Health Work Expands In City School Tuberculosis Program
In Gallia County a health education program runs with the city school system and county health department. Tuberculin testing uses the patch method with monthly clinics for follow up. 1,192 children tested with 28 reactors. 46 adults and 66 children chest examined. 74 X-rays advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. C. Byers
Gallia County Tuberculosis Association
County Health Department
C. E. Richards
County Association
No April Call Made For Gallia Draft
Gallia draft board has not received any April call for men. Volunteers leaving for Huntington Armory Monday at 9 a.m. include Leroy Gladman Raymond Baker Myrl Warren Paul Skidmore Arnold Fallon Dale Barry Harley Wells Oran Cleophas Barry. The volunteer list has reached 120 with about 25 rejected for physical defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Huntington Armory
Leroy Gladman
Raymond Baker
Myrl Warren
Paul Skidmore
Arnold A. Fallon
Dale Barry
Harley R. Wells
Oran Cleophas Barry
Board of Education to Meet Tonight in Gallipolis
Gallia County board of education members will convene tonight for routine business as Superintendent E E Higgins says. They are not expected to appoint a successor to the resigned Harry M Miller, with voters to decide a choice in November. E F Caldwell, vice president, has taken over as president pro tem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Education
E. E. Higgins
Harry M. Miller
E. EF. Caldwell
Miller
Protem
Wheeler resigns as court stenographer after January appointment
Mrs. Harry Wheeler has resigned from the post of court stenographer after her January appointment. Judge W. R. White has not announced a replacement or new appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry Wheeler
W. R. White
Chamber Dinner Highlights Gallia County Progress and Tax Talk
Gallia County chamber members and guests at the Palm Room Lafay ette Hotel heard Judge H W Cherrington discuss taxation noting Gallia County is debt free and Gallipolis has a low tax rate. Secretary Paul Mossman reported year end finances, and J Paul Mossman received a Rotary pin from President H G Weatherholt who was named new president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Steve Thomas
Clara June Ward
H. G. Wetherholt
Paul Mossman
Frank Christ
H. W. Cherrington
Gallia County
Cherrington
Chamber of Commerce
Weatherholt
J. Paul Mossman
Chamber
Mossman
Rotary Club
Wetherholt
Repairs Costly Build New Main
Gallipolis city officials abandon the current water main crossing Chickamauga Creek near Chillicothe Ave due to repair impossibility. A new four inch main will be laid nearby starting immediately as bubbles surface from the broken line. The creek is deep and muddy. the new main’s cost is expected to be far less than bulkhead repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Chickamauga Creek
Chillicothe Ave
Gallia County Army Volunteers Reach 120 Members
Latest volunteers for military training in Gallia County bring the total to 120. named individuals include Leland P. Ward Ernest H. Ward Harold T. Dent Lonnie W. Farley Cheshire Lester Blaine Sheets Crown City Orville A. Rupe Ryger William H. Swanson Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leland P. Ward
Ernest H. Ward
Harold T. Dent
Lonnie W. Farley
Cheshire
Lester Blaine Sheets
Crown City
Orville A. Rupe
Ryger
William H. Swanson
Dr Ella Lup ton elected president of library trustees
Gallipolis Ohio reports that Dr Ella Lup ton, the county’s only practicing woman physic ian, has been elected president of the board of public library trustees. Other officers named include H W Wetherholt as vice president Mrs C T Robinson as secretary and Mrs John Halliday as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ella G. Lupton
Board of
Public Library Trustees
H. W. Wetherholt
C. T. Robinson
John Halliday
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Club Fun
Mrs. C D Slagle entertained the Ladies Bock Club with three tables of play on Wednesday. Mrs A L Lloyd won high score and Mrs C E White received consolation. A tempting refreshment course followed. The Rio Grande Garden Club met at the Community Building Thursday with Mrs Mitchell as speaker. A large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. D. Slagle
Ladies’ Bock Club
A. L Lloyd
C. E. White
The
Rio Grande Garden Club
Rare Map Found in Gallia County Archives
A wallpaper map from 1932 shows a road petition in Raccoon Township linking Koontz Road to Wood's Mill on Raccoon Creek. Drawn by Max Thomas with Rosa Thomas Burke and others, the road became Eagle Road, a valued community link, and the map is preserved as a unique Gallia County artifact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Harry
Rosa Thomas Burkle
Curtis Quickel
W. H. Thomas
D. E. Burdell
O. H. Smith
M. E. Offutt
Earl Offutt
J. H. Gunderson
LC. Parker
George C. Butcher
Emory Halley
John E. Miller
Walter Miller
W. P. Jeffers
Aubra Smith
W. H. Norman
E. P. Phillips
Sewing Center Established in Elks Building
