Building Boom Grows in Gallipolis Real Estate Activity
Gallipolis sees rising real estate activity with H B Ecker considering an apartment on Court St while renting the current house. Dr O A Vornholt builds a $25 000 home on Cedar St opposite the hospital. Dr W L Brown constructs a $26 000 home at Third and State. Frank Christ builds a $5 000 residence on Lower Second. Bank officers report deposits up over 3 percent in the past year as funds move from low interest bonds into real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. B. Ecker
Williams
Court St
O. A. Vornholt
Cedar St
Hospital
W. Lewis Brown
Third
State Sts
Frank Christ
Three Youths Arrested And Sent to Columbus
George Bright aged 16 Ray Speakman 15 Columbus and Edward Casey 18 were taken to Juvenile Court in Columbus Wednesday with three bicycles tied to their names. They confessed to breaking into the Frank Hamm house at Rio Grande last Saturday and stealing several small articles. Cheshire American Legion and Auxiliary plan a joint meeting Friday night at the Cheshire Knights of Pythias Hall with Gallipolis members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Bright
Ray Speakman
Columbus
Edward Casey
Frank Hamm
Rio Grande
Legion and Auxiliary
Cheshire American Legion and Auxiliary
Cheshire Knights of Pythias Hall
Holzer Girl Graduates From Bryn Mawr Baldwin School
Gallipolis reports Christine Holzer daughter of Dr and Mrs C E B Holzer graduates today from the Baldwin School at Bryn Mawr Pa. sister Louise also a student Mrs Holzer will attend commencement and return with the girls. Also noted a marriage license issued to Charlies O Jordan and Nellie Rae Martin both of West Virginia. Harold Harrington charged with assault on Frances Eads of Bulaville. Southern Ohio Highway Association officers to be selected June 25 if Chamber plans succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Christine Holzer
C. EB. Holzer
Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr
Louise
Charlies O. Jordan
Charleston
W. Va
Jockman
Nellie Rae Martin
George Fisher
Sissonville
Harold Harrington
Frances Eads
Bulaville
Fads
Harrington
Tabet
Southern Ohio Highway Association
Chamber of Commerce
Gallia Academy Class of 1929 Reunion Planned
Gallipolis reports a class of 1929 reunion set for Hotel La Fayette Monday evening June 15. Judge H W Cherrington spoke to St Johns Bible Class Grace Methodist Church Tuesday night with music by John Newton Davis, Mrs Davis, and Norma Berridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Hotel Lafayette
H. W. Cherrington
St. John's
Grace Methodist Church
John Newton Davis
Mies Norma Berridge
Gallipolis Dam Visitors Learn Concrete and Motors Details
On the Sunday after Decoration Day 327 people visited the new Gallipolis dam nine miles below town. They learned that each pier received 90 cubic yards of concrete weighing 18 million pounds, while the rollers weigh 365 tons. Daily visitor counts ranged from 10 to many, as a guide described 10 horsepower motors driving rollers at a gear ratio of 3500 to 1, likening them to motorcycle motors at four to one.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County First Graders Rank Higher in Reading
Gallia County first graders outperform national averages in word recognition and sentence reading tests. Under reading supervisor Gertrude Carman, the 188 county pupils posted medians of 2.06 in word recognition and 2.36 in sentence reading, versus national rates of 1.9 and 19 respectively. Also reports a new daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. M T Haines, Rebecca June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gertrude Carman
Carman
United States
M. T. Haines
Rebecca June
98 Gallipolis Temperature Report
The hot Wednesday felt sultry but reached 98 degrees, one degree below Tuesday and last Saturday, per official government thermometers read by Edwin McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin MceCormick
Recreation director named for WPA project at Gallipolis
Mrs Nellie Scarberry will direct activities at the recreation field behind Washington School as a WPA project from 9 to 11 in the morning. W B Downtain is ill and admitted to Holzer Hospital for observation. An ice cream supper planned at Centenary Grange Hall Saturday night June 13 from 4 to 12. Plincy Shaw filed an affidavit charging Maynard Ellis with stealing a car, wheels, and mine equipment valued at 38 50 from the Pea cock Mining Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Nellie Scarberry
Washington School
Centenary Grange
Grange
Centenary Church
Plincy Shaw
Fred Millis
Maynard Ellis
Peacock Mining Company
Important Food Plant Puzzle List Reveals Hidden Words
A fragmented list of clues and definitions spans horizontal and vertical entries. It includes hints for plant names, tools, numbers, and common words such as eye, optical glass, meadow, and sobering terms like to halt and to come in.
Drowned 16-Year-Old Corning Girl Near Corning Mine
Flora Belle Sands, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sands of Corning, drowned while swimming in the channel of the NY Central Railroad dam east of Corning Wednesday afternoon. She sank in eight feet of water near 4:30 and the body was recovered an hour later after pulmotor failed. She was a Corning High School junior, survived by four brothers and two sisters. Funeral plans not set.
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Glouster
Flora Belle
Charles Sands
Corning
New York Central
John
Amesville
Wiliam
Raymond
Charles Edward
Maxine
Patricia
Norma Chic Weds Virgil Roberts in Greenup Ky
Miss Norma Chic daughter of Mrs Clyde Harrison and Virgil Roberts son of Mr and Mrs J F Roberts wed Oct 5 1935 in South Methodist Church Greenup Kentucky Rev J N Hearald officiating Roberta works as civil service office assistant in Aid for the Aged. Virgil employed at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Norma graduated Gallia Academy High School in 1934. Virgil in 1931.
