WPA Road Work Likely to End in Gallia County Next Year
Gallia County Engineer E N Leonard says WPA road projects may stop by 1940 as county participation rises from 14 to 25 percent. He notes added county duties without pay raises, a resignation of assistant engineer John Turner, and salary limits hindering hire of a qualified successor.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallia County
Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
WPA
Leonard
Zanesville
John Turner
State Highway Department
Turner
County General Fund
Leon
Gallia
Fifty hour solo flight opens Mason County Potato Festival events
Gallipolis pilot Gallia C Wedge, age 23, plans a 50 hour solo endurance flight at the Gallipolis flying field to headline opening events for the Mason County West Virginia Potato Festival on August 24. The piece also notes WPA program impacts on Gallia County including projected budget shifts and job layoffs affecting local business and a proposed street project. Gallipolis club counts a new baby as A Jord Bayless and Mrs Bayless welcomed a son in Holzer Hospital yesterday.
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Gallipolis
Marion C. Wedge
Gallipolis Flying Field
Mason County
W. Va
A. Jord Bayless
Holzer Hospital
Frontier Marshal at Athena Theater Opens Friday
Randolph Scott stars as Wyatt Earp in Frontier Marshal with Nancy Kelly, Romero, Binnie Barnes and John Carradine. A 20th Century Fox western menaces Tombstone with gunfights and a lawman who brings order to a brutal town.
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Athena Theater
Randolph Scott
Nancy Kelly
20Th Century-Fox
Old West
Scott
Wyatt Earp
Tombstone
Romero
Dec Holliday
Binnie Barnes
Jerry
John Carradine
WPA Wage Plan Changes Stir WPA Locals in Gallipolis
Announcement of a wage restructure for WPA workers after September 1 sparked unrest among outdoor road workers who will keep 48.10 for 130 hours while indoor clerical and related staff face 42.90 monthly for the same hours. No replacements for five discharged WPA time keepers have been named as their 18 month terms end Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Bidwell Man Held For Non-Payment
Gallia County resident Clem Glassburn is jailed for non payment of a $100 fine and costs from a charge of intoxication and uttering threats against family. Two weeks earlier he was fined $50 for driving while intoxicated.
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Gallipolis
Clem Glassburn
Bidwell
John Halliday
Recreation Centers Plan Roundup Meeting in Gallipolis
Gallia County recreation centers will be represented at a roundup meeting Friday night at the Riverview Center in Gallipolis. The program will include games music and dancing plus a half hour of magic by Harvey Harrington.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Riverview Center
Harvey Harrington
Elm Disease Strikes Gallipolis Suburb Gardens
More than a dozen elm trees in Gallipolis are succumbing to the Dayton Elm disease. Few trees respond to treatment due to curbside locations.
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Gallipolis
Keeler Buys Residence in Gallipolis
County Auditor F D Keeler purchases the residence of Mrs Oliver J White on Fourth Avenue near Court in Gallipolis. The deal details indicate transfer of property in the local area with no further sale terms disclosed.
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Gallipolis
F. D. Keeler
Oliver J. White
Fourth Avenue
Court
Factory To Reopen With New Products
Gallipolis reports Robert Houck’s novelty factory on First near Grape Street will resume full time operation next month. Houck manufactures wooden tie racks cake and bread cutting boards and knitting bags for five and ten stores.
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Gallipolis
Robert Houck
First
Grape St
Houck
Naomi Lodge Picnic in Chickamauga Park is Set
Naomi Lodge of the Knights of Pythias announces its annual Gallia County picnic for next Wednesday at Chickamauga Park. A 6 p.m. picnic supper will be served with neighboring lodges invited. After games in the park a dance will follow at the Gallipolis lodge hall.
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Gallipolis
Gallia ‘County
Naomi Lodge
K. of P
Chickamauga Park
Mrs. Neal Rites Held At Pt. Pleasant
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Neal, 59, were held at the Pt. Pleasant Mission. She died earlier this week at the family home west of Kananga from a heart attack. She is survived by her husband and nine children.
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Gallipolis
Henry Neal
Pt. Pleasant Mission
Kananga
Grange plans annual inspection in Gallipolis
Members of Litt le Kyger Grange hold their annual inspection meeting on the evening of August 24. The program includes Polly Kail, E. M. Musgrave, Stanley Shaver, H. E. Shaver, Ruth Thomas, and Mabel Eakin. Ice cream and cake will be served.
