NYA Projects To Be Withdrawn From Gallia County
Gallia County NYA plans to withdraw by January 1 due to limited funds after a prior $32,500 distribution last year. Dismissals begin December 1 with 40 youths at Fortification Hill and 25 at Vinton Park affected plus numerous clerical workers. some training centers in Gallia will close while applications continue weekly at the courthouse. An experimental agriculture training school may be established with Rio Grande College discussed. funding shifts to defense production projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Kleinschmidt
NYA
Gallia
Jackson
Vinton
Meigs
Fortification Hill
Kleinschmidt
Gallia County
National Youth Administration
Bureau of Budgets
Chillicothe
Pabst
Rio Grande College
C. E. Holzer
Vinton Methodists To Have All Day Meeting
Vinton Methodist Church hosts an all day gathering of Vinton Bidwell charge churches in the town hall. A basket dinner is served at noon and Dr. A. J. Kestle, superintendent of the Portsmouth district, will address the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vinton Methodist Church
Vinton-Bidwell
A. J. Kestle
Portsmouth
Families Move to Gallipolis Residence
Exchanging places with A Wayne Blackburn parcel post carrier Royce Newton moves his family from Monroe Wisconsin to Gallipolis to establish residence in Lola C Neal home on First Ave now owned by Dr F W Shane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. Wayne Blackburn
Royce Newton
Monroe
Wis
Lola C. Neal
First Ave
F. W. Shane
Rotarians Plan for Programs in Gallipolis
Clara Ward performed songs and dances for the Rotary Club with applause. Mrs. Miller wife of Capt. Miller returned from Manila and will speak Tuesday night. The club will host 25 high school football players at dinner and arrange a Christmas program for Dec 23 with carols and a high school brass sextet. Rev. Lewis W. Gishler to give a brief Christmas message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clara June Ward
Rotary Club
Miller
Albert D. Miller
Manila
E. E. Higgins
Lewis W. Gishler
Refugee Supper Planned by Calvary Baptist Church
Gallipolis members of Calvary Baptist Church at Rio Grande plan a refugee supper to raise funds for the Baptist World Emergency Fund. The meal features vegetable stew bread and black coffee served under the direction of Mrs Essel Burkle and Mrs Steve Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Calvary Baptist Church At
Rio Grande
Baptist World Emergency Fund
Essel Burkle
Steve Jenkins
Speaker To Substitute At Farm Institute
Samuel Plumer of Marietta will appear on farmers institute programs at Mercerville Little Ryger Fairfield and Gallia substituting for Ed Siddons ill with sinus trouble Mrs Rollin Rose of Crown City is Mr Plumer s daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Samuel Plumer
Marietta
Farmers’ Institute
Mercerville
Little Ryger
Fairfield
Gallia
Ed Siddons
Rollin Rose
Crown City
Plumer
Rio Grande Opens Basketball Season December 3
Rio Grande College will start its basketball season against Morehead Kentucky College in Jackson at the municipal auditorium December 3. The game moved from Gallipolis to Jackson due to a conflicting attraction at Washington Auditorium that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Morehead, Ky
Jackson Municipal Auditorium
Washington Auditorium
Engagement Planned for Betty Jane Thomas and Cashy Meadows Jr
Gallipolis social notes report Betty Jane Thomas daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A F E Thomas of Point Pleasant engaged to Cashy Meadows Jr son of Mr and Mrs Cashy Meadows of Gallipolis. The wedding is set for the holiday season and Betty Jane works at the Pt Pleasant Water and Light Co while Meadows serves in the army air service stationed at Brooklyn Field Mobile Ala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. FE. Thomas
Point Pleasant
Betty Jane
Cashy Meadows
Miss Thomas
Pt. Pleasant Water and Light Co
Janet Lee Cornwell Celebrates Third Birthday Dinner
Mr and Mrs Robert Cornwell hosted a Monday evening dinner for Janet Lee turning three. Attending were her great grandmother Mrs J C Ingels Mr and Mrs Phil Kling Mrs C H Booton and Miss Charlotte Cornwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cornwell
Janet Lee
J. C. Ingels
Phil Kling
C. H. Booton
Charlotte Cornwell
Memorial service held by Gallipolis Chapter Order of Eastern Star
A memorial service was conducted Monday night in Masonic Hall by Gallipolis Chapter Order of Eastern Star to honor a deceased member. Attendees included local officials and chapter members honoring the life and service of the departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia
Gallipolis
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic
Work Progresses Rapidly on Chickamauga Bridge Project
Construction on the Chickamauga flood escape road nears bed rock as crews blast hillside rock and fill the creek bottom to strengthen approaches to the new bridge. Steel deliveries relieved engineers fears of delays and concrete footing work continues around the clock to beat rising water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickamauga
Gallipolis
Farm Program At Bulaville This Evening
Farmers Institute program at Bulaville opens Wednesday at 7 30 p m with community singing and talks by state speakers Mrs Roselot and Mr Skinner. Fulton family music and a June Ward acrobatic dance accompany the program. The community school will present a 30 minute program Thursday morning followed by farm and home topic addresses and an indoor picnic dinner at noon.
