Gallia County Agricultural Society To Elect Four Directors
Gallia County Agricultural Society members will vote Thursday night November 20 from 6 to 8 o clock to elect four directors. About 50 members are eligible to vote with Ralph Davis H W Walter and E G Royer named judges and Miss Clara Belle Motter and Miss Dorothy White as clerks of the election. The society reports 1941 festival bills paid with a comfortable treasury balance and an $800 county payment for 4 H Club premiums, with prize checks likely mailed this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Agricultural Society
John MecNealey
Ralph Davis
H. W. Walter
E. G. Royer
Begin Drive To Prevent Fire Hazards
Gallipolis opens a fire prevention drive with 25 field men from various insurance firms, each with a Boy Scout, inspecting federal and county buildings and merchants for fire hazards. By mid afternoon inspections wrap up as conferences occur at temporary HQs. Over 100 will dine at Hotel Lafayette with brief remarks from visiting group members. Charles T. Robinson organizes the effort with fire insurers.
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Gallipolis
Second and Locust Sts
Hotel Lafayette
Charles T. Robinson
Gallia County Drops Tuberculosis Death Rate Rank
Gallia County slips from first to seventh in tuberculosis deaths per population. Over five years the county reports 64 deaths, with many more in Gallipolis linked to the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Local clinic in the courthouse credited for decline and monthly diagnoses.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio
Institute Leaders Plan 10 Meetings Across Gallia County
Gallipolis Farmers Institute officers map ten meetings next month starting December 1 at Bidwell. Each session features a school program, poster contests, farm and domestic exhibits, and talks by local people to supplement speeches from State Agriculture Department speakers. In Gallipolis Mrs Bischoff resigns as bank bookkeeper. Mary C. Pullins succeeds, with Ruth Thabet added to clerical staff at First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Farmers’ Institute
Bidwell
State Department of Agriculture
Robert Bischoff
First National Bank
Mary C. Pullins
Ruth Thabet
Eastern Star officers elected in Gallipolis chapter
Gallipolis Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star elected officers led by Mrs. H W McHenry as worthy matron and Harry W McHenry as worthy patron. Installation slated for Dec 8. Numerous local residents noted in social roundup with weddings, visits, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
H. W. McHenry
Harry W. McHenry
Zenia Shaw
Charles W. Weaver
Edith Hutsinpilier
Jack Knight
Stella Arthur
Lola M. Rupe
H. P. Bradbury
McHenry
Robert Gibbs
Five listed as candidates for city manager in Gallipolis
Five persons are named as active or receptive candidates for Gallipolis city manager by the new city commission. Homer Kerr Farnom Haskins Frank Shaw E D Keeler and Dan Taber are noted as possibilities with Keeler county auditor and Taber state highway department publicity director. For city auditor three candidates are mentioned John Steinbeck Phil Kling and Bess B Wetherholt with Kling set to resign township trustee if chosen. Lester Cooper is noted as the sole avowed candidate for waterworks clerk currently held by M M Drummond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
New City Commission
Homer Kerr
Farnom Haskins
Frank Shaw
E. D. Keeler
Dan Taber
Keeler
Taber
State Highway Department
John Steinbeck
Phil Kling
Bess B. Wetherholt
Kling
Charles B. Stevers
Miss Wetherholt
Lester Cooper
M. M. Drummond
Gallia County Election Board Revises School Board Result
In Gallia County the election board first listed Harry W. McHenry third for two seats on the board of education, leading Uri Lloyd by ten votes. Later officials corrected the tally showing Lloyd elected by 128 votes after a tabulation error in the First Ward. Lloyd had supplied a correct copy and protested the initial figures. Other defeated candidates may seek re checks of official tallies.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Agin
Finnegan
Harry W. McHenry
Board of Education
Uri Lloyd
Lloyd
McHenry
First Ward
Athens Lady Praises TON JON Health Remedy
Mrs Eve ly Yeager of Athens Ohio adds her name to testimonials praising TON JON for stomach liver and urinary distress. She reports improved sleep appetite and headaches after using TON JON and urges others to try the remedy at Quick s Drug Store in Athens and meet a TON JON Health Representative.
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Tor. Jon
Tonjon Health R Quick
Union St
Athens
Quick's
Two Men Rob Driver Of Currency Near Rock Camp
Gallipolis resident and bread truck driver Howard Thivener reported to Ironton police that he was robbed of 100 dollars in currency and several checks by two men armed with shotguns near Rock Camp in Lawrence County. Thivener belongs to a family quartet that sings at religious gatherings.
