Gallipolis Pastor Addresses Rotary on Johns Hopkins
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of First Presbyterian Church and Rotary member spoke Tuesday night on Johns Hopkins life and his hospital and university. New club officers will be installed next Tuesday with Eugene Spear as president and Clyde Mitchell as secretary.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Johns Hopkins
Eugene Spear
Frank Wetherholt
Harry Wheeler
Clyde Mitchell
Homer Beckett
Rex Lineberry
G. G. Kincon
William Jones
Leo Besn
Earl Smith
H. B. Thomas
Raymond Hoy
Ray Ruland
Lavairre Lovett
E. S. Spear
June and May marriage licenses in Gallipolis
Courthouse chatter suggests June may top May’s 111 licenses as 36 were issued in the first ten days of the current month. Local officials note ongoing registrations and expect continued activity through the month.
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Gallipolis
May
Cheshire Personal Mention
At the annual Methodist conference in Columbus Rev. George Brooks was reassigned to the Waterlo o charge and moved Friday. Rev. Julius Chandler of Manchester was assigned to Cheshire and visited Sunday. he will move to the parsonage this week. Various local residents and guests are listed with travel and visit details. Cheshire Chapter OES plans practice Monday night and annual inspection Tuesday night June 24.
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Cheshire
Methodist Church
Columbus
George Brooks
Waterloo
Julius Chandler
Manchester
Sunady
Lewis Ables
Ashland
Vina Ables
L. J. Bumgarner
Letart Falls
W. Va
Alice Bumgarner
Beckley
Clara Ward
E. M. Musgrave
Lawrence Co
John Bradbury
O.H.E. Comer
Bradbury
Cora Webb
Pomeroy
Clair Athey
Fielding Hawkins
Corning
Vaughn Scott
Kananga
O.E.S
Gallipolis
Mary Clark
Homer
Marjorie Grapes
Parkersburg
W. J. Grapes
Sam Taylor
Marietta
Ollie Werner
G. W. Vanzant
John Boatman
Allen
Washington, D. C
F. W. Butcher
Francis Charles Butcher
Seaford
Del
Jenola McKibben
Zaleski
Dana Tracy
Nora
E. E. Jeffers
Dale Saunders
Pittsburgh
W. H. Helrich
S. N. Reese
John Newton
Vinton
Vina Jones
Winter Garden
Fla
Clarence McCarley
I. F. Fowler
Rio Grande
Richard Swain
W. Scott Westerman
Scott
Tommy Robinson
Cincinnati
Ellen Westerman
Western College For Women
Oxford
Harold Broyles
Marsdell
Karen
Phoebe Bell
Portland
Henry Kerns
Charles Kerr
Ruth
Forrest Croman
Circleville
Mabel Hanlon
Kathryn Winship
Chicago
Myrtie Hanlon
C. W. Booth
Oberlin
Janet
Huntington Gallipolis West Virginia Manufacturers Meet
West Virginia Manufacturers Association gathers in Huntington on Tuesday with Gallipolis industry representatives invited through the local chamber of commerce. A number of attendees is expected from across the region.
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Huntington
Gallipolis
West Virginia
Manufacturers’ Association
Gallipolis Industries
Chamber of Commerce
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Gallipolis society items recount a dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. L. C. Cowden in Welch West Virginia with seven tables. Norman Lee Bellary wed Miss Billa Williams of Mongomery Alabama. Several teas dinners and visits across Gallia County are noted including residents visiting Columbus Athens and Huntington and families welcoming guests and returning home.
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Gallipolis
L. C. Cowden
Appalachian Community Room
Welch
W. Va
Richard Franklin Wood
Vivian
E. E. Jeffers
Norman Lee Bellary
Billa Williams
Mongomery
Ala
Daniel Golda
Margaret Jeffers
Valparaiso
Fla
Montgomery
Viola Plymale
Hotel Libby
E. H. Morgan
Marion
May Badgley
Columbus
Plymale
Hobbs to Speak at First Presbyterian on Youth in Germany
Mrs. Donald S. Hobbs of Rio Grande will address the mid week service in Gallipolis First Presbyterian Church tonight. Her talk titled Youth in Germany draws on her European travels and studies of youth conditions before the war.
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Gallipolis
Donald S. Hobbs
Rio Grande
First Presbyterian Church
Germany
Langsville Social Notes Summary
Langsville social items list visits and family gatherings. Floyd Longstreth and son Kenneth returned home after visiting C S Carmen. Various local families hosted or visited relatives from Parsons Kansas to Huntington and Cleveland with sewing club plans noted.
