Gallipolis Academy Glee Clubs Present Annual Concerts
Gallia Academy High School glee clubs perform at Washington School auditorium tonight at eight. The boys club open the program with senior and freshman members. a senior girls trio and Janet Brown, soloist and pianist, headline with Chopin. Program includes works by Foster Schubert Mendelssohn Calcott and Tyrolese folk songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Washington School
Jane Anne Deem
Peggy Rathburn
Charlotte Lloyd
Janet Brown
Earl Brown
Wilson
Art. Nutting
Ned
Foster
Miller
Mendelssohn
Schubert
Horton
Service Men News From Gallia District in World War II
Gallia County reports several service updates. Navy Seaman Kenneth Steger of Gallia has twelve Atlantic crossings and three ships since training at Great Lakes. Cpl John W Burkle has reached England. Pfc Elba Evans will report to Camp Beale after a furlough. First Lt John A McKean earns the Air Medal. Aviation Cadet Leo M Davis receives a sharp shooters medal at Maxwell Field. Flight Officer William P Wood completes a new combat theater prep course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Harry K. Mills Jr
Eva Evans
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Cpl
John W. Burkle
England
Steve Burkle
Kenneth Steger
U.S. Navy
C. FE. Steger
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Caribbean
Steger
Great Lakes
Pfc
Elba Evans
Camp Beale
Calif
John A. McKean
McKean
Byrd McKean
Dayton
Leo M. Davis
Walter Davis
Bladen
Maxwell Field
Ala
AAF Training Command
Walter E. Wood
Bidwell
William P. Wood
Army
Young Wood
Gallia County Farm Bureau Co-op
Sgt. Harold E. Smith Takes New Detail
Mrs Evelyn Saunders Smith reports a letter from Staff Sgt Harold E. Smith in England saying he finished 28 bombing missions over the Continent and will spend three months as an instructor, with a furlough hoped for at period end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Evelyn Saunders Smith
Harold E. Smith
England
Gallia Man Indicted in Columbus on Election Counts
Bailes and four associates face multiple counts after an investigation found invalid signatures on Columbus registration apps. Arraignment set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday before Judge John King. Penalties range from 100 to 1000 dollars or one to three years per count. Twenty two witnesses testified to the grand jury.
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Columbus
Gallia County Board of Elections
Smith
Secretary of State
S. High St
Atcheson St
Ohio Ave
S. Harris Ave
Bailes
Logan
Miller
Cofer
Ediler
John King
Gallia Residents Donate Blood Via Red Cross Drive
Gallia County residents traveled to Jackson to donate blood for the American Red Cross. Thirty-one donors, including several drivers who provided cars or blood, were organized by the Gallia County Chapter 1 motor corps led by Miss Mary Syler with help from the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Jackson
American Red Cross
Gallia County
Odo
S. Montesi
Asa Houck
Harry Wheeler
John Johnson
Arnold Dickerson
Otis Cullip
J. F. Gills
Odo S. Montesi
John E. Halliday
O. C. Zimmerman
A. G. Giles
Darlene Leaper
Robert Mackenzie
Edwin
Ethel Young
Mabel Thomas
Zenia Shaw
Patch Testing Ends In Gallia's Schools
Public Health Nurses Naomi Evans and Elizabeth Connally completed patch testing in Gallia County High schools with 328 patches given to about 950 students. Tests covered sixth grade in all schools except Rio Grande and Centerville, with 13 positive results: five Cheshire, two Bidwell, one Cadmus, one Centerville, one Mercerville, two Vinton, and one Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Elizabeth Connally
Gallia County
Rio Grande
Centerville
Cheshire
Bidwell
Cadmus
Mercerville
Vinton
Gallipolis Churches Hold Sunday Services and Events
Gallipolis houses a full slate of worship and youth activities across churches including First Baptist with a stewardship theme on May 7 and a visit by Chief White Feather. Grace Methodist, First Presbyterian, St Peters Episcopal, Nazarene, Gallipolis Mission, Church of Christ, Church of God, Paint Creek Baptist, and AME John Gee Chapel listed with service times and notable programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
F. L. Shoemaker
Ohio University
Athens
William H. Jones
ST. Peters Episcopal Church
Charles G. Baird
Church OF the Nazarene
Vernon C. Shafer
Gallipolis
George A. Tipton
Rilla Stephenson
Church OF Christ
Garfield Avenue
Ted Waller
Church OF God—H. M
Smith
Allen Baker
Young People's Meeting
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Francis Maryland Story
Bible School
Hester Hill
Goldie Hogan
George Gilmore
Church of Tomorrow
Elbert McGhee
Mary Price
Henry Doss
Am.e. Church
John Gee
C. J. Irving
John Casey
New Patients at Gallipolis Hospital
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis reports new patients led by nine year old Charles Crowe Mc Arthur with a broken left arm. Also listed are Mrs Herbert Harper Jackson a medical parent Mrs J A Vogel Huntington surgical Mrs Fred Betz Huntington medical James Tipple 39 Court Street city medical Mrs James Lambert 222 Third Ave city medical Mrs J P Haskins 77 State Street city medical and Billy Bunce 6 Gallpolis Route 1 medical Discharged Thursday were Mrs Madge Bryan Wellston and Mrs E L McKinley Leon W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Charles Crowe
Mc.Arthur
Herbert Harper
Jackson
J A. Vogel
Huntington
Surgical
Fred Betz
James Tipple
Court Street
City
James Lambert
Third Ave
City, Medical
J. P. Haskins
State Street
Billy Bunce
Madge Bryan
Wellston
E. L. McKinley
Leon
W. Va
Cremeens Named Sexton At Mound Hill Cemetery
Harold Cremeens a prominent Harrison Township resident takes the job as sexton for Mound Hill Cemetery under the Gallipolis City Commission. He and Mrs Cremeens moved this week into the sexton residence on the cemetery grounds.
