Gallia Farmers to vote on Soil District Saturday
Gallia County landowners will vote Saturday December 9 on forming a Soil Conservation District. If two thirds approve a five member board of volunteer farmers will be chosen to plan and govern the district. Voting hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the County Agent's office with absentee ballots available from listed local officials.
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Athens Messenger
Gallia County
Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Roger
H. E. Shaver
Cheshire
Raymond Rife
R. 1
G. E. Elliott
Vinton
James Simms
Vinton R. D
David Williams
Finley Richards
Rio Grande
Glen Powell
R. D
Stanley Wood
Gallia R. D
Tanner Wood
Gallia
Ralph Davis
Walnut Township
John Foster
Crown City
Frank Mills
Swan Creek
Bananas Harbor Spider Misconceptions Corrected
Bananas often host spiders mistaken for tarantulas. The arachnids are mainly crab spiders, and while their bite hurts, it is not dangerous.
County Officials Attend Meetings
Sheriff E E Hatfield traveled from Columbus after attending a meeting of the state association of country sheriffs. Also present were Miss Lucille Rees county recorder Emmett D Slagle and deputy Miss Lucille Smith and Miss Frances Loucks from County Treasurer Otis Drummond s office sharing in the meetings of the state county officials organizations.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Columbus
State Association of Country Sheriffs
Lucille Rees
Emmett D. Slagle
Lucille Smith
Frances Loucks
Otis Drummond
Gallipolis Drug Store Robbery Suspects Sought
The Gallipolis Hughes Walgreen drugstore was burglarized Wednesday night with about $1000 stolen from a rear filing cabinet. Entry was through a rear window cleated frame. investigators note screwdriver work and no fingerprints besides obscure marks. Authorities believe locals may be responsible.
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Gallipolis
Hughes - Walgreen
Ronald Compton
Chester A. Leaper
Compton
Holzer Urges Gallia Farmers to Back Conservation District
Dr. Charles E. Holzer urges Gallia County farm owners to vote for the proposed Soil Conservation District. He praises Rog er and local citizens for creating the district as a step he calls essential for county prosperity and cooperation among agencies. Alfalfa seeds are described in a brief plant note.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Ohio
United States
Friends of the Land
Gallia County
Roger
War Bond Drive in Point Pleasant Gains Momentum
Point Pleasant sixth War Loan campaign advances with speeches by veterans. Walden F. Roush, S. Sgt. William Mengerink, and Howard Price toured shipyard, Navy Yard, and West Virginia Ordnance Works. E bonds totaling 12 206 35 were sold that day, raising total sales to 256 924 30 about 40 percent of the 627 000 quota. Mengerink spoke at Rotary Club and Sixth War Bond rally. Butterstein guests at Moose Hall. The drive continues to local plants including West Virginia Malleable Iron Co and Quality Manufacturing Co.
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Point Pleasant
Walden F. Roush
William Mengerink
Cambridge
Howard Price
Navy Yard
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Mengerink
Rotary Club
Moose Hall
A. F. Butterstein
Butterstein
Burdette Apartments
Viand St
Ordnance Works
West Virginia
School Band Prepares for Tag Day Parade
Principal Robert H. Ferguson drilled the school band during noon practice as the first marching rehearsal. The group will perform on Tag Day December 23, marching downtown in everyday clothes while girls sell tags along the route.
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Point Pleasant
Robert H. Ferguson
Pre-school Mothers Club meeting and twins' birth noted
Gallipolis report covers the Pre-school Mothers Club gathering hosted by Mrs. John L Evans with Mrs. Jack Knight in charge and a review of The Apostle by Shiloam Asch. Twins announced for the Wayne Miller family in Boomer West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
John L. Evans
Mothers Club
Jack Knight
the Apostle
Shiloam Asch
Beman Fish
Death of Bashan-Guy Gainer and local notices
Bashan-Guy Gainer died Monday night after a long illness. Funeral was held Thursday at St. Paul Church Mount Zion West Virginia. Burial in Mount Zion Cemetery. Mrs Oliver Bailey Jean Barnhart Silversville spent Saturday night with Tom Bailey and family. Rowland Torrence and family spent Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Clint Orr. Mr and Mrs Robert McKay and children Buckeye Lake were calling on Mr and Mrs J C McKay Friday. Mrs Oliver Bailey Audrey Bailey spent Sunday with their grandmother Mrs Cora McKay. Mr and Mrs Walter Harris two sons Syracuse were calling on relatives Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Leo Eddy and two children returned home at Canton after visiting Grover White and family. Mrs George Starcher spent Tuesday evening with Mrs Arthur Morarity.
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Cora McKay
Walter Harris
Syracuse
Leo Eddy
Canton
Grover White
George Starcher
Arthur Morarity
December Illahee Farm Club meeting and Point Pleasant notes
December meeting of Illahee Farm Women's Club at Mrs Earl Mohr home Route 1 Gallipolis Ferry included a potluck dinner and carols. Mrs Stevens and Mrs Blain honored for perfect attendance. Miss Parsons also honored. Lambda Chi Omega Sorority to meet Monday at Moose Club. Christmas party postponed. Point Pleasant personals list local visits and travels with several families mentioned. Firestone store opened and A and P moving. Junior Class rehearsals for Here Comes Charlie. Santa program planned for Point Pleasant Mission with gifts collected at Presbyterian Church.
