Gallia County forms conservation association leaders named
Gallia County conservation group formed at a Tuesday meeting in Gallipolis with Dr Raymond T Allison elected president John Morgan as vice president and James Mills as secretary Clyde L Strofe of the state conservation department directed the effort county reps B Lewis Jones and Wayne Booth chosen to attend district meetings plans include decentralizing the Columbus office and forming sub committees on game fish forestry lakes parks social law enforcement and finance local clubs welcome the move and no opposition was voiced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raymond T. Allison
John Morgan
James Mills
County Conservation Association
Clyde L. Strofe
State Conservation Department
B. Lewis Jones
Rio Grande
Wayne Booth
Waverly
Strefe
Columbus Conservation Office
Gallipolis Social Notes Social bridge party hosts and prizes
Mrs. J. W. Mootz Jr. hosted her bridge club and guest Mrs. Frank Dan ner Jr. for three tables. Prizes were presented to Mrs. Howard Gross Mrs. L. Lovett and Mrs. V. A. Benson. Yellow and green decorations complemented the rooms and salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. W. Mootz, Jr
Frank Danner, Jr
Howard Gross
L. Lovett
V. A. Benson
Dixie Twelve Book Club entertains at Lloyd home
Members of the Dixie Twelve Book Club gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ari Lloyd on Wednesday evening. Raymond Jones and Mrs. W. L. Troth won high scores, with Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan earning consolations. A lunch followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Card Club
Dixie Twelve Book Club
Ari Lloyd
Raymond Jones
W. L. Troth
John Morgan
Carbon Hill Church to Hear Evangelist
The Carbon Hill Church of Christ will meet Sunday in the Monday Schoolhouse for Bible study at 1 45 p m The Rev C M Clouston evangelist will preach on An Altar to the Unknown God at 2 30 p m
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Carbon Hill
Judge White Seeks Appeals Bench Post
Gallia County judge William R. White filed nominating petitions in Portsmouth asserting candidacy for the district court of appeals. A 19 year veteran of the common pleas court he chaired the Gallipolis Sesquicentennial Commission and has held multiple state judicial roles. Born March 13, 1879 in Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William R. White
Gallia County
District Court of Appeals
Portsmouth
Common Pleas Court
White
Common Pleas Judges’ Association
Judicial Council of the
State Bar Association
Cincinnati Law School
Common Pleas
Bradbury Circuit Announces Church Services Schedule
Bradbury Bradford and Dexter Churches of Christ announce 9 30 Sunday morning Bible study with Rev J P Miller titled A Morning With the Psalms. Evening services 7 30 at Dexter with Jesus The Light of the World. Meigs Victory Band revival at McArthur with evangelist O W Williams Monday 7 30. Christian Endeavor events set for Bradford Tuesday and Dexter Thursday.
