Group To Elect Officers Hear Coal Speaker
Gallia Jackson Lawrence Engineers' Association plans its annual meeting at the Lafayette Hotel Gallipolis starting 6 p m Tuesday Jan 11 with engineers from 17 southeastern Ohio counties invited Perry Ford state board secretary will attend and distribute the State Ros ter A Koppers Company Pittsburgh representative will speak on coal by products after dinner at 7 p m Election of officers will be held Also Rev C H Detty of Washington D D H will conduct a six weeks religious meeting at the Gallipolis Mission beginning Sunday
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Jackson, Lawrence
Engineers’ Association
Lafayette Hotel
Forrest H. Fife
Ohio
Perry Ford
State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Koppers Company of
Pittsburgh
Rev
C. H. Detty
Washington D. H
Gallipolis Mission
Guyan Township Man Dies in Hospital
Craig Pike aged 92, the oldest man in Guyan Township, died Wednesday night at Athens State Hospital. Survived by William Pike and Mrs Georgia Rankin of Crown City and Mrs Lucy Ferguson of Lawrence County, with 23 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Funeral held at Crown City today led by Rev Oma Williams.
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Gallipolis
Craig Pike
Guyan Township
Athens State Hospital
William Pike
Georgia Rankin
Crown City
Lucy Ferguson
Lawrence County
Elvira Nance
Oma Williams
Truck Crash Burns Near Swan Creek
A West Virginia plated truck overturned and burned Wednesday night near C. L. Johnson's store at Swan Creek. Deputy Sheriff Harold Wood could not locate the owner or any witnesses. The truck was destroyed and is being held for the claimant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
West Virginia
C. L. Johnson
Swan Creek
Harold Wood
County Board of Education Convenes Jan 15 for Organization
Newly elected County Board of Education plans a January 15 meeting to organize the board. The session will set officers and establish committees as part of the transition to governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Board of Education
Day Meets Tonight at Gallipolis Elks Club
Disabled World War veterans plan a Friday evening gathering at the Elks Club in Gallipolis. Local organizers urge members to attend and share updates on postwar relief and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elks’ Club
The Last Gangster at Athena with Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson stars as a gangster who serves ten years as his wife hides her identity to protect their child. James Stewart Rose Stradner headline romance amid prison riots newspaper offices and gangland intrigue in this dramatic wartime era thriller directed by Edward Ludwig from a John Lee Mahin screenplay.
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Edward G. Robinson
James Stewart
Rose Stradner
Vienna
Athena Theater
Robinson
Edward Ludwig
John Lee Mahin
Lionel Stander
Douglas Scott
John Carradine
Sidney Blackmer
Grant Mitchell
Edward S. Brophy
Alan Baxter
Frank Conroy
Louise Beavers
Miss Stradner
Stewart
Ohio River Gradually Rising To Pool Stage
New pool stage in the Ohio River is reached gradually as each of the four dams in the Ohio and Kana wha Rivers is razed. Water rises two feet per dam and observers note shoreline changes. Road elevation is raised at several low points in preparation for higher water. work is done by private contractors using WPA labor from the Athens District Office.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Ohio
Kanawha
Athens
Aged Pensions Pile Up Amid New Rules
Gallia County notes delays in issuing age pensions as new formalities delay approvals. County supervisor Earl McCormick says all new local applications are investigated promptly and a district investigator will visit Gallia County monthly to pass on cases locally rather than sending them to Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Columbus Aid For
Earl McCormick
McCormick
Gallia County
Columbus
Lecta Quilters Meet At Mrs Grace Myers Home
Gallipolis reports list attendees for Lecta Quilters gathering at Mrs Grace Myers home on Jan 6. Two quilts were worked on during the session with one finished, and the group will meet again Jan 18 at Mrs Goldie Belville’s home.
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Gallipolis
Lecta
Grace Myers
Cecil Myers
Alberta Martt
Hazel Myers
Mabel Brammer
Clara Saunders
Clarice
Stella Myers
Esta Hamilton
Edith Sheets
Mary Myers
Mae Bell Pope
Leora McMahon
Florence Saunders
Virginia Brumfield
Carolyn Myers
Harry
Stephen Myers
Donovan Pope
Goldie Belville
Marriage of Rev Bowman to Miss Nettie Mae Strait
Gallipolis notes report the marriage of Rev. C. F. Bowman former district superintendent to Nettie Mae Strait at her Minneapolis home. The item lists local visitors and moves of residents including academic and church figures, with several travels and gatherings around Gallipolis and nearby towns. A gospel meeting led by Rev. Russell Bowman is noted in Ewington.
