Gallipolis to Dedicate New Municipal Pool in June
Gallipolis will open its $40 000 municipal swimming pool on Monday June 5 under FE Higgins superintendent of schools and ex officio pool manager. A night water pageant with prizes and attendance by city and WPA officials are planned. The bath house interior is being repainted after high water. Work continues on shower curtains a purifier a sand filter and a drainage system diverting surface water to Chickamauga Creek.
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Gallipolis
FE. E. Higgins
WPA
Chickamauga Creek
School Police Halt Black Legion Scorned by Authorities
Gallipolis report says the so called Black Legion, a grade schoolboy group, has been stopped by state authorities and police after an examination. The group engaged in petty theft but is now inactive and fears of elders and children are dispelled.
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Gallipolis
Black Legion
Local Radio Evening Program Hosts Notables
Gallipolis program with Cora Grange features Mrs. Garnet Wood Melvin Gilbert Norma Meadows Arvilla Eblin. Roll call answers reveal each speaker’s weight in the lineup.
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Gallipolis
Cora Grange
Mrs. Garnet Wood
Melvin Gilbert
Norma Meadows
Arvilla Eblin
Athena Feature Lets Let Us Live At The Athena
Maureen O Sullivan Henry Fonda star in Columbia drama Let Us Live shown at the Athena Theater. The film follows a taxi driver and his sweetheart as witnesses identify him in a fatal hold up turning into a fight to prove his innocence. Alan Baxter Henry Kolker and Stanley Ridges co star with a strong supporting cast.
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Columbia
Athena
Maureen O'Sullivan
Henry Fonda
Ralph Bellamy
Universal
John Brahm
Anthony Veiller- Allen
Fonda
Miss O’sullivan
Bellamy
Alan Baxter
Henry Kolker
Stanley Ridges
Clarence Wilson
Phillip Trent
George Douglas
Martin Spellman
County Tobacco Beds Show Signs of Life
Gallia County hillsides now show young tobacco beds under thin canvas. Growers plant Lockwood Pepper and Kelley White Burley seed, claiming better acclimation. Acreage is federally restricted to not exceed 1938 levels.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Man's Divorce Suit Charges Neglect in Ohio Abduction
John Schwartz, 70, seeking legal separation from wife Lillian Schwartz over alleged neglect after a paralytic attack. He says she and a son from a former marriage took him to Ripley Ohio and abandoned him in a beer parlor. They co own a 100 acre Addison Township farm and he asks partition of realty farming implements livestock and home furnishings.
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Gallipolis
Lillian Schwartz
Ripley
Ohio
John Schwartz
Schwartz
Building Blocks Made At Former Dale Plant
Loren Fraley and Aaron Kelton have started manufacturing concrete blocks in the former Dale factory on Second Ave near Mill Creek intersection. Machinery is in place and a supply of blocks is being built for spring construction. Several local workmen are employed.
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Gallipolis
Loren Fraley
Aaron Kelton
Dale
Second Ave
Mill Creek
Participate in Boy Scout Circus in Gallipolis
Gallipolis troops and leaders take part in the first annual Scout Circus at Washington School auditorium tonight. Participants include Gallipolis Troop No 1 Edwin McCormick Paul Wetherholt Troop No 2 H B Pierson Troop No 3 Charles Swanson Troop No 4 Granville Ford Rev Samuel Gilbeau Gallipolis Cub Pack Rev L W Gishler Vinton Donald Love Rio Grande Francis Burdell Crown City Roland Rose Cheshire Kermit Massie Milton Musgrave and others. The high school band will perform before the circus.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
Edwin McCormick
Paul Wetherholt
H. B. Pierson
Charles Swanson
Granville Ford
Samuel Gilbeau
L. W. Gishler
Vinton
Donald Love
Rio Grande
Francis Burdell
Crown City
Roland Rose
Cheshire
Kermit Massie
Milton Musgrave
Kyger
Walter Rife
Grant sought for Gal lipolis sesqui centennial fete
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce through Sesqui Centennial Committee Chairman J Paul Mossman will ask Congress for a 10000 grant to fund a Gal lipolis celebration in 1940 marking the citys 150th founding anniversary. The event may occur in late fall with French settler history highlighted.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
J. Paul Mossman
Congress
France
Gellipolis
Mossman
Northwest Territory
Legion and Auxiliary Plan Anniversary Party
Lafayette Post American Legion and the Woman's Auxiliary plan a joint party in Legion Hall on Wednesday evening, March 15, to mark 20th anniversary of both groups. Sixteen charter members will be guests of honor. supper and program organized by William Bartels. headquarters to be decorated. post membership is 190.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Woman's Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Charles Huber
D. O. Taber
Chicago
Cleveland
William Bartels
Huber
Green Township Native Dies in Gallipolis
Charles D. Wigner, 69, native of Green Township and longtime Gallipolis resident, died Thursday at his Fourth Ave. home after several weeks illness. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Wigner home with Rev. W. S. Westerman officiating and burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Surviving wife Minta Skinner. son Daniel. daughters Mrs. Hollis McCormick of Gallipolis and Mrs. Ruth Watts of Columbus. Brothers John H. Wigner Huntington and James Wigner Gallipolis. sisters Mrs. Alice Chamberlain Cincinnati and Miss Mary Wigner. Wigner had served nearly a decade as a Gallipolis school system utility man.
