Gallia Auditor Ends February Tax Settlement
Gallia County Auditor E. D. Keeler reports February tax settlement complete with checks mailed to subdivisions. total half year collections amount to 118 579 65 compared with 117 280 73 last year. apportionments list numerous schools townships and cities with specific amounts.
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Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Keeler
Addison
Township
Cheshire
Clay
Galpolis
Green
Greenfield
Guyan
Crown City
Harrison
Huntington
Vinton
Morgan
Ohio
Perry
Raccoon
Springfield
Bidwell-Springfield
Walnut
Walnut-Cadmus
Walnut Waterloo
Centerville
Gallipolis City
Rio Grande
Sanctuary sermon at Grace Methodist by Rev Westerman
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis presents a Sunday morning sermon titled Sanctuary by Rev W S Westerman. The choir will perform Holy Art Thou by Handel. New members join at the morning service. nursery provided. Epworth League meets 6 30 Sunday evening with Cultivating Personality as topic. No evening service. Gym Clubs and groups use the Recreation Center on weekday evenings. Rural Youth Group meets Tuesday. Midweek service Wednesday at 7 followed by choir rehearsal at 8.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
W. S. Westerman
Haendel
Epworth League
Mustard and Camphor Liniment Promises Rheumatic Relief
Gallaher's Drug Store advertises Skoot a topical remedy containing mustard and camphor to relieve rheumatic, lumbago, or neuritis pains. The maker offers a money back guarantee if one or two applications fail. A large bottle costs only a few cents.
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Gallaher’s Drug Store
Court St
Moonshine Find At Nancy Armstrong Home
John Law agents found moonshine whiskey in several containers at the home on Fifth Ave. Wednesday night. Nancy Armstrong dumped remaining liquor over the creek to avoid seizure as officers approached. Armstrong arraigned on illegal liquor possession and bound over to the grand jury under bond.
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Gallipolis
John Law
Nancy Armstrong
Fifth Ave
Floyd Washington
Zaleski Social Notes Highlight Easter Visits and Bazaar
Easter events unfold in Zaleski with visits from relatives in Columbus Athens Belpre and McArthur. A M E Church bazaar proves financially successful and Masonic lodge inspection draws guests from nearby towns.
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife heads to Athena Theatre
Paramount comedy opens Saturday midnight at the Athena with Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper in a Lubitsch directed romance of life among Europe's smart set. Cooper explains his shift to Western stars performing in courtship comedy. Colbert expresses delight in the pairing and hopes to act together again. The much married American millionaire themes weave through a cast including Horton Niven Patterson and Bing.
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Bluebeard
Paramount
Athena Theater
Claudette Colbert
Gary Cooper
Ernest Lubitsch
Europe
Cooper
Hollywood
Ernst Lubitsch
Mr. Deeds
Miss Colbert
Lubitsch
Paris
Gary
Edward Everett Horton
David Niven
Elizabeth Patterson
Herman Bing
Great Bend Church Honors Baptism Rites
Bethlehem Baptist Church did not hold evening services as baptisms were performed at Pomeroy Baptist Church with Racine Baptist Church joining. Ill residents include Luther Theiss James Taylor Lewis Stanley and Mrs Cora Parr. Several locals and visitors paid calls across the Bend over recent days. Services for next Sunday are announced for 11 a.m.
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Great Bend
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Racine Baptist Church
A. W. Smith
Bend
Luther Theiss
James Taylor
Lewis Stanley
Cora Parr
Neah Stanley
Ravenswood
W. Va
Lubert Theiss
Esther Parr
Earnest Morris
Adda Haywood
Adda Pickens
New Jersey
T. E. Wolfe
Frank Allen
Harold Carnahan
Jean
Jimmy
Dorothy Wolfe
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Marriages and Visits
Gallipolis society notes cover the April 10 wedding of Eugene Houck and Estelle Frazee in Columbus with the couple to reside in the capital, plus extensive Easter visits, birthdays, and social gatherings. The piece notes overflows in Sand Fork and Symmes Creeks causing field damage in the southern county.
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Eugene Houck
Alva Houck
Mercerville
Estelle Frazee
Clinton Frazee
Columbus
Houck
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
W. L. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Ed McGath
Huntington
Stanley Lanier
Dorothy
Billy
Sarah Robinson
Tommy
Anna Morgan
Mabelle Gills
Gallipolis
Mrs Hubert Fair in Philadelphia for daughter Lady Fair visit
Mrs Hubert Fair of Philadelphia visits her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest H Davis returning for her daughter Lady Fair who has spent five of ten months here during her mother's convalescence after an operation.
