Gallia Conservation Group names officers at convention
John F. Russell was re elected chairman of the Gallia County Agriculture Conservation Association by a large vote margin at the convention. Other officers reelected include Charles A Logue as vice chairman and Melvin Gilbert as third member of the county committee. Alternate picks were Rev R P McCarley and J M Conkle. Town ship committeemen selected Friday night will serve as delegates to the AAA convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John F. Russell
Gallia
Addison
J. P. Roush
Cheshire
McConte
Clay
R. P. McCarey
Naan G. P. Ewing
Green
W. G. Haskins
Morgan
Harvey C. Denney
Perry
Melvin Gilbert
Springfield
Emory Waugh
Walnut
John R. Russell
Greenfield
Ames L. Shelton
Guyan
Leslie Gothard
Ohio
Charles Gases
Harrison
Ernest McCall
Raccoon
B. Lewis Jones
Fred Bovie Leaves for Military Duty
Fred Bovie of Gallipolis resigns as superintendent of the Jackson office of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company to enter military service. He reports Monday at Fort Hayes Columbus then proceeds to Fort Custer Michigan aided by his family including his parents Mr and Mrs J Harley Bovie of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fred Bovie
Jackson
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Columbus
Fort Hayes
Fort Custer
Mich
J. Harley Bovie
Honor Their Son On His Birthday
In Gallipolis Mrs. Saunders honors son Leon's seventeenth birthday with a party on Portsmouth Road. The group of young friends enjoyed games and refreshments featuring guests including Frank Hamilton Joan Epple Edward Roush Imogene Burns Merrill Rose Mary Campbell Charlies Neal Juanita Houck Daryl Elicessor Geranine Boster Jim Robinson Mary Katherine Rose Tim Evans Anna Mary Davies Juanita McKean and local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leon
Saunders
Portsmouth Road
Frank Hamilton
Joan Epple
Edward Roush
Imogene Burns
Merrill Rose
Mary Campbell
Charlies Neal
Juanita Houck
Daryl Elicessor
Geranine Boster
Jim Robinson
Mary Katherine Rose
Tim Evans
Anna Mary Davies
Juanita McKean
H. A. Notter
Lecta
L. K. Brumfield
Cc. E. Saunders
Christmas Social and Holiday News From Gallipolis
Gallipolis social notes detail a Mrs Harry K Mills hosted Christmas party with buffet and bridge, awarding a house prize to Mrs Charles Brown. The column lists many local guests and notes on soldiers students and families visiting or recuperating for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry K. Mills
Charles Brown
Robert Richards
W. H. Walker
James Mills
Frank Figgins
John L. Evans
Robert Cornwell
Louis Preston
Faye Alban
Floyd Iron
Robert Betz
William Ball
C. F. Brown
Robert Evans
A. D. Lusk
Kenneth Frazier
Jack Knight
Robert Thomas
Madelaine Campbell
Edna Ward
Kenneth Worman
Family Dinner Near Gallipolis Honors Clarks
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clark and Mrs. W. S. Craft gathered at the Clark home in Porter for a Sunday family dinner party. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton and son Frank of Leeda, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cornwell and daughter Eleanor Sandthorn of Lower River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Guy Clark
W. S. Craft
Clarks
Porter
James Hamilton
Frank
Leeda
Charles Hamilton
Marvin Cornwell
Eleanor Sandthorn
Lower River Road
Mule Dies on Gallia Farm After Long Life
Mrs. E. M. Rupe of Eno reports the death of a mule that would have been 40 next spring. The 41 year old mate remains alive. The pair were bred years ago and have since retired on the Gallia farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia Farm
Gallipolis
E. M. Rupe
Eno
Gallia Man Held on Intoxication Charge in Break‑in Incident
Kerr resident Jack Schoolcraft, 23, is jailed in Gallia County on intoxication charges after allegedly attempting to break into Mrs. Reedgeon’s Evergreen home. She fired a rifle through the door and the sheriff found him asleep in a nearby truck. a more serious charge may follow. Spurgeon was inducted into the Navy last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jack Schoolcraft
Kerr
