Gallipolis City Manager Demands Removal of Frog Pond
Gallipolis officials clash over the so called frog pond in City Park as City Manager John Gwinn urges immediate removal. He cites criticism and design concerns while Sesqui centennial director E M Hawes defends the feature and cites visitor interest. If ignored, city workers may fill and level the pond space.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallipolis
John Gwinn
E. M. Hawes
Sesquicentennial
Gwinn
City Commission
C. E. Holzer
Sesqui
Hawes
Michigan
Louisiana
Fuure
City Park
Still Confiscated In Ohio Township
Dewey Carpenter, 42, arrested for operating a large still near Ohio Township. Federal officers took him to Portsmouth for arraignment. The still and about 35 gallons of liquor confiscated were destroyed.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Township
Dewey Carpenter
Portsmouth
Georges Creek Grange Offers Degree Work and Pie Contest
Georges Creek Grange in Gallipolis holds degree work for several candidates at its Friday meeting on July 19. An apple pie contest will feature pies baked with lard or butter, judged by three impartial judges. A new executive is to be elected.
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Gallipolis
Georges Creek Grange
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Hostess and Weddings
Gallipolis social items note Miss Jewell Burnette hosting friends for bridge and rock games in honor of Mrs. Geraldine Matthews visiting from Conneaut. Announcements include Norma Pugh and Harold Wade marriage and several local gatherings, moves, and visits among families and residents of Gallipolis and nearby towns.
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Gallipolis
Jewell Burnette
Geraldine Matthews
Conneaut
Elmer Burnette
Rock
John Will
Middleport
Harry K. Mills
Wellston
Harold Burris
Paul Burns
Morton Dickey
Eleanor Bentz
Ellabelle Chevalier
Mary
Norma Pugh
Aid
Rio Grande College
Lawrence County
Harold H. Wade
Ironton
Hold Outing for Mrs. Rupe and Local Club Event
Mrs. Wilda Rupe led her Sunday School group on an annual excursion to Lake Hope and Lake Alma with boating and swimming, including names such as Morris Brown Elsie Berry Donna Hobbs and others. The Tuesday Contract Club hosted by Mrs. Leo C. Bean awarded prizes to Mrs. Howard Neal and Mrs. Ray Ellinwood. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest V. Folden hosted a dinner at their new home on Vin- for employes honors.
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Joe Moch
Hubert Carnes
Hazel Carnes Schafer
Cambridge
Wilda Rupe
Eno
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Lake Alma
Morris Brown
Elsie Berry
Donna Hobbs
Jean Ward
Florence Reynolds
Dorothy Thomas
Lucille Denney
Esther Reynolds
Donnie Graves
Wayne Palmer
Wendell James
Frank Berry
Paul Thompson
Rupe
Leo C. Bean
Howard Neal
Ray Ellinwood
HONOR
Forrest V. Folden
Newr
Vin
Funeral for Florence Burks Held in Huntington
Gallipolis reports funeral services for Mrs. Florence Burks age 73 attended by son Dewey Burks and family in Huntington. Interment followed today in Covington Virginia. In Gallipolis attorney William H. Jones named guardian of Mrs. Carrie Cromley with bond set at 8000 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Dewey Burks
Huntington
Florence Burks
Covington
William H. Jones
Carrie Cromley
Infant Harold Henderson Dies in Crown City Home
Harold Henderson infant son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Henderson died at the family home in Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Harold
Clarence Henderson
Crown City
Eureka Dam Closed to Visitors for Sabotage Fears
GALLIPOLIS The Eureka Roller Dam a fifteen million dollar Ohio River structure eight miles south of the city is closed to visitors amid fear of sabotage. Col J D Arthur chief of the United States Engineers has ordered the lock master to keep people off the government property. Reports of guards and detachment of soldiers are unconfirmed but considered possible. Access from the Ohio side is via a guarded enclosure and steep stairs while the West Virginia approach leads to the dam’s twin lock chambers and machinery. Each of the 22 lock and dam employees is said to have marshal like powers and inspections are continuous.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Ohio River
J. D. Arthur
United States Engineers
Ohio
West Virginia
United States
Former Gallia County farmer dies in fall while trimming tree
Jacob P. Spires aged 63 of Gallia County died from a neck fracture after slipping from a ladder while trimming a limb. Relatives attend services at the family home in Columbus where he had moved years ago. His widow Mrs Spires is his sole immediate survivor. The Masonic burial will be performed.
