Gallia County Youths Called to NYA Road Work
Gallia County 18 to 25 year olds are called to NYA service with Atkinson announcing a quota of 100 enrollments. Enrollees will work about 70 hours monthly on county roads yet to be chosen, with wages paid by NYA and supervision provided locally.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallia County
NYA
Gallipolis
National Youth Administration
J. William Atkinson
Jackson
Atkinson
Trophies Lost as Fire Rates Inn
GALLIPOLIS a fire yesterday morning destroyed a roadside inn south of Kananga. Operator Clayton Caldwell reportedly lost mounted deer heads guns and California articles. He escaped at 5 30 a m with no injury. Building owned by Mr and Mrs William Birchfield. Caldwell leased it in 1940. Both insured Caldwell native of Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Kananga
Clayton Caldwell
California
William Birchfield
Caldwell
Gallia County
Commissioners Plan Special Session
Gallipolis reports county commissioners intend a special session this week to address failures to make reported appointments for relief and surplus commodities offices. The plan would replace all personnel with new employees.
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Gallipolis
Relef
County Commissioners Board
American Legion Fetes A Dozen Past Leaders
In Gallipolis a Legion party honored more than a dozen past commanders. Present commander W. M. Elliott presided and introduced predecessors for brief, reminiscent talks. The local post is flourishing and active in civic affairs.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
W. M. Elliott
Gallipolis Social Notes Led by Daughters of America Meeting
Weekly Gallia Council Daughters of America installation of new officers at K P Hall with District Deputy Pribble Wilson officiating, followed by cooperative supper. English Club hosted by Miss Maye Davis with a history talk by Ruby Plummer and a skit by Mrs. Reuben Wood and Miss Juanita Booth. Riverside Study Club members hosted at Island View Inn with programs by Mrs. Condee and others. Pembroke Club met with Katherine Kircher on Period Furniture, refreshments served. Birth announced for Nelson Wheeler and Jean Foster Wheeler’s daughter. Watch night party hosted by Mrs. E M Rupe with games and refreshments for Sunday School class. Gallipolis personals note several local visits, moves, and arrivals including teachers and residents.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Maye Davis
Rachel
Jane
Ruby Plummer
Gallia County
Reuben Wood
Juanita Booth
Riverside Study Club
Herman Condee
Norah Condee
Island View Inn
Condee
D. C. Priestley
Will Cox
Brookman
Julia Donnally
Kircher
Katherine Kircher
Pembroke Club
E. E. Higgins
Two Gallipolis Police Given Night Duty
Chief of Police John Fraley assigns two patrolmen to night duty due to ongoing petty pilfering and a string of burglary attempts. The move aims to deter loitering after midnight as reports of auto thefts and burglaries increase citywide.
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Gallipolis
John Fraley
Eagles Party Program Planned for Third Anniversary
Gallipolis reports the Eagles party program for Wednesday night January 13 to celebrate the lodge's third anniversary. A floor show buffet supper and dance are set for members and wives with a Columbus orchestra and entertainers from Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Spanish War Vets Install New Officers
Gallipolis report lists newly-installed officers for the Spanish War Veterans group. Newton Edwards is commander with Earl Shaw and Aaron Whittaker as vice commanders, along with adjutant H. Howe Bratt, quartermaster H. W. Sowards, and instructors and officers including George A. Rhodes historian David A. Beard chaplain M. T. Carter and other posts John W. Gould day officer, Alexander Boles guard.
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Gallipolis
Spanish War Veterans’ Organization
Newton Edwards
Earl Shaw
Aaron Whittaker
H. Howe Bratt
H. W. Sowards
George A. Rhodes
David A. Beard
M. T. Carter
John W. Gould
Alexander Boles
Old Kyger Personal And Social Mention
Mr and Mrs Clyde Bradbury and son Paul Gal lipolis spent the weekend with relatives here and at Kyger. A sale at Newton Darst place was well attended. Mr and Mrs Clyde Werner purchased the Darst farm. The young son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Scott is ill of asthma. Mrs Audrey Thaxton local and Jean Rupe of Ryger motored to Huntington Sunday where they have employment. Mr and Mrs Tom Metcalf and family were Sunday guests of the latters parents Mr and Mrs Oren Roush at Addison. Mrs Howard Shuler was a Friday guest of her sister Mrs Byron Grover at Cheshire. Harris Scott Roseville spent the weekend with his family here. The heart averages 60 to 80 beats per minute but may drop to 16 or rise to over 200.
