Group Forms To Perpetuate Ohio River Traditions In Gallipolis
A new society is formed at Lafayette Hotel Gallipolis to honor pioneers of the Ohio River. Membership will be limited to descendants of those connected with river boating. Officers include honorary president river pilot Mary Baker Greene and active president J Mack Gamble. A second meeting will select a name, with Jackstaff and Bell among options.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Lafayette Hotel
Elizabeth Litton
Clarington
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Jackstaff and Bell
Eric Dougan
U. S. Engineers
Ben Richardson
Phil Elsey
Burt Noll
George Hamilton
J. Mack Gamble
Bennett Barton
Barton
J. W. Zenn
Stanley B. Huntington
Clarence Elsey
Bert Noll
Mary Baker Greene
The
New
Waterways Journal
Huntington
Malta
Bellaire
Sistersville
McKeesport
Ohio Valley
Society Eyes Expansion Toward Mississippi Basin
The organizers expect to extend the society into the Mississippi basin and the tributaries of the Father of Waters as shown in discussions about reach from larger cities to people in smaller towns.
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Mississippi Basin
Father of Waters
Boy Scouts Camp At Silver Bridge Kanauga Hosts Guests
Six troops camped over the weekend at the Ohio entrance to the Silver Bridge in Kanauga. Three troops from Gallipolis and one each from Athalia Cheshire and Pt. Pleasant attended and welcomed many friends and guests. The first season’s camp is said to presage many others.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Silver Bridge
Kanauga
Athalia
Cheshire
Pt. Pleasant
Hill Divorce Plea Includes Custody Request in Gallipolis
Ruth Hill sues for divorce from Lewis Hill in Gallipolis alleging fists and life threats and seeks custody of their two children. The notice also lists probate actions in Athens County, including heirs to Frank Boday estate and appointment of Charles L. Beckler as executor with four months to file claims. Francis D. White. Probate Judge. May 27, 1939.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Hill
Ruth Hill
Frank Boday
L. R. Pierce
Julius Kovacs
Athens County
Ohio
H Beckler
Athens
Charles L. Beckler
Francis D
Said County
Three Men Held Following Traffic Crash in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis Mason King Gil bert and Columbus Spear all from Nitro West Virginia are held on intoxication charges after a Saturday evening crash that seriously injured Alberto Lewis a 79 year old grocery operator. Investigators say bottles of liquor and a pistol were found in the trio's car. Lewis was taken home for treatment.
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Gallipolis
Mason King
Gilbert
Columbus Spear
Nitro
W. Va
City
Alvarado Lewis
First
Spruce Sts
Spear Brothers
Kananga
Lewis
King
Harrison Township
Bible School Begins Today at First Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School opened this morning at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis with good attendance reported by Rev. George Sagen. The street in front of the church will be closed to traffic each morning during sessions to protect children and provide a recess period playground.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Many Couples Are Honored at First Baptist Church
Gallipolis Ohio First Baptist Church hosted a Sunday night service honoring couples united in marriage by Rev. George Sagen over ten years. The event featured wedding marches songs and a sermon titled Brides and Grooms with guests reciting marriage vows during the service.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Rain Ends Drought Fear in Gallia County
Week end rains in Gallia County dispelled drought fears and brought relief to crops and livestock, leaving farmers jubilant over the weather's impact on the region.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Aged Widow Letitia Thornton Dies in Gallipolis
Mrs. Letitia Thornton 77 wife of Firman Thornton of Harrison Township died at a granddaughter's home in Gallipolis Saturday. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Mt. Carmel Church. She is survived by her husband two sons and a daughter.
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Gallipolis
Letitia Thornton
Firman Thornton
Harrison Township
Mt. Carmel Church
Judge White in Cleveland to weigh disbarment motion
Gallia county reporter notes Judge W. R. White of Common Pleas Court travels to Cleveland with two colleagues to hear a motion to reopen disbarment proceedings against Cleveland attorney Stephen Young.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Cleveland
Stephen Young
Mrs. Della Long Dies in Gallipolis Hospital
Mrs. Della Howard Long, 48, died at Holzer Hospital after being brought there from Waterloo where she was visiting her son Ben Conley. Her home was in Washington G. H.
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Gallipolis
Della Howard Long
Holzer Hospital
Waterloo
Ben Conley
Washington
G.H
Cars Collide on Highway 7. Two Hurt Not
In Gallipolis Maurice Grover and William Wall of this city drove vehicles along Highway No 7 at Kananga early Sunday morning. Both cars were badly damaged though no injuries were reported. State investigators examined the scene.
