Flour Shipment to Reach Gallia County August 20
Gallipolis reports first carloads of flour for the Gallia Chapter of the Red Cross will arrive August 20 with about 700 barrels in the shipment. A second carload comes two weeks later and a third a month after. The Red Cross Secret Committee of Five reduced initial flour recipients by 75 percent after reviewing 20 applicants. only five were deemed truly in need, with some suspected bootleggers or misreported incomes identified. Government flour will be restricted to those approved by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
the Cross
Red Cross
Blair released after guilt plea in Crown City horse theft
David Blair of near Crown City admitted stealing a filly belonging to Loren Haskins. Blair pleaded guilty on Monday and had been bound over to the grand jury before William Haskins withdrew the complaint, leading to Blair’s release.
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Gallipolis
David Blair
Near Crown City
Loren Haskins
William Haskins
Blair
Wolfe named administrator in Faulkner estate
Gallipolis reports H B Wolfe appointed administrator of the H A Faulkner estate as the will of E D McConnell is probated and recorded in local filings.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Wolfe
H. A. Faulkner
E. D. McConnell
Cottage Ready to Open At Ohio Hospital for Epileptics
Cottage P with capacity for 100 patients will reopen Sept. 1 at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics after a $2,000 transfer from other state institutions. Modernized with new terrazza floors and plumbing, it will house men to ease overcrowding. The hospital nears 2,135 patients with 1,800 capacity. funds also bow toward maintenance elsewhere.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
G. G. Kincon
Kincon
Marysville Reformatory
Eighteen Girls At Scout Camp On Raccoon Creek
Gallipolis reports eighteen girls attend Girl Scout Camp on Raccoon Creek this week and expect enrollment to rise next week. Camp director is Theresa Marshall of Columbus. Five non Gallipolis girls include Mabel Evans of Dayton and sisters Helen and Betty O'Brien of Atlanta with two girls from Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Creek
C. C. Richards
Theresa Marshall
Columbus
Mabel Evans
Dayton
Helen
Betty O’brien
Atlanta
Pt. Pleasant
Evans
Rev
Mrs. Evans
L. C. Bean
A. P. Kerr
Treasuer Mills Sues Over Maple Shade Sidewalk Levy
Fred K. Mills Gallia County treasurer filed suit against George W. Glenn and 21 others for 37.78 dollars plus 6 percent interest from April 21 1931 on a Maple Shade Lot 1 sidewalk assessment. The lien arose in April 1931.
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Gallipolis
Fred K. Mills
Gallia County
George W. Glenn
Gallipolis Firm Lands County Road Crushing Contract
Miller Brothers of Gallipolis began spreading 500 cubic yards on roads 275 27 and 423 in Morgan Township with more work planned on roads 432 437 in Huntingtontown, 267 in Springfield, 267 in Racoon, 192 in Green and 192 in Perry. John O'Dell starts Leeper Bridge concrete work in Harrison Township as the first of three contracts. Steel for the Big Ryger Bridge in Cheshire Township is expected Monday per Surveyor F A Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Miller Brothers
Morgan Township
Huntingtown
Springfield Township
Raccoon Township
Green Township
Perry Township
John O'Dell
Harrison Township
Gallia County
Cheshire Township
F. A. Haskins
Government crew completes rock drilling for Ohio River dam site
In Gallipolis Aug 11 the government team finished drilling at Chambersburg for a foundation for a proposed new dam 10.5 miles downstream. Similar rock strata were found at Red House on the Great Kanawha River, where another dam site is eyed. If Chambersburg is chosen, Dams 26 25 and 24 would be eliminated and the Chambersburg dam would be the first higher type in the Pittsburgh District. Marmet dam work is advancing but funding for London dam above Charleston remains unavailable.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Chambersburg
Great Kanawha River
Red House
Pittsburgh
Emsworth
Montgomery
Marmet
Kanawha River
London
Charleston
W. Va
Last pre school clinic set for Gallia County
The final pre school clinic before the fall term will be held in Gallia on Tuesday morning August 16. Children from Greenfield Township entering school in September may be examined. Doctors Swango and Allison assist County Health Commissioner Shane and County Nurse Mrs. Wallace. about 50 children have been examined so far this summer.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallia
Greenfield Township
Swango
Waterloo
Allison
Oak Hill
F. W. Shane
Edith Wallace
Government dredge Portland joins Ohio River work at Dam 21
The United States Steamer James Ramsay passed up the Ohio with the U S suction dredge Portland and support craft to Dam 21 near Portland Meigs County. Portland is the first government dredge in that Ohio River section. Capt. John Douglas commands the Ramsay.
