Gallipolis Observes Sesquicentennial Honor to Four Leaders
About 3,000 gathered at Riverside Stadium in Gallipolis to honor four distinguished citizens. Speakers included O Slack Barrett Will Hays Gen Charles G Dawes and Governor John W Bricker who praised O O McIntyre and Judge R J Mack. A reception at Gatewood followed with social hour and WLW broadcast recalling McIntyre’s career.
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Gallipolis
Riverside Stadium
Charles Ryan
Charles E. Holzer
O. Slack Barrett
Will H. Hays
Charles G. Dawes
John W. Bricker
Ohio
W. Scott Westerman
John Luther Vance
Barrett
Meredith Wilson
O. O. McIntyre
Mound Hill Cemetery
Catherine Hayward
Dawes
William G. Sibley
Sibley
R. J. Mack
America
George Sagen
Gatewood
WLW
Mabelle Small
Wise Selected for Ohio State Teacher Education Workshop
Edward Wise, science teacher at Gallipolis High School, was named to the advisory group for the Workshop on Teacher Education at Ohio State University. He travels to Columbus Sunday for a weeklong session with 60 other educators, with expenses paid by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edward Wise
Ohio State University
Wise
Columbus
Two Men Held Over Robbery Spree in Gallipolis and Parkersburg
Paul John son and David Modesitt are jailed in Point Pleasant after arrest in Parkersburg for breaking and entering a meat store and a book shop. They reportedly obtained small loot and face charges of attempted robbery at a clothing store in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Johnson
David Modesitt
Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
Body of inmate identified in Ohio River death
The body of a colored man found floating in the Ohio River north of Cheshire was identified as an inmate of the West Virginia Hospital for Colored Insane at Lakin. Authorities believe he attempted to swim across the river and drowned while escaping.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Cheshire
West Virginia Hospital
Colored Insane
Lakin
F. E. Milliser Hospitalized After Fall
The 80 year old Gallipolis justice of the peace F E Milliser remained in the hospital after a fall at his home last week. He has a fractured hip and his condition was reported not as good as before the weekend.
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Gallipolis
F. E. Milliser
Justice of the Peace
Sound effects planned for sesquicentennial pageant
The Gallipolis pageant directors announce forest and battlefield sound effects for the August 29 to September 2 sesquicentennial show. Frog croaks from NBC studios, bear and snake roars, and Fallen Timbers war whoops will accompany scenes of early settlers. Dance rehearsals proceed under Miss Ferne Olmstead with final dress rehearsals near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. Clarence Sullivan
National Broadcasting Company
Fallen Timbers
Ferne Olmstead
Severa
Sullivan Studios
Columbus
Logan Couple Wed In Logan Lutheran Affair
Miss Elizabeth Brooker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brooker, tied the knot with Robert Brown at St Matthew's Lutheran Church in Logan. The pair plan a weeklong wedding trip before settling with Mrs Brown’s mother at 1008 Fourth Street. Both are Logan High School graduates from 1933, and Brown is manager of Lanning Motor Co. Logan guests included out of town relatives and local friends.
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Elizabeth Brooker
Joseph
Pottery St
Robert Brown
Ethel Brown
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Amos L. Heyde
Robert Brooker
States
Fourth St
Logan High School
Brown
Lanning Motor Co
Logan
Sam Bright
John Wetherill
Columbus
Visitors depart after holiday stay with local families
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baker and the Bakers' guests Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Baker plus Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Oehler leave after a two week visit. The Bakers traveled to Washington D C for the weekend before continuing to Collingswood New Jersey to their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Baker
Stanley Baker
Edwin Oehler
Baker
Collingswood
N. J
Washington, D. C
Local families host visitors and return home for weekend
Mrs. Arthur Gasser and her baby Leanne returned home on West Street from a Columbus hospital. Abbie Collins and relatives visited the Copeland and Collins families in Hamden. Clarence Heine and daughter Annabell traveled to Mansfield for a weekend with Frank Stoughton family as Heine’s niece stayed behind. Hugh Meldrim began a Westward vacation trip while Weekend guests at Miss Louise Strentz included Miss Louise Tomlinson, former Lake roommate.
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Arthur Gasser
Leanne
West St
Columbus
Abbie Collins
Buellaby
Mildred Collins
Kenneth Johnson
Floyd Copeland
Hamden
Copeland
Collins
Eby
Clarence Heine
Annabell
Mansfield
Hilltop WPA Paving Crew Finishes Work Saturday
WPA crew completes alley pavement on Hilltop three squares Saturday. Foreman Goss Inboden transferred to Nelsonville for a street improvement project. crew will be off duty until new Zanesville district schedule is released.
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Logan
WPA
Zanesville
Goss Inboden
Nelsonville
Election Board Hears Plans for Registration Roles
Logan Hocking County Election Board meets Monday afternoon to set preliminary election arrangements and discuss potential registration duties if the compulsory military training act passes.
