Gallia Board Rejects Relief Bonds in Dollar Dispute
Gallia County commissioners declined to issue 21 000 in relief bonds tied to the utility tax despite a township treasurers committee request They approved cooperation with the WPA to distribute surplus commodities and planned one investigator under county supervision to oversee storage and delivery of relief goods The panel also noted existing bonded utilities and cosmetics taxes and approved minor road and gravel projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
WPA
William Bardin
Emmett Keeler
Rosa H. Bardin
Roy Johnson
H. H. Porter
Farnom Haskins
Bane
Harrison Township
Frank “Texas
O'Dell
Tinskine
Tom Woods
Perry Township
Ernest Watts
Peragen
Guyana Township
Chauncey Harrison Farm
Elk for Gallipolis Elks Christmas party is shipped
A five-hunted pound elk from North Dakota arrived for the Gallipolis Elks Lodge to celebrate Christmas. Lawrence North received the animal Monday and noted its four foot wide antlers and six point count. Half the carcass will feed the party with the remainder set for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
North Dakota
Lawrence North
Elks Lodge
North
Pensions Ruling Spurs Gallia County Pension List Change
Gallia County commissioners voted to remove all blind pension recipients who seek old age pensions under a new attorney general ruling. Edith Fias was granted a blind pension of per quarter.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Eidith Fias
Christmas Party Planned for Swan Creek Grange
Swan Creek Grange sets its annual Christmas party for Monday night December 23 at 7 90 o clock with candies fruits cookies and popcorn balls for lodge members families and friends. Juvenile Grange members will present most of the program. Mrs J L Stephenson of Vinton recovering from car skid injuries near Route 160. Rev Stephen son’s wife Mrs Alex Wolfe visiting from Utah with CCC husband. In Cincinnati Rev Serena Maresh a retired Methodist minister dies aged in Madison County born and served several Ohio communities.
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Gallipolis
Swan Creek Grange
Grange
J. L. Stephenson
Vinton
Cincinnati
Serena Maresh
Madison County
Clarkesville
Bowersville
Georgetown
Morrow
Manchester
Aberdeen
Moscow
Hold Walker Rites at Pine Street Cemetery
Burial of Robert Franklin Walker age 75 of Maple Shade was made in Pine Street Cemetery. A brother Louis Walker and alster Mrs Mary Robinson, both of Mason County WV, survive. His wife died seven years ago. Eunice Morgan Campbell age 0 wife of H Lot Campbell and former Rodney resident died in Columbus leaving two sons Morgan Campbell of Spoon and Samuel Montgomery Phelp of Portsmouth.
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Gallipolis
Robert Franklin Walker
Pine Street
Louis Walker
Alster
Mary Robinson
Mason County
W. Va
Eunice Morgan Campbell
H. Lot Campbell
Rodney
Columbus
Morgan Campbell
Spoon
Samuel Montgomery Phelp
Portsmouth
Speak to Teachers at Gallipolis Meeting
Speakers at the Gallipolis teachers meeting included Hobert H. Bell editor of Ohio Schools and Mrs Bernice Levelt a visiting instructor from the MacPilon Company to Indiana.
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Spreak
Gallipolis
Hobert HM. Bell
Ohio Bchools
Ers Educations Association
Columbus
Bernice Levelt
Mac- Pilon Company
Indiana
Gallia County Seeks 19-Year-Old Jean Christy Missing
Police seek 19 year old Jean Christy reported missing after Saturday plans to visit the new Gallipolis dam. She was last seen with friends and left in a car unknown to an acquaintance. Christy is a ward of Meigs County Children’s Home and previously lived with Mrs Morrison in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Jean Christy
Gallipolis Dam
John Fraley
Harold Wood
Jerry Atkinson
Atkinson
Miss Christy
Meigs County
Mary Morrison
Cedar St
J. 8. Clark
Gallia County
Eliza Heinnis
Symmes Creek
Gage
Morrison
Scarberry Funeral Held in Rodney for William P Scarberry
Funeral services were conducted at Rodney this afternoon for William P Scarberry aged 175 who died at his home in Columbus. Burial followed at Mound Hill Cemetery. Surviving are three sons including W G Scarberry superintendent of the State School for the Blind in Columbus Elmer E Searberry former county auditor now resident of Parkersburg W Va and C Searberry of Rodney.
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Gallipolis
Rodney
William P. Scarberry
Columbus
Mound Hill Cemetery
W. G. Scarberry
State School For the Blind
Elmer E. Searberry
Parkersburg
W. Va
Co. C. Searberry
Mrs. Sarah Saunders Dies at Mercerville
Mrs. Sarah Ann Saunders, 64, wife of Pilot H. Saunders of Mercerville, dies in Gallia County. Funeral at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. C. C. Cole presiding. nephews serve as pallbearers. Survived by son Leonard of Athens, daughters Mrs. Okey Wallace and Mrs. Lamadelie Blaker, and brothers Chester Newton Cofer and H. Pierce Cofer. In Gallipolis, marriage licenses issued for A. K. Harrison and Bertha Irena Washington and for Vernov Cline and Thressa Long.
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Gallipolis
Sarah Ann Saunders
Bethlehem Baptist Church
C. C. Cole
Huntington
W. Va
H. Saunders
Mercerville
Leonard
Athens
Okey Wallace
Lamadelie Blaker
Dyer
Ind
Chester Newton Cofer
Philippine Islands
H. Pierce Cofer
Crown City
A. K. Harrison
Portsmouth
Bertha Irena Washington
Dayton
Tenn
Vernov, Cline
Fort Wayne
Tool and Die Worker
Thressa Long
William Long
Colman
Mich
Holiday Dress Of Gallipolis in Many Stores
Gallipolis and nearby towns compete in festive displays as merchants decorate windows and sidewalks. City officials cite budget limits, while local shops, gas stations, and eateries showcase greens, lights, and Christmas scenes across Court, Second, and State streets. A Santa appears only in Pete's Place, with most stores featuring window themes and colorful lighting.
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Holiday Dress of
Gallipolis
Adolph Henke
Silver Bridge
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Middleport
Jackson
Ohio
Huntington
Pomeroy
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Second St
Frazier and Frye
Haskins-Davis
Court St
Pete
Santa Claus
Santa
Orin Thomas
Brumfield & Thomas Shop
Neal Drug Store
Rader’s
Harry Frank
Moch
Be! Shoe Company
Davis-Shuler
Gillingham
J. F. Teeters
Park Central Hotel
State St
G. & J. Auto Parts
Womeldorf & Thomas
Court
Third
Sawyer's
Bachus
Rose Kitchen
Third Ave
Eddie Nunnenkamp
Second Ave
Bon Ton
Dating Shoe
Third and
Court Sts
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JasTons Wirk Hart
Utah
Alex Wolfe
Rice Ralph
CCC
Margaret B. Ralph
Dles
Scarberry
Sarah Saunders
WED
R. C. A. Victor
RCA Victor Magic
Une
RCA
Attrac
Tively
Hamp
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