Gallipolis Needy Will Revive Christmas Trust Funds
Under the will of Minnie Shallcross Kerr a $600 Christmas trust fund will be distributed to indigent Gallipolis residents. Ministers from Protestant and Catholic churches prepared lists, with trustees Henry W. Cherrington and Harry Maddy distributing funds by check. the first distribution occurs this year with future Christmas distributions planned.
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Gallipolis
Minnie Shallcross Kerr
First Baptist Church
Henry W. Cherrington
Harry Maddy
Vaccination Drive Starts for 400 School Students
Gallipolis begins immunizing about 400 school students against diphtheria as City supplies vaccine and services to 150 indigent children. School Nurse Maurice Beaudry says none of the students had prior vaccination and parents cover costs for additional cases.
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Gallipolis
Maurice Beaudry
Amanda Swisher 82 Dies Near Cheshire
Mrs Amanda Trickler Swisher age 82 widow of Dean Swisher died Tuesday at her Cheshire area home. Funeral services planned Thursday 2 pm at Cheshire Baptist Church with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Survived by children Wade Ray Roy Madge Hazel and Mrs K R Knight.
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Gallipolis
Amanda Trickler Swisher
Dean Swisher
Cheshire
Cheshire Baptist Church
Gravel Hill
Wade
Ray
Roy
Madge
Hazel
K. R. Knight
Cattlemen's Tour of Gallia County Date Moved Upward
Gallia County announces the cattlemen tour date change from December 28 to December 27. County Agent E G Roger and P McCann OSU beef cattle specialist will accompany the tour to lecture.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Arcs
E. G. Roger. P. McCann
Ohio State University
Seal Sales Improve in Gallipolis
Seal sales have topped 400 dollars as the health seal campaign gains momentum. Committee members report continued strong interest with expectations of surpassing last year’s 875 dollar total.
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Gallipolis
Must Leave State After Street Brawl Arrest
Jack Smith aged 30 was held for engaging in a street brawl with his wife. He has been released from city prison on condition that he depart the state.
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Gallipolis
Jack Smith
City
Football Financial Report Shows Profit at Gallia Academy
Gallia Academy High School football season finances summarized by principal Carl C. Byers show receipts of 2101.39 dollars and expenditures of 1869.24 dollars. The ending balance is 232.15 dollars, up 21.01 dollars from the season start.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Carl C. Byers
Gallia Board Okays Call for Relief Action
Gallia County Commissioners support a resolution from Athens County asking Governor Bricker to call a special session to adopt adequate and workable relief measures. Also reported is a mortgage foreclosure action in Huntington Township by the holder of a $404 note against Andrew and Elizabeth Smith and the Gallipolis Motor Co.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Andrew Smith
Gallipolis Motor Co
Huntington Township
Lock Foiled Burglar At Hardware Store
A burglar was foiled at Armstrong Hardware Store on E Main St after forcing a rear window into the tin shop. He then tried to break a locked door into the store proper using a bit to bore the lock, but the attempt was abandoned.
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Logan
Armstrong Hardware
E. Main St
Father George Milne Sr. critically ill at Sandusky home
D Y Milne reports his father George Milne Sr. is critically ill at home in Sandusky with little hope for recovery as of the latest update.
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Logan
D. Y. Milne
George Milne
Sandusky
Booklet of Candy Recipes Is Published by Gallia Council
The Gallia County Women's Home Council released Home Council Samplers a candy recipe booklet. Contributors include Frances Northup Lucy Hartsook Ella Rothgeb Anise Wood S Jenkins Ada Ferguson Motter Trainer Royer Fulton Painter Denney Matthews Leonard Wood Henshaw Lakin Bunce Powell Clark Atkinson Dabney Alexander Robinson Mills McCormick Mink Elliott Painter Bunce Wilcox Cline. Books are not for sale. copies distributed to council members with remaining supply at the county agent office.
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Gallipolis
J. R. Elliott
Lena Fern Painter
Merrill Bunce
Stella E. Wilcox
Paul B. Cline
Gallipolis Social Notes Celebrate Porters and Haffelts
A Gallipolis gathering honors Mrs Rosetta Porter age 79 and her twin sister Mrs George Haffelt at Mrs Porter’s home. Guests included Rev Porter relatives and friends plus Mr and Mrs W R Smith marking a fifth wedding anniversary.
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Gallipolis
Rosetta Porter
John L. Porter
E. E. Caldwell
Curtis Porter
T. L. Shaw
Marcus McKean
Maurice
Porter McKean
Neligene
John McKean
Ed Porter
Russell Smith
Stanley McKean
Charles Porter
Birthday party honors Clarence Brumfield and four tables of rock
A surprise birthday party was given Clarence Brumfield Monday evening with four tables of rock played and favors awarded to Mrs. H A Cardwell William Mc Knight and Mrs. John Morgan. Fourteen girls joined the Future Homemakers Club at a high school Home Economics meeting Monday evening with a Christmas party and gift exchange.
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Clarence Brumfield
H.A. Cardwell
William McKnight
John Morgan
Future Homemakers’ Club
Home Economic Department
Burial Service Set for Mrs Brashears Friday
Logan Missouri. The body of Mrs Anna Baker Brashears arrives Friday for burial in Oak Grove Cemetery after she died in Los Angeles last Sunday. Rev Cecil Harding Jones will conduct brief services at the grave. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs T E Baker and mother of G Brashears. sister of Mrs G W Mumford Seattle and others in Los Angeles and Columbus.
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Nellie Brashears
Los Angeles
W. C. Moore
Columbus
Unemployment Bureau Close for Holidays Observed
Logan unemployment office will close Saturday through Tuesday for Christmas and New Year observances. Claimants due to report on December 23 and 25 shift to December 26, and those due December 30 and January 1 shift to January 2.
