Coal Shortage Strains Gallipolis as Ohio Cold Bites Deep
Long cold spell drives heavy coal demand in Gallipolis Ohio with coal trucks on the road day and night to heat homes and keep businesses open. Miners and mine operators work long hours while garages, plumbers and schools report brisk activity and emergency measures for frozen systems and pipes.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Epling Sand and Gravel Co
Riverview
John Lane
West Virginia
Fire Quenched In Dormitory At Rio Grande College
Fire caused by an overheated furnace damaged the Martin Cottage boys dormitory at Rio Grande College Saturday. Gallipolis firefighters responded quickly, using village hydrants fed from a reservoir atop Lovers Hill to supply strong water pressure.
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Gallipolis
Martin
Rio Grande College
Celebration Group Completing Canvass
Gallia county celebration finance committee members met Sunday afternoon with chairman A C Safford. They aim to complete the city canvass by Tuesday and report at a Laf ayette Hotel meeting that night.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial Finance Committee
A. C. Safford
Lafayette Hotel
Four Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses in Gallia County
Gallipolis reports four marriage licenses issued. J E Adams 39 of Huntington weds Ann Pferde hirt 22 of Gallipolis. James Davis 30 weds Irene Wedges 16 of Jackson. Joseph Barker 21 weds Velma Halley 21 of Gallipolis. Denver Kuhn 28 weds Donova Fowler 21 of Charleston.
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Gallipolis
J. E. Adams
Huntington
Ann Pferdehirt
James Davis
Irene Wedges
Jackson
Joseph Barker
Velma Halley
Denver Kuhn
Donova Fowler
Charleston
Claim for 427 Is Refused by Court
L. F. Allen of Rio Grande filed a claim of 427 against the estate of the late D. L. Davis of Gallia County. Probate Judge J. S. Clark disallowed the claim due to a filing time limit, and the matter will be carried to the Court of Appeals. Allen asserts the loan.
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Gallipolis
L. F. Allen
Rio Grande
D. L. Davis
Court of Appeals
J. S. Clark
Allen
Davis
Morning Dawn Lodge To Hold Inspection
Morning Dawn Lodge F. and A. M. will be inspected Friday evening by District Deputy Carl Schaffer of Pomeroy. Refreshments will follow the lodge session, according to Master Carlos Niday.
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Gallipolis
Carl Schaffer
Pomeroy
Carlos Niday
Divorce Granted in Gallia County Case
Judge grants James W. Robinson a divorce from Roxy Robinson on grounds of extreme cruelty as stated in the petitioner’s allegation.
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Gallipolis
James W. Robinson
Roxy Robinson
Johnston Named Administrator of Maria Neal Estate
Attorney H. C. Johnston is appointed administrator of the estate of the late Mrs. Maria Neal in Gallipolis. The action formalizes probate proceedings and assigns authority to manage inheritance matters and settle claims.
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Gallipolis
H. C. Johnston
Maria Neal
Vance Wolfe Reported Ill With Influenza At Home
Vance Wolfe of Logan near Nelsonville Route 2 has been confined to his home for two weeks due to influenza. He is reported as somewhat improved. Wolfe is a member of the Starr Township Trustees.
