First Annual Open House at Gallipolis High School
Gallia Academy High School's first annual tea and open house during National Education Week drew hundreds. Principal Carl C. Byers thanked attendees as guests toured rooms, libraries, displays, and facilities including the swimming pool and gym, with moving pictures and student exhibits highlighting school activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Gallia Academy High School
Ann Bradbury
Elizabeth Breinig
Doris Covey
Norma Johnston
Katherine Kircher
Kathryn Lutz
Ruth Miller
Catherine Morrison
Elizabeth Shough
Eulah Williams
Harold Brown
Ben Bachus
Garfield Griffith
Harland Martin
Lawrence Smeltzer
Fred Stone
Dwight Wetherholt
Edward Wise
Frances Irion
Gallia Academy
Halloween Party At Blake Home Attracts About Seventy
About 70 youths attended a Halloween party Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Eldon Blake. The event was hosted by the U B Christian Endeavor Class members and helpers, with local families noted in attendance. Numerous visitors and relatives stopped by during the evening as part of a social round in Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Eldon Blake
U. B. Christian Endeavor
Webster Reed
John Kibble
Joppa
William Hoselton
George Reed
Charles Barringer
Coolville
Roxie Reed
Claud Smith
Reedsville
Marteen Rockhold
Delbert Barber
Bernard Adams
Herman Cowdery
Harold Cowdery
Lydia
Lucy Shultz
Leonard Barber
Carl
Robert
Earl F. Jordan
Vinton Ave
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Happenings
A roundup of social events in Gallipolis includes a 38th birthday celebration for J G Johnson hosted by Mr and Mrs Johnson with guests from several counties. Halloween parties and ladies aid meetings are reported along with house warmings and numerous visits by residents from nearby towns and cities.
Sues for Divorce in Gallipolis Case
Mrs. Ora Mc Grew files for divorce from Paul McGrew alleging gross neglect after a marriage of under one year. She says he left in April and kept his residence secret and asks to revert to her maiden name Myers.
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Gallipolis
Ora McGrew
Paul McGrew
Myers
Gallipolis Plans Move Toward Sesquicentennial Celebration
Gallipolis chamber members and a federal grant committee will meet at the Lafayette Hotel Friday night to set a budget appoint a director and choose a date for next year’s observance. A Rodger Producing Co representative will help outline a tentative program and pageant with more company involvement possible. Some favor a May to October program, others a brief whirlwind two week observance in October to mark the settlement anniversary.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce Sesquicentennial Committee
Lafayette Hotel
John B. Rodgers Producing Co
Slagle to Close Store Over Failing Health
Gallipolis report states Craig Slagle will close his Ben Franklin shop immediately to seek southern climes for health. A World War veteran gassed in 1918, his health requires a change. Family members will remain in town while he seeks recovery at a government hospital. The Second Avenue park square space is owned by J. E. Halliday, retired merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Craig Slagle
Ben Franklin
Southern Clines
Slagle
Second Avenue Park Square
J. E. Halliday
Woman Is Fined For Shoplifting
Mrs William Hawthorne of this city was arraigned in Magistrate Fred Milliser s court and found guilty of shoplifting. She was fined five dollars plus costs and sentenced to ten days in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Hawthorne
Fred Milliser
Condition Improves for Gallipolis Doctor After Paralytic Attack
Dr C Ross Niy day shows marked improvement after a week in critical condition following a paralytic attack. His recovery is now described as favorable with cautious optimism from medical staff.
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Gallipolis
C. Ross Niday
Aweek
Women of Dickey Chapel Plan Lunch for Voters
Will feed voters at Harrison townhouse on election day as women members arrange a lunch service to assist voters during the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dickey Chapel
Harrison Townhouse
Ladies Aid to Serve Lunch at Springfield Townhouse
Westerman Church auxiliary will offer a lunch at the Springfield townhouse on Tuesday. A separate note mentions sprats, fish found in British waters from November to February, and their whereabouts for the rest of the year remain unspecified.
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Gallipolis
British
Marriage Meddlers Sequel to Married Comrades
In Hotel Lansfield Madge Graham and Dicky plan to face a dangerous trap as Lillian Underwood schemes to rescue Dicky from a gangster plot. Dicky warns of possible betrayal while Madge reassures him of unwavering love and vows to stand by him through peril.
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Lansfield
Dicky
Madge Graham
Lillian Underwood
Madge
Greenwich Village
Lillian
Remarkable Rev. John Strait Centenarian Soldier of Revolution
WPA led survey at Gallipolis reveals Rev. John Strait who died January 7, 1860, aged 101 years four months seven days. He preached his 100th birthday sermon August 24, 1859 to about 300 neighbors at Clay Lick. His wife Sarah Blake, first white child born in Marietta stockade, mother of five, with many descendants in the county.
