Gal Lipolis high to crown Thanksgiving Day Queen
Gal lia Academy High School students will vote in two rounds to choose a Thanksgiving Day Queen for the Pt. Pleasant game at 2 p m Fourteen home rooms select candidates by ballot and the student body will pick the top five with the queen and four assistants. The quintet will be escorted by the band and the queen will present the football to the captains. This is the first such Thanksgiving queen selection at the school.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Pt. Pleasant
Boty
T. E. McCarley Dies In Hospital Sunday
Gallipolis resident T. E. McCarley age 74 died in Holzer Hospital Sunday night after entering Oct 25. Funeral services will be at Rio Grande Methodist Church Wednesday at 1 30 p m with interment in Calvary Cemetery. Survived by son Elmer daughters Ethel and Mrs Ralph Palmer brother Bert and sisters Mrs W L Wood and Mrs Sarah Jones all of Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Thomas E. McCarley
Rio Grande
Holzer Hospital
Rio Grande Methodist Church
Calvary Cemetery
McCarley
Elmer
Ethel McCarley
Ralph Palmer
Near
Cable
Bert McCarley
W. L. Wood
Sarah Jones
Gallia County
Rotary and Kiwanis to honor local football teams
Rotary program chairman Stanley Evans will introduce S. E. Stratton of Portsmouth as Aid for the Aged division field man. Don Peden of Ohio University cannot attend due to a prior engagement. Dr. Overteuffer of Ohio State University will fill the guest speaker role at the turkey dinner to honor Gallipolis and Pt. Pleasant football teams in the local Methodist Church.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Stanley Evans
S. E. Stratton
Portsmouth
Don Peden
Ohio University
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Pt. Pleasant
Dr. Overteuffer
Ohio State University
Springfield Township WPA Project Delayed
GALLIPOLIS Delay has been experienced in lime dressing the Oliver White road in Springfield Township by WPA workmen. Scheduled to begin Monday, discovery was made the lime quarry contract had not been let, but will be Nov. 20. Some 52 workmen are temporarily idle until adjustment can be made.
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Gallipolis
Oliver White Road
Springfield Township
WPA
Ninetieth Birthday And Delta Kappa Gamma Chapter Formed
Gallipolis notes record Mrs. Robert McGath’s ninetieth birthday celebration near Northup with family from Columbus Marion and local group attendance. A Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Alpha chapter was organized by Margaret White and Alice Adams with officers listed and initiation at the Lafayette Hotel.
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Gallipolis
Robert McGath
Northup
John
Clint McGath
Lee Rader
Emma Bradfield
Minnie Dickey
Columbus
Frances Fellore
Marion
Northup Ladies’ Aid
Margaret L., White
Alice Adams
Cleveland
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Ohio
Gallia
Lawrence
Lafayette Hotel
Marie Fowler
May Kelly
Margaret F. Jones
Marjorie Halley
Phyllis McDaniel
Zelphia M. Triplett
Osa Baird
Rat Killing Drive Results Sought in Gallia County
County Agent E. G. Royer will mail questionnaires this week to 300 rat poison buyers in Gallia City and county to gauge the effectiveness of a campaign conducted Friday night and Saturday against rodents.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Ed Phillips wins $300 judgment against Raccoon Township Board
Ed Phillips was awarded a $300 judgment against the Raccoon Township Board of Education over school children transportation in a case filed five years ago. Dr George Roberts and Dr George Cook of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics received diplomas for post graduate work in mental diseases.
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Gallipolis
Ed Phillips
Raccoon Township
George Roberts
George Cook
Ohio Hospital
A Cappella Choir Plans Saturday Doughnut Sale
Gallipolis high school A Cappella Choir schedules a Saturday doughnut sale with advance orders for delivery instead of in person display.
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Gallipolis
Farmers Institute Opens in Green Township Church
Starts Wednesday in Gallipolis Fairfield Farmers' Institute opens Wednesday evening in the Green Township church and continues Thursday, inviting attendees for demonstrations and talks.
