Blizzard Drops Temperature in Gallia County
In Gallia County, Weather Observer Edwin McCormick reported a 19 degree plunge in under three hours on Wednesday. The blizzard halted traffic as temperatures fell from 38 to 19 degrees by 4:30 PM, with continued snowfall and record cold later. WPA road work ceased due to the storm and drifting, with six new road projects awaiting favorable conditions.
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Gallipolis
Edwin McCormick
Mercury
McCormick
Ohio Valley
Gallia
WPA
H. W. Nixon
Athens
Nixon
Alfred district notes and local events
Alfred district residents report small-town happenings including tributes, engagements, and visits. Mrs C V Swartz and Mrs Florence announce the Marr son Norman to Miss phy of Coolville. Rotary leaders include C W intendent and Albert treasurer Helen Van Nest. Bad Man Roscoe Smith incident in Steubenville referenced with three arrests.
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Alfred
Alfrey
Danay
Clyde Colburn
Albert
George Pearman
Guss van Nest
Me Woodie
Wil Follrod
Rotary
Miss Mary
Helen
Steubenville
Roscoe Smith
Negro Political Leader Dies at Gallipolis
Robert Bennett aged 65 died after a long illness at his mother's home on Third Ave. He was a local political leader among Negro residents. Survived by his mother and half-siblings Stape Wright and Cora Brooks. Funeral set for Friday at John Gee Chapel A M Church with Rev. McGowan. burial Pine St Cemetery. John J Rowe announced Episcopal Church triennial convention in Cincinnati opening Oct 6 1937.
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Gallipolis
Robert Bennett
Josephine Wright
Third Ave
Stape Wright
Columbus
Cora Brooks
Cincinnati
John Gee Chapel
A. M
Farmers Aid Winter Birds in Gallia County
Game Protector Charlies Phillips reported full cooperation from Gallia County farmers in a drive to feed pheasants and song birds in snow covered ground. He distributed 10 bushels of wheat at various points as farmers vow to provide daily meals to the birds amid scarce weed seeds.
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Gallipolis
Charlies Phillips
Gallia County
Phillips
Julia Craig Entangled Aboard Yacht On Evergreen Island
Julia Craig negotiates a precarious arrangement aboard a private yacht owned by Woodford. Captain Bakely hints at Evergreen Island as a secluded hunting lodge, while Julia plots to reclaim her freedom and pursue her talent after returning to the city.
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Amy
Evergreen Island
Bakely
Evergreen
Julia
Narcotic Peddler of West in Jail Here
Mrs Juanita Mae Cook Davis a narcotic peddler from Kansas City Mo spent Tuesday night in the county jail here and was taken to the Alderson W Va women’s reformatory Wednesday morning by deputy U S Marshal for an indeterminate sentence She had been jailed in the West on the narcotic charge and was married to Davis who had also been convicted on a similar charge.
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Gallirolis
Juanita Mae Cook Davis
Kansas City
Aken
Alderson
W. Va
U. S
Missouri
Davis
Flower Sale Planned by Blind Group in Gallipolis
The American Brotherhood for the Blind plans a Flower Sale on Saturday January 25 in Gallipolis to aid blind persons. Local sponsors include City Manager Adolph Henke Rev H H Wilbur Miss Ethel M Young president of the Business and Professional Women's Club Rev George Sagen Rev Fr Charles B Ryan Mrs Lola Neal Rev L W Gishler and Miss Marian Van Zandt who will run the sale and finances. Headquarters are at the public library where supplies will be distributed. Braille books and magazines are purchased by the brotherhood and flowers will be sold for any donation with buyers asked to display them to prevent second appeals.
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Gallipolis
American Brotherhood For the Blind
Adolph Henke
H. H. Wilbur
Ethel M. Young
Business and Professional Women’s Club
George Sagen
Charles B. Ryan
Lola Neal
W. Gishler
Marian van Zandt
Judge Gillen Seeks Appeals Bench Post
Judge Roy J. Gillen of Jackson has filed candidacy with the Scioto County Board of Elections to seek a seat on the Court of Appeals. The retiring judge William H. Middleton precedes him, and Gillen’s career includes city solicitor mayor of Wellston four terms and four terms in the Ohio Senate.
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Gallipolis
Roy J. Gillen
Jackson
Court of Appeals
Scioto
Wellston
Gillen
Ohio Senate
Jackson County
Art Instructor Juliette Spencer Remains in Hospital
Miss Juliette Spencer a county art instructor is in Holrer Hospital receiving treatment for Sinemiction. Her condition was reported yesterday as remaining the same.
