Huge Project To Employ 70 For 60 Days
Eureka Roller Dam painting project planned to begin in September will use about 70 workers for 60 days under the U S Engineer Corps Huntington office. The interior roller painting requires a coffin dam to lift rollers for semi submerged work with red lead and aluminum coatings. the scope may run to hundreds of gallons and about $40 000.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Huntington
United States Engineer Corps
Grangers Plan Field Day at Test Farm
Grange members from Jackson Athens Meigs and Gallia Counties meet Thursday at the Southeastern Ohio Test Farm Carpenter for a field day program with a farm tour in the morning a basket dinner and addresses by W F Kirk State Master M A Bachtell and Co J Willard of Ohio State University agricultural faculty Gallia County Granges expect large delegations of officers and members to attend.
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Athens
Meings
Gallia
Southeastern Ohio
Carpenter
W. F. Kirk
M. A. Bachtell
Co. J. Willard
Ohio State University
Agricultural Faculty
Gallia County
Funeral Held for Mrs. Andora Roush in Cheshire
Mrs Andora Roush 78 widow of Cornelius Roush died Sunday at home in Cheshire Funeral services were conducted in Cheshire Baptist Church by Rev E S Higginbotham Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery She was born in the county and spent her life there Her husband long served as sexton at Gravel Hill Cemetery and both were well known locally
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Andora Roush
Cornelius Roush
Cheshire Baptist Church
E. S. Higginbotham
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Pie Contest Winners To Compete On Nov 4
Gallia county grange pie bakeoffs will send 16 subordinate groups to a county contest likely in Gallipolis on November 4. The 16 groups face keen competition as district inspections are scheduled by County Deputy O E Painter in venues such as Cora Gallia Springfield Harris Huntington and others with some granges like Rodney Thurman and Little Kyger not yet assigned dates.
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Gallipolis
Grange
O. E. Painter
Cora
Gallia
Springfield
Harris
Huntington
Bulaville
Ohio Valley
Centenary
Cadmus
Georges Creek
Eno
Patriot
Swan Creek
Rodney
Thurman
Little Kyger
Gallia 4-H Club enrollment reaches 390 across county
Gallia County records 390 boys and girls enrolled in 4-H Club work, organized into 34 clubs. Each club plans an exhibit of accomplishments at the fall festival slated to begin September 22 and run through the week, showcasing regional youth agricultural work.
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Gallipolis
To Hold Glenn Rites
Local relatives and friends will attend funeral services at Waverly Wednesday afternoon for Miss Helen Glenn sister of Mrs Herman A Lewis of Cheshire Miss Glenns parents Mr and Mrs Robert Glenn formerly lived in Vinton
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Gallipolis
Waverly
Helen Glenn
Herman A. Lewis
Cheshire
Glenn
Robert Glenn
Vinton
Injury Ends Toe For Bladen Teen At Holzer Hospital
Mary Call a 16 year old resident of Bladen suffered a right foot injury after a cow stepped on her. Amputation of a toe was required at Holzer Hospital. She was barefoot when the accident happened and other toes were bruised by the hoof.
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Gallipolis
Mary Call
Bladen
Holzer Hospital
Coughenour Rites Held in Pomeroy for Sarepta Coughenour
Gallia County relatives attended funeral services for Sarepta Coughenour aged 83 in Pomeroy. Born in Pleasant Valley Raccoon Township she lived near Cheshire after marriage and belonged to the Methodist Church. Edgar White of East Gallipolis jailed on $800 bond awaiting grand jury on non-support charge.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Sarepta Coughenour
Pomeroy
Pleasant Valley
Raccoon Township
Cheshire
Edgar White
East Gallipolis
GOP Club Meeting Planned at Rempel Block HQ
The Logan Hocking County McKinley Club will hold a meeting at the Republican headquarters in the Rempel Block at 7 30 oclock Wednesday evening. All members are urged to attend and bring new members.
