Rise of Ohio River Triggers Massive Job Losses in Gallipolis
Floods from heavy rainfall drive the Ohio River to threaten cofferdams and relief workers, leaving nearly 3,000 out of work as pumps and dam operations halt. Chickamauga Creek overflows, debris and water flood streets, hindering travel. Fire crews rescue a marooned man at a filling station while a railway washout delays service.
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Athens
Orto
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Coffer
West Virginia
Eureka
Chickamauga Creek
William Reese
Chickamauga Road
Starr
Wedding Looms as Foster Plans Divorce from Claudette Colbert
Norman Foster announces plans to marry Sally Blane after obtaining a divorce from Claudette Colbert, who is vacationing in Mexico. Hollywood has tracked the Foster and Colbert marriage since its five year union began.
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Claudette
Claudette Colbert
Norman Foster
Foster
Sally Blane
Loretta Young
Mexico
Hollywood
Foster-Blane
Sally
Miss Colbert
Two Slain in Beds Henderson Ky Road House Worker and Woman
Henderson Kentucky report says a road house keeper and a young woman were shot to death in their beds midweek. Authorities hold Robert Wilson M of Bebres as a person of interest while investigations continue into the killings.
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Henderson
Robert Wilson
Bebres
Rural Electric Project Explained to Gallia Farmers
I P Blauser of Ohio State University told about 8 Gallia County farmers in Gallipolis the aims of the rural electrification administration. He outlined funding, loan terms at 3 percent, and the need for self liquidating projects with co op or private utility involvement, stressing careful budgeting and per farm costs.
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Gallia
I. P. Blauser
Ohio State University
Gallipolis
I. P. Biaurer
Ohio State University Agricultural Engineering Department
Gallia County
R. R. Starbuck
Brauser
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
Blauser
Washington, D. C
Rocksprings Sunday School Attendance Report Noted
Attendance at Rocksprings Sunday School on Aug. 4 was 65. The item also lists numerous social visits and exchanges across Rocksprings and nearby towns, including guests at various homes and Grange events. A divorce suit is filed in Johnson City, Tenn., and details about the Vatican Library collection are noted.
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Rocksprings
Dana Cumming
Kingsbury
Anna Brown
Ruth Morgan
Columbus
Clarence Reuter
Ruby Furnas
Roy Davis
Laurel Chiff
Fad Humphrey Hos
Harley Brown
Horton Brown
Christine and
Eroma Grueser
Fdna Carman
Long Hollow
Vina Jenkenson
John Frick
Reed Jenkenson
Joe
Dave Duckler
Grange
Pomona Grange
Columbia
Roy Eastman
Ward Gilmore
Vernon Nease
Carl Grueser
Willlam Kesterson
George Daniels
Ben Turner
L. V. Reuter
Charles Grueser
Charles Sennett
Wolfpen
Joe Weyersmiller
Norman
Kate Weyersmilier
Herman Grueser
Catherine
Agnes
Christine
Emma Grueser
Missing Girls In Capital City
John Smeltzer, father of Vivian Smeltzer among Gallipolis girls missing since Sunday, went to Columbus after information suggested she and Freda Comer remained there. Earlier reports had claimed they fled to Detroit, but Columbus police said they had not been found.
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Gallipolis
John Smeltzer
Vivian Smeltzer
Columbus
Freda Comer
Detroit
Plea Denied in Alimony Case and License Issued
Emily R. Coe's plea for alimony from Ernest Coe was denied by Common Pleas Judge W. R White. A marriage license was issued to Elden Randolph and Edwin Cofer, both 21 from Raccoon Island.
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Gallipolis
Emily R. Coe
Ernest Coe
Common Pleas
W. R White
Elden Randolph
Raccoon Island
Edwin Cofer
Local Boy Makes Good in the Big City
Capt Edgar A Elkins, native of Gallia now visiting after 20 years, recounts a varied life. Army service 1907 to 1922 with self education, then real estate in Los Angeles, four years as commissioner of public works, later managing finances for Paul Whiteman’s wife Margaret Livingstone. Married with two children, he plans a mountain rest before another western trip.
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Edgar A. Elkins
Gallia County
Captain Elkins
Charlie” Baker
Clippermill Road
Elkins
Los Angeles
Margaret Livingstone
Paul Whiteman
Gallian
Whiteman
New York
Fellows
Maryann
Junior
California
Kentucky
West Virginia
Gallipolis
West
J. R. Campbell Dies in Green Township Tuesday
Gallipolis reports the death of J. R. Campbell of Green Township due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a prominent chemist in the coal industry, serving as chief chemist for H. C. Frick Coke Company in Pittsburgh before moving to Hudson Coal Koppers Reilavor and Island Creek Coal Company, where he remained at his death. He belonged to Scottdale Presbyterian Church Greendale Shrine and Knights Templars.
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Gallipolis
J. R. Campbell
Green Township
Sallie McCormick
Campbell
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Pittsburgh
Hudson Coal Company
Koppers Rie»lavour Company
Island Creek Coal Company
Scottdale Presbyterian Church
Greendale Shrine
Knights Templars
Ambiguous Rail Regulation Loss Reported
A fragmented clipping notes losses in an Ann Rail Regulation matter tied to Gallipolr and a West Virginia railroad with relief workers, mentioning survivors Mort and sons James R Homer and Dorothy at Mary College, along with ties to American Engineers and the Blast Furnace association.
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Mort, Sons
James R Homer
Hollywood
Philadelphia
Dorothy
Mary College
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Johnson City
Tenn
Richard P. Turner
Turner
Vatican
Capital City
WED
C.D. Shafer Co
Pharmacy
North Court Street
Woodbury's
Woodburys
Phillips
Texas
Rinex
Lydia Pinkhams
Epsom Salts
Thompsons
Najol
Allspice
Judds
Mother Kuhn
Mrs. Prices
Armands
Williams
Mennens
Prince Albert
Neet
Lyons Tooth
Clapps
Lifebuoy
Toot
Packard Coal Mining Company
Redtown
Athens County
Ohio
Shepard
Lincoln Elec. Co
Morrow
Morrow Jr
Thomas
Westinghouse
Hoover Drilling Company
Court of Common Pleas
E. F. Maurer
Packard Coal Mining Co
A. B. Wells
C. C. McIntyre
Ann
Gallipor Ly
AL W
Tra Pleasant
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