Fatal Keystone Mine Explosion Claims Five Lives
A powder explosion at the Rupert truck mine in Keystone near Vinton killed five men and left a sixth critically injured. The victims, Theodore Rupert, Edward Rupert, Kerr Harris, George Cadd, and Dan Rupert, succumbed after hours of treatment at Holzer Hospital. Thomas Godfrey remained in danger. Fred Rupert, mine owner, aided the victims and families as the town mourned. The blast occurred when Edward Rupert leaned over a powder keg during cartridge preparation, igniting a blaze that trapped workers 400 feet from the entrance.
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Gallipolis
Rupert
Keystone
Vinton
Holzer Hospital
Jackson
Theodore Rupert
Edward Rupert
Kerr Harris
George Cadd
Dan Rupert
Thomas Godfrey
Fred Rupert
Imer
Zella Foster
Meigs County
Rocky Hill
Jackson County
David
Nellie Hartsook Harris
George Washington Cadd
Amanda Ethel Cadd
Ethel
Holzer Hospital Nurses
Family Roots in Cleveland Area Highlight Local Ties
The Dickinson family details show Edward Rupert and his unmarried brother Dan living with parents in Cleveland. Thomas Godfrey is married with four children. The family moved from Cheshire to near Vinton at Christmas, documenting longstanding local ties.
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Cleveland
Edward Rupert
Dan
Thomas Godfrey
Cheshire
Vinton
Recent Bride Will Live in Clinton Co
Gallipolis reports Mrs. Dwight D. Heath formerly Miss Garnet Smith daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Smith of Gallipolis will reside in Westboro Clinton County where Mr Heath is a vocational education instructor. She is an Ohio University graduate and has taught in local schools for several years. Mr Heaths parents reside at Londonderry.
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Gallipolis
Dwight D. Heath
Garnet Smith
I. E. Smith
Westboro
Clinton County
Heath
Ohio University
T. M. Heath
Londonderry
Hulls celebrate 25th anniversary at Vinton home
Mr and Mrs John Hull and relatives marked the 25th wedding anniversary of the former at their Vinton home. Hull, a former rural mail carrier, resigned his post two years ago because of ill health.
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Gallipolis
John Hull
Vinton
Hull
Pioneer U S Educator Crossword Clues
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues referencing an American educator credited as the father of the public school system and surrounding terms for schooling, anatomy, clothing, and geography across an archival puzzle page.
Lightning Burns Gallia Woman
During a severe electrical storm on Monday Mrs Varney Burnett was struck by lightning at her home near Patriot in Gallia County. She fell across fruit jars causing cuts and burns and was found unconscious by her son Paul. She remains in satisfactory recovery.
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Gallipolis
Varney Burnett
Patriot
Pleads Guilty to Knife Charge in Gallipolis
Jesse Moore of Crown City pleaded guilty to cutting with intent to kill in Gallipolis. Judge White did not sentence but ordered an investigation of Moore's record by Prosecutor John Howell and Assistant William Cherrington. Earlier Moore reportedly cut and stabbed Carl Halley during a confrontation at Eureka.
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Gallipolis
Jesse Moore
Crown City
White
Moore
John Howell
William Cherrington
Carl Halley
Dillon
Eureka
College Units To Meet Plan Supper In Worthington
Gallia Ohio Rio Grande College Club members from Columbus and Franklin County plan a supper Thursday at Worthington M E Church to discuss college interests. Rev L Roush of Worthington Church is club president with several faculty attendees. Gallipolis Rio Grande Garden Club schedules Friday gathering on campus east side near the pool with Mrs E W Edwards leading summer programs.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Franklin County
Rio Grande College Club
Worthington M. E
L. Roush
Worthington Church
Rio Grande Garden Club
E. W. Edwards
Bradbury Joins Thumbers Club After First Try
Bradbury of Gallipolis Kyger Gallia County earned membership in the Successful Thumbers' Club on his first attempt. He got a job lead from Don Allen of Rio Grande and, after being sent to Minersville Meigs County as a starter, his first thumb stopped a resident of Albany and he began work 18 hours later happy.
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Gallipolis
Victor Bradbury
Kyger
Gallia County
Don Allen
Frank Allen
Rio Grande
Albany
N. Y
Allen
Bradbury
Minersville
Meigs County
Rise in Child Reading in Gallia County Schools
Survey by Gallia County supervisor Mrs. Gertrude Carman notes a rise in primary grade reading as Gallipolis library outreach to rural schools expands. Kenneth Davis cites a survey of principals and teachers on material selection. This year 554 children earn merit certificates for reading 12 510 books. certificates bear signatures of the county superintendent and teachers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gertrude Carman
Kenneth Davis
Carman
Drivers Strike Yet Fill Jobs In Gallipolis
Miller Bros. contractors faced a Tuesday strike by lime and gravel haulers but replacements began working immediately. Police report no disorder as drivers were filled by others.
