Gallipolis Elks Essay Contest Draws 100 High School Entrants
More than 100 high school students entered the Gallipolis Lodge of Elks essay contest on the theme What Uncle Sam Means to Me. Prizes of 15, 10, and 5 will be awarded. a judges’ panel reviews manuscripts and will announce winners within the week.
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Gallipolis
Dean Carter
Audra Gayle Saunders
Earl Prose
Leatha Wilson
Charles Irion
Dale Harris
Jean Saunders
Clark Swain
Bertha Smith
Charlotte Sims
Dorothy Lauffer
Edith Lewis
Mary Ann Reed
Elmer Brewer
Jerry Gilkey
Martha Sheets
Arnold Spurlock
J. T. Russell
Jean Anderson
Cleora Conley
Mary Trotter
Emily Jones
Tom Fife
Jack Wagner
Betty Jean Jordan
Emerine el- Hott
Dorothy Oldaker
Xylpha Smith
Wyoma Henderson
Urban Baldwin
Jim Gillingham
Pearl Northup
Martha Hadley
Linnie M. Winston
Waneta Edler
Carl Garnes
Maurice McKean
Wanda Myers
Barbara Ann Danner
Marie Thomason
Marie Burnette
Dorothy Wise
Pearl Rousch
Lonise Jeffers
Pauline Houck
Virginia Persinger
Elizabeth Casey
Eugene Steele
Bob
Garfield Griffith Named Pool Manager at Opening
Garfield Griffith, school athletic instructor, will manage the swimming pool after its May 30 opening. His assistants are Stanley McKean, Jean Henke, Charles Swanson, and Helen Rinehart.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Garfield Griffith
Stanley McKean
Jean Henke
Charles Swanson
Helen Rinehart
Baptists to Elect Officers and Burn Notes at Church
The First Baptist congregation plans a Wednesday night event at the Gallipolis church featuring the annual election of officers and a burning of recently redeemed notes from the building committee. Jesse Weekly of the Silver Dollar Cafe on Court St was jailed Saturday night for interfering with Patrolmen Leaper and Ball during an arrest at the cafe.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist
Jesse
Silver Dollar
Court St
Leaper
Ball
Fire damages home in Gallipolis blaze
Gallipolis fire crews responded to an alarm Sunday evening at Fourth and Spruce Streets. The residence of John Morgan, described as a colored man, sustained only slight damage from the flames.
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Gallipolis
Fourth and Spruce Sts
John Morgan
Sheriff sale sells Bidwell property to B J Davis
A residence and four lots in Bidwell village were sold at sheriff's sale Saturday to B J Davis in a suit brought by J L Coleman against Alva White and others.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell Village
B. J. Davis
J. L. Coleman
Alva White
Elmer Davis Improves After Critical Illness
Gallipolis businessman Elmer Davis, critically ill for a week, is reported improved at Holzer Hospital.
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Elmer Davis
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
George Haynes Dies at 72 in Pemberville Ohio
George Haynes a former tomato canning operator dies at his home in Pemberville Ohio aged 72 his wife survives him.
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George Haynes
Gallipolis
Pemberville
Ohio
Poultry Committee Plans Egg Auction Trip
Logan-Hocking County poultry improvement committee will travel to Nelsonville Tuesday evening for a key meeting on establishing the egg auction. James R. Smoot, extension agent, will accompany the group.
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LOGAN
Pataskala Woman Reports Mother Undergoes Surgery
Pataskala resident Ruth Bennington said her mother Mrs. S J Stone of Pataskala had major surgery for appendicitis at Grant Hospital and Ruth visited her at the facility.
Laveys Plan New Residence in South Logan
Mr and Mrs Richard Lavey are building a new residence in South Logan and arranging lawn landscaping after completion. A stray fact notes a sloth has about half as much muscle as other animals.
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Logan
Richard Lavey
South Logan
Airport supervisor quits after one day at Gallipolis
Dick Lakin resigned after a single day as Gallipolis Airport supervisor and returned to Parkersburg. A replacement has not been named and the student aviation class is suspended temporarily. Ground instruction continues at Rio Grande College with students learning basics of auto mechanics on a college plane.
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Gallipolis
Dick Lakin
Parkersburg
Rio Grande College
Hocking Co Cattle Tested for Disease
Testing of cattle in Hocking County for Bangs disease began Saturday directed by Dr. Paul Washburn of Jackson. About 265 cattle are slated for testing with 109 samples collected Saturday and sent to Reynoldsburg state lab for analysis. James R. Smoot, extension agent, assists.
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Logan
Hocking County
Paul Washburn
Jackson
State Laboratory
Reynoldsburg
James R. Smoot
Dairy Farm Earns First Accredited Herd in County
Logan Fox and Campbell dairy farm west of the city becomes the first accredited herd in Hocking County after Saturday tests marking the seventh annual testing. Their 18 cattle are all home raised except for one animal and include the county’s first purebred registered Guernsey cows.
