Raccoon Valley Flood Destroys Crops In Gallia County
County Agent E G Roger reports extensive flood damage in the Raccoon Valley within Gallia County. Corn hay wheat and soybeans were ruined by floodwaters with replants planned as soils dry. The Zaleski dam has no gates and overflow through a natural spillway, while Symmes Creek Valley south of the area largely escaped flooding.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Valley
Gallia County
E. G. Roger
Royer
Valeski
Vinton
Raccoon Island
Roger
Zaleski
Raccoon
Symmes Creek
Gardiner Discharged After Minor Wreck Injuries
W H Gardner is released from the hospital after a minor crash on Monday. He will go to live with his daughter Mrs Lane Lawrence in Urbana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. H. Gardner
Lane Lawrence
Urbana
Old Gallipolis plan reveals 1825 town layout and settlers
The Gallia County plan of the Town of Gallipolis dated 1825, preserved by Mrs. Brown and County Engineer Leonard, shows the early fort sites, water‑edge garden lots, and rows of log cabins. It lists settlers such as P. Pichaud and J. W. Devacht, notes the public square length, and marks French settlements with black dots, linking to a 1942 highway context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Major C. Brown
Columbus
Leonard
Edward W. Tupper
Old City
Vine St
Pine St
First Ave
Chillicothe Road
State St
P. Pichaud
Jean Bodet
Francois Davous
Alex Droz
J. W. Devacht
P. Muery
N. Thivenin
M. Chambrelle
C. R. Menager
Christopher Etienne
Antoine le Duc
Louis
Francois
Pierre LeClerca
L. Migoni
J. B. Tillaye
Dr. Saugrain
M. Duduit
A. Lacour
L. Marret
Joseph Vandenbemden
N. Hurteaux
F. Carteron
M. Laffillard
M. Berthelot
X. Maidin
J. L. Violette
S. Dubois
G. Battelle
A. Parmentier
Joseph Marret
Francois Marion
N. Serret
M. Brunier
Alex Duport
Jacques Petit
P. Magnier
N. Prioux
T. Thomas
Claude Chaudivere
L. Vonschmltz
J. B
City Park
WPA road project hires near 400 in Gallipolis
Report from Gallipolis notes 61 additional WPA workmen on Chickamauga Bottoms to Chillicothe Avenue road projects bringing total employed to nearly 400.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga
Chillicothe Avenue
Home Council Leaders Meet In Gallipolis
Delegates from Southeastern Ohio counties attended a district Home Council meeting at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. About 200 registered by 10 am as group singing opened the program, with talks on past meetings and rural home adjustments. A noon ham lunch, county roll call, and a tour of the state hospital completed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Gallia County
Donald Love
Bidwell
Adrian French
Meigs County
Garland E. Elliott
Vinton
M. F. Weese
Jackson County
Ralph Stout
Washington County
Rose Patterson
Morgan County
Fred Graham
Hocking
Clyde Barton
Jackson
Frank McGill
Washington
Josephine Hartinger
Frances Klein
Middleport
Glenn Powell
Dorothy Hammans
Ohio State University
Home Council
Grace Frysinger
Washington, D. C
Frysinger
State Hospital
George Roberts
State Institution
G. E. Elliott
Elizabeth Love
C. T. Guindon
Joe Miller
C. Y. Lakin
EF. G. Royer
Briggs Kirby
Earl Brown
Ernest Blazer
Favors
Evan D. Rees
C. J. McCormick
S. E. Jenkins
Anna Mae Evans
Stanley Wood
Sallie McCormick
Arlene Roush
Ralph Glaze
Anderson Robinson
Maurice Thomas
Charles Ward
Ray Grover
Beatrice Clark
E. J. Riggs
Harley Cloud
Hoke Robinson
13 Colonies Float Steals Show in Gallipolis Parade
In Gallipolis the Good Citizenship parade featured a large float honoring the thirteen colonies. Dressed in white gauze dresses with ribbon sashes, a group of young women and a 6 feet 8 inches Uncle Sam figure, created by a local insurance agent, paraded to the scene in private cars.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Ruth Moore
Rachel Ann Masters
Ladonna Ecker
Dorothy Skinner
Mary Jacqueline Chambers
Betty Durfee
Nancy Beard
Marilyn Phillips
Jean Ecker
Kathryn Kircher
Ann Notter
Naida Spear
