Rio Grande Gets New WPA Waterworks and Sewer System
Gibson announces a WPA project in Rio Grande providing a complete waterworks system and sanitary sewer system. The project includes distribution mains storage reservoir treatment and pumping plants with 4198 feet of pipe and a total appropriation of 67896 dollars, no new taxes needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
WPA
Rio Grande
L. C. Gibson
WPA District Three
Athens
Gibson
Gallipolis Rotarians Have Busy Session
Gallipolis Rotary Club met Tuesday night with a health film shown by a State Board of Health representative. President W. L. Brown and Secretary M. Haskins reported on the District Assembly at Zanesville. Discussion covered a new foundry enterprise led by Dr. C. E. Holzer. Carl C. Byers, Gallipolis High School principal, will lead next week's program after returning from Athens with a Master of Arts degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rotary Club
State Board of Health
W. Lewis Brown
Morris Haskins
Zanesville
C. E. Holzer
Carl C. Byers
Athens
Ohio University
Rehabilitation Office Consolidated to Jackson
Gallipolis in Ohio merges its rehabilitation office with Jackson. H B Swearingen states records moved to Jackson with Saturday and Monday work in Gallia County. Statewide consolidation closes eight offices for economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. B. Swearingen
Jackson
Swearingen
Gallia County
Defense of Gossipers Topic at Thurman
Rev. W. L. Staf ford, pastor of the Thurman Rio Grande circuit, will preach on In Defense of Gossipers at Thurman Sunday morning August 29 at 10 30 following Sunday school at 9 15. A combined service at Rio Grande runs 9 30 to 4 0 with the same subject and Bethel M bk Church hosts a 2 pm sermon by Rev. Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. L. Stafford
Thurman-Rio Grande
Thurman
Rio Grande
Bethel M Bk
Stafford
W P A workers in Gaia County to be cut by August end
Thirty W P A workers on projects across Gaia County will be removed from payrolls at the end of August with further monthly reductions proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gaia County
Hold Church Dinner Gal l ippolis
Ice cream and chicken supper to benefit Wesley Chapel church on Saturday night September 11 announced by Mrs M E Ballard of Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wesley Chapel
M. E. Ballard
Cheshire
Legal Notice of Deed Cancellation in Athens County Ohio
Plaintiff Pat Moran seeks cancellation of a deed for two described tracts in Athens County Ohio. Defendants William J Moran Florence Moran Marie Donnakey and Henrietta Dugan must answer by June 11 1937 or a judgment will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam J. Moran
N. Garfield Ave
Scranton
Marie Donnakey
Florence Moran
Fillmore Ave
Henrietta Dugan
S. Fillmore Ave
Pat Moran
William J. Moran
Court of Common
William Walden
Hallett
M. P. Stott
M. E
Toreh
Ohito
Section No
Eald
Marietta Road
M. J. Hallett
Athens County
Ohio
Woolley & Howland
Photographer Attends National Convention in Chicago
Gallipolis photographer Max Tawney, the youngest National Photographers' Association member, attends sessions in Chicago for a week. He has run a Second and Court Street studio for four years and recently bought the building. After Chicago he will visit the Great Lakes Exposition before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Max Tawney
National Photographers’ Association
Chicago
Tawney
Second and Court Sts
Thut
Fletcher and Casto Divorces Granted in Local Cases
William A. Fletcher granted divorce from Bessie Ann Fletcher on wilful absence. Elmore Casto granted divorce from Bertha Casto on neglect. Franklin McClintock ordered to pay $5 weekly to Louise McClintock while her divorce suit awaits hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William A. Fletcher
Bessie Ann Fletcher
Elmore Casto
Bertha Casto
Franklin McClintock
Louise McClintock
Tuppers Plains Social Briefs
