Gallipolis Ferry Nearing Reality with City Support
Gallipolis officials granted permission for a ferry serving Ohio and West Virginia travelers. Johnny Foster and Jimmy Robinson may use a riverbank driveway, with plans to buy a six car flat for 8500 dollars and charge 50 cents per car. The move follows community interest and looming access needs as Celanese builds a plant in Gallipolis Ferry.
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Gallipolis
Johnny Foster
Jimmy Robinson
Foster
West Virginia
John E. Morgan
Thomas E. Agee
J. Russell Sarrett
Silver Bridge
Celanese
Gallipolis Ferry
Pronunciation guide for Charoggagoggmanchaugga goggchaubunagungamaugg
Webster Massachusetts residents receive a playful breakdown of the long lake name into seven lines to aid pronunciation. The Webster Dudley Welcome committee notes the name is believed to mean fishing place at the boundaries or neutral meeting grounds and jokes about a shared fishing metaphor.
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Webster, Mass
Ex Jacksonville Man Dies in Oberlin
Kenneth Staubus of Oberlin formerly of Jacksonville died Monday at his home. He was the son of the late Lewis and Mary C. Staubus. He leaves his wife Elsie and three children Sally Tommy and Elizabeth, one brother Lewis of Oberlin and two sisters Blanche Young of Columbus and Shirley Young of Akron.
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Jacksonville
George Beveridge
New Marshfield
Kenneth Staubus
Oberlin
You
Lewis and
Mary C. Staubus
Elsie
Sally
Tommy
Elizabeth
Lewis
Blanche Young
Columbus
Shirley Young
Akron
Nine Missing Cows Found in Cellar Near Sunnyburn
Mrs. William Parlette reported locating nine cows missing since July 24 in the cellar of an unoccupied house she owns near Sunnyburn. Four cows died of starvation and asphyxiation. five survived and one calf was born. The herd allegedly wandered inside to escape heat, and a cow once kicked the door shut.
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York
William Parlette
Sunnyburn
Prattsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Neil Dearth of Norfolk spent 72 hours with his parents the Dearths. Mr and Mrs Forrest Dearth and Mr and Mrs Cecil Mace of Columbus called on James Mace. Maud Pearse and Derrig visited Wellston. Eddie Dearth visited Carl Snow and Florence Maxwell. Putnam Chapel homecoming set for Sunday Aug 14. Bert Daft of Columbus visited George Dearth and Fannie. Charles Mace of Athens visited James Mace. Everett Bell and family of Columbus weekended with Mrs Frank Coe. Walter Freeman of Columbus called on his sister Maud Pearse.
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Prattsville
Neil Dearth
Norfolk
Forrest Dearth
Cecil Mace
Columbus
Mace
James Mace
Maud Pearse
Derrig
Wellston
Eddie Dearth
Carl Snow
Florence Maxwell
Putnam Chapel
Bert Daft
George Dearth
Fannie
Charles Mace
Athens
Everett Bell
Frank Coe
Walter Freeman
Faina Daft
Buck Run social notes bring Lancaster trip and family visits
Mr and Mrs ae Woltz took a business trip to Lancaster and hosted a weekend gathering. Inez Potts and sister from St Marys Sts visited Rockbridge relatives including J E Woltz and others. Guests at Cantwell Cliffs and Cantwell Cliffs callers from Marysville and Columbus joined the Woltz households for meals and calls with Meyer and Bowers families.
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Buck Run
Ae Woltz
Lancaster
Inez Potts 2
St Mary's Sts
Rockbridge
Me J E
Dave Woltz
Charles F My
Kenneth Meye
Kenneth Meyer
Woltz
Sterl Bowers
Dwight
Sharon
Barbara
Joyce
Columbus
Woltz’s
Carl Bowers
Becky
Phillip
Marysville
Cantwell Cliffs
Pi Meyer
Floyd Mosure
Charlies Meyer
Effie Wott
Sea horse used as chessman in preserved head form
A tiny sea horse is sometimes preserved with its head on a wood base to function as a chess piece. This curious craft highlights the creature’s diminutive size and unusual utility beyond marine life.
Gallipolis Couple Announce Engagement in Gallia Area
Mr and Mrs Raymond Butterfield of Gallipolia announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Victoria to J Cart Pauley Jr of Point Pleasant. Helen is a Gallia Academy High School graduate who attended Ohio University. Pauley graduated from West Virginia University Morgantown and works for General Electric Credit Corp Columbus. The wedding is planned for Sunday September 3 at Grace Methodist Church at 2 30 p m.
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Raymond Butterfield
Gallipolia
Dauger
Helen Victoria
J. Cart Pauley, Jr
Point Pleasant
Gallia Academy High School
Ohio Universiy
Pauley
Point Ate
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Sigmore
General Electric Credit Corp
Columbus
Marche of the 8 Et 40 Held in Columbus
The 29th annual Marche of the 8 Et 40 was held at the Neil House Columbus drawing 152 delegates from 31 Ohio salons. Gallipolis delegates included Mrs Si las Hamilton and Mrs Leo Stillwell. First evening a reception funded tuberculous families and sanatoria patients. $10,000 for others from the Gallipolis salon attended the banquet with Mrs L G Marchi and Mrs W Joe Brown. Houck and others stayed to attend the American Legion Auxiliary convention where Athens resident Mrs Clark J Allstock was installed Ohio department president and Gallipolis’ Mrs Brown as Eighth District president.
