Body found near Bethel Church after death by razor
Guy Matthews, aged man living at the County Infirmary, was found dead near Bethel Church. His throat was slashed with a razor. He had left the infirmary Monday to work for Sherman Rose near Porter and was last seen Tuesday evening by the Denny family. The body was found Wednesday morning and reported to authorities.
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Guy Matthews
County Infirmary
Sherman Rose
Porter
Denny
Bethel Church
Little Kgger
Emerald Oil Promises Foot Pain Relief and Sale Guarantee
An advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a remedy for swollen feet and corns with quick relief after a few applications. It claims pain disappears, swelling reduces, and corns shrivel, backed by Quick's Cut Rate Store and druggists offering a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Quick
Moone
Ady
Death at County Infirmary Under Unsuspected Circumstances
Sheriff E. E. Hatfield and Acting Coroner Dr. F. W. Shane examined the body of Matthews found face down with a razor beneath his hand. The razor had been taken from the County Infirmary. Death was timed to about 6 a.m. Wednesday by the blood as a measure. An undertaker in Bidwell handled the body until the brother from Bellevue arrived, identified mid afternoon on Wednesday.
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E. E. Hatfield
F. W. Shane
Matthews
Bidwell
Bellevue
T. M. McClaskey
Dicky
Edith
Youth Near Death From Auto Accident In Gallia County
Sheldon Kisor a Coalton youth was in very serious condition at Holzer Hospital after an auto accident Sunday night. Initial examination at Jackson showed only minor injuries but Tuesday’s check revealed a fractured skull and incomplete consciousness since Monday night.
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Gallipolis
Sheldon Kisor
Coalton
Holzer Hospital
Jackson
Heart of a Wife sequel spins entangled cafe talk
Adele Garrison frames a tense domestic skirmish as Edith Fairfax presses a charge about mysterious calls from "Floss." amid luncheon chatter and careful deceptions, the narrator weighs truth against hush money while planning to shield her husband from scandal as two Chinese guests loom in the basement.
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Edith Fairfax
Fair ‘Floss
Edith
Lillian
Dicky
Myself
Floss
First Presidents Signatures Appear in Early Gallia County Deeds
In Gallia County records dating to 1893 signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, early land transfers show Washington and Jefferson signatures from when the area was part of Washington County. D. Woodbridge and Nathaniel Gates served as county officials, with deeds initially kept in Marietta before Ohio statehood in 1803.
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George Washington
United States
Gallia County
Washington County
Washington
Gallia
Nathaniel Gates
D. Woodbridge
Marietta
Thomas Jefferson
Qallin County
State of
Ohio
Union meeting of Sunday Schools in Chambersburg
A union gathering of five Sunday Schools and churches on the Eureka circuit will meet in Chambersburg on Sunday April 2. Rev Charlies L Thayer will speak and a dinner will be served at the Masonic Hall.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Chambersburg
Charlies L. Thayer
Masonic Hall
Hotel Lease by Former Gallia County Residents
J E Pritchard and John R Harbour, once residents of Gallia County, have leased the Adelphi Hotel located at Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street in Huntington. The move marks a notable local business arrangement for the property.
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Gallipolis
J. E. Pritchard
John R. Harbour
Gallia County
Adelphi
Fifth Avenue and
Ninth Street
Huntington
Revival draws crowds from West Virginia towns to Union Mission
Henderson and Couch residents along with others from West Virginia attended a revival at Union Mission last night. Rev. W. A. Byus delivered the sermon and the Harrison brothers quartet provided music.
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Gallipolis
Henderson
Couch
West Virginia
Union Mission
W. A. Byus
Harrison Brothers Quartet
State liquor stores report lowest daily average in state
Gallia area stores register an average daily sale of $61, the lowest figure named so far in the state as listed by the State Liquor Control Department.
