Gallia Rural Electric to Extend Lines Into Jackson Area
Gallia Rural Electric Association plans near full electrification of rural Jackson County under REA guidance. A 200 mile initial line would serve about 1000 users with extensions as needed, linking Gallia and Lawrence counties and routing from Sciotoville or Rutland.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Gallia Rural Electric Association
Jackson
Gallipolis
Federal Rural Electrification Board
Cooperative
Buckeye Rural Electric Association of
Jackson County
Sciotoville
Rutland
Ohio Power
Edward F. Wilson
REA
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Wellston
Gallia
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
John Lusher
Cooperative Company
Electric Cooperative Names New Officers in Buckeye Group
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative announces new officers O. E. Elliott as president C. E. Taylor as vice president Emmett Slagle as secretary and Mrs. Nona J. Frye as treasurer. Directors include Charles Brace James Mayberry E. E. Cooper Davis Myers C. E. Houck and G. R. Phillips. John R. Lusher is reelected superintendent.
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Gallipolis
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
O. E. Elliott
C. E. Taylor
Emmett Slagle
Nona J. Frye
Charles Brace
James Mayberry
E. E. Cooper
Davis Myers
C. E. Houck
G. R. Phillips
John R. Lusher
Home Council Meeting Set for February 12 in Gallia County
The Gallia County Woman's Home Council announces its monthly meeting on February 12 at the Presbyterian Church. Mrs Earl Brown will demonstrate furniture slip cover making. A luncheon and Valentine event will follow.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic A Family Medicine
An herbal tonic described as a general system tonic for all family members. It stimulates the appetite aids digestion and relieves occasional constipation. An extra ten cents per bottle covers packing and mailing charges.
Tonto Snake Oil Liniment Adverts for Neuralgia Pains
An old advertisement promotes Tonto Snake Oil Liniment for neuralgia pains stiff neck muscular cramps and muscle soreness from exposure fatigue mosquito bites frost bites and minor sprains with Big Chief Tonic as a related product.
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Ad in Athens Ohio
An advertising notice for Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens Ohio promotes a sale price of 43 cents for two bottles at 79 cents per two bottles.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
Quick's
W. Union St
Athens
Railroads Report Gallia County Income for 1940
Figures show Chesapeake & Ohio and New York Central Railways earned 198356.77 in Gallia County during 1940 with 543.44 per day. Taxes total 43713.90. wages to county residents 140800. operation expenses 7925.81. incidental costs 466. work train and crew supplies 5231.06. Net county loss 51157.02 after gross from all sources 147199.75. Tax breakdown spans Addison, Clay, Green, Perry, Meigs and other townships and villages.
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Gallipolis
Chesapeake & Ohio and
New York Central Railways
Gallia County
Addison Tp
Buckeye
C. & O. Railway
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Power Co
Ohio Telephone and Telegraph
Railway Express
Toledo and Ohio Central Railway
Western Union Telegraph Co
Addison-Cheshire — C. & OO. Railroad
Columbus and Southern Ohio Co
Ohio Bell
T. & O. C. Railway
Western Union
Addison-Gallipolis
Ohio T. and T
Cheshire T.&c. & O
Columbus and
Southern Ohio
Meigs United Telephone
Ohio Fuel
Ohio Power
Ohio T. & T
Clay Tp
Columbus
Clay Gallipolis
Ohio Fuel Gas
Gallipolis City
Rio Grande Speaker Explores Peculiarities of Presidents
Dr. Don Smith of Van Wert delivered a humorous yet poignant lecture at Washington Auditorium on Peculiarities of the Presidents to an attentive audience, then spoke again at Rio Grande College for students. The discourse drew lively appreciation from listeners.
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Gallipolis
Don Smith
van Wert
Washington Auditorium
Rio Grande College
Hospital Dismissals Include Mrs Owen Cherrington
Mrs Owen Cherring ton of Marengo was discharged from Cherrington Hospital on Thursday. Another patient leaving the hospital that day was Mrs Eugene Kauff man of Huntington West Virginia.
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Logan
Owen Cherrington
Marengo
Cherrington Hospital
Eugene Kauffman
Huntington
W. Va
January fees total at title office reach 302.80
Don Feather clerk of courts reports January receipts from the certificate of title office show a county share of 203.90 and a state share of 98.90. A spider has eight legs and six to eight eyes.
