Mercerville Post Office Likely Abolished in County Plan
Gallia County Democratic Executive Committee will meet to pick four postmaster replacements after retirements in 1940 and consider census enumerator appointments. The Mercerville office, currently run by an acting postmaster after Ben Niday’s death, may be eliminated with direct star route mail service to the village. Names of nominees are not disclosed.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Democratic Executive Committee
Mary D. Carter
Patriot
N. R. Rothgeb
Cheshire
William A. Deem
Kananga
W. A. Lanier
Crown City
Mercerville
Ben Niday
Complete First Step In Survey Of Housing In Gallipolis
About 300 questionnaire cards for the Red Cross Housing Survey in Gallipolis have been completed. Tabulation will follow and copies will be sent to the City Commission and Chamber of Commerce with recommendations.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Quarantine Closes Centenary Area in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis the Centenary neighborhood faces quarantine as Naomi Evans county nurse reports a contagious disease outbreak. A child had just recovered from scarlet fever when another family member contracted the same illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jesse Taylor
Centenary
Naomi Evans
Watch Night Service Welcomed by Gallipolis church
The Methodist congregation in Gallipolis will observe New Year with a watch night service at 11 p m Sunday led by Rev W Scott Westerman pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Dr X Returns in Saturday Athena Theater Feature
Dr Xavier, a homicidal mastermind, headlines the mystery film The Return of Doctor X at the Athena. Humphrey Bogart stars as the feared surgeon with Wayne Morris as the journalist hero aided by Dennis Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. X
Athena Theater
Dr. Xavier
Doctor X
Athena
Humphrey Bogart
Wayne Morris
Inferne
Dennis Morgan
Funeral For Alma Tillis In Arbuckle West Virginia
Local friends and relatives attend funeral services this afternoon in Arbuckle for Alma Tillis age 61. She was a daughter of Mrs. Frank P. Miller and the late Mr. Miller longtime residents of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galllipolis
Arbuckle
W. Va
Alma Tillis
Frank P. Miller
Mr. Miller
Few Arrests Highlight County Holiday Conduct
Local police and sheriff's officers report exemplary behavior during the holiday week with arrests described as negligible and residents praised for restraint and orderliness.
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Gallipolis
Gabreilli Sues for Divorce from Jewell Saxton
Raymond John Gabreilli of Gallipolis files for divorce from his wife Jewell Saxton. The case seeks dissolution of marriage and any legal remedies available through the court.
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Gallipolis
Raymond John Gabreilli
Jewell Saxton
New Year Dance At Eagles Club In Gallipolis
Gallipolis hosts a New Year’s dance at the Eagles Club to start promptly at midnight Sunday. Organizers invite residents to attend and ring in the new year with music and celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eagles
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Weddings and Visits
Announcements note Anna Mae Fry and Sherman E. Buchman marriage in Grayson Kentucky Sept. 1. Mary Casto to Ray Casto wed at Gallipolis Baptist Church with ceremony at 7 30. Also mentions Kathryn Matthews visiting, Phoebe Bell returning from Portland, and a list of out of town wedding guests at the McMaster Jones ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stanley T. Fry
Oak Hill
Anna Mae
Sherman E. Buchman
Carl Buchman
C. D. Harsh
Grayson, Ky
Buchman
Huntington
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Kathryn Matthews
Columbus
E D. Keeler
Phoebe Bell
Portland
Henry Kerns
McMaster-Jones
C. E. Handley
Glouster
Mary Lou McMaster
Mary Wetherholt
Jean McMaster
Willard McMaster
Middleport
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mrs Booth at Shane Home
Neighbors and friends honored Mrs C W Booth with a turkey dinner Wednesday evening at Dr and Mrs F W Shane's home. The event was planned as a surprise to the guest of honor.
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C. W. Booth
F. W. Shane
Marriage Announcement for Hilah Rust and Wilbur Urban
Local friends report the marriage of Miss Hilah Rust of Buffalo New York to Wilbur Urban of Zanesville. The ceremony occurred in Zanesville on Thursday December 21. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Donovan Allen and the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Asa Bradbury of Middleport.
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Hilah Rust
Buffalo
N. Y
Wilbur Urban
Zanesville
Donovan Allen
Asa Bradbury
Middleport
Saunders announce birth of daughter
Mr and Mrs Hollis Saunders announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday December 23. Florence Caldwell is noted as part of the announcement.
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Hollis Saunders
Florence Caldwell
Jacksonville Holiday Guests Chronicle Christmas Visits
Christmas season brings many visitors to Jacksonville as families host relatives and friends from Vincent Lancaster Akron Columbus and Athens. Notable gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Hallam in with John Rinwald and others and multiple households hosting kin from Trimble Heights Glouster Oak Grove and Evanston Ill.
