Farm Youth Camp Scheduled at Keystone in Gallia County
Four counties Jackson Meigs Lawrence and Gallia will send 150 4 H Club members to Keystone Camp from July 28 to August 2. Daily flag-raisings pledge allegiance and a recreational program includes swimming arts crafts and campfire music. Mrs Ernest Blazer of Rio Grande leads cooking and a team of advisers manages camp operations.
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Gallipolis
Keystone Camp
Keystone
Max Long
Little Raccoon Creek
Vinton
Jackson
Meigs
Lawrence
Gallia
C. E. Blakeslee
Geneva Humphrey
Stanley Porter
Floyd Henderson
Eva Marie Williamson
Everett G. Royer
Clara B. Motter
Ernest Blazer
Rio Grande
Commissioners Fail To Help NYA Projects
Gallipolis report notes county commissioners did not assume sponsorship for continued NYA blanket road improvement work. NYA would hire up to 300 youths aged 19 to 25 at about 10000 dollars, needing 2000 dollars for tools and supervision. Protests cited over county funds. A special session was considered to revisit the issue.
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Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
NYA
Social Notes from Point Rock and Nearby Towns
Miss Betty Mae Young of Charleston visits with her parents in Point Rock. Local families from New Martinsville Newark Toledo Columbus and Gallipolis are noted visiting relatives here. Walter Canode and Vesla Nelson wed in a ceremony performed by Rev John W Canode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Rock
Betty Mae Young
Charleston
Curtis Young
H. C. Schupbach
New Martinsville
W. Va
J. A. Turner
Carpenter
W. C. Cottrill
Poca
Thorne
W. A. Gregory
Dayton
Maggie Gregory
Seldon Webb
Newark
William Westfall
Medina
Carrie Webb
George William
R. A. Blessing
Leslie
Beulah
Merril Bobo
Lancaster
Henry Bobo
Columbus
Jarret Bobo
Leslie Canode
Walter Canode
Vesla Nelson
Gerald Collins
Toledo
John W. Canode
Homer Faughts
Chauncey Long
Gallipolis Stock Gate
Lawrence Oxley
Beaumont
L. D. Cottrill
Howard Weyand
Edmond Foster
W. M. Morris
D. W. Morris
Clyde
Gallipolis
Helen Holcomb
W. R. Holcomb
Elby Harvey
Talent for Swimming Pageant Seeks Participants
Gallipolis pool officials issue a final call for girl swimmers to present a water pageant on Wednesday morning. A prior request drew insufficient talent, and a second appeal was made. Pageant presentation depends on interest shown Wednesday, per the pool management.
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Gallipolis
USO Campaign Aims to Raise 1200 in Two Days
Gallia county mobilizes 60 solicitors to begin at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse for a drive to raise 1200 for the United Service Organizations. Workers receive supplies and training and report back quickly with hope to cover city in one day and county in two.
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Gallipolis
United Service Organizations
Floyd White and Miss Keefer Wed at Fort Knox Home
Gallipolis reports the wedding of Floyd White staff sergeant at Fort Knox Kentucky to Miss Josephine Keefer at the bride’s parents home. Rev Everett Delaney performed the ceremony with Mary White and Ralph Keefer as attendants. White, son of Mrs Goldie White and the late Floyd White, has served a year in the army and expects to return soon for his bride.
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Gallipolis
Floyd White
Fort Knox
Josephine Keefer
J. P. Keefer
Everett Delaney
Mary White
White
Ralph Keefer
Sergeant White
Goldie White
Wed in Columbus Miss Virginia Mehl and Rutherford B Hawley marry
Miss Virginia Mehl daughter of Mr and Mrs George Mehl of this city and Rutherford B Hawley an attorney of Columbus wed June 28 in Columbus where the bride has lived for years They reside in Olentangy Village apartment Also noted are weekend visits from the Mehls other son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Max Newhouse and Robert W Wallace and other Springfield Cheshire and Bladen relatives visiting Mr and Mrs J E Wilson Peggy Lou Ferman Jackson Joyce Ann Hazel Juanita and Warren Thomas
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Columbus
Virginia Mehl
George Mehl
Rutherford B. Hawley
Olentangy Village
Hawley
Mehls
Max Newhouse
Robert W. Wallace
J. E. Wilson
Ferman Jackson
Peggy Lou
Robert Turner
Joyce Ann
Springfield
John Hawkins
Hazel
Juanita
Cheshire
Warren Thomas
Bladen
Birth Announced for Wilda Kay Wooten in July
Mr and Mrs Wade Wooten of Vin ton Ave announce the birth of a daughter Wilda Kay on Friday July 4. Various local residents and guests are noted visiting relatives during travels and family visits to Birmingham Cincinnati Wellston Columbus Indianapolis Huntington and Allegan Michigan.
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Wade Wooten
Vinton Ave
Wilda Kay
Don Turley
Sherwood A. Moore
Birmingham
Ala
O. A. Vornholt
Jack
Hgee
Michigan
Vornholt
Leota
Cincinnati
Gerry Evans
Bette
Sims Family Reunion at Mercerville Predicted
Predictions say about 300 persons will attend the Sims family reunion at Mercerville Sunday. Members and guests are set for brief addresses and a Huntington sextet will sing. Jesse Sims of Crown City is president. A basket dinner will be served in the grove at noon.
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Gallipolis
Sims
Mercerville
Huntington
Jesse Sims
Crown City
Famiily
Grove
Primary Election Voting Under New Law Slows Ballot Process
GALLIPOLIS vendors expect slower election machinery due to a new law requiring each ballot applicant to sign the registration book. The August 12 primary selects six city commission candidates, with a July 24 filing deadline. Cheshire district also votes August 12 on a three mill levy. Thirteen township trustee petitions are filed, six in Walnut Township. three for township school board, none for township clerk with 15 to be chosen. Absent voters’ ballots rise as over 200 county residents serve in the army.