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Gallipolis
Fairfield Farmers’ Institute
Green Township
Will Marry Miss Virginia Merritt in Springfield Church
Announcement of the approaching marriage of Virginia Merritt to Edward Jr. of Springfield. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Merritt of Gallia County and the ceremony will be at the Congregational Christian Church in Springfield on November 25.
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Charles Marsh
Virginia Merritt
Edward Jr
Springfield
William J. Merritt
Amanda Sheets
Gallia County
Congregational Christian Church
Mrs. Luella Cox Dies In Toledo
Mrs. Luella Cox, 85, widow of Charles Cox of Gallipolis, died Saturday night at her daughter Verna McKean's Toledo home. Funeral services were held here this afternoon with interment at Mount Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Luella Cox
Charles Cox
Toledo
Verna McKean
Mount Hill Cemetery
Olin Andrews Fined for Truck Hire Without License
Gallipolis resident Olin Andrews of Guyandotte West Virginia was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Magistrate Fred Milliser for operating a truck for hire without a public utility license.
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Gallipolis
Olin Andrews
Guyandotte
W. Va
Fred Milliser
Boxing contests raise funds at Pt. Pleasant by American Legion
Local admirers attended boxing bouts sponsored by the American Legion Post at Pt. Pleasant Monday night. Referee was Jack Dempsey of New York City. Loucks in hospital Wade Loucks aged 38 of Cheshire is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital with a diagnosed lung abscess after a month of serious illness.
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Gallipolis
The
American Legion Post
Pt. Pleasant
Jack Dempsey
New York City
Loucks
Wade Loucks
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Gilmore Family Visit Aids Paralyzed Father
Otto Gilmore of Los Angeles visits his father W. L. Gilmore in Gallipolis where the elder Gilmore is improving after a paralytic stroke during a brief stay.
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Gallipolis
Otto Gilmore
Los Angeles
W. L. Gilmore
Gallia County WCTU to Meet at Methodist Church Thursday
Gallia County WCTU plans a meeting in the Methodist Church on Thursday at 2 p.m. The event gathers local women to discuss temperance and community needs.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Methodist Church
License Issued for Ogier Johnson and Mary Perry Marriage
Marriage permit issued yesterday to Ogier Johnson age 24 of Wellston and Mary Perry age 21 of Radcliff. Rivets totaling nearly 10 million used in constructing the hull of the Queen Mary transatlantic liner.
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Gallipolis
Ogier Johnson
Wellston
Mary Perry
Radcliff
Two Casts To Present School Play The Pied Piper
Gallipolis notes a school operetta The Pied Piper will be staged at Washington auditorium with two casts. First night features Tom my Dale and a long list of students including Jane Ann Deem Lois Jane Brownell Richard Tipton Manning Wetherholt Jimmy Smith Betty Jean McHenry Paul Smith and others. Friday night swaps in many performers including Jean Smith Charlotte Lloyd Gilbert Bush Paul Sagen Loren Niday Eleanor Deepping Bobby Harrison and Tim Evans.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
Tommy Dale
Jane Ann Deem
Lois Jane Brownell
Richard Tipton
Manning Wetherholt
Jimmy Smith
Betty Jean McHenry
Paul Smith
Katie Brumfield
Jimmy Danner
Tim Evans
Dan Eachus
Billy Wagner
Charles Berridge
Nancy Gilmore
Joy Judy
Marian Bane
Peggy Leaper
Barbara Wheeler
George Foster
Homer Walter
Tom Wetherholt
Richard Carter
Ivan Saunders
David Beers
Don Miller
Clara June Ward
Jean Smith
Charlotte Lloyd
Gilbert Bush
Paul Sagen
Loren Niday
Eleanor Deepping
Bobby Harrison
Dorothy Melton
John Rutherford
Bob Bradbury
Garland Folden
Lonnie Safford
Elaine Lear
Anna Mary Davies
Opal Roush
Peggy Rathburn
Ella Louise
