Gallipolis Finances Report Shows Best Condition Yet
Gallipolis City finances are reported in better condition than ever. Auditor A. W. Carl cites unexpended balances across funds totaling 16 476 14 with all 1939 bills paid and outlines 1940 appropriations for General, Water Works, Cemeteries, Street Maintenance and other funds. The council also approves garbage disposal expansion and a hog farming venture at the municipal plant along with new fire hose purchases.
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Gallipolis
A. W. Carl
City Commission
Lewis C. Bean
Gwinn
West Chillicothe Road
W. B. McCormick
Gallipolis-Green Township
Edward Kirby
Commission
Maurice Beaudry
Funeral Services Held for Mary K Hermey in Corning
Funeral services were held Monday at the Methodist Church for Mary K Hermey who died Saturday morning at University Hospital in Columbus. Interment was in New Lexington Cemetery. She was born January 14, 1900 in Hemlock and ran the Mary Cannon Beauty Shop in Corning for 12 years. She is survived by her husband Fred Hermey two daughters Marjorie and Roberta Cannon three brothers L B Turner J L Turner L G Turner and one sister Mrs Sylvia Storts.
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Marjorie
Roberta Cannon
L. B. Turner
Kent
J. L. Turner
Barberton
L. G. Turner
Akron
Sylvia Storts
Hemlock
Injured in Fall Hospitalized After Stair Incident
John Hodgson fell down the stairs at his home Thursday night and dislocated his shoulder. The O. K. Sewing Club met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Henry Stoody's home with lunch served to Janet Mason Lora Longley Delecie Spence Elizabeth Hardy and guest Myrta McCoy.
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Gladie Morgan
North Valley St
Edith Swartz
Margaret Latta
Sunshine Friends
Flora Briggs
Edith Nichols
Janet
Margaret Mason
Hazel Edwards
Delcie Spence
Cecil Bell
Flossie Theisen
Ella Parsons
Marie Keller
Myrta Keller
Henry Steody
Myrta McCoy
Lee Thomas
Florence Hampson
Sarah Blower
Lulu Dunlap
Susie Rodgers
Ann Wright
John Hodgson
Mrs. Stoody
O. K
Debt Reduced as Revival Plans Are Made at United Brethren
At the first board meeting of the year the United Brethren Church reported all bills paid and substantial balances in treasuries. The church debt was reduced by 1200 in the past year as plans for a revival starting Sunday Feb 4 were announced. Cottage prayers will precede the revival and be held each afternoon at the church. William Jeffries of Chillicothe will assist Pastor Rev. Arthur Shonkwiler.
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Chillicothe
Arthur Shonkwiler
Charles Cox 73 Dies At Home Saturday
Charles Cox aged 73 died at his home Saturday after a period of illness. Surviving him are his wife and four sons with funeral services held this week at St Nicholas Church.
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Juanita Mae Pierce
Brady Pierce
McMillan Hospital
Gallipolis
Charles (Dude
Charleston
W. Va
Licensed To Marry in Gallipolis and Sues For Divorce
Gallipolis license issued to Dalton W Tatman and Lucille Fierbaugh both of Northup and Edward Watson and Emmalou Morrow both of Henderson West Virginia. Roach seeks divorce alleging wife Maude Roach refuses to perform household duties and has threatened to kill him. They were married five years ago and have no children.
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Gallipolis
Dalton W. Tatman
Columbus
Lucille Fierbaugh
Northup
Edward Watson
Emmalou Morrow
Henderson
W. Va
Maude Roach
Alva T. Roach
Stockholders Meet in Gallia County Farm Loan Session
About 70 stockholders gathered at the Gallia County National Farm Loan Association in the courthouse for a morning business session and joined a noontime dinner at the Libby Hotel.
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Gallia
Sewing Club Meets at Mrs Schlingerman Home
Mrs. Malinda Schlingerman hosted the T N T Sewing Club Thursday night at her home. Members gathered for fellowship and stitching in a casual domestic meeting.
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T. N. T. Sewing Club
Logan Painter Edward Biffle Dies After Heart Attack
Funeral arrangements not completed for Edward Biffle age 44 painter of 598 Motherwell Ave who died Saturday from a heart attack. He leaves a wife and three children Betty Pauline and Paul at home plus four brothers and four sisters.
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Edward Biffle
Motherwell Ave
Betty
Pauline
Paul
Hobart Gortney Dies At Home Near Logan
Hobart Gortney 56 laborer died at his Logan Route Two home Monday morning after a heart attack. Survived by his wife Anna and son Charles. In Gallia County, conservation camp committees plan to meet in Parker Building in Buchtel the second Wednesday each month, chaired by Vance Brumfield.
