Repairs on Gallia County Courthouse To Be Completed March 1
Gallia County's remodeled courthouse, after a year of WPA labor, will wrap up about March 1 per Judge W. R. White. The renovation adds office space, updates the basement heating plant, and reconfigures the second floor court room into a rectangular, acoustically improved area with new offices and facilities.
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Gallia County
Harry R. Hurn
Gallipolis
WPA
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Ben Barrison
Grover Cleveland
H. Bion Bradbury
Ray R. Starbuck
Margaret McCormick
E. E. Myers
Clark
E. D. Keeler
EB. N. Leonard
Lacille Rees
Wellston Man Held On Serious Charge
Robert King a 35 year old Wellston beer truck driver was arrested in Vinton after a basketball game on a charge of attempted rape filed by Gail Hamilton on behalf of his 16 year old daughter Norma. He was bound over to the Gallia County grand jury in 1000 dollars. He is married with three children and says the girl fell into a ditch and he assisted her out of it.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Robert King
Wellston
Gail Hamilton
Columbus
Norma
King
Frank Quickle
George E. Glenn
Gallia
Regularity Helps You Avoid Colds
An advertisement urges daily use of Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN to prevent colds by preventing constipation. It describes bulk-forming fiber, iron for blood, and vitamin B, claiming ALL-BRAN absorbs water and loosens the bowels softly. It recommends two tablespoons per meal in chronic cases and notes availability from all grocers, Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg
Battle Creek
Dundas murder recounted by Ohio sheriff’s wife author
Maude Collins Vinton County’s former and only woman sheriff writes a detective tale in a current magazine about the ten year old double murder near Dundas. Arthur Stout and Inez Palmer serve life sentences for the crime. Collins’s late husband William Collins was killed in a gun battle while he was sheriff and Maude Collins later became sheriff.
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Gallipolis
Maude Collins
Vinton County
Ohio
William
Sarah Stout
Dundas
Arthur Stout
William Stout
Inez Palmer
William Collins
Gallia County Courthouse Remodeling Nears Completion
The Gallia County Board of Deputy Election Supervisors building shows finish work as crews sand floors paint walls ceilings and woodwork. Remodelling costs about 25000 with Gallia County paying one fifth and the WPA four fifths. H W Nixon county engineer oversees work directed by Clyde A Dale with plans by Ben Jones. Clock face doors and rails have been repaired and refreshed.
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Ben Jones
Oak Hill
Jackson County
Two Men Fined in Court in Gallipolis
David Cole 25 of Pt Pleasant was fined twenty five dollars and costs after a drunk and disorderly charge for throwing fruit from A Fontana display. Lewin Davis Jr of Addison Township faced a 2240 dollar fine before Judge Stormont for unspecified offenses.
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Gallipolis
David Coleman
Pt. Pleasant
A. Fontana
Leaper and
Shato
A. J. Stormont
Costa
Lewin Davis, Jr
Addison Township
Stormont
Winners Rewarded After Farm Pest Contest Results
Maurice Gooch and Calvin Clark won the Rio Grande High School Future Farmers of America pest killing contest. As a reward they were sent to the Ohio State vs Indiana basketball game in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Future Farmers of America of Rio Grande High School
Maurice Gooch
Calvin Clark
Ohio State
Indiana
Columbus
Diphtheria Claims Life Of Carmen Hughes At Holzer
Gallipolis reports the death of three year old Carmen Hughes daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenna Hughes of Point Pleasant from diphtheria at Holzer Hospital on Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Carmen
Kenna Hughes
Pt Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Funeral of A W Unroe Held in Mercerville
Funeral services for Adam W. Unroe aged 44 were held Tuesday at Mercerville. He died of paralysis at the home of daughter Mrs Ernola Smith in Cannelton Ohio. Survived by son Wilbert Unroe and brother W R Unroe of Gallipolis he was a former blacksmith and a Crown City Masonic Lodge member.