Gallipolis Women Knit for Polish Refugees
Local knitters including Elizabeth Biddle John Halliday Howard Foster Paul Moss man Lewis Bean Gilbert Bush Belle Mills Charles Freese Janet Bailey Wayne Sams W W Sigler Mabelle Gills L C Cowden J L Haskins Ruth Miller Herbert Henkins J G Schwartz Belle Powell Leo Bean and others knit Red Cross sweaters destined for Polish refugees by year’s start.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Elizabeth Biddle
John Halliday
Howard Foster
Paul Mossman
Lewis C. Bean
Gilbert Bush
Belle Mills
Charles Freese
Janet Bailey
Wayne Sams
W. W. Sigler
Mabelle Gills
L. C. Cowden
J. L. Haskins
Ruth Miller
Herbert Henkins
J. G. Schwartz
Belle Powell
Leo Bean
Joe Moch
Girl Scout Troops Proposed in Gallipolis
Interest in Gallipolis rises after Monday meeting at First Presbyterian Church may form three Girl Scout troops. Mothers and daughters heard regional director Mrs. Dorothy Huestis of Portsmouth. Movement sponsored by the local Business and Professional Women chapter.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Mothers and Daughters
Dorothy Huestis
Portsmouth
Chapter
Business and Professional Women
Electric Lines Extended Along Improved State Road
John C. McNealey local superintendent for the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. directs 3.3 miles of electric line extension on the Pleasant Valley to Harrisburg state highway as road work advances. A large force of workmen is employed and installation proceeds smoothly.
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Gallipolis
John C. McNealey
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Pleasant Valley
Harrisburg
Lottridge and Carthage Two Local Notes and Visits
Elections report Lottridge Carthage with 417 votes cast and ballot shortage. Community updates include visits by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Mayles, Frank Koehler and pupils to Athens, family gatherings at many homes, church events, travels to Florida and Charleston, and local funerals and social visits across Coolville Trimble Joppa Lubeck Spencers.
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Lottridge
Aaron Mayles
Cutler
John Chevalier
Frank Koehler
Carthage School
Athens
Arthur Cole
Elza Cole
Trimble
Trimble. Rev. and Mrs. Miller, Reedsville, H. L. Templeton
Wayne
Joppa
Frank Figley
Allen
Parkersburg
Ben Barnhart
Willis Tenney
Wandalee
C. D. Swartz J
Clarence
Charleston
E. C. Thomas
H. L. Templeton
Lee Wallace
Lawrence Chapel
D. C. Davis
Marjorie
Elsie
Coolville
Rexal Boggs
J. W. Davis
Glen White
Guy
C. D. Swartz
B. O. Robinson
Lubeck
W. Va
Leonard Figby
Florida
Paxton
Tuppers Plains
R. M. Allen
Rev. Miller
John Burdette
Gale
Spencer
Abe Burdette
Charles Reynolds
Harvey Person
Meta Morris
Alfred Church
Bessie Robinson
J.H. Riffee
Guysville
Tobacco Growers to Vote on State Referendum
Gallia County tobacco growers meet at the Court House at 7 30 p m Friday to discuss the state referendum to be voted on November 21 in the district. All growers in 1939 may vote and join this week’s sessions. The plan covers tobacco allotments similar to corn and grain programs.
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Gallipolis
Court House
Russell Has Fine Tobacco
GALLIPOLIS John Russell of Walnut township is praised by Ed Campbell government tobacco expert for the finest crop graded in ten Kentucky and two Ohio counties. Campbell held four grading demonstrations in Southern Gallia County urging no more than six classifications. This year’s crop is not quite normal in quality or quantity and is curing well ready for market early next month. Tobacco farming remains significant in southern Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
John Russell
Walnut Township
Burley
Ed Campbell
Kentucky
Ohio
Campbell
Gallia County
Gallia
High School Faculty to Discuss Grapes of Wrath
Gallipolis meeting Wednesday evening features Mrs. Katherine Kircher reviewing Grapes of Wrath from a social significance angle. Tea afterward hosted by Miss Ruth Miller and Ben Eachus.
