Officials Say Sponsorship Funds Lacking
Gallipolis county commissioners order County Engineer E N Leonard to halt all WPA road projects due to insufficient sponsorship funds. WPA labor totals about 400 men, with 150 slated for Flag Spring Road this week, but funds from gasoline and auto tag revenues are exhausted and borrowing would be needed to continue. Surge in unemployment adds 100 more families to Surplus Commodities program, now serving 700, as storage plans fail and clothing for children becomes urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
E. N. Leonard
Flag Spring
Othneil Jones
Jones
Wyman Stevens Maries Marjorie Martin in Gallipolis
Mr. E Wyman Stevens and Miss Marjorie Martin united in marriage by Rev G W Townsend at the Methodist parsonage in Hassell Kentucky. Attended by Mr and Mrs A K Sutter with Dorothea Denney. reception and lunches planned across several Ohio towns for 1000 county families in food and clothing distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wyman Stevens
Marjorie Martin
G. W. Townsend
Hssell
A. K. Sutter
Dorothea Denney
South Point
Seventh annual Rife family reunion on Old Rgger Church lawn
Sixty relatives and friends gathered Monday for the seventh Rife family reunion at Old Rgger Church with attendees from Columbus Findlay and Middleport. Officers elected include Horton Rife president Hollis Rife vice president and Glenna Shuler secretary treasurer. The 1941 reunion is planned for Campaign Church on Labor Day. Descendants of John D and Jane D Jones held their fifteenth reunion at Corn Sunday with over 50 attendees. The Welsh colony at Tyn Rhos is noted. surviving children are Gomer Jones Mrs Jessie Gilbert and Mrs J E Jones. Hayden McCormick of Columbus is president and J Melvin Gilbert is secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rife
Old Rgger Church
Elizabeth Sunker
Columbus
Mark Spurlock
Findlay
Serena Lloyd
Middleport
Horton Rife
Hollis Rife
Glenna Shuler
Campaign Church
John D
Jane D. Jones
Tyn Rhos
Gomer Jones
Jessie Gilbert
J. E. Jones
Hayden McCormick
J. Melvin Gilbert
Pope Family Reunion Held At Mudsoc Home
Mr and Mrs Ernest Carter hosted a large gathering Sunday at their Mudsoc home for the annual Pope family reunion. Guests included Mr and Mrs Albert Klages and daughter Violet of Romulus Michigan and Mervin Rose and friend of Fostoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Wilson
Swan Creek
Ernest Halley
Ruby Hayman
Catherine Sharpnack
Apple Grove
Jesse Johnson
Velma
Gallipolis
A. O. Halley
Bladen
Ernest Carter
Mudsoc
Pope
Albert Klages
Violet
Romulus, Mich
Mervin Rose
Fostoria
Local families travel and visit relatives across Ohio and Florida
Mr. and Mrs. R O Gilmore and daughters Freda and Nancy plan several days with relatives in Columbus and Canonsburg Pa. Mrs Leland Darling and children Charles and Sandra head to St Petersburg Fla after two months with Mrs J T Robinson near Kananga. Other locals visit Dayton Columbus Marion Cheshire Toledo and Columbus for weekends and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Gilmore
Freda
Nancy
Columbus
Canonsburg
Leland Darling
Charles
Sandra
St. Petersburg
Fla
J. T. Robinson
Kananga
Dayton
Morris Tipton
Marion
Chris C. Goetting
Rodney
Rhine Goetting
Carl Danner
August Mack
Charles Rinehart
Toledo
Frank Fulton
Alfred Smith
Washington
Do. H
David Jenkins
Dayton McCann
Huber Fulton
David
Cheshire
Leo Shaver
Gallipolis
Marvin Carter
Northup
J. E. Pritchard
Hunt
Boiled Ham Backlog Yields Several Meals
Economical use of whole or half hams creates multiple meals. Boil the ham with brown sugar cloves and spices, then chill or bake for cold slices or aspics. Includes ham preparation, stuffing options, and a ham salad sandwich recipe using ground cooked ham, horseradish, mustard, and tarragon vinegar.
Spiced Grapes on Shelves Is New Table Delicacy
Missouri spiced grape jelly and spiced grape jam recipes describe using Concord grapes cider vinegar cinnamon whole cloves and sugar. The methods include crushing simmering straining via jelly bag cooking to a gel stage and sealing in sterilized jars with paraffin.
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Missouri
Local Visitors Stay With Families After Erie Trip
Mrs. G. E. Craft and Mrs. C. M. Greene host a visiting relative after a two week stay with friends in Erie. Bernard Arnold and wife return to New Kensington with their baby following a visit with Mrs. J. T. Arnold.
