Long Distance Centennial Talk Reaches Gallipolis First Baptist
Gallipolis First Baptist Church celebrated 100 years with two distant pastors calling in from Greenville Texas and Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Rev. George B. Sagen and Rev. Robert Pierce praised the church and recalled memories from 1918 to 1926. The event used Ohio Bell lines and a local amplifier setup amid sleet delays. The Gallia Academy choir provided music and Friday's service will close the centennial with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pugh sharing their life story.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George B. Sagen
Washington St. Baptist Church
Greenville
Texas
Robert Pierce
Second Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Edward Hakes
Mr. Pierce
Pierce
Sagen
Jesus Christ
Hakes
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Tom Clay
The
Telephone Company
Charles Pugh
Truth Twisters and the Lie in Everyday Life
A column denounces how truth gets twisted by language and self deception. It cites a car sale, a preacher’s tale, and a patched historical record to show half truths and polished lies, urging honest conduct and consistent faith across days.
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Job
Indiana
Eastern
So-and-So
Nay Dies in Baltimore after Construction Work
Lloyd Lee Nay died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland on Wednesday after marrying Ella Long during a local construction job in Gallipolis. His widow and family planned to transport the body to Huntington while noting the couple had resided in Baltimore for ten years and Nay worked for Davison Chemical Co.
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Gallipolis
Lloyd Lee Nay
Ella Long
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
VFW and Auxiliary To Hold Open House
Gallipolis report says the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and auxiliary will host an open house next Tuesday at 7 45 p m in Court Street clubrooms. Merrill McCormick Ohio Division of Conservation will show fishing hunting and wildlife films. Commander W L Ingerick notes refreshments will be served.
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Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Court St
Merrill McCormick
Gallia County
Ohio Division of Conservation
W. L. Ingerick
Honor Group Inducts 10 At Assembly
Gallia Academy high school inducted ten seniors into Chapter 812 of the National Honor Society during a Thursday assembly. Inductees were Phebe Pitchford Anne Morrison Bette King Jeanne Nibert Dorothy Skinner Alice Mackenzie Jeannie Ecker Darrell Shahan Robert Clark and Allen Romaine. Officers listed include David Jackson president Jennie Sutter vice president Barbara Halley secretary and Jimmie Evans treasurer.
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Gallipolis
National Honor Society of Gallia Academy High School
Phebe Anne Pitchford
Anne Morrison
Bette King
Jeanne Nibert
Dorothy Skinner
Alice Mackenzie
Jeannie Ecker
Darrell Shahan
Robert Clark
Allen Romaine
David Jackson
Jennie Sutter
Barbara Halley
Jimmie Evans
Barbara Cardwell
Janice Folden
Gallipolis Couple Leave for California
Mr and Mrs Gus Jewell of 15% Grape Street depart Friday for Bakersfield California to visit Mrs Charles Curlee sister of Mrs Jewell. They travel with Mrs Georgiana Christie Huntington and will visit Mrs Virginia Henderson Tulare aunt of Mrs Jewell who plans to return around February 23. The Gallia County Automobile Club of fices in the K of P building Locust Street arranged the roughly 2500 mile route.
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Gallipolis
Gus Jewell
Grape St
Bakersfield
Calif
Charles Curlee
Jewell
Georgiana Christie
Huntington
Virginia Henderson
Tulare
Gallia County Automobile Club
K. of P
Locust St
River Traffic Across Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha Report
River traffic reported at Gallipolis locks with boats Penn Rand Price and gauge readings 18 and 28.7 feet. On the Kanawha River ships Juanita Bruce Solway Marmet Market and falls reading 5.07 feet. Other district boats Union Creighton Hurley and Peace noted with respective directions and times.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Locks
Penn
Rand
Kanawha River
Juanita
Marmet
Bruce
Solway
Kanawha Falls
Union
Creighton
Hurley
The
Peace
Local Admissions Births and Discharges List
Admission names include Homer Jayjohn Wellston Calvin Holbert Jackson Herman G Warner Grimms Landing Carl C Myers city Ruth Wyckoff Hamden Oscar E Leach Wells ton Mrs James Austin Jackson Mrs Ralph Elliott Northup Births: Mrs William Casey city a son Mrs George Nease Point Pleasant a son Discharges: Mrs J S Davis Mrs Jobez Parsons and son Mrs Vernon Winters and daughter Mrs Leo Davis and son Mrs Marvin Griffin Mrs Paul Harrison and son Mrs Barbara Parks Mrs C E Mills Floyd Hensley Mrs John Ord Mrs Neal Tuttle Mrs C E Haney and Mrs George Queen.