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Gallipolis
City Commission
Commission
Cheshire
Bess B. Wetherholt
Election Board
Walnut Township
Township School Board
Marriage Licenses Issued to 10 Couples in Gallia County
Gallipolis reports a rush of marriage licenses with ten couples listed as recent applicants. Names include Kenneth W. Carter and Norma Jean Woolard. Floyd A. White and Josephine Keefer. James E. Staley and Juanita June Hardy, among others from nearby towns and states.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth W. Carter
New Plymouth
Norma Jean Woolard
Logan
Floyd A. White
Josephine Keefer
James E. Staley
Chauncey
Juanita June Hardy
the Plains
Robert Johnson
Elkton
Ohio
Eunice Oliver
Mercerville
Robert R. Bennington
Vera Leatha Harkins
Charleston
James F. McClure
Stachy Barcus
Bladen
J. C. Gibson
Ruth J. Murphy
St. Albans
W. Va
Herman T. Murphy
Portsmouth
Helen Hale
Louisa
Eric Cox
Iris Harrison
Walter Lay
Joyce White
Batavia
Lottery Draw to List Serially Registered Recruits
Gallia county draft board expects an order by July 15 to list registrants serially for military training. A second lottery in Washington will determine order numbers and integrate new names into existing lists.
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Gallipolis
County Draft Board
Washington
WPA Work Rolls Reduced to 281 Men
WPA activity resumes on Chickamauga Bridge and Chillicothe Road in Gallipolis with 281 workers after reduction of 200 from the prior list. The road project was over-manned and workers were transferred to the bridge project this morning following a state order.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Bridge
Chillicothe Road
Matthews Secures Mechanic Post at Patterson Field
Clair Matthews, a former resident, has become a mechanic at Patterson Field in Dayton. His wife and child will remain living in Springfield at their current home.
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Gallipolis
Clair Matthews
Patterson Field
Dayton
Springfield
Tiny Sally Saxon Captivates Holzer Hospital Crowd
Three year old Sally Ann Saxon of Gallia County has been a cheerful patient at Holzer Hospital since April for skin grafting after severe burns. Doctors use tissue from her stomach and other unburned areas. she endures the treatment bravely and remains a natural leader among the children.
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Gallipolis
Sally Ann Saxon
Holzer Hospital
Sally
Raymond Sax
Hathaway
Clipper Mills
Gallia Women to Attend National Home Council
Half a dozen Gallia County women plan to attend the National Home Council sessions in Nashville Tennessee on October 21 and 22. They will join others in the Homemakers Chorus at the national meeting. about two dozen members are expected to enroll for the Ross Hocking Camp July 18 to 20.
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Gallipolis
National Home Council
Nashville
Tenn
Homemakers
Ross- Hocking Camp
Cottage Destroyed By Lightning Near Rodney
A lightning bolt destroyed the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller located about a mile east of Rodney village. Neighbors salvaged a few furnishings while the Miller couple were away on a vacation in Michigan.
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Gallipolis
Joe Miller
Rodney Village
Drilling Gas Well In Oil Hollow Vicinity
Addision Township reports new activity as C. A. Cody drills a gas well in Oil Hollow area. He has leased lands from Pearl Barton Rufus Grover David Matthews Noah Haskins and others.
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Gallipolis
Addison Township
Elected Objector Club Forms in Reidsville South Carolina
A Reidsville South Carolina club forms with one member chosen to object to every proposal to slow adoption.
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Reidsville
S. C
Music School Announced for Gallia Pupils
Gallia announces a summer instrumental music school for August led by Richard Downs. About 80 pupils enroll for three levels from beginner private lessons to concert band training with daily sessions and morning ensemble work. Instruction aims to continue at Ohio State University until July 31 before Downs returns to Gallia for the August course.
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Gallipolis
Richard Downs
Downs
Ohio State University
Three Men Buy Harrington Farm for Cottages at Northup
Gallipolis reports John Gwinn H B Ecker and E E Hatfield purchase the Harrington farm of 14 acres on the east bank of Raccoon Creek at Northup plus a west side tract including the old mill and dam. They plan to raze the Harrington home and build summer houses. Much of the land is pine forest with some tillable ground. The Northup dam is a fisher man resort and more cottages may follow.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
H. B. Ecker
E. E. Hatfield
Harrington
Raccoon Creek
Northup
Mill Ang
Saffords Attend Olive Hill Funeral of Thomas Lowe
Mr and Mrs Harold Safford traveled to Olive Hill Kentucky for funeral services for Harolds father in law Thomas Lowe who died Sunday at age 82.
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Gallipolis
Harold Safford
Olive Hill
Thomas Lowe
Funeral services held for Mrs Ned Aleshire in Gallipolis
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Entsminger Funeral Home for Mrs Ned Aleshire widow of a former Gallipolis resident. She died in Clarksburg West Virginia and was interred at Mound Hill Cemetery. TO REMODEL HOME GALLIPOLIS Mr and Mrs Chester Leaper plan to convert their residence opposite the municipal building into two apartments on the first floor. They retain six rooms on the second floor.
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Gallipolis
Entsminger
Ned Aleshire
Clarksburg
W. Va
Mound Hill Cemetery
Chester Leaper
Municipal Building
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Athens
Gallia County
China
Point Rock Social Notes
USO
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Tiny Gallia County
Colonial
Colonial Plan
Finance Coerry Hotel Bldg
Athen
Kentucky
THE
Athens Messenger, Insurance Dept
Athens, Ohio
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Co
Aleshire Services
Belle Sharmeer
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