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Ington
Erie
G. E. Craft
C. M. Greene
Bernard Arnold
Baby
New Kensington
J. T. Arnold
Farm Program Heads To Be Picked Monday
Gallia County farmers will vote Monday night to elect township committees that will guide the 1941 agricultural conservation program. Delegates chosen at the township meetings will attend the county convention Tuesday at 1 p m in the Parker Building, selecting three local farmers for the county AAA committee. Participation in 1940 or intent to participate in 1941 qualifies a voter. Voting sites listed across townships include Bulaville Grange Hall Cheshire Grange McCarleyville Grange New Centenary School and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Polis
Parker
Addison Township
Bulaville
Cheshire Township
Kgger
Clay
McCarleyville Grange Hall
Gallipolis- Green
New School
Centenary
Greenfield
Gallia School
Guyan
Mercerville School
Harrison
Little Bullskin School
Huntington
Vinton High School
Morgan
Morgan Center Townhouse
Ohio
Swan Creek School
Perry
Cora
Raccoon
Rio Grande High School
Springfield
Bidwell High School
Walnut
Cadmus High School
Gallipolis Bandsmen Begin Practice This Week
Gallipolis school band uniforms come out of summer storage Monday at 1 p.m. State Band Director Richard Downs says daily practice will begin Tuesday. Most band members have played for events through the summer and are reported in good shape.
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Gallipolis
Richard Downs
Steamer Withdrawn From Upper Ohio Route
The Gordon C. Greene, the only passenger steamer on the upper Ohio, has withdrawn from weekly Marietta to Louisville service through July and August and will operate from Cincinnati to southern ports. The Greene transports passengers only.
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Gallipolis
Marietta
Louisville
Gordon C. Greene
Upper
Ohio
Cincinnati
Greene
DAR Chapter To Hold First Fall Meeting
The French Colony Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Monday at noon at the rural home of Mrs. L. L. Maddy for a picnic lunch. Members may bring guests and an informal program will be held with radio broadcasts and guest speakers planned through the fall and winter months.
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Gallipolis
French Colony
Daughters of the American Revolution
L. L. Maddy
CaBelle Walker
Washington
A. W. Kerns
J. E. Halliday
Anna Simmerman
Frank
Frank Wetherholt
D.A.R
G. J. Wetherholt
Boyd Thomas
Catherine Hayward
Hubert Carnes
Harry R. Hurn
K. G. Kirkendall
Vinton
Gun Club Seeks Slabs To Build Riverfront Range
Gallipolis Gun Club has applied to acquire hundreds of oak slabs from the city riverfront stockade for a new range on John Haner property west of Gallipolis. The club lost its clay pigeon field after the 1937 flood and has not replaced it. Removal date for the slab fence is tied to a Sept. 15 religious service and a Sept. 18 Negro Spiritual program.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial
Sesquicentennial Committee
Gallia County Escapes Paralysis Outbreak
Health authorities report Gallia County has nearly escaped an infantile paralysis outbreak while neighboring areas see cases. A Gilmore girl near Cheshire is recovered with no paralysis evidence and a suspected case in Guyan Township shows improvement.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Cheshire
Guyan Township
Last Rites Held for Herbert E Richards in Gallipolis
Funeral rites were held at Entsminger Funeral Home for Herbert E Richards who died after a heart attack. Pallbearers were V J Niday Carlos Niday Charles Baker L C Cowden W W Sigler and W A Tanner. Interment followed at Pine Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Entsminger
Herbert E. Richards
V. J
Carlos Niday
Charles Baker
L. C. Cowden
W. W. Sigler
W. A. Tanner
Pine Street Cemetery
Eugene Spear To Lead Red Cross Drive In Gallipolis
Red Cross headquarters announce Eugene S. Spear will chair the county membership campaign starting November 11. He will appoint city and county committees to ensure full coverage. E. B. Webb, Rio Grande principal, heads Junior Red Cross with plans to enroll all county schools, each teacher added to Webb’s committee with literature, books, and posters provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red Cross
Eugene S. Spear
Spear
E. B. Webb
Rio Grande
C. W. Booth
Webb
Red Cross Service
Condition Unchanged for Broyles Boy at Holzer Hospital
John Franklin Broyles four year old son of Mr and Mrs Luther Broyles remains unimproved at Holzer Hospital after a horseback kicking caused a skull fracture last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Franklin Broyles
Luther Broyles
Holzer Hospital
Seek Marriage Permits in Gallipolis and Nearby Areas
Marriage license applicants are Luther McGuire 22 and Bessie Sheets 21 both of Gallipolis M A Ennis 62 and Myrtle Figgat 46 both of St Albans W Va Jasper Black 55 and Dimmie Gillespie 30 both of Frazier's Bottom.
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Gallipolis
Luther McGuire
Bessie Sheets
M. A. Ennis
Myrtle Figgat
St. Albans
W. Va
Jasper Black
Dimmie Gillespie
Frazier
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WPA
Gallipolis Social Notes
Clay Lick
Morgan Center
Mr. Stevens
H. M. Stevens
Porter
G. E. Martin
Bidwell
Bidwell-Porter
Enoch Mahan
Bessie Boice
Edgar Mahan
Patriot
William Bush
Herman Gothard
Gallia
Ray Sheets
Elva Mahan
Cadmus
Gilbert White
Alexandria
Stanley's Market
Fresh Callies
California
Miami
Bennett
E. V. Baughman
Dar
Gun Club
Acorn
Ohio Food Markets
Freestone
Norman Dean
Herbert Richards
Eugene Spear
Rauch’s
Rauch
Rauch’'s Bakery
F. J. Beasley Co
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