Rites Planned for Hershel H. Smith
Hershel H. Smith 52 of Johnson Ridge will receive last rites Friday at 1 p.m. at Miller's Home for Funerals with Rev. H. M. Smith officiating. Burial will be in Biffle Chapel Cemetery above Leon. Born July 29, 1904, he was son of Henry F. and Rosa Stewart Smith. survived by half brothers Omer Flo Oda William and sister Mrs John Johnson. another sister preceded him in death. He died Tuesday at University Hospital. He had lived in Gallia County since 1918, raised in Mason County West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Hershel H. Smith
Johnson Ridge
Miller
H. M. Smith
Biffle Chapel
Leon
Smith
Henry F
Rosa Stewart Smith
Omer
St. Petersburg
Flo
Oda
East Rochester
William of Leon
John
Leona) Johnson
University Hospital
Gallia County
Mason County
W. Va
River traffic and dam conditions across Ohio and Kanawha rivers
The report lists gauge readings for Gallipolis Montgom ery Pomeroy Mason Point Pleasant and other sites with rises and falls noted. It details dam statuses on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers and provides boat numbers and times for freighters Lock counts and vessel movements. The piece ends with a note that walnuts crack better after soaking, per a Purdue horticulturist, while peanuts and popcorn skip this step.
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Gallipolis
Montgomery
Pomeroy- Mason
Point Pleasant
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Ohio River
Kanawha River
London
Marmet
Winfield
David Moran
Reba Jane
Cornell
Beckford
Peace
Salvati
Northern
Louisiana
J. J. Rowe
Okan
Lock
Norsworthy
Paul Blazer
Jefferson
Orleanian
Inca
BR. H. Bosworth
C. P. Wright
Mike Creditor
Duncan Bruce
Memphis Zephyr
Ceceilia R
Indiana
Last Well-Baby Clinic Marks End of Originator's Run
In Gallipolis the well-baby clinic at Paint Creek Baptist Church closed its run by Mary Akers who helped launch the program on April 8, 1948 with Dr. J Jordan Gibert. She resigns Feb 1 to join Dr Bernard Begley in Springfield. Feb 8 clinic moves to Apostolic Church East Gallipolis as a new nurse begins. Dr Norman Goldstein chaired the day with 21 children, eight polio shots and seven smallpox vaccinations administered.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Mary Akers
J. Jordon Gibert
Apostolic Church
Akers
Bernard Begley
Springfield
Austin O. Cotton
Norman Goldstein
Goldstein
Holzer Hospital
Eagles Aerie praises Kip Nuckles for books audit
Gallipolis Aerie 2290 hears praise from State Assistant Secretary Bill Matthews for Kip Nuckles and his books. Matthews calls the records complete and thorough after an audit visit last week. Twenty Eagles attended the meeting led by Worthy President Johnnie Johnson.
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Gallipolis
Charles A
Kip) Nuckles
Gallipolis Aerie
Order of Eagles
Bill Matthews
Zanesville
Johnnie Johnson
Matthews
Johnson
Eagles
Franklin Introduces First Bathtub to United States
Benjamin Franklin, after a trip to France, brought the first bathtub to the United States about 175 years ago, marking an early adoption of indoor bathing.
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Benjamin Franklin
United States
France
Legion Post Nears Quota for 273 Members
Gallipolis Lafayette Post 27 of the American Legion reports 260 members on its rolls, needing 13 more to reach the 273 quota. Commander Harry Boggs announced the figure to 23 members at the city building meeting. The Legion corporation board met with Secretary-Treasurer J. J. Pannabker presiding in President John Ivor Richards' Florida absence and VP Harry Maggied also present.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette
American Legion
Legionnaires
Harry Boggs
Legion Corporation Board of Directors
J. J. Pannabker
Florida
John Ivor Richards
Harry Maggied
Calcium in bones and teeth dominates body stores
The note explains that about 99 percent of the body's calcium is stored in bones and teeth, highlighting the skeletal system as the primary reservoir for calcium.
Sincere Signoff Traces Honest Meaning in Letter Closings
A brief explainer notes that signing a letter with sincerely derives from the Latin phrase meaning without wax, signaling honesty in what is written. The Athens Messenger column links the closing to a pledge of truth in the sender’s content and intent.
Yanks Buy About 475 Million Tubes of Toothpaste
Americans consume roughly 475 million tubes of toothpaste annually, an average of three tubes per person. The figure highlights toothpaste demand across the United States.
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United States
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