Gallia County Marriage Boom Sparks Record July Licenses
Gallipolis sees a surge in marriage licenses with 23 issued on Saturday and 145 for June, as Probate Judge J. S. Clark notes a new high. Ohio health certificate rules arrive August 17, likely cooling the activity, while couples from Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and beyond seek ceremonies in Gallipolis amid its draw as a quaint river city.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
J. S. Clark
May
Gretna
J. H. Shato
West Virginia
Ohio
Ohio River
Leon Giffin
Parisville
Evelyn Johnson
Chauncey
Robert Jones
Mahala Henry
Gallipplis Ferry
W. Va
Jasper J. Cooper
Sarah Lawson
Yawkey
Samuel Jarrett
Zel Jackson
Huntington
Clifton Raton
Lorita Ferguson
Lesage
Alban Adkins
Dixie Lee Ellis
Wheeling
Herbert Miller
Columbus
Frances Holcomb
Vinton
Wilson Hirschfield
Ketterville
Faye Pfenning
Wapakoneta
Theodore Blofeld
Fort Jackson
N. C
Lillian Fitzwater
Thurman
James R. Bennett
Canton
Emma Kapp
Thomas Cockrell
Helen Trowbridge
Robert S. Garrett
Ruth E. Palmer
Charleston
Charles W. Fullerton
Hilda M. Henson
Chesapeake
Orin Cochrane
Charles Stump Home For 15 Day Furlough
Sergeant Charles Jud son Stump of Camp Bragg N C arrived in Hocking County on Friday to begin a 15 day furlough. He is staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles H Stump of South Perry. He enlisted in the regular army for three years and has nine months of the enlistment served.
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Logan
Charles Judson Stump
Camp Bragg
N. C
Hocking County
Charles H. Stump
South Perry
Attendance Large At Kachelmacher Park
Attendance at Kachelmacher Park was large Sunday with many swimmers at the pool. Park visitors were mostly family groups enjoying picnic dinners as summer heat persisted.
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Logan
Heavy Rains Flood Hocking County Creeks
Heavy rains Sunday afternoon caused small streams in southern Hocking County to spill their banks. Logan reported heavy rainfall amid southward moving storms with lightning, while other parts saw less intense downpours.
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Hocking County
Logan
Old Paint Creek Baptist Church Rededicated in Gallipolis
The 108 year old Paint Creek Baptist Church was reopened and rededicated on Sunday in Gallipolis. Pastor Rev. B R Reed publicly thanked many donors and labor volunteers including George Gilmore Pearl Lewis George Lumsley J M Casey Jack Carr Forrest Borden Frank Washington and others for their service to the church.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
B. R. Reed
George Gilmore
Pearl Lewis
George Lumsley
J. M. Casey
Jack Carr
Forrest Borden
Frank Washington
Frank
Sylvester Price
Kinzie
Thomas Hill
Harry Scott
Andrew Jones
Fred Borden
Elbert McGhee
Howard Hill
Harold Howell
Charles Saunders
William Peppers
Charles Green
Dana
Dale Fields
Thomas Dunsmore
John King
James Morgan
John Higginbotham
J. M. Johnson
Isaac Scott
Floyd Washington
Walter Scott
Blanchard Hardgrow
James Howard
Elmer Givens
Samuel McDonald
Malcolm Jackson
Zebb Howard
Pastors Trade Pulpits For Summer Vacations
Logan The Rev. Cecil Harding Jones of the First Presbyterian Church conducted services at Little Methodist Church Sunday morning as his congregation joined. The program will run through July while Rev. S. W. Wiant is on vacation. In August the program reverses with services at the First Presbyterian Church. No evening worship was held at either church.
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Logan
Cecil Harding Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Lttle Methodist Church
S. W. Wiant
Auto Collides With Bus Discharging Passenger
Logan report of a Valley Service bus stopping at Front and Homer to discharge a passenger when an automobile driven by Donald Lester Lambert Gore Route 1 struck the bus rear. Lambert rode with Junior Dawson and Merlin Kline. bus had seven passengers plus driver. No injuries, both vehicles damaged.
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Logan
Valley Service
Front
Homer Ave
Donald Lester Lambert
Gore Route 1
Lambert
Junior Dawson
Merlin Kline
Severed Tendons in Hand To Be United
LOGAN Dick Tschappat son of Mr and Mrs Phil Tschappat was taken to Columbus Sunday evening for surgery at Grant Hospital today. He injured his hand working with a steel pipe and severed tendons in one finger. The operation aims to reunite them.
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Logan
Dick Tschappat
Phil Tschappat
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Tschappat
Two Will Work at Curtiss Wright Plant
Larry Cochran Logan and Ralph Webb will depart this evening for Columbus to prepare for entry at the Curtiss Wright plant. Burgess Patchen, son of Mr and Mrs William Patchen of this city, is employed in Columbus.