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John W. Ecker
Ernest Ecker
Henrietta Leonard
Charleston
Bert
Elmer Waddell
Laurence Waddell
Hubert Fair
Bernetta Davis
Philadelphia
Ernest H. Davis
Lady Fair
Montgomery
Mrs. Holton
Social events and notices mix in county letter
Social Stitchers meet at Mrs. Stella Mohr home with 25 present and hostesses serving. W. E. Gilmore returns from Los Angeles to stay with daughter Mrs. Jack Jasmore in Pomeroy. English Club guests dine with president Miss Maye Davis and other members attend theater. Business and Professional Women plan monthly dinner with speaker J. W. Wunderlich on thrift and saving. officer elections to follow.
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The
Baptist Church
Stella Mohr
Dorothy Sibley
Marie Elliott
Artie Caldwell
Charlotte Hambrick
W. EE. Gilmore
Los Angeles
Calif
Otto Gilmore
Jackisamore
Pomeroy
Leslie Small
Maye Davis
Libby Hotel
Margaret D. Carter
Pearl Gillingham
F. W. Shane
Fred Mills
Margaret McCormick
Anna Morgan
Millie Watts
Artie Watts
Clara Worman
Delia O'Connor
Ethel Young
Zenia Shaw
Alberta Reynolds
Epworth League Institute Opens in Rio Grande
Gallia portal Epworth League Institute begins tonight in Rio Grande and runs through Sunday. Speakers include Rev. D F Wogaman Rev John W McMahan Rev Bruce Riley Rev R B Foster Dr Arba Martin Rev W D Gilliland Rev W R Dickhaut P R Lyne of Rio Grande College and R R Starbuck county agent. Meals will be served in the college cafeteria and lodging provided by Rio Grande homes.
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Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Epworth League Institute
Rio Grande
D. F. Wogaman
John W. McMahan
Bruce Riley
R. B. Foster
Arba Martin
W. D. Gilliland
W. R. Dickhaut
P. R. Lyne
Rio Grande College
R. R. Starbuck
Sheriff’s sale in partition in Athens County Ohio
The State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court case 16995 announces a public auction May 9 1938 at 1 30 p m at the courthouse door Athens Ohio for real estate in Trimble Township including specified tracts and deductions. The property appraised at 1200 must bring at least two thirds of that amount. Cash on day of sale. Sheriff Charles W Bayless and deputy present.
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State of Ohio
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Mary L. Morris
Homer Simons
Athens
Ohio
State of
Trimble
Joseph Robinson
Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking Railroad Company
Republic Coal Company
John
William Simons
Elizabeth Davis
Town dl
Range 14
Green's Run
Buchtel
Mine No. 255
Charles Simons
Townll
County of
Buchtel Road
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Charles W. Bayless
Esther B. Gross
Woolly & Rowland
To Improve Highway Along Raccoon Creek
Gallia County commissioners vote to spend 3295 for highway alterations along Raccoon Creek linking Northup and Thiven er. The project requires abandonment of the Bullskin Bridge and affects local traffic and access.
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Raccoon Creek
Gallipolis
Northup
Thivener
Bullskin Bridge
Jolly Handmaidens Lead Cheshire 4 H Club Startup
First Cheshire County 4 H Club organized for spring and summer by the Jolly Handmaidens of Ches hire Township with Evelyn Shaver as president and Doris Shaver as vice president. Members listed include Joan Swisher Annabelle Rupe Virginia Swisher Hazel Swisher Maxine Durst Anna Mae Verner Gertrude Rupe Isabelle Lemley Florence Dorothy Virginia Taylor Carroll Conkle Vera Lemley Betty Eileen Wallace and Ida Harding.
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Gallipolis
Jolly Handmaidens
Cheshire Township
Evelyn Shaver
Doris Shaver
Genevieve Price
Ida Mae Harding
Gertrude Rupe
Dick Kennedy
Joan Swisher
Annabelle Rupe
Virginia
Hazel Swisher
Maxine Durst
Anna Mae Verner
Isabelle Lemley
Florence
Dorothy
Virginia Taylor
Carroll Conkle
Vera Lemley
Betty Eileen Wallace
Doris
Ida Harding
Coughenour Daughter Dies at Family Home
Betty Jo Coughenour age 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Coughenour died at the family home near Cheshire Tuesday after several months illness Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Gallipolis
Betty Jo Coughenour
Clarence Coughenour
Cheshire
Eureka School on PWA Grant List in Gallipolis
Eureka school building listed for 8175 dollars under revived PWA grants requires the school district to arrange an additional 18168 dollars. The funding plan reflects federal revival of Public Works Administration support for the district.
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Eureka School
PWA
Gallipolis
Eureka
Drillers Near Clinton Sand On McCormick Farm
Green Township drillers on the Tom and Sallie McCormick farm report 800 feet to reach the Clinton sand at 4000 feet with good indications for oil or gas as crews work day and night.
