Gallipolis to Stage History of American Midwest Celebration
Gallipolis and neighboring communities prepare a regional history pageant to depict the Midwest’s past. The program features Lafayette and Louis Philippe, a famine era scene, Mad Ann Bailey, and Welsh settlers heritage. Cities including Gallipolis, Pt Pleasant, Athens, Pomeroy, Middleport, Huntington, and Rio Grande will participate with own historic vignettes.
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American Midwest
Lafayette
Louis Phillipe
France
Mad Ann Bailey
Gallipolis
United States
Amerca
Six Couples Granted Licenses To Marry
Pre Christmas marriage license issuances list six couples including Buhl Gorby of Athens with Myrtle Pitman of Logan West Virginia and Walter Haning of Ripley with Hazel Cunningham of Ripley. also Wilbert McGrew of Nitro with Lulu Meadows of Paradise. Harold Byrd of St. Albans with Rena Huntley of Spring Hill. Lowell Pickett of Crown City with Etta Phillips. Hollis Tippie of Chauncey with Thelma Hunter of Dover Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Buhl Gorby
Athens
Myrtle Marie Pitman
Logan
W. Va
Walter Haning
Hazel Cunningham
Ripley
Wilbert Richard McGrew
Nitro
Lulu Meadows
Paradise
Harold Byrd
St. Albans
Rena Huntley
Spring Hill
Lowell Pickett
Etta Phillips
Crown City
Hollis Tippie
Chauncey
Thelma Louise Hunter
Dover
Ohio
Downtain Printing Co. Under New Management
Gallipolis reports Samuel Simmons will take control of Downtain Printing Co on State St beginning Jan 1 with Clyde T Mitchell, his brother in law and veteran printer, joining him. The firm specializes in commercial printing.
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Gallipolis
Samuel Simmons
Downtain Printing Co
State St
Clyde T. Mitchell
Simmons
The
Citizen
Point Pleasant
Downtain Co
School Buses To Meet State Requirements
Gallia County Superintendent E N Wiseman urges rural boards to enforce bus condition corrections within five months. Drivers must meet state education requirements or local contracts may be revoked.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Wiseman
Boards of Education
State Department of Education
Mrs. Amanda Evans Dies in Columbus
Columbus death of Mrs Amanda Lantz Evans reported by Gallipolis friends. Funeral services were held there Monday evening with interment in Steubenville this afternoon. She was a niece of Dr Mary Austin of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Amanda Lantz Evans
Steubenville
Dog License Totals Far Below Last Year
County Auditor E. D. Keeler reports dog license sales near zero with under 50 licenses issued. Last year sales reached 3 150, reflecting a sharp drop in demand and revenue for the municipal program.
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Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Rotary Club Christmas Party Plans Cancel Tonight
Plan no Program GALLIPOLIS There will be no formal program at tonight's Rotary Club Christmas party states Harry Wheeler secretary Prior to and succeeding the enjoyment of a turkey dinner Christmas carols will be sung and gifts distributed.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Harry Wheeler
Addi son Pupils to Present Christmas Program
Pupils from Addi son school will stage a Christmas program Thursday night at the Methodist Church in Gallipolis. Miss Lois Fasig the music director will supervise the program. John Preston III of near Gallipolis, 68, remains critically ill in Holzer Hospital after leg amputation due to infection.
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Gallipolis
Addison School
Lois Fasig
John Preston
Holzer Hospital
Stolen car found undamaged in Coal Grove
A car reported stolen from Gallipolis belonging to Bert Hanson was found Sunday in Coal Grove Lawrence County and was not damaged.
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Gallipolis
Bert Hanson
Coal Grove
Lawrence County
Merchants Expect Busy Christmas Eve Eve in Gallipolis
Gallipolis merchants predict a bustling Saturday night as Christmas Eve activities shift to the day before. City parties and gatherings planned for that period are expected to draw larger crowds, turning the main business streets into a carnival-like scene.
