First Presbyterian Church marks 125th anniversary
The First Presbyterian Church of Gallipolis plans a 125th anniversary Sunday with Rev. Hugh I Evans of Westminster Church Dayton preaching on A Magnificent Record. Evans will receive a church oil painting. his wife Miss Edith Bean will attend. The service includes a Catherine Hayward violin, W N Hayward piano, and J Harley Bovie organ. A baptism for James Walker on his first birthday will occur. Governor Bricker and former stars send letters. the church celebrates with a decorated building and expanded facilities.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Hugh I Evans
Westminster Church
Dayton
Evans
Edith Bean
Catherine Hayward
W. N. Hayward
J. Harley Bovie
Lewis Weber Gishler
John Bricker
Gishler
Home-Coming Festivities At Long Bottom Draw Hundreds
About four hundred attended the fourth annual home coming at the Long Bottom Methodist Church with a basket dinner. Attendees came from five states and eleven Ohio counties. several previously absent regulars were missing due to illness in the Jacoby family.
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Long Bottom
Ohio
Jacoby
M. A. Jacoby
J. D. Hawley
Pauline Myers
A. H. Curtis
G. W. Curtis
G. H. Osborn
Racine
Columbus
Alexandria
Curtis
Newark
Lewis Young
Mr. Young
Ed Glover
Rex Glover
Cincinnati
Leone Babcock
Stanley Swan
Zanesville
Shade River
Emma Hannum
Chatham
N. J
W. F. Hawley
Ladies Aid
The
Methodist Church
J. A. Torrence
J. C. Swan
Earl Lawrence
East Liverpool
C. H. Lawrence
Harry Smith
C. B. Hayman
Pryor Farm
C. M. Knight
Walter Brown
Margaret Pickens
Bezael
Charlie Fellows
Carroll
H. Betts
Fast Liverpool
Homer Webster
F. W. Potter
J. B. Shumaker
Philadelphia
C. M. Smith
Hazael
Roberta Wilhelm Weds Charles Holzer in Gallipolis Church
Miss Roberta Wilhelm and Charles Holzer were married at Episcopal Church Gallipolis with Rev. Frank Cady officiating. After a reception at the Wilhelm home the couple left for an east coast wedding trip and will reside in New York City for medical surgery studies.
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Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant’s Episcopal Church
Roberta Wilhelm
Ss. C. Wilhelm
Charles Holzer
Charles FE. Holzer
Frank Cady
W. Cleveland Bowie
Pt. Pleasant
Willhelm
Mrs. Holzer
East Coast
New York City
Wilhelm Home
Family reunions honor Niday kin and local couples
At Newton Niday's home a family reunion saluted him and relatives including sister Mrs. Rosina Lear and brothers Harvey and Peter Niday of Athens. Nearby guests included Homer Edison, Emory Bostic, Marie O'Rourke and others. Separately, Will Huron celebrated 64th wedding anniversary at Chesapeake and Morris Sandthorn marked a silver anniversary with Everett Saunders family. Cheshire Baptist Missionary Society plans all day with covered dish at Mrs. Homer Kennedy’s home.
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Newton Niday
Rosina Lear
Harvey Niday
Peter Niday
Athens
Homer Edison
Wanda
Springfield
Emory Bostic
Virgie Laferne
Zanesville
Marie O'Rourke
Betty
Murray City
Will Huron
Chesapeake
Gallia County
Alva Calhoun
Herman Harrison
Merrill Harrison
Eloise
Morris Sandthorn
Mercerville
Mrs
Everett Saunders
Everett Noel
Cheshire Baptist Missionary Society
Homer Kennedy
Holz er and Wilhelm Wedding at Pt Pleasant
Dayton guests Mr and Mrs James Rieger attended the wedding of Charles E Holz er Jr to Miss Roberta Wilhelm at Pt Pleasant on a Wednesday evening. The Riegers stayed with Mrs Vornholt and family. Starsbuck family visits noted and county agent replacement announced. Mrs Elizabeth Housh returns from Magnetic Springs. Paul Halley and baby from Charleston visited.
