Hi jacked Liquor Trucker Identifies Deputy Marshal
Albert Casta, driver of a hijacked liquor truck near Crown City, named a Chesapeake deputy marshal as one of the men. Marshal Bar Bingham and Julian Smith were jailed in Ohio, Claude Carpenter held in Huntington, W Va, with Costa identifying all. Sheriff Hatfield planned to secure extradi tion papers and coordinate with governors for extradition. Seven cases of whiskey were recovered from an orchard spray wagon behind Chesapeake, Lawrence County.
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Gallipolis
Chesapeake
Ohio
Albert Casta
Crown City
Bar Bingham
Ffe Hatfeld
Julian Smith
Costa
Claude Carpenter
Huntington
W. Va
Hatfield
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Lawrence County
Gallipolis Battles Hog Pen Rules With City Police
The Board of Health enforces a hog pen distance rule, requiring pens at least 350 feet from any inhabitant house street or alley. Police armed with steel tape begin canvassing today with 25 to 30 hog owners inside city limits under scrutiny and possible court action for violations. Ruth Hattox Nobie pleads guilty to assault and battery and is jailed for days with $16 in costs. Grand Jury indicted her for cutting with intent to wound.
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Gallipolis
Board of Health
Adolph Henke
Henke
Ruth Hattox Nobie
W. R. White
Fifty Three Defendants Named In Ohio Township Land Suit
O W Nibert sues in common pleas court over partition of 23 acres in Ohio Township. Fifty three defend ants named in the case, detailing a land division dispute among local property owners.
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Gallipolas
O. W. Nibert
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Township
Wife of Accident Victim Put in Cast
Gallipolis reports Mrs. William M. Fivans injured in a Sunday night accident near Addison placed in a pilaster cast after a broken back. Her husband died from chest and head injuries early Monday. The crash involved Mrs. Daniel Warner and others. several injured, including Sallie Conley and Arlene Richards.
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Gallipolis
William M. Fivans
Addison
Huntington
W. Va
Daniel Warner
Cheshire
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Evans
Billy
Betty Jean
Ada Williamson
Henry Bowen
Ironian
R. B. Conley
Howard Conley
Northup
Sallie Conley
Arlene Richards
FERA
Dexter Residents Share Weekend Visits
Dexter briefs report visits by Walter and Mrs McMorrow of Dayton to Athens and Parker Run guests. Other guests include Howard Dennison of Balm Center, Vernon Canny of Albany, and Virginia Price of Rutland visiting local residents. Paul Graham, Addison student pilot, achieved first solo flight at Holzer Airport under Lieut Eckford Hodgeon.
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Dexter
Walter McMorrow
Dayton
William McMorrow
C. Cook
Lewis Saxton
Ward Sexton
Athens
Howard Dennison
Balem Center
Finley Dennison
Parker Run
Elsie Canny
Douglay
Vernon Canny
Albany
William McMorrowield
Virginia Price
Rutland
McCann and Son
Forrest McCann
Maynard Davis
Rex Davis
Wilmot Davis
Columbia
Blanche Davis
Gallipolis
Paul Graham
Addison
Holzer
Lieut
Eckford Hodgeon
NineYearOld Saunders Drowns After Pond Fishing
Youngstown reports the death of nine year old Joseph Saunders who fell into a pond while fishing Sunday and drowned.
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Youngstown
Joseph Saunders
Paris on alert as European war could begin in 90 minutes
An analysis notes Paris faces woeful air defense readiness versus Germany. Berlin trains millions for raids while Paris relies on a fragile plan to evacuate civilians, with catacombs as a potential shelter and fear of rapid gas attack.
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Paris
Germany
Paria
Berlin
France
National Union For Air Defense
National Union
Thi
P. Langevin
College de France
The Public Forum on War and Liberty Echoed in Remembrance
The column reflects on war, peace, and American ideals. It cites Sherman, Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Abe Lincoln referencing liberty, democracy, and defense. It laments wartime preparation gaps and criticizes postwar spending patterns while praising courage and national heritage.
