Woman Dies Following Long Illness Near Mina Chapel
Mrs. Charles Angton aged 51 died Saturday at the family home near Mina Chapel after two years of illness. Funeral services were held at the home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. She was a former Miss Mayme Irion and a schoolteacher before marriage. Survived by husband, a daughter in Charleston, sons Fred of Gallipolis and Curtis of Dayton, brothers Roy Irion of Athens, Frank and Wayne Irion, and a sister Mrs. Virgil Thevenin of Rolfe Iowa.
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Gallipolis
Charlesngton
Mina Chapel
Mound Hill Cemetery
Harrington
Mayme Irion
Charles Irion
Forrest Trout
Charleston
Fred
Curtis
Dayton
Roy Irion
Athens
Frank Irion
Wayne Irion
Pittsburgh
Virgil Thevenin
Rolfe
Iowa
Shade School Group Plans 1940 Bazaar
Shade P T A to hold annual bazaar Friday evening March 22 with hot dogs ice cream and home made candy. P T A quilt will be awarded. Art and Thimble Club to present Here Comes Charley with a large cast. Community notes of local visits and church events appear throughout.
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Shade
P.T.A
Art and Thimble Club
Charley
Sylvia Ziggafoos
Robert Perry
Dawson Meeks
Robert Bobo
Louis Niggemeyer
Everett Douglas
George Fulton
Clyde Smith
Wayne Harrison
Clarence Creamer
George Brady
South Solon
Lizzie Cowan
Indiana
John
Cowan
Bernie Sadosky
Fort Thomas
Benneth Gaenee
Suspend Activities During Holy Week Observances
Gallipolis churches cancel social events for Holy Week. Half hour noon day services at the Methodist Church begin today and run through Thursday. A Union Communion Service is set for Thursday night at First Baptist Church and a three hour service starts at noon on Good Friday at First Presbyterian Church.
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Gallipolis
Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Plan Elaborate Church Easter Decorations
Members of Grace Methodist Church and friends plan elaborate floral decorations for the auditorium for Easter Sunday. Mrs. Otto E. Vornholt, who has led Easter decorations for several years, heads the plans.
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Gallipolis
Friends of Grace Methodist Church
Otto E. Vornholt
May Day Celebration Planned in Gallipolis
County recreational director Harold Mackenzie says Gallipolis will host a May Day in City Park with games contests music and Maypole winding. Plans also include a holiday for all county school children.
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Gallipolis
Harold Mackenzie
Local AAA informs farmers on wheat loss claims
Gallipolis officers completed mailings to farmers holding wheat insurance policies requesting that claims for lang losses be reported.
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Gallipolis
AAA
Lang
Easter service invitation at First Baptist Church
The public is invited to attend the Knights Templar Easter service at First Baptist Church at 7 a.m. Sunday. Eminent Commander Blazer Wethlerholt stated the details.
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Gallipolis
Knights Templars
First Baptist Church
States
Blazer Wethlerholt
Condition Improves of Local Merchant in Hospital
James L. Haskins, a local merchant, remains seriously ill but is said to be slightly improved at Holzer Hospital. The report notes ongoing care and hopeful signs as family and friends await further updates.
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Gallipolis
James L. Haskins
Holzer Hospital
Ring Believed To Run Chicken Theft Ring Across Counties
Gallia County prosecutor plans a conference with prosecutors from Vinton Meigs Lawrence Athens and Gallia as officials urge mandatory records on poultry purchases. Sheriff Hatfield says records of sellers addresses licenses and sale details aid investigations amid widespread thefts and suspected organized raiding.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
John W. Howell
Hatfield
Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Lawrence
Gallia County
Dual Pastor Request Refused by Bishop
Gallipolis and Pomeroy Episcopal congregations asked Rev. Charles E. Ayers of Cincinnati to serve as dual pastor, but Bishop Hobson declined. He says Ayers is needed for supply assignments across the diocese and cannot be spared for a permanent appointment.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Charles E. Ayers
Cincinnati
Hobson
Ayers
Easter Play "Release" Shown at First Baptist Church
A Baptist Church Easter playlet titled Release was presented last night at First Baptist Church. Cast included E. E. Caldwell Raymond Hively Earl Saunders Wonga Kent John Baker Dean Davis Carlton Gallimore directed by Mary Bess Kent.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
E. E. Caldwell
Raymond Hively
Earl Saunders
Wonga Kent
John Baker
Dean Davis
Carlton Gallimore
Mary Bess Kent
500 View Dam as Weather Moderates
Fair Sunday brings hundreds of motorists to Eureka Dam observation platform to view the mammoth structure and the Ohio River. About 500 persons were counted enjoying the view from the dam on the sunny day.
