Gallia County Grangers Plan Labor Day Picnic at Rio Grande
Gallia County Grange leaders announce a county wide picnic on Labor Day at Rio Grande College with a 65 pound Hampshire pig fattened for the feast. Invitations will go to Louis Taber and Harry Caton and attendance may reach 4000 people.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallia County Grangers
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Gallia
Rio Grande College
R. P. McCarley
Pomona Grange
E. G. Royer
Louis J. Taber
Harry Caton
National Grange
Hampshire
McCarley
Parker
Elmer
New Planes Arrive for Training Pilots
Gallipolis Airways Inc reports two California made Interstate Cadet airplanes arrived at the airport to train Rio Grande College aviation students and private learners. A second instructor is due this week to assist W. H. Clevis.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Airways, Inc
C. E. Holzer
California
W. H. Clevis
Rio Grande College
Welsh Area Students Plan Reunion Aug 9
Former and present students from Shaffer Whitt Cambria and Roach Schools in the Welsh settlement in Gallia and Jackson counties will meet at Parish Grove near Oak Hill August 9 for a reunion. A free bean dinner will supplement picnic baskets at noon and an afternoon program is planned.
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Gallipolis
Shaffer, Whitt, Cambria
Roach
Gallia
Jackson County
Parish Grove
Oak Hill
Bicycle Theft Case Settled by Local Magistrate
Gallia County local deputy sheriff recovered the bicycle of Priddy Stevenson of Pt Pleasant. Clovis Eblin was fined $15 and costs by Magistrate J H State for stealing the bicycle. Deputy Sheriff Grant Long arrested Eblin.
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Gallipolis
Clovis Eblin
J. H. State
Priddy Stevenson
Pt. Pleasant
Grant Long
Eblin
Night NYA classes halted after eleven weeks in Gallipolis
Night classes for NYA enrollees at the high school were discontinued after eleven weeks. A second semester planned for July failed due to lack of interest. About fifty students earned accomplishment certificates in the first course.
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Gallipolis
NYA
Park Site Picked for Roadside Park Near Vinton
Ground owned by Mrs. H. K. Butler just south of Gallipolis would host a roadside park if the state highway department accepts NYA labor sponsorship. The tract, bisected by Raccoon Creek, is deemed ideal for the project.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
State Highway Department
NYA
H. K. Butler
Plan Cake Contest at Gallipolis with Grange meeting
A cake baking contest in Gallipolis accompanies a regular Ohio Valley Grange meeting on Wednesday. Cakes with ice cream and coffee will be served. Ordinance No. 832 establishes the grade of Northwood Drive in Athens Northwood Addition with detailed station elevations and dates.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Grange
Northwood Drive
J. C. Edmundson
Northwood
Athens
Ohio
Peach Ridge Road
Aes
C. Cornell
C H. Harris
Holzer Speaks on WLW Conservation Address
Dr. Charles E. Holzer flew to Cincinnati to address conservation of natural resources on WLW this morning and returned this afternoon. A large crowd in Gallia heard his noon discourse.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Cincinnati
WLW
Tree Seeds Planted in Gallia County
Gallia County reports a 30 percent rise in seedling plantings with 27 250 sproutings mainly pines black walnuts and locusts. seedlings sourced from Marietta state nursery and 850 bushels of black walnuts were distributed to agriculture classes for home planting.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Gallia County
Marietta
Ralph Davis
R. A. Pitchford
Northup
Laurence L. Holliday
J. W. Stewart
State Hospital
Joe Donald Pollitt
Bladen
Harley Thomas
Bidwell
C. A. Walter
Crooksville
Roger
New Nursery Opens at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis
A new nursery for newborns started at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on the third floor. Each bassinet has a bathing table and a foldable cabinet with the child’s layette. Incubators and glass bottles for solutions are provided, with an ankle amulet system recording name and birth hour for identity.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Recovers From Injury In Local Accident
Randall Erwin, 31, of Gallipolis, is in hospital with a head injury from a parted wire cable used in loading a truck. His condition is reported not serious.