Joanne Terry
Gallipolis Social Notes Chronicle Busy Weekend
Families gathered at the Moore home in Bidwell for their mother’s birthday with a noon dinner and cake. The Philomathean Club shifted its picnic supper to a member’s home due to rain. Social events include missionary society meetings, Daughters of America memorials, and visits by numerous locals and former residents across Ohio and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
T. J. Moore
Bidwell
Moore
Earl Moore
Margaret
Florence Sprague
Tommy Gene
Charles Jeffers
Jake Moore
Bobby
Rupert Trout
Ted Moore
Dickie
Marguerite Moore
Celestia Switzer
Billy
Mae Gardner
Philomathean Club
Mabel Thomas
E. H. Morgan
Marion
Nellie Scarberry
May Badgley
Columbus
Denver Davis
Frankfort
Ohio
Imogene
Herschel Armstrong
Tampa
Fla
Clearwater
Anna FE. Simmerman
Athens
Ohio University
Grosvenor Stewart McKee
W. H. McKee
University Terrace
Leo Mossman
Akron
N. A. Martin
Camp Shelby
Miss
Martin
George Davis
Missouri
Holcomb Hill
Rufus Hopkins
Carolyn
E. J. Rosener
Florence Belden
Cleveland
Mary B. Parker
George Gardner
Lancaster
Ohio Hospital
G. J. Wetherholt
Derry Wetherholt
Portsmouth
Thread Legged Bugs Nest Near Spider Webs
The article notes thread legged bugs inhabiting webs left by spiders and preying on insects trapped in those abandoned snares.
Plan Alumni Dinner for Rio Grande College
Members of the Alumni Association of Rio Grande College plan a dinner meeting at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis on Saturday evening. John H. Matthews of Columbus will toast, with several alumni expected to speak. A duet by Roger and Ronald Williams will precede Rev. R. Lloyd Pabst’s principal address.
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Gallipolis
Thelumni Association of
Rio Grande College
First Baptist Church
John H. Matthews
Columbus
Roger
Ronald Williams
Thurman
R. Lloyd Pabst
Stanley Huntington
J. Ira Topping
Margaret Jones
Mildred Welker
Sanger
Farm Bureau Advisory Council Dinner Discusses Rural Medical Care
Mr and Mrs Frederick Thompson of Little Kyger hosted 33 members and guests of the Farm Bureau Advisory Council on Thursday evening. The program covered Medical Care for Rural Communities followed by refreshments for the Thompson and associated families and council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Thompson
Little Kyger
Farm Bureau Advisory Council
Earl Gordon
Joe Thompson
George Thompson
Alva Kail
Byron Bunce
Grangers Plan Degree Work in Gallia County
Frid ay evening the group plan degree work for Swan Creek Patriot Harris and Springfield will be shown in Bladen. Last week the first and second degrees were conferred in Bidwell Porter school on 25 candidates. Swan Creek Master W M Davis conferred the first degree and Patriot Master Stanton Jenkins the second. Harris will provide third degree instruction at Bladen and Springfield Master Marguerite Moore will present the fourth degree, noted as she is among the county's youngest women grange masters.
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Gallipolis
Swan Creek
Patriot
Harris
Springfield
Bladen
Bidwell-Porter School
Swan Creek Grange
W. M. Davis
Patriot Grange
Stanton Jenkins
Harris Grange
Harlan Wollborn
Springfield Grange
Marguerite Moore
Gallia County
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Pace
U. S
Airmen Ay
Ee Poe
Athens Messenger
Gallia Coun
Gallipolis Social Notes
J. E. Kail
Horace Kail
Kenneth Swisher
Nick Burleson and
H. FE. Shaver
Stanley
Ruth Thomas
Donald Thomas
Guindon
Sandfork Missionary Society
Florence Mosier
Louise Miller
Gallia
John W. Butler
Wellston
Kerr Buter
H. Coulter
Fort Bragg
N. C
Dr. Butler
Max Morrow
Clover Farm
Var
Flersney
Mrs. Lane
Peaches
California
Sunkist
Valencia
Glendale
Okg
Agemont Shedd's
Den
P. D
PN Clover Farm
B. Jar
Eeglendale Tea
Apple Butte Clover Farm
Grapefruit Farm
Grahams
Dean Tellman
S Son
Clover
Arches
Rio Grads
Entertain Council
Grangers
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