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Bradbury
Jesus
Circuit
Rutland
McArthur
Meigs Victory
O. W. Williams
Christian Endeavor
Dexter
Ordination Services Set for Cheshire Baptist Pastor
The ordination of the Reverend E. S. Higginbotham as Cheshire Baptist Church pastor is scheduled for Monday March 11 at 7 30 p m. Reverend Charles A Weed of Rio Grande will preach the sermon with ministers Reverend W T Packer of Rio Grande Reverend T T Shelton of Racine Baptist Church and Reverend A R Stark of Pomeroy Baptist Church participating. The candidate currently serves as Cheshire Baptist Church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Higginbotham
Cheshire Baptist Church
Charles A. Weed
Rio Grande
W. T. Packer
T.T. Shelton
Racine Baptist Church
A. R. Stark
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Higginbotham
Revival at Orbiston Church Extends Two Weeks
Rev. S C Elsen conducts revival at Orbiston Methodist Church with services each evening at 7 p m for two weeks. Preaching also set at Jacksonville 9 a m Trimble 9 40 a m and Chauncey 10 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Trimble
Chauncey
Orbiston Methodist Church
S. C. Elsen
The Cross Is Topic At The Plains Church
The Rev. Stanley Jeffery will preach at The Plains Methodist Church Sunday at 10 15 a m on The Cross Gods Answer to Mans Need. A mid week Lenten service will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m and the topic will be Lenten Experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Jeffery
Plains Methodist Church
To Hold Union Class Meeting at Luhrig
An old fashioned Athens County union class meeting will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the Luhrig Pilgrim Holiness Church under the direction of the pastor Fred Lusic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Union
Luhrig Pilgrim Holiness Church
Fred Lusic
Rites Conducted for Virgil D. Martin in Gallipolis
Virgil D. Martin, longtime First Presbyterian Church treasurer, was honored with funeral services led by Rev. L W Gishler in Gallipolis. Banks closed at 1 PM and Captain John Lane stopped the ferry during the hour. Interment followed at Mound Hill Cemetery with honorary pall bearers and church session members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virgil D. Martin
First Presbyterian Church
John Lane
L. W. Gishler
Hubert Carnes
C. C. Ingels
Grover Smith
Alden Howell
W. W. Sigler
Albert Hoyt
Mr. Martin
Ella Lupton
Clara Worman
K. G. Kirkendall
Evan Thomas
Howard Neal
H. W. McHenry
Clarence Masters
A. K. Merriman
Ed C. Berridge
W. N. Hayward
L. C. Bean
John C
Pastor Called To Fort Oglethorpe Brother Illness
The South Haydenville Church of God reports emergency travel as Pastor Rev Mary Wahl leaves Fort Oglethorpe Georgia to visit her seriously ill brother in hospital. She is accompanied by her sister Mrs M L Latta of Corning. Sunday schedule remains under James Osler and Rev Carl Shubert at New Lexington.
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Wahl
M. L. Latta
Corning
Logan Episcopal To Hold Special Program
Logan Episcopal will observe Passion Sunday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church Logan with Morning Prayer Litany and a sermon by Sam F Downer at 10 30 am. Weekday services this week are Thursday March 14 at 7 30 pm with Rev Robert G Purrington as preacher. Easter services on Sunday March 24 at 9 am led by Rev Smythe H Lindsay.
Gallia Potato Growers Plan Seed Planting Run
Gallia County potato growers will plant more than 20 car loads of seed between March 17 and month end, weather permitting. Edith Hutsinpiller of Gallia Produce Co. notes Cheshire Potato Growers' Association is the largest group buying seed, with members ordering over two car loads for mid March delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Edith Hutsinpiller
Gallia Produce Co
Cheshire Potato Growers’ Association
Students Compete in National Essay Contest
Gallia County high school students vie in a national essay contest on tuberculosis among Negroes. Local entrants include Madeline Wallace Joan Williams Mildred Greene Elizabeth Casey Nancy Lewis Wyoma Henderson, coached by nurse Miss Maurice Beaudry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio
Madeline Wallace
Joan Williams
Mildred Greene
Elizabeth Casey
Nancy Lewis
Wyoma Henderson
Maurice Beaudry
Woman Dies After Long Illness in Crown City Area
Mrs. Chauncey Harrison aged 42 died at the family home in Guyan Township after five months of illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Crown City M E Church conducted by Rev. Jennings Cremeans. Survived by husband Chauncey Harrison daughters Eloise Lucille and Avenelle and father Luther Luthers of Crown City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chauncey Harrison
Guyan Township
Crown City M. E. Church
Jennings Cremeans
Eloise
Lucille
Avenelle
Luther Luthers
Crown City
Mrs Charles P Hines Died In Huntington
Mrs Charles P Hines 45 died at her Huntington home. Surviving relatives include a brother James Forth of Eureka.