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Gallipolis
Maurice Grover
William Wall
Kananga
Myers Buys 78-Acre Mill Creek Farm at Sheriff Sale
In Gallipolis the 78 acre Mill Creek farm owned by J. W. Schwartz was sold at sheriff sale Saturday in a partition suit against Lillian Schwartz. County Treasurer Ed Myers purchased the property for 2500 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Mill Creek
J. W
Lillian Schwartz
Ed Myers
Thomas couple buys 14 room residence in Gallipolis
Mr. and Mrs. Orin Thomas purchased from Charles Betz the 14 room residence at 919 Second Ave Gallipolis now occupied by the Robert Queen family.
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Gallipolis
Orin Thomas
Charles Betz
Second Ave
Robert Queen
Youth Federation Holds Outdoor Service at Gilman Hill
Members of the Youth Federation of Grace Methodist Church gathered for an outdoor service on Gilman Hill Sunday at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Youth Federation of Grace Methodist Church
Gilman Hill
Miller Has Program Chalk Talk at Church of God
Claude Miller, local chalk talk artist, presented a program last night in the Church of God at Third and Grape Streets.
Appointment of Administratrix in Ohio Estate
Notice states Ora Hanning of Athens Ohio is appointed Administratrix of the estate of Charles E Leighty deceased late of Athens County Ohio. Dated June 3 1939 by Francis D White. 4-5-39-John
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Ora Hanning
Athens
Ohio
Charles E. Leighty
Athens County
Francis. D. White
Said
Rio Grande College to Confer Doctor of Civil Law on Mrs Lucia Bing
W A Lewis president announces at commencement exercises on June 12 the degree of Doctor of Civil Law will be conferred on Mrs Lucia Bing widow of Dr Simeon H Bing formerly a member of Ohio University faculty. Mrs Bing is connected with Ohio State Public Welfare Department.
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Gallipolis
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande College
Lucia Bing
Simeon H. Bing
Ohio University
Bing
State Department of Public Welfare of
Ohio
Dickey Named Deputy Sheriff in Gallipolis
Sheriff E. E. Hatfield announces Morton L. Dickey aged 28 of Gallipolis to the post of deputy sheriff. Dickey, married and residing on Third Ave, succeeds former Deputy Sheriff Dale Russell who resigned to become inspector in the state liquor department.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Morton L. Dickey
Third Ave
Dale Russell
State Liquor Department
Henleys Seek Son Lawson Henley Missing From Rio Grande College
Dr and Mrs L S Henley of Huntington West Virginia plan to travel to Bragg North Carolina to locate their son Lawson S Henley 22 who disappeared from Rio Grande College on April 30 where he worked as a bookkeeper. They say he has joined the Aviation Corps and is in training at Fort Bragg.
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Gallipolis
L. S. Henley
Huntington
W. Va
Bragg
N. C
Lawson S. Henley
Rio Grande College
Young Henley
Aviation Corps
United States Army
Fort Bragg
Crown City Man Held to Grand Jury on Liquor Charge
Crown City resident Don Montgomery was arraigned before Mayor Mayo N. Martz and held to the grand jury on a charge of illegally selling intoxicating liquor to Craig Pike. He denied guilt and was released on $500 bond.
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Gallipolis
Don Montgomery
Crown City
Mayo N. Martz
Craig Pike
Montgomery
Alumni Officers Elected by Gallipolis Grads
Gallipolis High School Alumni Association selects Lloyd Niday as president Elizabeth Carnes Harold Fife as vice president Annabel Bradbury as secretary and Claude Clark as treasurer in the newly elected officers.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis High School Alumni Association
Lloyd Niday
Elizabeth, Carnes
Harold Fife
Annabel Bradbury
Claude Clark
Attendance at Rockbridge School Drops for Coming Term
Rockbridge district reports 211 school age children this year down from 240 last year. Mrs. Nellie Later’s enumeration of the district shows fewer pupils for the upcoming term.
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Logan
Rockbridge
Nellie
Hundreds Swim Daily at Logan Pool in Opening Week
Logan reports the pool draws daily crowds with hundreds visiting each day. The opening week saw youngsters dominating the early turnout as locals flock to the new swimming facility.
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Logan Pool
Logan
Logan Naturalist to Work in Camps
C. W. Ziegler local naturalist left Monday for Lexington Kentucky to begin a summer instructors program in club camps. He will serve as a faculty member of camps in Kentucky Georgia Virginia and Illinois. Ziegler aided with the local 4 H Club conference here Saturday before leaving for the rest of his work outside the state.
