Gallipolis High Baccalaureate speaker from Rio Grande College
Gallipolis High School held its baccalaureate with 108 graduates, split 54 girls and 54 boys, in Grace Methodist Church. Rev. R. Lloyd Pabst, president of Rio Grande College, addressed the class on “Whose Ramparts We Watch,” urging faith in Christianity and lifelong learning. An all student choir and soloists performed, followed by benediction and a reception.
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J. W. Hoyt
Rachmaninoff
W. Scott Westerman
DeKoven
Elizabeth Shough
R. Lloyd Pabst
Rio Grande College
Hoyt
Haskins Rites Held For Mrs Maude Rucker Haskins
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude Rucker Haskins were held at Mercerville Church following her death at Athens State Hospital Friday night. Surviving relatives include son Loren in Norwalk, sisters Mrs. Frank Small of Colorado Springs and Mrs. Robert Rose of Crown City, and brother Asa Rucker of Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Athens State Hospital
James P. Haskins
Maude Rucker
Mercerville Church
Loren
Norwalk
Frank Small
Colorado Springs
Robert Rose
Crown City
Asa Rucker
Taft Recommends $135,000 Hospital Center at Point Pleasant
Gallipolis reports residents jubilant over federal health coordinator Charles P. Taft recommendation to establish a hospital costing 100000 dollars and a 35000 dollar health center in Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Charles P. Taft
Memorial services for Mt Zion Church soldier dead
In Mt Zion Church at 11 a.m. Sunday memorial services honored a soldier buried in the adjoining cemetery. William Janes delivered the address to mourners.
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Gallipolis
Mt. Zion Church
William Janes
Healing through Christian Science in everyday life
An ongoing lecture on Christian Science argues that true man is the immortal idea of God not a mortal. A healer recounts a 35 year ailment cured during a lecture and contrasts hypnotic illusion with spiritual law. The piece emphasizes mind over matter and urges study of Science and Health for practical religion.
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God
Mrs. Eddy
Paul
Science
Christian Science
Principals Association Forms At Mt Vernon Meeting
The Logan High principal Fred Burchfield was named secretary and C. J. Luttrell of Lorain was chosen chairman as the Activities Committee of the Ohio Principals Association organized at a Mt. Vernon Saturday session. Mrs. Burchfield attended.
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Logan — Activities Committee
Ohio Principals Association
Mt. Vernon
Fred Burchfield
Logan High
C. J. Luttrell
Lorain
Liquor Store to Close for One Day in Logan
State liquor store in Logan will be closed all day Friday May 30. Manager A J Curl said the store will stay open until 10 p m on Thursday evening.
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Logan
A. J. Curl
Ill With Flu Confines Mrs Thurness to Bed
Mrs H F Thurness of E Main Street is ill with influenza and has been confined to bed for several days.
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Logan
H. F. Thurness
E. Main St
Electric Co Op Gets 134 000 Federal Loan
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative of Gallipolis received a federal loan of 134000 to extend lines into Gallia Jackson and Lawrence Counties. About 300 subscribers will join the 524 rural members served. A later extension into Meigs and Athens Counties may cost 350000 pending approval. John R. Lusher, superintendent, heads operations from Gallipolis.
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Electric Co-Op
Gallipolis
The
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence Counties
Lawrence
J. Sanford Evans
Meigs
Athens
John R. Lusher
Women NYA School Discussion In Gallipolis
Civic leaders and others meet Miss Louise Walcott NYA area supervisor at Gallipolis High School tonight at 7 30 for plans to establish a women training center. Chillicothe and Portsmouth are also eyed as possible sites for the project.
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Gallipolis
Louise Walcott
NYA
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Car Reverses and Damages Four Vehicles in Gallipolis
Jerome Wilson of Bidwell started his car on East State Street and forgot it was in reverse. The vehicle rolled backward, striking four parked cars owned by James Benson Vaughn Glassburn and May Kelly. No serious injuries were reported.
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Gallipolis
Jerome Wilson
Bidwell
East State St
James Benson
Vaughn Glassburn
May Kelly
Holzer Hospital to Open New Nursery on Third Floor
Gallipolis records show Holzer Hospital expanding with an eight crib nursery on the third floor. It will feature modern furnishings and be a show place of the institution upon completion.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Services Held for Frank H. Smeltzer 71
Funeral services for Frank H. Smeltzer age 71 who died Friday evening from a heart attack in a local barber shop were largely attended this afternoon at Entsminger Funeral Home. Rev W Scott Westerman Methodist minister presided.
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Gallipolis
Frank H. Smeltzer
Entsminger
W. Scott Westerman
Bartlett Builds House in Riverside View Lot
J R Bartlett resident highway engineer plans a new residence along Route 7 south of Gallipolis near Bailey Walker place. The site offers a fine overlook of the Ohio River and anchors a local building project.
