New Dean of Men Named for Rio Grande College
Rev Wilford T Packer former student pastor at Calvary Baptist Rio Grande takes office Sept 15 after Ohio State work toward a Master’s Degree He brings personality training to the college forward movement and previously taught in Elmira Heights and Rochester NY and has served at Rio Grande since 1930 He holds an AB from Hamilton College 1925 BD from Colgate Rochester 1930.
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Gallipolis
Wilford T. Packer
Rio Grande College
Ohio State University
Packer
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Hamilton College
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Elmira Heights
New York
Rochester
Hamrick Family Reunion Draws 3000 to Point Mountain
About 3,000 people mainly from West Virginia attended the Hamrick family reunion at Webster Springs in Webster County. Felix Hamrick and his wife led a party from Rodney via Charleston Gauley Bridge Summersville and Belair to a clearing atop Point Mountain at 3 300 feet. Relatives traveled from California Indiana Florida and other states to join families of 15 or more children in the area.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia
Hamrick
Webster Springs
Webster County
Felix Hamrick
Rodney
Wearl Hamrick
Charleston
Gauley Bridge
Summersville
Belair
Point Mountain
California
Indiana
Florida
New Gallia Academy Students Register for Sept Enrollment
Gallia County eighth graders planning to enter Gallia Academy High School on Sept 13 must register at the high school Friday Sept 3 or Saturday Sept 4. Principal Carl Byers urges bringing diplomas and notes office hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 for course selection guidance.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallia Academy
Carl C. Byers
Byers
Pt Pleasant Gridder Suffers Broken Back in Practice
Roscoe Barnett 18 of Pt. Pleasant is in critical condition at Holzer Hospital with a broken back vertebrae and paralysis from the waist down. Fellow player Thomas Bardett suffered a broken arm days earlier as the team endures two injuries during football practice.
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Gallipolis
Roscoe Barnett
Carl Barnett
Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Barnett
Thomas Bardett
Pt. Pleasant
Byers to Speak at Gallipolis Rotary Club
Gallipolis Tuesday program features Carl C. Byers high school principal discussing school matters after returning from Ohio University with a Master of Arts degree. Next week's speaker will be Frederick Stone a high school faculty member.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Byers
Ohio University
Frederick Stone
Eric Syrus Dies at 71 in Crown City
Eric Syrus aged 71 died Sunday night at his Crown City home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Crown City by Rev. Earl Cremeens. Surviving children include Mrs. Myrl Corbett Beaver Pennsylvania Shirley Syrus Charleston Mrs Ruby Taylor and Glenn Syrus Gallipolis. He also leaves 19 grandchildren and six brothers and sisters.
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Gallipolis
Eric Syrus
Crown City
Earl Cremeens
Myrl Corbett
Beaver
Shirley Syrus
Charleston
Ruby Taylor
Glenn Syrus
Haschel
Marriage announcement for Turley Vance and Jane Davis in New York
Friends in Gallipolis announce the marriage of Turley Leroy Vance native of Vinton and son of Mr and Mrs Edgar A Vance to Miss Jane Gladys Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas C Davis of Oak Hill The couple will reside in Marion Ohio where Vance teaches Rev J Lester and Edna M Seel of Middleport have leased land at McCarleyville to build a tent for a two week non denominational revival featuring instrumental music and singing
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Gallipolis
New York
Turley Leroy Vance
Vinton
Edgar A. Vance
Jane Gladys Davis
Thomas C. Davis
Oak Hill
Marion
Ohio
Vance
J. Lester
Edna M. Seel
Middleport
R. P. McCarley
McCarleyville
Meeting Place Change for Pomeroy Baptist Association
Rev. Charles J. Bowen of Jamestown says the association’s meeting place moves from Cheshire to Mt. Union Church near Carpenter on Thursday.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Cheshire
Mt. Union Church
Carpenter
Charles J. Bowen
Jamestown
Bethesda Ladies Aid Meeting Open to Neighborhood Women
Gallipolis group invites all women of the neighborhood to attend a meeting with Mrs. Arthur Rose on September. The invitation encourages participation from the Bethesd a area ladies and surrounding residents.
