Suspension of WPA Work in Gallia Causes Suffering in Many Homes
Deplorable conditions in Gallia County as weather halts WPA employment leaving families with meager checks. Charitable groups report ineligible for direct relief while schools report increased absences due to poverty. Surplus food stores are strained and relief offices face rising requests amid ongoing winter weather.
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Athens
Athens i
WPA
Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Van Gilders Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Van Gilder of Cheshire marked their 60th anniversary with a family gathering. Present were children Anna Van Gilder Granville Wesley Webb and son Lewis Marietta Will Van Gilder four children Winfield W Va and John Van Gilder Columbus. Lester Van Gilder of Neaha Nebr. and his two children were absent. The couple still live in the house where the husband was born 84 years ago. the wife is 81.
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Gallipolis
C. L. van Gilder
Cheshire
Lester
Neaha
Nebr
Anna van Gilder
Granville
Wesley Webb
Lewis
Marietta
Will van Gilder
Winfield
W. Va
John van Gilder
Columbus
van Gilder
Birthday Dinner Honors Three Birthdays at Bowen Home
Mr and Mrs Nelson Gardner attended a Sunday birthday dinner at Eben Bowens Middleport home honoring Mrs Bowen her son in law and daughter in law John Vrooman. The cake bore 125 candles.
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Nelson Gardner
Eben Bowen
Middleport
Mrs G B Gillingham Hosts Contract Club Evening
Mrs G B Gillingham entertained her contract club Monday evening with two tables in play.
Travelers Headed South For Florida Visit
John E. Evans Jr and Blaine Mohr depart Sunday for a month in Florida. Mrs Joe Moch travels to Lynn Massachusetts to stay with Eli Isenberg family and infant son. Aubrey Smith hosts a Rio Grande dinner party with guests Herman Sowards Hazel Davis Addison. Charles Sowards visits afternoon.
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John E. Evans, Jr
Blaine Mohr
Florida
Joe Moch
Lynn
Mass
Eli Isenberg
Josephine Moch
Aubrey Smith
Rio Grande
Herman Sowards
Hazel Davis
Addison
Charles Sowards
Dale Gilkey Named President of Ohio State Employes' Association
Dale Gilkey of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics has been chosen president of the Ohio State Employes Association. He has served as trustee and vice president, and the state group is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Many employes at the state hospital are members.
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Gallipolis
Dale Gilkey
Ohio Hospital
Ohio State
State Association
American Federation of Labor
J Henry Evans Critically Ill In Kananga Near Bladen
J Henry Evans a Kananga schools teacher is reported critically ill at his home near Bladen.
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Gallipgolis
J. Henry Evans
Kananga
Bladen
Employment Center Locates 480 Jobs for Workers in 1939
Logan Ohio reports 480 private industry placements for Hocking and Vinton County workers in 1939, up 480 from 1938. Total benefits paid statewide reached 23,687,439 through 2,419,105 payments to 221,735 workers. The Logan Center registered 1,637 new applicants and logged 41,090 visits by job seekers and employers.
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Logan
Hocking
Vinton County
Ohio
Bureau of
H. H. Sands
Logan Center
Sands
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
BUC
Logan Office
Committee Named To Make Building Code for Logan
Logan council president appoints a special committee to study and draft a city building code. Lawrence Adcock Bill Miller and C L Wonn will review needs and aim to introduce an ordinance. Residents urge safeguards to spur construction amid unclear regulations. Mayor Kinser supports action to develop a code meeting city needs.
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Logan
Council
Stanley W. Baker
Lawrence Adcock
Bill Miller
C. L. Wonn
Chamber of Commerce
James D. Wells
Dallas Kinser
Missionaries Gather At Pilgrim Holiness Church
Arrangements are set for a missionary meeting at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in West Logan on January 30. The Rev. Minor will deliver the sermon with special music featuring electric guitar. The gathering opens at 7 p.m. and lasts one night, announced pastor Rev. W. E. Appleman.
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Logan
Pilgrim Holiness Church
West Logan
Minor
W. E. Appleman
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Barbara Martin
Funeral services set for 2 30 Thursday at 181 North Orchard Street for Mrs Barbara Martin who died Monday evening Reverend Cecil Harding Jones to officiate Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Logan
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Logan
N. Orchard St
Barbara Martin
Cecil Harding Jones
Oak Grove Cemetery
Walters Welcome Son Logan Born in New Plymouth
Mr and Mrs Herbert Walters of New Plymouth welcomed a son born on Monday.
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Logan
Herbert Walters
New Plymouth
Festival Is In the Red By 185.17
GALLIPOLIS Despite record attendance at last year’s Fall Festival, the report filed by Miss Nellie McNealey shows the organization ran a deficit of 185.17. Receipts totaled 2,511.15 including concessions 632.33 and county support 246.33. disbursements reached 2,696.32 with costs for premiums and attractions and tent rental among items listed.
