Shortage of Physicians Acute in Gallia County
Gallia County faces a physician shortage as draft and army service pull practitioners away. Health Board Chief Dr. F W Shane reports about 14 physicians in the county for roughly 60,000 residents, with one doctor per 2000 population in theory and closer to one per 4500 in practice. Nationwide figures show one doctor per 1300 people.
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Gallipolis
F. W. Shane
The
County Medical Society
Gallia County
W. Lewis Brown
Howard Foster
Paul Foster
H. B. Thomas
H. B. Young
C E. Richards
G. A. Mack
George Barton
Ella G. Lupton
J. S. Webster
Leo C. Bean
C. E. Holzer
O. A. Vernholt
G. G. Kineon
United States
Gallia
Couple Held on Delinquency Charge in Gallia County
In Gallipolis Elizabeth Rife 16 is charged with delinquency along with Charlies Jeffers of Vinton and Charles D Russell of Eno. All three are held in the county jail on bonds of 400 dollars each. The girl is ordered placed in the Girls Industrial School. The text notes Miss Rife is a mother and all three men are married.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth Rife
Charlies Jeffers
Vinton
Charles D. Russell
Eno
Miss Rife
County Doubles Quota In Rubber Collection
Sponsors report 93,500 pounds of used rubber collected in six days in Gallia County with a goal of reaching 100,000 pounds. The county quota stands at 40,000 pounds.
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Gallipolis
Installation Exercises for Pastor Held at Gallipolis Church
The First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis hosted the installation of Rev. Cecil V. Marley as minister by the Athens Presbytery. The service included organ preludes, scripture readings, prayers, an anthem, a sermon, instrumental pieces, and charges to pastor and congregation. A reception with light refreshments followed in the church dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil V. Marley
Athens
H. L. Weir
Barlow
Ohio
R. L. Pabst
Howard E. Warner
Beverly
Cecil H. Jones
Logan
St. Cecile
W. N. Hayward
J. H. Bovie
Catherine Hayward
H. L. Carr
Middleport
J. M. Stewart
New Plymouth
E. B. Townsend
Marietta
W. S. Westerman
Marley
Personal and Social Notes of Kananga
Kananga social column lists visits and family events. Names include Pullins Garlands Steele Roush Chick Sayre Roberts Chick and others visiting from Chillicothe Columbus Cora Pikesville Ky Charleston Ripley W Va Somerset and Somerset. Local trips mention a birthday party for Rahh Gibbs and various hometown gatherings.
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Goldie Hendrick
Mont Waterman
Columbus
Car! Roush
John Chick
Oliver Meadows
Cora
Howard Sayre
Chillicothe
Virgil Roberts
Wyona Sayre
Charlotte Roberts
WPA Continues Work On Road Construction
Reports from the county engineer's office indicate that WPA will continue participation in the Chickamauga road and bridge construction. The eight 80 foot long steel girders to support the bridge floor are in place and concrete pouring will be completed immediately.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Chickamauga
County Health Office Reports Illness in County
Gallia county reports one diphtheria case a nine year old in Clay Township with home quarantine. Two typhoid cases arise in a Walnut Township family. Interment rites for Samuel Dunbar, former Gallipolis resident, held in Pass Christian Mississippi where he resided long.
