Gallipolis Officials Push Drive Against Traffic Violations
Gallipolis city officials will intensify enforcement of traffic laws, focusing on a 25 mph speed limit in business districts and fire alarm rules. New ordinances impose fines for driving over hose lines in use and motorists must stop for five minutes when alarms sound. Two new traffic lights have been installed at First Ave Court St and First and Cedar. more signs are planned.
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Gallipolis
John Gwynn
Busiess
Gwynn
First Ave
Court St
First
Cedar
Gallia County Native George K Blazer Dies in Colorado
George K Blazer died in La Junta Colorado after months of illness. He was 77, son of Henry Blazer and last of his immediate family. Survived by wife Anna L Graham of Gallia County before marrying in 1892, daughter Mrs Charles Godfrey of La Salle Colorado, and two grandsons. Funeral services held in La Junta where he lived 18 years and worked as a salesman.
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Gallipolis
George K. Blazer
Gallia County
la Junta
Col
Henry Blazer
Anna L. Graham
Charles Godfrey
la Salle
Colo
Divorce Granted for Gross Neglect in Gallia Court
Mrs Ida Little was granted a divorce from her husband Clarence in Common Pleas Court in Gallipolis on grounds of gross neglect. She said he failed to support her since last March. the couple married in May 1938 and have no children.
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Gallipolis
Clarence
Ida Little
Common Pleas Court
Aged Mother Dies in Gallipolis Area
Mrs. Charlotte Sigler, aged mother of W. W. Sigler of Gallipolis, died at her daughter Mrs. Henry Evans home near Bladen late yesterday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Charlotte Sigler
W. W. Sigler
Henry Evans
Bladen
Luncheon Held for Red Cross Life Saving Work
A luncheon at the Libby Hotel supported Red Cross life saving and water safety efforts. Organizers invited all interested to learn about safety measures and services.
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Red Cross
Libby Hotel
Red Cross Lifesaving and Swimming Classes Open in Gallipolis
Local and national Red Cross officials advance water safety at the Gallipolis public pool as hot weather draws crowds. Garfield Griffith says the program has saved lives and helped reduce drownings. The pool hosts beginner through advanced courses, with an instructor class concluding tonight. Last week 25 senior and 11 junior lifesavers earned awards. New sessions begin Tuesday with two junior classes and one senior night class.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Garfield Griffith
The
Griffith
Athene Friday introduces Hell's Kitchen with the End Kids
The Athena Theater opens a double feature Friday with Hell's Kitchen and Million Dollar Legs. The End Kids, stars from the prior hit, play reformable youths in a shelter home plot opposite a racketeer played by Stanley Fields. Ronald Reagan and Margaret Lindsay co star.
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Athena Theater
Hell's Kitchen
Betty Grable
Stanley Fields
Margaret Lindsay
Ronald Reagan
Crane Wilbur
Fred Niblo, Jr
Wilbur
Astrological Notice of Financial Stability and Personal Growth
Conflicting auguries in today's map warn of aggressive moves against stagnant assets and risky investments while urging careful handling of funds. Those with birthdays face a pivotal year demanding sagacity and conservative finances, with a new gasket and joint sealing compound for block repairs now on the market.
Partition Asked In Estate Suit In Perry Township
Ina Wood Bostick sues her brother Thomas E. Wood in Gallia County Common Pleas, seeking a separate share of an eight acre Perry Township farm left to them jointly with a clause that would remove her inheritance if her husband lives there. The suit argues the clause violates public policy after the father George Wood died last March and probate this week.
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Gallipolis
Gilbert Bostick
Ina Wood Bostick
Thomas E. Wood
Perry Township
Bostick
Wood
Common Pleas Court
George Wood
More Applications Sought for Camp
Gallia County seeks extra youth for Rural Youth camp at Ross-Hocking on July 29 and 30 beyond the filled quota. The Agricultural Extension office will accept additional applications until capacity is reached as other counties lag.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Ross-Hocking Forest
Agricultural Extension Office
Gallia County Men Attend Hereford Breeders Meeting
Everett Royer leads twenty Gallia County cattle men at the Ohio Hereford Breeders association gathering held at Orleton Farms in London Ohio. About two hundred Ohio breeders attended the event where a 1000 pound Hereford steer was roasted and served to convention members.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Everett Royer
Agricultural Extension Office
Ohio
Janes to Serve in Judge Halliday's Place
Gallipolis municipal court will be served by attorney William H. Janes while Judge John E. Halliday is away on vacation. Halliday left Gallipolis today to join brothers-in-law Harry M. Miller and Joe W. Penfold in Columbus and expects to return August 14.
