Nelsonville Church of Christ Hosts Large Open House
More than 1,000 attended open house services at the Nelsonville Church of Christ with large Sunday School attendance near 300. Visitors came from Chauncey, Trimble, McArthur and Columbus. The event featured a high school orchestra, children's choir, and an afternoon address by Rev. C. L. Johnson.
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Nelsonville
Brooks Franks
Orville Steenrod
Wilma Scott
C. L. Johnson
Wilson Avenue Church of Christ
Columbus
Johnson
Nelsonville Church
Chauncey
Trimble
McArthur
William Barrows
Funeral for Harrold Johnson Jr. Held in Nelsonville
Brief services were held Sunday afternoon at Stout's Funeral Home for Harrold Jr., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrold Johnson. He died Saturday. Survived by parents, grandparents Grover Dean and Homer Johnson, great-grandparents Mrs. George Dean and Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Skivers.
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Nelsonville
Stout’s
Harrold Jr
Harrold Johnson
Grover Dean
Homer Johnson
George Dean
Emanuel Skivers
Spray Building Damaged in Sunday Blaze
Fire heavily damaged the Spray Building erected in 1873 as a coal company and opera house site. The Buffalo Club occupied the second floor and concerns for a collapsing east wall arose. Athens Logan and local crews aided with hoses and coordination amid the New Martinsville area blaze.
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Page One
Buffalo” Club
James Easterling
Pearl Allman
Vance Green
Hyde Building
John W. Scott and Co
Lick Run
Robert R. Ripley
Ripley
The
Eagles
Owls
Moose
Buffalos
City Safety Department
Athens
Logan
R. R. Loomis
Ray Stallsmith
Edward Laughlin
Dana Windon
Nelsonville Hyperion Club Christmas Social Held
Mrs. J. W. Wood hosted the Hyperion Club for a December meeting with Christmas music arranged by Mrs. C. G. Pritchard. Miss Mary Frances Groves sang, Mrs. Pritchard accompanied, and Miss Helen Shaw spoke on bird life and a book review. The group planned their Jan. 7 party and enjoyed a decorated tree and tea afterward.
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Nelsonville
J. W. Wood
Hyperion Club
C. G. Pritchard
J. L. Webb
Mary Frances Groves
Pritchard
J. M. Hyde
Tia Barbaritee
Helen Shaw
Miss Shaw
Mrs. Wood
Holly
Ivy
Methodist Class 21 invites Christmas dinner reservations
Members of Class No. 21 at the Methodist Church plan the annual Christmas dinner and party to be held Thursday night at the church. They should submit reservations to Mrs. Blanche Ogg or Mrs. Florence Coakly by Tuesday night.
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Methodist Church
Blanche Ogg
Florence Coakly
Commodities to Be Distributed at York Township House
Commodities will be given out at the York Township House Tuesday at 1 o'clock in this city.
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York Township
Federal surplus commodities distribution planned in Buchtel
A Dec 13 event from 9 am to 12 pm at the mayor's office in Buchtel will provide federal surplus commodities to direct relief recipients and all old age pensioners. In Nelsonville, a benefit party at 8 pm in the IOOF Hall by WRC members supports soldiers' homes charity.
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Buchtel
Nelsonville
IOOF
WRC
Nelsonville Personal Notes Highlight Pauline Donley Visit
Miss Pauline Donley of Columbus visits sister Mrs Earl Harmony in Nelsonville for the weekend. Mrs Frank Knox plans to spend Christmas with daughter Mrs Robert Baldwin and family in Yellow Springs Ohio.
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Nelsonville
Pauline Donley
Columbus
Earl Harmony
Frank Knox
Robert Baldwin
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Athens Garden Club Invites Nelsonville to Open Meeting
Athens Garden Club extends an invitation to Nelsonville Garden Club for an open meeting Wednesday at 2 30 in Athens High School auditorium. The session will showcase Christmas decorations and paintings by Athens Art Club members.
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Athens Garden Club
Nelsonville Garden Club
Athens
Art Club
Funeral rites for Richard Burnette held at Mercerville Church
Funeral services for Richard W. Burnette age 77 were conducted Sunday afternoon at Mercerville Church with friends and relatives in attendance. The obituary notes burial followed in the local cemetery and reflects on his long residence in the Gallipolis area.
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Gallipolis
Richard W. Burnette
Mercerville Church
Markets Edge Higher As Stocks Open Firm On Quiet Trade
New York stocks moved up slightly in a quiet forenoon session after an irregularly higher start. U S Rubber showed strength while Chrysler rose about 1 percent to 80 and General Motors gained roughly a point. Steel shares failed modestly to hold gains and copper names advanced with Anaconda leading.