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Gallipolis
Eureka Dam
Ohio River
Gallia County Board Approves Petitions
Gallia County Election Board met Saturday and reviewed nominating petitions filed the day before. All petitions were found in proper form and passed as satisfactory.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
County Election Board
North Will Fight In State Matches
Jim North of Ward Township heads to Columbus tonight for the state golden gloves in the heavy weight division after winning the district. Local promoter Herman Sheline, who accompanied him to Columbus, has received a shield and a golden glove for North. They will be presented Monday.
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Logan
Jim North
Ward Township
Columbus
Herman Sheline
North
Logan Post Completes Anniversary Plans
Logan Post American Legion finalizes arrangements to observe the organization birthday on Tuesday evening. A committee prepared a program and activities for the event.
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Logan Post
LOGAN
American Legion
Logan W. Evans Rushed to Columbus Hospital After Injury
Carbon Hill former county commissioner Logan W. Evans was taken to a Columbus hospital Friday after a fall at his store caused a head injury. Hospital reports indicate Evans’s condition is now affected by a sinus infection.
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Logan
W. E. Evans
Carbon Hill
Columbus
Gallipolis Social Notes Overall Church Society Reports
Friday meetings of the Presbyterian Missionary Society and Grace Methodist Women’s group feature devotions, talks on Women of North America and Jerusalem Easter settings. Births announced include Dorothy Marilyn Brooks, granddaughter of Rev. George W. Brooks. George and Velma Mulford observe 60th wedding anniversary, delayed by Mrs. Mulford’s illness after a stroke.
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Gallipolis
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Harley Bovie
K. G. Kirkendall
Ella Lupton
Frank Bell
North America
N. A. Martin
Jerusalem
Mary Bratt
Leo C. Bean
Hiss
George P. Brooks
Rodney
Dorothy Marilyn
George W. Brooks
Jackson and
Rio Grande
William Brewster
Joseph E. DeLille
Spencer
W. Va
George Mulford
Cheshire
Gallia Academy Girls Attend Athens Playday
A large group of Gallia Academy High School senior girls traveled to Athens on Saturday for the annual Playday. They were accompanied by Physical Education instructor Miss Kathryn Lutz and by Mrs. Kathrine Kircher and Ellen Wester.
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Gallia Academy High School
Athens
Kathryn Lutz
Kathrine Kircher
Ellen Wester
Logan Coroner Seeks Third Term
Vance Brian, incumbent coroner of Logan, intends to seek another term after a law change updated candidate qualifications. He did not file for the primary but plans to have supporters write in his name on the Democratic ticket. Brian has completed two terms.
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Logan
Vance Brian
Brian
Hocking Countians Attend Athens Meet
A Pioneer Group delegation from Hocking County attended a Southeast District meeting in Athens on Saturday. Logan and Hocking County residents traveling included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bennington and many others such as Marjorie Hartman Pauline Shaffer Margaret Mee Broom Margaret Stone Mary Piper Ruth Rheinscheid Thelma Mowery Mary Blum Georgia Primmer Ralph Masure Carl Griffith Charles Rauber Leonard Mac Kinley Merle Primmer Everett Mowery Richard Mowery James Guthrie Ronald Rheinscheid and Ken ly Krinn.