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H. P. Halley
Grace Gillingham
Columbus
Ronald Miller
Charleston
D. C. Miller
Alfred Burke
C. L. Masters
Rachel Ann
Belmont County
J. A. Crow
J. S. Cadet
Cleveland
Charles Gray
Ed Summers
J. C. Waters
Circleville
Robert Evans
John Howell
Harry Howell
Wood
Ira Fulton
Marietta
Daisy Abersold
William Boor
Jewett
Lena Rothgeb
Luray
Ella Rothgeb
Addison
FE. W. Smith
Lafayette Hotel
Marion
J. Howard Neal
Line
Cincinnati
C. E. Campbell
Glenn Matthews
Zanesville
Clair Matthews
J. E. Matthews
Della Myers
William Force
Akron
Huntington
Margaret Jones
Troy
FE. T. Jones
Patriot
Herschel Ferguson
William Ferguson
Paul France
Roberta Cornwell
Lyle Beaver
Chicago
Ella Irwin
Porter
J. W. Warden
Logan
W. Va
John W. Mootz
Mr. Mootz
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
F. W. Thirkield
Fred
G. A. Tabit
James Rieger
Dayton
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Roberta Wilhelm
Pt. Pleasant
Drivers License Sale Opens Monday in Gallipolis
Automobiles licenses go on sale Monday at the Gallipolis Motor Co on Second Avenue south of Court Street per Deputy Registrar H B Ecker. The sale runs all month with sub stations at Crown City Vin ton and Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Motor Co
Second Avenue
Court St
H. B.ecker
Crown City
Vinton and
Rio Grande
Cadmus Grange To Hold Apple Pie Contest Saturday
Cadmus Grange members will participate in an apple pie baking contest and exhibit their pies during the regular meeting that evening. Parish or community event details indicate a local organization hosting a judging event with members presenting pies to attendees.
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Gallipolis
Cadmus Grange
Adh
Faculty Lands High School Improvements
Gallipolis officials report high school renovations ready for opening Monday. Improvements include new offices for Principal C C Byers and secretary Frances Irion Taylor, a larger bulletin board, enlarged science labs, updated library, new equipment, and revised partitions. A kindergarten program will start in 1940 41 with age rules for first grade and five year olds for kindergarten. enrollment expected around 60.
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Gallipolis
C C. Byers
Frances Irion Taylor
Board of Education
E. E. Higgins
Marie Meal
Osa Baird
Syracuse Personal and Social Notes Chronicle
Syracuse personal notices list attendees at J F Carleton funeral from Chillicothe Athens Cleveland and beyond. Residents visit relatives attend religious events and resume jobs while local teachers and church leaders engage in civic duties.
Belville Released for Lack of Evidence in Gallipolis
Denver Lewis Belville, arrested by merchant police as a suspicious personWednesday, was released later that day by Chief Fraley due to lack of evidence. A man matching Belville’s description was chased from the North Produce commission house on Vine Street and later jailed by Patrolman Chester Leaper.
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Gallipolis
Denver Lewis Belville
Fraley
Belville
North Produce Commission
Vine Street
Chester Leaper
Pageant Finances Discussed At Joint Commission Meeting
A Gallipolis report notes a planned joint meeting tonight by the sesquicentennial federal commission and the executive committee at their administrative offices. They will present the current financial status, including a large sum about one fifth of the $10,000 federal grant still in treasury, and cite that upcoming Fall Festival and Founders' Day Ball should be self-supporting.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial Federal Commission
Treasury
To Represent Gallia At Citizenship Rally
Gallia County will send about 50 state employees to the Citizenship Rally at Washington County Fairgrounds Saturday with delegates from nine Southeastern Ohio counties. They will attend the morning parade and stay for games contests and Gov John Bricker's afternoon address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington County Fairgrounds
Ohio
John Bricker
Gallipolis Pt Pleasant Football Game Set For Thanksgiving
Gallipolis and Pt Pleasant plan the annual high school football clash on Thanksgiving following a decade of tradition. The matchup will anchor the holiday sports slate with local fans anticipating the classic rivalry.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis- Pt. Pleasant
Local performers slated for Georges Creek Grange Friday show
On Friday night the Georges Creek Grange program features Stanford Brinker Buell Hayes Esther Lane Calvin Lane Opal Leonard Don Brewer Ross Harding Lewis Hughes Floyd Leonard and Gaius Brinker. The Poplar Ridge Vagabonds will provide songs and instrumental numbers.
