Need of Boy Scout support in Gallia Co remains unresolved
Gallipolis leaders report only about 600 dollars raised in a two week drive toward a 1200 dollar goal. A two week follow up meeting was set to decide whether to continue the program as several troops show weak leadership and limited participation despite a 5,000 plus eligible youth population.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallia Co
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lafayette Hotel
E. E. Higgins
Stanley Evans
Dean Davis
Meyer
Evans
Otto Carter
Clyde Mitchell
William Jones
Clair O'Hara
Lehr Davies
Ray Ellinwood
E. W. Smith
E. S. Spear
Harley Wells
Morris Has
Harry Gwinn
Harry Maddy
Morris Haskins
A. K. Merriman
Robert Cornwell
Ben Evans
H. W. Walter
C. E. Holzer
Russell Wallace
Meyer Maggied
H. E. Katschke
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Gatherings Report
Gallipolis events include the Monthly Social Stitchers meeting at First Baptist Church with 50 attendees, a Valentine party for Mrs Charles Smith, a marriage of Woodrow Elliott and Lucille Hall, Riverside Study Club tea, and a Sand Fork Missionary Society all day session. Odd Fellows install officers and local residents move, visit, or host guests at multiple homes and events.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Dorothy Haskins
Opal Griffith
Bessie McNealey
Florence Wickline
Katherine Hood
Charlotte Hambrick
Morris Haskins
Milton Tipton
Jack Knight
Fred Harrington
Carrie Greene
Merch Clark
Julia Conklin
Lester Gates
Mary Rife
Bertha Northup
Edith Treleaven
Riverside Study Club
Paul Haskins
Aldeth Wood
Sandfork Missionary Society
ODD Fellows
Odd Fellows Lodge
Tim Lewis
Noble Grand
John Norman
R. W. Barcus
J. F. Leaper
Pomeroy
Rev Westerman Tells Of Invasion Conditions
Gallpolis columnist Rev W S Westerman discusses potential German invasion of England He recalls ten weeks there describing the English Channel treacherous passage Dover cliffs and English resolve to win the war with noted tenacity of purpose.
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Gallipolis
W. S. Westerman
England
Draft Volunteers From Gallia Beach Camp
Five volunteers from Gallia left Gallipolis Tuesday to join a county quota. They passed physical exams and entrained the same day for training at Hattiesburg Mississippi.
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Gallia Beach
Gallipolis
Fort Hayes
Hattiesburg
Miss
Gallia County Rural Youth Group to Hold Dance
Gallia County Rural Youth Group plans a dance February 18 at 7 45 p m in the Community Hall at Rio Grande College. Mr and Mrs Clarence Sharpton and Mr and Mrs Jefferson Wyatt will lead a roller skating exhibition by the college coach. Decorations and other features are planned with refreshments served.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Rio Grande College
Clarence Sharpton
Jefferson Wyatt
Wyatt
Lincoln's Birthday Observed in Gallia City
In Gallipolis public observance of Lincoln's birthday featured flags in business and residential sections. Banks and courthouse offices closed while merchants reported otherwise normal business due to an unusually warm spring like day.
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Lincoln
Gallia
Some Schools Will Close in Six Weeks
Gallipolis reports a month and a half remain in the term for eight months schools. County Superintendent Eldon Wiseman lists Addison Ohio Perry and Clay Townships and five one room schools in Bidwell Springfield district among those closing in six weeks.
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Gallipolis
States
Eldon Wiseman
Addison
Ohio
Perry
Clay Townships
Bidwell-Springfield
First AAA Meeting Held in Harrison Township
Miss Mary Kennedy county key woman for the AAA reports a successful initial meeting in Harrison Township. Additional meetings will follow with regularity through the spring and summer season.
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Gallipolis
Mary Kennedy
AAA
Harrison Township
Jonquils and Robins Herald Spring Days
Gallipolis courthouse officials report a first robin on the lawn Wednesday. Several jonquil growers say plants are four inches above ground while grocers display garden and flower seeds.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Farm Checks Arrive in Two Weeks
At AAA headquarters a statement says a fortnight will pass before checks reach the 2,560 participants in the 1940 farm conservation program. The total amount expected is not yet disclosed.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
AAA
Help Sought for Homeless MecMillian Family After Fire
A plea to supply the MecMillian family of Route 1 Ewington following a November 12 house fire urges donations of tables chairs beds and household utensils. Mrs McMillian and daughter Norma Jean perished while Homer 18 and Carl survived with serious burns. Donors may contact Ursula Gallagher or Steve Foley for help.
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Ewington
Carl MecMillian
Ursula Gallagher
Vinton County
Steve Foley
Wilkesville Township
McMillian
Route 1
Norma Jean
MccMillian
Homer
White Cross Hospital
Miss Gallagher
Mr. Foley
Licenses Sought as Youths Tested at Sheriff’s Office
A dozen youth applicants for auto driver licenses were examined yesterday at the sheriff's office by state highway patrolmen. Several failed, officers report.
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Gallipolis
Sheriff's Office
Three Day May Day Festival Planned in Gallipolis
Community groups and the chamber of commerce plan a three day May Day observance starting May 1 in Gallipolis. Harold Mackenzie WPA recreation director coordinates events with 300+ school children in parades games dances and maypole winding. Outdoor theater playlets and amateur nights are featured with hopes to make this a recurring Spring Festival.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Mackenzie
WPA
Mackenzie
Thirteen New Babies In Holzer This Month
Thirteen babies were born in Holzer Hospital in December and a similar number since the year's start. A third floor nursery with two incubators serves the newborns and their mothers. Layettes are supplied for hospital stay, and the necklace method marks babies.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Dale Gilkey Explains State Bills to Merchants
Dale C. Gilkey president of the Ohio State Employees Local No. 5 and state hospital worker spoke to the retail merchants committee of the chamber of commerce at the Lafayette Hotel. He outlined the optional maintenance and eight hour bills for state employees and explained the claimed benefits to local merchants if enacted.
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Gallipolis
Dale C. Gilkey
Ohio State
State Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Hotel
Gilkey
Rathburn arraigned on non-support charge in Gallipolis
Wayford Rathburn appeared in Gallipolis court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to a non-support accusation. He was released on his own recognizance pending further proceedings.
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Gallipolis
Wayford Rathburn
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