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Logan
Hocking County
County tour to view cattle farms near Gallipolis
About 100 people will join an auto caravan leaving the courthouse at 8 30 a m tomorrow to tour six county farms known for cattle poultry and improved farming methods A noon picnic is planned at Fairfield Church with the tour resuming in the afternoon County Agent E G Royer and Farm Security representative Lawrence Holliday organize the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fairfield Church
E. G. Royer
Lawrence Holliday
Paralysis Caution Urged by Gallipolis Medical Society
Gallipolis officials urge caution over infantile paralysis in the tri state area. The medical society warns children are more vulnerable but adults can be affected. The swimming pool in Gallipolis has been closed as a precaution. No cases reported locally, health authorities monitor and will act if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stranded Couple Find Lodging Here After Parkersburg Visit
A middle aged Columbus couple, en route home fromParkersburg to visit a ill relative, sought lodging here Saturday night. With no funds, they asked police for help. Red Cross arranged hotel lodging after the couple’s tale of near total depletion while hitch hiking back to Columbus where the husband works for the WPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Columbus
Parkersburg
Red Cross
WPA
Rabies Quarantine Starts in Vinton Area
A 60 day rabies quarantine was ordered in Richland Township Vinton County by sanitary engineer William F. Smith after a mad dog was found. The infected animal had entered Headley Kelley and Skunk Hollow and attacked several dogs prompting confinement of all dogs during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Richland Township
Vinton County
William F. Smith
Headley
Kelley
Skunk Hollow
Smith
Health Notes From Local Hospitals
Mrs. Frank Anderson of Logan left Cherrington Hospital Sunday for home. Mrs. Wayne Dunkle of Laurelville shows improvement after surgery. Mrs. Lulu M. Yocum and Miss Ruth Donson, of Murray City, show slight improvement in their conditions.
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Logan
Frank Anderson
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
Wayne Dunkle
Laurelville
Lulu M. Yocum
Ruth Donson
Murray City
Five more fraud suits filed against Mrs. Lola Neal
Gallia County cases allege Mrs. Lola Neal and U D Fidelity and Guaranty Co sold fraudulent mortgages with fictitious signatures. Plaintiffs include Mrs. Henry Worman and family seeking amounts between 500 and 900 dollars. A related criminal action charges a forged note sold to Mrs. Jennie Bolar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lola C. Neal
U. D. Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Margaret McCormick
Henry Worman
Clara Worman
Ella Mitchell Walters
Jennie Bolar
Cora
Neal
Hog Herd Expands at Gallipolis Garbage Plant
City Manager John Gwinn reports an ongoing cycle of raising and selling pigs at the Gallipolis garbage disposal plant. The herd has grown to 53, with about 200 gallons of garbage monthly fueling growth. Pigs are fed twice daily and sold as they mature, funding operations and aiming for a surplus as the herd rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Flying Students Visit Columbus Airport
Fifteen Rio Grande College aviation students from Gallipolis studied at Columbus Port Airport under Capt Russell Kerr. They toured the airport’s inner workings, arranged by Dr C E Holzer, Gallipolis Airport owner and board president. The Gallipolis aviation school is among three in the U S using Cub training ships with pontoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Russell Kerr
Columbus
Port Columbus
C. E. Holzer
Gallipolis School For Aviation
United States
Condition Improves for Nichols Sisters After Car Collision
Continued improvement is noted in Ruth Nichols 17 and Opaline Nichols 10 daughters of Roy Nichols of Thurman. They were hospitalized Friday night after a family car topped a hill and struck a parked vehicle.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Nichols
Opaline
Roy Nichols
Thurman
Suspect Released After Drug Store Robbery Attempt
A suspect in an attempted robbery at the C. D. Kerr drug store was taken into custody and then released with orders to leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. D. Kerr
Carr Declines St Bernard Schools Superintendent Post
Logan Superintendent G E Carr was invited to discuss the St Bernard school chief position near Cincinnati. After consideration and a second telephone talk, he declined the offer and will remain head of the local school system this year.
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Logan
G. E. Carr
St. Bernard
Cincinnati
Nelsonville
Carr
Logan Paul Bell Faces DUI Charge In Local Custody
Logan Paul Bell was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by Police Chief Lew Reynolds. A driving while under the influence charge was filed and he is to be arraigned before Mayor Dallas Kinser.
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Logan
Paul Bell
Lew Reynolds
Dallas Kinser
Birthday and social notes fill Gallia community
Gallipolis society pages note Mrs. Peter Smeltzer hosting councillors and guests for a birthday dinner with a decorated song table. Carl Russell hosts a seventh birthday party for Conrad. Ann Windsor hosts a buffet and shower for Roberta Wilhelm. Numerous locals travel, visit relatives, and attend gatherings across Gallia and neighboring towns.
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Gallipolis
Peter Smeltzer
Gallia Council
Daughters of America
Belle Pickens
Huntington
Robert Houck
Local families take summer trips and visit kin across the region
Mr and Mrs Joe Moch and daughter Frances depart for an eastward motor tour visiting elder daughter Mrs Eli Isenberg in Lynn Massachusetts and plan a stop at the New York Fair. Reuben Wood and Noah Wood join Julia Agnes Wood on a week at Indian Lake with Dr and Mrs E F Ewry. Misses Phillips Bevan Saunders Pitchford spend a week at Buckeye Lake in a cottage. The Womeldorffs and son George of Ithaca New York visit relatives. The Henke Rayburn group plus Margaret Lloyd spend a weekend at Indian Lake. Mrs E D Hughes returns from Canada and New England trip.
