Budget Adherence Delivers Surplus for Gallia County
Gallia County will start the new year with about a ten thousand dollar surplus and owes no debt. County Auditor E D Keeler credits strict budget adherence, noting ongoing requests for extra spending challenge the budget. He says tax rates and realty values are easing and local benefits may sway rates in smaller townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
States
E. D. Keeler
Board of County Commissioners
Keeler
Ohio
Gallia
Fire Loss of Caufman Dairy Barn Near Airport
Wal ter Caufman reports nearly eight thousand dollars in loss from a Tuesday fire that destroyed the dairy barn granary and outbuildings near the airport. About eighteen Jersey cows were moved to pasture two hours before the blaze. The residence and tourist cottages were scorched but undamaged otherwise. Origin of the fire is undetermined with Fire Chief Walter Wise involved in the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter Caufman
Caufman
Jersey
Walter Wise
Gallia County Agriculture Society to elect officers tonight
Gallia County Agriculture Society members meet at the courthouse for reorganization and officer election. The group, sponsor of the Fall Festival, has a rural urban membership split, sparking interest in festival presentations. Articles by Ohio institutions for the blind will be displayed Thursday and Friday in Miss Minnie Arthur's hat shop windows, offered for sale by the Riverside Study Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio
Minnie Arthur
Masonic Building
Riverside Study Club
Worry about false teeth slipping with FASTEETH paste
Don’t be embarrassed by loose false teeth. Sprinkle a little PASTEETH on plates to hold them more firmly and avoid slipping while eating talking or laughing. The alkaline powder offers comfort and security without gummy taste. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Bricker letter praises 94 year old voter in Gallipolis
Martha McDaniel widow of John McDaniel and mother of Deputy Probate Judge J. S. Clark, received a Governor-elect John Bricker note praising her for voting the straight Republican ticket despite a broken hip two days before the election. Bricker hopes for an administration Ohio citizens can be proud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martha McDaniel
John McDaniel
J. S. Clark
John Bricker
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Adolphus Mink Funeral Held In Gallipolis
Adolphus M Mink aged 79 life long Gallia County resident died after sudden illness in his Gallipolis apartment. He built the French City Hotel at Second and Olive and owned rental properties. Funeral at First Baptist Church with Knights of Pythias pallbearers, cremation in Portsmouth, ashes to Pine Street Cemetery Sunday at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Adolphus M. Mink
Gallia County
Minnie W Walker
Fourth Ave
George Mink
Addison
Mink
Second and
Olive
Portsmouth
Pine St
Naomi Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Farm Meetings Conclude This Week in Gallia County
Gallia County ends a series of ten farm institute meetings with attendance likely exceeding 3000. Events covered at Ohio Chapel and nine other communities included poster displays and basket dinners while promoting new farming methods and better living. In a separate case, Mrs. Mattie Dayton sues for partition of her late father John Q. Haskins 40 acre Gallia Township farm, claiming a three fourths interest with defendants her nieces Myrtle Burnett and Arlie Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Farmers’ Institute
Gallia
Gallia County
Royer
Ohio Chapel
Fairfield
Harris
Vinton
Bidwell
Bulnville
Little Kyger
Mercerville
Thurman
Roger
Mattie Dayton
Common Pleas Court
John Q. Haskins
Guyan Township
Myrtle Burnett
Arlie Wallace
Vendol Promises Quick Relief for Dizziness and Constipation
A local testimonial touts Vendol and Vendol laxative tablets as a remedy for dizziness, constipation, bloating, and sleep problems. Mrs. J W Blackford of Athens reports dramatic improvement after using Vendol, with renewed appetite and restful sleep. The Vendor man offers guidance at Athens Pharmacy 7 N Court St and free samples. Vendol is also recommended in Nelsonville by Hickman’s Drug Store.