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Gallipolis
Mercerville
Adam W. Unroe
Ernola Smith
Cannelton
Ohio
Wilbert Unroe
W. R. Unroe
Unroe
Crown City
Masonic Lodge
Pfadt Sues for Divorce Over Auto Crash in Vinton
Joseph Pfadt on behalf of Maggie Pfadt sues Cade K. King in Common Pleas Court for 3120 alleging an auto crash in Vinton on July 11. The petition says Mrs Pfadt and their daughter were in a car struck by Kings truck, causing permanent eye injury cuts bruises head face body a fractured wrist and shock.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Pfadt
Common Pleas Court
Maggie Pfadt
Cade K. King
Vinton
Pfadt
Livestock Sales in Gallia Area Light with Prices
Gallia area and Pt. Pleasant markets report light livestock sales about half the usual offerings. Principal hogs anchor the sale with prices from 9.90 to 10.25 per hundred weight. Beef cattle sell up to 8.70 and top market calves reach 10.25.
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Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Superb Comedy At Athena Theater With Strong Cast
A superb comedy drama at the Athena Theater features Lynn Starling and Mary C McCall's Women of Glamour with Virginia Bruce Melvyn Hugins Reginald Denny Leona Markle Thurston Hall Pert Kelton and Miki Morita in a tale of romance and candor amid society's pretensions. Melvyn Douglas gives a standout society artist performance as a man who seeks honesty with a nightclub girl, while Bruce delivers a poignant dramatic lead as the woman of the night.
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Athena Theater
Columbia
Lynn Starling
Mary C. McCall
Virginia Bruce
Melvyn Hugins
Reginald Denny
Leona Markle
Thurston Hall
Pert Kelton
Miki Morita
Gordon Wiles
Melvyn Douglas
Sterling
Theodora
What's On The Air Tuesday Program
Radio schedule listing performers, orchestras and shows across multiple hours. Notable names include Al Jolson Ted Hammerstein Fred Allen Fred Astaire Wayne King Gill Orch Kostelanets Orch. Live variety turns intermixed with drama and news, spanning daytime to late evening.
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Tito
Guitar Science Service
Alexander Cores
Renfrew
Jack Fulton
Alexander Woollcott
Boake Carter
Ted Hammerstein
al Jolson
al Pearce
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie Warnow Orch
Warnow
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Olsen Orch
Shep Fields
Tom Mix
Jack Armstrong
Orphan Annie
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Tom Thomas
Billy and Betty
Easy Aces
Hendrik van Loon
Dude Ranch
Wayne King
Sidewalk
Fred Astaire
Astaire
Negro Revue
Bport Shots
Top Hatters Masters Orch
Masters Orch
Ohman Orch
Native of Gallia County Dies at Zanesville
Mrs Angeline Null 80 widow of John King Null died Sunday at Zanesville in the home of her daughter. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Bethesda. She was born in Perry Township with maiden name Bostick. A brother Ross Bostick of Gage and sister Letitia Beman of Cincinnati survive.
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Gallipolis
Zanesville
Bethesda
Angeline Null
John King Null
Perry Township
Wilkesville Legion Auxiliary Aid Flood Sufferers
The Wilkesville American Legion Post 476 and its Auxiliary aided flood victims by donating 20.50 from the Auxiliary treasury with 10 to Cincinnati and 10.50 for eggs. The Legion Post contributed 15.50 sent to Ironton. They collected two truckloads of clothing bedding and food plus milk and eggs from the town. The Auxiliary funded a Red Cross member and financed a tonsil and adenoid operation for a member’s child. They also thank the community for supporting Womanless Wedding benefiting the cause.
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Wilkesville
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Post
Auxiliary
Cincinnati
Legion
Ironton
Red Cross
Wilkesville Legion
Young Men Organize Farming Club in Rio Grande
A group of 18 to 25 year old men in Rio Grande form the Young Men's Farming Club. The club aims to promote education recreation and social activities with H R Anderson of Rio Grande High School as sponsor. Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
H. R. Anderson
Rio Grande High School
Poultry Short Course to Resume in February
The poultry short course school formerly discontinued last spring will restart February 18 at Cora Grange Hall. The program will meet weekly and address poultry problems.
