Gallia Countians Aim to Raise Funds for Boy Scouts
Gallia County executives plan a 1340 campaign for the Boy Scout fund fiscal year ending March 31 1940. Stanley Evans will lead with solicitors, Kenneth Davis to return as district leader, and 12 officers plus troop leaders named. Enrollment rose from 50 to 245 in a year, with potential camp site discussions and plans to enlist about 1200 contributors at $2 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Lafayette Hotel
E. E. Higgins
Stanley Evans
Kenneth Davis
E. N. Wiseman
Harry Maddy
Harley Wells
Rev. L. W. Gishler
Craig Slagle
Granville Ford
James L. Hineman
Mercerville
W. A. Lanier
Crown City
H. M. Wilcox
Vinton
Raccoon
Symmes Creeks
John S Evans 85 Dies on Ohio Township Farm
John S Evans aged 85 died at the Ohio Township farm where he was born after an influenza illness. A son J Henry Evans lives near Bladen and a daughter Mrs J S Webster resides at Raccoon Island. Funeral services were held at Bethel Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John S. Evans
Ohio Township
J. Henry Evans
Bladen
J. S. Webster
Raccoon Island
Bethel Church
Work Begins on New Recreation Center
Gallipolis reports the Eagles Lodge extends the WPA Recreation Center outdoor program. The river levee south of the center is graded for softball tennis badminton croquet and horseshoe courts and marble tournaments. The riverfront site is expected to attract center habitues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eagles’ Lodge
WPA
Masonic Club District Meeting Held in Gallipolis
A large attendance marked the Masonic Past Masters and Officers Club district gathering Tuesday night in Gallipolis. Dinner was at the Methodist Church. business sessions followed in the Masonic Temple. Ida Jones Gates named administrator of Howard V. Gates estate. bond of 1500 signed by sons Donald Jones and Warren Gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Masonic Past
Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
Ida Jones Gates
Howard V. Gates
Donald, Jones
Warren Gates
Not Candy Lover Philip Irion Keeps Spartan Diet
27 month old Philip Evans Irion, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Irion, has never tasted candy. He has only sampled a small bite of birthday cake on his first anniversary. Vegetables and milk sustain his diet as his parents maintain a near Spartan routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Philip Evans Irion
Floyd Irion
Philip
Oldest Wilkesville Resident Dies at 94
John Reed Sr. aged 94 died Monday night at the home of his son Calvin R. Reed with whom he had lived since his wife’s death about 21 years ago. He leaves three children and several grandchildren. He was Wilkesville’s oldest resident and active in community life. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM at the Methodist Church with burial in Wilkesville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
John Reed Sr
Calvin R. Reed
Nora DeVault
Grove City
Charles Long
Wellston
Calvin R
Calvin Reed
Wilkesville Cemetery
Additions to Church Nearing Completion
Gallipolis reports completion of the chancel rail in the new Baptist Church and ongoing oak paneling along the front and behind the pulpit. Work on other additions will finish soon ahead of a dedication service led by Pastor Rev. George Sagen featuring a large colored glass memorial window of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
New Baptist Church
George Sagen
Christ
Garden of
Gethsemane
Gallia County Buckeye Mystery Netted No Trees
Local horticulturists in Gallia County search for buckeye trees and fail to find any. Once common, the trees were removed due to their poisonous seed pods harming cattle, leaving no Buckeye trees in the area to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Eight Schools Will Take Part in Tests
Gallipolis Senior Scholarship Tests will start at 9 a m at Gallipolis High School under Fred Stone acting for Principal C C Byers. Eight county high schools will be represented by students and accompanied by their principals for supervision. A March 28 probate office check shows 28 marriage licenses issued in Gallipolis so far that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis High School
Fred Stone
C. C. Byers
Chicago
Stone
J. S. Clark
