Perpetual care plans eyed for Pine Street Cemetery in Gallipolis
Citizens meet at the Hayward home to discuss funding for Pine Street Cemetery upkeep. Proposals include a memorial arch, a brick front fence, stone repairs, and a perpetual care fund supported by a three year one mill tax levy and gifts from residents, with state hospital plants donated to aid landscaping.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pine Street
Gallipolis
Lastight
Mra
N. Hayward
Citiens
Pine St. Demeery
Sesquicentennial Federal Commission
J. 5. Clark
Albert K. Merriman
William P. Cherrington
City Commission
Pine St
G. G. Kincon
State Hospital
Citizens’ Committee
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic
A general system tonic made from roots and herbs claims to benefit the whole family. It is said to stimulate the appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation.
Three Bottles Big Chief Tonic Offers Relief
Three bottles priced at $1.59 expected to be used with Big Chief Tonic for neuralgia pains stiff neck from exposure and drafts muscular cramps stiffness and soreness from exertion fatigue mosquito bites frost bites and minor sprains and strains of muscles and tendons.
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Athens Ohio Ad
An Athens Ohio ad item notes 43c, 2 bottles at 79c each from Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store with limited details on the sale.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
Athens
Festival committee mulls site shift for Gallipolis event
A merchants committee petitioned to move Gallipolis fall festival from Fiet Street to Second Avenue by City Park. The board already chose First Avenue, with only a slim chance of change. River levee could host overflow exhibits with less traffic disruption, subject to City Manager approval.
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Gallipolis
Retail Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Fiet
Second Ave
City Park
John McNealey
First Avenue
Festival Association
McNealey
John Gwinn
City panel to receive data for tax levy ordinance
The group has held several meetings to discuss the project and will furnish the city commission with the necessary data before its members can approve an ordinance calling for a tax levy. The information is sought for the September commission meeting.
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City Commission
Bridge Steel Arrives for Kanauga Silver Bridge Floor
Steel for a new floor on the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River at Kanauga is arriving. Laying starts Sept 1 with completion in about 40 days. About 570 tons of steel valued at $65,000 will be installed by an expert crew under plans approved by Ohio and West Virginia highway departments. Traffic has increased at Kanauga due to an automobile transfer station attracting car shipments into West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Kanauga
Ohio
West Virginia
S. B. Huntington
Kananga
White Appoints Third Reporter for This Year
Mrs Eloise Ralph Wolfe was appointed court reporter by Judge W R White for a period ending January 1 1942. The salary is seventy dollars monthly. Mrs Harry Wheeler had been appointed earlier to succeed Miss Mabel Thomas who resigned, and Wheeler later resigned after several months in the post.
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Gallipolis
Eloise Ralph Wolfe
W. R. White
Harry Wheeler
Mabel Thomas
Wheeler
Holzer Hosts Huntington Symphony Directors Dinner
About sixty people mainly Huntington residents forming the Huntington Symphony Orchestra directorate were guests of Dr and Mrs C E Holzer in Our House gardens last night. A directors meeting followed a buffet supper and guests enjoyed a social hour in the gardens and the historic building.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Huntington Symphony Orchestra
Our House Gardens
C. E. Holzer
Planning New Homes West Side Chickamauga Creek
No acreage has been surveyed for building lots on the west side of Chickamauga Creek near the new road. Reports indicate several persons plan homes there after completion of the new bridge and highway.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Creek
Man in Chillicothe Recovers After Ton Jon Aid
William H. Kempton of 385 East 5th Street Chillicothe Ohio reports relief after using Ton Jon for weakness from asthma constipation and nervousness He says he could not get around the house without help and woke 10 to 12 times each night losing weight and feeling weak and nervous He is a member of the United Brethren Church.
