Second Frontier Chairmen To Meet at College July 6
In Rio Grande Ohio Valley Second Frontier planning, the executive committee and chairmen met at the Lafayette Hotel to set a July 6 gathering at the college for planning and soil conservation phases. John Halliday chairs finance. John Mootz, Clyde Mitchell and others to feed visitors. broadcasting gear from Ohio Bell for college farm coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande Ohio Valley
Dc. J. Martin
John E. Halliday
Les Miller
R. S. Wilson
Frank Morrow
Wellston
Malabar Farm
Louis Bromfield
John M. Woodrow
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
College Farm
Ralph Davis
R. R. Barker
Tom Agee
J. D. Fitzgerald
E. N. Leonard
Stanley B. Evans
R. H Ferguson
John McNeill
Jack Stifler
F. W. McDermott
W. A. Smith
David Herman
Barton Jones
A O. Taber
FE. D. Marn
Fortunes in cash letters target local area
A letter scam from Mexico promises a share of a trunk full of cash in exchange for thousands of dollars sent to the writer, claiming $130,000 is hidden and a key will be sent for a one third interest. Attorneys say prosecution is unlikely due to non reciprocal postal regulations with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mexico
Welfare Group Delays Wheat Drive Plan
The Gallia county Christian Rural Overseas Program meeting on Tuesday night was postponed to around July 12 to finish the carload wheat drive in a month. The train departs Ohio August 15, and Rev. L A Donnally will urge churches to address the drive mid July. Attendees included Paul Northup, Bill Smith, Marshall Fowler, Rev. Donnally, Kenneth Johnson and Clarence Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Gallia County
Ohio
L. A. Donnally
Paul Northup
Bill Smith
Marshall Fowler
Kenneth Johnson
Clarence Irwin
Richards Deputized to Aid Merchants’ Police Service
Archie R. Richards of 131 Fourth Ave in Gallipolis was appointed a deputy by Sheriff Elmer E. Hatfield to improve merchant protection. The deputization allows him to pursue lawbreakers beyond city limits, addressing prior delays in emergencies. Richards has served as merchant policeman since March 1945 after Navy discharge.
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Gallipolis
Archie R. Richards
Fourth Ave
Elmer E. Hatfield
Mr. Richards
Navy
OSU Soil Expert Leads Farm Tour in Gallia County
Dr. D. R. Dodd of Ohio State University led 150 farmers from Scioto and Lawrence Counties on a tour of a 240 acre farm owned by Ralph Davis in Gallipolis. Sponsored by the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Power, the event promoted soil conservation practices Davis began advocating 17 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
D. R. Dodd
Ohio State University
Scioto
Lawrence Counties
Ralph Davis
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Power Company
Davis
Rio Grande College Seeks Farm Manager for Conservation Project
Rio Grande College in Rio Grande Ohio invites applications for a farm manager position tied to soil conservation work in the Ohio Valley Second Frontier. The role offers immediate start and a salary possibly up to 3000 dollars. Applications should be sent to President F. W. McDermott at the college.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Ohio Valley
F. W. McDermott
Rio Grande
Guardian ship Hearing Set for Lula Drummond Case
Mayme M. Shaver applies for guardianship of Lula Drummond. Probate Court will hear the application on June 23 at 10 a.m. in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Mayme M. Shaver
Lula Drummond
Ice Plant’s Growth Marked by Generations of Growth
Gilbert P. Bush detailed the history of his family ice company, now in its second generation with a third to join January 1. From 2,120 tons in 1932 to 3,970 tons this year, output sits at 20 tons daily with 350 tons storage as modernization costs reach 75,000. The firm, moving into locker and frozen foods, serves 28 percent hotels and restaurants, 32 percent domestic, 22 percent wholesale, and 18 percent other uses while citing 6,800 ice plants nationwide.
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Gallipolis
Farmers Hotel
Gilbert P. Bush
Carrie Brown
Marietta
Bush
Mr. Bush
O. O. McIntyre
Poison Ivy Research From A Gallia County Viewpoint
The author reports a personal, iterative trial of poison ivy remedies, noting swollen leg blisters and self treatment attempts. He lists missteps using hot water, pollen ideas, potassium permanganate, and alcohol, and admits errors while urging readers to pursue their own experiences.