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Logan—Vance Wolfe
Nelsonville
Rt. 2
Wolfe
Starr Township
Sesquicentennial Leaders Submit Budget for Events
The Sesquicentennial Committee presents an $14 500 fund plan for May to October sourced from U S Government Citizens Fund City Government Gallia County and others. The budget shows expected receipts of 25 425 and expenses of 22 997 75 with detailed allocations for pageantry special events parades dances July holidays and safety measures.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial Committee
U. S
Citizens’ Fund
Gallia ‘County
Patriotic Land Memorial
Greek Letter Group Pledges Announced at Rio Grande
Pledges at Rio Grande College and the fraternities and sororities receiving them include Phi Sigma Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Tau, Sigma Lambda Tau, and Alpha Tau Delta. Listed are many students and names such as Beulah Weed Martha Schumaker Janet George Jennie May Lewis Marilyn Peel Kathleen Gnepper Ruth Schall Glenna Miller Marjorie Wiseman Audrey Townsend Virginia Fisher Evelyn Mougey Emily Foster Dorothy Scott Mildred Gilloghy Grace Bunce Garnet Graham Virginia Davis Ruth De Lille Mary Seeman Violet Bone cutter Arthur Oldham Russell Schuster Franklin Buchanan Donald Slagle Ray Davis Parry Shadrach Stanley Kitts Carl McHenry John Taulbee Paul Brown Charles Weichnel Ernest Seymour Baird Norris Archie Hoffman Norman Howard Paris Adkins Thomas Kelton Evan Belville Carl Thomas William Pitts David Hyland Chandis Hale Lester Hanes William Davidson William Emberton Preston Bisnagle James McCalla Frederick Mann Kenneth Keller Alpha Tau Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Mrs. Beulah Weed
Martha Schumaker
Janet George
Jennie May Lewis
Marilyn Peel
Kathleen Gnepper
Phi Sigma Epsilon
Ruth Schall
Glenna Miller
Marjorie Wiseman
Audrey Townsend
Virginia Fisher
Evelyn Mougey
Emily Foster
Dorothy Scott
Mildred Gilloghy
Grace Bunce
Garnet Graham
Virginia Davis
Ruth de Lille
Mary Seeman
Violet Bonecutter
Alpha Sigma Tau
Arthur Oldham
Russell Schustter
Franklin Buchanan
Donald Slagle
Ray Davis
Parry Shadrach
Stanley Kitts
Carl McHenry
John Taulbee
Paul Brown
Charles Weichnel
Ernest Seymour
Baird Norris
Archie Hoffman
Norman Howard
Sigma Lambda Tau
Gilbert Weed
Raymond Mitchell
Thomas Lasley
Ralph Tate
Raymond Thomas
William Hutchinson
Albert Hairston
Paris Adkins
Thomas Kelton
Evan Belville
Carl Thomas
William Pitts
David Hyland
Chandis Hale
Lester Hanes
William Davidson
William Emberton
Preston Bisnagle
James McCalla
Frederick Mann
Kenneth Keller
Alpha Tau Delta
Native of Hocking County Dies Saturday
Funeral services for Martha B. Hartsough 74 S. Douglass Sr. wife of William H. Hartsough will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at H. A. Pletcher Funeral Chapel Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery She died Saturday midnight at her daughter’s home 851 Oak St She was a Gibisonville native and lived in Columbus 52 years She was a member of Third Ave Methodist Church Survived by sister Louella Shower Her body will be at the funeral home until the service.
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Columbus
Martha B. Hartsough
S. Douglass Sr
William H. Hartsough
H. A. Pletcher
Green Lawn Cemetery
Hartsough
Lee M. Boda
Oak St
William H. Hartsough, Jr
Charles L. Sherwood
Gibisonville
Hocking County
Third Ave. Methodist Church
Louella Shower
Kiwanis Birthday Observed by Logan Club
Logan Kiwanis marks its 25th anniversary with a meeting Tuesday evening at 6 at the White House. Educational Committee leads the program with Fred Burchfield as chairman.
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LOGAN
Kiwanis
Logan Club
White House
Fred Burchfield
Marion Township Groups Meet Friday at School
A Logan joint meeting at the Marion Township school building drew a large attendance despite bad weather. Ruth Bennington directed women on Meal Planning while James Smoot led men on Improved Livestock. Pioneer Youth Group activities were supervised by Mary Piper and Leonard McKinley.
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Logan
Marion Township
Ruth Stone Bennington
James R. Smoot
Mary Piper
Leonard McKinley
Pioneer
Lewis Price Ill Of Hand Infection
LOGAN Lewis Price superintendent of maintenance on the state highway is suffering from an infection of the left hand. He scratched his hand days ago and poisoning followed. He is under the care of a physician.
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Logan—Lewis Price
Wilkesville Seniors Plan Musical Jamboree Fundraiser
Wilkesville High School seniors sponsor a musical jamboree at the school Wednesday evening to raise funds for a Washington trip. Featured acts include Keith Tyler and his old-time band Donna Green Hillbilly Boys Ovid and Floyd Orin Martin black-face comedian Miss Ellen Steele Clara June Ward.
