Gallia County Turkey Crop Expected For Holiday Seasons
Gallia County expects a bumper turkey crop for Thanksgiving and Christmas with shipments averaging 15 000 fowls yearly, boosted by higher prices last year. Turkeys from Gallia and nearby counties ship to Columbus Pittsburgh and New York by truck, with bronze and white varieties favored. Varying Thanksgiving dates in New York Pennsylvania Ohio affect market timing and prices.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jackson
Lawrence
Ohio
Mason County
W. Va
New York
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Pittsburgh
To Employ 100 Relief Men On Road Clearing Project
Owen Boster, superintendent of direct relief workers, says more than 100 men will work on road clearing across six county highways. WPA projects progress with few layoffs. Cheshire Rio Grande road and Mud soc Lecta road both start with about 100 men. Private contracts begin Eureka and Swan Creek road improvements aiming to finish before winter. total over five miles of concrete surfaced roadway.
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Gallipolis
Owen Boster
WPA
Cheshire- Rio Grande Road
Mudsoc-Lecta Road
Eureka
Swan Creek
County Nurse to Inspect Rural School Children Health
Gallia County Nurse Naomi Evans will inspect 3 650 rural school children mid month. Heights and weights are recorded eyes tested and physical defects noted. Recommendations for treatments are sent to parents.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Mc Master Resigns as Hospital Attendant for West Jefferson Teaching Post
Robert Mc Master resigns after a year of service at the state hospital to take the science teaching position in West Jefferson schools. He graduated from Ohio University.
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Gallipolis
Robert McMaster
West Jefferson
Ohio University
Chamber chief to announce 150th plans committee
Homer W. Walter president of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce is expected to announce a new committee from the organization on Monday night to assist in formulating sesquicentennial plans.
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Gallipolis
Homer W. Walter
Chamber of Commerce
Schwab Ailing Carried From Ship After War Zone Landing
Charles M. Schwab, noted steel magnate, suffers a serious heart ailment and is carried off the S. S. Washington on a stretcher when the vessel arrives in New York with Americans fleeing the war zone.
Women's Council Exhibit at Fall Festival
Gallia County Women’s Home Council will sponsor an exhibit at the fall festival the week of September 24. A committee was appointed and will report at the regular council meeting September 13. The discussion theme is Meals From Home Grown Foods.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Clubs to Hold Winter Meetings in Gallia County
While most 4 H clubs finished the season a few will continue winter meetings. County home demonstration agent Miss Clara B Motter notes the extension of activities into the cold months.
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Gallipolis
Clara B. Motter
Ice Cream Social Planned on Methodist Church Lawn
Social is set for Friday evening on the Methodist Church lawn in Gallipolis Cheshire area. Residents are invited to enjoy free ice cream and community fellowship during the event in town.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Methodist Church
Injured In Fall From Friend's Car
Gallipolis Homer Lemley a 37 year old widower of Poplar Ridge is hospitalized with a hip fracture and severe bruises after a car driven by Walter Wheaton struck him on a Monday night. Lemley and Walter Paulin had started to take him home when he either climbed or fell from the vehicle as it moved. both companions are held blameless by Lemley who asked that neither be arrested.
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Gallipolis
Homer Lemley
Poplar Ridge
Holzer Hospital
Lemley
Walter Wheaton
Wheaton
Walter Paulin
Mrs. Sarah Walter Dies at Gallipolis
Mrs. Sarah Walter, 71, wife of William Walter, died Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Eva Halley in Gallipolis. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Mt. Zion Church. She is survived by children Mrs. Margaret Sibley of Bladen, Mrs. C. E. Waugh of Crown City, Mrs. J. H. Henry of Huntington, Mrs. Oakley Day, and James and Jesse Walter of Bidwell.
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Gallipolis
Sarah Waltz
William Walter
Eva Halley
Mt. Zion Church
Margaret Sibley
Bladen
C. E. Waugh
Crown City
J. H. Henry
Huntington
Oakley Day
James
Jesse Walter
Bidwell
200 Hereford Heifers Ordered for Gallipolis
Gallipolis officials report over 200 Hereford heifers ordered for September shipment from Kansas City. F C Christ, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce cattle improvement committee, says additional orders are coming in daily.
