Large forces clear banks along Raccoon for Eureka Dam
More than 100 workmen with axes and shovels clear brush and debris from Raccoon Creek banks from Thivener to the Ohio River to the new high water line for the Eureka Dam. Work is funded by the U S Engineering Department with Thomas H. Graham directing.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Creek
Thivener
Ohio River
Eureka
Chickamauga
Kyger
Gallia County
United States Engineering Department
Thomas H. Graham
ARMY
West Virginia
Kanawha River
Winfield
Two Are Moved to Cincinnati Hospital
Two patients Mrs J H Delaney of Addison and Edward Tope of Gallipolis were taken by ambulance from Holzer Hospital to a Cincinnati hospital for special treatment. Mrs Delaney is seriously ill with a brain tumor. Tope, son of mortician A E Tope, has a brain blood clot from nervous exhaustion. The ambulance belongs to A E Tope. A fox’s top speed comment follows. Probate Court notices list several estates with accounts filed and hearings suspended until May 3 1937 with instructions to file exceptions by April 27 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. H. DeLaney
Addison
Edward Tope
Holzer Hospital
Cincinnati
DeLaney
Winfield
Tope
A. E. Tope
Grass Run Side Hill Social and Personal
Grass Run and Side Hill social notes report community visits and family events. Notables include Anna Hutton's recovery after surgery in Columbus and various visits among Carrs Brattons Plummers and Will families across Dexter Pomeroy Langsville and Columbus amid local society happenings. Unexpectedly a separate brief from Salinas California covers a breach of promise divorce claim over smoking vows before marriage by Filmore Bruce McNear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Cal
U.P
Filmore
Bruce McNear
Gallipolis Church School Reorganizes Youth Worship
The First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis reorganizes its church school with new materials from Miss Florence Bambo of Philadelphia. Lewis Weber Gishler will deliver the morning sermon on Life in New Colors while Lawrence Howell fills in for the absent Rev Sagen. Evening topic is The Tears of Jesus. Grace Methodist Church outlines Sunday April 18 sermons including The Place of Imagination in Religion and Religion and Social Pleasures. Junior themes are The Crippled Fairy and The Tiger Lily.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Board of Christian Education
Florence Bambo
Philadelphia
Lewis Weber Gishler
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Charlotte Hambrick
Marie Meadows
Hazel Halley
Ethel Wilson
Cincinnati
World Wide Guild
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Lawrence Howell
Sagen
Jesus
Grace Methodist Church
H. H. Wilbur
Horseshoe Pitchers Farm Club Formed in Gallipolis
A new horseshoe pitching club with 20 members is organized in Gallipolis. The court on Second Ave near Pine is being rolled sanded and electrified. John Stewart is president John Steinbeck secretary and Herbert Cardwell treasurer. The area hosts a fall festival with prizes for winners.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Pine
John Stewart
John Steinbeck
Herbert Cardwell
Gallia County
Gallipolis Eastern Star Members Attend Inspection
Several Gallipolis Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will attend the annual inspection of Thurman Chapter tonight. The body lists elements including iron sugar salt coal carbon water iodine phosphorus oxygen nitrogen hydrogen and lime as components.
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Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
Thurman Chapter
What’s On The Air Radio Schedule Highlights
A dense listing of broadcast segments includes names like Dorothy Gordor Doris Kerr Tito Guitar Buddy Clark Babe Ruth Oscar Shaw Hal Kemp and Eddie Duch Lombardo. Programs span CBS and various orchestras with times around noon, 12 15 12 30 12 45 1 00 1 15 2:15 and beyond.
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Junior Nurse
Cor
Dorothy Gordor
Doris Kerr
Tito Guitar
Buddy Clark
Pretty Kitty
Jack Fulton
Pa Hollace Shaw Boake Cartes
Oscar Shaw
Hal Kemp
Hollywood
Babe Ruth Tobeanne
Nelson Orch
Eddie Duch
Eddie Duch Lombardo
CBS
William Huls Horst Observes 90th Birthday In Gallipolis
Gallipolis social notes report William Huls Horst quietly turning 90 on Monday. He has been stricken with paralysis but is slowly improving. Florence Sutter, Holzer Hospital Nursing School graduate now in Welch West Virginia, visits friends. The Radekins and Troths are mentioned with family visits. C C Richards and Mrs Richards of Bucyrus visit relatives here. Laurence Meal of Cincinnati visits his parents. Art Phillips of Ironton and two sons visit D W Thomas’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Hulshorst
Florence Sutter
Holzer Hospital Nursing School
Welch
W. Va
Newton Radekin
Columbus
W. L. Troth
C. C. Richards
Bucyrus
A. L. Johnson
Laurence Meal
Cincinnati
Walter Caufman
Lara Meal
Art Phillips
Ironton
D. W. Thomas
Miss Caldwell and Carl Winner to wed in Monday license
Miss Annabelle Caldwell daughter of Parker Caldwell of Vinton and Carl Winner of Deshler Ohio secured a license to marry Monday. The Shaw family returned to Nitro West Virginia after a visit with Mrs Helen K Shaw and family. Mrs H B Ecker and Jean and Charles are visiting Ann Arbor Michigan. Dr Ralph Gregg and wife of Island View Inn spent days in Troy on business. Capt Paul Wetherholt stationed at Charleston West Virginia stayed last weekend with his family.