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Gallipolis
Wilkesville High School
Washington
Keith Tyler
Donna Green
Ovid
Floyd
Orin Martin
Miss Ellen Steele
Clara June Ward
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights
Mrs. Davis hosted the Ladies' Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church at Dr. and Mrs. N A Martin home. Dr Ella Lupton led devotions and Mrs Osa Baird spoke on a Washington DC Franciscan monastery. Other society items include Grace Methodist women and Beta Sigma Phi meetings with programs and a Philo Mathean Club review.
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Gallipolis
Davis
Presbyterian Church
N. A. Martin
Ella Lupton
Osa Baird
Washington, D. C
Community News Roundup of Local Visits and Homecomings
Mrs Jean Hennessy returns to Logan after stay with sister in law Mrs Jack Misamore and two children at W E Gilmore home. Misamore family plans move to Los Angeles early February with Mr Gilmore joining West. Ella Gertrude Miller back from Parkersburg visit. Mrs Wayne Booth returns from Columbus on welfare work. Elizabeth Huber of Pomeroy visits son Charles Huber and family. Mr and Mrs Hubert Fair of Philadelphia visit Gallipolis Cheshire relatives. Mr and Mrs Philip Tweet arrive home from wedding trip then visit parents before moving to Huntington. Mrs C O Burnett returns to Athens after brief local visit.
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Jean Hennessy
Logan
Jack Misamore
Parkersburg
Wayne Booth
Columbus
State Welfare Department
Elizabeth Huber
Pomeroy
Charles Hubert
Hubert Fair
Bertpetta Davis
Philadelphia
Gallipolis
Cheshire
Philip Tweet
Mary Thabet
William Thabet
Huntington
C. O. Burnett
Athens
Coughs Up Peanut and Escapes Operation
In Gallipolis a three year old girl Peg gy Ann Pullin coughed up a peanut particle from her windpipe at Holzer Hospital where she was to undergo surgery for removal. The peanut became lodged after she ate a confection earlier in the week causing distress.
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Gallipolis
Peggy Ann
Lester Pullin
Point Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Membership Of Baptists Is Increased
Gallipolis Baptist Church closed January services with Rev. George Sagen noting satisfactory results. He reports numerical growth in membership and spiritual strengthening from the special meetings.
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Baptists
Gallipolis — Baptist Church
George Sagen
Red Cross To Elect Tonight At Grace Methodist
Gallia County Red Cross holds a 7 p m meeting at Grace Methodist Church with a board election and committee reports. A recent roll call drive increased membership to 1012, the largest on record.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Grace Methodist Church
Board of Directors
Gallia Officials Appointed to State Committees
Howard D. Smiley of Addison Township and C. B. Unroe of Green Township were named to state committees by Joe R. Thomas as Gallia County trustees and clerks prepare for the state meeting in Columbus January 25 to 27.
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Gallipolis
Howard D. Smiley
Addison Township
Gallia County Association of Township Trustees
C. B. Unroe
Green Township
Joe R. Thomas
State Association
Columbus
Gomer Champer II Returns Home With Flu Illness
Gomer Champer II of Wellston has been brought to his mother Mrs. Henry Baker in Gallipolis and is ill with influenza.
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Gallipolis
Wellston
Gomer Champer
Henry Baker
Mail carrier Mossman recovering from surgery in Holzer Hospital
William Mossman of Thurman, a star route mail carrier between Thurman and Gallipolis, is recovering after a hernia correction operation at Holzer Hospital on Saturday.
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Gallipolis
William Mossman
Thurman
Holzer Hospital
Markets Closed Amid Extreme Cold in Gallipolis
Extreme cold caused the closure of nearly all tobacco auction markets in the Gallipolis area, halting trading and operations for the day. Local officials urged farmers to store their stock and await tolerable conditions.
