Red Cross Volunteer Unit Closes in Gallipolis
The Red Cross sewing unit at Washington School closed after noon Wednesday as materials are distributed to private homes in Gallipolis city and county. Home Economics classes in seven county high schools will make layettes for shipment to England next week, with plans to establish a central volunteer knitting school in the city led by instructor Miss Ruth Thornsley who already has 17 completed sweaters.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Washington
England
Ruth Thornsley
Syracuse Personals Highlights From Local Visits
Rev D S Mills and family hosted relatives including Delberta Mills, the Thompsons of Columbus, and James Clarke after university time in Wisconsin. Others travel and guest listings include Dan Rizer in San Antonio, Paul Mills with Dale Van Atta in Columbus, and James Quick with the Ohio State Fair.
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Syracuse
D. S. Mills
Delberta
Merrill Thompson
Merrilyn
Joseph
Darrell Thompson
Columbus
Mills
Margaret Nease
Thomas Clark
Pearl McBride
David Mills
James Clarke
University of Wisconsin At
Franklin
Randolph Field
Texas
Paul Mills
Dale van Atta
Donald James Quick
Thomas J. Quick
Granville
Ohio
James S. Quick
Washington, D. C
Granville, O
James Quick
Margaret
Donald James
Floyd Chapman
Letart Falls
Edward Mills
Oscar Patterson
Beaver Falls
George Cundiff
Glen Cundiff
Canton
Joseph Betzing
Bobby Largent
Frank Zeiher
School Nurse Post Filled in Gallipolis
Miss Irene Schanz of Chelsea Michigan has accepted the post of school nurse and will be formally elected Friday night at a board of education meeting. She is a Ohio State University graduate with a public health nursing certificate and hospital experience, currently employed in Columbus. Members of the Thaxton family plan a reunion at Campaign Church this Sunday September 7.
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Gallipolis
Irene Schanz
Chelsea
Mich
Board of Education
Ohio State University
Colums
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Events
Gallia Council Daughters of America honors August birthdays after a dinner bridge hosted by Mrs. Clarence Boster. Guests include Mrs. Alma Tritsch and Miss Emma Boice. Other items note a shower for Agnes Searles Grogan, Matthews family reunion at Athens County fairgrounds, and multiple wedding and visit reports among Gallia residents and relatives.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Boster
Pomeroy
K. D. Amsbury
Neils Powell
C. L. Johnson
Willis McMurray
Albert Russell
George Blackburn
Mildred Rice
Ethel Willoughby
Velma Geary
Cora Mae Joachim
Florence Smith
Washington, D. C
Agnes Searles Grogan
Fairgrounds
Vinton
Matthews
Athens County Fairgrounds
Blaine Matthews
Will Sprague
Escaped Alligator Jo Jo Reported In Ohio River
Sherman White’s three foot alligator Jo Jo remains at large in the Ohio River near Garfield Ave Gallipolis after escaping its pen and pool a month ago. Residents report frequent sightings and nocturnal bellowing echoes.
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Gallipolis
Sherman White
Jo-Jo
Ohio
Garfield Ave
Ministers Convene United Baptist Meeting at Good Hope Church
Gallipolis area ministers from about a dozen churches in the United Baptist Association will meet at Good Hope Church near Crown City on Saturday and Sunday. Speakers from several churches are expected and musical numbers are planned.
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Gallipolis
United Baptist Association
Good Hope Church
Crown City
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Thaxton
Campaign Church
Gallipolis Social Notes
Betty Jo
Marie Alexander
E. A. Evans
Emma _ Matthews
F. B. Ralph
Robert
Ethel Quickle
Bruce Matthews
Kerr Butler
Madge Ethlyn Matthews
Dwight Matthews
Marvin Ray Frederick
Wadsworth
Indianola Methodist Church
Frederick
Lafayette
Ind
Ray S. Ellinwood
Eugene Plymate
Conesus Lake
Rochester
Ira Fulton
Marietta
Elmendorf
Joan Mackenzie
J. R. Roth
Betty Henke
Chicago
Northwestern University
Otto Carter
Richard
Albert Deckard
Charles Gilkey
Pomeroy Rd
Dana Ables
Jerry Gilkey
Bill Burnett
Charles Dresbach
Circleville
Ernest Vaughn
Jackson
C. L. Masters
E. B. Miller
Robert Mackenzie
Bert M. Harry
Larry
Margaret and
Beatrice
Seneca, Pa
Luther Erwin
Cincinnati
Eunice
G. F. Daniels
Akron
Fulton
Riverside Park
Alva Thorn
Rio Grande
R.L. Thompson
Meat Department
Dixie
Callies
Hamburger
Evans
Dixie Maid
Cate
Tiss
Uva
Kroger's Embassy
Kroger
Gevaert
Country Club
Ian
Idaho Triumph Potatoes
Itamins
California
Pillsbury
Kroger’s Wesco
Kroger’s Eatmore
Ld Es
Tem Deray
Tender Callies Country Club
Bologna
Linda
WLW
WBNS
Hearts In Harmony
Frankfurters
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