Gallipolis Cuts Electric Rates Aug 15
Gallipolis residents will see a one cent cut in the commercial lighting rate effective August 15 under a new 10 year rate ordinance. The contract lowers charges to eight cents per 50 kWh, six cents for the next 50, and four cents for the next 1,400, replacing higher previous rates. A third reading on a boulevard street-lighting plan for Second Avenue will install thirty two 600 candle power lamps and replace wooden poles with metal supports, reducing utility pole clutter along Locust to Court Street.
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Gallipolis
City Commission
Court Street
Locust Street
Second Avenue
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Western Union
Court
John McNealy
McNealy
The Quick Sure Way to End ECZEMA
An advertisement claims Peterson's ointment instantly stops itching and soreness from eczema after one application and clears skin after a few days. It touts 30 years of use and promises dramatic, lasting improvement with a 35 cent box sold in all drug stores.
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Eterson
Peterson's
Rainfall Cuts Gallia County Road Payroll
Ninety six men worked in the first half of July on Gallia County roads under County Surveyor F A Haskins. The payroll totaled 999.61 dollars. Rainfall over two weeks cut hauling for new roads and halted gravel work for several days. gravel is now hauled for the Hannon Trace, Big Swan Creek and Sugar Creek roads in Ohio Township and for roads in Harrison Township.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
F. A. Haskins
Hannon Trace
Big Swan Creek
Sugar Creek
Ohio Township
Harrison Township
Steamer W. L. Berry Damaged Below Gallipolis
The American Barge Line steamer W. L. Berry suffered machinery failure 40 miles below Gallipolis while towing several barges of Pittsburgh steel products bound for Louisville. The A. C. Ingersoll of Huntington took over the Berry’s tow to Louisville. The Berry will be repaired and back in service within ten days. one cylinder was cracked.
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Gallipolis
W. L. Berry
Louisville
Pittsburgh
A. C. Ingersoll
Huntington
Berry
Loulaville
River Notes Reflect Interest in Kanawha River Transport Growth
Rumors point to ownership changes in Kanawha coal and towboat firms as Cleveland and Indiana capital enter river trade. Coal moves toward Cairo on the Ohio and up the Mississippi to Minneapolis. Pittsburgh steel boilers power dredge Monarch and towboats. Wage cuts hit crews amid slow business. several veteran river men linger at Libby Hotel while captains Clendennin Martin Horton remain active on Kanawha and Ohio services.
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Kanawha River
Cleveland
Indiana
Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Union Towboat Line
Steel
Sam Craig
J. D. Ayres
C. W Talbott
Gallipolis
Charles Arthur
Monarch
Pfaff & Smith Company
City of Louisville
Cincinnati
Louisville
J. C. Hatfield
Charleston
W. L. Clendennin
Wynn
Libby Hotel
Harry Martin
Libby
Henry C. Yelser
Holzer Hospital Accident Cases Reported in Gallipolis
At Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis several injuries from automobile and construction accidents were treated. D S Linicome, 42, of Zanesville, fell from a bridge structure during work for Fox Pringle Co. Ross Hall, 14, of Vinton, was seriously injured when a car ran over him after a fall from a moving vehicle. Virginia Hall, 38, of Bladen, suffered arm injuries after being struck by a car. Lester Darst, 16 months, son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Durst of Middleport, died Tuesday morning from an intestinal ailment shortly after admittance. Admitted Wednesday: C V Adkins Looneyville W Va for operation and Mrs A J Green Gallipolis readmitted for medical attention.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
D.S
Vinton
Virginia Hall
Bladen
Lester Alton Darst
Vernon Durst
Middleport
C. V. Adkins
Looneyville
W. Va
A. J. Green
Earhart book joins Gallipolis library July list
The Gallipolis Public Library received four Junior Literary Guild books this week. Earhart Putnam’s Just For the Fun of It is among the titles, alongside Freddie the Detective by Walter Brook On the Reindeer Trail by Thames Williams and Book of Nawhee by Carl and Grace New.