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Gallipolis
Harold Cremeens
Harrison Township
Mound Hill Cemetery
Cremeens
Mason County Officers Secure Extradition for Non-Support Suspect
Sheriff F. B. Lieving and Deputy T. E. Blessing traveled to Columbus to obtain extradition papers for C. L. Oliver on a non-support charge. A missing warrant copy delayed the process until a certified copy arrived from the governor’s office. Oliver was located in Chillicothe and held there after arrest, and the officers brought him back to Mason County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
F. B. Lieving
T. E. Blessing
Columbus
Bricker
C. L. Oliver
C. E. Glander
Oliver
Chillicothe
Social Notes From Point Pleasant Greet Local Figures
Mrs Richard Peek hosted a dinner at Hotel Lafayette Gallipolis with Miss Alice Frye Miss Harriet Lewis and Mrs Charles E Holzer Jr Cincinnati. The group adjourned to the Windsor home for bridge and plans a dessert bridge for Miss Jean Roush ahead of her June wedding to Captain Henry Stone. Delegates to a Charleston meeting hear from Mrs J Maurice Bodkin. Community visits include Burdette family from Logan Layne of New Haven and Huntington visitors Bess Gygax and others. Seaman Lawson describes torpedoed ships while serving from New Orleans. Cook Fred Thomas returns to work on C W Talbot. Several couples travel to Columbus Indianapolis and Columbus for business and family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Richard Peek
Walter A. Windsor
Hotel Lafayette
Gallipolis
Peek
Alice Marie Frye
Harriet Lewis
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Cincinnati
Windsor
Bridge
Laula Lewis
Jean Roush
Charles Henry Stone
Miss Frye
Miss Lewis
J. Wallace Burdette
Logan
Harry Layne
New Haven
Will Bryan
Jack Bardin
Don Bardin
Huntington
Bess Gygax
J. W. Rhoades
Goodland
Ind
Warren Dickerson
Buffalo
Seaman Charles Lawson
Merchant Marine
New Orleans
Seaman Lawson
Fred Thomas
C. W. Talbot
Donald Coe
New York City
Donald, Jr
Charles E. Hogg
Viand St
Karen and
Charles III
Chandler Wilhelm
Jefferson Blvd
Fred Brown
Charleston
Bartow Jones
Charles H. Frye
Gus Frye
Holzer Hospital
Frye
F. W. Ingraham
Jason T. Weissenburger
Columbus
Messrs
Ingraham
Weissenburger
Frank Gullum
Athens
Norah Somerville
Gullum
Jessie Mossman
Justin Johnson
Indianapolis
Elmore Mossman
Mossman
Johnson
C. G. Billups
Porter dies at 80 in Gallia Ohio Township
William Wilson Porter 80 died at his home in Ohio Township after a one day illness. Funeral services were held at Bethel Church with burial in Bethel Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Sarah Robinson Porter and five children plus siblings and nephews. The lengthy notice also details several relatives visiting, military family movements, and local obituaries from Gallipolis and surrounding towns.