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Gallipolis
John E. Halliday
William H. Janes
Halliday
Harry M. Miller
Joe W. Penfold
Columbus
Funeral Held for Luther Carrol in Gallipolis
Funeral services for Luther Carrol, a Gallipolis youth killed by a train near Lancaster, were conducted yesterday afternoon at his father's First Avenue home. He had been traveling home from a CCC camp in Idaho and was on the road 11 days, about 80 miles from Gallipolis when the accident occurred.
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Gallipolis
Luther Carrol
Lancaster
First Ave
Pine St
Young Carrol
CCC
Idaho
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Gallipolis Couple
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ross of Bladen celebrated their Golden Wedding with a family dinner Sunday. Nearby, Alva Calhoun hosts his brother and wife Truman Calhoun visiting from California. Several locals share updates on birthdays visits and a World’s Fair trip.
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Gallipolis
J. H. Ross
Bladen
Alva Calhoun
Near Northup
Truman Calhoun
California
J. C. Ingels
Lorena Miller
Clarksburg
W. Va
C. T. Robinson
Harley Wells
Harry Gwinn
Harold Haskins
Indiana
Leroy
Board of
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company
Will Davidson
Enos Davidson
Harry Davidson
Pennsylvania
Ex-Resident Walter S. King Retires in West Virginia
Walter S. King former well known telegrapher here and district manager for the Eureka Pipe Line Company retires from active service due to ill health. He now lives in Troy West Virginia and is father of Mrs. George Siebert Phyllis King of Columbus. His military record includes service on the Mexican border overseas in World War I and as corporal and instructor in the School of Arms Montgomery Alabama.
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Middleport
Walter S. King
Troy
W. Va
Eureka Pipe Line Company
King
George Siebert
Phyllis King
Columbus
School of Arms
Montgomery
Ala
Guilty of Intoxication Pays Fine in Gallia Court
Richard Cliff of Gallia County was released after paying a $25 fine and costs for drunkenness. He appeared before Judge W R White in Common Pleas Court after an arrest by deputy sheriffs early Sunday morning and faced commitment to the state workhouse unless the payment was made.
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Gallipolis
Richard Cliff
Gallia County
Cliff
W. R. White
Common Pleas
Columbus
Judge White Sits on Jackson County Bench
Judge W. R. White leaves Gallipolis to replace Judge Fred Everett on the Jackson County common pleas bench while Everett recovers after surgery in Columbus. White has substituted in every southern Ohio county and will sit during Everett’s absence.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Fred Everett
Common Pleas
Jackson
Everett
Columbus
White
Ohio
Mrs Margaret Gordon Dies at 68 in Columbus Home
Mrs Margaret Gordon age 68 wife of Edward A Gordon retired C and O Railroad machinist died last evening at her home 699 Kelton Ave she was a native of Gallia County and had lived in Columbus forty years
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Columbus
Margaret Gordon
Edward A. Gordon
C. and O. Railroad
Kelton Ave
Four Year Old Swallows Pin Safe At Holzer Hospital
Mary Jo Houck aged four swallowed a safety pin while visiting at John Unree’s home on Vinton Avenue in Gallipolis. X rays at Holzer Hospital showed the pin initially open toward her heart but later moved away, and she was admitted at 1 45 p m yesterday in good condition.
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Gallipolis
Mary Jo Houck
John Unree
Vinton Ave
Unree
Holzer Hospital
County Agent Rogers to Speak on 4-H Camps on Radio
Gallia County Agricultural Extension Agent Evertt Roger will discuss the 4-H and Rural Youth camps in the district on WSAZ Huntington radio Monday at 11 45 a m. The talk aims to inform listeners about local youth programs and activities sponsored by the extension service.
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Gallipolis — County
Evertt Roger
WSAZ
Huntington
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