Rural Electrification Seen in Store For Gallia County Districts
Gallia and Lawrence counties expect rural electrification early next year as John Lusher promotes the project. A $175,000 Rural Electrification Administration loan will fund more than 100 miles of wiring for 300 subscribers with two power sources available.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
Gallia
Lawrence
John Lusher
Federal Rural Electrification Association
Lusher
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Power Co
Chesapeake Or Kitts Hill
Lawrence County
Homes Open to Convention Delegates in Gallipolis
About 150 homes in Gallipolis will entertain delegates to the state convention of Baptist Young People with plans for sight seeing tours and community gatherings. An advance guard of delegates and officers arrives today to finalize arrangements.
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Gallipolis
State Convention of Baptist
Rev J C Rob bins to keynote Ohio Baptist Youth Banquet
Rev J C Robbins a New York City resident and Spanish War veteran will be principal speaker at Grace Methodist Church for delegates to the Ohio Baptist Youth Convention. Since 1916 he has served as foreign secretary for the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society with posts in Burma Assam Bengal Orissa and South India.
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Gallipolis
J. C. Robbins
New York City
Grace Methodist Church
Ohio Baptist
Robbins
British Columbia
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Burma
Assam
Bengal-Orissa
South India
To Remodel Hotel Rooms at Lafayette Hotel
Lafayette Hotel begins extensive renovations led by manager Earl Smith. The grill will lose booths and connect to the Palm Room to form the French Room with blue decor. A new elevator serves the ballroom, and a marquee will be added at the Court Street entrance while waitresses wear period French costumes.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Hotel
Earl Smith
Smith
Court St. Hotel
Second Ave
Primary Teachers Meet Saturday in Gallia Courthouse
Gallia County Primary Teachers Association gathers in the courthouse at 2 p m Saturday December 3 with a program featuring Daisy Glassburn Priscilla White Geneva Rees Gail Fulton Marjorie Halley Marshall Boast Dale Saunders Mary Ada Wagner Elizabeth Love Mariellen Ulten Helen Clark Margaret Pollitt Jane Rothgeb Clyde Thompson Faye Alban Kathryn Gothard Eleanor Lusher Emma Moore Elks dance to welcome students home for the holidays at the Gallipolis lodge Thursday night an annual event.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross to Open First Aid Classes December Fifth
About 50 students mainly teachers will enroll in the Red Cross First Aid School at Washington School auditorium for 30 hours of instruction led by Dr. William Lacy of Washington, D C. Classes run three hours nightly for ten days excluding weekends.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Washington
William Lacy
D. C
C. W. Booth
State Department of Education
Gallia County
Coordinating Charities Sought For Holiday Help
In Gallipolis plans to unify charitable work across lodges churches schools and religious groups are reported to reduce duplication. A central organization will coordinate food fuel and clothing drives with backing from local groups and government agencies. Progress on Libby Hotel rehab includes new flooring drapes and painting as electric signs arrive. The Libby Hotel is named as headquarters for the Ohio Baptist Young People convention starting Friday.
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Gallipolis
Libby Hotel
John B. Clendenin
State Convention of Ohio Baptist Young People
Cast announced for Chimes of Normandy at Gallipolis high school
The Dec 8 operetta by the a Capella Choir features Ellen Westerman Eloise Clark Wendell Lloyd Edwin Oliver John Gwinn Charles Huber Louise Evans Marjorie Kelton. Miss Elizabeth Shough, the music director, leads the organization.