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Gallipolis
State Liquor Control Department
Dr W Lewis Brown Named Gallia County Coroner
Dr W W Lewis Brown was chosen by the Gallia County Commissioners to succeed the late Dr J T Hanson as coroner after Hanson's fatal traffic injuries. The board approved financing through the State Relief Commission for hospital treatment of relief laborers industrial accidents. Bonds worth 20000 were sold to Mitchell Herrick and Co of Cleveland at 3.5 percent with 6.42 premium. Glenn Road to receive 40 yards limestone and several roads shift from CWA to FERA projects including Drakes Fork Peters Cave Thompson and Prospect Hill Roads.
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Gallipolis
W.W. Lewis Brown
J. T. Hanson
Gallia County
Hanson
State Relief Commission
Holzer Hospital
Mitchell Herrick and Company
Cleveland
Glenn Road
CWA
FERA
Drakes Fork
Peters Cave
Thompson
Prospect Hill
Hospital Notes Update on Local Auto Crash Victims
Holzer Hospital notes report William Drake and William Beckey of Pittsburgh and Jackson resident remain unchanged after recent traffic accidents. Miss Katherine Tipton of Jackson has returned home. New admissions include Mrs. H. A. Lasley of Henderson West Virginia J. A. Shaver of Dunbar West Virginia C. E. Raynor of Rodney Ohio and George Hanna of Jackson Ohio.
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Gallipolis
William Drake
Jackson
William Beckey
Pittsburgh
Katherine Tipton
Drake
H. A. Lasley
Henderson
W. Va
J. A. Shaver
Dunbar
C. E. Raynor
Rodney
Ohio
George Hanna
Funeral for Mrs. Wilma Roberts Rice Friday at Oak Hill
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Roberts Rice age 29 wife of Fred Rice will be held at Oak Hill at 2 o'clock Friday. She was daughter of Hutson Roberts of Waterloo and is survived by one child Charlies aged three two sisters two brothers and her husband. Mrs. Rice was a prominent pianist in Gallipolis.
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Wilma Roberts Rice
Oak Hil
Gallipolis
Fred Rice
Oak Hill
Hutson Roberts
Waterloo
Charlies
Levi Searles Dies in Marion at Age of SA
Levi Searles a Kyger native and Union Army veteran died at his daughter's Marion home Wednesday. Sole survivor for Kyger Charlies A. Lyon Post G A R is M C Boice. Searles ran a Kyger blacksmith shop for years and will be buried nearby.
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Gallipolis
Kyger
Levi Searles
Marion
M. C. Boice
Charlies A. Lyon
Searles
Fife Funeral Held in Addison with Rites at M E Church
Gallia County widow Phoebe Ralph Fife age 81 dies. Survived by daughters Mrs. James Hansher Addison and Mrs. William Morsis Akron. sons Dell Fife Cheshire and Walter Fife Raccoon Island. daughters Mrs. Francis Burnette Gallipolis and Mrs. Maggie Searles Middleport. Funeral at Addison M E Church with Rev L C Shafer officiating. Burial Gravel Hill beside late husband, a Union soldier and G A R member.
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Gallipolis
Phoebe Ralph Fife
James Hansher
Addison
Dell Fife
Cheshire
William Morsis
Akron
Francis Burnette
Walter Fife
Raccoon Island
Mia
Maggie Searles
Middleport
Mra Fife
Addison M. E
L. C. Shafer
Gallia County bridge party honors winners and divorce suit filed
Mrs Charles Switzer and Mrs F Smith hosted four bridge tables at State Street with prizes to Mrs Hubert Carnes and Mrs G A Mack. Margaret McClintock sues Gallia County Common Pleas for divorce from Wesley McClintock, married in 1930 with two children, citing failure to provide and gross neglect.
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Gallipolis
Charles Switzer
8. F. Smith
State Street
Huebert Carnes
G. A. Mack
Margaret McClinetock
Gallia County
Messenger Correspondent Seeks Edna Ervin in Gallia County
Phone in news to Miss Edna Ervin at 635 Lafayette Hotel as Gallia County Messenger Correspondent invites reports and notices.
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Edna Ervin
Lafayette Hotel
Messenger
Gallia County
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