Gallia County man held for first degree murder
Sylvester Jack Smith, 41, held in Gallia County Jail awaiting grand jury action on a charge of first degree murder in the death of neighbor John J. Jones, 80. Jones died after an assault near Smith’s Cora home. Funeral set for Friday at Cora M. E. Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sylvester
Jack) Smith
John J. Jones
Smith
Cora
Jones
Holger Hospital
Cora M. E. Church
C. W. Frye
Patriot
Thomas Taylor
Rodney
Patriot Masonic Lodge
Mr. Jones
Justice of the Peace
Margaret Tanner Jones
Raymond
Paul Jones
John W. Howell
Park sites eyed for 25 roadside parks in Gallia County
Robert E. Jenkins, resident engineer for the state highway department, seeks locations for about 25 roadside parks in Gallia County. The state will not buy land but will require easements before improvements. Plan begins with water drilling, then landscaping, picnic facilities, benches, grills, toilets, fencing and other amenities. The parks would be small, occupying a fraction of an acre, and serve tourists and local residents.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Robert E. Jenkins
State Highway Department
Jenkins
Mrs Jennie A Porter Buried After Ill Health
Mrs Jennie A Porter 67 wife of Edward E Porter former county commissioner died at home in Green Township Tuesday afternoon after a year of ill health. Survived by husband daughters Ina Myers of San Diego and Mrs Fred Gills of Marietta half sister Rose Ritchie Bladen and half-brother Wylie Angell near Gallipolis. Funeral Thursday afternoon at Porter home conducted by Rev W E Ewing. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jennie A. Porter
Edward E. Porter
Green Township
Porter
Ina Myers
San Diego
Calif
Fred Gills
Marietta
Rose Ritchie
Bladen
Wallie Angell
Porter Home
W. E. Ewing
Mt. Sterling
Mound Hill Cemetery
Wisemans to Gather for Gallipolis Family Reunion
The Wiseman family reunion at Rio Grande is set for Sunday August 28 with expected attendance surpassing last year’s 300. Officers include President D G Wiseman Columbus vice president John N Wiseman Ansted W Va secretary E N Wiseman Rio Grande and historian.
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Gallipolis
Wiseman
Rio Grande
D. G. Wiseman
Columbus
John N. Wiseman
Ansted
W. Va
Raymond Wiseman
Huntington
E. N. Wiseman
Cornerstone Laying Program at First Baptist Church
Gallipolis faith community attend a full day program for the Cornerstone Laying Ceremony led by Rev. George Sagen. Morning service includes Handel preludes and Holy Holy Holy, with a two pm cornerstone service in church and then outside. Evening events feature Dr. T E Chambers and Rev F E Brininstool with organ duets by Norah Condee and Mildred Mills. Several Baptist church representatives are expected from Southeastern Ohio.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
FE. H. Midkiff
Rio Grande
Angelus
F. E. Brininstoo
Charleston
W. Va
T. F. Chambers
The
Ohio Baptist Convention
James L. Haskins
Alfred W. Davis
T. E. Chambers
Norah Condee
Mildred Mills
July brides lead Gallia marriage license rise
July marriage licenses in Gallia County numbered 35, four more than the same month last year, with June records surpassed in both years. The data shows a continued uptick in licenses issued, reflecting a busy summer for couples planning marriages.
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Gallipolis
Hold Shaw Funeral in Gallipolis
Rev W Scott Westerman conducted a brief funeral at the home of Mrs Helen K Shaw for her eldest son William Wayne Shaw found dead at his Cleveland home Monday night Interment was in Mound Hill Cemetery Many friends attended Shaw was born and reared here with wide acquaintanceship
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Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Helen K. Shaw
William Wayne Shaw
Cleveland
Mound Hill Cemetery
Shaw
Bidwell-Porter Park Bean Dinner Set for Aug 13
Announcement of the annual bean dinner at Bidwell-Porter Park Saturday August 13 with recreation and musical programs planned. Committee in charge is FE N P Morehouse Sherman Rutan and J M Robinson.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell-Porter Park
FE. N. P. Morehouse
Sherman Rutan
J. M. Robinson
Phi Sigma Epsilon Summer Reunion At Canter's Caves
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority of Rio Grande College plans its annual summer reunion for Sunday August 7 at Canter's Caves in Jackson County.
