New Subdivision Progress And Highway Construction In Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports rapid progress on a new subdivision linked to a 30 foot wide, nearly half mile highway from Portsmouth Avenue to Fortification Hill Park. The road, graded and ready for lime, follows a pre Civil War route toward Mound Hill Cemetery and serves Evans property with city water, gas and electricity. Completion of the roads to Park Place area and Holcomb Hill subdivision is expected in June, with the park road to be used promptly by hill access seekers. The project involves City Manager John Gwinn and John Everett Evans.
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Gallipolis
Portsmouth Ave
Fortification Hill Park
City Commission
John Gwinn
John Everett Evans
Evans
Mound Hill Cemetery
Holcomb Hill
A. N. Martin
H. B. Thomas
Park Place
High School Faculty Breakfast Picnic at Fortification Hill Park
Gallipolis reports the high school faculty and guests gathered for a 7:30 am picnic breakfast at Fortification Hill Park. Home economics students under Mrs. Katherine Kircher prepared food at outdoor grills and served meals in two shelter houses. The event, annual on commencement day, moved to the park this year as 108 graduates’ diplomas are to be issued at Washington Auditorium tonight.
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Gallipolis
Fortification Hill Park
Katherine Kircher
Washington Auditorium
Jailed After Fight With Knives in Gallipolis
Charles Woolum, 24, of Gallia County, is jailed after a knife fight with members of the Henry Y. Evans family. Woolum suffered several knife slashes to the torso as Mrs. Evans was struck with a stone in the incident investigated by state officers.
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Gallipolis
Charles Woolum
Gallia
Henry Y. Evans
Woolum
Granted Divorce in Gallipolis for Mrs Zella Rice
Mrs Zella Rice was granted a divorce on Wednesday from Jesse Rice on her allegation of neglect in Gallipolis. The action emphasizes the spouse’s claim of neglect and finalizes the dissolution of the marriage.
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Gallipolis
Zella Rice
Jesse Rice
Wilbur Smith
Court of Common Pleas
Tell No Tales at Athena Theater Delivers Thrilling Drama
Melvyn Douglas stars as a relentless reporter chasing a murder and kidnapping ring across the city in the Athena Theater feature Tell No Tales. Five interwoven stories unfold to a nerve shattering climax with Louise Platt as the love interest and a large cast supporting Leslie Fenton directed production.
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Melvyn Douglas
Athena Theater
Douglas
Louise Platt
Gene Lockhart
Douglas Dumbrille
Florence George
Halliwell Hobbes
Jeffie Tilbury
Harlan Briggs
Sara Haden
Hobart Cavanagh
Oscar O’shea
Leslie Fenton
Annual Eastern Star inspection led by district deputy
Cheshire Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will conduct its annual inspection next Wednesday evening under the guidance of district deputy Mrs. Kenneth Welker. Robert Ruddell, formerly of Columbus, has joined Grove Realty Co. as a salesman in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Order of the Eastern Star
Kenneth Welker
Robert Ruddell
Columbus
Grove Realty Co
Program for Final Week Is Being Planned
Gallipolis shows Rio Grande College commencement week events including Sophomore Chapel Exercises June 7, tennis and horseshoe tournaments, and the play The Second Fiddle. June 9 through 12 feature Class Day, baseball, alumni events, candlelight service, commencement exercises, and a campus reception. The 78 member graduating class includes Roy L. Allen and many others in Elementary Education, Liberal Arts, and Commerce.
