Gallia Telephone Work Advances Civic Improvement
Gallia County progresses on removing wooden poles in Gallipolis business district and wiring with new cables for phones. Ohio Bell works from Zanesville crews, routing strands on Route 141 beyond Gage to Rio Grande and toward Mercerville, with rural phone demand rising 54 percent postwar.
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Gallipolis
Zanesville
Second Avenue
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ohio Bell System
Ohio
Gallia
Gage
Rio Grande
Hartley Dies at 46 While Visiting Parents in Nelsonville
Carl R. Hartley of Columbus died unexpectedly Thursday evening at his parents home 122 Fayette Street. He retired from Philo Power Station due to ill health. Survived by wife Muriel Baugh and two children Robert and Ruth, plus six brothers and four sisters. He was a Masonic Lodge member in Columbus. He had come to his parents’ home the prior Tuesday.
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Nelsonville
Carl R. Hartley
Bert Hartley
Fayette St
Hartley
Columbus
Philo
Muriel Baugh
Robert
Ruth
Harry
Ralph
Darrell
Toledo
Clifford
Alfred
Grove City
Oscar
Corning
Ruth Bailey
Miamisburg
Ohio
Grace Thomas
Logan
Evelyn Pollock
Lloane
Bishop
Iie
Masonic Lodge
Easter Cantata and sunrise services at Nelsonville churches
A Nelsonville church report details Easter programs including the cantata The Resurrection Song by Nolte at 5 30 a m sunrise service. The Berean Bible Class offers a 9 30 a m program with readings and a short address by Rev J A Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nolte
Glenn Allen
Janet Cope
Jean Allen Shafer
Nelle Johnson
LL. A. Davis
Glenn Aulen
L.A. Davis
Christian Church
John Barrows
Jean Shafer
Linda Tharp
Gardner Twins
ER. W. Allen
J. A. Long
First Presbyterian
John Lloyd Evans
Dorr Run
Westminster Fellowship
Deanville Chapel
First Methodist
L. A. Griffith
Retta Howe
Arthur Kennedy
Youth Fellowship
First Baptist
B. J. Hal
Pilgrim Holiness
Chestnut St
Raymond Simpson
Walter Primmer
Young People’s Meeting
Christian
Carbon Hill
Carbon Hill, Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 A.m. Nazarene—Adams St., T. H. Arnott
E. L. Bryant
Five Hurt As Nelsonville Crash Injures Five at Fourth and Chestnut
A Friday night crash at Fourth and Chestnut in Nelsonville injured five people, none seriously, with four cars damaged. George and Mrs Sanders, driving south on Fourth, ran a red light when brakes failed, hitting Arthur and Delbert McCray and Raymond McCray, then a third car. Three injured were treated at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan. Delbert McCray most seriously hurt.
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Nelsonville
Fourth and
Chestnut
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Vern Coakley
Don Bumeardner
George Sanders
Sanders
Nelsonville Rural
Fourth St
Arthur McCray
Delbert
Raymond McCray
Junior Powell
McCray
Art Smith
Chauncey
Shafer
Jack Bateman
Yost
Stout’s
Warren
Logan Hospital
Raymond
Powell Boy
Johnson Hill
Gallipolis Recruit District Moves to Marietta
Gallia county recruiting sergeant William A. Wood will interview potential Army Air Force enlistees at post offices in Rodney Rio Grande and Thurman on March 27. The Gallipolis district transfers from Portsmouth to the Marietta main recruiting station.
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Gallipolis
William A. Wood
Gallia County
U. S. Air Force
Rodney
Rio Grande
Thurman
Portsmouth
Marietta
Gallia County Agent Brown Earns Praise for Leadership
A Gallia County Viewpoint extols Dre Forrest A. Brown as a capable county agent who juggles multiple programs, notably promoting the dairy herd breeders artificial breeding program. The piece lauds his leadership, vigor, and impact on Gallia farmers despite regional stereotypes. It recalls Ev Roger’s departure and notes Brown’s steady progress and public service.
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Forrest A. Brown
Gallia County
Ohio
Brown
Ev Roger
Second Rise in River Seen Over Ohio River Forecast
Gallia area reports a second rise in the Ohio River following a crest. At Wheeling the rise was one tenth of a foot per hour early Friday, Marietta saw stationary or slow rise, Bellville noted a half tenth per hour, with further downstream a tenth per hour. Kanawha River gauge fell from 13.71 to 12.80 and kept dropping. Gallipolis locks showed rollers out of the water with upper gauge at 25.0 and lower at 40.7 feet as boats like Frank C Rand and Teddy No 4 moved.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Wheeling
Marietta
Bellville
Ohio
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls
Gallipolis Locks
Frank C. Rand
J. T. Hatfield
Teddy No
State Highway Patrol Arrests Two Men
Gallipolis two men were arrested Thursday by the state highway patrol. Sherman McGuire, 28, Eureka, faces a charge of operating a vehicle in an unsafe condition and is to appear before Judge William H. Jones in municipal court. Wilforth Blake Bing, 21, Hemlock Grove, Ohio, was arrested for improper registration and fined 10 dollars plus costs by L. B. Higgins of Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Sherman McGuire
Eureka
William H. Jones
Wilforth Blake Bing
Hemlock Grove
L. B. Higgins
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital Notes Crowns Admits Births in Gallipolis Area
Holzer Hospital records list admissions including Mrs. Ralph Flower Blackfork and C. W. Swisher Cheshire. births to Mrs. Charles Lewis Jackson. discharges include Morris Davis John Scurlock and Charles Kirkendall plus Mrs. Alice Bradbury O J White and Mrs. Bert Rucker.
