Rio Grande Home Coming Highlights Wings Award Ceremony
Rio Grande College plans a home coming Saturday featuring the awarding of wings to ten student fliers. Dr. Charles E. Holzer will deliver the address and present emblems, log books, and flight certificates at 7:50 p.m. Other events include a parade, a football game with Bluefield College, and a dance at 8:30 p.m. Rio Grande seeks its first win in four years against Bluefield on Oct. 11.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Charles E. Holzer
College Board of Trustees
Little Southern
Bluefield College
West Virginia
Mendell FE
Beattie
Redmen
Rio Grande
Mendel EF. Beattie
West Virginia State
Institute
W. Va
Bob McNulty
Manchester
Hocking County Seeks One-Mill Levy Support in November
In Logan and across Hocking County, election officials push outreach for a one-mill levy to fund current operating expenses. Farm groups are visited by Agricultural Advisory Council reps to explain finances. Commissioners note revenue declines and rising service needs, forecasting tighter county funds without the levy.
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Hocking County
Logan
Agricultural Advisory Council
Funeral Services Held For Thivener Woman
Gallipolis Ohio Mrs. Robert Evans 62 former Miss Anna Plymale died Sunday at the family home near Thivener. Funeral services were this afternoon in Ohio Chapel by Rev H M DeWolfe with interment in Mound Hill Cemetery. She was a Covington Virginia native and lived there until after marriage. Her husband and eight children survive: John Basil Lester William Claude Evans Mrs. Robert Houck Mrs Lestie Evans and Mrs Arthur Hoyt all of this county.
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Gallipolis
Robert Evans
Anna Plymale
Thivener
Ohio Chapel
H. M. DeWolfe
Mound Hill
Farm Employee Faces Embezzlement Charge
Elmer Johnson, colored, in charge of Walter Field’s farm while Field is in Cincinnati, allegedly sold hogs and other property worth 200 dollars. Johnson was indicted for embezzlement, agreed to restitution and court costs, and was placed on probation for two years.
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Gallipolis
Walter Field
Cincinnati
Elmer Johnson
Johnson
Field
Elks Lodge Members Attend Annual Inspection
About 100 members of the Elks Lodge attended the annual inspection Monday night in Gallipolis. District Deputy Ray Mitchell of Newark praised Exalted Ruler R. M. Switzer and lodge officers. Wayne Booth chaired a roast beef buffet supper for the social sessions committee.
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Gallipolis
Elks Lodge
Ray Mitchell
Newark
R. M. Switzer
Wayne Booth
Belville Pleads Guilty on Non-support. Cragg Not Guilty
Gallipolis. Evan Belville pleaded guilty to non support and was placed on probation for two years with a $19 monthly child support payment. Willard Cragg pleaded not guilty on the same charge and his case was continued as long as $8 is paid monthly.
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Gallipolis
Evan Belville
Willard Cragg
WPA Labor Absorbed by Seasonal Work Reported at Forest Job Sites
GALLIPOLIS WPA activities at the new Chickamauga bridge and on the Chillicothe Road improvement are curtailed as men fail to report when called. Certification Officer M. R. Allen says substantial labor is being absorbed by coal mines, apple orchards, and corn cutting operations.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga
Chillicothe
M. R. Allen
38 Women Enroll in Housekeepers Aid
Gallia County reports 38 women enrolled in the Housekeepers' Aid program under Mrs I W Thompson. The organizer says the number should rise in fall and winter as living conditions grow harsher for indigent families.
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Gallipolis
I. W. Thompson
Business women to attend Grace Methodist Church Sunday
Members of the Business and Professional Women's Club plan to attend services as a unit at Grace Methodist Church on Sunday in observance of National Business Women's Week.
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Gallipolis
Business and Professional Women's Club
Grace Methodist Church
Penne Church Chooses Friday Chili Supper in Parish Grove
Penne Church and community plan a chili supper Friday night at the Parish Grove shelter house. Neighbors are invited to attend for fellowship and support.
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Gallipolis
Penne
Parish Grove
Merchants Plan City Bus Service Expansion
The Gallipolis Merchants' Committee of the Chamber of Commerce will operate buses within the city and to Middleport and Pt. Pleasant. Paul Jarvis, chairman, says no contract is yet made. A low fare rate is proposed and promoters are confident of success.