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Gallipolis
Overheating Sparks Four Weekend Fires in Gallipolis
Four weekend blazes in Gallipolis started from overheated heating units amid near zero temperatures. Homes of Mrs. Jennie Angell Shaw Jake Moore Frank Bachus and Mrs. Bell Simpkins suffered damage. Shaw and Moore homes had only minor damage while the others became uninhabitable until repairs. Mrs Eachus was carried down a ladder from her apartment above a Court Street barbershop where she is bedridden.
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Gallipolis
Jennie Angell Shaw
Jake Moore
Frank Bachus
Bell Simpkins
Shaw
Pupil Tests Start Tuesday at Washington School
Washington School will begin physical examinations for 320 pupils in grades 3 5 and 7. Dr Howard Foster will conduct eye ear nose and throat screenings for both sexes. The City Commission will cover the cost. Tuberculin tests may be added in early spring.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Maurice Beaudry
Howard Foster
City Commission
George Tabit Undergoes Hernia Operation in Montgomery Hospital
Mr and Mrs George A Tabit traveled to Montgomery West Virginia Sunday where he underwent a hernia operation at the 250 bed Montgomery Hospital today Mrs Tabit will stay with her husband until he recovers enough to go home
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Gallipolis
George A. Tabit
Montgomery
W. Va
Coaster Is Injured In Wilkesville Coast Accident
Francis Eugene Tyler ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Keith Tyler Wilkesville is recovering from a badly broken arm after hitting a tree while coasting.
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Gallipolis
Francis Eugene
Keith Tyler
Wilkesville
Funeral for Mrs. Cecelia Cox Held in Huntington
Local relatives attended services for 74 year old Cecelia Cox in Huntington yesterday. Her brother Edward Reese, a Gallipolis resident, was noted among mourners.
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Huntington
Gallipolis
Cecelia Cox
Edward Reese
Luckey Estate in Vancouver Valued Over Sixty Thousand
The estate of the late Dr. J. W. Luckey formerly of Cheshire who died recently at Vancouver Washington is said to exceed $60 000. Heirs include his third wife now 89 daughter Miss Flossie Luckey of Cheshire and sons Oliver George and Sprague Luckey.
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Gallipolis
J. W. Luckey
Cheshire
Vancouver
Wash
Flossie Luckey
Oliver, George and
Sprague Luckey
Sons Visit Mother In Logan Hospital
Yocum brothers Trell and Ron Ald Yocum of New York City visited their mother Mrs. Lulu Yocum in Logan where she has been receiving treatment at Cherrington Hospital. They spent the weekend in the city with Dr and Mrs M H Cherrington before departing for Chicago for business. Trell is executive vice president of the Compton Advertising Agency New York and his brother is advertising manager for Collier publications. Both once lived in Mechanicsburg where their mother resides.
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Logan
Tell Yocum
Ronald Yocum
New York City
Lulu Yocum
Cherrington Hospital
City
M. H. Cherrington
Chicago
Trell Yocum
Compton Advertising Agency
New York
Collier Publications
Mechanicsburg
Two to Appear in Logan Court on Disturbance Charge
Logan residents Francis Guinley of Shawnee and Don Ross were cited to appear before Mayor Dallas Kinser this evening on quarreling and fighting charges. Patrolman A F Evans took them into custody after a disturbance at a lodge hall Friday.
Logan George Rainer Joins State Highway Crew
George Rainer of this city reported for duty on the state highway engineering crew this morning, joining the project workforce and starting on the assigned duties.
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Logan
George Rainer
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ATENS
Vance Wolfe
I. C. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bldg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Lewis Price
Gallipolis Social Notes
Woman's Home Missionary Society
C. B. Stevers
Alice Wolfe
Loren Thomas
Vito Pesano
C. L. Houser
Miss Carnes
Beta Sigma Phi
Elizabeth Carnes
Kathryn Lutz
Philomathean Club
Gilbert Bush
Letitia Mills
Bellamy Partridge
Gallia
Gomer Champer II
George Tabit
Montgomery Hospital
W. Union St
POU Rt Laas
Athens, Ohio
Carpenter Maytag CO
Glouster
Logan Hospital
Logan Court
City Loan
Fred Sanders
S. Court St
Helen Worden
the Messenger
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