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Neil House
Columbus
Ohio
Gallipolis
Silas Hamilton
Leo Stillwell
Gallipelle
L. G. Marchi
W Joe Brown
James Houck
American Legion Auxiliary
Clark J. Allstock
Athens
Brown
Pvt Swain stationed in El Paso trains in Bainbridge unit
Pvt James Swain writes from El Paso Texas to his mother Mrs Mildred Swain reporting a 110 degree thermometer reading on arrival from Camp Gordon Franklin H Kelton Jr SR469 73 15 Company 318 Sis Battery Fifth Regiment USNTC Bainbridge Md has been assigned as second class petty officer in charge of all sports in his company at Bainbridge He participates in tug of war volley swimming and other sports and was selected for the company drill team He is the son of Mr Leo Stillwell and attended Gallia Academy High
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James Casto
John Casto
Ewington
Ashland
Philmont
Cimarron
N. M
North Gallia
Vinton High School
Casto
Vinton Post 161
American Legion
Buckeye
Raccoon Valley
Methodist Church
MYF
Pvt
James Swain
el Paso
Texas
Mildred Swain
Camp Gordon
Franklin H. Kelton, Jr
Sis Battery
Fifth Re T
USNTC
Bainbridge
Petty
Leo Stillwell
Gallia Academy High
Tuesday Warmer Than Monday in Gallipolis
The report notes Tuesday reached a high near 3 degrees, slightly warmer than Monday’s 98. Weather records show July 1, 1934, held the all time high 113 degrees, with that summer peaking around 104 degrees.
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Gallipolis
Mercury
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fawin R
Pete) McCormick
Piketon man posted bond in Gallipolis speeding case
Artie W. Baker aged 57 of Piketon posted a 20 bond Tuesday to appear in Gallipolis municipal court on a State Highway Patrol charge of speeding.
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Gallipolis
Artie W. Baker
Piketon
Rotary program details B-47 pilot training in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis Rotarians heard Maj Chester Lune describe B-47 jet pilot training. He noted pilots possess conventional flying hours and up to 1000 hours, with six engines on the B-47 costing 500000 each. Maj Denney highlighted trainees’ experience while President George Fuller set an Aug 23 event at the home of Rannells and Paul as dining chair.
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Gallipolis
Chester Lune
Wichita
Denney
Mra
A. Kimball Sulter
Traine
George Fuller
Rotary
Rannells
Paul
Herb Bush
Driver Leaves Scene After Minor Crash Near Gallipolis
A woman driver reportedly left the scene after a minor rear-end crash on Route 7 north of Gallipolis. Charles C. Sewards, 2, of Gallipolis Rows 1, said he struck the rear of her car after she stopped to check on injuries, then she drove away.
Crown City votes to join Lawrence County school system
Crown City voters approve annexation to the Fairland School District by a 155 to 4 margin. The move expands the district’s reach as it extends farther into the Lawrence County area.
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Crown City
Lawrence
Gallipolis
Lawrence County School Sys
Fairland
River Traffic at GallipolisReports Varied Tow Movements
Towboats pass Gallipolis with cargos of gasoline oil steel scrap sand gravel asphalt coal ore pig iron and sulphur. Record readings show river gauges mid 187 upper and 9.5 lower while Kanawha and Ohio traffic move up and down with multiple vessels listed by name cargo and time.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Ernestine
Stevenson
Central
Pat Murphy
Kee
Creek
Kanawha River
Kanawha Falls
Hinton
Kanawha
Marmet
Merrill
Semet
Helen
Winfield
Shearer
Montgomery
Mason-Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Jeffboat
Creditor
Northern
Joe Smith
Marjelea
Tradewinds
Crane
Ranger
Criss, Jr
Advance
Virginia
Jerry Bosworth
Peace
Gerow
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Centenary
J. Roy Bartlett
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J. L. McCorry, Jr
Robert Bischoff
State St
Hedgewood Drive
Vine
Court Sts
First Ave
Perry J. Bailes
Court and
Grape Sts
Public Square
Cedar St
Court
Grape
R. B. Sullivan
State Examiner
Second Aves
Morgan
State and
van Heflin
Battle Cry
Thurs & Fri
Technicolor Collana
Cochise
ndBiax
Ohio Valley Summer Theatre Presents
Fhecee
Wat
Wwe
Ttmne
de Havilland - Havilland Oer Metchum Yeaa Sinatra Coma Grahame
Emogtmen
Crawford
Emamss Bickford
Gallipolis Society
Grace Methodist Church
Ray Fan
Navy
Aia
Roth Ann Love
Bacon
Esta McKnight
Salisbury
C. E. Fife
Clarence Riffie
A. W. Riffie
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Cleveland
Marche
Massenger
James Stewart
Laramie
Cinema Cort
Kennedy
Crisp O'Donnell Nicol
DLG MI
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Parker
MR. Roberts
Alan Ladd
William Holden WM. Bendix
Submarine Command
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Victor Mature
Louis Calhern
William Lundigan
Glen Ford
Oorfen
Atlas
James Zubic
Louisiana
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