Diplomas Awarded To 79 At Gallia Academy High Commencement
Gallia Academy High School awarded 79 diplomas in a Wednesday night ceremony at Washington School auditorium. Seven graduates were in absentia due to military service. Seeman Davis received both diploma and scholarship key, accepted by his mother. Dr Stewart W. McClelland of Lincoln Memorial University spoke. music keys and an athletic key were also presented.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
United States
Tom Woodward
Robert France
Bobby Evans
James Robinson
John Dexter
Ervin Walker
Jack Jeffers
Jack Frazier
Dean T. Davis
Seeman
C Davis
Kenneth Davis
Fourth Avenue
E. E. Higgins
Gilbert B. Bush
Patsy Ruth Haskins
George Leo Valentine
Stewart W. McClelland
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate
Tenn
Washington School
J. Edward Hakes
Harris Deepping
Patsy Haskins
Richard Carter
Paul Smith
Paul France
John Epling
Gibert B
Bush
Gladys Reese
Katie Brumfield
Carlene Nidavy
Betty Keith Suiter
Sales Tax Revenue Climbs in Gallia County
State Treasurer Don H. Etright reports the period ending May 12 shows Gallia County sales tax receipts up by 320 dollars versus the prior year. Year to date receipts total 27,450 dollars, compared with 321,809 from January 1 to May 12 last year.
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Gallia Gallipolis
Don H. Etright
Gallia
Lawrence Funeral Service Held Today
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Evelyn Lawrence were held at 10 o'clock Friday morning at the Methodist Church in Gallipolis with Rev. E. C. Zenz officiating. The funeral party traveled to Griffithsville West Virginia for a 2 p.m. service at the Baptist Church followed by interment in May Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Evelyn Lawrence
Kananga
E. C. Zenz
Grifffithsville
W. Va
den Baptist Church
Returns From Italy With Yank Troops
Gallipolis reports the first group of American troops flown from Pisa via a new Mediterranean ferry route arrives Tuesday. Among eighty men is Pfe. Ray F. Rubenstahl, a local youth. The service aims to carry 15 000 to 20 900 veterans home from Europe by August end. Route operated by two bomb groups of the 11th Air Force and the Army Air Transport Command.
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Gallipolis
Mediterranean
Pisa
Italy
U. S. Fifth Army
Pfe. Ray F. Rubenstahl
John W. Frazier
Thelth Air Force
Army Air Transport Command
Gallipolis Church Services Schedule May Memorial Day
Gallipolis church services list a 9:15 Bible School at First Baptist and 10:30 morning worship with sermon topics including Lest We Forget in memory of Memorial Day and What Should Be Done With the War Criminals. Other churches show varied service times, youth events, and Memorial Day observances led by Rev. Edwards H. Dickinson and Mrs. Edwards H. Dickinson.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist
Hakes
Grace Methodist Church
Grace Methodist
Dainty
First Presbyterian
ST. Peter’s Episcopal
Skacm
Church OF God
Third Ave
Church OF the Nazarene
John Gre
A.me
Cooperative Forum
Bulaville Congregational Christian
Edwards H. Dickinson
Rio Grande
Langsville Christian
Dickinson
Conservation Group Meets in Gallipolis
Dr Charles E Holzer presided at a Gallipolis meeting of the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress at the Lafayette Hotel with Alan Jordan E Van Rawn Forrest W Ingraham and Dew Windsorf. Ingraham reported funds available for flood control and Jordan said plans are ready for Ohio River conservation after the war.
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Gallipolis
Charles E.holzer
Ohio
Val-lew Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Lafayette Hotel
Doctor Holzer
Alan Jordan
E. van Rawn
Forrest W. Ingraham
Dew Windsor
Ingraham
Jordan
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Complaint of Fumes Referred By Army
Charles F. Davis of the Chie Pure Food Co. says his complaint about acid gas from General Chemical Co. near Point Pleasant West Virginia has been referred to the safety and security division of ordnance in Chicago. The referral came from J J Bisomfield of the National Institute of Health. illnesses include asthma sinus and throat trouble.
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Point Pleasant
Charleston
Thursisy
Charles F. Davis
Chie Pure Food Co
General Chemical Co
Safety and Security Division of Ordnance
Chicago
J. J. Bisomfield
National Institute of Health
Robin Fulton Is Freed From Prison
Gallia County relatives of Harley Fulton hail the release of Robin Fulton from a German prison camp. The Lyons Kansas resident, previously missing in action after his bomber was forced down, is expected to return home soon. His father and mother have close ties to local families.