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Gallipolis
Farmers’ Institute
Bulaville
Rosselot
Skinner
Fulton
June Ward
Institute
George Bunce
Faye Rife
Frances Mink
Esta George
C. C. Coughenour
George Shaver
B. N. Price
Harley George
Calvin Rife
Glenna George
Dort Shaver
Carl Fulton
Meda Mink
H. H. Rife
Mildred Roush
H. D. Smiley
Ed Fulton
Brooksie Rife
Ella Rife
Blue Lake Personal and Social Notes
Blue Lake notes list local visits and illnesses. Opal Caldwell, 13, is dangerously ill. Rev G W Ellis on vacation. Mrs Ellis visiting in Boston. newlyweds John Trotter and Effie White serenaded at home. several guests and travelers from Charleston to Letart Falls and Hillsdale Farm. revival at Mt Carmel draws attendance. Doris Leaper of Ashland visiting her parents. Floyd Niday and son visited from Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Ellis
Mrs. Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Pennsylvania
Betty Rich
Boston
John Trotter
Effie White
John White
Harvey Brucker
Charleston
Adam Brucker
Clarence Grimm
Bake Hill
Elva Leaper
Floyd Niday
Huntington
Sam Trout
Nurses Pass Exams at Holzer Hospital School
Holzer Hospital Training School for nurses reports graduates Eleanor E. Ervin Adrienne Frye Georgia Langdon Carol McCaslin and Ellen Spurlock have passed the state medical board examination enabling them to practice nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Eleanor E. Ervin
Adrienne Frye
Georgia Langdon
Carol McCaslin
Ellen Spurlock
State Medical Board
Farm sale near Vin ton changes hands in West Virginia
Charles Lane of Robinette West Virginia sold his 72 acre Vin ton area farm to A C Fuller of Dunbar West Virginia. Fuller takes immediate possession per report from Willard Grover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Lane
Robinette
W. Va
Vinton
A. C. Fuller
Dunbar
Willard Grover
Harris Church Ladies Auxiliary Chicken Supper Tonight
Members announce a chicken supper at Harris Grange Hall this evening starting 5 30 p m Proceeds support church activities and community outreach by the Harris Church auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Harris Church
Harris Grange Hall
Turnips Farm Shipment To Cincinnati Hospital
A total of 875 bushels of turnips grown at the state hospital farm were trucked to Longview State Hospital near Cincinnati. J. Paul Mossman, chief clerk at Gallia hospital, reports the haul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Hospital
Longview State Hospital
Cincinnati
J. Paul Mossman
County Board Plans Repair Of Bridges
Gallipolis reports the county boards under emergency provision aim to bolster the road fund by repairing a dozen or more small bridges and culverts. A 15 man bridge crew will work through year end with locally purchased oak lumber 3 inches thick in 14 16 and 18 foot lengths. Steel rails for strengthening the old covered bridge near Kyger have arrived for the state highway department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
Kyger
State Highway Department
Bradford Social and Brief Personal Notes
BRADFORD Bible School attendance was 68 on Sunday November 23. Mrs Ellen Evans and her mother Mrs Cambron returned to Kentucky after a week with brother Edwin Columbus ill with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs Andrew Martin and children of Dayton spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Arthur Hendricks. Wayne Russell and family from Kentucky visited and returned home. Charles Burt returned to Kopperston West Virginia after visiting. Guy Russell returned home after Ravenna work. M E Cambron recently from Holzer Hospital. Mickey Buck employed at Rosville spent Thanksgiving with his parents. Charles Lambert Jr returned after a visit at Kopperston.