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Jacksonville
William Hallam
John Rinewald
Vincent
Vivian Hallam
Daniel Rinehard
Columbus
Frances Judson
Isaac Fosnaugh
Fred Snake
Juanita
Lucille McClelland
Lancaster
Gertie Taylor
Akron
Frank Rabe
Charles Guinther
Richard
Eliza Cox
Glouster
William Stephenson
George Luther
Harvey Luther
James Morris
Lawrence
Frank Davis
Clarence Davis
Trimble Heights
Reginald Embrey
Athens
William Deal
Watt McDonald
South Jacksonville
Watt
Harold McDonald
Ralph Shultz
Oak Grove
Edward Harry
Sue Ann
Oakdale
Alfred Deal
Chauncey
Eddie Buhla
Detroit
Dana Bolin
Betty Dunlevy
Floyd Miller
Everett Grimm
Anna Exenkemper
North Canton
Lena Exenkemr
Cordelia Viall
Evanston Collegiate Institute
Evanston
Lil
Mary Brown
Harold Woodgerd
Middleport
Della Irwin
Holiday Guests Across Regions Report Christmas Visits
Albany and surrounding areas share holiday hospitality as families visit relatives in Carpenter Wellston The Plains Cheshire Columbus and Zanesville with notable notes including Miss Mary Francis Gillogly earning a gold bar for seven years attendance at Methodist S S and Olive Parker's daughter Olive recovering from blood poisoning disease remains improved through Christmas gatherings and travel.
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Albany
Lawrence Oxley
Clinton Oxley
Louis Cottrell
Carpenter
E. V. Springer and Sons
Harper
Edgar Perry
Wellston
Ella Nelson
Dexter
Will Gillogly
Sam Scott
Silas Nichols
the Plains
J. S. E. Woodyard
Dale Dye
Mary Francis Gillogly
S. S
Wesley Swisher
Cheshire
Adriel Welker
Fred Johnston
Vaughn Brown
Athens
Everett Jones
Richard Blank
Ronald
Effie Mosher
Marysville
Charley Parker
Sidney
Zanesville
Olive
Delegates Named for Ohio Education Meeting
The Gallia County Rural Teachers Association selected delegates for the Columbus mid year Ohio Education Association meeting on January 5 and 6. E B Webb of Rio Grande and Clair O Hara of Addison are the delegates with Margaret Jones of Rio Grande and Dale Freshcorn of Bidwell as alternates.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Rural Teachers’ Association
Columbus
Ohio Education Association
E. B. Webb
Rio Grande
Clair O’hara
Addison
Margaret Jones
Dale Freshcorn
Bidwell
Doctor Shane Moves Offices to Morris Building
Dr. F. W. Shane has relocated from the First National Bank Building to the Morris building on Second Avenue park front, signaling a new office site further south.
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Gallipolis
F. W. Shaney
First National Bank
Morris
Second Ave. Park Front
Gallipolis Nuptials Celebrate Vornholt Rieger union
Miss Elizabeth Vornholt daughter of Dr and Mrs Otto A Vornholt wed Mr James Herzigg Rieger of Dayton in Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis with 150 candles and music by Miss Marianna McKay. Rev Westerman officiated as hundreds attended a Vornholt home reception and gifts were shown. Rieger son of Lowell P Rieger of Dayton works in brokerage and plans a Dayton home. bride a Columbus St Marys of the Springs alumna who has studied at Ohio State University.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Elizabeth Vornholt
Otto A. Vornholt
James Herzigg Rieger
Dayton
Marianna McKay
Athens
Stanley Lanier
W. S. Westerman
Vornholt
Mr. Rieger
Lowell P. Rieger
Rieger
St. Marys of the Springs School
Columbus
Ohio State University
Carbon Hill Club Christmas Party Tour and Birth Announcement
The Carbon Hill Club met at Mrs. Edgar Stedwell’s home on Friday December 22 for a Christmas party. Members and guests exchanged gifts and sang carols during a tour of aged and shut-in homes. A reading of The First Christmas followed. Separately, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pence announce the birth of daughter Catherine Louise on December 25 with grandparents in Newark and Union Furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill
T.&. Club
Edgar Stedwell
Joe Blosser
Charles Courtney
John Dehnen
Ross Binsley
Pattonville
Harold Gaston
Haydenville
Wayne Johnson
Columbus
Robert Hardy
Catherine Louise
O. E. Cooperrider
Newark
O. O. Pence
Union Furnace
Mable Lowes
Hedley Lowes
Frank Johnson
Charles Hubbard
John Johnson
Earl Johnson
Detroit
Lester Devol
Cincinnati
Omer Devol
Logan
Alva Devol
Charles Devol
Harold Downhour
Clifford Beal
Earl and
George
Sand Run
Amos Lenigar
Glouster
Russell Dawley
Lancaster
Marjorie Hawk
Augusta
Roy Smith
Alex Guess
Marie Guess
Merleen Shultz
Emma Lemon
Bob McBride To Return Home From Florida Trip
Bob McBride was expected to reach his home today after a holiday trip to Florida with the Kum quat Bowl football team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Bob McBride
Florida
Grange to Meet at Logan-Miller Chapel Next Wednesday
Grange to meet next Wednesday evening at Logan-Miller Chapel with installation of officers as the main business.