Gallia County Land Transfers Report
Land transfers list in Gallia County includes H B Ecker et al to Homer M and Lillian G Henshaw for 389 acres in Gallipolis Township and William O Wallace deceased to Manuel and Delma King for 57 acres in Guyan Township. Other transfers involve Lewis R Angell to Mary E and Raymond Bush for 31 acres Green Township and Denver Lou Keels to Charles Keels for 100 acres Greenfield Township.
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H. B. Ecker
Homer M
Lillian G. Henshaw
Gallipolis
William O. Wallace
Manuel
Delma King
Guyan Township
Lewis R. Angell
Mary E
Raymond Bush
Green Township
Denver Lou Keels
Charles Keels
Greenfield Township
Bert Crum
R. A
Lorena
Clay Township
Co. W
Ruth Woolen
Lorena Woolen
Walter M. Gore
B. W. Watkins
Addison Township
Nellie M. Daugherty
Lewis Daugherty
Huntington Township
Lady and Sara Tackett
Victor and
Oma Johnson
Raccoon
Huntington
Nelsonville Woman Observes Birthday Milestone
Mrs. Elizabeth Warner in Nelsonville celebrated her 83rd birthday on March 24 after several months of illness. She received many cards and flowers as friends visited throughout the afternoon and evening.
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth Warner
Condition Improves Nelsonville Resident Pearl Allman
Pearl Allman, confined to his West Washington Street home for three months due to illness, is slowly recovering and showing improvement.
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Nelsonville
Pearl Allman
West Washington St
Two Theaters Needed for Biblical Picture in Nelsonville
The King of Kings drama sponsored by the City Ministerial Association drew large crowds at the Majestic Theater. Overflow prompted the Orpheum Theater across the Public Square to be opened, with film rolls moved quickly between the venues as the feature played.
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Nelsonville
King of Kings
City Ministerial Association
Majestic Theater
Orpheum Theater
Public Square
S. S. Steenrod
Nelsonville Personal News Highlights Easter Visits
Mrs. C. E. Washburn and her daughter Helen spend the weekend at Wooster as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Washburn. Mr. Washburn along with Richard Gibson and the Washburns will join for Easter. Mrs. Leighton Aumiller of Columbus recently visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Burnell.
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C. E. Washburn
Daught
Helen
Wooster
Roy Washburn
Mr. Washburn
Richard Gibson
Earl Washburn
Leighton Aumiller
Columbus
Will Burnell
Girl Scout Leader Helen Shaw Visits Nelsonville Family
Miss Helen Shaw the Ft Wayne Indiana Girl Scout executive arrives for Easter vacation in Nelsonville. She will stay until Tuesday to visit her father Emory Shaw sister Treva and local friends.
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Nelsonville
Helen Shaw
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Emory Shaw
Treva
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Tris
Mercerville
Upper River Road
C. R. Hartley
Nelsonville Church News
Dee Reeede
Majestic
Century
FOX
the Bowery
Leon Errol
Cara
Lana Turner - Heflin
Reed Hart
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Orpheum Tonight
Ava
Alas
Vale
Clarence E
Mulford
Western Classics
William Boyd
George Hayes
Russell Hayden
Natalie Moorhead
John Elliot
Billy King
Deathy
Stuart Erwin
Anne Gwynne
Albertson
Woburn Stone
Dorgtuy Granges
TEN Gumd Productions, Inc
By Dann
Taber
Saltz Insurance
Agency
W. Nelsonville
Columbus St
Tel
Holzer Hospital
Chuck Darnell
Four Sharps
Eagles and Ladies
Eagles
Nelsonville Aerie
Iowa
F. J. Beasley Co
Athens
Stewart
Adamson
U. S. Highway 33
Whitmore's Greenhouses
Buchtel Road
Dee Ea Ili
Roy Rogers
Jung
Dred
Corrigan
King Terhume
Adele Jergens
Stephen Dunne
Michael Duane
Denis Green
Law
Lead
Mwin Fracklyn
Harold Daniels
Martin Moonen
Jennifer Holt
Italy
Anne Natalie Brennan
Wood
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