Huge defense contract brings jobs to Pt. Pleasant yards
Gallia Countians are expected to be employed in Pt. Pleasant yards after a national defense contract totaling 8 241 750 dollars awarded to the Marietta Manufacturing Co. The order is for mine planting craft to protect eastern harbor entrances and will create over 1 000 jobs with a weekly payroll around 35 000 dollars. The firm already holds a 2 040 000 dollar Navy net tender contract and was founded by Walter Windsor in Marietta.
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Gallipolis
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
United States
Gallia County
Marietta Company
Navy Department
Walter Windsor
Marietta
C. O. Weissenberger
South America
Gallipolis Social Notes Bride and Many Local Events
Myron Halley and Miss Thelma Snyder announce their marriage in Kentucky. Social notes cover birthday parties for Bill Neile and Russell Smith, visits by Lewis Bean Jr and Dr Leo Bean, and weekend trips to Jackson Marietta Dayton and Rochester. The monthly Social Stutchers meeting date changes and various locals at studies and sports events are noted.
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Gallipolis
Myron Halley
Rio Grande College
Thelma Snyder
Kentucky
Mr. Halley
S. C. Halley
Porter
County
Her Schmoll
Middleport
Lewis C. Bean, Jr
L. C. Bean
Franklin-Marshall Academy
Lancaster
Raymond Luman
Jackson
Indianapolis
Hubert Carnes
Jack Shaw
Carolyn
Charleston
L. B. Shaw
First Baptist Church
Louis Gillespie
Robert
C. E. Gillespie
Raymon Allison
Lawrence Kemplar
Paul Myers
E. S. Spear
Columbus
F. L. Martin
Lawrence Martin
Marietta
Donald Jones
Dayton
Russell Smith
West Point
Mr. Smith
Leo C. Bean
Rochester
Minn
American College of Physicians
Funeral Held Sunday For Gallipolis Native
Funeral services were held at Oak Hill's Presbyterian Church for Dr. Gomer E. Jones age 74 with burial at Thurman. A native of Gallia County he practiced medicine in Jackson County. Survived by his wife brothers Judge Benner Jones Jackson and Thomas B. Jones Oak Hill and sister Mrs Mary A. Jones Chillicothe.
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Gallipolis
Oak Hill
Presbyterian
Gomer E. Jones
Thurman
Gallia County
Jackson County
Benner Jones
Jackson
Thomas 8. Jones
Mary A. Jones
Chillicothe
Divorce Suit Seeks Alimony and Custody in Gallia County
Mrs. Campbell charges Charles Campbell failed support and took their child to his parents home. He has filed for divorce and requests custody of the child. Both principals reside at Northup in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Charles Campbell
Hazel
Campbell
Northup
Rutland Social And Personal Highlights
Rutland notes list Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rutherford and family of Pt Pleasant W Va visiting Mr. and Mrs Sig Johnson. Families from Lebanon Ohio Columbus Huntington and Middleport share guests. A birth announced in Elmer Weat family. Sunbonnet Jane play at the high school drew a sellout. Funeral for Steve Graham held at Baptist Church with Rev Harley Bolton. Eastern Star meetings noted in Pomeroy.
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Rutland
Carl Rutherford
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Sig! Johnson
Betty Chase
Virginia Severn
C. A. Chase
Dell McCormick
Columbus
Carol Pickens
Charleston
W. H. Burford
Dayton
Jake Thomas
Irene Fink
Chloe Fink
Eugene Fink
Kathleen Donahue
C. M. Chase
P. W. Winn
W. E. Mills
Joe Phillips
Eastern Star
Pomeroy
Steve Graham
The
Baptist Church
Harley Bolton
William Marlowe
Sistersville
Thomas Porter
Marcus Roush
Injured Gallia Men Recovering at Home
Gallia residents Clyde Pelphrey and Harold Davis of Thurman are recovering at home from injuries after a collision between their car and a truck in Jackson. Neither man was seriously hurt.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Clyde Pelphrey
Harold Davis
Thurman
Jackson
Burial rites held for Mrs Cooper in St Nicholas Cemetery
Graveside burial services were held in St Nicholas Cemetery Sunday for Climena Cooper 65 wife of Isaac Cooper. A native of Gallia County she leaves son Okey Saunders of Northup and brother Fennimore Johnson of Thivener. The Cooper home is in Huntington.
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Gallipolis
St. Nicholas
Climena Cooper
Isaac Cooper
Gallia County
Okey Saunders
Northup
Fennimore Johnson
Thivener
Cooper
Huntington
Huntington Men Held After Auto Accident
Paul Gross and Forrest C. Johnson, Huntington residents, were held in city prison over Sunday on intoxication charges after their automobile overturned on a public highway near the state hospital Saturday night. Police chief John Fraley said the arrest followed in the business section.