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Gallipolis
Clay Township
Walnut Township
Samuel Dunbar
Pass Christian, Miss
Ordered To Report for Army Tests in Gallia County
Forty two young men in Gallipolis and surrounding rural routes are ordered by the selective service board to report immediately for medical examination. Their Class One enrollment will determine eligibility for Class One-A. Names include Burns Milam Bostic Jordan Penn Voreh Skiggs Zimmer Miller Daniels Smith Pierson Lewis Rees Gates Lupton Montgomery Angell Thompson Johnson Boggs Mossbarger Wolfe Taylor Amos Roach Prevens Travis Clarkson Williams Wallace Barnett Spriegel Searls Griffin Ka nanga Berry Wickline James Eureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Selective Service Board
George H. Burns
Matthew M. Milam
John Bostic
Guy W. Jordan
Julius C. Penn
George Voreh
George R. Skiggs
Joseph F. Zimmer
Jake Andrew Miller
Elmer Wayne Daniels
Gordon D. Smith
James H. Pierson
Louis O. Lewis
Vance B. Rees
Lester Gates
Lewis E. Lupton
Paul F. Montgomery
Fred L. Wickline
Ora E. Lucas
Orville H. Shoemaker
Ira McClure
William G. Montgomery
Donald Angell
Bert E. Thompson
Elgin L. Johnson
Alva L. Boggs
Bladen
Asa L. Mossbarger
Gallia
Fred E Wolfe
Mercerville
Charles W. Taylor
Leveret Amos
Addison
Carl E. Roach
Hollis E. Prevens
Cecil H. Travis
Patriot
Cecil R. Clarkson
Oak Hill
William R. Williams
Thurman
Donald Wallace Barnett
Vinton
Lawrence E. Spriegel
Northup
Fred O. Searls
Cheshire
Marvin T. Griffin
Kananga
Frank Berry
Bidwell
Crown City
Walter James
Eureka
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Weddings and Visits
Harold Smith and Evelyn Saunders wed in a Monday ceremony at Rev. Wayne DeWolfe's home with family present. Mary Elizabeth Jenkins and George Higgins united in San Diego with Higgins in the Marine Corps. A Bridg e luncheon and several visits mark a busy social week in Gallipolis and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold Smith
Grover Smith
Thivener
Evelyn Saunders
Clyde Saunders
Lower River Road
Wayne DeWolfe
Betty Sue Saunders
Osborne
Roger DeWolfe
Smith
Ohio Hospital
Carl Jenkins
Cheshire
Mary Elizabeth
George Higgins
Hope V. Higgins
Terre Haute
Ind
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
San Diego
Calif
Held on 500 Bond for Alleged Tire Theft
Gallia county man Okey Brooks is held to the grand jury on a charge of stealing four automobile tires from neighbor A Hale. He posted a $500 bond.
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Gallipolis
Okey Brooks
Gallia
A. Hale
Gallia County Registers 451 In Fifth Call
Gallia County selective service chairman W. W. Sigler reports 451 young men aged 18 to 20 registered. City enrollment at the courthouse shows 225 with countywide totals including Rio Grande 16 Bidwell 30 Thurman 9 Mudsoc 8 Eureka 29 Gallia 14 Vinton 31 Mercerville 23 Cheshire 40 Crown City 17 Patriot 9. Registrants will receive serial numbers and will not be classified until age 20 according to state instructions.
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Gallipolis
W. W. Sigler
Gallia
Community Guests and Local Notes at Blue Lake
Blue Lake notes list visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Milford Sheets of Columbus and the Cox family. Walter C. Sheets serves in Alaska after 30 years with the Pacific fleet. Local ministers and residents report illness, travel, and pastoral changes amid a scrap rubber drive and visits from relatives in Gallia and Gallipolis.
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Blue Lake
Milford Sheets
Columbus
Chan Cox
Harley Brucker
Leslie Brucker
Eric
Adam Brucker
Carl Burris
Hogsett
W. Va
Walter C. Sheets
Alaska
Sheets
Pacific Fleet
A. M. Sheets
Rocky Ford
Herman Lewis
Elizabeth Chapel
Nancy Baker
Everette Saunders
Dad Beaver
Point Pleasant
Mary Pierce
C. E. Sheets
Franklin Pierce
John Porter
Gallipolis
George Haffelt
Porter
Haffelt
Gallia County
Vance Baker
Holzer Hospital
Loren Mooney
Camp Forrest
Tenn
J. T. Mooney
Morgan Long
Baton Rouge
James Franklin
Grace Caldwell
Sons
Massillon
Sarah Craigg
Rutland Bible School Closes
Daily Vacation Bible School closed with a program by the children at the Christian Church Sunday night. Several visitors and locals were noted including Richard Canaday of Columbus visiting his parents. Elsie Jean Roush left for Columbus to enter business school. Joan Shank of Columbus visited her cousin Bruce Smith. Mrs Clarence Murray underwent major surgery at a Charleston hospital last week.
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Rutland
The
Christian Church
Richard Canaday
Columbus
Scott Canaday
Elsie Jean Roush
Joan Shank
Bruce Smith
Clarence Murray
Charleston
Robert Vandermark
Athens
Jean Chapman
Raymond Fraley
Indianapolis
J. M. Boggess
Jed Webster
Jean
Pomeroy
C. O. Chapman
Morrel
Morgan
Baker
Worthington
Many Apply for Sugar Purchasing Permits
GALLIPOLIS Many applications for sugar purchasing permits are being made at the county rationing board. These are mainly by people who did not secure rationing cards and by others who want canning sugar now that the blackberry harvest has begun.