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LOGAN
Jackson Group Will Present Song Program
Gallipolis residents and Jackson County viewers anticipate a Sunday Riverside Auditorium program as part of the sesquicentennial observance. Thomas K. Owens, Jackson Schools superintendent and program director, promises Welsh language songs readings and solo and ensemble performances with Judge Benner Jones delivering an address. Local churches may suspend evening services to attend.
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Gallipolis
Jackson County
Riverside Auditorium
Thomas K. Owens
Jackson
Benner Jones
Thurman
Gallia County
County on Guard for Infantile Paralysis
Gallipolis reports no infantile paralysis cases but maintains precautions. County Agent E. G. Reyer, after medical consultation, postpones the 4-H Club picnic and related events planned for Friday. It is not advisable to assemble up to 500 people in Washington Auditorium now, with a likely rescheduling within about two weeks if no cases arise.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Reyer
Washington Auditorium
Thomasson Dies at Addison After Long Illness
George Washington Thomasson near octogenarian dies Saturday night at his son F E Thomasson’s Addison Township home. Native Virginian who moved to Ohio in 1908 spent years in a wheelchair after an icy fall. Survived by six sons and daughters, 30 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Funeral services held this afternoon at Bulnville Church with burial in Rife Cemetery conducted by Rev. H. M. Smith.
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Gallipolis
George Washington
Thomasson
Octogenarian
F. FE. Thomasson
Addison Township
Ohio
Bulnville Church
H. M. Smith
Rife
Plan 53rd Reunion of Cherrington Family at Thurman
For the 53rd consecutive occasion Cherrington descendants will meet in Thurman on Thursday August 22. They trace lineage to William Cherringtons 16 children and are scattered coast to coast with most pursuing ministerial work.
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Gallipolis
Cherrington
Thurman
William Cherrington
Funeral Held for Crystal McMillen 13 in Ewington Church
Funeral services were held in Ewington Church for Crystal McMillen age 13 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl McMillen. Long an invalid, she died of a heart attack late Saturday night. She is survived by seven brothers and sisters.
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Gallipolis
Ewington Church
Crystal McMillen
Carl McMillen
Pageant dramatizes farming from French Revolution time
Gallipolis prepares a sesquicentennial pageant August 29 to September 2 narrating frontier farming and immigration sparked by Paris uprising and culminating with Lafayette’s 1825 visit. Scenes show Putnam era cabins, Emigre life, a ball in court dress, frontier log shop with Menager and Heckwelder, and grand Lafayette featuring elaborate exterior stageings with advanced lighting and recorded dialogue.
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Gallipolis
J. Clarence Sullivan
Paris
America
General Lafayette
Putnam
Ann Bailey
Claudius Menager
Marie
Gen. Putnam
John Heckwelder
Marietta
Fallen Timbers
Jean Gervais
Washington
Congress
Louis Phillipe
Marie Hope Hammond
Napoleon
Marie Robin
Josephine
Lafayette
Our House
Columbus
Gallipolis Social Notes Fill Local Gathering
Gallipolis hosted a Sunday evening reception at Gatewood by Mrs. O. O. McClintyre attended by many former residents including Mr. and Mrs. Kerr Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Miles Dayton. Governor Bricker and Mrs. Bricker, General Dawes, Will Hays, and others. The same day Helen Davies and Hobart Batdorf of Columbus wed at the Davies home with attendance of thirty relatives. The couple plan a Columbus home and work with the Ohio Farm Bureau. Numerous locals and visitors are noted at events and visits across Gallipolis and surrounding areas.
