Danger of Flood Increases In Valley of Ohio River
Gallipolis Ohio Jan 26 rising waters and forecasts of more rain and snow signal flood risk along the Ohio River Valley. At 7 pm the park gauge stood 40.8 feet the highest since spring 1933. Wharves drawn up, four more feet expected, river traffic light. Excursion steamer Washington due to move to Pittsburgh for winter quarters. Government boats likely to be called to the lower Mississippi to save livestock and property if flood arrives.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River Valley
Here
West Virginia
J. D. Ayres
Ike
Ayres
Union Line
Huntington
Cincinnati
Ernest Riggs
Chambersburg
Washington
Gallipolis Schools Hope for State Loans After Tax Distributions
Supt H Bion Bradbury says districts in Gallia County cannot borrow until final distributions of personal and intangible taxes are made. Estimated taxes cap at $10 per district, with exact sums filed with the State Department of Education. Auditor BE L White notes distribution occurs by Saturday for intangibles and next week for personal taxes. requests due February 18. A local note: a Gallipolis mother cat has five kittens named after the Ontario Dionne quintuplets.
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Gallipolis
Galiia County
H. Bion Bradbury
State Department of Education
L. White
Peline
Dionsh Gallipolis
Wayne Sands
Front Street
Ontario
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin A Trusted Laxative
This ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe habit forming free liquid laxative containing senna and cascara. It promotes gentle effective relief for biliousness and constipation for the whole family with regulated doses until regularity returns, available at all drug stores.
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Dr. Caldwell
Corn Hog Contract Changes Pleasing Gallia Farmers
Gallia County farmers expect broad approval for the simplified 1935 corn hog contract per county agent R R Starbuck. Key changes include no contracted acres, shifted acres usable for other crops, no total area limit on cultivated crops, corn payments rising to 35 cents per bushel, and hog payments unchanged but reduced production by 10 percent.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
R. R. Starbuck
AAA
Starbuck
George N Bolles Dies At Gallipolis 75
George N Bolles 75 longtime Republican politician and former Gallipolis Furniture Factory superintendent died Thursday evening after a two month illness from a blood clot. He lived in Gallipolis with prior service as election board clerk for 20 years and as factory superintendent for 30 years. Survived by widow Alice Soles Bolles son Merman in Cincinnati, one brother Albert H Bolles and sister Mrs Lizzie Hanlin. Funeral plans pending son’s return.
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Gallipolis
George N. Bolles
Bolles
Holzer Hospital
Merman
Rolles-Brendimore Company
Cincinahall
Alice Soles
Rodney
Albert H. Bolles
Lizzie Hanlin
Hammond
Ind
Numa
Mound Hill
Logan Furniture Factory
Episcopal Church
Masonic
Eastern Star
Revival at Gallipolis Draws Wide Interest
Revival services at the Baptist Church led by Dr. and Mrs. John Hamilton of Winona Lake Ind attract strong attendance. Hamilton will speak Sunday morning on Power After That and evening on Home America’s Greatest Problem. Mrs Hamilton leads the 6 pm B Y P U and both will conduct Bible study and youth sessions next week.
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Gallipolis
Baptist Church
John
Hamilton
Winona Lake
Ind
George Sagen
America
Rio Grande College
H. H. Wilbur
Methodist Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Judgment for 8250 Awarded in Accident
Mrs. Sydney Campbell was awarded 2500 dollars in a damage suit against the Gorton Brothers of Brazil Indiana in Judge W R White’s court. The January 1934 traffic crash caused personal injuries to Campbell. Defendants were absent. defense counsel has until Feb 2 to answer in related Tipton case alleging bus driver negligence.
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Gallipolis
Sydney Campbell
Girton Brothers
Brazil
Ind
W. R. White
Gallia Court appoints guardians and administrators
R M Switzer named guardian for 83 year old Miss Fannie Morton after she was ruled incompetent with a $2000 bond. Morton sold timber to B N Leonard for five dollars per thousand feet, a move likely to be revisited. D W Davis appointed administrator of John Gillespie’s estate with a $10000 bond backed by S Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Gillespie died after a broken leg incident at his Thurman home.
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D. W. Davis
Clark
John Gillespie
VA. S
Preview of End of World Seen by Pasadena Astronomers
Scientists await a cosmic stage event as Dr. Fritz Zwicky of Caltech predicts a supernova in Virgo Star Cluster, about 42 quintillion miles away, could mark the end of the world for Earth. He says any exploding star may reveal answers about stellar life and death, while noting the sun still has billions of years left before such a calamity.
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Pasadena
Calif
Fritz Zwicky
California Institute of Technology
Virgo
Dr. Zwicky
Zwiecky
Earth
Anderson transferred to Columbus as chief engineer of maintenance
G M Anderson division engineer for State Highway Division No 9 with headquarters at Chillicothe is moved to Columbus to serve as chief engineer of maintenance. No successor has been named for Anderson as division engineer.
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Anderson
Columbus
G. M. Anderson
Chillicothe
Acting and Matrimony Quote by Virginia Bruce
A brief quotation from actress Virginia Bruce extols marriage as a quick path to understanding life and acting. The line frames matrimony as a rich source of experiential knowledge for performers.
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Virginia Bruce
82-Year-Old Woman Falls in Snow Near Evergreen
In Gallipolis, 82-year-old Mrs. Louisa Russell lay in the snow for two hours after a yard fall Tuesday afternoon. Found by school children, she was brought inside and is in critical condition with risk of pneumonia and possible skull fracture. Her brother Thomas White, 91, lives in Eno, with grandchildren in Hamden.
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Gallipolis
Louisa Russell
Evergreen
End-O-Corn Promises Quick Relief for Corn Pain
An Athens Pharmacy ad promotes End-O-Corn claiming rapid pain relief and removal of corns or callouses. The notice offers a jar for fifty cents, noting a higher price in print and urging readers to buy today.
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Athens
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