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P. L
P. O
Alien War Veterans Asked To Naturalize
Gallipolis invites World Wars I and II alien veterans who are not yet naturalized to consult an Immigration and Naturalization Service representative on June 25. The rep will be in the Clerk of Courts office on the courthouse’s second floor. Also on June 25 a Common Pleas Court hearing will address Joyce Constance Livingston’s application and a claim filed by Norah Catherine Campbell.
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Gallipolis
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Clerk of Courts
Court House
Common Pleas Court
Joyce Constance Livingston
Norah Catherine Campbell
Nebro Homecoming to Hear Rev Stebbins
In Gallipolis the Nebro Cemetery Association holds its annual homecoming at Nebro church with Rev. Linson H. Stebbins of Grace Presbyterian Church as principal speaker. A basket dinner precedes the afternoon program, with music by the Williams quartet and group singing led by Elias Jones.
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Gallipolis
Linson H. Stebbins
Grace Presbyterian Church
Nebro Cemetery Association
Nebro
Williams
Elias Jones
DeMolay Dance Planned at Shrine Club
DeMolay members hold a dance at the Shrine club on June 21 to benefit their organization.
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Gallipolis
Shrine Club
Truck Driver Fined For Improper Trailer Coupling
Gallipolis report says Hobart Eskew of Gallipolis was fined ten dollars and costs for improper semi-trailer coupling. A Tuesday night accident on Clay Chapel road near here involved James Franklin and Basil Randolph, both of Bladen Route 1, with no injuries and only slight damage.
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Gallipolis
Hobart Ray Eskew
Clay Chapel Road
Here
James Ray Franklin
Bladen
Son's Letters First News After Mishap
Mr and Mrs Robert P Harper of Viand Street received three letters from their son Ensign Robert P Harper Jr the first in two weeks since a launch capsized near Norfolk and 28 men aboard the U S S Kearsarge were drowned He states he was aboard the captain s launch two hours after departure and survived after being unable to call or send a radiogram He did not learn of the accident until boarding the Kearsarge which is now in Mediterranean waters.
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Point Pleasant
Robert P. Harper
Viand St
Norfolk
U.S.S
Kearsage
Harpers
Ensign Harper
Mediterranean
Talks Convention Group Plans State Meeting and WienER Roast
The Talks Convention Group of Lambda Chi Omega Sorority met in the Moose Club ladies lounge to discuss the upcoming state convention in Huntington in late August or early September and to plan a Wiener roast. Present were Mrs. Ronald White and sixteen other members including Mrs. Clarence Cox Mrs. M A Davis Mrs. L W Getty Mrs. James J Hall Mrs. George O Harper Mrs. Richard H Melrose Mrs. Clayton Pullins Mrs. Dan Nickel Mrs. Woodrow Burdette Mrs. Gene Crow Mrs. C J Hyver Mrs. Woodrow Kapp Mrs. Victor Park and Mrs. John A Shinn.
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Point Pleasant
Lambda Chi Omega Sorority
Moose Club
Huntington
Ronald White
Clarence Cox
M. A. Davis
L. W. Getty
James J. Hall
George O. Harper
Richard H. Melrose
Clayton Pullins
Dan Nickel
Woodrow Burdette
Gene Crow
C. J. Hyver
Woodrow Kapp
Victor Park
John A. Shinn
Kilgore Cannot Attend Independence Day Celebration
Sen Harley M Kilgore unable to attend as honor guest and to crown the queen at the 148th Independence Day celebration in Point Pleasant on July 5 due to prior engagements. Executive Director Carl E Smith notes the schedule change.
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Point Pleasant
Carl E. Smith
Harley M. Kilgore
Sen. Kilgore
Contested Will Heard By Gallipolis Court
In Gallipolis Court of Appeals one contested will case was heard. McKinley Worth versus Frank E Jolley was argued as briefs were submitted and the judges took the case under advisement. The panel consisted of Roy J Gillen Vernor E Metcalf and Russell J McCurdy.
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Gallipolis
Court of Appeals
McKinley Worth
Frank E. Jolley
Roy J. Gillen
Vernor E. Metcalf
Russell J. McCurdy
Probation Extended In Contempt Action
In Gallipolis Common Pleas Court on a contempt proceeding Patrick McCann brought from Logan West Virginia won an extension of probation. The extension requires immediate payment of part of his arrearage and that future payments be kept up.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Patrick McCann
Logan
W. Va
West Virginia Drought Hurts Mason County Pastures
Rain began last night as a drought that lasted over a month damaged pastures extensively and crops to some extent across Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Funeral Rites Held for J. L. Clark in Ohio
Mrs. Elmer Plymale of Gallipolis Ferry attends funeral services in Mt. Sterling Ohio for her brother in law J. L. Clark who died Sunday.
