French Gratitude Train Visits Gallipolis Oct. 12
The Ohio car of the French gratitude train will be in Gallipolis Thursday Oct. 12 with a daytime school showing and an evening display on Second Avenue. The 40 et 8 car, part of a nationwide tour sponsored by state and local groups, has drawn over 100,000 viewers. The city will park the car on Second Ave near the park with free access and no admission.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Second Avenue
Ohio State
New York Harbor
Columbus
Frank Lausche
France
Second Ave
Citizens Telephone Company
Tuppers Plains
Public Utilitie Commission of
Placo No
Commission
Hio
Coolville
James Gordon Dies Thursday at 79 in Gallipolis
James Franklin Gordon 79 died at 5 p m Thursday at his home 127 Pine St Gallipolis Born March 28 1871 in St Albans West Virginia son of Burton Gordon He married Verne Lewis in 1895 who died as did his second wife Mattie Washington He is survived by two sons Eagle Gordon Gallipolis and Frank Gordon Xenia Wilberforce teacher Services set for Sunday at 2:00 p m Burial will be in Pine St Cemetery details pending
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Gallipolis
James Franklin Gordon
Pine St
St. Albans
W. Va
Gordon
Burton Gordon
Verne Lewis
Mattie Washington
Eagle Gordon
Frank Gordon
Wilberforce
Xenia
Rio Grande Alumni Plan Homecoming Day
The Rio Grande College Alumni Association schedules a homecoming in Gallipolis on Saturday October 14 with an 11:00 a.m. parade, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. open house, a 3:00 p.m. football game, 6:00 p.m. alumni dinner, and an informal dance from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the community hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alumni Association of
Rio Grande College
River Traffic and Legal Notices Flow Through Athens County
Ship movements on the Gallipolis and Kanawha rivers listed with arrival and departure times and gauges. Legal notices include divorce petitions in Athens County Court and public notices of guardianships and estate accounts in probate, with hearing dates in October and November 1950.
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Leroy Marsh
Eugene Leroy Marsh
United States Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania
Marjorie Carr Marsh
Marjorie Carr
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
M. D. Hughes
Fom
Bryant R. Skipper, Jr
Terra Haute
Indiana
Dorotha
Skipper
Dorotha C. Skipper
Harold J. Rose
Nick Bendervich
Ann Bendervich
Marion F. Boggs
Albert H. Boggs
Kenneth le Goullon
Ida B. Caylor
Pauline H. Danford
Byron Danford
Watt Grover
Charlies Gandee
Audra L. Stratton
Joe Bobby Stratton
Grover C. Sutton
Grant Warren
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Patricia Lou Hall
Arthur T. Stuart
Amanda J. Longdon
Pastor to Attend West Virginia Ministers Council
The Rev Daniel M. Dorsey of Main St Baptist Church heads to Parkersburg for the West Virginia Baptist ministers council on Monday night. He hopes to meet former classmate Dr Edward Hughes Truden, president of the American Baptist Convention, and is pastor at a Washington church attended by President Truman.
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Point Pleasant
Daniel M. Dorsey
Main St
West Virginia Baptist Ministers Council
Parkersburg
Dorsey
Edward Hughes
Truden
American Baptist Convention
Washington
Truman
Grace Methodist church notices and services
Grace Methodist led by L A Donnally lists Sunday school at 9 30 am worship at 10 30 am with nursery care and multiple church activities. Saint Peter s Episcopal First Baptist First Presbyterian and Winton Pilgrim Holiness provide morning prayers services and programs through the week with youth meetings, choir and adult education.
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Grace Methodist
L. A. Donnally
Ministry of Healing
Youth Fellowship
Board of Education
Circle
Aven Lusk
Grace
Saint Peter’s Episcopal
K. C. Wilson
First Baptist
W. H. Green
WJE
First Presbyterian
Linson H. Stebbins
Ministry of
Women’s Association
Sarah Stevenson
Rio Grande College
Winton Pilgrim Holiness
William Gilkerson
Births and discharges listed at Holzer Hospital Notes
Births include Mrs. Reese E Lloyd in Jackson a son Mrs William Woodard in Gallipolis a daughter Mrs Arthur Darnbrough in Gallipolis a daughter. Discharges include Joe Rose William Smith Samuel Dennewitz and several others plus Mrs Gerald Mc Farland Mrs Marvin Cornwell Miss Betty Lewis Dorothy Gothard Mrs James Cope and others.