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Gallipolis
United States
James Ramsay
Ohio
Portland
Meigs County
Ohio River
Kanawha River
John Douglas
Ramsay
Harelip or Cleft Palate Causes Serious Health Risks
Birth defects such as harelip and cleft palate are not hereditary but stem from structural issues. If untreated they can cause undernourishment and infections, but simple operations can correct the problem.
Understanding harelip and cleft palate in newborns
The article explains harelip and cleft palate as birth deformities from abnormal prenatal development, not hereditary. It stresses the urgency of early surgery when feeding is affected, and offers feeding adjustments and reassurance about the procedure.
Earpiercing Advice for Five Month Old Baby
A doctor suggests strapping ears to the head with adhesive tape for prominent ears in a five month old infant. If the deformity is very pronounced, surgical treatment may be needed.
European tour marks by Ohio steamboat captain
Gallipolis Aug 11 Cards from Capt Melvin O Irwin an Ohio River steamboat master on an European tour have been received. He left London for Paris after touring Ireland and England. Irwin has commanded packets in Pittsburgh Pomeroy Gallipolis and Cincinnati trades and sailed the Virginia Queen City Ohio Keystone State and Senator Cordill. He is the first Upper Ohio River District captain to visit Europe and has been a boatman for 40 years and never married.
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Gallipolis
Melvin O. Irwin
Irwin
Ireland
England
London
Paris
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Virginia
Queen City
Ohio
Keystone
Cordill
Upper
Ohio River District
Hospital patients and injuries in Gal lipolis district
Four patients at Gal lipolis United States Marine Hospital Wednesday morning include James Robinson of Henderson West Virginia and William Ward 82 of Charleston. William Moore of Athalia remains hospitalized with a dislocated vertebra and eye paralysis after a crane accident on the Little Kanawha River. Additional admissions list Thomas Quinkle of Vinton with shoulder injuries from bridge work and Sylvester Wiley Huntington with a steel fragment in the eye. Ernest Davidson Pomeroy requires an appendix operation. William Arrington 16 Henderson has a broken arm.
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Gallipolis
United States Marine Hospital
James Robinson
Henderson
W. Va
William Ward
Charleston
Lewis Bean
William Moore
Athalia
Little Kanawha River
Moore
Cleveland
Marietta
Holzer Hospital
Thomas Quinkle
Vinton
Cheshire
Sylvester Wiley
Huntington
Ernest Davidson
Pomeroy
William Arrington
One Bottle HEM ROID Ends Piles Fast
Dr J S Leonhardt promotes HEM ROID as a single internal remedy to end itching bleeding or protruding piles. The tablet form claims quick action in stubborn cases by healing restoring the lower bowel and purging impure blood. Sold nationwide with money back guarantee if misery persists.
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J. S. Leonhardt
Quick
Local Residents Attend Visits and Homecoming Events
Cutler residents Ida Ford and Ida Mc Atee with children spent Monday in Marietta. Kenneth and Marietta Carter of Marietta visits Wilfred Kennedy family. Dorothy Goddard of Bens Run returns after two weeks with relatives. Chester Rowland visits relatives in Zanesville. Sunday School campers assist Reverend Hubble on Dunbar place. Cen tenary homecoming draws many old acquaintances. Akron visitors Martin Rowan and James Landers host. New Jersey’s Mrs. James Carr visits her parents. Roseville New Mexico’s George Carothers and wife depart after weeks with relatives. Emmil Satterfield of Parkersburg spends weekend with mother Ida McAtee.
