Dedication program announced for Gallipolis City Pool
Gallipolis announces a water sports night for opening the new swimming pool on Tuesday June 6 with Ohio State University teams and a pupil pageant. A band will perform and local WPA officials will be introduced. Admission is free to the grounds, but a fee is charged to enter the pool during the ceremonies.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Ohio State University
Loca Igh
WPA
Higgins
C. C. Byers
Garland Griffith
Board of Education
Gallia Students Set for State Scholarship Tests
Rural entrants from Cadmus Rio Grande Centerville Vinton and Cheshire compete in the State Scholarship Tests at Washington School with finals to be held in Athens on May 6. School principals supervise exams and a team will advance after the elimination round.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Athens
Cadmus
Rio Grande
Centerville
Vinton
Cheshire
Rotary Aids Scouts in Gallipolis Fund Drive
Gallipolis Rotary Club approved a $50 annual fund gift for Boy Scout work. Members will elect a board of directors at Tuesday night’s meeting to select a president, vice president and secretary.
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Gallipolis
See Good Fruit Crop Despite Cold Weather
Gallipolis orchardists report recent cold nights caused little if any damage to fruit buds. They claim prospects are for a good crop and favorable fruit yields despite the cold spell.
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Gallipolis
Short Term Charters Will Be Approved
Gallia County Schools Superintendent H B Bradbury received a letter from E N Dietrich state director of education stating rural high schools at Centerville Cheshire and Mercerville on temporary charters this year will get one year charters dating from July 1 1939. The letter hopes conditions causing temporary chartering will be fixed when longer charters can be issued.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Bradbury
E. N. Dietrich
Centerville
Cheshire
Mercerville
City Clean-Up Program Progress Report
Gallipolis progress on a chamber driven beautification plan. Private premises are being cleared of debris and spring planting is underway. House painting waits for better weather as merchants report many paint inquiries.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Homer W. Walter
280 Gallia Students Will Take State Examinations
Gallia County pupils from Vinton Cheshire Bidwell Centenary Rio Grande Cadmus and Mercerville will attend the eighth year state tests at the local high school on Friday April 28 supervised by the State Department of Education.
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Gallipolis
State Department of Education
Vinton
Cheshire
Bidwell
Centenary
Rio Grande
Cadmus
Mercerville
Large Group Sees Delay Inspect Gallia Masons
Large turnout attended the Gallipolis Masonic Chapter annual inspection last night. Inspector Judge Frank Delay of Jackson commended members for proficiency in ritual work. Dinner was served to members and guests in the Masonic Temple.
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Gallipolis
Masonic
Frank Delay
Jackson
Order
Masonic Temple
Group Meetings On Rural Electrification In Gallia And Lawrence
Gallia County will host rural electrification instruction meetings in Gallipolis Patriot Mercerville and Waterloo Windsor in Lawrence County May 16 18. I P Blauser of Ohio State University will address on wiring and home farm electrical equipment along practical lines. A special Gallipolis meeting will brief electricians about federal and state requirements.
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Gallipolis
Patriot
Mercerville
Gallia
Waterloo
Windsor
Lawrence County
E. G. Royer
I. P. Blauser
Ohio State University
Bed Slat Murder Trial Tentative Date in Fulton Case
Gallipolis Judge W R White has not set a firm trial date in the State versus Stanley Earl Fulton linked to the bed slat murder of 26 year old neighbor Ray Betz. The judge indicated a possible call for Thursday April 27 and Fulton is also indicted for bigamy.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Stanley Earl Fulton
Ray Betz
Fulton
Auto sales climb with title clerk Marjorie Rineheart
Gallipolis reports rising auto sales as Marjorie Rineheart, a certificate of title clerk, cites improving market conditions and stronger consumer demand.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie Rineheart
Gallipolis Rio Grande Senior Play Presented Tonight
Gallipolis Rio Grande High School presents the senior play My Mother in Law under direction of Mrs Mae Smeltzer. Cast includes Loren Howard Mae Calhoun Anna Brooks Juanita Cofer Lucille Parsons Eva May Clyse Irene Roberts Carl Winters Donald Barnett Claude Harris.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande High School
Mae i Smeltzer
Loren Howard
Mae Calhoun
Anna Brooks
Juanita Cofer
Lucille Parsons
Eva May Clyse
Irene Roberts
Carl Winters
Donald Barnett
Claude Harris
Attendance Normal in Gallia County Schools with Scarlet Fever Case
County nurse Miss Naomi Evans reports one scarlet fever case in Bidwell and quarantine to be lifted Saturday. Influenza cases persist but school attendance remains about normal.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell
Naomi Evans
State highway land to join city beautification campaign
Gallipolis officials announce upcoming landscaping along the Route 35 corridor land owned by the State Highway Department. The move follows a Chamber of Commerce request to include the property in the city beautification effort.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Department
Route 35 Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Riverside Social Club Talks African Music Influence
Miss Norah Condee spoke on African music and its influence at the Riverside Study Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Claude Shahan. Mrs. D. C. Priestley assisted with song, and a two course lunch followed the program.
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Gallipolis
Norah Condee
Riverside Study Club
Claude Shahan
Julia Conklin
Shahan
R. R. Starbuck
Federated Women's Clubs
Cincinnati
Civil War Veteran Hale Turns 96 in Ironton
Gallia County celebrates 96th birthday of Civil War veteran Perry Brumfield known as Uncle Hale. Relatives from nearby areas attend at his relatives home as Brumfield, famed jig dancer, is described as vigorous and a potential last Civil War survivor.
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Gallipolis
Perry Brumfield
Waterloo
Homer Brumfield
Ironton
Gallia County
Play Don’t Tell a Soul staged by Ene Ladies’ Aid
Ene Ladies' Aid Society presents the play Don't Tell a Soul at the church Saturday night. In the cast are Rhetta Reynolds Jessie Brothers Ora Kemper Wilda Rupe Millie Palmer Melissa Roush Goldin Byas Mildred Ward Ada Gordon.
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Gallipolis
Ene Ladies’ Aid Society
Rhetta Reynolds
Jessie Brothers
Ora Kemper
Wilda Rupe
Millie Palmer
Melissa Roush
Goldin Byas
Mildred Ward
Ada Gordon
Faculty Club Meets at Calvary Baptist Church
The Gallipolis Rio Grande Faculty Club gathered at Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande Thursday night. Guest reader Mrs. Leo Bean of Gallipolis presented George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Members of Rio Grande College advanced English classes attended as guests.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Calvary Baptist Church
Leo ‘Bean
George Bernard Shaw
Rio Grande College
Harrison Fire Damages Estimated at $1,000
Fire on First Ave north of Pine St damaged John Harrison residence Thursday afternoon. Chief John Fraley estimates the loss at about $1,000 and cites faulty wiring as the likely cause.
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Gallipolis
John Harrison
First Ave
Pine St
John Fraley
Ducks on Island Seen Flying Northward by Gallipolis Residents
Wild ducks move north around Gallipolis Island drawing noticeable interest from riverfront residents who observe their flights each morning and evening.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Island
River Front
Legion Invites Judge for Memorial Day Address
The American Legion Committee invites Judge W. R. White of the Common Pleas Court to deliver the Memorial Day address at Pine Street Cemetery on May 30. Bruce Lloyd has bought a half interest in the Lafayette pool and billiard room and will manage it.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Pine Street Cemetery
American Legion Committee
Charles C.huber
Bruce Lloyd
A. S. Lloyd
Middleport
Lafayette Pool and Billardsroom
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