Carter Library Gift Offered to Gallipolis by Captain Carter
Gallipolis trustees consider a proposal from Captain Oberlin M. Carter of Chicago to donate his extensive engineering library. The gift would enrich local resources if the library can be housed. if not accepted, Rio Grande College may receive it. Carter, 84, seeks to wind down his professional career amid a stalled federal court martial review.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Ohio
Carter
Funeral Held For Mrs. Jeanette Topping in Gallipolis
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeanette Topping retired school teacher who died Monday were held at the Elias Wetherholt Funeral Home with Rev. W Scott Westerman officiating. Interment followed in Pine Hill Cemetery. Mrs Eugene Topping wife of the decedent's only son arrived from New York City to attend. her husband is a marine engineer sailing between the U S and England.
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Gallipolis
Jeanette Topping
Elias Wetherholt
W. Scott Westerman
Pine Hill
Evergreen
Eugene Topping
New York City
Atlantic Ocean
England
George Bright Rites Scheduled in Rio Grande
Funeral services for George Bright 79 will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Calvary Church Rio Grande. He died at his home yesterday of a heart attack and is survived by ten children and two brothers, most living outside the county.
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Gallipolis
Calvary Church
Rio Grande
George Bright
Bright
Bidwell Man Fined For Drunken Driving
Clem Glassburn of Bidwell was convicted of drunken driving in Gallia County. Judge W. R. White fined him 50 dollars and costs, revoked his license for six months, and he was released after paying.
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Gallipolis
Clem Glassburn
Bidwell
W. R. White
Charged With Assault near Bladen resident jailed
Clarence Shafer 33 of near Bladen is held to await grand jury action on an assault charge filed by his wife Georgia Bickle Shafer. Magistrate Fred Milliser set bond at 300 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Shafer
Bladen
Georgia Bickle Shafer
Fred Milliser
Edith Hodge Queen Awards Divorce From Curtis Queen
Edith Hodge Queen receives a divorce decree from Curtis Queen after presenting evidence of neglect. The case results in a legally terminated marriage with no mention of alimony or settlements.
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Gallipolis
Edith Hodge
Curtis
Plan Western Trip From Gallipolis Family Names
Claude and Floyd Leonard plan a Western trip with brother Amos and sister Mrs. Ethel Pickrel to visit relatives in Central Kansas. They will depart Saturday from Gallipolis and travel to meet kin in the midwest.
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Gallipolis
Claude
Floyd Leonard
Amos
Pomeroy
Ethel Pickrel
Logan
Kansas
Social notes brighten Gallipolis with showers and visits
Mrs John McKean hosts a June wedding shower at her Thivener area home for the new Mrs McKean. Guests include Garnet Haskins and many locals as summer visits, travels, and engagements fill town events. Comprehensive notices cover clubs, travels to New York World Fair, and stork shower for Elizabeth Grover with family hosts on the Vinton road.
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Gallipolis
John MccKean
Garnet Haskins
W. C. Haskins
John McKean
Thivener
Donald Love
Elizabeth Grover
Ray Grover
Vinton Road
Robert Bunce
Fellure Family Reunion and Local Social News
The Fellure family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Irwin Rice in Cheshire with many relatives attending. Noel Houck hosted a birthday gathering for his father William Elliott while William McKean and Harold Dailey families traveled for a trip to Virginia Beach and New York. Grace Fulton returns from Birmingham and the New York Fair to resume teaching in Franklin County schools. Don Turley spends a week at Magnetic Springs. Westley O’Hara Edith Hamilton visit Reuben Wood home. Virginia Douthett returns to Drill Virginia to teach in Miami Florida. Women’s Missionary Society of First Baptist Church held a meeting in the church fellowship room with Mrs Claude Shahan leading and reports from several members after a Granville house party. Mr and Mrs A F Jones of Cleveland visit W N Hayward family and their daughters Marian and Catherine continue stay local. The L L Lovett couple are on...
