Parent-Teachers to Hold Initial Fall Meeting
GALLIPOLIS The Washington Parent-Teachers Association opens its fall session this afternoon with Mrs. Dwight Weth erholt presiding. The program includes talks by E. E. Higgins superintendent Miss Elizabeth Shough director of music Edward Wise science teacher and others as the group plans an October membership drive and discusses a general topic.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Dwight Wetherholt
E. E. Higgins
Elizabeth Shough
Edward Wise
Former Vinton Resident Killed at Fostoria
Vinton friends of Mr and Mrs Tom Lewis learned of a week earlier accident in Fostoria that cost the life of Polly Quickle Lewis, maiden Polly Quickle, formerly of Ewington, and lightly injured her husband after their car was struck by a fast train after nightfall.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Tom Lewis
Fostoria
New Star Is Born In Current Feature At Athena Theater
Gloria Jean, an eleven year old with a remarkable singing coloratura, stars Universal's The Under Pup at the Athena Theater. Producer Joe Pasternak showcases a large cast including Robert Cummings Nan Grey Beulah Bondi Margaret Lindsay and C Aubrey Smith with youngsters Virginia Weicher Ann Gillis Shirley Mills Billy Lenhart and Kenneth Brown in notable roles.
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Universal
Athena Theater
Gloria Jean
Joe Pasternak
Deanna Durbin
Gloria
Robert Cummings
Nan Grey
Beulah Bondi
Margaret Lindsay
C. Aubrey Smith
Billy Gilbert
Raymond Walburn
Paul Cavanagh
Frank Jenks
Ernest Truex
Samuel S. Hinds
Virginia Weicher
Ann Gillis
Shirley Mills
Billy Lenhart
Kenneth Brown
Opening day of Gallia County Fall Festival Big event
Gallia County prepares for a week long festival with 40 by 100 foot tents and ready made booths from a Lancaster firm. The program features a Thursday team pulling contest with $100 in prizes, amateur contests on Thursday night, a corn contest worth $80 plus a $50 sweepstakes, and a Friday parade expected to draw over 20 000 spectators.
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Gallipolis
John C. McNealey
Gallia County
Lancaster
Gallia
Lawrence
Mason
E. E. Hatfield
H. B. Ecker
Center Park
Second Avenue
State Hospital
George Wood
Scioto County
Fred Keeler
Ross County
Carl Thomas
Flowers
Orin Davis
Jackson County
Geneva Humphrey
Meigs County
Eva Williamson
American Legion Committee
Texas Heifers Distributed at Gallipolis Stockyards
Gallia County stockyards distribute 225 head of Texas Hereford heifers by lot to buyers Tuesday afternoon. The cattle, in fine condition and nearly identical in size and markings, are being delivered today.
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Gallipolis
Texas
Admitted to Hospital for stomach ailment
Gallipolis Joseph Pico of Eureka Dam has been admitted to Huntington Veterans Hospital for stomach ailment treatment. Pico earned a distinguished service cross overseas in 1918. Gallipolis County Agent E G Royer and parents C A Royer of Coshocton have been in Louisville since Saturday after a auto accident injured the elder Royers. The group traveled to Frankfort to attend the Kentucky State Fair.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Pico
Eureka Dam
Huntington Veterans’ Hospital
Pico
E. G. Royer
C. A. Royer
Coshocton
Louisville
Royer
Frankfort
Rio Grande P T A Plans Fall Meeting at High School
Rio Grande Parent-Teachers Association members plan an opening fall meeting tomorrow evening in the high school building with program led by R. R. Starbuck.
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Rio Grande Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Parent-Teachers’ Association
R. R. Starbuck
Eagles Leader George Herman to Speak at Local Club
George Herman former state president of the Order of Eagles will address the audience tonight at the local club rooms. Refreshments will be served.
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Gallipolis
George Herman
The
Order of Eagles
Lincoln Payne and Jean Pease Marriage License Issued
A marriage license was issued Tuesday to Lincoln Payne 21 of Clendenin West Virginia and Jean Pease 21 of Gallipolis Ohio giving her residence as Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Lincoln Payne
Clendenin
W. Va
Jean Pease
Richards Celebrate Silver Wedding With 50 Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Richards honored their silver wedding anniversary at Lincoln Ridge home with more than 50 guests including relatives from Ohio Illinois and California. The couple received many pieces of silver and hosted a wedding reunion atmosphere.
