Clubs in Area To Take Part In Program
District No 3 of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs meets in Gallipolis at the Lafayette Hotel with Miss Ethel Maud Young as district director presiding. Morning forum on Strengthen Democracy for Defense features club histories and speeches by state and local leaders. Afternoon program includes Miss Olive H Huston on Practical Democracy and a large turnout is anticipated.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Lafayette Hotel
Ethel Maud Young
Ironton Club
Miss Young
Athens
Jackson
Logan
McArthur
Wellston
Marietta
Geraldine C. Hope
Zenia Shaw
Myrtle Clark
Ironton
Eleanor Beatty
Dessie B. Hanna
Esther Hoffman
Helen S. Berry
Maria
Norah Condee
Catherine Hayward
Virginia Kathryn Hood
Miss Shaw
Mary Syler
Olive H. Huston
Red Cross Committee To Meet in Gallipolis
Red Cross roll call committee summoned by Chairman C. C. Byers to meet tonight at the courthouse to check plans for a city and county wide drive to secure 3000 memberships. A later meeting of 150 solicitors is expected later in the week.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
C. C. Byers
Would-Be Suicide Teen Improves After Hospitalization
Gallipolis report says seventeen year old Donald Cragg of Green township shot himself in the shoulder and chest in a personal crisis a week ago. He is now at Holzer Hospital and considerably improved with recovery seeming assured.
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Gallipolis
Donald Cragg
Green Township
Holzer Hospital
Open House Draws Large Crowd at Washington School
Large attendance as visitors toured all rooms to view pupil exhibits. Teachers acted as ushers and welcomed guests. The school band performed a concert in the auditorium at 8 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Fourteen Enroll in Mechanical Drawing at High School
Fourteen persons enrolled for a mechanical drawing course at Gallipolis High School tonight. The class is sponsored by Ohio University as part of the national defense program.
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Gallipolis
Ohio University
Gulls Follow Upbound Steamer Traffic on Upper Ohio
Gulls increase along the Upper Ohio River as large birds track upbound steamers from New Orleans for food scraps.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
New Orleans
Plan Church Program at Mt. Cermel Baptist in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Bidwell church marks 38th anniversary with a five night program beginning Wednesday at Mt. Cermel Baptist Church.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell
Mt. Cermel Baptist Church
Providence Baptist Church to elect pastor Wednesday
Members of Providence Baptist Church will meet Wednesday night at the church to elect a pastor for the coming year.
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Gallipolis
Providence Baptist Church
Notice of Athens County Jail Tax Election
Health nurses Naomi Evans and Elizabeth Connally attended sessions in Columbus. The Athens County Board of Elections calls for an election on November 4, 1941 at regular polling places to decide an additional tax to repair and improve the Athens County Jail and Sheriff's Residence. The proposed levy is up to 0.25 mills, equaling 2.5 cents per $100 of valuation, for one year.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Elizabeth Connally
Columbus
State Organization of Health
Athens County
Ohio
Athens Poutty Board of Elections
W. Poston
Rudolph J. Isselsteln
Florence George marries Edwin J. Kruse at Addison Township
In a Sunday ceremony at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant George Addison Township Florence George wed Edwin J. Kruse of Chillicothe in a single ring rite read by Rev. J. L. Stephenson of Bidwell. Guests from Chillicothe Bidwell and Gallipolis attended as the couple plans to reside in Chillicothe.
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Gallipolis
Grant George
Addison Township
Florence
Edwin J. Kruse
Chillicothe
J. L. Stephenson
Bidwell
Georgia Smith
Dale H. George
Kruse
Delta Kappa Gamma members host meeting near Cheshire
Beta Alpha sorority guests of Miss Mary Jenkins with Grace Sisson assisting. Osa Baird reports on state convention in Columbus. Lucie Martin shares travel talk through Mexico and Texas. Next chapter meeting planned for Ironton in November.
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Beta Alpha
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Mary Jenkins
Cheshire
Grace Sisson
Osa Baird
Gallipolis
Columbus
Lucie Martin
Mexico
Texas
Ironton
Farm Institute Programs Set for December Sessions
Gallia Farmers' Institute votes to hold ten programs from December 1 to 13 across Bidwell Porter Mercerville Little Egg er Gallia Fairfield Clay Chapel Thurman Bulaville Harrisburg venues. About 2500 attendees expected with 4-H clubs grange groups providing songs and demonstrations. State and local speakers will emphasize increased farm food and feed production.
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Gallipolis
Farmers’ Institute
W. S. Ferguson
New Lexington
M. C. Rosselott
Hillsboro
Ed T. Siddons
Winchester
B. O. Skinner
Marysville
D. R. Dodd
Edith Calahan
Ohio State University
Bidwell-Porter
Mercerville
Little Kgger
Vinton
Gallia
Fairfield
Clay Chapel
Thurman
Bulaville
Harrisburg
Gallia County
Conservation speaker urges soil and water care at Rio Grande
Dr. O. E. Fink, state education official, spoke to farmers and civic leaders in Rio Grande College Community Hall. He linked human, land, and water conservation to national vitality, warned of soil depletion, and urged richer farm fields to boost food and feed for national defense.
