Gallia County Registers 119 Youths for Army Service
Gallia County records show 119 men registered for military training at the Gallipolis courthouse Tuesday, seven from outside the county. Notable entries include William Blaine Matthews, formerly of Vinton, and Charles Williams near Route 7.
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GER
Athens
Ohio
Athens Messenger
Gallia County Board
Gallipolis
William Blaine Matthews
Vinton
Charles Williams
William Buell Sheets
Long
James F
Gallia
William E. Miller
Columbus
W. W. Sigler
County Draft Board
Gilbert Beard
Elva Nibert
Helen Rinehart
Sigler
State Draft Board
Merchants Plan Free Bean Feed This Month
Gallia County chamber committee reports progress on a free bean dinner planned for the last Friday in July or the first in August. An invitation will be extended to Governor Bricker if convenient. Beans will be cooked on the river levee near the Riverview Hotel and served in the city park with Paul Jarvis as committee chairman.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce Merchants’ Committee
Bricker
Riverview Hotel
Paul Jarvis
Merchants’ Committee
Body of F. R. Walsh Found Floating Near Addison
The body of Francis R. Walsh, 20, a state hospital patient in Gallipolis, was recovered from the Ohio River near Addison. Coroner N. H. Foster said Walsh had been in the water about two days and burial will be in East Liverpool, his former home. It is unclear whether Walsh died by suicide or accident.
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Gallipolis
Francis R. Walsh
State Hospital
Ohio River
Addison
East Liverpool
Walsh
N. H. Foster
Administration of Hospital Discussed by Dr Kincon
Dr G G Kincon, superintendent of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, spoke to the Rotary Club outlining the institution with 2300 patients and 330 employees. He described 600 daily attacks, patient case histories, a patient bank, central kitchens serving 2600 with 35 dining rooms, 40,000 cubic feet of cold storage, and extensive facilities including 13 female wards and 21 male wards, plus state lands valued at 79,500 dollars and buildings at 1,916,000 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
G. G. Kineon
Ohio Hospital
Ohio
Kincon
New Flying Class Organized at Rio Grande College
Gallipolis students form the fourth aviation class at Rio Grande College with ground instruction on campus and actual flying at the Gallipolis field. Enrolled are Arthur Jenkin s Joseph W Clark John E Lloyd Eugene G Bell James W Rutherford Clarence E Dabney Randolph R Devore John W Potter Jerald G Parsons Dolphus Arrington. Students commute daily between the college and field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Arthur Jenkins
Joseph W. Clark
John E. Lloyd
Eugene G. Bell
James W. Rutherford
Clarence E. Dabney
Randolph R. Devore
John W. Potter
Jerald G. Parsons
Dolphus Arrington
Navy Sends Lt Robert Jenkins to England
Lieut Robert Jenkins formerly with the state highway department and later with the U S Engineers Corps at Huntington is sent to London England as naval attache. He served in Naval Reserves and was recently stationed in Pensacola Florida. Mrs Jenkins the former Ruby Tawney and their small son stay with relatives here.
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Gallipolis
Robert Jenkins
State Highway Department
U. S. Engineers’ Corps
Huntington
London
England
Naval
Pensacola
Fla
Jenkins
Ruby Tawney
Moore family transfers to Gallipolis in Ohio
Gallipolis notes that Lee Moore an employee of the Southern Ohio Electric Co has been transferred from Point Pleasant to Gallipolis arriving with Mrs Moore and their three children. They will reside at 611 Fourth Ave vacating the Keeler home on First Ave above Cedar St as the Keelers move to Portmouth.
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Gallipolis
Lee Moore
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Pt. Pleasant
J. W. Clendenin
Royal Oak
Mich
Billy Elliott
W. M. Elliott
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ohio
Etta McCall
A. Lewis
Columbus
Daughters of Union Veterans
Joseph Rhodes
Washington, D. C
Nace Fierbaugh
Gallia County
Circleville
Washington
Rhodes
Helen Fierbaugh
Gloria Swanson
Charles B. Swanson
Canton
Anna Simmerman
Ernest Simmerman
Galena
Williamsport
Knightstown
Ind
Mervin Johnson
Huntington
Bobby Evans
Clarence Wagner
Portsmouth
Settle Suit in Court in Gallipolis
A damage suit by Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fulton against William Miller Jr. over a April 27 collision was settled out of court. They reportedly received 1500 dollars from an insurance company.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Fulton
William Miller, Jr
Foreclosure Sought in Gallipolis on Russell Notes
Nellie J. Topping files two suits in Gallipolis seeking collection of sums due on notes issued by Benjamin Russell and foreclosure of the mortgage on the properties involved.