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Hobart Gortney
Logan Route Two
Anna Gortney
Charles
Armts
Gallipolis
Conallad
M. Casto
Gallia County
Buchtel
Parker Building
Vance Brumfield
Girl Returns Home After Illness in Logan
Miss Gertrude Bay of Logan with her aunt Miss Josephine Bay was taken to her parents home in New Plymouth Monday morning. She is ill with septic sore throat and under a physician care.
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Gertrude Bay
Josephine Bay
Milton Bay
New Plymouth
Pastor to speak at Heath Methodist Friday evening
Rev. George Sagen, pastor of First Baptist Church Gallipolis, will speak at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport Friday evening as part of National Prayer Week, inviting public attendance.
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Gallipolis
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport
Nelsonville resident Hannah Evans ill. brought home
Hannah Evans of Nelsonville, ill for weeks, was brought to the Dunlap home by J. G. Blower ambulance on Sunday afternoon. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dew announce the birth of a son at their home Thursday.
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Nelsonville
Clyde Dunlap
J. G. Blower
Henry Dew
True Smith
Bremen
Methodist Church
Thelma Frasure
William Hill
Columbus
Philos
U. B. Church
James Rodgers
Ohio State University
J. E. Rodgers
Betty Brown
Maxine Barnett
Springfield
Aged Hocking Woman Dies Sunday Evening
Mrs. Frank Mathias 77 of Rockbridge died Sunday evening from a heart attack. Her husband is in a Columbus hospital after an eye operation. Funeral plans await his return. She leaves two daughters Mrs. A. C. Conrad Canal Winchester and Mrs. L. E. Allery Lakewood New Jersey. She was the last of four siblings.
Fracture in Fall At Home Sends Man To Cherrington Hospital
Logan Lewis Gandee 69 of Nelsonville fractured left hip after falling in his yard Monday afternoon. He was transported by ambulance to Cherrington Hospital. Anna Johnston of Lancaster was discharged after a month for medical care following injuries from a motor vehicle accident near Midway on U.S. Route 33. Mr and Mrs George Spang Jr welcomed a son at the hospital by Caesarean delivery. mother and child are reported all right.
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Lewis Gandee
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
Anna Johnston
Lancaster
Midway
Ion U. S. Route 33
Sal
George Spang, Jr
Miss Florence Bort Joins Farmers and Merchants Bank
Logan Miss Florence Bort accepts employment with the Farmers and Merchants Bank and began duties Monday morning. She will relieve staff during vacations throughout the year.
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Florence Bort
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White seeks Democratic nomination for Logan County treasurer
Logan County Treasurer Robert N. White received blank nominating petitions from election board clerk Carl F. Brandt on Monday. He plans to circulate them to pursue a second term as Democratic nominee.
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Robert N. White
Carl F. Brandt
Election Board
Start Census Of Business In Gallia Co
Gallipolis reports the census of Gallia County business has begun under Earl McCormick after appointment by Mrs. Agnes B. King. The county will be divided into districts to reduce appointees. enumerators unnamed. The Democratic executive committee endorsed postmaster candidates for Crown City Patriot Cheshire and Kananga and sent the list to Senator Donahey for approval.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Earl McCormick
Agnes B. King
Ironton
Democratic Executive Committee
McCormick
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Cheshire
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Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local OES Officers
Gallipolis social items record a 24th district Eastern Star school of instruction in Wellston with Mrs Katherine Van Fossan presiding. Other notes mention dinners hosted by local couples and family visits, including travelers from Atlanta, Lynchburg, Philadelphia, and Columbus for hospitalities and a family illness.
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Robert Gibbs
H. W. McHenry
C. B. Stevers
E. W. Edwards
Zenia Shaw
Wellston
Order of Eastern Star
Katherine van Fossan
Jackson
Wedding Arrangements Set for Miss Thabet and Mr Tweel
Plans are complete for the marriage of Miss Mary Edith Thabet of this city and Mr Philip George Tweel of Huntington to be held Sunday afternoon at St Peters Episcopal Church with Rev F C Cady officiating. Attending will be the brides three sisters and the grooms three brothers. Nell Davis of Huntington will sing and Ruth Miller will play the organ.
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Philip George Tweel
Huntington
F. C. Cady
Point Pleasant
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Nell Davis
Ruth Miller
William Thabet
John Stewart
Riverview
Chester Wiseman
Carl
Dorothy
Harry Thompson
Patsy
Joe
Vivian Dingledine
Nancy
Columbus
Robert Thimmes
Sallie
Lancaster
Jessie Stevenson
Vernon Wood
Perk Myers
Bessie McKnight
Guy Sprague
Betty Parnell
Betty James
Fritz Goodman
Ironton
Ernest Null
Fof Huntington
Noah Webster
Near Waterloo
A. S. Lloyd
Bessie Blazer
I. E. Myers
Carol Jane Ball
Ellis
Robert and
Edgar Ball
Tom Ball
M. M. Drummond
Wells
Gallipolis
Surprise Night Planned at First Baptist on Tuesday
Rev. George Sagen announces Tuesday evangelistic services at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis with arrival of evangelist Leland Jerome Powell for the evening event.