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Gallipolis
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority
Rio Grande College
Canter's Caves
Jackson County
Williams resigns as special deputy in Crown City
E H Williams of Crown City has resigned from the post of special deputy. Sheriff E E Hatfield says he has not yet named a successor.
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Gallipolis
E. H. Williams
Crown City
E. E. Hatfield
Lyne Resigns to Lead Cambridge Schools
Paul R. Lyne, director of physical education and professor of history at Rio Grande College since 1932, resigns to become Supervisor of Physical Education and Athletics in Cambridge Ohio. He will oversee programs for eight elementary schools plus junior and senior high schools totaling about 1400 students. Lyne, a Cambridge native and Denison and Columbia alumnus, has coached and directed sports at Rio Grande and Defiance College and served in World War II.
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Gallipolis
Paul R. Lyne
Rio Grande College
Cambridge
Ohio
Lyne
Brown High School
Denison University
Granville
Columbia University
Brown High
Denison
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Defiance College
Rio Grande
Tuppers Plains Social Items
Tuppers Plains social items recount visits and guests from area towns and states. Residents and relatives from Kilton, Morrisonville, Champaign, Akron, Pittsburgh, Bellville, Columbus, Parkersburg, Racine, and more are listed with casual hospitality notes and weekend gatherings including a 4 H ice cream supper and skating rink visit.
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Tuppers Plains
Judson
Kilton
Ruth
Morrisonville
Laura Lemmon
Champaign
Ill
Mr. Kilton
Roy Springer
Everett Milhone
Charleston
W. Va
Homer Reed
Radnor
Tillie Reed
Geraldine Leahy
Bellville
R. B. Lamb
Columbus
Betty Ruth Lamb
Akron
Lamb
Charles Daily
Daily
Audrey Keehler
E. G. Kim
Fay Kincade
Ida Sommer
Selma Berneburg
Sarah Pahr
Oak Hill
Opal Powell
Gallipolis
Floyd Millhone
Olen Hostetter
Charles Sommer
CCC
A. L. Fish
Elsie Biggs
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Miss Sommer
Berneburg
Pennsylvania
Fred Orshorn
Lawrence Buckley
Parkersburg
J. K. Swindler
Clyde Millhone
Floyd
Vance Millhone
Lena Pahr
Chester Barnett
Rodger
4-H Club
Margarite Kincade
Athens
Alma May Kincade
C. B. Kincade
Glouster Protested Sewer Bond Vote Planned Next Week
Glouster will vote on a $51,000 bond issue to fund a complete sewer system and disposal plant. If approved, a 2.9 mill property tax levy for 25 years starting 1940 will finance the project, though taxpayers fear the levy will affect all property owners despite septic options.
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Glouster
W.P.A
Washington
Seconcil
Social Notes Of Glouster Bridges and Daughters Meeting
Mrs. Virgil Eddy hosted her bridge club on Wednesday with Mrs. J. T. Martin winning first prize, Mrs. William Johnston Jr. second, Miss Anna Marie Wolf traveling prize, and Mrs. Francis McAllister guest prize. A dessert course preceded a guest list of club members and the hostess. Daughters of Union Veterans met Tuesday night led by president Mrs. Nellie Jones. after business a birthday celebration followed with refreshments by Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Shepard.
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Glouster
Virgil Eddy
Bridge Club
J. T. Martin
William Johnston, Jr
Anna Marie Wolf
Francis McAllister
Maxine Burns
Robert Bulloch
Roger Kittle
Harold Kittrell
Laberta Lynch
Charles Harper
William Johnston
Thelma Ley
George Wolf
Daughters of Union Veterans
Nellie Jones
Watkins
Shepard
Glouster Personal News Highlights
Glouster residents report guests and travel of Miss Roberta Moore Miss Merle Danford Mrs Kathryn Kircher and others. Visits include Robert Bell Kroger manager Harold Kittrel trips to Chillicothe Carp Lake and Birmingham with family updates and upcoming college plans for Bernarda Danford. Local clubs announce meeting tonight and change meeting hour for the Sunday session.