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NEW York
Chrysler
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Anaconda
Douglas
Procter and Gamble
Atlantic
Ohio
N .Y. Central
Ind
Pacific
N. J. Eco Annenenene
Serene Anes
Trans AM
Cotp
Amneeeenannni
Steel Alaska
Republic
Allied Chem
Loco
Salita Teseip
Sanimmnansteenin
Coca Cola
Enemas
Goodyear
Studebaker
Commonwealth
Smelters
Enone
Kennecott
Mont Ward
Sears Roebuck
Distillers
Seagram Aenneenmenens
Bond and Shan
Schenley Distillers Wnewresamnnenwan
Toledo Pittsburgh Gallipolis and Point Pleasant Livestock Prices
Livestock and produce prices across Toledo and Pittsburgh markets with detailed tonnage and per head figures. Hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs listed by weight and class, plus regional notes from Gallipolis Point Pleasant and others.
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Pittsburgh
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Egg and Poultry Market Report From Current Receipts Data
Market summaries show eggs unsettled with extra grade clean at 30 and extra firsts 26. Live poultry demand weak with varied weights among hens leghorns roosters and ducks. butter market weak with large receipts and mixed score ranges across grades. bugs market easy with pervasive grading terms and refrigerations noted.
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Pittsburgh
Hennery
White Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Eagles Go to Murray for Sunday Euchre Match
Twenty Nelsonville Eagles travelled to Murray City for a euchre match. Murray City won 640 to 620 after 49 games with Freddie Davis and Oliver Bishop top scorers at 53 points. Nelsonville finished 25 23 1, and the Eagles return home next Sunday under Howard Call.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville Eagles
Murray City
Bud Carsner
Earl Graham
John Sabo
Bert Smathers
W. Shaffer
Eugene Brown
Dick Darby
C. Wollett
C. Orange
John Shaffer
Herb Cunliffe
John Maraz
Red Graham
M. Shelton
Henry Perkins
Floyd Steenrod
Oliver Bishop
Fred Davis
James Odenthal
John Parry
Roy Matheny
Sam Krieder
John Brown
Karl Brickles
Hoyt Davis
Tommy Erb
Clyde Ray
Ralph Patton
Freddie Davis
Murray City Eagles
Howard Call
First M. E. Church Christmas Services in Nelsonville
The Rev. W. P. Clark preached both morning and evening at the First M. E. Church. The choir performed carols and anthems. Young people heard Tom Maurer of Ohio University speak on Practical Christianity before next Sunday's Christmas sermon and music.
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Intermediate
Young People’s League
Anna Mae Allen
James Pritchard
Dora Birtcher
Catherine Courtney
Mary Birtcher
Doris Reed
Ethiopia
Roger Wolf
Ruth Butt
Charlie Kelland
Bill Mechem
Paul Whyte
Ezra Hammerstein
John Johnson
Leah Hammerstein
Mary Cope
Hashimura Obata
Leo Whitlatch
Tom Harris
James Ashworth
Nelsonville
M. E
W. PP
Clark
Tom Maurer
Ohio University
Bethlehem
District UMW To Cast Union Votes Tuesday
United Mine Workers in Nelsonville will vote in the international election on Tuesday December 13. Local 3905 Kimberly Mine sets polling from noon onward with two candidates James M White for auditor and credentials and Jesse Bryan for international teller. officials urge a strong turnout to influence the autonomous question.
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Nelsonville
United Mine Workers
Kimberly Mine
James M. White
Crooksville
Jesse Bryan
Millfield
International Teller
International Executive Board
Aged Widow Maria Webster Dies at Loomis Home
Nelsonville obituary for 93 year old Maria Louisa Webster widow of Williard Webster. She leaves a grandson Alva Bickel of Union Furnace. Friends may call at Stout's Funeral Home. Services set for Union Furnace Church Tuesday at 10 with Miller Chapel burial near Logan.
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Nelsonville
Maria Louisa Webster
Floyd Loomis
Smith's Chapel
Williard Webster
Alva Bickel
Union Furnace
Stout
Miller Chapel
Logan
Kroger Studies Plan for Court Street Super-Store in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis reports say Kroger Grocery and Baking Company may open a super-store in the former Stockhoff Building on Court Street now owned by George A. Tabit. Local representatives are inspecting the site and market conditions as they weigh the project amid competition from the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company already operating nearby.