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Logan
Certificate of Title Office
Don Feather
Free Food Distributions Aid 1056 Families in Gallipolis
Surplus commodities records show 1 056 families and over 4 000 persons share weekly free food. Howard D Smiley oversees the stock including grapefruit pears white cereal cornmeal dried beans white flour lard and apples.
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Gallipolis
Howard D
Smiley
Department of Housekeeping
Aid
Funeral Roush Rites Held at Letart Falls
Funeral services for Harvey Roush 79 were at the Methodist Church with Rev. Franklin Norris officiating. Roush born in Mason County West Virginia moved to Ohio as a boy and lived with his son Roy. Survived by son Roy daughter Edythe Teaford of Syracuse and three sisters. Relatives from out of town attended the service.
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Letart Falls
Harvey Roush
Franklin Norris
Greenfield
Roush
Mason County
W. Va
Ohio
Roy
Women's Society of Christian Service
Hazel Allen
Buds of Promise
Mildred
Thomas Norris
Nora Wolfe
Oma McDade
Ramona Allen
Mildred Norris
Reva Evans
C. L. Thayer
Biglow Church
Portsmouth
Bertha McDade
Columbus
John
Doris Hill
Dale Musser
Rutland
St. Clair Hill
Roy Burnem
Morning Star
Harry Allen
Clarence Shields
Mabel Roush
Zelma Allen
Huntington
Gladys Farra
Letart
Ralph Webb
Alberta Alexander
Naomi Ashley
Genevieve Powell
Fanny Varian
Dolly Higginbotham
O.E.S. School of Inspection
Pomeroy
Vets Hear Kramer Address at Legion Hall Meeting
A meeting of Disabled War Veterans county chapter members at Legion Hall will be addressed tonight by Clinton Kramer state commander.
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Gallipolis
Disabled War Veterans
Legion Hall
Clinton Kramer
Are to Marry Gallipolis
Marriage license applicants Everett E Webb age 24 of Wheelersburg and Arminia Belle Middleton age 21 of Moorehead Kentucky, with George Pierson age 48 and Vada Garnes age 38 of Oak Hill listed as parties.
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Gallipolis
Everett E. Webb
Wheelersburg
Arminia Belle Middleton
Moorehead
George Pierson
Vada Garnes
Oak Hill
Merchants Protest Parking Meters in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis merchants committee of the chamber of commerce is vigorously protesting the installation of parking meters in the business district. They plan to seek an injunction against the city commission to halt the meters.
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Gallipolis — Merchants’ Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Gallia Academy Teacher Addresses Mothers Club Meeting
Edward Wise a science teacher at Gallia Academy High School spoke to 18 Mothers' Club members at Island View Inn on Wednesday evening. Mrs Ted Moore hosted the gathering. a salad course was served and favors were small boxes of valentine candies.
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Gallipolis
Edward Wise
Gallia Academy High School
Mothers’ Club
Island View Inn
Ted Moore
Social Roundup From Local Club and Visits
Mr and Mrs Raymond Jones hosted the Dixie Twelve Rock Club with prizes for high scores and consolation prizes for others. Local residents attended visits include Mr and Mrs John Clendenin returning from Florida and accompanying Al Poulson. Mrs Earl O Neil and two children travel to Newport News Va to join Mr O Neil at Dravo Corp. Mrs J P McSwain and Miss Helene Caton visit Huntington family. Mrs M E Rathburn of Rutland visits Dr and Mrs L C Bean. Miss Bertha Randall recovers in hotel after San Francisco illness. Mrs Francis Harding hosts fifth birthday party for twins Jean and June with ice cream and cake. Mrs Kerr Butler returns from two weeks in Florida with family members.
