New Market Processing Proposed for Gallipolis Poultry
Gallia County could see a quick freeze poultry processing plant after Homer W. Walter Chamber of Commerce president and local hatchery operator advocates a market ready industry. About one million chickens are produced locally and could supply distant markets. half or quartered fowls appeal to economical buyers while fresh dressed fowls arrive in market in good condition. If an all year market develops, investors study plant feasibility and realization hinges on community support.
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Gallipolis
Homer W. Walter
Chamber of Commerce
Walter
Gallia County
Gallia Fall Festival Premiums Ready for Payment
Gallia County Agriculture Society reports all premiums from the recent show will be paid immediately. The festival, outgrowing the city park esplanade, considers relocation to larger quarters as it expands agriculture displays and experiences growing pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Ladies Aid Society Marks 42nd Grace Church Anniversary
Grace Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society celebrates 42 years this month with a chicken pie supper served by members in the church Friday October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gal lia Script to Host Friday School Assembly
The Gal lia Script staff at the local high school will lead Friday’s assembly period. The program will be humorous and include both vocal and instrumental numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
McGuire Divorce Action Filed for Custody Dispute
Harry McGuire sues Mabel McGuire for divorce on adultery grounds. Married 1935, the couple are parents of three children. Harry seeks custody of the children in the action filed in Gallia County court.
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Gallipolis
Harry McGuire
Mabel McGuire
McGuires
Dahlia Contest Entrant Mrs. Ross Houck At Lincoln
Latest entrant in the dahlia contest is Mrs. Ross Houck of Lincoln. Her stock bears thirty seven blooms and thirty buds on a nine foot seven inch height in the dooryard. Gallia County Farmers Institute officers plan a Thursday meeting in the county agent's office to discuss the ten institutes opening next month.
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Gallipolis
Ross Houck
Lincoln
Gallia County
Farmers’ Institute
Court House
Gallipolis Judge Learned of Kin’s Marriage
Judge A J Stormont is informed of the recent marriage of his half brother John Stormont a Kansas resident. John Stormont is a native of Gallia County and left Gallia for Kansas in 1886.
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Gallipolis
A. J. Stormont
John Stormont
Kansas
Gallia County
Sunflower State
Commissioners Leave Unfinished Business
Gallipolis county commissioners met in regular session with little business beyond routine matters. A bond issue for relief purposes was declared imminent but received no attention and no provision for supervision of direct relief workers was made. Relief orders continue from the local relief office, but recipients perform no compensatory work due to lack of supervision.
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Gallipolis
Kananga Social and Personal Highlights
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raike of Portsmouth visit as his mother Mrs. B. D. Raike improves at Holzer Hospital. Numerous local families and travelers are listed visiting relatives, illness, travel, and social notes across Kananga and nearby towns.
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Harry Raike
Portsmouth
B. D. Raike
Holzer Hospital
Burl Webb
Fullerton, Ky
Albert Raike
Frank Raike
Alice Warnock
Philip Fannin
Paul Kirsch
Lizzie Styles
Canton
Wade
Lewis Lee
Arthur Heider
William Messler
Ethel Oliver
Jimmy Oliver
Charleston
Harry Maddy
Point Pleasant
Nannie Weethee
A. Swisher
Campbell Pottery Co
William Maddy Dies in Charleston at 54
William E. Maddy a 54 year old beauty shop operator and Gallipolis native died at his Charleston home. He was a son of the late James Maddy and had long resided in the West Virginia capital.
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Gallipolis
William E. Maddy
Charleston
James Maddy
West Virginia
Farm Changes Hands Near Vinton in Gallia County
E. Hartsook sells 146 acre Little Raccoon farm a mile from Vinton to D. A. Griffith of Sissonville W Va who will move in next month. Price around 5500. In Gallipolis and Gallia County about eighty Boy Scout Troops members prepare for a scout circus to be held in Huntington on Thursday and Friday evenings.
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Gallipolis
Hartsook
Little Raccoon
Vinton
D. A. Griffith
Sissonville
W. Va
Gallia County
Huntington
Girl Scouts Chili Supper and Cake Walk at Thurman School
Thurman Girl Scouts announce a Friday chili supper at the school building with an added cake walk as the program highlight.