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Gallipolas
Homer Jayjohn
Wellston
Calvin Holbert
Jackson
Herman G. Warner
Grimms Landing
Carl C. Myers
City
Ruth Wyckoff
Hamden
Oscar E. Leach
James Austin
Ralph Elliott
Northup
William Casey
George Nease
Point Pleasant
J. S. Davis
Jobez Parsons
Vernon Winters
Leo Davis
Marvin Griffin
Paul Harrison
Barbara Parks
C. E. Mills
Floyd Hensley
John Ord
Neal Tuttle
C. E. Haney
George Queen
Carpenter Grange to Meet Friday Night February 11
Columbia Grange members plan a Friday meeting with a pie activity for all women and a Valentine hearts supper partner activity. Attendees included H E Starkey A P Rupe Mendal Jordan and spouses at a county officers conference in Rocksprings. Miss Margaret Gillogly returned from Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after an operation. Several local gatherings and family visits noted including the Crabtrees Ellens Gilloglys and Dye family with a first birthday celebration for the Dye child.
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Carpenter
Columbia Grange
Valentine
H. E. Starkey
A. P. Rupe
Mendal Jordan
County Grange Officers
Rocksprings
Margaret Gillogly
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Arthur Crabtree
Ellen McKnight
Clara Gillogly
J. K. Crabtree
W W. Ellenwood
Cincinnati
Inlaw
Wendell Ellenwood
Dale Dye
Clyde Walker
Portsmouth
Alvin Dye
W. C. Peck
Paul Peck
Dye
Westina Crabtree
Pvt. Sheets Final Rites To Be Sunday
An American Legion funeral will be held Sunday at 1 pm at Mercerville Baptist Church for Pvt. Howard Curtis Sheets of Company C 142nd Infantry killed in France in 1944. He earned the Bronze Star posthumously after serving 15 months overseas following enlistment on February 26 1942. He was born September 19 1910 in Harrison Township and survived by parents Clark M Sheets and Pluma N Sheets and siblings Morton William and Fay Walters. The Rev Charles Lusher will officiate.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
Mercerville Baptist Church
Howard Curtis Sheets
France
Sheets
142Nd Infantry
Fort Blanding
Fla
Clark M. Sheets
Pluma N., Sheets
Harrison Township
Morton
William Sheets
Springfield
Fay Walters
Bidwell
Charles Lusher
Grace Methodist Youth Sunday and St Peters Lecture Plan
Grace Methodist lists Youth Sunday with sermons on Jesus Way Our Way and morning worship at 10 a.m. St Peters Episcopal schedules Sunday school 9:30 a.m. and morning prayer 11 a.m with a lecture by Rev Sydney J Browne at 7 p.m. First Baptist notes missionary sermon at 10:30 a.m. and centennial theme.
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Grace Methodist
L. L. Donnally
Church School
ST. Peters Episcopal
Sydney J. Browne
Athens
Browne
St. Peters Church
First Baptist
J. Edward Hakes
Charles Pugh
Young Peoples Meeting
Charlies Pugh
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Young Peoples
Women’s Association
Martha Circle
Jake Moore
Corning Social Notes and Funeral for Mahion Parsons
Funeral services were held in Corning for Mahion Parsons who died in Florida. Former Ringgold resident he is survived by his wife and five children with burial at Rassau cemetery. Local cousin George Parsons attends the service.
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Corning
Mahion Parsons
Florida
Ringgold
George Parsons
Rassau
Frank Robinson
Eub Church
Columbus
Frank Beuscher
Edith Nichols
1948 Accident Rate Hits New Low Point
Chicago report shows last year’s all accident deaths fell to 67.1 per 100000, the lowest on record surpassing the prior low of 68.4 in 1921. The National Safety Council released the annual survey noting Americans faced fewer fatal accidents in 1948 than any year since data collection began.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Gallipolis Man Arrested For Crossing Yellow Line
Roy Donald Burger, 34, of Gallipolis Route 1, was arrested by the State Highway Patrol on a charge of passing over a yellow line. He is to appear in municipal court Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Roy Donald Burger
State Highway Patrol
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