Birth announced for son of Homer and Mrs Goss
Mr and Mrs Homer Goss of Dicken Addition announce the birth of a son at their home Saturday night.
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Logan
Homer Goss
Dicken
Gallipolis Couple Wed in Huntington Church
Gallipolis residents Cline Austin Clary and Elsie May Caldwell wed at Fourth Avenue United Brethren Church Huntington with Dr J M Knight officiating. Maid of honor Imogene Smith and bridesmaid Elizabeth Burris, best man Kenneth Clary. Ushers included Charles Caldwell and Hobart Hastings. A July Fourth visit followed by varied local greetings across nearby towns.
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Gallipolis
Cline Austin Clary
L. O. Clary
Garfield Avenue
Elsie May Caldwell
L. M. Caldwell
Guyandotte
W. Va
Fourth Avenue United Brethren Church
Huntington
J. M. Knight
Imogene Smith
Elizabeth Burris
Kenneth Clary
Piano recital participants listed for Grace Methodist Church
Piano students of Miss Janet Bailey who took part in a Grace Methodist Church recital Thursday evening include Barbara Cardwell Janet Brown Peggy Rathburn Helen Beckett Carlene Niday Mary Trotter Dorothy Laufer Vivian Allison Maxine Powell Barbara Wheeler Billy Nelson Mary Alice Lupton Jean Ecker Naida Jean Spear Yvonne Slagle Miles Epling Rachel Ann Masters Ella Gertrude Lupton Carol Ball Donny Long Margery Miller Arthur Miller Tom Halliday Francis Shane William Chambers.
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Janet Bailey
Grace Methodist Church
Barbara Cardwell
Janet Brown
Peggy Rathburn
Helen Beckett
Carlene Niday
Mary Trotter
Dorothy Laufer
Vivian Allison
Maxine Powell
Barbara Wheeler
Billy Nelson
Mary Alice Lupton
Jean Ecker
Naida Jean Spear
Yvonne Slagle
Miles Epling
Rachel Ann Masters
Ella Gertrude Lupton
Carol Ball
Donny Long
Margery Miller
Arthur Miller
Tom Halliday
Francis Shane
William Chambers
Holiday guests visit relatives across states
Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Donnally and daughter Julia include Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Smith and son Billy from Hammond Indiana. Dr. I. E. Jones of Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Daugherty. Mrs. Major Brown and son Oscar. and others from Shelbyville Tennessee and Batavia New York. Additional visits include Dr. E. M. Poole of Cincinnati to Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Niday and Mrs. Earl Thompson and daughter Mary Alice of Columbus.
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H. C. Johnston
Johnston
Harold
Max Brown
Miles Brown
Fairmont
W. Va
Albert Deckard
Columbus
Otto Carter
Warren Taylor
Galion
F. L. Irion
Raccoon Island
Gilbert Bush
Carl Wirmel
Cincinnati
Fritz Nunnenkemp
Henry
Henry, Jr
Charleston
Joe Donnally
Julia
Morgan Smith
Billy
Hammond, Ind
I. E. Jones
Toledo
H. H. Daugherty
Major Brown
Oscar
Harris Deepping
Shelbyville
Warrant Issued for David Jaynes Arrest in Auto Theft Case
Gallipolis reports a warrant issued charging Glenn Potts, 19, with auto theft. Potts, allegedly employed by David Jaynes, vanished with Jaynes’ car. Potts’ apparent home is in Maysville and a service warrant was sent there.
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Gallipolis
David Jaynes
Centerpoint
Glenn Potts
Potts
Jaynes
Maysville
Mrs Paul France Granted Divorce and Custody
Mrs Paul France wins divorce on neglect claim and receives custody of her two sons.
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Gallipolis
Paul France
France
Local Soldier Logan-Clyde Bainter Visits Kin
Logan-Clyde Bainter of Benton Township spent Friday through Monday visiting local relatives and friends while assigned to the 107th Cavalry stationed at Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
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Logan
Clyde Bainter
Benton Township
107Th’ Cavalry
Smoot Broadcasts On Egg Quality In County Talk
James R. Smoot, county extension agent, spoke Saturday morning in Cotu men tus on Station WHEC about the production of high quality eggs.
Boys Admit Taking Checks From Mail
Gallipolis Elmer Davis and Lee Eblin both 17 of East Gallipolis are jailed awaiting federal action on charges they stole three NYA checks belonging to Dray brothers from Cray Township. They allegedly loitered near a mailbox, confessed to cashing two checks for 18 200 each and one for 15, and spent the funds. A post office inspector from Athens may later report findings.