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Gallipolis
Kansas City
F. C. Christ
Chamber of Commerce Cattle Improvement Committee
Christ
Methodist Ministers To Attend Conference Exodus From Gallia
Methodist ministers from across the county travel to Delaware for a week of sessions of the Ohio Conference. Assignment of ministers Monday is expected to bring few changes in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Delaware
Gallia County
Jr O U A M plans Saturday night program in Yellowtown
Members of the Jr O U A M at Yellowtown schedule a program and refreshment course for Saturday night at their lodge hall. Exercises will begin at 8 p.m. The meeting date has been changed to Saturday nights until further notice.
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Gallipolis
Yellowtown
Funeral held for Mrs. Mary Kincaid in Campaigns Church
Following her death at Marion, services were conducted this afternoon at Campaigns Church for Mrs. Mary Kincaid a longtime resident of the neighborhood.
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Gallipolis
Marion
Campaigns
Giant dahlia blooms at 8 foot height in Northup garden
Neighbors and visitors gather at Mrs. Stephen Elliott’s Northup home to admire a towering red dahlia plant. The plant reaches 8 feet 9 inches and is in full bloom attracting attention from locals.
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Northup
Gallipolis
Stephen Elliott
Baptist Association Meeting at Cheshire Church
Pom eroy Baptist Association members gather at Cheshire Baptist Church for a day long program starting 9:30 a.m. The event features youth devo tions led by the church’s young people and a Guild Chorus musical program. Dr W H Bowler of New York City Rev Ernest Higginbotham of Cheshire Rev T T Shelton of Rabine Rev Jennings Cremeens of Addison Paul Smart of Middleport Rev George Sagen of Gallipolis lead discussions on Evangelism with an annual sermon by Rev L O Grant of Middleport.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Cheshire Baptist Church
Guild Chorus
W. H. Bowler
New York City
Ernest Higginbotham
Cheshire
Funeral Services Held For Robert Radcliff
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Robert Radcliff 27 an Ewington R F C resident burned to death Monday when his clothing ignited from a gasoline explosion while working with mine machinery in Vinton County He was a son of Alfred Radcliff Surviving him are his wife Nellie Zinn Radcliff and children aged eight and two services were held in Fairview Church at Alice with interment following in Franklin Cemetery
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Gallipolis
Robert Radcliff
Ewington R
Miss Boggs Sustains Operation in Chicago
Gallipolis reports Miss Isabel Boggs daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Boggs and a local school teacher is in a Chicago hospital post operative after appendicitis. Her condition is reported good.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Chicago
Isabel Boggs
Fred Boggs
Jenkins Addresses Rotary and Bible Class in Gallipolis
Congresssman T A Jenkins spoke before the local Rotary Club and later to a men's Methodist Bible Class last night, offering intimate glimpses into the personnel of the national congress.
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Gallipolis
T. A. Jenkins
National Congress
Picnic Postponed Near Cheshire Sunday School Event
The Sunday School picnic at Little Kgger Christian Church near Cheshire has been postponed from September 10 to September ate. Invited congregations include Bulnville Christian and Campaign Baptist Churches.
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Cheshire
Little Kgger Christian Church
Bulnville Christian
Campaign Baptist Churches
Seven Couples Get Marriage Licenses
Weekend marriage license issuances in Gallia County list seven couples led by William Hoyt Love aged 22 of Athens and Jean Clark 21 of Sharpsburg toward marriage. Other pairs include Willard Nibert 21 Hogsett and Nora Neville 17 Bidwell, Marcus Elliott 19 Gallipolis and Lola Finley 24 Bladen, Ralph Cameron 32 Cleveland and Alpha Smith 34 Gallipolis, Graham T Harrison 23 Crown City and Nita Mae Donahue 22, John M Burdette 32 Point Pleasant and Helen Louise Leport 21 Kanauga, Raymond Cooper 23 Winfield West Virginia and Ella Mae Bruce 25.
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Gallipolis
William Hoyt Love
Athens
Jean Clark
Sharpsburg
Willard Nibert
Hogsett
W. Va
Nora Neville
Bidwell
Marcus Elliott
Lola Finley
Bladen
Ralph Cameron
Cleveland
Alpha Smith
Graham T. Harrison
Nita Mae Donahue
Crown City
John M. Burdette
Point Pleasant
Helen Louise Leport
Kananga
Raymond Cooper
Ella Mae Bruce
Winfield
Miner Burned as Powder Keg Explodes Near Oak Hill
R. E. Davis, 36, Oak Hill, was brought to Holzer Hospital Tuesday afternoon with serious body burns after a keg of powder he carried to a nearby coal mine in a truck exploded.
