Earl Angell Home Burns On Thursday
For the second time in two years Earl Angell of near Bladen lost his home by fire Thursday He was in Gallipolis when the house burned on property one mile west of Bladen a quarter mile from the site of the previous Angell home Neighbors who saw the flames saved some furnishings Angell and his children were staying with relatives at the time of the reports
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Callipolis
Earl Angell
Bladen
Gallipolis
Angell
Rio Grande Students To Present Christmas Program
Mrs. Carrie N. North will direct Rio Grande High School pupils in a 7:30 p m Christmas program in the auditorium. Senior helpers include Mrs. Millard McCoy Mrs. James Clark Mrs. John Wickline Mrs. Homer Brannon and Miss Vera Calhoun. School choruses will sing and an operetta will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carrie N. North
Rio Grande High School
Millard McCoy
James Clark
John Wickline
Homer Brannon
Vera Calhoun
North
Oak Hill OES Chapter Installs New Officers
Oak Hill Eastern Star installs new officers Wednesday night led by installing officer Mrs Elva Gibbs and marshal Mrs Anna Stovers. New worthy matron Wilma Sims Morgan, niece of Mrs Gibbs, attends with Gallipolis members including Mrs Ethel Burdette and Mrs Winifred Knight among others.
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Gallipolis
Elva Gibbs
Anna Stovers
Marshal
Anna Margaret Campbell
Oak Hill
The
Eastern Star
Wilma Sims Morgan
Gibbs
Campbell
Ethel Burdette
Winifred Knight
Lola Mae Sutter
Bessie White
Mae Wood
Births and Admissions at Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis lists admissions including Mrs. Harold Grueser Wellston Mrs. L H Lambert Vinton Howard Campbell Biaden Lucien Steinbeck Gallipolis Jesse Queen Northup John E Ratliff Galliaopolis Robert Mable Wellston Mrs George De Long Jackson surgery H M Lane Gallipolis surgery Miss Gladys Vance Coalton and Mrs W E Shoemaker Northup plus discharges Mrs Andrew Toler Bidwell medical Mrs Nellie Barsotti Pomeroy medical Mrs Lawrence McAfee Wellston surgical Charles Moore Pomeroy surgical Daughters born to Charles King Gallipolis Trefton Reese Oak Hill Raymond Norton Wellston and a son to Robert Mercer Jackson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Harold Grueser
Wellston
L. H. Lambert
Vinton
Howard Campbell
Biaden
Lucien Steinbeck
Jesse Queen
Northup
John E. Ratliff
Robert Mable
George DeLong
Jackson
H. M. Lane
Gladys Vance
Coalton
W. E. Shoemaker
Andrew Toler
Bidwell
Medical
Nellie Barsotti
Pomeroy
Lawrence McAfee
Surgical
Charles Moore
Charles King
Trefton Reese
Oak Hill
Raymond Norton
Robert Mercer
Huntington Tobacco Sales Are Suspended
Huntington tobacco auction sales at the Huntington market will be suspended from today until January 2 for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Tobacco
Gallipolis
Aucion
Huntington
Special Singing Service Announced at Morgan Center
Rev. W. M. Hersman invites parishioners to a special singing service at the lower church in Morgan Center at 7 p m on Saturday. The event aims to draw residents from Gallipolis and surrounding areas to join in a communal musical evening.
