Laurel Cliff Social and Personal Notes Briefs
Mr. James Hart was moved from the Milton Hysell home by Finsterwald ambulance to the William O'Neil home in Canada. Mrs. Olen Rife and Mrs. Lou Diehl spent the week-end in Columbus with relatives. Oren Colmer returned to Norfolk, Virginia, Friday with his wife and children visiting relatives there. A quarterly Free Methodist Church meeting is planned June 29 to July 2. Rev. Dale Heath announced a tent meeting at the schoolyard beginning June 3. Miss Fern Dora Schaefer, nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital, recently visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Schaefer. Barns are good targets for lightning due to warm-air currents.
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Laurel Cliff
James Hart
Milton Hysell
Finsterwald
William O'Neil
Canada
Olen Rife
Lou Diehl
Columbus
W.T
Oren Colmer
Norfolk
Free Methodist Church
Dale Heath
Fern Dora Schaefer
St. Joseph's Hospital
N. E. Schaefer
Vacation Bible Schools Near Finish In Gallipolis
Two weeks of VBS programs run by the First Baptist and Grace Methodist churches wrap up Friday. Grace Methodist reports peak attendance of 105 with a 100 quota and will host a party then present the Children's Day program on Sunday. At First Baptist, Rev. J Edward Hakes notes a peak of 181 and a Friday graduation with certificates and exhibits of children’s hand crafts.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist
Grace Methodist
Methodist Church
J. Edward Hakes
First Baptist Vacation Bible School
Mrs Ida Clark Kent Dies in Columbus After Long Residency
Former Bidwell resident and Gallia County native Mrs Ida Clark Kent died Tuesday in Columbus where she had lived for 20 years. Widow of Edward Kent she leaves son Heber Kent of Delaware and daughters Mrs Edna Bower of Columbus Ada and Hazel at home. Funeral services were held Thursday in Columbus and burial followed at Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Ida Clark Kent
Bidwell
Gallia County
Columbus
Edward Kent
Heber Kent
Delaware
Edna Bower
Ada
Hazel
Vinton
Ferryboat John W Lane Undergoing Extensive Repairs
Gallipolis notes the ferryboat John W Lane operating between this city and Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia is under extensive repairs at Parkersburg. Owner C C Thornton oversees round the clock work to return the boat to service after nearly a month out of commission.
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Gallipolis
John W. Lane
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Parkersburg
C. C. Thornton
More Blood Donors Needed at Jackson
Miss Catherine Hayward of the Gallia County Red Cross urges 15 more blood donors to join the caravan June 28. The Jackson appeal seeks volunteers to meet a county quota that is short in some areas.
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Gallipolis
Catherine Hayward
Gallia County
American Red Cross
Jackson
Deer Sighted Near Harris Home by Local Residents
Gallia county residents report a deer near Sam Denny’s home in Harris on Saturday evening. Mrs. T A McCulty says the doe mingled with a cow herd before frightened passers-by caused it to flee into nearby hills.
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Gallipolis
Harris
Sam Denny
T. A. McCulty
New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital
Holzer Hospital accepts new patients including David Wolfe of Antiquity for surgical care. Austin F. Stephenson and wife from Wellston were in an automobile accident in Wellston with Mrs Stephenson nursing a broken arm and Mr Stephenson with a shoulder injury. Danny Sanborn of Middleport and Laralee Lyons of Jackson were admitted for surgery. A. J. Ropeter had a restless night Tuesday while Mrs. Otto Carter is reported in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
David Wolfe
Antiquity
Surgical
Austin F. Stephenson
Wellston
Danny Sanborn
Middleport
Laralee Lyons
Jackson
A. J. Ropeter
Otto Carter
Children Learn Bond Drive Tactics At Gallipolis Theater
Gallipolis youths from seventh grade to high school attended a Thursday afternoon meeting at the Gallipolis Theater to receive instructions on soliciting bond pledges. F. W. Wheeler offered a free theater ticket for each $100 pledge, with E. E. Higgins explaining pledge procedures and forms distributed to participants.
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Gallipolis
F. W. Wheeler
E. E. Higgins
First Cigarette Born Amid Siege at Alexandria 1832
A shortage of pipes and tobacco surplus during the Alexandria bombardment in 1832 led an Egyptian soldier to create the first cigaret. The event marks a notable oddity in wartime resourcefulness.
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Alexandria
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