West Virginian Murder Suspect Captured in Gallia County
West Virginia authorities recaptured Audrey Hoke alias Aud Smith age 24 after Gallia County officers traced him from Swan Creek to a saw mill. Hoke, accused of murdering two officers and escaping jail, was returned to Hamlin Lincoln County West Virginia for the charges. Local neighbors recalled Hoke boasting of an escape and a string of petty thefts linked to his presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
John Fraley
Audrey Hoke
Aud Smith
West Virginia
Hoke
Holcomb Farm
Swan Creek
L. G. Swan
Huntington
W. Va
Swan
Dale Russell
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Fraley
Kanauga Ladies Aid Meets on Tuesday
Kanauga The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs George Rhodes Tuesday afternoon in a gathering of seven members two visitors and three children Visiting were the Rev and Mrs H N Snider of Cheshire Plans were made for a soup sale Thursday Dec 10 to be prepared at the president Mrs F F Thornton home and delivered on order Readings were given and Mrs Rhodes served fruit salad cake and coffee Others moving include Gibeauts from Clipper Mill to Rothgeb property and employed at Eureka Dam Visitors John Allen and family Wellston John Deem and family Wellston Sidney Swain attended a funeral in Ironton Mr Harbor and family moved to Carney property He is employed at Pt Pleasant Post Office Paul Burns taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment possibly surgery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eblin Gibeaut
Clipper Mill
Rothgeb
Gibeaut
Eureka Dam
Leo Whittington
Buffalo
W. Va
John Allen
John Deem
Wellston
Sidney Swain
Ironton
Harbor
Middleport
Carney
Pt. Pleasant
Paul Burns
Holzer Hospital
Lender Lifts Time Limit on Borrowing Dispute
Warsaw Indiana report says Ford Rodibaugh plans to prosecute after lending disputes over items including a lawn mower shovel chairs wash tubs a buck saw a rake and a mole trap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
U.P
Ford Rodibaugh
Milford
Rodibaugh
Claim of Columbus Woman Denied Over Gallia County Boy
A Columbus WPA worker, Mrs. Lillie Hahn, 192 F E Dune can St., denied access to Loren Hoctor in Gallipolis Gallia County as guardians and officials confirm the boy is Loren, son of Sylvester and Lucy Hector, and that birth records support his status. Hahn alleges substitution and claims to be the mother but authorities refuse to grant access citing prior investigations and affidavits. Loren remains a ward of the Gallia County Children's Home with the boy in good health and well cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Loren Hector
Wilson Blazer
Lillie Hahn
Dunecan St
Loren
Sylvester
Lucy Hector
Hector
Kanaliga
Mrs. Hahn
Blazer
J. S. Clark
W. E. Howell
Sylvester Hector
Howell
Lucy Hoctor
Hahn
WPA
Loren Hoctor
Celia Brown
Concord Social and Brief Personal Notes
Concord notes report Sunday School class gathering at Mr. and Mrs. EF A Sayers with junior president Joseph Antle and plans for a New Year’s Eve party at the Antles. Also listed are attendees including Wemners Easlers Boudinots Sayers and Antles. needle club at Mrs. Margaret Howard’s home. Thanksgiving guests Harold Wemmer Lewis Tracey from Columbus. visits by McAtees. and noting Bessie Marie Eckard ill.
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Concord
Concord Sunday School
EF. A. Sayers
Joseph Antle
John Antle
R. H. Wemner
Frankie Wemner
E. C. Easler
O. B. Boudinot
Maynard Sayers
Fred Sayers
Lona Boudinot
Hester Antle
Addie Sayers
Bertha Sayers
Ruth
Ida
Donna Sayers
Vera
Aldine Werner
Faymond
Homer
Ray
Nile
Victor Sayers
Joe Antie
Mason Meseher
Concord Needle Club
Margaret Howard
Mildred
Harold Wemer
Lewis Tracey
Columbus
R. H. Wemmer
Chauncey-Dover
Earl McAtee
Phylis McAtee
Parker Rites Draw Many to Silver Ridge Church
Funeral for M. L. Parker at the U B Church Silver Ridge drew a large crowd from nearby towns and distant relatives. Born October 29 1855 in Orange Township Meigs County Ohio he died December 4 1936 at age eighty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Ridge
M. L. Parker
U. B. Church
Nettie Barnhart
Wooster
Effie Pyles
Columbus
Fern Swank
Wanda
Louis Tuttle
Akron
Golden Bahr
Margaret Russell
Athens
Elmer Reed
Viola Pharney
Middleport
Will White
H. B. Smith
Bessie Bentz
Ned Menchini
Sue Davis
Bertha Schreiber
Virgil Beals
George Minehart
Pomeroy
Kyle Bahr
Beckley
W. Va
Major Parker
Orange Township
Meigs County
Ohio
Albert Warner
C. F. Betzing
Deputy Sheriff Harold Wood to Move Family to Shepard Property
Bidwell deputy sheriff Harold Wood rents part of the Shepard property on First Ave above Grape St and plans to move his family there in a few weeks.
