Remodel Gallipolis Municipal Building Main Plan
After a city meeting the Gallipolis plan shifts from razing to remodeling the municipal building with WPA help. The Legion and city aim to use the second floor for offices and assembly space, first floor for courts, and add water works and storage, with possible sale of Locust Street property.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Building Committee
John Gwinn
Legion
WPA
Allen
Athens
State Building Department
AID Legion
Wayne Booth
Legion Building Committee
The
Women’s Auxiliary
Municipal Court
Municipal Waterworks
Waterworks Department
Allen, Booth
Clyde Dale
City Fire Department
Locust St
Gallipolis 16-Year-Old Receives Student Pilot License
Gallipolis lad Billy Cardwell, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cardwell, has been licensed as a student airplane pilot. He studies with Lieut. Eckford Hodgson at the Gallipolis airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Billy” Cardwell
Herbert Cardwell
Lieut
Eckford Hodgson
Auto Crash Victim Gains Strength
Gallipolis reports Miss Tharon Myers age 16 remains in Holzer Hospital with a fractured skull. Dr. Holzer says she has shown some return of consciousness and a lower temperature reduces danger of spinal meningitis. She remains in critical condition a week after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tharon Myers
Holzer Hospital
Holzer
Gallipolis Native Promoted to Toledo Libby Owens Manager
Fisher Davis of Gallipolis, son of Mr and Mrs Will A Davis, is promoted to manager of the Toledo branch of Libby Owens Glass Co. Davis has long been with the firm which has Philadelphia headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fisher Davis
Will A. Davis
Toledo
Libby-Owens Glass Co
Davis
Philadelphia
Wartime Official Visits Ohio River Frontier
Gallipolis hosts Louis A. Johnson assistant secretary of war who crossed to Pt. Pleasant to inspect the 150th Infantry Regiment West Virginia National Guards at Camp Conley. Johnson flew from Boling Field to Gallipolis in 95 minutes aboard a Douglas army plane with an 84 foot wing spread and 14 passenger capacity. Governor Holt of West Virginia and Adjutant General Horner joined the inspection and review before hundreds of locals from Gallipolis and Pt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Louis A. Johnson
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant
150Th Infantry Regiment
West Virginia National Guards
Camp Conley
Johnson
Boling Field
Washington
Holt
West Virginia
Horner
Pt Pleasant
Church Will Close Until September
Gallipolis reports the First Presbyterian Church will suspend services after next Sunday until the first Sunday in September. Sunday School continues in August. Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler delivers the sermon on "The Search for Help." Special music by Gard er Hayward and H E Schrammel. Grace Methodist pastor Rev H H Wilbur attends Lancaster Camp, returns Saturday. morning sermon "Sinning Against Light and Knowledge" and junior sermon "The Two Scouts." No evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
Gardner Hayward
Youngstown
H. E. Schrammel
Emporia
Kansas
H. H. Wilbur
Grace Methodist Church
Lancaster
McIntyres' Friend Visits in Gallipolis
Mrs. Lulu Hayward Johnson of New York City, a Gallipolis native and close friend of the O. O. McIntyres, visits for the first time in 12 years. She toured Gatewood, the McIntyres’ Gallipolis residence they have never seen, and stays at the Libby Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lulu Hayward Johnson
New York City
O. O. McIintyres
Gatewood
McIintyres
Johnson
Louis Hayward
Libby Hotel
Chiggers Active in Wet Weather Across Gallipolis
Wet conditions bring abundant chiggers in Gallipolis with bites blamed on many remedies. A local minister endorses kerosene applied to the bite as most effective. Separately, steamboatman John Raike suffers a broken middle finger after a shovel strike at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Raike
Mine Victim's Wife Denies State Report
Mrs Theodore Rupert of near Rocky Hill in Jackson County denies that a lighted cigaret caused the Keystone mine disaster. She says the six victims could not explain how the blast occurred, though inspectors suggested a lighted cigarette. No decision date yet from the state compensation department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wellston
Theodore Rupert
Rocky Hill
Jackson County
Keystone
State Compensation Department
Edward Rupert
Rupert
Hold Eureka Junk Man to Grand Jury
John Porter Jr of Eureka is held to the grand jury under a $1000 bond on charges of concealing stolen property and operating a junk business without a license. He allegedly stole $300 in copper wire from Southern Ohio Electric Co at the Eureka Dam project and induced two local youths to assist. Porter's brother Tom Porter is in jail serving a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Porter, Jr
Eureka
Porter
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Eureka Dam
Tom Porter
Gallipolis Opens First Live Bait Store
Gallipolis opens its first live bait store run by Malcolm Jackson and Floyd Brown two young Black men in a city of long river fishing tradition. The shop marks a milestone for local commerce and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Malcolm Jackson
Floyd Brown
Welsh Picnic Planned by Four Congregations in Oak Hill Area
Members of the Welsh Congregational Churches Bryndyfryd Tyn Rhos Nebo and Siloam in Gallia and Jackson Counties plan an open air chicken dinner at 5 30 p m in Parish Grove near Oak Hill on Wednesday July 28 A program of music and speaking is set following dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bryndyfryd
Tyn Rhos
Nebo
Siloam
Gallia
Jackson
Parish Grove
Oak Hill
Pomeroy First Baptist Church Announces Sunday Services
Pomeroy First Baptist Church announces morning worship at 10 30 with sermon Christian's Witnessing and 7 30 evening service on sin's power The Sunday School led by William Watson begins at 9 30 with supervision and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 plus planned special singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy First Baptist
C. M. Naylor
William Watson
Clorox Removes Wide Range of Stains from Fabrics
The product deodorizes disinfects and removes many stains including fruit berry grass beverage blood ink dye medicine and more from white and color-fast cottons and linens. It also tackles scotch and mildew stains.