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Man
Ton Jon
William H. Kempton
E. 5Th St
Chillicothe
Ohio
Kempton
The
United Brethren
Ton Jon Health
Gallipolis Social Notes Featured at Local Luncheon and Recitals
Mrs Margaret Ecker hosted a luncheon bridge at her First Ave home with two tables of play and top scores awarded to Mrs Wayne Sams and Mrs G A Mack. The Shaffer family held their sixth annual reunion near Cheshire with officers elected.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Ecker
First Ave
Wayne Sams
G. A. Mack
Robert Lohse
Middleport
Betty van Gilder
C. L. van Gilder
Cheshire
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Shaffer
Erman Swisher
Emmett Edwards
Alice Edwards
W. H. McCall
Legion Nominates New Group of Officers
Lafayette Post American Legion announces its officer slate with Thomas Adams as commander Blazer Wetherholt J E Saunders Ernest Levisay as vice commanders Sarah Robinson as adjutant Stanley Lanier as finance officer R M Farmer as trustee Harry Alexander as sergeant at arms and Charles Huber as service officer.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Thomas Adams
Blazer Wetherholt
J. E. Saunders
Ernest Levisay
Sarah Robinson
Stanley Lanier
R. M. Farmer
Harry Alexander
Charles Huber
Walker returns to Gallipolis after 48 years away
Harry Kissee Walker of Hagerstown Maryland visits Gallipolis renewing ties in his native city after a 48 year absence. He notes many improvements and changes during the long interval.
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Gallipolis
Harry
Kissee) Walker
John Q. Walker
Hagerstown
Nineteen Cake Bakers Vie in Grange Contest
Gallipolis reports19 cake bakers from 19 subordinate granges to compete in a Pomona Grange cake baking contest at Harris Monday night. W F Kirk state grange master will address the meeting.
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Gallipolis
Pomona
Harris
W. F. Kirk
Cheshire Vacation Bible School Plans Evening Program
Members of the Cheshire Vacation Bible School plan an achievement program this evening in the school building. The Bible School, taught by Miss Anne Eshelman, will close Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire Vacation Bible School
Anne Eshelman
Chauncey Johnson Buys Garfield School For $3 700
Chauncey Johnson, member of the board of county commissioners, bought the Garfield School and grounds at public auction for 3700 dollars. Joseph Epling represented a potential group forming a Church of Christ that hopes to erect a church on the site. The WPA sewing center may continue briefly as ownership transfers from public to private. The property covers about an acre at the Garfield and Portsmouth Avenues junction.
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Gallipolis
Board of Education
Garfield
Chauncey Johnson
Board of County Commissioners
Gallia County
Joseph Epling
Epling
Messenger
Church of Christ
Oak Grove
WPA
Garfield and
Portsmouth Avenues
Memorial Gate Plan Approved by Commission for Pine St Cemetery
The federal sesquicentennial commission accepts a memorial design for Pine Street Cemetery honoring early French settlers. A limestone entrance with two 12 foot pillars and iron gates will flank driveways, with pedestrian gates on the sides. A bronze marker will note the cemetery name, erection date, and federal sponsorship. The entry is hoped up by October 17, 1790 anniversary.
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Gallipolis
Federal Sesquicentennial Commission
Pine St
Commission
Aluminum collection total weighs over a ton
Gallia County’s used aluminum contribution taken to Marietta yesterday totalled 1085 pounds. After deducting iron and tin items and wood handles on teakettles the net aluminum weight is 700 pounds, it is stated.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Marietta
County Commissioners To Decide on Project
Gallia county officials will vote on the WPA sewing center housed at Garfield School. If the project continues, rented quarters must be provided.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Garfield
Gallia County USO Campaign Surpasses Nine Hundred Dollars
Well over 900 has been received in the United Service Organization drive in Gallia County with a chance the 1200 goal will be reached by Saturday night. Ten solicitors have not presented reports.