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Point Pleasant
Elmer Plymale
Gallipolis Ferry
Mt. Sterling
Ohio
J. L. Clark
Condition Is Critical At Portsmouth General Hospital
Mrs. Ed ward Green of Gallia Ohio remains in critical condition at Portsmouth General Hospital after surgery a week ago. Her daughter Mrs. Mervin Chapman of this place provides the update.
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Point Pleasant
Edward Green
Gallia
Ohio
General Hospital
Portsmouth
Mervin Chapman
Attorney Injured In Tin Can Accident At Point Pleasant
Attorney J. G. F. Johnson was injured in July when a piece of tin can power hurled through the air struck his calf and cut a deep gash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
J. G. F. Johnson
Hospitalized Man From Park Drive A Longtime Marietta Plant Employee
William L. Wood of 127 Park Drive is a patient at Holzer Hospital. He has worked for Marietta Manufacturing Co. for many years.
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Hospital Point Pleasant
William L. Wood
Park Drive
Holzer Hospital
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Business Trip Notes From Point Pleasant Visit
M. iy Moore of Hartford an employee of the Rig and Reel Co in Pomeroy spent yesterday in Point Pleasant on business.
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Point Pleasant
M. Iy Moore
Hartford
The
Rig and Reel Co
Pomeroy
Mason Planning Council Hears Farm Group Official
Mason Planning Council met with 15 members present and heard Frendgh Miles of the West Virginia farm bureau discuss a proposed 50,000 bond issue to improve secondary roads. Attorney Bardin urged aid for new school buildings as deteriorating facilities need repairs funds. The council, including chamber of commerce and farm bureau members, aims to coordinate county efforts across industry farming and public projects.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Planning Council
Peter H. Steenbergen, Jr
Frendgh Miles
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Steenbergen
State Farm Bureau
State Chamber of Commerce
William H. Bardin
Mason County
Chamber of Commerce
The
Service Clubs
County Farm Bureau
Paper Drive Planned by Mason County Scouts
Boy Scouts of Mason County plan a periodic waste paper collection financed largely by the proceeds. The next collection is set for Sunday June 20 with trucks from local industries assisting in the afternoon. Scouts request securely tied paper placed on curbs for speedy pickup and note a typical haul may net $200 or more.
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Point Pleasant
Boy Scouts
Mason County
Creek Is Inspected By U S Engineers
U S Corps of Engineers officials from Huntington West Virginia spent Tuesday in Gallipolis studying stump removal and channel clearance in Chickamauga Creek. They took photographs but would not comment on possible future work.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Corps of Engineer’s
Huntington
W. Va
Chickmauga Creek
Gallia County Extends Real Estate Tax Deadline
Gallia County Treasurer Otis Drummond reports tax collections are satisfactory and residents generally pay promptly. Commissioners extend real estate tax payment deadline to July 20 under their authority.
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Gallipolis
Otis Drummond
Gallia County
Rotarians See Granville District Assembly July 12
Rotarians plan to attend the Granville Inn district assembly in Granville on July 12. Entries in the golf tournament include Bill Cherrington Stanley Evans Harold Brown George Bo vie Dr. Leo Bean Dr. Lewis Brown Judge Bill Janes and others.
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Gallipolis
Granville Inn
Granville
Bill Cherrington
Stanley Evans
Harold Brown
George Bovie
Leo Bean
Lewis Brown
Bill Janes
Meigs and Gallia Gideons Plan Quartet Parade
Gallia and Meigs counties Gideons announce another quartet parade to be staged in Pomeroy soon. The event features a program of hymns and spirituals and drew a capacity crowd at the previous site.
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Meigs
Gallia Gideons Plan Quartet Parade
Gallipolis
Elmer FE. Caldwell
Gideons
Gallia
Pomeroy
Estate Letters Filed in Gallipolis Probate Court
Application for letters of administration in the Jesse Jones estate filed in probate court in Gallipolis. Letters have been issued and notice of appointment published.
