4 H Club to Substitute Syrup for Sugar at Keystone Camp
Gallia county 4 H club plans a week at Keystone camp starting July 27 with Miss Clara Belle Motter as dietitian in charge. Mrs. Ernest Blazer will head a kitchen staff of three. fourteen meals will serve over 150 attendees. Ice from Jackson will arrive daily. water from the camp well is satisfactory.
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Gallipolis
Keystone
Clara Belle -Motter
Ernest Blazer
Rio Grande
Jackson
Teachers and Bus Drivers Are Needed in Gallia County
Gallia County schools face transportation shortages as about 85 buses are unavailable due to industry and army calls. County superintendent H Bion Bradbury expects no one room school closures but warns centralized routes may affect small schools. Principal changes occur at Cheshire Mercerville and Vinton districts with several staff shifts.
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Gallipolis
H. Bion Bradbury
Bradbury
H. A. Lewis
Cheshire
Kermit Massie
Mercerville
Vinton
L. Doyle Freshcorn
Laude F. Miller
Centerville
Albany
Athens County
Boards of Education
Portland Social Notes Highlights from the Week
Portland society circles report visits and family travel. Mrs. George Adams and son Jason joined extended families at Holzer Hospital for a recovering daughter in law, while Clara Larson returned from Syracuse. Visitors from Columbus and Barberton are noted among local residents and church gatherings.
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Portland
George Adams
Jason
Emlin Adams
Virginia Kelch
Holzer Hospital
Charles Neuman
Clara Larson
Mary C. Davis
Syracuse
Frieda Johnson
Coolville
Clinton Johnson
Dora Blosser
Lawrence Blosser
Barberton
Eva Blosser
Belva
Mabel Ann Cox
Columbus
J. M. Cox
Burl
Faye Worthington
Francis Worthington
U. S. Lock No. 21
Women's Society of Christian Service
Tom Deems
Scott
Clarence Price
Mary Jo Swan
Harry Swan
Parkersburg
Linnie Swan
Newly Elected Principal Recalls Acceptance in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis Edwin E Higgins recalls accepting the post as high school principal saying he will stay in Wapakoneta while the board meets to consider other applications. The notice also notes a separate Ohio divorce case Athens County Cause No 17907 filed by Woodrow J Simpson against Opal Simpson with hearing set after July 25 1942.
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Gallipolis
Edwin E. Higgins
Gordon G. Humbert
Wapakoneta
Board of Education
Opal Simpson
Woodrow J. Simpson
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Woodrow 1. Simpson
Harold J. Rose
Athens Stores Open Late Saturday Evening
Athens retail shops plan extended hours until 9 PM on Saturday inviting shoppers to visit. The story on page six provides details on participating stores and any special promotions or events coordinated by local merchants.
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Athens
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Shifts
Gallipolis events include Mrs. Cyrena McGuire celebrating her 75th birthday with family at Bladen. Nurses enjoy an Ohio River outing on the Mud Cat while auxiliary members meet at Rio Grande Baptist Church. Stork shower honors Mrs. Marshall Gothard in Crown City as Gallipolis residents travel and visit kin in Ohio.
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Clarence Root
Hazel Richard
Alma McCormick
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Holzer
Ohio River
Donald S. Hobbs
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Rio Grande
Marshall Gothard
Springfield
Thomas Houck
Crown City
Gallia County's lone orange tree bears first fruit
The only orange tree in Gallia County, at the Cadmus home of Mrs. Nora Rutt, has matured from a 12 year seed. This year's harvest will total five oranges.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Nora Rutt
Cadmus
Curfman Is Treated At Marine Hospital
Gallipolis A message to Mr and Mrs W G Curfman of Raccoon Township states their son Corporal William F Curfman U S Marine Corps is treated in a Texas hospital for a paralytic attack affecting his arms and legs He has served two years mainly abroad and was on furlough in May en route to San Diego for duty when struck Some improvement is reported in his condition.
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Gallipolis
W. G. Curfman
Raccoon Township
William F. Curfman
U. S. Marine Corps
Texas
Curfman
San Diego
Vornholt Becomes Chief Clerk at State Hospital
Vornholt of Gallipolis yesterday began duties as chief clerk at the state hospital. His predecessor J. Paul Mossman will stay until July 31. Mossman plans to become secretary of Lakewood Chamber of Commerce on August 1.
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Gallipolis
Hugo H. Vornholt
State Hospital
J. Paul Mossman
Vornholt
C. E. Holzer
Mossman
Lakewood
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Dexter couple announces son promoted to sergeant
Mr and Mrs J E John report their son has been promoted to sergeant in the U S Army. He is stationed at Camp Perry Ohio and the family learning of the achievement.
Harry Stevens Found Dead in West Virginia
Gallipolis reports Harry L. Stevens 51 and John L. Arthur 23 found dead roadside near Edgemont Country Club in Charleston. Police say no violence marks. suspect poisoning from suspected tainted food or drink. Stevens worked as mate on towing steamer General Ashburn. brother-in-law Capt. Charles M. Young commands the vessel.
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Gallipolis
Garfield Ave
Harry L. Stevens
Charleston
John L. Arthur
Marmet
W. Va
Edgemont Country Club
Stevens
General Ashburn
Charles M. Young
Kananga
Harry
Stevens Livin
Charleroi
Edith Stevens
Legion Post Begins Used Record Collection
La fayette Post of the American Legion starts collecting discarded phonograph records to remake and issue to army training camps. The committee led by W. M. Elliott Clarence Masters and R. M. Farmer will gather disks and ship them to destinations by August 2.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
W. M. Elliott
Clarence Masters
R. M. Farmer
John Mitchell 85 Dies From Heart Attack in Gallia County
John Mitchell 85 a Green Township farm resident died of a heart attack likely from over exertion. Survived by wife and seven children. Family moved from West Virginia about 17 years ago. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. Entsminger Funeral Home Centenary Cemetery interment follows.
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Gallipolis
John Mitchell
Green Township
West Virginia
Entsminger
Centenary Cemetery
Rural electrification effort faces material shortages
John Lusher, superintendent of the Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, says 140 miles of rural electrification in this and Lawrence Counties will meet heavy supply obstacles. Manufacturing firms say state war demands require more wire than can be produced, with no delivery assurances.
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This
Lawrence
John Lusher
Buckeye
F O E Lodge Dances Restricted to Members and Families
Gallipolis reports Friday dances limited to members and their families and men in service uniforms due to population growth. The events, aimed at recreation for newcomer war workers, have drawn crowds beyond capacity.
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Gallipolis
F.O.E. Lodge
Tourist Camps Plan New Residential Units
Operators of tourist camps at Kanauga and Cheshire plan at least a dozen new residential units to meet housing demand. Additions will require approval from the county health department.
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Gallipolis
Kanauga
Cheshire
County Health Department
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Vivian
Woltz
New Plymouth
Fred Miller
May Swindell
Glouster
Huntington
Army Examining Board
Woodworths
S. Court St
Manhattan
Vericool
Dobbs
Kyle and
Clifford
Gotham
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Portland Social Notes
Federal Government
United States
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallias Smith
Portsmouth
H. M. Smith
Logan
Sterling Smith
Ralph Saunders
E. D. Saunders
Orlando
Fla
Marvin Carter
Dayton
Bert Waddell
Charles Bauman
V. O. Benson
Benson
Michigan
Gallia
Marine Hospital
Harry Stevens
Legion Post Begins
Lee
F.O.E
VFL
SANGI
Mechems
Mechem
Nelsonville
Rayon
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