Gallia County to vote on AAA program participation
Gallia County farmers will vote on participation in the Agricultural Adjustment Administration after mailed notices. County chair man Vance Brumfield says township meetings October 3 to 8 will elect community committees to administer the program, select delegates to a county convention, and set election dates at listed locations.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Vance Brumfield
Brumfield
Green Townships
Centenary Grange Hall
Addison
Bulnville
Ohio
Swan Creek
Harrison
Little Bullskin
Greenfield
Rural High School
Cheshire
Little Kgger
Morgan
Center Church
Springfield
Bidwell High School
Huntington
Vinton Town Hall
Clay
Yellowtown
Perry
Rural
Walnut
Mudsoc
Raccoon
Rio Grande
Racine Social And Personal News Briefs
Racine society notes list gatherings and visits among local families and Eastern Star members. Names include Wingett Cleland Johnson Alexander Osborn Wolf Smith Hayman Barnitz Ashley Jidden, with trips to Beverly and Jackson, hospital and church activities, and a statement noting three quarters of the world’s cotton is produced in the United States.
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Racine
E. A. Wingett
Hazel Cleland
Helen Johnson
Alberta Alexander
George Osborn
Dorothy Wolf
Smith
Frank McKelvey
Althea Hayman
Ruth Barnitz
Naomi Ashley
Emma Jiiden
Eastern Star
Beverly
Everly
W. B. Cross
En Watson
Parkersburg
Gomer Lewis
Mary Hite
Charles Stephenson
Jackie
Sue
Jackson
Ke Ina
Holzer’ Hospital
Gallipolis
Esther Hayes
R.D
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Detroit
Mich
C. J. Easterday
Gore
Fred Johnson
Coolville
J. B. French
Adrian French
James Akron
Clark Jiiden
Janie Gorslin
Ray Salser
Canton
Neal Salser
United States
Max Tawney Wins State Honors in Photo Exhibits
Gallipolis photographer Max Tawney earned three words of merit at both the West Virginia State Photographers Association in Charleston and the American Photographers Convention in Chicago for his pictorial and pastoral scenes.
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Gallipolis
Max Tawney
West Virginia
State Photographers’ Association
Charleston
American Photographers’ Convention
Chicago
Festival Draws Large Crowd at City Park
GALLIPOLIS The Fall Festival along the river front shows unusually strong attendance with a parade of floats and marching groups to review the queen at the 8 o clock mark. Judges are Mrs. David Beers and E. E. Higgins. A baby show for under 18 months is set for 2 p m Friday judged by Dr. Ella Lupton. Amateur Night opens at 7 p m Friday with increasing contestants. The finale Saturday features street dancing on Second Avenue park front.
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Gallipolis
City Park
David Beers
E. E. Higgins
Ella Lupton
Second Avenue Park Front
Couple from Crown City Earn Licenses to Wed
Bert Carter aged 27 and Geneva Saunders aged 21 both of Crown City were issued marriage licenses at Ironton earlier this week.
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Gallipolis
Bert Carter
Geneva Saunders
Crown City
Ironton
Squirrel season attack victim released from hospital
Gallipolis reports 13 year old Alice Hobart Cline who was peppered in the legs and face by an unknown hunter on opening day of the squirrel season was discharged from Holzer Hospital on Wednesday.
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Gallipolis
Hobart Cline
Alice
Holzer Hospital
Letart Falls Social Briefs Highlights Local Visits and Gatherings
Letart Falls notes describe M. E. Church reception for Rev and Mrs Thayer returning for another year. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Alexander. next meeting with Mrs. Powell. Various residents visit relatives and move, with social guests from Apple Grove, Bell Center, Huntington, and Sarasota. A woolless sheep breed developed at South Dakota State College.
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Letart Falls
M. E
J. B. Critchfield
Bell Center
W. Va
Ida Bell Sayre
Frank McClintock
Carl Shields
Pomeroy
Mattie Shields
F. S. Butcher
Jerry
Adele Sargent
W. S. Chapman
Carrie B. Roberts
Sarasota
Fla
Charles Hayman
C. W. Hayman
Westerville
Belle Massey
Huntington
Sharp
Dam 23
Apple Grove
Harry Spencer
Frank Will
Texas
Carl Norris
Pioneer Ball seeks patrons and patronesses
Gallipolis High School Girl Reserves led by Ruth Stewart and Boys Hi Y Club captained by Harold Fife are conducting a contest to secure patrons for the Pioneer Ball to be held in the high school auditorium on Saturday night October 8. Tickets cost three for one dollar with a small commission on sales. Losers honor winners with a picnic supper. Tickets at the door 50 cents. Three for one dollar buyers get a set of three pictures telling the Northwest Territory story. Music by a ten piece orchestra. prizes for costumes.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis High School
Ruth Stewart
Harold Fife
Northwest Territory
Official Coins Popular Anticipate New Order
Coins chosen by the committee in charge for a Gallipolis Northwest Territory celebration are rapidly popular. Supplies are nearly exhausted and a reorder is probable. Mail brings requests from people outside the county as Dann O. Taber, executive chairman, notes, with local businesses reporting strong sales for souvenirs.