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Gallipolis
Howard Thivener
Ironton
Rock Camp
Lawrence County
Thivener
Rural Youth Group Elects County Officers
Gallipolis report lists Ralph Saunders as president Stanley Saunders as vice president Ellen Spurlock as secretary Mary Clendenin as treasurer Newly elected officers met Tuesday night to organize year plans and assign members to sponsor programs The group calendar will be announced during the week
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Gallipolis
County Rural Youth Group
Ralph Saunders
Northup
Stanley Saunders
Cheshire
Ellen Spurlock
Mary Clendenin
Davis returns home after eye removal for infection
Ernest H. Davis retired rural mail carrier returns to Gallipolis home from Parkersburg hospital after an eye was removed due to an infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ernest H. Davis
Parkersburg
Mrs. Mulford Leaves Hospital For Cheshire Home
Mrs. George Mulford, hospitalized in Gallipolis for several days with a broken hip, has been discharged to return to her home in Cheshire.
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Hospital Gallipolis
George Mulford
Cheshire
Ropeter Named Administrator of Wood Estate in Perry Township
John W. Ropeter, a nephew, is appointed administrator of the Noah A. Wood estate in Perry township. The filing confirms official action to wind up Wood's affairs and settle debts and assets under local probate rules.
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Gallipolis
John W. Ropeter
Noah A. Wood
Perry Township
Margaret Jones Named City Health Nurse in Ironton
Gallia officials announce Margaret Jones, former county health nurse, appointed city health nurse in Ironton. Her move strengthens local public health services and reflects prior county experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Margaret Jones
Ironton
Rotary Hears Aid Committee Report on Crippled Children
Gallipolis Rotary heard a Crippled Children’s Committee report detailing aid programs for indigent children. Speakers Morris Haskins Dr G G Kincon Dr C E Holzer and nurse Naomi Evans described 47 county children receiving treatment in Cincinnati and Columbus hospitals and urged improved traffic safety to reduce injuries.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Morris Haskins
G. G. Kincon
C. E. Holzer
Naomi Evans
Cincinnati
Columbus
Holzer
Ohio
Kineon
Resident of Gallia Co Dies at 86
Mrs Abraham Hutsinpiller a long time Gallia County resident died at home on Portsmouth Ave in Gallipolis after long illness She aged 86 and was born in Green township in 1860s Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm at the residence Rev W S Westerman will conduct services with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery Surviving children include Edith Hutsinpiller William S Grant and Charles L Hutsinpiller A brother Charles S Laiblin and sister Mary Edvenson reside in California Iowa and Ohio respectively
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Gallipolis
Abraham Hutsinpiller
Gallia County
Portsmouth Ave
W. S. Westerman
Mound Hill
Charles W. Laiblin
Green Township
Hutsinpiller
Edith Hutsinpiller
William S. Grant
Cleveland Heights
Charles L. Hutsinpiller
Prestonburg
Charles S. Laiblin
Santa Rosa
Calif
Mary Edvenson
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Porter District Woman Dies at Home
GALLIPOLIS Mrs D M Blake age 83 the former Miss Hattie Catherine Wetherholt of the Porter neighborhood died Tuesday at her home in Columbus Funeral rites will be Thursday afternoon in the Elias Wetherholt Funeral Home with interment to follow in Mt Zion Cemetery Mrs Blake was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Elias Wetherholt Her husband while county infirmary superintendent was killed in a train accident in this city in 1916 Immediate family survivors are her children Ralph and Stella Blake of Columbus sisters Mrs Mary Davis of Gratiot Mrs Carrie Sisson of Porter Mrs Stella Summers of Frankfort and a brother Elias Wetherholt of Gallipolis
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Gallipolis
D. M. Blake
Hattie Catherine Wetherholt
Porter
Columbus
Elias Wetherholt
Mt. Zion
Blake
Ralph
Stella Blake
Mary Davis
Gratiot
Carrie Sisson
Stella Summers
Frankfort
City Leaf Collection Slowed by Frost
Gallipolis residents face a delayed leaf collection as frost halts operations. High gutter piles risk wash into storm sewers during rain, potentially causing overflows onto lawns and into basements unless crews begin removal promptly.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Man Receives Master Mason Degree
Gallia city hosts Morn ing Dawn Lodge F and A M at 8 p m Thursday November 20 to confer the Master Mason degree on John Ropeter. Adjacent lodges invited. candidate stands 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 290 pounds as part of the event. Newly elected officers include E E Caldwell master Basil Betz Dwight Wetherholt wardens Gomer Phillips Morris Bane deacons Robert Bunce Dean Davis stewards Stanley Lanier secretary F C Christ treasurer.
