New Swimming Pool Draws Huge Crowd in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis pool opened to great fanfare with about 4500 swimmers on opening night. Season tickets sold to at least 100 students and 75 adults plus ten family passes, total 225. First two days saw around 700 individual sales, Dr. Charles E. Holzer buying 37 season tickets for nurse students at Holzer Hospital. Lifeguards Gar Griffith and Lawrence Smeltzer, with A. Jord Bayless as attendant, Fra nces ton as assistant cashier, and Carl C. Byers as business manager.
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Carl C. Byers
Charles E. Holzer
Holzer Hospital
Gar Griffith
Lawrence Smeltzer
H A. Jord Bayless
Ferne Saunders
Rionde College
Rge
Franceston
Lawrence Ckles
Freddie Baker
Col. Ecker Chosen for Detroit Chevrolet Advisory Mission
Col H B Ecker of Gallipolis has been selected as one of ten Chevrolet dealers to join a Detroit mission. The group will meet with company officials to discuss ways to improve the product. Ecker departs for Detroit on Monday at the company's expense.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Ecker
Chevrolet
Detroit
Colonel Ecker
Clerk Held To Grand Jury In Forgery Case
Byron E. Bodimer formerly assistant clerk at the OHE was arrested on a forgery charge. He pleaded not guilty, was held to the grand jury, and jailed in default of $5,000 bond. The forged check for $50 was made out to J. P. Keefer and signed fictitiously by G. G. Kineon.
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Gallipolis
Byron E. Bodimer
OHE
Bodimer
J. P. Keefer
G. G. Kineon
Minnie Mossbarger Dies at 67 in Gallia County
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie McDonald Mossbarger aged 67 will be at Gallia Baptist Church Saturday at two o clock. Rev R R Denney to officiate. She had been ill a few days. Survived by three sons Cecil Asa Mossbarger Gage Elmer Mossbarger Springfield and daughter Mrs Edward Meadows plus brothers James McDonald California and Leonard McDonald Waterloo.
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Gallipolis
Minnie McDonald Mossbarger
Greenfield Township
Gallia Baptist Church
R. R. Denney
Mossbarger
Cecil
Asa Mossbarger
Gage
Elmer Mossbarger
Springfield
Edward Meadows
James McDonald
California
Leonard McDonald
Waterloo
Children in Hospital in Gallipolis Enter Tonsil Operations
Donna June Unroe eight daughter of Oliver Unroe and Edwin Wiseman five son of Orin Wiseman from Patriot entered Holzer Hospital Thursday for tonsil operations. Johnny Wilson who had an appendix operation last Sunday expects to go home today. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Hobart Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Donna June Unroe
Oliver Unroe
Edwin Wiseman
Orin Wiseman
Patriot
Holzer Hospital
Johnny Wilson
Hobart Wilson
Fraley Opens New Store at Third and Court
Loren Fraley, a grocery and meat dealer, will open his new store at the corner of Third and Court on Saturday morning. He previously operated at the corner lot of Second and Spruce.
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Gallipolis
Loren Fraley
Third and
Court
Fraley
Second and
Spruce
WPA Work To Be Resumed Next Monday
About 500 Gallia County men will return to work Monday on three WPA road projects in Gallia County after a month’s suspension. The renewed projects are Oliver White, Symmes Creek, and Mt. Zion, with Cora-Beaver Road already operating. Work will resume per instructions from the district WPA office at Zanesville.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
WPA
Zanesville
Oliver White
Symmes Creek
Mt. Zion
Gallia Youth Sentenced for Warehouse Break-In
John Maddox Jr., 19, was arraigned in Gallia common pleas court and pled guilty to entering Evans Grocery Co warehouse. Judge White sentenced him to Mansfield Reformatory for one to two years.
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Gallipolis
John Maddox, Jr
Common Pleas
Evans Grocery Co
White
Mansfield Reformatory
Miss Anne Nibert Secures New WPA to Unemployment Post
Miss Anne Nibert formerly with the first WPA office at Zanesville has taken a clerical job in the Unemployment Compensation Office at Ironton. She is the daughter of Mrs. Blanche Nibert and an honor graduate of Gallia Academy High School in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Anne Nibert
WPA
Zanesville
Ironton
Nibert
Blanche Nibert
Gallia Academy High School
Minersville Social Notes Highlights Local News
Minersville updates include Eleanor Coss visiting Bellaire relatives, Maxine Stewart starting at Sugar Run flour mill, and many attendance details at George Wolf funeral in Marietta. Local weddings, showers, travels, and moves are noted with multiple Hartenbach and Woods family appearances and church events upcoming.
Logan Social Notes Highlight Open Party at White House
Social Circle hosts a spring open party at the White House with Mrs H M Whitcraft as president and Mrs Harry Stevenson as secretary. Mrs E C Snyder of Findlay entertains with monologs and readings while 80 guests enjoy a buffet. Bridgettes Club hosts bridge with high scores by Miss Madge Wright and Mrs Leslie Evans. Logan High alumni plan tonight’s banquet at Masonic rooms with Eastern Star dinner and post program dancing.
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Blanche Lutz
Ella Keynes
Logan High
Masonic Social Rooms
Order of Eastern Star
Four Arrested in Kemper Hollow Stilling Raid
Sherman and Buck Kemper Clyde Fillinger and another man were arrested on a stilling charge during a raid in Kemper Hollow. Authorities report a 110 gallon copper still six barrels of mash and six gallons of moonshine destroyed. Prisoners taken to Portsmouth for arraignment before a U.S. commissioner.