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Kenneth Carter
Marietta
Wilfred Kennedy
Dorothy Goddard
Bens Run
James Carr
Woodstown
New Jersey
James Carothers
George Carothers
Roseville
New Mexico
Emmil Satterfield
Parkersburg
Ida McAtee
Pleasant Valley Home Coming Observed in Vinton County
The second annual Pleasant Valley home coming and basket dinner will be held at Pleasant Valley M. E. Church, Madison Township, Vinton County, on August 21. The Reverend Barnhart of Hamden will lead the afternoon service. All are welcome.
Buoys Replaced Along Ohio River by Government Crews
Government crews placed buoys at various points on the Ohio River to protect heavy steel cargoes and barges. They completed the operation including replacing one or two buoys at Gallipolis Island along with coal sand gravel and oil tows.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Gallipolis Island
Dowler Ridge Pidcock Family Reunion and Local News
The third Pidcock annual reunion will be held Sunday August 28 at Ash Cave with many relatives and friends expected. Local visits include Robert Zimmerman in Nelsonville and Floyd Townsend in Athens. Olive Pidcock trips to New Marshfield to visit grandparents T J Llewellyn and aunts Dinsmoor and Flanders.
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Pidcock
Ash Cave
T. J. Llewellyn
Orpha Dinsmoor
Ruth Dinsmoor
Evelyn Flanders
Daisy Pidcock
Robert Zimmerman
Nelsonville
Dallas Townsend
Olive Pidcock
New Marshfield
G. M. Pinney
William Taylor
Ned Gould
Holiness Congregation
Carbondale
Floyd Townsend
Athens
Linscott Families Attend Boudinot Reunion at Athens
Hooper Ridge residents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Linscott attended the Boudinot family reunion held in Athens Sunday. G. W. Antle is improving after a serious illness. Albert Robinson and family from Chauncey visited Dow Linscott and family. Everett Milton Harold and Guy Johnson of Londonderry also attended. Annetta Sayers and Cecil Antle visited L. P. Myers and family. Leo Shields visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sayers. Minnie Wooley and family from Cambridge visited the Keefer home recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Linscott
Boudinot
Athens
G. W. Antle
Albert Robinson
Chauncey
Dow Linscott
Everett
Milton
Harold
Guy Johnson
Londonderry
Annetta Sayers
Cecil Antle
L. P. Myers
Leo Shields
Walter Sayers
Minnie Wooley
Cambridge
Harry Keefer
Stop Watching Torture Zemo Heals Itchy Skin Lotion Ad
An antiseptic soothing lotion advertises Zemo as prompt relief for eczema pimples ringworm rashes dandruff and similar itch skin or scalp irritations. Available at all druggists priced 35c 60c and 1.00.
Ten More Tagged For Double Parking In Athens Drive
Athens police extended their campaign against double parking with ten more vehicles tagged on Wednesday. Chief E S Finsterwald said the effort would persist until traffic congestion was eased. Tagged owners include A P Hatch, Mrs Joe King, Thor Olson, Elmer Gould, W R Hughes, Mrs Paul Hall, J C Crossen, Grove Sams, Vincent Jukes, and Frank Cone.
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Athens
E.S. Finsterwald
A. P. Hatch
Joe King
Thor Olson
Elmer Gould
W. R. Hughes
Paul Hall
J. C. Crossen
Grove Sams
Vincent Jukes
Frank Cone
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Wheaton
Royal S. Copeland
M. D
New York
New York City
Dr. Copeland
Europe
Marine Hospital
Cutler
Ida Ford
Chester Rowland
Zanesville
Cutler Sunday School
Dunbar Place
Hubble
Martin Rowan
Akron
James Landers
Pleasant Valley
Allen
Silk
E F. Sells
N. Court Street
Dowler Ridge
Hooper Ridge
Enna
Jettick
Cash Shoe
COR
Court & State Sts
Honey-Gross Co
S. Court St
Arrow & Yorke
Glover and Restrite
Grays Oxfords
Homespuns Cassimeres
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