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Gallipolis
Randall Erwin
Empty Shells Hint at McVeigh Shooting Details
Sheriff Floyd Duffy questioned Mrs. Wolfe at the Haydenville home of Abraham McVeigh’s daughter after neighbors heard two shots. Two empty revolver cartridges were found with a shell on a Davenport and another near the body, suggesting reflex-fire after the first shot. The German made automatic pistol’s safety failed during tests. Funeral arrangements were under way at a Lancaster mortuary.
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Logan
Abraham McVeigh
Bremen
Fred Wolfe
Haydenville
Floyd Duffy
Wolfe
Ernestine McVeigh
Springfield
Lancaster
Wolf Produces Thirty Bushels Per Acre In Wheat Trial
Perry Township farmer F. O. Wolf reports an average wheat yield of 30 bushels per acre this season, per county extension office. Falls Township farmer James H. Barker reported 28.5 bushels per acre from another wheat variety and 55 bushels per acre from winter oats.
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LOGAN
Thorne
F. O. Wolf
Perry Township
James H. Barker
Falls Township
Kinser Fines Albert Patton in Traffic Case
Albert Patton pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Logan. Mayor Dallas Kinser fined him 100 dollars plus costs and suspended his driving rights. Floyd Moshier of Carbon dale was admitted to Cherrington Hospital for appendicitis surgery.
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Kinser
Albert Patton
Logan
Dallas Kinser
Gallipolis Social Notes Honor Birthdays with Local Gatherings
Mrs Marcus hosts a wiener roast at the roadside park for her husband’s birthday with guests including Miss Mary Ellen Wilson of Columbus and many Gallipolis and nearby residents. A second group enjoys a Rio Grande picnic supper at Miss Carrie Shiers’s home with relatives and neighbors from Gallipolis and Gallipolis Ferry.
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Gallipolis
Marcus’ Shato
Roadside Park
Mary Ellen Wilson
Columbus
Earl Stuck
McArthur
E. J. Wilson
Robert
Loyal Folden
Laing Strong
James Hook
John Reese
John Strong
Russell Scott
Leslie Brewer
Orville Scott
Leo Shaver
R. R. Roush J
Aldena
Court Street
Carrie Shiers
Rio Grande
E. E. Myers
W. B. McCormick
5S. M. Bossard
W. A. Lee
Jean Maddox
This City
Wanda
Betty Lee
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Barnetts Host Party Near Vinton With Several Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barnett held a Friday evening gathering at their home near Vinton. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bennett and sons Ralph and Lawrence, Mrs. Byron Davis and daughter Lileen from Columbus, Mrs. Hollis Reese of Gallipolis, Mrs. J. D. Davis and son David, and Mabel and Edith Corn of Vinton Route 2. Ice cream and cake were served by Cora Belle and Delores Barnett.
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Owen Barnett
Vinton
Cecil Bennett
Ralph
Lawrence
Byron Davis
Lileen
Columbus
Hollis Reese
Gallipolis
J. D. Davis
David
Mabel
Edith Corn
Cora Belle
Delores Barnett
Birthday and travel notices amid Bladen community gathering
A large group gathers at Mr. and Mrs. James Halley home in Bladen for the 59th birthday of Mr. Halley. News includes births Eloise Randolph in Northup and travels of several locals to Norfolk, Allegan, Columbus, and Ironton with family visits and a planned Eastern Star picnic at Thurman with Harrisonville guests.
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James Halley
Bladen
Oscar Randolph
Northup
Eloise
Eldon Coder
Magnetic Springs
Jewell Burnett
Elizabeth Holzer
Norfolk
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Martha Wakefield
Indianapolis
Robert Jones
Jennie Voglegesang
W. E. Burt
Bertha Cushman
Logan
Oscar Rodgers
Ironton
Portsmouth
Gus Frye
Allegan, Mich
Picnic set for 300 at Women’s Home Council event
More than 300 people expected at the Women’s Home Council family picnic in Chickamauga Park on Wednesday night. A 6:30 picnic supper will precede singing and games to close the program.