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L. R. Hall
Horner
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Raymond Gooch
Carl Easterday
Racine
Sullivan
Ind
E. G. Royer
Royer
Wooster
Stanley Blazer
New Bethlehem
Charles Swanson
Clark Weethee
Oliver
Batavia
N. Y
William Mayberry
Jaila Fraley
W. P. Dardorff
Magnetic Springs
Mabel Young
Pittsburgh
Indian Lake
Gallipolis
Jacob P. Spires
Gallia County
Columbus
Spires
Funeral held for Frank Moats 70
Funeral services for Frank Moats 70 a former resident who died Monday at his sister’s home in Columbus were largely attended at the Entsminger Funeral Home. Burial followed the Jr. O. U. A. M. rite conducted by its officers.
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Gallipolis
Frank Moats
Columbus
Entsminger
Jr.0
U.A.M
Destroy Unlicensed Dogs in Gallia Area
Gallia County Dog Warden Roy Johnson reports the elimination of 14 unlicensed dogs in a Springfield Township area. One dog is charged with the killing of a four month old calf, according to the official report.
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Gallipolis — County
Roy Johnson
Springfield Township
Court Orders Gallia Man To Support Children
Gallia man Harry Walters of Clay Township was arraigned on non support of two minor children. He pleaded not guilty and said he paid $2 weekly without receipts from his wife. The court ordered him to continue the payments.
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Gallipolis
Harry Walters
Clay Township
Delegates Head to Democratic National Convention
Gallipolis Municipal Judge John Halliday and Ironton’s H A McCowan plan to depart Saturday evening by airplane for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Gallipolis
John Halliday
H. A. McCowan
Ironton
Chicago
Leonard and Waugh Family Reunions Planned for Aug 4
The Leonard family will meet at Georges Creek Grange Hall after an annual reunion and the Waugh family plans a gathering at the fairgrounds on Sunday August 4.
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Gallipolis
Leonard
Georges Creek
Waugh
Fairgrounds
Insurance Craze Guards Against Immorality In 1700 England
In early 18th century England a surge in life and moral protection policies emerged as insurers sold coverage against lying and immoral conduct. These peculiar policies aimed to shield individuals from reputational harm and social ruin.
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England
Sea anemone Leaves Foot Clones on Rocks
The sea anemone moves along the rocks leaving fragments of its foot behind. These fragments regenerate into full, independent individuals, forming new clones.
Ewington Boy Dies From Blood Poisoning
Gallia County report of ten year old Albra Lee Fooce dying at home from blood poisoning after an ankle injury from a swing fall. Funeral set with Rev Isaac Russell at Mt Tabor Church Friday at 2 p.m. Survived by mother Mrs Lillie Jinks and brothers Henry and Francis Fooce.
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Gallipolis
Albra Lee Fooce
Ewington
Isaac Russell
Mt. Tabor
Lillie Jinks
Henry
Francis Fooce
Gallia County Native Killed in Colorado Auto Crash
Beman R. Cheatwood 56 a Gallia County native was killed in an automobile crash near Fort Collins Colorado when his car left the road and overturned. He is survived by his wife two daughters and two sons all in Fort Collins. Sisters Sadie Isaacs Gallia and Bessie Neal Springfield. Brother Homer Cheatwood Denver.
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Gallipolis
Beman R. Cheatwood
Gallia County
Fort Collins
Colo
Cheatwood
Sadie Isaacs
Gallia
Bessie Neal
Springfield
Homer Cheatwood
Denver
Licensed to Marry at Gallipolis and Point Pleasant
Marriage licenses issued for Hugh F Leach 22 and Betty Jo Robbins 21 of Point Pleasant and Laurence McClure 55 Apple Grove and Julia Lewis Harvie 40 of Charleston. Wheat threshing has begun in several county localities with first yields reported as average.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Weber Gishler
Lawrence L. McClure
Ashton
W. Va
Julia Lewis Harvie
Huntington
Judy Harvie
Lane Anderson
Andrew Northcott
George K. Anderson
Gallipolis
Hugh F. Leach
Betty Jo Robbins
Point Pleasant
Laurence McClure
Apple Grove
Charleston
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Ezra Elliott
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Paul Northup
Odell Northup
Pearl Northup
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