Community notices from Tuppers Plains list church social plans and visits from residents and visitors. Local families from Columbus Chester Parkersburg Wheeling and Athens are named along with church events and a 4-H club meeting. Oberlin College is noted as the first co educational college in the United States with 1883 founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
M. E. Church
Leslie Blough
Columbus
L. L. Keller
Cleta Bahr
A. A. Bahr
Maxine Bahr
Wylma Bahr
Aileen Hayes
Chester
Bahr
Ernest Bahr
Silver Ridge
Maynard Bahr
Fred Reed
Prospect
Whitner
Ambridge
Eber Cole
Walter Shields
W. FE. Matlack
J. W. Arbaugh
Freda Green
Richwood
Osborn
Matlack
Maggie Matlack
Lucy Swager
Doris Davis
Buckeye Lake
C. B. Kincade
Ohio
E. T. Ritchey
Marietta Silo Co
Carl Vanderbark
Charles Dailey
Ward Springer
Clarence Keehler
Garth Keller
Athens
Belle Keller
C. FE
Lamb
Gerald
Sam Summerfield
East Shade
K. Christy
Parkersburg
Christy
IL. C. Chapman
W. V. Harter
Newark
United Brethren In Christ Church
Tuppers Plains U. B
Harter
Velma Orr
Billie Chapman
Idonia Parker
Ina Springer
Christian Church Lawn
Helen
Hazel Hoffman
Wheeling
D. E. Hoffman
Miss Smith
Oberlin College
Oberlin, O
United States
Healthiest 4-H Club boy and girl chosen in Gallia County
County Health Commissioner Dr. F. W. Shane and County Nurse Margaret Jones will select the Healthiest 4-H Club boy and girl Friday. Applicants must be immunized against typhoid and diphtheria. The prize is a free trip to the State Fair amid about 450 4-H members competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
F. W. Shane
Margaret Jones
Dr Holzer Purchases Shurtz Land in Gallipolis
Dr Charles E Holzer announces the purchase of the Rosa Shurtz property on Second Ave opposite the post office, under option for two months. He plans an arts building to house relics and art not suitable for display in the Our House adjacent in the rear, with furnishings from the 1825 period and earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Rosa Shurtz
Second Ave
Holzer
Not Running for City Commission
Joe V. Lee, county sales tax collector, states he will not seek a seat on the City Commission in the November 2 election. His name was written in by 26 friends at the August 11 primary, as was Homer Kerr's. regular nominees filing petitions include Dr. Lewis C. Bean I. E. Myers C. C. Ingels and Frank L. Shaw. Lee's withdrawal leaves five names on the ballot with three to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Joe V. Lee
Lee
Homer Kerr
Lewis C. Bean
I. E. Myers
C. C. Ingels
Frank L. Shaw
Fix Site of Rio Grande Home-Coming Dinner
Rio Grande plans a Labor Day home-coming with a bean dinner on the southeast campus corner opposite the post office. Trees shade long tables and entertainment will run through the afternoon as a large attendance is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Cancel Kent Reunion in Gallipolis for Kent Family
The Kent family reunion in Gallipolis is canceled this year due to the death in Columbus of W. B. Kent, the president of the family association.
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Kent
Gallipolis
Columbus
The
Family Association
W. B. Kent
Picture of Gallipolis in 1862 City Park and Front Street
A 1862 photograph shows Court Street fronting the City Park with government cook shacks and soldiers on duty. The large left brick building once housed Robinson grocer and later Stockhoff Brothers, now George Tabit. Creuzer property later home of Col. John L. Vance and now Mrs. Viola Plymale. Ohio River and West Virginia hills visible.
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Gallipolis
Court St
Robinson, Grocer
Stockhoff Brothers Wholesale Grocery Co
George Tabit
Creuzer
Col
John L. Vance
Viola Plymale
Ohio River
West Virginia
Gallia Township Petitions Filed By Local Candidates
Gallia County districts report candidacy filings with the Board of Elections before the September 3 deadline. Names list trustees clerks constables and educational posts across Addison Cheshire Green Greenfield Guyan Clay Harrison Huntington Morgan Ohio Perry Raccoon Springfield Monroe Walnut and Gallipolis City with multiple terms.
