Gallia County appoints Saunders to relief post
At a surprise Thursday meeting the Gallia County Board of Commissioners chose Miss Lillian Saunders 21-year-old daughter of Emmett Saunders Maple Shade WPA worker as director over many applicants. She will oversee surplus commodity distribution medical aid purchases and WPA sewing unit supplies. the relief office managed $32 000 in county funds last year. None of the other applicants attended.
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Gallipolis
Board of Gallia County Commissioners
Lillian Saunders
County Relief Office
Miss Saunders
Emmett Saunders
WPA
NYA
Fears Brother May Be Flood Victim
Mrs. Harold Safford of Gallipolis fears her brother Wylie Lowe who ran a garage in Morehead Kentucky may have been lost in the flood disaster.
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Gallipolis
Harold Safford
Wylie Lowe
Morehead
Young County Relief Director Proposes Salary Post
Miss Saunders, noted as one of the few women in the state to hold the county relief director post and described as the youngest in the position, heads a meeting to urge their claims for selection. The role carries a salary of 75 dollars monthly.
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Miss Saunders
Pensioners To Regain Realty In Gallia County
Gallia County old age pension recipients who had transferred realty to the state to qualify for pensions may regain ownership after Sept. 6 under a new law cited by Probate Judge James S. Clark. Many applicants had given liens or mortgages under a prior statute. reconveyance is now possible, and restored income may remove some from the pension list.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
James S. Clark
Civil Service Exams For Game Wardens In Columbus
Gallia County included in counties to receive appointments with exams in Columbus on July 20 and 21. Merrill McCormick of Green Township noted as local warden under provisional appointment. Several ex service men enter competition, receiving 20 extra points for wartime service. Applications available at County Auditor E. D. Keeler's office.
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Gallipolis
Civil Service
Columbus
Gallia
Merrill McCormick
Green Township
E. D. Keeler
Attendant Released From Hospital in Gallipolis
Verne Dodd Jr an attendant at the state hospital in Gallipolis was released from his post by the state civil service commission after charges from Superintendent G G Kincon. He reportedly reported for duty intoxicated and with liquor on his person.
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Gallipolis
Verne Dodd, Jr
State Civil Service Commission
G. G. Kincon
Dodd
Knights of Golden Eagle Plan Annual Picnic near Mount Hermon
Lec ta Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle announce their annual picnic on Greasy Ridge near Mount Hermon Church Saturday July 22. The program will feature many interesting items according to organizers.
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Knights of Golden Eagle
Gallipolis
Lecta Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Greasy Ridge
Mount Hermon Church
Marri age license issuances listed for several couples
Mid week marriage licenses were issued to Carl Russell 30 of Gallipolis and Kathryn Watson 21 of Cheshire Woodrow McDermitt 26 and Vicie Myers 21 both of Gallipolis James W Cornell 66 and Carrie Beaver 49 both of Gallipolis Ray Fox 40 and Edith Bobo 34 both of Clifton West Virginia
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Gallipolis
Carl Russell
Kathryn Watson
Cheshire
Woodrow McDermitt
Vicie Myers
James W. Cornell
Carrie Beaver
Ray Fox
Edith Bobo
Clifton
W. Va
Vinton Residents Enjoy Local Community Pool
Gallia County report notes Vinton village residents use a summer pool created by water impounded in Raccoon Creek above the old mill dam at the village boundary. The depth reaches six to eight feet, offering a safe recreation area.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Village
Social Notes from Gallipolis Spotlight Weddings and Visits
Miss Raymah Rothgeb of Addison wed Ura Grover of Kyger at Calvary Baptist Rio Grande with Rev. E. H. Midkiff officiating. The couple will study at Ohio State University after a wedding trip to Columbus. Several local families, graduates, and friends attend, including Leta Jane Sayre and May Calhoun. The item also reports another June ceremony, 51st birthday celebration for Mr. Lewis, and various visits and travels among Gallia County residents.
