Gallia County WPA Projects Await Release for Roadwork
Gallia County engineers report a 25 thousand dollar Gallipolis street improvement project has not yet been released by the Zanesville or Columbus WPA offices. E N Leonard aims to convene a conference with state highway and WPA officials to set release dates for Cheshire Rio Grande and Lecta Mudsoc road upgrades spanning over eleven miles and possibly 250 workers. Other WPA projects in the county proceed with payrolls around fifty thousand dollars monthly.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
City Commission
Zanesville
Columbus
Leonard
State Highway Department
WPA
Cheshire-Rio Grande
Lecta-Mudsoc
Find Install Old Gas Lamps Gallipolis Town
During remodeling of the municipal building by the city commission and American Legion Lafayette Post, several old style gas lamps from the eighties were uncovered and set on wooden posts around the city. One original iron gas standard was found by Judge W R White in front of the community church at Eureka and purchased by him for its historic value.
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Gallipolis
City Commission
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Our House
Fortification Hill Park
W. R. White
Eureka
Attach Livestock on Swan Creek Farm in Gallia County
Sheriff Hatfield and deputies face a large task after a Columbus court ordered the sheriff to inventory and attach Ritter farm property at Swan Creek in Gallia County. The 200 acre farm and stock valued at about 40 000 dollars and the order includes counting tagging and reappraising all horses cattle swine and other livestock and a half share of the farm since Ritter is a partial owner.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Columbus
C. L. Ritter
Huntington
Ritter
Swan Creek
Navy recruitment at Gallipolis post office on July 21
Herbert J. Solomon, chief gunner's mate, U S Navy on recruiting duty at Portsmouth, will be at the Gallipolis post office July 21 to receive applications for navy enlistments according to an announcement.
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Gallipolis
Herbert J. Solomon
U. S. Navy
Portsmouth
Boggs Sues for Damages in Auto Collision
Gallipolis resident G A Boggs sues Homer Young of Jackson County in common pleas court seeking 136 damages from a June 19 collision at Chickamauga Park involving Young’s car. Judge H W Cherrington heads to Columbus to serve on the state board of bar examiners for a few days.
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Gallipolis
W. A. Boggs
Common Pleas
Homer Young
Jackson County
Chickamauga Park
Columbus Gallipolis
H. W. Cherrington
Colmmbus
State Board of Bar Examiners
Birthday greetings and family notices from Adamsville area
A Sunday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D R Altizer celebrated their son David Morgan Altizer s fourteenth birthday with games and ice cream. The column also records 95th birthday wishes for Mrs Martha McDaniel and updates on relatives and friends visiting or staying with kin in Adamsville and nearby towns.
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Gallipolis
D. R. Altizer
Adamsville
David Morgan Altizer
David
Juanita Wise
Mary Burkle
Imogene Call
Pauline
Billy McCoy
Leonard Worman
Norma Jean McCarley
Lorena Jenkins
Liggett
Jimmie Hensen
Wayne Evans
Merrill Wiseman
Norwood Johnson
Helen Weed
Elmer Winters
Joe Blazer
Merriman Johnson
Jack
Fennimore Johnson
Floren Williams
Charles
Janet Lou
John Blazer
Hazel
Garnet Altizer
Martha McDaniel
Fourth Ave
James S. Clark
Frank Wetherholt
Grace George to Marry Robert Bowman in Coral Gables
Local relatives announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Grace George daughter of O E George of Miami to Mr Robert Willard Bowman of Miami. The wedding is set for July 23 at Coral Gables Methodist Church. The George family previously lived in Gallia County before 1933.
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Grace George
O. E. George
Miami, Fla
Robert Willard Bowman
Miami
Coral Gables Methodist Church
George
Gallia County
Porter couple host Morefield Advisory Council meeting
Mr and Mrs Homer Mossman of Porter hosted a Friday evening gathering for forty members and friends of the Morefield Advisory Council. A social hour followed with ice cream and cake served by the hostess and Kathryn Green, Marie, and Eleanor Leukart.
