Commissioners Take Charge of Gallia Relief Funds
Gallia County officials resolved funding duties at a Waverly convention. State relief director O P Van Schoick clarified that county relief must be apportioned by the commissioners under new law, with optional authorization to trustees. Attending were Commissioners Grover Jones and Ewing, Engineer Leonard, Auditor Keeler, and state officials Becker and Garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Waverly
O. P. van Schoick
Jerry Grover
Dan Jones
G. P. Ewing
E. N. Leonard
Emmett Keeler
van Scheick
Keeler
Fred Becker
Walter Garrison
The
Bureau of Identification
Senate To Act on Celebration Bill in Gallipolis
Senator Vic Donahue urged the Senate committee to place a $10,000 sponsorship bill for Gallipolis sesquicentennial on the calendar. Dr. Charles Holzer, proposer, announced the move and said Representative Thomas Jenkins aided passage in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vic Donahey
Senate Committee
Charles Holzer
Thomas Jenkins
House
Holzer
Hurns Depart on Gordon C. Green Cruise to Pittsburgh
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hurn left Gallipolis on the steamboat Gordon C. Green for a weeklong cruise to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati on Wednesday night. They expect to return July 27. Mr. Hurn serves as the Gallipolis correspondent for the Athens Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry Hurn
Gordon C. Green
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Hurn
Athens Messenger
Gallipolis Social Notes Span Visits and Guests
Gallipolis social notes record numerous visits and guests from Cleveland Columbus Richmond Va Ona W Va Charleston Hawk's Nest and other towns. Residents and visitors include the Thornber family, the Harbour and Grose households, the Finfrock and Frogale families, and many others spending weekends holidays and extended visits in Gallipolis and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Harbour
Patriot
Ernest Grose
Earl Grose
C. L. Edmunds
Ona
W. Va
W. J. Craven
Richmond, Va
J. M. Sheets
Paul
Oscar Wood
Nelson Brucker
William Harbour
Gallipolis
Alfred Willock
Clarkston
Tex
Finfrocks
Laura Mullineaux
P. S. Frogale
Tribune
Frogale
Beckley
James Walker
Clyde Ingels
H. C. Johnston
John W. Howell
Fred Ashworth
Big Sandy
Kenova
Will Worman
Charleston
Mary Neff
Albany
Nelle Worman
Brother Wick
Kerr
Arnellen Drake
Midland
C. C. Byers
Jessie Leaper
Mildred
Albert Leaper
Carl Allen
Columbus
Claude Stewart
Marshall Fowler
Ruth Stewart
Grand Rapids
Mich
Henry McClung
Ironton
Billy
Betty Jean Riggs
Hazel McCall
Here
Homer Mossman
Deshler-Wallick
Betty
Kathryn
Marion
Beulah Wetherholt
Marietta
J. F. Leaper
Irene Justice
Margaret Mayes
Holzer Hospital
Logan
Roy Neal
Patricia Ann
Della Northup
Francis
Eva
Edward Smith
Harry Howell
Nancy Haskins
Crown City
Joseph Redd
Lulu Fraley
Ewington Academy Alumni to Gather for Saturday Reunion
Former students will reunite in Gallipolis on Saturday with Women of the Church serving dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ewington Academy
Women of the Church
Night Mail Service Proposed Between Gallipolis and Athens
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce seeks to add a night mail run to cover the 15 hour gap after the 5 15 p m final daily mail and before 8 15 a m start. District postal inspector R C Alexander and Chamber president H W Walters say the plan would use the same Athens Gallipolis carrier with low added cost benefiting local businessmen. The proposal is being studied with civic groups' cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
R. C. Alexander
Athens
H. W. Walters
Walters
Announce Program for Gallia Pomona Grange
Gallia County Pomona Grange meets at Eno Church on August 4 with a program featuring music by Swan Creek Grange and Huntington Grange, an agriculture demonstration, a play by Eno Grange, and a discussion of ritualism chaired by Harland Woll. State Grange officials plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pomona Grange
Eno Church
Swan Creek Grange
Huntington Grange
Eno Grange
Little Kgger Grange
Harland Wollborn
Harris Grange
Cora Grange
Divorce Plea Filed by Gallipolis Woman
Gallipolis Mrs Lillie Walker filed for divorce from Joseph Walker an inmate at West Virginia State Penitentiary in Common Pleas Court early this week. They wed in Gallipolis on November 9 1936 and he faces 17 years remaining with one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lillie Walker
Joseph
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Common Pleas
Walker
West Virginia
Granted Divorce in Gallipolis Court
Mrs Lucy Strait of Gallipolis was granted a divorce from Ancil Strait on grounds of wilful neglect of duty in Common Pleas court. She was restored to her maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Lucy Strait
Ancil
Toledo honors Mackinnon with dormitory name
