Holiday Tree Lighting Opens City Park Festivities
Gallipolis announces the holiday season opening Friday night November 22 with a large tree erected in City Park. Streets will be decorated with evergreens and lights, a parade will feature Santa Claus and youths, and a letters-to-Santa receptacle will be installed. Local businesses plan receptions and gift distributions as the chamber of commerce advances plans.
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Santa Claus
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Boy Scouts
School Patrol
Aldren
Costum
Ason
Nksgiving
Chamber of Merce
Furr
Assault by Judge of Election at Greenfield Polls
Sheriff’s deputies arrested Oke ks, 45, Democratic judge, after a man named Jenkins, 35, reported being assaulted as he entered a voting booth. Jenkins had facial injuries and knocked his opponent to the floor. Minor disturbances noted at other polling places with no further arrests.
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Gallipolis
Greenfield
Stanley Jenkins
Okeks
Mans
Oks
Jenkins
Draft Numbers Are Received in Gallia County
Gallia County Selective Force Board reports the master lottery list from Washington has arrived and numbers are being assigned to registrants for military training. The county quota is not yet received but expected daily at board headquarters.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Gallia County Selective Force Board
Gallipolis Social Notes Bride Wed In City Home
Charles Evans and Miss Ruth Roe were married by Rev. John Tipton on Saturday November 2 at the bride's mother's home on Upper Third Ave Gallipolis. Guests included family and friends from Gallipolis and Cincinnati. Evans works for a motor company and they will reside in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Charles Evans
Ruth Roe
John Tipton
John Roe
Upper Third Ave
Ada Evans
John Evans
Homer Lanier
C. W. Lanier
Bert Elliott
Ella Russell
Dessie
Dave Cunningham
Raymond Houck
Cincinnati
Evans
Surprise Birthday Party for Juanita Edler
Juanita Edler was surprised with a party Monday evening by her parents Mr and Mrs Lester Edler at their Court and Third Avenue home for her sixteenth birthday celebration. A large group of friends attended and enjoyed refreshments.
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Lena Fellore
Hazel
Vinton St
Gallipolis
American Association of University Women
Douglas Tomkies
Huntington
Leo C. Bean
Tomkies
Vassar Euthenics Institute
Vassar
Elmer Vaught
I. S. Vaught
Evelyn Vaught
Robert Woods
J. G. McIntyre
Thomas Sorten
Carlos Wolford
R. E. Dawson
Clifford Wood
Northup
W. Lewis Brown
Ethel Young
Anna Mae Evans
Business and Professional Women's Club
Ironton
Emilie Smith
Chesapeake
Wayne Sams
Virgie Smith
Juanita Edler
Lester Edler
Court
Third Avenue
Gallia County Grangers Hold Election and Installations
Gallia County Pomona Grange met at Ohio Valley Grange Hall with 65 members represented from multiple granges. Officers for 1941 were elected including Master R. P. McCarley and Stanley Shaver as installing officer. Apple pie contest winner was Mrs. H. E. Shaver, who advances to state competition in Cleveland.
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Gallia County
Pomona Grange
Ohio Valley Grange Hall
A. W. Biffle
Ohio Valley Grange
S. S. Long
Hollis Harbour
Margaret Harbour
Freda Jenkins
Patriot Grange
Cora
Gallia
Georges Creek
Harris
Huntington
Little Kgger
Ohio Valley
Patriot
Springfield
Swan Creek
O. E. Painter
Stanley Shaver
Little Kyger Grange
Cadmus Grange
Harris Grange
Cora Grange
Little Ryger
Ohio State Grange
Cleveland
Everett G. Royer
Clara Belle Motter
Fathers and Sons To Meet at High School
Gallipolis. Coach Garfield Griffith schedules a Dad and Son meeting in the high school gym at 7 30 p m on November 11. The athletic board includes E E Higgins C C Byers Elmer Caldwell Harold Brown and Garfield Griffith with assistants Marshall Boggs Charles Swanson Dwight Wetherholt and Vero Pesano. Short talks by school officials athletes and fathers planned plus a football film during the evening.
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Gallipolis
Garfield Griffith
E. E. Higgins
C. C. Byers
Elmer Caldwell
Harold Brown
Marshall Boggs
Charles Swanson
Dwight Wetherholt
Vero Pesano
River Craft Receives Ohio River Trial Runs
The Jason, sister ship of the Alexander MacKenzie, underwent trial trips on the Ohio River Monday. Built by Marietta Manufacturing Co, the 202 foot two inch long vessel features a 167 foot hull, 37 feet six inch beam, eight feet two inch depth, and 2,000 horsepower with twin tandem compound engines. Unlike its coal burning sister ship, the Jason uses oil firing with condensing water tube boilers able to generate 350 pounds of steam pressure.
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Gallipolis
Jason
Alexander MacKenzie
Ohio
Marietta Manufacturing Company
C. O. Weissenberger
MacKenzie
Apple Pie Contest Featured in Gallia County Event
A Gallia County gathering showcased an apple pie baking contest with a Harrison quartet musical program a playlet by Mr and Mrs Homer Baker Mrs Sadie Irion Mrs Carol Plymale and R P McCarley a sing along and a talk by Everett G Royer A lunch of sandwiches pie pickles followed The next meeting is January 6 at Georges Creek.
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Gallia County
Harrison Quartet
Homer Baker
Sadie Irion
Carol Plymale
R. P. McCarley
Everett G. Royer
Georges Creek
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