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Gallipolis
Elmer Davis
Harry Davis
Lee Eblin
Charles Eblin
East Gallipolis
James Clark
NYA
Dray
Mutton Hollow
Cray Township
Cray
Davis
Eblin
Athens
Services Held Sunday For James R. Jenkins
Funeral services for James R. Jenkins age 42 were held Sunday at Poplar Ridge Church in Gallipolis. Jenkins died Friday at Holzer Hospital after a fall from a shallow pool injury. He is survived by his father and twelve brothers and sisters.
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Gallipolis
James R. Jenkins
Holzer Hospital
Poplar Ridge Church
J. L. Stephenson
Jenkins
James Jenkins
Gallia County Peach Harvest Expected Good
Gallia County's peach harvest promises well says Frank H Beach horticulture specialist at Ohio State University. He owns a large orchard near Gallipolis. Picking will begin in mid August and continue about two weeks. Southern Ohio crop ripens two weeks earlier than the northern section.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Frank H. Beach
Ohio State University
States
Gallipolis Property Traded by Owners
Carlos G. Niday exchanges his residence at 641 Third Ave Gallipolis for Harry Miller’s home at 544 Second Ave. Miller and family will move to Columbus and rent the acquired property. Niday plans to move his family to the Second Ave. property soon.
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Gallipolis
Carlos G. Niday
Third Ave
Harry Miller
Second Ave
Miller
Columbus
Niday
Sanitation Project Aims for Full Coverage in Gallia County
In Gallia County 100 rural residents enrolled in the Farm Security Administration plan. Fifty one have received approved sanitation structures, twenty five others have ordered the conveniences, and Supervisor Laurence Holliday hopes the program will reach 100 percent effectiveness by fall.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Farm Security Administration
Laurence Holliday
John Bashore Released on Bond in Innkeeper Fraud Case
John Bashore was jailed on a charge of defrauding an innkeeper and released on bond signed by his employer Emerson Evans. The bond release follows an arrest linked to the alleged scam at a local inn.
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Gallipolis
John Bashore
Emerson Evans
The Appian Way Stretching 450 Miles Across Rome
The famed ancient Roman road, the Appian Way, extended about 450 miles, connecting key locations in imperial Rome and serving as a major artery for travel and military movements in antiquity.
Mrs G E Elliott Writes In Extension Magazine
Mrs G E Elliott of Vinton chairs the Southeast District Home Council and authors a feature in the Extension Service Review in Washington DC. She urges improved rural living and nutrition awareness and links rising divorce rates to increased juvenile delinquency.
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Gallipolis
G. E. Elliott
Vinton
Southeast District Home Council
Extension Service Review
Washington, D. C
Elliott
Farm Groups Plan August Tour and Picnic
Gallia County and county extension agents coordinate an educational tour for Farm Security Administration and extension members. About half a dozen outstanding local farms will be visited to study agricultural methods, following a similar August excursion last year that drew 125 participants in an automobile caravan with a basket picnic.
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Gallipolis
Laurence Holliday
Farm Security Administration
E. G. Roger
Curtis Crye Dies While Visiting Doctor
Curtis Crye a 65 year old Mercerville resident died Saturday in the office of Dr N H Foster where he had gone for treatment. Crye suffered from heart trouble and is survived by his second wife Anna Shaw. Frye was a farmer and famed drummer in the Mercerville sheepskin band. Funeral services were this afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Curtis Crye
Mercerville
N. H. Foster
Crye
Anna Shaw
Frye
Cars Smashed But Occupants Uninjured
Gallipolis report says two cars driven by John Lambert of Vinton and Lawrence McFarland of Morgan Center collided near Vinton on Saturday. Both vehicles were practically ruined. Gerald McFarland, riding with Lawrence, was arrested and fined ten dollars on an intoxication charge.
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Gallipolis
John Lambert
Vinton
Lawrence McFarland
Morgan Center
Gerald McFarland
Pastor Will Speak To Rio Grande Group
Rev. Donald S. Hobbs will be guest speaker for the Calvary Baptist Church Women’s Auxiliary in Rio Grande on Tuesday at 2 p m. He will discuss the Ohio State Baptist house party held recently at Denison University in Granville.
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Gallipolis
Donald SS. Hobbs
Women’s Auxiliary
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Hobbs
Ohio State Baptist House
Denison University
Granville
Grace Methodist hears district superintendent sermon
Rev A J Kestle of Portsmouth Methodist district superintendent preached Sunday at Grace Methodist Church. Duets were sung by Roger and Ronald Williams, Thurman residents and brothers.
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Gallipolis
A. J. Kestle
Portsmouth
Grace Methodist Church
Roger
Ronald Williams
Thurman
Display Trophies for Golf Tourney Winners
Fifteen trophies to be awarded to the winners of the Southeastern Ohio Golf Tourney to be held here July 14 and 15 are displayed at the Ohio Valley Memorial Co. they are of handsome design and attract much attention.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Memorial Co
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