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Gallipolis
Bethesda
Miss Etta Martin Dies in Gallipolis Heart Attack
Miss Etta Martin aged 74 longtime Gallipolis resident was found dead about noon Monday by neighbors after an absence. Physicians list heart attack as the cause she had suffered months of illness and lived alone in her home. She was born in Clay Township daughter of Caswell and Sarah Blazer Martin and was the last of her father’s family a prominent Gallia County clan. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Gallipolis
Etta Martin
George Northup
Miss Martin
Clay Township
Caswell
Sarah Blazer Martin
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Marriages
Gallipolis social column notes Elizabeth Carnes and Helen Jones engagements with Pi Phi members from Ohio University. Counts visits by Mrs. C. E. Payne and family, travels of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, and multiple local gatherings. Announces Lawrence McDonald and Marcella Williams marriage in Georgetown with Jackson County teaching roles. Includes recaps of reunions, picnics, and upcoming Clark family reunion at Wrights Grove in Route 75 area.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth Carnes
Velma Geary
Harrisonville
Helen Jones
E. J. Jones, Jr
Athens
James Gilmore
Hamilton
Pi Phi
Ohio University
C. E. Payne
Rex Miller
Ashland
L. C. Cowden
Claude Krug
Baby
Evanston
J. S. Clark
Mary Thabet
Cincinnati
William Thabet
Ruth
Helen
B. E. Dunn
Shelbyville
Columbus
Dean
Jones
Youngstown
Ora Jones
Lawrence McDonald
Coalton
Marcella Williams
Wellston
Georgetown
Jackson County
Jane Lewis
Oak Hill
Sarah Jones
Stanley Evans
Boyd Cherry
Frances Halliday
Westport
Conn
J. E. Halliday
Helen Cole
Cleveland
Ralph Cole
Zanesville
Clark Barbour
Claude B. Parker
Dorothy Gist
Forrest Folden
Daisy Abersold
Clover Farm
Marietta
John Shafer
Mary Shafer
A. M. Keller
D. R. Richards
Washington, D. C
Emma Richards
Hannah Bowers
Rio Grande
Wright's Grove
Route 75
Jackson
Madge C. Shahan
E. N. Leonard
Local nuptials and social visits span several towns
Roy D. Allen of Columbus and Miss Sarepta Anne Acord of Waverly wed at Grace M. E. Church with Rev. H. H. Wilbur officiating. The couple were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Waugh of Portsmouth. The column also notes departures and visits: Mrs. Blanche I. Buie heads to Sierra Madre after a Bidwell visit. Nell Kraus plans a California trip. Dr. and Mrs. John Lupton with children host weekend at their Cleveland home. and many others, including travel to Montana, Indiana, and Oklahoma, plus local entertainments and personnel changes in Columbus, Oak Hill, and St. Albans.
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Columbus
Sarepta Anne Acord
Waverly
Grace M. E
H. H. Wilbur
C. J. Waugh
Portsmouth
Blanche I. Buie
Sierra Madre
Calif
Dan Irwin
Bidwell
Nell Kraus
California
John Lupton
Cleveland
Nettie Lupton
Edith Niday
Frank Fulton
Huber Fulton
Mart Thompson
Elva Fulton
Polson
Mont
Foster Fulton
Kansas
Hazel
Indiana
Yellowstone Park
Max I. Bunce
Logansport
Ind
McConnelsville
Bunce
Buhrl Hood
Roger
Marietta
J. L. Haskins
W. F. Feazell
Bert Tipton
Marianna Keeler
H. B. Thomas
Ohio State University
Doris Irion
L. E. Smiley
George Hern
Emma Russell
Mina Thompson
Oklahoma
Viola Plymale
Susan Plymale
Naomi
St. Albans
W. Va
Luther Kelton
Live Oak
Fla
W. D. Kelton
A. H. Dierker
Dierker
Helen Shaw
Robert Bischoff
Bob
Jack
Bruce
C. B. Brownlee
Jacksonville
F. A. Haskins
Kenneth Walker
Billy
Rio Grande
Oak Hill
Fred Horton
Pitts
Local Visits and Home Arrangements Across Nelsonville Area
Mrs. FE. W. Sanner of Columbus visits her son J. M. Sanner and family. Henry White Sr. returns after days with his daughter near Barberton. Kenneth Mount stays with Earl White Sr. Franklin Dennis transfers from Lancaster to Armitage near Athens. Mrs. Anna Pyle visits her son and family in Michigan.
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FE. W. Sanner
Columbus
J. M. Sanner
Henry White
Barberton
Kenneth Mount
Earl White
Franklin Dennis
Lancaster
Armitage
Athens
Anna Pyle
Michigan
Chipmunk Buries Key After Smelling Leather Case
In Three Rivers California J Leever hid his car key near the parked vehicle to prevent loss on a fishing trip. A chipmunk detected the scent dug up the key case and stole the entire set.
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Three Rivers
Calif
J. Leever
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