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Logan—Fox and Campbell
Hocking County
Logan Police Office Displays Safety Plaque
Walls of Logan police headquarters now show a safety plaque and certificates earned by Logan during the last two years as a result of safety contests. After a few days on Main Street the plaque was moved to headquarters. Several certificates were transferred from Mayor Dallas Kinser's office.
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Logan
Main Street
Dallas Kinser
Middleport Drivers Fined in Logan Arraignment
Logan State Highway Patrolmen arrested two Middleport men on Saturday and brought them before Mayor Dallas Kinser for arraignment. George Caruthers faced charges of operating a vehicle without a license while Harold Kauff was charged with permitting an unlicensed driver to operate his car. Each case resulted in fines of five dollars plus costs.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
George Caruthers
Middleport
Harold Kauff
Miller Chapel Grange to stage Let Toby Do It
Miller Chapel Grange presents the farce Let Toby Do It at Maxville theater on May 6 at 8 pm. Sponsored by the Maxville Parent Teacher Association, the group recently performed the play at the East Grade building.
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LOGAN
Miller Chapel Grange
Toby
Maxville
Parent-Teacher Association
Logan Williams Recovering After Stroke, Plans Visit
Logan Francis Williams of Union Furnace suffered a stroke last winter and is reported able to move about his home. He expects to be able to visit Logan soon, continuing his recovery.
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Logan
Francis Williams
Union Furnace
Logan Social Notes From the White House Luncheon
Mrs. Richard Lavey hosted the Saturday Club at the White House with a one o clock luncheon. Mrs. Carlos Gaffin received a handkerchief shower as she plans to move to Columbus. Miss Eleanor Durr reported on the Ohio Federated Clubs convention in Dayton.
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Russell Berlin
Latin America
Roll Call
Berlin
Gaffin
Anna Cole
Walter Brehm
Arthur Miller
Emerson Poston
D. A. Rannells
Alice White
S. W. Wiant
John Dougherty
Ohio music club contest in Columbus features Adams pupils
Mrs. Allen Adams and four piano pupils attended the Ohio Federated of Music Clubs contest in Columbus. In Class C two piano numbers Mari lyn Smith, 10, and Ruth Ann Norris, 12, won third place. Other pupils included Janet Lou Norris, Logan, and James Calvin, Union Furnace, with several mothers present.
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Allen Adams
Columbus
Marilyn Smith
Ruth Ann Norris
Janet Lou Norris
Logan
James Calvin
Union Furnace
Delbert Norris
John White
William Tannerhill
C. O. Allen
Dwight Smith
Poston Family Attends Ohio State Men's Glee Club Concert
Mrs. Emerson Poston Miss Alice Genevieve Poston Mrs. Winifred Engle and Dale Engle attended a Columbus concert by the Ohio State University Men’s Glee Club at University Hall on Friday evening. Ralph Poston, a club member, accompanied them home with two fellow students Robert Deniston and Nelson Harper.
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Emerson Poston
Alice Genevieve Poston
Winifred Engle
Dale Engle
Columbus
Salts Complete Remodel Move Into Mulberry Street Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence Salts who bought the George Schaffer property on N Mulberry St have finished remodeling and redecorating and moved in Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harry Wright will move to the same street home they vacated.
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Clarence Salts
George Schaffer
N. Mulberry St
Harry Wright
Local families visit relatives and friends over weekend
Mr and Mrs James Wolfe with daughter Jean and son Jimmy spent over Sunday with Mrs Wolfe’s parents Mr and Mrs Jess Phillips. Mr and Mrs Thomas Thornton of Zanesville visited relatives in Logan on Saturday and Sunday. Ray Soliday of Washington DC came to Logan for a visit with Earl and Carl Soliday. George Hunsacker of Starr township and Ada Hoskins of Cleveland visited Logan. Robert Ralston of Ohio University is mentioned among Logan’s residents.
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Logan
J. R. Ralston
Joe Gano
Troy
Bob Gano
Meredith Gano
Glouster
John Wallace
Wallace
Gano Brothers
Kathryn
Lillian Kemper
Columbus
Edward Kemper
Lloyd Heinlein
Cleveland
Harry Heinlein
Victor Nixon
Ohio University
Burr Nixon
Jean Duffy
Sheriff
Floyd Duffy
James Wolfe
Jean
Jimmy
Ada Hoskins
Joshua Clark
Starr Township
Clayton Hoskins
Robert Ralston
Hobart Wilson
The
Daughters of America
Marietta
William Miller
Ohio State University
Rodney
Ira Neal
Swan Creek
Barney Brandewine
Michael Roth
Josephine Meadows
Oxford
Ed Thompson
Miami University
Frank H. Beach
Gallipolis
Clara Belle Motter
Tom Rue
John Rue
Charles Edward Huber
Charles Huber
Logan Council to Discuss Goose Creek River Project
Logan City Council will hold a special session Tuesday to consider a river project along the north branch of Goose Creek. The plan covers 360 feet of creek, with WPA funding needed and a city cost not exceeding $2,000, plus possible savings. Additional items may be addressed.