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Gallipolis
Norma Chic
Clyde Harrison
Upper Second Ave
Virgil Roberts
J. F. Roberts
Kanauga
Greenup
J. N. Hearald
South Methodist Episcopal Church
Roberta
Civil Service
Ohio Hospital
Gallia Academy High School
Rotary sponsors vocational book shelf at Carnegie Library
Gallipolis Rotary Club sponsors a vocational book shelf at the Carnegie Library. Several volumes have been donated by Dr. C. E. Holzer, with additional gifts from Miss Clara Worman, Miss Myrtie Stringfellow, Miss Rose Wilson, Mrs. Mary Fwing, Mrs. Julia Conklin, and Mrs. Eva Barow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Carnegie Library
C. E. Holzer
Clara Worman
Myrtie Stringfellow
Rose Wilson
Mary Fwing
Julia Conklin
Eva Barow
Sealed bids sought for Trimble sewer street bonds
Legal notice from Trimble Ohio invites sealed proposals for the purchase of eight thousand dollars in village bonds dated December 1 1935. Twenty five bonds of three hundred twenty dollars each bearing four percent interest payable semi annually. Bonds due October 1 in years 1937 through 1961. Bids based on varied rates allowed with fractions in one quarter percent multiples. Bid must include bond or certified check for one thousand dollars. Bids due by July 6 1936 noon. Clerk M E Christman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
State of
Ohio
M. E. Christman
Sunday Creek Shoot Draws Large Crowd at J M Watkins Farm
At Sunday Creek Valley Sportsmen Club’s first shoot near Bishopville, 18 participants fired about 500 rounds. Notable results included Morgan Corning of Corning hitting 24 of 25 in the first round and Hoye Seckinger of Jacksonville going 9 of 10. Next event date to be announced. A separate Columbus item notes a $929 expense in Governor Davey’s radio-address campaign account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Sunday Creek Valley Sportsmen Club
Columbus
Davey
Democratic State Executive Committee
Secretary of State
Doan’s Pills Offer Relief for Backache Claim
This old treatment asserts backache relief by flushing the kidneys with Doan’s Pills. It claims kidneys remove waste via 15 miles of tubes, noting symptoms like frequent scanty urination, night pain, swelling, and loss of energy, urging readers to ask druggists for the remedy used for over 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Gar Biddison Weds Miss Helen Eaton in Akron
Announcement from Glouster reports the marriage of Gar Biddison and Miss Helen Eaton of Akron after a ceremony in Akron followed by a visit to Atlantic City. The bride has long held a responsible role at an Akron rubber factory. Biddison, formerly of Glouster, has resided in Akron several years and holds a solid position. The L. T. M. will meet Friday at 2 PM at Mrs. Iva Pedicord's Madison Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Gar Biddison
Helen Eaton
Akron
Atlantic City
Biddison
State of Ohio bids for road surface treatment project
Notice to Contractors for unit price contract in Athens County Ohio on Logan Athens Road S H No 155 State Route 31 in Athens Township. Bids due June 26 1936 at 10 AM EST. Estimated cost 7300 60 with wage scales for skilled labor and specific truck and tractor operator rates. Five percent certified check required up to 10000 dollars plans in state highways department. Right to reject bids reserved. JOHN JASTER JR State Highway Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways Cogeepy Somegree
State Highway Director of
Ohio
Columbus
Athens County
Logan-Athens
Athens Township
Department of Highways
John Jaster, JR
Miss Theresa Heiser Graduates From Ohio University
Jacksonville’s Theresa Heiser is among 356 seniors awarded a Bachelor of Science in Education from Ohio University Athens. She graduates with high honors and is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the national honorary educational fraternity that honors top students for scholarship and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Theresa Heiser
Ohio University
Athens
Heiser
Kappa Delta Pi
Initiatory Degree At Magic City Lodge Meeting
Glou ster residents are reminded of work in the initiatory degree at the Magic City Lodge I O O F meeting to be held Friday night in Glou ster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Magic City Lodge
I. O
Jacob Nayle World War veteran dies in Glouster
Jacob Nayle aged 45 and World War veteran died at his home at Oak and Valley Streets after months of illness. He had just returned from the Veterans Hospital in Dayton. He leaves two brothers Wesley of Sugar Creek and Lewis of Barberton. Funeral plans were not set. He previously lived in Trimble for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Nayle
Glouster
Oak and
Valley Sts
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Wesley
Sugar Creek
Lewis
Barberton
Nagle
Trimble
Hospital admission and local notices in Glouster
Mrs. Ethe in this city is in St Francis Columbus Hospital, remaining several days for observation after a week in a local ambulance. She was accompanied by her mother and sister. An advertisement promotes Pasteeth tooth powder with deodorizing qualities and simple use, offered by a local druggist.
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Glouster
Ethe
St. Francis Columbus
William Lunsford
Frank Skinner
Harper Hospitalien
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Downtain
Holzer Hospital
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Redac
Vancouver
Kok
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Flora Belle Sands
Cynthia Wallace
Goldie Wallace
Elsie O'Neil
Edna Wallace
Detroit
John Wood
Bryan Wood
Henry Hartman
Powhatan Point
Ed Vernon
Elihu Wood
W. B. Tracey
Fremont
Nelsonville
William
Tom
Dad
Harry E. Wilken
Grandad
Wilken
Cory of
Oor Wilken
Rf.d. No.3
Schenney, Pa
Wilke
Jos, S. Finch & Co., Inc
Scheniey
Scheniey Products Co. Inc
JOS
Finch & CO
Cretonne
Childre
Pepperell
Voiles
New Street
Priscilla
Iery
Sunday Creek
Bishopville
Akron Girl
Lodge
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