Christmas Programs Draw Large Audiences Across Gallipolis
Crowds filled auditoriums at Gallipolis area churches with holiday themed programs. The Baptist Church presented The Crooked Lamp with named performers and instrumental and vocal numbers. Grace Methodist hosted a 140-voice carol service directed by Rev. W. S. Westerman, with soloists including Mrs. Ellinwood and James Vornholt. Additional groups and visits by Wesleyan Guild carol groups spread festive music through the city. First Presbyterian held vesper services and a Christmas story by Rev. Gishler. St. Peter’s Episcopal offered a prayer service and planned communion. Church of God hosted a children’s program and The Light of the World. Paint Creek Baptist staged Holy Night drama. John Gee Chapel A.M.E. announced a Christmas program, with free Tuesday evening events.
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Gallipolis
the Baptist Church
Eleanor Lanthorn
Marie Langdon
Russell Wallace
Amy Haffelt
Julia Agnes Wood
Ferne Davis
Doris Irion
Hilda Halley
Leland Berridge
Maurice Kerr
Irvin Folden
Mrs
Burkl Hood
Kenneth Davis
Grace Methodist Church
W. 8. Westerman
Ray Ellinwood
Mary Syler
James Vornholt
Thomas Kelton
Wesleyan Guild
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Weber Gishler
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Charles E. Baird
Church of God
Paint Creek Baptist Church
John Gee Chapel
A.M.E
Murray City Social Notes and Local Travel Pack
Murray City social items note alumni party at Eagles Hall on Christmas night and numerous distant visits. Obituaries mention John Pahy of Newark and Herbert Trimmer of Murray City. Relations visit Columbus and other towns. schools close Jan 6 for Christmas vacation. England reports rabbits and rats causing an estimated annual damage of 500 million dollars.
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Murray City
Murray
Eagles Hall
Velma Popoczy
John Pahy
Newark
N. J
Nelle Stonebraker
Barnesville
Ruth Davis
James Wolfe
George Wolfe
Albany
Adrian Burte
Columbus
Martha Huston
Herbert Trimmer
Alva
Beatrice Beattie
New Straitsville
Letha Sherlock
Ray Keeton
Pomeroy
Albert Keeton
Racine
Caroline Keeton
Richard Kilpatrick
Byesville
Mary Ann James
Rolland Hansen
Ina Bauers
Sun Gay
Thomas James
Blaine
Ohio
Earl Irvin
Ioie Strum
Mary Campbell
Ed Donson
Lyman Edwards
J. A. Ayers
Charles Vancurren
Clarence Cook
Paul Cupp
New Lexington
Cupp
Oscar Hellyer
Olen Storer
Guy Storer
Sadie Shelton
Jask
William Shelton
Art Shelton
Mac Driggs
Bess Frazee
Margaret Smart
Helen Laverty
Athens
Murrray
England
Christmas party and social notes from Gallipolis
Mrs P E Pierce hosted the Presbyterian Ladies Bible Class Christmas party with decorations, devotions by Mrs Osa Baird, carols, a story by Mrs Virgil Martin and a poem by Miss Anna Morgan. Claude Evans celebrated his thirtieth birthday with a surprise dinner party. Several guests announced holiday travel plans to St Petersburg and visits to family in New York and Columbus.
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Gallipolis
P. E. Pierce
Presbyterian Church
Osa Baird
Virgil Martin
Anna Morgan
Claude Evans
Harry Dexter
John
Laura Mae
Robert Smeltzer
Homer Henshaw
Donald
Helen
Norris Carter
Dottie
Laing Strong
Vaughn Glassburn
Harry Cameron
Carl
Evans
Marlene
Juanita
Married Folks Club Dines Then Plays Contract
Mr and Mrs H A Carnes hosted the Married Folks Club Friday night with a dinner and two tables of contract. Mr and Mrs Howard Neal received prizes for high scores.
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H. A. Carnes
Howard Neal
Miss Mabelle Gills Hosts Kildare Klub Game Night
Miss Mabelle Gills hosted the Kildare Klub Friday evening with two tables of games. Miss Eulah Williams received favor for high score and a late evening lunch followed the games. Mr and Mrs Herman Harrison of Harrison Township entertained youths Friday for their daughter Emma Louise's 17th birthday with Christmas tree gifts and refreshments.
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Mabelle Gills
Kildare Klub
Eulah Williams
Herman Harrison
Harrison Township
Emma Louise
Christmas visits and student travelers fill church event scene
The St Louis Catholic Church ladies hosted a Sunday School turkey dinner and party with 22 children in the recreation room. A parade of visitors and students from Nevada Missouri to Ohio Wesleyan University arrive for holidays, visiting relatives in Columbus and surrounding towns through Christmas.