Gallia County
Hatfield
Rance Watkins
Reedgeon
Evergreen
Schoolcraft
Spurgeon
Navy
John Cunningham Dies in Gallipolis Mine Accident
John Cunningham 36 of Kaylong West Virginia died at Holzer Hospital after a mine accident last Thursday. He had been in critical condition since being brought to the hospital and worked for the West Virginia Coal and Transportation Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Cunningham
Kaylong
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
West Virginia Coal and Transportation Co
Seaman Second Class Robert Wolfe II Dies in Auto Crash
Gallipolis obituary notes 19 year old Robert F. Wolfe II, son of Edgar Wolfe publisher of the Ohio State Journal and Mrs. Alice Alcorn Wolfe, killed in a Delaware auto crash Sunday night. He was grandson of the late Dr. John R. Alcorn and his wife, long residents of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert F. Wolfe II
Edgar Wolfe
Ohio State Journal
Alice Alcorn Wolfe
Delaware
John R. Alcorn
Alcorn
Springfield mother to christen navy ship in Cleveland
Mrs. Martin R. Welch, a Gold Star mother from Springfield, has been chosen to christen a navy ship to be launched December 30 in Cleveland in her honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Martin R. Welch
Cleveland
Mrs. John Hix Dies in Gallipolis After Illness
Mrs. John Hix died Sunday night at her Chatham Avenue home after weeks of heart illness. Born in Poplar Ridge, she was 70 in April. Survived by son Luther Hix of Huntington, daughters Mrs. Glenna Heinis of Springfield and Mrs. Marjorie Rutherford, six grandchildren, two brothers, a sister, and several relatives. Funeral at Entsminger Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial at Pine Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Hix
Chatham Ave
Hix
Poplar Ridge
Alfred
Margaret Thomas Ables
Luther Hix
Huntington
Glenna Heinis
Springfield
Marjorie Rutherford
New Patients at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital reports several new admissions. Charles Meagie, Walter J. Nury, and three comrades from Point Pleasant were admitted Sunday with flu symptoms and all listed as good condition on Monday. Mrs. Earl DeWitt, Phyllis Miller, Mrs. J J Eagan, and Mrs. John Bolin are also noted as respectively medical patients or in fair condition. Walter Blazer remains critical. Melvil Thompson of the Children’s Home was discharged Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Point Pleasant
Bagncs
Charles Meagie
Walter J. Nury
Earl DeWitt
Southside
W.va
Phyllis Miller
Thurman
J.J. Eagan
John Bolin
Pomeroy
Walter Blazer
City
Star Report
Melvil Thompson
East Gallipolis Girl Struck by Truck
Seven year old Barbara Wandling of East Gallipolis fractured her leg when hit by an Evans Packing Company truck at State and Second Avenues at 6 30 Saturday evening. She was taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Barbara Wandling
East Gallipolis
Evans Packing Company
State and
Second Avenues
Holzer Hospital
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Dec
Gallia Conservation Group
John Russell
NEA Radiophoto
Bernard Law Montgomery
Italy
Navis
Monty
Vasilev
Solodovnik
Nelsonville
Pt. Pleasant Smms
Bunny
Gallipolis Social Notes
James Skidmore
Frances Moch
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Sergeant Skidmore
Morris Field
N. C
Joe Moch
Robert Mackenzie
Robert
U. S. Navy
Newport
R. 1
Tom Lewis
New River
Warden Lewis
James Walker
Jimmy
Cabelle Walker
Jewell Burnette
Chillicothe
Frank Jones
Cincinnati Commission
U. S
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Richard Holzer
Mont Ala
C E. Holzer
Helen Waters
Portsmouth
Robert M. Betz
Richwood
John Field
Casby Meadows, Jr
Scott
David A. Engel
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Margaret Engel
California
Paul Haskins
Myrtle Thaxton
James
Ohio Masonic
Haskins
Mountain State College
Parkersburg
Reinersville
Morgan County
Paul Williams
Lois Curry
Wilbur Curry
Paul Roger
America
Nels., Ohio
Ristmas
Atco
Risa Aquariuns
Homeseter Tee
S. Eatre
N. Court ST
Athens, Ohio
Whitmore Greenhouses
Buchtel Road
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