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E. W. Mauck
Ira Kail
Huntington
Frank Smith
Kate
Chesapeake
H. F. Romaine
Ruth
Columbus
Kerr
Charlotte Morningstar
Mabel Eversole
Ruth Romaine
G. L. Caplinger
Arlington
Calif
Henry Brandebury
H. A. Wood
Minnie Brandeburg
Rio Grande
Harley Wells
Harry Gwinn
New York
Atlantic City
Jack Knight
Baby
Charleston
W. Va
Hilda Halley
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Clay Halley
Carlos Stone
Springfield
Mr.Stone
G. A. Tabit
Newton Stirling
Salem
Laurence Smeltzer
P. C. Smeltzer
Belle Pickens
Bob
H. P. Bradbury
Joe Ray
Freda
Jimmy
Albany
N.Y
Sam Ray
Walter Wise
Lydean Withers
Portsmouth
Ernest Davis
Wilson Rusk
Carl Smith
Toledo
Nellie McNealey
Gordon Walker
Spring Lake
Mich
Elizabeth Carnes
New York Fair
Eugene L. Bailes
Margaret Anne
Fort Collins
Colo
Bailes
T. H. Bailes
Vinton Road
Perry Bailes
Gallipolis
Henry Kerns
S. M. Bossard
The
Ohio Hospital For
Meadville
Jefferson Bossard
Eleanor
Dale Dixon
Cambridge Spring
Selwyn White
C. W. Weaver
E. L. White
Fellure
Irwin Rice
Cheshire
Noel Houck
William Elliott
William McKean
Harold Dailey
Virginia Beach
Grace Fulton
Ann Corn
Birmingham
Ala
Harlan
Women's Missionary Society of
First Baptist Church
Claude Shahan
James Haskins
John Caufman
Ruby Miller
Georgia Saunders
George Hern
Earl Tope
George Sagen
F. E. Kerr
Lottie Shuler
Granville
A. F. Jones
Cleveland
W. N. Hayward
Marian
Catherine
L. L. Lovett
Gallia Farmers Plan Purchase Of Herefords
Gallia County farmers will buy more Hereford spring calves this fall with arrivals starting Sept. 15. Frank C. Christ leads the committee coordinating purchases. Calves will weigh 350 to 400 pounds and be sourced from Kansas City. | S: The committee mails notices to 350 farmers about expected deliveries and expects volumes well beyond the 160 calves bought in spring.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Frank C. Christ
Kansas Ciy
Christ
Couple Charged With Assault on Mother
Gallia County records show Boyd and Louise Queen, a husband and wife from Ohio Township, held to the grand jury on assault charges filed by the elder Mrs Elizabeth Queen. The two allegedly beat her until she escaped and sought aid at a neighbor's home.
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Gallipolis
Boyd
Louise Queen
Ohio Township
Elizabeth Queen
Local Man Charged With Theft Of Five Dozen Chickens
Lindle Clark of Harrison Township held to grand jury on charges of stealing five dozen Rhode Island Red fryers from neighbor Leslie Richards. Bond set at 200 signed by Mrs. Ella Walters and John Beaver.
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Gallipolis
Lindle Clark
Harrison Township
Rhode Island
Leslie Richards
Ella Walters
John Beaver
Four Donley sisters undergo tonsil surgery at Holzer Hospital
Four sisters from Firebrick Lawrence County were operated on for tonsil removal at Holzer Hospital yesterday. Pauline Donley 17 Norma 14 Lenore and Glendon 11 year old twins were treated in sequence. An older sister Vada Donley a student nurse at the hospital assisted.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence County Village
Holzer Hospital
Pauline Donley
Norma
Lenore
Glendon
Vada Donley
Burial Lot Proposal Vetoed by City Board
GALLIPOLIS Board of City Commissioners rejected a proposal to sell burial lots in abandoned walkways at Mound Hill Cemetery. The walks have been unused since the advent of the automobile and applications for sale were opposed by adjoining lot owners.
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Gallipolis
Judge Lyle named drill judge for Modern Woodmen encampment
Oliver G. Lyle of Gallipolis is selected as drill judge for the Michigan Ohio annual encampment of Modern Woodmen in Detroit starting Friday. He will be accompanied by his wife and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J E McClintock.