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Gallipolis
William Wilson Porter
Ohio Township
Bethel Church
Jennings Cremeens
Bethel Cemetery
Porter
Sarah Robinson Porter
Stanley
Alice) Warren
Cheshire
William McKinley Porter
Burger St
Hugh
Pearl) Phillips
Clay Center
Gearhart
Jessie) Church
Bellaire
Stephen
Margaret) Lewis
Genoa
Elizabeth Williams
Huntington
John Porter
Bladen
Robert Porter
California
Melissa Porter Halley
Jim Porter
Ollie Brewer Dies at Home in Point Pleasant
Funeral services for Ollie Benton Brewer 74 who died Thursday at his son Howard Brewer’s Walnut Street home will be held Sunday at 2:30 from the home. Rev. C. D. Black will officiate. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Brewer operated a First Ward grocery 17 years and served as justice of the peace. He belonged to Junior Order of American Mechanics and Charleston Carpenters Union. Survived by wife Mamie E. Mackley a son Howard a daughter Millie LeMaster 12 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ollie Benton Brewer
Howard Brewer
Walnut St
C. D. Black
Church of God
Suncrest Cemetery
Brewer
Boone County
Kanawha County
First Ward
Order of American Mechanics
Carpenters’ Union
Charleston
Floyd and
Sarah (Lavender) Brewer
Mamie E. Mackley
Camp Peary
Millie LeMaster
Plymouth
University Women To Tour War Plant
Members of the local American Association of University Women will tour the West Virginia Ordnance Works Monday evening. They will view warfare pictures from the North African theater. Meet at the cafeteria at 6 with an escort. Committee members are Mrs. Clay Vik Miss Mandellen Skene and Mrs. Garrett Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
American Association of University Women
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Clay Vik
Mandellen Skene
Garrett Green
Riley Blessing Visits County Campaigning for Funkhouser
Charleston attorney Riley Blessing spent a day in Point Pleasant with partner F G Musgrave. He campaigned for governor candidate Raymond J Funkhouser and handled business matters. Blessing is Mason County native and former Fourth District state senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Riley Blessing
Charleston
F. G. Musgrave
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Blessing
Mason County
Senate
Brewers and retailers meet in Point Pleasant office
Meats Retailers POINT PLEASANT Al Smith of Cincinnati representing a well known brewery met with local retailers at H. H. Hudson’s office in the Terminal Building yesterday. Smith discussed problems facing brewers and retailers of beer. TO END REVIVAL POINT PLEASANT The Heights United Brethren Church revival will close Sunday, pastor Rev. F. H. Capehart said yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
al Smith
Cincinnati
H. H. Hudson
Mr. Smith
Heights United Brethren Church
F. H. Capehart
Indian Will Give Program Here Sunday at Trinity Church
Teyet Ramar known as Chief White Feather and described by The New York Times as America’s most musically accomplished Indian will perform Sunday at 11 o clock at Trinity Methodist Church. He will be accompanied by Pat B Withrow founder and superintendent of Charleston s Union Mission. Ramar is a descendant of Chief Sitting Bull and has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera Co and played the organ at Radio City Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
J. Edward Hakes
Earl Saunders
Chief White Feather
Pat Withrow
Union
Charleston
W. Va
Sitting Bull
League of Many Nations
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Clarence Brumfield
Point Pleasant
Teyet
Ramar
New York Times
America
Trinity Methodist Church
White Feather
Metropolitan Opera Co
Radio City Music Hall
Pat B. Withrow
Middleport visitors eye Bend area developments
Point Pleasant figures Harry J Barnes and Frank J Leifheit of Middleport toured the Bend region along both Ohio banks on Thursday, exploring potential new business ventures and prospects for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harry J Barnes
Frank J. Leifheit
Middleport
Bend
Ohio
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Athens Messenger
Athens Gallipolis Academy Glee Clubs
Blood Center
Nelsonville
Falcon
Weco
EDS
Tom
Conway
Jean Brooks
Rita” Corday
Amelita Ward
Isabel Jewell
George Givot
Maurice Geraghty
William Cuemtens
Ardel, Jay
Gerald Geraghty
Ardel aWray
Sypon
Michael Avent
Stooges
the Phantom
Masked Marvel
Bob Hope
Betty Hutton
Miltorx
London
Charles P. Manship
Baton Rouge
Morning Advocate
State Times
U. S
Office of Censorship
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Miss Roush
Melvin Schmidt
Glenn Sayre
Junior Woman's Club
Daniel Boone Hotel
J. Maurice Bodkin
West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
van Horn
Arnett Billups
8Th Division
Army Air Corps
Mary Bush
Main St. Parsonage
Bess Rice
Jericho Road
F. L. Heck
J. V. Kapp
Mary van
Wilbert Mallett
Mary Circle
Parkersburg
W. W. Porter
Paul Baird
Jimmy
Cleveland
Osa Baird
G. A. Mack
Louisville
Harold Haskins
Mack
Haskins
Esther Lane
Paul William
Anne
Sciotoville
Elmer Niday
H. J. Amos
Margaret Carman
Kananga
Asa Sheets
First Avenue
Kilda Fern
Mary Margaret Morris
Grace Derry Wetherholt
Helen Tuning
W. D. Keister
W. J. Withers
Mary Keister
Warren Young
Jay Keister
Ashton
Frances Rockwell
Charles Smith
Nelson
West Union
George Wittmer
Harold Fife
Forest Fife
C. E. Fife
E. E. Rees
Camp Sibert
Seaman
Bill” Hobstetter
Kil
Pomeroy
John A. Blain
Gallipolis Ferry
Stella Mohr
Rochester
Minn
Blain
Mayo Clinic
Jon
R. E. Bischoff
Edith Ghrist
St. Mary's Hospital
Ollie Brewer
Athens County
Cash Stratton Pol
William H. Vaught
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
Frank Capehart, Jr
Frank Morrison
Seaman’ 2-c
Louis Karschnik
Child
Main St
Seaman Karschnik
Lock Eleven
Coast Guard
Karschnik
Jean Ake
State Gazette
For All
Whitmore
Beaco
F. J
Beasley CO
Nelsonville, Ohio
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