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Logan
Bureau of
Samuel R. Bing Dies at 90 in Gallia County
Samuel R. Bing, 90, a longtime northern Gallia County resident, died at his home near Addison. Survived by wife Augusta Lucas Bing predeceased him. children Horton Bing, Corwin Bing, Mrs. Sarah Bing, and Mrs. Naomi Appleton. Funeral arrangements set for Thursday afternoon at Tope Funeral Home with Cheshire interment.
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Gallipolis
Samuel R. Bing
Gallia County
Addison
Augusta Lucas Bing
Horton
Corwin Bing
Columbus
Sarah Bing
Naomi Appleton
Charleston
Tope
Cheshire
Lanthorn Dies of Pneumonia at 40 in Eureka
Garland C. Lanthorn aged 40 died at his Eureka home after a ten day pneumonia illness. Funeral services planned for 2 p.m. Thursday at Mt Zion Baptist Church south of Bladen led by Rev. Earl Cremeens. He is survived by his wife Gladys Litterel Lanthorn and their children Mary Wishon Columbus Junior Eugene Theresa Donovan Clarence Betty Jo and John at home. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Francis Lanthorn of Eureka, with sisters Gertrude Hazlett Winfield W Va Garnet Gothard Gallipolis Gusta Angell Bladen and Goldie Gothard Eureka.
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Gallipolis
Garland C. Lanthorn
Eureka
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Bladen
Earl Cremeens
Gladys Litterel Lanthorn
Mary Wishon
Columbus
Eugene
Theresa
Donovan
Clarence
Betty Jo
John
Francis Lanthorn
Gertrude Hazlett
Winfield
W. Va
Garnet Gothard
Gusta Angell
Goldie Gothard
Grace Methodist Units Plan Debt Liquidation
Grace Methodist Church groups in Gallipolis report progress toward liquidating a $2500 indebtedness by January 1. Representatives from several church organizations met to review the plan and move toward reducing the debt.
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Grace Methodist
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
WPA Vacations to Begin Friday for Gallipolis WPA
WPA vacations set for Gallipolis workers from Friday noon until Thursday January 4. Road crews and other WPA workers will return to duties the day after New Year.
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Gallipolis
1265 Phones Listed In Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS The local Ohio Bell Telephone system lists 1 265 telephones in the city and about 300 in Gallia County. J P Martin says much new equipment was added and rural magneto to battery changes completed by Western Electric workers in four weeks. Dial system likely to arrive in 1941 but may come sooner due to rising business. The company owns a building at Second and Locust Streets with exchange and equipment on the second floor and gas company renting the first floor.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Bell Telephone System
Gallia County
J. P. Martin
Central Exchange
Western Electric
Martin
The
Telephone Company
Second and Locust Sts
Foreclosure Sought on Neil Ave Property in Gallipolis
Home Owners' Loan Corporation seeks judgment of 999.87 against Mr and Mrs Francis Stover in Gallipolis. Foreclosure requested on a building lot on Neil Ave. The Stovers reside in Addison Township.
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Gallipolis — Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Francis Stover
Neil Ave
Stovers
Addison Township
Rotary Club Revels At Hotel Lafayette
Rotary Club members held their annual Christmas party at Hotel Lafayette with gifts that prompted friendly ribbing. Carols were sung and an informal program provided light entertainment for the gathering in Gallipolis.
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Rotary Club
Hotel Lafayette
Gallipolis
Non-Support and Neglect as Grounds in Two Divorces
Mrs. Genevieve Bryan Thompson sues for divorce and restoration to maiden name from husband William Thompson Jr amid unknown current residence, alleging gross neglect. Mrs. Hester Rowley seeks divorce and custody of eight year old son Thomas after stating Thomas Rowley was admitted to the Ohio Penitentiary in June for non support.
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Gallipolis
William Thompson, Jr
Genevieve Bryan Thompson
Thomas Rowley
Ohio
Hester Rowley
Thomas
Death of Mrs Madge Evans Brandebury in Los Angeles
Former Gallia resident Mrs Madge Evans Brandebury widow of Thomas Brandebury died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles. She was born in Vin ton and is survived by a daughter Margaret and a brother Wendell Evans of Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Madge Evans Brandebury
Thomas Brandebury
Vinton
Los Angeles
Margaret
Wendell Evans
Columbus
Eagles of the district gather in Gallipolis for meeting
Eagles of the district converge on Gallipolis tonight as local members host a district meeting in the city.
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Gallipolis
Eagles of
Viers Dies From Fall in Columbus
Relatives in Huntington were informed of the death in Columbus of Andrew Viers, 67, a former resident of Gallia county, from injuries suffered in a fall earlier this month.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Columbus
Andrew Viers
Quarantine Lift Planned for Scarlet Fever Case
Gallipolis to end quarantine of the county's only contagious disease case a ten year old schoolgirl with scarlet fever will be released Christmas day says County Nurse Miss Naomi Evans.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Mrs Carter Appointed to Children’s Home Board
Gallia County commissioners appoint Margaret D Carter to the board of trustees for the Children’s Home in succession to the late C R Niday. Other members are Miss Bess Wetherholt James Simms Peter Burger and F K Mills.
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Gallipolis
Margaret D. Carter
Children's Home
C. R. Niday
Bess Wetherholt
James Simms
Peter Burger
F. K Mills
TB Clinic Examines 12 at Courthouse
A tuberculosis clinic was held today in the county nurse's office at the Courthouse in Gallia County. Dr. D C Beers of Holzer Hospital examined about 13 persons, with expenses covered by funds from health seal sales.
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Gallipolis
D. C. Beers
Holzer Hospital
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