College President Urges Spiritual Improvement
F W McDermott president of Rio Grande College addressed the Kiwanis at the Lafayette hotel urging stronger moral and spiritual values. He warned that governments may take over ethics and God from children if adults do not act, and urged men to lead in propagating religion while noting the world faces a spiritual revolution. He ended with the poem Gods prayer Bring me men to match my mountain.
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Gallipolis
F. W. McDermott
Rio Grande College
Kiwanis Club
Lafayette Hotel
McDermott
Ben Evans
Court Stenographer Submits Resignation
Gallipolis Ohio Jean Pugh resigns as official shorthand reporter and court stenographer in Common Pleas Court effective Aug 15. She likely joins Ohio Bell Telephone Co. Judge James Collier on vacation cannot act yet on the resignation dated Aug 4. Pugh was recently reap pointed until Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Jean Pugh
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
James Collier
Ironton
Miss Pugh
Rotary Club Approves Memorial Field Scoreboard Plan
Gallipolis Rotary Club announced definite plans for a new electric scoreboard at Memorial Field to be shipped in a week and erected soon. The club sponsors the Buck Steele show Aug 17 19 a combined wild West show and circus with a full committee structure for finances tickets poster ads concessions and program sales listed. George Sommerville of Point Pleasant spoke on international service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Memorial Field
Rotary Club
Farmers Hotel
N. A. Martin
Rotary
Clarence Waugh
Luther Dayton
Early Boyer
Harland Martin
Ed Judy
Homer Beckett
Morris Haskins
Bill Potter
Clyde Mitchell
Ernest Wiseman
George Wilson
L. L. Lovett
F. W. McDermott
George Fuller
Bill Smith
Ray Bailey
Selwyn White
Barney Adams
Joe Miller
Joe Stiles
Don Judy
Clyde Alexander
O. M. Stewart
Vernon McCoy
Roy Ratliff
Paul Foster
Carl Willis
Casby Meadows
Stanley Evans
Bob
Leo Bown
Lewis Brown
George Sommerville
Point Pleasant
International Service
Various 4-H Club Meetings and Bid Notice
Summary of multiple 4-H club gatherings with meetings at homes of Ward Foster Finch Condee Northcutt Brabham Stewart and others plus an Ohio University notice inviting sealed bids by August 20 1948 for eight kitchen units including gas stove electric refrigerator sink and storage space with bonds and related details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
L. F. Lausche
W. H. Herbert
Identification Proved in Spaulding Missing Person Case
Gallia County deputies and the state patrol confirmed Mrs Delpha Spaulding was located after she disappeared Saturday. Charles Spaulding said she was in Ferrisburg West Virginia at Edward Bush’s home. A 35 person search found her at the Walker filling station in Thurman, seen leaving in a green Plymouth with Tennessee plates, in company of a man and a young woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Charles Spaulding
Band Concert Is Planned For Thursday Night
Gallipolis announces a community band concert under Herbert O Pepper featuring eight pieces in alternating waltz and march styles. Program includes Argonaut March, In the Good Old Summertime, Melodic Overture, On the Field, Cape Cod Capers, Little Champ, Missouri Waltz, and Symbol of Honor. Concert begins at 8 p.m. at the band stand opposite city park on First Avenue along the riverfront. about 50 musicians perform for roughly one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Herbert O. Pepper
Paul Weeks
Evans
Epperson
Wendland
Chevette
Mesang
City Park
First Avenue
River Front
River traffic Gallipolis canal boats report
Gallipolis Locks traffic lists several down and up movements across boats Peace Louisiana Hecking Semet Rand Atlas McElroy Zubick Sullivan Teddy Jefferson Sohio State Bruce Saline Solway Marmet Sebold Marmet Chris Hatfield Winfield with times from dawn to late afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Peace
Louisiana
Hecking
Semet
Rand
Atlas
McElroy
Zubick
Sullivan
Teddy
Jefferson
Sohio State
Bruce
the Saline
Kanawha
Solway
London
Sebold
Marmet
Chris
Winfield
Hatfield
4-H Camp Keystone Closes After Week of Activities
Gallia County 4-H Camp Keystone ended Tuesday with Bill Smith county agricultural agent staying to take down the tent. About 75 to 100 young people attended the camp which opened August 6.
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Gallipolis
Keystone
Bill Smith
Lawrence Lundy to preside at district identification officers meeting
Gallipolis police officer Lawrence Lundy will preside at the district meeting of the Ohio Identification Officers at the Lafayette Hotel. He serves as vice president of the Southeastern Ohio district and has completed courses at the Identification Officers Training School and the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago.
