Gallia County Roll Call seen to exceed goal says Red Cross chief
Gallia County in Ohio expects to surpass its 1000 member Red Cross roll call goal as advance reports indicate larger gifts in number and amount. Stanley Evans, the roll call chairman, notes complete solicitor reports will arrive early next week and lists many leading volunteers and solicitors across the county.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Evans
Red Cross Roll Call
Earl Gothard
Ethel Burdette
Paul Mossman
C. W. Lanier
Lawrence Gates
Charles Swanson
Adolph Henke
Henry Cherrington
Virgil Martin
Carlos Niday
J. W. Mootz, Jr
Lester White
Clarence Masters
Lehr Davis
Raymond Allison
Anna Simmerman
Martha Cousins
Hugo Vornholt
Harley Bovie
Bertha Randall
W. H. Ray
Kananga
H. A. Lewis
Cheshire
L. D. Freshcorn
Bidwell
Morris Bane
Clipper Mills
William Cham
Lorraine Cross Symbol Tied to Tuberculosis Fight
The double barred cross known as the Lorraine Cross is the international symbol of the fight against tuberculosis. Names listed include Mrs. Maye N Martt Eureka Mrs. Mary Cheatwood Gallia Miss Bernice Rucker Pa triot Mrs. Joe Miller Rodney Mrs. Eart McCormick Fairfield Mrs. D C Priestley Centenary Mrs. Tom Carman Addison Luther Shelton Cadmus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Eureka
Maye N. Martt
Crown City
Marie Fowler
Mercerville
Mary Cheatwood
Gallia
Bernice Rucker
Patriot
Joe Miller
Rodney
Eart McCormick
Fairfield
D. C. Priestley
Centenary
Tom Carman
Addison
Luther Shelton
Cadmus
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Marriages
Orval G. Davis of Columbus married Miss Nina L. Rhodes daughter of Mrs. Esther Rhodes formerly of Northup now of Stoutsville. The couple drove to Columbus to start their life together.
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Gallipolis
Orval G. Davis
Columbus
Nina L. Rhodes
Esther Rhodes
Northup
Stoutsville
Earl Cremeens
Herman Fierbaugh
Name of New Queen to Be Chosen at School Assembly
Gallipolis announces that a Wednesday morning assembly at the high school will reveal the election results for the Thanksgiving Day game queen and her four attendants. Home room elections listed nominees including Wilma Cardwell Betty Clark Bette Faulkner Glorianna Foster Phyllis Gabriel Marianna Goodrich Grace Irion Helen Irion Betty Jeffers Julie Pickens Betty Jean Saunders Polly Saunders Wanda Siders Mary Margaret White.
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Gallipolis
Queen
Pt. Pleasant
Wilma Cardwell
Betty Clark
Bette Faulkner
Glorianna Foster
Phyllis Gabriel
Marianna Goodrich
Grace Irion
Helen Irion
Betty Jeffers
Julie Pickens
Betty Jean Saunders
Polly Saunders
Wanda Siders
Mary Margaret White
Grade School Operetta Draws Large Crowd
A capacity audience attended Washington School Auditorium in Gallipolis for the grade school operetta The Magic Piper last night and praised the performance. A repeat show with a different cast is planned for tonight with similar attendance expected.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Dinner to Honor Local and Point Pleasant Football Teams
About 150 people are expected at a turkey dinner in the Methodist dining room to honor the city and Point Pleasant football squads. A citizens committee led by D W Thomas Charles Yeanger and Loren Stone organizes the event with moving pictures of past games and Carl C Byers, high school principal, serving as master of ceremonies.
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Gallipolis
Methodist
Point Pleasant
D. W. Thomas
Charles Yeanger
Loren’ Stone
Carl C. Byers
Mrs Gladys Cox Seeks Separation From Stanley Cox
Mrs Gladys Roach Cox files suit in Jackson County courts seeking separation from Stanley Cox a county native. The couple married three years ago and she accuses cruelty.