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Gallipolis
Harley Fulton
Gallia County
Lyons
Kans
Robin Fulton
F. B. Amsbury
Ed Fulton
Elias Wetherwolt
Motter Dunn wedding set for Grace Methodist Church
Gallipolis reports the marriage of Miss Clara Belle Motter to Clifford I Dunn of Point Pleasant will be held next Sunday May 27 at Grace Methodist Church at four thirty in the afternoon with Reverend W Scott Westerman officiating. The event is an open church affair with families and friends welcome. A reception will follow at the home of Mr and Mrs H W Wetherholt and the couple will reside at 21 Park Drive Country Club Addition Paint Pleasant after their wedding trip.
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Gallipolis
Clara Belle Motter
Clifford I. Dunn
Point Pleasant
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Tetenas
Enrich Crieeery
Everett G. Royer
Mot
Nibert
John Henry
Royen
Dunn
Hesti
Mason County
Man
Hamilton
Hugh Nibert
Johnson
Galli
Park Drive
Addismoney
Ton
Paint Pleasant
Motternight
Ohio State University
Dem- Point Pleasant
Ninetronstration
Sylvania Electrical Grange
Outstanding Products Co
Aft
CIO United Hlock
Ad-Trical
Charles Dunn
Pliny
W. Va
National
Fort Pleasant
University of West Virginia At
Morgantown
Alpha Zeta
Mason County June 5 elections in three cities
Three Mason County towns Henderson Leon and Mason City plan municipal elections on June 5 with no major contests expected. In Mason City incumbent administration led by Dr E R Keig faces no opposition while Leon may lack candidates. Henderson could feature at least one ticket headed by Carl Taylor for mayor and Wilbur Casey for recorder with council hopefuls B C Neal Scott McDermitt J T Mayes Jerry Atkinson and Mervin Chapman.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Leon
Mason City
E.R. Keig
George la. Rairden
Carl Taylor
Wilbur Casey
B. C. Neal
Scott MecDermitt
J. T. Mayes
Jerry Atkinson
Mervin Chapman
B. C. ‘Neal
Baseball To Be Revived At Point Pleasant
Paul Parsons of Appalachian Power Co stores and James Ferrell aim to form a Point Pleasant baseball club with several signed players. They deny the power company sponsorship but envision teams representing large industries such as Appalachian, West Virginia Malleable Iron, Marietta Manufacturing and General Chemical Defense. A city league could use the high school stadium for night games near the population center.
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Point Pleasant
Paul Parsons
Appalachian Power Co
James Ferrell
J. A. Ferrell
Aged Mason Woman Dies at Home in Point Pleasant
Mrs. Anna Eliza Nibert, about 90, died Thursday at the home of her son Hayward Nibert at Pleasant Ridge, of a heart attack. The body was taken to Chapman Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM from Pleasant Ridge Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Point Pleasant
Anna
Eliza Nibert
Hayward Nibert
Aaiports
Ferry
Chapman Mortuary
Pleasant Ridge Church
Mason County Coal Options Being Taken
Mason County options on coal purchases in eastern Mason and much of Putnam County will expire soon. The 18 month agreements began mid 1944. Delegate George Reirden has been handling the options from the start and continues work on the project. He cannot identify the specific buyers. The acreage involved would require a large sum of money.
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Point Pleasant
George 4. Reirden
House of Delegates
Mason County
Putnam County
Rairden
New Haven Mayor Proclaims Memorial Day Service
New Haven mayor Harry Layne proclaims a Memorial Day gathering at 9:30 am at the Lutheran Church Honor Roll. Residents will pay tribute to William Perry William Dyer Joseph Capehart Roger Powell Crummit Lough Bert Capehart and Eldon Martin for their supreme sacrifice in the war.
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New Haven
Harry 0. Layne
William Perry
William Dyer
Joseph Capehart
Roger Powell
Crummit Lough
Bert Capehart
Eldon Martin
Layne
Hutchinson Insurance Agency to Seek State Incorporation
Will incorporate the 50 year old Hutchinson Insurance Agency now led by John Clay Hutchinson who recently acquired the firm. Partners POINT PLEASANT-RE. W Kro del and A E Thomas join Hutchinson, with Thomas having five years as a salesman with the agency.
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Point Pleasant
RE. W. Krodel
A. E. Thomas
John Clay Hutchinson
Secretary of State
Hutchinson Insurance Agency
Hutchinson
Kroder
Thomas
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