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Lawrence Lundy
Gallipolis
Ohio
Lafayette Hotel
Southeastern Ohio
Lundy
Institute of Applied Science
Chicago
Traffic checks urge safer driving across Gallia County
A Gallia County Viewpoint notes five weeks of traffic checks by state patrol sheriff and city police. It urges motorists to inspect vehicles regularly, citing a high defect rate and the danger to lives from simple faults like windshield wipers and loose wheel leaves.
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State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Holzer Hospital Notes Gallia County Admissions and Births
Gallipolis notes list admissions including Mrs. Walter Hyre of Point Pleasant and David Petrie of Patriot among others. Births report a son to Mrs. F. M. Cluff of Middleport and a son to Mrs. Ralph Cox Star Route. Discharges include Anne McCarley and several others.
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Gallipolis
Walter Hyre
Point Pleasant
Donald Wortman
Wellston
Glenn Mulford
Cheshire
David Petrie
Patriot
Seymour Lowden
Porter
Frank Sutphin
Carpenter
Fritz Bonecutter
Robert Steele
Ewington
Adams
Denzil Adams
Jackson
Liza Green
City
John Beckley
J. E. Longworth
Racine
David Clarkson
Oak Hill
Pearl E. Eberts
Hamden
Roger Kahn
la Salle
Mich
Edward Herbert
Leslie Jackson
Wilbur Durst
Leon
W. Va
George A. Flint
Lagerhead
Ohio
Marshal Gothard
Crown City
David Leon Beaver
Clifford Woods
F. M. Cluff
Middleport
Ralph Cox
Star Route
Anne McCarley
Ray Jackson
James Pendleton
Livingston Road
Max Gardner
Irene McGuire
New York Trip Planned To Bring Son From Camp
Mr and Mrs Albert M Betz plan to leave Thursday for Camp Timberline on Lake Chautauqua New York to bring home their son Bobby who has been attending camp. Henry Howell appeared before Judge William H Jones in municipal court on a drunk and disorderly charge with disposition postponed.
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New York
Gallipolis
Aibert M. Betz
Henry Howell
William H. Jones
Criminologists Arrive for Identification Officers Conclave
Criminologists led by O H Cornwell chief of the Bureau of Identification arrive in Gallipolis Wednesday for a Thursday session at the Lafayette Hotel at 10 a m. joining are Arnold Fetterer William L McFatridge and others from the Cincinnati federal laboratory and post office staff.
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Gallipolis
O. H. Cornwell
Bureau of Identification
Lafayette Hotel
Cornwell
Arnold Fetterer
William L. McFatridge
Mr. Daily
Longnecker
Post Office Department
H. M. Ashton
Roy F. Payne
Cincinnati
Susan Hawley Dies at Home in Cheshire
Mrs Susan Hawley 87 died at her home after a long illness. Widow of George F Hawley she is survived by four sons Cecil George William and Stanley Hawley and two daughters Mrs Mabel Gordon and Mrs Blanche Scott. Friends may call at Rawlings Coats funeral home in Melport. Funeral arrangements not completed.
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Cheshire
Susan Hawley
George F. Hawley
Cecil Hawley
George Hawley
William Hawley
Middleport
Stanley Hawley
Columbus
Mabel Gordon
Blanche Scott
Rawlings-Coats
Rites Slated At Glouster
Funeral services were to be held for Hubert Bailey 46 found dead Monday with a cut throat in his room at the Jefferson Hotel Columbus Coroner Dr Mitchell A Spyker ruled homicide police investigations indicated death by own action Bailey formerly a stationary engineer at Ohio Penitentiary Burial planned for Glouster
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Glouster
Hubert Bailey
Jefferson Hotel
Columbus
Bailey
Mitchell A. Spyker
Ohio Penitentiary
Rebekah Lodge District 52 Officers Named at Glouster
Local members attending the School of Instruction for district 52 of the Rebekah Lodge in Glouster included Mrs Clyde Parrish and others. Mrs Parrish was elected vice-president of district 52. A social gathering and pot-luck at the Congregational Church Aug 5 honored Rev Edwards H Dickinson and his mother. Over 50 community members attended. A monetary gift was given to Rev Dickinson for rural work. The gathering closed with hymns led by pianist Mrs Delphin Creeger. Weekend visitors and attendees to area events are listed, including those at Athens County Republican picnic Aug 8 with multiple local residents.
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Coolville
School of Instruction
Rebekah Lodge
Glouster
Clyde Parrish
G. R. Walden
Elbert Root
C. L. White, Sr
R. S. Henderson
Kenneth Davis
Clarence Randolph
G. O. Shanks
Bernard Brewster
L. M. Walden
Wilma Dunfee
O. R. Kiracore
John Aiken
Russell Daugherty
Clyde Parish
Congregational Church
Edwards H. Dickinson
Albie Dickinson
Rio Grande
Dickinson
Dale
Jack Deeter
Cincinnati Markets Report Livestock and Poultry Prices
Livestock in Cincinnati on Aug 11 shows hogs mostly steady with top at 29.25, cattle and calves steady to down, and sheep slow but near Tuesday levels. Poultry prices list heavy fowls 31-34, heavy fryers 36-41, Leghorn 26-29, old roosters 16-19. butter prints 75-76. potatoes 2.50-5.00.