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Logan
Treasury
WPA
Fisherman Logan Asa Cochran Shows River Skills
Asa Cochran of Ohio operator at Old Town yards proves fishing skill in the Hocking River during spare time. His best catches this season include an eleven pound carp and a six pound catfish. He previously lived at The Plains before coming to this city.
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Logan
Asa Cochran
Chesapeake and Ohio
Old Town
Hocking River
Dorothy Rinehart Marries Lt. Crockett in Honolulu
Mrs Odessa Rinehart announces the marriage of her daughter Dorothy to Lieutenant Robinson Bartlett Crockett in Honolulu on April 17. Dorothy, a 1933 graduate of Holzer Hospital School of Nursing, has since worked at Queen's Hospital and served as an army nurse. Lieut Crockett serves with the U S fleet at Pearl Harbor and they will reside in Pearl City Oahu Hawaii.
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Gallipolis
Odessa Rinehart
Dorothy
Robinson Bartlett Crockett
Honolulu
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Hawaii
Queen's Hospital
Crocker
United States Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Pearl City
Oahu
Visual Education talk by Edward Wise at local church
Edward Wise, science teacher at Gallia Academy High School, spoke to the Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church on Visual Education. He described slide and film use in class and noted the high school uses about one hundred films yearly while three films were shown at the meeting.
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Edward Wise
Gallia Academy High School
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Drummond Hospitalized in Centerville Iowa
Word reaches here that Mrs. G. A. Drummond is confined in a Centerville Iowa hospital for treatment of a broken hip from a fall. Years ago she was seriously injured when she fell from a moving automobile while visiting relatives in this city.
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Gallipolis
G. A. Drummond
Centerville
Iowa
Logan High Golfers Edge Jackson In Close Match
Logan High School golfers defeated Jackson 61-2 to 51-2 at Hocking Hills course. Ray Lohr led with 79, Jimmy McGonagle shot 84, Tony Brown 91, and Jack Hughes 85. Gallipolis is set to visit next Saturday. coach Kaye Blosser leads the Logan squad.
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LOGAN
Logan High School
Jackson
Hocking Hills
Ray Lohr
Jimmy McGonagle
Tony Brown
Jack Hughes
Gallipolis
Kaye Blosser
Mingo Lodge Masons to Inspect Tonight
Logan reports a large attendance expected as Mingo Lodge of Masons conducts its annual inspection led by A. D. Hufford of Bremen. Degree team rehearsed, visitors from nearby lodges to attend, with dinner at six followed by the lodge session.
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Logan
Mingo Lodge of Masons
A. D. Hufford
Bremen
Grass Fire Threatens Young Apple Orchard
A grass fire on the Martin farm north of Warner Ave swept a few acres and endangered a young apple orchard. The wind pushed flames away from the trees and it was controlled with minimal damage.
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Logan
Martin Farm
Warner Ave
Gallia Cave Vandalism Defaces Historic Site Near Gallipolis
Vandalism reported at Pencil Cave near the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics boundary on land owned by Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Farmer. A snake and lizard relief sculpture and names dating back to 1805 were chiseled away. The isolated cave, once a picnic spot, lacks police protection and contains numerous Indian arrow heads and relics.
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Gallipolis
Pencil Cave
Ohio Hospital
R. M. Farmer
Oak Hill Church to Install Minister
Members of Nebo Tyn Rhos Mt. Pleasant Oak Hill and Siloam Welsh Congregational Churches gather at Oak Hill Sunday to witness the ordination and installation of Rev. Forrest Grimm as minister. The service will be conducted by Rev. John T. Williams of Cincinnati and Rev. Fred L. Hall of Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Nebo
Tyn Rhos
Mt. Pleasant
Oak Hill
Siloam
Forrest Grimm
John T. Williams
Cincinnati
Fred L. Hall
Columbus
Oak Piling Delivered for Chickamauga Bridge Abutments
David Vance of near Vinton has begun delivering oak piling under a county contract for the Chickamauga high level bridge abutments. WPA Engineer Cutwright says operations are expected to begin there by mid-month.
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Gallipolis
David Vance
Vinton
Chickamauga High Level
WPA
Cutwright
Township School Board Nominations Set to Top Roster
More than a dozen candidates filed for township school boards and trustees. Bess B. Wedterholt, clerk of the county board of elections, says the slate indicates an unusually large pool seeking these posts.
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GALLL
Bess B. Wedterholt
County Board of Elections
Relatives Learn of Death of Evan D. Evans
Local relatives are advised of the death in Columbus Friday night of Evan D. Evans 80 native of Gallia County and several from here attended his funeral services today He is survived by his wife.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Evan D. Evans
Gallia County
Logan residents forage as mushroom season opens
Several Logan residents spent Sunday in rural areas seeking mushrooms and returned with reports of finds signaling the mushroom season is opening.
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Logan
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