Davies Retires From Brumfield Thomas After 31 Merchant Years
J Lehr Davies of 53 Spruce Street retires after a 31 year career in retail and hardware work in Gallipolis Ohio. He and wife returned from seven weeks in Fort Lauderdale after a lengthy period in Western Gallia County business. Davies helped run Brumfield Thomas and previously partnered with William McKnight and later with Esta McKnight. Born 1869, he began as Sash Shoe Store employee in 1918 and later worked for Haskins-Davies Clothing in Marietta and Harry Franks Sons. He married Arina Edwards Davies in 1914 and has children including D Paul Davies, Helen Wiard, and Ann Davies.
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UN Ukulis
J. Lehr Davies
Spruce Street
Brumfield-Thomas
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Gallipolis
Centerville
Gallia County
Mr. Davies
McKnight- Davis Hardware Company
Court Street
Loren Howard
Hayward Liman
Davies
William’ McKnight
McKnight
Former Pastor Is Speaker at Gallipolis First Baptist
The Rev. J edward Hakes, president of the Baptist Theological Seminary and Biple Institute in Grand Rapids Michigan, will speak at 7 30 p m next Wednesday at Gallipolis First Baptist Church where he served as pastor for six and a half years. He will be accompanied by the institute’s chair. Hakes previously led Kalamazoo Michigan churches and expanded Sunday school and building programs. two of his three sons were born in Gallipolis and Joey was born in Kalamazoo.
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S On
Ilipolis
Jedward Hakes
Baptist Theological Seminary
Biple Institute
Grand Rapids Mich
Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Hakes
Gatthole
Bethel
Eptreh
Kalama
Ick
Charen
Kalamazoo
Mich
Fanihan
Gallipatiss
Jay
Immy
Joey
River traffic report from Gallipolis and Pittsburgh districts
A fragmented river traffic tally lists gauge readings and barge movements along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. It records locks, dam statuses, and barge counts for Montgomery, Pittsburgh District locks, and several tributaries with multiple times and readings.
War memorial and church services noted in weekly roundup
Fragmented items report a prayer service led by a Taylor, nineteen members of MYF and seven adults involved in planned Easter events. Mentions of WSC visiting Kim Rest Home, Sweden, and a mountaintop display plus a charity dinner with free tea are included amid unclear details.
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Alfred
Juanita Swarts
Taylor
MYF
MYP
WSC
Will
Pye Mounta Ange Wo
Sweden
Eatin Seng
Third Grandchild Born in Columbus Report
Fragmentary notice reports a newborn granddaughter of Strela Stevers ofville with time 11 48 Tuesday in Columbus. It lists Richard Stevers and Stephen Stevers as grandsons with family ties to Seen Severs and Lester Stevers of Mercerville and Caland.
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Callipolis
And
Community Greetings and Weekend Visits Across Town
Social notes recount afternoons and weekends spent visiting relatives and friends in Nelsonville Uniontown Columbus Belpre Gibisonville and surrounding areas. Entries name Hubert Hall Luther Blum Mary Hall Gladys Dupler and many others visiting family and attending gatherings and birthdays throughout the region.
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Hubert Hall
Luther Blum
Mary Hall
Nelsonville
Fred Bone
Anderson
Ind
Walter Mathing
Paul Blosser
Uniontown
SM. Stover
Gertrude Joyce
Gladys Dupler
Lorin Barry
Wayne Dupler
Colmtsas
Onte
Linda
Dick Oste
Gibisonville
Ent Keck
South
Robert Ansel
Mbolie
Howard Campbell
Wellton
Emma Kate Mathias
Carl Braden
Ohio Universty
Ite
Mme
Mrs Bostwick Dead Holzer Nurses Aid
A local obituary notes the death of Mrs Bostwick, with Holzer Hospital named in connection to a nurse aide role. No further verifiable details are provided in the fragmented text.
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Mrs. Bostwick
Holzer Nurses Aid
Judge Jones sentences Edwards for unregistered vehicle
Judge William H. Jones fines Carl F. Edwards, 41, of Patriot, $15 and costs after Edwards failed to register his motor vehicle. Patrolman said Edwards drove the car into a creek off Route 554 Monday night on a state highway patrol charge.
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GalLtruLis
William H. Jones
Carl F. Edwards
Patriot
Riverside Study Club Meetings and Hospital Farewell Events
Gallipolis reports the Riverside Study Club gathering at Centenary with Mrs W W Webb and Mrs Flora Webb, featuring Holland based material on tulips and European studies. The event closed with refreshments and a group photo, then progress to a hospital farewell for three Holzer Hospital staffers.
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Gallipoli
Gallipolis
Riverside Study Club
W. W. Webb
Centenary
Webb
Flora Webb
Holzer Hospital
William Bardin
Point Pleasant
James Brannon
Mary Lee Roush
Lafayette Hotel
Fred Koopman
Winton Street
Gallipolis Gossip Roundup of Local Visitors and Returns
Mrs Beverly Clarke and family plan to return to Gallipolis Sunday from Athens after a week with her parents and Mrs Harley Blair. PM2 Louis G Marchi Jr has returned to Brunswick base. Rob ert Marchi promoted to first lieutenant after Korea transfer to northern Japan. Mrs Sharon Mills back in Gallipolis renting a Garret Kerns apartment. Margaret Carter heads to Cincinnati for the rest of the week with her aunt. Weekend guests in Lower River Road include the Chambers and the Canonsburg party. Clara Richard returns to work at the Gallipolis State Institute after a Texas visit with Mrs Wolley Meador. P V Ewing and wife travel from Orlando to visit Mrs Mary Ewing in Gallipolis.
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Gee Meren
Ana
Mike
Marisa
Gallipolis
Athens
Harley" Blair
Louis G. Marchi, Jr
Squadron 10
Brunswick
Robert
Korea
Japan
Mac Sharon. Mills
Columbus
Garret Kerns
Fourth Avenue
State Street
Margaret D. Carter
Cincinnati
Joseph Carre
R. C. Gilmore
Lower River Road
Lowell Chambers
Joseph
Claude Chambers
Canonsburg
Gil
Clara Richard
Gallipolis State Institute
Texas
Wolley Meador
Hinton
W. Va
Orlando
Fla
Mr. Ewing
Mary Ewing
Traffic crash injures wires and driver charged
Police report a crane accident caused damage to power lines in Calipso Niscatta area. The driver Avra Hamson, 42, Huntington, was charged with overload by the State Highway Patrol and posted a $150 bond in Gallipolis.
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Jesse Giplis Potice
Calipso Niscatta
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