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Point Pleasant
Illahee
Earl Mohr
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Holly Simmons
Oklahoma City
George F. Cunningham
C. A. Rose
Huntington
G. B. Woodard
Fourth St
George Sprenger
Robert Ferguson
Ora P. Biddle
Anne Liggette
Marietta
Harry A. Wendleken
Park Drive
Earl H. Arnett
Charleston
Clara Goodwin
Ohio St
Harry Powell
Morgantown
Pfe
Charles Ray
Rupert Ray
Kanawha St
Frank Brown
Viand St
Edwin M. Brown
Walter Reed Hospital
William F
Billy” Brown
France
U. S
Donald Coe
Donald, Jr
Larchmont
N. Y
C. E. Hogg
St. Coe
Firestone
Fourth
Main Sts
A. and P
Main St
Charlie
Woman's Club
Santa Claus
Point Pleasant Mission
Presbyterian Church
Huntington Native Dies at Age of 71
Mrs. J. L. Ellis of Huntington, aged 71, died after a long life in the city. She leaves two sons and three daughters and is believed to be among the oldest native residents of Huntington at the time of her death. Her daughter Mrs. Charles Sydnor attended the funeral in Burnside Apartments.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Sydnor
Burnside Apartments
Huntington
J. L. Ellis
Ellis
Sydnor
Mason City Soldier Wounded in Europe
Mrs Mary Walsh of Mason City received word from the War Department that her son S Sgt Harry Walsh was wounded in action in the European theater. In a letter dated yesterday he said a shell fragment wounded his leg but he would be all right. He is 31, an infantryman and unmarried.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Walsh
Mason City
War Department
Harry Walsh
Sergeant Walsh
Light docket to open January term in Point Pleasant
Circuit Clerk Jones said the January term of circuit court will likely convene January 2 as New Year’s Day is a holiday. The term is expected to be short with few divorce suits since September and limited minor criminal matters set for grand jury review.
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Point Pleasant
Jones
Discharges From Point Clinic Include Mother and Infant
At Point Clinic Hiram Daugherty and infant Beverly Kay were discharged yesterday and taken to a Henderson home. Mrs. Lewis Coleman, local, who had minor surgery, was also discharged.
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Point Pleasant
Hiram Daugherty
Beverly Kay
Point Clinic
Henderson
Lewis Coleman
Clifton Man Wounded In Action Among 81 West Virginians
Pvt. Charles A. Wilson of Clifton and Mrs. Eva V. Varian his mother were numbered among 81 West Virginians listed as wounded in action in the war reports carried by state newspapers yesterday.
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Point Pleasant
Charles A. Wilson
Eva V. Varian
Clifton
West
Churches in Gallipolis Schedule Spring Services
Gallipolis churches list weekly program details including Baptist J Edward Hakes Grace Methodist First Presbyterian St Peters Episcopal Church of God Nazarene Church of Christ Paint Creek Baptist and A M E John Gee Chapel Various services Bible schools youth programs and sermons with visiting Eureka Jubilee singers to perform during revival meetings.
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Gallipolis
J. Edward Hakes
Earl Saunders
Eureka Jubilee Singers
Grace Methodist
W Scott Westerman
Church School
L. L. Lovett
First Presbyterian
Theodore Valenti
ST. Peters Episcopal
Charles G. Baird
Church OF God
Third Ave
H. M. Smith
Allen Baker
Young Peoples
Church OF the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Church OF Christ
Garfield Ave
Ted Waller
Paint Creek Baptist
Francis Maryland Story
Hester Hill
Goldie Hogan
George Gilmore
Henry Price
Henry Doss
John Gee
Mary Lou Anderson
John Casey
Robinson Earns Flying Cross and Air Medals in WWII
Lieut. Edward F. Robinson of the 401st Bombardment Group is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for sustained combat bombardment missions over Germany and occupied territories from June 20 to October 30, 1944. His wife Janet Booth resides with her parents in Gallipolis while he serves overseas.
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Gallipolis
Edward F. Robinson
401St
Col
H. W. Bowman
Arlington
Germany
Robinson
United States
Janet Booth
Wayne Booth
Milk Price Hearing in Gallia County Ends
The session in Gallipolis heard proposals for class 2 milk pricing 30 to 40 cents above market for class 1 and a fixed price for class 3 processed products. USDA officials, lawyers for both sides, county representatives from Southern Ohio and nearby West Virginia, and local spectators attended. Final results await Washington review by the Secretary of Agriculture in coming weeks.
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Gallipolis
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ohio
West Virginia
Gallia
Secretary of Agriculture
Gallians Urged To Attend Meeting In Washington School
Dorothy Rondarmour invites Gallipolitans to a Rio Grande College benefit meeting at Washington School auditorium on Wednesday evening December 13 at 7 30. Rev McDermott will present an illustrated lecture on future plans for the Gallia County college as the new president aims to double first semester enrollment. Manganese note appears as steel alloying metal fact.
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Gallipolis
Dorothy Rondarmour
McDermott
Gallia County
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