Gallipolis Sewer Project Heads to State WPA for Funds
Gallipolis sewer system and disposal plant plans worth about 400000 dollars move to the State WPA for approval after Athens WPA clearance. City share under 100000 dollars. Plant will be built south of Chickamauga Creek near the Ohio River, with up to 400 jobs created during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Gallipolis
WPA
Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Walter
Hoover and Montgomery
Columbus
Walter
State Welfare Board
Ohio
Chickamauga Creek
Ohio River
John Gwinn
Houck Will Appoints Wife and Children as Executors
The will of the late Capt. H. E. Houck probated Tuesday leaves all property to his wife and daughter Mrs Thais Baker of Cleveland and sons Orlan G. of Athens and Charles N. of Chillicothe. Specific Gallipolis real estate pieces go to each heir and the residue is to be divided equally. The sons are named executors. The will was drafted in May before his entry to a U S Veterans Hospital near Huntington.
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Gallipolis
H. E. Houck
Thais Baker
Cleveland
Orlan G
Athens
Charles N
Chillicothe
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Christine Wemmer
Ohio
State of
Ames
Ohio Company’ Purchase
Oren
Ohio Company
Said
Harvey Wolfe
Charles Wolf
Ohio Company Purchase
County of
Ohi
Geo. Keirna
Law
R. R. Keirns
George Keirns
Decembe
el Rine
Fred Wolf
Ma’ A. Wolf
Athena County
Sat
Amesville
Hooper Ridge
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Charles W. Bayless
Esther B
Gross
Jones
Jones & Erskine
Mrs Gordon Reported Seriously Ill After Birth
Mrs Fred Gordon Mary Tabit is in critical condition at Holzer Hospital following a Caesarean birth of a stillborn daughter Margaret Ruth. She suffers from a blood infection and is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Tabit. Her husband works for his father in law’s broom factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fred B. Gordon
Mary Tabit
Holzer Hospital
Margaret Ruth
Gordon
George A. Tabit
U S Engineer Attache L A Ashworth Injured in Fall
L A Ashworth aged 49 an attache of the U S Engineer Corps in Huntington suffered a broken leg in a fall and is hospitalized at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
L. A. Ashworth
U. S. Engineer Corps
Huntington
Holzer Hospital
Kin of Taylor Ridge Woman Gets Contract
Akron star Garrett Coey, former South High and Yankee Junior player, signed by manager Ducky Holmes of Dayton Ducks in the Middle Atlantic League to fill in at third base. Coey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Coey and grandson of Mrs. Dora Heffken of Taylor Ridge.
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Taylor Ridge
Garrett Coey
Akron
Dayton Ducks
Coey
Ducky Holmes
Dayton
Garrett
W. D. Coey
Anna Heffken
Glouster
Dora Heffken
Rexford Willeke
Elmira Heights
N. Y
Carl Welling
Ohio
Helen Lucas
Columbus
Arthur Lucas
Robert Hanning
Forest Kelly
Billie
Bobby
Boyd Kennedy
Donald
Ronald
Delano Kennedy
Cleo Hanning
Lancaster
Glenna Hanning
Dora Heffiken
Aow
Fritz
James Golding
Henry Golding
Lancaster Hospital
Blaine Chalfant
Steubenville
P. B. Chalfant
Russel Lent
Oren Justus
Helva Kytta
Jack Kytta
Ironton
Ithaca
Justus
Cornell University
Patriot Grangers to Host Pomona Grange Meeting
Patriot Grange members will host the Gallia County Pomona Grange meeting at the grange hall in the village on Thursday August 4 at 8 p m. State Grange lecturer Joseph W Fichter and former state education head will give the principal address. Dates for inspections of subordinate Granges will be announced. Music and recitations are planned and lunch will be served.