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Gallipolis
W.M. Hersman
Morgan Center
Youth Fellowship Presents Christmas Program at Westerman
Westerman church hosts a Christmas program at 7 30 p m Sunday with a Biblical play by the Youth Fellowship class and recitations and carols from other classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Westerman Church
Man forfeits $15 bond after speeding arrest
Donald Frank Lin Mason of Marietta forfeited a $15 bond posted after his arrest by the State Highway Patrol on speeding charges, per municipal court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Donald Franklin Mason
Marietta
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County Land Deeds Recorded In Brief
Transfers of Gallia County property include Mary Campbell to Merrill and Emma Harrison for 1 acres in Ohio Township. Administrators of Omer A O Dell estate to Merrill and Rosina Saunders. plus several 30 acre and 16 acre tracts in Huntington Green and Gallipolis townships. Other transfers include 59 acres, 13.59 acres, and a 1.10 acre parcel in various townships. administr ations and heirs noted with prices where stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Mary Campbell
Merrill
Emma Harrison
Ohio Township
Omer A. O’dell
Rosina Saunders
Garfield Ave
Benjamin H. Knox
R. C. Ball
Clyde Eagle
Huntington Township
Andy Dodrill
Harry Dodrill
Robert Whitney
Merian Whitney
Green Township
Miriam Whitney
Floyd
Opal Southard
Charles E
Alma V. Holzer
Raymond J. Hoy
Minnie Williams
Charles H. Williams
Ballard
Gerthrude Runyan
D. B
Ahala Hanshaw
Pearl Lear
Mercerville
R. A. Evans
M. D. Paiser
Mrs Tope and Mrs Worman Join Pre-school Mothers Club
Gallipolis report notes Mrs Earl Tope and Mrs Kenneth Worman inducted as new members of the Pre-school Mothers club during a gathering hosted by Mrs Earl Boyer at her Fourth Ave home on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Earl Tope
Kenneth Worman
Mothers Club
Earl Boyer
Fourth Ave
Miss Noreene Long to Visit Parents for Holidays
Miss Noreene Long will arrive Sunday from Minneapolis to stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Long during the holidays. A registered nurse, she served in the Navy Nurse Corps in the war and has been assisting in Minnesota during the infantile paralysis epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Noreene Long
Minneapolis
V. E. Long
Baptist Church Plans For Sunday Listed
Christmas services at Main St Baptist Church include the adult choir singing at 11 am Sunday. Rev C G Billups will give a short Nativity talk. The junior choir will present a musical program during the regular worship hour Sunday evening.
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Point Pleasant
Main St. Baptist Church
C. G. Billups
Local Holiday Guests Share News Across Gallia Area
Mrs H J Brown of Athens visits with Dr and Mrs W L Brown for the holidays. Mrs Ernest Davis of Second Ave visits her son Dana in Maryland. Mr and Mrs Claude Miller of Gallipolis spend time with Mrs Della Bodimer in Eureka as she recovers. Dr Charles Holzer Jr and family relocate to 1026 First Ave. Dr Lewis Amos Bean to intern 18 months at St John’s Tulsa after MI Medical School graduation on December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. J. Brown
Athens
W. Lewis Brown
Ernest Davis
Second Ave
Dana
Maryland
Claude Miller
Della Bodimer
Eureka
Charles Holzer, Jr
First Ave
Lewis Amos Bean
L. C. Bean
Second St
St. John’s Hospital
Tulsa
Okla
Bean
University of Michigan Medical School
Tax Official to Help Gallia Residents with Tax Returns
Thomas Davis of the Internal Revenue Bureau will visit the post office in Gallipolis Jan 8 9 and 10 to aid Gallia county residents in compiling their income tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas Davis
Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Gallia County
Notice to creditors on Howard A Dille estate relief
Thelma F Dille filed in Athena County Probate Court Ohio to relieve the estate of her husband Howard A Dille from administration. The hearing is set for December 31, 1948 at 10 00 AM before Probate Judge Francis D White. Attorney Hughes DD 121 360th M. DD.
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Howard A. Dille
Thelma F. Dille
Athena County
Ohio
Francis D. White
M. DD
Hughes
New Kroger Store Opens for Business
New Kroger store opened in the O. W. Dye building at Third and Main Streets in POINT PLEASANT. Patrolman C. E. Yeager managed crowds as about 500 people entered between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m., after which entry was no longer restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kroger
Harmony Baptist Church to stage Letty's Christmas Prodigal play
The Harmony Baptist Church youth group in South Side will present Letty's Christmas Prodigal by Laicille Moore at 7 30 p m Sunday. Cast includes Loretta McComb George William Long Naomi McKinney Jabez Beard Alpha Keefer Smith McCausland Irene Beard Harrett McCausland Iretta Clark Kimmy Thorne and Freddie Thorne. Rev A J McKinney directs the production and the public is invited.
