Interest Grows in Gallia 4-H Clubs as Vacation Nears
Gallia County sees rising participation in 4-H clubs with a goal to surpass last year’s 33 clubs and 406 members. Girls focus on sewing and nutrition while boys pursue calf pig poultry and farm life topics with adult advisers guiding activities. Fall Festival exhibits remain main objective and club tours to Columbus and Charleston have included gubernatorial greetings.
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Gallipolis
Clara Belle Motter
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Mrs Kenneth Wood from Parkersburg received a surprise shower in Gallipolis followed by dinner at Harold Wood’s home. Hazel Dorsey and A L Dorsey announce their marriage for October 18 in Richmond. Local birthdays, teas, and club meetings feature in a string of social events across Gallia and Rio Grande areas.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Wood
Parkersburg
Harold Wood
Wood
S. C. Halley
Porter
Hazel
A. L. Dorsey
Richmond
Rio Grande College
Ohio State University
Porter and
Rio Grande
Alliance
Riverside Study Club Luncheon Precedes Book Review Program
Members of the Riverside Study Club joined luncheon guests of Mrs. Will Cox at her home on Tuesday. Mrs Chauncey Hauser gave a splendid review of My Discovery of the West, with contributions from Mrs. M. S. Barlow Miss Mayme Berridge and Mrs. Paul Haskins. Mrs. Floyd Linon attended as an additional guest.
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Homer Cherrington
Chicago
Logan Delphian Club
Charles Barker
South Logan
Jesse Frasure
Ohio
Richard Lavey
John Dougherty
J. S. Cherrington
Paul Monks
Riverside Study Club
Will Cox
Chauncey Hauser
M. S. Barlow
Mayme Berridge
Paul Haskins
Floyd Linon
Visit Residents Near Boston Folk for Month
Mr and Mrs Earle Monteith of South Weymouth Mass stay a month with the latters parents Mr and Mrs C Myers and other relatives Beatrice Berry returns from six weeks with cousins Mr and Mrs Jerry
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Earle Monteith
South Weymouth
Mass
C. Myers
Beatrice Berry
Jerry
Rio Grande Picks Campus Paragons
Rio Grande College picks its most representative man and woman. Miss Grace Bunce of Addison and Carl Thomas of Jackson County were named by the student body as campus paragons.
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Gallipolis
Grace Bunce
Merrill Bunce
Addison
Carl Thomas
Jackson County
Rio Grande College
Mrs Elmer S Williams of Waterloo dies in Cincinnati suburb
Mrs Elmer S Williams, a Waterloo native, died at her home in a Cincinnati suburb. She is survived by her husband, a Walnut Township native and retired railway mail clerk.
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Gallipolis
Elmer S. Williams
Waterloo
Cincinnati
Walnut Township
Diverse Social Visit Notes From Huntington To Logan
Local social items list visits and hosting across West Virginia and Ohio. Names include Velma Hager Logan Norah Condee Frances Condee and families in Huntington, plus Mrs L B Shaw in Charleston and Mrs Lawrence Rood visiting relatives. Various friends attended a concert by the OSU Symphonic Choir and other family gatherings across Huntington Logan Middleport Lithopolis Tiffin Ironton and Patriot.
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Sheets
Velma Louise Hager
Logan
W. Va
Norah Condee
Frances Condee
Lewis Condee
Huntington
L. B. Shaw
Jack Shaw
Charleston
Lawrence Rood
John M. Williams
Troy Russell
Harold Lambert
Baby
Garnet Dowell
Dickinson
Opal Groves
Frances Laird
Fred Welliver
Ira Swisher
OS U. Symphonic Choir
Kate Shumate
Dayton
The
State Hospital
I. E. Jones
Toledo
George Weiser
Lithopolis
Joseph Donnally
B.L
Lancaster
Donnally
Julia
Hobart Wilson
Daughters of America
Charity Council
Middleport
Carlos Niday
Dwight Wetherholt
Merrill McCormick
Basil Betz
Iront
Edna Roush
Albertus Roush
Akron
John Allison
Vinton
Jack Mills
Gallipolis
Margaret Jones
Troy
E. T. Jones
Patriot
Don H. Ebright
Columbus
Anthony Toerner
R. D. McManigal
Westfield
N. J
New York City
Rochester
Gallia Girl In Critical Condition From Auto Crash
Relatives report Miss Mabel Young remains in critical condition in a Pittsburgh hospital after a January auto accident that caused a skull fracture and other injuries. She worked as a hostess in a Pittsburgh hotel.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Mabel Young
Pittsburgh
Rio Grande Juniors Present Annual Play Man or Mouse
Rio Grande high school junior class will stage the annual play Man or Mouse during the Friday morning assembly. The public is invited to attend. Meanwhile Bell Telephone Co workers trim shade trees along city avenues to clear wires.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande High School
Bell Telephone Co
Brain Surgery Aids Gallipolis Child
Carl Cameron nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Cameron is believed to be recovering after a delicate brain operation in a Cincinnati hospital. The only child of the couple he had been ill for weeks with spinal meningitis and attracted much solicitude.
