Nurse Saves Baby by Donating Blood at Holzer Hospital
Harriett Haller in charge of blood testing at Holzer Hospital quickly typed and donated her own blood for a transfusion to one month old Geraldine Jones of Wellston after congenital pyloric stenosis caused heavy bleeding post operation. Haller, an Athens resident and Ohio University science graduate, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Haller.
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Gallipolis
Geraldine Jones
Homer E. Jones
Wellston
Harriett Haller
Holzer Hospital
Miss Haller
Athens
Science Department
Ohio University
E. S. Haller
Kurtz Ave
Gallia Native Charles Sheets Dies at 79 in Huntington
Charles E. Sheets 79 a Mercerville Gallia County native died unexpectedly Tuesday at his daughter s home in Huntington after a heat stroke He lived in Huntington 23 years He married Dora A Saunders in 1882 Surviving children include Mrs L A Weed Mrs Harry E Ramsey sons Homer Harrison Arnold Descomb grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services set for Cross Tabernacle Huntington Friday at 1 pm and Mercerville Baptist Church at 3 pm with burial in Mercerville Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles E. Sheets
Mercerville
Gallia County
L. A. Weed
Huntington
Sheets
William J. Sheets
Dora A. Saunders
Weed
Harry E. Ramsey
Homer
Harrison Sheets
Arnold
Fostoria
Descomb
Ashland
Ernest L
William H
Ulysses Grant Sheets
Abigail Dewey
Harriett Green
Cross Tabernacle
Mercerville Baptist Church
E. H. Cross
Mercerville Cemetery
False death message shocks Harrison Township family
A cruel hoax informed Mrs. Stanley Saunders and her two week old baby that her husband had been killed at his Hamilton workplace. Relatives alerted by the message were distressed until investigators confirmed Saunders is alive and unaware of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stanley Saunders
John L. White
Harrison Township
Hamilton
Saunders
Return From Europe by Gallipolis Couple
Judge and Mrs. Benner H. Jones of Jackson and former Centerville native will return Sunday from Europe. They traveled with Judge and Mrs. Dan Jones and daughter Helen of Ironton. The Dan Jones family were detained in Paris due to Mrs. Dan Jones illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Benner H. Jones
Jackson
Centerville
Gallia County
Dan Jones
Helen
Ironton
Paris
Lost Fox Terrier Stirs Gallia County Search
A black and white fox terrier is missing in Gallia County causing distress for a Clearfield child awaiting the pet. Mr. and Mrs. Grosman toured a lime quarry in Gallia and left the dog behind, the owner and parents seek its return. Grange Meets Friday In Gallipolis Swan Creek Grange plans a regular meeting with annual inspection, scoring, potluck supper, and a call for full attendance on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Clearfield
Karl Grosman
Grange
Swan Creek
Centenary Grange to Hold Regular Session Friday
Gallipolis Centenary Grange will meet in regular session Friday night, announced secretary Mrs. F. E. Northup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Gallipolis
Centenary Grange
F. E. Northup
Radio Licenses Rise in India Amid Wireless Boom
In India wireless license holders grew from about 8,000 to nearly 44,000 over four years. Customs revenue from radio sets imported rose by 700 percent in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
U.P
India
Congress to Be Huge at World Poultry Congress
One million visitors are expected for the World's Poultry Congress and Exposition opening in July 1939. The convention, reputedly the largest in the world, will span ten days in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
West Virginia Couples Still Cross River To Get Licenses
West Virginia residents travel to Ohio for marriage licenses due to a new three day notice law. In Gallia County nearly half of licenses go to WV couples with names including Moye Elliott Decker Bland Moore Brown Davis Salmons Eads Hamrick Freeman Jones Pitchford Chapman Fielders Watkins Howard Russell Shupe Kemp Can trell Dennison Angell and Angell.