Bunker Hill Social And Personal Mention
Mildred Springton returned to Albany from her grandparents home the Genheimers. Harold Genheimer is visiting them. Ruth Will of Pomeroy joined Golda Heilman and Sylvia Heilman for a Sunday visit in Albany. Epple family guests from Mt. Union visited the Genheimer household in Albany. George Carr of Oak Hill visited his mother Mrs. Jessie Carr. Mrs. Walter Schreiber and children saw relatives in Albany. Genheimer couple bought a new piano. Leonard Epple visited Ben Dias in Athens. The Netherlands population averages 570 per square mile.
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Bunker Hill
Mildred Springton
H. H. Genheimer
Albany
Harold
Ruth Will
Pomeroy
Golda
Sylvia Heilman
Dana Epple
Hazel
Kermit
M. A. Epple
Aileen and
Franklin
Mt. Union
Evan Genheimer
George Carr
Oak Hill
Jessie Carr
Walter Schreiber
Victor Genheimer
Leonard Epple
Ben Dias
Athens
Elaine Harnett Inherits Decision From Judge LaBay
In Chicago Elaine Harnett, age nine, was left to decide her future with Judge Walter LaBay after family disputes over custody and a possible $500000 inheritance. Elaine had lived with her grandmother for six years. her mother Veronica requested Elaine be sent home, prompting a court involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elaine Harnett
Walter LaBay
Flaine
Made Kirkpatrick
Veronica Harnett
Birthday Celebration at Home Near Albany
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goodin hosted a Sunday birthday gathering for their son Homer with a noon cafeteria meal and a 19 candle cake. Attendees included numerous Goodin relatives and friends from Albany Pleasanton Athens and surrounding areas, with gifts presented to the honoree Homer Goodin.
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Albany
Arthur Goodin
Homer
John Goodin
Pleasanton
Sherman Goodin
Dallas Goodin
Athens
Hattie Russ
Worthy Lynch
Ramond, Lee
Rolland
Alvin
Emmet French
Waltee
June
Gene
O. C. Harner
Eileen
Orleta
Lowell
Patrick
Mary Alice
Jean
Letha
Thelma
Shirley
Marilyn Sue
Nancy
Ed Brooks
Hoyt Hanning
Margaret
Dorothy
James Bolin
Edna
Grace Evelyn
James
Clinton
W. A. Blackstone
Buchtel
Cecil Gwin
Blanche
Grace
Marie
F. C. Meighen
Bobby
Billy
Waldo Douglas
Pearl
Irene Curtis McPherson
Lorin Lee
Earl
Girl Chooses Love of Mother Over Fortune
Elaine tells Judge LaBay she prefers living with her mother after two weeks away. She says she loves her mother and brother Bobby and wants to stay, even forfeiting millions of dollars for the family bond and a promised black puppy.
Mexico Eyes California Crops For New Agricultural Boom
Miguel Brambhila chief of the Mexican National Commission of Irrigation says Mexico aims to replicate California’s success by planting crops best suited to Mexican soils after a comprehensive soil study in Berkeley.
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Berkeley
Cal
Mexico
California
Miguel Brambhila
Mexican National Commission of Irrigation
Middleport Kin Hear of White Death
Mrs. Robert Barnes Mrs. B E Talbott and M G White learn of the death of Mrs Oliver Alonzo White in Osceola Iowa on July 21 She was the step mother of M A White Park Street School principal and had previously resided in Middleport when her husband ran a local store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Barnes
B. E. Talbott
M. G. White
Oliver Alonzo White
Osceola
Iowa
M. A. White
Park St
Death of Mrs. Andy Schmittauer in Columbus
Mrs. Andy Schmittauer died at her Columbus home Tuesday. She was well known in Pomeroy and had visited there often. She was sister-in-law to Mrs. Elmer Ashworth and John Schmittauer. Funeral held in Columbus Thursday at 9:30 a.m. with burial in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Andy Schmittauer
Columbus
Schmittauer
Elmer Ashworth
Butternut Ave
John Schmittauer
Lincoln Hill
Springfield
Starr Township couple welcome son Logan Jarvis
Mr and Mrs William Jarvis of Starr Township announce the birth of a son named Logan born Wednesday evening in the local hospital. The new arrival joins siblings at home as the family celebrates this week.
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Logan
William Jarvis
Starr Township
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