Legion To Be Host at Fish Fry
GALLIPOLIS The Twenty sixth Armistice Day anniversary will be observed by Lafayette Post American Legion Saturday night with a fish fry at the Legion Hall in City Building. Gallipolis City Commission soldiers and sailors for World War II will be guests. Post Commander Col. HB Ecker announced the post will dispense with the usual Armistice Day street parades. Program begins at 8 with patriotic numbers and brief speeches probably by out of town guests and Col Ecker. Committee in charge includes Charles Huber Bert Elliott Ira Leaper Dale Durkee Harry Maggied and R. M. Farm. State and county offices and banks will be closed all day Saturday in observance. The post office will remain open as usual Saturday, Postmaster A Merriman announced.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Post
HB. Ecker
Col Ecker
Charles Huber
Bert Elliott
Ira Leaper
Dale Durkee
Harry Maggied
R. M. Farm
A. Merriman
New Patients at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis
New patients at Holzer Hospital include Miss Peggy Rathburn daughter of Mr and Mrs CA Rathburn of Gallipolis who came from Cleveland on Wednesday for an apopendectomy She had recently joined the Whelan Studio and was sent to Cleveland after working in New York Harrisburg Pa when she became ill Also listed are three new births a daughter to Mrs Raymond Spear a son to Mrs Merrill Simmons of Hamden and a daughter to Mrs Wendell Halley Huntington A four year old boy from Oak Hill Rd remains in critical condition after a line highway accident that injured his aunt Agnes Launderbeck and others in the family
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Gallipolis Hospital
Gallipolis
Merrill Simmons
Hamden
Wendell
Ralph Gibbs
New Haven
Farm Bureau Speaker to Address Gallia County Dinner
Ohio Farm Bureau federation leader Green will be principal speaker at the Gallia County Farm Bureau annual dinner Friday night at Grace Methodist Church. Edward H. Dickinson, county president, will introduce honored guests from township advisory councils and announce a program of entertainment.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Gallia County
Grace Methodt Church
Farm Bureau
Edward H. Dickinson
Centenarian voter casts ballot for presidency
Emmett P. Thompson of Little Rock voted on Tuesday for the twentieth time in a presidential election. He will be 98 next April and cast his first vote for Ulysses S. Grant in 1868, never missing an election since.
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Aut Unione
Emmett P. Thompson
Little Rgger
Thompson
Priident
Grant
Churches of Gallipolis Sunday Services Overview
Gallipolis churches list Sunday morning worship times, school hours, and youth meetings. Grace Methodist led by W Scott Westerman at 10 am, First Baptist at 10:30 am with 9:15 am Bible School, Presbyterian at 9:30 am, Episcopal Saint Peter’s at 4 pm, Church of Christ in Christian Union at 9:30 am, Garfield Avenue Church of Christ at 10 am Bible study and 10:45 am worship, Church of God on Third Avenue at 10:30 am, Nazareth on Vernon Shafer’s charge with 9:15 am school and 6:43 pm youth, Gallipolis Mission weekly schedule, Paint Creek Baptist at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm, A M E Church John Gee Chapel at 12 noon Sunday School.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
L Lovett
First Baptist Church
J Eaoward Hakes
Kari Saunders
Hakes
Ladies’ Aid
Theurch
First Presbyterian Church
Theodore Valenti
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church
Pam Church OF Christ IN Christian Union
Eastrun Avenue
Church OF Christ
Garfield Avenue
Ted Waller
Church OF God
Third Avene
HM. Smith
Allen Saker
Church OF the Nazarene
Vernon Shafer
Floyd M. Wise
Paint Creek
Mary Price
Henry Doss
A.M. E
John Gee
John Charge
Final Count Completed In Election
Gallia County board of elections reported the final unofficial county vote with Republicans carrying most offices. Key results included Craig D. Slagle, Jack Knight, Chauncey Somson, and others winning races. constitutional amendments approved. school levy units approved in Gallipolis and Crown City with local Yes for Waterions.
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Enulipolis
Gallia County
Sir Fhursday
Gallia
Craig D. Slagle
Gost
Jack Knght
Chauncey Somson
Will Ton Haskine
C. M. Bane
Joe Lulhart
Robert M. Beta
James 'B'O Brien
Howard Hard
Long
Pat of Brien
Sherif
Elmer E. Hatfield
Woodrow Laiman
Lacie
Sige
Otis Drummond
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Social Notes Thanksgiving gatherings and military moves
Thanksgiving in Gallipolis featured a family dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Larry Lupton on First Avenue with their son Charles set to enter military service next week. Sergeant Lewis Lupton is home on furlough and will celebrate a birthday November 11. Dr Elia G Lupton had a birthday November 5. A birth notice from New London Conn announced Barton Michael Brooks born November 5 to Mr and Mrs Barton Brooks. Social club meetings and local visits fill the week with families returning from travels and relatives gathering for weekends.
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Darry Lupton
Durteen
Charles
Lupton
Barton. Brooks
New London
Conn
Barton Michael
Gunnes
U.S. Navy
Brooks
Sherman White
Nazi flag on display in Empire Furniture window
A German flag was displayed in the Empire Furniture Store window, sent to Mrs. Paul Williams of Portsmouth Ave by her husband Sergeant Williams on the front in France. He captured it in a house German soldiers evacuated. The flag measures 6 by 12 feet and is described as excellent. Also sent to Mrs Lula Fraley by her son Billy, now in England recovering from wounds in France.
