Plans Completed for Gallipolis High School Commencement
Gallipolis announces two major events for the 1941 high school class. The baccalaureate will be May 25 at Grace Methodist Church with 108 graduates processing in, a cappella choir performance, and Rev. R Lloyd Pabst delivering the sermon on Whose Ramparts We Watch. The 130th commencement will be May 28 in Washington Auditorium with a Pomp and Circumstance processional, Student addresses by Jean Maddox and Earl Tope, and diplomas presented by Evan Thomas.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Grace Methodist Church
Stanley Lanier
Elizabeth Shough
R. Lloyd Pabst
Rio Grande College
Lanier
Washington Auditorium
Peggy Rathburn
Shepherd
E. E. Higgins
Jean Maddox
Earl Tope
B. L. Stradley
College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio State University
Evan Thomas
Board of Education
Eileen Wells
Car Theft Attempt Investigated in Gallia
Police probe a Wednesday night attempt to steal Forrest Clark vehicle in Gallipolis. Mrs Clark reported a man tried to drive away the car on Second Avenue, then fled through city park after her scream.
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Gallipolis
Forrest Clark
Gallipolis Social Notes highlights and visits
Gallipolis Social Notes covers a range of local social updates from the area. It notes the annual inspection of the auxiliary of the Spanish American War Veterans with Mrs. Ethel B. Foster as inspecting officer, plus a six o'clock covered dish dinner. The piece lists numerous residents traveling, visiting relatives, and attending events including church activities, conventions, and family visits across Ohio and nearby states.
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Gallipolis
Auxiliary of the
Ethel B. Foster
Restock Pheasants for Gallia County June Arrival
About 400 pheasants to restock Gallia County expected in June. Merrill McCormick, county game protector, says birds will be parcelled to individuals who agree to care for them until they reach maturity.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Merrill McCormick
Prom Arrangements Set for Gallia High Night
Gallipolis arrangements are complete for the Junior Senior prom on May 16 at Washington Auditorium. After dinner in the Methodist dining room, Dick Lakin hosts, Earl Prose gives welcome, Jerry Jones responds, with singing, solos by Baxter Walker Elizabeth Casey and Richard Downs, and a trio.
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Gallipolis
Methodist
Dick Lakin
Earl Prose
Jerry Jones
Baxter Walker
Eulah Williams
Bette Faulkner
Ann Thornton
Alice Jean Bush
Jack Wagner
Helen Irion
Elizabeth Casey
Jim Gillingham
Merrill Niday
Leatha Wilson
Mary Trotter
Marjorie Davis
Jane Gardner
Betty Jean Jordan
Marguerite Pitchford
Bertha Smith
Mary Margaret White
Tom Fife
Marie Burnette
Enabelle Cheney
Eddie Cottrell
Jerry Gilkey
Jean Lawrence
Bob McKenzie
Gerald Mooney
Florence Niedzwiecke
Dorothy Oldaker
Xylpha Smith
Flood Escape Road Project Plans Ready
State engineers report progress on the flood escape road with a courthouse temporary HQ. Two one room buildings will serve as offices and work shifts begin with 100 WPA workers clearing sod shrubs and trees along the right of way. A deep cut at State Street will allow truck access to the creek bottom as piling arrives and concrete abutments are prepared.
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Gallipolis
State Street
Youghiogheny Dam bid and river system update
War Department reports a low bid of 3 675 265 to build Youghiogheny Reservoir Dam in western Pennsylvania. Hankin Conkey Construction Co Cleveland and partners from Los Angeles lead the contract with completion in 1 350 days. Coast Guard to replace wood spars with metal buoys on 272 miles of navigable waters. City of Pittsburgh towboat completes 4 000 mile round trip to New Orleans in 31 days 19 hours with layover. Contractors hired 230 last week, now 816 at work, engineers add 16 for a total of 1 419.