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Gallipolis
Gladys Roach Cox
Jackson County
Stanley Cox
This County
Kyger Social Notes Highlight Local Activities and Visits
Rev H N Snider filled his regular appointment at the M FE Church Sunday night. Ladies Aid served dinner on election day at Mrs C C Mack’s home. Miss Mabel Eakin returned from Columbus after visiting Mr and Mrs Peter Roush. Electa Rowland of Old Kyger stayed with Mr and Mrs Clyde Rupe. Glenn Rupe opened a recreation room in the Jr O U A M Hall. Jean Rupe, employed with Mrs Charles Barnett in Gallipolis, visited her mother Mrs Mary B Rupe. Kyger Old Kyger and Poplar Ridge Club program at Kyger School featured Miss Clara Belle Motter. Ida Kennedy of White Oak spent a day with her parents, Mr and Mrs William Rupe. Mr and Mrs Carl Lemley and family returned from Akron. Mark Spurlock of the CCC camp Findlay visits his mother Elna Spurlock.
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Jean Rupe
Charles Barnett
Gallipolis
Mary B. Rupe
Kyger
Old Kyger
Poplar Ridge
Kyger School
Clara Belle Motter
Ida Kennedy
White Oak
William Rupe
Carl Lemley
Akron
Mark Spurlock
CCC
Findlay
Elna Spurlock
Ritz Brothers Star With Jane Withers in Athena Picture
Jane Withers leads as brave Ma jmselle in France with the Ritz Brothers cast as privates in a mule battalion. Spies enter to heighten thrills and laughs while Lynn Bari and others round out the ensemble. Sol M. Wurtzel produced and H Bruce Humberstone directed the film at the Athena Theater with a new song by Sidney Clare and Jule Styne.
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Jane Withers
Ritz Brothers
Jane
France
Ritzes
Lynn Bari
Joseph Schildkraut
Stanley Fields
Fritz Leiber
Lionel Royce
Sol M. Wurtzel
H. Bruce Humberstone
Athena Theater
Sidney Clare
Jule Styne
Gallia Committee Plans 25th Extension Anniversary
A Gallia committee led by Anderson Robinson Mrs Garland Elliott and Claude Miller plans a banquet in the Methodist dining room Friday night Dec 1 to honor 25 years of Ohio agriculture extension work and to invite all former county agents and their families.
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Gallipolis
Anderson Robinson
Garland Elliott
Claude Miller
Ohio
87 Year Old Woman Dies From Burns Near Peniel
Miss Martha Marsh 87 died from burns when her clothing ignited by an open fire in Mrs. Zena Miller s home near Peniel Greenfield Township mid week. She came from Glendale Springs North Carolina two months ago and will be returned there for interment.
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Gallipolis
Martha Marsh
Zena Miller
Peniel
Greenfield Township
Glendale Springs
N. C
David Rees Dies At Ebenezer Home
Gallia county reports the death of David C. Rees 73 at his Ebenezer area home in Raccoon township from a second stroke of paralysis. Funeral services set for Ebenezer Church Saturday at 1 30 p m with burial in the churchyard cemetery. Survived by wife a daughter Mrs L H Wickline and sister Mrs William Norman.
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Gallipolis
David C. Rees
Ebenezer
Raccoon Township
L. H. Wickline
William Norman
Farm Institute Plans Display and Style Show
Gallipolis features a Mercerville Farmers Institute opening Wednesday evening with a display of farm and home relics and a style show. The event runs Thursday with committee chairs Mrs. Sadie Sheets Mrs. John Lusher Mrs. Letha Sheets and C. L. Hineman guiding activities including 4-H Club programs for boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mercerville Farmers’ Institute
Sadie Sheets
John Lusher
Letha Sheets
C. L. Hineman
Broadwell Social Notes and Announcements
Broadwell social items note a 52nd birthday dinner for Frank Parsons with many relatives listed from Chesterhill Waterford Sand Rock and Broadwell. Other notes include moves births and visits plus a December 1939 court notice regarding Bertha Vardaman and a Morgan County real estate sale petition.
