Election Clerks Asked To Serve as Draft Registrars
Gallia County officials issue instructions to election clerks from the May primary to report Oct 12 at 1 PM for registration duties. Two clerks per precinct may be required, with volunteers possible. Duties run 7 AM to 9 PM on registration day, with no compensation, described as a patriotic duty.
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Athens
Ohio
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Board of Elections
Arnold Spurlock
Meda Mink
Addison
Maude Nelson
Neva Martin
Glenn Rose
Mae Tipton
Cheshire
Clara Ward
Violet Russell
Sanford Wise
Harry Boston
Clay
Im Franklin
Lewis Bodimer
Nelson
Springfield
Cloyd Morris
Ken Lookadoo
Bidwell
Marvin Rutt
J. J. Gleason
Walnut
Lewis Burdette
Willa Saunders
Robert Gibbs
W. J. Woods
Roy Shoemaker
C. R. Niday
Alice Bradbury
Irene McClaskey
Mary Price
Lena Lawson
Martha Cousins
Virginia Roush
Ella Mayes
Calvin Saunders
Athens Ohio Meant to Issue Bonds for Sewers in 2A District
Athens City Council adopts an ordinance to issue bonds totaling 14 500 dollars to finance sewer construction in Storm Sewer District No 2A. The plan anticipates assessments and city share payments with five annual maturities beginning one year after issuance and interest not exceeding 6 percent.
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City of
Athens
Ohio
Athns
Sorm
Gallia Home Council Plans Chorus Reorganization
The Woman's Home Council in Gallipolis schedules a surprise party tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church. A large attendance is anticipated as the group announces a chorus reorganization and a radio broadcast from Huntington on Oct. 24. Clara Belle Motter leads the event and outlines the club's aims and objectives.
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Gallipolis
Woman's Home Council
First Presbyterian Church
Huntington
Clara Belle Motter
Angels Over Broadway at Schine's Athena with Fairbanks Jr
Fairbanks Jr stars in Ben Hecht's Angels Over Broadway at Schine's Athena Theater with Rita Hayworth Douglas Fairbanks Jr Thomas Mitchell and John Qualen in a tale set in a rain slick Times Square night. The drama follows a girl a hustler a drunken playwright and a small embezzler whose lives are re written by fate and ambition.
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Ben Hecht
Broadway
Schine
Athena
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Rita Hayworth
Thomas Mitchell
John Qualen
New Columbia
Hecht
God
Times Square
Fairbanks
Miss Hayworth
Qualen
Mitchell
Seven-Year-Old Bill Rees Ented for Brain Trouble Treatment
Seven year old Bill Tom Rees son of Mrs Louise Rees has been in Huntington hospital for seven months with brain trouble leaving him unable to speak or walk He will celebrate his eighth birthday on October 17 in the hospital care and treatment program.
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Gallipolis
Bill Tom Rees
Louise Rees
Huntington
Gallia County CCC Quota Unfilled Drives Youth Recruitment
Gallia County faces a short CCC quota as 24 slots were set but only 20 filled. Othneil Jones, certification officer, says youths as young as 17 are being accepted to meet targets. Recruits aboard include Philip Bradbury and others. training occurs at Yellow Springs before assignments to western camps.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
CCC
Othneil Jones
Philip Bradbury
Kyger
Wendell Brubaker
Bidwell
Donald Brumfield
Charles K. Day
Henry King
Wayne Saunders
Edwin Schwartz Lewis Stover
Darrell E. Wallace
Alfred Williams
Bruce Burleson
Virgil K. Cross
Joseph W. Fife
Theodore Radcliff
Gerald Robinson
Stanley M. Rupe
Cheshire
Ernest Caldwell
Loren Haskell
Crown City
Delle Caldwell
Eureka
George A. Easter
Kananga
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Jones
Pinney Golden Wedding Guests Gather in Gallipolis
Dinner guests at the P. J. Pinney home marked their golden wedding anniversary. Attendees included Andrew Barta and J. Stewart and families from Pittsburgh. Harry Hess and Louise Scott from Pleasantville and Columbus. L. V. Pinney and son. S. M. Rife of Marion. E. L. Pinney and three sons of Charleston. Ruth Leist of Huntington. and many friends offered congratulations.
