Saffords to Mark Golden Wedding with Noon Dinner
Gallipolis residents Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Cameron Safford celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a noonday dinner. Alonzo C. Safford, born in Green Township, taught there 23 years, then served as Gallipolis Clerk of Courts from 1909 to 1913 before opening Empire Furniture Co. He held roles in the Grange Elks Knights of Pythias and local Masonic bodies and helped lead the Gallia County Agricultural Society and county fair.
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Gallipolis
Alonzo Cameron Safford
Engel
Alonzo C. Safford
Marie H. Engel
A. B. Shaw
Rodney
Empire Furniture Co
Grange, Elks
Knights of Pythias
Methodist Church
Gallia
Saffords Host Christmas Open House After Family News
Mr and Mrs Safford of Thurman announce family ties to Bernice Regina Beman and Harold R Safford and Lillian Kathleen Safford. They plan a Christmas noon dinner at Grace Methodist Church for about fifty relatives and friends followed by an open house at 524 Third Ave from 6 to 10 p m.
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Safford
Bernice Regina Beman
David Beman
Thurman
Harold Reid Safford
Gallipolis
State Hospital
Lillian Kathleen Safford
War on crows declared in Gallia County plan
Game protector Merrill McCormick seeks help locating crow roosts. He aims to organize posses of crow hunters to destroy as many birds as possible during the winter season.
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Gallipolis
Merrill McCormick
Deacons Plan Breakfast at Paint Creek Baptist Church
Deacons at Paint Creek Baptist Church host a Christmas morning breakfast for attendees of the early service. Gifts and confections will be distributed to participants.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Westerman Ladies Aid to elect officers at Moore home
Members will meet Wednesday evening at Mrs. T. J. Moore’s home for officer elections and a gift exchange, as part of Westerman Ladies Aid activities.
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Gallipolis
Westerman Ladies Aid
T. J. Moore
Begin Preparations For Planting Tobacco
Gallia County farmers rush seed purchases as tobacco seed beds ready for burning. White barley seed, grown exclusively by Gallia County farmers, retails at 1.50 per ounce.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Funeral Service Held For Dr C Ross Niday
Pall bearers at Entsminger Funeral Home in Gallipolis for Dr C Ross Niday included William and John Miller H B Ecker C T Robinson George A Tabit and George H Lear Honorary flower escorts were Harry M Miller Dr Lewis C Bean John C Butz Harry Maddy John Blain and Charles Bilker Rev Robert Leake former Gallipolis resident and rector of St Albans Episcopal Church Bexley conducted the service.
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Gallipolis
Entsminger
C. Ross
William and
John Miller
H. B. Ecker
C. T. Robinson
George A. Tabit
George H. Lear
Harry M. Miller
Lewis C. Bean
John C. Butz
Harry Maddy
John Blain
Charles Bilker
Robert Leake
St. Albans Episcopal Church
Bexley
Tobacco Market To Close for Holidays
The Huntington tobacco auction market will close December 22 and resume sales January 2. Many local growers will not get crops to market until after January 2.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Divorce Filed in Gallipolis Over Alimony and Custody
Mrs. Virgie Erwin Ball filed for divorce from Edgar Tag Ball in Gallipolis alleging failure to provide and abuse. She seeks alimony and custody of their six months old son.
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Gallipolis
Virgie Erwin Ball
Edgar
Tag) Ball
Gallia Bus Drivers Face Pay Cuts After State Ruling
More than 30 of Gallia County's 90 school bus drivers will have salaries cut by a third where buses fail equipment and safety standards. October inspections noted substandard vehicles. eight were condemned though still in use. Local boards pay most salaries. state funds cover the rest. State Education Dept may re-inspect in January and allow further time for compliance.
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Gallipolis
State Department of Education
Boards of Education
State Department
Southeastern Ohio
Rural Board of Education
Gallia County
Yule Season Shifts Library Demand Across County
Gallipolis reports heavy borrowing of Christmas books with fiction poetry and plays in high demand. Mrs Kenneth Davis plans a Christmas story hour at the main library and 14 sub stations, including a Bidwell branch opening next week, with volunteer custodians distributing books as demand rises.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Davis
Bidwell
Calendar Makers Proceed Cautiously in 1940 Holiday Notes
Gallipolis reports calendar makers vary on whether November 28 is a holiday. Some calendars mark the third Thursday or the last Thursday. others omit any designation entirely to avoid mislabeling the national holiday.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis First Baptist hosts combined Sunday School
Will Broadcast Gallipolis Paint Creek Baptist Church hosts a combined Sunday School and B Y P U Institute on Sunday under pastor Rev. B. R. Reed. Sessions start at 9 30 a m and run through the day with a program featuring Flossie Miller Hester Hill Robert West Isabelle Scott Edith Bryant Iva Smith Bertha Jackson A T Reed Ada Payne Jean Gilmore Beulah Anderson Henry Norman Dorothy Lewis and Granville Ford.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
B.Y.P.U. Institute
B. R. Reed
Flossie Miller
Hester Hill
Robert West
Isabelle Scott
Edith Bryant
Iva Smith
Bertha Jackson
A. T. Reed
Ada Payne
Jean Gilmore
Beulah Anderson
Henry Norman
Dorothy Lewis
Granville Ford
Condition Improves at Gallipolis Hospital Work
Gallipolis reports Leo Shaver, a state hospital employee, has recovered enough from tularemia to be at home after a month but is not yet back at work.