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Logan
Athens
Hocking County
Paul Bennington
Marjorie
Dorothy Hartman
Pauline Shaffer
Margaret Mee- Broom
Margaret Stone
Mary Piper
Ruth Rheinscheid
Thelma Mowery
Mary Blum
Georgia Primmer
Ralph Masure
Carl Griffith
Charles Rauber
Leonard MacKinley
Merle Primmer
Everett
Richard Mowery
James Guthrie
Ronald Rheinscheld
Kenly Krinn
Camera Club to hear Harold Higgins on lighting
Harold Higgins of Columbus will speak on lighting at the Logan Camera Club meeting at 7 30 PM Thursday in the American Legion Hall. Higgins recently had four photos accepted into the seventh international salon in New York, bringing his salon acceptances to 15 since January.
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Logan
Harold Higgins
Columbus
Logan Camera Club
American Legion
Surgical operations at Cherington Hospital over weekend
Three operations were performed at Cherington Hospital over the weekend. Nancy Beal of S High Street is reported in favorable condition after an appendicitis operation on Sunday morning. On Saturday night Lois Marshall and Mary Summell of Logan underwent similar operations and are recovering satisfactorily.
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Logan
Cherrington Hospital
Nancy Beal
S. High St
Lois Marshall
Mary Summell
Logan couple among marriage licenses issued
Logan records show Robert E. Tomlinson 21 a salesman of Logan and Marianne Eckel 19 of Columbus listed among marriage licenses issued over the weekend.
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Logan
Columbus
Robert E. Tomlinson
Salesman
Marianne Eckel
First Presbyterian Church Meeting Set for March 28
Annual congregational gathering of the First Presbyterian Church will be held at the church on the evening of March 28. A family supper will be arranged. Mrs Ruth Bloomfield has been confined to her home for more than a week by illness in Logan.
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Logan
First Presbyterian ‘Church
Bloomfield
Ruth Bloomfield
Gallipolis Personal News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMaster of West Jefferson stayed with Kathryn Jones and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones. John Jones from Ohio State University vacationing with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones. Lulu Fraley returns home after two months at Cedar Point. Carter Brumfield of Ohio University spent the weekend here with Clarence Brumfield. James Miller returns from relatives in Clarksburg West Virginia. Miss Mary Louise Mohr visits her mother Stella Mohr from Ohio State University.
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Gallipolis
Robert McMaster
Kathryn Jones
West Jefferson
Raymond Jones
John Jones
Ohio State University
Frank Jones
Lulu Fraley
Cedar Point
Carter Brumfield
Ohio University
Clarence Brumfield
James Miller
Clarksburg
W. Va
Mary Louise Mohr
Stella Mohr
Harrisonville Social Briefs March Meeting and Local Visits
The Harrisonville Social Briefs note the Friendship Circle Sunday School class held its March meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lee with ten members present. Numerous visits and family gatherings are listed, including Louise Lambert with Carrie Darnell and relatives visiting from Dayton Zaleski Long Bottom Columbus. The Harrisonville Lodge F and A M conducted an annual inspection with one Master Mason degree.
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Harrisonville
Friendship Circle
Homer Lee
Adrienne French
Louise Lambert
Carrie Darnell
Bud Douglas
Bertha
Hod Williams
Sylvia Phillips
Betty Lou Hull
Dana Welch
Emerson Welch
C. H. Welch
Dayton
Guy Tinker
Zaleski
Ernest
Weber Wood
Francis Welch
Leona Beal
Charles Beal
Lena Marie Alkire
Marjorie Williams
Earl Clark
Long Bottom
George W. Clark
Virginia Nell Alkire
W. A. Turner
Helen Alkire
Kathryn Att
Arthur Owell
Lester Howell
Lillian
Herbert E. New
O. C. Griffith
H. W. Reeder
Guy D. Hawkins
Grafton Stout
Columbus
Expect Decrease in WPA Employment
GALLIPOLIS It is said that local WPA offices have not received orders for an April first reduction in personnel employed on various activities, but anticipate its receipt daily. Farm work is now offering opportunities for employment, and persons dismissed from WPA rolls are expected to procure work as helpers or other private sources.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Cars Selling Well in Logan During March Start
Logan dealers report 33 cars sold in the first half of March signaling a strong month. Local showroom activity and buyer interest appear above recent averages, suggesting a favorable market outlook for the spring season.