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Gallipolis
Sherman
Buck Kemper
Clyde Fillinger
Kemper Hollow
Portsmouth
UU. S
Rotary convention delegates to Cleveland trip announced
Mr and Mrs Carl C Byers and Mr and Mrs Eugene Spear will attend Rotary International convention in Cleveland the week of June 19 to 23. Byers as president and Spear as vice president act as delegates with representatives from around the world expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Eugene Spear
Cleveland
Rotary International
Byers
Rotary
Spear
Licenses Granted for Marriages in Gallipolis Area
A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Hibert Hill 58 of Gallipolis and Eather Casey 42 of Gallipolis. A second license went to L M Morris 29 a Racine teacher and Catherine Raub 23 of Gallipolis a clerk from Pomeroy. Lieutenant Paul Shaw and his wife from Laguna Beach California arrived Wednesday to visit Mr Shaw's mother Mrs L B Shaw for the summer.
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Gallipolis
Hibert Hill
Eather Casey
Anyother
L. M. Morris
Racine
Ohio
Catherine Raub
Pomeroy
Paul Shaw
Laguna Beach
Calif
Shaw
L. B. Shaw
Keeler Family Hosts Weekend Guests in Columbus
Edward Keeler and Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews of Columbus will visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Keeler for a weekend gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edward Keeler
John Matthews
Columbus
Emmett Keeler
Attendants Attend Portsmouth Graduation
Will Cox traveled to Portsmouth Thursday evening to attend the commencement exercises of Joe Hanlon, nephew of Mr I Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Will Cox
Portsmouth
I Cox
Joe Hanlon
Wednesday Sewing Club Hostess Plans Laur elville Picnic
Mrs George Rainer hosted the Wednesday Sewing Club at her E Main St home with sewing as the diversion. The group arranged a picnic for next Thursday at the Reicheldorfer cabin near Laurelville inviting husbands and other friends as guests. Guests at the Wednesday evening meeting included Miss Kathleen McGonagle from Newark Mrs Richard Vore of Fremont and Mrs Carl Johnson.
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George Rainer
E. Main St
Reicheldorfer
Laurelville
Kathleen McGonagle
Newark
Richard Vore
Fremont
Carl Johnson
Priscilla Club Meets at Miss Hartman Home
Priscilla Club members were entertained at the home of Miss Margaret Hartman Wednesday evening. After a session at needle work, the group was served refreshments by the hostess. Mrs. C. F. Lewis will be hostess next week.
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Priscilla Club
Margaret Hartman
C. F. Lewis
Local Auxiliary Leaders Attend State Meeting in Columbus
Mrs. Irma Powers of Logan, president of District 8 American Legion Auxiliary, travels to Columbus to stay through Saturday and join a meeting of the state board. Mrs. Anthony Toerner travels Friday to Wooster to join sister Miss Elizabeth McManigal for commencement at Wooster College, then McManigal visits Logan. Mrs. Wayne Whitcraft and baby Charlotte Ann plan to return home from a Columbus hospital Friday.
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Irma Powers
Logan
District 8 American Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
the Auxiliary
Anthony Toerner
Wooster
Elizabeth McManigal
Elmira
N. Y
Wooster College
Miss McManigal
Wayne Whitcraft
Charlotte Ann
Columbus Hospital
Miss Maxine Stillwell Hosts D A Club Meeting
Garden flowers adorned the West Street home as Miss Maxine Stillwell hosted the D A Club on Wednesday evening. With president Grace Landis ill, Mrs. Margaret Kistler led the gathering and Marguerite Steward read A June Bride of One Year. Awards went to Mary Davis Grace Nutter and Juanita Stillwell, travel prize to Margaret Colomber. Lunch for 29 followed. guests included Anna Jorn Lucille Krinn and Martha Ann Larimer. Hostesses were Stillwell Strawn Sweazy and Hammond. Next meeting will be July on the Steward lawn Picnic supper.
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Maxine Stillwell
D. of A. Club
West St
Grace Landis
Margaret Kistler
Marguerite Steward
Mary Davis
Grace Nutter
Juanita Stillwell
Margaret Colomber
Anna Jorn
Gas City
Ind
Lucille Krinn
Martha Ann Larimer
Miss Stillwell
Pete Strawn
Dora Sweazy
Hazel Hammond
Divorce Granted in Gallia County Custody and Support Ordered
Myrtle McCreary was granted a divorce from Paul Victor McCreary on Wednesday. The divorce cites neglect and grants custody of their child to Mrs. McCreary. The defendant must pay two dollars weekly for child support and will be allowed visitation.
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Gallipolis
Myrtle McCreary
Paul Victor McCreary
Jennings Scott Sentenced to State Prison
Jennings Scott received a one to three year term in the state penitentiary after being found guilty of passing a bad check on a Gallia merchant, Tanner Wood, by Judge White on Wednesday afternoon. The same report notes two wills probated in Gallipolis, Ellsworth Dodd leaving property to niece Sherman White and Sarah E. King naming foster daughter Daisy Mehl as beneficiary.
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Gallipolis
Jennings Scott
White
Tanner Wood
Ellsworth Dodd
Garfield Ave
Sherman White
Sarah E. King
First Ave
Daisy Mehl
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Bellaire
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Maxine Stewart
George Wolf
Marietta
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Dana Brown
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Billy
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Jeanne Hines
Margaret Hartenbach
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Will Woods
George Hartenbach
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James Hood
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Ed Morgan
Eaton
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John Roush
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Chester Roush
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William H. Thomas
John Huber
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Asa Custer
Borham
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C. J. Rhodes
Helen
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Bridgettes Club
Madge Wright
Leslie Evans
Stilling
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