Gallia County Fair Set for September in Gallipolis
Gallia County Fair will be held September 15 to 17 in Gallipolis with 4 H Club displays planned. Racing remains blocked by CCC camp buildings, and no entertainment units are secured yet though several may visit. County auditor reports an annual $2,800 subsidy to the fair board.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
A. C. Safford
Agricultural Association
CCC
Fair Board
Safford
Gallia
Guy Yates killed on North Carolina road construction site
Gallia County mourns 23 year old Guy Yates crushed between a steam shovel and an embankment during a Murphy North Carolina road project. He worked with Cadell Construction Co. and is survived by multiple siblings. Funeral plans set for Jackson.
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Guy Yates
Gallipolis
T. L. Wood
Gallia
Murphy
North Carolina
Yates
Arlie Yates
Jackson
T. R. Yates
Cadell Construction Company
Leonard Hopkins
Charles Eddieman
Jenkins, Ky
William Eubanks
James Yates
T. B. Yates
Rockwell City
Iowa
William Yates
Shelbianna
A. G. Yates
Steubenville
Sentenced to State Prison for Auto Theft in Gallipolis
Eddie Mateer was sentenced by Judge W. R. White in Gallipolis to one to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary after entering a guilty plea to auto theft involving a car owned by Mrs. Roma Stewart.
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Gallipolis
Eddie Mateer
Ohio Penitentiary
W. R. White
Roma Stewart
Property Suit Is Settled by Court's Order
In Gallipolis the Common Pleas Court denied a grandfather's life interest in Cheshire property amid claims of waste. Daniel Russell was evicted and taxed costs of 51.93 dollars as Hazel Cundiff and Clara Denney sought damages over neglected repairs and delinquent taxes. The sisters trace their claim to their father Worley Nelson's coal mine death in 1917 and related 1100 dollars awarded by the industrial commission.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Common Pleas
Hazel Cundiff
Clara Denney
Daniel Russell
Russell
Industrial Commission
Guy D. Ridenour
Three Youths Sentenced in Redbird Mine Theft Case
Maynard Ellis John Farley and Denver Potts changed pleas from not guilty to guilty and received 15 days in jail and $15 fines each from Justice Fred Milliser for stealing mine equipment at the Redbird Mine near the Meigs Gallia County line.
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Gallipolis
Maynard Ellis
John Farley
Denver Potts
Cheshire
Fred Milliser
Redbird
Meigs-Gallia County
Couple Wed in Jail in Monterey Historic Cell
A San Francisco couple seeking to marry asked Judge Baugh for the most historic place in Monterey. He recommended the jail front cell. The jail, remodeled recently, dates to 1848 and hosted their ceremony.
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Monterey
Cal
U.P
San Francisco
Salvadoran Vice Consul Fails to Claim Immunity in Speeding Arrest
Herman Lopez, Salvadoran vice consul at San Francisco, was arrested in Palo Alto for speeding and did not claim diplomatic immunity, stating support for traffic law enforcement. The Nile River note mentions no tributaries for 1,700 miles.
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Palo Alto
Cal
U.P
Herman Lopez
Salvador
San Francisco
Heavily Fined In Gallipolis Dwi Case
Gallipolis Erva Clage paid a $100 fine and court costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by Chief John Farley and Patrolman Chester Leaper following a Sunday morning incident.
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Gallipolis
Erva Clage
John Fraley
Chester Leaper
Reseeding Possible If Drought-Effected Crops Come Back
Gallia County agent R R Starbuck says reseeding grasses this fall may meet Agricultural Conservation Program standards. If a good stand of an accepted soil conserving crop is established later, the field could be classified under the program. Farmers who seed soil conserving crops under good practice but lose them to conditions may qualify with sufficient proof.
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Gallipolis
R. R. Starbuck
Gallia County
Starbuck
Skull Fracture Sinks 16YearOld in Gallipolis
Walter McCarley of Vinton was admitted to Holzer Hospital after falling from a car Monday evening and suffering a fractured skull. He is 16 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Woods W. McCarley. The report also lists second crop seed rates for various forages with deadlines and inspection notes from community committeemen.
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Gallipolis
Walter McCarley
Holzer Hospital
Woods W. McCarley
Vinton
Miller named assignee for Chester F Howard store creditors
Harry M. Miller appointed assignee in trust for creditors of the Chester F Howard store at Gallia Walnut Township by Probate Judge J. S. Clark after Howard filed for assignment. The text also notes a medical reference on red and white blood cells.
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Gallipolis
Harry M. Miller
Chester F Howard
Gallia
Walnut Township
J. S. Clark
Howard
Crown City adopts curfew and lowers speed limit
Crown City Council passes the first curfew ordinance in Gallia County and reduces the village speed limit from 25 to 20 mph. The jail bell will ring at 8 30 nightly after a 15 day period, and under 16s must not roam streets unless with parents. Marshal Watts and deputy enforce curfew. mayor is J R Burcham. Route 7 town 20 miles south of Gallipolis. Speed trap signs posted by the Gallipolis Automobile Club.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Crown City
Stanley Watts
Mirandy Watts
J. R. Burcham
First Dairy Store Opens in Gallipolis
Gallipolis welcomes its first dairy shop in the Second Ave store room once used by Rader's. Kennedy Dairy Stores from Huntington W V opened last Saturday with 10 girls hired to serve customers. R Compton of Bluefield WV manages the local outlet and says the Kennedy firm has long operated in the region buying milk and cream from Gallia County farmers Crown City Wednesday were that they had been partially defaced. One word was marked out and the signs formerly reading Beware Speed Trap Ahead now simply state Beware Speed Ahead.
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Gallipolis
Rader
Kennedy Dairy
Hunteington
W. Va
R. Compton
Bluefield
Kennedy Company
Gallia County
Crown City
Eliza Kerr Dies in Monte Vista Colorado at 77
Mrs Eliza Womeldorff Kerr aged 77 dies at her Monte Vista Colorado home. A brother Lew Womeldorff of Mills Station Gallia County reports the death. Survived by husband Cassius C Kerr and children John N Kerr of Denver and Anna at home.
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Gallipolis
Eliza Womeldorff Kerr
Monte Vista
Colo
Lew Womeldorff
Mills Station
Gallia County
Cassius C. Kerr
John N. Kerr
Denver
Anna
Peters Sues for Divorce in Columbus Case
John Peters files for divorce from Mary Foster Peters in Columbus. The defendant formerly resided in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
John Peters
Mary Foster Peters
Galha County
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