Probate Court Grants Custody to Stepfather in Gallia County
Gallia County Probate Judge J. Clark awards custody of 15 year old William Harding Elliott to his stepfather W. M. Elliott after a lengthy custody battle with the boy's father William H. Kidd. The ruling notes prior custody changes and emphasizes the boy's strong aversion to living with Kidd, who threatens possible placement in a reform school.
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Gallipolis
V. M. Elliott
William Harding Elliott
J. &. Clark
William Kidd
Anna Elliott
William Harding Kidd
Elliott
Kidd
Filletts
Billie
W. M. Elliott
William H. Kidd
Clark
Billie Elliott
Rims
Tennessee
Ordinance grant for Southern Ohio Electric plant in Athens
Athens City Council approves Ordinance 718 granting Southern Ohio Electric Company and successors the right to acquire construct maintain and operate an electrical plant and system in streets alleys and public places of Athens Ohio for distribution of electricity to city residents and beyond for twenty five years with city liability protection and city reserve to grant similar rights to others. The measure was passed February 17 1954 with mayoral approval.
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Southern Ohio Electric Company
City OF
Athens
County OF
State OF Ohio
State OF
Ohio
Southern
Ohio Electric
Athen
Onio
Pasrace
Otto
Raiks
Whicr Tric
Bleg Sors
Assicns
COE Tarragatiss i
Ias Coenty
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ENS
Southern Ohio Electric
Southern Ohio Figcht Company
K.W.H
Callmian
K.W.H. A
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
City and Salt Company
Lowell Ohio Fleetink Company Us
Southern On Electric Company
Council of All of Athens
Feprve
A. D
Court ruling grants father access to child after divorce
Judge Clark concludes the parents now reside in Tennessee and the father has remarried with three other minor children in his home. The court allows Kidd visitation at any proper time and place with court approval.
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Clark
Tennessee
Kidd
Senior Home Room Tops Honor Roll at Gallia Academy High
Gallipolis report lists Senior Home Room 17 first and Junior Room 27 second in the last period honor roll. Numerous students across Sophomore, Freshman, and Postgraduate groups are named with individual achievers and point totals for the school’s grading system.
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Gallia Academy
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Marianna Keeler
Bernice Massie
Margaret Mayes
Lizabeth Norman
Harold Robinson
Jessie Unroe
Myrtle Watson
Betty Leaper
Eva Moore
Edith Nuckles
Archie Priestly
Virginia Willis
Grace Wilson
Margie Dillon
Hilda Halley
Alfred Harrison
Helen Henshaw
E. E. Higgins
Virginia A. Hughes
Willeen Rupe
Beulah Wetherholt
Jordan Wheeler
Louise Evans
Gail Harrison
Louise Hughes
Carter Brumfield
Betty Jane Lynn
Virginia Halley
Mary A. Wetherholt
Janet Booth
Dorothy Lanier
Elva Nibert
J. C. Waters
Marian
Mildred Alexander
John A. McKean
Mary Louise Mohr
Charlotte Cornwell
Catherine Faulkner
Mary Foster
Helen Niday
Frances Linon
Two Bus Drivers Lose Certificates in Gallia
Gallia County Board of Education revoked two bus drivers certificates in Green Township. Merritt Saunders had his permit cancelled after complaints of irregularity. Everett Chamberlain lost his permit for being under 21. New certificates were granted to Harold Wallace, Lawrence Evans, and Everett Saunders. Callicoat failed to qualify for the Crown City school board, with Swain named to fill the vacancy. County Supt. Bradbury received another three year contract.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Harold Wallace
Vinton
Lawrence Evans
Perry
Everett Saunders
Guvan
Ss. CC. Callicoat
Crown City
Ss. W. Swain
H. Bion Bradbury
Three Cousins Die In Separate Deaths At Hastings
John Fox aged SU and native of Walnut Township was the third first cousin to die in 10 days. Jerusha Pyres of Walnut Township and Mrs Will Plyben of Brodrick preceded him. Fox died at Hastings Nebraska after moving west about 50 years ago.
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Gallipolis
John Fox
Age SU
Walnut Township
Jerusha Pyres
Will Plyben
Brodrick
Fox
Hastings
Nebraska
Gallia Script Publishes Senior Essay on Song
Margaret Mayes, a Gallia high school senior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mayes of 215 Third Ave, writes an amusing essay on The Music Goes Round and Round for The Gallia Script. The paper is produced by the Press Club and sponsored by Miss Catherine Morrison.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Mayes
Mayes
C. E. Mayes
Third Ave
Press Club
Catherine Morrison
Miss Wallace Dies at Home in Guyan Township
Miss Weltha Ronanna Wallace 63 died Monday at her sister Mrs. George R. Sheets home in Guyan Township. Survived by sister Mrs Lena Ward Columbus and brothers Chauncey Wallace Mercerville Okey Wallace Crown City Cecil Wallace Gallipolis. Funeral services tentatively set for Wednesday afternoon with interment at Good Hope Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Weltha Ronanna Wallace
George R. Sheets
Guyan Township
Sheets
Lena Ward
Columbus
Chauncey Wallace
Mercerville
Okey Wallace
Crown City
Cecil Wallace
Good Hope Cemetery
Partition suit filed over one seventh interest in 19 acres
William Ebtin filed a partition suit Monday against Eva Fowler Alma St. Claire Pithel Savres Virginia Rose Mary Provies and James Floith claiming a one seventh interest in 19 acres of Green Township property.
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Gallipolis
William Ebtin
Eva Fowler
Alma St. Claire
Pithel Savres
Virginia Rose
Mary Provies
James Floith
Green Township
Cruise to Nowhere on a Luxury Ship
A dinner aboard a luxury cruise ship reveals undercurrents of jewel theft talk a favorite topic of Snowshoes and Dirk as guests plot and observe. The ship’s entertainment features Tino Rossi, Ken Martin, and Linda Bayes while a security-minded house detective watches the crooner and dancer pair.
