Former Gallia Resident Kills Wife and Self
Clement G. Niday aged 65 fatally wounded his wife Elnora 65 with a shotgun and then shot himself. They lived with their son Robert in Tremont City near Springfield and had left Gallia County about 15 years earlier. A double funeral service was held at Siloam Church in Guvan Township with interment in Sheets Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Springfield
Clement G. Niday
Elnora
Nidays
Tremont City
Robert
Niday
Fostoria
Gallia County
Nida
N. B. Burnette
Hobart Niday
Stanley
Cora
This County
McKinley
Ercel
C. V
Karl Burnette
Emma Burnette
Huntington
Siloam Church
Guvan Township
Earl Cremeens
Sheets Cemetery
Pierrott suffers cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis
Joseph Pierrott, a restaurant operator in Gallipolis, is reported to have a cerebral hemorrhage causing partial paralysis and speechlessness. He is being cared for at his home.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Pierrott
Rodney School Closes After Infantile Paralysis Diagnosis
In Gallipolis health authorities ordered Rodney School closed after Doris Irene Tucker, infant of Mr and Mrs James Tucker, developed paralysis of the right leg from infantile paralysis. Three other Tucker children are mentioned in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Doris Irene Tucker
James Tucker
Rodney
Tucker
Increase in relief rolls in Gallia County boosts July August totals
Othneil Jones reports larger numbers of families and individuals on surplus commodity relief in August than July with 726 families and 2,639 people. Food distributions totaled 37,? pounds across items. Schools may receive surplus goods for hot lunches beginning October 15 at several districts, with others considering programs.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
Jones
Vinton
Rio Grande
Kyger
Cheshire
Eno
Clay Lick
Boards of Education
Cadmus
Bidwell
Crown City
Airport honors first Rio Grande solo student at Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS Murray Gleason the first Rio Grande College aviation student to solo has been appointed assistant to Capt. Russell Kerr at Gallipolis Airport as mechanic and ground worker.
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Gallipolis
Murray Gleason
Rio Grande College Aviation
Russell Kerr
Slate fall injures two men at coal mine
Gallipolis dispatch reports two miners injured near Wellston when a slate fall crushed them while riding in a mine car. Samuel Hollingshead, 50, suffers a skull fracture and Kenneth Kreibel, 38, back injuries. both treated at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Wellston
Samuel Hollingshead
Kenneth Kreibel
Holzer Hospital
Buckeye Rural Electric planned expansion to 1000 miles
Gallia Lawrence Meigs Athens Vinton Jackson counties would gain 1000 miles of service if plans materialize, said John Lusher and William Nevison. The cooperative now serves 500 patrons on 175 miles, with 125 more miles to begin, and a third larger project mapped. Federal loans total about 625000 with construction let by bids and possible home wiring credits for subscribers.
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Gallipolis
John Lusher
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative Association
William Nevison
Gallia
Lawrence
Meigs
Athens
Vinton
Jackson
Rutland
Danville
Salem
Columbia Townships
Meigs County
Wales Mills
Prattsville
Bolins Mills
Vinton County
Radcliff and Vicinity
Rio Grande College President Speaks at Christian Education Meeting
President R. L. Pobst of Rio Grande College closed a three day Christian Education meeting at First Baptist Church. He urged adults and youth to participate in the Bible School and church educational program.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
R. L. Pobst
Rio Grande College
Rev. Pobst
Slagle to Chair Gallia County Agricultural Group
Emmett Slagle will assume duties as chairman of the Gallia County Agricultural Conservation Association starting Monday. His former post with the state highway department will be filled on recommendation of the Republican Executive Committee.
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Gallipolis
W. Emmett Slagle
Gallia County Agricultural Conservation Association
State Highway Department
Republican Executive Committee
Red Cross To Knit For War Victims
Gallia county Red Cross receives navy blue yarn at headquarters. Mrs. C. W. Booth schedules veteran knitters to produce 30 sweaters by December for Europe. A directors meeting will set plans for the upcoming Red Cross membership roll call starting November 16. Literature, posters and lapel buttons arrive for chairmen.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
C. W. Booth
Europe
Gallipolis Social Notes and Personal Highlights
Gallipolis social column covers a July wedding of Homer Lanier and Mary Frances Evans in Gallipolis, a double wedding preceding a dinner party, club meetings at Pembroke and Beta Sigma Phi, farewell for county health nurse Naomi, contract club gathering, and various local visits. A divorce suit by Mary Myers against John Myers is noted.
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Gallipolis
Homer Lanier
Mary Frances Evans
C. B. Clendenin
Logan
Charles Evans
Ruth Roe
Marion
Hollis Harbour
Hazel
Clara
Beldon Davis
Ralph Elliott
John Davis
Ray
Richard
Ezra Elliott
Dale
Paul Northup
Oscar Wood
David
Helen Harbour
Morgan Hughes
Columbus
Beta Sigma Phi
Ruth Maddy
Margaret Alice Griffith
Selwyn White
Naomi
Peabody Teacher College
Gomer Evans
C. W. Booth
Hollis Queen
Grace Wright
Fall Festival Queen Named at Brunette High School Event
Miss Helen Richards, a senior at Mercerville High School, was chosen Fall Festival Queen. Attendants are Miss Anna Lee Stewart of Cheshire High and Miss Jeanette Waugh of Mercerville. other entrants hailed from Gallipolis Rio Grande Cheshire Cadmus Centerville. Judges from Point Pleasant announced the winners.
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Gallipolis
Helen Richards
Gomer Richards
Mercerville High School
Anna Lee Stewart
Albert Stewart
Cheshire High School
Jeanette Waugh
Everett Waugh
Bette Faulkner
Matilda Hall
Norma Jean McCarley
Dorothy Jones
Rio Grande
Dorothy Lawson
Cheshire
Edna Lyman
Norma Wright
Cadmus
Helen Johnson
Eloise Sims
Centerville
Garnette
Margery Tillis
Sallie Lou Musgrave
Robert Ferguson
L. H. Putz
Point Pleasant
John Halliday
CCC Quota Unfilled in Gallia County Report
Gallia County Certification Officer Othneil Jones says 25 white CCC enrollees are needed to report Oct 5 and a second call may follow that month. Statewide shortage limits quotas. four camps for colored boys are full. CCC enrollees are in national defense related work and would receive a deferred classification if conscripted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
CCC
Jones
Gallia County
Rio Grande College Installs Entrance Markers
Two large brick entrance markers donated by the 1940 graduating class are placed on the Rio Grande campus in front of Anniversary Hall. They will carry illumination and enhance the college’s appearance.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Mrs. Margaret Lee Sues for Divorce in Gallia County
Margaret Jane Lee files suit for divorce from George H. Lee in Gallipolis alleging neglect. She seeks alimony and custody of their two children.
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Gallipolis
John Myers
Mary Myers
John
Margaret Jane Lee
George H. Lee
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