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Sallipolis
Juliette Spencer
Holrer Hospits
Mrs. Ina Blake 37 Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs. Ina Blake 37 died suddenly at her home near Miller in Lawrence County while preparing syrup for popcorn balls for her seven children. She collapsed after a morning illness. burial will be in Crown City. She was the daughter of Mrs. Nellie Williams.
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Gallipolis
Ina Blake
Miller
Lawrence County
Crown City
Roy Blake
Nellie Williams
Jesse Williams
Blake
Roy Williams
Otis Moore
Jessie Moore
Annie Moore
Gallipolis Attorney Announces Republican Candidacy for Prosecutor
Gallipolis resident John W. Howell son of Dr W E Howell announces he will seek the Republican nomination for Gallia County prosecutor. He holds an A B from Ohio State University and a law degree from Ohio Northern University. Howell was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1934 and has practiced in Gallia County, also serving as secretary to the Gallia County National Farm Loan Association.
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Gallipolis
John W. Howell
W. E. Howell
Ohio State University
Ohio Northern
Ohio
Gallia County National Farm Loan Association
Federal Judge Rules Frazier Lemke Farm Moratorium Law Valid
Federal District Judge Robert R. Nevin in Cincinnati ruled the amended Frazier Lemke farm moratorium law constitutional in an opinion issued on Wednesday. The decision upholds the law amid ongoing legal debates over agricultural mortgage relief and lender protections.
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Cincinnati
Robert R. Nevin
Grass Run-Side Hill Brief News Mention
Mrs. Maggie Brown died last Thursday at 64 with funeral at Midway Church and burial in Miles Cemetery. Infant Elmer Jean, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hutton, died Friday. Mrs. Hawk resumes work for Mrs. J. C. Anderson after visiting relatives at Vinton. Residents and visitors from Columbus and Pt. Pleasant noted ill health and mumps among locals. Many children out of school due to snow.
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J. C. Anderson
Ray Anderson
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Norman, Pearl
Orville Will
Jean Amos
C. F. Anderson
Will C. Merritt
Columbus
Claude Delaney
Dexter
EB. A. Plummer
Elmer Dent
Charleston
Lewis Saxton
Race Davis
George W. Miller
Pleasant Valley
M. L. Kendle
Buddy
Oak Hill Mail Carrier Dies While on Route
Benjamin Whitt age 42 of Oak Hill rural mail carrier died suddenly Tuesday on his route with substitute Oris Crabtree. Surviving are Hollis Whitt brother Walter Whitt and two sisters Mrs Claude Slagle Oak Hill and Mrs Verne Slagle Marysville. Retirement pay of a Federal civil service employee is not exempt from income tax.
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Gallipolis
Benjamin Whitt
Oak Hill
Oris Crabtree
Hollis Whitt
Walter Whitt
Chillicothe
Claude Slagle
Verne Slagle
Marysville
Birthday surprise honors Mr Caldwell at Cald wells home
A neighborhood gathering at Mr and Mrs Frank Caldwell home celebrated Mr Caldwell s birthday with music games and refreshments. Several residents attended including the Sharp Jeffers Cole and Bailey families. A fatal automobile wreck near New Commerstown killed Melvin Shields and injured others on the return trip. No school for two days due to deep snow drifts. buses could not run until roads opened.
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Lottridge
Frank Caldwell
Mr. Caldwell
R. L. Sharp
Lennie Sharp
Grace Jeffers
John Chevalier
John Jeffers
Glen Sharp
O. L. Davis
Charles King
Baby
Aldo McKinley
Arthur Cole
Lawrence Bailey
Charles Cole
Charles Golden
William Rolland
Emmett Swisher
Millfield
Clarice McDaniel
Athens
Will Christy
Silver Ridge
R. M. Allen
William Lawrence
Frank Lawrence
Farl White
Glen White
Astrologer predicts news in Hauptmann case Feb date
An astrologer working with counsel and a criminologist forecasts a development around February 26 favorable to Bruno Hauptmann. Paul Clancy, editor of American Astrology, says the forecast rests on Hauptmann's horoscope and he will pay $5,000 to Washington lawyers Nugent Dodds and Neil Burkinshaw who represented Hauptmann in Federal Court proceedings. He has hired Robert W. Hicks, a Washington criminologist, to probe the kidnapping.
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New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Paul Clancy
American Astrology
Hauptmann
Clancy
Nugent Dodds
Neil Burkinshaw
Washington
Trenton
Municipal Judge Art J. Stormont Injured After Fall
Gallipolis reports Judge Art J. Stormont was in his office Wednesday but endured severe injuries from a fall on a slippery walk near his home the previous evening. He struck his head on a concrete step and suffered pain throughout the day.
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Gallipolis
Art J. Stormont
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