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Erie College
Painville
Beatrice Tomlinson
Swissvale
Alfred Carpenter
Alfred
Sammy
Devil’s Lake
Mich
Carpenter
S. S. Carpenter
Athens
Heinlein
Trell Yocum
New York City
Lulu C. Yocum
Cherrington Hospital
Montana
B. V. Wright
Columbus
Oliver Mowery
Lancaster
Logan
Gould Mowery
Buchtel
Harry Newman
Cleveland
Willard Newman
Sheriff
Joe Farbearn
Jack
Edward Lines
Alice
Joyce Ann
Toledo
Agnes Sines
Marie Sines
Frances Myers
Joe Moch
Frances
East
Eli Isenberg
Lynn
Mass
New York Fair
Reuben Wood
Noah Wood
Indian Lake
Julia Agnes Wood
Dayton
E. F. Ewry
Martha Phillips
Vivian Bevan
Wanda Saunders
Betty Pitchford
Buckeye Lake
Wilson Rusk
Maxine Davis
Michigan
Canada
G. E. Davis
Carl Smith
Baby
Marion Womeldorff
George
Ithaca
N. Y
Robert Henke
Harry Rayburn
Harriett
Margaret Lloyd
E. D. Hughes
New England States
Dual Judge System Proposed for Gallipolis Election
Gallia County election officials plan a dual set of judges and clerks for the November vote. Miss Bess Wetherholt asks Republican and Democrat committeemen for recommendations by August 31. The change aims to speed up tabulation after delays in recent primaries. The board favors younger, active workers and experienced presiding judges.
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Gallipolis
County Board of Election
Bess Wetherholt
Farm Bureau Members To Attend Regional Meeting
Gallia County Farm Bureau members plan to attend a regional meeting at Pomeroy High School auditorium Friday August 23. Attendees will come from Meigs Vinton and Athens Counties. The event is one of 22 statewide meetings to discuss future Farm Bureau policies with top officials speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Farm Bureau
Pomeréy High School
Meigs
Vineton
Athens
Ohio
Hih
Marriage Licenses Listed for Gallipolis Area Couples
Applicants include John Williams 22 Pittsburgh and Mary Peck 19 Gallipolis. Philip E Long 25 and Annette Matthews 21 both Point Pleasant. Hugh Childs 42 and Melissa Williamson 36 both Point Pleasant. James E Vansickle 27 and Gladys Plants 22 both Henderson West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Williams
Pittsburgh
Mary Peck
Philip E. Long
Annette Matthews
Point Pleasant
Hugh Childs
Melissa Williamson
James E. Vansickle
Gladys Plants
Henderson
W. Va
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Forttens Messenger
Poilus
Saanen
Switzerland
France
Entertains Club
Miss Bird White
N. Walnut St
Contract Club
Alice McClure
Miss White
Lucius Wright
Richard Bartlett
William Strentz
A. K. Smith
George DeCamp
Howard White
Fred Rochester
Ford Hack
Anthony Toerner
Robert Lee White
Margaret Higgy
Wilhelmine Deissele
Emma Becker
Carrie Lutz
Anna White
McClure
DeCamp
Lutz
New Jersey
Hilltop
Election Board
Vinton
Logan Hospital
Mrs. Neal
St. Bernard Board
I. 0
O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bidg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Gallipolis Social Notes
Carl Russell
Conrad
Patty
Billy Saunders
Betty
Ann Morrison
Leah
Stephen McKean
Carmen
Joan Frogale
Ray
Becky Johnson
Margaret Long
Bill
Jane Simms
Marjorie Carson
Kenneth Curry
Tommy Welker
Johnnie Phillips
Ann Windsor
Roberta Wilhelm
Charles E. Holzer, Jr
Elizabeth Holzer
Warren
Jean Campbell
David L. Beers
Miss Campbell
Roy Campbell
Elmer Schreiber
Wilson
A. M. Calhoun
Herman Northup
Delaware
Ruth Maddy
Ohio Valley Bank
Clayton Welsh
North
Lima
Everett G. Roger
Mabel Saunders
Girls’ Industrial School
J. W. Saunders
Mercerville
Vivian
Doris Irion
Cecil Irion
J. Heisner Maxon
William
Thomas
Muncie
Ind
Elmer Blazer
LaRue
Jack Switzer
R. M. Switzer
Knox Williams
Magnetic Springs
C. B. Rife
Ohio Hospital
Carleton Stone
Coraopolis
C. L. Ecker
E. E. Hatfield
I. L. Arthur
Ashland
Will Gibbons
New Plymouth
Minnie
Stella Arthur
Basil Hayes
Dorothy Davis
Tampa
Fla
Jessie Caldwell
J. Harley Bowie
John Kircher
Fred Bowie
Jackson
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works
Jim Josten
The
Athens Ice and Storage Co
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