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Gallipolis
Nellie McNealey
County Lacks Highway Head
Gallia County remains without a state highway superintendent after Walter Davis was transferred to Shelby County at the Republican Executive Committee request. The Shelby official refused the swap, Davis remains under Marietta district supervision and drawing pay during six weeks of vacancy. Ross Phillips serves as acting superintendent until a permanent appointment is made.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Walter
Doc) Davis
Shelby County
Republican Executive Committee
Davis
Marietta
Ross Phillips
Revival meeting sees good attendance in Elks Building
In Gallipolis nightly services led by evangelist Dr. R. A. Howell report strong turnout. The Baptist Choir plans to participate in Thursday nights service marking a active local revival effort.
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Gallipolis
Elks
R. A. Howell
Baptist
Daniel Searls Dies Monday in Athens
Gallipolis says Daniel Searls former Ragser resident died Monday in an Athens hospital. Survived by wife Eliza Conkle Searls. sons Hollis of Rutland and Emory of Steubenville. sister Angeline Clark of Charleston. Funeral rites held this afternoon at Ragser M E Church by Rev J L Stephenson with interment in village cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Daniel Searls
Rgger
Athens
Eliza Conkle Searls
Hollis
Rutland
Emory
Steubenville
Angeline Clark
Charleston
Rgger M. E
J. L. Stephenson
Tax Stamps Form Emergency Fund
Gallia County Health Nurse Naomi Evans has set up an emergency fund funded by sales tax stamp redemptions. So far the effort has raised $21 from tax stamps given by numerous residents across the city and county.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Plan Shooting Match Near Evergreen Feb 1
Local sports men plan a shooting match at Harry Kent's home Dunmovin near Evergreen on February 1. Classes will be formed for rifle and shotgun shooters.
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Gallipolis
Harry Kent
Dunmovin
Evergreen
Niday Non-Resident Faces Costs in Will Dispute
Verne C. Niday of Columbus seeks to set aside the will of his father Dr. C. R. Niday in Gallia County. The case against his mother Maude C. Niday alleges grounds to invalidate the will, with the court addressing costs due to non-residency.
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Gallipolis
Verne C. Niday
Columbus
Maude C. Niday
C. R. Niday
Logan Kiwanis Observe 25th Anniversary in Logan
Logan Kiwanis celebrated the 25th anniversary of Kiwanis International with a 6 pm dinner and a large birthday cake. Fred Burchfield led a program honoring objectives such as attendance, youth work, education, and community service. Guests included Mayor Dallas Kinser and other charter members noted for past leadership.
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Logan
Logan Kiwanians
Kiwanis International
Fred Burchfield
Burchfield
Kiwanis
Logan Kiwanis
George F. Nixon
J. W. Woodard
Bennett O. Knudson
M. B. Iles
Carlos Gaffin
Howard Rolston
Edward Davis
Eugene Wright
L. P. Mooney
M. Blles
E. L. Ewing
Kerwood
Martin
C. Wood Bowen
Joe Case
Carlos A. Gaffin
W. D. Braddock
Florida
Southland
Dallas Kinser
Joseph Polivka
Camp Hocking
Walter O'Doffer
Lancaster
R. S. Rochester
Clinton Webb
Ohio River Ice Locks River in Canadage Action
The Ohio River remains a solid ice sheet from shore to shore with no movement. Heavy snowfall has created a vast white field, making walking across unsafe as hidden thin ice between floes could be present.
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Ohio River
Gallipolis
Re Interview of WPA Roll Began in Gallipolis
Harry E. Hamilton of Jackson leads a re interview of about 550 WPA roll members to judge eligibility for the second six months. Those on the rolls are summoned by the Zanesville district office to appear and disclose current financial status and prospects. Hamilton also serves Lawrence County, rotating monthly between Gallipolis and Ironton.
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Gallipolis
Harry E. Hamilton
Jackson
Zanesville
Hamilton
Lawrence County
Ironton
Food Demonstration Held in Vinton For Huntington Township Residents
A roughly attended demonstration in Vinton showed how to prepare meals from home grown foods for Huntington Township residents. Dishes prepared were served to the audience.
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Vinton
Gallipolis
Huntington Township
WPA Project Is Resumed
Following a conference with Hocking County officials and district WPA heads in Zanesville, work on the Arnold Road project resumed Tuesday morning. Workers who had complained were told there would be no work until Wednesday and several issues were referred to district officials for consideration.
