Timber Lands Donated to Rio Grande College in Gallia County
A 440 acre wooded tract in Greenfield Township with parts in Lawrence County is deeded by Dr. C. E. Holzer to Rio Grande College. The land may be sold whole or in parts with proceeds aiding college expansion and farm activities. R. R. Starbuck will oversee the acreage and may use timber for campus needs and a self help program.
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Gallipolis
Greenfield Township
Lawrence County
C. E. Holzer
Rio Grande College
Holzer
R. R. Starbuck
Starbuck
State Department of Conservation
Roadside Park Project May Not Be Resumed
The roadside park on the Holzer farm near Chickamauga Park will not be resumed. NYA labor under the State Highway Department began the project last summer, cleared land, sunk a water well, and graded approaches from State Highway No. 35. Work stopped in early fall and has not resumed, with recent creek overflows potentially sealing the site's fate as a resort.
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Gallipolis
Holzer
Chickamauga Park
NYA
State Highway Department
Divorce action withdrawn as Bickles reconcile after fire loss
Court records show Emma Bickle and Henry N. Bickle withdrew a divorce action and partition suit after reconciling. The couple’s home near Thivener was destroyed by fire soon after filing, with all furnishings lost.
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Gallipolis
Emma Bickle
Henry N. Bickle
Bickle
Thivener
Services Announced for Ash Wednesday and Lent
Rev. Robert Leake rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Gallipolis announces pre Lent services on Wednesday evenings each week until Easter. The first service will be on Ash Wednesday this week at St. Peter's Church.
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Gallipolis
Robert Leake
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Alva Hite Seated Briefly in Holzer Hospital
Meigs County resident Alva Hite injured months ago in a coal mine disaster shows signs of recovery and can sit up briefly at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Alva Hite
Meigs County
Holzer Hospital
Willard Pictures Planned for Gallia County Schools
Gallia County W C T U plans to present pictures of Frances Willard founder of the national organization in all county schools.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
W.C.T.U
Frances Willard
Premature Triplets Born in Hartford West Virginia
Mrs Denny Bardin gave birth to three boys Sunday at 6 a m in Hartford across the Ohio River from upper Pomeroy. Two survived after arrival at Holzer Hospital where they were placed in incubators with the third infant later dying. Attending physician was Dr Bryant of Hartford and the father was described as a WPA worker.
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Gallipolis
Denny Bardin
Hartford
W. Va
Ohio River
Upper Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
WPA
Bryant
Maple Sugar Making Will Begin Soon
Gallipolis reports local maple sugar manufacturers prep for a heavy sap run that will yield syrup. The tree sap is starting to flow and "tree molasses" will soon be on the market.
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Gallipolis
Tea At Our House Historical Garden Tea Event
Second annual outdoor tea at the Our House Museum on May 20 marks the anniversary of General Lafayette's death. Holzer Hospital Nurses' Training School students in colonial costume will serve guests in the rear garden with music and guests from southeastern Ohio. If rain occurs, serving moves to the rehabilitated basement. The garden will bloom in 1825 period style.
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Gallipolis
Our House Museum
General Lafayette
Holzer Hospital Nurses’ Training School
Our House
Ohio
Freeman Named Attendance Officer for Gallia Rural Schools
Gallia rural schools begin term with Virgil Freeman of Springfield Township as attendance officer, succeeding incumbent O C Edlin. Freeman is nephew of County Board member E C Waugh. Mrs James Davis, 81, Wellston, discharged from hospital after stairway fall injuries including a shoulder fracture.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Virgil Freeman
Springfield Township
E. C. Waugh
Freeman
O. C. Edlin
James Davis
Wellston
Baptists Fill Gallipolis Church For Baptismal Service
Many attend baptismal services and reception of new members at the Gallipolis Baptist Church last night.
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Gallipolis
The
Baptist Church
Farley Sends Congratulations to Woods County Attorney
Alva Oklahoma still writing letters as Postmaster James A. Farley recalls sending a congratulatory note to Bill Gruber newly elected Woods County attorney for his victory last November.
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Alva
Okla
James A. Farley
Bill Gruber
New Woods
Farley
Swans Attack Water Spaniel at Phoenix Park Lagoon
A water spaniel at En canto Park lagoon in Phoenix was attacked by swans after attempting to play with them. The swans overwhelmed the dog, leaving it in a life threatening condition.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Encanto Park Lagoon
Sales Tax Stubs To Be in Demand Soon
Gallipolis reports local clubs plan collecting sales tax stamps to refund $3 per $100 value after May 1. Receptacles to be placed in business outlets with a request for patrons to deposit stamps.