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First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Leland Jerome Powell
Woman seeks divorce and custody in gallipolis case
Mrs Ceva Sheets of Gallipolis names neighbor woman as correspondent and accuses threats to kill and gross neglect. She petitions for divorce alimony and custody of their eight year old daughter from August Sheets a North Kanauga resident with L R Grosjean of Watkins Glen NY cited as making sculptures in rock salt and producing salt shakers.
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Gallipolis
Ceva Sheets
August Sheets
Kanauga
L. R. Grosjean
Watkins Glen, N. Y
Five Arrested on Drunk Charges in Gallipolis
Weekend in Gallipolis and Gallia County was quiet. City patrolmen arrested four persons on intoxication charges and sheriff's officers took one similar offender into custody.
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Gallipolis
Right of Way Secured for New WPA Road
Easements for the five and a half mile Poplar Ridge Road WPA project from Blue Sulphur Spring to Rees Hollow are secured. The work will run in two equal sections with 40 foot right of way mostly on county land. County fences will be moved back and reinstalled by the county.
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Poplar Ridge
Owen Boster
Leonard
Blue Sulphur Spring
Rees Hollow
Boster
Charles McDaniel Dies At Home In Walnut Township
Charles McDaniel age 79 life long Gallia County resident died Sunday night from pneumonia at his Walnut Township home. Funeral services were held at Olive Church with Rev Earl Cremeens presiding and burial there. Eight sons and daughters survive him.
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Charles McDaniel
Gallia County
Walnut Township
Olive Church
Earl Cremeens
State Speaker To Address PTA Meeting
Gallipolis Dr W J Smith tuberculosis investigator for the State Board of Health will address the Washington Parent Teachers Association Wednesday at 4 p m in Washington Auditorium.
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Gallipolis
W. J. Smith
State Board of Health
Washington
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Washington Auditorium
Land Use Program Opens in Gallia County
Gallia County starts the first operation of the Land Use program in Raccoon Township. County Agent E. G. Royer states tentative committees are being formed and active work should begin soon.
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Gallia County
Raccoon Township
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E. G. Royer
Byers Chosen as OSU Summer Intructor
Principal Carl C. Byers of Gallipolis High School is selected by Dr H H Davis of Ohio State University to serve as assistant instructor in vocation guidance during the June summer quarter. He will pursue further study toward a doctoral degree and previously pioneered the local guidance program.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
H. H. Davis
Department of Education
Ohio State University
Byers
Gal Hpolis
Women's Home Group Meets in Gallia County Wednesday
Gallia County Women's Home Council will meet Wednesday at 10 30 a m in the Southern Ohio Electric Co building. The program features group singing led by Miss Clara Belle Motter rug making address by Mrs L A Womeldorff music by Mrs Jennie Elliott business session covered dish lunch and a reading by Mrs Hazel Harmon. Attendees are asked to bring home made rugs for exhibition.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Liquor Violator Receives Suspended Sentence in Ohio Court
Gallipolis defendant Denver Davis, 45, of West Kananga, got a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty in Federal Court Columbus to possession of untaxed liquor. In a separate note, Miss Alberta Reynolds of Cheshire, operator of a local beauty salon, is a post operative patient at Holzer Hospital with good condition.
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Gallipolis
Denver Davis
West Kananga
Columbus
Alberta Reynolds
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Weather Delays Gallipolis Road Improvement Work
Heavy weather stops all road improvement work in Gallia County and surrounding townships. County and state crews pause construction until conditions improve. Local officials warn delays may affect upcoming schedules and traffic planning.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club To Induct New Member
Gallipolis members will be addressed tonight by E. C. Borton of the local gas company. Ray Ellinwood will be inducted as the new member, arriving from Morgantown West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
E. C. Borton
Ray Ellinwood
Morgantown
W. Va
Death of Lorena Janet Osler in Morgan Township
Lorena Janet Osler, year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Osler of Morgan Township, died Sunday night at Holzer Hospital from pneumonia. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Pine Grove Church.
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Gallipolis
Lorena Janet
Isaac Osler
Morgan Township
Holzer Hospital
Pine Grove Church
New Leader Chosen for Vinton Scouts
L Doyle principal of Vinton High School is named leader of the Vinton Boy Scout troop with Kay Quickie and Pearl Mc Claskey as assistants. Quickie is a longtime member and Mc Claskey will direct outdoor activities. The troop, active since formation with about 20 members, aims to double its enrollment across Vinton schools and expand camping and activities.
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Gallipolis
L. Doyle Freshcorn
Vinton High School
Kay Quickie
Pearl McClaskey
Quickie
Vinton
McClaskey
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