Gallipolis High School adds aviation course for five youths
Gallipolis High School begins an extras-curricular aviation fundamentals course with five initial students Wayne Gibson Tom Fife Jack Wagner Wayne Church and Frank Clendenin instructor Jerry Verdon meets weekly at the airport with expectations of larger enrollment.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Gibson
Tom Fife
Jack Wagner
Wayne Church
Frank Clendenin
Jerry Verdon
Maurice Beaudry
Howard Foster
State Department of Health
James Gillingham
Baxter Walker
J. T. Robinson
Tommy Robinson
Leatha Wilson
Elizabeth Casey
June Gardner
Florence Niedzwiecki
Ed Wise
Jerry Evans
Bette Faulkner
al Ingerick
Eloise Clark
Mary Frances Coffey
Marjorie Shoemaker
Emerine Elliott
Myrtle Walker
Athens
Elaine Lear
Dan Bachus
Robert Harrison
Jo Wells
Dean Davis
Robert France
Tom Dale
Wellston
William Lanier
Manning Wetherholt
W. Scott Westerman
Manslaughter Case Postponed in Gal li apolis Court
Dr. Howard Foster illness forces delay in state versus Willard Austin charged with manslaughter after a crash near Bladen that killed Mrs. Lloyd Angell and injured others. Jurors witnesses and officials were ready when continuance was granted by Judge W R White.
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Gallipolis
Howard Foster
Gallia County
Willard Austin
Foster
W. R. White
Austin
Lloyd Angell
Bladen
Athletic League Dinner Planned for March 4
The Southeastern Ohio Athletic League dinner is set for March 4 in Pomeroy. Gallipolis will be represented by Marshall Boggs Charles Swanson Harold Brown Dwight Wetherholt Garfield Griffith Robert Cornwell and C. C. Byers.
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Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Pomeroy
Marshall Boggs
Charles Swanson
Harold Brown
Dwight Wetherholt
Garfield Griffith
Robert Cornwell
C. C. Byers
Visiting Evangelist Speaks at High School
J. Edwin Orr of Belfast Ireland spoke at a high school assembly in Gallipolis this morning during two weeks of evangelistic services at First Baptist Church. He presented colored travel films from several foreign countries he has visited.
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Gallipolis
J. Edwin Orr
Belfast
Ireland
First Baptist Church
Local high school players attend Southeast Ohio tourney in Athens
Carl C. Byers and Harold Brown represented the school at the Southeast ern Ohio basketball tournament in Athens. They stayed for an evening dinner and a screening of football movies, noting community support and team spirit.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Harold Brown
Athens
Baptist Services Draw Many in Gallia
Evangelistic services at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis attract capacity crowds as Rev. J. Edwin Orr, a world traveler and photographer evangelist, conducts a two week stay presenting many pictures from his travels.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
J. Edwin Orr
Orr
Expert Lash to Meet County Records Keepers at Office
Gallia Ohio specialist in farm management from Ohio State University will visit the County Agent E G Roger’s office on Wednesday to confer with individuals who maintain farm account records about changes recommended by his department.
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Gallipolis
Floyd D. Lashmutt
Ohio State University
E. G
Roger
Bee Inspection Plan Brings Results in 1940
Results are obtained in Hocking County through the bee inspection program in its second year. Inspector Carl Beery inspected 148 apiaries housing 1,367 colonies in 1940 and found 73 diseased. Foul brood is most common. continued inspections aim to eliminate diseased colonies.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Carl Beery
Gallipolis Social Notes and District Eastern Star Officers
At the District 24 Eastern Star meeting in Wellston, Mrs. Reuben G. Wood of Gallipolis was elected district president and Mrs. Kenneth Walker of Oak Hill as vice president. Local attendees included Mrs. R. D. Gibbs and others. social updates cover birthdays, surprise parties for Paul Sheets, travels to Florida, and visits among Gallipolis residents and relatives in Columbus, Marietta, Huntington, and Cincinnati.