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Gallipolis
Cincinnati
Carl
Harry Cameron
Farm Civic Groups To Hear Defense Talk
Gallia county agent E G Royer invites farm civic and social groups to a Monday night meeting addressed by Dr George H Lasher of Rutland on issues from the national defense and training camp program. Ireland shows men living longer than women in national statistics.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
George H. Lasher
Rutland
Ireland
Leak in Chickamauga Creek Water Main Prompts Diver Probe
A water main crossing Chickamauga Creek near Chillicothe Ave. drew crowds as Tom McGuffin, Pt. Pleasant diver, investigated a leak found weeks earlier. The break lies beneath about 15 feet of water with a muddy creek bed, and repairs proved unsatisfactory. Water was again rerouted into the line while bubbles persist.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Creek
Chillicothe Ave
Tom McGuffin
Pt. Pleasant
May Day Plans Highlight Gallipolis Observance
Gallipolis prepares extensive May Day events led by Harold D. Mackenzie recreation director. A Thursday parade featuring a high school band will preview a city park pageant. Friday hosts Rio Grande Day and campus softball and a campus second game. The high school band closes with a spring concert in Washington Auditorium. Weather may affect a possible Saturday continuation.
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Gallipolis
Harold D. Mackenzie
City Park
Rio Grande
Washington Auditorium
Mackenzie
Grover and Johnson Return Home From Hospital
Gallia county commissioners Jerry Grover and Chauncey Johnson were hospitalized but have returned home and are reported improved.
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Grover
Johnson
Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
Jerry Grover
Chauncey Johnson
High School Home Economics Club Plans Spring Assembly
Members of the high school home economics classes will present the assembly program April 4. A club has been formed to meet regularly, and members are devoting time to discussion of spring styles suitable for young persons.
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Assembly Gallipolis
Achievement Day To Draw 100 Women in Gallipolis
Plans outline an Achievement Day for about 100 rural women who joined winter community meetings studying domestic arts and home economics. The event is set for April 16 likely at the Methodist Church with a luncheon and exhibits of refinished furniture and other articles.
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Gallipolis
Methodist Church
Sale of 1940 auto license tags proceeds in Gallipolis
Registrar H B Ecker reports the 1940 tag sale nearing 2000. Chief John Fraley says no extension of time for current plates will be allowed and patrolmen will arrest users of 1940 plates after midnight March 31. Four clerks assist.
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Gallipolis
H. OB. Ecker
John Fraley
A E Farmer 72 Dies in Gallipolis
Funeral services for A E Farmer 72 of Danville will be held Friday at 2 p m in Morgan Center Church with Rev W Z Coffey. Interment will be in Vinton Memorial Park. Farmer formerly ran general stores at Eno and Morgan Center and is survived by his wife Minnie Raines.
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Gallipolis
A. E. Farmer
Danville
Morgan Center Church
W. Z. Coffey
Vinton Memorial Park
Farmer
Eno
Morgan Center
Minnie Raines
Notable Staffing at Registrar Office Ahead of Busy Weekend
The registrar's office reports new hires and anticipates a busy weekend with high visitor volume. Officials urge callers to plan ahead and bring required documents for identity and records processing.
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Gallipolis Social Notes
H. A. Harbour
Helen Marie
Rio Grande Baptist Church
R. L. Pabst
Orchard House
W. D. Bassett
E. Main St
James Barker
Frank Harden
Clarence
Edward Kemper
Thomas Bender
Salts
Kemper
J. R. Hankison
D. O. Davis
W. D. Braddock
Charles Achauer
Clarence Matheny
Haydenville
Mrs. Barker
George H. Woodyard
Crown City
Route 1
J. M. Wilhelm
Flint
Mich. Mer
Eugene Deubner
Detroit
Freda Martin
Indian River
Mich
Blanche Kalb
Raymond Kalb
David
Portsmour
Henry Sheets
Circleville
Rev
Calver
Miles
Canada
Soulanges! Rapids
U.S
Lachine
Atlantic Ocean
Basa el
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Waterway
New York
Ritz-Carlton
Lake Superior
Atlantic
Elmer Williams
Pit River
Shasta Reservoir
California
Hawkshaw
Errol Flynn
Footsteps IN the
DARK
Brenda Marshall
Ralph Bellamy
Allen Hale
Allen Jenkins
Kitty Foyle
Christopher Morley
Brownie Jr
Konkler
ARCH
Jergens
TOC
Pablum
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KOTEX
Johnson's Baby Soap
Woodbury Soap
Expello
Wrisley
Tonite Final
Tim McCoy
Trigger Fingers
Edo
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