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Kyger
Clyde Bradbury
Paul
Gallipolis
Newton Darst Place
Clyde Werner
Darst
Lewis Scott
Audrey Thaxton
Jean Rupe
Ryger
Huntington
Tom Metcalf
Oren Roush
Addison
Howard Shuler
Byron Grover
Cheshire
Harris Scott
Roseville
Bridge Repairs Crew Released In Gallipolis
Gallia County officials release most of the emergency bridge crew in Gallipolis after approving a $1000 January operation. The move leaves about a half dozen workers and forces temporary withdrawal from Flag Spring WPA road improvements and 128 workers out of work for the month.
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Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
Harper Taken Into Huntington Court
Harold JF Harper of Crown City is bound to appear in Huntington court Saturday to face a charge of operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license. His car reportedly struck Mrs Nina Finch, wife of Dr Karl R Finch, who is hospitalized in Huntington with a fractured vertebra.
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Gallipolis
Harold JF. Harper
Crown City
Huntington
Harper
Nina Finch
Karl R. Finch
Roosevelt Nominates Harwood as Governor of Virgin Islands
President Roosevelt names Charles Harwood of Harrison New York longtime lawyer and former U S district judge in the Canal Zone as governor designate of the Virgin Islands in a notable appointment.
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Roosevelt
Charles Harwood
Harrison, N. Y
Virgin Islands
New York
U. S
Canal Zone
Gallia Pomona Grange Installs Officers in Series of Honors
Gallia County Pomona Grange met at Georges Creek Grange Hall on Monday to install officers led by Master Stan ford Brinker. Delegations from Georges Creek Huntington Little Kyger Ohio Valley Springfield Swan Creek attended. Ohio Valley won the attendance contest for 1940. A Bible bearing the grange name was given to Mrs. Carol Plymale, and Mrs. H E Shaver received a white enameled pie pan for the apple pie contest. Deputy Master O F Painter announced an officers conference for Jan 13 at 7:30 in the County Agents office.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pomona Grange
Georges Creek
Pomona
Stanford Brinker
Huntington
Little Kgger
Ohio Valley
Springfield
Swan Creek
Ohio Valley Grange
Grange
Carol Plymale
H. E. Shaver
Little Kyger Grange
State Grange
Ohio State Grange
Stanley Shaver
Georges Creek Grange
James Hughes
Earl Smeltzer
Ceres
Hayden Wood
Cora
Marguerite Moore
Flora
Grace Lane
Alma Pearl Gooch
Harris
S. S. Long
Patriot
O. EF. Painter
Lawrence County Man Freed on Concealed Weapon Charge
Leslie Taylor of Lawrence County was released on bond signed by his father and John R. Burcham of Crown City after being held in the county jail on a concealed weapons charge.
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Gallipolis
the County
Leslie Taylor
Lawrence County
John R. Burcham
Crown City
Six Volunteers To Army Swell Total to 64
In Gallipolis six new volunteer enlistments raise the local army training tally to 64. New enrollees include Dolph Day Mercerville Denver E Cali Galia Loren Thomas Phillips John M Hager Kenneth C Bush Gal lipolis and Chester A Mayes Kanaus ga. A call for 29 men to report January 28 remains in effect. two February calls are announced with six white men to be inducted February 10 and two colored men February 15.
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Gallipolis
Army Training Service
Dolph Day
Mercerville
Denver E
Pest Hunt Aims to Top 5000 Birds Killed Record
Gallipolis Vocational agriculture students in Vinton schools launch a pest hunt aiming to surpass last year's tally of about 5000 birds and animals killed.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Influenza Spreads Halted as Thurman School Closes
Gallia County reports no flu spread after Thurman school closure. Officials say the shutdown was precautionary to curb illness and will continue instruction remotely until the all clear.
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Gallipolis Social Notes
Nelson Wheeler
Wheeler
Walgreen
Jean Foster
Fred Foster
E. M. Rupe
Eno
A. O. Rupe
Levi Reynolds
Iris Frederick
Elsie Berry
Jean Ward
Woodrow Wilcox
Billie Cremeens
Frank Berry
Wayne Palmer
Wendell Ward
Paul Thompson
Wendell James
Ralph
Florence
Lucille
Esther Reynolds
Eleanor Wetherholt
Marietta
William Thabet
Venitta
Charles George
Philip Tweel
M. M. Kerr
H. Staunton Jenkins
June
Jenkins
State Hospital
Greenfield Township
L. D. Butt
Massillon
Cadmus
Albert Haines
Magdaline Bostic
D. F. Bostic
Tim
Pillsbury’s
Pillsbury
Pillsbury's Best
Pillsbury's
Huntington Court
Grapefruit Juice
Grapefruit 2
Swansdown
Clover Farm
Glendale
B. Sack
Clover Farm Packad
Hamburg
Tiny Sweet Peas
Florida
Vienna
Sunshine
C. F
Thurman
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