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Gallipolis
P. J. Pinney
Andrew Barta
Pittsburgh
J. Stewart
Harry Hess
Pleasantville
L. V. Pinney
Louise Scott
Charles Hess
Columbus
S. M. Rife
Marion
E. L. Pinney
Charleston
Ruth Leist
Huntington
Birthday party honors Mickie Dickerson turning three
Mrs. Walter Duckworth hosted a Sunday party for Mickie Dickerson’s third birthday with twenty youngsters, games, ice cream and cake. The birthday cake was baked by Mickie’s great grandmother Mrs. T. J. Oliver. Mrs. Charles Jeffers hosted the Ladies Aid at Chambersburg with twenty four attending and a lunch served. Mrs. H. M. Lane to entertain October 17.
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Walter Duckworth
Mickie Dickerson
Mickie
T. J. Oliver
Charles Jeffers
Ladies’ Aid of
Chambersburg
H. M. Lane
Cheshire Baptist Missionary Society Meeting Planned
An all day meeting of the Cheshire Baptist Missionary Society will be held Thursday at the home of Mrs. Floyd Thomas with a covered dish dinner at noon. Carpet rag sewing will be a feature of the day.
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Cheshire Baptist Missionary Society
Floyd Thomas
Legion Auxiliary to Install Officers Tonight
Legion Auxiliary members will install officers at 7 o clock tonight at the Legion Hall. Memorial service planned. Honor guests at a prior dinner were Mrs A F Bernehoff and Mr Delle Caldwell of Eureka. Numerous visits and family gatherings noted across Columbus Logan Proctorville Duchesne and Clarksburg with relatives and friends.
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Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
A. F. Bernehoff
Delle Caldwell
Eureka
Forrest Johnson
M. H. Cherrington
Logan
Ed Miller
Howard Neal
Line
Ricketts
Proctorville
Erma Lee
Columbus
Jay Worman
Gahanna
Nelle Worman
Wick
Lorena Miller
Charles
Clarksburg
W. Va
O. A. Vornholt
Cincinnati
Edwin Carman
Karen Gertrude
WPA Group Expands Gallia County Aid Program
WPA group in Gallipolis enrolls 38 women for housekeeping aid as demand climbs with the fall season. Community officials report rising requests for the aid, signaling growing local need and participation.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Tri-Weekly Garbage Collections Feed Hogs
City Manager John Gwinn says tri weekly garbage collection in Gallipolis supplies the needs of about 50 penned hogs at the city farm. He reports hogs reach 200 pounds and are marketed, with eight hog houses built and feeding facilities adequate for winter.
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Cherrington
Gallipolis
WPA
Holzer
John Gwinn
Zanesville
W. State St
U.sc
Excess 10000 Food Distributed in Gallia County
Othneil Jones, director of distribution, reports that Gallia County received surplus foods in 1939 valued at more than 10000 dollars. The state agency notes more recipients require larger shipments and prepares for extra stock. A large wareroom near Third South of Grape Street houses food storage and clothing ready for issue.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
Surplus Commodities Organization
State Distributing Agency
Jones
Grape Street
WPA
Jones States
Gallia High School faculty to meet monthly schedule set
Gallia Academy High School forms committee to plan monthly faculty meetings for the school year. Members include Norma Johnston Harold Brown Harlan Martin Dwight Wetherholt and Catherine Morrison chair. First meeting October 16 features a talk by Harold Brown on Philosophy and Objectives.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Norma Johnston
Harold Brown
Harlan Martin
Dwight Wetherholt
Catherine Morrison
Doris Covey
Ruth Miller
Anne Bradbury
Katherine Kircher
Elizabeth Breinig
Fred Stone
Edward Wise
Eulah Williams
Kathryn Lutz
Elizabeth Shough
C. C. Byers
Lewis elected delegate to Rio Grande College convocation
Dean W. A. Lewis has been chosen as the Rio Grande College delegate for the Southeastern Ohio Education convocation in Athens. The sessions are scheduled for October 31 and November 1.