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Gallipolis
O. E. Fink
Rio Grande College
Friends of the Land
R. Lloyd Pabst
Fink
National Defense
Mattress Making To Continue in Gallia
Gallia County officials say the free mattress making program will extend for about twelve weeks. Time will be reduced for farmers institutes and the holiday season.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Girls Volunteer for Red Cross Knitting Class
Over twenty high school girls have volunteered for Red Cross knitting and will receive instruction from Mrs Beall, Mrs Danner, Ruth Thorniley, and Rachel Davis.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
W. P. Beall
William Danner
Ruth Thorniley
Rachel Davis
Franklin County appoints George H. Broyles to aide for the aged
George H. Broyles is named assistant subdivision manager of the aid for the aged office in Franklin County. He previously worked as a substitute teacher at the local high school.
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Gallipolis
George H. Broyles
Aid For the Aged
Franklin County
Warden Reports Theft of Firearm from Cadmus Home
Warden W S Davisson reports the theft of a rifle and two pistols from his Cadmus area home Sunday night while his family attended church. Sheriff Hatfield is notified.
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Gallipolis
W. S. Davisson
Walnut Township
Cadmus
Hatfield
Davisson
Steel Girders Arrive For Gallipolis Bridge
Steel girders for the new Chickamauga bridge arrived in Gallipolis, easing engineers’ fears of delays due to national defense priorities. Concrete pours for bridge abutments will start to receive six girders, each over 80 feet long.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga
Ten Gallia County Men Sent to Pedro CCC Camp
Ten Gallia County men were taken to Camp Pedro near Ironton for induction into CCC service. Names include Laurence Johnson Bladen Lloyd Barcus Delbert Blazer Clay Harris Laurence Fellore Staunton Fellore Gallipolis Philip Cordell Oscar Cordell Kerr James W Fowler Crown City James Llewellyn Waterloo.
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Gallipolis
Camp Pedro
Ironton
M. R. Allen
CCC
Laurence Johnson
Bladen
Lloyd Barcus
Delbert Blazer
Clay Harris
Laurence
Staunton Fellore
Philip
Oscar Cordell
Kerr
James W. Fowler
Crown City
James F. Llewellyn
Waterloo
First Aid Instructor Course Led by Red Cross in Gallipolis
Red Cross representative Donald Bischoff will lead an instructors' course in first aid at the Washington School music room starting Monday and running three hours nightly to Friday. About 25 people who completed standard and advanced first aid training are expected to enroll.
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Gallipolis
Donald Bischoff
Red Cross
Washington School
Dallas
Maxine Allbright
Charles Beaver
William O. Wallace
Max Williams
Crown City
Ednna Byas
Georgia Coder
Naomi Evans
Harley George
Oscar Halley
Lucy Hector
Glen Jones
Mabel Lee
Bertha M. Mountjoy
Marjorie Rinehart
O. E. Saunders
Louise
Merida saw Bidwell figures amid Gallia county names
Local notes list names including Smith, Gallipolis, Raymond Carter, Northup, Gladys McCoy, Bidwell with mentions of Merida and Bladen in a sequence of public notices and community references.
Officials Plan Vinton Waterworks Project
G. Playford Ewing reports waterworks plans for Vinton Village have been drawn and sent to federal and state health departments and to WPA engineers for consideration. He notes the municipal park project there is nearly complete with NYA labor.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Village
WPA
G. Playford Ewing
NYA
Tax Information Availability in Gallia
Federal tax payers in Gallia County including social security floor stocks slot machines pool and bowling equipment and pinball machines may contact an Internal Revenue official at the post office on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for information needed to file proper returns.
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Gallipolis
Internal Revenue Department
Grade Pupils To Present Pinocchio at Washington Auditorium
Gallipolis pupils will stage Adventures of Pinocchio at Washington Auditorium on Nov 12 and 13. The cast features Paul Smith Bob Bradbury Billy Deem Charles Phillips Joan Kircher Jack Dale Dan Black Stephen McKean Jack Champer George Foster Peggy Clary Rose Ann Baker Margaret Cornett Frederick Burdette Creighton Christ Bobby Harrison Wayne Shaver Homer Walter. The 27 member faculty handles production duties for a likely elaborate show.
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Gallipolis
Pinocchio
Washington Auditorium
Paul Smith
Bob Bradbury
Billy Deem
Charles Phillips
Joan Kircher
Jack Dale
Dan Black
Stephen McKean
Jack Champer
George Foster
Peggy Clary
Rose Ann Baker
Margaret Cornett
Frederick Burdette
Creighton Christ
Bobby Harrison
Wayne Shaver
Homer Walter
Rites for W. H. Siders Held at Silver Run
William H. Siders died after a month of illness at age 60 in Cheshire township. Funeral services were conducted at Silver Run Church by Rev. Jennings Cremeens with burial in Cheshire Cemetery. Survivors include his wife and five children: Pluma Nelson Vesta Hufford Charles Golda and Lucille Siders.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire Township
William H. Siders
Silver Run
Jennings Cremeens
Cheshire
Pluma Nelson
Vesta Hufford
Charles
Golda
Lucille Siders
Mrs Amanda Russell Dies in Wellston
Mrs. Amanda Ellen Russell 91 died Sunday at home of daughter Mrs Bertha Maley in Wellston. Surviving sons are Pleasant Russell, Ernest Russell, Garfield Russell, and Martin Russell of Fostoria and Vinton. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Pine Grove Church.
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Gallipolis
Pleasant Russell
Fostoria
Martin Garfield
Ernest Russell
Vinton
Amanda Ellen Russell
Bertha Maley
Wellston
Pine Grove Church
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