Red Cross drive urged in Gallia County for England aid
Gallia County aims to fill a May and June Red Cross quota for England with 12 men 24 women and 48 children sweaters plus 40 knitted suits 48 bed shirts 17 operating gowns 50 layettes 12 women 48 girls cotton dresses and 40 boys shorts Volunteers knitters are Bei ng organized with the Elks building as storage and a potential sewing center in a school to boost output 20 sweaters already in progress and the Little Gigger Ladies Aid pledging 10 dresses and other groups being recruited to meet the deadlines.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
England
C. W. Booth
Gallia County
Elks
Little Kgger Ladies’ Aid
Vinton Seniors Stage Play Amid May Weekend Shows
The Senior Class of Vinton Rural High School presents Aunt Susie Shoot the Works at the high school auditorium Friday May 2 at 7 30 PM with a repeat May 7 at 7 30 PM The High School Orchestra directed by Ray Woodgeard opens with numbers before and between acts The cast features Mary Collins Pauline Knox Breta Arbaugh LaVenia Harder Violet Gregory Dorothy Malone Carol Morris Albert Zinn James McManus Marlin Bail and Daryl Gregory Land snakes rarely bite underwater but the cotton mouth moccasin can and does.
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IFF
Ton Rural High School
Susie
Ray Woodgeard
Mary FE
Collins
Pauline Knox
Breta Arbaugh
LaVenia Harder
Violet
Local Social Notes Highlight Gallipolis Life
Gallipolis social column lists dances weddings and visits. Mr and Mrs Ed Wooten of gar Wooten wed in Columbus and set up home in Point Pleasant. Catherine Thomas and John Weber plan a June wedding in Wellston. Various relatives and friends from Wellston Huntington Columbus Zanesville Gallia County appear in birthday visits travel and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. A. Pitchford
Gar Wooten
Holy Name Church
Columbus
A. M. Hoyt
Centenary
Peniaiin
Catherine Thomas
W. E. Thomas
Wellston
Rio Grande College
Ohio
Ohio State
Wellston Methodist Church
John L. Weber
McArthur Democrat-Enquirer
Cleveland
Western Reserve University
Ohio University
Thomas
Miss Mildred Greene Hosts Friends at Evergreen Home
Miss Mildred Greene and Miss Freda Neal entertain a large group of young friends Thursday evening at the former’s Evergreen area home with music games and refreshments. Mr and Mrs Harry Pitch ford announce birth of son Marlin Keith Friday April 25 at their home near Alexandria. Grandparents are unnamed.
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Mildred Greene
Freda Neal
Evergreen
Harry R. Pitchford
Ruth Hoyt
Marlin Keith
Alexandria
Bidwell Church Women Plan Comedy at School Auditorium
Members of the Bidwell Methodist Church Women organize a comedy titled Mrs. Apple, and Her Corps to be staged at the school auditorium in Gallipolis on May 13. A supper follows the performance. The cast includes Mrs. T. J. Moore Georgia Leonard Floyd Welker Donald Love Paul Cline Lowell Glassburn Nelle Kraus Clifford Frederick Marguerite Moore and Cecil Denney.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell Methodist Church
Apple
T. J. Moore
Georgia Leonard
Floyd Welker
Donald Love
Paul Cline
Lowell Glassburn
Nelle Kraus
Clifford Frederick
Marguerite Moore
Cecil Denney
Car Overturns injuring two near Crown City
Gallia County report states John Baltes and William Geiger, supervisors on the Lawrence County road project south of Crown City, were treated at Holzer Hospital for minor injuries after a car left the road near Jackson, overturned, and wedged between two trees before it was extricated.
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Gallipolis
John Baltes
William Geiger
Lawrence County
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
Jackson
Marriage Licenses Issued To Four Couples At Gallia County
Collis Ferguson 24 of Huntington and Alberta Scott 24 of Cheshire receive a Gallipolis license. Evan Swick 26 of Jackson and Marie Ward 24 of Gallipolis also obtain licenses.
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Gallipolis
Collis Ferguson
Huntington
Alberta Scott
Cheshire
Evan Swick
Jackson
Marie Ward
Alumni Dinner Planned at Bidwell High
Bidwell High School alumni announce a dinner meeting set for May 17 to welcome members of the graduating class.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell High School
Man 73 Dies at Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia
William G. Hughes aged 73 died at his home in Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia A brother DeKalb Hughes resides near Patriot Ohio.
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Man
Gallipolis
William G. Hughes
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
DeKalb Hughes
Patriot
Defense Bonds Go on Sale Thursday
Gallipolis reports first sale of United States Defense Savings Bonds and Postal Savings Stamps starts at 8 a m Thursday at the post office. Postal stamps come in 10 25 50 cent 1 and 5 dollar denominations, bonds in 25 50 100 500 and 1000 dollars, redeemable in ten years at 75 percent of maturity value.