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Gallipolis
Leo Shaver
Death of Emma E. Brown in Columbus
Relatives in this county are advised of the death in Columbus of Mrs. Emma E Brown 77 a native of Thurman. Funeral services will be held Saturday at her Columbus residence.
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Columbus
Gallipolis
Emma E. Brown
Thurman
Gallipolis Harrison Brothers Quartet to Sing at Charleston Station
The Gallipolis Harrison Brothers quartet will sing at a Charleston broadcasting station Sunday both afternoon and evening. They have filled numerous engagements in this and adjacent counties. John Odell, local building contractor, bought the A. A. Lyons carriage shop building on Third near Grape to house his establishment.
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Gallipolis
Harrison Brothers Quartet
Charleston
John Odell
A. A. Lyons
Third
Grape
Yule Home Decorations Startled With Late-Season Run
Gallipolis annual home decorating contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce is underway with many residences now illuminated at night and additions noted. Prizes awarded by a committee headed by John C. McNealey.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
John C. McNealey
Play To Be Presented By Lincoln Students
Pupils from Lincoln School will present a Christmas program at John Gee Methodist Church Friday December 22 at 7 30 p m Numbers will be given by Betty McGhee Clarence Jackson Carrie Wallace John Mosely George Lee Betty Casey Earl Bates Josephine Briggs Edith and Sewart Holmes Dan Lewis Doris Casey Kathryn Jackson Chris Anderson Hazel King Franklin George Henrietta Williams and Wesley King.
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Gallipolis
Lincoln School
John Gee Methodist
Betty McGhee
Clarence Jackson
Carrie Wallace
John Mosely
George Lee
Betty Casey
Earl Bates
Josephine Briggs
Edith and Sewart Holmes
Dan Lewis
Doris Casey
Kathryn Jackson
Chris Anderson
Hazel King
Franklin George
Henrietta Williams
Wesley King
Announcement of Late Hours in Gallipolis Stores
Gallipolis merchants announce local stores will stay open until 9 p m daily all next week to aid shoppers and workers with extended evening hours.
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Gallipolis
Food Stolen and Eaten at Mercerville Home
Sheriff Hatfield reports an unknown person broke a window at Laing Johnsons home near Mercerville and ate all the cooked food while the family was away. Investigators found grease spots but no clues.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Laing Johnson
Mercerville
Tower of London at Athena Theatre Saturday
Universal's Tower of London arrives Saturday at the Athena Theater in a yearlong drama starring Basil Rathbone as Richard III with Boris Karloff as his executioner ally. Ian Hunter plays Edward IV, Barbara O’Neil as Elizabeth, Nan Grey and John Sutton lead romantic roles, with Vincent Price and others in supporting parts. The tale follows Richard’s rise through treachery including the fate of the two princes in the Tower.
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WPA Classes To Be Formed Over County
Adult education classes under WPA supervision will be held at several Gallia county centers starting at Mercerville High School. Courses include reading writing arithmetic hygiene geography history agriculture literature spelling current events biology civil government physical education Bible study and English. At least three subjects will be required per student with Gallipolis and Bidwell slated for subsequent night classes.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Mercerville High School
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Bidwell
Bennett Sues for Divorce in Gallia District
Harry B. Bennett files for divorce from Katharine Bennett citing wilful absence. Mrs. Bennett is said to reside in Nitro West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Harry B. Bennett
Katherine Bennett
Marriage license issued to Peters and Jarrell in Pine Knob
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Claude Peters aged 39 and Sylvania Nan Jarrell aged 20, both of Pine Knot West Virginia, formalizing their union.
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Gallipolis
Claude Peters
Sylvania Nannie Jarrell
Pineknob
W. Va
Battle of Music at Riverview Recreation Center
Two orchestras alternated dance music at the Riverview Recreation Center last night. Dancing ran from 7 to 9 30 with large attendance.
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Gallipolis
Riverview Recreation Center
John Carnes to intern at Indiana University Medical Center
Mr and Mrs Hubert Carnes announce their son John Carnes has recently graduated from Ohio State University Medical College and will begin his internship at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis.
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Gallipolis
Hubert Carnes
John
Ohio State University Medical College
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
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