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Logan
Light Up Cross To Mark Holy Week
Gallipolis officials announce the electric cross on Fortification Hill Park will be lit nightly during Holy Week and possibly for future Sesquicentennial events. City Manager John Gwinn notes the cross is a permanent fixture and will guide visitors during special days.
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Gallipolis
Fortification Hill Park
John Gwinn
Woman's mail keeps arriving at 453 address after moves
Mrs. Emily Levy has moved three times within Salt Lake City but the mail keeps going to a single 453 street number. She first lived at 453 Fourth East Street, then 453 Blair Avenue, and now 453 East South Temple Street.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
U.R
Emily Levy
Fourth East Street
Blair Avenue
East
South Temple Street
Licensed To Marry Gal l i polis Weekend License Issuances
Weekend marriage licenses were issued in Gallipolis to multiple couples. Names and ages include Harvey Erlewein 24 and Ruth Howell 24 of Point Pleasant. Orin R. Ramey 21 and Ada G. Bennett 18 of Point Pleasant. Robert F. Smith 28 of Smithers and Herma E. Casto 28 of Vinton. John Hutchinson 26 and Jessie C. Ward 20 of Vinton. Euell McGraw 26 and Nora Bradley 23 of Ckelyan West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Harvey Erlewein
Ruth Howell
Point Pleasant
Orin R. Ramey
Ada G. Bennett
Robert F. ‘Smith
Smithers
W. Va
Herma E. Casto
Vinton
John Hutchinson
Jessie C. Ward
Euell McGraw
Nora Bradley
Ckelyan
Rio Grande Picks Two Leaders
Gallipolis student Marie Meadows, a sophomore in elementary education at Rio Grande College, named the Most Representative Girl by ballot. Ostrander’s Edwin Edelbute earns Most Representative Man, sharing honors. he serves as vice president of the College Christian Association and editor of the Grandson yearbook.
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Gallipolis
Marie Meadows
Rio Grande College
Phi Sigma Epsilon Sorority
College Christian Association
Future Teachers of America
Miss Meadows
Edwin Edelbute
Ostrander
Sigma Lambda Tau
Gallia County trio noted in OSU degree list
Gallia County residents Charles Lewis Stevers earned a bachelor of arts, Charles H. Jones received a bachelor of science, and Claude E. Swick was awarded a master of arts during OSU weekend graduation ceremonies.
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Gallipolis
Gallia ‘County
Ohio State University
Charles Lewis ‘Stevers
Charles H. Jones
Claude E. Swick
Egg Shipments Boost Gallia County Pre Easter Trade
Estimates place Gallia County Gallia at 45 000 dozen eggs shipped pre Easter to markets.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
First Boat Excursion Planned for April 3
The Island Queen will close Gallipolis port at 7 30 p m on April 3 for a moonlight excursion to Pomeroy and back. Sponsors are the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity. The Ohio River has returned to a normal pool and is in splendid condition for the trip.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Order of Eagles
Phi Delta [Kappa Fraternity
Middleport
Church Group Presents Candle Light Service at Rio Grande
A large audience attended a pre Easter candle light service Sunday evening at Rio Grande Methodist Church. The Epworth League of the congregation produced the program, directing sacred songs Scripture readings and other numbers under Miss Hazel Hill Rio Grande College librarian.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande Methodist Church
Epworth League
Hazel Hill
Rio Grande College
Funeral Held for Daisy Mae Siders in Carmel Church
Daisy Mae Siders two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Siders of Huntington Township died earlier this week at home. Funeral services were held Sunday at Carmel Church with the family of six children in mourning.
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Gallipolis
Carmel ‘Church
Huntington ‘Township
Daisy Mae
Cecil Siders
Capital University President to address graduating class
Dr Otto Mees, president of Capital University in Columbus, will address the local high school's graduating class on May 29.
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Gallipolis
Otto Mees
Capital University
Columbus
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