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Raymond Jones
Dixie Twelve Rock Club
Will Reese
A. S. Lloyd
John Morgan
John Clendenin
Florida
al Poulson
Huntington
Earl O'Neil
Newport News
O'Neil
Dravo Corporation
Leo Shaver
J. P. McSwain
Helene Caton
J. G. Epling
M. E. Rathburn
Rutland
L. C. Bean
C. F. Brown
Columbus
Bertha Randall
San Francisco
Francis Harding
Poplar Ridge
Jean
June
Kerr Butler
Vinton
John Butler
Wellston
Lucille Matthew Peters
Health seals sales fund tuberculin tests for students
Gallia County Health League will provide 800 grade school students the chance to receive tuberculosis skin tests during the month. The expense is covered by proceeds from health seal sales.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Health League
Funeral in Charleston for J. G. Casto 79
Relatives in Gallia County attended funeral services in Charleston today for J. G. Casto age 79 brother of B. G. Casto of Vinton Ten children survive him.
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Gallipolis
Charleston
J. G. Casto
B. G. Casto
Vinton
Pupils Stage Operetta at Bartlett Hall
Bartlett residents attended a school operetta The Maid and the Golden Slipper produced by Bartlett grade school pupils directed by Miss Wanda Conway at the Masonic Auditorium. The notice also lists local visits, family gatherings, and movements of residents in the Bartlett area.
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Bartlett Hall
Washington Students Present Program at School Event
Sixth grade pupils supervised by Virginia Bane and Marshall Boggs presented a program at Washington Schools. Bobby Roberts chaired, Roseann Baker gave devotionals, and a playlet Children, be Careful was featured. Earline Saunders played a piano solo, and safety songs closed the program. Principal Ben Evans notes 800 grade school pupils with 217 perfect attendance first semester.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Virginia Bane
Marshall Boggs
Bobby Roberts
Roseann Baker
Earline Saunders
Ben Evans
Grass Run-Side Hill Social and Personal
Week end gatherings and visits noted across Grass Run-Side Hill. Several families from Columbus Pomeroy Huntington and Charleston were guests and neighbors hosted quilting and social events. Local residents hosted relatives and friends including Allan Will and Max Davis with illness mentioned for Orlando Davis.
Social Notes of Bashan and Area Visits
Bashan social notes report Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilt of Letart visiting Mr and Mrs Stanley Trussell on Sunday. Marion Slater returned from Newark Saturday. Glen Tuttle ill with influenza. William Watson attended the funeral of Mrs Watson s aunt in Reedsville Monday. Ladies Aid at Long Bottom heard Mrs Linnie Swan host. Warden Ours of Charleston WV visited relatives over the weekend. Mrs Paul Dye of Akron returned home with her husband after visiting J C Rose s family. Clifford Slater returned home Tuesday after several days with relatives. Ralph Frank ill with influenza. Harvey Frank of Chester spent Tuesday with the John Taylor family.
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Bartlett
Masonic Auditorium
Wanda Conway
Bartlett Chapter
O.bs
Pomeroy
Malcolm Goddard
Robert
Youngstown
Lizzie Goddard
Ellsworth Allen
Dyer Selby
Chillicothe
Circleville
E. H. McKain
Danville
S. K. Steele
L. A. McKain
John Beazell
Madge Spiers
Emily Gage
Lowell
Lorna Tullis
Colt Tullis
Columbus
Washington
Lydia Williams
Frank Smith
Amesville
Paul Ross
Glen Ross
Conrad Male
Samuel Carver
Elizabeth Crawford
Nitro
W. Va
Eleanor Goddard
G. S. Graham
Eric
Berea
Emma Mills
Mills
Blanche Graham
Neil
Detroit
Graham
Charles Cummings
Warden Ours
Charleston
Paul Dye
Akron
J. C. Rose
Clifford Slater
Ralph Frank
Harvey Frank
Chester
John Taylor
Big President's Ball Attendance Expected
Gallipolis hopes for large turnout at tomorrow’s presidential ball at the Eagles Club as county infantile paralysis chairman Joe V. Leef predicts strong attendance.
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Gallipolis
Eagles’ Club
Joe V. Leef
Delaney Edged Tool Shop Closes in Gallipolis
J. H. Delaney has closed his edged tool shop on Second Ave opposite the post office due to ill health. It was the city’s only shop of its kind and his retirement ends a long local business presence.
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Gallipolis
J. H. Delaney
Second Ave
Ray Warren Freed with Work Requirement After Non-Support Charge
Ray Warren, confined on a non-support charge, is released by court order contingent on his finding employment and providing support for his family.
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Gallipolis
Ray Warren
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Dyesville
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