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Gallipolis
Miller Bros
Lodge Conducts Rites at Gallipolis Funeral
Members of Gal lipolis Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, performed a ritual service at the funeral of Mrs. Lawrence Lusher held at the home of her sister Mrs. J Everett Gill. Interment followed at Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
Lawrence Lusher
J. Everett Gill
Mound Hill Cemetery
J J W Davis in Gallia County Critically Ill at Home
J J W Davis age 83 a descendant of one of the oldest Welsh families in Gallia County is critically ill at his home in Thurman
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Gallipolis
J. J. W. Davis
Gallia County
Thurman
Cadmus Farm Roundup to Feature Husband and Hog Calling
R R Starbuck announces the Cadmus Farm Roundup at Cadmus High School auditorium on June 25 at 8 p m. Farm Bureau members from Walnut Greenfield and Perry Townships organize with Elmer Bush John Russell W E Slagle Luther Shelton Stanley Wood Ralph Davis Eldon Wiseman as committee leads. Herbert Smoots will speak and Joe Bryan will direct recreation. The program includes several musical numbers and a husband and dog calling contest with prizes from the Gallia County Farm Bureau.
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Gallipolis
R. R. Starbuck
Gallia County
Cadmus Farm
Cadmus High School
Farm Bureau
Walnut
Greenfield
Perry Townships
Elmer Bush
John Russell
W. E. Slagle
Luther Shelton
Bays to Lead Two Week Revival at St Nicholas Church
Beginning Saturday evening June 26 L V Bays of Woodsfield will conduct a two week revival meeting at St Nicholas Church of Christ.
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Gallipolis
L. V. Bays
Woodsfield
St. Nicholas Church of Christ
Bethel Church Near Gage To Hold Services Sunday
After years of closure Bethel Church near Gage will reopen for Sunday afternoon services led by Rev. H. L. Stafford. The Methodist minister on the Rio Grande charge hopes the gatherings become regular.
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Gallipolis
Bethel Church
Gage
H. L. Stafford
Rio Grande
Death of Dr. C D Rawson in Des Moines
Mrs. Bertha V Rawson of Libby Hotel reports the death of her father in law Dr C D Rawson age 85 in Des Moines Iowa He served on the Drake Medical College faculty there for many years.
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Gallipolis
Bertha V. Rawson
Libby Hotel
C. D. Rawson
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake Medical College
Wooten Breaks Ankle Picking Raspberries Near Home
Mrs. R. A. Wooten slipped on a rock while picking raspberries near her Gallipolis home and broke her ankle.
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Gallipolis
R. A. Wooten
Put On Probation In Gallipolis Case
Eu gene Romaine was brought into court Tuesday on a non support charge. Judge White placed him on probation for two years and ordered $10 monthly child support.
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Gallipolis
White
Eugene Romaine
Slayer of 11 Faces Six to Twelve Years in Prison
Anthony Naples 11, youngest Pennsylvanian tried on a first degree murder charge, faces six to 12 years in an industrial school for manslaughter in New Castle. He was found guilty of killing 12 year old Robert Harris during a game of Cow boy and Indian.
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New Castle
U.P
Pennsylvania
Anthony Naples
Robert Harris
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits
Miss Ruth Martin of Athens attended the Paul Williams and Elizabeth Niday wedding and hosted by Miss Doorthy Burnette. Various local residents returned home from visits in North Kenova Fairmont Huntington Columbus Magnetic Springs and Rio Grande. Kathleen Safford and Ruth Davis are noted as visiting family and Miss Marie Fowler plans a Loyal Friends Sunday School gathering at her Rio Grande home.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Martin
Athens
Doorthy Burnette
Paul Williams
Elizabeth Niday
Rex Miller
North Kenova
C. E. Payne
Harold Brown
Fairmont
W. Va
Ohio University
Fred Rotroff
Huntington
Roscoe Fox
Rodney
Ruth Bailey
Westerville
J. Gray Harris
Gray Court
S. C
Janet Bailey
E. N. Leonard
Georgianna
Kathleen Safford
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Harold Safford
Mary Davis
Columbus
John Newton Davis
Ruth
E. J. Rosener
Magnetic Springs
E. E. Myers
J. E. Preston
Marie Fowler
Loyal Friends
Rio Grande
Wedded 50 Years Casto Couple Celebrate Golden Anniversary
On Sunday Mr and Mrs B G Casto of Vinton celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home. Fifty relatives and friends attended. Richard Holzer, son of Dr and Mrs C E Holger, is a summer term student at Ohio University.