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J. W. Blackford
Route 2
Athens
Vendor
Wendor
N. Court
Nelsonville
Hickman
Adv
Byers Urges Seals On Holiday Mail And Gifts
Gallipolis official Carl C Byers urges every person to use Christmas seals on outgoing mail and gift parcels to fund the county anti tuberculosis drive. He notes 80 percent of income stays locally and that early returns exceed 1937 at the Chamber of Commerce. Sheets sell for one dollar and have been mailed to about 4000 residents, with broad local response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byers
Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Gallia County
Health League
Chamber of Commerce
Girls Adjustment Committee organized at Gallipolis High
The Gallipolis high school forms a Girls Adjustment Committee with Miss Elizabeth Breinig as chairman and four members to guide vocational and health guidance for girl students. Speakers will include a Lazarus store director from Columbus on an upcoming January date, covering nursing home economics commercial activities beauty culture journalism library work and physical education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Breinig
Catherine Morrison
Maurice Beaudry
Kathryn Lutz
Katherine Kircher
Lazarus Store
Columbus
Visual Education Popular at Gallipolis High School
Noonday program of visual education at Gallipolis High School grows in popularity says principal C. C. Byers. The school offers sound and silent pictures under Ed Wise, chemistry and physics instructor. Admission is one cent. Movies alternate with dances supervised by Hi Y Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis High School
C. C. Byers
Ed Wise
Rio Grande School Holds Large Attendance at Community Lectures
A two day Christian living meeting at Rio Grande College Community Hall drew large crowds. Dr. Charles A. Weed led sessions as Rio Grande Methodist and Baptist congregations joined to attend the lectures, following a similar event last year with Rev. Russell E. Bayliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Charles A. Weed
Rio Grande
Rehabilitation Job Is Completed in Gallia
Gallia county reports the rehabilitation of state highway No 7 sections north and south of Addison village is finished. The repairs addressed flood erosion from 1937 and dangerous slips, allowing North and south traffic to use the main road without detour or hindrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Addison Village
Install Officers Tonight at Gallipolis Lodge No. 7
Gallipolis Lodge No. 7 F and A M plans to install newly elected officers at the Masonic Temple. The roster includes Eugene Spear as Master Carlos Niday Senior Warden Jack Knight Junior Warden E E Caldwell Senior Deacon Basil Betz Junior Deacon Stanley Lanier Secretary Frank C Christ Treasurer Robert Lewis Tyler. The lodge is described as one of the oldest in the state, financially and numerically strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Lodge No. 7
Masonic Temple
Eugene 8. Spear
Carlos Niday
Jack Knight
E. E. Caldwell
Basil Betz
Stanley Lanier
Frank C. Christ
Robert Lewis
Tyler
Gallipolis Lodge
Street Work To Be Begun In Gallipolis
The State Highway Department seeks bids to resurface three blocks along Second Ave from Cedar to Court Sts with rock asphalt and to construct concrete gutters. Bids open in Columbus Dec 10. winner has until June 30 to finish. Estimated cost is 13 037 25 dollars. The flood damaged the district in 1937 and the surface will be restored to the brick base with a new top coat and concrete gutters.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Cedar
Court Sts
Columbus
Trainers Are Home After Deer Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Trainer of Jackson Road Gallipolis are home from a deer hunt in western Pennsylvania. Each hunter bagged a deer and the carcasses are on display at Chickamauga Park. Mrs. Trainer also hunts small game locally and this was her first deer hunt.
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Gallipolis
Elwood Trainer
Jackson Road
Pennsylvania
Chickamauga Park
Trainer
Athletic League Will Meet in Pomeroy
The Southeastern Ohio Athletic League will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at Pomeroy High School with principals and coaches present. Members Athens Wellston Pomeroy Nelsonville Middleport Logan Jackson Gallipolis will attend and Jackson may receive the football trophy. Agenda includes new rule requiring round robin play and plans for golf tennis track and baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Pomeroy High School
Carl Do. Byers
Athens
Wellston
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Middleport
Logan
Jackson
Association
Gallia Growers Face Delayed Tobacco Allotments
Gallia County Conservation Committee reports late tobacco sales poundage allotments from the state. Markets open Tuesday and growers cannot enter tobacco without a local permit card. Commissioners must issue nearly 1000 cards after allotments arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Local man charged with non support returned by sheriff
Glen McCarley, 40, was brought from Toledo by Sheriff Hatfield on a non support charge filed by his wife for herself and their three minor children. The family home is near Alice in Huntington To. Organize Troop Gallipolis at Lincoln School with James Casey as scoutmaster as activities move ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Glen McCarley
Toledo
Hatfield
Alice
Huntington
Lincoln School
James Casey
Layoffs Hit Gallia County Highway Department
Gallia County lays off 36 of 40 highway department workers due to budget shortfalls as Thelma White notes the condition will persist until tax funds arrive from state and county. Secondary roads stay in good condition and safe to travel while WPA crews continue winter work.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Thelma White
White
Hi Y Club delegates set for state conference
Gallipolis Hi Y club members with adult supervisor Dwight Wetherholt plan to attend the state conference at Massillon starting December 2 for two days. Delegates include Charles Huber Harold Fife Tom Bachus and Harry Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dwight Wetherholt
Massillon
Charles Huber
Harold Fife
Tom Bachus
Harry Stevens
Gomer Thomas Farm in Gallia Sold to Tennessee Buyer
W. H. Large of Brountville Tennessee purchased the 119 acre farm south of Rio Grande from the estate of late Gomer Thomas. Large plans to relocate in Gallia County where his son Will H. Large lives near Bidwell and daughter Mrs. Sue Hendricks works at the state hospital. The farm was bequeathed to Emory Thomas, the late couple’s only child, and he was represented by guardian David Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. H. Large
Brountville
Tenn
Gomer Thomas
Rio Grande
Large
Gallia County
Will H. Large
Bidwell
Sue Hendricks
State Hospital
Emory Thomas
David Thomas
Funeral services for William Sherman Arthurs
Funeral services for 71 year old William Sherman Arthurs were held this afternoon at the family home at Second and Vine Streets conducted by Rev. George Sagen. Interment followed in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
William Sherman Arthurs
Second
Vine Sts
George Sagen
Mound Hill Cemetery
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Messenger
Gallia Co
Agriculture Society
Adolphus Mink
Athens Pharmacy
Barkentine Marsala
Coast Guard
Mendota
Norfolk
Rio Grande School
Athletic League
Highway Department
W. S. Arthurs
Dr. Urban's
Walkeez Arch Shoes
Suede Kid
Gabardine
Wunder
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
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