Gallia fairgrounds eyed as city county center plan
Gallia County officials and civic groups discuss converting the 17 acre Gallia fairgrounds within city limits into a joint city and county community center with WPA help to fund a large assembly hall. If purchased by the county, future fall festivals may move there and it would serve as a hub for rural and urban organizations needing larger meeting space.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
City Park Waterfront
Court Room
Washington Auditorium
Fairgrounds
CCC
Raccoon Creek
Waterloo Bridge
Board of County Commissioners
Funeral for Hiram French Held at Free Methodist Church
The funeral for Hiram French was held at the Free Methodist Church with Rev. William Bartoe officiating assisted by Rev. Lewis McCumber. Ewing funeral directors were in charge of arrangements.
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Laurel Cliff
Hiram French
Free Methodist Church
William Bartoe
United Brethren Church
Kerrs Run
Lewis McCumber
Ewing
Rosco Fowler
Zanesville
Lou Deth
Cleo Parker
Columbus
Mrs
Pearl Parker
Walnut Township schools closed over funding shortages
Wal nut Township schools are shut due to insufficient operating funds. Dan Notter, clerk of the board, says several small schools, their teachers and bus drivers are affected. The county board of education will review the situation with a goal of an early resumption.
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Gallipolis
Walnut Township
Dan Notter
County Board of Education
Ohio River Free of Ice Near Gallia Waterfront
Gallia County to Gallipolis reports the Ohio River almost ice free along the waterfront. Ferry service continues with little river traffic due to heavier ice in other areas.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Gallia County
Mrs Mary Bar Rows Reported Ill After Stroke
Mrs Mary Bar Rows, 89, is reported ill at her Gallipolis home after suffering a paralytic stroke. Neighbors and relatives are awaiting further medical updates on her condition.
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Gallipolis
Mary Barrows
Pierce Baby Dies Tuesday in Coolville
Funeral services for Roger Kent Pierce three months old son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Pierce will be held at the family home. The Pierce family includes two surviving children Alvina and Robert with another son Norman dead in 1937.
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Pierce
Coolville
Newly Elected Officers Named at Vinton Methodist Sunday School
Gallipolis reports the newly chosen officers for Vinton Methodist Sunday School. John M. Webb is superintendent, Anna S. Evans assistant, Esther Durkee secretary, Cline Gerlach treasurer, O. E. Painter chorister, and Margaret Hull pianist.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Methodist Sunday School
John M. Webb
Anna S. Evans
Esther Durkee
Cline ,Gerlach
O. E. Painter
Margaret Hull
Grass Run-Side Hill Social and Personal Notes
Cited local notes report F C Anderson seriously ill with daughter Mrs F C Halliday helping. Social visits include Earl Gardner with Cleland family, Jack Wood visiting Clifford Wood, a birth to Max Nelson and wife in Old Dexter, grandson Harley Amos. Numerous visits to area families from Grass Run and Dexter noting illness, recoveries, and guests.
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C. F. Anderson
F. C. Halliday
Harrisonville
Earl Gardner
Floyd Cleland
Jack Wood
Chester
Clifford Wood
Max Nelson
Old Dexter
Jane
Harley Amos
Race Davis
Bert
George Molden
Minter Molden
William Robinson
J. P. Miller
Bradbury
William Nicholson
Claude Dulaney
Dexter
A. E. Plummer
Jean
Homer Lee
New Plymouth Personal Notes Reflect Local Visits and Travel
Mr and Mrs Walter Haas and family of Logan visited Mr and Mrs I R Haas on Sunday. William Gibbons visited J G Collins in Logan. A Hamden group will present music and pictures at the M E Church Sunday night. Miss Jennie Finney left for Florida Wednesday. Mrs Homer Hass visited daughter Mrs Evan Lee in Dundas. Cecil Weede and others visited Minnie Worthman and Thelma Bardain at Grant Hospital Columbus. both patients improving. Edith Edwards of McArthur resumed teaching after illness.
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New Plymouth
Walter Haas
Logan
I. R. Haas
William Gibbons
J. G. Collins
Hamden
M. E
Jennie Finney
Florida
Homer Hass
Evan Lee
Dundas
Cecil Weede
Boney Weede
Eli Weede
Minnie Worthman
Thelma Bardain
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Elizabeth Heinlein
Gertrude Bay
Harrington
Presbyterian Bible School
Hawk
Portland
Ore
Plymouth
Mass
Ohio
Massachusetts
Edith Edwards
McArthur
Gas Company Official Addresses Rotarians
E C Borton of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company spoke before the Rotary Club on gas appliance advancement. Ray Ellinwood joined the club. W A Lewis of Rio Grande College was a guest. Clyde T Mitchell was voted into membership under the commercial roster.
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Gallipolis
E. C. Borton
Ohio FuelGas Company
Rotary Club
Ray Ellinwood
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande College
Clyde T. Mitchell
Ce Ae
Commercial
Chester Social And Personal Local items from Chester and area
News from Chester and surrounding towns notes deaths and funerals including Don Christy of Guysville and James Clark of Hemlock Grove. Social calls recount guests and hospital visits. school activities and church events are listed. Local residents travel, illnesses, and reorganizations appear with names and places across Chester, Chauncey, Middleport, and Pomeroy.