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Gallipolis
Rev Gishler Becomes United States Citizen
Gallipolis pastor of the First Presbyterian Church Rev Lewis Weber Gishler received U S citizenship this afternoon after documents and oath of allegiance. Judge W R White administered the oath with witnesses E C Berridge and Frank Wetherholt present. Born in Kitchener Ontario he had long resided in the United States and now gains full citizenship. Parishioners and friends offered congratulations.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
United States
Department of Labor
Gishler
E. C. Berridge
Frank Wetherholt
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Kitchener
Ontario
Canada
States
Gallipolis Social Notes Round Table Meeting Held
Mrs. Anna Gates White hosted the Tri-Advisory Council with about thirty members. The group discussed improving cooperative plans for the coming year and elected a better programs committee: Conrad, Hayden Wood, Clara Belle Motter, and R. R. Starbuck. Next meeting set Jan 1 at Stanley Wood home.
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Gallipolis
Anna Gates White
Tri-Advisory Council
Conrad
Hayden Wood
Clara Belle Motter
R. R. Starbuck
Stanley Wood
Miss Motter
Anice Wood
Goldiee Davis
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Trips
Mrs C R Niday plans an extended visit in Springfield Illinois with cousins Mr and Mrs Wilbur Baker. Mrs Paul Haskins hosts Riverside Study Club luncheon and program. Lillian Catzen returns from Montgomery West Virginia and stays with her parents. Lulu Mack travels to Columbus to visit son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Charles Mack. Crown City resident A G Simms and daughter Morgan Sutter go to Detroit for holiday. Eldon Hern and wife visit Addison aunts Ed Rothgeb and James Baker. Rio Grande College dean Young travels to Durham North Carolina for holidays with relatives. accompanied by Mrs Tom Guyn visiting son Jack at Duke University. English Club to hold annual Christmas dinner at Mrs V J Niday home.
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C. R. Niday
Springfield
Ill
Wilbur Baker
Paul Haskins
Riverside Study Club
Lillian Catzen
Montgomery
W. Va
Cc. S. Catzen
Lulu Mack
Columbus
V. J. Niday
Funeral held for Lucille Young in Gallipolis
Miss Lucille Young aged 22 was buried today after services at Paint Creek Baptist Church. She died over the weekend at her father Anderson Youngs home from tuberculosis.
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Gallipolis
Lucille Young
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Anderson Young
Addison Baptist Plans Christmas Program at Church
Gallipolis report notes Addison Baptist Sunday School members organize a Christmas program to be held at the church Sunday night, featuring a planned schedule and participating groups.
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Gallipolis
Addison Baptist Sunday School
Niday Will Leaves Estate to Widow Maude Canaday Niday
The will of the late Dr. C. R. Niday directs all real and personal property bequeathed to his widow Mrs. Maude Canaday Niday. The estate is described as sizable.
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Niday
Gallipolis
C. R. Niday
Maude Canaday Niday
Layne Returns Home After Major Operation
Garrett A. Layne retired produce commission merchant has returned from Huntington hospital to his home near Gallipolis. He is recovering from a major operation performed about two weeks ago.
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Gallipolis
Garrett A. Layne
Huntington Hospital
11 year old Watts returns home after air rifle eye injury
Junior Watts aged 11 returned to his Wellston area home after treatment at a local hospital for an eye injury caused by a pellet from an air rifle.
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Gallipolis
Junior Watts
Wellston
College Club Formed By Seniors Under Principal Byers Plan
Gallipolis seniors forming a College Club of 51 members after a new senior guidance room opens at the high school. An upcoming junior group will form after the holidays with speakers from universities, starting with Dr. John Belke of Denison University in February.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
John Belke
Denison University
Byers
Legion Post To Provide Milk For 100 Children
Members of La fayette Post American Legion and Woman's Auxiliary sponsor a fund to provide free milk daily for about 100 indigent school children. Empty bottles are placed in stores and public contributions are welcomed, says A. Dewey Sallaz, post commander.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Woman's Auxiliary
A. Dewey Sallaz
Gallia High Principal To Lead Discussion
Gallia High principal Carl C. Byers leads a group of Ohio high school officials invited to address the High School Principals Discussion Group at Athens High School on January 8. They recently completed a course in high school evaluation at Ohio State University and will discuss the topic.
