Gas Rate Proposal For Gallipolis City Franchise Debated
The city debated granting a franchise to Charleston men to operate gas service for 20 years with city buyout options. Ohio Fuel Gas representatives discussed supply, pipelines, and costs while officials considered municipalization and regulatory protections against peddling rights to others. Lessons from Lancaster Ohio were proposed for study.
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Ohio Fuel Gas
Charleston
Addison Town
Robert M. Switzer
Switzer
Sherman Eagle
Lancaster
Eagle
Harry Miller
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Phillips
Athens
City Commission
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Secretary of State’s
State Highway Department
Grace M. E. Church annex debt drive gains pace
Gallipolis reports funds pledged to wipe out a $17 000 debt on the Grace M. E. Church annex are expected to top $10 000 by week’s end. A. C. Safford, chairman, says at current pace full subscription should be reached by March 1. More than $2 500 of the pledges have been paid in cash.
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Gallipolis
Grace M. E. Church
A. C. Safford
Boats Active on Ohio and Kanawha Rivers Near Gallipolis
The Ohio and Kanawha rivers rose to over 20 feet at Gallipolis as ice cleared. The American Barge Line steamer Duncan Bruce left for Pittsburgh with gasoline cotton and steel cargo after four days blocked by ice. Plymouth's damaged shaft and blown cylinder heads are noted. Captain John Henderson of the Tow boat Standard wed Luena Henderson at Middleport. Suiter Sand and Gravel Co of Manchester placed in temporary receivership with payroll details for 1932 cited.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Kanawha
Duncan Bruce
Pittsburgh
Bruce
Plymouth
Louisville
John Henderson
Standard
Middleport
Luena Henderson
Henderson
Morgantown
Ohio River
Clarington
Suiter Sand & Gravel Company
Manchester
Israel M. Suiter
Chambers bound over on adultery charge in Gallipolis
H G Chambers of Eureka pleaded not guilty to adultery charged by his wife Flora Barcus. He was bound over to the grand jury with 500 bond by Justice Fred Milliser. Emily Boston of Eureka was bound over for assault on Mrs Chambers, on her own recognizance.
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Gallipolis
H. G. Chambers
Eureka
Justice of Peace
Fred Milliser
Flora Barcus
Chambers
Emily Boston
Washington as Father of His Country Sermons in Gallia
Gallipolis reports three Grace M E Church services Sunday with Rev H H Wilbur speaking on The Father of His Country and A Man of Set Opinions. Junior sermons include A Boy of the Revolution and Washington and the Children. First Baptist Church holds three services plus Sunday School led by evangelist J B Massee of Atlanta.
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Gallipolis
H. H. Wilbur
Grace M. E
Washington
First Baptist Church
J. 8
Massee
Atlanta
Make This Model at Home A Bit of Plaid for Chic Pattern
A home craft feature guides readers in creating a plaid fabric model project. Step by step tips cover selecting materials, color pairing, and sewing technique to achieve a chic pattern suitable for beginners and hobbyists.
Fashion note on a clever afternoon frock with puffed sleeves
A description praises a bright plaid afternoon frock that resembles a jumper yet offers a stylish twist. It highlights puffed sleeves, a clever neck treatment, and a large jaunty bow, contrasting with a rougher fabric detail.
Governors Plan for Michigan Banking Chaos News
Governor William A. Comstock urged a dictatorship over all Michigan banks as the only path out of the financial turmoil. Banks prepared to reopen under a moratorium framework, with Detroit institutions offering 5 percent deposit payments through the Clearing House.
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Detroit
Michigan
William A. Comstock
Lansing
Comstock
Union Guardian Trust Company
Detroit Clearing House Association
Moore and Rose Bound Over in Gallipolis Larceny Case
Charles Moore and Charles Rose were bound over to the grand jury by Mayor A. J. Stormont after a mayor's court trial. They face petty larceny charges for alleged theft of 146 dollars from the J. C. Bentz filling station on Tuesday. Failing to post 100 dollars bond each, they were recommitted to Gallia County Jail.