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Annabelle Caldwell
Parker Caldwell
Vinton
Carl Winner
Deshler
Ohio
Jack Shaw
Nitro
W. Va
Helen K. Shaw
H. B. Ecker
Jean
Charles
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ralph Gregg
Island View Inn
Troy
Capt
Paul Wetherholt
Charleston
Eastern Star initiates two candidates and social hour
The Eastern Star chapter conferred initiatory degrees on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Belden Monday night. A covered dish dinner and social hour followed in the Masonic club rooms. Various local residents and relatives are noted visiting or hosting, including Minnie Carr of Cincinnati and relatives of the Finch, Haskins, Niday, Shaw, Burnette, Miller, and Neal families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Frank Belden
Masonic Club
Minnie Carr
Cincinnati
Margaret D. Carter
Lucy Finch
Columbus
D. A. Finch
F. A. Haskins
J. W. Turner
Oak Hill
Betty Jean Niday
Cleveland
Elizabeth Niday
Nelle Shaw
Toledo
Vernon Matthews
Geraldine Burnette
Conneaut
Albert Miller
Anne
Winchester
J. Howard Neal
Frank Spencer
C. D. Luttrell
Dog Warden Fails to Inspect Peck Dogs in Gallipolis
Gallipolis resident Mason Peck clashed with Dog Warden Roy Johnson over inspecting Peck dogs for license tags. Peck was arrested and fined 10 dollars plus costs in municipal court.
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Gallipolis
Roy Johnson
Mason Peck
Peck
Snow Falls April 10 In Sharpsburg Area
Snow fell in the Sharpsburg area on Saturday April 10 with gardens plowed and some planting done. Peach trees bloomed as Miss Ava Hamer performed solo and Miss Reba Dickson played guitar. Four young people from Broadwell joined a Hermon Sunday service and a Townhouse served as voting place in Bern Township 57 years ago under Lillian Bardin.
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Sharpsburg
Campbell
Mt. Hermon
Ava Hamer
Wellston
Reba Dickson
Broadwell
Hamer
Parent Teacher Association
Old Townhouse
Cutler
Emily Underwood
Marietta
Harry Ross, Bartlett
Gallipolis P T A Hears State Highway Safety Talk
Gallipolis Parent Teacher Association members met at Washington School auditorium this afternoon to hear a State Highway Department representative discuss safety precautions for adults and children. The gathering included guest invitations and a special musical program by school children.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Parent-Teacher Association
Washington
State Highway Department
Her Husband Lies at Athena Theatre Saturday
Gail Patrick and Ricardo Cortez star in this drama of a gambler who vows to quit cards to win back his wife. He breaks his word to save his brother and settle with old associates, in a film directed by Edward Ludwig with Akim Tamiroff and Louis Calhern in supporting roles.
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Gail Patrick
Ricardo Cortez
Athena Theater
Cortez
Miss Patrick
John Meade
Hollywood
Travis Banton
M Hollywood
Akim Tamiroff
Tom Brown
Louis Calhern
June Martel
Edward Ludwig
Fraley Returns Home as Local Meat Cutter Hire
Loren Fraley son of Chief of Police John Fraley returns from Columbus where he worked as a meat cutter and accepts a similar post at a local store.
