Crest of Rise Is Expected Late Friday
The Ohio River in Gallia County was rising at three inches per hour. Crest projected at 53.8 feet on Friday afternoon per Lockmaster Nate Childers. Gallia schools closed through Friday. Rio Grande remains at under fifty percent attendance. East Gallipolis residents prepare to move as river threatens lower areas.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Nate Childers
Eureka Car
Galliipolis
E. E. Higgins
B. Lewis Jones
Gallia County
Rio Grande
East Gallipolis
Church Attendance Record Is Unusual in Meigs County
Middleport reports an unusual Sunday School record at the Church of Christ. Marcella Walburn Phillips, daughter of Commissioner Charles Walburn and Mrs. Walburn, has not missed a Sunday in 18 years since infancy. Her brother Gene Watburn has never missed in seven years.
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Middleport
Meigs
Charles Walpurn
S. Third Axe
Church of Christ
Marcella Walburn Phillips
Gene Watburn
New Patients Added at Gallipolis Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Holzer Hospital admitted several new patients including J E Garratson state Farm Bureau executive medical patient with good coalition, Mrs G B Gillingham city medical patient coalition good, Mrs O E Elton Northup late Tuesday evening for possible surgery, Albert Meeker Point Pleasant medical patient fair, the three weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Olver Jordan Oak Hill medical patient fair, Frances Janey 411 First Ave city Economy Taxicab Co employee appendectomy satisfactory, Jesse Dunn Oak Hill medical patient fair, Mrs Parl McBride Syracuse medical patient good, Mrs C L Jones Point Pleasant surgical patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
J. E. Garratson
Farm Bureau
G. B
Frances Janey
First Ave
City
Office of the Economy Taxicab Co
Jesse Dunn
Oak Hill
eParl McBride
Syracuse
C. L. Jones
Point Pleasant
Rotary Club Marks Fortieth Anniversary With Program
Gallipolis observed the fortieth anniversary of Rotary International at Island View Inn with nine of the 16 past presidents giving two minute talks on Rotary’s founding, growth and local activities. I W Walter opened the program as the club's first president while Paul Mossman and others spoke on Paul Harris and Rotary leadership.
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Gallipolis
Rotary International
Gallipoliis Club
Island View Inn
I. W. Walter
Paul Mossman
Rotary
Paul Harris
Chicago
E. S. Spear
H. W. Wetherhall
F. E. Higetalk
H. B. Thomas
Rotary Club
Moris Haskins
Frank 2. Wetherholt
G. G. Kincon
Robert France
O Ne
Ed Calhoun
John McKean
U. S. Army Air Forces
Florida
Dick McGarrity
Point Pleasant
Henry Katske
Huntington
Gallipolis Social Notes Return to Ohio After War Service
Gallipolis social notes recount Cpl Paul Skidmore returning to the United States from the Pacific and expected home in a few weeks. The item lists family members in service and local residents visiting relatives, with multiple mentions of Navy Seabees and Army personnel, plus announcements of furloughs and hospital plans.
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States
Cpl
Paul Skidmore
Sarah Skidmore
Hamilton Field
Cali
Pacific
Marianas
Skidmore
James
North Carolina
Carl
Gilmore Unit Praised by Officer for Landing Work in England
Sgt. Elza Gilmore son of Mr and Mrs Elza Gilmore Sr 649 Osborne St and fellow soldiers earned high praise from their commanding officer for landing work at an Air Service Command depot in England during 1944 they set a front line aircraft action record of more than seven thousand five hundred. Miss Verna Benson a 1942 Helzer Hospital Nursing School graduate has enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps and expects call any time. Petty Officer 1 C W Boswell honorably discharged after almost a year with the Seabees at Pearl Harbor returns to Gallipolis with wife managing the Primrose Beauty Shoppe on Court Street.
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Sallipolis
Blake Strat
Strait
Archie Richards
LU. S. Navy
Lester Richards
Kermit Price
Charles
Gary
Weldon
Gwendolyn Gallipolis
Margaret
Howard Land
Lewis Lu
Julius Marks Sanatorium
John Iver Richards
Nore
Seabees
South Pacific
Richards
Navy
J. Warnes Circle
Most
Evans Food Market
Gilmore
Pomeroy
Elza Gilmore
Osborne St
Air Service Command
England
Dilmore
C. M. Heyward
State Street
F. W. Shane
Masonic Council
Shane
Francs
Verna Benson
Helzer Hospital School of Nursing
Army Nurse Corps
Miss Benson
Coalton
Akron
C. W. Earl Boswell
Pearl Harbor
Gallipolis
Hold Meeting Tuesday at Legion Hall
The Ladies Auxiliary of Drew Webster Post met at the Legion Hall to plan the annual Poppy Day sale and ordered flowers. They voted to donate 25 to the Meigs Chapter American Red Cross and $5 monthly to Mrs Ernest McGraner of Athens, the Magazine Lady.
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Rena Eislestein
Margaret Lallance
Zana Withrow
Cladys Morgan
Zana Baxter
Hosteses
Margaret Sinclair
Carrie Meinhart
Jack Stivers
Boyd Dilgard
Zana
Turner reports on Ohio House personnel details
Pomeroy Benjamin F Turner summarizes members of the Ohio House of Representatives. He notes 136 members with 89 Republicans and 47 Democrats, including 7 women. He lists professions, veterans, and the 482 bills introduced, plus a note on a prize won by Mrs Erb and other local names. A baseball speed fact follows.
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Turner
Pomeroy
Benjamin F. Turner
Meigs County
Ohio
Oho
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Senate
House
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Thuksyat
Athens Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
Pt. Pleasant
Gallipolis Social Notes
Stanley Plymare
Lower River Road
Wolf
Los Angeles
Chesapeake
Seaman Wolfe
Wolfe
Robert Sherratt
Duke Alexander
Robert Wolfe
San Diego
Calif
Naval Base
Legion Hall
Katie Weber
Rhoda Hackett
Winona Cook
Betty Tedrow
Evelyn Cook
Freddie Houdashelt
Margaret Houdashelt
Ruth Massar
Erb
Houdashelt
Raby Erb
Dean
Wetter -Neals
Midol
DR. West
Scott
Miles Alkaseltzer
Zousce Sire
Grove
Creomulsion
DR. Lyon
Heavy American
Sterno
Skoot Liniment
Celeste
Lerge
Dona Rosa
Tussy
EPSOM
Air Mail
Prip
Wintergreen
Gallaher’s ‘Mineral Oil Emulsion Gee
Gallaher
Borden
HEMO
Abbott
VITA
Agaros
Hill
Vick
K.R.O. Rat Bis Kit
Gerber 'S Baby Foods
Horlisk’s
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