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Gallipolis
Normandy
Ellen Westerman
Eloise Clark
Wendell Lloyd
Edwin Oliver
John Gwinn
Charles Huber
Louise Evans
Marjorie Kelton
Elizabeth Shough
Funeral services held for Mrs Grace M Corn in Huntington
Relatives including brothers Walden Belville of Gallipolis and Stanley Belville of Mercerville and sisters Mrs Alvin Wells and Mrs Barnard Massie Crown City attended funeral services for Grace M Corn in Huntington this afternoon. Burial was at Good Hope Church in southern Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Walden Belville
Stanley Belville
Mercerville
Alvin Wells
Barnard Massie
Crown City
Grace M. Corn
Huntington
Good Hope Church
Gallia County
Holiday Program at Gallipolis High School
Gallipolis Assembly program at Gallipolis High School Wednesday morning featured Thanksgiving airs by Janet Booth and Pauline Johnson after opening devotions. Other numbers included the playlet Three Little Ducks by elementary pupils an address by Rev. W S Westerman and a clarinet solo by A Jord Bayless, school band director.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis High School
Janet Booth
Pauline Johnson
W. S. Westerman
A. Jord Bayless
OSU Alumni to Meet at Lafayette Hotel December Dinner
Local Ohio State University alumni plan a dinner and program at the Lafayette Hotel on December 2. Earl Richards, president of the county association, is currently employed in Ann Arbor Michigan but will return for the event.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State University
Lafayette Hotel
Earl Richards
Ann Arbor
Mich
Board Plan Advanced at County Meeting on Children’s Home
At a Gallipolis county meeting in the courthouse, Miss Gertrude Fortune and Miss Ada Lanman urged replacing the antiquated County Children’s Home with a private boarding plan. They cited inadequate housing and mixed facilities for children of different sexes and races, plus limited outside contact and supervision, seeking accreditation standards. The board reserved decision on abandoning the home and moving to private boarding.
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Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
Wilson A. Blazer
Ceia Brown
J. S. Clark
Gertrude Fortune
State Board of Charities
Ada Lanman
Board of Commissioners
Grid Game Is Day's Feature
Gallipolis and Point Pleasant high schools meet in the big grid clash drawing football fans from both towns. Thanksgiving activities include home preparations and a union service at First Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Robert Leake with combined church choirs.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Leake
Injury to Huntington man after Ohio Marshall game crash
Reports from Holzer Hospital say Pat O'Brien a Huntington businessman is in serious condition with a broken pelvis after the car he rode in overturned down a bank at the Addison underpass following the Ohio Marshall football game. Other occupants suffered less severe injuries.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Pat O'Brien
Huntington
Addison
O'Brien
Moler Visits Zulu Chief In Reserve Near Durban
P G Moler and party tour Zululand visiting a Zulu kraal 30 miles from Durban. They observe huts built for each wife, a central chief hut, and a community gathering area. The chief collects fees from visitors, and a wife-buying custom involves paying ten cows. Moler plans a 1000 mile follow up journey to wildlife reserves and Johannesburg.
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Zululand
Durban
Kraal
Johannesburg
Golden City
To Serve Lunches In Local Schools Dec 5
Indigent school children will begin receiving warm lunches in local schools on Monday December 5. The program is funded by WPA labor and food supplies purchased by the board of education. E E Hig h s h ool superintendent confirms the start date and funding source.
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Gallipolis
E. E
Play To Be Feature Of Convention
Special feature at the Ohio Baptist Young People state convention banquet at Grace Methodist Church will show the arrival of early French settlers in Gallipolis on Oct 19 1790. Prelude will be Marseillaise with dining room music by an Ironion orchestra. Morris Haskins MC for the evening introducing participants. Reseeding and rehabilitation work at the local school athletic field has begun.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Baptist
Grace Methodist Church
Ironion
Morris Haskins
Publisher dies after gored by bull in Benson Arizona
Dorsey Rucker of Lecta learns his brother C. L. Rucker age 66 was killed in Benson Arizona when a bull gored him. Rucker operated a local newspaper.
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Gallipolis
Dorsey Rucker
Lecta
C. L. Rucker
Benson, Ariz
Rucker
Ohio Chapel Ladies Aid Meets December 21
The next meeting of the Ohio Chapel Ladies Aid will be hosted by Mrs. Belle Thivener on December 21 in Gallipolis.
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Ladies Aid
Gallipolis
Ohio Chapel
Belle Thivener
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