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Gallipolis
Nellie J. Topping
Benjamin Russell
Rural women plan Camp Ross gathering in Gallia County
Fifteen or more Gallia County women will participate in the annual rural women's gathering at Camp Ross Hocking beginning Friday July 18. Nearly all the fish in Navajo Lake Utah were killed when the lake froze almost completely several winters ago.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Camp Ross-Hocking
Navajo Lake
Utah
Independence Day at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics
Independence Day celebrations at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis on Friday include a 9 a.m. patriotic program with Rev. Charles Baird, a Fourth of July dinner, field day at 1 30 p.m., and prizes for winners. If rain interrupts, a dance will be held in the assembly hall. A large audience from the institution and city is expected.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
G. G. Kincon
Assembly Hall
Charles Baird
Episcopal
State Institution
Stores Plan Picnics On Half Holidays
Following the Thursday afternoon holiday adoption operators of several large stores in Gallipolis intend picnic outings for employees. Merchants committee plans a river outing on the steamer Senator with a possible date. All store workers and possibly the public may attend the excursion, planned for a Thursday afternoon. The proposal is well received and to be discussed at a committee meeting.
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Gallipolis
Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Plan Judge Jones Funeral Set for Thursday
Funeral services for the late Judge Benner Jones, who died in Holzer Hospital Tuesday, will be held at the Jones home in Jackson at 2 p.m. Thursday. He was a Rio Grande College graduate and long time board member, practiced law for 40 years, and is survived by his wife Romaine Aten and sister Mary Ann Jones.
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Gallipolis
Benner Jones
Holzer Hospital
Jones
Jackson
Thurman
Rio Grande College
Romaine Aten
Mary Ann Jones
Wellston
Judge Jones
Emily Young Dies at Family Home in Gallipolis
Emily Young daughter of Anderson Young dies at home on Neil Ave. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon in John Gee Church.
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Gallipolis
Emily Young
Anderson Young
Neil Ave
John Gee Church
Gallipolis Social Notes Recap of Local Weddings and Moves
Major Samuel Bossard and Miss Ruby Plummer wed at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler officiating. The piece also notes multiple marriages, transfers, visits, and relocations among Gallia County residents including Lillie Mae Thomas and George Harvey, Lawrence Kelley and Julia Matthews, Mary Northup and Carl Lynch Jr., and other local movements and social updates.
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Gallipolis
Samuel Bossard
Ruby Plummer
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Bossard
Pennsylvania
Ohio Hospital
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Fort Knox
Jackson County
Gallipolis Personal Notices Attend Recital and Visits
Gallipolis society notes list Mr and Mrs Calvin Saunders of Eastern Avenue hosting relatives from Camden New Jersey and others including Dale Saunders and Cal Saunders families. Janet Bailey piano students will give a recital at Grace Methodist Church Thursday at 730 pm. King Thorne Gerald Betz visit mother Mrs Ed Betz in Harris. Thorne and Betz now reassigned from Farm Bureau to Mansfield. Margaret Treleaven and Edith visit Steubenville during Ediths telephones office vacation. Mrs H E Richards has returned to her sisters home.
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Calvin Saunders
Eastern Avenue
Garnet Schuchardt
Camden
N. J
Dale Saunders
Brodrick
Cal Saunders
Fred Kerns
Virgil Fillinger
David
Charles Price
Clyde
Kermit Price
Charles
Gary
Janet Bailey
Grace Methodist Church
King Thorne
Gerald Betz
Ed Betz
Harris
Thorne
Betz
Farm Bureau
Canton
Mansfield
Margaret Treleaven
Edith
Steubenville
H. E. Richards
Hospital payroll reaches fifteen thousand dollars monthly
Gallipolis reports the States hospital payroll for 330 employees amounts to 15000 monthly with payments issued on the first day of each month. Merchants note a direct reflection in trade channels due to the payroll level and timing.
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Gallipolis
the States Hospital
J. Paul Mossman
Cemetery upkeep meeting at Campaign Church
Mr Perry Thaxton of this city requests that all interested in the cemetery upkeep meet at Campaign Church on Saturday evening July 5 at 7 o'clock.
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Gallipolis
Perry Thaxton
Campaign Church
Hold Fulks Services Today in Crown City
William Harvey Fulks age 78 died Monday night at his home near Platform. His sons Grover and Harold Fulks live in Crown City. Funeral services were this afternoon in Crown City Methodist Church. Fulks had long been in poor health.
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Gallipolis
William Harvey Fulks
Platform
Grover
Harold Fulks
Crown City
Methodist Church
Mr. Fulks
Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis
Gallipolis marriage licenses issued to James W. Robinson 24 and Opal Wears 22 of Gallipolis Ferry Wilbur Durst 26 and Lorna Long 21 of Cheshire J W Wood 21 and Iris Kinder 21 of Peytona W Va Henry Reedy 24 and Dena Withrow 21 of Plymouth W Va
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Gallipolis
James W. Robinson
Opal Wears
Gallipolis Ferry
Wilbur Durst
Lorna Long
Cheshire
J. W. Wood
Iris Kinder
Peytona
W. Va
Henry Reedy
Dena Withrow
Plymouth
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F. R. Walsh
Carpenter's
Freezer
Steve Handy
Scout
New Library
U. S
President Roosevelt
New Hyde Park
Fdr
Rio Grande
Navy
Tucker
Richland Ave
Gallipolis Social Notes
L. W. Gishler
Lawrence Kelley
A. C. Kelley
Henderson
Julia Matthews
J. C. Matthews
Evelyn Kelley
Kelley
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Mary Northup
Virgil Northup
Lower River Road
Carl Lynch, Jr
Covington
White Sulphur Springs
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Canada
Central
South America
Athens National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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