Gallia Red Cross Fall Membership Drive Kicks Off
Gallia County Red Cross begins its annual membership drive Friday November 11 with plans to cover Gallia County by solicitors. Goal is 1000 members as the chapter highlights disaster preparedness, first aid stations at Rio Grande and Vinton, and training of 26 people.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Red Cross
C. W. Booth
Rio Grande
Vinton
National Red Cross
Veterans’ Bureau
Booth
Earl Gothard
C. W. Lanier
Bertie Cubbage
Jeannette Topping
Eugene Spear
W. E. Howell
Claude Shahan
Edna Mae Cooper
Jane Cooper
F. W. Shane
Clarence Booth
Lester White
Carlos Niday
Herbert Cardwell
Ellen Cherrington
Martha Cousins
Raymond Jones
Walter Wise
Jewell Elliott
Ford Lawrence
Lane Lawrence
Robert Harrison
Gallia Academy High School
Bidwell-Porter High School
Washington and Lincoln
Crown City
Frances Caldwell
J. C. Butz
Anna Simmerman
George Sagen
Outspoken speaker at Ohio Baptist Young Peoples’ Convention
Rev. Jacob Gartenhaus of Atlanta Ga addresses the Gallipolis convention noting Hitler as a tool used to gather Jewish people. He cites biblical exoduses from Egypt and Babylon and comments on Austrian annexation and Austrian freedom of expression. Elks Club hosts election returns crowd at Gallipolis courthouse.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Baptist Young Peoples’ Convention
Jacob Gartenhaus
Atlanta
Gartenhaus
Hitler
Elks’ Club
Court House
Election Board
Gallia Natives To Meet in Columbus
Former Gallia County residents in Columbus and vicinity plan a social evening November 16 at Sunshine Park Shelter House from 7 to 10 30. The event includes a Gallia County spelling school music a reading from McGuffey's Readers and time for visiting with coffee and doughnuts. J Boyd Davis chairs the group. Mrs J E Thompson is secretary. Also reported a minor collision involving Patsy Broyles and Austin Davis at Second and State Streets with minimal damage.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Columbus
Sunshine Park
McGuffey
J. Boyd Davis
J. E. Thompson
Radish Grows Huge in Crown City Garden
Howard Pickett’s garden in Crown City yields an 18 inch radish with a 36 inch tall stalk, a standout specimen in county competition.
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Gallipolis
Howard Pickett
Crown City
Two Traffic Lights Approved for City
Gallipolis city commission ordered traffic lights at Third and Pine streets site of many crashes and at Routes 7 and 141 at Chickamauga Bridge. The panel approved small raises boosting Paul Myers waterworks engineer to 125 dollars monthly and Harry Gwinn night engineer to 80 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Third and
Pine Sts
Chickamauga Bridge
Paul Myers
Harry Gwinn
Leaders for County Grange Are Selected
Gallia County Pomona Grange elects officers including Stanford Brinker master and Vernon Myers overseer. Other posts named at Georges Creek and nearby halls with Marguerite Moore lecturer and Mrs Charles V Ward assistant lecturer. Installation set January 4 at Knights of Pythias Hall Gallipolis. Delegates chosen for state sessions are W W Metcalf and Briggs Kirby.
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Gallipolis
Pomona Grange
Stanford Brinker
Georges Creek
Vernon Myers
Ohio Valley
Marguerite Moore
Springfield
Charles V. Ward
James Roush
Little Kyger
George Brinker
Maggie Delaney
Homer Baker
Harland Wollborn
Harris
Homer Mossman
Knights of Pythias Hall
Gallia County
W. W. Metcalf
Briggs Kirby
Legion To Have Special Armistice Day Program
Gallipolis bells ring Friday at 7 p m as 20 rounds from a Lafayette Post squad fire at the Doughboy monument in City Park followed by taps to open the Armistice Day party. A Legion Hall gathering will host refreshments with committee members named and invited members to attend.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
City Park
Legions Hall
Charles Huber
Dewey Sallaz
George Lear
Joe Kraus
R. N. Farmer
Taber
Speaker Change Advances Local BPW Club Meeting
Illness of guest speaker Katharine Edbrooke from London and Ohio State University prompts move from Friday to Monday November 21. Mrs. Harry Miller of Gallipolis will be guest speaker at the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club gathering.
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Gallipolis
Katharine Edbrooke
London
England
Ohio State University
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Harry Miller
James Viars Dies at Home in Gallia County
James E. Viars 77 died of a second stroke at his Vinton home. Survived by daughters Bertha Benson of Fostoria and Pearl Viars of Gary Indiana and son Carl Viars of Toledo. Funeral services set for Thursday in Vinton with burial in Fostoria. An alleged reef er victim Mrs Mildred Harmon 35 a WPA worker has entered Athens state hospital after a probate court hearing. Officers say she was a marijuana cigarette addict.
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Gallipolis
James E. Viars
Vinton
Leantha Baker
Bertha Benson
Fostoria
Pearl Viars
Gary
Ind
Carl Viars
Toledo
Viars
Mildred Harmon
WPA
Athens State Hospital
Udga Tablets Promise Relief For Ulcer And Stomach Pain
Thousands praise Udga for relief of ulcer and stomach pains indigestion gas pains heartburn burning sensation and other acid related conditions. 25c package available today at Athens Pharmacy and all good drug stores with money back guarantee.
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Athens
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Congress
Thomas A. Jenkins
Pol. Adv
Zipper D'Alls
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Big Yank
Nashua
Melton
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