Former OHE Official Held For Forgery in Ohio Case
Gallia County grand jury wrapped a four day session after hearing 65 witnesses on 39 cases and delivering 26 indictments. Notable names include Randall Randolph for murder in the second degree and Katie Randolph for forgery. Bodimer, a former state hospital official, faces forging and embezzlement charges amid findings by state examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grand Jury
John W. Howell
Katie Randolph
Ellen Broyles
Luther Sigler
Elmer Rose
Robin Deckard
Wayne Deckard
Lewis Fellore
William Glenn
Earl Shaver
John Blankenship
Ohio Hospital
Bodimer
State Institution
W. R. White
Kineon
Miles
State Hospital
J. Paul Mossman
James Fox
Clay Township
Columbus
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Mrs. John Morgan hosted the Ladies' Book Club with three tables of games and prizes for high and consolation. Sewing club guests visited Mrs. E F Jordan on Vinton Ave with refreshments. Daughters of Union Veterans heard readings by Mrs. Margaret B. McCormick at the American Legion hall. Notables included Mrs. Resener and family, Mrs. Wiss and Mrs. Dine visiting from St Marys, Janet Bailey visiting Ruth Bailey, and several others in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Morgan
Ladies’ Book Club
W. L. Troth
Harold Safford
Sewing Club
E. F. Jordan
Vinton Ave
Morris Haskins
Paul McNealey
L. H. Wickline
Ge Evans
Jack Knight
John Ker
DUV
Margaret B. McCormick
Lincoln
Washington
Reguasr
Daughters of Union Veterans
American Legion Hall
E. J. Resener
Rufus Hopkins
Athens
Clearwater
Fla
Resener
George Wiss
Charles Dine
St. Marys
George Goodrich
Wise
Dine
Ruth Bailey
Westerville
Janet Bailey
Garnet Erwin
Columbus
Mary Parker
Motorboat Club Forming Near Gallipolis
May form a motorboat club at Gallipolis as enthusiasts report rising numbers in spring and summer. Plans include a floating dock and a caretaker. The Ohio River pool north of Eureka Dam runs about 40 miles, with a similar stretch in the Great Kanawha River before another rock and dam.
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Gallipolis
Eureka Dam
Ohio River
Great Kanawha River
Guysville Post Office Marks Century of Service
The Guysville post office celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday February 24 1840. It has moved among homes and shops and is now at the corner of Main and Mill Streets on Route 50. The line of postmasters began with Guy Barrows and includes 19 names with appointment dates through 1935. Rural mail service started in 1903 and several star routes served nearby towns. The office ranks high in state savings bonds sales and has issued over 12 875 money orders to date.
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Guysville
Ain and
Mill Sts
Guy Barrows
Savannah
Elora P. Barrows
Edward B. Dolbey
Abraham Parrilil
Arastus Buckley
Emery R. Minear
Thomas J. Merwin
William P. Myers
Labon C. Heath
David M. Burch
Hulls
Anthony, Garden, Flora
Hemlock Grove
Jacob Hawk
Warren Buck
Emery Bean
Fish
W. A. McCune
Stewart
Ohio
William Shott
Mr. Shott
Waldo W. Buck
James Fenwick
Wendell A. Shott
Shott
Evans
Charles Evans
Navy
Emmett W. Swisher
Paul Robinson
Howard Flanders
William A. McCune
Emmett Hawk
U. S
Three Car Crash In Gallia County Injures Woman
Frances Wickline, a 22 or 23 year old occupant, suffers leg and hand fractures, severe chest injuries, and facial cuts after a collision involving three cars between Addison and Cheshire. Otho Moore and Claude Buskirk drive other vehicles. Miss Wickline’s twin was a Holzer Hospital patient and not informed. Deputy Morton Dickey investigates. potential further inquiry planned.
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Gallipolis
Addison
Cheshire
Frances Wickline
Morton Dickey
Otho Moore
W. C. Moore
Little Ryger
Miss Wickline
Lena Wickline
Third Ave
Robert Musser
Charles Musser
Rutland
Claude Buskirk
L. A. Cadeteer
Inez Turner
Hazel Beard
Marie McCord
Middleport
Musser
Buskirk
Moore
Dickey
Howard Biffie
Holzer Hospital
Motor Driven Craft Replace Steamboats
A Gallipolis report notes steam powered Ohio River boats are being phased out in favor of oil burning internal combustion engines. Inland shipyards build at least a dozen towboats four tugs and five ferries powered by petroleum fuels. Oil boats are screw propelled fast clean and easier to operate with smaller crews and no coal boilers.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallipolis Churches In Education Program
Annual Education Day held at John Gee A M E Church drew wide local church participation. It was the third annual event in the same church and surpassed prior years in attendance and program quality, according to Rev. Samuel Gilbeau, pastor.
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Gallipolis
John Gee
Gallipolis Youth Dies After Meningitis Surgery
Warren Willis Sayre 17 son of Mrs. Lee Parsons of Gallipolis died in Holzer Hospital Saturday from meningitis complications after surgery. Survived by brother James Sayre at the state hospital and sisters Mrs. Donald Payne and Mrs. Robert Camp. Funeral services set for Tuesday noon at the Parsons home with burial at Antiquity.