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James Rieger
Baby
Dayton
O. A. Vornholt
R. A. Calhoun
Burbank
Calif
L. W. Simms
Calhoun
New York
Selwyn White
City
Audrey
Charleston
Robert McMaster
Akron
Raymond Jones
George Keith
Kerr
Col
J. Sherman Porter
Rio Grande
George T. Durbin
Hilliards
Ellen Evans
Cambron
Kentucky
Edwin
Columbus
Andrew Martin
Arthur Hendricks
Wayne Russell
Jessie Russell
Charles Burt
Kopperston
W. Va
Guy Russell
Ravenna
M. E. Cambron
Holzer Hospital
Mickey Buck
Roseville
Charles Buck
Charles Lambert, Jr
Judge Halliday Speaks to Rio Grande PTA
Municipal Judge John Halliday addressed the Rio Grande PTA on national emergencies. The high school glee club under Miss Harriett Reeder presented numbers. Mrs. Essel Burkle presided and Mrs. E. B. Webb led the devotional. Refreshments were served to more than 50 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Halliday
The
Rio Grande Pta
Harriett Reeder
Essel Burkle
E. B. Webb
Excavation Begins for Pine Street Cemetery Gates
Excavation for the memorial gates at Pine Street Cemetery will begin immediately by contractor John Smeltzer. The project outlines the construction of new access and commemorative entry at the historic site in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pine Street Cemetery
John Smeltzer
Entered Hospital in Huntington for War Vet Care
John Broyles a Spanish War veteran was moved from his Gallipolis home to a veterans hospital in Huntington for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Broyles
Huntington
Gallipolis Street Decorations Under Way for Christmas
Workmen under John McNealey start preparing holiday decorations in Gallipolis with plans to erect them by Friday for the Christmas season opening. Wires and bulbs are Chamber of Commerce property stored yearly. Evergreen boughs from the county wrap the wires in city park, a large tree to stand at Second Avenue park entrance with a Santa mail receptacle. National defense needs may trim the display and copper wire shortages reported by the electric company could delay extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John McNealey
Chamber of Commerce
City Park
Second Avenue Park
Santa Claus
National Defense
Supplies Arrive for Gallia County Schools
Gallia County surplus commodities warehouse received 30,000 pounds of graham flour and a car of apples, with additional school lunch supplies from Athens arriving for six schools in Gallia County. Principal items include canned and dried fruits and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Howard Smiley
Athens
Rio Grande
Vinton
Cheshire
Eno
Mercerville
Mrs Walter Thompson Dies at 49 in Crown City Area
Mrs Walter Thompson, 49, longtime in valid, died Monday night at the family home south of Crown City. Funeral today at Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev Oma Williams officiating. Survived by husband, four children, her mother Mrs Emma Church, and numerous brothers and sisters including Mrs J H Haskins, Mrs Hosea Beaver, Mrs Eustace Daniels, Mrs Clifford Montgomery, Stanley, Howard and Harry Church of Crown City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter Thompson
Crown City
Oma Williams
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Thompson
Emma Church
J. H. Haskins
Hosea Beaver
Eustace Daniels
Clifford Montgomery
Stanley
Howard
Harry Church
Gallipolis Residents Named State DMV Clerks
Miss Garnet Miller and Alva Shoemaker of Gallipolis have been appointed to clerical posts in the state department of motor vehicles and will start work in Columbus on December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Garnet Miller
Alva Shoemaker
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Columbus
Engineers Expected To Start Survey Soon
GALLIPOLIS REA engineers from Washington are expected daily to survey the Buckeye Rural Electric district for a proposed new generating plant costing a quarter million dollars. Superintendent John R. Lusher says a site is to be determined and no definite arrival date is set. Funds are allocated for the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
REA
Washington
John R. Lusher
Buckeye Rural Electric Co
Swain Expands with New Columbus Restaurant Purchase
C L Swain, local restaurant operator in Gallipolis, has bought another Columbus eatery and will run both establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. L. Swain
Columbus
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U. S
Reuben James
William H. Bergstreser
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Atlantic
Iceland
Vinton Methodists
Farm Institute
Member
Federal Reserve System
Gallipolis Social Notes
Asa Saunders
Addison
Robert A. Lewis
Herman A. Lewis
Harry North
Ralph Lewis
Gomer Donnally
J. M. Rife
Dale Waugh
Maurice Donnally
Helen Waugh
Elmer Saunders
Cecil Jordan
Taylor
Mrs. Saunders
Shirley Mae
W. H. Tyler
Mary Ada
L. L. Tyler
Morgantown
Carl Hugh Wheeler
Sam Darnell
West Virginia
Temple
D. L. Reisinger
Julia Moch
L. D. Bean
R. J. Mauck
Oscar Russell
Claude Shahan
First Baptist Church
Grace Methodist Church
Ellen Westerman
Seyedeh Notamedi
Persia
Maria Silva
Chili
Western College
Oxford
Youth Federation of the Church
United States
Colonial
Colonial Finance
Berry Hotel Bldg
Blue Lake
Miss Opal
Wyman Caldwell
John Walters
Galion
Curt Swain
Clyde Portis
Marysville
Morgan Plymale
Sarah Craigg
Sells Farm Property
Cincinnati Hospital
Bradford
Bradford — Bible School
Judge Halliday
America
Cole
Kerr's
Tri Tae
Gallia Co
DR. J. R. Acomb
S. Court St
Bethel
Bob Hope
ORC
the Land of Love
South of Tahiti
Brad Crawford
Brian Donlevy
Andy Devine
AAI
NSU
Mar Mnelin
Athens National Bank
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