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Gallipolis
Patriot Grange
Gallia County
Pomona Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
State Grange
State Department of Education
Pheasants Released To Boost Gallia County Game Supply
Dan Griffith, game protector for Gallia and Jackson Counties, released 200 young pheasants in selected spots after hatching at Urbana state game farm. Previous stockings failed as foxes and other animals preyed on birds before they adapted.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Dan Griffith
Jackson
Urbana
Rio Grande Briefs Highlight Local Social and Church Events
Miss Mae Calhoun leads BYPU with Messages from Great Hymns. Community Hymn Sing set for next Sunday on the College Campus. Church picnic planned Aug 3 in Bixler’s Grove. Various locals attend assemblies, visits span California to Columbus, and friends host gatherings and trips in Rio Grande and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Mae Calhoun
BYPU
Bixler's Grove
Oak Hill Road
Transportation Committee
S. E. Jenkins
Bob Jones
Henry Myers
W. T. Packer
P. R. Lyne
Anna Brooks
Marian Crites
Margaret Jenkins
Chicago
Kenneth Welker
Paul R. Lyne
Maxie Fowler
FE. W. Edwards
Lyne
Marie and
Margaret Jones
Bess Goetting
Mesdames Gordon Boster
Beloit
D. O. Davis
Logan
B. L. Jones
L. F. Allen
E. W. Edwards
Ray Troth
Harry Anderson
Finley Richards
Betty
Hope Wiseman
Eloise Groves
Athens
Atlantic City
Portsmouth
Anna Wood
Gallipolis
Jo Ann Lyne
Georgianna McCarty
Rodney
Carrie Shiers
I. F. Fowler
Nan Haskins
Crown City
Lancaster
Clarence McCarley
Columbus
Myron Fowler
New Lexington
B. Lewis Jones
Ohio State University
Sergie
St. Cloud
Flo
Heber Provin
Paul Williams
Hillsboro
J. D. Williams
Ira Fulton
Marietta
May
Mollie Fulton
Red Cross To Meet in Gallia Co Thursday
Gallipolis officials announce a Red Cross meeting at 3 p m Thursday at Washington School to organize the local unit and brief committee members on duties. Rev George Sagen heads general committee with Sarah Robinson, Dr Lewis Brown, Wayne Booth and others named. registration group meets at Mrs Booths home at 7 30 p m with Edith Hutsinpiller chairing.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie Workman
American Red Cross
Washington School
C. W. Booth
Gallia County
Red Cross
Booth
George Sagen
Sarah Robinson
Lewis Brown
Wayne Booth
Morris Haskins
Edwin Higgins
John Gwinn
Walter Wise
Edith Hutsinpiller
Paul Mossman
Margaret Carter
J. S. Clark
Earl Mauck
L. W. Thompson
Paul Wetherholt
Mabel Thomas
David Beers
John Butz
Maude Hauser
Nellie Ball
Gallipolis City Owes Township for Relief Funds
State Examiner C. E. Tilton reports Gallipolis City owes Gallipolis Township 2200.83 for relief funds the city should have paid. City Manager John Gwinn has been notified, and township officials say their treasury is overdrawn but expect repayment from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. E. Tilton
Gallipolis Township
John Gwinn
Tilton
Judge Henry Cherrington Speaks on Aaron Burr Trial
Rotary Club members and guests hear Judge Cherrington discuss The Trial of Aaron Burr in a comprehensive review that revisits a pivotal national event.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Henry Cherrington
Aaron Burr
Stolen Car Recovered Unharmed in Kanauga Case
William Burch of Middleport reported his car stolen from a parking area on Sycamore Street early in the week. The vehicle was later recovered in Kanauga unharmed.
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Gallipolis
William — Burchfield
Middleport
Sycamore St
Kanauga
Picnic on Creek Gathering for Presbyterians at Cora
Chaperones Helen McNealey June Zuhars Winifred Huntington Elizabeth Carnes Susannah Lupton supervised a group of 40 young Presbyterians at a Monday night picnic on Raccoon Creek near Cora. The event featured swimming a picnic supper and a devotional program.
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Gallipolis
Cora
Raccoon Creek
Helen McNealey
June Zuhars
Winifred Huntington
Elizabeth Carnes
Susannah Lupton
Rural Men to Enjoy Camping Experience
Rural men from Adams to Ross Counties will gather at Ross-Hocking Camp near Londonderry August 6 and 7 for a stag camp. Organized by county agents with James Smart and others leading the committee, the event offers a mid summer vacation in its inaugural year.
