Gallia County Women Plan April Rural Fair
Gallia County rural women groups over 100 strong will gather in Gallipolis churches on April 16 for a daylong women’s fair with luncheon speakers and a work exhibits program. Planning sessions are set for March 15 in the County Agent E. G. Royer’s office with committee chairs named for program decorations exhibits hospitality and more.
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Ohi
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Gallia County
Clara Belle Motter
E. G. Royer
W. A. Lewis
G. E. Elliott
James Roush
Glenn Powell
E. B. Webb
Arline Roush
Ralph Glaze
C. T. Gwindion
Wayne DeWolfe
Maurice Thomas
Briggs Kirby
Reservoir Cover Project Progresses
Heavy weekend rainfall did not halt work on the reservoir cover project. Engineer Charles Warner reports satisfactory progress as concrete pouring resumes and the overflow trench toward Chickamauga Creek reaches about one third completion. Shelter pavilions at Fortification Hill Park are temporarily enclosed for offices and a portable sawmill is in use.
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Charles Warner
Chickamauga Creek
Fortification Hill Park
Cadmus Man Held on Illegal Liquor Charge
Cadmus resident Woodrow Marcum, 27, is jailed on illegal liquor possession charges. Arraigned in common pleas court, bond set at $150 after officers found about a gallon of whisky.
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Woodrow Marcum
Cadmus
Court of Common Pleas
Carl Harden Treated At Logan Hospital
Carl C Harden of Washington Township fractured knee cap in an auto accident near Nellisonville Saturday evening. He was taken to Cherrington Hospital for medical attention. Edward Worthman of Starr Township and Lloyd Clark were injured Friday night in a motor accident near this city but left the hospital Saturday afternoon. Mrs Howard Barber and infant son were returned to their home at Carbondale Sunday.
Body of Mrs. Ingmire To Logan For Funeral Rites
The body of Mrs. Walter Ingmire who died in Mt. Pleasant Michigan will arrive in Logan today. Funeral services were held in Mt. Pleasant and additional rites are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Nazarene Church. In Athens Ohio Helen W. Hanning appointed administrator of Anna H. Hanning estate with four months to creditors.
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Walter Ingmire
Mt. Pleasant
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Church of the Nazarene
Helen W. Hanning
Athens
Ohio
Anna H. Hanning
Can- Sen Township
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said
Helen M. Hanning
Fred BE. Hanning
Canean Township
Gallipolis Social Notes and Honor Gatherings
Gallipolis social items report Mrs. Robert Bunce hosting a birthday party for her husband in Kananga with guests including the Kail and Shaver families. A Women’s Society for Christian Service meeting at Kanaga Methodist Church, a First Baptist Church trustees’ dinner honoring pastors Sagen and Orr, and multiple dinners and visits around town are noted. 90th birthday luncheon for Mrs. Alice Keeler in Dayton is described along with other family milestones and moves.
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Gallipolis
Robert Bunce
Kananga
Peter Stace
Women’s Society For Christian Service
Kananga Methodist Church
Forrest Fife
Evelyn Rothgeb
Ella Wagner
Ethel Young
Knox Williams
Elmer Davis
Emerson Evans
Oliver White
F. E. Kerr
Reuben Wood
Board of
First Baptist Church
Island View Inn
Harvey Miles
Dayton
Rome Honor Roll and County Agricultural Notes
The Rome High School lists honor roll students by grade: Seniors Lois Almashy Ruby Crippen Helen Dalton Mary Jackson Melvina Judson Pauline Root and Edward White. juniors June Eslocker Dorothea Mace Doris Poston Eleanor Six Gail Steinmetz Olive Burk. sophomores Richard Barnes Jack Carsey Kathryn Downey Harold Miller Robert Shipley Roger Williams. freshmen Charles Ashcraft Bert Carpenter June Cullum Paul Dye Mary Eslocker Phyllis Hal birt Betty Jandes Jacquelin Mansfield Jean Poston Shirley Seaman. The Ames Bern music program will visit Rome assembly next week. Rome pupils under Mr Connett and Miss Hatch will visit Amesville later this month. Future Farmers of America district chapter contest at Albany March 11 includes Logan Gallipolis Coolville. Robert Shipley competes in Public Speaking with others from Albany and Logan. State vocational home economics officials visited. 16 student teachers observed. Canaan Township Home Conservation Group met March 6 at the Rose home with 19 present. focus on balanced agriculture led by Mrs Eldon Dailey. Next meeting set for Sut ton home Athens Route 3.
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Phyllis Halbirt
Betty Jandes
Jacquelin Mansfield
Jean Poston
Shirley Seaman
Ames-Bern
Rome
Albany
Logan
Gallipolis
Coolville
FFA
Robert Shipley
Miss Woodward
State Department of Vocational Home Economics
Patterson
G. C. Sutton
Athens
Route 3
Mrs H W Armstrong Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs H W Armstrong of Portsmouth has returned home from a hospital. Her improvement is slow. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Rochester of this city. Mrs Rochester has been with her two weeks.
Garden Club Meeting Highlights and Local News
The Vinton Two Garden Club met with Mrs. Emma Jeffers of McKinley Street Athens for a Tuesday evening gathering. Talks on winter hedgerows plus St Patrick’s Day decor, a March 18 special meeting at Mrs. W. B. Martin’s home, and refreshments were noted.