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Gallipolis
Katherine Kircher
Ruth Miller
Ben Eachus
Pupils Get Hot Lunches At School
Nearly 175 persons including pupils and teachers enjoy hot noonday lunches at Washington School in Gallipolis cooked by WPA workers. About 80 indigent children receive free meals. others pay ten cents. Week menus include macaroni and cheese, soup, creamed beef, baked beans, and desserts. Food costs are funded by the board of education and WPA labor.
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Gallipolis
Washington
WPA
Board of Education
Contagious Disease Case Reported in Gallia County
Gallia County reports almost no contagious diseases. One scarlet fever case, a Huntington Township school child, triggers quarantine and precautionary measures to prevent spread.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Naomi Evans
Huntington Township
Judge White Named Vice President at First National Bank
Gallipolis officials report Judge William R. White elected vice president of First National Bank to succeed the late Dr. Claude B. Parker. The appointment honors White for his public service.
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Gallipolis
William R. White
First National Bank
Claude B. Parker
Institute Starts at Gallipolis Ohio Valley Farmers Institute
The Ohio Valley Farmers Institute opens tonight at Chambersburg Church in Gallipolis and runs through Wednesday with sessions for local growers and agricultural updates.
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Institute
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Farmers’ Institute
Chambersburg Church
Enrollment of 506 Reported by Teachers
Gallipolis high school enrollment totals 506 with 168 freshmen 130 sophomores 113 juniors and 95 seniors as reported by Principal Carl C. Byers. October attendance shows 376 students neither absent nor tardy and monthly rates of 98.73 percent for girls and 98.29 percent for boys.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Russell Funeral Services for Local Youth
Funeral services are set for tomorrow at Wetherholt Funeral Home in Gallipolis for 16 year old David Russell who died when the truck he was driving collided with another vehicle. He was the son of Reuben Russell and the grandson of Buell Russell former Green Township residents.
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Gallipolis
Mill Worker Struck and Killed by Automobile
Amos Edward Decker aged 65 a sawmill worker for Capt. John Lane was killed when struck by a car driven by Jacob Heib Jr in Mason County West Virginia across the Ohio River from Gallipolis Decker was walking with three companions and the driver testifies he stepped in front of the vehicle He is survived by his wife Maggie Jacques and six of their 12 children Funeral services were held Monday.
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Gallipolis
Amos Edward Decker
John Lane
Mason County
W. Va
Ohio River
Jacob Heib, Jr
Decker
Maggie Jacques
Ella McClaskey
Osie Taylor
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Blue Devils
T. E. McCarley
Christine Cromwell
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke
Gallipolis Social Notes
Eastwood
J. E. Cline
O. D. Dailey
Albany
T. J. Summers
C. R. Sloan
Marietta
L. E. Burnelle
Glouster
J. R. Harvey
John Cross
J. L. Henry
Edith Neal
Xenia
Rachel
Maye Davis
Jennings
Newark
Milo Wilson
Juanita Booth
Zella Chambers
Huntington
Raymond Jones
Dean Harris
Small Son
Columbus Were Weekend Guests of Mrs. Harris’ Parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Finch
Alden Ackley
Cincinnati
S. B. Huntington
F. A. Haskin
Charles Schwartz
Mr. Gilmore
Mrs. Kerr
F. E. Kerr
Kerr
Faye Rose
Beatrice Evans
Minnie Phillips
Vesta Sheets
Mittie Amsbury
Arch Shoes
Hill's Family Shoe Store
N. Court St
Ohio Chapel
DeWolfe
Harold Broyles
Zelmalee Evans
Mary Jo Henry
Nelson Brucker
Frank McCalla
Bertha Chevalier
Lucia Bing
Margaret B. McCormick
Rio Grande College
N.G. Somerville
Ira. B. Huntington
H. R. Hurn
City
A. A. Chappelle
M. G. Brown
Mygs O. P. Klein
Middleport
Fort Gower
Carthage
Russell
Russell Funeral Services
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Schenley Distillers Corp., N. V.c
Lough
Sohio
Sohio Station
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
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Ohie
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