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Gallipolis
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Stockhoff
Court St
George A. Tabit
The
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Henking Bovie Wholesale
Kroger
Lena Dillon
Third
State Sts
Kroger Co
Second Ave
Park Square
Tabit
County Relief Office
Veterans to Hold Meeting In Gallipolis
Gallipolis Lafayette Post American Legion plans a district conference in early spring with a parade, drum and bugle corps and school bands competition. The post will donate 25 to the school milk fund and Gallipolis Mission and coordinates aid for transient ex service men. A toy repair program with schools and P T A groups is progressing.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
D. O. Taber
Ohio
Legion
Taber
White Girl Sues Negro On Non-Support Charge
Gallia County. Thurman Borden 32 year old Bidwell resident and father of a family is held to the Jackson County grand jury under $500 bond on a non-support charge filed by a 20 year old Wellston white girl. Borden admitted paternity of the infant and had agreed to pay $10 monthly for support but failed to do so, leading to a second arrest. He is a coal truck driver. The woman says she had no knowledge of his marriage or color. His wife, a former Bidwell teacher, accompanied him at hearings.
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Gallipolis
Thurman Borden
Bidwell
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Wellston
Borden
City Bridge Decorated for Holidays with Trees and Lights
Garden Club committee led by Miss Edith Hutsinpiller and Mrs. F. W. Shane and Mrs. Leo C. Bean placed barberry and evergreen decorations along Chickamauga Bridge, the city’s principal southern entrance, with two Christmas trees. Multicolored lights reflect on the creek below.
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Gallipolis
Garden Club Committee
Edith Hutsinpiller
F. W. Shane
Leo C. Bean
Chickamauga Bridge
$40 000 Pool Practically Completed
Gallipolis reports the municipal pool on the high school campus is completed with costs over $40,000. E. E. Higgins, superintendent of schools, accepts locker room keys and accessories. WPA workmen will start rip-rapping retaining walls beside the pool, while chlorinating machinery is installed and warmer weather awaits formal opening.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
WPA
Announce Marriage of Ursula Kraus and Robert Alge
Announcement reports the marriage of Ursula Kraus an instructor at Holzer Hospital training school to Robert Paul Alge a Findlay architect. The wedding will take place at St Michael's Church Findlay with a solemn high mass Rev Earl Schmidt officiating.
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Gallipolis
Ursula Kraus
Holzer Hospital
Robert Paul Alge
Findlay
Ohio
St. Michael's Church
Earl Schmidt
Bellevue
Kraus
Mt. Saint Joseph's College
Cincinnati
Alge
Notre Dame University
Junior Order Benefit Party Set for Tuesday Night
Nelsonville event planned in the 10 C F Hall at 8 o'clock with a regular weekly benefit party sponsored by the Junior Order. Proceeds support local activities.
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Nelsonville
Junior Order
10.C.F. Hall
Pensioners of Gallia Await Old Age Checks
Gallia County with about 900 age pensioners look for November checks overdue by nearly three weeks. Receivers say the delay forces them to use most of their expected sums for obligations, leaving little for Christmas expenses.
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Pensioners of
Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Earl McCormick
Board Head Plea to Close Home Falls on Deaf Ears
Miss Gertrude Fortune head of the State Board of Charities urged Gallia County to abandon its Children’s Home and place 35 inmates in private homes, but County Commissioners and the board show no plan to act while state approval is withheld. Local groups vow a generous Christmas for the home children with toys treats and dinner.
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Gallipolis
Gertrude Fortune
State Board of Charities
Gallia County
Student Made Gifts Draw Crowds At Rio Grande College
A pre Christmas display in the Hotel Lafayette lobby features domestic articles, candies, baked goods, and wooden novelties by Rio Grande College students under a self-help plan. Most items sold quickly with orders for Christmas delivery. exhibit led by President and Mrs Lewis, Mr and Mrs R R Starbuck, Prof Paul Ludlow and students.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Hotel Lafayette
Lewis
R. R. Starbuck
Paul Ludlow
Harold North Dies at 29 in Gallipolis
Harold North 29, son of Mr and Mrs Charles North, died Saturday at home from tuberculosis. A house painter like his father, he funeral services were held this afternoon at the Church of God with Rev H M Smith officiating. Burial followed at Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Harold North
Charles North
Church of God
H. M. Smith
Mound Hill Cemetery
Local Man Abe Kapp Injured in Auto Crash
Abe Kapp a 25 year old resident of Pt Pleasant was admitted to Holzer Hospital at 3 am Sunday after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. His condition was described as not serious.