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Gallipolis
Gomer Richards
Frances Clark
Lincoln Ridge
van Hyning
Daugter
Cornelius ‘Mueller
Chicago
J. M. Clark
Frankfort
Ted Clark
Marseilles
Ill
E. E. Clark
San Bernardino
Calif
James Collier
Ironton
J. N. Caldwell
B. H. Gooderhorn
Huntington
C. O. O'Cleary
Clarksburg
Ohio
Waldo Clark
Jackson
Wayne Caldwell Marries Geral dine McCalla in Gallia County
Announcement reports the marriage of Wayne Caldwell son of Everett Caldwell of Gallia County to Geral dine McCalla daughter of Morris McCalla. The notice names both families and identifies the newlywed couple.
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Wayne Caldwell
Everett Caldwell
Gallia County
Geraldine McCalla
Morris McCalla
Local social notes feature brief travels and visits
A list of residents and guests visiting family and friends across Ohio Michigan and West Virginia includes Mrs Lewis Millar and daughter Jeannette with Miss Helen Cook of Cleveland, Gerald Gills at Morton Marsh in Michigan, and numerous other relatives visiting Columbus Ann Arbor Weirton and various towns over the weekend and summer season.
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Lewis Millar
Jeannette
Helen Cook
Cleveland
Nelle Cook
Gerald Gills
Morton Marsh
Cincinnati
Ohio State University
Marsh
Lake Portage
Michigan
H. B. Ecker
Charles
Ann Arbor
Mich
William Frazier
Kenneth Frazier
Roger
Grace Beck
Bobby Brown
Frazier's Bottom
W. Va
Lewis C. Bean
Lancaster
Franklin Marshall Academy
Columbus
L. C. Bean
Sadie Burke
Alfred Burke
Fort Monmouth
Paul Carter
M. T. Carter
L. D. Freshcorn
Earl Dabney
Bidwell
Weirton
Riverside Study Club
Mayme Berridge
Island View Inn
C. H. Booton
Harry Spangler
L. L. Fisher
Addison
Betty
Nancy Bean
Leo C. Bean
South Hadley
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
Dean Harris
D. A. Finch
Blaine Matthews
Billy
Vinton
Florida
Emmett Scott
Clara Thivenin
Chicago
Ear T. Dailey
Los Angeles
W. Lewis Brown
Dailey
Elizabeth Biddle
Harry M. Miller
W. A. Slatter
Ina Hott
Columbia Hott
Red Cross Officers Postpone Activities
Gallipolis Red Cross officers and directorate met to discuss the national society produced program. They deferred activities until after the November roll call but will cooperate if needed earlier. The Junior Red Cross will exhibit at the fall festival and a membership campaign will run concurrently. Over six members will attend the district meeting in Athens Friday to discuss roll call plans.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
National Society
Athens
Chorus Rehearses for State Chorus in Columbus
Gallia County women chorus meets Monday night at the Methodist Church for rehearsal. Only a few more nights remain until the State Chorus appearance in Columbus on October 10. All women of the county are invited to join, says organizer Miss Clara B Motter.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Columbus
Clara B. Motter
Dillon Seeks Divorce
Gallipolis Homer H. Dillon files for divorce from Helen Dillon on grounds of gross neglect and requests custody of their two children Homer age 5 and Joan age 2.
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Gallipolis
Homer H. Dillon
Helen Dillon
Homer
Joan
Grange to Host Open Meeting on October Third
Patriot Grange members plan an open meeting in the evening of October 3 with speakers C. B. Purdy Mrs S 3S Long Mrs Vint Clark Samuel Long and Edgar Donnally on the program.
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Gallipolis
Patriot Grange
C. B. Purdy
S. 3S. Long
Vint Clark
Samuel Long
Edgar Donnally
Thumb Amputated After Thorn Prick at Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis reports Joe Swick a 34 year old resident of Alice had his right thumb amputated at Holzer Hospital yesterday due to infection from a thorn prick. The removal underscores risks of seemingly minor injuries in medical settings.
