Four County 4-H Camp Near Keystone Plans Set
Gallia Meigs Jackson Lawrence counties will send about 940 4-H members to a district club camp near Keystone on Raccoon Creek from July 29 to August 3. The camp on Max Long farm offers swimming, crafts, and music with a staff of over 150. Eligibility requires ten years old and progress in 4-H work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Keystone
Raccoon Creek
Jackson
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Max Long
Vinton
Stanley Porter
Lawrence County
C. E. Blakeslee
Geneva Humphreys
Floyd Henderson
Eva Marie Williamson
Club Presidents and Members List Across Communities
A compiled roster lists club presidents and members including Norma Wright Gallia Frances Baird Bulnville Elsie Berry Eno Ruth Beman Thurman Hilda Nibert Bidwell Naomi Hawk Fairfield Betty George Vinton Rosalie Daniel Mercerville Joan Swisher Ryger Iris House Cheshire Jeanette Waugh Bladen Helen Weed Rio Grande Erma Jean Reynolds Cheshire Mildred Beaver Crown City Betty Wallace Cheshire Clara Belle Walter Vinton Evelyn Myers Clay Chapel Bessie McCalla Clipper Mills Dexter Saunders Clay Lick Dorothy Forth Teen's Run Alice Denney Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alene Gothard
Perry Bradbury
E. M. Musgrave
Donald Pollitt
Betty Blazer
Dorothy Rupe
Gomer Richards
Rex Lemley
Hector Hobbs
Morris Brown
Earl Brown
Frances Buckle
Mary Call
Marie McCulty
Joe Miller
Jerry Evans
Norma Wright
Gallia
Frances Baird
Bulnville
Elsie Berry
Eno
Ruth Beman
Thurman
Hilda Nibert
Bidwell
Naomi Hawk
Fairfield
Betty George
Vinton
Rosalie Daniel
Mercerville
Joan Swisher
Ryger
Iris House
Cheshire
Jeanette Waugh
Bladen
Helen Weed
Rio Grande
Erma Jean Reynolds
Mildred Beaver
Crown City
Betty Wallace
Clara Belle Walter
Evelyn Myers
Clay Chapel
Bessie McCalla
Clipper Mills
Dexter Saunders
Clay Lick
Dorothy Forth
Teen's Run
Alice Denney
Harris
Lighthouses Receive Supplies by Air Amid Rough Seas
When rough weather prevents boats from leaving shore, lighthouse keepers rely on air delivery for essential supplies.
Gallia Worker to Speak on School Lunch Program
Gallia Child Welfare Supervisor Mrs. Wayne Booth will broadcast a radio address from Huntington at 12:30 Monday. She will press for warm noon meals for schoolchildren and urge parents and boards of education to support local lunch programs. Booth cites Gallipolis and Rio Grande efforts with garden produce and WPA help, calling for wider adoption to feed hungry children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wayne Booth
Huntington
Boards of Education
Booth
Rio Grande
WPA
Corning Social Notes Highlights Local Events
A busy week in Corning includes a car collision on Bear Run Road near Jamestown with George Rodgers and Fred Anderson injured and Clarence Garrison unhurt. enrollments for the Vacation Bible School rise from 46 to 72 at United Brethren Church. An anniversary celebration marks S J Atkinson and wife’s 56th year with 13 children, 33 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Community activities include a well attended donkey baseball game, a garden party for Class 13 of the Methodist Church, Pocahontas lodge officer installations, a post‑service shower for Carl Stallings, and the upcoming WCTU meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
George Rodgers
Fred Anderson
Clarence Garrison
Bear Run
Jamestown
Garrison
United Brethren Church
S. J. Atkinson
Logan
Hocking County
George Atkinson
Earl Atkinson
Bucyrus
Jess Atkinson
Brewster
Richard King
Zanesville
Frank Kelly
Joseph Petruzzi
Lancaster
Elizabeth Jennings
Glouster
William Alexander
New Straitsville
Gene Cox
Shawnee
Martin
Carl Stallings
Otis Dunlap
Mae Rodgers
Alice Brown
Gallipolis Native Nora Beck Dies in Columbus
Miss Nora C. Beck formerly ran Spain's Novelty Store at 2111 N High St Columbus. She died yesterday at her sister Laura Davis’s home and had retired in May after 20 years in business. Survived by siblings Bert Rose Gallipolis Earl Parish Ononeta NY Luther Beck Cornell IL Frank Beck. Funeral services today at D Harvey Davis and Saturday in Gallipolis. Burial Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Nora C. Beck
Spain
N. High St
Laura Davis
Minnesota Ave
Beck
Neil Ave
Gallipolis
Davis
Bert Rose
Earl W. Parish
Ononeta
N. Y
J. Luther Beck
Highland St
Frank Beck
Cornell
Ill
Park Benches Scarce Citizens Ask for More
Gallipolis reports only 30 benches in City Park, each seating four, enough for quiet days but inadequate during celebrations or Sundays. Civic clubs and citizens plan to petition city officials for more seating while private citizens have begun placing seats around trees to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Third charge against Dewey Carpenter in still operation case
Dewey Carpenter, 42, of Ohio Township faces arraignment on a third federal charge of operating a still after two prior convictions. Portsmouth commissioner will hear the case. Lucien Jones of Proctorville, held on $500 bail for carrying a concealed weapon. a blackjack was found in his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dewey Carpenter
Ohio Township
Portsmouth
Carpenter
Lucien Jones
Proctorville
Jones
Copperhead Bites Foot Of 11-Year-Old Boy
James Jacobs Jr an 11 year old Vinton resident is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital after a copperhead bit his right foot as he crossed a field near his home. Consider able swelling followed the bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copperhead
Gallipolis
James Jacobs, Jr
Vinton
Holzer Hospital