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St. Louis Catholic Church
Hazel Hine
Nevada
L. Ecker
E. E. Hatfield
Karl Hatfield
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Columbus
Margaret Ecker
Pleasantville
N. Y
Betty Kratz
Betty Bean
Cleveland
Eugene . Smith
Cincinnati School of Embalming
L. E. Smith
Joseph Walters
Edith Walters
Jack Vornholt
Latrobe
O. A. Vornholt
Mary Ewing
Englewood, O
Claude Krug
van Ewing
Chicago
Dr. Howell to Attend Evangelist Meetings in Kansas City
Dr. R. A. Howell plans to travel to Kansas City on Thursday to attend sessions of the National Association of Evangelists beginning December 29. He expects to conduct evangelistic work at other points before returning to Gallipolis as churches there prepare to welcome visitors for services.
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Gallipolis
R. A. Howell
Kansas City
National Association of Evangelists
Howell
Motorist Fractures Neck In Wreck Near Camp Conley
Charles Chapman a 46 year old Gallipolis Ferry resident was admitted to Holzer Hospital with fractured neck vertebrae after his car struck a telephone pole near Camp Conley north of Pt Pleasant. He is married with four children and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Gallipolis
Charles Chapman
Holzer Hospital
Chapman
Camp Conley
Pt. Pleasant
Mrs C A Smith Seriously Ill at Son's Home
Mrs C A Smith is reported seriously ill at the home of her son, Dr Eugene Smith.
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Gallipolis
C. A. Smith
Eugene Smith
Veteran Sunday School Leader Howdyshell Honored
Logan M. W. Howdyshell of Webb Summit has led the Methodist Sunday School at Webbs Chapel for 18 years with about 50 average attendance and 75 on the pre Christmas service day. The piece also notes the Logan Rockbridge basketball team led by Jack Jones planning a week end trip to South Webster with Ramon Smith accompanying.
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Logan
Rockbridge
Jack Jones
South Webster
Ramon Smith
Six Eno Residents Receive Anti Rabies Treatment
Six residents of the Eno neighborhood were given the first dose of anti rabies treatment by Dr. F W Shane after handling a shepherd dog that was deemed mad by Dr. George Lasher and authorities. The dog had bitten livestock and treated households will be observed. the county will cover $35 per person from the dog license fund.
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Gallipolis
Eno
F. W. Shane
D. R. Rathburn
Donald Palmer
Betty Lou
Wayne Palmer
Palmer
George Lasher
Rutland
Grid Season Report Details Gallipolis School Football Finances
A Gallipolis financial report by C. C. Byers and Harold Brown shows receipts of 1922.27 with an unexpended balance of 103.42 at season start and expenditures of 1709.54. Itemized receipts include The Plains Ironton Pomeroy Middleport Jackson Logan Nelsonville Wells ton Catlettsburg and sesquicentennial committee funds. Expenditures cover guarantees payments to officials repairs transportation new equipment and miscellaneous costs.
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Gallipolis
C. C. Byers
Harold Brown
Ironton
Pomeroy
Middleport
Jackson
Logan
Nelsonville
Wellston
Catlettsburg
Sesquicentennial Committee
Child Improves After Unusual Thyroid Operation
Gallipolis report of Henry Douglas Johnson two weeks old who weighed five pounds had a thyroid goiter removed by Dr. C. E. Holzer. The growth weighed a half pound and the baby is recovering after the difficult operation.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Holzer
Henry Douglas
Henry Douglas Johnson
Permits to Wed Issued in Winfield and Cheshire Couples
Licenses granted to Laverne Grant 25 and Pauline Gillespie 21 of Winfield West Virginia and Curtis Robert Rice 22 and Marcella M. Thomas 21 of Cheshire for marriage.
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Gallipolis
Laverne Grant
Pauline Gillespie
Winfield
W. Va
Curtis Robert Rice
Marcella M. Thomas
Cheshire
Local Merchants Report Strong Christmas Trade in Gallipolis
With Christmas eve near, Gallipolis merchants say trade has been excellent and a buying spirit is evident despite little snow. They note that snow would have helped sales, but present conditions remain favorable for holiday shopping.
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Gallipolis
Purse Snatching in Gallipolis Targets Two Women
Saturday evening near Fourth and State Streets Mrs. Osa Baird and Mrs. Thomas Eachus were accosted by a purse snatcher who took Mrs. Baird's purse containing under five dollars. The suspect, said to be a young man, wore a handkerchief mask and fled west on State then north on Fourth. Authorities cooperate and report a good description.