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Huntington Gallipolis
Charles P. Hines
Huntington
James Forth
Eureka
Cantata Seven Words on the Cross by College Choir
The Cantata Seven Words on the Cross will be performed by the Cantata Gallipolis Rio Grande College Choir directed by Miss Ramona Dunaway at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday evening.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College Choir
Ramona Dunaway
Calvary Baptist Church
Lenora Spray Dies in Columbus at 83
Mrs Lenora Spray 83 native of Gallia County died at her Columbus home. She is survived by three daughters and a son.
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Columbus
Gallipolis
Lenora Spray
Gallia County
Albany Methodist Circuit Sunday Program
Albany Methodist Circuit lists Sunday events with Sunday School at 9:30 led by superintendent Don Young, Church Service at 10:30, Epworth League at 6:45, and Pearl Chapel and Snowville sessions at 1:15 and 2:30 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Methodist Circuit
Don Young
Ross Phillips Dies in Gallia Ohio
Ross Phillips age 56 and time keeper for the State Highway Department died at his home from a paralytic attack suffered the prior night. Funeral services will be at First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon with interment in Vinton Memorial Park. He is survived by his second wife and two sons from his first marriage, plus brothers Joseph and William Phillips. He was a member of the First Baptist Church Modern Woodmen and Junior Order American Mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. Ross Phillips
State Highway Department
First Baptist Church
Vinton Memorial Park
Nora Ward
Morgan Center
Ward Phillips
Nelsonville
Clarence Phillips
Stoutsville
Ohio
Mabel Raynor Powell
Joseph
William Phillips
County
Phillips
Modern Woodmen
Junior Order American Mechaniics
Redress Building Front at Vinton Bank
New center entrance added to Vinton Banking Co building in Vinton after January temperatures shattered a large plate glass window and prompted front renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vinton Banking Co
Vinton
Businessman Dies on Florida Vacation
W H H Gardner a 74 year old Pt Pleasant West Virginia businessman died Wednesday in Cleveland Tennessee while en route to Florida with his wife. He was a brother of Captain S G Gardner of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Florida
W. H. H. Gardner
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Cleveland
Tenn
S. G. Gardner
Slagle Goes to Cincinnati for Medical Examination
Gallia county Republican candidate Craig D. Slagle traveled to Cincinnati for medical examination and expects to enter a Veterans Hospital for treatment soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Craig D. Slagle
Cincinnati
Veterans’ Hospital
Rural Youth Group to Attend District Meeting in Athens
Gallia County Rural Youth Group will meet at the Court House at 1 p m Saturday March 16 and drive to Athens to attend a district meeting of the organization.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Court House
Athens
License to Marry in Gallipolis Issued
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Enos Weatherby 42 of Logan Ohio and Eva Priscilla Lyle 31 of Roanoke Virginia signaling a forthcoming union in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Enos Weatherby
Logan
Ohio
Eva Priscilla Lyle
Roanoke
Rose Commandery Knights Plan Sunrise Easter Service
Members of The Rose Commandery Knights Templar schedule a sunrise Easter service at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis. The event marks a traditional observance with congregants gathering for reflection and worship.