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Rio Grande College
Alummni
Stanley Stewart
Esquire
Columbus
John H. Matthews
Marie Fowler
Rio Grande
Calvary Cemetery
Arthur E. Cowley
Walnut Hills Baptist Church
Cincinnati
College Christian Association
Bland H. Stradley
College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio State University
Board of Trustees
Roy L. Allen
Robert S. Ball
Lillian Smith Barney
Edwin Hurlbut Bicks
Helen Neil Grierson
Charles D. Harrison
Virginia Lee Holcombe
Margaret Marie Jenkins
Robert E. Jones
Lena Mae
Justice
Norwood Knight
Mary G. Layne
Celia Marguerite Leifheit
David Robert Lewis
Kenneth West Lewis
Ross Leslie May
William Arthur Maynard
Grace Ann Morgan
John Wayne Morgan
Henry Ford Myers
Edith Faye McCall
Rose Nelson
Lillian Erle Newberry
Pauline Parsons
Paul L. Poole
Helen Margaret Paul
Dorsel Cloyd Riebel
Bernice Mae Rucker
Doris Evelyn Rupert
Elwood LeRoy Sheridan
Avanelle Sisler
Pauline Spohn
James Davis Stewart
DeWitt C. Perry
Blanche Vermillion
Dorothy Mae Weeks
Martha Jean Williams
Evelyn Wilson
James Leslie Wilson
Harold Yinger
Wilson N. Boyles
Eleanor Rachel Brooks
H. Howell Edwards
Dorothy Frances Ferguson
Wendell Griffith Gills
Elvin E. Hamm
Carl S. Meadows
Raymah
Gertrude Rothgeb
Leta Jane Sayre
Charles Leonard Smeltzer
Robert Jackson Wood
Cline A. Clary
Robert Clyse
John Harold Gills
Elinor Jenkins
Lula Ruth Thorne
Denver Everett Woodward
Commerce
Long Bottom Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Relatives from Cleveland Detroit Hartford Portland Columbus Parkersburg Bashan and other towns visited here over the weekend. Visitors tracked graves at Sand Hill Cemetery as flags marked 27 Civil War soldiers one Spanish American and one World War veteran. Next Garden Club meeting is set for June 13 with Mrs. Betty Roush.
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Linnie Swan
W. D. Barton
Cleveland
Clara Swan
Detroit
Ella Shaner
Margaret
Hattie Woode
Jeromeville
E. W. Swan
Hartford
W. Va
Harry Swan
Portland
Maxine Swan
Columbus
S. R. Swan
Parkersburg
Lloyd
Golda Lawrence
Meigs County
Nerva Pryor
Co. E. Myers
George Caldwell
Charleston
Edwin
Eugene German
Sand Hill
Clinton A. Karr
Huntington
Mildred Hawley
Middleport
Garden Club
Betty Roush
Mrs. Tipton Dies at Clipper Mills Home
Mrs. Melissa Vaught Tipton 63 wife of Rev. John Tipton died Wednesday at the family home in Clipper Mills. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 PM in Ohio Chapel conducted by Rev. Earl Cremeens and Rev. Jennings Cremeens. Interment in Bethesda Cemetery. Survived by husband five daughters including Stella Harrison of Gallipolis and brothers N. J. Vaught of Williamsburg and I. S. Vaught of Northup.
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Gallipolis
Melissa Vaught Tipton
John Tipton
Clipper Millis
Ohio Chapel
Earl Cremeens
Jennings Cremeens
Bethesda
Tipton
Stella Harrison
Gallia County
N. J. Vaught
Williamsburg
I. S.vaught
Northup
Will Instruct New Users of Electricity
Gallia Lawrence County project directors plan a second series of instruction schools for subscribers to the electrification plan. Meetings are set at Mercerville School June 6, Cadmus School June 7, Waterloo High June 13, and Windsor School June 14 with I P Blauser from Ohio State University presenting lighting fixtures and electrical equipment demonstrations at locations with current.
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Gallipolis
R.E.A
Gallia-Lawrence County
Mercerville
Cadmus
Waterloo High School
Windsor School
I. P. Blauser
Ohio State University
Camera Club Comes To Gallipolis June 18
The Central Ohio Camera Club will visit Gallipolis on Sunday June 18 with 350 members traveling in eight coaches from the New York Central Lines. They will disembark at Spruce Street yards at 1 10 p m and dine at the Lafayette Hotel then tour local sights in courtesy cars provided by the Chamber of Commerce. The trip aims to capture Gallipolis scenic and historic interest, with many photographs expected.
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Gallipolis
Central Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
New York Central
Spruce Street
Lafayette Hotel
Gallipolis Native Dies in Maryland
George Parent a Gallipolis native aged about 65 died at his Rockville Maryland home over the weekend. Funeral services were held Wednesday with interment in Arlington National Cemetery. A Spanish American War volunteer he is survived by his wife two daughters a brother Dan Parent of Brooklyn NY and a sister Mrs Leslie Parent Wurst of Rockville Maryland.