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Gallipolis
United States Defense Savings
Postal Savings
Defense
High School Waits Election of Officers
GALLIPOLIS The high school student body awaits the election of a president and vice president of the student council set for Monday. Two tickets named thus far include Thomas Fife with Betty Jean Saunders and Dick Lakin with Helen Irion. Sample ballots are used in a pre election campaign and officials will announce the contest results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas Fife
Betty Jean Saunders
Dick Lakin
Helen Irion
C. C. Byers
Red Cross First Aid Course Is Completed
Gallipolis records show Ralph Lewis as instructor and a new class of Red Cross First Aid graduates. Names listed as certificates of achievement include Uri Grover Francis Johnson Ersel Morrison Sarah Roush Dorothy Whittington Minnie Diggs Golda Garnes Thomas Garnes Harley Morgan Ed Winston Monroe Winston Forrest Robinson Ansel Wilson Jerome Wilson Lester Wilson Mildred Blazer Mamie Masters Louise McClintock Goldie Niday Rceneth Rawlins Louise Simms Maggie Wetherholt Forrest Davis Samuel Guilbeau Frank Hill Richard Thomas Harold Mackenzie Julia Watson Helen White.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Ralph Lewis
Uri Grover
Francis Johnson
Ersel M. Morrison
Sarah A. Roush
Dorothy Whittington
Minnie L. Diggs
Golda B. Garnes
Thomas R. Garnes
Harley Morgan
Ed K. Winston
Monroe Winston
Forrest Robinson
Ansel Wilson
Jerome Wilson
Lester Wilson
Mildred Blazer
Mamie Masters
Louise B. McClintock
Goldie Niday
Rceneth M. Rawlins
Louise A. Simms
Maggie J. Wetherholt
Forrest T. Davis
Samuel Guilbeau
Frank Hill
Richard Thomas
Harold Mackenzie
Julia Watson
Helen White
NYA Classes Show Progress at Gallipolis High School
Gallipolis reports NYA classes started in the high school three nights weekly show progress and rising interest. Superintendent E. E. Higgins notes new enrollments in both men and women classes. Continuation through July 1 possible if funds are appropriated.
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Gallipolis
NYA
E. E. Higgins
Mrs. Andrew White Dies Early Monday in Porter
Mrs. Andrew White age 80, formerly Miss Mary A. Kent, died at her Porter home. She is survived by son Lester White and his wife, a brother William F. Kent, and several sisters including Mrs. Albert Coughenour and Miss Emily Kent. Funeral services proceed Wednesday at 2 PM in Porter M E Church, with interment at McGhee Cemetery near Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Andrew White
Mary A. Kent
Porter
Lester White
William F. Kent
Albert Coughenour
Myra Wellington
Emily
Carrie Kent
Vinton
M. R. Allen
Cora Oiler
Ewington
Porter M. E
McGhee
May Day Program Set By Gallipolis Band
Gallipolis high school band hosts a May Day music festival in Washington Auditorium Thursday at 8 p m. Presented by the Band Boosters Club the event lists numerous patrons and supporters and features an active committee structure led by Mrs. Ben R Evans as president and other officers managing finances programs publicity and logistics.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Band Boosters
Ben R. Evans
J. E. Evans
Elmer Niday
C. C. Byers
E. E. Higgins
George Lear
Cecil Dale
Kenneth Davis
H. W. Wetherholt
Paul France
Otto Carter
Richard Downs
Aldeth Robinson
Stanley Lanier
Tom Woodward
A. L Lloyd
G N Dewitt Rites Set for Wednesday
Funeral services for G N Dewitt a telephone construction foreman who died suddenly Monday from a heart attack while directing his crew near Raccoon Island will be held Wednesday in Cincinnati where his wife and two daughters reside. Dewitt and a dozen of his workers had been headquartered at the Libby Hotel for weeks while working in the area.
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Gallipolis
G. N. Dewitt
Raccoon Island
Cincinnati
Dewitt
Libby Hotel
Mrs. Frank McGhee Dies at Home in Vinton
Mrs. Frank McGhee 82 and former Laura Bowman died Sunday night in Vinton. Funeral set for 2 p m Wednesday at Vinton Methodist Church by Rev. J L Stephenson. Burial in McGhee Cemetery. Survived by sons Otis Edward and Augustus McGhee and daughter Mrs Garnet Keivens.
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Gallipolis
Frank McGhee
Laura Bowman
Vinton
Vinton Methodist Church
J. L. Stephenson
McGhee
Otis
Edward McGhee
Augustus McGhee
Toledo
Garnet Keivens
Red Cross Plans Home Defense Classes in Gallipolis
National Red Cross outlines home defense units for first aid and related duties after U S entry. Mrs C W Booth leads Gallia County effort with Life Saving classes to be taught by George Costello in the Gal lipolis pool the week of July 7 11. Both men and women may enroll and receive certificates upon completion. An elk can grow new antlers in four months.
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Gallipolis
National Red Cross
United States
C. W. Booth
Washington Eee
George Costello
Costello
Basin Debris Removal Aims to Restore Chickamauga Lake
In Gallipolis officials plan a new appeal to the U S Engineering Department at Huntington to remove over one hundred dead trees and shrubs from the Chickamauga Basin. They say clearing the basin would form a lake more than a mile long and several hundred feet wide for boating and fishing.
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Gallipolis
U. S. Engineering Department
Huntington
Chickamauga
Eureka
Invalid Dies Monday at Danville Near Salem Center
Lena Eleanor Cottrell 31 died at her home near Danville Monday. Funeral services were at Salem Center Church conducted by Rev. Harvey Bolton. Survived by brother Walter Cottrell of the same area.
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Gallipolis
Lena Eleanor Cottrell
Danville
Salem Center Church
Harvey Bolton
Walter Cottrell
Logan student earns second in Columbus spelling contest
Bob Johnson son of Mrs Frank Johnson represented Logan schools and earned second honors in the spelling contest held Saturday in Columbus He is an eighth grader who won the local contest last week.
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Logan
Bob Johnson
Frank Johnson
Columbus
Johnson
Father and Son Sweep Awards at Starr Township Rifle Match
Logan Newton Spencer and his son Jack won six awards in a Starr Township rifle competition held Sunday. They performed well across several matches, earning multiple honors.
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Logan
Newton Spencer
Jack
Starr Township
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