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Gallipolis
Women's Home Council
Chickamauga Park
Mrs Blake Strait Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Blake Strait, known for her Ann Bailey impersonation for the sesquicentennial, was a weekend patient at Holzer Hospital and returned home today much improved. The Bostic family plans a reunion July 27 at Bethesda Church in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Ann Bailey
Blake Strait
Holzer Hospital
Bethesda Gallipolis
Bostic
Bethesda Church
Rev Joseph Keefer Plans To Build Church Tabernacle
GALLIPOLIS This city will have a gospel tabernacle if Rev Joseph Keefer plans are carried out. Arrangements aim to bring Rev Withrow of Charleston for meetings at the fairgrounds and the erection of a tabernacle. Site is not announced though several are under consideration.
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Gallipolis
Joseph Keefer
Rev
Withrow
Charleston
Fairgrounds
Towboat Transfers and river construction notes in Ohio River region
EAST LIVERPOOL reports Tron City Sand and Gravel to take over the towboat Prosperity from Capt. Tom Campbell. The 90 by 22 by 4% stern-wheeler replaces the Steel City wrecked at a pier. Mary K. Soon joins district towing as Shirley after purchase by Earl Webster. Dravo Corp. orders 66,534 gross tons river equipment and 150 tons of material for the big Ems Worth Dam locks reconstruction due in 250 days. Pilots warned of Light 85.6 conversion at Sisters Island to a flashing beacon. River construction jobs down 39 last week, with 1,273 at work and contractors hiring 22 more for 766 total.
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East Liverpool
Tron City Sand and Gravel Corp
Tom Campbell
Treadwell Construction Co
Steel City
Mary K
Earl Webster
Shirley
Burlington
Iowa
Dravo Corp
Big Emsworth
Ohio
Former Resident Joins Canadian Air Force
Gallipolis reports Earl Halstead, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Halstead of Huntington and former local resident, has joined the Canadian Royal Air Force. Also, Marion White of near Northup is seriously ill at his daughter Lenora Axline's home in Charleston.
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Canadian Air Force
Gallipolis
Earl Halstead
E. C. Halstead
Huntington
Royal Air Force
Marion White
Northup
Lenora Axline
Charleston
Walters Family Reunion Planned at Dickey Church
The Walters family will gather for a reunion at Dickey Church on Lincoln Ridge this Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Walters
Dickey Church
Lincoln Ridge
Apple Crop at Hospital Grows to 17000 Bushels
At the Gallipolis state hospital orchard 1000 bushels of Early Transparent apples have been harvested with a projection of 17000 bushels of all varieties. J Paul Mossman the chief clerk notes fruit will be canned for sauce and butter, stored for winter use, and shipped to state institutions on an exchange basis. The orchard, with southern exposure on hillside grounds, holds both early and late varieties and requires extensive picking and preparation.
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Gallipolis
State Hospital
J. Paul Mossman
Group Forms to Hold Annual Reunions in Vinton County
More than 100 present and former residents of Vinton formed an organization and plan yearly reunions at a central location. E. Clair Jones of Columbus is president and Mrs. John L. Clark of Vinton is secretary. The initial meeting occurred Sunday at Piketon.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
E. Clair Jones
Columbus
John L. Clark
Piketon
Garden Club Meeting News From Long Bottom
Long Bottom Riverside Garden Club met July 8 with 11 members present led by Mrs. R L Larkins. Plans were made for the annual picnic and lunch was served. Next meeting set for July 22 with Mrs. M L Brooks. An all day meeting of six churches on the charge is scheduled at the Methodist Church July 20 with a basket dinner at noon. Mrs. Mary Matlack left Monday with her daughter and two Cincinnati friends for a two week tour of the Eastern States. James Coleman and family visited relatives here. Mrs. J H Sherman of Racine stayed with her sister Mrs. M W Stewart. Miss Golda Lawrence of the Meigs County Home visited. James Coleman and son visited with sister Mrs. Amorett Spencer in Nelsonville. Mr and Mrs Ted Sedgwick visited then went to Charleston W Va for his work.