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B. G. Casto
Vinton
Richard Holzer
C. E. Holger
Ohio University
Hold Reunion Brings Quickle Family to Chickamauga Park
Quickle family members gathered for a reunion and picnic at Chickamauga Park near here on Sunday. Joseph Donnally of Lancaster visits relatives in Gallipolis during a Boys' Industrial School vacation. Mr and Mrs David Shuler of Columbus stay with sisters Margaret and Leota Shuler. Marianna Bing and grandfather C W Cherrington of Athens visit relatives in Gallipolis and Gallia County.
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Quickle
Vinton
Chickamauga Park
Joseph Donnally
Lancaster
Gallipolis
Boys’ Industrial School
David Shuler
Columbus
Margaret
Leota Shuler
Marianna Bing
C. W. Cherrington
Athens
Gallia County
Boy Hit by Truck in Jackson Causes Brain Concussion
A letter to grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J Har ley Bovie of Gallipolis reports four year old Jimmy Bovie suffered a brain concussion after being struck by a truck in Jackson where his parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bovie reside. Another son Fred Jr. was injured in a similar accident on June 8.
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Gallipolis
J. Harley Bovie
Jimmy Bovie
Jackson
Fred Bovie
Fred, Jr
Canning School Slated for Mercerville High June 30
A one day canning school sponsored by the Gallia County Extension Service and the Resettlement Administration will be held at Mercerville High School on Wednesday June 30. Two sessions run 10 to 12 and 2 to 3 30 p m. Mrs Gladys M Ayars will supervise the event teaching modern home canning methods for meats vegetables and fruits. All county housewives are invited.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Extension Service
The
Resettlement Administration
Mercerville High School
Gladys M. Ayars
Kansas State Agricultural College
University of Missouri
Hand Lacerated in 32 Foot Aerial Ride
John Caufman 31 of Gallipolis was severely injured in a hay loading accident with his brother George. His right hand was caught in a hay loader and drawn 32 feet into the air before the loader tripped and dropped him onto a truck. He suffered a bad laceration bruises and shock. He is married and lives on his parents dairy farm near the airport.
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Gallipolis
John Caufman
Walter Caufman
George
Caufman
50 Gallipolis Rotary Members Attend Picnic
Approximately 50 Rotarians and guests gathered for the annual club picnic at Clyde Ingels hunting lodge on Raccoon Creek. The evening featured impromptu talks and singing with a picnic supper served and many staying to hear Braddock Louis by radio.
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Gallipolis
Clyde Ingels
Raccoon Creek
Ingels Lodge
Marriage Announced for Pauline Taylor and Edward Douglas
The marriage on Saturday June 19 marks the union of Miss Pauline Taylor youngest daughter of Russell Taylor Thurman to Mr Edward Douglas Columbus. Mrs Douglas is Thurman High School graduate and has spent two years in nurses training in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Pauline Taylor
Russell Taylor
Thurman
Edward Douglas
Columbus
Douglas
Thurman High School
Romeo and Juliet Opens Thursday at the Athena Theater
The Athena Theater presents Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard in Romeo and Juliet a radiant romantic drama praised for fidelity and strong performances Shearer exceeds expectations in Juliet while Howard embodies Romeo The film traces the feud tragedy and budding love of Verona with dramatic intensity HOOKS GOOD LUCK WARSAW An angler fishing near here hooked a woman's handbag containing a lottery ticket worth $10.
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Norma Shearer
Leslie Howard
Athena Theater
Irving G. Thalberg
Miss Shearer
Elizabeth Barrett
Wimpole Street
Juliet
Shakespeare
Howard
Romeo
Verona
Romeo and Juliet
Capulets
Mecutio
Tybalt
Warsaw
Vistula
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Youngstown
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Monroe
Mich
Daniel Shields
Johnstown
Clinton Co
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Carol Dell
Paul Douglas
Lowell Thomas
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Bob Newhall
Boake Carter
Mario Cozze
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Ken Murray
Helen Menken
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Babe Ruth
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Don Winslow
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Mary Alcott
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Rudy Vallee
Kate Smith
Roy Shield
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Bissle Orch
Paul Sullivan
Thompson Orch
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Trace Orch
Freeman Orch
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Gallipolis Social Notes
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Gary Cooper
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Reginald Denny
Conway Tearte
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Andy Devine
Ralph Forbes
Robert Warwick
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George Cukor
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