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Gallipolis
Clinton
Tom and Sallie McCormick
Green Township
Swimming Pool Fund Continues to Grow in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports ongoing fundraising for a WPA pool project as forty men work on site. Donations arrive daily at the Chamber of Commerce, fueling construction progress and showing strong community support. A note compares the value of a perfect ruby to a diamond of equal weight.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Chamber of Commerce
Three Major Events Attract Rio Grande Village Interest
In Gallipolis the Rio Grande College crowd attracted by three events. About 200 high school girls joined the Play Day program by the Women's Athletic Association. Around 100 youths attended the Southeastern Ohio Epworth League Institute from 30 churches. Attendees will meet Dr. Wallace Nutting in Community Hall for his Gardens and Settings lecture.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Beier
Friay
Women’s Athletic Association of the College
Southeastern Ohio
Epworth League Institute
League Institute
Wallace Nutting
Plethora of GOP candidates in race for county commissioner
Gallipolis notes a crowded August primary with incumbent Elijah Johnson seeking another term. Hollis A. Harbour of Walnut Township is the only confirmed Republican challenger, while rumors point to several additional candidates. Democrat L. J. Freeman is the sole announced contender from his party.
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Gallipolis
Elijah Johnson
Hollis A. Harbour
Walnut Township
L. J. Freeman
Crash Victims Recover At Gallipolis Hospital
Gallia County report says Mrs. William H. Porter 40 of Dayton and her sons William 17 and John 15 are in satisfactory condition at Holzer Hospital after an auto left the Rio Grande road Thursday, struck a tree, and injured them while en route to Virginia relatives.
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Gallipolis
William H. Porter
Dayton
William
John
Holzer Hospital
Rio Grande
Virginia
Saunders Infant Dies in Crown City Family
Harold Thomas Saunders three months old died at the family home near Crown City Wednesday night. He was buried Thursday. He leaves two older siblings Harland and Rose Marie.
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Gallipolis
Harold Thomas
Forrest Saunders
Crown City
Harland
Rose Marie
Rio Grande Tests Will Be Held at Gallipolis
Competitive tests in typing shorthand and bookkeeping for Rio Grande College scholarships will be at Gallipolis High School Tuesday morning April 26, open to eight county high schools. Awards cover two quarters tuition. Similar tests will occur in nearby counties next week. Commerce tests date not given. other tests on Saturday April 20.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Gallipolis High School
Carl C. Byers
Post Office Inspectors Warn Gallia County About Mock Money Orders
Postmasters and local business men in Gallia and nearby counties are urged by inspectors to watch for money orders drawn on the Platform post office in Lawrence County following a recent robbery in Platform Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Ohio
Lawrence County
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Vera
Zed Thomas
Martin McKibben
William Carrick
Benjamin Walker
Wesley Ridge
John Gill
McArthur
T. J. Shipley
Flora Dill
M. FE
Dorothy Vansky
C. E. Vansky
Lena Pennell
James McKibben
Helen
Belpre
Russell Herwick
Creola
Harry Wyatt
Wyatt
John Schneider
M. E. Church
Velimus James
Cleire James
Albert James
Donald
Ulysses James
Jamestown
Zaleski Lodge
Arthur D. Hufford
Bremen
Aark Twain
Billy Rose
Ene
Mike Riley
Opudetts Colbert Cooper Bluebeard
Athena
Schine
Autre RY
Fadio Patrol
IRNET
Strat
Gallipolis Social Notes
Frazee-Houck
Herman Northup
Heber Watts
C. R. Niday
J. C. Canaday
Anna Watts
E. A. Watts
Kenneth
Cora
Emma Northup
Virginia Willis
Washington D. C
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Bette Leaper
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Louise Scott
Houston
Tex
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Jean Lee
Kathleen Tyler
Harley Green
Harley Davis
Esther Painter
Wellston
Carroll Swanson
Middleport
Swanson
Charles Hanninger
Charles R. Rose
W. L. Price
W. H. Kinder
Carrie Plummer
Julia Conklin
Charles Chambers
Robert
Detroit
R. O. Gilmore
Eckford Hodgson
New Orleans
George A. Tabit
Joe Dabney
Lawson Chevalier
Angus King
Cincinnati
Carl Wall
Braden Niday
Marietta
Edith Niday
John Lupton
Cleveland
J. A. Lupton
Lucille Niday
Eleanor
Florida
Ella Lupton
C. J. Norton
Alice Bradbury
Garnette Lupton
Ivan Plymale
Simon Atkinson
J. W. Plymale
Mary
Faye
Beale
Forrest Atkinson
Lee
Bonnie Weblin
Claudia Ann
Henry G. First
Mary E. O'Dell
Catlettsburg
Edgar Mahan
Mabel Albright
Greenup
Margaret
Anna Tabit
G. A. Tabit
Epworth
Firestone Convoy
Firestone
Deeler
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Red
Cheshire 4-H Club
Coughenour
Rio Grande Village
GOP
Saunders
Clover Farm
Clover Farm Grocer
Elberfelds
Fred
Beasley
Nelsonville
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