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Homer Mossman
Porter
Morefield Advisory Council
Kathryn Green
Marie
Eleanor Leukart
Harley Denney
H. W. Cherrington
Columbus
State Board of Examiners
Herbert Cardwell
Gallipolis
F. P. Cardwell
Vinton
O’shaughnessy Dam
Zoo
Selwyn White
Phyllis Anne
Dean Warren
E. L. White
C. W. Weaver
Tom Mills
E. L. Mills
Bernice Mills
Harry Mullineaux
Etta McCall
Lucy Walter
Daughters of Union Veterans
Bertha Blazer
Beverly
Charles B. Swanson
Arnold Dickerson
Baby
Greenup
Roberta Cornwell
Local man healing after hit-skip crash near Carlton
Cecil Little, injured with skull and collarbone fractures in a June 17 hit-skip incident near Carlton, left Holzer Hospital and returned to his home near the village yesterday.
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Gallipolis
Carlton
Cecil Little
Holzer Hospital
Theft charge against Buck Ridge resident in Bidwell case
Buck Ridge Springfield Township resident Lucille Cordell is held on theft charges for stealing bedding and household furnishings from a Bidwell home where she was employed.
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Gallipolis
Lucille Cordell
Buck Ridge
Springfield Township
Bidwell
Mortgage foreclosure over $400 note in Addison Township
M. F. Humphrey obtained judgment against Lawrence A. Wolfe and A. M. Boggess on a mortgage note for 400 dollars issued five years ago. The mortgaged land cited in the note lies in Addison Township. Sherman Meeks, a resident near Gallipolis, bought the 75 acre Swisher farm a mile east of Rodney and plans to occupy it soon. Mrs. W. L. Wood III of Bidwell, mother of Deputy Sheriff Harold Wood, is reported seriously ill.
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Gallipolis
M. F. Humphrey
Lawrence A. Wolfe
A. M. Boggess
Addison Township
Sherman Meeks
Earl Swisher
Rodney
W. L. Wood
Bidwell
Harold Wood
Rutland Social Highlights and Local Notices
Rutland residents share visits and travel updates with friends in Columbus Indianapolis Zanesville and Thurman as family and community events flow. The notice also includes a 1930 public sale bid for Carthage Rural School District refunding notes with terms and bid requirements.
Fire nozzle theft lands man in Ohio Penitentiary
Jack Frary, 46, entered the Ohio Penitentiary to serve a one to three year sentence after pleading guilty to stealing a fire hose nozzle and $50 from the Rio Grande village fire department. He had represented an Indianapolis supply house and sold the nozzle before fleeing with the cash.
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Gallipolis
Jack Frary
Ohio Penitentiary
W. R. White
Rio Grande
Frary
Indianapolis
Rotarians Turn Out In Force for Picnic
Gallipolis Rotary Club members gathered at the Ingels Camp on Raccoon Creek for a well attended picnic. The menu featured baked beans and ham with sandwiches, cheese, pickles, slaw, raspberry pie and lemonade. Food supplies ran low amid group singing, impromptu talks and games. Next week’s meeting moves to Lafayette Hotel Palm Room for officer installation.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Ingels Camp
Raccoon Creek
Palm Room
Lafayette Hotel
Cutler Social And Personal
Mr. and Mrs. Omie Smith and son from Spencer visited the Kee family. The White and Nice families spent Sunday with the Nice family in Murray City. Harold Gill and son Kenneth moved to Wayland Michigan for oil field work. Wilma Lou Knell of Ft Wayne arrived for a two week visit. Esmond Welch and Miss Margaret Goddard joined J. W. Leyda family for Sunday. Jaanita Jones returned to Spencer W Va due to her mother’s illness. Karl Place, Marietta Silo Co., visited his parents. Cutler Ever Ready 4 H Club met with Alice Blauser. nine members attended. The Carrs from Glen Rock New Jersey returned with James Carr’s parents after visiting and attending the World’s Fair. Garnet Sara Margaret Goddard Karl Louise Virginia Place enjoyed Saint Paul excursion boat ride. Leslie Grubb of Haydenville spent the weekend here. Perley Pursell of California visiting his sister Mrs James Carothers.