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Gallipolis
Board of Elections
Helen Russell
Addison
R. E. Russell
Cheshire
W. C. Moore
Elza Mulford
Robert Casto
Green
Harry Morgan
Board of Education
Horace Blazer
En Aees A. Sorg
Ohio
Floyd Mooney
Cecil Phillips
Herman Lane
Howard G. Pickett
Roy Johnson
Homer Ross
Bert Shaw
Stanley Waugh
Joshua Lewis
Clyde E. Porter
S. E. Johnson
Perry
Albert Stauffer
Forrest Hutchins
Thos. H. Morgan
S. W. Denney
E. C. Waugh
County Board of Education
Walnut
Herman Gothard
Tracy Neal
W. I. Eakman
Leslie McCombs
Orlyn Goodall
Irwin Thornton
Elmer Walters
Nelson Rice
A. J. Stormont
Divorce Suit Filed in Gallipolis for Eva Mae McDonald
Eva Mae McDonald files for divorce from Cecil McDonald in Gallipolis alleging neglect and habitual drunkenness. She seeks custody of their young daughter Norma Jean and alimony plus child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eva Mae MacDonald
Cecil McDonald
Norma Jean
Kanauga Social and Personal News Notes
Kanauga items note moves and visits of local families and relatives. Albert Paulins and daughter Faye relocate with Miss Dana Tucker preparing for fall and winter in Ohio. The Chevaliers and Hammericks stay with Houcks in Gallia. Charles Deem returns to Columbus with grandmother Mrs. Maddy. Several residents host or visit kin in Athens Columbus Powell Ironton and Huntington. Continuous minor updates from residents’ travel and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Deem
Columbus
Frank Maddy
J. F. Buzz
Nina Harris
Clark Biggins
Lillian Davis
Athens
J. A. Stewart
East Palestine
Clyde Remaley
Vernon
S. A. Stewart
H. H. West
Powell
Ohio
Berkley Wright
Buckeye Lake
Paul Ables
John G. Britton
Tom_ Shipley
Huntington
W. Va
Emma Comstock
Lizzie Adams
Georgia
Joe Litchfield
Springfield
George Sheets
Ironton
W. H. Comstock
Cincinnati
Valley Belle
Maggie Reynolds
Bennett’s Ashes Secretly Sent 10 000 Miles
In accordance with his will the ashes of George Herbert Bennett a Gerrigong surgeon have been carried secretly ten thousand miles from the place of his death.
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Gerrigong
S. W
George Herbert Bennett
Gallipolis Social Notes and Local Arrivals
Gallipolis society items note marriages, relocations, reunions, and visits. Waugh and Cisler wed in Richmond Indiana on July 3. Effie Haskins returns home to Oklahoma. numerous family gatherings across Gallia County include Burton, Keller, Craft, Radekin, and Cherrington families with trips to Virginia Beach, Covington, and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Heber Carr Waugh
Anna_ Roberts Cisler
Richmond
Ind
Waugh
O. C. Waugh
Crown City
Burwell
Columbus
McClelland Book Store
Effie Haskins
Idabel
Okla
Gallia County
G. W. Keith
Robert Keller
A. M. Keller
Keith
Parkersburg
Ira Huntington
N. G. Somerville
Huntington
Dale Saunders
Silver Creek
N. Y
Elva Roberts
Cadmus
G. E. Craft
Warner
Covington
Craft
Emma Ryan
Shirley Ryan
Chauncey
Mildred Ryan
Vernal Birch
Canada
Clara Byers
New York City
Robert Kendall
Austin Kelton
Kelton
George Hern
Helen McNealey
Fred Payne
Ironton
Newton Radekin
W. L. Troth
Luther Howard
Mary McGonagle
M. M. Kerr
Athens
Elks To Hear Fight Broadcast Thursday
Gallipolis reports a local Elks smoker Thursday night with radio news of the Louis Farrist classic. Amplifiers are installed and a large attendance is expected at the Elks Club Rooms. Harman family holds first reunion Sunday September 12 at the George Harman home near Vinton with a picnic dinner for relatives and friends.
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WLW
CBS
NBC
Jack Shannon
Friquette Carol Dies
Kogen Orch
Paul Douglas
Lowell Thomas
Billy and
Betty
Bert Lytel
Jack Fulton
Ezra Lum
Abner Freeman Orch
Bob Newhall
Boake Carter
Jean Sablon
Shield
Ken Murrey
Goodman's
Pryor Orch
Pau Sullivan
Whiteman Orch
Ted
Fio Rito Whiteman Orch
Sprige Orch
Yardley Orch
Kirk
Orch
Fernando Orch
E. S. T. Betty and Bob 12:00 the Three Spades Marguerite Padula
Dan Harding
Hollywood
Ruth Lyon
Jack and
Loretta
Ensemble Dalton Brothers
Betty and
Bob Ted Malone
Pepper Young Family
Ma Perkins
Guiding Light
Hannah
Problems of Congress
Lady Clyde Barrie
Dean Winslow
Johnny Johnson
Jane Gerrard
Margaret Deum
Kogen
Lowell Thomas Hall
Lum and
Abner
Elmer Davis
Patti Chapin
Rudy Vallee
Wilbur Hall
Bing Crosby
Ployd Gibbons
Louis Parr
March of Time Quartet
Amos ‘N
Andy Dailey Orch
John B Kennedy
Pierson Orch
Ink Spots
Northern Lights
Paul Sullivan Pryor
Busse Orch
Scogaein Orch
Goodman Orch
Kirk Ore
Sprigg Orch
Gallipolis
Elks’ Club
Harmans
Harman
George Harman
Vinton
Knotts Family Reunion Set in Parkersburg August 29
The sixth annual Knotts family reunion and friends gathering is planned for Sunday at City Park Parkersburg. Attendees will meet for food, fellowship and shared memories in a community event hosted by Knotts relatives.
