Gallia Social Notes and Local Gatherings Highlight Week
Gallia County social page reports the December gathering of Social Stitchers at First Baptist Church with 29 members and one guest, plus a birthday dinner for J B Walter and several family celebrations across Gallia County. Various reunions, trips, and visits are noted among residents, including Drummond Folden reunion and numerous local travels.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Nelle Williams
Eda Dailey
Stella Saunders
Alma Long
Evelyn Evans
Edith Ahlborn
Marie Glassburn
Earleen Saunders
Mamie Robinson
Helen Wells
Marie Elliott
Eileen Wells
Children's gatherings suspended in Gallia area over paralysis scare
No new infantile paralysis cases in Gallia County state officials report one suspected case in Cheshire Township and one definite case in Guyan Township over 40 miles apart. 4 H Club activities are paused and swimming pools closed while county residents limit gatherings, likely causing no Gallia 4 H presence at the State Fair.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Cheshire
Guyan
Visits Gallipolis After Fifty Years
Herbert Strait, son of the late Blake Strait, living in Huntington, 40 miles away, visited relatives in Gallipolis this week for the first time in 50 years. His father was a local printer and was killed in a railroad accident after moving to Huntington.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Herbert Strait
Blake Strait
Library Circulation Hits 85 000 in Gallia County Year
Gallipolis Public Library reports total book circulation for the year at 85 082 with substations in Addison Bidwell Bulaville Cadmus Crown City Eno Ew ing ton Kyger Lincoln Mercerville Patriot Rio Grande Thivenin Thurman and Vinton. Distribution is by librarian Mrs Kenneth Davis on a rotation basis and completed local volumes are moved to other sites at intervals. City and county operating costs are 15 cents per capita, lower than many Southeastern Ohio counties.
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Jallipolis
Gallipolis
Ohio
Rabid Dog Killed After Bite in Bidwell
A hound belonging to Cecil Denney of Bidwell was found rabid after biting a young boy in the neighborhood. The dog was killed and its head sent to Columbus for examination. The boy and others who handled the dog will likely receive anti rabies treatment.
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Gallipolis
Cecil Denney
Bidwell
Columbus
Condition Serious For Zanesville Man In Meigs County
Wilfred Mahon of Zanesville remains in serious condition at Holzer Hospital after a truck he was working under fell on him causing a skull fracture and other injuries near Darwin Meigs County.
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Gallipolis
Wilfred Mahon
Zanesville
Darwin
Meigs County
Holzer Hospital
Middleport Band Director Hospitalized After Hernia Operation
James T. Lewis of Middleport, director of the Gallipolis State Hospital Band, is hospitalized here after a double hernia operation. His condition is reported good.
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Gallipolis
James T. Lewis
Middleport
Gallipolis State Hospital
Enlist Navy at Portsmouth Station Names Gallipolis Recruits
Gallipolis and nearby towns dispatch four men to naval service through the Portsmouth recruiting station. George Caufman from Gallipolis Leo Hartsook of Vinton James and Henry Daft from Bidwell enlist in the Navy.
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NAVY
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Portsmouth
George Caufman
Leo Hartsook
Vinton
James
Henry Daft
Bidwell
Poplar Ridge Home Coming At Poplar Ridge Church
Gallia Poplar Ridge Church Cheshire Township holds its annual home coming on Sunday with about 1000 attendees expected. The churchyard roads and church are in good shape for the event. A basket dinner at noon and continuous program throughout the day. John Lemley longtime resident serves as association president with a dozen committee members assisting.
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Gallipolis
Poplar Ridge Church
Cheshire
John Lemley
Poplar Ridge
Little Kyger Creek Channel Re-routed in Cheshire Township
In Gallia County Cheshire Township the Little Kyger Creek channel is moved for 1500 feet through lands owned by Aaron Homas and Edmund Kail. County engineer Owen Boster notes the widening erosion has narrowed the road by about a third, prompting engineers to relocate the creek rather than rebuild the roadway.