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Cincinnati
Classified Ad Rates and Policies for Local Messenger
The notice outlines classified ad pricing per line with minimums, accepted payment methods, and deadlines. It details how to respond to ads by telephone or mail, requirements for cash payment on certain notices, and rules about timing and inclusions for multiple day runs and corrections. It also explains handling of blind addresses, references, and office hours for same day appearance.
Card of Thanks from Harold Goddard Auctioneer
Card thanks note from Harold Goddard auctioneer Bartlett Ohio. Slogan it doesn’t cost it pays. Advertisement for Athens Pharmacy urges asking about V J O for skin disease. Includes phone 2369 Bartlett Ohio.
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Harold Goddard
Athens
$5 000 Damage Case Heads for Appeal
Gallipolis damage suit results in $5,000 jury verdict for John H. Kyle against James Henry Wright headed to the court of appeals. Attorneys Switzer Halliday and Irish Riley Rigley Ironton represent Kyle. H W and W P Cherrington represent Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John H. Kyle
James Henry Wright
Court of Appeals
Switzer and Halliday
Irish
Riley
Ironton
Kyle
H. W
W. P. Cherrington
Mr. Wright
Parole Granted for Marie Russell in Gallipolis
The State Pardon and Parole Commission has granted parole effective Sept. 16 for Marie Russell of Gallia County. She is serving a robbery sentence at the women’s facility in Marys for the offense referenced.
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Gallipolis
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Marie Russell
Gallia County
Oe For Women
Maryse
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Hudson Motor Cars
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Pike's Peak
Canada Acivilies
Cleveland
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Edward Arnold
Cesar Romero
Jean Pyweil
Lil AA Mussell
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Johnny Weissmuller
Bob Nolan
Sons of Pioneers
Phyllis Ward
Betty Ward
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Marcella Walker
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Margena Foster
Carol Jones
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Anita Tope
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Donald Denney
Rodney Happy Go Lucky Club
Carol Condee
Blanche Bateman
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Frances Armstead
Mabel Branham
Jean Bateman
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Rosena Wiseman
Sue Thornton
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White Oak Jolly
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Dorothy Share
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Rita Kay
Norma Davis
Sheriff's Deputies
Delpha Spaulding
By Dann
Taber
Holzer Hospital
Ernie J. Wilson
Fayetteville
W.va
Betty Jane Dempsey
Gallia
James B. Zickefoose
Smithfield
Mary FE
Finnicum
Kanauga
Athens County
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W. R. Clark
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L. E. Welling
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Charles Hook
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N. Court Street
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Roger Lean
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Beasley
Athens, Ohio
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N. Court ST
Athens, O
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Darwin
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DE Soto
Billy J. Gabriel
Lower Plains
Paul Nutter
North
Toppers Plains
R.D
Oldsmobile
S. Lancaster St
Marvin Reeves
Albany R.D
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Dial
Clarence Lopez
Rt. 1
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Palace
Mary Jeffers
Radcliff, Ohio
Lloyd Cook
the Fair Grounds
Hocking St
Athens Auto Parts
W. Union St
B. F. Goodrich
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
Plymouth Sales & Service
W. State St
Athens Junk Co
N. Shafer St
Buck's Auto
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Algeo Motor Sales
BROWN
Whizzer
Marman
White
Buick CO
Robert Hawk
Shade
Guysville, C
Wringer
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover
Richland
William P. MacDonald
Bill
Dial 310
E. Carpenter Street
Carl Paul Fiske
Minneapolis-Moline Ceater
Sewell's
Sal and Service
Albany
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
Logans
Gilbert Hooper
R S. Schwartz
Maorewood Drive
Central Ave
S. J. Williams
the Plains
Meyers Water Systems
Rowland Plumbing
Union ST
Electric Motor
Union Street
W. O. Rose
Strawn Plumbing CO
N. Lanecaster St
Baker & Stauffer
State St
Weber Heating Company
F. C. Stone
E. State Street
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Athens Lumber CO
Farm Bureau Auto Insurance
Clyde Edmondson Cari
J. House
D. M. Goddard
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service Dia
Teachers Exchange
Boulder
Colo
Beautician Reynolds Beauty Shop
Walnut St
Belpre
Jewel
Market St. Dept
Philadelphia
P. O
E. State
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