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Gallipolis
Chester Enlow
Albany
Carl C. Byers
Gellipolis
O. H. P. Snyder
Jackson
F. B. Burchfield
Logan
Athens
Ohio State University
Candle Light Christmas Service at First Presbyterian Church
A candle light Christmas service is planned at First Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 7 30 p m Mrs J Harley Bovie will be organist Catherine Hayward violinist and Eleanor Deepping will read two pieces Regular services follow the Sunday schedule with no extra program.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
J. Harley Bovie
Catherine Hayward
Eleanor Deepping
Washington PTA Prepares 1500 Fruit and Sweets Bags
The Washington Parent Teachers Association is assembling 1,500 bags filled with fruit and sweets for distribution to all district school children Friday afternoon.
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Washington
PTA
Gallipolis
Parent-Teachers’ Association
State Patients Take French Leave Sunday
A group of seven state hospital patients left Sunday night with the intent to return home for the holidays. Those who returned include Frank Foraker Otto Mollett Hillsboro Dewey Steele Columbus. Absentees are Cecil Clay Ironton Donald Heider Akron Stephen Myers Thomas Pothtelly Cleveland.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
Frank Foraker
Otto Mollett
Hillsboro
Dewey Steele
Columbus
Cecil Clay
Ironton
Donald Heider
Akron
Stephen Myers
Thomas Pochtelly
Cleveland
Adult School To Be Opened At Bidwell
Gallia County bids Bidwell residents to new WPA adult education programs. White pupils meet Mondays 2 5 and 7 9 pm at the Bidwell Recreation Center with A Judson Glass burn as instructor. Colored pupils study Wednesdays at 10 am in the Odd Fellows Hall with Bernice Bordern and Edith Bryant as teachers.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell Village
Gallia County
Bidwell
WPA
Bidwell Recreation Center
A. Judson Glassburn
Odd Fellows
Bernice Bordern
Edith Bryant
Dr. W. L. Brown’s Car Stolen Overnight in Gallipolis
Unknown persons stole Dr. W. Lewis Brown’s brown coupe from his garage late Sunday night. The car contained his medicine and surgical case valued at over $100. Local officers and state patrolmen investigated the case.
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Gallipolis
W. Lewis Brown
Aged Addison Violinist Samuel Bing Seriously Ill
Samuel R. Bing a 90 year old lifelong Addison resident and noted violinist is reported seriously ill at the home of Francis Stover near the village. The elderly man’s condition is described as very feeble.
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Addison
Gallipolis
Samuel R. Bing
Francis Stover
Bing
Car Overturns Near Chickamauga Park Bridge
An automobile driven by Ernest Blazer left the road at Chickamauga Park bridge and overturned, but the driver escaped serious injury. The bridge, a frequent site of accidents, will be replaced by a modern structure according to the State Highway Department.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Blazer
Chickamauga Park
State Highway Department
Sheets is Seriously Ill in Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis reports 31 year old Donald Sheets, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Sheets, is a throat infection patient in Holzer Hospital and is listed in serious condition.
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Gallipolis
Donald Sheets
Ernest Sheets
Holzer Hospital
William Showalter Becomes New Rotary Member
Logan Rotarians welcomed William Showalter at a Monday evening meeting held at the White House. His father L K Showalter is a veteran member with perfect attendance records. Madge Wright Faith Wright sang with Mrs. Walter Prather as accompanist during the program. Dr W B Lacock health commissioner presented a film on tuberculosis.
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LOGAN
Logan Rotarians
White House
William Showalter
L. K. Showalter
Madge
Faith Wright
Walter Prather
W. B. Lacock
Gallia County Keeps 18 Wooden Covered Bridges Still standing
Gallia County records show 18 old wooden covered bridges remain, with a new 40 foot steel bridge replacing one. Leonard notes replacements occur at two per year with plans to quicken, while several bridges need repair and more may join next year’s program.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Grange Hall
E. N. Leonard
Leonard
Symmes Creek
Blaine Edwards
Greenfield Township
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John Preston III
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