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East Liverpool
War Department
Youghiogheny Reservoir
Federal
U. S
Pittsburgh
Hankin-Conkey Construction Co
Cleveland
Shofner
Gordon
City of
Special Services Will Be Held at Tabernacle in Gallipolis
Special religious services open tonight for two weeks at the Waterloo Tabernacle led by Rev. Henry Kelly with song service by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ankrim and soloists Viola Brisker and Hazel Kelly. Gallipolis notices also report Ohio Methodist Conference attendance plans in Columbus beginning May 27. The Haskins Vanner Co plans air conditioned first in the city with an 80 foot well to supply the system. A legal notice names Martha Foster Yeomans filing for divorce from Jay Lawrence Yeomans in Athens County case 17757 with hearing set after May 31, 1941.
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Gallipolis
Waterloo Tabernacle
Henry Kelly
Roy Ankrim
Viola
Brisker
Hazel Kelly
Ohio Methodist Conference
Columbus
Haskins-Vanner Co
Jay Lawrence Yeomans
Seventh Avenue
New York City
New York
Martha Foster Yeomans
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
Jonah Edwards Rites Set At Thurman Presbyterian Church
Death of 83 year old Jonah D Edwards near Thurman leads to funeral Saturday at 2 p m in Thurman Presbyterian Church. Rev S D Whilding to officiate. Survived by wife Wealthy Caldwell of Guvan Township. Edwards lifelong Thurman resident.
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Gallipolis
Thurman
Jonah D. Edwards
Presbyterian
S. D. Whilding
Wealthy Caldwell
Guvan Township
Edwards
Many Extra Activities Are In Courthouse
Gallipolis reports a surplus of extra curricular activities in the courthouse with three WPA projects including adult education historical research and indexing and copying plus NYA selective service county health and other agencies. Additional aid programs and relief efforts operate outside the building including relief and surplus commodities aid for the aged and federal farm programs.
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Gallipolis
WPA
National Youth Administration
Selective Service
County Health Board
Red Cross
AAA
FSA
Federal Land Bank
Four Charged With Entering Post Office
Four adults including Mr and Mrs Cecil Glover and Dwight and Russell Beckett were taken to Ironton for arraignment before Federal Commissioner Ross on charges of breaking and entering the Cheshire post office Tuesday night. They allegedly traveled by boat from Middleport and were arrested at their East Gallipolis homes.
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Gallipolis
Cecil Glover
Dwight
Russell Beckett
Ironton
Ross Om
Cheshire
Glover
Beckett Brothers
Clara May Pierce
Middleport
Post Office
Sheriff's Office
East
Hemlock Social And Personal Highlights Local Torah
The Hemlock W S C S met at Mrs. Noah Bray’s home with Mrs Mildred Post assisting. Alissa Berry and Nina Davis won contests while a luncheon was served to numerous members and guests. Attendees included Mrs Lois Eisele Mrs John Tobias Mrs Eva Kehl and many others with visits to nearby towns noted.
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Ida Martell
Bernice Linscott
Cassie Lanning
Dorothy Lanning
Glenna Williams
Harry Tharp
Joan
Marjorie Fitzer
Lawrence Hodgson
Fort Knox
Billy Zealand
Cleveland
P. B. Osenbaugh
James Shula
Eileen
Shawnee
Noah Bray
McArthur
Gladys Faires
Pearl Arnold
Women's Society of Christian Service
Zanesville
Renetta Hodgson
Harold Ross
Vivian Clark
Mansfield
Bernard Hodgson
Vincent Hope
Elyria
Hope
Ervin Stone
Logan
Grace Russell
Laura Hodgson
Ruth Latta
Corning
Glenn Dennis
William Stubborn
Marie Fowler
New Lexington
Perry County
Gene Goodin
Goldie
Conn
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors James Mackie
In the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division James Mackie a bankrupt was adjudged on March 18 1941. The first meeting of creditors before G H Butt Referee in Bankruptcy will be at the Athens Ohio Court House May 16 1941 at 2 PM to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact business. Total unsecured claims 1103.90 assets 200.00 notice warns sworn proofs of claims must be filed within six months from the meeting.
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United States District Court
Southern District of
Ohio
James Mackie
Athens
G. H. Butt
Court House
May Begin NYA Project For Women
Gallipolis reports a proposed NYA program for young women to join the road work effort now run for 18 to 25 year old men. Miss Louise Walcutt leads night classes with E H Higgins for school supervision. classes include electrical, auto mechanics, wood working, and office training.
