Civilian Defense Parade Draws Largest Gallipolis Crowd
Large audiences lined six blocks of Gallipolis streets Thursday night to watch a civilian defense parade. Five marching units and multiple floats highlighted service branches with the Victory Queen Joan Mackenzie leading associates Glorianna Foster and Mary Jane Richards.
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Gallipolis
Joan Mackenzie
Glorianna Foster
Mary Jane Richards
Statue of Liberty
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Victory Garden
Local Rock Springs Social Roundup Highlights Visiting Guests
Rock Springs residents report numerous weekend visits and social gatherings. Floyd Smith and Vern Davis families from Wisconsin join Henry Bailey and relatives. private William Folmer visits Chanute Field. Blanche Christy returns from Terrell home to Guysville. extended visits span Darwin Akron Columbus Glouster and Chillicothe areas.
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Rock Springs
Floyd Smith
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Vern Davis
Kerri Run
Henry Bailey
William Folmer
Chanute Field
Illinois
Scott Folmer
Blanche Christy
Terrell
Guysville
Roy Biffle
Herb Riggs
Darwin
Wheeler Drake
Pomeroy
Ed Humphrey
Russell Shorter
West Carlton
Will Fichenger
Clyde Wilson
Akron
Florence Burnside
William Grueser
Helen
Amos Leonard
Betty
Harry Smith
Lincoln Hill
Albert Steele
Chillicothe
Fay Smith
Cincinnati
Frances Thomas
Rutland
Ward
Charles
Columbus
Joan Weed
Seymour Will
Peach Fork
Murray City Social Notes
Murray City social notes list visits and travel across local families and friends with many residents from Akron Dayton Cleveland Ravenna Columbus Barberton Adena and Ft. Sutton North Carolina. Notable entries include Private Gerald Garner furlough and return to duty and East Cape Siberia opening line.
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Murray City
Bill Erb
Rosena Willoughby
Raymond Spencer
Maria Acker
Dayton
Noah Acker
Clarence Hayes
Akron
Andrew Robson
William Hayes
William Cook
Parks Cook
Kermit Wagner
John Penn
John
Sammy
Cleveland
Samuel Penn
Adeline Penn
Junior Lloyd
Detroit
Lemma Lloyd
Marion Shelton
Barberton
John Shelton
Raymond Brooker
George Mordue
Ravenna
Mordue
J. W. Cuthbertson
Russell Ward
Vernon
Geo Ward
Ralph Gray
Columbus
John Maraz
Don Keeton
Adena
Gerald Garner
Ft. Sutton
North Carolina
Clarence Garner
Garner
Charles Brutvan
Obituary and local notices from Blue Lake region
Mrs. Icy Baker Mink, 56, died in an Akron hospital. Survived by husband Merton Mink and two sons Carl and Edwin of Akron. Widely known in Meigs and Gallia Counties where she lived many years. Daughter of late Captain Baker. Local families hosted guests and noted illnesses and visits, including Gr…
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Blue Lake
Icy Baker Mink
Akron
Merton Mink
Carl
Edwin
Meigs
Gallia
Captain Baker
L. W. Sheets
Adele
Huntington
Mary Geraldine
Myra Evelyn Sheets
Columbus
C. E. Sheets
Shopping centers extend hours for defense workers in Athens
Athens Retail Merchants Association announces stores will stay open until 9 PM on Saturday nights to accommodate Pt. Pleasant defense area workers and their families. Previously closing at 8 PM, the extended hours help newcomers from the Ohio River communities access the full range of Athens shops and services.
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Pt. Pleasant Defense Area
Athens
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant Area
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Merchants Association
Ohio River Defense
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Births
Gallipolis notes record the July 5 Cincinnati wedding of Max Rinehart and Elizabeth Engle with Wright Field and Patterson Field ties. Also noted are Stanley Rife and Betty Jane Slezke’s nuptials at a local grange hall with large dinner, plus a Fortification Hill picnic honoring Lawrence Shong before military service. Births include Lynn Fredric Nibert and James Orren Miller, and assorted Gallipolis residents’ visits and travel.
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Gallipolis
Max Rinehart
Odessa
J. L. Rinehart
Elizabeth Victoria Engle
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Florence Engle
Frank Warneford
Patterson Field
Wright Field
Dayton
Air Corps
Orville Chambers
Indian Lake
Fairfield
Stanley Rife
Carl Rife
Betty Jane Sche@zke
Haskins
Grange Hall
Evelyn Taber
Toledo
John Rife
Delaware
Lawrence Shong
Fortification Hill
Shong
Dennis Spires
Grace Irion
Morris McKean
John Campbell
James Finch
Robert Brown
Winnie Wetherholt
John H. Nibert
Lynn Fredric
Blanche Nibert
Virgil Miller
James Orren
Clinic Treats 36 at Gallipolis Typhoid Drive
At the county health office anti typhoid clinic this week 36 persons were vaccinated including several children. The effort aimed to curb typhoid fever in Gallipolis and surrounding areas.
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Gallipolis
Large crowd anticipated at Rio Grande Methodist assembly
Weather permitting a large attendance is expected at a Rio Grande campus Methodist assembly Sunday. A program is planned and a picnic dinner will be enjoyed.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Election Board to Accept August Ballots in County Courthouse
Gallia County election board will meet at the courthouse Saturday to receive printed ballots for the August 11 primary. Ballots will be available immediately for absent voters including men called to enter the armed forces.
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Gallipolis
Farm Administration Supervisor Resigns in Gallipolis
Laurence Holliday, supervisor for the Farm Security Administration in Gallipolis County, resigns to pursue employment at the war production plant in Point Pleasant. No successor named.
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Gallipolis
Farm Security Administration
Gallin County
Laurence Holliday
Point Pleasant
Exhaust Auto Stamp Supply In Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports brisk sales of five dollar automobile revenue stamps at the post office with exhaustions several times this week. Approximately 2000 stamps have been sold to date, not including rural post office sales.
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Gallipolis
Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports marriage licenses issued to Montford Waugh 24 and Agatha Johnson 21 Huntington Wilmer Halfhill 20 Cheshire and Alzada Cartt 18 Bidwell Homer F Williamson 25 and Ruby Lee Howard 21 Londonderry Max North 21 and Edith Sheets 21 Gallipolis Elvin Carpenter 19 and Thelma Morris 21 Charleston.
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Gallipolis
Montford Waugh
Agatha Johnson
Huntington
Wilmer Halfhill
Cheshire
Alzada Cartt
Bidwell
Homer F. Williamson
Ruby Lee Howard
Londonderry
Max North
Edith Sheets
Elvin Carpenter
Thelma Morris
Charleston
Thieves Return Trailer At Gallipolis
Thieves who stole Leo Shaver's freight trailer from its parking space at the state hospital returned it after several days.
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Gallipolis
Leo Shaver
the State Hospital
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