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Bertha Vardaman
Athens County
Ohio
Horner
County of
Morgan
State of
County Recorder
Morgan County
Eva F. Balderson
Admx
William E. Balderson
Woolley and Rowland
Health Group Plans Annual Seal Sale In Gallia County
Gallia County Health League officers and supporters met at the Lafayette Hotel to review past activities and set plans for the seal sale starting Dec 1. Dr David Beers County Nurse Naomi Evans and School Nurse Maurice Beaudry spoke as envelopes with two health stamps worth two dollars will be mailed to 3,500 city and county residents on Nov 30, hoping for remittance to fund expanded programs.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Health League
Lafayette Hotel
David Beers
Naomi Evans
Maurice Beaudry
League
Former Bradbury Man Dies in Gallia Home
Gallipolis Ohio Columbus Barnett, 78, a former Bradbury resident in Meigs County, died Wednesday night in a Gallia home for aged persons. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Pomeroy. Barnett was a bachelor with no near relatives.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Barnett
Bradbury
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Subnormal Fowl Prices Expected to Advance
Gallipolis dealers report Thanksgiving turkeys at 18 cents per pound on foot with expected small gain of one to two cents early in the week. Live chickens ease to 12 cents per pound, a seasonal low. Most local turkey raisers plan to hold fowls for the Christmas market.
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Gallipolis
Youthful Evangelist To Speak At Church Sunday
Hubert G. Bunyan a 12 year old evangelist who has preached across the Tri State Region will speak at the Church in Christian Union on Eastern Ave Sunday night at 7 30 p m The event highlights a young preacher delivering a Sunday evening youth oriented message at a local church.
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Gallipolis
Hubert G. Bunyan
Tri-State
Church In Christian Union
Eastern Ave
Plan Supper for School Equipment
Thurman women sponsor a community supper to raise funds for school equipment. Serving will be in the school building tonight.
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Gallipolis
Thurman
Delegates To Convention Are Chosen
Hi Y Club at the local high school selects delegates John Gwinn Bob Morgan Howard Baker and Donald Judy to the state convention in Youngstown December 1 3. Dwight Wetherholt of the faculty accompanies them. Theme is Christian Ways in a Democracy. The club has 22 members and is an asset to school organizations.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Bob Morgan
Howard Baker
Donald Judy
Youngstown
Dwight Wetherholt
Gallia Masons Plan Open House and Dedication
Gallia Masons attend open house at Pomeroy Lodge in its new temple on Sunday afternoon. Grand Master Dillon Crist of Alliance will dedicate the building on Tuesday night with his official family. Christmas Seals promote tuberculosis protection.
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Gallipolis
Masonic Lodge
Pomeroy Lodge
Ohio
Dillon Crist
Alliance
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FuZzy Knight
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Samuel Hinds
Howling Comedy
Stuart Erwin
Marjorie Weaver
Gallipolis Social Notes
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James S. Clark
Parent-Teachers’ Association
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Edward Woodward
Marianna McHenry
Hollis C. Johnston
Frances Halliday Cherry
Westport, Conn
J. E. Halliday
Cherry
Frances Caldwell
John Halliday
Harry Miller
CaBelle Walker
Johnston
Ruth Miller
Ben Eachus
Faculty of Gallia High School
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A. L. Elliott
Alex Wolfe
Plains
V. O. Kail
Middleport
Florida
Dodge City
Iowa
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Margaret B. Ralph
John Butz
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Mabel Thomas
Ethel Waters
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Lester Thompson
Adamsville
Here
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St. Cloud
Fla
Emma Richards
Rio Grande
Charles D. Hill
Lancaster
Thomas Dugan
Huntington
C. R. Niday
Niday
Ford Hawkins
Carroll Swanson
Fred Frownfelter
Grange
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Athena
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Farm Institute
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Lyle White
Albert Ogg
Frank Parsons
David Weaver
Connie Vandyke
A. L
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Cutler
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Lathrop
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Ity
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