Record Attendance Surges at Nelsonville Easter Services
Nelsonville worshipers filled churches for Easter with new memberships and high attendance. At Church of Christ sunrise service 5 30 hours saw capacity crowds and seven new converts. 370 in Sunday School. ten baptized at 3 pm for Carbon Hill group. overall Easter day professions reached 18 with one by letter. St Andrews Catholic Church reported large crowds at 7 30 and 9 30 masses.
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Nelsonville
Church of Christ
Jesus Christ
Nolte
Leland Goodman
Carbon Hill
St. Andrews Catholic Church
William Kelley
Pilgram Holiness Church
Chestnut St
I. Emery
Bellaire
Ben Awe
Methodist Church
R. W. Parks
Donald Betts
Charlies E. Poston
Walter Prather
Presbyterian Church
Martin Alexander
Fire damages auto parked at Nelsonville home
A new automobile used by the New York Coal Co engineering corps was damaged by a fire that destroyed its rear seat. The blaze was discovered about 8 o'clock Sunday morning after smoldering in what was likely a night burn. The fire department responded to the scene on East Columbus Street. Revival and Easter services followed at local churches with pageants and cantatas drawing large crowds.
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Nelsonville
Engineering Corps of New York Coal Co
Joe Galvin
E. Columbus St
Friendship Circle to Meet at Mrs Bertha Willis Home
Nelsonville notice states the Friendship Circle gathers Wednesday evening at home of Mrs Bertha Willis on Walnut Street. Members are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Friendship Circle
Bertha Willis
Walnut St
Nelsonville High Mothers Meeting Tuesday
Mothers of Nelsonville High School football and basketball players are urged to attend a 3:30 PM meeting in Room 318 Tuesday. Plans for the annual banquet will be made and each mother is requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Benefit Party For Nelsonville Jr OUAM Held At IOOF Hall
The Jr OUAM plans a benefit party Tuesday evening at 8 oclock at the IOOF Hall to raise funds for its activities and community work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Jr. Ouam
Ioof Hall
Veteran Erects Own Statue at Burial Plot
William G. Kulp a 46 year old World War II veteran set a life size statue of himself on his tombstone in Harrisburg Pennsylvania as a personal memorial. A relief portrait also decorates the stone to ensure his wish is fulfilled.
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Harrisburg
V.P
William G. Kulp
Kulp
Gallia Academy Glee Clubs To Stage Gilbert and Sullivan
Gallia Academy High School glee clubs plan two night comic opera of H M S Pinafore at Washington School April 1 and 2 directed by Robert D Price with costumes from the eighties supervision of Ben Bachus and a large cast led by Doris Irion as Josephine and Jordan Wheeler as the lead tenor.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Gilbert and Sullivan
Robert D. Price
Washington School
Department of Manual Arts
Ben Bachus
Dick Deadeye
Wendell Lloyd
Gertrude Collins
Little Buttercup
Charlotte Cornwell
Sir Joseph
Edwin Oliver
Joe Walter
Paul Davies
Bill Wilson
Girls’ Glee Club
Boys Glee Club
Flood rehabilitation progress in Gallia County report
Gallia County Red Cross reports steady progress in flood relief with 205 cases closed and awards topping 10 020 to date plus an estimated 10 000 in emergency expenditures. Six case workers plus staff investigate cases, canvass flood zones, and finalize awards, with completion expected early May.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Gallia County
Dorothy Lewis
Red Crosse
Lewin
Edith Cartwright
Virginia Shenefield
Natalie Rust
Evelyn Binns
Bess Catalion
Frank Saner
Lucille Thompson
Lewis
John C. Buts
Esther Ingels
Zenia Shaw
Mary Cline
Eugenis Griswold
Ohio Valley Bank
Filling Station Planned at Second and Pine in Gallipolis
Dr. C Ross Niday will raze the two story brick building at Second and Pine Streets to erect a filling station. Rice Furniture Co will move to the Tabit block nearby. The building was about 75 years old built by Herbert F Brothers. Second floor apartments are occupied by John Steinbeck and family. Dr Niday conducts a large oil and gas business in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
C. Ross Niday
Second and
Pine Sts
Rice Furniture Co
Tabit
Niday
Herbert F. Brothers
Columbus
John Steinbeck
Dr. Niday
Gallia County
Coat of Arms Puzzle Clue List Reflects Phrases
Puzzle page presents a horizontal coat of arms themed crossword with numbered clues and scattered letter fragments. Names such as JANE WITHERS appear among the clues, alongside terms like Lassos and Double meanings for modern and archaic words.
Good Fruit Crop Is Predicted This Year
GALLIPOLIS G E Carson a leading orchardist living two miles south of the Rutland depot says fruit prospects are very bright. He observes late apples along with plums pears and cherries and notes none have been injured yet. He cautions that a late frost after April 20 could damage crops in Southern Ohio.
