Rural-Urban Conference Planned for Gallia County Campus
Starbuck to lead meetings establishing a three day rural urban conference to study civic needs of Southern Ohio. Central committee names leaders across Gallia Meigs Lawrence Jackson and Vinton Counties with sessions at Rio Grande College.
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Gallipolis
R. R. Starbuck
Rio Grande College
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Grange
Farm Bureau
American Legion
Rio Grande
Starbuck
Gallia
Meigs
Lawrence
Jackson
Vinton
Central Committee
Wesley Green
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Marie Fowler
Mercerville
Howard Hennen
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Harry Anderson
C. . Luttrell
E. G. Royer
Gallia County
D. O. Taber
Ohio Valley Civic Council
Galliolis
Harry E. Bickster
Oahill
E. H. Midkiff
Marie Harris
W. A. Lewis
J. H. Musser
Rutland
C. B. Webb
Relief Director Seeks New County Headquarters
Gallipolis October story notes County Relief Director Othneil Jones facing a removal notice from Mrs. Clendenin to vacate the Second and Locust building by Oct 31. He searches for space for offices, equipment and records but finds no public options, hopeful to move before witches night.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
Clendenin
Second and Locust
Jones
Red Cross Begins Roll Call Drive in Gallipolis
Mrs. C. W. Booth, executive chairman, distributes enrollment cards lapel buttons and window stickers to township chairmen for the Red Cross Roll Call starting November 11. Essay and poster contests for school children close October 29 with two sets of judges to be named. Prizes include two Red Cross first aid kits to be awarded.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
C. W. Booth
Booth
Marriage Permit Issued in Gallipolis
A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Walter Carsey age 21 and Mildred Downey age 21, both residents of Guysville.
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Gallipolis
Walter Carsey
Mildred Downey
Guysville
Edler sues to recover mortgage funds on Perry Township land
Lawrence Edler as administrator of A. S. Ripley's estate files suit in Gallia County Court to recover 650.47 dollars allegedly due on a mortgage given by Albert Saunders and secured by 145 acres in Perry Township.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence Edler
A. S. Ripley
Patriot
Albert Saunders
Perry Township
Funeral for Nelson A. Park Held in Pt. Pleasant
Gallipolis friends attended services for Nelson A Park 43 who died suddenly Tuesday from a heart attack in Pt Pleasant. The funeral was held this afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Nelson A. Park
Pt. Pleasant
Park
Rummage Sale Near City Park Opens In Gallipolis
Methodist women start a three day rummage sale in a large tent near the mid-Second Ave entrance to City Park in Gallipolis today.
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Gallipolis
mid-Second Ave
City Park
Floral Park handyman returns with boy ending kidnap scare
George OConnell, a Floral Park handyman, arrived home with three year old Dean Tripp ending an eight state search for a supposed kidnapper. The boy had been taken on a Saturday shopping trip to New York and later visits to friends in Kew Gardens before the planned weekend with the Tripp family. Police surrounded OConnell upon his Monday return after he reportedly tried to reach the Tripp parents by phone.
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George O'Connell
Floral Park
L. I
Wilbur Tripp
Dean Tripp
New York
Kew Gardens
Tripps
Bashan Social and Personal Mention
Bashan notes show visits among local families in Webster West Virginia and nearby towns. Residents include Denna Smith and Harry Smith. Herman Carson and family. Conley from Long Bottom. Raymond Ervin at Gallipolis sales. Bookman ill. Shain injured in a fall.
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Ours
L. E. Trussell
J. C. Rose
Charles Bookman
Bookman
Roland Torrence
Nelson Torrence
Reedsville
Perry Orr
Allen
Milford Cole
Kim Shain
Joppa Social Notes Mark Roy Barber 49th Birthday
Roy Barber celebrated his 49th birthday with a wiener roast at Harley Linthicum’s home Saturday evening. Attendees included Ivan Chevalier and family, Harley Linthicum and daughter, Franklin Norris and relatives, George Longsworth, E W Pratt, M J Benedum and families, Fred Sollitt and Jane Benedum, and Wilbur Longsworth family.
