Gallipolis Boy Run Down by Cars Saturday
Elmer King a 14 year old of 1615 Eastern Ave Gallipolis was critically injured when a light truck struck him on the main highway at the fairgrounds and two other cars ran over him. Eyewitnesses named Crawford Slavin and Thomas and officers seek the other drivers. King’s father is dead and his mother lives opposite the fairgrounds.
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Gallipolis
Elmer King
Ella King
Eastern Ave
Holzer Hospital
Fairgrounds
George Edward Morris
Pomeroy
King
Morris
Edna King
Sheriff's Office
Doe Crawford
William Slavin
William Thomas
Pleasant
Edward King
Evangelistic meetings in Elks Building draw crowd in Gallipolis
Dr Howell leads nightly sessions with Mr Cooper directing song service. Attendees report salvation professions and higher Christian commitment as business leaders praise the outreach. A Presbyterian quartet and choir join tonight, with meetings expected to run through the week.
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Gallipolis
Dr. Howell
Elks
Cooper
Howell
Presbyterian Church
Gallia Automobile Club elects new officers
Gallia County Automobile Club has named W. W. Sigler as president and E. W. Smith as secretary, with S. B. Huntington N. E. Myers C. E. Clark as vice presidents. Lillian Safford is treasurer. directors include C. E. Alexander Homer E. Beckett A. A. Cornett Ed Judy John McNealey Dave Pickens Blazer Wetherholt. The club reports growth and plans summer projects.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Automobile Club
W. W. Sigler
Robert Bischoff
S. B. Huntington
N. E. Myers
C. E. Clark
E. W. Smith
Lillian Safford
C. E. Alexander
Homer E. Beckett
A. A. Cornett
Ed Judy
John McNealey
Dave Pickens
Blazer Wetherholt
Republican Women Will Meet Monday in Gallipolis
Republican Women of Gallipolis plan a meeting Monday at the home of Mrs. Keeler wife of County Auditor E D Keeler. Reports say two Republican caucuses were held Saturday in the city one in the afternoon and one in the evening to discuss candidates and central committeemen who may oppose each other for the nomination and election.
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Gallipolis
Republican Club
Rabbits Distributed By Game Protector
Game Protector Merrill McCormick reports distribution of 384 Missouri rabbits purchased by the State Conservation Department in various parts of the county. The rabbits are guaranteed hardy and free from tularemia.
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Gallipolis
Merrill McCormick
Missouri
State Conservation Department
Vint Clark Named Patriot Postmaster
Vint Clark named postmaster at Patriot succeeding Mary E. Carter who retires after 26 years in office. Clark is a lifelong resident of Patriot and Mrs Carter begins a visit to relatives in Columbus Toledo Detroit Johnstown and Bowling Green that will last into late spring.
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Gallipolis
Vint
Fire Investigated at WPA Tool Storehouse
Local officers investigate a small fire started Friday under a building corner at the fairgrounds used as a WPA tool storehouse. A grate fire was used for heating, but the blaze was reported distant from that source of danger.
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Gallipolis
Fairgrounds
Waynesburg Man Joins Mootz Baking Co in Gallipolis
Howard Gross of Waynesburg Pennsylvania has been added to the Mootz Baking Company staff and has moved his family to Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Howard Gross
Waynesburg
Mootz, Baking Co
Gallia Farmers to Meet in Gallipolis Next Friday
Gallia county farmers gather for a full day Farmers Institute at Gallipolis Methodist Church led by E G Roger and the County Agricultural Conservation Committee. Invitations extended to farm groups. program features talks on farm problems insurance and allotments with open floor discussion and musical numbers.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Farmers’ Institute
Gallipolis Methodist Church
Roger
County Agriculture Conservation Committee
Hiram Grover
Addison
Deffie Swisher
Cheshire
Williams
Rio Grande
Mary Kennedy
Swan
Creek Whistler
Prof. Cooper
R. A. Howell
H. E. Shaver
R. R. Starbuck
Gallia County
Chris Kainrad
Dale C. Williams
Ohio Agricultural Conservation Association
Mr. Royer
Glenn E. Moore
Glenn Moore
Mr. Williams
Local Nuptials: Miss Elizabeth Coon Weds Edward J Matthews
Announcement of the Saturday January 27 marriage of Elizabeth Coon of Piqua to Edward J Matthews of Troy. Matthews, son of Mrs Evan Rees, was raised in Jackson and studied at Rio Grande College Ohio State and Wooster College. The bride, a Rio Grande College librarian and OSU and Drexel Library School graduate, will reside with her parents in Piqua.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth Coon
C. T. Coon
Piqua
Edward J. Matthews
Troy
Evan Rees
Rio Grande
J. W. Matthews
Drexel Institute Library School of
Philadelphia
Reverend Lewis Weber Gishler Reviews Book at DAR Meeting
Pastor Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of First Presbyterian Church delivered a book review Friday during a Col. Charles Lewis Chapter DAR gathering in Point Pleasant. He spoke to members about the work and its themes.
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Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Lewis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Point Pleasant
Local Notes and Social Visits Spread Across Regions
Mrs Gus Frye departs for Shreveport Louisiana to spend a month with Lieut and Mrs Eckford Hodgson at Barksdale Field. Mr and Mrs Paul Myers travel to Cincinnati en route to New Orleans for a week apart from Mrs Myers month with southern relatives. Mrs W P Beall returns from six weeks visiting sons Neil P Beall in Cleveland and Burtch Beall in Columbus. Earl Richards of Dayton and Ruth Richards share a weekend visit. Gomer Champer of Wellston and Helen Reynolds of Point Pleasant wed in Greenup Kentucky with guests Arnold Helm and Ronald Compson. Compson and family relocate from Gallipolis to Cambridge as he begins work with a tobacco company. Mrs Compton visits Charleston while seeking a new residence.
