Rio Grande College Opens 65th Year With New President
Rio Grande College in Gallia opens its sixty fifth year Monday with Rev R Lloyd Pabst new president and Forrest Jeff Wyatt new football coach. Freshman tests Monday registration Tuesday classes begin Wednesday inauguration planned for Nov 2.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
R. Lloyd Pabst
East Cleveland Baptist Church
Forrest Jeff Wyatt
Berea
Redmien
Pobst
Ohio
Northern Baptist Convention
Wife Seeks Divorce in Perry Township Case
Mrs. Lora Cochran files for divorce from Cleveland Cochran alleging extreme cruelty neglect and adultery. The railroad worker's family home is in Perry Township and he allegedly borrowed 1359 of her savings after their marriage in 1937, for which she holds a note.
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Gallipolis
Lora Cochran
Cleveland Cochran
Cochran
Perry Township
Buck Ridge Youth Held on Theft Charge
James Evans Jr a young colored resident of Buck Ridge was brought to court by Sheriff E E Hatfield on a theft charge. His grandmother Mrs Sarah Jenkins accuses him of stealing her watch. He was bound over to the grand jury with a $200 bond and released. The watch remains missing.
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Gallipolis
James Evans, Jr
Buck Ridge
E. E. Hatfield
Evans
Sarah Jenkins
Grand
New Faculty Member Joins Rio Grande College
Rio Grande College announces the fall term addition of James Porter a Gallia County native son of Col and Mrs J Sherman Porter of La Grange Kentucky Porter a Kentucky graduate will teach two Freshman English classes and direct college publicity with ten years as a news writer.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
James Porter
J. Sherman Porter
la Grange
Gallia
Porter
University of Kentucky
Gallia County to be Restocked With Coons
Gallia County will receive several of 1800 raccoon cubs released by the State Department of Conservation from the Milan state farm. The cubs weigh about 11 pounds each, are around six months old, and will carry numbered ear-tags. When captured, the numbers will be sent to Game Protector Merrill McCormick.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
State Department of Conservation
State Farm
Milan
Ohio
Merrill MceCormick
Leg Amputation After Tomato Canning Accident
Mrs. John Lemley 79 from Poplar Ridge scalded her foot while canning tomatoes. An infection followed and after several days in Holzer Hospital her leg was amputated above the knee yesterday. She remains in critical condition.
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Gallipolis
Poplar Ridge
John Lemley
Holzer Hospital
Mrs MyrtIe Burke Dies in Washington Court
Mrs Myrt le Burke wife of Leo Burke and daughter of the late Mr and Mrs C C Ghrist of Gallipolis died at Washington D C Funeral services were held at Washington C H today She leaves brothers Peter and John Ghrist
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Gallipolis
Washington D. H
Myrtle Burke
Leo Burke
C. C. Ghrist
Peter
John Ghrist
Washington C. H
Davis Addresses Eagles On Patriotism In Gallipolis
A large Gallipolis Aerie of Eagles turnout heard Virgil Davis Ohio president speak on Patriotism. A fried chicken dinner followed in his honor.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Aerie of Eagles
Virgil Davis
Ohio
Democratic Headquarters to Open in Clendenin Building
Gallipolis Democratic County Committee plans to open a headquarters in the Clendenin Building at Second and Locust streets on Monday. The move aims to establish a local base for party activities and outreach.
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Gallipolis
Democratic County Committee
Clendenin
Second and Locust Streets
Deardorff Taken to Holzer Hospital
W P Deardorff was removed to Holzer Hospital on Wednesday for treatment after an extended illness.
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Gallipolis
W. P. Deardorff
Holzer Hospital
Orchids in England Abound with Bee Orchid Most Common
About fifty orchid varieties grow in England with the Bee orchid most common, found on cliffs and open spaces across the country.
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England
Gallipolis Social Notes In Family and Club Circles
Miss Norma Horner and Chester Leaper wed at First Baptist Church with few friends present. After a short trip they plan to live on Second Avenue opposite the Municipal building. Communities host club dinners, luncheons, lectures, and gatherings at Libby Hotel, First Presbyterian and local homes with many residents visiting historic sites and attending social events.
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Gallipolis
Norma Horner
William Horner
Chester Leaper
Frank Leaper
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Honeymooning Couple Plans Move to New York
Mr and Mrs Charles FE Holzer continue their East Coast honeymoon and will return here before relocating to New York City where the bridegroom will finish studies at Cornell Medical College. Mrs Roberta Wilhelm is the former Miss Roberta Wilhelm of Pt Pleasant. The Holzers are the eldest son and his wife of this city. Mrs C E Holzer hosts. Mary Barrows 90, cerebral hemorrhage week ago, slightly improved at home in Gallipolis.
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Robert Bischoff
New York
S. F. Smith
Huntington
Marge Moore
St. Aloysius Academy
New Lexington
Gertrude Ward
Elyria
Emmett Ward
Crown City
Irvin Casto
Belle
W. Va
Columbus
Laurence Myers
W. G. Birch
Texas
Carrie Blair
Wheeling i
E. F. Jordan
Henry McClung
Charles Willis
Wellston
Paul Thomas
Pennsylvania
Frank Winebrenner
Toledo
Cora Ralph Long
Felix Wallace
Byrd Wallace
Charleston
Mollie Road Armour
Gallipolis
Charles FE. Holzer
Medical College
Cornell University
Holzer
Roberta Wilhelm
S. C. Wilhelm
Pt. Pleasant
Charles E. Holzer
New York City
Mary Barrows
Transfer Base Operations Begin At Fair Haven
Ohio Oil Co has purchased a 3.5 acre tract including a restaurant and service station near Gallipolis to establish a transfer base for autos. Five Dearborn manufacturers will use the site to move new cars from double to single deck trams for trucks due to legal restrictions south of the Mason Dixon Line. The Silver Bridge at Kanauga serves as the crossing for this operation with numerous single deck tracks daily inbound and through traffic.
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Gallipolis
Fair Haven
Kanauga
Ohio Oil Co
Dearborn
Mich
West Virginia
Ohio River
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