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Gallipolis
Louise Walcutt
NYA
Portsmouth
E. E. Higgins
Miss Walcutt
Ed Wise
Paul Haskins
Ben Bachus
Eulah Williams
NYA Seeks $10,000 Grant for County Road Projects
Gallia district NYA officials plan to seek a second $10,000 appropriation to extend road repair work now under way by 140 enrollees. Four projects are supervised by Owen Boster across county sections with progress amid favorable weather. A meeting of NYA officials including supervisors and timekeepers is set for Monday night in the county engineer's office to review expansion plans.
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Gallipolis
NYA
Owen Boster
Fifty One Gallia Men To Go in June Call
Gallia county draft estimates indicate 51 men will be inducted into military training in June. A May 26 call will take seven white men and a June 2 call will induct one colored man. There are 20 names on the volunteer list, with no additions in two weeks. Unofficial notice says registration of men reaching majority since October will occur July 1.
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Gallipolis
County Draft Board
Shipment of Heifers Due in Gallia County Saturday
Two carloads of 500 pound Hereford heifers from Kansas City arrive Saturday afternoon at Gallia County stockyards Pine and Vinton Streets. Frank C. Christ ordered the shipment for distribution to county farmers as demand grows with warmer weather.
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Gallipolis
Kansas City
Pine and Vinton Streets
Frank C. Christ
Gallia
Eagle Lodge Elects New Officers in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Eagles Lodge names William Jones as president and Charles Faust as vice president. Other officers include Meyer Maggied chaplain Arnold Dickerson conductor Albert Nuckles secretary Jesse Hodge treasurer and Virgil Benson trustee.
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Gallipolis
Eagles Lodge
William Jones
Charles Faust
Meyer Maggied
Arnold Dickerson
Albert Nuckles
Jesse Hodge
Virgil Benson
Mansfield man fined for assault in Logan case
Clarence Curren of Mansfield pled guilty to assault before Magistrate Frank St. Clair. He was fined $5 and costs after the arrest the previous night. The alleged victim was Don Harden, who lives on Logan Route 3 but works in Mansfield.
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Logan
Clarence Curren
Frank St. Clair
Don Harden
Curren
Mansfield
Harden
Logan Rt. 3
Garden Plant Sales Rise With Higher Food Costs
GALLIPOLIS growers report garden plant sales far above recent years as acreage increases. Higher food costs are cited as incentive for more vegetable growing.
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Gallipolis
Dorcas Group Attends Youth Anniversary Day in Tuppers Plains
Dorcas-Arthur Beegle led a bus of angel people with dinner baskets to Youth Anniversary Day at Tuppers Plains. The program featured A Child of the King sung by Gerald Koster and Whispering Hope performed by the Koster siblings and others. Bethany A. B. Church sent forty eight members.
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Dorcas
Arthur Beegle
Harry Wolfe
Tuppers Plains
Gerald Koster
Gerald
Freda Koster
Donald Reed
Mildred
Ruth Carnahan
Louisa Johnson
Mildred Arnott
Bethany A. B. Church
Frank Arnott
Racine
John Arnott
Edith
Claude Shields
Letart
Richard Beegle
Robert Beegle
Akron
Guy Beegle
U. B
Laura Johnson
Moonlite Dance Excursion Aboard Island Queen
The Gallipolis Eagles and Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity host a Monday night moonlight boat excursion aboard the Island Queen. Departures are Gallipolis 7 30, Middleport 9 15, and Pomeroy 9 30 with Johnny Lewis and his orchestra providing music and Jean Gordon as featured vocal soloist.
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Gallipolis
Middleport
Pomeroy
Jean Gordon
Courthouse Elm Removal Bids Sought After 300 Offer
Gallia County commissioners received a bid of 300 dollars for removing three diseased elms on the courthouse lawn. They will seek additional bids as the trees present a safety hazard.
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Gallipolis
Howard M. Harding dies at 73 longtime Gallipolis farmer
Howard M. Harding 73 retired farmer and former Gallia County treasurer died Thursday at his home near Ryger after a long illness. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p m at the family residence with burial in Cheshire Cemetery. Survived by wife Virginia Barker and a history operating a produce commission business in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Howard M. Harding
Ryger
Cheshire Cemetery
Harding
Virginia Barker
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