Lee W. Mackinnon longtime Gallipolis resident and former Gallia Academy principal was honored as the University of Toledo announced a new men's dormitory will be named Mackinnon Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lee W. Mackinnon
Gallia Academy High School
University of Toledo
MacKinnon
Carriers Transferred After Alice Post Office Closure
Rural carriers John E. Beckley and James M. Penn were transferred to the Ewington post office following the discontinuance of the Alice post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alice
John E. Beckley
James M. Penn
Ewington
Clark returns to Vinton as village school agriculture teacher
James L. Clark formerly of Vinton has come back to take a position as agriculture teacher in the village school, reflecting local staffing changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James L. Clark
Vinton
Albany Rural Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Guests
A series of social notes from Albany Rural list many visits and gatherings. Residents including Clarence Ohlrich, Harold Krull, Lary Krull, and Henry Steinmetz hosted guests from Woodstock and nearby towns. Other entries mention Miss Sarah Louise Dickson, Youngstown, and various families from Athens, McArthur, Latham, Wales Mill, and Kansas visiting or hosting meals and birthday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Clarence Ohlrich
Harold Krull
Lary
Woodstock
Ill
Henry Steinmetz
John West
Pierce
McArthur
Sarah Louise Dickson
Youngstown
James Dickson
G. W. Collins
Bertina
W. P. Collins
Athens
John Lively
Bertha
Kansas
George Scott
Lucile Carpenter
Ed Bailes
Glenn Scott
Gordon
Richard Scott
Robert Hawk
Dale Scott
Latham
Lake White
William West
Orland Hooper
Athens R. D
George Weisenbach
Mark Dickson
Ray Bailes
Carroll Elliott
Wilma Louise
Tom Dixon
Wales Mill
Daniel Trout
Kent
Davey Tree Company
Gallia court costs rise as cases increase in year
Gallia County records show an 8 percent jump in jury fees to 1302.72 amid 141 more cases heard in 1938 39. Increases cover 327 civil and 158 criminal cases with 566 cases still to be heard. Nine deaths by violence were investigated, including six by self harm and three by accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Martha McCormick
Cormick
Ohio State Penitentiary
Warner Bros Research For Juarez Film Spans Four Months
The studio research department rented 300 Spanish history volumes from Paul van der Velde for four months at the Athena Theatre project. Two Spanish speaking staff translated passages for the script of the Bette Davis Paul Muni drama. Additional 50 volumes from Adolfo de la Huerta and 80 more books were added to ensure historical accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Theatre
Studio
Paul van der Velde
van der Velde
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico
Juarez
Convict Another Intoxicated Driver
Gallipolis reports county prosecutor John W. Howell pursues a rapid drunken driving campaign. William Vance was arrested this week, fined $50 and costs, and had his license suspended for six months by Judge Ross White in Common Pleas court. The writ of information accelerates arraignment to secure quick convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. Howell
William Vance
Vance
Ross White
Common Pleas Court
Howell
Warrants and Bond in Court Case
The report notes cases may be held over for four months awaiting grand jury action. Vance was released after paying his fine at the clerk of courts office yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance
Clerk of Courts Office
Women of Gallia organize county chorus for Columbus
Mrs Hoke Robinson Mrs Howard Hennin and Miss Clara Belle Motter lead Gallia County in forming a Women's Chorus. Similar county groups join to sing in Columbus during October for Farmers Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hoke Robinson
Howard Hennin
Clara Belle Motter
Galla County
Columbus
Welker Family Moves to Amity for Principal Post
W. W. Welker and his family leave Vinton for Amity Ohio where Welker has been chosen as principal of a centralized school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. W. Welker
Vinton
Amity, O
Welker
Modern Mation Telephone Ad Praises Price Foresight
A promotional piece extols telephone use to gain advance price and bargain information. It claims a year of use covers its cost and yields profit, urging readers to acquire a telephone now for swift buying and selling advantages.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gallia Relief
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
del Monte
Gable
Rhett Butler
Senate
Howard Thornberry
Ellen
Cleveland
Edward Wells
Brian Aherne
Secon
Claude Rains
Cartoon
Cecilia Pai Viti
Au Ee
Ker Fay Holden
Auty
Donald Duck
Robt
Benchley
Ken Maynard
Tarzan
Dick Tracy
Preston Foster
Lynn
Burs
Katherine de Mille
Otis
Gallia Pomona Grange
Albany Rural Social Notes
Earth
Royal Romar Hippodrome
Rorses AM
AMD Beasts
Mighty Combat
Nant
Anzibar
Sigfree Street
Manchester
Ohio Electric Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!