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Langsville
Floyd Longstreth
Kenneth
C. S. Carmen
Langsville Stitchers
Catherine Colwell
Betty Jean Millers
Clyde McKnight
Hollis McKnight
Columbus
Frank Abdom
Chelsea
Michigan
Carol Pierce
Edith Halliday
Jessie
Parsons
Kansas
Dale Wright
Cora Wright
Middleport
Wright
Wm. Grapes
Cheshire
Marjorie Grapes
Parkersburg
Ernest Kennedy
Alice Grapes
Clair Nelson
Alice
Daisy Miller
Frank Braley
Derby
Roy Neff
Huntington
William Musser
Charles Miller
Timmy
Cleveland
Cora Morris
John Longstreth
Ted Longstreth
Charleston
Auto Club Receives Argentine Emblem
Gallipolis Auto Club reports a request for an emblem from a Buenos Aires collector. The exchange bears a steer head symbolizing the cattle industry and joins earlier requests from Bombay and Hawaii.
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Auto Club
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Auto Club
Buenos Aires
Argentine
South America
Bombay
India
Hawaii
Women's Home Council Expects Crowd of 250
Gallipolis delegates will register at Grace Methodist Church tomorrow beginning at 9 a.m. and a 10 a.m. program will start. The decorations committee finished its work and the auditorium and dining room display national colors. About 250 delegates are expected and a after lunch sightseeing tour of the state hospital will be conducted.
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Gallipolis
Women’s Home Council
Grace Methodist Church
State Hospital
Cleveland Store Gives Free Ice Cream for Hats
A local Cleveland shop offered free ice cream cones to customers who helped gather straw hats for a community bonfire supporting the football team. The promotion encouraged participation and provided a treat as thanks.
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Cleveland
Lane's Ferry marks 22 years of service
Captain John W. Lane operates the Gallipolis West Virginia ferry bearing his name. The steamer completes about 30 round trips daily, travels 12 000 miles yearly, and has logged 273 000 miles since opening. Traffic shifted from wagons to autos, with Mason County residents widely using the route to Gallipolis. Captain Lane owns Gallipolis property, lives on a West Virginia farm, and raises cattle for market. He has steamboat experience dating back much of his life.
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Gallipolis
John W. Lane
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Captain Lane
Mason County
West Virginia
Theodore Urban Recovering From Snake Bite
Gallia city reports Theodore Urban eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Urban of Fourth Avenue Gallipolis being treated at Holzer Hospital for a water moccasin bite on a right hand finger. Condition improved after the bite.
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Gallipolis
Theodore Urban
Joe Urban
Fourth Ave
Holzer Hospital
Bridge completion expected this week at Garner's Ford
Gallia County highway department has finished a steel bridge over Raccoon Creek at Garner's Ford. Only flooring remains to complete the crossing, with 20 foot lengths hard to obtain. The new structure replaces the old wooden crossing and work may wrap up this week.
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Gallipolis
Garner’s Ford
Raccoon Creek
Veteran river captain and steamer keeper near Gallipolis
Nearly 80 years old, Captain Lane remains active with his small river steamer plying the Ohio River. Inland visitors come to Gallipolis for a ride and a chance to set foot on West Virginia soil. Despite years at sea, no major accidents mar his long river record, and he takes pride in the vessel and its mechanical upkeep.
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Ohio River
Gallipolis
West Virginia
Lane
Masonic Smoker Honors Capt Paul Wetherholt
Morning Dawn Masonic Lodge held a smoker in Gallipolis honoring Capt Paul Wetherholt ORC who expects to be called to active duty June 16. About 100 members attended with games and light refreshments.
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Gallipolis
Morning Dawn Masonic Lodge
Paul Wetherholt
Welsh Pastor and Wife Become U S Citizens
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel D. Whilding former Welsh Presbyterian Church pastor in Gallia and Jackson counties are naturalized citizens. Both natives of Wales they have lived in the United States for about twenty years.
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Gallipolis
Samuel D. Whilding
Welsh Presbyterian Church
This
Jackson County
Wales
United States
Divorce Suit in Gallia Court Seeks Custody and Alimony
Mrs. Charles Boster files a divorce action in common pleas court charging cruelty and neglect. She seeks custody of her one year old son Kenneth and alimony for his support.
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Gallipolis
Charles Boster
Common Pleas Court
Kenneth
Pool Sinks in Rainy Weather as Enrollment Persists
Gallipolis reports light pool business due to ongoing rain and cool temperatures. Despite slow days, enrollment continues for swimming and life saving classes with managers noting steady demand.
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Gallipolis
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