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Gallipolis
Cora Grange Hall
Bloodhound Tracked Fire Suspected Incendiarism
Han nan district high school at Glenwood West Virginia burned Sunday night fire investigators suspect incendiarism. Ed Harrison and his bloodhound were brought from Gallipolis to the scene. No arrests have been made.
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Gallipolis
Hannan District
Glenwood
W. Va
Ed Harrison
Mrs. Bessie Scott Dies After Two Weeks Illness
Mrs. Bessie Scott, 55, wife of Eugene Scott and daughter of the late Turner Smith, died at the Porter family home in Gallia County after a two week illness. Survived by husband Eugene and four children Mary Scott Smith Harry and Marion Scott of Porter and Dr J F Scott of Portsmouth. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Porter.
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Gallipolis
Bessie Scott
Eugene Scott
Turner Smith
Porter
Mary Scott Smith
Harry and
Marion Scott
J. F. Scott
Portsmouth
Sues for Damage in Vinton Auto Crash
Mary Virginia Stevers 20 files suit for divorce from Robert Stevers. she is mother to a six month old son and accuses cruelty neglect and failure to provide in the context of an auto crash in Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Mary Virginia Stevers
Herman Houston
Robert Stevers
Damson Plum Jars Preserve Birthday Treats
Mrs Rose Day recalls 26 year old damson plum jars opened on her birthday in Bladen. Another jar from the same year exists. Mrs Holzer and family travel to New York for a week visiting Miss Christine Holzer. Mrs Ellen Thomas of Bidwell route wins fourth prize of 15 dollars and a radio for a Capper publication motto in Topeka Kansas.
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Gallipolis
Rose Day
Bladen
Holzer
C. E. Holzer
J. H. McCormick
Alma
Holzer Hospital
New York
Christine Holzer
Mis
Ellen Thomas
William Thomas
Capper
Topeka
Kansas
Married Comrades A Sequel to Given in Marriage
Adele Garrison presents a continuing scene of tension and domestic bustle as the narrator prepares for a motor trip. Allen Drake’s lingering charm clashes with family dynamics, while Katie stacks provisions and the narrator braces for the encounter with her husband and mother in law.
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Adele Garrison
Lillian
Allen Drake
Katie
Homemade Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An at home remedy combines 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water to create syrup, then adds 259 ounces of Pinex from a druggist to make a full pint of cough medicine. Claimed to loosen phlegm, ease throat inflammation, and improve breathing with a pleasant taste, with money refund if not pleased.
Not Marry for a Mystery Love Questioned by Dorothy Dix
A reader asks whether to marry the man she loves despite his late mother’s alleged murder and a tainted family. Dorothy Dix advises against marrying a man under a cloud, urges weighing background and future happiness, and warns that marrying someone you dislike would ruin both lives.
Treasury aid set for Gallipolis taxpayers
Announcement posted in the Gallipolis Post Office states a Treasury Department representative will be in the building on February 18 and 19 to assist income taxpayers in making returns.
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Gallipolis
Nouncement
Treasury Department
Death of James L Chadwick in Huntington
James L Chadwick aged 79 dies at his Huntington home. He is father of Mrs. R O Wilson of Gallipolis. His son in law, Mr Wilson, serves as office manager for Dave Construction Co that is building the Eureka dam.
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Gallipolis
James L. Chadwick
R. O. Wilson
Huntington
Mr. Wilson
Dave Construction Co
Eureka
School Geography Mix Confuses County Lines
While teaching in Chagrin Falls Geauga County Mrs Jessie Wolcott lived in Summit County and drew her salary from Portage County. Her pupils were from Cuyahoga County.
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Cleveland
U.P
Chagrin Falls
Geauga County
Jessie Wolcott
Summit County
Portage County
Cuyahoga County
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