Church To Celebrate 100th Anniversary In August
Gallia County centerville Thurnan Welsh Calvinistic Church marks its 100th year with a committee led by Rev Samuel H Whilding and elders Thomas S Jones and John D Davis. Judge Benner Jones of Jackson, son of early pastor Rev W S Jones, is preparing a history of the church and congregation.
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Gallipolis
Centerville
Thurman
Samuel H., Whilding
Thomas S. Jones
John D. Davis
Benner Jones
Jackson
W. S. Jones
Gallia County to Host Joint Farm Institute and Dinner
About 200 people from Gallia and neighboring counties are expected at a Friday dinner and farm institute in the Gallia County Methodist Church. The program includes tobacco culture, curing, and marketing, with guests from Lawrence and Meigs Counties. Vocal solos by Robert Dennis accompany the event, the first joint meeting of its kind in the county.
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Gallipolis
Methodist Church
Gallia County
Oservation Committee
E. G. Royer
Lawrence
Meigs
Robert Dennis
Roger
Farmers’ Institute
Township Institute
Gallipolis Maintains Ample Water Supply
Gallipolis residents enjoy a steady water supply despite rural Gallia County shortages. City workers report about 800000 gallons daily pumped from two riverbank wells to a reservoir on Fortification Hill to keep levels up.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fortification Hill
Youth Is Fined on Intoxication Charge
Edwin Bunce a 19 year old man tied to a Sunday night incident between Earl Shaver and Walter Taylor near Addison has been released from county jail after a $5 fine and costs for intoxication. He refused to answer officers. Taylor remains in Holzer Hospital and Shaver faces release on a $1000 bond.
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Gallipolis
Edwin Bunce
Earl Shaver
Walter Taylor
Addison
Taylor
Holzer Hospital
Shaver
River ice remains flat and unmoving at Gallipolis
River lee ice remains thin but not moving with more water pools forming on the surface. Open spaces appear between large floes, and authorities warn against venturing onto the thinning ice.
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River Lee
Gallipolis
Mrs Millie Jones Dies in Walnut Township
Mrs. Millie Meyer Jones widow of John W. Jones died Tuesday night at her home near Nebo Church Walnut Township. Funeral services will be at Bethesda Church Friday at 11 a.m. by Rev C W Frye. Cremation will follow at Portsmouth. She was born in the neighborhood and lived there her lifetime.
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Gallipolis
Millie Meyer Jones
John W. Jones
Nebo Church
Walnut Township
Bethesda Church
C. W. Frye
Portsmouth
Funeral Services For Prominent Woman
Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis for Mrs. Mary Howe Bratt widow of George Bratt. A prominent church figure she led Athens Presbyterial and held many district connections. She belonged to DAR the Woman's Relief Corps World War and Spanish American War Auxiliaries and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by two sons Howard Howe Bratt of Gallipolis and George B. Bratt of Charleston and sister Mrs. A. M. Kent of Porter.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Weber Gishler
Mary Howe Bratt
George Bratt
Howard Howe Bratt
This City
George B. Bratt
Charleston
A. M. Kent
Porter
Gallipolis Native Darius Wolfe Dies in Pittsburgh Home
Darius Wolfe 81 a Gallipolis native died Tuesday night at his Pittsburgh home where he worked for a gas company 40 years before retiring 15 years ago His wife Henrietta Greenwood Wolfe died two years ago A son Harry E Wolfe survives Funeral services in Pittsburgh tonight and in Entsminger Mortuary Saturday at 2 pm with interment at Mound Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev W S Westerman.