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Empire
Paul Williams
Portsmouth Ave
Sergeant Williams
Sattre Front
France
Lula Fraley
Billy
England
Tom
Rial
Ape
Many Gallia Youths Take Service Tests
Gallia youths gathered Thursday in Gallia County for a civil service examination. Rev Theodore Valenti of First Presbyterian addressed the men in the courthouse lobby. Coffee and doughnuts were provided by a Modern Woodmen committee alongside donations from several community supporters.
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Gallia
Uallipolis
Sunganree Gablin County
Colorsbut
Precinduetin Pha
Atric
Theodore« Valenti
First Presbyterian Ghareh Addres
Woodmen of America
Tra Nea
Tra Leaper
Ernie Davie
Ad Ben P Mecalley
Woodmen
W. W. Siglerst
Rov
Johnson Sey Walter
Mca
Gris
WSC
Blawell
Ary Society
Social notes from Point Pleasant gatherings and updates
Mrs Tol Stribling hosted the Married Ladies Bridge Club at 1008 Main Street. Prizes went to guest Dewey A. Windsor for defense stamps. Woman's Society of Christ at Trinity shared The Call and The Answer, with Miss Mary Hellems leading defonals and numerous members listed. Moose Club dessert bridge saw top scores earned by Miller, White, and Wendicken amid fall flower decor. Also reported are local personal notes on Mrs Effie Hall, a new baby for Sergeant Ray Spear, Lt Edwin M. Brown’s recovery, and the move of Mr and Mrs George W Skea to Jefferson Boulevard.
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Point Pleasant
Tol Stribling
Main St
Married Ladies Bridge ‘Club
Dewey A. Windsor
C. O. Weissenburger
E. E. Heiner
S.C Wilhelm
Milton’ L. Miller
Walter” A. Windsor
Robert S. Meyer
Weissenburger
Jefferson Blvd
Woman's Society of Christ
Trinity Methods
Mary Hellems
Vera Fadeley
Hostes
Flora Myers
E McElfresh
W. A. Greg
Charles Wamsley
HH Puliem
RD. Oseland
Fay Coder
C. “Blount
John J. Chase
G's Woodard
Mra B. Couch
O.B. Harper
Stanley Johnson
May Rhoades
Mousuin
The
Moose Club
Milton of Miller
Ronald White
Harry A. Wendicken
Moystin
Cart. Gardner
George Hi. Overholt
Howard Yerges
Juliet ‘Smith
Miller
S.C. Wilhelm
Wendicken
C. S. Kelley
Bess Gygax
Charles W. Gatken
Okey Blagg
J. S. Frasier
Laula Lewis
George Sprenger
White
Keith Ryan
Gallipolis
Miss Elsa Merriman Dies at 83 in Columbus
Miss Elsa Merriman, 83, of 38 W Seventh Ave Columbus, died at home yesterday. She is survived by two sisters Nellie and Dals Merriman of Columbus, brothers Matthew and Robert Merrman of Columbus, and Albert Merrman of Gallipolis. Funeral services set for 8 p.m. today at Schoedinger chapel with graveside rites at 1 p.m. Saturday in Gallipolis. Named magistrates elected for Clendenin and Robinson Districts.
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Columbus
Elsa_Merrieman
Seventh Ave
Merriman
Nellie
Dals Merriman
Matthew
Robert Merman
Albert Merman
Gallipolis
Schoedinger
Altipolis
Rabies Warned In Mason County Wild Animals Slated
Mason County sanitarian J D Spiggle warns of rabies in a fox found recently in Mason County. He urges caution for hunters and trappers as the season opens, recommends not skinning abnormal animals, burying them, and wearing gloves if skinning. Heads suspected of rabies may be sent to the State Hygienic Laboratory. a dog quarantine remains in effect. The rest of the page notes a wartime auxiliary meeting, a political poster investigation, and local news from Point Pleasant with elections and young governor notes.
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Point PutaSani
J.D. Spiggle
Ion County Health Department
Mason County
Mr. Spiggle
Spiggle
Health Department
War Dead List Tops 30 Names From Mason County
Mason County lists more than 30 men who died in World War Two. The record includes John Ryan McCulloch, the first to die serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force, killed over Germany in 1942, along with names such as William Schultz, L. Sayse, W. Johnson, Charles Perry, Barnette, and many others. Some from remote areas may be missing, but this is believed to be the complete list.
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Mason County
John Ryan McCulloch
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ger~ Suany
William Schultz
L. Sayse
W. Johnson
Charles Perry
Barnette
R. L. Roush
D. J. Mayes
C. R. Burdette
J. R
Roush
Share Long-Term Honors With FDR in West Virginia
Point Pleasant West Virginians honor long public service as John G Aten Sherk of Mason County Court begins his fifth six year term on Jan 1 1944. Prosecuting Attorney William Bardin and Circuit Clerk Vernon Jones begin their fourth terms. Jones 18 years Rardin 12. Four state officials Trent Sims Talbot and McLaughlin have won fourth terms after 1982 Democratic landslide. Armistice Day speaker William H Bardin praised at Hannan High School program.
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Point Pleasant
West
J.B. McLaughlin
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Pearl Riffle
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