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Gallipolis
Oliver G. Lyle
Michigan-Ohio
Detroit
Lyle
J. E. McClintock
Bricker to Speak at Rio Grande College Dedication
Governor John W. Bricker is expected to deliver the principal address at the dedication of Rio Grande College Science Hall on September 23. The brick and stone building, largely student built, honors community support after Atwood Hall’s destruction, marking Ohio’s governor first visit to Rio Grande.
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Bricker
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
John W. Bricker
Science Hall
Rio Grande College
Charles E. Holzer
College Board of
Atwood Hall
Friends of the College
City Park
Rio
Rotary District Governor Joe Fichter Visits Gallipolis
Hamilton resident Joseph Fichter Rotary District Governor visited the Gallipolis club last night. He spoke at a club assembly and the full meeting after dinner at the Lafayette Hotel, stressing Rotary objectives. He praised local officials and urged continued club achievements while noting upcoming visits to Athens Nelsonville Middleport Logan and McArthur had not yet been set.
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Joseph Fichter
Gallipolis
Rotary
Joe” Fichter
Hamilton
Lafayette Hotel
Athens
Nelsonville
Middleport
Logan
McArthur
Reports Rise In Pension Applications
Gallia County reports a surge in age pension applications led by rural districts. July added 34 new cases with about 35 await investigations. total recipients reached 844, the largest figure yet. Director Elijah C. Johnson expects more investigators as fall and winter increase applications.
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Gallipolis
Elijah C. Johnson
Johnson
4 H Clubs Plan New Judging Method
Gallia County 4 H clubs adopt a peer judging plan. Members will judge each other’s projects with help from the club adviser and home demonstration agent. Judging started and will finish by August 22, leading to a county meeting in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Dr Brown Resigns as County Coroner
Owing to press of other business Dr W L Brown has resigned as county coroner. County commissioners have chosen Dr Howard Foster for the term which expires next year.
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Gallipolis
W. Lewis Brown
Howard Foster
Minor injuries in bus car collision reported
GALLIPOLIS An automobile with Mrs Harrison Berry and Miss Marie Switzer and a Greyhound bus collided at Addison Tuesday afternoon. Car occupants suffered minor cuts and bruises and were sent home. Bus occupants were uninjured. Bus left the highway but went into a ditch and nosed back onto the road undamaged and continued to its destination.
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Gallipolis
Harrison Berry
Marie Switzer
Greyhound
Parkersburg
Addison
Evans Heights tract added to Gallipolis city subdivision
A nine acre tract on Portsmouth Ave named Evans Heights was accepted as a city subdivision and will be lighted. The area already has city water and fire hydrants and sits east of the main entrance to Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Portsmouth Ave
Evans Heights
Gallipolis City
Mound Hill Cemetery
4-H Members To Be Guests In Gallipolis
About 300 Gallia County 4-H Club members will visit Gallipolis on Tuesday August 22 for a noon picnic dinner free swimming at the municipal pool and a movie matinee at Gallipolis Theater. Judging will be at Washington School and open to the public as clubs seek state fair entrants. Local businesses donate food to entertain the youths and they will be guests of the city in many respects.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Arrests in East Gallipolis For Intoxication And Firearms
Gallipolis reports Mrs. Levi Freeman of East Gallipolis held in city prison for non payment of fines totaling 15 dollars after arrest for intoxication and discharging firearms. A male companion Woodrow Watts was fined 5 dollars and costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Levi Freeman
East Gallipolis
Woodrow Watts
Mrs John C Butz Attends Brother's Funeral
Mrs John C Butz travels to Shelbyville Tennessee to attend funeral services for her brother Jesse Goggin.
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Gallipolis
John C. Butz
Shelbyville, Tenn
Jesse Goggin
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Raymond Clevenger
Lronton
Mantle
Arthur Martin
Martin
Clevenger
West Virginia State Road Commission
Stork
Gallia
Dr. Brown
Sohio Supreme
Standard Oil Company
Sohio
the Standard Oil Company
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