Memorial Day Observance in Gallipolis to Honor Civil War Veterans
Memorial Day program in Gallipolis led by Major O G Lyle and the Lafayette Post American Legion. Ceremonies start at the Doughboy monument in City Park with a march, prayers, and flags. Four Civil War survivors remain in Gallia County: Jefferson Clark, Francis Brookman, James Gatewood, and Harvey Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
O. G. Lyle
Charles C. Huber
Lafayette Post
American Legion
City Park
McKinley
Ohio Hospital
W. R. White
Alonzo B. Garrett
Gallia County
Thomas Jefferson Clark
Thurman
Francis Marion Brookman
Kerr
James Gatewood
Crown City
Harvey Russell
iVntonal
Legionnaires
Mound Hill
Ohio River
Ead
Ransom Possibility in Henley Disappearance
Gallipolis dispatch reports Lawson S. Henley a 22 year old bookkeeper missing from Rio Grande College for over two weeks may have been abducted for ransom. Sheriff Hatfield has information suggesting this angle though details withheld. Henley’s parents in Huntington have not been contacted. Zenia Shaw of Gallipolis has replaced him, and if he returns he will not resume his duties.
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Gallipolis
Lawson S. Henley
Rio Grande College
E. E. Hatfield
Henley
Huntington
Zenia Shaw
Coon Hunters Set May 21 Meet at Plat Form Hill
The Southern Ohio Coon Club of Miller will host a field trial at the Plat Form Hill on State Route 217 near Miller at 1 30 Sunday May 21. Entry is fifty cents per day with a collar and lead for the final tree dog and a lead for the final line dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southern Ohio Coon Club
Miller
Don
C. A. Wylie
Athalia
Final Rock
M. Bennett
Aid
C. C. Wylie
Club
Miss Mary Jenkins Leaves Hospital After Surgery
Miss Mary Jenkins returns home to Cheshire from Gallia County hospital after a double mastoid operation and several weeks of treatment.
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Gallipolis
Mary Jenkins
Cheshire
George E. Boster Dies at 70 in Gallia County
George E. Boster 70 died at his home in Ohio Township Gallia County. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p m in Providence by Chambersburg members. He is survived by his wife Sarah Johnson Boster and their sons Roy Delbert Lawson and Hobart, plus two brothers and a sister.
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Gallipolis
George E. Boster
Ohio Township
Providence
Chambersburg
Sarah Johnson Boster
Roy
Delbert
Lawson
Hobart
Pastor Will Recognize Day For Mothers
Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis schedules a Mother's Day service at 10 30 a m with Reverend W Scott Westerman preaching and the choir singing the Magnificat The Song of Mary The Church School meets at 9 15 a m and will honor the Christian home In the evening the Youth Federation meets at 6 30 for the last spring term Four Special Interest groups convene after classes in Religion and Life The Girl Reserves are special guests at the Sie hour beginning at 8 p m
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Brewer
Youth Federation
Masons To Meet in Gallipolis May 17
Gallipolis Moriah Council plans a Sixth Arch Reunion on May 17 at the Masonic Temple. Royal Degree will be conferred by Chillicothe Council in the afternoon, Select Degree by Athens Council, dinner at 6 p.m., and the Superexcellent Master’s Degree at night by local Masons. More than 40 visiting Council Masons expected.
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Gallipolis
Harry McHenry
Moriah
Masonic Temple
Chillicothe Council
Athens
McHenry
Mercerville High School Plans Graduation Events
Mercerville High School schedules a baccalaureate service on May 14 at 2 p m. Commencement exercises are set for May 17 at 6 p m with Dr. Merrill Briggs addressing the class. Principal Howard Hardway will present graduates, Norma Johnson gives the salutatory, John Flowers the valedictory, and musical numbers come from the mixed chorus and orchestra.
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Gallipolis
Mercerville High School
Lee
Merrill Briggs
Howard
Hardway i
Norma Johnson
John Flowers
Worman Transfers within Gallia County Highway Office
Kenneth Worman, previously assistant to the county WPA engineer, moves to a similar role in the Gallia County state highway department office, effective this week.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Kenneth Worman
Gallia County
State Highway Department
Gallia County Agents Discuss Woolen Care On Air
Mrs. Virginia Judy Sower Gallia County Home Demonstration Agent spoke on a Huntington radio station at 11 45 a m about care of woolens. Mrs O O Mc Intyre and Miss Josephine Mullineaux will arrive in New York from an Orient cruise on May 15 and visit Gallipolis later for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virginia Judy Sower
Gallia County
Huntington
O. O. McIntyre
Josephine Mullineaux
New York
Rural Life Sunday Observed by Cora Grange
Cora Grange members will observe Rural Life Sunday on May 14 with a program in the village church following the morning Sunday School services.
