Gallipolis Addison and Kanauga blackout planned Friday night
Gallipolis leads Ohio in a full blackout test to be observed by Fort Hayes officers and civilian defense leaders. The coordinated effort includes eight air raid posts, two sirens, and strict blackout rules from 9:30 to 10:30 p m with lights off, dim interiors allowed for illness, and traffic and neon signs halted.
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Gallipolis
Fort Hayes
Civilian Defense
American Legion
Tom Adams
Patrol
Addison
Kanauga
War Department
Judge C. E. Payne Buys Large Cheshire Farm
In Cheshire Township the 450 acre Blue Sulphur farm, including two houses three barns and livestock, near Point Pleasant, has been purchased by Judge C. E. Payne of Gallipolis and Burlington. The sale to the Steenbergen heirs was brokered by E. E. Myers.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire Township
C. E. Payne
Burlington
Lawrence County
Steenbergen
Point Pleasant
E. E. Myers
Sanitarian Warns of Contaminated Wells in Two Counties
Gallia and Meigs Counties public sanitarian Max Bunce finds wells poorly located and water often contaminated. He cites surface water ingress and use of wells for cold storage as poor practices contributing to contamination.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Meigs
Max Bunce
Bunce
Claim City Rents Not Exhorbitant
Gallipolis reports that rents in the city are not exorbitant according to officials who investigated. A rental clearing house will open at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday under the Ports mouth NYA district office supervision.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Portsmouth
NYA
Funeral services held for Mrs. Otis Johnson in Huntington
Mrs Otis Johnson aged 25 died earlier in the week in Bladen area. Funeral services were attended in Huntington Wednesday by her sister Mrs Fay Hemphill and other relatives.
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Gallipolis
Fay Hemphill
Bladen
Huntington
Otis Johnson
Gallipolis Social Notes
Mrs N A Martin returns home after a year with Capt Martin in army service in San Francisco. Relatives from Murfreesboro accompany her. John Houck reports to Camp Jackson after furlough. previously at Camp Blanding. Visitors include Mrs Otto Gilmore of Van Nuys. Families weave in and out of town, with trips to Cincinnati Clarksburg and Fort Bragg mentioned.
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Gallipolis
N. A. Martin
Capt
Martin
San Francisco
Arthur Buchett
Murfreesboro
Tenn
John Houck
Houck
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
Camp Blanding
Fila
Otto Gilmore
van Nuys
Calif
F. A. Haskins
Edward Thompson
Cincinnati
Frank Thompson
Cosby Meadows
Lorena Miller
Clarksburg
W. Va
Oliver J. White
Donald Grover
Nitro
John W. Butler
Fort Bragg
Pearl Straushaugh
Columbus
Opal Anderson
Fostoria
Gallia
Meigs
Elizabeth Breinig
Chillicothe
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Point Pleasant
Frank Burger
Hamilton
Charles N. Kuhn
Katherine Wolfe
Washington
Paul Wetherholt
Bob
Tom
Little Rock
Ark
Major Wetherholt
Army
Max Bunce
Logan
Howell To Sponsor Meetings at Cheshire
Dr. R. A. Howell announces a series of evangelistic services at the Cheshire school starting Sunday at 2 30 p m. James Gillingham a local cornetist will assist with other Cheshire instrumentalists and vocalists. The plan calls for three weekly meetings if sufficient interest is shown.
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Gallipolis
R. A. Howell
Cheshire
James Gillingham
Dairyman Injured After Hay Bale Fall At Gallipolis
Gardner, 55, a Point Pleasant area dairyman, was hospitalized with severe head and body injuries after a bale of hay being hoisted to a loft fell on him. Mrs Eldon Codker nee Lillian Donaldsson filed for divorce on grounds of neglect and requests restoration of her maiden name.
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Gallipolis
W. A. Gardner
Point Pleasant
Eldon Codker
Lillian Donaldsson
Funeral Rites Today For R. W. Barcus
Funeral rites were held in First Baptist Church for R. W. Barcus age 58 who died Tuesday night in an Ashland Kentucky hospital. The family had long resided here until a fortnight ago. He is survived by his wife Myrtle Crouse sons Floyd and Virgil of Columbus and a daughter Mrs Clifford Justice of Ashland.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
R. W. Barcus
Ashland
Myrtle Crouse
Floyd
Virgil
Columbus
Clifford Justice
Four Gallia FFA members to receive State Farmer degree
Four Gallipolis high school agriculture students Kenneth Rose Wayne Russell Edwin Elliott and Dovel Myers will travel to Columbus with instructor Harlan Martin to receive the State Farmer degree the highest honor in the Future Farmers of America ritual. They are the first in the county to be so honored.
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Gallipolis
Future Farmers of America
Columbus
Harlan Martin
Kenneth Rose
Wayne Russell
Edwin Elliott
Dovel Myers
Huffman and Weigand Arrested for Vehicle Lighting and Reckless Driving
Fred Huffman of Gallipolis was arrested by state highway patrol for insufficient lights on his car. John Weigand, also of Gallipolis, was arrested for reckless driving.
