Rio Grande Self-Help Plan Seen as Path to Four-Year Status
Gallipolis residents report Rio Grande College will return to four-year status within two years under the self-help plan. Students are divided into four classes with hourly wages from 20 to 25 cents, applied to tuition and meals. The college, once a teacher training school, aims for lower costs and a revived football program as Science Hall nears completion. Also announced is the Kentucky wedding of June Zuhar to Claude Clark in Gallipolis with Clark remaining chief accountant for the Gallipolis Store and Foundry Co.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Charles Weed
Weed
Atwood Hall
Rio Grande
Science Hall
B. C. Zuhars
Kentucky
June
Claude Clark
Stephen Clark
Clark
Route 35 Association Eyes Sea Coast Extension
Gallipolis directorate pushes to carry Route 35 from Charleston W Va to the sea board. Michigan City official Mark Moorman urges Great Lakes to Atlantic coast continuity via Virginia Beach. Moorman and D O Taber plan a tour and first meeting with the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce. Corry joins Chillicothe Chamber as director as Washington and Dayton memberships remain open.
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Gallipolis
Route 35 Association
Charleston
W. Va
Seaboard
Mark Moorman
Michigan City
Ind
D. O. Taber
Ohio Valley Civic Council
Lake Michigan
Virginia Beach
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes-Seaboard
Moorman
Gallia County Produce Co. Stockholders Elect Directors Saturday
The Gallia County Produce Co. will hold its annual meeting at Grace Methodist Church Saturday Jan. 21 with over 300 stockholders attending. F E Northup president says a turkey dinner will follow the directors election and other business.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Heavy Fire Loss Reported in Gallipolis 1938
Gallipolis records from Fire Chief Walter Wise show 1938 fire losses totaling 40 764 35 with 28 075 85 in property damage and 12 688 50 in contents. The bulletin notes 33 calls to date, four fires escaped the low average loss, and major losses involved water damage while aiming to control blazes.
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Gallipolis
Walter Wise
Walter Caufman
North Corporation
Wise
Pupils Praised for Artistic Decorations in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis the grade schools display cardboard castles knights and ladies, three wise men, Santa and reindeer, Christmas trees and blackboard scenes. Sup t E E Higgins calls the efforts wonderful and voluntary with no prizes offered. Teachers and pupils listed include Jean Eversole, C M Davis, Charles Swanson, Virginia Bane, Garland Griffith, Kathryn Lutz, Lois Berry, Martha Saunders, Mae Davis, Clark Gillingham, Dorothy Road Armor, Gladys Sheets, Marie Langdon, Elizabeth Carnes, Clara Worman, Mildred Gilman, Garnet Stringfellow, Osa Baird, Mae Kelly, Marie Meai, Elaine Fulton, Ruth Martin, Lola Mae Rupe, Anna Wiseman.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Higgins
Jean Eversole
C. M. Davis
Charles Swanson
Virginia Bane
Garland Griffith
Kathryn Lutz
Lois Berry
Martha Saunders
Mae Davis
Clark Gillingham
Dorothy Roadarmour
Gladys Sheets
Marie Langdon
Elizabeth
Special Train Planned for Bricker Inaugural Ride
Meigs and Gallia counties plan a special train to the Bricker Inaugural on Monday January 9. A minimum of 300 passengers must be secured by January 2 at 2 75 per person round trip including badges. D O Taber in charge notes potential bad driving conditions and a revived political interest. Rail officials will add a baggage car free of charge to the five coach train and may use it for dancing to and from Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Columbus
Meigs
Gallia
Bricker
D. O. Taber
Hunter Wounded in Crow Shooting Incident
Attorney William Cherrington was struck in the nose and face by a pellet fired at crows by John Haner. The missile deflected from a tree branch and was removed from Cherrington's cheek at Holzer Hospital with no serious injuries expected.
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Gallipolis
William Cherrington
John Haner
Cherrington
Holzer Hospital
No Rabies Found in Gallia County Says Warden
Gallia County reports no rabies case after a dog’s head sent to Columbus for testing came back not mad. The animal had bitten other dogs and livestock at Abe Evans’s Pleasant Valley farm in Raccoon Township. infected animals were confined pending state guidance.
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Gallipolis
State Health Department
Columbus
Roy Johnson
Abe Evans
Pleasant Valley
Raccoon Township
State Department
Two Slot Machines Stolen From Gallipolis Store
Two slot machines were lifted from a Gallipolis business Tuesday night by two young men whose identities are said to be known. The loss was not reported to police.
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Gallipolis
Santa Claus Seeks David Moore Among Holzer Hospital Patients
Two year old Oak Hill boy David Moore is at Holzer Hospital after an operation for hernia. He was taken there from Gallipolis as he recovers under care following surgery.
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Gallipolis
Santa Claus
David Moore
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
Postal Receipts Forecast High at Local Post Office
Gallipolis officials predict postal receipts will reach 27500 dollars this year a new high in the office's history. Murray Butterfield is a patient at the U S Veterans Hospital in Huntington. Additional Gallipolis News on Page 14.
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Gallipolis
Murray Butterfield
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
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Straic
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Furven
LD Quaker CO
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