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Gallipolis
13 Year Old Jackson Boy Recovers Speech
Homer Angles a 13 year old Jackson County boy and golf caddy at Jackson Country Club recovers speech after a weekend in Holzer Hospital following a car crash near his home. He suffered a skull fracture and was unconscious for two weeks with a period of muteness. Surgeons were confident the condition would pass and he now seems fully recovered.
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Gallipolis
Homer Angles
Jackson County
Jackson Country Club
Holzer Hospital
Angles
Stanley Malloy
Wellston
Gallia Dog Warden Seizes Many Canines
Gallia County Dog Warden Roy Johnson reports a month’s efforts reduced the dog population and increased county funds. He collected 32 in fees from delinquent owners and destroyed 32 unlicensed dogs at Greenfield Green and Harrison townships. The bodies are removed by a fertilizer plant.
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Gallipolis
Roy Johnson
Greenfield
Green
Harrison Townships
Johnson
Keelers To Live in Gallipolis Soon
Keelers to reside in Gallipolis after a Saturday wedding at Pt. Pleasant. Edward A. Keeler will work in his father E. D. Keeler’s Gallipolis office, and his bride, a De Sales Heights Academy graduate from Parkersburg, is well regarded socially.
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Gallipolis
B. F. Tracy
Pt. Pleasant
Edward A. Keeler
Keeler
E. D. Keeler
Tea Held At First Presbyterian Church
A large crowd attended a Sunday tea at First Presbyterian Church hosted by Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler. The receiving line included the pastor, deacons, trustees and elders alongside congregation members and friends.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Weber Gishler
Morgan divorce granted in Franklin County Court
Mrs. Edna G. Morgan was granted a divorce from Denver M. Morgan formerly of Gallipolis in Franklin County court. She was restored to her maiden name Greene and awarded $250 permanent alimony after alleging they were forced to live in one room in his parents Columbus home due to lack of support.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Edna G. Morgan
Denver M. Morgan
Franklin County
Greene
Notice to Taxpayers Athens County 1938 Tax Rates
Notice by John H. Preston Athens County Ohio Treasurer outlining 1938 tax mills for county and local purposes including General County Fund Bond Retirement Fund and other funds. The document specifies a total county levy of 2.80 mills and references a local table.
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Athens County
John H. Preston
Ohio
General County
County Home Fund
Children's Home Fund
Bling Relief Fund
Mother
Judicial
Plan Purchase of Pure-Bred Heifers for Gallia County
Rio Grande College officials Dr. C. E. Holzer and R. R. Starbuck with Frank C. Ghrist of the Commercial & Savings Bank outline buying two carloads of Hereford heifers to boost dairy and beef cattle in Gallia County. The bank will finance and offer at cost with installment options. Rio Grande expects 12 to 15 heifers, pastured at Gallipolis Airport, with farmer demand noted for several head. If successful, similar imports may follow.
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Gallipolis
C. E. Holzer
Rio Grande College
R. R. Starbuck
Frank C. Ghrist
Commercial & Savings Bank
Gallia County
Holzer
River at Normal Stage In Ohio Floods Cleared
River and contributing streams return to normal levels in Gallipolis Ohio as road crews repair inundated roads and stabilize culverts. No bridges were washed away but many culverts are disarranged and sunken in places.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Houseboat Removed From Chickamauga Creek
Sheriff Hatfield ordered removal of a houseboat occupied by Robert Bush and family moored at the Chickamauga Creek shore near Gallipolis. The vessel was towed north to Gallipolis Island within West Virginia territory after residents protested its presence. State law bans unlicensed house boats from mooring to the Ohio shore, and complaints labeled the boat a nuisance.
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Gallipolis
Robert Bush
Chickamauga Creek
Hatfield
Gallipolis Island
West Virginia
Ohio
Bush
Divorced Twice Elizabeth Carter Reverts to Maiden Name
Gallipolis reports Mrs Elizabeth Corbin who married Oscar Corbin twice and divorced twice has legally resumed her maiden name Carter after the second separation.
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Gallipolis
Elizabeth Corbin
Carter
Oscar Corbin
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