Enrollment for Class of Student Fliers at Rio Grande College
Enrollments and physical examinations are under way for a third class of student flyers at Rio Grande College in Gallipolis. Instructor Jerry Verdon arrived from Jamestown New York and will also teach an aviation course for county citizens at government expense if enrollments reach fifty. An airport office is open with Miss Virginia Huntington coordinating, and private lesson interest has risen.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Ohio River
Jerry Werdon
Jamestown
N. Y
Werdon
Verdon
Virginia Huntington
Rio Grande Students Open The Dugout Refreshment Stand
Rio Grande College students returned from weekend to find The Dugout operating in the dormitory basement near Davis Cottage. The loafing and eating spot opens after 10 each morning with Jess Born of New Philadelphia in charge, continuing a student refreshment stand project first run two years ago on the dormitory’s first floor.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
State Route 35
Davis Cottage
Jess Born
New Philadelphia
Mrs. Chaney Clark Dies in Oklahoma
Obituary notes the death of Mrs. Chaney Clark at her home in Carnegie Oklahoma from a neck fracture after an automobile crash two months earlier. She was 77 and survived by six sons and daughters.
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Gallipolis
Township Trustees Keep Same Officers
Gallia county township trustees met in the courthouse for organization and unanimously reelected last year's officers H. D. Smiley as president Elza Russell as vice president and Samuel Denney as secretary. Routine duties of trustees were discussed.
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Gallipolis
H. D. Smiley
Elza Russell
Samuel Denney
Six Marriage Licenses Issued In Gallipolis Area
Licenses to wed issued to Charles Braman 23 and Wanda Hughes 21 both of Henderson West Virginia Walter Congreve 21 of Jackson and Wilma Heltinger 21 of Rio Grande Clarence Glenn Purvis 22 of Dayton and Wilma Manning 21 of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Charles Braman
Wanda Hughes
Henderson
W. Va
Walter Congreve
Jackson
Wilma Heltinger
Rio Grande
Clarence Glenn Purvis
Dayton
Wilma Manning
First Baptist Church Revival Opens in Gallipolis
Rev. George Sagen says revival services begin February 16 at First Baptist Church and run for three weeks with Rev. J Edwin Orr of Chicago assisting in the meetings.
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Gallipolis
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
J. Edwin Orr
Chicago
Eli Hix Dies After Long Invalidism
Eli Hix 74 of Poplar Ridge died Friday night after a long period of invalidism. Survived by wife Anna Scott Hix and brother John Hix of Gallipolis. Funeral rites were Sunday afternoon in Poplar Ridge Church.
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Gallipolis
Eli Hix
Poplar Ridge
Anna Scott Hix
John Hix
Poplar Ridge Church
Mrs Meal Buys 70 Sprague Acres at Sheriff Sale
In Gallia County Springfield Township Emory Sprague land totaling 70 acres sold at sheriff's sale to Mrs Lara Meal for 475 dollars. The purchaser held a judgment against Sprague for 523 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Springfield Township
Emory Sprague
Lara Meal
Sprague
Board of Education Reelects Miller in Gallipolis
Gallipolis board of education reelected Harry Miller as president Elmer Caldwell as vice president and U S Lloyd as secretary at a Saturday meeting.
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Gallipolis
Dog License Rush Swamps Issuing Office
Gallia County auditors face a flood of dog license applications as they rush to meet a Jan 20 deadline. About 3,000 tags were to be sold this year with fewer than 1,000 sold so far. Each form lists owner name and address, dog age sex color and a brief description. Eight questions per applicant total roughly 24,000 items to process.
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Gallipolis
Police Order Ends Petty Pilfering
Gallipolis reports that a new order requiring all suspicious persons loitering after midnight has reduced petty pilfering from cars and attempted burglaries. Police say no police blotter entries for seven days reflect the order’s effectiveness.