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E. W. Pratt
Fred Sollitt
Erie
Jane Benedum
Morganville
W. Va
M. J. Benedum
Wilbur Longsworth
Shirley
Parkersburg
George Longsworth
Fred Sollit
Vance Milhone
Tuppers Plains
Officials Plan Gay Displays For Holidays
Cham ber of Commerce Merchants' Committee outlines Christmas decorations for Gallipolis city business district. Electric light standards will feature greenery along Second Ave from Locust to Court and Court to Third. City park will host an amplifying system for church songs and organ music with Santa Claus visiting before Christmas by airplane.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce Merchants’ Committee
Max Finberg
Second Ave
Locust
Court Streets
Court
Third
City Park
Santa Claus
Grass Run-Side Hill Social and Personal
Local notes record visits and gatherings across Grass Run Side Hill area. Families such as Winns, Taylors, Wood, Nelson, Nicholson, Braley, Folden, Saxton, Romine, Davis, Molden, Bratton, Minor, Plummer, Smith, Nicholsons, and Willing households are mentioned visiting relatives in Winfield Kansas, Columbus, Dexter, Pomeroy, Applegrove, and nearby towns. Social calls include husking bees and Sunday visits with numerous cousins and in-laws.
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F. W. Winn
Paul Winn
Silas Winn
Winfield
Kansas
West
Clair Taylor
Winn
Clifford Wood
Max Nelson
Old Dexter
Harley Amos
Ward Nicholson
Race Davis
Ed Minx
Columbus
Emmett Davis
Dexter
Bert McCarty
Applegrove
W. Va
Clair Nicholson
Ruth Nicholson
Linnie Bratton
Allegra Will
Donna
Cynthia Nicholson
Ernest Malden
Thomas Price
Dyesville
O. E. Bratton
Gerald Minor
W. H. Taylor
Claude Dulaney
Edward Plummer
A. E. Plummer
Jean
Thomas Smith
Ernest Molden
Henry Molden
Middleport
Elmer Molden
William Nicholson
Spence Rites Held in Columbus for Gallipolis Native
Funeral services were held in Columbus this afternoon for Van A. Spence, 80, who spent the first half of his life in Gallipolis, his native city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spence
Gallipolis
Columbus
van A. Spence
WPA Hits New High in Gallipolis Work Roll
A Zanesville WPA district release reports 1,233 workers in Gallipolis, with a plan to add 50 more during the current week to the rolls.
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WPA
Gallipolis
Zanesville
Democrats Entertain at Tea in Gallipolis
Democratic Women's Club members were hosted for an afternoon tea by Mrs. Alice Wolfe at her home 1110 Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Democratic Women’s Club
Alice Wolfe
Second Avenue
Folks To Have Fun At Legion Celebration
Gallipolis reports a Halloween party by the American Legion will proceed Monday night with no homeowner complaints amid no vandalism observed. Chief John Fraley notes residents await the event.
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Legion
Gallipolis
American Legion
John Fraley
Libby Hotel Chosen as Baptist Convention Headquarters
Libby Hotel will serve as the official headquarters for the Baptist Young People's State Convention. Delegates from across the state, about 400 in total, will occupy twenty reserved rooms for three days after Thanksgiving, with more bookings possible. Many delegates will be housed in private homes.
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Gallipolis
Baptist Young People’s State Convention
Libby
George Sagen
Morris Haskins
No New Developments From Gallia Pension Office
Gallia County Aid for the Aged Director Earl McCormick reports no new developments as delays in age pension checks persist. He notes heavy inquiries from recipients awaiting October payments and describes added financial strain on renters needing landlord credit extensions while awaiting resolution of state federal pension department disputes.
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Gallipolis
Earl McCormick
Gallia County
Aid For
McCormick
Gallipolis Teachers Travel to Athens for Session
Gallipolis City teachers are expected to have near full attendance at the Southeastern Ohio Education Association sessions in Athens Friday and Saturday. Rural teachers predict similarly high turnout. Pupils plan nutting parties and outdoor activities upon release from school.
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Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Athens
E. E. Higgins
H. B. Bradbury
Displays Big Radish at Gallia Market
Mrs. Luther Shoemaker presents a two pound winter radish on display in Gallipolis as a standout vegetable for the season.
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Gallipolis
Luther Shoemaker
Party Halloween Night At Grange Hall
Gallipolis Young Married People's Club of Ohio Chapel hosts a Halloween party this Saturday night in the Grange Hall with appropriate refreshments provided.