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Gallipolis
Darius Wolfe
Pittsburgh
Henrietta Greenwood
Harry E. Wolfe
Entsminger Mortuary
W. S. Westerman
Mound Hill Cemetery
Tobacco Auction Closes at Huntington Market
Gallia County growers sold their tobacco crop at the Huntington auction market closing the sales yesterday with about 4 250 000 pounds. Farmers marketed all crops before the deadline and plan 1940 acreage.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Gallia County
WCTU Plans Meeting at Addison M E Church
Addison WCTU members schedule a regular monthly meeting Sunday at 2 p m in Addison M E Church. The program opens with a congregational song service, followed by recitations from Alton Spurlock and Arnold Spurlock, a Little Kyger Church trio, addresses by Mrs Ed Dean and Rev E C Venz, duets by Mrs Snider and Mrs Lewis, and a Georges Creek Sunday School song.
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Gallipolis
Addison T. W.C.T.U
Addison M. E
Alton Spurlock
Little Kyger
Arnold Spurlock
Ed Dean
Snider
Lewis
E. C. Venz
Georges Creek
Committees Named for County Land Use Plan
Springfield Township selects F. K. Mills J. L. Coleman Homer D. Mossman Lester Hamrick for county land use committees. Huntington Township names G. P. Ewing Garland Elliott E. O. Russell Elza Hartsook W. W. Metcalf John Jacobs. Royer says other townships to form committees soon.
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Gallipolis
Springfield Township
F. K. Mills
J. L. Coleman
Homer D. Mossman
Lester Hamrick
Huntington Township
G. P. Ewing
Garland Elliott
E. O. Russell
Elza Hartsook
W. W. Metcalf
John Jacobs
E. G. Royer
Last Rites Held For Charles E. Price at Macedonia Church
Large attendance at funeral services for Charles E. Price in Macedonia Church. Modern Woodmen of America conducted the ritual as Price died Monday in a Columbus hospital from injuries after being struck by a car while boarding a street car.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Price
Macedonia Church
Wooden of America
Columbus
Elmer King Improves After Weekend Hospital Injury
Report from Holzer Hospital says Elmer King injured about the head and legs when run over by two ears Saturday night after being knocked down by another shows signs of improvement.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Elmer King
Railway Clerk Enters Huntington Hospital for Observation
D. S. Davis a railway mail clerk on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Parkersburg and Portsmouth has entered a government hospital at Huntington for observation and treatment.
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Gallipolis
D. S. Davis
Baltimore and Ohio
Parkersburg
Portsmouth
Huntington
Gallipolis Social Notes Amid Club Activities and Visits
Gallipolis social items list club meetings hosted by Mrs J E Halliday and Alma McCormick with upcoming Philomathean and Pembroke events. Luncheons at Grace Methodist and a Valentine gathering feature notes on members, visits to relatives in Columbus and Wellston, and travels to Chicago and St Petersburg Florida.
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Gallipolis
J. E. Halliday
Alma McCormick
Philomathean Club
Virgil Hixon
Chicago
Mid-West
George Clark
Portsmouth
O. W. Taylor
Pembroke Club
E. E. Higgins
Clarence Masters
Bellamy Partridge
Scout Mothers’ Association
First Presbyterian Church
Womens Republican Club
H. Cc. Johnston
Roy Eades
Mary Louise Burnett
Edward Woodward
Cincinnati
Str. Ingersoll
J. T. Robinson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leland Darling
Esther Broyles
W. L. Troth
Columbus
Mabel Thomas
Janet Bailey
Ruth Bailey
William Wilson
Richmond
Ella Mallory
Wellston
Mud Roads Deemed Deplorable in County
Rural residents report county mud roads are deplorable after milder weather returns. Chains for automobiles and trucks are said to be necessary to traverse many of them.
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Gallipolis
Eureka Methodist Sunday School Officers Named
Newly chosen officers for Eureka Methodist Sunday School include Mrs. F. L. Irion as superintendent Mrs. H. M. Lane as assistant Geraldine Swain as secretary Mrs. Della Bodimer as treasurer and Mrs. D. S. Montgomery Mrs. George Gothard as pianists with Mrs. Lesta Gothard Mrs. Roy Gothard Mrs. Robert Johnson John Wills as teachers.