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Gallipolis
Warm Sunday Draws Visitors to City
Sunday springlike weather lured many motorists to Gallipolis and drew an equal number of locals to explore nearby towns and sights around the city.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Bar Association Leaders Attend Judge Peoples Funeral
A Gallia County Bar Association delegation led by Judge W R White attended the funeral of Judge C E Peoples in Pomeroy today, paying respects to the late jurist.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Boden of New Marshfield hospitalized at Holzer Hospital
James H. Boden of New Marshfield, formerly of Athens, is admitted as a patient at Holzer Hospital for medical care.
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Gallipolis
James H. Boden
New Marshfield
Athens
Holzer Hospital
Attend Inauguration in Columbus for Gov Bricker
A number of local residents travelled to Columbus on Monday to attend the inauguration ceremonies for Governor John Bricker.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
John Bricker
Ray Wagner to Join CCC Education Program
Ray Wagner of this city will take a role in the CCC education program, resigning his duties in the district adult education system. He has led Adult Education in Perry, Hocking and Vinton Counties for over a year and recently oversaw the district program from Zanesville, while remaining based on North Street.
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Logan
H. Ray Wagner
CCC
Perry
Hocking
Vinton
Zanesville
North St
Shaffer Property Sells at Courthouse for $2975
Logan sale of the George Shaffer property on N Mulberry Street held at the courthouse Saturday afternoon. Clarence Salts purchased the property for $2,975. Shaffer, a retired railroad engineman, died at Middport several months ago.
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LOGAN
George Shaffer
N. Mulberry ‘St
Clarence Salts
Mr. Shaffer
Middleport
Gallia Rural Youth To Stage OSU Program January 27
Gallia Rural Youth plans a chalk talk by Claude Miller and songs as part of Farmers Week at Ohio State University on January 27. The Home Council session will occur the same day with Mrs. Garland Elliott of Vinton presenting on Rural Women in National Defense. Last year over fifty county residents attended sessions and this year’s turnout is expected to rise.
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Gallia
Osu
Gallipolis
Ohio State University
Claude Miller
Home Council
Garland Elliott
Vinton
Gallipolis Daughters of Union Veterans Install New Officers
New officers of Hannah Maxon Tent Daughters of Union Veterans were installed by Mrs. Blanche France in an impressive ceremony Friday evening in Columbus. Officers include Edith Niday president Ena Cooper and Emma dBoster vice presidents Cora Simmons chaplain Anna Simmerman patriotic instructor and others. A social hour followed with refreshments and greetings from attending relatives and friends.
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Gallipolis
Hannah Maxon
Daughters of Union Veterans
Blanche France
Edith Niday
Ena Cooper
Emma _dBoster
Cora Simmons
Anna Simmerman
Fannie Tanner
Lucille Rees
Ethel Clark
Alberta Wetherholt
Emma _ Boice
Church of God youths host mixed shower for Lanier Evans
Young people of the Church of God held a miscellaneous shower Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lanier honoring the Lanier couple and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans recently married. About fifty friends attended, bringing gifts. games and refreshments followed.
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Church of God
Homer Lanier
the Laniers
Charles Evans
Social evening updates from 1920s Gallia clubs and guests
Mr and Mrs C D Slagle hosted a rock club night with games to prize high scores won by Miss Lillian Safford and W L Troth and low by Mr and Mrs C E Brumfield. Past Councilors Association of Gallia Council Daughters of America held a social at Mrs Josephine Pierce with a covered dish dinner and three new membership candidates.
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C. D. Slagle
Rock Club
Lillian Safford
W.L. Troth
C. E. Brumfield
Standard Oil Hosts Dinner Party at Hotel Libby
The Standard Oil Company held a dinner at Hotel Libby on Friday evening attended by twenty representatives from Portsmouth Iron ton Jackson Middleport Pomeroy and Gallipolis.
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Standard Oil Company
Hotel Libby
Portsmouth
Ironton, Jackson
Middleport
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Mrs O J White Hosts Sunday School Class Party
Mrs O J White entertained her Sunday School class of First Baptist Church in the Fellowship Room Friday evening. Games were played and refreshments were served. Mrs White was assisted by Lexie Shelton, Ruby Evans, Alma Fowler, Margaret Gooch and Lucille Brannon.
