Gallia Churches Clash With Memorial Day Plan
Gallia churches protested a Memorial Day schedule clash as the Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and other groups planned a 7:30 a.m. service time for May 30 while churches would stay at 10:30. A conference with ministers was to decide changes including an 8:30 a.m. cemetery service and possible earlier dismissals for scouts band and flag ceremonies.
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Gallipolis
Veterans Committee
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Harry Maggie
VEW
Lafayette Post
Conference of Ministers
Gallia Academy High School
Pine Street Cemetery
Boy Scouts
Herbert Rife Named KFA Chapter President
Herbert Rife elected president of the Future Farmers of America Gal Lipolis chapter with Darrell Shahan as vice president Jimmie Evans secretary and Wayne Saunders treasurer. Other officers include Robert Clark reporter Billy Day sentinel and assistant officers Ray Mitchell Elmer Harrison Lawrence Wilcoxen Ray Hayes Philbert Boggs and Freddy Crouse. Robert Clark and Merrill Evans named delegates to the state convention.
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Gallipolis
Herbert Rife
Future Farmers of America
Darrell Shahan
Jimmie Evans
Wayne Saunders
Robert Clark
Billy Day
Sentinel
Ray Mitchell
Elmer Harrison
Lawrence Wilcoxen
Ray Hayes
Philbert Boggs
Freddy Crouse
Merrill Evans
Annual Cuboree Set For Sunday at Park
Gallipolis reports the annual Cuboree will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Chickamauga Park. Cubmaster James King announces Carrolls Swanson will lead the event. Transportation is provided for cubs and parents meeting Grace Methodist Church at 1 30 p.m. Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Park
James King
Carrolls Swanson
Grace Methodist Church
Cheshire Charge Meeting Planned by WSCS Invitees
Members of the WSCS of all churches in Cheshire charge and friends are invited to attend a meeting at the home of the Rev and Mrs J V Speer Friday at 8 pm.
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Cheshire
WSCS
J. V. Speer
River Traffic Gallipolis Locks Reports Boat Movements
Gallipolis locks show multiple river craft movements including Tri-State up at 7:50 a.m. and Teddy No 4 down at 11:10 a.m. Other district boats include Brandt Sohio State Talbot Jones Good Neville Labelle Wisherd Hatfield Penn Bruce and Kanawha River entries Craig Marmet Sullivan Solvay Winfield Atlas Chris with various up or down statuses and times.
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Gallipolis
Tri-State
Teddy No
Titan
Twain
Ohio
Shearer
Semet
Ayres
Peace
Brandt
Down
Sohio State
Talbot
Jones
Good
Neville
Labelle
Wisherd
Hatfield
Penn
Bruce
Kanawha
Craig
Marmet
Sullivan
Solvay
Winfield
Atlas
Chris
West Columbia Socials and Incidents Report
A list of local visits and small injuries includes a boy burned by hot water at home of Ethel May Logan. A bolt of lightning damaged a home and radio at Mrs Gwen Bumgarner Stewart. Others visited relatives and friends in Mason Point Pleasant Clifton Coolville and Ell across the region.
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West Columbia
Ethel May Logan
Gwen Bumgarner Stewart
Dan Harrison
Eunice Halocoth
Martina van Meter
Mason
Doris Lee
Coolville
Ted Stewart
Point Pleasant
Paul Blessing
Lizzie Stewart
Gwen Brunegarner
A. Carpenter
Lucille Reynolds
Russell Young
Clifton
Ray Flour
Ted Young
Ray Brumley
William Young
Harry Vickers
Harry, Jr
Sam Frye
David Eugene Roush
Charles Morgan
Leonard LeRoy Roush
Jack Cartwright
Laurence Coleman
Hudson
Helen E. Roush
Recount Reflections on Gallia County Elections
The letter argues recounts reduce rumors of irregularities after a close Gallia County vote. It defends the open fair process, notes booth workers as the main fault, and stresses voters’ disenfranchisement risks. The writer commends Francis Kline’s Holzer Hospital piece and invites future columns.
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Booth
Gallia County
Pt Pleasant Stores Plan Afternoon Closing
Pt Pleasant merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce will close member stores one afternoon weekly through June July and August. A day is to be selected by poll with Thursday favored by most merchants and R H Melrose chaired the poll.
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Point Pleasant
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
R. H. Melrose
First Graders Will Register in Lincoln School
Gallipolis city school officials announce first grade registration next Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. in Mrs. Scott's room. Attendance officer Danise Mitchell and nurse Mary Akers will help with health and general school advice for pupils who must be six by January 1, 1949, with birth proof required.
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Gallipolis
Edwin E. Higgins
Lincoln
Scott
Danise Mitchell
Mary Akers
Higgins
Initiation Team Formed by Lafayette Post Legion
J Blazer Wetherholt completed organizing an initiation team for Lafayette Post American Legion. James Sayre will serve as post commander next year on the team, with Billy Houk as first vice commander, Wayne Darnell as second vice commander, and Joe Page as sergeant at arms. Wetherholt will lead as post commander for the team.
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Gallipolis
J. Blazer Wetherholt
Lafayette Post
American Legion
James Sayre
Billy Houk
Wayne Darnell
Joe Page
Mr. Wetherholt
Former Resident Ernest Woelffel Dies in Fort Worth
Ernest Woelffel, a former resident and longtime general manager of West Virginia Malleable Iron Co., died Sunday in Fort Worth Florida where he had lived for about 25 years. Survived by widow Celia and son Roy, with daughter Mrs. Howard Johnson who visited here years ago. Rites held in Fort Worth.
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Point Pleasant
Ernest Woelffel
Fort Worth
Fla
Florida
West Virginia
Auto Truck Collision Near Gallipolis Injures Two
Two Gallipolis residents were hurt in a highway crash eight miles south of the city on a curve. Car driver Holland Prose, 37, was eastbound. truck driver Lewis Miller, 64, also of Gallipolis, was involved. Prose was fined for driving left of center. George Casey, 27, faces arraignment for insufficient brakes in municipal court.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Charles Martin
John Miller
Holland Prose
Lewis Miller
Prose
Opal Shato
Holzer Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Gallipolis notes list admissions including Mrs H F Wood Coalton Mrs Gertrude Roy Ray Mrs Harry Booth Cheshire Mrs Gilbert Osler Jackson Mrs Floyd Major Charleston Harry Click Cottageville W Va Mrs Morton Bernard Gallipolis and G C Budwell Mechanicsburg Discharges include Mrs Victor Hager and daughter Mrs John Mitchell Mrs Samuel Jobe and son Mrs R L Fisher Mrs Floyd Major and Cary Cooper.
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Gallipolis
H. F. Wood
Coalton
Gertrude Roy
Ray
Harry Booth
Cheshire
Gilbert Osler
Jackson
Floyd Major
Charleston
Harry Click
Cottageville
W.va
Morton Bernard
G. C. Budwell
Mechanicsburg
Victor Hager
John Mitchell
Samuel Jobe
R. L. Fisher
Cary Cooper
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Cheshire Charge
By Dann
Taber
Francis Kline
Middleport
the Messenger
Holzer Hospital
Molly Smelzer
Farmer's Hotel
Francis
Pt. Pleasant Stores
Legion
Doan
Williamson Heater Company
G. H. Martin & Son
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