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Holzer Hospital
Reese E. Lloyd
Jackson
William Woodard
Gallipolis
Arthur Darnbrough
J. A. Blain
Crawford Keener
Amelia
Gill G. Neal
Paul Dean Osler
James Snodgrass
Point Pleasant
Leslie Milton Snyder
Ewington
Lina Detzel
Syracuse
John M. Williams
Elias Stiles
Pomeroy
James M. Barlow
Coalton
Joe Rose
William Smith
Samuel Dennewitz
Gerald McFarland
Marvin Cornwell
Betty Lewis
Dorothy Gothard
James Cope
Ella Hinkley
Watson Wilson
Paul Colley
Public Affairs Role Urged for Bankers
Ohio bankers urged to lead in improving public affairs administration. Howard D. Schooler, president of the Ohio Bankers Association, told Group Seven meeting in Zanesville that national government drifts toward insolvency and bankers should act to promote fiscal responsibility. Edison Hobstetter of Pomeroy, group chairman, presided.
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Howard D. Schooler
Ohio Bankers Association
Schooler
Association
Athens
Hocking
Meigs Morgan
Perry
Belmont
Coshocton
Guernsey
Monroe
Muskingum
Noble
Washington
Zanesville
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy
Pomeroy National Bank
Group Seven
Driver Fined $10 After Jackson Accident
Gallipolis report shows David Wyant 35 of Jackson fined $10 and costs in mayor's court for an improper left turn, with State Highway Patrol arrest. Bernard Adams 58 of Beaver and Estel A. Lowry 45 of Dayton also fined $10 and costs in municipal court for operating a vehicle in an unsafe condition.
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Gallipolis
David Wyant
Jackson
State Highway Patrol
Bernard Adams
Beaver
Estel A. Lowry
Dayton
Skeets Reunion Held At Coolville Grange
The fourth annual Skeets reunion was held at Troy Grange Hall Coolville with a basket dinner. A. E. Lawrence presided and Majo Lawerence spoke on Civil War letters by George Waterman who died for the Union. Re elected officers were A. E. Lawerence president and Howard Hetzer secretary treasurer. A large list of attendees from Marietta Parkersburg Athens Columbus and other Ohio communities attended the event.
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Coolville
Troy Grange Hall
A. E. Lawrence
Majo
Parkersburg
Florence Lawrence
Majel Lawrence
Athens
Massilon
Bessie Skeets
Barnett
Marion
Howard Hetzer
Rodney and
Blaine
Flora Skeets Hetzer
W. E. Schwartz
Joan
Barbara
Donald Skeets
Jimmie
Dickie
Clark H. Skeets
Lillian Skeets
Dean Barnett
Connie
Columbus
Francis Schwartz
Susan
Newport
Herbert Skeets
Tim Dunfee
Danny
Clifford Dixon
Margaret Blackburn
Robert Dixon
Lewis Keith
Ward Layner
Clifford
Jonathon
Little Hocking
Wilbur Dixon
Wilbur
Wilma
Linda
John Dixon
Jerry
Sandra
Edgar Dixon
Mary Lois
Frost
Otis Allen
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James Gordon
Rio Grande
Gillipolis
Neville
American
Semet
Sohio State
Kanawha
Solvay
Dolle
Arden
Jones
Atlas
Armstrong
Sullivan
Rand
Aztec
Cook
Virginia
Ernestine
Keystone
Rowe
Hoopes
Kanawha Falls
John FL Newcomb
Botw
Ministers’ Council
Aline
Skeets
Coolville Grange
Almans
Little Boys & Girls
Oxford High
Sandal
Altmam
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