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Logan
C. W. Ziegler
Lexington
Kentucky
Georgia
Virginia
Illinois
Ziegler
Mrs Dan Struble Ill Again Confined to Bed
Mrs. Dan Struble of Maple Street is ill again and confined to her bed for a week. She has been in poor health for several months. Her brother Robert Weedy of Shawnee visited on Sunday.
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Logan
Daniel L. Struble
Maple St
Struble
Robert Weedy
Shawnee
Regular Buckeye Lake angler nets ten catfish
Successful angler Logan Hugh Rutgers of this city is a regular Buckeye Lake fisher man. He made a Sunday morning trip and returned with a string of ten catfish. Night crawlers were used for bait.
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Logan
Hugh Rutgers
Buckeye Lake
Couple Arrested After Quarrel Cited to Appear in Logan
Pa patrolman Vans filed charges Sunday morning against Mr and Mrs Gould Mowery after an investigation. They have been cited to appear before Mayor Dallas Kinser this evening.
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Logan
Charles
Gould Mowery
Dallas Kinser
Harvey Logan-Harvey Angle Returns to Natco Plant
Logan Harvey Angle of Haydenville resumes work at the Natco plant after a 26 week absence due to a leg fracture. Doctors had difficulty with treatment and rehabilitation before his return.
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Logan
Harvey Angle
Haydenville
Natco
Conference of 4-H Club Officers Draws 200 Attendees
More than 200 people attended the annual 4-H Club officers and advisers conference at Logan High School led by James R. Smoot. Attendees included Miss Eva Kinsey and Ross Wright to assist, with talks on tuberculosis and wildlife conservation.
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Edward Eberst
C. W. Ziegler
Miss Kinsey
Mr. Wright
Ruth Rheinscheld
Clinton Webb
Ruth ‘Stone
Logan
Rockbridge Man Leaves Hospital After Treatment
Frank Stoughton of Rockbridge was able to return home Sunday after four weeks of treatment at Cherrington Hospital for injuries from an automobile collision near the village. Also listed: Nelsonville parents welcomed a son named Gerald Lee born Saturday night at the hospital. Glouster resident Orville Bethel remains seriously ill with tetanus, traced to a minor hand scratch. Mrs. Phil Goodman and infant son departed the hospital. Mrs. John Montgomery of Dicken Addition recovering well from gallstone surgery last week.
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Logan
Cherrington
Frank Stoughton
Rockbridge
Gerald Powell
Nelsonville
Gerald Lee
Orville Bethel
Glouster
Phil Goodman
John Montgomery
Dicken
Social Notes of Sharpsburg
Social notes list local visits and illness in Sharpsburg. Families mentioned include Harris, Dille, Miellmier, Henthorn, Grimes, Kohl, Kerns, Armstrong, Beard, Williams, Hanning, Mulford, and others with weekend visits, Decoration Day gatherings, and a few injuries noted. Ella Grimes is seriously ill. Gene Henthorn fractured a arm.
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Sharpsburg
Gilbert Henthorn
W. E. Henthorn
H.N. Ruble
Vernon
Roxy Moore
Parkersburg
Carlos Harris
Howard Harris
Ella Grimes
Robert Grimes
Gene Henthorn
Charles McGrew
Westland
Glen McGrew
Emery Shaner
Bartlett
John Armstrong
Hiram Thompson
Warren Hanson
Everett Brooks
Everett Starling
John Hanning
Stacy Hanning
Nice Mulford
Tommy
Porch screen work at county jail residence
Front porch enclosure at the sheriff Joe Farbearn residence near the county jail was completed in the latter part of the week. Don Freese carried out the screening work.
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Logan
Joe Farbearn
Don Freese
Roberts Couple Moves to Powers Residence
Mr and Mrs John Roberts who had lived in the Ruble Apartments on West Second Street moved to the Powers residence on Warner Avenue Saturday Mrs Roberts is identified as the former Miss Florence Powers.
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Logan
John Roberts
Ruble
W. Second St
Powers
Warner Avenue
Roberts
Florence Powers
Elastic steel used in Queen Elizabeth liner structure
Passengers aboard the Queen Elizabeth, the Cunard White Star liner under construction at Clydesbank, may avoid seasickness thanks to an elastic steel in its upper structure that expands and contracts with the sea.
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London
Cunard
Clydesbank
Astrological Outlook Signals Bold, Risky Initiatives Today
Planetary aspects heighten activity and risk with dramatic potential for new, untried projects. Expect strong initiative but beware traps and overreach when approaching authorities. Birthday individuals may enter a year of heightened energy and bold action, with a lively, genial yet extravagant mood.