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Gallipolis
A. Dewey Sallar
John Strait
McCall
Harrison Township
Strait
Clay Lick
Sarah Blake
Marietta Stockade
Pomona Grange Plans Officer Election Meeting
The Gallipolis Pomona Grange will hold its Saturday night meeting at Centenary. A program will be presented, organizational matters discussed, and a buffet supper served.
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Gallipolis
Pomona Grange
Centenary
Ballots to be delivered for Gallipolis County election
About 50 000 ballots covering all issues to be voted Tuesday will be delivered Saturday by Downtawn Printing Co. to the election board. 12 000 Bigelow amendment ballots printed amid expected heavy voting, with 8 000 township trustee and clerk ballots and 4 000 each for township school board and mill tax levy and board of education ballots for Gallipolis City.
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Gallipolis
Election Board
Downtawn Printing Co
Board of Education
Huntington Township
Huntington
Centerville
Wild Life Films At Washington School Auditorium
Gallia county reports a showing of wild life reels at Washington School auditorium this evening at 8 o clock. The event is presented by the state department of conservation with a lecturer from the department. Admission is free and the local fish and game club urges a large audience.
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Gallipolis
Washington School Auditorium
State Department of Conservation
Fish and Game Club
Gallia Native Named Kanawha County Health Director
Dr. Bruce Pollock, a Gallia County native born in Swan Creek and former city resident, is appointed health director for Kanawha County West Virginia whose seat is Charleston. He has long been affiliated with the state health department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bruce Pollock
Swan Creek
Gallia County
Kanawha County
W. Va
Charleston
State Health Department
Fox Hunters meet in Logan with local officers
Ed Raines and Frank Allen, avid fox hunters from Rio Grande, attend the Ohio Fox Hunters Association meet in Logan. Both serve as officers in the local related club.
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Gallipolis
Ed Raines
Frank Allen
Rio Grande
Ohio Fox Hunters’ Association
Logan
Parker Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Dr. Claude B. Parker at Entsminger Funeral Home were held at 2 p.m. with rites by Rev. W. S. Westerman and Rev. L. W. Gisher. Interment followed at Mound Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gallia County bank officials. honorary pallbearers included about 20 Gallia County Medical Association members and visiting doctors.
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Gallipolis
Claude B. Parker
Entsminger
W. S. Westerman
Methodist
L. W. Gishler
Presbyterian Church
Mound Hill Cemetery
Gallia Count Medical Association
Booth Named Director Of County Child Welfare Office
Mrs. C. W. Booth, local Red Cross secretary, is appointed director of child welfare work in the county. She will combine duties in her courthouse office and spend most of the week in Columbus for instruction from the state welfare department under whose jurisdiction she will operate.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Booth
Red Cross
Columbus
State Welfare Department
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RAGE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallipolis High School
State of
Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Geraldine Beverage
Arthur Rosser
York
Ohio Company
Catherine Edsell
Athena Brick Company
Nelsonville
Charles W. Bayless
Esther HB. Gross
Foster B
Cornwell
Bremen
Germany
New York
Murmansk
Russia
Gallipolis Social Notes
J. G. Johnson
Jackson Road
Springfield
Athalia
Pomeroy
Middleport
Greenup
Ruth Stewart
Imogene Davis
Betty Cottrell
Lorene Gibson
Marie Loucks
Betty Stewart
Lois Sheline
Pauline Johnson
Mildred Beard
Judy Vance
Nancy Leaper
Thelma Fife
Louise Sheets
Jack Billups
Don Slagle
Bob McDonald
Charles Jenkins
J. G. Webb
Paul Robinson
Don Daniels
Eugene Smith
Joe Walters
Richard White
John Houck
Dan Miller
Gordon Stewart
Ladies Aid
K. H. Butler
Swan Creek Ladies’ Aid Society
Emma Kennedy
Violet Dobbins
Tressa Adams
Marjorie Davis
Leatha Wilson
Jean Higgins
Thelma Day
Audrey Slaven
Mary Young
Pearl Cooper
Dorothy Oldacre
Marie Burnette
Kathleen Pitchford
Betty Valentine
Judson Walters
Elmer Taylor
Gaynord Christ
Jimmy Boyles
Wilson Boyles
Max Tawney
James Young
Jesse Burnette
Harold Morrison
James Stover
Charles Edler
Junior Davis
E. W. Smith
Alice
Harry Rice
Tygart
Elkins
Herbert Brooks
Washington, D. C
Belle Simpkins
Sherman White
Carrie Plummer
Hazel Burke
Alvin Burke
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Harry K. Mills
Lewisburg
John Livesay
D. L. Case
Martha Case
Cincinnati
Walter Caufman
Kathleen Safford
Portsmouth
John S. Robinson
James
Donald Robinson
Chillicothe
Adele Garrison
Harry
Lil
Washington School
Gallia
Hg A
All America
Sir Walter Raleigh
Big Ben
Velvet
Oe Ted
Pablum
Mellins Food
Feenamint
Prince Albert
Kentucky Club
N. Court Street
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