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Gallipolis
Morning Dawn Lodge
John Ropeter
E. E. Caldwell
Basil Betz
Dwight Wetherholt
Gomer Phillips
Morris Bane
Robert Bunce
Dean Davis
Stanley Lanier
F. C. Christ
Health Work Ends in Two Counties
Gallia and Meigs Counties withdraw public health department services due to local officials lack of interest. Miss Helen Felkner drops equipment to Logan. Planned training center for public health would have used nursing graduates from Ann Arbor and Western Reserve Universities, funded by a state grant plus local appropriations.
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Gallipolis
Public Health Department
Gallia
Meigs
Helen Felkner
Logan
Ann Arbor
Western Reserve
Wheat and Apples Issued By Surplus Commodities Agency
Gallipolis reports a large shipment of wheat meal to the surplus commodities headquarters causing surprise among Director H. D. Smiley and staff as recipients read a slip with directions to use the wheat as a cereal or for muffins. Apples are the only other commodity issued this week.
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Gallipolis
Headquarters
H. D. Smiley
Gallia Grade School Operetta Opens Tonight
Gallia students present Adventures of Pinocchio in Washington Auditorium tonight and again next Thursday with indications of large attendance. Jack Kiser, 61, of Oak Hill, dies in Holzer Hospital from coal mine injury suffered months ago.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Jack Kiser
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
Licensed to wed Gallipolis and Chalfont
Gallipolis resident Wilford Hill 25 and Virginia Chalfont 21 of Millersport have obtained a license to wed. Also note the appointment of Foster B. Cornwell of Athens as Administrator of the Estate of Lewis V. Dyson, deceased of Glouster, Athens County Ohio, with creditors to file claims within four months. Dated October 20 1941. Probate Judge Francis D White.
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Gallipolis
Wilford Hill
Virginia Chalfont
Millersport
Foster B. Cornwell
Athens
Ohio
Lewis V. Dyson
Glouster
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said County
School Water Supplies Are Inspected Countywide
Gallia County tests school water as part of the health program. Nurse Naomi Evans notes periodic OSU lab tests on samples submitted by the county health department. Most schools rely on driven wells except Bidwell where salt water was encountered. a school well was dug and tested more often. None of the 17 one room schools has a well. drinking water is brought from home or obtained locally and checked when possible.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Ohio State University
Bidwell
Red Cross Roll Call Progress Report At Gallipolis
Early Red Cross roll call reports from Gallipolis are encouraging. Workers should report as their territory is covered. Returns will be tabulated on a score board at Red Cross headquarters in the courthouse.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
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Athens Messenger
Athess
Gallia County ‘Agriculture al Society
Institute
Gallipolis Social Notes
Third Avenue Methodist Church
Gladys Lloyd
David Lloyd
Rio Grande
George E. Smith
Mt. Vernon
Frank Benjamin
GIVES
Leo C. Bean
Alice Duer Miller
White Cliffs of
Dover
Huntington
American Association of University Women
Huntington Woman's Club
Bean
A.A.U.W
George M. Lyon
David Allen Fillinger
Fred Kerns
Verne Altizer
John Haffelt
Mildred
Marable
Felt
Mrs
Forrest Wickline
Wallace Houck
Darlene Haffelt
C. W. Weaver
Selwyn White
Arthur H. Smith, Jr
Anna Louise Weaver
Newark
Bull Hood
Karl Saunders
The
Haskins‘Tanner Co
Ohio Retail Clothiers’ Association
Deshler-Wallick
E. E. Shane
Piqua
Coshocton
Bertie Cubbage
Adam Brucker
E. J. Brucker
Freda
Clarence
Herman Brucker
Bladen
Delbert Boster
Hilda
C. B. Stevers
Viola Plymale
Mary
Millie Watts
Portsmouth
District Missionary Institute
WSCS
John Predovich
Anita Kay
Cleveland
Springfield
Donald Thomas
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Biloxi
Miss
Doyle Keefer
Fort Bragg
N. C
J. P. Keefer
Gallia Election Board
Ton Jon
Mrs, Evelyn Yeager
Tronton
Rotary
Aid Committee
Gallia Co
Australia
Canada
England
Sohio
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Garfield Ave
H. E. Houck
Goldie Niday
Rosalind Russell
Don Ameche
Pete Smith
Donald Duck
0. U
Havana
Frances Langford
Murra
Brendan & Cobin
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