Bible Class Expands to Open Gymnasium at Grace Methodist
St. John's Men’s Bible Class plans a gymnasium and recreation center on church property in Gallipolis. Rev W Scott Wester man says equipment and games will serve church departments including men’s and women’s classes Epworth League and trustees. Opening within two weeks.
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Gallipolis
St. John's
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Epworth League
A. Safford
St. John’s
Dan W. Thomas
Ari Lloyd
Harry Miller
Lincoln Play at Gallipolis High School
Principal Carl C. Byers announces a one act Lincoln life play for the high school assembly Friday morning. The program includes devotions and group singing led by Elizabeth Shough with songs Battle Cry of Freedom and Dixie. Lincoln roles are boy 10 to 12 Jack Gills Youth Lincoln Harry Trout and President Lincoln J C Waters Other characters include Widow Slocum Mary L Mohr Mrs Bixby Kathryn Boggs with four A Capella singers and cornet numbers by Ford Bailor Wendell Lloyd stage manager Don Judy.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Abraham Lincoln
Elizabeth Shough
Dixie
Jack Gills
Lincoln
Harry Trout
J. C. Waters
Widow Slocum
Mary L. Mohr
Bixby
Kathryn Boggs
A Capella Choir
Ford Bailor
Wendell Lloyd
Don Judy
Granville Caufman Dies in Gallipolis
Granville H. Caufman 67 of Southside West Virginia died in Holzer Hospital Wednesday from pneumonia complications. His wife died last year. Survived by two sons and a daughter in West Virginia and a Gallipolis brother Walter Caufman. Funeral services announced for Friday.
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Gallipolis
Granville H. Caufman
Southside
W. Va
Walter Caufman
Holzer Hospital
West Virginia
Spring marriage licenses surge in Gallipolis area
Probate Judge Clark notes rising marriage license activity as applicants appear across multiple towns. Readable entries include Randall Waugh 22 and Josephine Dailey 21 of Ona West Virginia along with John Dailey 52 and Vina Johnson 43 Huntington and several other couples from Portsmouth Bladen Huntington Charleston Middleport and Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Clark
Randall Waugh
Josephine Dailey
Ona
W. Va
John D., Dailey
Vina Johnson
Huntington
Stanley Martin
Lucille Holt
Portsmouth
Lawrence Craig
Juanita Waugh
Bladen
Lester Newell
Nellie Higginbotham
Heart Attack Fatal to Robert Tanner in Rio Grande
Robert Henry Tanner 78 died of a heart attack at his Rio Grande home Tuesday shortly after midnight. He had been ill a month. Funeral at Calvary Baptist Church Rio Grande Friday at 2 pm conducted by Rev E H Midkiff. Burial in churchyard. Survived by wife Emma two sons Merlin Cleveland Dwight Cortland Ohio and daughter Mrs Tom Richards Rio Grande. He was a former teacher and farmer and member of the United Brethren Church.
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Gallipolis
Robert Henry Tanner
Rio Grande
Calvary Baptist Church
E. H. Midkiff
Alex Tanner
Old Pine
Perry Township
Emma Jones
Merlin Tanner
Cleveland
Dwight Tanner
Cortland
Ohio
Tom Richards
W. A. Tanner
Zella Davis
Ella Smeltzer
Tanner
United Brethren Church
Landowners Seek Higher Damages at Gallia County Meeting
Protest landowners along the Gallia County river front and Ohio River tributaries will meet tonight at the courthouse to organize and reject government damage offers, aiming to secure higher compensation. Also noting the Japanese oban is the world’s largest coin at about five inches wide and four ounces in weight.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio River
Labor Board in the Center of a Fleet of Conflicts
The National Labor Relations Board faces fierce opposition from employers and labor leaders as critics accuse bias and unfairness. Senator Burke urges investigation while the board cites dramatic reach affecting nearly 3 million workers across over 10 thousand cases and hundreds of elections since 1935.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Social Notes and Schoolhouse News from Gallipolis
Gallipolis hosts a bridge party and shower for Mrs Frank Haskins with prizes for high and low scores. Nearby, residents share visits, guests arrive from Columbus Indianapolis Dayton Lansing and Howell Michigan. Separately, public notices discuss the NLRB structure costs transcripts and hearings with regional offices and the accountability of cases.
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Gallipolis
Harold Haskins
Margery Moore
Earl Moore
Frank Haskins
Martha Ann McCormick
Kathryn Lutz
Elizabeth Carnes
Harold Campbell
Nelson Wheeler
James Reese
Mary Virginia O'Brien
Sara Louise Scott
Ruth Maddy
Kathryn Welch
Judy Haskins
Charlotte Cornwell
Doris
Jean Campbell
Jo Meadows
Columbus
Casby Meadows
Robert Thompson
Indianapolis
L. W. Thompson
Hold Stephenson Rites In Rio Grande Church
Mrs. Anna Reese Stephenson 76 died at Bloomdale near Fostoria after a long blindness. Funeral held at Rio Grande Methodist Church. Survived by three sons Everett Harry of Bloomdale and George of Springfield, brother David C. Reese, sister Mrs. W. H. Norman of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Anna Reese Stephenson
Bloomdale
Fostoria
Rio Grande
Tobacco Crop Sold in Gallia County Markets to Close
Gallia County tobacco growers largely sold their crops. The Huntington and Maysville markets will close this weekend.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Huntington
Maysville
Marcus Daniels Fined on Assault Plea in Gallipolis
Marcus Daniels changed his plea to assault on an indictment. Judge W R White fined him ten dollars and costs and placed him on six months probation.
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Gallipolis
Marcus Daniels
W. R. White
Disabled Veterans to Meet in Gallipolis Friday
Gallia County World War veterans will gather Friday night in the American Legion quarters located in the Gallipolis Municipal Building for an organizational meeting.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
American Legion
Felix Preston Dies in Blackwell Oklahoma
John J. Preston of Gallia County learns of his elder brother Felix Preston age 80 dead in Blackwell Oklahoma. Felix was among the original Cher okee Strip homesteaders in 1890, securing 320 acres and prospering. Funeral services were held in Blackwell.
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Gallipolis
John J. Preston
Blackwell
Okla
Felix Preston
Gallia County
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
Wade, Ex Gallia Man, Dies in Columbus
Charles Wade 41 former Gallia County resident died Monday night in University Hospital Columbus of peritonitis. His wife Sylvia McKnight of Bidwell survives with two children Eva Marie and Herbert. Funeral services were held in Columbus Thursday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Charles Wade
Gallia County
Sylvia McKnight
Bidwell
University Hospital, Columbus
Eva Marie
Herbert
Columbus
Man Pleads Guilty in Neighbor Car Theft Case
GALLIPOLIS Lewin G Dav is Jr admitted stealing a neighbor's automobile from George Clench. He pleaded guilty but awaits sentencing and remains in jail.
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Gallipolis
Lewin G. Davis, Jr
George Clench
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