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Gallipolis
Joe Swick
Alice
Holzer Hospital
Three Jailed on Intoxication Charges in Gallipolis
Marvin Swisher Ted Baker and Eileen Younger Shepard from Kyger district and East Gallipolis are jailed in Gallia County in lieu of $50 fines for intoxication. Swisher claimed $25 was stolen and later recovered from companions at the jail. Mrs Shepard recently released from Marysville Reformitory may be returned there. she has a long police record.
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Gallipolis
Marvin Swisher
Ted Baker
Eileen Younger Shepard
Kyger
East Gallipolis
Swisher
Kanauga Social And Personal News Highlights
Kanauga residents share travels visits and community events. Morrow family returned home from a Texan journey after a week with relatives in McArthur and Harrisonville. W A Berridge visits after 21 years in the area. Church gatherings and local outings are noted across the week.
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Kanauga
B. L. Morrow
Edith Comstock
Carl
San Angelo
Tex
McArthur
Harrisonville
W. A. Berridge
Duluth
Minn
Verne Berridge
Albert Allen
Grace Wagner
Dessie Russell
Louise Johnson
Ray Allison
West Virginia
Helen Vickers
Columbus
Walter Schoonover
Parkersburg
Clair Kennedy
W. W
W. F. Deem
Peter Stace
Gallipolis
Co. I. C
Floyd Drummond
John Deem
Athens
Women's Club Hears of Welfare Activities
Mrs. Lucia Bing of Columbus spoke to the Business and Professional Women's Club about the children's welfare department in Columbus. She hopes a trained social worker will be placed in Gallia County soon, pending approval by the local board of county commissioners and the probate court.
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Gallipolis
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lucia Bing
Columbus
Athens
Children’s Welfare Department
Gallia County
Board of County Commissioners
Probate Court
Divorce Petition Alleges Abuse in Huntington Home
In Gallipolis a divorce petition filed yesterday alleges Edwin Denney struck and choked Mrs Mildred Denney and threatened to kill her at her father Henry Myers house in Huntington.
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Gallipolis
Mildred Denney
Edwin Denney
Henry Myers
Huntington
Picnic honors wartime veterans at Salem county home
Annual gathering of Athens County Camp No. 78 and Ladies Auxiliary No. 64 drew about 60 members and guests to Salem. Chauncey Man chaired, withF H Staffinger leading as program chairman. Speakers included O D Dailey, state historian, and Albert Smith, Capt Frank Lowery, William Stahl, and others. A 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was noted with remarks and a recital.
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Chauncey
Athens County
O. D. Dailey
Albany
D.A.R
United States
Albert Smith
New Lexington
Frank Lowery
Athens
William Stahl
Glouster
Smith
Jack Greene
Ernest Lax
Howard Lax
Nelsonville
Mack Horn
Nancy
Billy
Union
Goldie Moore
Guy Moore
John Dalton
John Dalton, Jr
James Harmon
Jessie A. Roach
Edw. Sherlock
Harold Sherlock
Betty Jo
Charles W. Walker
R. A. Dalton
Edward Sauer
E. N. Cullums
Frank Lowry
F. H. Staffinger
John McConaha
David Tittle
Lee Dowler
Lelia
Clarence
Donald
Charles McKee
Patty
G. D. Hall
L. Hall
Bank files suit over foreclosure in Gallipolis
The First National Bank filed a foreclosure action against Rosa Bardin of Raccoon Township alleging a debt of 3500 dollars plus interest on the property.
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BANK
Gallipolis
First National Bank
Raccoon Township
Rosa Bardin
Conditions of Three Men Improve After Hospitalization
Gallipolis reports indicate George Eddelstein and Nelson Francis, Columbus residents, show improving conditions in their sixth week of hospitalization after their truck fire near Thurman. Alva Drummond, 13, from Mercerville, endured severe head and arm burns when the family home burned Saturday.
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Gallipolis
George Eddelstein
Nelson Francis
Columbus
Thurman
Alva Drummond
Mercerville
Funeral services held for Mrs Catherine Edmiston in Columbus
Catherine Cherrington Edmiston 94 lifelong Gallia County resident dies from hip fracture. Attending funeral today are E. E. Edmiston her son and other relatives from Vinton and nearby.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Edmiston
Vinton
Columbus
Catherine Cherrington Edmiston
Gallia County
Union to Meet Gallipolis Tonight
Local labor union members will meet this evening at the agricultural building on the fair grounds to discuss the labor situation.