Bunt Bowen Ill In Huntington Veterans Hospital
Gallipolis reports "Bunt" Bowen of the city is in a Huntington veterans hospital with blood poisoning and a probable leg amputation. Clipper Mills 4-H Club plans a three mile hike to Fortification Hill Park Tuesday evening followed by a picnic supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bowen
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Clipper Mills
Fortification Hill Park
Surprise 83rd birthday dinner for Mrs Rebecca Hawk
Albany Route One report notes a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at Mrs Rebecca Hawks home honoring her 83rd birthday with about 60 guests. The event featured hymn singing and photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany R. D
Rebecca Hawk
George Scott
Sam Scott
Dale Scott
Silas Scott
Ely
Chillicothe
Mary Woodyard
Hilliards
Harlyn Tewk
Emma Leatner
Temple M. E
Louisa Stanley
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Funerals
Miss Helen Van Zandt resumes duties at the State School for the Blind in Columbus after a vacation with her Cheshire parents. Davis sisters Jane Rachel and Maye visit Columbus then plan trips to Winona Lake Indiana. Mrs Frank Wright and grandson William Lloyd Danner return from Aliquippa Pa after attending the funeral of Blaine Franklin Wright aged 20 who died in a highway accident. Mt Zion Ladies Aid of Bladen hosts a session. Old Pine Ladies Aid elects officers with Mrs Shelton as president and Dinah Howard as chorister. Grace Ann and Donald Thomas of Little Kyger travel to California via southern route through Mexico. Funeral attendees include Mrs Flora Girard of Dayton and family in Wheelersburg. Families from Fostoria Mansfield Detroit and Manhattan Kansas noted with visits and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Helen van Zandt
George van Zandt
Cheshire
State School For the Blind
Columbus
Jane
Rachel
Maye Davis
Steve Davis
Winona Lake
Ind
Frank Wright
William Lloyd Danner
Aliquippa
Capt. Wright
Blaine Franklin Wright
Wright
Dottie Shelton
Old Pine Ladies’ Aid
Shelton
Hazel White
Goldie Davis
Mrs. Shelton
Dinah Howard
Grace
Ann
Donald Thomas
Little Kyger
California
Mexico
Flora Girard
Dayton
Old Rgger
W. H. Jacobs
Charles Thomas
Vera
Henry Scott
Emeline Turner
Wheelersburg
Lowell Graves
Donald
Robert Henstler
Fostoria
B. F. Palmer
Wade and
Wayne
Eno
Raymond Bondurant
Mansfield
Leo Mossman
Edward Wade
Shirley Ann
Wade
Mia
Bertha Rawson
Harry Clendenin
Detroit
J. P. Calderwood
Manhattan
Kan
CaBelle Walker
E. E. Lagdon
Parkersburg
Paul Gordon
Dickey
George Maze
Watts Family Guests Highlight Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs John Watts and Mrs Alice Watts of Ann Arbor Michigan spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Tom Morgan of Cora. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Lester Moore and Mr and Mrs Frank Combs and their son from East Bank West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Watts
Alice Watts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tom Morgan
Cora
Lester Moore
Frank Combs
East Bank
W. Va
1890 Coupling Pin Brought to Surface
In Gallipolis near the First Avenue holdings of Epling Sand and Gravel Co. a relic from 1890, a coupling pin, was brought to the surface during excavation. It recalls Hocking Valley Railroad crews using a hoist years ago as ties floated down the Ohio River and were hauled up the bank for shipment. The pin marks when car couplings were manually operated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First Avenue
Epling Sand & Gravel Co
Hocking Valley Railroad
Ohio
Driver Hurt as Car Crashes Through Rail
Walter Schoonover Jr an 18 year old Kanauga resident fell asleep at the wheel and crashed through a guard rail four miles north of Gallipolis causing a severe left arm injury. He was thrown from the car as the rail penetrated the windshield and rear window. Treated at Holzer Hospital he returned home to his parents and is employed on an Ohio River towboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter Schoonover, Jr
Kananga
Georges Creek
Schoonover
Holzer Hospital
Walter Schoonover
Kanauga
Gallia County Farmers May Borrow Money
Gallia County farm tenants and laborers may borrow funds to purchase family sized farms under the Farm Security Administration. Loans amortize over 40 years at 3 percent interest, with a Tenant Purchase Committee aiding applications. Officials include Lawrence Holliday Stanley Wood Roy Waugh and O. J. White's successor to be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Farm Security Administration
Gallia County
Lawrence Holliday
Holliday
Stanley Wood
Roy Waugh
Bladen
Secretary of Agriculture
O. J. White
Anas Elliott
FSA
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Athens
4-H
Cleveland
Joseph Wood
Walker's Grocery
N. Court St
Corning Social Notes
Snrollment Good
Petruzzi
New Lexington
Dell Berry
Moxahala
Gunn Atkinson
Mildred Dean
Lee Lanning
Leota
Donna Atkinson
Vera Roof
Eagles
Band Mothers Club
Ella Parsons
Mary
Gertie Spence
Methodist Church
Margaret Joyce
Leonette Council of
Pocahontas
Lena Woods
Wenonah
Cecelia Orris
Helen Refanitti
Verda Weaver
Eloise Theisen
Bernadell Standish
Fontell Fail
Betty Beaver
Clara Chuvalus
Ruth Baldy
Lois Fail
Lavina Dod
W.C.T.U
Sis
Bower
Veteran’s Hospital
Albany
E. V. Baughman
Oranges
Gallipolis Social Notes
Mt. Zion Ladies Aid Society of
Mary Lewis
Roy Gilkerson
Ladies Aid
Mrs. A. Pell
Callies
Stanley's Market
Excello
Georgia
Wisconsin
Luna
Lary Freestone
Bennett's
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