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Gallipolis
Adams
Athens
Brown
Fairfield
Gallia
Highland
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Pickaway
Pike
Ross Counties
Ross-Hocking
Londonderry
Gallia County
R. R. Starbuck
James R. Smart
Hocking County
W.H. Ford
Highland County
Paul E. Haag
Adams County
Stanley Porter
Lawrence County
McHale Family Sifts Through Illness After Surgery
Mike McHale age 46 WW soldier and sole surviving son of the late Michael McHale lies seriously ill at Holzer Hospital after a mastoid operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mike McHale
Michael McHale
Holzer Hospital
Dement Family Reunion Set for Sept 4 at Gallipolis Grove
Hubert Clay announces the Dement family reunion will be held at Gallipolis Callicoat Grove near Wilgus on September 4. The meeting marks a local gathering of relatives with plans organized by the family association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Callicoat Grove
Wilgus
Dement
Hubert Clay
Association
Zaleski Local Notices and Family News Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. George McKibben and son Ray attended the funeral of Mrs. Harry Kunkle in Columbus. Visits, illnesses, and travel notes include Miss Eileen Bighouse visiting in Columbus and Michigan, Miss Cleire James ill, Sam and Baughman of Athens visiting, and storm outages delaying power. Local residents Bert Tripp and William Jenkins face eye issues, Mary Seghers fractured an arm, and Ulysses James of Jamestown visited relations. The Chaffin family from Springfield visited Ira and family, with Leroy Egelberry and Robert Chaffin returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Michigan
Dorothy Silvers
Cleire James
Sam Baughman
Athens
Wesley Dawson
Station Bridge
Bert Tripp
Cline Jenkins
New Boston
William Jenkins
Mary Seghers
Ulysses James
Jamestown
Oliver Chaffin
Springfield
Ira Egelberry
Leroy, Egelberry
Chaffin
Community bean dinner and play in Vinton this August
Women from the Methodist and Baptist churches in Vinton plan a community bean dinner in the grove near the village and a home talent play Coast to Coast in the Town Hall on Saturday August 6. Church committee heads are Mrs Ralph George and Ruth Quickle. Play produced by Miss Maudine Coleman. Cast includes John Hutchinson Frances Agers Maurice Warren Evelyn DeVore Ethelyn McGhee Esther Vaughn Billy Alexander Ben Evans and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Vinton
Ralph George
Ruth Quickle
Baptists
Maudine Coleman
John Hutchinson
Frances Agers
Maurice Warren
Evelyn DeVore
Ethelyn McGhee
Esther Vaughn
Billy Alexander
Ben Evans
Man Leaps To Death Before Thousands
A man on a hotel ledge near a crowd of onlookers faced a dramatic rescue attempt. Police officer Charles Glasgow pleaded with him offering empathy and support as firemen prepared a nets-and-cables plan to pull him to safety. The man refused, leaped, ending the crisis.
Condition Improves of Gallipolis Civil War Veteran
The 90 year old Dr. Alonzo B. Garrett, a Civil War veteran and the town’s only surviving Civil War soldier, shows slight improvement in health. He resides in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alonzo B. Garrett
Garrett
Cubs Enjoy Hike with Gallipolis Scout Packs
Two local Cub Scout Packs met at the Presbyterian Church at 10 30 this morning for an all day hike with a noon picnic dinner. Rev L W Gishler accompanied them. Plan Benefit Social Ice cream special on Thursday evening at the Presbyterian Church lawn hosted by the Senior Youth group to aid Cub Scout troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Presbyterian Church
L. W. Gishler
Wolfe joins Tower Club at Ohio State University
Robert Wolfe youngest son of Mr and Mrs Har old Wolfe has been received into the Tower Club at Ohio State University Selections are made on scholarship basis in high school work Wolfe was graduated from the local high school this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Club
Gallipolis
Robert Wolfe
Harold Wolfe
Ohio State University
Wolfe
Carnes Passes State Pharmaceutical Board Exam
Gallipolis John N Carnes son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Carnes and grandson of E L Neal veteran druggist, has passed the state pharmaceutical board examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John N. Carnes
Hubert Carnes
State Pharmaceutical Board
E. L. Neal
Betts Opens Theater In Millsboro Del
Walter Huck Betts once a NL pitcher for Philadelphia and Boston operates a new theater in Millsboro Delaware bringing professional sports fame to the local rise in entertainment venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millsboro
Del
Walter
Huck) Betts
Philadelphia
Boston
Murray City Personal Mention
Murray City notes list numerous weekend visits and patient updates. Elmer Wright, taken to St Francis Hospital, underwent a Sunday operation with favorable condition. many locals and out-of-town visitors are named alongside family gatherings and hospital news.