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Gallipolis
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Raymah Rothgeb
Addison
Ura Grover
Kyger
E. H. Midkiff
Leta Jane Sayre
Racine
May Calhoun
Chauncey Rothgeb
Jane Rothgeb
Edwin Rothgeb
Arthur Grover
Tom Carman
Fred
T. J. Lewis
Florence Chubbuck
Eleanor Brooks
Bess Evans
Rio Grande College
Columbus
Ohio State University
Mr. Grover
Mrs. Grover
Joyce Fields
J. R. Fields
Xenia
Robert Overly
Marysville
Tenn
Fields
Grace Methodist Church
Ohio Wesleyan University
Overly
Gatewood
N. J
State Hospital Arboretum among Ohio’s Finest
The Arboretum at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis is praised as one of Ohio’s best. Its tree lined drives and expansive plantings include a modern evergreen nursery and a wide array of deciduous and fruit trees, with notable orchards and the largest boxwood and holly trees in the state.
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State Hospital Arboretum
Ohio
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Norway
Pfitzer
Columbus
Governor's Mansion
State Hospital
State of
Wealthy
Jonathan
Ingram
Arkansas
Starke's
Ben Davis
Rome
York Imperial
Stamen
G. G. Kineon
Motley May Be Held In Jail Without Bond
GALLIPOLIS Proposed bond of 4000 for Delbert Motley 23 was refused by the court and he may remain in jail until the next grand jury likely the first week in September. On arraignment Motley pleaded not guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and running down and killing Billy Perry 7 near Kananga Monday evening. His home is in Middleport.
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Gallipolis
Delbert Motley
Motley
Billy Perry
Kananga
Middleport
Forest planning advice favors space and groupings
The article quotes Dr Kincon on proper tree planting in parks and estates. He warns against crowding which distorts individual tree shape and suggests grouping trees of the same family in large plantings for a pleasing effect. A federation meeting is scheduled near Oak Hill on July 30.
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Gallipolis
Federation of Rural Churches
Gallia
Jackson Counties
Oak Hill
Extend City Water Mains To Suburb
City water mains extend 2,200 feet along Portsmouth Avenue with three new fire hydrants to serve Holcomb Hill and John Everett Evans subdivisions. Gas service by Ohio Fuel Gas Co. now reaches corporation lines along Portsmouth and Chillicothe Avenues, and Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Co. provides electric service. A new road to Fortification Hill Park is complete and open.
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Gallipolis
Portsmouth Avenue
John Gwinn
Holcomb Hill
John Everett Evans
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Portsmouth
Chillicothe Avenues
Corporation
Columbus Land Southern Ohio Electric Co
Aged Farmer George Fox Dies in Gallia County Home
George Fox aged 77 of Jackson died in a local home for the aged Thursday after a heart attack. His body was returned to Jackson for interment.
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Gallipolis
George Fox
Jackson
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Gallia Relief Office
Vinton
Gallipolis Social Notes
Mulford-Robertson
George Mulford
Violet Mulford Robertson
John E. Russell
John R. Gilpin
First Baptist Church
Russell, Ky
Ernest B. Kennedy
Russell
Wallace Lewis
Lewis
Eureka Methodist Sunday School
Crown City
James Gatewood
O. O. McIntyre
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Eva Kratz
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George F. Bovie
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W. S. Sharp
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Ralph Turner
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Second Avenue
Cedar
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Rocky Mount
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Louisburg
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J. E. Evans
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Ariz
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Sally Lee
New Boston
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Caldwell
Ben F. Evans
Emily Jean
Francis Evans
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Garland Lear
Northup
Francis Beck
Leslie Beck
Lake Alma
Hocking County
Herman Northup
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Ernest Watts
Cora
Charles Wigner
L. D. Watts
Harold Mackenzie
R. F. Monkhern
Oil City
C. J. McCormick
Toledo
C. W. Durr
Virgil Hixson
Hixson
Frank Robinson
Charlene
Donald Robinson
Chillicothe
Earl Pritchett
James Black
Cleveland
Blanche France
Mary Wetherholt
Eleanor and
Beulah
Marietta
Frank Leaper
Maurice Beaudry
Boston
Mass
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E. M. Peoples
Huntington
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Indianapolis
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Chillicothe Road
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Plain City
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Kellogg’s Corn
Philadelphia
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Michigan Ave
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Felber
Carnation
Morton’s Salt
Hershey’s Cocoa
Pnac
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