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Sherman
America
Washington
South Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maine
Havana Harbor
Texas
Abe
Thomas Jefferson
Brain Trust
C. G. Hilt
Marriage License Issued to Gwinn and Miller in Gallipolis
A marriage license was issued in Gallipolis to Harry Gwinn aged 39, a plumber, and Hazel Miller aged 22, daughter of Claude Miller, also of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Harry Gwinn
Hazel Miller
Claude Miller
Torch Victors Dominate Twin Matches At Local Field
Torch and Cincinnati Hill won 9 to 6 in a Sunday home doubleheader, then Torch and Little Hocking triumphed 16 to 5. Local residents attended services and visits across Parkersburg, Wheeling, and surrounding towns as families gathered and ill news circulated.
Mrs. Alice Boyer Dies in Huntington at 79
Mrs. Alice Boyer age 79 died at Foster Memorial Home Huntington West Virginia after a hip fracture suffered three weeks earlier. She widow of Anderson Boyer and former Miss Alice Souverain lived in Gallipolis prior years. Short funeral at her home then Gallipolis burial Pine Street Cemetery beside husband and son Lewia.
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Gallipolis
W. H. Belcher
Alice Boyer
Foster Memorial Home
Huntington
W. Va
Pine Street
Lewia
Fashion Notes Predict Red Hues for Fall
Gallipolis fashion note from Miss Athalia Barr of New York City says red will be popular this fall. Simplicity pattern stylist, who was in Gallipolis Monday, notes summer sportswear includes shorts or long slacks with a shirtwaist or handkerchief blouse. Wrap-around or waist-to-hem skirts, lace in cotton and silk, and gay silk and cotton prints will feature for country and town wear.
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Gallipolis
Athalia Barr
New York City
Miss Barr
Lodges Hold Joint Meet in Gallipolis
Daughters of America lodges from Huntington and Pt. Pleasant W Va Pomeroy M irlport Ryger and the French City Council of Gallipolis joined the Gallia Council D A in Gallipolis Monday night. The Gallia lodge presented a play and a fancy drill then served lunch and held a dance with music by Lewis Stevers orchestra for about 100 guests.
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Gallipolis
Daughters of America
Huntington
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Pomeroy
Middleport
Ryger
Gallia Council
Gallia Lodge
Lewis Stevers
Edwin Brown Rites Planned for Wednesday
Edwin Alvin Brown age 62 native of Gallipolis died in a Central Islip sanitarium Long Island from cirrhosis of the liver. He was a graduate of the Cincinnati School of Pharmacy and worked for P. A. Sanns and Son drug store. Surviving are sister Mrs Frank Shaw son Eugene Brown and brother Dr Horace Brown Funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Shaw home with Rev L W Gishler officiating burial in Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Edwin Alvin Brown
Central Islip
Long Island
Cincinnati School of Pharmacy
P. A. Sanns and Son
Frank Shaw
Second Avenue
Eugene Brown
Columbus
Horace Brown
Reno
Nevada
Shaw
L. W. Gishler
Pine Street Cemetery
Civil War Veteran Succumbs at Lecta
Lewis A. Wickline, Civil War veteran, died at Lecta of heart trouble at age 88. Survived by wife Minta Day and four children in Mercerville Springfield Leaper and Lecta. Funeral held Tuesday at United Brethren Church on Walnut Ridge.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence County
Lewis A. Wickline
Lecta
Minta Day
Mercerville
Ella Betz
Springfield
Burt Wickline
Leaper
John Wickiline
United Brethren Church
Walnut Ridge
Electric display tour visits Gallia County towns
The Southern Ohio Electric sales coach with electrical equipment demonstrations tours Gallia County. Demonstrators include Mrs Helen Myers and Charles Rathbone of Gallpolis and Mrs Ruth Peters of Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Southern Ohio Electric
Gallia County
Helen Myers
Charles Rathbone
Ruth Peters
Columbus
Southwest warmth hits Oklahoma City after cold spell
The southwest thawed Oklahoma City as Sunday brought hot weather with the sun pushing the temperature to 92 degrees, ending a stretch of unseasonable cold.
