State Officials to Attend Gallipolis Auxiliary Spring Conference
Gallipolis Lafayette Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary hosts the Eighth District Spring Conference May 11 at the Methodist Church. District president Mrs Roscoe O Fowler will preside with guests including Ohio department president Mrs Harry Marsh and department secretary Mrs Lee Moore. Plans include a Poppy Poster Contest for school children with cash prizes and posters to be sent to the state convention. A Mothers Day program and a fundraising supper are on the unit's spring agenda.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette
American Legion Auxiliary
Sarah Robinson
Roscoe O. Fowler
Pomeroy
Harry Marsh
Columbus
Ohio
Lee Moore
Zanesville
Lois Marie Berry
Washington School
Sandusky
Buchtel Grads Banquet Set For May in Late May
Buchtel aims for a May 29 alumni banquet and dance with an April 22 alumni meeting at the school. Dues are payable to Mary King or Elsie Bookman. P T A officers for next year include President Mrs Porter Schiv tley Vice President Mrs Carl Campbell Treasurer Mrs Charles Huddy and Secretary Mrs Roy Wright.
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Buchtel
Mary King
Elsie Bookman
Associe
Porter Schivtley
Carl ‘Campbell
Clarence Sayre
Kate Maurer
Harvey Sayre
Cleveland
Wirh
Jennie McKinney
Ben Wagner
Agnes McDonald
Virginia
Robert McDonald
Lancaster
D. E. Bookman
Lucille Sayre Roy
Clayton Bookman
5. G. Circle
Dana Moore
Raine
Mrs Esther Rhodes Granted Divorce in Gallipolis
Gallipolis judge grants divorce to Mrs Esther Rhodes mother of eight from Lawrence Rhodes of Columbus on grounds of neglect and cruelty. Custody awarded to Mrs Rhodes for five children under 16 with visiting rights for the father. Rhodes to pay $1.60 weekly per child until 18 and cover medical costs. deeds home and farm in Walnut Township to Mrs Rhodes.
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Gallipolis
Esther Rhodes
W. R. White
Lawrence Rhodes
Columbus
Rhodes
Walnut Township
100 Delegates to Eighth District Conference
Gallipolis Lafayette Post of the American Legion plans to send 100 members to the Eighth District Conference at Wellston on Sunday, April 25. The marching unit will be led by the Masonic Drum and Bugle Corps, most of whose members are Legionnaires. Parade starts at 1 30 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Wellston
Masonic Drum
Legionnaires
Reverend Tippett to Speak at Gallipolis High
Announcement from Gallipolis states Rev. Donald Tippett of Bexley Methodist Church Columbus will deliver the Commencement Day address to the Gallipolis High School graduating class.
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Gallipolis
Donald Tippett
Bexley Methodist Church
Columbus
Gallipolis High School
Gallipolis Social Notes Summary of Local Visits
Mrs Sue Beatty and Miss Dot Clark spent days in Columbus. Dr Leo Bean drove to St Louis for a week with the American College of Surgeons. Sara Luise Scott hosted a Court Street dinner-bridge with Mrs Harry Wheeler and Mrs Charles Swanson scoring. Families and friends visited from Columbus Cincinnati and Ann Arbor.
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Sue Beatty
Dot Clark
Columbus
Leo Bean
St. Louis
American College of Surgeons
Sara Luise Scott
Court Street
Harry Wheeler
Charles Swanson
Ralph Dillon
Ethel Robinson
New Orleans
Myers
Cincinnati
Frank Brothers
Paul France
Horace B. Ecker
Jean
Johnnie
Ann Arbor
Mich
T. C. Jackson
Effie Coffman) Jackson
Couple Recovering After Plane Crash Near Gage
L. E. Galbreath, 26, and his wife, 22, are in Holzer Hospital with a broken nose and a fractured collar bone after their air plane overturned during a forced landing near Gage, ten miles from Gallipolis. The wrecked craft was to be repaired by workers from a Waco factory in Troy, Ohio. The couple from West Frankfort, Illinois, had bought the plane in Washington and were flight home, both with prior flying experience.
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Gallipolis
L. E. Galbreath
Holzer Hospital
Gage
Here
Stranded River Boat Rawn Floated Back to Ohio River
The J. C. Rawn towboat valued at 75 000 dollars, stranded on the West Virginia shore opposite Gallipolis since February 3, was floated into the Ohio River Saturday afternoon after canal work. Insurance covered 65 000 dollars and paid canalization costs. the vessel suffered no damage and spectators cheered as it moved under its own power.