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Gallipolis
Judge White Presides in Chillicothe Court
Judge W. R. White, assigned by the chief justice, held court in Chillicothe on Tuesday.
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Chillicothe Gallipolis
W. R. White
Chillicothe
Spear Appointed Administrator of Tope Estate
Probate court records show Ernest J. Spear appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Jane Tope in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Ernest J. Spear
Jane Tope
Baseball Trophy Grows with Yankee Autographs
Logan fan Bill Sauer receives a new base ball trophy featuring autographs of the New York Yankee team. The item was presented to Russell James of Logan by William Munroe of Philadelphia and given to Sauer.
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Logan
Bill Sauer
New York Yankee
Russell James
William Munroe
Philadelphia
Sauer
Patriot Grange to hear Betz and Safford speakers
The Patriot Grange announces October 5 meeting speakers Robert Betz county representative to the general assembly and A. C. Safford. Betz will address county and local concerns while Safford is expected to discuss civic matters at Gallipolis venue.
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Gallipolis
Patriot
Grange
Robert Betz
General Assembly
A. C. Safford
Mrs Shingler Suffered Broken Leg Tuesday
Mrs Blanche Shingler wife of Daniel Shingler sustained a broken left leg above the knee Tuesday afternoon. Dr C N Sanders attended her and she was taken to St Joseph hospital Parkersburg in John Blowers ambulance. The Shinglers were visiting Mrs Wharton Southerton Sand Ridge Chauncey when their car trouble led to the accident.
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Chauncey
Blanche Shingler
Daniel Shingler
C. N. Sanders
John Blowers
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Meeting Thursday on School of Instructions in Corning
Mrs. Alice Theisen keeper of records for Mazon Council No 93 Pocahontas receives notice from District Deputy Isabel Cowley Corning. Members are urged to attend a meeting in Millfield Thursday night to act on the letter ahead of the Friday October 6 school session in Corning.
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Chauncey
Alice Theisen
Mazon Council No
Degree of
Pocahontas
Great Pocahontas
Isabel Cowley
Corning
Mazon Council
Lodge Hall
Millfield
Theisen
Lucas to Lead Young Peoples Prayer Band at Morristown Church
Lucas Will Preach CHAUNCEY Young Peoples Prayer Band under Mrs Myrtle Simpson meets Wednesday at 7 p m Morristown Holiness Church Weekly cottage meeting Friday 7 p m at Mr and Mrs James Mullins home Next Sunday's services include Sunday school and praise meeting at 10 30 a m Young Peoples meeting at 6 p m and preaching at 7 p m by Rev Lucas of Athens
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Chauncey
Young Peoples Prayer Band
Myrtle Simpson
Morristown
Holiness Church
James Mullins
Young Peoples
Rev. Lucas
Athens
Morristown Church Basement Nears Tile Laying
Excavation of a new church basement at Morristown Church will be finished soon. Workers prepare for tile laying prior to installing a heating plant.
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Chauncey
Morristown
Chauncey District Social Guest List Highlights Local Families
Chauncey residents host and visit many area families. Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney entertained Rev A P Qualls and George Adkins family among others. Qualls conducts tent meetings near Kimberly. The Clarys stay with Thomas McCrady in Sugar Grove. Wyandotte and Columbus visitors noted. Rev Gilbert Courtney visits Cleveland.
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Chauncey
Andrew McKinney
A. P. Qualls
William, Stone
Billy
George Adkins
Rev
Qualls
Stone
Kimberly
Charles Clary
Thomas McCrady
Sugar Grove
Young
Wyandotte
Mich
Thomas Oliver
Kentucky
Emmerson Bates
Claudius O'Reilly
Columbus
Lacey McNutt
Gilbert Courtney
Chaun
Revival Begins After Visit to McKinneys in Kaylong
Dorothy and Elaine McKinney left their parents Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney to begin a Holiness Church revival service in Kaylong West Virginia on Sunday after traveling there from their home.
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Chauncey
Dorothy
Elaine McKinney
Andrew McKinney
Kaylong
W. Va
Holiness Church
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