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Gallipolis
Girl Scouts of
Thurman
Gallipolis to form Sesquicentennial committee
The Chamber of Commerce announces a Sesquicentennial Committee to work with the Sesquicentennial Commission on next year’s event. The commission will have a $10,000 federal grant to supplement by soliciting local funds. Dr. Charles E. Holzer heads the executive committee with 14 members named. About 65 social and civic groups will be asked to appoint members to a general committee. Incorporation as a non profit is planned. No dates or programs yet.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Sesquicentennial Commission
Charles E. Holzer
Gilbert P. Bush
H. W. Cherrington
Stanley R. Evans
Social notes from Carpenter area recall births and travels
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Turner on Oct 9 but died within an hour. burial at Standish Cemetery. Many local residents travel, move, or visit relatives in Columbus, Athens, Cincinnati, and other Ohio towns. A nurse, Georgia Nell Radekin, has moved to Chillicothe Hospital. Ohio State Missouri football game attendees are listed.
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Carpenter
Ralph Turner
Standish
Dennis Romine
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Donald Ramey
Romine
Dorothy Steinmetz
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Leslie Canode
Dyesville
Delilah Dudgeon
Burrell McLaughlin
Nora Sleeth
Emma Dye
Grace Jordan
Harrisonville
Dale
B. A. Howery
Dye
S. F. Howery
Nan Caster
Chicago
Ohio
Elda Starkey
Oma Starkey
J. L. Rawlings
Charles McCall
Lancaster
Rawlings
H. T. Trainer
H. E
Walter Swett
Gussie Swett
Wilbur Slater
Warren G. Turner
Millersport
D. M. Turner
Georgia Nell Radekin
Jewish Hospital
Cincinnati
G. B. Radekin
Chillicothe
Chillicothe Hospital
Thomas Brown
D. J. Allen
Myrtle Brown
Ashland
Jessie Brown
Leonard Brown
Ironton
Virginia Brown
Dollie Brown
Albany
Black Hacker
E. K. Carpenter
Esther Bourgeois
Maud Coe
Milford Center
W. E. Reeves
George Carr
G. C. Gorby
Pomeroy
Columbia High School
Phyllis Rife
Merrill Bolton
Alta Dudgeon
Helen Brown
Bill Westfall
Margaret Brooks
Gerald Starkey
Odell Marshington
Lester Swearingen
Virginia Tewksbury
Tim Bowen
Helen Holcomb
Gerald Collins
Lacey Joe Dye
Dawn Dye
Alvin Dye
Mr. Howery
Mr. Pickett
George Albert Radekin
Mr. Radekin
Gallia Women's Chorus Plans Meeting in Bidwell
Gallia County women’s chorus will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Bidwell Methodist Church organizer Miss Clara Belle Motter says The State Homemakers Chorus debuted in Columbus last week at the 25th anniversary of extension work with about 250 women from 10 counties In Gallia invited to join the larger chorus but did not attend
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Bidwell Methodist Church
Clara Belle Motter
Columbus
Ohio
Local Guests and Visit Notices Across Covington and Nearby Areas
Local social notes record visits and hosting across Covington and nearby towns. Families including Craft Goodwin Perry Lyman, Haskins Tanner Soule and others are mentioned with relatives and friends in Columbus Lancaster Pomeroy Wellston Huntington Ironton and Gallipolis as they attend events and spend weekends together. Dr. R D Thomas attends the Ohio State Optometric Association convention at the Deshler Wallick Hotel.
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George Craft
Warner
Covington
L. W. Goodwin
Herbert Perry
Columbus
Raymond Lyman
Jackson
Luman
W. C. Haskins
V. A. Tanner
Tanner
H. J. Shahan
Rose Wick
Bancroft
W. Va
E. A. Higgins
Higgins
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Russell Smith
Little Son
William Ebersbach
Hotel Martin
Pomeroy
Elizabeth Richards
Fannie Duvall
Gallipolis
Margaret
Lottie Shuler
Cleo Wetherholt
Winnie Wetherholt
J. Blazer Wetherholt
Henry Scott
John Scott
Lewis Buck
H. A. Maley
A. E. Russell
Wellston
R. W. Lewis
Oak Hill
Stanley L. Evans
John Morgan
Henry Hood
James Lemley
Goldie Allen
James Hood
Mark Ralph
Ironton
Gallia County
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Willige in Augusta
News from Augusta Georgia reports the birth of a son to Mr Lawrence Willige and his wife. Willige is a former Logan resident and a son of Mrs Fred Willige of West Hunter Street.
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Logan
Augusta
Lawrence Willige
Willige
Fred Willige
W. Hunter St
Creomulsion Ad Claims Refund If Not Satisfied
The Creomulsion Company releases a new advertising series for Creomulsion, a leading cough remedy backed by thousands of satisfied customers. It sells through drug stores with a guarantee that if results are not obtained the full purchase price is refunded.
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Creomulsion Company
Gallia Academy Plans Open House and Tea Night
Gallia Academy High School will hold an Oct 30 open house in Washington Auditorium with a band concert. A tea is set for Nov 1 from 3 30 to 5 30 p m with invited parents and all interested guests welcome.