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Murray City
Elmer Wright
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Harold Young
Loudonville
Myrtle Wollett
Rutland News Notes and Local Visits
Rutland briefs list travels and visits from O O Patterson family to Gaylord Michigan and Huntington paths. Local social notes include the Merry Maids Class gathering at Kathryn Philson’s Racine home with twenty three guests. A newborn, Mabel Laeanore Gilmore, dies at three weeks. funeral held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
O. O. Patterson
Daniel Patterson
Cadmus
Gaylord
Mich
Merry Maids
Methodist Church
Kathryn Philson
Racine
Edna Everding
Evelyn Everding
Mildred Utsinger
Mra
Mildred Hoppes
Huntington
Wendell Diehl
Logan
Eva Welsh
Athens
Dell McCormick
Mabel Laeanore Gilmore
Charles Gilmore
Rex Davis
Columbus
Ben Powell
Anna Rees
David I
Jackson
Jack Warner
Clay Gardner
Peoria
Allie Gardner
George Kennedy
Camp Perry
Women Plan Jacksonville Church Meeting Friday Night
The M. E. Church Women’s Sunday School Class will hold an ice home gathering at Mrs. Russell Lent’s residence on Friday night July 29, replacing the prior plan at Mrs. Cora Householder’s home. A cream social is set for the church lawn on August 9 and local church-affiliated guests are noted among events in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
M. E. Church
Russell
Cora Householder
Ladies Aid Society
United Brethren Church
Stoutsville
Joe Judson
Joan
Harry Dust
Ben Anderson
Pearl Anderson
Leo Lemoine
Charles Hebert
Lee Denny
Jobs
William Powers
Columbus
Richard James
Murray City
Edward Powers
Virginia Border
Millfield
Hugh Dawley
Harold Shirkey
Mildred Shirkey
Steubenville
Luke, Scurlock
Frank Curry
Lottridge Social Notes Highlights and Meetings
Local social notes list dinner visits among residents from Asbury South Canaan Olmsted Falls and Delaware. Names include Harter Fortney Reynolds Swisher Barnhill Steele Cole Dye Vernon Snodgrass Swartz Caldwell and Harvey Persons. Lawrence Chapel Church homecoming set for Sunday August 14 with speakers to be announced. Young Republicans Club of Carthage Township to hold a Lottridge meeting Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
Harter Fortney
Asbury
Bruce Robinson
Charley Reynolds
Herb Hoskinson
South Canaan
Emmett Swisher
Harold
Wooster
Clarence Swisher
Gilead
Clarence Barnhill
Mark
Olmsted Falls
John Barnhill
Carolyn
James Steele
Flint
Mich
Clyde Cole
Delaware
Arthur Cole
Pearl Dye
Evangeline
Vernon
Young Republicans Club
Carthage Township
Vinton Residents Visit Boy Scouts Camp Near Keystone
Local families including Mr and Mrs Clayte Edmiston and others visited the Boy Scouts at their Keystone camp. Several residents plan August moves and teaching assignments in Belle Point. Mason Kimball went to Huntington Veterans Hospital. Stella Williams ill. extended visits between Huntington and Ewington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Deckard
Lesta
Boy Scouts
Keystone
Wendell Love
Belle Point
Love
Mason Kimball
Veteran’s Hospital
Huntington
Stella Williams
Leland Terry
W. W. Posley
Ewington
Bob Coder
Gallipolis
Frank Quickle
Joe Strong
Wilkesville
Fred Posley
Bidwell
Mae Bobo
Effie Fargo
Kenneth
Columbus
George Manifold
Elaine
Pittsburgh
John Love
Bert Whitmer
Ronald Whitmer
Kathryn Dodrill
Bessie Dodrill
Emmet Ward
Junior Bobo
Mary Troth
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Houck
Fred Gordon
Elizabeth Harrison
Carl Hildebrand
John Hooper
David Davis
Mount Pleasant Park
Even Davis
Bertha Wyatt Trimble
Patriot Grangers
Pomona
Mrs. McIntyre
Maybelle Hope McIintyre
O. O. McIntyre
New York
James M. Gatewood
Gatewood
McIintyre
Gallia Co
Zaleski
Plan Entertainment
Dodgers
John McCarthy
St. Patrick Cathedral
McCarthy
Charles Glasgow
Ward
Glasgow
Henry Curran
Bosun
Albert Williams
Shawnee
Howard Bush
Howard Brooker
Blanche Elizabeth
Harry Hamer
James Hamer
Nelsonville
Harold Winefordner
Jack Slater
the Plains
Arthur Slater
Charles Perry
Detroit
Mae Perry
Bid Vollmer
Anastasia
James
Granvil Potter
Potter
Irene Koon
Frank Williams
Zanesville
Joe
Lancaster Campground
Tom Perry
Warren
Cuthbertson
Ruth Brooker
Ruth Strauss
Laurelville
Ralph Carpenter
Rutland News
Women’s Church
Harvey Luther
Florence
Herman Zimmer
Charles Guinther
Jack Guinther
Guinther
Wesley Murdock
James Morris
Ruth Morris
Sissy Murdock
William A. Scott
Marian Scott
Comeron Pleas Court
Gordon B. Gray
Seer Pleas
Ted Wolfe
Wah
Lottridge Social Notes
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