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Gallipolis
Georges Creek
Stanford Brinker
Buell Hayes
Esther
Calvin Lane
Opal Leonard
Don Brewer
Ross Harding
Lewis Hughes
Floyd Leonard
Gaius Brinker
Poplar Ridge Vagabonds
Janes Acts as Judge in Gallipolis Vacatio
During Judge John Halliday’s vacation period Attorney William H. Janes substitutes for him in Gallipolis. The arrangement places Janes in the judicial role for the duration of the vacancy.
Ed Harvey Dies After Auto Crash at White Cross
Ed Harvey who was injured in an automobile accident died Thursday at White Cross Hospital in Columbus and was buried at Castor Cemetery Sunday. The Trainer reunion was held Sunday at Wales Mill.
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Point Rock
Ed Harvey
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Castor
Fernie Alexander
Lancaster
J. A. Turner
Owen Kennedy
W. M
D. W. Morris
Clayton
Athens
W. D. Bable
John
Welliston
Seldon D. Webb
Patty
Worley Webb
Ann
Newark
Carrie Webb
Harley Pickett, Jr
Maude Holcomb
Pomeroy
John Bable
Lewis McLaughlin
Helen
Carolyn Holcomb
Vinton County
Trainer
Wales Mill
Chester Youth Wins First at State Fair
Milton Tuttle of Chester High School won first place in the Barred Rock pullet class at the Ohio State Fair. Chester teacher T Bell reported the victory, noting a prior seventh place at the fair a year earlier.
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Chester
T. K. Bell
Milton Tuttle
Chester Grange
Chester High School
Milton
Supt
E. R. Hayes
Ralph C. Windsor
Akron
Chester M. E
Bright
Pomeroy M. E
Nickles
Philips
Trimble
L. T. Runion
Mildred
Guysville
Homer Gist
Ed Kimes
Athens
Charles Mulligan
Clifford
Columbus
Ed McFresh
Bertha Reed
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Sam Harper
Charleston
Ill
Eleanor Smith
Detroit
Mich
W. Allen
Springfield
Everett Hayden
Mutual
Pearl Mora
Holzer Hospital
Vern Cleland
Ellis Persons
Richard Persons
Gerald Eiselstein
Charles
Guy Summerfield
Mary Virginia Mora
C. N. Jones
J. F. Brown
Florence
Lakeside
Charles Warner
Herb Warner
Della Windsor
B. K. Smith
Fred V. Rice
Pomeroy
Rice
Pittsburg
Dan Warner
Lucille Smith
Rutland
Rutland High School
H. B. Smith
Merchant Is In Gallipolis
William P. Deardorff, a veteran merchant, is reported ill at his home in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
William P. Deardorff
Herbert E Richards Dies Tuesday Night
Herbert E Richards aged 74 died near midnight Tuesday from a heart attack at the home of his sister in Gallipolis. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Clendinen home with burial in Pine Street Cemetery. He and his wife Gertrude Stuart had long lived in Royal Oak Michigan where he worked as electrical engineer and accountant and was known as a musician.
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Gallipolis
Herbert E. Richards
Gertrude Stuart
Arthur Stewart Injuries After Dayton Auto Crash
Relatives informed of serious injuries to Arthur Stewart 28 of Bladen son of James Stewart after an auto accident in Dayton. He suffered a broken arm and leg.
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Gallipolis
Arthur Stewart
James Stewart
Bladen
Dayton
Plan Services Sept 15 at Riverside Amphitheater
The sesquicentennial committee announces Sunday evening religious services at Riverside Amphitheater on Sept 15 with Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of First Presbyterian Church delivering the sermon and the church choir providing a musical program. A high school band concert may precede the service and ushers will be drawn from city churches. if weather is unfavorable the service moves to First Baptist Church.
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Gallipolis
Riverside
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Sesquicentennial Committee
First Baptist Church
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