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Gallipolis
R. E. Davis
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
Youth Is Fined on Drunk Driving Charge
Robert Carson a 19 year old Middleport resident appeared before Judge John Halliday on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and his driving rights were suspended for six months.
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Gallipolis
Robert Carson
Middleport
John Halliday
Harvest reports show abundant potatoes in Cheshire bottoms
Potatoes are reported abundant and of excellent quality in the Cheshire bottoms. Apple harvest has begun in Gallia County, mainly early fall varieties.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Gallia County
Staple, Stock Foods Skyrocket at Gallipolis
Gallia county shoppers report rapid price jumps in sugar flour meats beans and other staples with stock feeds up two dollars per person over the weekend as fears of European war shortages push demand and buying in quantity continues.
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Gallipolis
Europe
Mrs. Sarah Williams Buried Tuesday
Mrs. Sarah Williams. 79. wife of Wellington W. Williams. died Saturday night at home in Rio Grande. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home by Reverends C. E. Weed and C. D. Copley. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. A daughter, Mrs. Bessie Broughman, lives in Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Sarah Williams
Wellington W. Williams
Rio Grande
C. E.weed
C. D. Copley
Calvary Cemetery
Bessie Broughman
Plan Home Coming at Laurel Township School
Plan for the Logan Pine Valley home coming in Laurel Township on Sunday September 17 at the Rockhouse. Forest Keck, president, invites former teachers and pupils to attend. A picnic dinner will be featured and attendees should bring table service.
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Logan — Pine Valley
Anderson
Laurel Township
Rockhouse
Forest Keck
Warden Launches Drive Against Ownerless Dogs
Gallipolis reports a fall campaign by Dog Warden Roy Johnson to gather masterless dogs in the city and county. He reportedly averages 15 to 20 dogs daily.
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Gallipolis
Roy Johnson
Pomona Grange Meets with Laurel at Columbia Audio
Point Rock social notes report a large attendance as Point Rock Meigs County Pomona Grange met Laurel Grange in Columbia Auditorium. Also covered are Nazarene tent meeting, bean dinners at Wilkesville, and various local visits and travels across nearby towns.
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Point Rock
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Laurel Grange
Columbia Auditorium
Nazarene
Legion and Auxiliary
Well’s Grove
Wilkesville
G. A. Radekin
Carl Ogdin
Adriene Holcomb
Columbus
Edith Hull
Florida
J. A. Turner
Wesley Bobo
Chillicothe
Jarret Bobo
L. V. Lowther
J. R. Nelson
D. V. Morris
Wellston
Wesley Ogdin
Roy Halliday
Ellen Litle
Owen Kennedy
Kennedy
Winton
Ella Barnes
Ed Russel
Dexter
T. E. McLaughlin
Sam Misner
Middleport
Lewis McLaughlin
Trainor
Wales Mill
Nora Wortman
Basil
Emmet Harvey
Gallia County Women's Chorus Plans Township Unit Practice
Gallia County Women's Chorus holds its second meeting at Grace Methodist Church Thursday at 7 30 p m. Songbooks are distributed and no try outs are required. Organizer Miss Clara B Motter says membership is open to all county women. Mrs Katherine B Kircher conducts and Mrs J Harley Bovie accompanies. Plans are set to form township units for more frequent practice than the county chorus.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grace Methodist Church
Clara B. Motter
Katherine B. Kircher
J. Harley Bovie
Bradbury Social and Brief Personal Notes
Bradbury notes show visits by multiple families from Columbus Crooksville Lancaster Zanesville and Charleston plus local church activity. Friday through Sunday social visits include Lathey Rise Gilmore Dodson Russell and Russell families. A Bradbury Bible School drew 72. a revival begins October 2. A son born at Cherrington Hospital to Foster Evans and family. Woodrow Sigler and infant son discharged.
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Bradbury
Clarence Lathey
Estaline
Columbus
S. M. Gilmore
Olan Rise
Crooksville
Dora Russell
George Gilmore
Lancaster
Sherd Gilmore
Sanford Dodson
Herman Knapp
J. P. Miller
Bradford Church
Logan
Foster Evans
S. Mulberry Sr
Cherrington Hospital
Woodrow Sigler
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