Representatives from 12 counties attend 1938 farm meeting at Jackson
Twelve Southern Ohio counties including Pickaway Ross Pike Highland Scioto Lawrence Gallia Meigs Athens Vinton Hocking and Jackson met in Jackson to outline needs for a 1938 agricultural conservation program. County Agent R R Starbuck attended from Gallia as a federal project was inaugurated for the region. The group discussed closely the planned program and expected benefits to growers.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Pickaway
Ross
Pike
Highland
Scioto
Lawrence
Gallia
Meigs
Athens
Vinton
Hocking
Jackson
R. R. Starbuck
Rural Gallia County postmasters urge box maintenance
Gallia County postmasters urge rural mail patrons to paint mail boxes mount on new supports when needed cut weeds around them and display owners names on boxes. About 1500 rural mail boxes exist in the county.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Post Office Department
Gallipolis Set For Miss Watson and Mr Wilson Wedding
Miss Sara Jane Watson and Mr Charles Terrence Wilson marry at Journeys End pergola facing 400 guests. The reception and dance follow at the Governor Cabell Hotel Huntington details link to Col C Fred Edwards family. Wilson a Huntington business man and bride a Racine Meigs County native tied to Judge Hiram L Sibley lineage.
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Gallipolis
Sara Jane Watson
Charles Terrence Wilson
Chesapeake
C. Fred Edwards
Governor Cabell Hotel
Huntington
Wilson
Racine
Meigs County
Hiram L. Sibley
Marietta
Burial of Val H. Hysell at Gravel Hill Cheshire
Interment of Val H. Hysell of Bradbury in Meigs County took place at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire on Wednesday afternoon. Hysell died in Holzer Hospital. Surviving are his wife, son Harry of Middleport, and two daughters.
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Cheshire Gallipolis
Val H. Hysell
Bradbury
Meigs County
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Hysell
Holzer Hospital
Harry
Middleport
No Gallia WPA Shift in Gallia County
Gallia County WPA director H W Nixon says no changes announced for the program. Most projects started remain active with no recent layoffs occurring.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Wpa
H. W. Nixon
June Marital Licenses Hit Gallia County Record
Probate Judge J. S. Clark notes a June surge with 31 marriage licenses issued to date in Gallia County. The item also states William and Mary University was founded in 1693 as the second oldest university in America.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
J. S. Clark
William and Mary University
America
Hold Services for Five Mine Victims
Funeral arrangements for five mine explosion victims in Gallia County are complete. The Rupert brothers were buried in Fairmont Cemetery after joint services at Jackson Methodist Church. George W. Cadd was interred at Vinton Memorial Cemetery after services at Bunker Hill Church. Kerr Harris will be buried in Brush Cemetery following services. Relatives receive widespread sympathy from Gallia and Jackson Counties.
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Gallipolis
Keystone
Rupert Brothers
Fairmont Cemetery
Jackson Methodist Church
George W. Cadd
Bunker Hill Church
Vinton
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Kerr Harris
Brush
Gallia
Jackson
Gallipolis Chamber to Erect Markers for Historic Sites
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce plans to place new markers around the city for the Northwest Territory Sesqui Centennial in 1937. Existing markers are in disrepair and about a dozen now exist, with plans to expand the markers. Homer W. Walter, the chamber president, says a building will be set up in Marietta during next year’s celebration to welcome visitors and highlight Gallipolis historic spots.
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Gallipolis
Northwest Territory
Piano Pupils Of Miss Condee Give Recitals
Piano pupils of Miss Norah Condee will perform in two recitals at the First Baptist Church on June 28 and 29. Monday's program features many named students in solos duets and trios. Tuesday presents another group of performers led by Esther Mary Priestley and others.
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Gallipolis
Norah Condee
First Baptist Church
Leon Maggied
Zalmon Magegied
Doris Grace Humes
Marian Jeffers
Pauline Beard
Jane Haskins
Harold Mackenzie
Robert Louis Condee
Laura May Dexter
John Stanley Dexter
Mary Trotter
Kendall Saunders
Janet Ruth Rose
Carter Asherman
Harold Waddell
Lily Jean Wallace
Esther Mary Priestley
Doris Wood
Thelma Fife
Jean Carter
Mary Carter
Betty Jo Camp
Ann Thornton
Alice Jean Bush
Julia Agnes Wood
Marianna McHenry
Frances Condee
Isabel Boggs
Helen Henshaw
Mary Louise Mohr
Funeral services for John Alexander announced
Funeral services for John Alexander, former local schoolteacher, are set for Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Alexander. He died at his Bucyrus residence.
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Gallipolis
John Alexander
Harry Alexander
Alexander
Bucyrus
Miss Betty Kratz Named Girl Scout Counselor at Camp Comstock
Betty Kratz of Gallpolis chosen as Girl Scout Counselor for Camp Comstock near Ithaca New York. She departs Sunday for an eight week assignment beginning this season.
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Gallipolis
Betty Kratz
Camp Comstock
Ithaca
N. Y
Pastor Returns from Wooster Synod Meeting in Ohio
Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler, pastor of the local Presbyterian Church, arrived home Wednesday from Wooster Ohio where he spent several days attending the Presbyterian Synod meeting. Ten states require six months residence to vote.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
Presbyterian Church
Wooster
Ohio
Presbyterian Synod
States
The
Union
Wool Purchase Reported in Gallia County
Melvin Poling of Clarksburg West Virginia reports buying 90 000 pounds of wool in Gallia County for about 36000 dollars. The purchase reflects a sizable regional textile activity.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Melvin Poling
Clarksburg
W. Va
Flood Drowns Garden Plots Along Gallia County River Front
Long rising Ohio River waters flood hundreds of garden plots along the Gallia County waterfront as residents delay planting amid fears Eureka dam completion in September will keep the land underwater for good.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
Eureka
Gerlach Named Estate Administrator in Jacobs Case
Cline Gerlach, son-in-law of Ira W. Jacobs, appointed administrator of the Jacobs estate at Vinton. He posted a bond of $9,000 to secure duties.
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Gallipolis
Cline Gerlach
Ira W. Jacobs
Vinton
Aid office closed for district meeting in Athens
Gallia County Aid for the Aged closed Thursday so county director Leo Carter and assistants could attend a district meeting in Athens.
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Gallipolis
Leo Carter
Athens
Tyn Rhos Church Prepares for Centennial Welsh Reunion
Gallia County prepares for a large all Welsh reunion at Tyn Rhos Church and Cemetery in Gallia County with an elaborate two day program. Hon Jenkin W Jones will preside. Daniel E Morgan will deliver principal addresses. W Gomer Jones serves as general director and maintains an office in the Lafayette Hotel until the centennial ends.
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Gallipolis
Tyn_ Rhos
Gallia County
Jenkin W. Jones
Daniel E. Morgan
Cleveland
W. Gomer Jones
State Relief Commission
Lafayette Hotel
Bride in Hospital After Appendi citis Operation
Mrs. Perry J. Bailes, a newlywed who works in a local insurance office, is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis recovering from an appendectomy.
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Gallipolis
Perry J. Bailes
Holzer Hospital
Towboat Arthur Heider Passes with Mysterious Cargo
Along the 44 mile Gallia County waterfront on the Ohio River witnesses saw the large towboat Arthur Heider and her 16 barges. One barge carried 300 tons of matches shipped from Wheeling to Memphis, a cargo whose nature remained unknown to bystanders.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio River
Arthur Heider
Wheeling
Memphis
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