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Gallipolis
George Parent
Rockville
Arlington National Cemetery
Parent
Dan Parent
Brooklyn
N. Y
Leslie Parent Wurst
Grange Will Meet at Georges Creek Friday Evening
Georges Creek Grange plans a Friday meeting with May events recap read by Mrs. Clair O Hara brief address by W E Houston and suggestions for recreation by M A Bunce. Opal Leonard performs harmonica duet with M A Bunce and Olmer Lane listed among participants.
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Gallipolis
Georges Creek Grange
Clair O’hara
W. E. Houston
M. A. Bunce
Opal Leonard
Olmer Lane
Cadmus Grange Meeting Plans Entertainment
Cadmus Grange will hold a Saturday night session with a general discussion on poultry raising and its ills and profits. Musical interludes include a piano solo by Mildred Carter and a duet by George Ropeter and Fred Lear, with Johnny Isaacs performing a humorous skit.
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Gallipolis
Cadmus Grange
Mildred Carter
George Ropeter
Fred Lear
Johnny Isaacs
Old Folks Day at Vinton Methodist Church
Elderly communicants from nine churches served by Rev. J. L. Stephenson gather for an all day program at Vinton Methodist Church on Sunday June 11. Luncheon will be served at noon. Gallia County youth are invited to a Rural Youth Conference in Gallipolis on June 5 with reservations due by June 3 at the County Agent's office.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Methodist Church
J. L. Stephenson
Jackson
Gallia County
Gallia
Ladies Aid Society of
Rodney Church
Beginnings of Gallia County's Largest Highway Project
Gallia County to build a new super highway over two miles long costing more than a quarter million dollars this summer. Rights of way in Eureka and Bladen villages secured and bids will be released soon with 30 days for residents to evacuate. Payments to homeowners expected early June as construction advances. Progress also reported on Swan Creek bridge relocation and a second segment toward Crown City Village.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Department
Eureka
Bladen
Gallia County
Fortification Hill Park Gets Lighting and Games
Fortification Hill Park has ten nis and quoits installed with four electric lamps lighting the area nightly. City Manager John Gwinn notes further improvements are expected. The lights are visible from most of Gallipolis and aid night navigation for airplanes passing over the city.
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Gallipolis
Fortification Hill Park
John Gwinn
Sixth annual home coming at Pine Grove Church
The sixth annual home coming will be held at Pine Grove Church near Bowlesville on Sunday, June 18. I. N. Strausbaugh is secretary of the sponsoring association. The program includes vocal and instrumental music, sermons, and brief addresses.
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Gallipolis
Pine Grove Church
Bowlesville
I. N. Strausbaugh
Sewing Clinic Brings Housewives Together in Gallipolis
A sewing machine clinic for Rio Grande area housewives was held today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Starbuck. Attendees brought sewing machines for repairs and adjustments by R. D. Borden of Ohio State University with help from County Agent E. G. Royer and Home Demonstration Agent Virginia Sower. Lunch was served in the college cafeteria.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
R. KR. Starbuck
R. D. Borden
Ohio State University
E. G. Royer
Virginia Sower
Simms Sues for Divorce in Crown City Case
Crown City merchant Charles R. Simms files for divorce from Mrs. Sarah Simms alleging gross neglect. The couple married June 5, 1935, and have no children.
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Gallipolis
Charles R. Simms
Crown City
Sarah Simms
Guardian seeks to sell 56 acre farm near Gallipolis
Amos Swisher guardian for his six year old daughter Norma Jean filed a court petition to permit sale of his 56 acre farm a few miles west of the city.
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Gallipolis
Norma Jean
Amos Swisher
Hospital patient Dr Otto A Vornholt at Holzer Hospital
Dr Otto A Vornholt of the Holzer Hospital surgical staff is hospitalized with rheumatism. A Royal Neighbors of America meeting is postponed due to high school commencement. Sun lamps are used in 200s to keep horned lizards happy in winter.
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Gallipolis
Otto A. Vornholt
Holzer Hospital
Royal Neighbors of America
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