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Logan
Hocking County
WPA
Zanesville
Arnold Road
Young Coaster Is Victim of Accident
Logan Keevin Watkins eight year old son of Mrs Pauline Watkins suffered a deep tongue laceration after his sled struck a car driven by Clifford Courter who turned into Grave yard Alley from Midland Place. He received medical treatment Tuesday evening.
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Logan — Keevin Watkins
Pauline Watkins
Graveyard Alley
Clifford Courter
Midland Place
Nickel Plate Farms Get Electric Lines
Three farms south of Logan are being supplied with electrical current this week by Southern Ohio Power Company via a transmission line through the area. Current was expected to be ready today for Harley Ruble, Arthur Glick, and W. R. Brandt’s farm.
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Logan
Nickel Plate
Southern Ohio Power Company
Harley Ruble
Arthur Glick
W. R. Brandt
Gallipolis Appropriation On Sew Century Celebration
Gallipolis expects a 10 000 federal appropriation for exposition use and the local drive to match 3500 with 90 additional solicitors. The sesquicentennial finance committee, now 32 strong, aims to report for solicitation duty Thursday morning and push for a broad commemoration program in Washington and local efforts.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial Finance Committee
C. E. Holzer
Congressional Committee
Washington
A. C. Safford
C. W. Booth
Harry Maddy
Finance Committee
Garbo Stars in Nino tchka at Athena with Lubitsch
Garbo returns after two years in Nino tchka a modern romantic comedy directed by Ernest Lubitsch at the Athena Theatre. She plays a stern Soviet commissar sent to Paris to sell jewels, falls for a French count, and the plot entwines romance with legal and political intrigue. Ina Claire Bela Lugosi and a trio of new Russian characters support the star.
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Garbo
Ninotchka
Athena Theater
Melvyn Douglas
Ernest Lubitsch
Lubitsch
Paris
Russia
Constantinople
Ina Claire
Bela Lugosi
Felix Bressart
Sig Rumann
Alexander Granach
Gregory Gaye
Rolfe Sedan
Edwin Maxwell
Richard Carle
Douglas
Licensed To Marry LOGAN A marriage license issued to Lehman and Barnhart
Waldo L. Lehman 20 laborer Logan R. Logan R son of Arthur Lehman and Ruth Barnhart 17 at home Gore daughter of Clarence Barnhart. The Rev M N Casto officiating.
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Logan
Waldo L. Lehman
Logan R. R
Arthur Lehman
Ruth Barnhart
Gore
Clarence Barnhart
M. N. Casto
Car Collision Involving Acker And Sanders Near Walnut Street
No injuries reported after a Tuesday evening crash outside the city involving Paul Acker and Dan Sanders as they passed a parked vehicle on N Walnut Street. Both cars sustained damage.
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Logan
Paul Acker
Dan Sanders
N. Walnut St
Revival at Dicken Addition Church Led by Burgoon
Revival services at the Dicken Addition Church are led by evangelist Rev. Sherman Burgoon of Benton Township with aid from Rev. M. N. Casto.
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Logan
Dicken Addition Church
Sherman Burgoon
Benton Township
M. N. Casto
Williams Eligible for Parole After Breakin Sentence
Gallipolis inmate Charles Williams, sentenced to more than a year ago for breaking and entering, will be eligible for parole March 1, according to reports.
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Gallipolis
Charles Williams
Non-Support Charge Meets Grand Jury After East Gallipolis Arrest
George White is held to the grand jury under bond on a non-support charge filed by his wife. The arrest occurred at the home of his sister in East Gallipolis after a hearing before Judge John Halliday.
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Gallipolis
East Gallipolis
George White
John Halliday
Vinton Woman II At Gallipolis With Ill Mother
Mrs. L. B. Porter of Vinton is at McArthur with her mother Mrs. Weissenberger who is ill from a fall.
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Vinton
Gallipolis
L. B. Porter
McArthur
Weissenberger
Judge Sells Interest In Ben Franklin Store
Gallipolis judge John Halliday has sold his interest in the Ben Franklin Store to Craig D. Slagle. The stock will be moved to Slagle’s similar store in Pomeroy. The vacated storeroom on Second Ave. park front is owned by J. E. Halliday, now retired after a long merchandising career.
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Gallipolis
John Halliday
Ben Franklin
Craig D. Slagle
Pomeroy
Slagle
Second Ave. Park
J. E. Halliday
Springfield Names City Manager In Commission Government
GALLIPOLIS Arnold Dillon son of A L Dillon of Crown City and a Rio Grande College graduate has been chosen city manager for Springfield Ohio which uses a commission form of government similar to Gallipolis Dillon formerly taught in Springfield and Clark County schools.
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Gallipolis
Arnold Dillon
A. L. Dillon
Crown City
Rio Grande College
Springfield
Ohio
Dillon
Springfield and
Clark Coun Ty
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