East Gallipolis dedicates new Church of Christ in Christian Union building
A new Church of Christ in Christian Union structure in East Gallipolis is dedicated after 30 members join 350-seat 30 by 50 foot church. Dedication program starts 9:45 am with Sunday School, 11 am sermon by Rev. George Smith, noon dinner, 1:30 pm song service. Horace Condee donated the building priced around 3500 dollars.
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Gallipolis
East Gallipolis
Church of Christ In Christian Union
George Smith
Circleville
Advocate
Harrison
Riley
Gospel Five
26Th Street Baptist Church
Huntington
Horace Condee
State
John Spires
Marion
Edna Holcomb
George Corbin
Frank Harrison
Directton
First Baptist Church
Clarence Maddy
Osa England
C. B. Allen
Mill Creek
Heights
W. Va
Gardner-Named Bridegroom to Wed in Washington
Miss Mary Gardner daughter of Capt and Mrs Sylvester Gardner travels to Washington DC where she is reported to wed Floyd Stormont formerly of Gallipolis a Navy retiree and current ordnance inspector in Alexandria Virginia. After the wedding the couple plans to return for Christmas then reside in Washington.
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Gallipolis
Mary Gardner
Sylvester Gardner
Washington, D. C
Floyd Stormont
Stormont
A. J. Stormont
United States Navy
Ordnance Department
Alexandria
Washington
State Patrol Warns Drivers Of Speeds In Gallipolis
Gallipolis drivers are told the safe speed on hilly curvy roads is 50 mph under the new traffic code. Patrols will educate and only arrest flagrant violators while motorists learn the rule.
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Gallipolis
Kyger Bridge Reopened for Traffic After Repairs
Gallipolis reports the 75 year old Kyger covered bridge is again safe for travel. State highway crews and local crews have shored the structure with railroad iron and resumed service for school buses mall traffic and coal trucks amid ongoing crossing and culvert repairs.
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Gallipolis
Kyger
State
John Brucker dies at 81 in Gallia County home
John Brucker 81 rural Clay Township resident died Wednesday at his home. Survived by five children Charles St Albans Nelson Gallipolis Mrs Gilbert Bodimer Indianapolis Mrs Estis Plymale and John of the home area. Brothers and sisters Adam Thivener George Los Angeles Mrs Sarah Walter Columbus Miss Caroline Brucker Athens. Funeral services likely Friday.
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Gallipolis
Edith Niday
Flora Williams
Cleveland
John Lupton
Miss Williams
Laura Schneemilch
Columbus
Niles Denney
Bidwell
William Merritt
Springfield
J. F. Tipton
L. J. Sheets
Forrest Marsh
Tipton
Laura Mullineaux
Chattanooga
Tenn
S. F. Brading
Roanoke
P. P. Cahill
Stanley Blazer
McConnelsville
Cabin Creek
W. Va
L. C. Cooper
Hilborn
University Hospital
Stanley
A. Plymale
Leota Reed
Charleston
Leo Mossman
John Brucker
Clay Township
Charles
St. Albans
Nelson
Gilbert Bodimer
Indianapolis
Estis Plymale
John
Adam Brucker
Thivener
George Brucker
Los Angeles
Sarah Walter
Caroline Brucker
Athens
Grand Master to Visit Gallia Masonic Lodge
Charles Hoffman Masonic Grand Master of Dayton Ohio will visit Morning Dawn Lodge No 7 in Gallipolis March 17. FE Caldwell master says 18 lodges in the 12th district will be invited to a dinner meeting to greet him.
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Gallipolis
Charles Hoffman
Dayton
Ohio
Morning Dawn
FE. E. Caldwell
Hoffman
Capacity Houses Attend Milk Fund Benefit
Two capacity houses at Washington Auditorium hosted a Renfro Valley Barn Dance troupe presented by the American Legion Post. The event supported the post's milk fund for indigent schoolchildren. Mina Chapel Cemetery in Green Township will be enlarged, trustees buying nearly an acre from Albert and Mrs Steele. Rupert Trout buys the Mauck home at 427 Third Ave. deed by Mrs Mauck's daughter, Mrs John Galbreath.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Renfro Valley
American Legion Post
The
Post
Milk Fund
Mina Chapel
Green Township
Albert Steele
Mauck
Rupert Trout
R. J. Mauck
Third Ave
Blooming Apple Tree Reported in Brandstetter Heights
In Brandstetter Heights Robert Evans notes an apple tree in bloom while others report roses violets and dandelions blossoming in Gallipolis. Na omi Lodge Knights of Pythias plans election of officers Friday night with an oyster supper by the Pythian Sisters after the lodge session.
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Gallipolis
Robert Evans
Brandstetter Heights
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Iplan
Pythian Sisters
No December Draft Call Likely in Gallia County
Gallia County draft board members say selectees will spend Christmas at home and expect no December call, possibly none before January. Other counties receive December calls due to incomplete quotas, while Gallia benefits from a high volunteer rate. There are 141 Gallia men in selective service training.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Swisher Recovering After Kyger Bridge Crash
Erman Swisher, injured in a two vehicle collision on Kyger bridge, has left Holzer Hospital to recover at home near Cheshire. The crash involved a vehicle Swisher was driving and another automobile.
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Gallipolis
Erman Swisher
Holzer Hospital
Cheshire
Swisher
Kyger Bridge
Winter Concert by Gallipolis School Band
The Gallipolis school band directed by Richard Downs performs a winter concert in Washington Auditorium. The 63 member group has rehearsed daily for a month and will likely draw a capacity audience to hear a difficult but brilliant program.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Richard Downs
Pomeroy Man Held to Grand Jury on Pistol Charge
Joseph White of Pomeroy is held to the grand jury under a 300 dollar bond on charges of carrying a pistol and uttering threats at a Clipper Mills dance last week. Employer Charles Ward of Pomeroy signed the bond for White’s release.
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Gallipolis
Joseph White
Pomeroy
Grand Jury
Ann Washburn
White
Clipper Mills
Charles Ward
Cardwell Sailor Graduates to Ensign at Miami Naval Base
William Cardwell the son of Mr and Mrs Herbert A Cardwell reported for training at a Miami Florida base and upon graduation will be commissioned an ensign in the U S Naval Air Corps. He is a graduate of Tri State College Angola Indiana as an aeronautical engineer.
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Gallipolis
William
Herbert A. Cardwell
Miami
Fla
U. S. Naval Air Corps
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
Injuries Slight In Wreck on Rodney Curve
Gallipolis report says a collision on the Rodney curve six miles west of Gallipolis involved Frank Willard a 21 year old Columbus taxi driver and Marvin L Hall 51 of Atwood Kansas. Hall driving a house trailer lost control in fog moisture and was struck by oncoming traffic. Willard's passengers R L Yates and J L Skinner of Erie Pennsylvania were treated at the Gallipolis Clinic for chest and arm injuries and abrasions.
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Gallipolis
Frank Willard
Columbus
Marvin L. Hall
Atwood
Kansas
Rodney
Hall
Willard
R. L. Yates
J. L. Skinner
Erie, Pa
Gallipolis Clinic
Land Sales Report in Gallia County Transfers Farms to Columbus and Huntington Buyers
Realtor Grover reports Minnie Caldwell sold 72 acres in Raccoon Township to William Meeks of Columbus. Leslie McCombs sold 55 acres near Bethesda Church in Walnut Township to William Fife of Huntington.
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Gallipolis
Willard Grover
Minnie Caldwell
Raccoon Township
William Meeks
Columbus
Leslie McCombs
Walnut Township
Bethesda Church
William Fife
Huntington
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