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Gallipolis
Additional Cattle To Be Shipped to County
1 100 head of Hereford cattle brought into the county last year will be supplemented by three additional cars early in September says Frank C Christ chairman of the Chamber of Commerce cattle improvement committee The first full shipment will consist of Herefords and Angus cattle and some will be fattened for market
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Gallipolis
Frank C. Christ
Chamber of Commerce
Divorce suit cites abuse in Gallipolis petition
In Gallipolis a divorce petition filed by Mrs. Oretha Long accuses her husband Reuben Long of cursing abusing her and striking her repeatedly with fists. A minor Mrs. Long sues in the name of her mother Mrs. Martha Ballard. Also in Gallipolis Mrs. Timothy Betz, longtime invalid and resident of Patriot, is hospitalized after her husband died in a motor car crash months ago.
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Gallipolis
Oretha Long
Reuben Long
Timothy Betz
Patriot
Commissioners Halt County Road Work
GALLIPOLIS The board of county commissioners passed a resolution this week abolishing county road work for the time being save on emergency bridges and culverts The same resolution bears a clause prohibiting purchases of material for road improvement in excess of ten dollars except with the board s approval.
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Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
Bear Fight Re-Enacted In Gallipolis Pageant
The Gallipolis pageant will depict Andrew Lecroix’s encounter with a bear as part of the Susquehentennial events on August 30 and September 3. The pioneer, surprised by the bear after firing once, fought the animal, drew his knife, and killed it, leaving him scarred but living to old age.
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Gallipolis
Andrew Lecroix
Lecroix
Minister To Draw Crowd at Dinner
In Gallipolis a free bean dinner in the city park on Wednesday aims for record attendance at the sesquicentennial event. Rev. E. Howard Cadle of Indianapolis is expected to attract more visitors, with up to 5,000 served by forty waitresses. An amplifying system will broadcast music and speeches across the park and nearby areas.
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Gallipolis
E. Howard Cadle
Indianapolis
Gallipolis couple issued license to wed
Gallipolis residents Lewis Criner 25 and Frances Bonecutter 21 received a license to wed. A separate note reports a New Guinea expedition finding a rat three feet long. H J Rose of Athens named administrator of Emory Ball estate. creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated August 20 1940. Francis D White Probate Judge. 8 22 40 30tw
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Gallipolis
Lewis Criner
Frances Bonecutter
Gallipolis Ferry
H. J. Rose
Athens
Ohio
Emory Ball
Athens Township
Athens County
Francis D, White
Said
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Thivenin
Mr. Houck
Don Hardesty
Drummond
Folden
Chickamauga Park
F. H. Drummond
Ruth Miller
Cyrus Drummond
Meda Mink
Willa Saunders
Mollie Cunningham
Gates Grove
Jennie Bolar
Lillian Jones
Evan J. Davis
Ed Evans
Stanley Niday
Jean
Harry Smith
Joyce
John W. Straight
Middle West
Peoria
Decatur
Tuscola
Sim Ferguson
Joe Ferguson
Chesapeake
John Predovich
Anita Kay
Cleveland
Predovich
Guitar Teachers’ Association
J. W. Rathburn
Jette
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Otto Carter
Richard
Albert Deckard
Jessie Deepping
Eleanor
W. H. Tope
Elgin
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Detroit
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Port Huron
Michigan
Grace Caufman
Evansville
Ind
Walter Caufman
Upper River Road
A. E. Tope
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New Guinea
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Clapp's and Heinz Food
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DeWitt
Glover's
Rex
N. Court Street
As P Baker
Ann Page Fresh
Ann Page
Sunnyfield
Michigan Navy
A&p
Lona
A&p Sauerkrau
P.L
Jane Parker
Angel Food
Macaroni Dinner
White House
Kellogg's Corn
Borax
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Dexo
Ajax
Haddock
Pea N & Service
Calif
California
U.S. No
Red Circle
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