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Vinton
Garden Club
Emma Jeffers
McKinley St
Athens
Parnie McLaughlin
W. B. Martin
Snow Causes Plane Damage At Airport
A Taylorcraft airplane was damaged at the Gallipolis airport on Sunday when a snowbound landing for gasoline went wrong. Wheels struck a snowbank causing a somersault. propeller hub damaged and cabin dented. The pilot, whose name is not released, reportedly planned a three point landing en route to the Mexican border with a Mexican license. The plane awaits insurance adjustments and may be flown to Alliance Ohio for repairs after a new propeller is installed.
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Taylorcraft
Alliance
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Jerry Verdon
Verdon
Five Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports five couples issued marriage licenses. Randall Coleman 20 and Roma Rimmey 18 of Southside West Virginia. Richard Dillon 22 and Marion White 21 of Spring Hill West Virginia. Charles Baldwin 21 and Maxine Wears 21 of Charleston. J H Chapman 25 and Elizabeth F Gustin 21 of Ironton. Harold Kessinger 35 and Madelaine Conway 30 of Charleston.
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Randall Coleman
Roma Rimmey
Southside
W. Va
Richard Dillon
Marion White
Spring Hill
Charles Baldwin
Maxine Wears
Charleston
J. H. Chapman
Elizabeth F. Gustin
Ironton
Harold Kessinger
Madelaine Conway
Hold Funeral Rites For Edward Cofer
Funeral services were held at Mercerville Baptist Church for Edward Cofer 74 a native of Rio Grande who died two days earlier in an Ironton hospital. His sons Clyde and Irl Cofer live in Colorado and Oklahoma respectively.
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Mercerville Baptist Church
Edward Cofer
Rio Grande
Ironton
Clyde
Rl Cofer
Colorado
Okma
Two Gallia Men Held for Drunkenness
Gallia tallies Clinton Sheets jailed after wife filed charges of intoxication and abuse. Elmer Sigman detained the same night for drunkenness after parking his car on the sidewalk in front of John North Produce Co on Vine Street.
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Clinton Sheets
Elmer Sigman
John North Produce Co
Vine St
Over 1550 Water Consumers Listed in Gallipolis
City Auditor A. W. Carl reports more than 1550 water customers in Gallipolis. He notes that all but a half dozen large users are on a monthly flat rate of 1.25 dollars, reducing meter reading and saving the city a large investment in meters.
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Gallipolis
A. W. Carl
Low Funds Halt Hospital Construction
Gallipolis reports no definite decision on the state hospital building program due to funding gaps in the legislature's appropriation. Dr. G. G. Kincon, superintendent, submitted plans for at least six new buildings and major improvements, hoping for approval of key items despite the budget constraints.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
G. G. Kincon
Defense Program Halts Steam Shovel Delivery
Gallipolis reports a defense program delay in the delivery of a triple action steam shovel for the State Street fill. The builders informed County Engineer E N Leonard that delivery won t be made until March 31 due to national defense orders. If weather permits, the $200 000 project will start April 1 with 200 WPA workers.
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E. N. Leonard
State St
National Defense
Leonard
Stroke Fatal To Carney M Layne In Huntington
A stroke proved fatal to Carney M. Layne 60 in Huntington Saturday. Born and reared in Crown City he was a practicing attorney. Brothers Garrett A Layne and Stanley Layne are named.
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Carney M. Layne
Huntington
Crown City
Garrett A. Layne
Stanley Layne
Chesapeake
Gas Station Robbed on Vine Street in Gallipolis
Gallipolis police report a break in at Ross Wallace service station on Vine Street during the weekend. Fifteen one dollar bills were stolen. no further details released.
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Ross Wallace
Vine St
Smashed Pump Ignites Gallipolis Service Station Fire
A fire at Ross Wallace's Vine Street service station in Gallipolis caused a $250 loss after a car struck a gas pump. Bernard Saunders of Cadmus faced reckless operation charges. a second driver, George W. Kuhlman, was detained for crossing fire truck paths and damaging a fender. Wallace paid a $5 fine and was released.
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Ross Wallace
Vine St
Bernard Saunders
Cadmus
George W. Kuhlman
Florette
Wallace
William Betz Suffering Paralytic Attack
William Betz an 89 year old grocer once at First and Spruce streets is critically ill at his home after a paralytic attack.
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Gallipolis
William Betz
Former Vinton Resident Dies in Columbus
Anna Alice Carson 68 of 1626 E Arlington Ave Columbus died at Mt Carmel Hospital after a long illness. Widow of Charles E Carson she had lived in Columbus since 1924 coming from Vinton County. Survived by son Orville R Carson three grandchildren sister Mrs Margaret Calvill and brothers Dr J A Murphy and Samuel Murphy. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Linden Heights Methodist Church.
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Anna Alice Carson
E. Arlington Ave
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Charles E. Carson
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Samuel Murphy
Linden Heights Methodist Church
Gallia Luckoff Store Building Changed Hands
Gallia Luckoff store building on the park square has been sold to new owners Judge Henry W. Cherrington and H. B. Ecker. They have not announced plans but it is said the Luckoff stores will continue operating there.
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Henry W. Cherrington
H. B. Ecker
Luckoff
Park Square
Prunlax System Tonic Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Prunlax as a quick relief laxative system that cures constipation and restores balance to metabolism and digestion. It claims benefits for gall bladder issues and a range of ailments linked to constipation, urging adults children and infants to buy in Athens with a money back guarantee.
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