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Gallia Academy High School
Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Washington
Chester Social And Personal Highlights
Chester society notes list events and visits including Daughters of America meeting at Chester High School Oct 20 featuring Randal Parsons and His Melodiers of Great Bend. Residents in Columbus Athens Pomeroy and Guyville attend fairs dinners and family visits. local moves and school closure for a funeral are noted.
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Chester—Chester
The
Daughters of America
Randal Parsons
Melodiers of
Great Bend
Chester High School
Emma Betzing
Lenore
Columbus
E. A. Keebaugh
William Chapman
Tuppers Plains
John Hoffman
Paul Meredith
Bliss College
IL. C. Meredith
Clyde Calvert
Roy
Myrta Calvert
Guysville
Ward Hayes
Athens
Ab Eiselstein
Gerald Eiselstein
Lancaster
Lawrence Warner
Edward Frecker
Chester
Howard Coleman
Central Rural School Board
Reedsville
Darrell Cleland
Hannah Cleland
E. R. Hayes
Howard Knight
Nelia Parr
Manning Ridenour
Curtis Wolfe
Aged Gallia Man Goes to Springfield
Gallia county resident Emory Rader aged 96 will turn 97 in February and has traveled to Springfield Ohio to spend the winter with a relative. He lives at Northup on Raccoon Creek and is in fairly good health. The county's oldest woman is Frances Sauvage aged 98 in July who resides in Gallipolis with granddaughter Mrs. E E Higgins.
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Gallipolis
Emory Rader
Springfield
Ohio
Rader
Northup
Raccoon Creek
Frances Sauvage
E. E. Higgins
Bus Passengers Cross Swan Creek Bridge In Gallia County
Bus Route 7 passengers in Gallia County use a temporary Swan Creek bridge to cross the waterway and reach waiting vehicles on both sides of the main bridge as the project proceeds.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Swan Creek
Nebo Cemetery Association to Elect Officers Saturday
Officers and members will meet at one o clock at the church for election of officers and transaction of business.
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Gallipolis
Nebo Cemetery Association
Grand Jury Opens as Tanner Wood Heads Sessions
Gallia County grand jury sessions begin with Tanner Wood as foreman. Other members include Homer Warren Varney Burnette Jewell Beaver Roy Elliott J L Davis Everett Ecker Edna Wickline Francis Harding Fletcher Wagner Hazel Wallace Judy Jones D F Bostick Bertie Cubbage and Anna Stevers. More than 50 witnesses are subpoenaed.
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Gallipolis
Tanner Wood
Gallia
Homer Warren
Varney Burnette
Jewell Beaver
Roy Elliott
J. L.davis
Everett Ecker
Edna Wickline
Francis Harding
Fletcher Wagner
Hazel Wallace
Judy Jones
D. F. Bostick
Bertie Cubbage
Anna Stevers
Parent-Teacher Group Seeks Support for Gallipolis Levy
The Washington Parent-Teacher Association campaigns to educate voters in the Gallipolis School District for a three mill school levy. Voters have approved similar measures for 26 years and indications point to another favorable vote by a large majority. Several clubs and organizations back the issue.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Parent-Teacher Association
25 Hens Stolen From Greenfield Township Farm
Morris Jones reports to Sheriff Hatfield the theft of 25 Rhode Island Red hens from his flock. The sheriff is tracing the birds through sales to dealers.
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Gallipolis
Morris Jones
Greenfield Township
Hatfield
Rhode Island
Hunters plan West Virginia hunt opening November seventh
Gallia County quail and rabbit hunters are reported seeking licenses to hunt in West Virginia as the open season starts there on November 7.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
West Virginia
Bigelow Pension Proposal At Rotary Club Meeting
Edmond N. Yantes of Columbus spoke to Gallipolis Rotarians urging a heavy vote against the Bigelow pension measure. He warned that ballots must be marked and voted and called for organized opposition. An after meeting public session at Washington School amplified his views and cautioned about dangers if the referendum passes. Literature against the proposal was distributed at both meetings.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Edmond N. Yantes
Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Yantes
Washington School
F. C. Christ
Hold Faculty Tea at Gallipolis High School Tonight
First faculty gathering for teaching personnel at Gallipolis High School occurs tonight at the school building. Miss Anna Bradbury will review William Lyons Phelps Autobiography With Letters. Hosts are Harold Brown and Miss Eulah Williams, with home economics students serving tea.
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Gallipolis
Galipolis High School
Anna ‘Bradbury
William Lyons Phelp
Harold ‘Brown
Eulah Williams
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