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Gallipolis
Fred Huffman
Oteston
John Weigand
Akron reunion to bring Gallia County natives together
Announcement states former Gallia County residents now living in the Akron area will meet in reunion near Akron on Sunday June 14. A bean dinner and program are planned.
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Akron
Gallipolis
Reunion
McDaniel Funeral To Be Held Friday
Mrs. J L McDaniel, Gal llpolis oldest resident, dies after 11 year illness. Born Martha Guthrie near Raccoon Island, she married Civil War veteran John L McDaniel in 1869. Survived by daughters J S Clark, J King, and C Kemper. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at Wetherholl Funeral Home by Rev W Scott Westerman.
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Gallipolis
J. L. McDaniel
McDaniel
Martha Guthrie
John King
Oxford
Clarence Kemper
Denver
Colo
Daughters of the American Revolution
Woman's Relief Corps
Wetherholl Funeral Home
W. Scott Westerman
Ohio
Springfield
Canning Sugar Certificates To Be Issued Monday And Tuesday
Gallipolis reports sugar certificate issuance in the city and county Monday and Tuesday under County Agent E. G. Royer. Late registrations may be made Friday and Saturday at Washington school building. Permits cover the whole canning season with one pound sugar per four quarts canned. George W. Thompson, 79, of Ohio township, reportedly seriously ill from a heart attack.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Washington School
Roger
Conservation Will Be Topic at Meet
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce sponsors a June 19 meeting in Washington Auditorium. Delegates from the Tenth Congressional District will discuss conservation and water supply. Several hundred attendees are expected.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Washington Auditorium
Tenth Congressional District
Three Classes Finish First Aid Courses
H. A. Lewis, principal of Cheshire school, announces completion of three Red Cross first aid classes and possible new classes. A class for Winton Bidwell residents opens this week at the flatter village. More classes are under consideration with a potential 1000 county residents certified.
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Gallipolis
H. A. Lewis
Cheshire School
Red Cross
Winton-Bidwell
Longtime Gallipolis Resident Claimed Oldest Local
After the death of 98 year old Mrs. J L McDaniel, George Long is described as the citys oldest resident. He and his son Deputy Sheriff Grant Long live on Mill Creek Street. Long will turn 94 on June 10 and remains in good health aside from wanting to tend the home garden. He was born near St Nicholas Church in the Thivener neighborhood.
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Gallipolis
J. L. McDaniel
George Long
Grant Long
Mill Creek St
Long
St. Nicholas Church
Thivener
Hopes for Pool Opening in Gallipolis by Saturday
E. E. Higgins, superintendent of schools, hopes to open the swimming pool in Gallipolis by Saturday though no definite statement was made about the delayed opening.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Steel Wire May Be Used for Power Line
Information on wire for Buckeye REA Co Project B is expected next week. Superintendent John R. Lusher says steel wire may substitute copper, later possibly replaced by copper again. The 133 miles of rural line in Gallia, Jackson and Lawrence Counties require 118,090 pounds of conductor wire and 1800 pounds of tie wire. a substation at Chesapeake, Lawrence County, is finished.
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Gallipolis
Buckeye Rea Co
John R. Lusher
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Chesapeake
Lawrence County
Feared Lost Child Found Near City
In Gallipolis a 10-year-old girl, Jean Lawson, vanished from home Tuesday. An all night search followed, and she was found Wednesday noon at a friend’s home a mile from the city. Clarence Lawson, her father, works in a Logan factory.
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Gallipolis
Jean Lawson
Murray Butterfield
Clarence Lawson
Logan
Local Marriage Licenses Reported in Gallipolis
Issuances list couples including Harry Johnson 21 and Mary Ellen Windersheim 21 of Columbus plus Milton S. Williams 23 and Thelma Conley 21 of Athens, Edward J. Chamberlain 25 and Edna C. Simpkins 21 of Manchester Mass, Ezra Wilkins 40 and Manda Jones 33 of Urbana, Kelly Spenser 38 and Sarah F. Gibbs 21 of Charleston.
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Gallipolis
Harry Johnson
Mary Ellen Windersheim
Columbus
Milton S. Williams
Thelma Conley
Athens
Edward J. Chamberlain
Edna C. Simpkins
Manchester
Mass
Ezra Wilkins
Manda Jones
Urbana
Kelly Spenser
Sarah F. Gibbs
Charleston
Gatewood Gallipolis residence being prepared for occupancy
The Gatewood summer residence of Mrs G. McIntyre of New York City is being painted and readied for occupancy later this season.
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Gallipolis
Gatewood
G. McIntyre
New York City
War Against Disease Promotes TONION for Constipation
An ad urging readers to fight disease through bowel health promotes TONION as a remedy for temporary constipation. It claims proper elimination strengthens defenses in the war against illness and urges purchasing a bottle today.
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Quick’s City Rate Store Druggist Tip for TON JON
Full particulars about TON JON may be gained by talking with the reliable druggist at Quick's City Rate Store in Athens Ohio located at 9 W Union St. The notice emphasizes consulting the local druggist for information.
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Ton Jon
Quick
City Rate Store
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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