Presbyterians Elect Elders at Annual Meeting
At the First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis the congregation elected Mildred Gilman and Ernest Laufer to two and three year terms as elders and retained 11 elders overall. Deacons Carl Cameron and Mrs Harry Lupton were chosen for three-year terms, with David Laufer filling an unexpired deacon term. Various officers were reelected including John L Evans as treasurer and Julia Donnally as financial secretary. The meeting, presided by Rev Linson H Stebbins, drew about 30 attendees.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Mildred Gilman
J. Howard Neal
Ernest Laufer
Carl Lynn Cameron
Harry Lupton
David Laufer
J. Donald Pollitt, Jr
Lancaster
Lupton
Cameron
Ruth Maddy
John L. Evans
Julia Donnally
Charles
James Mehaffey
Edwin E. Higgins
K. G. Kirkendall
Julia Connally
Alice Bradbury
Elmer Caldwell
Judge Jones
Charles Lupton
Westminster Fellowship
Francis Lewis
Women’s Association
Jack Knight
Farm Bureau Manager Visits Columbus Meeting
John Heiskell manager of the Farm Bureau cooperative in Gallia County attends a state farm cooperative managers meeting in Columbus and plans to return Friday.
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Columbus
Gallipolis
John Heiskell
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Gallia County
State Farm Cooperative Managers
Relief for pimples itch with Peterson's Ointment
When skin is irritated by pimples and itching, use two 50¢ boxes of Peterson's Ointment. Apply the soothing balm for fast relief. the ad promises prompt relief from smarting and itching and money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Adv
Two Men Convicted In Municipal Court
Robert Lee Anthony, 30, of 149 Third Ave., convicted of drunken driving in Gallipolis Municipal Court. Judge W H Jones fined 50 dollars and costs, sentenced five days in county jail, and revoked his license for six months. Blain Maxwell Wallace, 21, of Bladen, fined 15 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Both men were arrested by city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Lee Anthony
Third Ave
W. H. Jones
Blain Maxwell Wallace
Bladen
Bowling team discussed at VFW meeting in Gallipolis
Eleven VFW members met at the VFW home in Gallipolis for the first event of the year. They discussed forming a spring bowling team and explored starting a cooty group aligned with the 40 and 8 of the American Legion, pending national guidance.
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Gallipolis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
American Legion
FASTEETH powder promises firmer false teeth
FASTEETH is an improved alkaline powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates to prevent sliding or rocking. It claims no gummy taste and stops plate odor while not souring, and is marketed for purchase at drug counters.
Thespians Sponsor Dance After Nelsonville Game
Gallia Academy High School Thespian Club finalizes plans for a dance after Friday night’s Nelsonville basketball game. The juke box event will be in the high school gym with nominal admission, soft drinks sold, and cookies free, per President Fred Miller.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Thespian Club
Nelsonville
Evith
Fred Miller
Johnson Ridge Man Remains Unconscious
Hershel Smith 52 of Johnson Ridge Gallipolis Route 1 remains unconscious after five weeks in a Columbus Hospital. His sister and cousin reported minor improvement to nurses, but he has not regained consciousness since the brain hemorrhage prompted his hospitalization. He was rushed to Columbus by ambulance driver Ernest Thompson from Holzer Hospital five weeks ago.
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Gallipolis
Hershel Smith
Johnson Ridge
Columbus
Holzer Hospital
Smith
Ernest Thompson
Pearl Williams Rites Held in Vinton for Danville Native
Funeral services were conducted at Vinton for Pearl Williams, formerly of Danville, who died at his Linworth Ohio home Friday evening from a heart attack. He leaves wife Helen Lucille, a son Raymond Lee, mother Mrs Ida Ogdin, and sisters Bertha Barrett and Mabel Meechem.
