Gallia County Board objects to WPA gravel contracts
Gallia County Commissioners adopted a resolution condemning recent WPA contract awards for road gravel and limestone resurfacing in Perry Township. They claim the WPA approved 2522 cubic yards of gravel at 1.48 per yard and limestone at 160 per yard, with an estimated $1900 savings on hauling and delivery. The board seeks an explanation from WPA officials and will not fund further projects until proposals are reviewed.
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Gallipolis
Board of
Gallia County Commissioners
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Cora-Beaver Road
Perry Township
Ohio River
Emmett D. Keeler
Board of Commissioners
Jerry Grover
Walter Davis
Elijah Johnson
Mrs Nace Fierbaugh Dies in Gallia County
Mrs. Cora Rose Fierbaugh 50 wife of Nace Fierbaugh died at home below Northup in Gallia County Sunday night Funeral services were set for this afternoon at Macedonia with Rev Earl Cremeens burial in Harrington Cemetery She is survived by husband her mother Mrs Mary Rose nine children and many brothers and sisters including Lawrence Herman Dorothy Lucille Mary Helen Eunice and others with multiple relatives listed in Gallipolis Ohio and surrounding areas.
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Gallipolis
Cora Rose Fierbaugh
Nace Fierbaugh
Northup
Macedonia
Earl Cremeens
Harrington Cemetery
Fierbaugh
Mary Rose
Lawrence
Herman
Dorothy
Lucille
Mary Helen
Eunice
Ray Richards
Coachella
Calif
Joseph Rhodes
Bethesda
Howard
Clarence
Carl Rose
Wilbur
Charles
Eric
Frank Rose
Nettie Pidcock
Clara Page
Columbus
Frances Cottrell
Garfield Ave
Absent Voters Requested in Gallia County
Gallia GALLIPOLIS unusually large number of applications for absent voters ballots are being requested by Mrs Helen Russell county board of elections clerk. Some candidates and friends asked as many as 20 applications each to send to absentees. Applications must be returned registered ballots sent and received by Saturday noon before the primary elections.
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Gallipolis
Helen Russell
County Board of Elections
Russell
Father Is Arrested for Non-Support in Gallia County
Walter Lane pleaded guilty to non-support in Justice Fred Milliser's court for contributing only 25 dollars to his two minor children in 18 months. He was bound over to the Grand Jury on a 400 dollar bond. Lane remains jailed while serving a 40 dollar fine and costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Walter Lane
Fred Milliser
High Water in Gallia Fails to Open County Roads
Gallia County faces renewed flooding as Creeks rise after heavy Sunday rains. Route 11 near Mills Station logged three and a half feet of water early Monday before subsiding, while Route 141 closed at Raccoon and Cadmus due to rising Raccoon and Symmes Creeks. A slip near Crown City threatened Route 7, and floodovers prompted a watchman and shovel crews to manage mud. County Engineer Farnom Haskins reported the old Swan Creek bridge washed out at the Andy Day place.
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Mills Station
Chickamauga Creek
Raccoon
Raccoon Creek
Cadmus
Symmes Creek
Crown City
Farnom Haskins
Andy Day Place
Swan Creek
Funeral Rites Held for Harry Coughenour in Gallipolis
Funeral services for 34 year old Harry Coughenour were conducted Tuesday at the Church of God with James Digging officiating. He is survived by his father Warren Coughenour wife and three children Thelma Marty and Vernon and one sister Mrs. Clara Walker.
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Gallipolis
Harry Coughenour
Church of God Here
James
Warren Coughenour
Thelma
Marty
Vernon Coughenour
Clara Walker
Shoemaker and Curfman Granted Marriage License
A marriage license was issued to 22 year old Harry E. Shoemaker a Gallipolis farmer son of M I Shoe maker and 19 year old Hazel Curfman with consent of her mother Essie Curfman of Bidwell.
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Gallipolis
Harry E. Shoemaker
Farmer
Shoemaker
Hazel Curfman
Essie Curfman
Bidwell
Dixie Towel Motif Pattern for Seven Mammy Motifs
Early dawn to sunset motif guidance teaches embroidery of seven Mammy motifs on dish towels. Pattern 1173 offers a transfer with seven 5 4 by 8 inch motifs using simple stitches. Send 10 cents and pattern number to The Athens Messenger Needscraft Dept New York for details.
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Mammy
Athens Messenger
Needscraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Record Day At Ohio Valley Stock Sales Co
Saturday's sale at Gallipolis Ohio Valley Stock Sales Co drew farmers from Jackson Meigs Lawrence Vinton and West Virginia. Buyers totaled twelve thousand dollars mainly from hog and calf consignments as 292 calves 61 cattle 12 sheep and 345 hogs filled the pens. A Jersey calf rode in a sports roadster rumble seat and a school bus carried five calves. A man was knocked flat by a wandering hog during lighthearted stockyard mischief.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Stock Sales Co
Jackson
Meigs
Vinton
Lawrence
West Virginia
Road Work in Gallia Begins
Gallia County commissioners authorize county engineer Farnam Haskins to hire three grader outfits from local firms to repair roads damaged by winter weather on WPA projects. Workers supplied by owners, paid $2.50 per hour, with maintenance and fuel provided by them. Se sewer installation on WPA projects to be completed. A grader purchase of 1100 dollars with 2 percent cash discount approved. State relief commission asked for April poor relief share.
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Gallipolis
Farnom Haskins
William Bartels
Miller Brothers
Eura Swisher
Haskina
Harrison Township
Martz Road
State Relief Commission
Gallia County
Rio Grande Pastor Delivers Sermon and Easter Plans
Rio Grande Rev. W L Stafford preached on Jerusalem at Sunday service. Easter topics for next week include The Fellowship of the Burning Heart. Ladies Aid to host a program at Anniversary Hall with Mrs BE Myers as hostess. Real estate notes report Mrs Margaret Lewis selling her home to Frank McCormick and C R Kerr selling a home to Mrs Lewis, with Kerr buying D L Davis farm in Old Pine Community.