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Gallipolis
West
Kathryn M. Brown
Charleston
Fred Davis
Brooksie Salmons
Portsmouth
James Eads
Inez Casto
Gallipolis Ferry
Fred E. Hamrick
Bidwell
Andrea E. Freeman
South Point
T. H. Jones
Maude Pitchford
Patriot
Stanley Chapman
Delvada Delva Fielders
Southside
Donald Watkins
Eve
Colony Theater Sign Erected On Gallipolis Street
Gallipolis adds a large blue and gold electric sign reading Colony in front of the Wheeler theater. The sign is in place and work continues to complete a marquee with the opening planned by September 15, according to Harry Wheeler in charge of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wheeler Theater
Harry Wheeler
Promotion exams set for Washington School Friday at 9
Gallia county elementary pupils conditioned for promotion must report to the Washington School Building Friday at 9 a.m. for further examinations, according to E. E. Higgins superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington
E. E. Higgins
Mother of Three Files Divorce Suit in Gallipolis
Mrs. Vada Hubbard of Green Township, mother of three, sues Garner Hubbard in Gallia County Court. She cites repeated strikes and abuse since their marriage on March 1, 1930, and seeks divorce, alimony, custody, and a restraining order to prevent further molestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vada Hubbard
Green Township
Garner Hubbard
High Court Upholds Judge Clark Ruling in Estate Case
Ohio Supreme Court upholds Probate Judge J S Clark ruling in Minnie Beilstein estate against Ohio Home Owners Loan Corporation. Judge Clark receives $243.80 in full settlement. Rulings rarely overruled by higher courts, records show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. S. Clark
Minnie FE. Beilstein
Ohio Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Ohio Supreme Court
Rose Family Reunion Set for Proctorville Fairgrounds
The annual Rose family reunion will be held at the Proctorville fairgrounds on September 5. Arthur Rose is president and Donald Rose serves as secretary of the association.
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Gallipolis
Proctorville Fairgrounds
Arthur Rose
Donald Rose
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Reunions
Gallipolis sees a sixth annual Myers family reunion with eight children and 19 grandchildren, while relatives visiters and trips span from Columbus to Pittsburgh and Erie. Among many events, the column notes guests from Jackson, Marion, Middleport, and Celina and trips to Tennessee and the Indian reservation in North Carolina.
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Albert Steele
Dorothy
Steele
John Herdman
Pearl
Toledo
L. Hyatt
Dell Wheeler
J. W. Steele
Pt. Pleasant and
Corbett Roberts
Gallipolis
John Houck
Juanita
Ralph Boster
Ruth
Geraldine
South
Norris Dam
Tennessee
North Carolina
Robert Harrison
Paul Bertram
Edith
Harry Doenger
Helen Wubbenhersh
Celina
Earl Wheeler
Pomona
Morris Haskins
Rotary Club
Zanesville
Fred Horton
Memphis
Tenn
Dravo Construction Co
Newton Spencer
Logan
C. F. Tompkins
Clarence Smith
Oscar Dickey
Emil Haffelt
Erie
23rd Wedding Anniversary Celebrated at Davis Home
The 23rd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Davis was celebrated at their home Sunday. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Basil Hayes and family Buell Hayes Pittsburgh Miss Betty Gi beaut Parkersburg Mrs. Rosa Smith Gallipolis and the host and hostess and family. The Zion Ladies Aid Society and families enjoyed a social evening at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward home near Mills Station with ice cream and cake served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Davis
Basil Hayes
Buell Hayes
Pittsburgh
Betty Gibeaut
Parkersburg
Rosa Smith
Gallipolis
Mr. Zion Ladies’ Aid Society
Charles Ward
Mills Station
Gilmore Couple Dine Before Moving to Lake Worth
Mr and Mrs S L Gilmore who left Monday for their new home at Lake Worth Florida were guests at a dinner at the Libby Hotel Sunday evening where Mrs Frank Norton was hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Gilmore
Lake Worth, Fla
Libby Hotel
Frank Norton
Canvass City Selling New Stove Stock
Gallipolis Chamber committees canvass the city soliciting stock in the proposed Gallipolis Stove and Foundry Co. sponsored by Dr. C. E. Holzer. Early reports indicate success as the drive continues through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Attempt To Hasten Fire Ends in Girl's Death
Violet Davis a 12 year old girl near Winchester Jackson County dies from burns after trying to hasten a fire with kerosene. The accident occurred near Waterloo on the Gallia Lawrence county line where she cooked for her father and brothers in the Waterloo Coal Co mines. She died in Ironton hospital after neighbors found her. She was a Bloomfield Township High School student survived by her parents and 11 siblings funeral held at Zoar Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Violet Davis
John W. Davis
Winchester
Jackson County
Waterloo
Gallia
Lawrence County
Waterloo Coal Co
Ironton
Miss Margaret Ecker Visits Gallipolis
Miss Margaret Ecker arrives in Gallipolis for a visit, hosted by Sheriff E Hatfield and his wife, while staying with her mother Mrs Nora Ecker. She teaches in Pleasantville New York and will return there soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Margaret Ecker
Nora Ecker
Sheriff
E. E. Hatfield
Evans girl injured by wire at Keystone Camp swim
Jerry Evans, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Evans, was injured while swimming at Keystone Camp when a wire penetrated her foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Keystone Camp
Jerry Evans
Stanley Evans
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