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J. W. Leyda
Cutler Ever
Alice Blauser
Corinne
Francis Oliver
James Carr
Glen Rock
N. J
James Carothers
Carr Home
Garnet
Sara
Margaret Goddard
Karl Louise
Virginia Place
Saint Paul
Leslie Grubb
Haydenville
Perley Pursell
California
School district to sell refunding notes at Albany and York Two
The Albany Consolidated School District and York Two Rural School District announce public sales of refunding notes. Auctions set for July 20, 1939, at 8:30 PM in Albany and 7:30 PM in Buchtel High School Building. Bid must include a certified check of 1 percent. Notes issued Sept 1 1938 and Dec 1 1938 with rates not to exceed 4 percent annually.
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Board of Education
Carthage Rural
Athens County
State of
Ohio
Carthage
Ninety-Third General Assembly of
F. Il
Caldwell
Roarsee Education of
Cepthage
Schoo
Albany Consolidated School
Ninety-Third General Assembly of Ohio
Wv. G. Tewksbury
Albany Consolidated School District
Board of Education of
York Two
Buchtel High School
Chas. Kinsey
WPA Vacation From Inventory Schedule
Gallia county will enforce a vacation for all WPA staff from June 30 to July 5 due to an annual equipment inventory. The move affects the entire organization and pauses WPA activities during the period.
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Gallipolis
Masonic District Plans Meeting With Grand Master Meyer
In Gallipolis arrangements are set for the 12th Ohio Masonic District meeting Friday night. Grand Master Harry Meyer of Columbus will greet about 250 members from 19 lodges. Dinner at Hotel Lafayette at 6 o clock honors Meyer and staff before a program in Masonic Temple. Dr Otto E Carter and Eugene S Spear lead preparations.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Masonic District
Harry Meyer
Columbus
Meyer
Hotel Lafayette
Masonic Temple
Otto E. Carter
Eugene S. Spear
Morning Dawn Lodge No. 7
Man of Conquest depicted in film at Athena
The public learns of Sam Houston’s life on screen in Republic’s Man of Conquest opening Thursday at the Athena Theater. Richard Dix stars as Houston with Gail Patrick Joan Fontaine Edward Ellis and others in a sprawling cast. The film covers 1812 to 1836 highlighting the War of 1812 the Alamo San Jacinto and the Jackson friendship.
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Sam Houston
Athena
Republic
Athena Theater
Richard Dix
Gail Patrick
Joan Fontaine
Edward Ellis
C. Henry Gordon
Robert Armstrong
Victor Jory
Ralph Morgan
Max Terhune
George Hayes
Houston
the Raven
Andrew Jackson
the Alamo
San Jacinto
Texas
Eliza Allen
Margaret Lea
Santa Ana
Stephen Austin
Deaf Smith
James Bowie
Davie Crockett
Robert Barrat
Wm. B. Travis
Board of Education Convenes Friday Night To Pay Teachers
Gallipolis Ohio board of education meets Friday night to approve teachers payroll and review routine items. This pay marks the first summer vacation payment under a 12 month plan. Repairs and school property work proceed, books checked in and stored, a new arithmetic series to be used in first six grades, and fourth grade will receive new workbooks when school resumes.
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Gallipolis
Thurman Joins Group For Fourth Observance
Thurman Village residents join county communities for Fourth of July celebration Tuesday. The Thurman Homecoming Association is led by Elias Jones with Judge Benier Jones of Jackson as master of ceremonies. A noon cafeteria dinner at the high school will be served followed by an afternoon program of music and speeches.
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Gallipolis
Thurman Village
Thurman
Elias Jones
Beniier Jones
Jackson
Grange Plans July Fourth Program at Gallipolis
Bula ville Grange members outline a patriotic program for the July 4 meeting with participants C. F. George Ted Roush Isaiah Cough enour and H. H. George.
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Gallipolis
Bulaville Grange
C. F. George
Ted Roush
Isaiah Coughenour
H. H. George
Match Play Golf To Start Sunday
Gallipolis handicap match play tournament begins Sunday at the local course and runs through Tuesday. Contests in putting and driving highlight the Tuesday program with handicaps set by committee members William P. Cherrington C. W. Booth and E. S. Spear.
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Gallipolis
William P. Cherrington
C. W. Booth
E. S. Spear
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