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Rio Grande
W. L. Stafford
Jerusalem
Stafford
Ladies Aid Society
Anniversary Hall
BE. E. Myers
Margaret Lewis
Frank McCormick
C .R. Kerr
Nia
Lewis
Kerr
D. L. Davis
Old Pine
MaeoCormicks Buy New Route 11 Home Near Rio Grande
Mr and Mrs F O MaeoCormick of 129 Lancaster Street Athens purchased the Albert Lewis estate home on Route 11 near Rio Grande and plan to move soon after selling their Athens property.
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Gallipolis
F. O
James B Young former Chicago Journal of Commerce editor dies
James B Young age 65, a former manager and editor of The Chicago Journal of Commerce, died Sunday night in Los Angeles. Authorities released scant details. The newspaper veteran leaves behind colleagues and industry associates who recall his editorial leadership and contributions.
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Los Angeles
James B
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Hillyer Soap Girl Toby Ryan Secures Big Contract
Toby Ryan signs with Hillyer Soap for a year long advertising campaign after a chance introduction with company president Jay Hillyer. She will be paid $1,000 bonus plus double rate for all posing, with Duryea handling the test shots and Russell supervising the contract. Toby rides home with Hillyer after signing, awaiting further proceedings.
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Hudson
New Jersey
Bill
Toby
Tim Jamieson
Tim
New York
Duryea
Ben Blake
Hillyer Soap Company
Hillyer Company
Hillyer
Blake
Mr. Russell
Russell
Models' League
Miss Ryan
Mr. Hillyer
Park Avenue
Jay Hillyer
May fight lower fare
Eastern railroads hinted they may challenge in court an Interstate Commerce Commission order to reduce passenger fares unless the ICC grants an 18 month postponement of the June 2 effective date. An 1910 Waterloo Nebraska ordinance bans barbers from eating onions between 7 a m and 7 p m.
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Washington
Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Jackson Day Dinners and Old Hickory on Tax Powers
A historical vignette frames Andrew Jackson denouncing federal taxation beyond constitutional powers and defending state rights and specie money. The piece notes a closing speech read by radio, with reactions from a banquet and a sine die adjournment after condemning Jackson as a Liberty League charter member.
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United States
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
The
Liberty League
Dowry for Gretchen Not If She Marries a Jew Says Hitler
German courts rule a father cannot be forced to pay a dowry if the chosen groom is Jewish. In contrast, the state or father may supply a dowry to help marry within Nazi racial policy. The piece notes wartime and postwar shifts, with government loans up to 1000 marks and changing attitudes as marriage prospects rise.
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Gretchen
Hitler
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Berlin
Papa
Steak devotee finally enjoys a steak at home
Oklahoma City tale tells how Chester L. Earhart, who loves steak, had his dentures locked in a dentist's office after the dentist went to jail. A lawyer obtained keys and Earhart retrieved his teeth, then returned home for a steak dinner.
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Oklahoma City
Chester L. Earhart
Earhart
Special Services Begun at Rio Grande in Holy Week Observances
Union Holy Week meetings opened Monday night at the M E Church with Dr. R C Foster speaking on Monday through Wednesday and Dr T F Chambers on Thursday through Saturday. Special music accompanied each service as Rev W T Packer preached Behold the Lamb of God Who Taketh Away the Sins of the World.
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Rio Grande
W. T. Packer
Union
M. BE
R. C. Foster
T, F. Chambers
Phi Sigma Epsilon
Allen Inn
Freda Stroth
J. W. Sutliffe
Vera Reeve
Edna Arundel
Wells Orchestra of
Wellston
P. R. Lyne
Italy protests Ethiopian bombardment of hospitals in Geneva
Italy delivered a protest to the League of Nations in Geneva on Monday accusing Ethiopian artillery of bombarding Italian hospitals.
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Geneva
Italy
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Fractured Leg Sidelights in Long Bottom Brief
Long Bottom brief notes L Ervin suffered a fractured leg Wednesday while moving goods for Grant Barnhart when a wagon tipped. A table struck him, breaking bones above the ankle and below the knee. The item also lists funeral attendances and local moves, births, and church meetings in the area.
Chester Faces Historic Flood As Monday Rises
Monday morning brought Chester's highest water level in years. Residents brace as water threatens the Chester Mill and B. K. Smith prepares to vacate downstairs. Nearby, many townsfolk attend services and events amid heavy weather and ongoing local notices.
Homes For 160 Ohio Farm Families
Ohio rural resettlement project approved near Chillicothe will provide farmsteads with houses barns and improvements in Fayette Ross and Pickaway counties for about 160 families. Low interest long term mortgages and loan liquidations planned. applications to open later. preference to families leaving Zaleski and Ross Hocking forestry projects. construction to begin by summer. Kenneth A. Browning is project manager in Chillicothe.
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Champaign
Ill
Ohio
Scioto
Chillicothe
Phillip G. Beck
Regional Resettlement Administration
Fayette, Ross
Pickaway Counties
Beck
Zaleski
Ross-Hocking
Kenneth A. Browning
Ames Bern High School Museum Showcases County Fossils and Industry
The Ames Bern High School Museum collects fossils from Athens County coal mines and displays manufacturing processes from carborundum to glass cloth. Albert Gardner started the collection in September and over 500 specimens exist, with exhibits in two sections commercial and natural.
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Albert Gardner
Athens County
Ames- Bern High School
United States
Gardner
Glen Lawrence
Ames Bern
A. H. Whitacre
Ames-Bern
F. J. Taylor
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