Harris Grange Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Gallipolis
Harris Grange marks its twentieth anniversary with a Thursday evening celebration in Gallipolis led by lecturer Alma Pearl Gooch. Roll call recalls members by entry year and class with a program including Grange History, a song, charter members, a birthday candle lighting, and a roster reading.
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Gallipolis
Harris Grange
Alma Pearl Gooch
Grange
D. E. Burdell
Harland Vollborn
Esta Voillborn
Grange Officers to Convene Monday Night Meeting
Gallia county officers conference for subordinate granges meets at the Court House Monday at 7 30 p m Masters secretaries and lecturers expected Newly installed Pomona Grange officers listed including Stanford Brinker Vernon Myers Marguerite Moore James Ash George Brinker and others Apple pie baking contests will be sponsored among all subordinate granges in the county
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Gallipolis
Court House
Pomona Grange
Stanford Brinker
Vernon Myers
Majerite Moore
James Ash
George Brinker
Hattie Baker
Harland Wollborn
Homer Mossman
O. E. Painter
Mary Kennedy
Cerés
Carol Plymale
Pomona
Frances Northup
Flora
Esta Vollborn
Stanley Wood
Marguerite Moore
Mien Harland Vollborn
Nellie Mossman
Fire destroys log house near Patriot
Gallia County reports a five room log house near Patriot owned by Floyd Rees was destroyed by a week earlier fire that started in an adjoining shop. The vacant building burned while a new house on the same property was saved by volunteers who carried water and shoveled snow to extinguish the flames.
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Gallipolis
Patriot
Floyd Rees
Eagles Plan Anniversary Celebration
Eagles Lodge in Gallipolis marks the second anniversary with events Friday night at the Luckoff Building. A supper floor show and dance by Ted Wildermuth and his orchestra are scheduled at 9:30 p m and 11 p m, serving about 350 people for visiting and local Eagles.
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Gallipolis
Eagles’ Lodge
Luckoff
Pomeroy
Ted Wildermuth
Hie
Long Bottom Brief Social And Personal
Slippery roads forced church services to end early with a later date to be announced. Rev. Miller will preach Sunday evening January 21. Capt and Mrs O E German returned from Pittsburgh for a two week visit and report their injured daughter in law improving but unable to work. Riverside Garden Club plans a meeting at Mary Matlack home Tuesday evening. Reedsville Long Bottom nutrition meeting to plan family luncheon set for January 11 at Mary Matlack and daughter Betty Roush home with Geneva Humphreys in charge. Mr and Mrs John Chevalier and Garnet and Charles Hensley attended Fred Chevalier funeral in Athens. A son was born January 4 to Mr and Mrs William Connolly. Jack Hawley, senior at Chester high, won Prince of Peace declamation at Marietta Sunday. Ray Riggs admitted to Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg Thursday with pneumonia and is recovering.
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Coolville
Roger Kent Pierce
Oscar Pierce
Ces
Alvina
Robert
Norman
Clara L. Seiler
Kolhapier
India
Methodist
Miss Seiler
F. G. Runion
Hannah D. Bible
Congregational Sunday School
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
A. B. Saunders
Sophronia Campbell
H. D. McBride
Lorena Ward
N. Shafer St
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
McBrides
Ruth Ann
Harold Thomas
O. C. Ward
Bethel Ridge
E. M. Daugherty
Shepherd Humphrey
Twin Falls
Idaho
Humphrey
Ray Walden
Beth Walden
Floyd Milhone
Walden
Elroy Meredith
Glennis E. Daugherty
Michael
Marietta
H. C. Parrish
Alfred Parrish
Jackie
Bobby
Parkersburg
W. Va
Alfred Rogers
Roger
Nellie Lou Carrothers
Cutler
W. E. Travis
Washington, D. C
Verlyn Travis
Ernest
Clyde Parrish
Alda Larson
Rubinoff
L. Clifton
Robert Kelly
Frances Malone
William Anderson
John Butcher
Glenn Swisher
James Rogers
Weston Potter
Russell Hall
Troy High School
E. M. Daughe
R. E. Daugherty
Chester
Don Christy
Guysville
Christy
Chester M. E. Church
Sharpsburg
Grace Hayes
Pomeroy
Mary Waugh
Bradbury
Ward Hayes
George McCullough
Jennie Osborn
Guy Osborn
Henry Osborn
Chauncey
Andy Wippel
Chester Road
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Kathryn Bailey
Virgene Knight
Max Lambert
Middleport
Norman Dean
Meigs ‘Telephone Company
Ada ‘Weaver
Dwight Spencer
Raymond Pullins
Dan Warner
John Weber
Edson Parker
Bernard Osborne
Ohio University
Charles Woode
Miller
O. E. German
Pittsburgh
Riverside Garden Club
Mary Matlack
Reedsville - Long Bottom
Betty Roush
County Home
Geneva Humphreys
John Chevalier
Garnet
Charles Hensley
Fred Chevalier
William Connolly
Jack Hawley
W. F. Hawley
Chesiter High School
Prince of Peace
Ray Riggs
Camden-Clark Hospital
News Notes of Syracuse highlights local social and church events
Syracuse social items list evangelistic services at United Brethren Church and gatherings at Asbury Methodist Sunday School with elected officers. Visitors include George Rea of Memphis and Mrs. Houdashelt of Minersville. A 22 year old reminiscence recalls a 1904 Ohio River sled party involving Mr. Hayman and Miss Walker.