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Grange
Logan
Miller Chapel
Luminous Paint To Lessen Fog Hazard
Gallia County highway workers expect luminous paint for road markings to reduce fog related danger. Center lines would remain clearly visible in heavy fog, improving motorist safety on state highways.
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Gallipolis
Civil Service Tests Set for Gallipolis Store Staff
Civil Service examinations are scheduled for February 8 and 9 by the State Commission for state liquor store employees. One local worker, Maurice Grover, provisional clerk, will take the test, with others expected to do so for the same post. Store manager Roy D. Rothgeb and clerk William McKean hold civil service ratings. Rothgeb and Grover are Republican appointees while McKean is a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Commission
Maurice Grover
Roy D. Rothgeb
William McKean
Rothgeb
Grover
McKean
Tag Sale Is Slow In Gallia County Dog License Deadline
Gallia County Auditor Keeler notes few dog license purchases so far with the penalty deadline set for January 20. He urges residents to obtain licenses to avoid penalties.
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Gallipolis
Keeler
Red Cross First Aid Course Held at Little Bullskin School
A Red Cross First Aid course starts Wednesday evening at Little Bullskin School in Harrison Township. Instructor is Lawrence L. Holliday, county farm security manager.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Little Bullskin School
Harrison Tp
Lawrence L. Holliday
Martin Resigns Parole Officer Post in Ohio Prison System
Logan F. P. Martin resigns as parole officer of the Ohio Penitentiary effective January 1. He began duties in February 1932 and is a former probate judge of the county, with years of service as juvenile court probation officer.
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Logan
F. P. Martin
Ohio
Martin
Watch Night Services Planned at First Baptist Church
Gallipolis residents hear plans for Watch Night worship at First Baptist Church starting at 9 p.m. with vocal and instrumental numbers. The first week features a lineup of speakers from Rio Grande to Huntington plus local pastors. Dr Leland Jerome Powell of Cincinnati will lead the last ten days.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Bonnie Fife
Orville Wallace
Agnes Frye
Martha Nelle Hively
James Danner
Mildred Mills
Louise Boggs
Vivian
Louise Irion
Guild Chorus
Charles Weed
Rio Grande
G. W. Friedrich
Wellston
W. T. Packer
J. E. Holloway
Ironton
G. E. Bartlett
Marietta
J. J. Cook
Huntington
Lewis Weber Gishler
Leland Jerome Powell
Cincinnati
Sagen
Preston Named Executor of John J. Preston Estate
Louis L. Preston is appointed executor of the estate of his late father John J. Preston in Gallipolis. The filing announces the appointment and requests any claims against the estate be presented as required by law.
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Gallipolis
Louis L. Preston
John J. Preston
Vacation Omitted at Perry Ohio Schools
Gallia County schools in Perry Townships do not observe the usual holiday vacation. The eight months' schools will conclude the year by mid April. Despite two opportunities this year none observed a Thanksgiving vacation.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Perry Townships
Greenfield Man Buys Court Street Building
Roderick Thomas of Greenfield, Gallia County native, purchased a business building on Court Street near Second Avenue from Mrs. Elmer Irwin. Purchase described as an investment with a stated consideration of about $3,000.
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Gallipolis
Roderick Thomas
Greenfield
Gallia County
Court St
Second Ave
Elmer Irwin
Crowd Attends Thursday Dance at Riverview Center
Crowds attended a holiday week dance at Riverview Recreation Center last night. Similar dances are planned each Thursday night throughout the winter season.
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Gallipolis
Riverview Recreation Center
Anglers To Be Tagged In Gallipolis 1940
Fishermen in 1940 will be tagged. Clerk of Courts Mrs Margaret McCormick has received a consignment of fishermen's tags for coats.
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Gallipolis
Margaret McCormick
Temperance program to close Gallia County schools
Gallia County schools will observe a two hour temperance program Friday January 19 under state law. Superintendent E N Wiseman announced the observance applies to all schools in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. N. Wiseman
Pioneer Youth Group unveils plans in Hocking County meeting
Logan A committee of the Pioneer Youth Group gathered Tuesday evening at Ruth Rheinscheid's Union Furnace home to outline plans for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Pioneer
Hocking County
Ruth Rheinscheid
Union Furnace
School custodian admitted for observation at Cherrington
Logan Samuel Farley of Haydenville was admitted to Cherring ton Hospital Thursday for observation and treatment. He serves as custodian of the village school building.
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Logan
Samuel Farley
Haydenville
Cherrington Hospital
Car Ditch Accident Eases for C. D. Dixon in Logan
A Columbus travel ing man named C. D. Dixon escaped injuries when his car left Route 75 south of Logan and ran into a ditch Thursday evening.
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Logan
C. D. Dixon
Columbus
Route 75
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