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Gallipolis
O. O. McclIntyre
Helen Davies
Hobart Batdorf
Columbus
Newton Batdorf
Urbana
J. Lehr Davies
Spruce St
W. S. Westerman
Grace Methodist Church
Anna Mary
James Thurman
Beaver
Batdorf
Lafayette Hotel
Ohio Farm Bureau
Local families conclude six weeks East coast visits
Mr and Mrs A F Jones and daughters Marian and Catherine return to Cleveland after staying six weeks with Mrs Jones's parents Mr and Mrs W N Hayward. Mrs Jones had two weeks here and Mr Jones came for them Saturday. Mr and Mrs E E Higgins depart for ten days in Washington and the East. Mrs Loren Thomas and children visit relatives in Marietta. Donald Robinson and children of Chillicothe visit their parents and Mr and Mrs J S Robinson. Mr and Mrs J H Steele and others return from a ten day East tour including New York.
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Mrs. A. F. Jones
Marian
Catherine
Cleveland
Mrs. Jones
Loren Thomas
Marietta
Donald Robinson
Chillicothe
John S. Robinson
J. G. Schreck
Lewis Warden
Columbus
E. R. Wallace
J. H. Steele
Lester Glassburn
Mildred Mills
New York
East
Kane Suit Continues Against School Board
John Kane sues the Laurelville Perry Board of Education for 710.50 dollars plus interest from 1935 for transportation of pupils under an agreement. Only part of the evidence was presented Monday and the trial is expected to continue through today.
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Logan
John Kane
Laurelville - Perry
Attendance at Logan Park Falls Slightly This Week
Logan Park logged 1,451 visitors over the week in a report by supervisor Ray Keck. Sunday drew 339 attendees, the peak day, marking a slight drop from the previous two weeks at Rachelmacher Park.
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Logan Park
Logan
Rachelmacher Park
Ray Keck
Logan-James Mohler to be arraigned on assault charge
Logan-James Mohler will appear before Mayor Dallas Kinser for arraignment on an assault and battery charge. He is alleged to have assaulted Don Robert Smith, a minor, on Monday. Complaint filed by the boy's mother, Mrs. Olan Smith.
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Logan
James Mohler
Dallas Kinser
Don Robert Smith
Olan Smith
Logan Kiwanis Club To Entertain Women
Logan ladies will be guests of the Kiwanis Club at the Enterprise School building this evening. Antioch Grange members will prepare and serve supper. I. P. Blauser of Ohio State University will present a technicolor motion picture about a six week vacation to Lake of the Woods. The film includes underwater fish and marine growth scenes.
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LOGAN
Logan Kiwanis Club
Enterprise School
Antioch Grange
I. P. Blauser
Ohio State University
Lake of the Woods
Minnesota
Hocking Hills Caddies Triumph Over Lancaster
Logan golfers from Hocking Hills Country Club defeated Lancaster Country Club caddies with a 10 1 2 to 7 1 2 score. Jack Hughes led Logan with 78, matched by Lancaster’s Jack Dumm at 78, while Ray Lohr posted 82 for Logan as the second low. It marked their second win over Lancaster in the same week.
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LOGAN
Hocking Hills
Lancaster Country Club
Jack Hughes
Jack Dumm
Lancaster
Ray Lohr
Bender Takes Over Pool Management
LOGAN Thomas Bender assumed pool management upon returning from Pittsburgh. During his absence Charles R. Eberst had served as manager. Attendance for the season has reached the 20,000 mark.
Bliss Resigns Pastoral Post at Logan Church
Rev. Elmer Bliss tendered his resignation as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church during Sunday services, ending 17 years of service here. The resignation takes effect at the end of August as he plans to move to Cleveland to pursue social service work. He has long served as dean among local clergymen. Dahlias are named in honor of the Swedish botanist Dahl.
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Logan
Elmer Bliss
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bliss
Fairfield County
Cleveland
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Gallipolis Social Notes
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Loren
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LaRue
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Court St
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Steubenville
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Ann Arbor
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A. N. Bowman
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V. J. Niday
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Washington, D. C
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Tom Mills
E. L. Mills
C. B. Parker
Dorothy Gist
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Gomer Jones
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Christ Hospital
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Veterans’ Hospital
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