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Oklahoma City
Garden Crops Marketed By Reedsville District People
Strawberries were plentiful but are scarcer as the season ends. Early cherries are ready and there will be a good Early Transparent apple yield. Garden growth is strong though bean beetles and potato bugs appear. Local residents and visitors are listed among recent social, travel, and family events.
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Reedsville
W. B. Cross
Racine
E. C. Bailey
Sarah Chambers
Phyllis
Paul Buckley
C. V. Buckley
Parkersburg
Silver Ridge Social Gathering Entertains Local Youth
Bernice Betzing and Thelma Shafer hosted a Friday night social at Thelma Shafer’s home for a group of local youths. Refreshments were served and attendees included Edith Betzing J M Gaul Bunice Tuttle Hazel Christy Flora Tuttle Vesta Bent Fern Swank and many others. Several families were noted visiting relatives in nearby towns over the weekend and residents were mentioned by name.
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Silver Ridge
Bernice Betzing
Thelma Shafer
Edith Betzing
J. M. Gaul
Bunice Tuttle
Hazel Christy
Flora Marie Tuttle
Vesta Bent
Fern Swank
Margaret Jane Cook
Eleanor Tuttle
Ida Sommers
Juanita Tuttle
Wanda Swank
Thelma Harper
Pauletta Caldwell
Clarence Henderson
Myrtle Keller
Junior McGinnis
Doris
Gerald Cole
Lancaster
Willie Pooler
Sumner
Hart Smith
T. W. Shafer
Columbus
C. F. Betzing
Vern Shumway
Alfred
Summer Sweethearts in Michael's Absence
Sally searches for Michael after a New York arrival and letters reveal a possible danger. She confronts Mr. Downrigg, demands help to search hospitals and morgues, and asserts she is Michael Heathcroe’s promised wife as the cliffhanger ends.
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Sally
Michael
New York
Mr. Downrigg
Champion Coal launches on Ohio River at Gallipolis
The new tee steamer Champion Coal built for the Pittsburgh Coal Company at 265000 dollars has begun service towing coal in Pittsburgh pools. Capt. W I Shaw commands this iron and steel stern keel towboat with Nordberg engines producing 800 HP and Foster Wheeler boilers at 200 PSI. It uses a steam hydraulic steering gear replacing a pilot wheel an innovation alongside twin screw towboats on the Ohio and Mississippi.
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Gallipolis
Champion
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pittsburgh
Nordberg
W. I. Shaw
Ohio
Mississippi
Union
Mississippi Valley
Sprague
Dubuque
Iowa
Louisville
New Orleans
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Peace
Memphis
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Morris Gilbert
Stuttgart
Frankfort
Cologne
Gasproof
London
North Sea
S. R
Mediterranean
Austria
Lan Sgt
the Public Forum
Pomeroy, Ohlo
WED
Torch Victor
TORCH
Cincinnati Hill
Little Hocking
John Hendrickson
McMechen
Charles Morris
Near Wheeling
C. W. Hayden
Minnie Barrows
Guy Martin
R.D
Darlington
Hall Livingston
Catharine Gorrell
Ellenboro
BR WH Gorrell
F. Russell Purdy
Shinnston
Rockland
South Canaan
Alzina Wilson
Harold
C J Sturm
Ritz
Lucy Cline
Barnesville
T. J. Dunfee
Dunfee
Lucy Coleman
Dorothy Russell
Wilma Cowdery
Hockingport
Eldred Stout
Wolf Summit
R. E. Turner
Big Creek
Farnom Haskins
Edwin Brown
Fred Shumway
C. A. Barnett
Ada Miller
Vienna
Hoyt
Caroline Cottle
Alta Harper
Ches
Akron
Dora Tuttle
Walter Tuttle
Montana
Ohio River
St. Louis
Operat
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Pe Power
Greene
John W
St Louis
Hever
Hubbard
M. A. Vicksburg
Cincinnati
Pitts
Munich
Gallipoli
Muni Stormont
Truman
Halley
Changi
Messeng
Messenger
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