Gallipolis Legion asks WPA investigation in Gallia County
Members of La fayette Post American Legion urge Dr Carl Watson WPA administrator to probe alleged violations in Gallia County They cite veterans dropped from WPA rolls and cite Section 16 Public Resolution 24 urging full inquiry and copies of findings to the Post The letter notes veterans removed while non veterans remain on rolls and asks for investigators to review each case with reports sent to the committee.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
E. N. Leonard
Otis Drummond
Earl Jordan
Carl Watson
WPA
Ohio
Gallia County
Dr. Watson
River Conditions Remain Unchanged At Gallipolis
River conditions in Gallipolis Ohio remain unchanged with ice not yet breaking up and the river appearing desolate and inactive. Pool stage is maintained and no damage has occurred. The John W Lane ferry steamer is moored opposite the city while Epling Sand and Gravel Co fleet stays in safe harbor below the ice piers.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
John W. Lane
West Virginia
Capt. Lane
United States Engineers’ Office
Huntington
Epling Sand and Gravel Co
Begin Solicitation For Celebration Funds
At the sesquicentennial headquarters in the Lafayette Hotel they start fundraising at nine o clock aiming to raise 3500 dollars. Chairman A C Safford leads with assistants Harry Maddy and C W Booth directing the effort.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial
Lafayette Hotel
Finance Committee
A. C. Safford
Harry Maddy
C. W. Booth
Local Officials Press for Swift Action on Complaints
Citizens warn of ongoing issues and claim ample proof in a letter to a city official. They urge immediate remedial action and report little delay in response expected.
Realty Owners Will Get Tax Notifications
Gallia County officials announce about 7000 realty owners will receive tax notices by mail with more due notices to follow. Personal tax blanks will reach about 2500 residents by mid February and must be completed and returned to the auditor in March.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Myers
Gallia County
E. D. Keeler
Cold Weather Records From 1936 Diary
Buswell Roush of Cheshire notes in his diary that this January’s cold wave is surpassed by 1936. He lists temperatures: Jan 21 three below zero, Jan 23 eighteen below, Jan 24 nineteen below, Jan 27 nine below, Jan 31 eight below, Feb 1 twelve below, Feb 8 two below, Feb 19 twelve below, Feb 20 three below.
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Gallipolis
Buswell Roush
Cheshire
21 Gallia Children In Columbus Hospitals
Gallia County supports 21 crippled children in Columbus hospitals through county and state cooperation. The county paid 2300 dollars last year for care when one more patient than now was treated. Only indigent children with normal mental status are admitted and hospitalization is arranged via Miss Naomi Evans and the Probate Court with monthly statements sent to commissioners. Gallia is cited as prompt in meeting hospitalization bills.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Columbus
Naomi Evans
E. D. Keeler
Miss Evans
Gallia
Ohio
Clyde Fisher Dies Tuesday of Diabetes
Clyde Wesley Fisher aged 30 died at Holzer Hospital Tuesday evening after a 55 hour coma from diabetes. He was the unmarried son of Mr and Mrs Corbett Fisher of near Hobson Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Clyde Wesley Fisher
Holzer Hospital
Corbett Fisher
Near Hobson
Cinder streets treat Gallipolis intersections
Slippery street intersections in Gallipolis have been treated with non skid cinders to reduce accidents. More Gallipolis News and social notes appear on page 9.
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Gallipolis
Fire damages residence on Second Avenue in Gallipolis
A Wednesday evening blaze caused several hundred dollars in damage to a one story residence on Second Ave near Olive St in Gallipolis owned by Mrs Orin Thomas and occupied by Marcus McKean and family. The fire started from a heating unit in the rear, broke through the roof, and charred the weatherboarding as firefighters battled for about an hour. Much furnishings were ruined by smoke and water. Mr and Mrs McKean work at the state hospital and their son Maurice is a high school student.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Olive St
Orin Thomas
Marcus McKean
Diphtheria Immunization Effort Continues in County Schools
Gallia County Nurse Naomi Evans says immunization of school children against diphtheria will not be completed in 41 county schools by mid February. Most treatments occur at schools with a few home visits. The last county case was in October with none this year. About 700 children will receive treatments this year.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
CCC Receives 42 New Applicants Inducted in Gallia County
In Gallia County 42 CCC enrollees were inducted through county certification chief Othneil Jones. The contingent includes recruits bound for Ohio camps and others headed west, the largest group from the county. Names include Ed D. Bexfield, Kermit Roosevelt Bradbury, Marcus R. Burns, Lewis Vinton Clark, Ned E. Clark, Robert Eskew, and many more.
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Gallipolis
CCC
Othneil Jones
Ohio
Ed D. Bexfield
Kermit Roosevelt Bradbury
Marcus R. Burns
Lewis Vinton Clark
Ned E. Clark
Robert
Trailer Breaks Loose Crashes Into Residence
A heavy trailer detached from a vehicle on Brothers Hill southwest of Gallipolis rolled back down the hill and struck Brodie Halley’s home causing only minor damage. No injuries were reported and traffic disruption was limited to the area.
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Gallipolis
Steep Brothers Hill
Brodie Halley
Mrs. Cora Wilcox Snyder Dies at Home Near Vinton
Mrs Cora Wilcox Snyder 46 wife of Albert Snyder died at the family home west of Vinton Tuesday night from a cerebral hemorrhage. Her husband runs a local coal mine. A daughter Mrs Golda Collins lives in Jackson and a son James Snyder in Vinton. Funeral services were in Vinton this afternoon conducted by Rev C A Brown of Wellston.
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Gallipolis
Cora Wilcox Snyder
Albert Snyder
Vinton
Golda Collins
Jackson
James Snyder
C. A. Brown
Wellston
Icy crash injures no one near Clipper Mills
Three passenger cars and a school bus collided Tuesday afternoon on an icy highway near Clipper Mills. Lloyd Jeffers of Bladen steered a car that was shoved through a guard rail and damaged, but no injuries were reported.
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Gallipolis
Clipper Mills
Lloyd Jeffers
Bladen
Ninotchka Reveals Garbo New Side in Modern Romance
Greta Garbo stars as a Russian commissar on a Paris mission in Ninotchka. Ernst Lubitsch directs a blend of sharp comedy and drama with Melvyn Douglas and Eva Claire in key roles. The film showcases Garbo singing dancing and stylish attire while Lugosi offers a rare sympathetic turn.
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Greta Garbo
Ninotchka
Athena Theater
Paris
Ernst Lubitsch
Melvyn Douglas
Garbo
Iaa Claire
Miss Claire
Adrian
Felix Bressart
Alexander Granach
Sig Rumann
Bela Lugosi
Smiley Russell Buried After Death Near Waverly
Smiley Russell aged 79, a former Porter teacher, was buried at Keystone yesterday after dying at a relative’s home near Waverly.
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Gallipolis
Smiley Russell
Porter
Keystone
Waverly
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Schine
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IL UN
Finland
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Gay
George Starr Lasher
Ohio Theatre
Tonite Fenal
Starrett
Popeye
Second Avenue
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Tess Terkc
Emodern Drug Stores
South Court Street
WELCH
Hill
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le Sale
Chipso
Borax Creo-Mullion
Caldwell
Cascara
Grove
Gordon
Fom
Val Nick
Cigars
Enoz Lighter
KOTEX
Korss
California
Bellan’s
Pertussin
Squibb
Clapp’s Baby Foods
Ja As
Hope Chocolate
Iodex Medicinal
Horlick
Doug
Kurlash Eye
Jergen
Urler
Edward
Fletcher
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