Losing Club To Entertain In February
Gallipolis to run an attendance contest at the Rotary Club as four groups led by Holliday Jones Hoy and Lineberry vie to avoid fines 25 cents per missed meeting for the student loan fund. The attendance committee Ellinwood Bean Wheeler will host features over the three month period.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Lawrence Holliday
Homer Beckett
Eugene Spear
James Martin
Hugh Morris
Clyde Mitchell
Ernest Wiseman
Frank Wetherholt
Eldon Wiseman
William H. Jones
Lavarre Lovett
Leo C. Bean
Homer B Thomas
Morris Haskins
Carlos Niday
Paul Foster
Harry Wheeler
Lewis W. Gishler
Raymond D. Hoy
Homer W. Walter
Harry R. Hurn
Robert Ruland
Paul Mossman
G. G. Kineon
Ray Ellinwood
H. W. Wether
Eight Couples Secure Marriage Licenses
Permits to wed issued in Gallipolis list eight couples including John Huffman and Evelyn Wetzel both 21, Morgan McDaniel 22 with Helen Byers 21, Wilbur Bergdorf 23 with Elizabeth Phillips 22, William Smith 72 with Lydia Deckard 72, George Smith 35 with Gladys Lloyd 38, Wayne Sisson 22 with Annabelle Rupe 21, Howard Peters 25 with Ruby Ramsey 22, and Harry Liggins 40 with Mary Shockley 21.
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Gallipolis
John Huffman
Wellston
Evelyn Wetzel
Gallia
Morgan McDaniel
Helen Virginia Byers
Pt. Pleasant
Wilbur Bergdorf
Elizabeth Phillips
Canal Fulton
William C. Smith
Keystone
Lydia Deckard
Vinton
George Smith
Columbus
Gladys Lloyd
Bidwell
Wayne Sisson
Annabelle Rupe
Cheshire
Howard J. Peters
Ruby Ramsey
South Charleston
W. Va
Harry Liggins
Mary E. Shockley
Order Suspension of County Road Work
Gallia County commissioners on Monday ordered the suspension of all road work in the county except emergency repairs and projects under WPA contract as a retrenchment measure.
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Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
WPA
Gallipolis Social Notes Honor Guests and Local Moves
Gallipolis social items note Eleanor Rentz entertaining friends for a bridge in honor of Mrs. George Frederick Bovie who recently arrived from Huntington and will reside with Mr. Bovie. Births are announced for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Cherrington and for Gloria Jean to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Collins. Tom Eachus earns Epsilon Pi Tau membership with professors Kinnison and Stephan escorting him to Muncie. Various residents travel, relocate, or visit family across Gallipolis and nearby towns, with partial lists of names and places.
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Rentz
Bridge
George Frederick Bovie
Huntington
Collins
William J. Collins
Eileen Gilmore
Springfield
Gloria Jean
G. C. Gilmore
Bulaville
David C Collins
Tom Eachus
Ben Eachus
Ohio University
Epsilon Pi Tau
Kinnison
Stephan
Muncie
Ind
Deer Sighted in Thurman District Near Roosevelt Preserve
Gallipolis reports Ernest Thorne and Maurice Jones saw a buck deer in the Thurman area. The animal grazed in a pasture then vanished into nearby woods, believed to have strayed from Roosevelt Game Preserve in Scioto County.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Thorne
Maurice Jones
Thurman
Roosevelt
Scioto County
State road crew trims six workers in payroll cut
Gallipolis reports a force reduction in the state highway department with six employees removed: William Niday, Isaac Sheets, Joe Carter, Robert Evans, Samuel Clench, and Hortie Roush. About 15 workers remain to continue maintenance under Supt. James Boggs.
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Gallipolis
William Niday
Isaac Sheets
Joe Carter
Robert Evans
Samuel Clench
Hortie Roush
James Boggs
Funeral Services Held For Charles Stewart
Gallipolis funeral rites were conducted for Charles L. Stewart 53 who died Saturday night at a Huntington veterans hospital. Rev Earl Cremeens led services at Bidwell and he was buried in Pine Street Cemetery. Survived by wife Ella Reed and children Charles Betty Esther Dan Eugene Russell Frank Robert William and Sally.
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Gallipolis
Charles L. Stewart
Huntington
Bidwell
Earl Cremeens
Pine Street
Stewart
Ella Reed
Charles
Betty
Esther
Dan Eugene
Russell
Frank
Robert
William
Sally
Funeral services held for J. Stanley Cottrell
Rev. W. FE Ew ing of Mt. Sterling officiated Thurman in Gallia County for J. Stanley Cottrell 52 native of the county who died in Columbus Sunday. Surviving brothers Owen and Talmadge Cottrell and sister Mrs. Charles Northup of Northup. Cottrell formerly employed in the local post office.
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Gallipolis
W. FE. Ewing
Mt. Sterling
Thurman
J. Stanley Cottrell
Gallia County
Columbus
Owen
Talmadge Cottrell
Charles Northup
Northup
Cottrell
Promoted to Major George Bush U S Army
Relatives report Capt George Bush promoted to major. A native of Gallipolis and West Pointer, he is now stationed in Hawaii.
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Gallipolis
George Bush
U. S. Army
Bush
Hawaii
Cost Curtails WPA Sewing Work in Gallia
Gallia county relief director M R Allen says WPA sewing center operations may be cut due to higher material costs. County commissioners allotted 6000 dollars for materials rent light and heat as costs have risen over 100 percent. Denim price jumped from six to 14 cents per yard and other fabrics followed. A proposal to stop adult garment manufacturing is being considered as first reductions.