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Gallipolis
United Service Organization
Gallia County
Build New Homes in Gallipolis on Menager Street
Meyer Maggied and Ernest Laufer are erecting new houses on Menager Street north of Portsmouth Avenue in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Meyer Maggied
Ernest Laufer
Menager Street
Portsmouth Avenue
Gallipolis Teacher Relocates Family to Gahanna School
Marvin Carter a Harrison Township teacher who has worked at the Gahanna School near Columbus will move his family from North Up to the new assignment in the Gahanna area indicating a relocation for a current position in the district.
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Gallipolis
Marvin Carter
Harrison Township
Gahanna School
Columbus
Deckard Stricken With Paralysis Near Thurman
Elbert Deckard of near Thurman is reported in serious health condition after a stroke affecting his right side. He is being treated at his home.
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Gallipolis
Elbert Deckard
Thurman
Funeral services for Nancy Harrison held in Crown City
Funeral services for 79 year old Nancy Harrison who died in Huntington were held this afternoon in Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Nancy Harrison
Huntington
Crown City
Tall Cypress Stands on Holzer Hospital Grounds
Gallipolis records claim a cypress of 85 feet 4 inches tall on Holzer Hospital grounds. Legend links the tree to early 1790 settlement and bulrush swamp life. Report notes its health, uniqueness, and status as a historic survivor among hundreds.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Hemlock Social Notes Record Local Visits and Trips
Hemlock social notes recount residents visiting relatives and friends in Columbus Zaleski Rio Grande Steubenville Smithfield Nelsonville and Congo. Highlights include Bert Rostash returning to work after an finger amputation and frequent winners of small town social exchanges among Chivvers Macklin Campbell Sivaine and Williams families.
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Dayton
Autherine McCoy
Congo
Nina Davis
Charles Campbell
James Campbell
Wilbur Maurer
Smithfield
Joseph Phillips
Cassan
Steubenville
Forrest Dennis
Glenn
Pearl Sivaine
Rio Grande
Sivaine
Pearl Dennis
Ironpoint
Jack Williams
Nelsonville
Bert Rostash
Columbus
Glen Wheeler
Logan
Library renovation blocks book issuance until Monday
Interior decoration work at the Gallipolis public library will prevent issuing or receiving books until Monday. Readers are advised to plan around the closure and return dates as the shelves await completion.
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Gallipolis
Wise family changes residence to Niday property
Edward Wise and family are moving to the former Carlos Niday residence on Third near Spruce in Gallipolis.
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Change
Gallipolis
Edward Wise
Carlos Niday
Third
Spruce
PLAN REUNION Plymale Craft Families Set Aug 10
Plymale and Craft families plan a reunion at Chickamauga Park on August 10. The event will bring relatives together for a day of shared memories and activities in the park setting.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Park
Children Will Swim Free on Two Days
Gallipolis plans free pool access for children from 10 to 12 each Tuesday and Saturday morning through August. Superintendent E. E. Higgins notes the program has drawn about 125 children on Saturdays and will have extra supervision on free days due to higher attendance.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Keystone 4-H Camp Nears Close After Week of Progress
At Keystone camp 105 4-H members from Gallia Jackson Lawrence and Meigs Counties report satisfactory progress with no accidents or sickness. Camp activities continue through Saturday with breakfast signaling the break.
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Gallipolis
Keystone
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Scouts Enjoy Camp at Fair Field Lake
Scouts have a happy profitable week at Camp Gallipolis Fairfield Lake with nightly campfire meetings. Daylight hours feature scout lore up to a noon picnic Sunday when parents and friends are invited with baskets.
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Gallipolis
Fairfield Lake
License to Marry Logan A Smith and Marion Strawn
A marriage license was issued Thursday to Maurice Glenwood Smith a 29 year old aircraft worker of Columbus and Marion Grace Strawn a 29 year old of Pataskala both listed with their parents in the official notice.
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Logan
Maurice Glenwood Smith
Columbus
Thomas Smith
Marion Grace Strawn
Pataskala
Harry Strawn
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