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Gallipolis
West Virginia
Kanawha River
J. C. Rawn
Ohio River
Gospel Team Conducts Mt Zion Service at Bladen
The Gospel Team of the First Baptist Church led a Sunday 2 PM service at Mt Zion Church near Bladen GALLIPOLIS. The team included Isabel Boggs James Danner Mrs Dean Davis George Northup Mrs Frank Christ and Mrs John Caufman, members of the Monday Evening Bible class active in gospel work.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Mt. Zion Church
Bladen
Isabel Boggs
James Danner
Dean Davis
George Northup
Frank Christ
John Caufman
Jail guard charged with harboring two young white girls
In Gallipolis a Black man was fined 100 dollars and costs and sent to jail for 30 days by Judge A J Stormont after a municipal court hearing. He was accused of harboring Bonnie Halley Nibert 19 and Alma Johnson 17 for immoral purposes. The two girls, parolees from the Girls Industrial School at Delaware, were returned to the institution by Sheriff E F Hatfield and parole officer Mrs Woodyard.
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Gallipolis
Bonnie Halley Nibert
Alma Johnson
Bailey brothers take over gas station on Raccoon Island
Glenwood Bailey of Athens assumes operation of a gasoline station at Raccoon Island recently leased by his brother Everett Bailey chef at the Lafayette Hotel.
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Gallipolis
Glenwood Bailey
Athens
Raccoon Island
Everett Bailey
Lafayette Hotel
Mount Zion Church Ladies to Host Chicken Supper
The Ladies Aid of Mount Zion Methodist Church plans a chicken supper on Thursday May 6 at the home of Mr and Mrs Charlie Ward. The annual event typically draws more than attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mount Zion Methodist Church
Charlies V. Ward
What’s On The Air Day S Progr CBS NBC
Radio listings feature a wide array of programs and performers including Dari Dan Den Winslow singing Lady and Old Homestead Army Band X-Sisters Billy and Betty Mary Small Uncle Ezra Midge Williams Royalists Burns and Allen and many orchestras. The schedule also notes drama, interviews, and variety acts across networks and local stations.
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NBC
Dari Dan den Winslow
Lady Old Homestead Army Band
Army Band
X-Sisters
Billy and
Betty Mary
Small
Ezra Midge Williams
Royalists
Burns
Allen Burns and
Allen Symphony Symphony
Jean Sablon
Scout
Mary Marlin
Gene Arnold
Sylvia Clark
Dan Hardings
Claudine MacDonald
Inez Lopez
Marine Band
Follow the Moon
Don Winslow
Lady Rancheros
Science News
X Sisters
Tom Thomas
Easy Aces
Hendrik van Loon
Wayne King
Fred Astaire
Hollywood Gossip
Sade Brown
Orch
Martinez Brothers
Harris Orch
Moni
E. S. T. Toy Band
Junior Nurse Corps
Jack Armstrong
Dorothy Gordon
Lady Doris Kerr
Orphan Annie
He Johnsons
Tito
Pierson Orch
Patti Chapin
Bob Newhall
Lowell Thomas
Pretty Kitty Kelly
Mos
Andy Jack Fulton
Little's Orch
Allen
Paul Gullivan Felton
Felton Orch
James
Osborne's
Freeman Orch
Moon River
Nelson
WLW
Helen Trent
Jack Berch
Robert W. Horton
Osborne
Jenny
Myrt and
Marge
Pepper Young
Bill Wright
Ma Perkins
Vic and Sade
Patti Chapman
Alexander Cores
Amos ‘N
Andy Jack Patton
Lum
Abner Alexander Woollcott
Little's
Edgar
al Jolson
Ben Bernie
al Pearce
Jack Oakie
Jimmy Fidler
Rich Orch
Paul Sullivan
Tommy Dorsey
Mid
Escape in the Nard Jones adventure
Martha and Betty are captured by Ling and Ciznik on a slow ship. Speddon and the crew plan to force them to death while awaiting pursuit. A sudden ship lurch reveals the rescuing danger as Ciznik is cornered and a gunfire erupts.
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Ling
Martha
Ciznik
Gerry Neal
Betty
Law muffles boats in Missouri lakes and rivers
Jefferson City Missouri lawmakers approved a bill aimed at relief for residents near water bodies. The measure requires motor boats to be equipped with mufflers to reduce noise.
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Jefferson City
U.P
Missouri
Notice of Appointment as Estate Executor in Ohio
Notice is hereby given that Benita RB Cooper of Athens Ohio has been duly appointed Executor of the Estate of William H Cooper deceased of Athens Athens County Ohio Creditors must file claims with said fiduciary within four months or be forever barred Dated this 1st day of April 1937 Louis Tyroler Probate Judge of said County
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Benita RB. Cooper
Athens
Ohio
William H. Coopr
Tate
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Said
Biblical character Son of David in rebellion
A compact puzzle item listing clues for a crossword style grid. It identifies a rebellious son of David and includes numerous intersecting hints for other biblical and common words. The piece mirrors a newspaper puzzle page with short clue lines and terse directions.
