Black Legion Band Active in Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents report a group of 12 to 15 grade school boys calling themselves the Black Legion causing friction with officials and police. Reports describe threats to children, petty theft, and an air rifle incident against a milk man after milk bottles were refused. Authorities say notes exist but no schoolyard attacks have occurred. parents are urged to discipline swiftly as nightfall mischief continues.
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Gallipolis
Black Legion
Cremeens Dies At His Home In Waterloo
Frank Cremeens 78 native of Harrison Township died at his Waterloo home Monday night. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 P M in Waterloo Tabernacle by Rev. Earl Cremeens and Rev. Jennings Cremeens. Survived by wife Margaret Tipton Cremeens and children Stella Sheets Effie Saunders Rosie Davidson Bessie Frazee Myrtle Roberts Elva Davidson Floyd Louis and Orland Cremeens all of Waterloo. A brother George Cremeens resides on Poplar Ridge Cheshire Township.
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Gallipolis
Frank Cremeens
Harrison Township
Waterloo
Waterloo Tabernacle
Earl Cremeens
Jennings Cremeens
Margaret Tipton Cremeens
Stella Sheets
Huntington
Effie Saunders
Leeta
Rosie Davidson
Oak Hill
Church Seeks Reversal of Sewer Assessment in Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church officials led by Charles Borden Sam Hogan George Gilmore and Floyd Washington petition the City Commission to cancel a $100.40 sewer assessment on the church property. They argue repairs are needed and funds are unavailable. Reportedly the commission has not acted but may negativate the charge based on the petitioners' grounds.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek
Pastor Lectures on Holy Land Trip Tonight
Gallipolis notices show an illustrated lecture on Travels in the Holy Land at the Athens Presbyterian Church. Pictures by Reverend Luchs. he will serve as an American Exchange Minister in Paris Berlin and London this summer. Mor gan, 63, Perry Township farmer, seriously ill at Holzer Hospital after appendicitis operation.
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Gallipolis
Presbyterian Church
Athens
Holy Land
Luchs
Lachs
Paris
Berlin
London
Thomas H. Morgan
Perry Township
Holzer Hospital
Grange to Meet Gallipolis Tomorrow
Patriot Grange meets tomorrow night with speakers Mrs. Garnet Jones Mrs. S S Long Mrs T V Betz David Jones and Mrs Alice Clark scheduled to appear.
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Grange
Gallipolis
Garnet Jones
S. S. Long
T. V. Betz
David Jones
Alice Clark
Gallia County Land Summary Notes Acreage and Livestock
Gallia County reports total land area of 287000 acres with 60000 cultivated and 30000 in annual soil depleting crops. Pasture supports 16000 cattle and horses, 10000 hogs, 17000 sheep as efforts push pasture fertility for more stock or less pasture. The summary lists 98 active churches, about one church per 230 persons.
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Gallipolis
Roger
Gallia County
County Rat Killing Week Advanced in Gallia County
Gallia County rat killing week moved from March 15 to April 7 and 8 due to bait supply issues from the Indiana federal biology station. Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce will join the events and sponsor a city cleanup campaign during the week led by President Homer W Walter and County Agent E G Royer.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Indiana
Complete Plans For Street Improvement In Gallipolis
WPA street improvement plans and estimates for Gallipolis amounting to nearly 25000 dollars have been prepared by County Engineer E N Leonard and submitted by City Manager John Gwinn. Work would employ about 250 men to speed completion, with checks in the Zanesville and Columbus offices.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
John Gwinn
Zanesville
Columbus
Gwinn
Girls on Boxing Card of Seven Events in Gallipolis
Gallipolis boxing card at Lincoln School tonight features seven bouts. One match is a girl boxers’ bout to be announced ringside, with the remainder including Addison D. Merritt versus Sam Boyd at 250 pounds and Jim Bill Robinson versus Jack Carr at 175 pounds.
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Gallipolis
Gallian Baseball Club
Lincoln School
Addison D. Merritt
Sam Boyd
Jim Bill Robinson
Jack Carr
Floyd Haner
Carl North
Archie Diggs
Tot Lewis
Eddie Kemper
Harmon Kirby
Henry Doss
Steppin” Davis
Common Pleas Court to Open March 16 in Gallia
Gallia County Common Pleas term begins March 16 with State of Ohio versus George Sheets on non support as first case. State versus John Raines for assault with intent to kill his father Harry Raines was set for March 15 but postponed to later in the session per County Prosecutor John W. Howell.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas
State of Ohio
George Sheets
John Raines
Harry Raines
States County
John W. Howell
Pupils Examined in Gallipolis Schools by Local Doctors
In Gallipolis third fifth and seventh graders are receiving physical examinations by local physicians to detect and remedy defects. Funeral services were held in Charleston today for Sam C. Butler 84 a well known printer and brother of Mrs. Ward.
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Gallipolis
M. O. Ward
E. P. Mullineaux
Douglas
Charleston
Sam C. Butler
Preston Rites Will Be Held on Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Preston wife of John Preston who died yesterday on her 66th birthday from a heart attack at their Chillicothe Road home will be held Thursday at 9 a m in St Louis Catholic Church. She was a native of the area daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John B Miller. She leaves her husband daughters Mrs Helen Bixley and Mrs Pearl Thompson Columbus sons Carl Preston Washington D H Lewis Preston Gallipolis John and Cecil Preston at home George Miller Marion Mrs Robert McCormick Huntington Lewis Miller and Mrs Lawrence Haner Gallipolis are her brothers and sisters.
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Gallipolis
Mary Elizabeth Preston
John Preston
Chillicothe Road
St. Louis Catholic Church
Preston
John B. Miller
Helen Bixley
Pearl Thompson
Columbus
Carl Preston
Washington D. H
Lewis Preston
John
Cecil Preston
George Miller
Marion
Robert McCormick
Huntington
Lewis Miller
Lawrence Haner
Gas Franchise Renewed for Five Years in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Ohio Fuel Gas Co receives a five year renewal by the city commission with minor changes. The firm must extend service mains on Chillicothe and Portsmouth Avenues at an estimated cost of 2 597 dollars, with extensions slated to begin in April.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Chillicothe
Portsmouth Avenues
High School Band Receives New Silk Flags
Gallipolis officials say the local high school band will march behind two new silk flags. One flag, an American flag, is donated by the Daughters of America and the other, a school flag, by the Band Mothers' organization. The school flag features gold lettering, five green pine trees, fleur de lys, and a gold eagle atop each staff. The flags will be displayed at band concerts and used for marching.
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Gallipolis
F. E. Higgins
Daughters of America
Band Mothers’ Organization
Woman to lead Gallipolis Chamber directorate
Miss Ethel Maud Young, a local businesswoman, is the only woman to hold a post on the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce directorate. In an election, Young and Dr. G G Kincon tied for a board seat, with Kincon withdrawing and asking that Young be named.
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Gallipolis
Ethel Maud Young
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce
Miss Young
G. G. Kincon
Life in the Big House offered at Washington School
The Ohio Penitentiary presentation Life in the Big House will be shown at Washington School auditorium tomorrow at 2 p.m. for pupils and parents. An exhibit of prison made articles accompanies the moving pictures, per state school authorities. Property of the late Thomas J. Reynolds in Kanauga Village was sold at administrator's sale to Mr. and Mrs. John Raike for 876 dollars.
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Gallipolis
Big House
Ohio Penitentiary
Washington School
Thomas J. Reynolds
Kanauga Village
John Raike
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