Rio Grande College Shifts Campaign Focus After Atwood Hall Fire
The Rio Grande College campaign to raise a million dollars for campus expansion becomes a temporary postponement as alumni fundraisers pivot to rebuild Atwood Hall. Meetings across Ohio cities will seek pledges over two and a half years, with initial sessions in Wellston and plans to survey funds to decide on restoring the burned building. The college notes an $80,000 endowment from founders Nehemiah and Permelia Atwood may anchor permanence, while local water system improvements bolster the case to stay in Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Atwood Hall
Ohio
Wellston
Ironton
Portsmouth
Jackson
Franklin County Rio Grande Association
Columbus
J. Boyd Davis
John M. Davis
Rio Grande
Nehemiah
Permelia Atwood
College At
Mildred Henson Granted Divorce in Addision Case
Mrs Mildred Henson of Addison wins divorce from Samuel Henson on gross neglect grounds. She gains custody of four minors aged 8 to 13. Husband ordered to pay 10 dollars weekly for support until each child reaches age 18.
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Gallipolis
Mildred Henson
Addison
Samuel Henson
Henson
Bidwell Porter School Offers Night Classes
Evening classes for children and adults are held weekly at Bidwell Porter High School. Men and boys study agriculture with Theron Repp while women and girls learn home economics from Miss Mary Jenkins. Attendance is growing.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell-Porter High School
Theron Repp
Mary Jenkins
Women's Club Plans Annual Yule Party
The Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club plans its annual Christmas party Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs Margaret Bradbury's home. Hostesses include Edith Hutsinpiller Hazel Richards Dorothy Roadarmour Dorothy Titus and Lois Fasig with Bess Wetherholt as chair of the program committee and Edith Swisher as social chair. The event features a Yuletide program with carols and an exchange of gifts. Members will donate to the Christmas cheer fund for the aged and unf ortunate at the county home.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Business and Professional Women’s Club
Margaret Bradbury
Edith Hutsinpiller
Hazel Richards
Dorothy Roadarmour
Dorothy Titus
Lois Fasig
Bess Wetherholt
Edith
Miss Johnston 96 Dies at Home in Gallipolis
Miss Mary E. Johnston aged 96 of Gallipolis died Sunday evening at her home after a short illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Bethel Methodist Church with Rev. W Scott Wester man officiating and burial in the church cemetery. A church member for 80 years she is survived by numerous nephews and nieces including H C Johnston Edgar Johnston Maggie Johnston Maggie Norton Letitia Mills John Johnston Olympia Wash William Johnston Los Angeles Ella Hutsinpiller Bainbridge and Mary Schenk.
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Gallipolis
Mary E. Johnston
Bethel Methodist Church
Little Chickamauga
W. Scott Westerman
H. C. Johnston
Edgar
Maggie Johnston
Maggie Norton
Letitia Mills
John Johnston
Olympia
Wash
William Johnston
Los Angeles
Ella Hutsinpiller
Bainbridge
Mary Schenk
New Jersey
Holzer Receives Wesleyan Football Letter
Richard V. Holzer son of Dr and Mrs Charles E Holzer earns varsity football letter at Wesleyan University Middletown Conn He is a junior fullback and a key track team member who set records in shot put and javelin last year A Mercersburg Academy graduate he belongs to Psi Upsilon fraternity at Wesleyan.
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Gallipolis
Richard V. Holzer
Charles E. Holzer
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Holzer
Mercersburg Academy
Pennsylvania
Psi Upsilon
Wesleyan
Death of George Darbyshire noted in Springfield
Relatives have been notified of the death of George Darbyshire at his Springfield home. Widely known in Gallia County, he was married to the daughter of the late Rev. Harvey Denney and leaves his widow and an adopted son, John.
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Gallipolis
George Darbyshire
Springfield
Harvey Denney
Gallia County
John
Matthews Retires After 52 Years With C. and O. Railroad
Frank A. Matthews, longtime employee of the Maintenance Department of the C. and O. Railroad, ends a 52 year career. A native of Vinton, he closes a dedicated chapter with the railroad.
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Gallipolis
C. & O. Railroad
Frank A. Matthews
Vinton
Gallipolis Native Commissioned as Army Reserve Second Lieutenant
James Byron O'Brien son of Mrs. Reatha O'Brien of Gallipolis has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve with an infantry assignment.
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Gallipolis
James Byron O'Brien
Reatha O'Brien
Army Reserve
Bobo Family Relocates to Vinton from Ewington
Ronald H. Bobo a railroad mail clerk based in Cincinnati has moved his family to Vinton Ohio where they previously resided in Ewington.
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Gallipolis
Ronald H. Bobo
Cincinnati
Vinton
Ewington
Controversy surrounds Santa Claus Indiana postmark saga
In Santa Claus Indiana a legal battle over land and the famed postmark threatens the town's holiday image. Land leases, court injunctions, and competing claims by Milton Harris and Carl Barrett shape a dispute affecting the world’s only Santa Claus statue and local mail operations.
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Santa Claus
Carl A. Barrett
Chicago
Illinois Auto Club
Barrett
Harris
Indiana Appellate Court
Santa
Blossoms on Broadway Opens at Athena Theater
Paramount musical comedy blossoms on Broadway with Edward Arnold Shirley Ross and John Trent in a fast moving romance and scheme plot. The film features a stellar supporting cast and three new songs including Blossoms on Broadway.