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Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
Wellston
Reuben G. Wood
Kenneth Walker
Oak Hill
Thurman
R. D. Gibbs
C. W. Weaver
Wood
C. B. Stevers
Frank Shaw
H. W. McHenry
Clarence Booth
Paul France
F. W. Shane
E. W. Edwards
C. O. Betz
Stella Arthur
Zenia Shaw
Paul Sheets
Jesse Sheets
Garfield Ave
Ohio Chapel
Maurice Bane
John S. Boatman
Bidwell
Cincinnati
John Finley
Earl C. Mohr
George Woodard
Gallipolis Ferry
Fort Myers
Fla
Robert Bischoff
Columbus
Springfield
Rufus Hopkins
Carolyn
Athens
E. J. Rosener
Judy Haskins
Charlotte Cornwell
Jean Campbell
Marietta
E. E. Justice
C. L. Shand
Dennison
Juanita Kelton
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
John Frazier
Truman Burnett
W. R. Burnett
Goldie Niday
Dinner meeting of local BPW Club planned at Grace Methodist
The monthly dinner meeting of the local Business and Professional Women's Club will be held Thursday evening in Grace Methodist Church dining rooms. Participants include president Mrs. Margaret McCormick, Miss Ethel Young, Mrs. William Ball, Mrs. C. T. Robinson, Miss Zenia Shaw, Stella Arthur, and Lola Mae Rupe.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
Grace Methodist Church
Margaret McCormick
Ethel Young
William Ball
C. T. Robinson
Zenia Shaw
Stella Arthur
Lola Mae Rupe
Evans Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary at Peniel Home
Mr and Mrs David C Evans of Peniel observed their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday with several of their children visiting. Mrs Thomas Williams of Gallipolis is a
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David C. Evans
Peniel
Thomas Williams
Gallipolis
City Police Seek Bids on Two Way Radio Outfit
Bids opened Monday by Director R R Loomis for a two way radio system for the city police. Four bids based on 25 and 50 watt outfits were submitted. Installation promises a reach of about 20 miles or more.
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Logan
R. R. Loomis
Five More Men To Enter Army Thursday
Logan reports the county selective service board interview and classify five more men for the next call. The five are to report to Ft. Hayes Thursday morning and will be given breakfast before their trip to Columbus.
Marooned on Farm Woman Seeks Divorce
Mrs. Nelson Thornton formerly Cornelia Goff sues for divorce alleging neglect and cruelty. Married in 1935, they lived on a Harrison Township farm. She claims her husband never took her off the farm except once, but brought her to Gallipolis and abandoned her there.
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Gallipolis
Nelson Thornton
Cornelia Goff
Harrison Township
Thornton
Buchtel Man Held For Logan Hearing
Logan James Pettit of Buchtel will face Judge E L Ewing today on a complaint by Frank Tenni hill alleging he aided and encouraged a seventeen year old girl to leave school and was transported to New Lexington to enter a marriage. Pettit was taken into custody late last week by deputies and juvenile officers.
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Logan
James Pettit
Buchtel
E. L. Ewing
Frank B. Tennihill
New Lexington
Pettit
Farmers Entertained By Columbus Group
Several hundred farmers gathered at Logan High School Auditorium Monday evening for a program by Bob French and his Columbus entertainers. Also appearing were the Buckeye Four The Plainsman and Betty Jay with a program of motion pictures accompanying the show.
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Logan
Logan High School
Bob French
The
Spectator
Corps of Columbus
Buckeye Four
the Plainsman
Betty Jay
Gallia County Commissioner Hospitalized After Stroke
Gallia County Commissioner Jerry Grover is a patient at Holzer Hospital after a light stroke of paralysis at his Morgan Center area home last week.
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Gallipolis
Jerry Grover
Holzer Hospital
Morgan Center
Legionnaires Complete Army Questionnaires at Gallipolis
Lafayette Post American Legion reports nearly all of its 170 members filled national defense questionnaires by February 22. Commander W. M. Elliott sent the forms to state and national headquarters as directed.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
National Defense
W. M. Elliott
Licensed To Marry Across Three States
Oscar Howard Tucker and Mary Jane Legg both of Robertsburg West Virginia have marriage permits. William Spenager and Effie Norcross Christy of Grove City Pennsylvania have licenses. Curtis Bradley and Virginia Taulbee of Huntington and Jackson Kentucky have permits to wed.
