Gallipolis Legion Volunteers for Christmas Toy Drive
Lafayette Post American Legion joins with Gallipolis High School Manual Training Class and NYA to provide a toy for every child. Rehabilitated toys will be collected from schools, repaired in workshops at the CCC camp, and distributed through PTA groups. A paint fund includes a ten dollar Elks donation. Fred W. Wheeler plans a Christmas party with two free theater shows for children.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
National Youth Administration
NYA
CCC
Fairgrounds
Elks’ Lodge
PTA
Fred W. Wheeler
147th Anniversary of Thanksgiving Here
Gallipolis report recalls the first Thanksgiving celebrated in November 1790 a month after 500 French arrivals. Wild turkeys were hunted by Col. Robert Safford James Burford Andrew Friend and other colonists then roasted and served to the French who joined in the feast, though they misunderstood the custom.
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Gallipolis
Col
Robert Safford
James Burford
Andrew Friend
New
Toll booths aid crowd for Gallipolis Harmony game
Gallipolis Ohio West Virginia Bridge toll takers to be placed for Thanksgiving Day football at Harmon Field. Toll house will display both teams colors and police with American Legion guide parking for spectators. Building rehab at Gallipolis Municipal Building to house officials and American Legion near Christmas. Perry pastor invites people to sleep in church to Sunday service attendance up.
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Gallipolis
Ohio- West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Stanley Huntington
Harmon Field
American Legion
Perry
Okla
Spelling Variants Prompt Wide Debate at Gallipolis
Wayne Blackburn, a letter carrier in Gallipolis, lists numerous mis spellings of the city name to illustrate phonetic confusion. The piece notes the proper spelling and pronunciation as Galli pol is and warns that mispronunciation can lead to banishment from the city gates.
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Galli-police
Wayne Blackburn
Galipise
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Gallaysalis
Galipolis
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Gallipolice
Galopolis
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Galloplus
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Pastor's Wife Speaks On South America
Mrs. W. S. Westerman wife of the Gallipolis Methodist pastor spoke Tuesday night to Gallipolis High School girl reserves on life in South America. She described educational gaps civic delays and fragmented states compared with the United States. Guests enjoyed petit fours and hot chocolate after the address.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis High School
W. S. Westerman
South America
la Paz
Bolivia
Westerman
Latin America
United States
Vanishing Gallia Hog Killing Tradition Threatened
Farm life in Gallia County loses a long time tradition as hog killing on Thanksgiving Day fades. A local packing house offers to kill and dress hogs for farmers at one dollar per hog, regardless of size, signaling changing times in the community.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Congregations Unite in Thurman Union Service
Thurman Presbyterian and Methodist churches join for a union service at 10 30 with Rev Samuel Whilding of Jackson delivering the sermon. Also reported a Scout Mothers meeting at the Presbyterian Church planning expansion of Scout activities in Gallipolis city and county.
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Gallipolis
Presbyterian
Methodist
Thurman
Samuel Whilding
Presbyterian Church
Jackson
SCOUT
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Wan
AEP
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