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Gus Frye
Shreveport
Eckford
Hodgson
Margaret Tabit
Barksdale Field
Paul Myers
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Mr. Myers
Myers
South
W. P. Beall
Neil P. Beall
Cleveland
Burtch Beall
Columbus
Earl Richards
Dayton
Ruth Richards
Gomer Champer
Wellston
Henry Baker
Helen Reynolds
Point Pleasant
Greenup
Arnold Helm
Ronald Compson
Gallipolis
Hughes- Walgreen
Cambridge
Compton
Charleston
Seven Fire Alarms Answered in January
Gallipolis reports Fire Chief Frank Woods says seven alarms answered in January and one so far this month. Two homes were practically destroyed while remaining incidents were minor in nature.
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Gallipolis
Frank Woods
Move Post Office Gallipolis Shifts to Store
Following retirement of W. F. Deem as postmaster at Kananga the office has been removed to a store operated by his successor Mrs. Elizabeth Walker.
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Gallipolis
W. F. Deem
Kananga
Elizabeth Walker
Mrs Charles Thomas Taken to Cincinnati for Chest Illness
Mrs Charles Thomas of Old Ryger is treated for a puzzling chest complaint after local physicians fail to diagnose it. She was transported to Cincinnati for specialized care.
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Gallipolis
Charles Thomas
Old Ryger
Cincinnati
Prestons Ancient Clock Restored in Franklin County
An heirloom clock brought to Ohio by Wesley Preston’s grandfather in 1828 and later passed to his grandson has been repaired by George Davis. The century old piece, containing wooden wheels, now runs and strikes hourly as it did over a hundred years ago.
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Logan
George Preston
Henrietta Ave
Ohio
Wesley Preston
Pennsylvania
Jackson Township
Franklin County
George Davis
Former Student Hears Teacher Speak Again
Fred Beebe of Columbus, living near Old Man's Cave, returned to Logan for a reunion with his former theology teacher Dr. Rollin H. Walker at the First Presbyterian Church service. Beebe studied under Walker at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1897 and traveled to attend the reunion after the sermon.
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Logan
Rollin H. Walker
First Presbyterian Church
Fred Beebe
Columbus
Old Man’s Cave
Beebe
Walker
Ohio Wesleyan University
Dr. Walker
Idle Men in Gallia County Seek Employment List
A meeting at the home of G Ernest Davis in Gallipolis led to enrollment lists by Davis Ira Clyde Neal Cecil Dale and others of men seeking work. The effort aims to obtain employment not relief and will be sent to the Gallia County board and Gov John Bricker. Many on the rolls are homeowners with mortgages and have been dismissed from WPA and other programs.
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Gallipolis
G. Ernest Davis
Davis
Ira
Clyde Neal
Cecil Dale
Board of County Commissioners
John Bricker
WPA
Bowen Thompson Fined for Assault Guilty Plea
Robert Thompson appeared before Mayor Kinser to answer an assault and battery charge. His wife was the victim. Entering a guilty plea, he was fined $25 along with costs.
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Logan
Robert Thompson
Bowen Sr
Dallas Kinser
Thompson
Man On Probation For Non-Support In Gallia County
Anas Erwin was placed on three years probation by Judge W R White after coming from Charleston to answer a non-support charge and agreeing to contribute to his children's support.
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Gallipolis
Charleston
Anas Erwin
W. R. White
Observers Predict Flood If Heavy Rains Continue
Riverfront observers in Gallipolis monitor ice conditions as heavy rains and daily cold nights determine potential flood risk. Scanning weather reports, residents fear a break up if rainfall swells the river, with the ice possibly stubborn for weeks unless rains arrive.
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Gallipolis
Man Hurt in Minersville Auto Crash In Fair Condition
Edward Hardwick of Pomeroy remains in Holzer Hospital with a severe spinal injury after an automobile accident in Minersville. His condition is reported as fair today.
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Gallipolis
Edward Hardwick
Pomeroy
Minersville
Holzer Hospital
Rabies Epidemic in Bulaville Feared
Bulaville residents fear a rabies outbreak after a dead hound sent to Columbus tested positive. About six dogs were killed in the neighborhood following the discovery and authorities worry the animal may have attacked livestock before being shot.
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Gallipolis
Bulaville
Columbus
Funeral Held for Katherine Saunders
Funeral services were conducted at First Baptist Church for Katherine Jean Saunders eight month old daughter of Clyde E. and Mrs Saunders of Toledo. She died in a Toledo hospital from pneumonia. The Saunderses, natives of this county, have six other children.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Katherine Jean
Clyde E. Saunders
Toledo
Business Men Victims Of Forged Checks In Gallipolis
Police believe about twenty forged checks were passed in Gallipolis over the weekend by a young woman. Each check was for small amounts, less than three dollars, and she used the change from purchases. Authorities seek the suspect but will not disclose the alias used.
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Gallipolis
Sues for Divorce Infiltrated by Elijah Allen’s Death
Gallipolis report notes Mr and Mrs Clint Allen among relatives in Columbus for funeral services. Sylvia T Porter seeks divorce alimony and custody alleging cruelty by husband John Porter in a suit filed 34 years prior. Elijah Allen died recently. Survived by wife and two children.
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Gallipolis
Clint Allen
Columbus
Sylvia T
Before Porter
John Mer
Elijah Allen
Porter
Allen
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Katherine Saunders
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