State Officials to Attend Gallipolis Roads Day
Gallipolis public relations chair Hem et W Walter announced Better Roads Day on June 22 with State Highway Director Perry Ford and Marietta District Engineer S Knisely among speakers. Events begin with a flood-escape road tour at 10 a m, sessions at Lafayette Hotel at 11 a m, lunch at noon, then courthouse gathering at 1 30 p m. merchants urged to feature window displays.
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Gallipolis
Hemet W. Walter
Gallipolis Pension of Commerce
Perry
T Ford
Marietta
Co. S. Knisely
Rodney
Lafayette Hotel
Walter
Nazi Prisoner Speaks to Rotary Club in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Rotary Club heard Johnnie Swans recount his captivity in Nazi camps from September to V-E Day. He described harsh war conditions, loss of nourishment, and lingering numbness in fingers and toes, noting Red Cross aid of warm clothing during deep snow helped prisoners.
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Gallipolis
Island View
Red Cross
Quarantine Ordered for All Dogs in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis City Board of Health orders a ninety day quarantine on all dogs within the city limits due to rabies. Violations carry a fine up to 100 dollars or up to ninety days imprisonment.
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Funeral Held for Mrs Helen Miller in Gallipolis
Funeral rites for Mrs Helen Bush Miller were conducted at the home of her in law Mr and Mrs J Howard Neal in Gallipolis with hundreds paying respects. Her husband Col Albert D Miller was POW by Japan since Fall of Corregidor and believed to be aboard a sinking ship. hope remained for his survival on a Pacific island. Pallbearers included Clarence Masters Carl Myers Frank C Ghrist Major Oliver G Lyle Gilbert Bush and Charles Rathburn. Interment followed at Bush family plot Mound Hill Cemetery with relatives from Cleveland Cincinnati Indianapolis Columbus Huntington Ironton Proctorville Pomeroy Middleport and other points in attendance.
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Helen Bush Miller
J. Howard Neal
Albert D. Miller
Colonel Miller
Corregidor
Bilibid
Pacific
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Huntington
Ironton
Proctorville
Pomeroy
Middleport
Clarence Masters
Carl Myers
Frank C. Ghrist
Oliver G. Lyle
Gilbert Bush
Charles Rathburn
Bush
Mound ‘Hill Cemetery
Gallipolis Personal News Highlights and Arrivals
Local items note the funeral of Mrs Helen Bush Miller with visitors from Columbus including W Galbreath and Mrs Downie Moore. Read of leave returns from Sampson Ny for boat training, Northwestern instructor Ada Poulson’s visit, and Kenneth Worman’s reassignment. Also mentions Miss Wiseman moving to Rio Grande and Keltons planning a Gallipolis settlement.
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Iohn
W. Galbreath
Downie Moore
Columbus
Helen Bush Miller
Manning .Wetherholt
Clyde Bradbury
Charles Richards
Sampson
Ada Poulson
Robert Mackenzie
Old City
Rilen
Westerman
Chicago
Northwestern University
Petty
Kenneth Worman
Camp Endicott
Davisville
R. I
Anna Wiseman
Washington School
Rio Grande
Virginia ‘Beach
Kelton
Gallipolis
Mrs. Kelton
Logan
Sailor Deopping Calls Wife From California
Gallipolis reports sailor Harris Deopping, just ashore in San Francisco after a South Pacific voyage, phoned his wife Ruth Sawyers, a city schools music supervisor, about his Pearl Harbor Saipan and Okinawa trip. He will return to sea once his ship is reconditioned and won’t reach home this time.
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Harris Deopping
Ruth Sawyers
San Francisco
South Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Okinawa
Japan
Plan to Centralize Penal Projects in Ohio
Welfare Director Frazier Reams outlined a plan to base future Ohio penal operations around a proposed 35 million penitentiary if built. He opposed locating the facility at the London Prison Farm, arguing the London site operates well as an independent farm and should remain in use.
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Columbus
Frazier Reams
London
Reams
London Institution
Nrison
Franklin County
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