Mrs Sowers To Take Post Next Week In Gallia
County Agent E G Royer announces Mrs Virginia Judgers of Columbus will serve temporarily as Home Demonstration Agent in Gallia County starting early next week. Mrs Sowers, not seeking the permanent post, will likely stay until mid summer or early fall. She previously led Scioto County 4 H and Women’s Home Council programs.
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Gallipolis
E. G Royer
Virginia
Columbus
Galiia County
Sowers
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio State
Scioto County
Corn To Be Tested In Virginia By County Agent Royer
County Agent E G Royer sends a bushel of Recovered Yellow Hybrid No 85 and 86 seed corn grown by Oliver J White to the U S D A Experiment Farm at Roslyn Virginia for testing by government experts. They will judge merits against common white and yellow varieties and advise on planting in the Old Dominion.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Oliver J. White
U.S.D.A
Roslyn
Old Dominion
August Camp Plans For 4 H Youth And Adults In County
Camp Keystone on Raccoon Creek likely opens in August for 4-H youth. The Ross Hocking Camp will be available this year for farm families and youths beyond 4 H ages.
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Gallipolis
Festival Postponed In Rio Grande Due To Flooded Roads
Gallia County music festival at Community Hall in Rio Grande noon today was postponed because high waters left roads submerged. New date to be announced by Lois Fasig county school music supervisor.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Community Hall
Rio Grande
Lois
Fasig
Revival Opens Sunday at Asbury Church
Rev Charles W Frye will begin revival services at Asbury Church in Gallipolis on Sunday night.
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Gallipolis
Charles W. Frye
Asbury Church
Burglars Attempt Auto Store Break-In on Court Street
Persons attempted to break into Jack's Auto Store on Court Street Wednesday night. They hurried away leaving a screw driver in the locked area they were trying to force.
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Gallipolis
Jack
Court Street
New Cadets In Demand
Gallipolis reports no new air mail service developments for next month. Postmaster A K Merriman says about 300 first day covers have been sent by philatelists nationwide and 12 to 15 more requests arrive daily. No local groups have offered the $450 needed for installation and part salary. No further official communications have been received and prospects for Gallipolis joining the circuit remain uncertain.
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Gallipolis
Air Mail
A. K. Merriman
Post Office Department
Condition of Aged Man Is Critical
Frank F. Higginbotham an 86 year old retired merchant and former Addison postmaster is in critical condition at Holzer Hospital. He was knocked to the pavement by a bicycle rider two weeks ago today suffering a broken left hip and a subsequent heart attack with treatment in an oxygen tent.
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Gallipolis
Frank F. Higginbotham
Addison
Holzer Hospital
Higginbotham
Paul Sagen
Two Resignations from County Posts Reported
Miss Irene Young secretary for County Agent E G Royer and Miss Rhoda McKean clerk for County Relief Director Othneil Jones resigned to take clerical duties in the state automobile bureau in Columbus. Appointment recommended by the county Republican committee.
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Gallipolis
Water Drives Road Blocked by High Creek at Adamsville
Water from Racoon Creek rose to a high stage at Route 35 Adamsville blocking traffic for several days. The highway is clear and dry again as conditions improve.
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Gallipolis
Adamsville
Raccoon Creek
Judge To Be Absent From Gallipolis
Owing to the absence of Judge W. R. White the court will not hear local cases for the week while he travels to Cleveland on Monday to sit in the disbarment hearing of former Congressman Stephen M. Young.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Cleveland
Stephen M. Young
Choir Gives Concert at Washington Auditorium
The A Cappella Choir performed its annual concert to a capacity Gallipolis audience last night. Difficult numbers were sung in a creditable manner and received spontaneous hearty applause.
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Gallipolis
Washington Auditorium
May Be Tried For Bigamy And Murder In Gallia County
Stanley Earl Fulton faces second degree murder charges and bigamy in Gallia County. If tried on bigamy, it would be the first such case in about 35 years. Fulton denies marrying Belle Martin Fulton, mother of his child, and a divorce suit was filed but not heard. Prosecutors plan to prove a common law marriage if trial on murder progresses, with a May 2 hearing date for the murder case guiding the timetable.
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Gallipolis
Stanley Earl Fulton
Gallia County
R. M. Switzer
Fulton
Belle Martin Fulton
Kyger Brief Social Notes and Local Notices
Kyger Brief Social Notes records visits and illnesses among local residents including Mrs. Hood, Miss Mabel Eakin, and Mr. Walter Rufe, plus hires and visits at the Kyger school. Also reports a train wreck near Amiens, a PTA minstrel in Gallipolis, and upcoming probate court accounts with hearing set for May 1, 1939.
Bus Drivers To Meet In Gallia County Court House
Gallia County School Bus Drivers Association will meet at the Court House on the evening of April 26. An official of the state organization will address the group on legislative matters. About 90 drivers are in the county.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Court House
Music Competition Draws Numerous Entries at Rio Grande
The Eisteddfod competition at Rio Grande on May 12 attracts many entries, announced by secretary Elias Jones. Sponsored annually by Centerville Masonic Lodge, the event draws music lovers to Community Hall on the college campus with sessions in morning and afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Elias Jones
Centerville
Guest Speaker from Gallipolis Addresses Grace Church Group
Miss Ann Coules from Ironton served as guest speaker for the Women's Home Missionary Society at Grace Methodist Church. She is executive secretary for the Red Cross in Lawrence County and discussed her national work with the organization.
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Gallipolis
Ann Coucoules
Ironton
Women's Home Missionary Society
Grace Methodist Church
the Red Cross
Lawrence County
Eighth Grade Tests Scheduled for April 28
Eighth year tests for county grade school pupils seeking high school entry will be held in nine community centers Friday April 28. About 300 pupils are eligible and the State Department of Education furnished answers will be graded in the county superintendent’s office.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Bradbury
State Department of Education
Will Get Liquor Store Positions
Rumor claims Roy D. Rothgeb will be named liquor store manager and Maurice Grover clerk in the local store both having official endorsements from the County Republican Executive Committee with an announcement expected this weekend by the state liquor department.
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Gallipolis
Roy D. Rothgeb
Maurice Grover
State Liquor Department
Republican Executive Committee
Four Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis Area
Marriage licenses issued to Lee Campbell 24 and Pearl Vickers 27 of Summerville West Virginia Leo Worthington 21 and Analee Johnson 21 of Leon West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Lee Campbell
Pearl Vickers
Summerville
W. Va
Leo Worthington
Analee Johnson
Leon
Iw. Va
Miles Not Implicated at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics
Gallipolis authorities stress that Millard F. Miles chief clerk for 32 years at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics is not charged or suspected of any shortage. The embezzlement involved is attributed to Byron Bodimer an assistant in the chief clerk’s office. Miles in ill health plans retirement and remains to help his successor J. Paul Mossman. Grangers announce Rural Life Sunday on Mothers Day May 14.
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Gallipolis
The
Messenger
Ohio Hospital
Millard F. Miles
Byron Bodimer
Miles
Bodimer
State Institution
G. G. Kincon
J. Paul Mossman
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Edward Woolley, Sr
Frank W. Minck
Charles R. Minck
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James H. Warren
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Francis D. White
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