Returned Missionary To Speak in Five Churches
Josina Benniwitz a returned missionary from Jamaica will speak at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Morris town Holiness Church. She will share experiences from her years in the field and plans to return Jamaica. The meeting is sponsored by You People Society and invites the public. She then speaks at Federal Valley Church Wednesday Fioods Church Friday Murray City grim Holiness Church Saturday and New Pittsburg Church Sunday all at 7 30 p m.
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Chauncey
Josina Benniwitz
Chillicothe
Jamaica
Morristown
Visit to Columbus Hospital for Ralph Kirkendall
Mrs Gracie Noland Leona Kirkendall Chauncey and family visited their son and brother Ralph Kirkendall in Columbus at White Cross Hospital after his appendectomy at 9 am Saturday. He had been ill ten weeks and his condition was reported as serious. His mother stayed with relatives to continue visits.
Church of Christ Observes Children’s Day Program
Children from the Primary Department led by teachers Elma Cass Eva Ferrer Betty Jane Courtney Julia Johnson Ethel Henry Margaret Jackson and Jennie Jackson presented an interesting program at the Church of Christ on Sunday marking Children’s Day local observance and attendance.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Elma Cass
Eva Ferrer
Betty Jane Courtney
Julia Johnson
Ethel Henry
Margaret Jackson
Jennie Jackson
Frank Phillips Home Hosts Sunday Guests in Columbus Area
Frank Phillips and family welcomed Sunday guests from Columbus including Mrs. Sarah Wooley and several Wooley relatives, Fred Zanet, Mr. and Mrs. William Beckman, Clarence Wooley, Mary Waltering, and Betty Phillips. Memorial Day visitors included Mrs. Albert Hanning of Athens and the Misners with their son and Betty and Faye Phillips, plus the aunt Mrs. Clifford Banefield and son.
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Chauncey
Frank Phillips
Sarah Wooley
Madeline Wooley
Fred Zanet
William Beckman
Willliam Phillips
Clarence Wooley
Mary Waltering
Faye Phillips
Clifford Banefield
Reverend Graham Conducts Charles Daft Funeral
Chauncey minister Guss Graham of the Free Will Baptist Church Zaleski conducted the funeral for Charles Daft 66 who died at his Zaleski home Thursday of dropsy He is survived by his wife two sons and one daughter Ms Daft a cousin of James McCollam Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Guss Graham
Free Will Baptist Church
Zaleski
Charles Daft
Ms. Daft
James McCollam
Cass Family Visits Parents in Hebron
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Henry Cass and family visit Mrs Casss parents in Hebron Sunday noon. Her father A J Sellars is in a Newark hospital with serious injuries from two weeks ago when a team and wagon he drove was struck by a truck. He suffered a concussion of the brain.
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Chauncey
Henry Cass
Hebron
Mrs. Cass
A. J. Sellars
Newark
Mr. Sellars
Benefit in Chauncey for Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
A benefit party is set tonight at 8 o'clock in the K of P building Chauncey to support the Rebekah Lodge activities and members.
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Chauncey—Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
Chauncey
K. of P
Run Over Incident Leaves Infant With Minor Injuries
A truck rear wheel rolled over the head of infant son of farmer Frank Marshall in Odessa Washington. The child sustained only a cut lip and bruises with no serious injuries reported.
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Odessa
Frank Marshall
Red Lake Changes Color at Ivrea Mystery Deepens
Red Lake Sirio near Ivrea Italy drew scientists to study its overnight color shift from blue to red and its increasing stickiness as hours passed. Researchers aim to determine causes tied to the seven-lake region.
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Ivrea
Italy
Lake
Sirio
Weekley Family Visits Extend Across Chauncey and Athens
Chauncey resident Mr Florizeti Weekley and family, with Lester A Weekley of Oak Florida, visited relatives in Chauncey and Athens. They traveled with Elvin Weekley and family and with Zera Weekley and family during the trip.
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Chauncey
Florizeti Weekley
Lester A. Weekley
Oak, Fla
Elvin Weekley
Athens
Zera Weekley
Class to Meet Chauncey Mothers' Bible Class
Zion Church Lower Plains prepares a Tuesday evening session at Mrs. Eileen Linscott home led by Class president Mrs. Hazel Luman with agenda and prayer.
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Chauncey — Mothers’ Bible
Zion Church
Lower Plains
Eileen Linscott
Hazel Luman
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