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Gallipolis
Oscar Howard Tucker
Mary Jane Legg
Robertsburg
W. Va
William Spenager
Effie Norcross Christy
Grove City
Curtis Bradley
Huntington
Virginia Taulbee
Jackson
Bones Salvaged and Sold From State Hospital Bones
Accumulated over years at a state hospital, 29 tons of bones salvaged from tables and the butcher shop were sold to Maggied Bros. for 12 dollars per ton. The bones were sent to a Cincinnati fertilizer plant, with a new pile started nearby. Three truckloads were moved, drawing attention.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
Maggied Bros
Cincinnati
McArthur Club Social With Guest Speaker World Peace
The McArthur Business and Professional Women's Club met at Hotel Lantz for a turkey dinner with eighteen members present. Guest speaker Mrs. Fred E. Luchs spoke on World Peace. Other attendees included Mrs. Nelson Crites, Miss Ethel Beekman, and Mrs. Welch of Athens.
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McArthur
McArthur Business and Professional Women's Club
Athens
Ferne Rowland
John Ogan
Elizabeth Simmons
Cora Husan
Lewis Kruger
Mary Robbins
H. O. Dunkle
John Hawk
Columbus
Leverett Murdock
Hamden
Peter M. Lomax
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
E. L. Sprague
H. S. Hamilton
Geraldine Wrightsel
Roger Haynes
Chillicothe
Selective Service System
Frank Crow
East Mill St
Esther Guild
Former Parishioners To Attend Funeral
Former parishioners plan attendance at Burlington Baptist Church for funeral services of Rev. O. O. P. Wright 81 longtime pastor of Paint Creek Baptist Church. He died Saturday after prolonged illness at his home in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Burlington Baptist Church
O O. P. Wright
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Halley Burial Held Today in Gallipolis
Agnes Halley 79 lifelong Guyan Township resident died Saturday at a daughter’s Akron home. Funeral services held this afternoon at Siloam Church with surviving children Justine James Thelma Delma, Avery Gallipolis Eustace Liston Mercerville Losier New York City.
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Gallipolis
Agnes Halley
Guyan Township
Akron
Siloam Church
Justine James
Thelma
Delma Halley
Avery
Eustace
Liston
Mercerville
Losier
New York City
Two Men Charged With Plane Theft in Gallipolis
Maurice Burnett and Bert Noel were arraigned before Municipal Judge John Halliday on airplane theft charges and are held to the grand jury under $300 bonds each. Superintendent Jerry Verdon said the plane owned by Richard Russell was stored in a hangar while Russell was away in Birmingham. Burnett and Noel, claimed as student flyers, allegedly had owner permission but were not licensed pilots. The aircraft allegedly damaged in a landing at Portsmouth and was left there as the pair fled by taxi.
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Gallipolis
John Halliday
Maurice Burnett
Bert Noel
Jerry Verdon
Richard
Dick) Russell
Birmingham
Ala
Burnett
Noel
Portsmouth
Verdon
Applications Filed For Highway Work
More than 200 applications have been filed with the county Republican Executive Committee for recommendations for employment in the state highway system in Gallipolis county. The highway department is working on a few projects now, awaiting warmer and more settled weather.
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Gallipolis
Republican Executive Committee
Highway Department
Negro Man Given Two Year Probation for Arson
Bennie Manns pleaded guilty to arson in Gallipolis and received a two year probation after setting a fire in an empty box car during a cold January Sunday. The incident caused small damage.
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Gallipolis
Bennie Manns
Manns
Rose Ann McCoy Weds Floyd Green At Logan Home
Mr and Mrs Darley McCoy announce the marriage of their daughter Rose Ann to Floyd Green son of Mr and Mrs Howard Green of Logan. The ceremony was performed at noon Monday Feb 17 at the officiating minister Rev Love E Bray home with a single ring ceremony. The bride wore a blue street length dress and blue accessories. Attending were Mr and Mrs Darley McCoy Mrs Mildred Post and Mr Noah Bray. The couple will reside in Logan where Green works at Logan Foundry Machine Company.
