11 o'clock with Rev. Orland Gould officiating and used the single ring rite.
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Chauncey
Earl Edwards
Edwin
Columbus
Edward
Florence Donaldson
William Bidlock
Orland Gould
Blind GALLIPOLIS club to hear Bartram speech
Gallipolis Rotarians will hear William Bartram executive secretary of the Ohio Commission for the Blind address the club tonight. Dr. Alex Martin will present Bartram in charge of the program.
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Gallipolis
William Bartram
The
Ohio Commission For the Blind
Bartram
Columbus
Alex Martin
Stalder Family Visits Columbus as Illness Binds Kin
William Stalder and family spent Sunday in Columbus at the home of his brother-in-law and sister Oscar and Mrs Keeton. Mrs Keeton formerly Gertrude Stalder, daughter of the late Brad Stalder of Chauncey, is seriously ill. Her sister-in-law Missouri Lowery of The Plains is in Columbus helping.
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William Stalder
and Franklin Stalder
Columbus
Oscar Keeton
Keeton
Gertrude Stalder
Brad Stalder
Chauncey
Inlaw
Missouri Lowery
the Plains
Chauncey Republicans to Meet at High School
The Chauncey Republican Club will hold a meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. All officers are urged to attend. Earl Tarleton serves as club president.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Republican Club
Earl Tarleton
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Gallia
Gallipolis Social Notes
James Rothgeb
N. R. Rothgeb
Nannie Perry
H. E. Warner
Amesville
Hartford
Rothgeb
J. P. Martin
Andrew
C. W. Weaver
Selwyn White
Archie Williams
Atlanta
James H. Williams
Gilmer Graham
Omaha
Nebr
Charles Haffelt
Elmer Haffelt
F. O. Plymale
Langley Plymale
Richmond
Odella Miller
Ohio Hospital
A. P. Miller
C. R. Niday
J. A. Lupton
G. A. Mack
Magnetic Springs
M. A. Cahoon and Sons
J. W. Gills
Gage
Marvin Haley
Elizabeth McLain
John H. Summers
Maggie Sams
E. T. Hulbert
J. Harley Bowie
William Cromlish
Sergeant Cromlish
Fort Thomas
Wayne Amsbury
Paul Switzer
Hamilton
R. M. Switzer
Jack
Elizabeth Housh
Arthur Phillips
Ironton
Mildred Lanier
J. P. Lanier
Alva Kennedy
Harry Smeltzer
Carrie Smeltzer
Jack Wolfe
Mary Alice
Harold Wolfe
Perry Swisher
Long Beach
Calif
Cora Schoenfeld
Addison
B. V. Swisher
Radcliff
Speed Bladen Project
Farmer
Pythians
Philip S. Sheet
Athena
Letart Falls Church
Harris Bros
Harris’ Bros. Circus
Cline
Bryans
Clarice Lawrence
Ray Shafer
John Katzenbach
New Marshfield
W. E. Dicken
Warren Burgoon
Wendell Moore
Roger
Harry Moore
Frank Moore
Floyd Matheny
C. H. Woods
Clarence Goff
Broadway
Chauncey Gop
Montgomery Ass
Warren Sh
Dis
William Barnes Eb Uue
Chicago
Phil Regan
Paradise
Ata Cael
Bertha Adams
Grove Ave
Shelby
Electrolux
May Sparrow
Ward St
Gos Company
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