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Gallipolis
WPA
M. R. Allen
Many See Launching Of Mine Planter Knox
Large crowds along the Ohio River north of Point Pleasant watched the launch of the hull of the mine planter Knox. She is the first of a flotilla of 14 identical vessels to be built at Marietta Manufacturing Co. Guests of the company attended the event and were later hosted at a reception.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant
Knox
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Excavation suspended on Chickamauga Road project
Excavation on the Chickamauga Road construction near Gallipolis will pause for about a month due to unfinished concrete bridge abutments. Crews will rush abutment work to allow hillside grading to resume, with completion hoped for in November subject to weather.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga
Emmett Gothard Dies In West Virginia
Emmett Gothard 55 formerly of Green Township died after a weekend illness in Clarksburg West Virginia. Funeral services were held Monday at Centenary Church. A brother Willard resides in Gallipolis. Fremont Gardner 19 of Pt Pleasant shows improvement after skull fracture from a fall in the same area.
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Gallipolis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Centenary Church
Emmett Gothard
Green Township
Willard
Fremont Gardner
Pt. Pleasant
Faithful Hill custodians longtime Gallia Academy staff
Mr. and Mrs. Kinzey Hill, color supervisory custodians at Gallia Academy High School for 21 years, have guided over 1,900 freshmen to graduation, earning affection as Uncle Kinzey and Aunt Hester. They lead in Paint Creek Baptist Church, with Hester as Sunday School superintendent, and remain deeply involved with 500 pupils. After 15 years in Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson visit Gallipolis as former residents.
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Gallipolis
Kinzey Hill
Gallia Academy High School
Hillis
Kinzey
Hester
Hill
Paint Creek
Los Angeles
William Johnson
City
Swan Creek Grange to Open Meeting to Public Friday
Announcement says Friday night Swan Creek Grange meeting will be open to the public. Local residents are invited to attend and participate in the program.
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Gallipolis
Swan Creek Grange
Heavy vote anticipated in Gallipolis election
In Gallipolis the city and county voting will close at 6 30 p m with a vigorous off year campaign. Returns are expected from election board headquarters by eight o clock tonight as candidates and supporters jockey for votes. State leaders say most contests will be close and no defeats conceded until results are in.
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Gallipolis
Election Board
Town Clock Needs Replacement Verge Says Custodian
GALLIPOLIS The 75 year old town clock is near death and will not run without a new verge of an obsolete style not manufactured. A courthouse tower clock could cost about 400 dollars, but the county commissioners have not indicated they will fund the purchase.
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Gallipolis
John Norman
Gallipolis Students To Attend State Game
More than 100 pupils and teachers will travel to Columbus to see the Ohio State versus Wisconsin game as high school day guests. Principal Carl C. Byers coordinates arrangements and will attend principals association sessions in the Ohio Education Building.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Carl C. Byers
Ohio
Rites for Noah Wood Set for Wednesday
Noah A. Wood 58 was found dead Sunday evening from a heart attack at his Gage merchandising place in Perry Township. Rites will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Salem Church near his home, with Rev. Jennings Cremeens officiating. He was born locally, never married, and is survived by brothers J. J. Wood of Gage and Hampton Wood of Arkansas, and sisters Mrs. Dan Davis of Gage and Mrs. William Ropeter of Centenary.
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Gallipolis
Noah A. Wood
Gage
Perry Township
Salem Church
Jennings Cremeens
Wood
J. J. Wood
Hampton Wood
Arkansas
Dan Davis
William Ropeter
Centenary
Adkins to Face Court on DUI Charge in Addison
Earl Adkins will face court Wednesday on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated. Clarence Jones was fined $10 and costs for intoxication. Both residents of the Addison neighborhood.
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Gallipolis
Earl Adkins
Clarence Jones
Addison
Legion Plans Armistice Day Services in Gallipolis
Arrangements for the American Legion Lefayette Post Armistice Day program will be set at the regular meeting Wednesday night. A flag will fly on a new pole at Mound Hill Cemetery burial plot and lowered at retreat with ex service men and citizens. A parade of 204 Lefayette Post members led by the school band will march through the city at 5 p.m. dinner will follow and a celebration party continues into the night. The post reports its largest membership for this period and says the membership drive will continue.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Post
Legion
Mound Hill Cemetery
Lefayette Post
the Post
Woodmen and Ladies Plan Armistice Day Event
Gallipolis Camp Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors auxiliary announce Armistice Day observance Friday night. Local residents will give brief addresses and a steak fry will precede dancing. Hall will feature national colors and autumn flowers.
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Gallipolis
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J. J. Lovell
Morgantown
Tom Fachus
William H. Walker
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N. Y
Ruth Richards
Elizabeth Biddle
St. Petersburg
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Hilda Patterson
Ashville
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Edward Jenkinson
Crown City
Joe Miller
Margaret Alice Griffith
Maurice Fowler
Pleasantville
Billy Miller
Ohio State University
Fowler
Virgie Ball
Parkersburg
George Baird
Fort Knox
Osa Baird
Kate Shumate
Dayton
Oak Hill
EF. FE. Myers
Laurence Kemplar
New York
Gallipolis Clinic
Charles Stewart
CMC
Miss Portia Winters
Famous Food Authority of the
Messenger's Cooking School
Winters
Portia Winters
Coca-Cola
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Athens, Ohio
Gallia High School
Grangers
Noah Wood
Legion Plans
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