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Noah Bray
Logan
Green
Logan Foundry Machine Company
Point Rock Social Briefs
Mr and Mrs Haze Hudnall and daughter Hebbardsville visit Mr and Mrs Howard Knapp. W M Morris sold a horse to Floyd Davis of Salem. Fern Radcliff and family return from Maryland visiting J R Caster. Wilkesville hosts national defense WW veterans registration. Howard Collins visits Pomeroy. Frank Westfall Wayne Turner return from Maryland. Theodore Smith of Salem visits W M Morris. Bolton and Knapp family travel to Albany and Athens on business.
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Point Rock
Haze Hudnall
Hebbardsville
J. E
Maryland
J. R. Caster
Gomer Bowen
Floyd Huston
Bess Woodruff
D. W. Morris
Elmer Houdasheldt
Charles Rife
Wilkesville
National Defense
Howard Collins
Pomeroy
Frank Westfall
Wayne Turner
Theodore Smith
Salem
Emmet Harvey
Elza
W. M. Morris
Howard Bolton
Lena Knapp
Carl
Albany
Athens
Church and Community Notes from Apple Grove Week
Apple Grove area church and social updates include the Woman's Society meeting at Mrs. George Hayman and regular preaching by Rev. Thayer. Local visits and illnesses are reported, plus AAA organization planning at Mrs. Charles Sayre's home and attendance at a Racine Glouster game.
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Apple Grove
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
George Hayman
Howard Carpenter
Robert Salser
Wrighthouse
Syracuse
James
Jack Shank
Res Pleasant
Thayer
Marion Ours
Dennis Ours
Athens
AAA
Charles Sayre
Billie McNickles
Jonas Wolfe
Racine
Wilbur Durst
Baden
W. Va
Wilson Slaughter
Ronald Miller
Rutland
Jerry Graham
Pete Graham
Steamer Reliance
Roy Buck
Mary
Bess Slaughter
Charlotte Roush
Delores Wolfe
Hemlock Grove Grange marks 25th anniversary event
Hemlock Grove Grange 2049 celebrated its 25th anniversary on a Saturday evening February 22 with 26 charter members, four remaining living members, honorary guests Past masters and Mr Strong who organized the grange. The program featured songs tableau and talks followed by a chicken dinner. Sewing Club met with Miss Nellie Romine Thursday evening.
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Hemlock Grove
Strong
Grange
Sewing Club
Nellie Romine
Red Taylor
Columbus
George Logan
Mabel Smith
George Hines
Avery Nelson
Theo Hines
Nelsonville
Hugh Thompson
Athens
Kenneth Romine
Daniel Euler
Shaw
The
Logan Monuement Co
George Deweese
H. E. Perry
Ziba Midkiff
R. V. Heilman
Bunker Hill
Billie Welker
Pomeroy
Ralph Welker
Porter Midkiff
Bert Romine
Golda Heilman
John Sargent
Epworth League gathering at Simpson Church Sunday
Kathryn Sharpnack Doris and Gladys Hayman Pat and Robert Roush and Scott Shank to Pome Roy attend an Epworth League valley service at Simpson Church Sunday.
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Kathryn Sharpnack
Doris
Gladys Hayman
Pat
Robert Roush
Scott Shank
Pomeroy
Simpson Church
Rotary Club Meeting Features Round Table Discussion
Rotary club members at the White House hold a Monday evening session centered on topics of interest to the organization.
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Logan — Rotarians
White House
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Athens Messenger
Ohi Gallipolis
Athletic League
Gallia
New York
England
Gallipolis Social Notes
Henry Resener
Alfred Resener
Resener
Antoinette Greene
Anna Ralston
Emmett Ralston
Cheshire
Resener Zeiher
Middleport
E. J. Resener
Frank van Zandt
Marian
Elizabeth Davis
Richard A. Evans
John E. Evans
Sarah Edna Kaeler
Susie Evans
Dayton
Gallipolis Legion
Colonial
Colonial Finance CO
Berry Hotel Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Halley
Bride
Mrs
Floyd Green
Point Rock Social Briefs
Hemlock
Rotary Club
A A i
State Stores
Teverns
Schenley Distilers Corp
N. Y
Plymouth
Detroit
Mich
Govan
Major Bowes
C.B.S
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