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Gallipolis
Harold Wood
Bidwell
Shepard
First Ave
Grape St
No Warrant Issued in Poisoning Case
Gallia county report states Painie Angel Merritt 36 was treated for poisoning after ingesting liquor mixed with fingernail polish. She told half sister Jennie Angel Shaw that husband Dallas Merritt 34, Cheshire miner, mixed the polish with her drink at Esther Robert Sims' home. Merritt was missing Wednesday. no arrest warrant issued. Also noted is the divorce suit of Odd Nibert from Parmie Angel Nibert, filed Oct. 2 and granted Nov. 14, following Wilful Absence for three years. Merritt had not been married before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Painie Angel Merritt
Holzer Hospital
Jennie Angel Shaw
Dallas Merritt
Cheshire Miner
Esther Robert Sims
Merritt
Shaw
Odd Nibert
Parmie Angel Nibert
Nibert
Blind man is given job at Huntington
John A. Baker of Raccoon Island Gallia County who lost both eyes in a quarry explosion has taken the agency for the J Whitmer Company of Huntington West Virginia. The blast occurred near the Gallia Lawrence County line where rock was quarried for Dravo Construction Company on the new dam. W L McMillen of Huntington, a former Gallipolis resident, owns the Whitmer company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John A. Baker
Homer Baker
Raccoon Island
Gallia County
J. Whitmer Company
Huntington
W. Va
Gallia
Lawrence County
Dravo Construction Company
Nam
W. L. McMillen
Whitmer Company
Sensational Day Unfolds in Gallipolis With Poisons Threats and Arrests
After a quiet period, Wednesday began with a string of events in Gallipolis. Parnie Angel Merritt was poisoned, Charlies Fulks faced threats from hunters, a murderer and fugitive was captured, Bar House died in a car incident, and Lillie Hahn of Columbus attempted to take Loren Hoctor from the Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnie Angel Merritt
Charlies Fulks
Bar House
Lillie Hahn
Columbus
Loren Hoctor
Gallia Farmer Confronts Hunters Over License Copy
Gallia County man Charles Fulks of Guyan Township posted his farm against hunting. A trio of hunters challenged him for his license, one man pointed a shotgun and knocked the license from Fulks. Fulks says he copied the name Verlin Wilks from the license before the card was seized and the hunters left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Fulks
Guyan Township
Fulks
Warden Truman Burnette To Swear Out Warrants
Warden Truman Burnette prepares to swear out warrants for the men involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Burnette
Young Husband Sues for Divorce in Gallia County
Homer McCulley age 20 infant by next friend Emma Johnson sues Margaret McCulley in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. they married in 1935 at Pomeroy. Plaintiff is the son of Emma Springer. Injured J H Mitchell, a Cheshire county road worker, fractured a rib after falling from a gravel load at Dam 26.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Homer McCulley
Emma Johnson
Margaret McCulley
Pomeroy
George Springer
Fourth Ave
Fale Gallipolis
J. H. Mitchell
Cheshire
Dam 26
Extreme geographic points of the United States listed
The easternmost point of the United States is West Quoddy Head near Eastport in Maine and the westernmost point is Cape Alva in Washington.
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United States
West Quoddy Head
Eastport
Cape Alva, Wash
Creomulsion Promises Fast Relief for Cough and Bronchial Irritation
An advertisement urges readers to try Creomulsion for chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine reaches the seat of trouble, loosens phlegm, and heals inflamed membranes, with a druggist guaranteed refund if unsatisfied from the first dose.
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Buckley
Iit
Louis Swick Dies At Home Near Eno
Louis Swick of near Eno died Tuesday from pneumonia. He is survived by his widow and four children Don Swick and Mrs Blanche Burns of Vinton Clarence Swick and Mrs Hattie Fresh corn of Marion. Funeral services were held at Morgan Center with Rev J A Stephenson officiating and burial was in Vinton Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Louis Swick
Near Eno
Don Swick
Blanche Burns
Vinton
Clarence Swick
Hattie Freshcorn
Marion
Morgan Center
J. A. Stephenson
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Doan's Pills Advertises Kidney Health Claim
Doctors say kidneys have 15 miles of tubes to purify blood and warn acids or poisons can cause backache and fatigue. Doan's Pills are recommended for relief and to flush out waste, with decades of use and million sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
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Los Angeles
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Feed Gold Store
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Pet c
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Gemey
Eno
Sisler
Rauch's Bakery
Poto
Nedacions
Part
AOL
Jiffy Kodaks
Mickey Mouse
Popeye
Lavender
Williams
Woodbury
Colgate
Cowhide
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