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O.*j. White
First Baptist Church
Ladies Aid Society Gathered at Chambersburg Event
Mrs. Jennie Dewitt hosted the Ladies Aid Society of Chambersburg with more than twenty present. Officers were reappointed for another year. A covered dish lunch followed. Rev and Mrs DeWolfe to entertain on January 23.
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Jennie Dewitt
Ladies Aid Society of
Chambersburg
DeWolfe
Doctor transfer sends Cook family to Indiana visit
Dr. G H Cook of the medical staff at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics is transferred to Longview Hospital in Cincinnati. While locating a new place, Mrs. Cook and their daughter Sharon visit relatives in Indiana. Mr and Mrs R O Gilmore and their daughter Nancy spent Saturday with relatives in the area.
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G. H. Cook
Ohio Hospital
Longview Hospital
Cincinnati
East End Needle Club Social Notes Seen in Logan
Mrs Charles Arnold hosted the East End Needle Club with dinner at 730 and needlework contests won by Mrs J F Walker Mrs Charles Bright and Mrs Amos Ellinger. Bible class at Presbyterian Church meets this evening with devotionals led by Mrs William King and program by Mrs C E Brehm.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Fred Heine
William King
C. E. Brehm
Lee Heads Paralysis Foundation in Gallia County
Joseph V. Lee will chair the infantile paralysis foundation in Gallia County. Local groups plan fundraisers with half the proceeds staying in county to aid victims and the rest going to the national foundation. Nine Gallia County sufferers need medical care and appliances. an Eagles Club benefit ball may return this year.
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Gallipolis
Joseph V. Lee
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
National Foundation
Gallia County
Eagles’ Club
Census shows Gallia County gains in 1930 40 decade
Census figures from Washington credit Gallia County community centers with a population increase in the 1930 40 decade Centerville shows a loss 14 Gallia County total 24930 a gain 1880 Gallipolis 7832 gain 726 Chambersburg 202 up 10 Crown City 364 up from 292 Rio Grande 204 previous figures unknown Vinton 387 up 43.
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Gallipolis
Census Bureau
Washington
Gallia County
Centerville
Chambersburg
Crown City
Rio Grande
Vinton
Union Furnace Sub Courtmen Turned Prolific Winners
Logan Union Furnace High School reserves basketball team boasts 27 straight wins since county league inception in 1939. Players include Melvin Shivers Roland Pierce Robert Carr Richard Nixon Kenneth Holden Robert Bowles Don Smith Richard Sparks and Bruce Adcock. Max Bunce coaches.
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Logan — Union Furnace High School
Melvin Shivers
Roland Pierce
Robert Carr
Richard Nixon
Kenneth Holden
Robert Bowles
Don Smith
Richard Sparks
Bruce Adcock
Howard White
Frank Thompson
John Trowbridge
Paul McManus
Don White
Max Bunce
Half Brothers Meet For First Time
Logan resident William McK Lehman, a World War veteran, met his half brother George Lehman of Kansas City in New Straitsville last Sunday. The two had never met before and plan reunions as the Missouri man travels to Logan to visit George and family this week after 55 years apart.
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Logan
William McK. Lehman
New Straitsville
George Lehman
Kansas City
West
Missouri
Start Excavation for New Logan Building
Excavation began Saturday for the Keller and Weltner Memorial Co. quarters on W. Hunter St in the Bell and Scholl Addition. William Loomis holds the contract to build a 22 by 38 foot structure with plans for an exterior monument display and occupancy by April 1.
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LOGAN
Keller and Weltner Memorial Co
W. Hunter St
Bell and Scholl
William Loomis
Begin Repairs on Billy Moore Store
Repairs are under way at the Billy Moore store in Gibisonville after a weekend fire. The building is largely ready for occupancy as the post office and stock return. A new chimney is being built to replace the one suspected to start the blaze.