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Gallipolis
The
Chamber of Commerce
Middleport
Pt. Pleasant
Paul Jarvis
Gallipolis Social Notes Hostess At Club Afternoon
Miss Zenia Shaw president of the Local Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a Sunday gathering two to four at Mrs. H. P. Bradbury home. Guests included Miss Stella Arthur Miss Marie Meal Miss Ethel Young and Mrs. Margaret D. Carter. Rooms featured fall flowers and a pink rose bud centerpiece with candles as fruit punch and confections were served.
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Gallipolis
Zenia Shaw
Jocal Business and Professional Women's Club
H. P. Bradbury
Miss Shaw
Bradbury
Stella Arthur
Marie Meal
Ethel Young
Margaret D. Carter
Reunion Brings Four Clark Brothers Home After Twenty Years
Sunday at Mrs. Elizabeth Clark's Mercerville home hosted a reunion of her four sons and families the first time in two decades. Homer Clark, on 18 years of navy service, returned on furlough as the honor guest. Attendees included Harry, Ora, Vance, Frank Clark families and Mrs bessie Stevers for a four generation photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Clark
Mercerville
Homer
Harry Clark
Ora Clark
Vance Clark
Frank Clark
Bessie Stevers
Birthday Reunion For Shaw Couple At Home
A large group gathered at Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw's home on Sunday to honor their ages 72 and 68. Twelve children with nine families attended bringing gifts for a noon dinner after the birthday celebration.
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John Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Community notes of home visits and travel across Ohio and West Virginia
Mrs. Osa Baird hosts English Club opening meeting Tuesday Oct 14 after postponement. Numerous guests visit at Hurricane West Virginia and others return from vacations or trips in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and New York. Local residents attend family visits, extended travels, and weekend get togethers with relatives and friends.
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Osa Baird
Gallia County Cattle Value Rises Sharply
Gallia County reports a surge in Hereford cattle value with 2,500 calves imported four years ago rising from an initial 87 500 dollars to about 337 500 dollars today. The local Chamber of Commerce notes growing interest in cattle raising and ongoing imports from neighboring markets, especially West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
F. C. Christ
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
City Board Withholds Renaming of Street
Gallipolis city commission members agreed to omit Craft Place as the street name pending petitioners’ request. The panel rescinded a month old subdivision designation and will await new guidance. The city will add street lights and lime coating to the thoroughfare. An amending ordinance approved six weeks of pay for acting city auditor C W Booth during A W Carr’s illness and allowed a premium on Booth’s bond.
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Gallipolis
C. W. Booth
A. W. Carr
Booth
Dog License Metal of Inferior Quality
Gallipolis reports dog license tags for 1942 show metal shortages from the defense program. Samples at County Auditor F D Keeler's office are a bendable lead alloy, unlike the bright hard tags issued in January. About 3 000 tags needed. likely higher demand for duplicates due to tag fragility.
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Gallipolis
National Defense Program
F. D. Keeler
Fight Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis
Gallipolis records list several marriage licenses issued to pairs from nearby towns. Names include Lattis Y Rawson and Fannie G Moss both 21 or 22, with other couples cited from Bidwell Red House Point Pleasant Charleston New Boston Henderson Northup Pittsburgh and more. The report notes ages for each party, ranging from 18 to 26.
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Gallipolis
Lattis Y. Rawson
Fannie G. Moss
Bidwell
Nathan Simmons
Kathryn Newcomer
Red House
W. Va
Melvin Johnson
Virginia Rice
Point Pleasant
Arvel Dodrill
Aileen Waugh
Charleston
Herman Isor
Virginia Brown
New Boston
John ©. Higginbotham
Mary M Hartley
Henderson
Dale Roach
Dexter Saunders
Northup
Ignatius Barkovich
Constance Kraus
Pittsburgh
Campfield Sentenced on Check Fraud Charge
Lloyd R. Campfield, 24, of Vinton, was sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary for one to three years after passing fraudulent checks. He has prior sentences to Mansfield Reformatory on similar charges and twice been paroled.
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Gallipolis
Lloyd R. Campfield
Vinton
Ohio
Campfield
Mansfield Reformatory
Gallia County reports no CCC enlistment applications
M. R. Allen, certification officer, says Gallia County has no CCC enlistment applications on file, indicating very low local interest in war era Civilian Conservation Corps service.
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CCC
Gallipolis
Gallia County
M. R. Allen
Allen
Nurse Reports No New Typhoid in Gallia County
Gallia County health nurse Naomi Evans reports no new typhoid cases. Seven current cases are listed as being treated and are satisfactory in condition.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
City Auditor Carl Returns After Six Week Illness
City Auditor A. W. Carl resumes duties at the municipal building after a six week illness from heart trouble. C. W. Booth had been filling the post temporarily.