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Gallipolis
Little Kyger Grange
Polly Kail
E.M. Musgrave
Stanley Shaver
H. E. Shaver
Ruth Thomas
Mabel Eakin
Flying Trip Ends With Hospital Observation
Dr. C. E. Holzer flew to Van Wert Wednesday and returned the same day with his mother Mrs. W. F. Holzer who will enter the local hospital for observation.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Holzer
van Wert
W. F. Holzer
Funeral services held for Barlow Morehouse at Fairview Church
Rev. R. R. Denney conducted funeral services at Fairview Church near Bidwell for Barlow Morehouse 82. former resident who died two days earlier at his Columbus home.
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Gallipolis
R. R. Denney
Fairview Church
Bidwell
Barlow Morehouse
Columbus
Social Notes of Mt. Union
Mt Union social rounds list visits and gatherings. Harleys Carr and Nicholson families appear at multiple homes and reunions. Local residents attend 32nd birthday celebration for Earl Jordan with a large guest list and a basket dinner.
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Social Notes
Mt. Union
Harley Carr
James Clark
Harrisonville
John Nicholson
Columbia Chapel
Evelyn and
Dale Nicholson
Buckeye Lake
Charles King
Bradbury
M. A. Chase
Columbus
William
Adelia Chase
Mary Margaret McKnight
Gallipolis
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Glenn Turner
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Delbert Turner
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Leslie Canode
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Miss Hulda Frances Powell Attends Providence Association
Miss Hulda Frances Powell attends the Providence Association in Glouster as delegate from Naomi Baptist Church children's band. She travels with her grandmother Mrs Hulda Bryant, band superintendent, and will return home Sunday evening.
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Glouster Pomeroy
Hulda Frances Powell
Providence Association
Glouster
Naomi Baptist Church
Hulda Bryant
Judge Overrules Crown City Mayor in Sewer Fine Case
Judge W. R. White of the Common Pleas Court overruled Mayor Mayo N. Martt of Crown City in a dispute over a $50 sewer ordinance fine against village merchant C. R. Sims. Sims appealed the mayoral ruling in the case.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Mayo N. Martt
Crown City Village
C. R. Sims
Sims
Cheshire Bible School To Hold Final Session
Gallipolis reports the Cheshire Vacation Bible School will hold its final session Friday afternoon in the school building. Handwork exhibits by pupils will be shown and regular school session held. The public is invited.
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Cheshire Bible School
Gallipolis
Cheshire Vacation Bible School
Fair Condition Of Two Columbus Men Burn Victims
George Addelstein and Nelson Francis, Columbus men in a local hospital, are listed in fair condition due to burns. Both are married and families remain nearby to be with them.
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Gallipolis
George Addelstein
Nelson Francis
Columbus
Golf Matches in Gallipolis and Lafayette Hotel Dinner
Gallipolis and Jackson golfers compete this afternoon at the local course in a tournament. Local club members will host a dinner tonight at the Lafayette Hotel for players and members.
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Lafayette Hotel
WPA Engineer Transferred To Jackson
Gallia county WPA resident engineer Raymond Ly man from Walnut Township will be transferred to Jackson County in a similar role effective Monday. He will be succeeded by engineer William Flaker. The move follows a newly adopted WPA rule that does not permit employing an engineer in his home county.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Raymond Lyman
Walnut Township
Jackson County
William Flaker
Evangelist Gallipolis James Flannery to Lead Meetings
Engage Evangelist James Flannery of Portsmouth announced a series of evangelistic meetings beginning September 6 at the local Nazarene Church. Pastor Rev. H. F. Johnson stated the schedule and hosting church.
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Gallipolis
James Flannery
Portsmouth
Nazarene Church
H. F. Johnson
Death notices for John Spangler in Fort
Mrs. Fannie Carter and Mrs. Ella Lusher were informed of the death of their brother John Spangler at Fort. The notice records the family update and location related to the passing.
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Gallipolis
Fannie Carter
Ella Lusher
John Spangler
Fort
Collins Colo Native Remembered in Gallia County Interment
A notice notes a native of Gallia County from Collins Colorado and states interment will take place there.
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