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Long Bottom
Riverside Garden Club
R. L. Larkins
M. L. Brooks
Mary Matlack
Lewis Nhile
Cincinnati
James Coleman
Ernest
East Liverpool
J. H. Sherman
Racine
M. W. Stewart
Golda Lawrence
Meigs County
Virginia Smith
Amorett Spencer
Nelsonville
Ted Sedgwick
Charleston
W. Va
Hospital Cuts Expenses by Raising Hogs
At the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis hog raising uses hospital kitchen garbage for feed. More than 200 hogs are fattened and killed annually with fresh pork and cured meats produced on site. The program includes 80 to 100 pigs bought at once and supplies from other state institutions, aided by an abbatoir and cold storage, lowering food costs. Gallipolis City pursues a similar garbage-fed plan with positive results.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Man's Condition Fair After Accident
Examination at Holzer Hospital shows Ernest J. Riggs of Raccoon Island with a fracture of the upper vertebrae. He has been placed in a cast and is listed in fair condition. He was injured a week ago when a leg rolled over him, breaking his left arm at the shoulder and bruising his chest.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Ernest J. Riggs
Raccoon Island
Riggs
Locate Stolen Car Returned to Owner in Kentucky
Gallipolis reports a car stolen from Edgar C. Jaynes at Centerpoint on July 5 was found abandoned in Paintsville, Kentucky. Sheriff E. E. Hatfield delivered the vehicle back to Jaynes today.
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Gallipolis
Edgar C. Jaynes
Centerpoint
Paintsville
E. E. Hatfield
Adams Mayes and Smith Enroll in NYA Training Center
Jack Adams and Robert Mayes of Kananga and Charles Smith of Gallipolis traveled to Chillicothe on Monday to enroll in an NYA training center for a six month period.
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Gallipolis
Jack Adams
Robert Mayes
Kananga
Charles Smith
Chillicothe
NYA
Cheshire bottoms yield over 12000 bushels of Irish cobbler potatoes
In Gallipolis the Cheshire bottoms famed for potatoes may exceed 12000 bushels this year with six hundred bushels of seed planted in spring and harvest nearly done. Local growers include H. E. Shaver Roy Hermann Briggs Kirby David Briggs Samuel Sayre James Roush Garrett Kerns and Homer Kennedy. Much of the crop goes to West Virginia Columbus and northern cities by truck.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
H. E. Shaver
Roy Hermann
Briggs Kirby
David Briggs
Samuel Sayre
James Roush
Garrett Kerns
Homer Kennedy
West Virginia
Columbus
Promises NYA Help If Board Buys Land
Gallipolis report states NYA area supervisor Robert Kleinschmidt will ask the board of education to buy Chickamauga Bottom land for a playground. The youth group will develop the site, as the board moves away from purchasing the fair grounds for school recreation.
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Nya
Gallipolis
Robert Kleinschmidt
Board of Education
Chickamauga
Injured Man Carried Pistol for Fear of Robbers
Sherman Bunch a 73 year old colored man of near Vinton was wounded by a pistol ball in the right leg Sunday. He is in Holzer Hospital in satisfactory condition after telling surgeons he carried the weapon for protection while on his way to church to get happy.
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Gallipolis
Sherman Bunch
Vinton
Holzer Hospital
Bunch
Board Sets Special Session to Open Prefunding Bids
GALLIPOLIS The board of education will meet in a special session tonight to open bids on two prefunding notes. A discussion is planned and possibly action on filling teaching vacancies.
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Gallipolis
Board of Education
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