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Gallipolis
A. W. Carl
C. W. Booth
IRS Rep To Explain New Tax Rules At Post Office
A representative of the internal revenue department will be at the post office from 1 to 3 o clock tomorrow to explain the new taxing regulations to inquirers.
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Gallipolis
Internal Revenue Department
Pumpkin pulping at state hospital harvest event
Hundreds of large pumpkins are harvested at the state hospital and processed through a pulping machine to prepare them for cooking in a surprising autumn display.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
Grange Event to Feature Harris Springfield at Cadmus School
Members of Pat Grange plan an evening program at Cadmus School auditors Thursday night. The event includes an entertaining segment with Harris and Springfield Granges and a light supper.
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Gallipolis
Patriot Grange
Harris
Springfield
Cadmus
Patrolman Tests To Be Given Thursday
In Gallipolis about six people plan to take a civil service test Thursday night to qualify for a city patrolman eligibility list. Commission members named include T. S. Berridge S. B. Huntington and F. C. Christ.
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T. S. Berridge
S. B. Huntington
F. C. Christ
Neighbor Night Hosted by Gallia Eastern Star
Gallipolis Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star hosted Neighbor Night at the Masonic Temple drawing 140 attendees from Gallia and nearby chapters. The program featured duets by Tom Dale and Donald Mohr and Ronald and Roger Williams, readings by Mrs. FE W Edwards, a brass duet, a baritone solo by Elias Jones, a flag salute, and social time in the decorated lodge rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Middleport
Cheshire
Thurman
Tom Dale
Donald Mohr
H. B. Ecker
Mary Syler
Stanley Lanier
Unity Church Elects Officers At Logan Meeting
The Unity meeting of the Church of God in Corning elected officers for the Sunday Creek and Hocking Valleys area. Rev J B Diggins was named chairman, Rev Thomas E Sexton vice chairman, Rev Wahl secretary treasurer, Clarence Staley assistant secretary treasurer, John Marshall song director, and R S Atkins assistant song director. Next monthly gathering will be at Athens Church of God the first Sunday in November with Rev Thomas Sexton hosting.
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Logan
Church of God
Corning
Sunday Creek
Hocking Valleys
J. B. Diggins
Clarence Way
Chicago
E. H. Runyan
Urbana
Mary Wahl
Thos. FE. Sexton
Athens
Wahl
Clarence Staley
Chaunecey
Logan Woman Lucy Bowen Celebrates 92nd Birthday
Lucy Bowen known as Aunt Lucy, lifelong Logan resident, observed her 92nd birthday with family at home. A former longtime organist at First Presbyterian Church, she remains active in music, with children and relatives gathering for the occasion and presenting flowers and gifts.
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C. P. McNeill
Chicago
Charles G. Bowen
Berea
John T. Underwood
Mary Louise Bowen
Bethel Golden Wedding Attends Lancaster Fair
Mr and Mrs Henry W Bethel observe their golden wedding anniversary in October and plan to visit the Lancaster fair as they did on their wedding day fifty years ago. They recall a racehorse Etelburgh driven by Curly Hudson dying at the fair in that visit. A memorial to the animal stands at the fairground and special ceremonies are planned this year.
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Logan
Henry W. Bethel
Hocking County
Lancaster Fair
Etelburgh
Curly Hudson
Hospital Notes from Logan Update on Local Patients
X ray ordered for Mrs Ellen O Toole of Shawnee at Cherrington Hospital after Saturday auto accident on Route 75. Mrs Harry Shuttleworth of Murray City home Monday after recent operation. Mrs Arthur Thress of Starr underwent major surgery today. Mrs Ralph Hanning of Nelsonville returned home Sunday. Sherry Casto, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Casto, returned home Sunday after treatment.
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Harry Casto
Logan Teacher Confers With State Speech Head
Fred B. Burchfield of Logan traveled to Columbus to confer with Walter B. Emery of Ohio State about dates and the coming year’s program for the Ohio High School Speech League. He serves as secretary of the Ohio High School Principals association activities committee. The Ohio Music Education Association has decided to discontinue official participation in regional music contests. Mrs. Burchfield accompanied him. Hollis Bowen of Angle Ave in Logan has been at home since Sunday due to a gallstone attack following a prior heart attack earlier in the year.
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LOGAN
Fred B. Burchfield
Columbus
Walter B. Emery
Ohio State
Ohio High
Hollis Bowen
Angle Ave
Craftsmen's club discusses fall and winter plans at Masonic Temple
Logan report states the Craftsmen's club considered plans for the upcoming fall and winter seasons during a meeting held at the Masonic Temple after the Mingo Lodge session on Monday evening.