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Athens Gallipolis
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande College
Southeastern Ohio Education
Athens
New Rector Charles E F Baird Welcomed at St Peter’s
A reception and dinner at St Peter's Church welcomed the new rector Rev Charles E F Baird and his family, with attendance reported as largely at end.
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Gallipolis
St. Peter's Church
Charles EF. Baird
Gallia High School Assembly Programs Listed by Faculty
A Gallia High School committee headed by Eulah Williams and others announced a schedule of assemblies and events from October through February. Highlights include Gallia Script, Future Farmers of America, Quiz, Dramatic Club, Girl Reserves, Thanksgiving program, Home Economics Club, athletic awards, all school talent, Christmas music, feature movie, instrumental music, National Honor Society, Hi Y Club, and an amateur program with sponsors named for each event.
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Gallipolis
Eulah Williams
Doris Covey
Katherine Kircher
Fred Stone
Anne Bradbury
Catherine Morrison
Future Farmers of America
Harlan Martin
Worry the Wizard
Kathryn Lutz
Elizabeth Breinig
Harold Brown
Clu
Garfield Griffith
Ruth Miller
Edward Wise
Richard Downs
Hi-Y Club
Dwight Wetherholt
Laurence Smeltzer
Rio Grande President Announces Committees
Rio Grande College president Pabst lists faculty committees for the coming college year. Members include Forrest Wyatt Gertrude Chandler Dean W A Lewis Mrs C T Sharpton Dean Mary Young Prof C T Sharpton and others covering athletics housing religious life students labor social and publications.
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Gallipolis
Forrest Wyatt
Mrs. Sharpton
Miss Lassiter
Dean Young
James Porter
Frances Harlow
Mrs. John D. Murray 83 Dies in Guyan Township
Mrs. John D. Murray aged 83 died Monday at the family home on Williams Creek in Guyan Township. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at Good Hope Church with interment in the churchyard. Surviving children include W. W. Murray Huntington Utah, Mrs. Ethel Shaw Los Angeles, Mrs. Lillias Thomas Charleston, Mrs. Maude McCoy Glenwood, Ivan, Ben and Miss Eric Murray, Mrs. Sarah Dillon, Mrs. Bertha Williams Crown City, Everett Murray, and Mrs. John Q Haskins Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
John D. Murray
Williams Creek
Guyan Township
Good Hope Church
W. W. Murray
Huntington
Utah
Ethel Shaw
Los Angeles
Lillias Thomas
Charleston
Maude McCoy
Glenwood
Ivan
Ben
Eric Murray
Sarah Dillon
Bertha Williams
Crown City
Everett Murray
John Q Haskins
Petit Jury Report Date Set for Oct. 11 in Rose Case
Upon order of the court sheriff's officers notify persons drawn for petit jury service to report for duty Oct. 11. The state case against Elmer Rose charged with breaking and entering will be heard that day.
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Gallipolis
Petit Jury Service
Elmer Rose
John F. Broyles Released From Holzer Hospital
John Franklin Broyles was moved from Holzer Hospital to his home after a skull fracture suffered five weeks ago when he was kicked by a horse.
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Gallipolis
John Franklin Broyles
Holzer Hospital
Basement Work Planned for Baptist Church Site
Gallipolis reports a church basement excavation underway under the direction of F. E. Kerr John S. Richards Everett Dulaney Reuben Wood Verne Brown and Raymond Gooch. A 4 H Boy Scout recreation room furnace room and storage will be added with workers using electric lights nightly as women’s groups provide evening lunches. Baptist women sold 70 gallons of apple butter.
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Gallipolis
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C. E. Holzer
Athens National Bank
Works Progress Administration
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Gallia
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