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Glouster
Roberta Moore
Fort Recovery
Merle Danford
Miss Moore
Kathryn Kircher
Gallipolis
Harry Vaughn
Cynthia Lou Vernon
Dr. May
Muskingum River
Boyd Post
Dwight Post
Corning
C. F. Wallace
Bernarda Danford
Oxford
Miss Bernarda
Western College
Lucy Barstow
Trimble
Velma Barstow
Indian Lake
Robert Bell
Murray City
Kroger
Harold Kittrel
Wm. Keith
Chester Keith
Birmingham
Plan Bean Dinner in Gallipolis Announced
Announcements state the annual Rio Grande bean dinner will be Friday August 5. The Future Homemakers Club under Miss Harris and Future Farmers of America led by Mr. Anderson will cook and serve the beans. The Cooperative Institute will be in session then.
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Gallipolis
Future
Homemakers’ Club
Miss Harris
Future Farmers of America
Anderson
Cooperative Institute
Jenkin Davis Family Reunion Set at Tyn Rhos Church
Winifred Jones secretary says the annual Jenkin Davis family reunion will be held at Tyn Rhos Church on Sunday August 14 with family members gathering for the event in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Jenkin Davis
Tyn Rhos
Winifred Jones
Benefit Ice Cream Social Planned in Gallipolis
The Junior Class of Ohio Chapel announces an ice cream sale in front of the Ohio Valley Grange Hall on Thursday evening August 11 to raise funds for class activities and senior year needs.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Chapel
Ohio Valley Grange Hall
Bugs on Market Boost for Farmers in Shasta
Lady bugs fetch 1 dollar per gallon in Shasta California with buyers stockpiling them from nearby mountains for use as natural pest control on crops. This local barter reflects a rising demand among farmers seeking eco friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides.
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Shasta
Cal
Vacation Bible School Closes at Trimble Church of Christ
Trimble Church of Christ wraps up a several week Vacation Bible School with a 7:30 p.m. program at the church. About 45 children have attended the interdenominational school. Teachers include Miss Betty Manigold of Martins Ferry and Mr. Townsend of Pittsburgh, assisted by local girls Thelma Rainey Catherine Johnson Verna Sayre Phyllis Antle and Margaret Addington. A Friday picnic follows and the Beginners Class led by Miss Hazel Raber holds a lunch on the church lawn.
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Catherine Johnson
Verna Sayre
Phyllis Antle
Margaret Addington
Bible School
Church of Christ
Hazel Raber
Sullavan and Stewart Triumph in The Shopworn Angel
Sullavan and Stewart star in The Shopworn Angel at Athena Thea ter in a war era drama set in 1917. The film traces the inner lives of three soldiers and a showgirl with a hardboiled past as Nat Pendleton Alan Curtis and Sam Levene portray nameless soldiers.
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Athena Theater
Margaret Sullavan
France
James Stewart
Walter Pidgeon
Nat Pendleton
Alan Curtis
Sam Levene
Hattie McDaniel
Eleanor Lynn
Charlie D. Brown
H. C. Potter
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Sas Figsee
Athens Messenger
Dadasday
Gallia
W. Lewis Brown
John D
Jane Jones
Wales
W. Gomer Jones
Jesse Gilbert
John E. Jones
Perry Township
Wisemans
Tonite
Coming Sun
Victor McLaglen
Floyd Gibbons
Margaret
Stewart
Ilouster
Lawyer-for-Governor Club
Jacksonville
Thomas Price
Jack Eroll
League of Jacksonville
Vacation Bible School
Sullavan, Stewart
New Athena
Casa Blanca
California
Muscatel
TOKAY
Mill St
le Do
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Eriol
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