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LOGAN
Craftsmen's Club
Masonic Temple
Mingo Lodge
Firemen Test Hydrants At Manufacturing Co
Logan City firemen held a regular practice Monday evening with a pumper run to the Logan Manufacturing Co plant. Tests were made on all hydrants protecting the building under the direction of Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith as part of routine intervals to ensure operability.
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Logan—City
Logan Manufacturing Co
Roy Stallsmith
Thief Caught After Search By Officers
Mark A. Peterson of Muncie Ind was captured after a search by Sheriff Floyd Duffy deputies State Highway Patrolmen and local officers near Adelphi and Laurelville. The stolen Muncie car led to the arrest and federal prosecution is possible as the case involves a cross state line theft. FBI officials were contacted by the sheriff.
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Raymond Swackhammer
Duffy
FBI
Apple Crop Gathered by Laurelville Firm
LOGAN The firm of Bowers and Reichelderfer Laurelville is gathering an apple crop from its orchards One orchard is near Laurelville the other near Dundas Apples are stored in Laurelville and placed on the market.
Grand Jury Hearing in Progress in Logan
Prosecutor Harley Meyer is presenting evidence to the October grand jurors with twenty two cases investigated. Oscar Rheinscheid of Union Furnace serves as foreman and only excused juror is G W Rochester with Mrs Fred Carpenter replacing him.
Chieftains Plan Polishing for Greyhound Game
Coach Tom Bender discussed polishing the Chieftains defense pass defense and interference for the running game after a Friday defeat at Jackson. He expects improved physical condition for the Greyhound bout with Jim Hummel or Jimmy McGonagle ready to fill in if needed.
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Logan
Tom Bender
Bender
Jackson
Nelsonville
Chieftains
Jim Hummel
Jimmy McGonagle
Hummel
State Patrol Sends Two To Logan Mayor's Court
Logan State Highway Patrolmen brought two men before Mayor Dallas Kinser on Monday for arraignment. Raymond Knece of Laurelyne faced charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and paid a $19 fine plus costs with driving rights suspension certified. Harold Jackson of Logan was charged with reckless driving and fined $15 plus costs.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
Raymond Knece
Laurelyne
Harold Jackson
Oldest Ohio Scout Troop Visits Caves
The oldest continuous Ohio Boy Scout Troop from Delaware visited Hocking County for its second annual camping trip. Under Rev. Eugene Rush the group chartered from England and spent a night at Rock Stall Marion Township and a picnic at Old Man's Cave with three cars of scouts led by John Roberts and other officials. The trip aims to become an annual pilgrimage to the Hocking scenic district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ohio
Hocking County
Delaware
John Roberts
Rock Stall
Marion Township
Old Man's Cave
Eugene Rush
England
Hocking Scenic District
Logan Band Prepares New Formations for Nelsonville Trip
LOGAN band rehearsed on the practice field Monday evening as they work on new formations to be disclosed during their trip to Nelsonville Friday with the football team. Mrs. Lillie Reid aged 65 widow of Walter Reid died at her son Walter's home in South Bloomingville Monday. She leaves three sons Walter Clendell and Noah. Funeral arrangements were being completed.
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Logan—Chieftain
Nelsonville
Logan
Lillie Reid
Walter Reid
Walter
South Bloomingville
Clendell
Noah
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Bluefield
Belville
Merchants’ Committee
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Colony Theater
Dakota
Mrs. Baird
ERWIN
Luther Erwin
Jewel
Eunice
Murray Daniels
Somerset
Willard Musick
Bonnie June Gortman
New Lexington
Harold Erwin
Pomeroy
Earl Erwin
Hurricane
A. W. Davis
Leslie Mayes
Los Angeles
Clarence Brewer
Douglas Holton
Montgomery
Lillian Catzen
C. S. Catzen
Max Rinehart
Patterson Field
Dayton
Odessa Rinehart
R. Carman
Addison
West
Edwin
Duchesne
Utah
Joss
Grand Canyon
J. W. Warden
Van
Ethelyn Mootz
Warden
H. FE. Houck
Charles Nelson
Buffalo
Laura Canterbury
Payne
St. Albans
Ronald Roseberry
Bloomfield
Ind
Frank Vance
New York City
Cecil Notter
H. H. Stevens
Margaret B. McCormick
City Board
City Auditor
Grangers
Hollis Bowen III
At Manufacturing Co
Laurelville Firm
Georgella
Georgiana
State Patrol
Logan Mayor's Court
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