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Gallipolis
Amelia Earhart
Putnam
Literary Guild
Ohio River steamer history and pilots of Middleport
The article chronicles long time river pilot Captain William Haptonstall of Middleport and his crew. It notes past vessels including the Golden Rod sunk at Middleport and replaced by the Greenbrier. It recounts Haptonstall piloting the J D Ayes from Memphis to New Orleans and his ties to the Anchor Line and President Taft voyage. It mentions the 1878 Porter voyage, yellow fever outbreak, and the ship later burning at Cincinnati under the name Sidney Dillon.
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Ohio River
Horton
Charlies H. Grosvenor
Middleport
Greenbrier
William R. Haptonstall
Mississippi
J. D. Ayes
Memphis
New Orleans
Haptonstall
St. Louis
William Taft
Haptenstall
Ohio
John Porter
Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Porter
Enos & Hills
Cincinnati
Sidney Dillon
Texaco Leases Gallipolis Service Station
E R Wallace has leased his service station at the lower end of Gallipolis to the Texaco Corporation. The facility was previously leased by Standard Oil Company of Ohio whose lease expired Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
E. R. Wallace
Gallipolia
Texaco Corporation
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Kanawha River Dam Plans Studied At Gallipolis Hearing
July 21 in Gallipolis reports a hearing at the Point Pleasant Courthouse on proposed changes to locks and dams along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers and the construction of a proposed super-dam at Chambers. Local business and professional men attended to hear differing opinions about the project.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha
Chambers
Plan to replace locks with super dam at Chambersburg
Hearing before U S District Engineer Fred W. Herman discussed two canal plans on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. One would build two locks and dams replacing Locks 6-11, the other a Chambersburg super dam eliminating Locks 9-11 and 24-26 with a proposed Ohio pool near Gallipolis at about 20 feet. Shipping interests favored the latter while farmers feared loss of tillable land along the Ohio and its tributaries.
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Burg
Kanawha River
Chambersburg
Ohio River
Gallipolis
U. S
Fred W. Herman
Carrier boys from The Athens Messenger visit Gallipolis theater party
Four carrier boys Alfred Harrison Robert Goff Richard Higgins and Stanley Eddington attended a theater party in Gallipolis on Wednesday night representing The Athens Messenger.
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Gallipolis
The
Athens Messenger
Alfred Harrison
Robert Goff
Richard Higgins
Stanley Eddington
Personal Mention in Columbus Ties C L Benoy and Virginia Martin
Mr and Mrs C L Benoy and Mrs Virginia Martin of Columbus are featured in a personal mention noting their social ties and local connections. The brief creates a snapshot of notable residents and their communal links.
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C. L. Benoy
Virginia Martin
Columbus
Form
Calipolis Residents Guests at Hotel Lafayette
Calipolis residents were guests Tuesday night at the Hotel Lafayette. The event brought local citizens together for an informal gathering hosted by community leaders.
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Er Calipolis
Hotel Lafayette
Five Towns Adopt Taxless City Policy in 1932
Kansas City July 21. At least five towns in Oklahoma and Kansas will levy no city taxes for operating expenses in 1932 due to municipal utility reserves. Chanute Augusta Colby Kansas and Ponca City Stillwater Okla have adopted the taxless policy. Colby has not collected taxes for three years and advertises Colby The Taxless City. Augusta will levy slightly for bonds and interest. others plan no levy.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Chanute
Augusta
Colby
Ponca City
Stillwater
Oklo
Berries and ground hogs aid unemployed harvest near Zanesville
In a July report from Zanesville, unemployed residents harvest a variety of berries and fruits and describe ground hogs as tasting like rabbits, reflecting a local mood of resourcefulness amid hardship.
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Zanesville
Pythian Matron Resigns To Lead Ohio Home
London Madison County recorder Mrs Catherine Minshall resigns to become matron at the Ohio Pythian Sisters Home in Medina. Deputy Recorder Richard Minshall, her son, is named county commissioner.
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London
Catherine Minshall
Madison County
Ohio Pythian Sisters Home
Medina
Richard Minshall
PIMples Go Skin Clear With Invisible ZEMO
An old advertisement touts ZEMO as a soothing antiseptic for pimples rashes and blemishes. It claims twenty years of relief from itching and skin irritations and promises clear smooth skin with ZEMU available at druggists for 30c 60c or 1.00.
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Pathfinder
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Dodge
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Essex
N.B.C
Red Network
WEAF
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Nelsonville
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