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Gallipolis
Abe Kapp
Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Brother Rat at Athena Theater Stars Morris and Lane
Warner Bros. comedy Brother Rat now at the Athena Theater with Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane. The Virginia Military Institute tale centers on a cadet’s secret marriage and impending parenthood amid disciplinary limits, featuring Eddie Albert and Jane Bryan in pivotal roles with a noted supporting cast.
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Wayne Morris
Priscilla Lane
Brother Rat
Athena
Warner Bros
Broadway
Rat
Virginia Military Institute
V.M.I
Eddie Albert
Little Jane Bryan
Bing” Edwards
Wayne and
Priscilla
Jane Bryan
Johnnie ‘Scat’ Davis
Jane Wyman
Ronald Reagan
Henry O'Neill
Gordon Oliver
Jessie Busley
William Tracey
Olin Howland
Louise Beavers
Gallia Man Tops Chillicothe Market With Steers
Ralph Davis of near Northup led the Chillicothe market as ten corn fed Hereford steers he offered brought just over ten cents per pound. Herefords gain favor in Gallia County aided by bank directors who placed ten sites at community centers for free service.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ralph Davis
Northup
Chillicothe
The
Commercial & Savings Bank
Rotary Dinner For Children In Gallipolis This Christmas
In Gallipolis the Rotary Club plans a Christmas dinner for about 100 indigent school children on Thursday noon December 22. E E Higgins reports WPA workers at Washington School will prepare and serve the meal with club funds providing turkey and accompaniments. Each child will receive candy and an orange booster.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
E. E. Higgins
Turkey
WPA
Washington School
Higgins
Hasley-Dickinson tar and feather case heard in Marietta
Judge W R White of the Common Pleas Court reports strong interest in the Hasley-Dickinson tar and feather trial at Marietta. Dickinson, a North Dakota Nazarene preacher and World War veteran, was allegedly tarred and feathered after marrying a young Hasley daughter. Male Hasley relatives are accused of the attack. Courtroom space was filled as spectators improvised seating. The jury is to begin deliberations late today.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Marietta
Dickinson
North Dakota Nazarene
Hasley
White
Building for Sale in Gallipolis on Second Ave
A two story brick building on Second Ave joining the Lafayette Hotel, formerly owned by the late Charles Henking, will be offered at sheriff's sale January 16. The property appraised at 13,500 dollars and currently housed the Adams recreation room. Occupants include Blake's Hardware Store, Dr. W E Howell, and the county relief office.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Lafayette
Charles Henking
Adams
Blake’s Hardware Store
W. E. Howell
County Relief Office
Funeral for Dixie Lee Ackinson Held at Home
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the family residence in Coonville for Dixie Lee Ackinson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Ackinson who died Saturday. Burial was in Starr Cemetery. This was the couple’s only child.
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Nelsonville
Coonville
Dixie Lee Ackinson
Edward Ackinson
Starr
Gallia Co Raid Nets Moonshine At Kyger Village Home
Gallia County officers raid the Kyger village home of William Athey age 50 and seize a gallon of moonshine liquor filled bottles and beer. Athey, previously suspected, was arrested on liquor charges following a fatal intoxicated pedestrian accident and a prior shooting incident near Hobson. He faced arraignment before local judges W White or John Halliday.
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Gallipolis
William Athey
Kyger
Athey
Hatfield
Hobson
Kyger Village
W. White
the Common Pleas Co
John Halliday
Children Win Prizes In Christmas Parade
Gallipolis youths joined a Santa Claus parade through the business district ending at City Park. Santa handed out $30 in cash prizes and gave 2 000 sticks of candy to participants led by a high school band. Top prizes went to George Woodward 10, Forrest Lee Fisher 5, Peggy Clary 3, Lois Ann Gooch 2, with many one dollar awards to local children.
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Gallipolis
Santa Claus
City Park
George Woodward
Forrest Lee Fisher
Peggy Clary
Lois Ann Gooch
Local Baptist Church Opens Winter Evangelistic Campaign
Gallipolis announces its annual winter evangelistic campaign starting January 16 led by Pastor Rev. George Sagen with assistance from singers and musicians Mr. and Mrs. James Kindig of Chicago.
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Gallipolis
George Sagen
James Kindig
Chicago
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Cleveland Produce
Murray
UMW
Loomis Home
Kroger Company
Board Head
Rotary
Gallia Co
Donald Duck
Robt. Benchley
Dick Powell
de Havilland Amer Bros
Clyde McCoy
Jack Holt
Three Stooges
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