Hospital to Get $240000 for Building
In Gallipolis an unofficial report says the Ohio Legislature has appropriated 240000 for a new administration building at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. The plan calls for a four story structure 200 feet east of the current building, razing the old structure, with 44000 for a new power unit and 10000 for a switchboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
G. G. Kincon
Ohio Hospital
Ohio
Kincon
Band and Choir Prepare for District Spring Music Festival
Gallipolis High School bands and choirs rehearse at Washington Auditorium before the district event in Portsmouth. Over 80 performers will travel by bus and stay overnight to compete the next day, with entries across A Cappella Choir, Girls Glee, Boys Ensemble, Concert Band, and various solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Portsmouth
River City
Pauline Johnson
Donald Mohr
Helen Rinehart
Tom Kelton
Earl Tope
Eloise Clark
Wendell Lloyd
Louise Evans
A. Jord Bayless
Langsville News Notes Highlights Weekend Visits
Langsville brief with numerous social trips as residents visit Columbus Rutland Cincinnati Danville and more. Many families and relatives are noted for weekend and Sunday gatherings including McKnight Phelps Barr Bails Arbaugh Taylor Tawney Swick Ledlie Kennedy and Ward among others with a birth announced for Everett Coy a son on Friday March 24. Ransom Grapes is recovering from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langsville
Clyde McKnight
Columbus
M. S. Phelps
Alpha Barr
Ronald Bails
Carpenter
Kenneth
Ferry
Gerald Arbaugh
Stanley Sheline
B. M. Taylor
Clair Taylor
Earl Tawney
Gallipolis
Elza Brown
Warren Wilcox
J. C. Philips
Rutland
Marjorie Swick
Joe Swick
Danville
A. L. Smith
Okely Smith
Addie Thomas
Carroll Pickens
T. M. Pickens
Bernice Ledlie
Holzer Hospital
J. T. Ledlie
Dale Miller
Miller
J. L. Miller
Rio Grande
Mabel Miller
Ellen Kennedy
Ward Kennedy
Birdell Doron
Audrey Hartman
William Musser
Musser
Arthur Spires
Dale Wright
Funeral Cortege Escorts Mrs Emma Sherritt to Emory Chapel
A large funeral procession departed Gallipolis at 1:30 P.M. for interment at Emory Chapel in Greenfield Township. Mortality records note quarry work is more dangerous than mining in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Emma Sherritt
Emory Chapel
Greenfield Township
England
Farmers May Adjust Insurance Payments
Gallia County farmers who planted more winter wheat than listed in their all risk crop insurance may adjust total insured production by paying an extra premium for the excess acres before March 31. The chair of the Gallia County Agriculture Conservation Association says this protection largely benefits the grower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Vance Brumfield
Baptists Form New City Church Fellowship Club
Gallipolis reports a Baptist Men's Fellowship Club forming with about two dozen members and potential growth. Officers include Dean Davis as president Knox Williams vice president Hobart Niday secretary. Meetings planned monthly likely on the third Thursday with a dinner hosted by Social Stitchers. Local speaker Meyer Maggied kicked off the group with a summary of beliefs and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Baptist Men’s Fellowship Club
George Sagen
Dean Davis
Knox Williams
Hobart Niday
Meyer Maggied
Rat Killing Campaign Draws Strong Local Support
Gallia County residents react to 6000 two page letters from County Agent Roger’s office announcing a rat killing campaign beginning April 8 with poison baits. Farmers report heavy rat infestations, failed efforts with guns traps and dogs, and widespread approval of the organized effort. The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce backs the plan and urges cooperation in bait placement a day before Easter. Rodents threaten grain and seed stores with losses running into thousands of dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Roger
Gallia County
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Rutland Social And Personal
Rutland residents visit kin across Nelsonville Columbus and Zanesville while local families move homes amid illness and a village recreation schedule runs March through early April with games, hikes, and events at the Rutland recreation center.