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Paramount
Athena Theater
Edward Arnold
Shirley Ross
John Trent
Rafe Davis
William Frawley
Weber
Fields
Frank Craven
Arnold
Beautiful
Death Valley
Miss Ross
Cora
Trent
Manning Sypewin
Frank Loesser
Telephone Research Man Probes Past of Steamer
Clarence A. Swoyer of Columbus with the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. researches the steamer Telephone built by Capt. Edwin F. Maddy of Gallipolis. He has photos from Irene Bowyer and J. W. Weaver and recalls the 1885 sinking near Hockingport with cabin boy William P. Deardorff’s memories of the chicken dinner. More photographs are sought from era photographers Fenner and Gilmore.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Telephone
Edwin F. Maddy
Ironton
Clarence A. Swoyer
Columbus
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Swoyer
Irene Bowyer
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Lookout
Ohio
Hockingport
William P. Deardorff
Stape Wright
Deardorff
Wright
Sweyer
Charles Fenner
Elmer Gilmore
Midnight fire alarm at Gallipolis stockyards
A cow kicked over a lantern at the Gallipolis live stock sales yards at Fifth and Pine Streets causing a midnight call to the fire department. No damage reported as firefighters fought through icy streets.
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Gallipolis
Fifth and Pine Sts
Township Trustees elect Houck and officers in Gallia County
Houck named president of the Gallipolis County organization of Township Trustees with Howard M. Smiley as vice president and Charles Childers as secretary.
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Gallipolis
Charles Childers
Will of Edwin C. Michaelis filed for probate in Gallipolis
The late Edwin C. Michaelis of Gallipolis left a will that has been filed for probate. Probate Judge J. S. Clark appointed a commission to take depositions of subscribing witnesses in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Edwin C. Michaelis
J. S. Clark
Columbus
Mrs Rose Dies Sunday At Daughter's Home
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Rose 80 widow of John Rose died Sunday at her daughter Mrs Francis Cottrells home in Gallipolis. Surviving children include Charles and Wilbur Rose Erie PA Mrs Charles Pidcock Mrs Earl Page Columbus Howard and Clarence Rose and Mrs Cottrell Gallipolis with 31 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral is announced at the Cottrell home Wednesday with interment in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Mary Elizabeth Rose
John Rose
Francis Cottrell
Charles
Wilbur Rose
Erie
Charles Pidcock
Earl Page
Columbus
Howard
Clarence Rose
Cottrell
Mound Hill Cemetery
Gallia Red Cross Sees 810 Members In Drive
Gallia County Red Cross reports 810 memberships from the recent drive with 188 outside Gallipolis. With added gifts the total receipts near $1,000 as officials plan relief stations and expanded nursing services across the county.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County Red Cross
Ohio Valley Bank
C. W. Booth
County Red Cross
Booth
Gallia Women Form County Home Council
Delegations of women from Gallia County met at Gallipolis Methodist Church and formed the Gallia County Women's Home Council to study home beautification health protection child development and related topics. Officers are Mrs Charles Ward president Mrs Louise Roush vice president and Mrs Richard Lakin secretary treasurer. The group set the first Wednesday in January for the next meeting with Home Arts as the opening topic and a guest speaker to be announced. The gathering begins at 10 with dinner at noon and a menu committee will reveal dinner plans later.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Methodist Church
Gallia County
Anderson Robinson
Hal Schwartzwalder
C. J. McCormick
Garnet Kirby
Two Kyger Area Boys Face Charge of Girl
Theron Swisher and Allen Swisher, about 18, residents of Little Kyger, held to grand jury on criminal assault charges filed by Edith Mitchell, also 18. They were arraigned and waived examination. bonds set at 300 dollars signed by their fathers Deffie Swisher and J E Swisher. All reside in the same area.
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Gallipolis
Theron
Allen Swisher
Little Kyger
A. J. Stormont
Edith Mitchell
Deffie
J. E. Swisher
Report of many crashes but none serious in Gallia County
Gallia County roads saw numerous crashes on Monday as trucks and cars ended in ditches. Garages and repair men worked to roll out fenders replace lights and adjust bumpers after icy road incidents.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grange Meeting Set for December 11 in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Huntington Grange will hold a Saturday night gathering on December 11 with Bulaville Grange members as guests. They will bring the Trav eling Stave service, announced lecturer Mrs. O E Painter.
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GALLIPOLIS — _ Huntington Grange
Bulaville Grange
O. E. Painter
Bring Court Action Gallipolis Suit on a Note for $100
Stanley and Irene Taylor sue E. W. Roush in Gallipolis for judgment on a promissory note dated April 1926 for 100 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Stanley
Irene Taylor
E. W. Roush
Plan Wilson Rites in Urbana After Auto Crash
Brief religious rites were held at Mound Hill Cemetery in Gallipolis for Ralph Wilson age 57 killed when struck by an automobile in his Urbana home city. Relatives and friends accompanied the body back to Urbana after the burial service.
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Gallipolis
Mound Hill Cemetery
Ralph Wilson
Urbana
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