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Gallipolis
The
Rose Commandery
Knights Templar
First Baptist Church
Airplane Purchased For Commercial Use In Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents Rufus Elcessor and Douglas Mullineaux with R H Melrose of Pt Pleasant bought an Aeronca Model K monoplane to replace the one that crashed last fall during an endurance attempt by Marion C Wedge. The craft will operate from a local flying field for passenger flights and student instruction with Russell Kerr, a licensed pilot, leasing the airport for instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rufus Elcessor
Douglas Mullineaux
R. H. Melrose
Pt. Pleasant
Marion C. Wedge
Russell Kerr
Forester To Consider Planting in Gallia Co
County Agent E. G. Roger announces F. W. Dean extension forester of Wooster will visit Gallia County next Thursday to review forestry planting on farms of Peter Steenberg en Charles T. Robinson H. W. Walter and others. John A. Slipher Extension Farm Management Specialist will visit multiple farms Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss planting programs and soil management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. G. Roger
F. W. Dean
Wooster
Gallia County
Peter Steenbergen
Charles T. Robinson
H. W. Walter
John A. Slipher
Two Gallipolis Men Fined for Coal Theft
Charles M. Kemp, 24, and Charles Saunders, 27, local residents, were fined $25 and costs by Municipal Judge John Halliday for stealing coal from C. and O. Railroad cars. They were caught in the act by state arresting officers and sent back to jail for failure to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles M. Kemper
Charles Saunders
John Halliday
Second survey updated Chickamauga Creek bridge project
Gallipolis State Highway Department completed a second survey of the Chickamauga Creek bridge west of the city but provided no timetable for the start of construction on the new structure.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Department
Chickamauga Creek
Condition improves for seven year old Bill Tom Rees
Mrs Louise Rees reports at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore that her son Bill Tom Rees is showing improvement as he undergoes treatment.
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Gallipolis
Alice Taylor
Bill Tom Rees
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Louise Rees
Plan Hobby Meeting in Gallipolis
Gallia County Woman's Home Council plans a hobby meeting Wednesday at the Southern Ohio Electric Co building. Miss Clara B. Motter home demonstration agent says the event promises much interest.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Auction sale of tax forfeited lands in Gallipolis
County Auditor E. D. Keeler expects 300 to 400 persons to attend the auction in the Court House auditorium as about 200 parcels of real estate are offered throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Court House
First Local Candidate Files Petitions for Gallia County
Gallia County Recorder Lucille Rees is the first local candidate to file nominating petitions with the board of elections. The next board meeting is Saturday March 16 at 9 a.m. to check petitions, per clerk Bess B. Wetherholt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lucille Rees
Board of Elections
Bess B. Wetherholt
Plan Joint Meeting at Gallipolis Legion Hall
Members of La Fayette Post American Legion and the Women's Auxiliary plan a joint supper meeting at Legion Hall Wednesday night. Otis Drummond post adjutant says a home talent musical program will be featured.
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Gallipolis
Laffayette Post
American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Otis Drummond
Easter Sunrise Cantata to be staged at Paint Creek Church
A combined choir from Paint Creek Baptist Church and the colored Methodist Church will present Easter Sunrise, a cantata, at Paint Creek Baptist Church on Easter Sunday. The Ohio River is falling rapidly and most small streams remain normal across Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Colored Methodist Church
Ohio River
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New Group
Gallipolis Social Notes
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Ladies Aid
E. A. Clark
Swan Creek Ladies’ Aid Society
H. W. DeWolf
J. D. Pollitt
A. E. Waugh
E. C. Waugh
Jeannette
K. H. Butler
Oleta
Frank Mills
Emma Kennedy
Mary Kennedy
Nettie Lupton
A. E. Houstle, Jr
Baltimore, Md
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Mrs. McClellan
Elizabeth Shough
Frances Condee
Charlotte Scott
Ira Swisher
Ohio State University
Harry Harrison
Wellston
Edward Woodward
A. C. Safford
Lillian
Margaret Engel
Charleston
Chillicothe
Charles Lusher
George Sagen
W. R. White
Bradbury Circuit
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LO. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
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Court St
Zenner’s Mat Store
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Gallia
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Ross Phillips
Redress Building
Gallia Co
Renter
Finland
Sinclair
Walter Tudor
Jesse Mansfield
Knowlton Bros
Klinger’s
Dick Grubb
Willard Simonson
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White Hall
Harvey Hawkins
the Plains
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Pratts Fork
Carl Gilmore
Middleport
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Howard Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Chas. Bingman
Coolville
G. C. Hunter
A. W. Jackson
R. Martin
Pennsville
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Chesterhill
Geo. R. McAfee
Coonville
Nagle
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Glouster
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Hayderville
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