Egg supper planned by Bula ville Grange after Easter program
Plan for an egg supper to be served to members of the Bula ville Grange after an Easter program on April 4. Program numbers will be by Rev. E. M. Ellis, Mrs. Mary George and Mrs. Augusta Benbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bulaville Grange
E. M. Ellis
Mary George
Augusta Benbow
Rotary hears talk on U S parks by Luttrell
Rotary Club members were entertained by a presentation on several national parks in the United States given by C. D. Luttrell vocational agriculture teacher who has visited many parks. The talk noted the first American almanac published by William Pierce of Cambridge Mass in 1630.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rotary Club
United States
C. D. Luttrell
William Pierce
Cambridge, Mass
Birthday party for Mrs Jessie Jewell and local notes
Carpenter community reports a surprise birthday for Mrs Jessie Jewell. The Albany junior play Mitzi Mixes In will be staged in Columbia Auditorium with cast including Floyd Cummings Dana Nelson and others led by director Eddie Lou Howery. A sermon by Rev Strickland is announced for Sunday. Harley Burt III born March 22 to Mr and Mrs H B Pickett. Several local visits and travels wrap the week with hospital, school and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Denison
Warren Sowers
Nelsonville
Jack Schoonover
Marietta
Clarence Schoonover
Ernest Harrison
Emma
Spires
Charles Kennedy
Donald
Murray City
Rutland Recreation Center
Edith Bean
Columbus
Chloe Fink
Scott
Upper
Rutland
Harley Garvin
Frank Hill
Zanesville
Art Spires
John Smith
Albany
Homer Spurlock
Hurricane
W. Va
Ed Molden
New Lima
Claude Buskirk
Wellston
H. L. Pond
L. J. Heiner
Rutland Garden Club
Carpenter
H. B. Pickett
Darwin
Eddie Lou Howery
John Walter Frank
Everett Hayes
Chester
Charles Haymah
Racine
Ardis G. Cummings
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Kenneth Sisson
Kings Mill
Cincinnati
Perley Rupe
Children’s Hospital
Mary Sisson
Jess Sisson
Laurel Grange
Grover Stout
Emerson Bigony
Audra Swett
Home Council
Green
Pomeroy
Ray Cooper
Radcliff
Bell Caster
Roy Wiseman
Chillicothe
H. E. Starkey
Wanda Starkey
E. K. Carpenter
Esther Bourgeois
Nora Wortman
Basil
Ellen Harvey
Lewis McLaughlin
Francis Knapp
G. A. Radekin
D. W. Morris
Earl Starkey
Columbia Township
Harley Picket
H. B. Picket
W. R. Holcomb
John Bable
Worth Harder
Dallas
Harry Peters
Ardis Cummings
Perry Wood
Chauncey
Emmett Harvey
Myrta Bable
Bertrand
Dexter
Gilbert Bostic Fined for Intoxication in Gal lopolis
Gilbert Bostic of Patriot was brought before Judge W R White on an information filed by County Prosecutor John Howell. He was fined $50 and costs and faces commitment to the Columbus work house if payment is not made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. R. White
John Howell
Gilbert Bostic
Patriot
Columbus
Rosa Hix Injured in Fall at Poplar Ridge Home
Mrs Rosa Hix an octogenarian of Poplar Ridge Cheshire Township is in serious condition after a shoulder fracture sustained in a fall at her residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rosa Hix
Poplar Ridge
Cheshire Township
Miss Margaret Shuler Improves After Influenza
In Holzer Hospital doctors report considerable improvement in Miss Margaret Shuler’s condition from inner ear abscesses linked to influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Margaret Shuler
Holzer Hospital
Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Welker
Mr and Mrs Wilson Emmett Welker celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Bidwell home after fifty years of marriage in Gallipolis. He, 76, a retired railroad employee, and Mrs Welker, 69, have three living children Janie Robinson of Bidwell Floyd L Welker and John E Welker of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wilson Emmett Welker
Bidwell
Welker
Janie Robinson
Floyd L
John E. Welker
Columbus
Birthday supper honors Laurel Grange members and guests
Point Rock news notes Laurel Grange quarterly birthday supper with ice cream and cake. First and Second Degrees conferred on Fourth Degrees. Longtime members Mrs Lute Vale and Mrs Ellen Martin attended. Local residents and visitors are listed with illness updates and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Rock
Laurel Grange
Grover Stout
Emerson Bigony
Lute Vale
Ellen Martin
J. R. Ogdly
Lewis McLaughlin
Sandra
Hiram Harkens
Union Ridge
Chamberlain, McArthur
Silby Harvey
Betty
New Marshfield
W. M. Morris
Elizabeth Stout
Dexter
I. L. Wood
Clock gear counts unchanged since early time.
The number of pieces in a watch or clock has not changed materially since clocks first were made.
