Gallipolis Hospital Probe Prompts State Investigation
State Welfare Director Charles Sherwood orders an immediate inquiry into the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics after a grand jury faulted its management. Superintendent Dr G G Kincon welcomes the probe as plan details of alleged misuses include a hospital store profits and misappropriated funds cited with a 7500 plus shortages. Bodimer former assistant financial officer faces larceny forgery and embezzlement charges and remains free on bond.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Charles L. Sherwood
Columbus
G. G. Kincon
State Welfare Department
Byron Bodimer
State Institution
Bodimer
Liberty
W. Edgar Myers
Dr. Kincon
M. M. Miles
Kincon
Miles
J. Paul Mossman
Hue
Department of Public Welfare
Mary L. Austin
Austin
Sherwood
Dr. Austin
Kineon
Sol P. Kincon
Cincinnati
Riverside Study Club Hosts English Art Program
Gallipolis notes report Riverside Study Club members as luncheon guests at Island View Inn with a program on English artists led by multiple members. Nearby events include serenades for newlyweds James Dale Ward and Maxine Keith, a birthday surprise for Lincoln Franklin, and a 17th birthday party for Miss Julia Agnes Wood. Announcement confirms Ida Mae Harding and Joseph E. Thompson wedding set for March 2.
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Gallipolis
Riverside Study Club
Ben Eachus
Island View Inn
Will Cox
Claude Shahan
D. C. Priestley
Herman Condee
Ben Bachus
K. G. Kirkendall
R. R. Starbuck
E. W. Edwards
C. E. Hauser
Mayme Berridge
Julia Donnally
Julia Agnes Wood
Reuben Wood
Rosethel Thomas
Noreen Long
Dorothy Langdon
Mary Bradbury
Katherine Dale
Esther Mary Priestley
Peggy Amsbury
Matilda Hail
Marianna McHenry
Olive Venz
Ida Mae Harding
Ross Harding
Cheshire
Joseph E. Thompson
George C. Thompson
Little Kgger
Seek To Solve Gallia County Unemployment
Gallia County officials consider altering WPA work eligibles to help unemployment. The county quota was reduced to 400 employable though about 800 are jobless. About 200 men work on road improvement projects. A 650 figure of county unemployed was shown to the county commissioners who then visited WPA offices in Zanesville. Promises were made to speed up new projects as weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
WPA
Zanesville
Former School Teacher Dies on 77th Birthday
Miss Madelaine Denney of Gallipolis died at her home on her 77th birthday. Survived by sister Miss Eliza Denney. Funeral at the family home conducted by Rev L W Gishler with interment in Pine Street Cemetery. Denney was a former public school teacher and later at the state hospital.
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Gallipolis
Madelaine Denney
Eliza Denney
L. W. Gishler
Pine Street
Denney
State Hospital
Chicken Thief Pleads Guilty in Gallia County
Wayne Deckard aged 19 was indicted by a grand jury for stealing chickens from neighbor Charles Holcomb near Vinton. He pleaded guilty at arraignment and received two years probation plus court costs.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Deckard
Chales Holcomb
Vinton
Intoxicated Driver Pleads Guilty in Gallipolis
Dana D. Story of Columbus pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was fined $50 and costs by Judge W. R. White and had his driving rights suspended for six months. The incident involved a collision with a coal truck owned by Charles Thomas, causing $25 in tire damage and Story paying with a check for that amount.
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Gallipolis
Dana D. Story
Princeton Ave
Columbus
W. R. White
Story
Charles Thomas
Thomas
Major Blake Native of Swan Creek Dies at 70
Major C. B. Blake, 70, native of Swan Creek in this county, died in a Chicago hospital. He served as a major in the Spanish-American War. A nephew, also named C. B. Blake, lives at Swan Creek and earned his rank in World War II. Brothers Ernest and Edward Blake, both lawyers, live in Oklahoma City and El Reno respectively.
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Gallipolis
C. B. Blake
Swan Creek
This County
Chicago
Ernest Blake
Oklahoma City
Edward Blake
el Reno
Okla
NYA Work Projects Expanded in City and County
A total of 62 assignments have been made to NYA work projects in the city and county, announced by Mrs Faith Williams who runs the local office. Clerical, dam construction and roadside beautification jobs are currently available for workers.
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Gallipolis
NYA
Faith Williams
Cary
Sai
Gallipolis Area Notices Move and Visits
Mrs A A Jeffers travels from Garfield Ave to Cincinnati due to sister Fleeta Brown illness. Mrs O W Lusher visits Cleveland after death of Mr Beall. Band Boosters bake sale set for Saturday at Gallipolis Hardware Co. Mrs Adam Brucker returns from Newark after sister-in-law Barbara Brucker's death in Athens. Eva Chamberlain and Helen Smith visit Gallia county parents Sherman Caldwell.
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A. A. Jeffers
Garfield Ave
Cincinnati
Fleeta Brown
Mrs. Gloeckner Dies at 72 in Gallia County
Mrs. George Gloeckner, 72, died in Holzer Hospital after submitting for treatment and developing pneumonia. The obituary notes her residence in Gallipolis and implies a recent hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Gloeckner
Holzer Hospital
Students Compete at Wellston Music Contest
Grade and first year high school students will compete in solo ensemble and chorus events at the Wellston music contest on March 9. Gallipolis entrants join others from southeastern Ohio in vocal and instrumental categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wellston
Ohio
Manslaughter Charges Dismissed in Columbus
John Runck 18 faced manslaughter charges in Columbus over the death of 64 year old Charles E. Price a former teacher and Columbus State Hospital employee who died days after being struck by Runck's truck while waiting for a street car his family planning civil action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Runck
Columbus
Charles E. Price
Price
Columbus State Hospital
Runck
Home Demonstrations At Eno Church And Bulaville
Home demonstrations led by Miss Clara Belle Motter county home demonstrator drew large crowds yesterday at Eno Church and today at Bulaville Townhouse showcasing cooking skills and practical lessons for residents.
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Gallipolis
Eno Church
Bulaville
Clara Belle Motter
Funeral services held for James A. Dugan in Charleston
Attended by C. T. Robinson and other Elks Lodge members, James A. Dugan 65, Gallipolis Lodge member, was laid to rest in Charleston yesterday. In Utah, inexperienced divers risk neck injuries due to the dense Great Salt Lake waters.
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Gallipolis
C. T. Robinson
W. W. Sigler
Wayne Booth
S. B. Huntington
H. Bion Bradbury
Frank Jones
C. C. Myers
Elks’ Lodge
Charleston
James A. Dugan
Gallipolis Lodge
Great Salt Lake
Utah
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Gallipolis State Hospital
Grand Jury
Gallia County
Auditor of State
State of
Department of Welfare
Gallipolis Social Notes
James Dale Ward
Maxine Keith
George Keith
Kerr
Lincoln Franklin
Bidwell
Nannie Lawless
William Phillips
Howard Luckadoo
Paul Phillips
William Lawless
Walter Neal
Charles Reynolds
Lester Goodall
Franklin
Taylor Store Inc
Thermowool
Edge
Idaho
Orton
Cove
Crockery
Crites
Libby
Evans
Athens
Aned
Dixie Bacon
Lamb
Dixie Hams
Sweitzer Cheese
New York
Rome
N. Y
Florida
Evans Food Market
West State and
North Court Streets
Athens, Ohio
Major Blake
Land of
Sunshine
Mootz Bakery
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