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Gallipolis
Fourth
State Sts
Osa Baird
Thomas Eachus
Holmes Named President of American Chemical Society
Gallipolis report says Dr. Harry N. Holmes former principal of Gallia Academy High School and head of the Oberlin College chemistry department has been elected president of the American Chemical Society. He and Mrs. Holmes keep friendship ties in Gallipolis and recently visited during the sesquicentennial progress.
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Gallipolis
Harry N. Holmes
Gallia Academy High School
Oberlin College
American Chemical Society
Holmes
Gallia County Medical Association Organizes New Body
GALLIPOLIS The Gallia County Medical Association is newly organized and will hold monthly meetings at Holzer Hospital. Dr. F. W. Shane is president with Dr. N. H. Foster as vice president and Dr. C. E. Richards as secretary and treasurer. Committee heads include Dr. H. B. Thomas Dr. C. E. Holzer Dr. Leo C. Bean and Dr. H. L. Bossard.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sues for Divorce After Six Weeks
Gallipolis report states Mrs. Dorothy E. Foster files for divorce from William Foster after six weeks of marriage alleging neglect. The couple wed six weeks ago in Russell Kentucky. Granville Harrison of Pt. Pleasant and Clifton West Virginia is hospitalized at Holzer for head injuries after a fall from an upper to lower boat deck while working at Marietta Manufacturing Co.
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Gallipolis
Dorothy E. Foster
William Foster
Russell, Ky
Granville Harrison
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
Clifton
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Thief Steals Shopping Bag From Car in Gallipolis
Miss Edith Bryant, a Bidwell schools teacher, reported Saturday night that a shopping bag containing merchandise valued at more than five dollars was taken from her car in the Second Ave business district. The articles have not been recovered.
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Gallipolis
Edith Bryant
Bidwell
Second Ave
Mrs Boyles Funeral Held At Daliton Ga
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of First Presbyterian Church conducted funeral services for Mrs. Wilson N. Boyles at the family home on Sunday afternoon. She died Friday from a cerebral hemorrhage and interment was planned for Daliton, Georgia.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Wilson N. Boyles
Daliton
Murphy Rites Held in Columbus for Local Man
In Columbus on Sunday funeral services were held for Robert Murphy 40 who died Friday from injuries after being struck by a car. Survivors include his mother Mrs Martha Saunders Murphy of Columbus a native of Walnut Township Gallia County Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Robert Murphy
Martha Saunders Murphy
Walnut, Township
Gallia County
Changes Planned for Gallia County Officials in 6th
Gallia County will inaugurate new terms January 6 with few changes in office holders. Craig D. Slagle will replace Robert Betz in the General Assembly, Chauncey Johnson and T G Dillon join the board of county commissioners, while Jerry Grover remains on the board. E N Leonard, James S Clark, E E Hatfield, and John Howell will continue in their roles. Howard Hardway becomes clerk of courts with deputies Marjorie Rinehart and Nellie Ball named. Otis Drummond will assume county treasurer duties in September.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Craig D. Slagle
Robert M. Betz
General Assembly
Chauncey Johnson
T. G. Dillon
Board of County Commissioners
G. P. Ewing
Dan Jones
Jerry Grover
E. N. Leonard
James S. Clark
E. E. Hatfield
John Howell
Howard Hardway
Margaret McCormick
Marjorie Rinehart
Nellie Ball
Otis Drummond
Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for January Court Term
Gallia district juror selection celebrated with grand and petit panels drawn Saturday by Jury Commissioners D Elmer Jones and E L White with Sheriff E E Hatfield assisting. Names include A W Carl Alfred Davis Charles Nibert and many township residents. no court convening date set, but arrivals expected early January.
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Gallipolis
James S. Clark
D. Elmer Jones
E. L. White
E. E. Hatfield
White
A. W. Carl
Alfred Davis
Charles Nibert
Shelby Roberts
Grace Burnett
John Weaver
C. B. Stevers
Maude Nelson
Frank
Huntington
J. P. Westfall
Springfield
Zenia Shaw
Clay
Luther Frederick
Edna Thaxton
Morgan
Elmer Massie
Greenfield
Marjorie Rutherford
Virgil Plymale
Mary Jo Dale
W. B. Jones
Perry
Frank Ward
Pearl Lemley
Cheshire To
F. E. Fillinger
Arthur Elliott
Harrison Toe Court
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