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Gallipolis
Jesse Jones
Warehouses Planned for Gallipolis and Middletown
The Master Mix Feed Co. reports completion of a new warehouse in Gallipolis and plans to build a similar structure in Middletown. This expansion signals growth for the feed company and reduced shipping costs for local farmers.
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Gallipolis
Master Mix Feed Co
Middleport
License Issued For Gallia County Couple
William H. Dwyer, 22, Oak Hill Route 1, farmer, and Eva H. Johnson, 18, Oak Hill Route 1, were issued a marriage license.
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Gallipolis
William H. Dwyer
Oak Hill
Farmer
Eva H. Johnson
Lohse and Tavan Obtain Marriage License in Probate Court
Herman L. Lohse of Athens 37, a salesman, received a marriage license to wed Ann Vonceil Tavan 35 of Gallipolis in probate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Herman L. Lohse
Athens
Ann Vonceil Tavan
Kiwanis Picnic Held by Gallipolis Club
The Kiwanis Club hosted a picnic at Chickamauga park Tuesday night featuring a ladies night event.
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Kiwanis
Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Chickamauga Park
Shinn Attends Class Reunion at University of Kentucky
Dr A L Shinn will attend his class reunion at the University of Kentucky in Louisville.
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Point Pleasant Dr
A. Shinn
University of Kentucky
Louisville
Mrs Sayre Admitted for Surgery at Point Clinic
Mrs. Mary Sayre of Letart was admitted to Point Clinic on Tuesday for surgery.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Sayre
Letart
Point Clinic
Sayre and Kayser Tie Officiated in Point Pleasant Romance
Miss Bernadine Ely Sayre and Mr. Robert A. Kayser were married in Trinity Methodist Church with family and friends present. The groom serves in the Point Pleasant police department and the bride works at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. after graduating from Point Pleasant High School. They plan a brief honeymoon and will live on Seventh Street.
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Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Bernadine Ely Sayre
Hobart Sayre
Letart
Route 2
Robert A. Kayser
Rufus L. Kayser
Holy O. Shamblin
Henry K
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Kayser
Army
Seventh St
Point Pleasant to get steel prefabricated Steak House
Bob Evans of Gallipolis announced plans to install a prefabricated steel Steak House in Point Pleasant modeled after his Gallipolis restaurant. The building will arrive by truck or flat car from Kansas, be insulated and climate controlled, feature an electric dishwasher and fast steak preparation, curb service, breakfasts, and various dishes with outside parking on the Gardner property near Sixth Street.
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Point Pleasant
Bob Evans
Gallipolis
Kansas
Evans
Gardner
Sixth St
Sheriff's Residence
Putney Funeral Rites Reported Incomplete
Funeral arrangements for Richard Edward Putney 34 fatally injured in a highway accident near Mansfield Ohio were incomplete last night Services were tentatively set for 2:30 Thursday at Chapman Funeral Home Putney recently discharged from the Army in California rode home in a Jeep borrowed from a California farmer and accompanied by the farmer’s son who was unhurt.
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Point Pleasant
Richard Edward Putney
Mansfield
Ohio
Chapman Funeral Home
Putney
California
Denver Brother Visits Ailing Kin in Point Pleasant
R M Webster of Denver Colo arrived here yesterday to see his seriously ill brother A S Webster of North Main Street. Webster is a Mason County native who once farmed in Cooper District and has run a Denver laundry for 31 years.
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Point Pleasant
R. M. Webster
Denver
Colo
A. S. Webster
North Main St
Jackson County
Cooper District
Mason County
Deputy Seeks Man Indicted by Court
Deputy Sheriff Toral Morrison spent several hours Tuesday in Parkersburg seeking a man indicted at the May term of circuit court. He learned the man is in another city and alerted officers there but no arrest had been reported by night.