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Gallipolis
Cora Grange
Gallia County Electric Project Explained by Expert
Gallia Lawrence County Rural Electrification progresses toward completion with contracts soon let. Everett Royer of the Gallia Extension Service says meetings will educate residents in wiring, current measurement, and cost per unit. I B Blauser of Ohio State University will lead demonstrations at Clay Lick, Mercerville, Patriot Grange Hall, Water loo, Windsor schools in May with more dates to follow.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Lawrence County
Everett G. Royer
Gallia County
Rural Rea Board
Agriculture Extension Service
Frence
Roger
I. B. Blauser
Ohio State University
Blauser
Clay Lick School
Mercerville
Patriot Grange Hall
Waterloo School
Windsor School
Mothers To Be Honored At Services
Morning worship at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis will include a Mother's Day theme with the sermon Mothers of the Bible by Rev. George Sagen. A candle lighting rite will honor mothers as ten young people bear lighted tapers at the chancel rail.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Norah Condee
Julia Agnes Wood
Norene Long
Dorothy Langdon
Jean Maddox
Clara Jean Saunders
Dennie Wallace
Ernest Folden
Mitchell Pierson
Earl Tope
Paul Evans
Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio 1939
Public auction of two Athens properties under foreclosure orders. 24 Ward Ave. and 79 Central Ave. Athens with appraisals of 2835 and 3900 dollars. Sale by Sheriff Charles Bayless, bids cash, June 3 1939 at 10 30 AM at courthouse east door Athens.
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Charles McGinnis
Athens
Ohio
L. H. Clark
City of
Woodard Ave
Charles, W. Bayless
Athens County
Esther B. Gross
Harry A. Mettler
Wallace H. Pratt
County of
State of
Central Ave
Charles W. Bayless
State of Ohio
Common Pleas
Charles H. Russell
Genevieve Andrews
Trim
Gloustertown
Sedalia
Glouster
John F. Morris
Spring St
E. E. Jacobs
State Auditor to Speak at Gallia Township Meeting
In Gallipolis the Gallia County Township Trustees Association will host State Auditor Joseph Ferguson in the courthouse tomorrow noon. Howard D. Smiley, president, says Ferguson will address financial topics important to township trustees and lead a round table on questions from members.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Joseph Ferguson
Howard D. Smiley
Ferguson
Pastor First To Put New Crop on Market
Rev. R. P. McCarley of Clip o Mills neighborhood is first to market with peas. He planted Feb 20, saw blooms in 53 days and peas in 77 days, reporting the milestone in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
R. P. McCarley
Clipo— Mills
Mrs. Dailey Speaks To Faculty Club
Rio Grande College Faculty Club held its annual dinner at Island View Inn in Gallipolis with about forty attendees. Mrs. O Dailey of Albany was the guest speaker, addressing the topic Christian Patriotism, as Mrs. W A Lewis presided over the after dinner program.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Island View Inn
O . Dailey
Albany
W. A. Lewis
Band Is Applauded At Washington Auditorium
A large appreciative audience attended the annual formal spring concert by the local school band in Washington Auditorium last night. The performance earned hearty applause for the numbers played.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Reverend A. P. Pennell to preach at Macedonia Church
Stockport clergyman Rev. A. P. Pennell will deliver a sermon at Macedonia Church this Sunday at 2 p. m. The announcement invites parishioners and neighbors to attend.
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Gallipolis
A. P. Pennell
Stockport
Macedonia Church
County Home Agent Outlines Her Work in Gallia District
Gallia County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs. Virginia Judy Sower outlines a continuous program to improve rural family life through 4 H clubs Home Councils Farm Bureau and similar groups. She aims to raise standards for home and community living expand leadership among rural women and girls and promote civic responsibility and health through applied research and organized efforts. She is expanding activities in Gallia County and invites groups to discuss local problems at her court house office.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Virginia Judy Sower
Gallipolis Firm Recovering Car From Henley Sale
Gallipolis Motor Co. manager H B Ecker will travel to Apex North Carolina to retrieve a car sold to Lawson S Henley a Rio Grande College bookkeeper who disappeared and was later found abandoned near Apex The car reportedly remains uninjured and Henley owed a substantial portion of the price.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Ecker
Gallipolis Motor Co
Apex
N. C
Lawson S. Henley
Rio Grande College
Henley
County Clinic Held in Gallia Aids TB Prevention
The first of county-wide tuberculosis clinics was held in Gallia County at the courthouse with County Nurse Naomi Evans. A second clinic is set for June 14 with local physicians examining groups of ten by invitation to spot exposed individuals and apply preventive measures. Clinics will resume in September after the June meeting.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Townsend Club planned in Rio Grande Saturday
A mass meeting will be held Saturday night in Rio Grande to organize a Townsend Club. Patrick Henry Williams of Lancaster will address the gathering at Community Hall.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Townsend Club
Patrick Henry Williams
Lancaster
Woman treated at Holzer for hip fracture from fall
Mrs. Letitia Thornton of near Northup is receiving treatment at Holzer Hospital for a hip fracture suffered in a fall at her home.
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Gallipolis
Letitia Thornton
Near Northup
Holzer Hospital
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Fei
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