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Gallipolis
Northwest Territory
Dann O. Taber
Treat 20 Children At Columbus Hospital
Twenty crippled children from Gallia County are receiving treatment in Grant and Children's Hospital in Columbus. The county nurse Miss Naomi Evans notes some cases are funded by benevolent groups and others by the county. Officer slate named at Bidwell High School includes Eugene Martin as president, Earl Dabney as vice president, Raymond Thomas as secretary, and Charles Hager as treasurer. A baptismal candidates class from Addison Baptist Church will be immersed in the Ohio River at Kanauga Sunday. J Frank Wallace, 73, and Katie Mitchell, 43, secured a license to wed in Vinton County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grant and Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Naomi Evans
Martin
Bidwell High School
Eugene Martin
Earl Dabney
Raymond Thomas
Charles Hager
Addison Baptist Church
Ohio River
Kanauga
Jennings Cremeens
J. Frank Wallace
Katie Mitchell
Vinton
Open Hospital at Waterloo Village on Gallia-Lawrence line
Dr. Justin Payne and sister Miss Nettie Payne registered nurse opened a six room hospital in Waterloo Village on the Gallia Lawrence County line.
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Open Hospital
Gallipolis
Justin Payne
Nettie Payne
Waterloo Village
Gallia-Lawrence County
Notice to Contractors for Wilkesville Auditorium Gym
Sealed bids for general construction and electrical work on an Auditorium Gymnasium in Wilkesville Rural School District Vinton County Ohio are due by 12 noon EST Friday October 21 1958. Plans by Claude W Youst may be obtained from the Clerk or Architect with a $15 deposit. bids require a 10 percent bid bond and a 100 percent performance bond with a right to reject all bids.
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Board of Education
Wilkesville
Vinton County
Ohio
Claude W. Youst
East State Street
Columbus
State of
General Code of Ohio
Board E of Education
Wilkesville Rurel
PD K. Booth
Diphtheria Reported By Gallia Co Nurse
Gallia County nurse Miss Naomi Evans reports seven diphtheria cases among Gallipolis and county schoolchildren all under quarantine. City patients are Betty Lou Chandler James Dray and James Calloway. County cases include three in the Radcliff family in Cheshire Township and one in Curtis Bradley’s family near Addison. None immunized. Immunization cards to parents. treatment to start next week under Dr F W Shane.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Naomi Evans
Betty Lou Chandler
James Dray
James Calloway
Squires Radcliff
Coughenour Hollow
Cheshire Township
Curtis Bradley
Addison
F. W. Shane
Sues for Divorce in Gallipolis
Gladys Springer, 17, files for divorce from Thomas Springer in Pom eroy area after nearly two years of marriage. They are parents of a one year old daughter. Petition alleges gambling and cruelty by the husband.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Gladys Springer
Thomas Springer
Sheets Released From Jail Under $300 Bond
George Sheets jailed for non support at Athens State Hospital returns to freedom on a $300 bond after Deputy Dale Russell places five children in the Children's Home. A WPA worker, Sheets will be ordered by the court to contribute toward family support.
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Gallipolis
George Sheets
Athens State Hospital
Dale Russell
WPA
Sheets
Squirrels Remain Abundant in Gallia County
In Gallia County the squirrel population is described as phenomenal this year despite pressures from locals and hunters from northern Ohio. Reports say hunters can easily reach the legal bag limit of four in a single day due to the high numbers.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
Ohio
Fife Improves After Addison Road Accident
Paul Fife, injured with three broken vertebrae in a road project crash near Addison, is improving at Holzer Hospital. His body remains in a cast and will likely stay there for several weeks as state physicians monitor his recovery.
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Gallipolis
Addison
Paul Fife
Holzer Hospital
Vinton Girl Chosen Fall Festival Parade Queen
Miss Alice Payne representing Vinton High School was selected Fall Festival Queen from 14 contestants at City Park. Attendants are Elinor Luikart and Eulah Miller. Judges were Mrs. H. P. Bradbury, Mrs. Harry W. Nixon, and Mrs. R. G. Wood. The announcement followed a public review. Payne to be crowned tonight at 7:15 and ride on a parade float at 7:30.
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Alice Payne
Vinton High School
City Park
Elinor Luikart
Rio Grande High School
Eulah Miller
Cadmus
H. P. Bradbury
Harry W. Nixon
R. G. Wood
E. E. Caldwell
Tive
Helen Louise North
Wilma Cardwell
Louise Swindler
Velma Johnson
Mercerville
Dorothy Jones
Rio Grande
Alberta Hughes
Marcella Thomas
Cheshire
Eloise Sims
Ruth Nichols
Centerville
Eva Lou George
Vinton
Katherine Evans
Bidwell
Payne
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