Sheriff Welker Among Speakers at Pomeroy Legion Meeting
Sheriff Ralph Welker a Navy veteran spoke at the Drew Webster Post American Legion gathering in Pomeroy. Fourteen servicemen signed for membership, with forty in attendance as Commander Ernest Laliance led the meeting. Awards went to Carroll Norris and Henry Smith. Next post meeting set for January 7.
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Sheriff Welker
Pomeroy Legion Meeting
Pomeroy
Sherff
Ralph Welker
U. S&s. Navy
John Frank
Frank Will
Frank Johnston
Drew Webster
American Legion
Ernest Laliance
Don Wood
Carroll Norris
Henry Smith
Alonzo, Custer
Cris Harris
Gallia Schools Present The Messiah Thursday
A combined chorus of 180 voices will perform The Messiah at 8 o clock Thursday evening in the Washington School Auditorium. The city schools sponsor the cantata with Mrs Harris Doepping directing and Ruth Miller as accompanist. Local, Huntington, Athens and Nelsonville vocalists join the Gala Academy High School chorus and Grace Methodist Choir. Soloists include Mrs E Graham Huntington tenor P L Peterson Ohio University and Will Glenn Hanes Athens County schools mass.
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Northup Missionary Society
Odell Northup
Maude Saunders
Sylvia Fowler
St. Luke
Pearl Jones
Mildred Fellore
Nettie Sheets
Maye Wood
Charles Northup
Walter Shoemaker
Buell Burnette
Ronnie
Eleanor Jean Harrison
Donna Gail Sheets
Mike Arshary
Pearl Northup
Faye Rose
Hildred Fellore
Sylvian Fowler
Maldred Harrison
Jewell Sheets
Pearl Jones Gallipolis
Washington School Auditorum
Harris Doepping
Ruth Sawyer
Ruth Miller
Gala Academy High School
Grace Methodist Church Choir
Huntington
Athens
Nelsonvill
E. Graham
Herbert Witherspoon
Draft Board Closed For Christmas Holiday
Miss Jean Rice, clerk in the local selective service board, said the office would close from Friday evening until next Wednesday morning for a short Christmas holiday. She will spend the holiday with homefolks at Williamson. Miss Irene Duff will visit her folks at Cottages.
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Point Pleasant
Jean Rice
Local Selective Service Board
Fine Gallia Farm Is Reported Sold
Mrs Velvie Trotter sold her 241 acre Harrison Township farm to Charles W Holley and sons who will operate the W N Summers Ian Chicamauga Hawkins farm. Possession will be given late January. the farm is described as one of the county's best.
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Gallipolis
Velvie Trotter
Harrison Township
Charles W. Holley and Sons
W N. Summers Ian Chicamauga
Hawkins
Trotter
Blazer
Winnie Wetherholt
Gallipoli
Nylon hose sellout draws largest crowd since rationing
A Gallipolis department store advertised nylon hose at a sale starting seven oclock Tuesday evening. An hour before, a two abreast line stretched half the Public Square block as shoppers hoped for scarce stock with far more demand than supply reported.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Schools Set Holiday Start After Christmas
Gallipolis city schools will dismiss Friday noon for Christmas and resume Wednesday morning January 2. Absenteeism totals about 200 in Gallipolis as influenza cases are rare locally. Rural districts Bidwell Porter Mercerville and Vinton closed Monday due to higher absences. Superintendent Higgin and school physician Dr. Foster report few real influenza cases here.
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Gallipolis
B. E. Higgins
N. Howard Foster
Gallpolis
Bidwell- Porter
Mercerville
Vinton
Higgins
Condition of Child Reported Critical
Ladonna Knox a 12 year old girl from McArthur was brought to Holzer Hospital Monday evening with severe burns over about sixty percent of her body from clothing catching fire. She was reported in critical condition Tuesday as six units of blood plasma were used in her treatment.
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Gallipolis
Ladonna Knox
Raymond Knox
McArthur
Holzer Hospital
Felker Returns from Navy to Gallipolis
John BR Felker, discharged from the U S Navy as a lieutenant, returns to Mansfield to take a new job. His wife Freda Gilmore and baby stay with her parents Roy and Mrs Gilmore on Lower River Road while they seek living quarters. Also visiting were his brother Crawford Felker, wife and children en route from Greensboro North Carolina to Toledo after a discharge from the Army.
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John Felker
Gallipolis
Navy
Crawford Felker
Toledo
Greensboro
N. C
Gallipolis Hosts Dinner Before Royers Departure
Mr and Mrs Joe Miller entertained guests at their country home Sunday evening to honor Mr and Mrs Everett G Royer who plan to leave Gallipolis January 1. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Clifford Dunn Miss Harriet Davis Joe Walter and Mr and Mrs H W Wetherholt. The couple received a handsome gift.
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Gallipolis
Joe Miller
Everett G. Royer
Gallipoli
Clifford Dunn
Clara Belle Motter
Point Pleasant
Harriet Davis
Joe Walter
H. W. Wetherholt
Aged Bidwell Man Severely Burned
Gallia County man John Garnes, 75, a Bidwell Route 3 farmer, suffered severe burns to the face chest and arms and was brought to Holze Hospital in a semi conscious condition. Dr Paul C Foster said plasma treatments would be required.
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Gallipolis
John Garnes
Bidwell
Holze
Garnes
Paul C. Foster
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