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Gallipolis
Charles Moore
Charles Rose
A. J. Stormont
J. C. Bentz
Gallia County
Managers Meeting Ties Slagle Return From West Virginia
Mr and Mrs C D Slagle returned Thursday from a meeting of managers of the C D Murphy Company held at Clarksburg West Virginia on Monday and Tuesday County Superintendent E W Edwards attends a meeting of Southeastern Ohio county superintendents at Athens Friday George Edward Wood and C B Poston teachers at Gallia Academy and Rio Grande High Schools plan to attend a meeting of Ohio District 11 teachers at Athens Saturday The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
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C. D. Slagle
C. D. Murphy Company
Clarksburg
W. Va
E. W. Edwards
Ohio
Athens
George Edward Wood
C. 8
Poston
Gallia Academy
Rio Grande
Ohio District 11
Chamber of Commerce
Legion show nets about 150 for charity
Lafayette Post American Legion raised approximately 150 dollars for charity from a home talent vaudeville show held Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Gallipolis Theater.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Hospital updates from Gallipolis area
Mrs Earl Wallis of Gallipolis Ferry W Va underwent an operation at Holzer Hospital on Thursday. Mrs Charles Foos of Pomeroy had an operation today. William A Renhart a 49 year old Columbus prisoner in Meigs County Jail was admitted for a blood transfusion after a nose hemorrhage, following heavy blood loss.
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Gallipolis
Earl Wallis
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Charles Foos
Pomeroy
William A. Renhart
Columbus
Meigs County
Jack Wolfe Becomes Bookkeeper for Gallipolis Motor Co
Jack Wolfe has accepted a position as bookkeeper with the Gallipolis Motor Company. He was previously employed in the dairy building at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Jack Wolfe
Gallipolis Motor Company
Ohio Hospital
Marriage License Issued to Glassburn and Morris
Reuben Glassburn aged 40 a farmer from Vinton and Kathryn Morris 25 daughter of Bernard Morris from Vinton received a marriage license in Gallia County on Thursday February 17.
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Gallipolis
Reuben Glassburn
Vinton
Kathryn Morris
Bernard Morris
Wisconsin Dairymen Strike Halts Milk Supply Across State
Thousands of Wisconsin farmers milked today but withheld milk and cream from distributors. They fed milk to livestock and used more themselves, keeping an estimated thousands of gallons from the market. The Fox River Valley led the action with over 6,000 members in its dairy pool.
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Chicago
U.P
Wisconsin
Fox River Valley
Alleged Counterfeiter Held in U S Court
Tony Lobalbo aged 37 pleaded not guilty before U S Commissioner Joseph Horner to conspiracy to pass counterfeit money. He was held to the Federal Grand Jury on a $1000 bond. The arrest ties to a counterfeiting ring active in Columbus Cincinnati Chillicothe and other cities.
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Columbus
Tony Lobalbo
U. S
Joseph Horner
J. E. Murphy
Lobalbo
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Constipation relief claim from a letter to readers
A reader reports long standing constipation since her first child nine years ago and credits ALL-Bran with relief after four months. The pamphlet notes ALL-Bran combines bulk and vitamin B to stimulate the intestines and iron for the blood, with a dosage of two tablespoons daily.
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Doris Eyre King
Abbey Road
Oxford
Engla
Needlework Quilt Designs by Aunt Martha
By making this block from strips of color and print you may have a very attractive quilt. Set blocks with four strips and squares in the corners you will only need 20 pieced blocks. Order by mail only. Allow a week to ten days for delivery. Aunt Martha care The Athens Messenger Box 5112 Gateway Station Kansas City Mo.
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Martha
Aihens Messenger
Gateway Station
Kansas City, Mo
Laurel Is Kidnapped It’s Just His Dummy
Cleveland witnesses report a car halted before Stillman Theater at midnight. A youth seized a dummy of Stanley Laurel, covered it with a blanket, and fled. Manager J E Sykes warned college boys to stop kidnappings or face lobby scrubbing. A sign on an Oliver Hardy image read my pal Laurel was kidnapped last night. Last week a Chinese idol was stolen, Lykes said.
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Stillman Theater
J. E
Stanley Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Laurel
Lykes
Hartzell Arrested in Drake Estate Mail Fraud Case
Oscar Merrill Hartzell, a former town farmer, was seized at Quarantine aboard the Champlain on charges of using the mails to defraud and conspiracy in the Drake Estate swindle totaling 22 billion dollars.
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New York
Oscar Merrill Hartzell
Champlain
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