Fair Grounds Blocked by Federal Lease Plan
The Gallia County Fair Company states the federal government still holds a dollar a year lease on the Gallia fairgrounds in Gallipolis preventing redevelopment. The site, known as Maple Shade near State Highway 7 and C. O. Railroad, may be converted to building lots as flood damage and age have ruined barns and tracks. The CCC camp once on site has been abandoned but the lease remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. C. Safford
Gallia County
East
Fair Ground
CCC
Golf Course Set to Open April 16 at Gallipolis
Gallipolis Golf Course will officially open for the season Sunday April 16. Club president Henry W. Cherrington and greens keeper Fred W. Wheeler announce the start as 53 local male members begin the season with plans for a wider membership including women from the city and residents of Pt Pleasant Middleport and Pomeroy. Several new greens and bankers are ready for play as members begin practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry W. Cherrington
Fred W. Wheeler
Pt. Pleasant
Middleport
Pomeroy
To Hold Hoctor Rites
Funeral services for Sylvester Hoctor age 39 who died in Columbus will be held at St Marys Church in Minim ton tomorrow at 9 am He was the husband of Lucy Hoctor of Gallipolis and father of four including adopted son Loren raised by Wilson A Blazer superintendent of the Children’s Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sylvester Hoctor
Columbus
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Minerton
Lucy Hoctor
Loren
Wilson A. Blazer
Pre-School Mothers Club to Meet in Gallipolis
The club gathers this evening in Gallipolis with Mrs. Raymond Gooch hosting and Mrs. Loren Thomas presenting the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Raymond Gooch
Loren Thomas
Cheshire High Will Graduate 22 Students
Cheshire High School will graduate 22 students in the class of 1948. Commencement exercises are scheduled for May 23. The list includes Betty Bradbury John Bradbury Philip Bradbury Joseph Fife George L Gardner Ida Mae Harding Warren G Harding Blaine Haskins Alberta Hughes Kenneth Jenkins Donald Lewis Arthur McDaniel Mary Jane Rothgeb Hulda Rupe Mars Jorie Scott Grace Sisson Helen Shuler Charles Tate Marcella Thomas Robert Thompson Kenneth Lemley Evelyn Yeanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cheshire High School
Betty Bradbury
John Bradbury
Philip Bradbury
Joseph Fife
George L. Gardner
Ida Mae Harding
Warren G. Hardling
Blaine Haskins
Alberta Hughes
Kenneth Jenkins
Donald Lewis
Arthur McDaniel
Mary Jane Rothgeb
Hulda Rupe
Mars Jorie Scott
Grace Sisson
Helen Shuler
Charles Tate
Marcella Thomas
Robert Thompson
Keneneth Lemley
Evelyn Yeanger
Registrars for Cars Not Politics Is Claim
Gallipolis officials deny political coloring in auto license registrar operations. Two appointments by the state department were made to Mrs. Leona Moore Trout and County Auditor Keeler, both Republicans. Trout received county executive committee endorsement. Keeler’s endorsement was not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leona Moore Trout
Keeler
State Department
Trout
Juniors Present The Red Head Play At Bidwell School
Gallipolis junior class stages The Red Head at Bidwell School Friday night with cast including Mildred Walters Martha Parsons Ernestine Sullins Lloyd Burke Winifred Denney Lee Ellis John Ellis Marie Skidmore William Carrell Reva Murray Esther Reynolds Beatrice Clark. Directed by Mrs Lyvonia Clark Bunce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bidwell
Mildred Walters
Martha Parsons
Ernestine Sullins
Lloyd Burke
Winifred Denney
Lee Ellis
John Ellis
Marie Skidmore
William Carrell
Reva Murray
Esther Reynolds
Beatrice Clark
Lyvonia Clark Bunce
Miss Etta Merriman Seriously Ill in White Cross Hospital
Word from Columbus to her brother Postmaster A. K. Merriman says former local teacher Miss Etta Merriman has developed pneumonia at White Cross Hospital after four weeks treatment for a hip fracture. Her condition is described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Collumbus
A. K. Merriman
Etta Merriman
White Cross Hospital
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Boy Scout Movement
E. G. Royer
Morris Haskins
Garland Griffith
David Pickens
Lawson Dailey
C. E. Holzer
Earl Saunders
George Lear
David McKinney
Carl Byers
John Halliday
H. W. Wetherholt
E. A. Evans
Luther Shelton
Ben Evans
Harry Dexter
Wayne Booth
Paul Mossman
Russell Plymale
Morris Carter
W. A. Lewis
Carl Myers
H. W. Walter
John Evans
Masonic Club
Candy Lover
George T. Miller
Marsillon
Fred Sanders
Mgr
the City Loan and Guaranty Co
N. Court St
Baptists
Bernard Higley
Dell McCormick
James Higley
Order of the Eastern Star
Rathburn Drug Co
Garen Stansbury
John A. Jacobs
Athens, Ohio
Fair Ground Realty
Cheshire High
New York
Parkersburg
Bath
Fair Grounds
N.B.C
Radio City
H. D. Price
Inchburg
West Virginia
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