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Gallipolis
Knotts
Parkersburg
Ameche and Loretta Young Star in Love Under Fire
Don Ameche co stars with Loretta Young in the Twentieth Century Fox romance Love Under Fire opening tomorrow at the Athena Theater. Ameche interviews a reporter during filming then asks to be interviewed, sparking a playful exchange about beauty and humor in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ameche
Loretta Young
Twentieth Century-Fox
Athena Theater
Ameche
Miss Young
Hollywood
Spain
Carnes host Relations Club dinner and games at Libby Hotel
Mr and Mrs Hubert Carnes entertained the Relations Club at dinner at the Libby Hotel Friday evening. Later the group enjoyed contract at the hosts home. Mrs Howard Neal and C C Ingels were awarded prizes for high scores. Thirty relatives and friends surprised H W Seward s in celebration of his 64th birthday Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Carnes
Libby Hotel
Howard Neal
C. C. Ingels
H. W. Sewards
Zaleski Class Holds Reunion and Visits
The Zaleski High School Class of 1926 held a reunion and picnic at the school on Sunday. Attendees included Mrs. Stanton Ethyl Columbus and Mrs. Howard McGranor Zaleski with many relatives from Columbus Akron Roanoke and South Vienna. The piece ends noting the king of Oyo Nigeria wears a bead veil with 400 wives and 600 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaleski
Zaleski High School
Stanton Ethyl
Columbus
Howard McGranor
Willard Webb
Akron
Donald McKibben
Roanoke
Earl Webb
Kenneth Leach
Dorothy Vansky
C. E. Atkinson
Rachel Scott
Helen Jones
Hamden
Garnet Woolweaver
Dundas
Helen McKibben
James McKibben
Oscar Gibbs
Conneaut
Murray City
Elpha Robertson
Frances
Charleston
W. Va
C. E. Vansky
Alonzo Arbell
Lancaster
A. A. Boal
Harry Legge
Cuyahoga Falls
Scheer
J. A. Wacenbach
Newark
N. J
S. P. Wilson
Oyo
Nigeria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gibson States
Opic
Tuppers Plains Social Briefs
Gallia
4-H
Dr. Holzer
Shurtz Land
Gallia Township
Joan Edwards
Coburn Orch
Morgan Orch
Music Guild
Ballad Weavers
Joyce Jordan
Light Opera
Caballeros
Serenade
Lorenzo Jones
Inez
Lupez
Crime Crusade
Kanauga
Gallipolis Social Notes
H. W. Cherrington
Wm. P. Cherrington
Washington, D. C
Ned Cherrington
Henrietta Cherrington
Medina
Juliet Spencer
Spencer
P. O. Swisher
Elizabeth
Mae Rothgeb
Virginia Beach
East
Virginia Patterson
Dayton
Allen Bailey
Oberlin
C. W. Booth
R. M. Farmer
American Legion
Mary Jones
Canal Winchester
Bert Robinson
Garfield Ave
W. G. Scarberry and Sons
M. W. Fox
A. P. Martin
Roscoe Fox
Rodney
Lorena Allison
John Gates
Indiana
Hunt
Pensacola
Fla
Robert Shaw
Elizabeth Derry
John Trewk
Thompson M. E. Church
Elizabeth Jane Kaltenbach
Helen Louise Rothgeb
Pt. Pleasant
Florida
S. L. Gilmore
Lake Worth
Edwin Reese
G. A. Tabit
Sturgis
Mich
Charles Freese
Haines City
M. A. Taylor
Minnie Melba
Mary Brightwell
L. L. Tyler
Frank Molden
Portsmouth
James Pethiel
J. R. Stone
Vincent Beery
Presbyterian
Norfolk
A. F. Jones
W. N. Hayward
Jones
Cleveland
John S. Robinson
Donald Robinson
Chillicothe
Virginia
H. H. West and Son
Hyatts, Ohio
Mr. West
C. & O. Railroad
Paul Ward
Hilliards
H. J. Ward
Elks To Hear
Chio Os
Aeaee
Rita Johnson
Dick Tracy
Gene Autry
Katherine de Mille
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