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Gallipolis
Young Married People’s Club of Ohio Chapel
Grange Hall
Gallia County Awarded First State Beautification Project
Gallia County receives its first state highway beautification project on State Highway No. 7 just north of Eureka Village. Major Adolph Stellhorn of Columbus set grades for the two mile strip to be planted with trees and shrubs, terraced, grassed, and flowered. The route, popular with tourists bound for West Virginia and Kentucky, offers views of the nearby Ohio River dam at Eureka Village.
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Gallipolis
Eureka Village
Gallia County
Adolph Stellhorn
Columbus
West Virginia
Kentucky
Gallipolis Collects Northwest Territory Coin Craze
Requests for "cing sous" the official coin for the Northwest Territory are still arriving at the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Maude Hauser says many residents from the original territory are collecting these coins for museums or for former Gallipolis residents now dispersed across states.
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Gallipolis
Northwest Territory
Chamber of Commerce
Maude Hauser
Sisters Sponsor Dance at Knights of Pythias Hall
Halloween dance in Gallipolis hosted by Pythian Sisters at the Knights of Pythias Hall aims to attract a large crowd. Prizes will be awarded for costume events.
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Gallipolis
Knights of Pythias Hall
The
Pythian Sisters
Gallia Health League Schedules Thanksgiving Seals Sale
Gallia County Health League led by Carl C. Byers of the high school will sponsor a seal sale starting Thanksgiving Day. The group plans a broader canvass than in prior years, to raise funds for health programs in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Miss Jennie Lawson Improved at Memorial Hospital
Miss Jennie Lawson of Gallipolis has improved after a fall in her home last Wednesday. She remained undiscovered until Saturday. her broken leg just below the hip is now in a cast at Memorial Hospital in Huntington.
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Gallipolis
Jennie Lawson
Memorial Hospital
Huntington
Lawson
Brown's Electric Appliance Co. to Move on Second Ave
Gallipolis business Brown's Electric Appliance Co. run by Mr and Mrs Charles Brown formerly of Nelsonville will relocate to a room on Second Ave park front and begin operations November 1.
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Gallipolis
Brown's Electric Appliance Co
Court St
Charles Brown
Nelsonville
Second Ave
Park Front
Flags adorn Gallipolis in Navy Day observance
Gallipolis marked Navy Day with prominent flags on display across the city as residents honored naval service and its history. Local officials urged reflection on veterans and maritime heritage during the afternoon observance.
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Gallipolis
Mrs. Helen Jenkins Dies at Gallipolis Home
Mrs Helen Guthrie Jenkins 49, wife of Carl Jenkins, died at the family residence near Old Rgger Church Tuesday night. Funeral services were held at Cheshire M E Church with Rev H N Snider assisting. Interment followed in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Mary, sister Elma Swan, and brothers Howard Guthrie and Curtis Guthrie. Member of Cheshire Church and Cheshire Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
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Howard H. Guthrie
Pt. Pleasant
Curtis C. Guthrie
Columbus
Cheshire Church and
Cheshire Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Junior Johnson Hurt in Football Injury at Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports 16 year old Junior Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Austin Johnson is confined to bed with head injuries from football. Doctor performs lumbar puncture but finds no signs of more serious injury beyond a concussion.
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Gallipolis
Junior Johnson
Austin Johnson
Gallipolis Pomeroy Game To Feature Band Formations
Local high school band under Director A. Jord Bayless rehearses new playing formations to debut at the Gallipolis Pomeroy game on Middleport field tonight.
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Gallipolis
A. Jord Bayless
Pomeroy
Middleport Field
Gallipolis Rakes Leaves After Autumn Frosts
Gallipolis residents face a heavy leaf fall as trees along city streets shed foliage. City crews haul debris while citizens burn surplus. Garden Club members and City Manager John Gwinn discuss a municipal compost heap for fertilizing iris and tulip bulb plantings.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
John Gwinn
Constipation remedy advice with Kellogg's All-Bran
An ad advises readers to eat more bulk in breakfast, recommending Kellogg's All-Bran for relief. It emphasizes fiber like a tonic, mentions vitamin B, and urges drinking water. All-Bran is described as non drug, made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek, sold by grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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