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Gallipolis
Paul Gross
Forrest C. Johnson
Huntington
City
John Fraley
State Hospital
Complete Plans for Elks Dinner Tonight
Gallipolis preparations for serving more than 100 Elks with a turkey dinner tonight at the club rooms are completed. About 35 Athens Lodge members will attend and receive initiatory degrees. Meeting time will be followed by an entertainment program.
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Gallipolis
Athens Lodge
Gallipolis Eagles Hold Presidential Ball
Gallipolis residents and visitors attended the Eagles Club presidential ball to raise funds for infantile paralysis. Carlton Brooks' Wellston orchestra provided music as couples from Pt. Pleasant, Pomeroy, Wellston, and Jackson danced the night away.
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Gallipolis
Eagles’ Club
Carlton Brooks
Orchestra
Wellston
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Jackson
Automobiles Collide Injures Rider in Gallipolis Crash
Automobiles driven by Robert Young and John Jenkins of Gallia County collided at Second and Court Streets Saturday night. Mrs. Young, riding with her husband, sustained minor injuries. No arrests were made.
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Gallipolis
Robert Young
John Jenkins
Gallia County
Second and
Court Sts
Logan Officials Study Sales Tax Program
Logan city officials study the legislature sales tax distribution program. Logan currently receives $2,000 annually from the source and hopes for an increase as county sales tax collections exceeded $60,000 in 1940.
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Logan
Display Room May Be Built At Rio Grande
Gallipolis reports a plan to build a log display and store room at Rio Grande College near the main highway. Timber from the college farm and 400 acres in Greenfield Township may be offered by Dr. C. E. Holzer to support the project. Student labor would erect the structure to showcase student manufactured products and boost public sales.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Greenfield Township
C. E. Holzer
College Farm
Retired BIS Officer Dies at Hamden
Fremont Morgan age 79 of 1235 Twenty-first Ave retired officer at Boys Industrial School died in Grant Hospital of pneumonia. Survived by wife Anna E. Morgan three sons Francis James Fremont Jr three daughters Grace Jones Pauline Sullivan Elizabeth Davies three brothers four sisters and nine grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p m Tuesday at D Harvey Davis Funeral Home burial Union Cemetery.
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Columbus
Fremont Morgan
Twenty-first Ave
Boys’ Industrial School
Grant Hospital
Bexley
D. Harvey Davis Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Fifth Board Member May Not Be Selected In Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports the board of education may not fill the vacancy to succeed Harry M. Miller who resigned. The board will finish the year with four members, a legal option if they choose to exercise it.
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Gallipolis
Board of Education
Harry M. Miller
Methodist Church Plans Family Dinner Friday Evening
The Gallipolis Methodist Church will host a family dinner in its dining room Friday at 6 p m. Attendees should bring food to share while everyone is served as a group, reflecting a communal meal arranged by the church.
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Gallipolis
Methodist Church
Judge White Seeks Authenticate Land Grant Document
Judge W R White, returning from Portsmouth, says he did not view a reputed Jefferson era land grant to Gallipolis citizens but received assurance the parchment is authentic. He consulted Scioto County officials and hopes the document may be forwarded for preservation.
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Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Common Pleas
W. R. White
Thomas Jefferson
Scioto County
Long Bottom Church Group Activities and Local News
Long Bottom Woman's Society of Christian Service met Wednesday with Linnie Swan. A potluck dinner for 15. Devo led by Rev. E L Miller. Quilting session followed. Next meeting March 4 with Mrs. Mary Matlack. Rev. Mason preached at the Methodist Church last Sunday night. Rev. Miller to preach 11 a m due to revival at Reedsville. Members attended Pomeroy Chapter OES inspection. Moonlight Riders show by Boy Scouts. Local residents and visitors mentioned including Donald Matlack and Joe Connolly. Several locals visited Columbus and Akron. Community ties and travel noted among families and friends.
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Long Bottom
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Linnie Swan
Cora Swan
E. L. Miller
Mary Matlack
Mason
Mt. Sterling
Methodist Church
Miller
Reedsville
Annette Knight
Ula Matlack
Betty Roush
Pomeroy
O.E.S
Knight
Matlack
Moonlight Riders
Boy
Blast at Vinton Garage Sparks $1,000 Damage
A furnace explosion in a garage building owned by G P Ewing and rented by John Taylor and John Anderson near Gallipolis sent debris into the post office area. About 12 men inside the building escaped injury though windows and roof were damaged. Damage estimated at $1,000.