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Gallipolis
Warren Willis Sayre
Lee Parsons
Holzer Hospital
James Sayre
State Hospital
Donald Payne
Robert Camp
Parsons
Hold Funeral Services For Mrs. Hulda Cofer
Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church for Mrs. Hulda Cofer 77 widow of J S Cofer who died after several paralytic attacks at her home. She is survived by three daughters and two sons all living outside the county. Brothers James Ari and Herbert Saunders of the county and sisters Electa Garlic Platform Bertha McComas Huntington and R W Burnette Mercerville.
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Gallipolis
Baptist Church
Hulda Cofer
J. S. Cofer
James
Ari
Herbert Saunders
Electa Garlic
Platform
Bertha McComas
Huntington
R. W. Burnette
Mercerville
Gallipolis Schools Show Strong 1939 Finances
The Gallipolis School District reports a solid financial position for 1939 with total assets of 446 165.70 and a net excess of assets 306 165.79 after a bonded debt of 140 000. Receipts from taxes and other sources total 141 535.01 while expenditures cover administration instruction libraries transportation and utilities. Notable items include 6 600.02 spent on a swimming pool project and 3 574.09 for educational equipment.
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Gallipolis
A. L. Lloyd
Board of Education
School Leaders Attend St Louis Meeting
Galliapolis Superintendent of Schools E. E. Higgins and Logan Superintendent George Carr traveled to St Louis to join sessions of the American Association of School Administrators. High School Principal C C Byers acted as superintendent in their absence.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Supt
George Carr
Logan
St. Louis
American Association of School Administrators
C. C. Byers
Estate Guardian Named for Henrietta Porter in Gallipolis
Mrs Leah Martin named guardian for Henrietta Porter in Gallipolis estate proceedings. Bond of 8000 dollars posted by sureties Mabel Niday Bertha Myers and Margaret McCormick.
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Gallipolis
Leah Martin
Henrietta Porter
Mabel Niday
Bertha Myers
Margaret McCormick
Baptists Seek Perfect Attendance on Easter
Gallipolis Baptists plan 100 percent attendance at church and Sunday School on Easter March 24. A five week spring evangelistic campaign will begin that day, led by Pastor George Sagen. Last night Dr. Charles Weed of Rio Grande Baptist Church preached to a large local audience.
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Gallipolis
George Sagen
Charles Weed
Rio Grande Baptist Church
Two Members Retire From Election Board
Final Gallia County Election Board meeting notes retirement of members Charles Walters and Seymour Lawless. John E. Jones and Harland Fulton will join next month, with Bess B. Wetherholt to replace Helen Russell as clerk.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Gallipolis Ladies Aid to Meet March 7
Gallipolis Chambersburg Ladies Aid Society will gather March 7 at Mrs. Walter Evans home. Two quilts are currently in progress for the group.
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Gallipolis
Chambersburg
Appropriation Bill For Gallipolis Sesquicentennial
Washington reports an appropriation bill including a $10,000 item for the Gallipolis Sesquicentennial will be introduced in Congress and voted on early this week. Local activity rests pending fund authorization with committees idle and Director Ed M Hawes at home in Marietta awaiting word.
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Gallipolis
Washington
National Congress
Ed M. Hawes
Marietta
Wallace Buys 242 Acre Farm Near Mercerville
A 242 acre farm in Guyan Township, formerly owned by the late Gary J. Sheets, was sold by administrators Arthur and Dennis Sheets to Cecil H. Wallace of Gallipolis for 5725 dollars. The property lies about three miles southwest of Mercerville.
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Gallipolis
Guyan Township
Gary J. Sheets
Arthur and
Dennis Sheets
Cecil H. Wallace
Mercerville
Plan Inspection At Chambersburg Masonic Lodge
An inspection of the Chambersburg Masonic Lodge is planned for tonight. Members of the Ladies Aid Society will serve a chicken supper to members and their guests. RETURN FROM EAST GALLIPOLIS Dr. Leo C. Bean of this city and Dr. George Lyon of Huntington returned today from Baltimore where they attended a weekend reunion of their Johns Hopkins University graduating class.
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Gallipolis
Chambersburg
Masonic ‘Lodge
Ladies Aid Society
East Gallipolis
Leo C. Bean
George Lyon
Huntington
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Hollis Harbour Purchases 42 Acre Guyan Township Lot
Mrs. Hollis Harbour buys a 42 acre tract in Guyan Township from the William Harbour estate for $400. The transaction records the transfer of property from the late estate to the purchaser.
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Gallipolis
Hollis Harbour
Guyan Township
William Harbour
Chase Personal and Brief Social Mention
Social notes from Holiday and Athens list visits by the Blackwoods Jones and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. William Young, and the Barkers. Illness updates say Audra Saulters daughter Maxine and Marlene recover from scarlet fever. Chase Circle plans an all day meeting February 29 at Mrs. Coates. Attendance at Sunday School February 25 reached 25.
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Chase
Charles Blackwood
Ethel Blackwood
Holliday
Dennis ‘Jones
Bobby
Athens
J. A. Graham
William Young
Pleasant Hill
Hattie Savage
Dave Blackburn Land
Louise
Merrill Chase
Audra Saulters
Maxine
Marlene
Chase Circle
Ruth
Robert Coates
Chase Church
Ward Haning
Columbus
Ernest Woodyard
Shirley
Blaine Woodyard
Welcome to Otis nature's paradise sign mocks speeders
Otis Massachusetts residents post a roadside sign at the Blanfield entry that warns drivers to slow down. The playful message declares Otis is nature's paradise and God's country and tells visitors not to "drive through like hell."
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Otis
Mass
Blanfield
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