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PT. Pleasant
Harmony Baptist Church
South Side
Letty
Laicille Moore
Loretta McComb
George William Long
Naomi McKinney
Jabez Beard
Alpha Keefer
Smith McCausland
Irene Beard
Central PTA Christmas party and bake sale plans
Central PTA held its Christmas party with Mrs. Charlies White presiding over business. A playground equipment discussion was led by Mrs. Doddee Graham Foran. A bake sale at Heck's Grocery raised funds for the project. Sixth graders presented "Santa Meets an Emergency" directed by Miss Iva Wise with Ray Walkup and others in the cast. The Rev. H. O. Shamblin spoke on Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
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Point Pleasant
Central Pta
Charlies White
Doddee Graham Foran
Heck’s Grocery
Iva Wise
Ray Walkup
Glenn Hall
Clarice Rodgers
Clare Gettler
Jackie Myers
Paul Smith
David Miller
Perry Livingston
Annalee Neville
Doris Hall
Lowell Rodgers
Dale Garrett
H. O. Shamblin
Jesus, Mary and
Joseph
Sunday School Plans Christmas Program at Point Pleasant
The Sun day School of the Church of Christ in Christian Union in Point Pleasant will present a Christmas program Sunday at 7 30 p m according to Pastor Rev P J Keefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Church of Christ In Christian Union
P. J. Keefer
Marriage Licenses Issued in Point Pleasant Area
Harold I Sayre and Genevieve V Stephens both of Letart along with Floyd F Finnicum and Florine V Gibbs both of Hartford received marriage licenses. Rev. William Meade to assist with Christmas Eve service at St John s Episcopal Church in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harold Ivan Sayre
Genevieve Virginia Stephens
Letart
Floyd Franklin Finnicum
Florine Virginia Gibbs
Hartford
William Meade
St. John's Episcopal Church
Charleston
Divorce Granted in Gallipolis Case
Mrs Marjorie Cox was awarded custody of two children and $25 a month for support after an uncontested divorce from Charles Cox on grounds of neglect in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marjorie Cox
Charles Cox
Magician Benjamin Franklin IV Visits with Parents in Pleasants
Springfield resident Benjamin Franklin IV spent the week in Point Pleasant with his parents after performing sleight-of-hand in Marion. He toured with Harry Blackstone and dined with A. F. Grant in Columbus. Franklin plans winter shows in Springfield, Cincinnati, and Columbus, following a 15 year debut in a Point Pleasant theater.
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Point” Pleasant
Benjamin Franklin
Springfield
Ben Franklin, Jr
Main St
Marion
Franklin
Harry Blackstone
A. F. Grant
Columbus
Cincinnati
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Ohio
Christmas Party for Sunday School Pupils in Pleasant
In Pt Pleasant the Main Street Baptist Sunday School held a Christmas party in the church basement for the Junior and Senior Departments. Forty five pupils attended. Mrs Everett McCartney led games and gift drawings from the tree. Refreshments were served. Organizers were Mrs Stuart Burdett Mrs McCartney Mrs Hugh Barr and Mrs C D McGarry.
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Point Pleasant
Main Street Baptist Sunday School
Everett McCartney
Stuart Burdett
McCartney
Hugh Barr
C. D. McGarry
Local families plan holiday visits and travel
Mr and Mrs William Cruickshanks of Clinton S C expected to arrive to spend holidays with Alexander Cruickshanks Jr and relatives. J Wallace Burdette state liquor commissioner investigator now stationed in Parkersburg has spent this week at home ill. Roush and son Jack of Letart Route 2 en route to Charleston to buy a car possibly Detroit if needed. Joe Barr improving after illness. Mrs James K Thomas of Charleston spent Wednesday with her Roseberry parents. W W Starkey of San Francisco and brother Russell Starkey plan to return home in January. Henry C Woodyard and Stuart Stephens of Spencer said the Spencer theater office building nears completion opening in about 30 days. Robert Thomas and Julia Pearl Thomas to spend holidays with Sgt and Mrs Paul F Thomas at 2220 Jefferson Blvd.
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William Cruickshanks
Clinton
S.C
Alexander Cruickshanks
Cruickshanks
Presbyterian College
J. Wallace Burdette
Parkersburg
Roush
Jack
Letart
Charleston
Detroit
Motor Sales Co
Joe Barr
Ohio River Road
James K. Thomas
A. H. Roseberry
Old Town Creek
W. W. Starkey
San Francisco
Calif
F. B. Starkey
Glenwood
Starkey
Russell Starkey
Henry C. Woodyard
Stuart Stephens
Motor Firm Annex Nearing Completion in Point Pleasant
Two River Motor Co. on lower Viand Street nears completion of a one story annex measuring 48 by 68 feet. Repairs on the old building include a passageway between the two structures and the area is set back from the sidewalk with paving. The annex will be used for temporary car parking.