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Gallipolis
vVinton
G. P. Ewing
John Taylor
John Anderson
Ewing
Funeral Rites Held For Gallipolis Woman
Gallia Baptist Church in Gallipolis hosted funeral services Sunday for Mrs. Frank Carpenter 79 who died Friday at home after six years of illness. Rev. R. R. Denney of Bidwell led the rites with interment in the churchyard. Mrs Carpenter was born Mary Lee and is survived by her husband, two sons Ernest Carpenter of Gallipolis and Floyd Carpenter of Gallia, a brother Leonard Lee, and a sister Mrs Tishie Childers, both of Gallipolis.
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Gallipoli
Gallia Baptist Church
Frank Carpenter
Camp Creek
R. R. Denney
Bidwell
Tishie Childers
Gallipolis
Gallia Boy Scout Troop Attends Church
Gallia Presby terian Church drew a large turnout of present and former members of Boy Scout Troop One. Led by Edwin McCormick for ten years the troop stands as the county's largest by number.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Presbyterian Church
Edwin McCormick
Marriage license applicants named in St Albans and Gallipolis
S L Byrd 59 and Ella McCallister 48 of St Albans Vance Clark 42 and Gertrude Shong 33 of Gallipolis seek marriage licenses in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
S. L. Byrd
Ella McCallister
St. Albans
Vance Clark
Gertrude Shong
Lawrence Family Travels to Help Elderly Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lawrence travel with their young son to Tuppers Plains to care for Mrs. Lawrence's aged uncle and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Parker and Miss Lana Schreiber. Phylis, their daughter, joins them, leaving seven grandparents to watch the baby.
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Clyde Lawrence
Phylis
Tuppers Plains
Lawrence
E. B. Parker
Lana Schreiber
Release Middleport Men Served 109 Days
Gallia, after 109 days in Jackson County Jail, Quigley Long and Isaac Manley, Middleport residents, were released under suspended sentences for chicken stealing. The fowls were allegedly taken from Evan Thomas’s farm near Oak Hill, and officers said they were arrested and jailed here as they attempted a sale.
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Gallipolis
Jackson County
Quigley Long
Isaac Manley
Middleport
Evan Thomas
Oak Hill
Henry Huber Dies After Short Illness
Henry Huber age 75 formerly of Columbus and a woodworker at Columbus Buggy Co and Hulse Furniture Co for more than 25 years each died yesterday in Hamden Ohio after a short illness. His wife Emma died last March and he moved to Hamden. Body brought to Egan Ryan parlors, funeral arrangements today. Survived by two daughters Mrs Lulu Conner and Mrs Eleanor Smith two sons Edgar and Walter Huber a sister Mrs Lena Maurer seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Columbus
Henry Huber
Columbus Buggy Co
Hulse Furniture Co
Hamden
Emma
Huber
Egan-Ryan
Lulu Conner
Eleanor Smith
Edgar
Walter Huber
Lena Maurer
Evangelistic Service to Begin at First Baptist Gallipolis
A several weeks evangelistic program starts February 16 at First Baptist Church Gallipolis and runs through March 9 led by Rev. George Sagen. Song leader Rev. A. H. Guiliano and evangelist Rev. J. Edwin Orr will direct. Prayer meetings unfold at several homes beginning Tuesday. A Junior Church for 6 to 9 year olds debuts Sunday led by Hazel Halley, Moody student.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
A. H. Guiliano
New Matamoros
J. Edwin Orr
Chicago
James Danner
Forrest Folden
Leota Shuler
Reuben Wood
W. A. Davis
Jerome Johnson
Harry Dickey
A. Lewis
Charles Boster
Earl Moore
E. J. Wilson
Fred Boggs
F. E. Kerr
Alva Myers
Hazel Halley
Moody Bible Institute
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Gallipolis Social Notes
Neile George
Neile Haner
Bill
Gloria Swanson
Barbara Jean Tope
Ann and
Martha Robinson
Alice Kay
Billy Beard
Charles Ecker
James B. Cook
Akron
Air Service
Army
Wayne Damon
Bloomdale
Will Folan
John Folan
Lebanon
Chester Folan
Charles Williams
Thelma
Charles Williams Jr
N. E. McNaughton
Columbia
Rio Grande
BIS
Quick's
Cut Rate
Union St
Long Bottom Church Group
Vinton
Fred C. Sanders
Tri City Loan and Guaranty Company
S. Court ST
Athens Furniture Co
Athens Furniture Company
W. State Street
Athens, Ohio
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