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Gallipolis
G. E. Carson
Rutland Depot
Carson
Ohio
Pearl Davis 45 Dies Saturday
Pearl E. Davis 45 of Canton Ohio died Saturday in Columbus. He will be buried at Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville Tuesday at 2 PM. Services at the grave will be conducted by Philadorian Lodge No 157 in Nelsonville per his home lodge request.
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Nelsonville
Pearl E. Davis
Canton
Ohio
Columbus
Greenlawn
Masonic
Philadorian Lodge No. 157
Nelsonville Social News and Personal Mentions
William McEntire of Warren Ohio guest at end of week of Miss Lillian Stover. Mr and Mrs C A Stover Miss Lillian and Mr McEntire spent Sunday in Columbus. William J Tedrow of Crookeville spent Easter with his mother Mrs Elizabeth Tedrow. Miss Margie Connor employed at Barberton spent Easter with her mother Mrs Emma Connor. She was accompanied home by William Betts and Bob Huth both of Barberton.
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Nelsonville
William McEntire
Warren
Ohio
Lillian Stover
C. A. Stover
Lillian
Mr. McEntire
Columbus
William J. Tedrow
Crookeville
Elizabeth Tedrow
Margie Connor
Barberton
Emma Connor
William Betts
Bob Huth
Scouts To Meet at West School Tuesday
Nelsonville Troop 66 Boy Scouts will meet Tuesday evening at the West School starting promptly at 7 30. Patrol Leaders Floyd Barber Clarence Coakley and Bob Howe urge all members to be present as patrols will be reorganized and patrol officers appointed.
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Nelsonville
The
West School
Floyd Barber
Clarence Coakley
Bob Howe
Happy Hollow PTA Benefit at Happy Hollow School
The Happy Hollow Parent Teacher Association sponsors a benefit party at Happy Hollow school on Tuesday evening March 30 at 7 30. Refreshments will be served. Proceeds go to buy chairs for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hollow
Parent-Teacher Association
James Cusic Dies in Columbus Funeral Held Today
Nelsonville mourns as relatives James Cusic former Nelsonville resident dies in Columbus. Funeral services are underway in Columbus for the late James Cusic.
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Nelsonville
Harry Ashworth
James Cusic
Columbus
Gallipolis Social Notes Couples Marry in Florida
Mrs. Margaret B. Ralph and A L Elliott wed in Lakeland Florida with Dr Ellis officiating as they winter there. Mrs Ralph, a Gallia County native, has three daughters and a son and plans to spend summers in Iowa. The column also notes several local visits travels and family events including a Huntington wedding and a Gallia County farm family.
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Margaret B. Ralph
A. L. Elliott
Ogden
Iowa
Ellis
Lakeland
Fla
Eliott
C. A. Ralph
Guy Miller
Penn Yan
N. Y
Vilas Kail
Plains
Athens County
Alex Wolfe
Utah
Horace Ralph
Chicago
Gallia County
Elliott
Ohio
Chester Geppert Marsh
Sally
Justine Johnson
New York City
Marsh
R. W. Johnson
Emma Elizabeth Wallace
Springfield
Columbus
Johnson
E. R. Wallace
Capital
Stanley Ward
George Ward
George Raymond Baker
Shirley Hay
Huntington
J. C. Buckley
M. E. Church
C.C. Hay
Henry Kerns
PARM 18 SOLD GALLIPOLIS FARM NEAR ROUTE 35
The Haskell Wells farm of 50 acres near Gallipolis on Route 35 has been sold to Dr. C. E. Holzer from Willard Grover. Nearby, a 90 acre Smith farm near Ney was transferred to Wells. Local residents Clairsville and others visit relatives, while several families plan Easter gatherings and trips to Columbus and Waynesboro Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Haskell Wells
Gallipo
Route 35
C. E. Holzer
Willard Grover
Harry King and Miss Irene Coulter Wed in Rochester
Harry King of Columbus and Miss Irene Coulter daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Coulter of Vinton were married by Dr Sayre at the Baptist Temple Rochester NY on March 20. Dr and Mrs John William Butler hosted a dinner after the ceremony with guests including Mr and Mrs King and several doctors. King, a junior in dentistry at Ohio State University, will reside in Columbus with his bride who was a former school teacher.