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Point Pleasant
Two River Motor Co
Lower Viand St
School Theft Bond Is Set At 1000
POINT PLEASANT Boyd Pearson of Gallipolis Ohio was arraigned on a breaking and entering charge for Henderson Grade School theft. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Pearson said a relative disposed of a fountain pen set taken October 5 during the initial sacking, and the pen and stand were recovered in Leonardstown near Delaware after deputies traced the relative who handled them.
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Point Pleasant
Boyd Pearson
Gallipolis
Henderson
Pearson
Ernest Hesson
Tara Morrison
Leonardsburg
Industry Sites Under Survey in West Virginia Ordnance Works
Secretary Walden F. Roush of the Chamber of Commerce said many people and groups have visited in the past two months to explore purchasing industrial sites in the West Virginia Ordnance Works area. Land has not yet been bought, but several visitors continue their investigations and labor in the tri county area is praised. A New York man reportedly arrived as CIO wage talks began but soon left without pursuing his project.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Christ Church Outlines Christmas Services
Christ Episcopal Church outlines Christmas observances with a 6 30 p m Sunday Church School program and Adventmite box offering. Each class presents a portion. A Sunday morning worship and a Christmas Eve 11 30 choral Holy Communion celebrate the rite. Christmas Day service at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Christ Episcopal Church
Whih
Presbyterian Verse Playlet Is Planned
The junior department of the Presbyterian Church Sunday School will present Instead of Kings a verse playlet Sunday at 7 30 p m directed by Fritz Frey and Mrs Hamilton A Johnson. The cast features Kay Woolfitt Betty Rader Maudellen Roush Frank Biffle Lowell Allen and Billy Morrison. A potluck supper follows and a Christmas program will be given at 11 a m with a choir under Mrs John William Steenbergen and organ by Mrs Louis F Bateson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church Sunday School
Fritz Frey
Hamilton A. Johnson
Kay Woolfitt
Betty Rader
Maudellen Roush
Frank Biffle
Lowell Allen
Billy Morrison
John William Steenbergen
Louis F. Bateson
Driver Permits Granted in Point Pleasant Area
Thirteen persons were examined by Sgt. Paul F. Thomas and Trooper H. D. Coyner and certified for operators licenses. The list includes Anita Camp, Eugene Icard, James Bragg Jr, William Spriggs, James Pullin of Point Pleasant. Barbara Smith, Clara Roush of Mason City. John Graham, Bernice Graham of Leon. Mary Blain of Hogsett. Lee Walker, Dewane Casey of Gallipolis Ferry. Jessie Bond of Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Paul F. Thomas
H. D. Coyner
Anita Camp
Paul Eugene Icard
James M. Bragg, Jr
William W. Spriggs
James E. Pullin
Barbara Ann Smith
Clara Lucille Roush
Mason City
John Paul Graham
Bernice Graham
Leon
Mary J. Blain
Hogsett
Lee O. Walker
Dewane Casey
Gallipolis Ferry
Jessie R. Bond
Huntington
Huntington Visitors Stop in Point Pleasant
Mr and Mrs G F West and grandson Johnny Frazier from Huntington spent Wednesday in Point Pleasant with Mr and Mrs Hugh Barr on Jackson Ave. They were returning from Parkersburg where West is construction supervisor on the new C P telephone exchange building. West is well known locally for past projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
G. F. West
Johnny Frazier
Huntington
Hugh Barr
Jackson Ave
Parkersburg
West
C&p Telephone Exchange
Point Pomeroy Scouts Plan Christmas Party
Girl Scout Troop No 2 will join the Intermediate Girl Scouts in Point Pleasant Monday evening for a Christmas party. Sixteen members are expected to attend with scout leaders Mrs William H Van Horn Mrs William A Woolfitt and Mrs Denver Knapp accompanying.
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Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
William H. van Horn
William A. Woolfitt
Denver Knapp
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