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Gallipolis
J. R. Bartlett
Route 7
Bailey Walker
Ohio River
Memorial services honor soldiers in Vinton Park
Dead honored as impressive Memorial services in Gallipolis and Vinton Memorial Park Sunday afternoon. American Legion Post members participated in a program of music addresses and floral decorations of soldiers graves drawing large attendance.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
Vinton Memorial Park
Hatfield Family Heads to Lexington to See Son Graduate
Sheriff and Mrs E E Hatfield traveled Sunday to Lexington Missouri to witness Karl Hatfield graduate from a military academy. They plan an auto tour of the west coast following the ceremony.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Lexington
Karl
Rio Grande College Summer Term Opens June 18
Rio Grande College will begin its summer term on June 18, registrar Mrs. C. T. Sharpton announces. The schedule marks the start of summer classes and enrollment logistics for students.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
C. T. Sharpton
Legion Is Escort At Thomas Funeral
Thousands gathered at Joe Thomas's N Market Street home to pay respects plus wide floral tributes marking a well respected figure in the Hocking Valley. Final rites at St. John s Catholic Church were led by Father John Eyerman, with Logan Post American Legion giving military honors and forming an escort from residence to church and Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
N. Market St
Joe Thomas
Thomas
Hocking Valley
St. John’s Catholic Church
John Eyerman
Logan Post
American Legion
Oak Grove Cemetery
Social notes from Gallipolis highlight gatherings and engagements
Mrs W G Sibley hosted a luncheon bridge at Hotel Libby with nine contract tables and prizes for top scores. Numerous Point Pleasant matrons attended. The First Presbyterian women met for dinner and heard reports from the Athens Presbyterial, with a local woodwind quartet. Engagements include Marian Kerr to Roy Allen Granger with a August 30 wedding planned.
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Gallipolis
W. G. Sibley
Hotel Libby
Harry Miller
Boyd Thomas
Weisenburger
Point Pleasant
Tal Stribling
S. C. Wilhelm
Milton Miller
Walter Windsor
Harold Sayre
C. O. Weissenburger
Women’s Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Clara Worman
Athens
Marian Kerr
Horace S. Kerr
Columbus
Roy Allen Granger
Co. E. Granger
Zanesville
Miss Kerr
Fairfax Hall
Waynesboro
Ohio State University
Ohio State
School of Optometry
Kerr
Gallia County
S. J. Kerr
Birthday Party for Miss Jean Saunders Honors Seventeen
Miss Jean Saunders celebrated her 17th birthday Thursday evening with a party hosted by her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Saunders. Guests included Betty Lee Taylor Anna Mae Halley Martha Hively Marvin Long Frank Clendenin Paul Carter John Campbell Kendall and Ted Saunders as refreshments followed games and a social evening.
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Jean Saunders
Earl Saunders
Betty Lee Taylor
Anna Mae Halley
Martha Hively
Marvin Long
Frank Clendenin
Paul Carter
John Campbell
Kendall
Ted Saunders
Wedding of Hugh Bean Evans and Audrey Wilcke in Dayton
Mrs. Leo Bean of Gallipolis and Mrs. M. E. Rathburn of Rutland attended the ceremony at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Rev Hugh Bean Evans, son of Rev Hugh Ivan Evans, was ordained to the ministry the same evening with his father assisting alongside two brothers.
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Leo Bean
Gallipolis
M. E. Rathburn
Rutland
Dayton
Hugh Bean Evans
Audrey Wilcke
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hugh Ivan Evans
Snyder Well Drilling Reaches 1550 Feet
Logan reports drilling 1 550 feet on the oil well for Abe Snyder on Woodard lease in Starr Township. It is the first new operation in years in the district and may lead to at least two more wells in Hocking county fields if this well proves productive.
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LOGAN
Abe Snyder
Woodard
Starr Township
Snyder
Hocking County
Rains Harden Soil Force Replanting Across County
Logan gardeners report heavy rains over a week hardened soil preventing bean germination. Replanting is underway in many fields while some early potatoes already show damage after initial growth.
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LOGAN
Logan High Golf Team Misses Upper Bracket Finish
After 36 holes in the state tourney Logan High posted 757 total, with 350 after the first 18. Team members Mark Lohr Ray Lohr Jack Hughes and Jimmy McGonagle played under coach Kaye Blosser with opening rounds on Friday.
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LOGAN
Logan High School
Mark
Ray Lohr
Jack Hughes
Jimmy McGonagle
Kaye Blosser
Camp Lee memories shared by local veteran returns home
Logan Wayne Vancuren of this city spent Friday to Monday visiting his parents and relatives. A member of the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lee Virginia he notes many changes at the camp remembered by Hocking County residents who served with the 37th Division in World War I.