Gibisonville Cagers To Play Rockbridge Friday
Gibisonville basketball team plans two key games this week with influenza recovery. On Wednesday they meet league leading Rockbridge at home and on Friday travel to Union Furnace for the second contest.
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Gibisonville
Rockbridge
Logan—Gibisonville
Union Furnace
Start Year At Old Man's Cave Draws 60 Visitors
Logan reports the new year began well at Old Man's Cave with Ranger S. A. Reichley noting more than 60 visitors on the day.
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Old Man’s Cave
Gibisonville Cage Squad Struck By Flu Outbreak
Influenza swept the Gibisonville basketball team last week leaving all regulars ill. County teams report similar illness across squads. A separate item notes a large sunflower will mature after using two barrels of water.
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Logan
Gibisonville
Lay Plans To Provide More Downtown Parking Space
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce will push off street parking rules for businesses to free more downtown space. The plan, well received, reports more parking for customers. Twelve members will be nominated and six elected to the board in February. The bulletin notes sesquicentennial checks totaling 157.49 endorsed to aid an industrial drive, with 150 from the retail merchants committee. Negotiations pursue a prospective industry for local location.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants’ Committee
End Procession of Broken Promises Sermon at First Presbyterian
Rev. Cecil Harding Jones preached on a theme of broken promises starting with Paraph to Moses and extending to modern nations. He warned that repeated pledges by leaders create irresponsibility and urged a renewal of faith and honor to sustain democracy.
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America
Farmers Institute Begins at Union Furnace January 15
Union Furnace hosts a two day Farmers Institute starting Wednesday with sessions in the school auditorium. State speakers Mrs. Joseph W. Fichter and Russell Hoy appear, outlining topics from Story Telling to Democracy and living standards. An Enterprise Institute follows January 16 17 with joint events and an Antioch Grange meeting led by Fichter.
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Logan—Union Furnace
Union Furnace
The
Enterprise Institute
Antioch Grange
Council Meets First 1941 Session Tuesday
Logan City Council will convene Tuesday night for the first session of the new year. President pro tem C. L. Wonn will preside after the resignation of Stanley W. Baker. The meeting will include city officer reports and the expected annual report from Mayor Dallas Kinser.
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Logan
C. L. Wonn
Stanley W. Baker
Dallas Kinser
Winter Halts Logan Contractors Blaine Ohio Project
Edward N. Turner and Sons suspend work on a Blaine Ohio highway earth removal project for winter. About two weeks of work remain to be completed next spring after a slide necessitated the contract.
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Logan
Edward N. Turner and Sons
Blaine, O
Rural Gallians Work Under Security Plan
Nearly one thousand pounds of cotton are used to manufacture 14 mattresses and 46 comforts by farm families under the federal farm security plan. Men and women meet tri weekly in the recreation center learning the work from Miss Jennie Wilson.
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Gallipolis
Jennie Wilson
FSA
Child Hurt In Fall From Moving Auto
Frank Mc Ghee six year old son of Mrs Athelyn McGhee Columbus fell from a moving auto on U S Route 33 south of Logan about 3 30 Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Floyd Duffy investigated the incident. The boy was treated at Cherrington Hospital for bruises and abrasions and returned home. He was alone in the back seat when a door opened as he attempted to throw something from the vehicle.
Collins Kocheran Improves After Two Operations
Collins Kocheran, formerly of this city, is reported improved at his parents home in Columbus. During the holiday season he underwent two operations and the lower body is in a cast with part of a bone removed from one leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Collins Kocheran
Chester Kocheran
Columbus
New Heads Continue Farmers Institute Leadership
Logan Marion Farmers Institute to be carried on next year with newly elected officers. Clarence Carpenter becomes president succeeding A W Ruff. Stanton Palmer serves as vice president, Mrs Gladys Derr as secretary treasurer, and Mrs John Daubenmire as hostess.
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Logan—Marion Farmers Institute
Clarence Carpenter
A. W. Ruff
Stanton Palmer
Gladys Derr
John Daubenmire
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