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Gallipolis
Eureka Methodist Sunday School
F. L. Irion
H. M. Lane
Geraldine Swain
Della Bodimer
D. S. Montgomery
George Gothard
Lesta Gothard
Roy Gothard
Robert Johnson
John Wills
Case Is Decided In Favor Of Margaret Jones
Following a hearing Judge C. E. Peoples of Pomeroy rules Agnes Strother’s will case in favor of Mrs. Margaret Jones widow of Harry Jones. The will deeded lots 293 and 294 on Third Ave north of Spruce St in consideration for care during Strother’s last years.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Peoples
Pomeroy
Agnes Strother
Margaret Jones
Harry Jones
Third Ave
Spruce St
Miss Strother
Divorce action filed in Gallipolis over seven years of marriage
Mrs Rosalee Shively McCardle files for divorce from Steve McCardle in Gallia County Ohio alleging neglect and cruelty. She seeks alimony and restoration of her maiden name.
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Gallipolis
London
Ohio
Rosalee Shively McCardle
Steve McCardle
Banks Honor Lincoln Holiday Observance
Banks and country offices will be closed Monday in honor of Lincoln's Birthday. Post office activities will continue as usual on that day.
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Gallipolis
Lincoln
W C T U Members to Attend Services in Elks Building
Gallia County W C T U plans to attend religious services led by Dr. R A Howell tonight in the Elks Building in Gallipolis. A temperance program is contemplated.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
W.C.T.U
R. A. Howell
Elks
Judge W R White Sits in Chillicothe on State Assignment
Judge W R White of Common Pleas Court travels to Chillicothe for court duty on assignment by the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Chillicothe Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Chillicothe
Ohio Supreme Court
Dance Tonight at Gallipolis Recreation Center
A regular week night dance is scheduled at the Gallipolis Recreation Center tonight. The notice notes community activity alongside a separate statistic stating there are over 7,600,000 licensed drivers in the United States.
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Gallipolis
Taxes Open for 1940 Personal Returns at County Office
County Auditor E. D. Keeler says 1940 personal tax blanks have arrived. filing runs Feb 15 to Mar 31. About 2,500 forms will be mailed to prior filers, others available at the auditor’s office. Taxables include tangible property and intangible investments. nonproductive stocks must be listed by par value.
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Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Keeler
Ohio
U. S
Bracey and Gage Obtain License to Wed
License to wed issued for D. B. Bracey aged 67 and Mary Gage aged 59, both of Pontiac Michigan.
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Gallipolis
D. B. Bracey
Mary Gage
Pontiac
Mich
Charles E. Clark In Hospital After Fall Injuries
Retired businessman and former band director Charles E. Clark remains in Holzer Hospital for treatment of injuries from a fall at his home a month ago in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Clark
Holzer Hospital
Recovering at Home Tabit Returns After Major Surgery
George A. Tabit has returned to his Gallipolis home from Montgomery West Virginia after a major surgical operation. He is reported much improved and resting at home.
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Gallipolis
George A. Tabit
Montgomery
W. Va
WesJ Vaughn Dies in Ann Arbor Michigan
Wesley J. Vaughn, native of this county and Rio Grande area, died in Ann Arbor Michigan. A cousin, Mrs FE C Michaelis of Bidwell, had been with him for over a year before his death.
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Gallipolis
Ann Arbor
Mich
Wesley J. Vaughn
Rio Grande
FE. C. Michaelis
Bidwell
Physician To Attend Medical Convention
Gallipolis Dr. C. E. Holzer will fly to Florida Saturday for the American College of Surgeons sessions at Venice. Mrs. Holzer and their son Richard will follow by automobile and all will drive home together.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Holzer
Florida
American College of Surgeons At
Venice
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Millie Jones
Pittsburg
WCTU
Gallipolis Social Notes
Ladies Aid of Grace Methodist Church
Centenary Sewing Club
Nora Ecker
Elmer Hatfield
Michigan
California
Loaakist
J. W. Mootz Bakery
Wm. A. Schautz Co
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