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Gallipolis
Loren Fraley
John Fraley
Columbus
Fine Driver Holley Held in Gallipolis Prison
Clarence Holley is jailed in Gallipolis City Prison for non payment of a $25 fine for driving while intoxicated. He allegedly drove with his car “wide open” through city streets waking residents, prompting Judge A J Stormont and Police Chief Fraley to order patrols to curb automobile noise.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Holley
A. J. Stormont
Holley
Stormont
Fraley
Age Pensioners Warned of Neglect in Gallia County
Gallia County age pension recipients miss checks due to delays in renewals and lack of substantiating affidavits. Miss Janis M. Watts, county investigator of aid for the aged, says renewals must be filed every twelve months and delays by relatives often prevent timely payment.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Janis M. Watts
Miss Watts
Business Women To Elect Officers In Gallipolis
Gallipolis members of the Business and Professional Women's Club will elect new officers at Island View Inn Monday night. Current officers must step down after two-year terms. Retiring are Miss Ethel Young president Mrs Margaret D Carter vice president Miss Birdie Cubbage secretary and Mrs Edna Co Hurn treasurer. Delegates for the Dayton state convention in May will also be chosen. Hostesses for April are Miss Edith Hutsinpiller Miss Parnie Willey Miss Margaret Jones and Miss Ethel Young.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Island View Inn
Ethel Young
Margaret D. Carter
Birdie Cubbage
Edna Co. Hurn
Dayton
Edith Hutsinpiller
Parnie Willey
Margaret Jones
Bible reads rarely, bishop says at Woodstock meeting
Bishop Charley Seager of Huron criticized Bible non-reading while noting it remains the best selling book. He spoke at a Woodstock Ontario gathering, calling it "the book nobody reads."
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Woodstock
Gladys A Jones Appointed Administratrix in Ohio Estate
Gladys A Jones of Athens Ohio is appointed Administratrix of the estate of Mary M Bean deceased in Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or be barred. Dated April 7 1937 Louis Tyroler Probate Judge.
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Gladys A. Jones
Athens Ohio
Mary M. Bean
Athens
Athens County
Ohio
Louis Tyroler
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Ferry Dillon
WPA
W. Lewis Brown
H. B. Thomas
Cincinnati Hospital
A. M
V. Everett
J. H. Williams
D. W. Brill
Harriett Winner
A. L. Pritchard
Fred J. Sauters
Myrtle Gettle
Mamie Gettle
Maymie Risley
George W. Mace
Arthur A. Josten
Peter Josten
Ernest J. Howard
Ambrose A. Kinnen
Max Wilson
Clarence Wilsen
R. W. Finsterweld
Desta Colmer
R. W. Pinsterwald
Emmett J. Carter
Taylor's
Anna Hutton
Weber Carr
Emerson Carr
Akron
John Carr
O. E. Bratton
Don L. Wood
Pomeroy
Ollie Anderson
W. R. Amos
Dexter
Ruth
Alta Will
W. L. Glaze
Alice Jean Plummer
Eleanor Taylor
Langsville
William Haley
Happy Hollow
Bart Romine
Marin Somers
F. W. Winn
Paul Winn
Lucille Smith
Thomas Smith
Cora Hutton
Marion McClure
John McClure
Race Davis
Elmer Molden
Henry Molden
Harry Plummer
Hurley Hutton
Denver Smith
Oliver Bratton
Horseshoe Pitchers Farm Club
City
Rterterte
Don Winslow
Lady
Home Farm
Home Farm Home
Farm Home & Women's
Clut Osborne
Ore
Announ Ensemble
Top Hatters
Bob Newhall
Alfred Karget Osborne
Ore Cincinnati
U. R.P.D
R.P.D
Snow Village
Joe Cook
Annour
Barn Dance News
Wes
Mary Small
Uncle Ezra
Lucille Manners
Frank Munn
Jack Pearl Jack Pearl
Geo. R. Holmes
Jean Sablon
Crosby's
WLW
G'S. T
Jack Armstrong
Orphan Annie
Johnsons
Carl Freed
Lowell Thomas
Amos ‘N’ Andy
Sam and
Abner
Sam
Jack Dempsey
Death Valley
Demms Taylor
Paul Sullivan
Moon River Saturda
NBC
Orientale Hall Orch
Hall Orch
Glee Club
Bob and Vera
Catholic Lane Catholic Lund
Madison Ensemble
Dancepators
Herman's Commerce
Clyde Barrie
Ann Leaf
Wait Chamber Mu
Chamber Musical
Feld Orch
Tito
Eddie Duchin
Swing Club
Quis
Qui Morgan
Orc
Morgan's Orch
Lopez Orch
Hit Parade
Benny Good
Benny
Abram Chasins
College Glee Club
Crosby's Orch
Matinee
Bloch Orch
Alma Kitche
Walter van Kirk
Martinez Brothers
Martinez Brothers Singers
ABC
Ed Wynn
Wilson Orch
Hilegarde
Dailey
Newman Orch
Bob Crosby
Gallipolis Social Notes
Buck Jones
Ace Drummond
Sor
7Th Heaven
Simone Simon
James Stewart
Zathens
Paul Olsen
Taplin
Pree McGren Edison
Louise
Kay
Hal
Columbia
Cheeifiel
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