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Dirk
Underworld
Madame Doremus
Madame
Snowshoes
Ken Martin
Linda Bayes
Tony
New York
Tino Rossi
Tino
Linda
Liberalism and the danger of radical authority in politics
A broad critique argues that true liberalism requires open inquiry and independent thinking, warning against radical progressives and retrogrades who seek to dominate through government. It traces liberal traditions from Gladstone and Mill to Jefferson and Hayes, condemns centralized government, and calls for vigilance in Washington and state legislatures.
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England
Gladstone
Mill
France
Switzerland
United States
Hayes
Liberal Council
Cleveland
Jefferson
Louisiana
Alabama
California
Washington
Field Trials Held by Fox Hunters at Coal Hill
Raccoon Township Fox Hunters Association announces its eleventh annual fox hunt and field trials at Coal Hill. Feb 22 events start with the dogs at 7 am. winning hound owners receive prizes, no entry fee. A bean dinner with soup crackers and coffee follows at noon. officers include Dr. B. J. Allison and Fred Myers.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Township
Fox Hunters Association
Ed Rainer
Coal Hill
B. J. Allison
Oak Hill
Fred Myers
Rio Grande
Rainer
Walter Named for County Elections Board Seat
Gallia county Republican committee met Saturday and recommended Charles Walter of Lincoln Ridge to succeed himself as a Republican member of the county board of elections. The meeting was in Hollis C. Johnston’s office.
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Gallipolis
Charles Walter
Lincoln Ridge
County Board of Elections
Hollis C. Johnston
Gallia Academy Principal Named Scholarship Test Chairman
Gallia County appoints Principal F E B Higgins of Gallia Academy High School as chairman of the county committee for general scholarship tests to be held at the high school on March 28. Scholarships in most Ohio colleges are offered to the upper 35 percent of entrants.
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Gallipolis
F. E B. Higgins
Gallia Academy High School
Ohio
Novena at Saint Joseph's Oratory Montreal 1928 Tradition
A world wide solemn novena at Saint Joseph's Oratory Montreal runs March 10 to 19. Participants send intentions to Saint Joseph's Shrine, Cote-des-Neiges, Montreal to be placed before the statue during the novena. A medal and leaflet are sent on request.
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Montreal
Saint Joseph's Oratory
Saint Joseph's Shrine
Cote-des-Neiges
Saint Joseph
Walter Lane Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
Walter Lane was fined $25 and costs in Municipal Court by Judge A. J. Stormont after Lane pleaded guilty to intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Walter Lane
A. J. Stormont
Lane
Calvary Church Trustee Seeks Judgment Over Property Transfer
Ernest Irwin of Calvary Baptist Church Rio Grande petitions Gallia County Common Pleas Court for 573.65 dollars plus interest from Oct. 4, 1935, against Jeanette and W C Criner and Frances Nell and Harry Hughes. Irwin claims Criners transferred Gallipolis Township property to the Hughes and that Frances Nell Hughes assumed mortgage on the land.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Irwin
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Jeanette
W. C. Criner
Frances Nell
Harry Hughes
Common Pleas Court
Gallipolis Township
Criners
Hughes
Frances Nell Hughes
Treasured Plate Marks 50th Anniversary of Braden Couple
Mr and Mrs John Boston of Braden Gal Na County celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary using the same cake plate from their wedding feast a half century ago. Guests enjoyed angel food cake.
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Gallipolis
John Boston
Braden
Gal- Na County
Stormont attends funeral of uncle J Henry Carter in Columbus
Mies Rowena Stor mont daughter of Judge and Mrs A J Stormont attended funeral services for her mother's brother J Henry Carter in Columbus on Monday.
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Gallipolis
Mies Rowena Stormont
A. J. Stormont
J. Henry Carter
Columbus
Heater for extreme cold now available for motorists
A compact electrical heater for warming the engine in extreme cold is offered to motorists. It can be plugged into the nearest socket for use, providing quick warmth and easier starts in freezing conditions.
Shade Ladies Aid Meets and Community Notes
Shade Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church met at Mrs. Margaret Grim's home on Tuesday February 11. The next meeting will be at Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Smiths on Friday February 21 to work on a quilt for sale with proceeds to the Shade Parent-Teacher Association. Several families and guests are mentioned visiting or staying with local residents. The Art and Thimble Club met February 13 with twenty members, planning a benefit play for the Shade PTA in March. The Lodi girls basketball team defeated Coolville. the Lodi boys lost to Coolville on the local court Saturday night.
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SHADE
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Margaret Grim
J. Smith
Shade Parent- Teacher Association
Holly King
Libby Burson
Ralph Hawk
Athens
Cletus Mulligan
Sam Jeffers
Guy Hawk
Boyd Angel
Chesapeake
William Harris
F. G. Angell
Dorothy Burson
Lodi
Coolville
William Chapple
Verda Belle
Catherine Chapple
Gilouster
Class Holds Meeting At Union Furnace
The Truth Seekers Class of the U. B. Church met at Mrs. Dallas Worthman’s home for officer elections with new officers named. Union Furnace boys beat Carbon Hill 34 25 at Carbon Hill with Granville Crow as high scorer. other community notes include visits and upcoming WCTU meeting.
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Charles Bowen
WCTU
U. B
Monthly payments drain sixth of average citizen income for car buyer
The report notes that monthly car payments consume about one sixth of the average citizen’s income for buyers purchasing on credit. It highlights financial strain amid rising prices and suggests careful budgeting and potential credit tightening by lenders.
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