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John Danner
Harold Danner
Dayton
Clair Kimball
Georgetown
Charlies Freese
Jimmy
Mary Jean
James Danner
C. G. Murphy
Mark Crouse
Roy Shoemaker
Rock Club
D. W. Reese
Neal Willey
Raymond Jones
Norma Berridge
Philadelphia
T. S. Berridge
Berridge
Grace M. KE. Church
Mary Bratt
Lewis Bratt
Charleston
W. Va
George Bratt
C. E. Holzer
Christine
New York
Charles
Haverford
Louise
Burn Mawr
Middletown
Conn
Elizabeth
Rose Keister Eagle
Davis Cottage
Rio Grande College
Batavia
Ohio
Robert Leake
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Harry King
Columbus
Irene Coulter
Harold Coulter
Vinton
Sayre
Baptist Temple
Rochester
N. Y
John William Butler
King
Parsons
Schueller
Turner
Briggs Kirby and Vivian Fowler Wed in Briggsdale Ohio
Briggs Kirby son of Garnet T. Kirby of Cheshire marries Vivian Fowler daughter of Mrs. Fowler and the late I F Fowler in Briggsdale Ohio Friday. Mrs. Kirby is a Cheshire schools teacher and a Rio Grande native.
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Briggs Kirby
Garnett
Kirby
Cheshire
Vivian Fowler
Briggsdale
Ohio
Hundreds Ready to Enter Rio Grande Eisteddfod
About 700 contestants expected at the Rio Grande Eisteddfod in Community Hall on Friday April 9 under Centerville Lodge F and A M with entries from Rio Grande Gallipolis Oak Hill Wellston and Jackson. Over 100 manuscripts received for poetry short fiction and other literary pieces. Memorial page planned for John O Williams former Jackson Eisteddfod president.
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Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Oak Hill
Wellston
Jackson
John O. Williams
Jackson E
W. T. Packard
Rio
Accused forgers held on charges in county jail
Gallipolis Ray Moore age 19 and John Maddox age 17, residents near Gallipolis and Rio Grande, are jailed on forgery charges. They allegedly passed forged checks for more than 25 dollars at the Southern Ohio Electric Co. office and the Murphy five and ten cent store. Maddox will face juvenile court while Moore is to appear before Magistrate Fred Millisor.
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Gallipolis
Ray Moore
Rio Grande
John Maddox
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Murphy Five
Ten Cent
Maddox
Moore
Fred Millisor
To Refloat Steamer Gallipolis After Long Stranding
The river steamer J. C. Rawn, grounded in a West Virginia corn field across the Ohio River from here for nearly two months, will be floated again. Owners plan to dredge a channel about 150 feet to the water and slide the craft back into its natural element.
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Gallipolis
J. C. Rawn
West Virginia
Ohio River
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Il Duce
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Benito Mussolini
Rome
Madrid
Spain
Mussolini
Italo Balbo
Gallia Academy Glee Clubs
R. D. Price
Mildred Beard
Gail Harrison
Mary Cunningham
Thelma White
Alma Wallace
Gladys Harrington
Jeanne Jones
Mary Tanner
Doris Irion
Jean Henke
Pauline Johnson
Welms Dillon
Avalon Gardner
Freda Gilmore
Genevieve Bush
Adelaide Johnson
Louise Gardner
Eleanor Walker
Edith Louise Wood
Helen North
Tharon Myers
Betty Cottrell
Willeen Rupe
Beulah Wetherholt
Dorothy Lanier
Nancy Leaper
Janet Booth
Marjorie Kelton
Kathryn Boggs
Ross Evans
Edna Ward
Helen Henshaw
Polly Saunders
Maxine Kern
Wilma Cardwell
Frances Condee
Mary Bradbury
Elizabeth Fairey
Alice Wheeler
Maxine Stover
Thelma Davis
Eunice Erwin
Lillian Mooney
Mary M. Corn
Anna R. Caufman
Jean Campbell
Jordan Wheeler
Tom Kelton Carter Brumfield
Arthur
Red Cross Organization
Pine
Jane
Withers
This
Republic
Pearl Davis
Iva Hall
John Robert Hall
Edna Hall
Charles Hall
Pomeroy Gallipolis
Herman Sowards
Alva Sowards
Pomeroy
Gallipolis Social Notes
Ohio University
Marian Elizabeth Parker
Lowell H. Parker
Washington D. C
University of Maryland
Bertha Rawson
Edward Wade
Akron
J. H. Bovie
Alice Tavelor
Cabelle Walker
E. W. Mauck
Clarence Young
Little Son
Massillon
Young
G. B. Gill
Evelyn Smith
Waynesboro, Va
Walter Wolfe
George Sagen
Baptist Parsonage
Edwin Casto
P. E. Casto
Lucy McKinney
Charles McKinney
Addison
Ork
the Mayfair
Millfield
Chauncey
Howes
Majestic
Nelsonville Latins
Patricia Ellis
Mickey Rooney
Dennis Moore
William Gest
Gorden Mart
Garden Uillett
Joseph Crahan
Mery Trees
Wie
Chmsens
Piet
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