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Danville
Pearl Williams
Linworth
Ohio
Helen Lucille
Raymond Lee
Ida Ogdin
Bertha Barrett
Mabel Meechem
Warden Traces Missing Doe After Deer on Eastern Avenue
Gallia County game warden Kenneth Tomlinson hunted for a large doe reported hit on Eastern Avenue near the airport. A second dead doe eight miles away was found then vanished at the scene, and a small bruised deer at Route 588 could not be recovered. The warden suspects the first animal may have been stunned or removed.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Tomlinson
North Carolina
Eastern Avenue
Tomlinson
Ernest
Thompson
Rio Grande
Route 35
Scouts Exercise for Charter Renewal at Troop 203 Meeting
District commissioner Wilbur Dixon and field executive Tom Lambdin led a roll call as Boy Scout Troop 203 prepared to re register and renew its charter. Plans included re organization of the committee, recruiting, and fundraising with $45 allotted for a member to attend the National Jamboree at Valley Forge July 6 through 21.
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Gallipolis
Wilbur Dixon
Tom Lambdin
Jim Hackworth
Mit R. White
George Hout, Jr
Jim Butler
Valley Forge
Jim Morrison
David Tawney
Dick Haycraft
John Holzer
Charles E. Holzer
White
F. H. McGraw
George Fuller
Max Tawney
Harry Hamilton
Local Births and Admits List From Gallipolis Area
A ledger of births shows a daughter born January 8 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Miller of Gallipolis and a son born January 8 to Mr and Mrs Robert Brisker of Oak Hill. Hospital admissions include Dexter Atkins Coalton and Norma Owens Gallipolis among medical cases, with several surgical and medical listings for residents and out of town names such as Judith Atha Bidwell Morris Burnett Gallipolis and Walter Selby Point Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brisker
Oak Hill
Cal
E. R. Patterson
Cottageville
W. Va
Norma Owens
Gallipolis
William Harrison
Thomas Butcher
Carpenter
Judith Atha
Bidwell
Surgical
Morris Burnett
J. D. Nunnery
Catlettsburg
James Smith, Jr
Russell
James Hunley
Ironton
Ardell Smith
Deborah Allen
Jackson
Homer Sayre
Nitro
Walter Selby
Point Pleasant
Brice Channell
W. H. Green
Bill Evans
John Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Miriam Foster
Racine
Eugene King
Letart
Fred Harmon
E. L. Donnelly
Millwood
Alpha Musser
Ashland
Donald Dennison
Christmas Gatherings and Family News at Salem Center
Mr. and Mrs Titus Smith hosted their children for Christmas. Mrs Hollis Grate hosted at her home with Mrs Overly, Mrs Dairs, Mrs Grate, Mrs Dairs and Mrs Edmundson attending. Prizes were won by Mrs Overly Mrs Grate and Mrs Grate. The next meeting will be led by Mrs William Whartenberg. Families shared travel and holiday visits with relatives in Columbus Norfolk and Pennsylvania among others.
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Salem Center
Titus Smith
Hollis Grate
O. E. Overly
Edwin Dairs
Robert Grate
Robert Dairs
Margaret Edmundson
Overly
Grate
William Whartenberg
Carl Kennedy
Ross Edwards
Guy Kennedy
Edwin Davis
Robert
Columbus
Robert Overly
Ernest Wright
Pennsylvania
Glen Caton
Max Edmundson
Lou Nichols
Norfolk
Margaret V. Edmundson
Insurance underwriter urges sacrifice for tomorrow
The Southeast Ohio Life Underwriters Association met at the Farmer's Hotel in Gallipolis with Allen R. Lewis of Columbus Mutual Life as speaker. He urged underwriters to teach sacrifice today for future gains, introducing Ben Evans from Columbus Mutual.
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Ern
Ohio Life Underwriters’ Association
Farmer’s Hotel
Allen R. Lewis
Chartered Life Underwriter
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Co
Lewis
Columbus Mutual
Ben Evans
1956 Great Year for Life Insurance Teased for 1957
The group hailed 1956 as the greatest year for life insurance business and predicted 1957 would be even better. The group adjourned to meet February 4 at 6 30 p.m. in the Farmer s Hotel for the next regular meeting.
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Farmer’s Hotel
St Joseph Aspirin touted for rapid absorption
A test by a leading pharmaceutical testing lab states St Joseph Aspirin absorbs three times faster than competing pain relievers. It is marketed as the fastest aspirin relief, with large daily usage and claimed stomach-friendly performance. Pricing notes include 12¢ per tablet, 100 tablets 49¢, and 200 tablets 79¢.
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St. Joseph
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