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Point Pleasant
Toral Morrison
Parkersburg
Morrison
Van Meter Soldier Completes Training
Pfc. Okey Van Meter son of Mrs Katherine Van Meter Mason West Virginia has completed basic training with the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Dix New Jersey and awaits orders for transfer to a new station formerly employed by Babcock Wilcock Company Barberton Ohio
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Fort DIX
N. J
Okey van Meter
Katherine van Meter
Mason
W. Va
9Th Infantry Division
van Meter
Babcock Wilcock Co
Barberton
Ohio
Five Year Old Jackson to Come Home After Major Surgery
Jason Jackson, five, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Jackson of Ohio River Road, is expected to be discharged today from Holzer Hospital after major surgery. He is reported to be recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jason
Edward Jackson
Ohio River Road
Holzer Hospital
Obituary and church notice for Mineral Mission Church
Cash for notices required. In Memoriam and obituaries to run with 13 cents per line and a minimum of three lines. Four night meetings start Thursday June 17 through Sunday conducted by Rev. Russel Bowman of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Mission Church
Russel Bowman
Columbus
Vintage Motor Ads From Shade and Nearby Ohio Listings
Classified notices list multiple autos for sale with contact details. 1942 Jeep station wagon call after 6:30 p.m. 1942 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4 door with extras and new tires. 1936 Plymouth with parts. 1938 DeSoto 2 door with radio heater over drive. 1934 Plymouth good condition. 1936 Ford coupe with radio heater. 1938 Pontiac 4 door with radio heater call after 6 p.m.. 1937 Pontiac 2 door in excellent condition. 1938 Ford Deluxe with radio heater spotlight $825. Contact details include Fred Colburn Shade Ohio 26845 and other local phone numbers and addresses.
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Plymouth
Fred Colburn
Shade
Ohio
Desoto
Woodard Ave
FORD
Brown
Court St
Olen Young
Long Bottom
Cincinnati Markets Report on Hog Cattle and Sheep Prices
June 16 AP dispatch from Cincinnati notes salable hogs 2,500 with openings fairly active and prices up 75 to 1.00. early tops near 26.75 for about 75 head 175-220 lb, others 26.25 to 26.50 in 160-230 lb range, heavier hogs 22.50 to 26.25. cows and bulls vary, calves steady. cattle and calves overall steady with mixed grades and some declines for lighter grassers. sheep trade light with slaughter lambs and ewes steady to weak, spring lambs eligible to 31.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U. S. Dept. Agr
Poultry and butter price ranges listed in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports June 16 AP market notes with price ranges for poultry categories heavy fowls and fryers roosters and Leghorns plus butter prints and butterfat premiums. Potatoes are listed from 2 50 to 5 50 per unit.
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Cincinnati
Agricultural market report from Cincinnati area
The June market bulletin lists consumer and wholesale grades by size. U S A grades show large 48 53 inches, medium 43 48 inches, large 45 47 inches with current receipts around 37 40. Government graded 62 53 inches appears in the extras category.
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Cincinnati
U.S. A
U.S
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OSU
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Poison Ivy Research
By Dann
Taber
Rev
Stebbins
West Virginia
Mason Planning Council
U.S. Engineers
Vliss Sayre
R. A. Kayser
Chester L. Lee
Guss Graham
Dowler and Ferguson
American Legion
Hobart Lee
Auto Service
Grace Robinson Lynch
Emma Robinson
Earl
Paul
Artis
Almont
Eddie Smith
Leona Graham
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Court OF Common Pleas
Franklin County
Herman A. McMaster
Hazel A. McMaster
Hazel A. Tubbs
Cecil M. Keirns
Schines Theater
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Glouster
Elmer Poston
Avon Place
Dial
Gabriel
Tudor
W. Union Street
Dean
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Aero Dial
G.M.C
E. Carpenter St
Studebaker
Southern
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O. A
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OLDS
Pontiac
BUICK
Chrysler
Athens Auto Parts
Bridge of W. Union St
ALGEO
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Lancaster St
N. Court St
Ard Whizzer
Marman
White's
Bill
Carpenter ST
Smith St
Everett Lee
Athens Furniture Shops
Lanecaster St
William P. MacDonald
Carl Paul Fiske
Marietta Chemical Products Co
W. E. Dicken
W. Union St
Brown's
Richland Ave
Logans
Schwartz
Maplewood Drive
Modern Appliance Co
Hoover
Richland
Gilebert Hooper
Depot Electric Motor Service
Union Street
F. C. Stone
E. State Street
Wheaton
W. Union
Weber Heating Company
Farm Bureau Life Insurance
D. M. Goddard
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service
Cincinnate Livestock
Buck’s Auto Supply
Athens Junk Co
Shafer St
Shouse Auto Service
Hudson Motor Cars
Shell
C. A. Daugherty
Athens, O
B. F. Goodrich
Plymouth Sales & Service
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Friendship
Adams
Elmira
N. Y
the Messenger
P.O. Box
National Tube Colorain
National Tube Company
Ohio State Employment Service
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