Gallia County License Tags System Explained by Registrar
Gallia County registrar Elmer E. Caldwell outlines Ohio license tag issuance, detailing series progression from numbers to letters and double-letter formats. He notes Gallia starts with Z-51-H, with initial 250 sold by R H McClure and 599 by G R Brown, plus distribution in Gallipolis, while motorists seek initials and truck weights are shown by leading digits.
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Gallipolis
Elmer E. Caldwell
Gallia County
Ohio
Caldwell
R. H. McClure
Crown City
G. R. Brown
Vinton
Frank West
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Columbus
Time Erosion Ruins Former Business Street
Gallipolis reports erosion and flooding have eroded River Street in Point Pleasant along the Ohio River. Half a century ago the area near the steamboat landing was a major commercial hub. Floods have forced pedestrians to walk on sidewalks and cars onto curbs in places.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Steamboat Landing
Tu Endie Wei Park
Ohio
Great Kanawha
Puppet Playing Teaches UC Students Inaugural Course
The University of California offers a course in Puppet Playing with new classes added when 15 students request. Recent additions include marine insurance television reinforced concrete design air conditioning and cosmetology.
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Berkeley
Cal
U.P
University of California
University
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Glouster Ohio
The State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court case 16663 G D Gorham treasurer sues Sarah A Riggs. On May 10 1937 at 1 30 PM at the Athens County Courthouse doors the sheriff offers at public auction a parcel in Glouster village with coal rights reserved. Appraised at 775 sale minimum two thirds cash. Sheriff Charles W Bayless deputy Esther R Gross Foster Cornwell attorney.
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State of
Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas
G. D. Gorham
Sarah A. Riggs
Athens
Gloustertown
Russell
Glouster
Charles W. Bayless
Esther Rb, Gross
Foster B. Cornwell
State of Ohio
Lombard MacMurray Pair Spark In Athena Romance
Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray star in Swing High Swing Low at the Athena Theater, a Panama and New York City romance featuring Dorothy Lamour and an elaborate cast. Mitchell Leisen directs as Lombard shows off singing and dancing talents in the new musical story.
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Carole Lombard
Fred MacMurray
Athena Theater
Panama
New York City
Dorothy Lamour
Charlie Butterworth
Jean Dixon
Harvey Stephens
Mitchell Leisen
Miss Lombard
Circus Advance Men In Athens Today
Downie Bros. Circus moves into Athens under Charles Sparks with a full show set to exhibit April 30. The advance car promises all new acts including Reb Russell and his horse Rebel, Eno Japanese Troupe, Frisco Seals, and two herds of performing elephants.
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Downie Bros. Circus
Athens
Charles Sparks
Walter Gilbey
Reb Russell
Wonder Horse
al Hodgens, Jr
Eno
Mikado Land
Aerial Roberts
Butters
Captain Picard
Marion Shufford
Equestrienne
Larkins
Tudor
Downie Bros
America
Bridge Painting Steady Job Sydney Harbor
Forty two men labor on the Sydney Harbor Bridge project. The six year task will repeat after completion, keeping crews busy as the work cycles back to start again.
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Sydney
U.P
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Navy plans 150 ships for Golden Gate Bridge opening
The U S Navy vows to mass 150 ships in San Francisco to mark the Golden Gate Bridge opening from May 27 to June 2.
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San Francisco
U.S
U. S. Navy
Golden Gate Bridge
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Carthage Township Ohio
The State of Ohio Athens County case 16276 G D Gorham treasurer will sell May 10 1937 at 1 30 PM the seven acre tract in Carthage Township described as southwest corner of Thomas Nickerson land to Palmer land and back. Sale is without appraisement for seventy nine dollars and one cent plus about fifty dollars costs. Cash only. Deputy Esther B. Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Nickerson Et al
Athens
Ohio
Carthage
Thomas Nickerson
Ohio Company
Nathaniel Palmer
Carthage Township
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District of American Legion Auxiliary
Buchtel Grads
Gallipolis Social Notes
Baptist Church
Mt. Zion
CBS
Nard Jones
NEA Service, Inc
Speddon
Neal
Mista Ciznik
Bettw
San Diego
White Sands
Carmel
David
SIT IA
Lupe Nelez
Gallia Co
John Mead
Karloff
Anna Lee
John Lover
Lynn Harding
Reber Stevenson
Sheri
Esther B. Gross
Carole Lomba
Mecmurray
the Adirondacks
ES Roads Town
Don Ameche
Ann Sothern Slim Eee
March of Time No
Sybil Hendry
Joan Barrett
Bob Andrews
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