Through generosity of the Elks lodge the Red Cross will set up a sewing center in a third floor room of the Elks Building. Machines tables and chairs will be installed with storage for incoming material. Mrs C W Booth secretary says the group may meet there as a unit for sewing and knitting or individuals may use the space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elks’ Lodge
The
Red Cross
C. W. Booth
States Organization
Thornberrys Welcome Daughter Fran in Birmingham Home
Announcement from relatives and friends notes the birth of a daughter, Fran, on March 24 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thornberry of Birmingham Alabama formerly of this city. They also have a daughter Ellen aged five. Also reported is the marriage of John Vance Ralston of Morgan Township to Miss Dorothy Ferguson of Bidwell in Pomeroy on March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Davis
Imogene
Blain Hayes
Triday
Tampa
Fla
Basil Hayes
H. B. Ecker
Lansing
Mich
Ann Arbor
Ecker
Charles Stillings
Columbus
Carlos G. Niday
Creed Matheny
Nellie Smith
Bidwell
Joan R. Gwinn
Harry
Coshoct
Anna Louise Weaver
Utica
Trin Mooney
Ashland
Lillie Mooney
Charles Faust
Belpre
Martins Ferry
Bess Wetherholt
George Morrow
Pineville
W. Va
Lydia Campbell
Delaware
Howard Thornberry
Birmingham
Ala
Fran
Thornberrys
Ellen
John Vance Ralston
Morgan Township
Dorothy Ferguson
John Ferguson
Pomeroy
Sheriff sale set for Clark residence at Fourth and Vinton
By order of the court the two story brick residence at Fourth and Vinton Streets in Gallipolis, owned by the late Charles E. Clark, will be sold at sheriff s sale on April 5. Valued at 3000 dollars, the property is expected to fetch a higher price at auction. A delegation from Gallia County accompanies Ruth Evans, Vernice B Throckmorton, and Gertrude Chandler as they head to New Concord for the spring convention of the American Federation of College Women hosted by Muskingum College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Pomeroy
Ohio Valley Camp
Edna Howard
Nellie Murray
Toledo
Gallipolis
Fourth and Vinton Sts
Charles E. Clark
New Concord
Ruth Evans
Jackson
Rio Grande College Women’s Athletic Association
Vernice B. Throckmorton
Chillicothe
Gertrude Chandler
Gallia County
American Federation of College Women
Muskingum College
Gulls Finding Habitat Along Gallipolis Creek
Dozens of gulls are feeding along the Chickamauga Creek basin west of Gallipolis and sometimes fly over the city. The white and grayish brown birds feed on fish and aquatic plants in the broad waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chickamauga Creek
Rio Grande To Have Two May Queens
Rio Grande College in Gallia County will crown two May queens for the May 10 festivities. Grace Bunce, 17, and Irene Lewis, 20, were chosen after a three day election, each receiving 66 votes to share the throne amid a tight race with other candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Rio Grande College
Grace Bunce
Addison
Irene Lewis
Oak Hill
Miss Bunce
Miss Lewis
High School Students Attend Special Showing of Land of Liberty
Five hundred high school students attended a special showing of the Land of Liberty at the Colony Theater Thursday afternoon in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Colony Theater
Holy Week Observed Across Gallipolis Churches
Gallipolis church groups plan half hour noon services from Monday to Thursday at multiple churches. Union Communion at First Presbyterian Thursday 7 p.m. with four ministers. Good Friday noon to 3 p.m. services at First Baptist with additional speakers. Merchants to close for the period. observance aims to extend across two Sundays before Easter. Also divorce granted to David Harbour from Mrs Harbour with custody of Patricia Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Donald S. Hobbs
Rio Grande
J. L. Stephenson
Bidwell
Cloyce D. Copley
Thurman
Chamber of Commerce Merchants’ Committee
Gishler
Marriage Licenses Issued to Gladwell Maddox and Wilkey Lingo
Marriage license issuances go to J E Gladwell 38 and Sylvia Maddox 43 both of Poca WV and to Harry Wilkey 45 and Sylvia Lingo 37 both of Williamsport OH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. E. Gladwell
Sylvia Maddox
Poca
W. Va
Harry Wilkey
Sylvia Lingo
Williamsport
Ohio
Samuel E Williams Rites Set For Sunday
Funeral services for Samuel E Williams a 57 year old janitor at the Gallipolis Clinic will be held Sunday. He was found dead from a heart attack on the buildings second floor. Williams had lived in Pt Pleasant and Gallipolis and previously worked as a nurse at Lakin State Hospital. He is survived by his wife Emma Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Samuel E. Williams
State Street
Williams
Pennsylvania
Pt. Pleasant
Lakin State Hospital For
Emma Peck
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Athens Messenger
Athens
OHI
Gallia
Council of Foods and Nutrition
American Medical Association
Ness
American Meat Institute
Chesca Go
Sshermar Ueirs
Marge
Onio Food Market
Pia
AL Norman
Dean Atin
Cherrington S
Gallia County Army
Dr. Lupton
Atlantic
H. Luetjens
High Command
Gallipolis Social Notes
Elks
Gulls
David Harbour
F. J. Beasley Company
Lancaster Sts
W. P
Maine
Swift's
Rauch
Rauch's Bakery
Council On Foods of the American Medical Assn
Council On Foods of the
Asiar Cake
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