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Gallipolis
County
Surplus Butter Stocked for 350 Families
Gallipolis reports 2500 pounds of butter placed in cold storage under surplus commodities. With an eligible list of 350 families, the average disbursement will be seven pounds per family.
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Gallipolis
Alert Signal Heard Across City From Fire Alarm Siren
Reports say an alert practice signal from the fire alarm siren at the state hospital at 10 p m yesterday was distinctly audible in all parts of Gallipolis. Harry Elder, formerly a resident, died at his Newark home. he was Bert Cheney's brother in law.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
Newark
Harry Elder
Bert Cheney
14-year-old held on incorrigibility charge in Gallia Jail
Maxine Saunders, a 14 year old former Children’s Home resident, is held in Gallia County Jail on an incorrigibility charge. Her parents are deceased and she had lived with her grandfather David Stewart in Harrison Township. deputy Morton Dickey took her into custody.
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Gallipolis
Maxine Saunders
Children’s Home
David Stewart
Harrison Township
Morton Dickey
Popular resort near Gallipolis opens for summer picnics
With hot weather the state highway roadside park one mile west of Gallipolis remains the towns most popular picnic spot. Supervision at the park is provided by the state highway patrol. Mrs Fannie Independence Bell of 418 Third Ave will celebrate her July 4 birth anniversary.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Fannie Independence Bell
Third Ave
Lowthians Move to Montana for Federal Soil Work
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Lowthian exit Cleveland for Winette Montana where he will engage in federal soil conservation promotion. Mrs. Lowthian is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Riggs of Raccoon Island.
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Gallipolis
James F. Lowthian
Betty Jean Riggs
Cleveland
Winette
Mont
Edith Queen Resigns for Navy Work at Point Pleasant
Gallipolis report notes Edith Queen a county health office clerk resigns to join Navy Department headquarters in Point Pleasant. No successor named yet. First county sweet corn record claimed by Harry Holmes with several ears picked from his garden Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
Edith Queen
Navy Department
Point Pleasant
Harry Holmes
Licensed To Marry In Several Ohio Towns
Couples listed for marriage licenses include Henry C Lawson 57 and Gertrude Lytle 52 of Charleston George Little 56 and Elizabeth Bush 18 of Gallipolis Lewis Adrian 19 of Beaver and Bertha Jordan 17 of Chillicothe George Gardner 26 and Fay Roush 23 of Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Henry C. Lawson
Gertrude Lytle
Charleston
George Little
Elizabeth Bush
Lewis Adrian
Beaver
Bertha Jordan
Chillicothe
George Gardner
Fay Roush
Point Pleasant
High School Coach George Blackburn Uninjured After Car Hits Pole
George Blackburn, Gallipolis and returning from Chautauqua New York where he learned water life saving methods, escaped injury when his car struck a utility pole in Columbus. He pegs vehicle damage at about $100. Arbor Day lacks a single nationwide observance date due to regional planting timings.
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Gallipolis
Chautauqua
N. Y
George Blackburn
Columbus
First Chinese Airline Opens Shanghai to Nanking Route
The first commercial airline in China began in 1929 operating between Shanghai and Nanking, marking a milestone in Chinese aviation history.
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China
Shanghai
Nanking
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief For Backache Sake
The ad claims backache stems from tired kidneys and promotes Doan's Pills as a long used remedy. It says kidneys remove acids and waste, and notes symptoms like swelling night pains and reduced energy. It urges readers to ask druggists for Doan's Pills.
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Nature
Dean
Doan
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Henrietta Garland
A. M. Steele
Ray Shafer
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Harold Hawk
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Mae Clinger
H. B. Slack
John Vickers
Raymond Easter
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Homer Comstock
Reliance
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Fred Stone
Carpenter
Agnes Need, Pomeroy
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Vallie Russell
Atlanta
Delbert Smith
Harry K. Mills
Evan Thomas
Lewisburg
Mr. Russell
Virginia
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Ralph Boster
Lincoln Ridge
R. ©. Gooch
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Bonnie Danner
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George Walter
Alice Bradbury
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J P. Martin
Kimball Roberts
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John R. Gwinn
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J. E. Hull
Ocoee
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W. C. Wooten
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