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C. H. Booton
Betty Mootz
Columbus
Maramor
Roberta Cornwell
James O’brien
W. A. Keller
Robert Keller
West
Oklahoma
Kansas
W. E. Welker
Bidwell
G. R. McCarley
Norman
Bellaire
C. N. Houck
Chillicothe
Billy
Anna Allison
Rio Grande
Robert Bischoff
Springfield
W. W. Williams
Eulah
J. H. McCormick
Holland
Mich
Williams
Nellie Scarberry
Joe Ray
Jimmie
Buffalo
N. Y
Walter Wise
Sam Ray
Russell Dennis
Clarence McCormick
McCormick
Barris
Nashua
N. H
Dennis
L. B. Shaw
Arthur Dierker
Logan
Wayne Vancuren
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Lee
Vancuren
Civil Service Exam Planned for Logan Police Posts
Members of the City Civil Service commission indicate an examination to qualify men for appointment to the police department will be held within the next three weeks.
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Logan
City Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Marriage Licenses Filed in Gallipolis Area
Weekend applicants include Robert E Freed 21 Ironton and Irma June Ferrell 21 Williamson W Va. William N Shelton 22 New Boston and Lorraine Adams 21 Portsmouth. Robert J Harper 22 Wellson and Erma Jean Scott 21 Wellson. Milton E Llewellyn 33 Charleston and Gladys Huber 29 Charleston. James Jones 21 Pt Pleasant and Sarah Kearns 21 Clifton. Chester Keller 19 Randolph and Helen Thorne 17 Gallipolis Ferry.
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Gallipolis
Robert E. Freed
Ironton
Irma June Ferrell
Williamson
W. Va
William N. Shelton
New Boston
Lorraine Adams
Portsmouth
Robert J. Harper
Erma Jean Scott
Wellson
Milton E. Llewellyn
Gladys Huber
Charleston
James Jones
Pt. Pleasant
Sarah Kearns
Clifton
Chester Keller
Randolph
Ohio
Helen Thorne
Gallipolis Ferry
Communion Service Before Minister’s Ohio Conference Trip
Grace Methodist Church held a communion service yesterday morning as Rev. W. Scott Westerman prepared to depart for the Ohio Conference sessions in Columbus starting Tuesday. It is reported he may be transferred to another charge within the state by conference officials.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Ohio
Columbus
Westerman
Mrs Neva Denny of Vinton Recovering After Fall
Mrs Neva Denny of Vinton is reported recovering from injuries after a fall at home. She sustained a severe head injury and a badly cut hand from broken glass. Doctors feared a skull fracture but it did not occur and her present condition is satisfactory.
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Gallipolis
Neva Denney
Vinton
Trash Removal Ends After System Abused
Gallipolis reports alleged abuse of the city rubbish removal system led City Manager John Gwinn to announce that only garbage will be removed. Vast heaps from spring cleaning swamped the service and the pushcart abolishment order may be rescinded to allow private removal, with deposits barred inside city limits.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Dr Hoyt Preaches in Sagen Absence at First Baptist
Dr J W Hoyt of Warsaw Indiana preached at two services in Gallipolis First Baptist Church yesterday and will serve in a ministerial capacity during Rev George Sagen's absence as an army chaplain at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Hoyt has previously led evangelistic meetings in the church and is widely known in the city and county.
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Gallipolis
J. W. Hoyt
Warsaw
Ind
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Fort Bragg
N. C
Hoyt
Aliens Must Report Changes of Address in Gallia County
In Gallia County the Commissioner in Washington warns all registered aliens to report address changes within five days or face a $100 fine and up to three months in prison. The majority of the county's aliens are said to be resident patients at the state hospital.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
Washington
State Hospital
William Cardwell To Receive Degree
William Cardwell is among more than 300 Tri-State College graduates at Angola Indiana. He will receive a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and has long shown an interest in aviation, having studied at the local flying field during high school.
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Gallipolis
Tri-State College
Angola
Ind
William Cardwell
Herbert Cardwell
Young Cardwell
School Movies Preview by Ed Wise Tonight
Washington Auditorium hosts a screening of school motion pictures made by Ed Wise and his photography class. The program presents recent work by students and faculty and the public is invited to attend.
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Gallipolis
Ed Wise
Washington Auditorium
Ton Jon No 1 Credited By Fairfield County Man
Charles Puckett of Carroll Ohio near Lancaster credits Ton Jon No 1 with curing his stomach ulcers and constipation after weeks of use in 1932. He says he can eat freely now and no longer wakes at night for kidney relief, inviting others to verify.
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Ton Jon
Fairfield County
Charles Puckett
Carroll
Ohio
Lancaster
Christian Church
Quick
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