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Gallipolis
C. F. Bowman
Ironton
Nettie Mae Strait
Minneapolis
W. F. Camper
Daugher
Tiffin
Florida
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Mabel Saunders
C. D. Luttrell
Atlanta
W. R. Blodgett
Nitro
W. Va
George Schreck
Huntington
John G. Schreck
Homer Matthews
Columbus
E. D. Keeler
Earl Moore
H. B. Thomas
Riverside Study Club
Albert Merriman
Harvard University
A. R. Merriman
Betty Henke
Ohio Wesleyan University
A. R. Henke
Wayne Neal
Logan
Arch Houstie
Nettie Lupton
Gene Deubner
Ralph Deubner
Elvin and
Melvin
Detroit
John Walton
Crown City
Oscar Hill
Elizabeth Tanner
Virgil Lewis
Emmett Fowler
Charles Mack
Chris Goetting
Rodney
Albert Miller
Pomeroy
Townson
Billie Davis
Poplar Bluff
N. A. Martin
J. A. Brothers
Eno
den Turley
Holzer Hospital Nurses’ Alumni Association
Robert Richards
Point Pleasant
Clarence Riffle
Cleveland
A. W. Riffle
Susanne Lupton
Marysville
Tenn
Alma McCormick
Philomathean Club
Russell Bowman
Winchester
Jackson County
Ewington
Earl Grate and Sons
Bank Officers Elected at Vinton Co 1938
Directors of the Vinton Banking Co have organized for 1938 by electing James M. McCarley as President H E Coulter as Vice President L B Porter as Cashier The directorate includes W C Feltman and H M Wilcox
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Gallipolis
Vinton Banking Co
James M. McCarley
H. E. Coulter
L. B. Porter
W. C. Feltman
H. M. Wilcox
Grace Methodist Church Plans Sunday Services and Activities
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis schedules Church School at 9 15 with Dr Otto Carter superintendent. Morning service at 10 30 features Rev W Scott Westerman sermon The Timeless Christ. Choir sings Holy Art Thou Handel. Epworth League meets 6 p m with biography Who's Who and Why Sojourn of a Sixteenth Century Traveler. Evening service canceled. Activities follow all week with gym clubs and Bible class. events through Friday Jan 14.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Otto Carter
W. Scott Westerman
Handel
Epworth League
First Man to Appear Before Woman Mayor in Gallipolis
Averill Mayenschein of Lawrence County becomes the first prisoner to face Mrs. Maye N. Martz the new woman mayor of Crown City. He pleads guilty to stealing a coon dog and receives a fine of nineteen dollars plus costs. He will serve sixteen days. Also forecast reports a flood risk with a February full pool stage not expected at the Eureka Dam area.
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Gallipolis
Hatfield
Averill Mayenschein
Lawrence County
Crown City
Maye N. Martz
Jim Williams
United States Engineers
Huntington
Ohio River
Eureka Dam
Elderly landowner dies at home near Pt Pleasant
Lewis H. Hern age 85 former Addison Township resident dies at his home near Pt Pleasant He was among the largest landowners in the section News notes his prominence and local ties as a longtime property holder in the area.
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Gallipolis
Lewis H. Hern
Addison Township
Pt. Pleasant
Phillips Family Hosts Visitors at Sunday Gathering
Chauncey Phillips and his daughters Gladys and Kathleen entertained Sunday guests from Shawnee Nelsonville and Beau mont. Included were Mrs. Forest Phillips and family James Phillips Clifford Banfield and children and Mrs. Cleo Webb and son Jack.
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Chauncey
Frank Phillips
Gladys
Kathleen
Forest Phillips
Shawnee
James Phillips
Nelsonville
Clifford Banfield
Cleo Webb
Jack
Beaumont
Crown City Elects Swain to Two Posts
Stanley Swain of Crown City is elected president of both the Crown City Town Council and the Crown City School District Board of Education. Other council members are Delbert Dillon Emerson Truesdale T. T. Watts C. C. Watson and Stanley Dillon. School board members are H. V. Caldwell S. C. Rankin Connie Williams and Ernest Levisay. The board awards a two year bus driver contract to Sanford Brumfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stanley Swain
Crown City
Delbert Dillon
Emerson Truesdale
T. T. Watts
C. C. Watson
Stanley Dillon
H. V. Caldwell
S. C. Rankin
Connie Williams
Ernest Levisay
Sanford Brumfield
Notices of Inventories and Debts in Multiple Estates
The Probate Court schedules a hearing for January 31, 1938 at 9:00 A.M. on inventories appraisements and schedules of debts for estates including James, Smith, Haning, Dean, Grant, Ross, Snow, John Lones, Allen, James, Boday, and Robinett. Creditors and interested parties may file exceptions five days before the hearing. Louis Tyroler, Probate Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolliette B. James
Leonora D. M. Smith
John Lones
D. Scott Allen
W. 8S
James
Frank Boday
Minerva Robinett
Louis Tyroler
Gallipolis Man Appointed to County Relief Commission
Following Leo Carter’s resignation to Cambridge Ohio Judge W R White, on Legion Post recommendation, named Clay Liddy of Gallipolis to the County Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission joining Homer Sowards and Otis Drummond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leo Carter
Cambridge
Ohio
County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief Commission
W. R. White
American Legion
Clay Liddy
Homer W. Sowards
Otis Drummond
Plan Special Service Gallipolis
Special services are held at the First Baptist Church with afternoon and night sessions. Daily children's meetings begin at 3 30 p m.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
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Athena
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Lecta Quilting Bee
H. Bion Bradbury
FE. E. Higgins
Gill CO
Gill Produce Co
Oak Hill
Edmund Schwinke
Harry Gilliland
Claude Slagle
Court House
J. B. Grogan
Koringa
London
Gallipolis Social Notes
John McCalla, Jr
Fred Milliser
Truman Burnett
Fred Duncan
New York City
Salvation Army
Athens, Ohio
Lewis Hern
Phillips
Swain
Atwater-Kent
Majestic
Philco
General Electric
Crosley
RCA
Atwater Kent
Parker Bros
Music Store
North Court St
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Atkens, Ohio
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