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Syracuse
George Rea
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Roberts
Robert, Pomeroy
Ira Fleming
Margaret Houdashelt
Minersville
William Houdashelt
L. D. Phipps
Rutland
Irving Karr
T. A. May
C. P. Williams
George Hayman
Evelyn Walker
J. Karr
Ohio River
New Haven
Hayman
Mrs. Karr
Gallia Aid For The Aged investigator convalesces in Lima
Miss Janis Watts, investigator for the Gallia County Aid for the Aged, is reported convalescent from an appendicitis operation at a Lima hospital. Watts was visiting her mother in Lima when she fell ill.
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Gallipolis
Janis Watts
Gallia County
Lima
Opening Delayed by Divers Problems at Guyan Township
Divers problems and personnel changes on the Guyan Township Board held up the January term opening, which was resumed today. Mer cer ville saw several teaching and school bus staff changes, but adjustments are reported satisfactory.
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Gallipolis
Guyan
Mercerville
Gallia Water System Stays Unfrozen During Cold Spell
Gallia officials report the municipal water system remained unfrozen through the prolonged cold, with no main or fire hydrant freezing and the city maintaining an abundant water supply at all times.
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Gallipolis
Emmett Scott Dies in Orlando Former resident obituary
Vinton relatives were informed of the death of Emmett Scott at his home in Orlando Florida. He was a former resident and is survived by his wife Margaret McLeish of near Vinton and their son Max.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Emmett Scott
Orlando
Fla
Margaret McLeish
Near Vinton
Max
Files court suit in Lawrence County against H J Gibson
Hollis C. Johnston as assignee in trust for Henking Bovie Wholesale Grocery Co. creditors files a law action seeking a judgment of 2534 dollars from H J Gibson of Ironton in Lawrence County courts.
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Gallipolis
Hollis C. Johnston
Henking- Bovie Wholesale Grocery Co
Lawrence County
H. J. Gibson
Ironton
Red Cross To Meet at Grace Church Next
Gallia County Red Cross annual meeting will be held at Grace Methodist Church Monday night January 22. The event is open to all members and interested persons. Disaster Committee units will report on preparedness, and officers and directors will be elected. Local officials align with national plans led by the national headquarters.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Red Cross
Grace Methodist Church
Co. W. Booth
Mee Cross
The
Paul Mossman
License Sales Drop As Deadline Nears
Gallipolis reports dog license tag sales are slow with fewer than 750 sold this year. County Auditor E D Keeler says last year brought 3 150 tags and the Jan 20 deadline without penalty approaches, with the auditor's office expecting a busy final week.
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Gallipolis
States
E. D. Keeler
Death of Dr Josiah W Luckey Noted Neighbor
Cheshire relatives learn of the death of Dr Josiah W Luckey former resident of the Kgger and Cheshire areas born in Albany He lived in Portland Alaska and Vancouver Wash and is survived by daughter Miss Flossie Luckey and sons Oliver George and Sprague Luckey The daughter travels to Vancouver for the funeral services.
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Gallipolis
Josiah W. Luckey
Vancouver
Wash
Kgger
Cheshire
Albany
Portland
Ore
Alaska
Flossie Luckey
Oliver
George
Sprague Luckey
Higgins Elected To Education Office In Ohio Association
E E Higgins superintendent of schools was elected secretary of the Visual Education Department for the Ohio Educational Association at the mid year meeting in Columbus. Ben R Evans of Washington School was chosen vice president of the Elementary School Principals Association.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Ohio Educational Association
Columbus
Ben R. Evans
Washington School
Contagious Disease Free in Gallia County Says Nurse
Gallia County remains free of contagious diseases according to County Nurse Naomi Evans. The latest health update confirms no active outbreaks in the county.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Tobacco Market Price Rises at Huntington
Local tobacco growers who have not yet sold their 1939 crops cheer the Huntington auction market now averaging $20.57 per hundred pounds. The market is described as strong with prices expected to hold steady.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Gallipolis Social Notes highlights and gatherings
Social whirl in Gallipolis includes a miscel laneous shower for Mrs. Harold Mackenzie at St. Peter's auxiliary, dinner honors by the Blazer family, a Grace Guild dinner with music at Grace Methodist, and multiple local travels and family events across nearby towns.
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New Carlisle
Earl Zelle
North Georgetown
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Joe Blazer
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J. W. Mootz, Jr
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Ruth Miller
John Halliday
Leo C. Bean
Nancy
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley
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Lewis, Jr
Franklin and Marshall Academy
Lancaster
C. A. Beers
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