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Gallipolis
Charles D. Wigner
Green Township
Fourth Ave
Wigner
W. S. Westerman
Mound Hill Cemetery
Minta Skinner
Daniel
Hollis McCormick
Ruth Watts
Columbus
John H. Wigner
Huntington
James Wigner
Alice Chamberlain
Cincinnati
Mary Wigner
Ohio Waters Recede After Weeks of Flooding
Ohio River receded to pool stage for the first time in weeks, leaving river bottom land too wet to plow around Gallipolis. Robert Henke, local artisan, temporarily serves as utility man for the Gallipolis school system during Charles Wig ner illness and death. An outdoor baptizing is announced at Morgan Center Sunday at 2 7. m with a large class for baptismal rites.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Robert Henke
Charles Wigner
Morgan Center
Walnut Township Man Dies in Hospital
James G. Mc Combs 66, Walnut Township farm resident, died at Holzer Hospital of heart disease. Survived by children and many relatives. His first wife Savannah Tipton died years ago. Funeral services tentatively set for Sunday.
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Gallipolis
James G. McCombs
Walnut Township
Holzer Hospital
Savannah Tipton
Otis Drummond
O. Stout
Circleville
Edith Edwards
Florence McLeod
Violet Gearhart
Elmer
Raymond McCombs
Columbus
Alfred McCombs
Springfield
Leslie MceCombs
Northup
John McCombs
Anna Stout
Marietta Prose
Charles Cook
County
McCombs
Patriot Masonic Lodge
The
American Mechanics
School chief reports on Cleveland AAAS sessions
E. E. Higgins superintendent of schools addressed a Thursday afternoon faculty meeting, sharing highlights from the recent Cleveland sessions of the American Association of School Administration where about twenty thousand educators attended.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Cleveland
American Association of School Administration
Knights to Hold Annual Inspection Event Friday Night
The Rose Commandery Knights Templars plan exercises for the annual inspection Friday night March 24. A dinner in the Masonic Temple precedes the degree work during which E. E. Higgins, superintendent of schools, will be made a Knight.
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Gallipolis
Rose Commandery
Knights Templars
Masonic Temple
E. E. Higgins
Tags in Two Sizes for Car Licenses Reported
Edwin Keeler in the county auditor's office explains new automobile license tags come in two sizes. The two number tags are about two inches shorter than the three number tags, a change that saves substantial metal in production.
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Gallipolis
Edwin Keeler
Resigns Secretaryship in Gallia County
Mrs. John Zirkle former Miss Lillian Saunders resigns as secretary to County Agent E. G. Royer. No replacement named. She will move with her husband to Middleport. A bicycle presumed stolen sits at the sheriff's office for claimants in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
John Zirkle
Lillian Saunders
E. G. Royer
Zirkle
Middleport
Sheriff's Office
Condition of Mrs Alfred Davis in Holver Hospital
Condition of Mrs. Alfred Davis remains unchanged at Holver Hospital with small hope entertained for her recovery.
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Gallipolis
Alfred Davis
Holver Hospital
Small Hope
Grange Chorus Plans Saturday Practice Session
Logan A announces a Grange chorus practice at the Junior High School music room Saturday evening to prepare for the county wide achievement meeting at the Senior High auditorium. Walter North directs a short pantomime for the event. Joseph L Archer Laurelville school head remains in serious condition in Chicago hospital with brain tumor treatment planned.
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Logan
Grange Chorus
Walter North
Chicago
Joseph L. Archer
Laurelville
Foster Farm Roars Over Blue-Blood Jersey Bull
The Foster farm near Manchester plans to showcase a premier Jersey bull whose lineage includes Wonderful Advancer as the dam and Wonderful Snowdrop as the grandmother. The animal is expected to rise as one of America's top blue-blood cattle, highlighting the farm's breeding program through its high quality Jersey cows.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College Farm
America
Foster Farm
Manchester
United States
Inventor Natty Warth of Gallia Dies at 75
Gallipolis native National Gates Warth known as Natty died at his First Ave home after a month of illness. A member of a long established family, he invented several telephone devices that supported his means. Surviving sister Miss Anna Warth. funeral planned for Monday with interment at Mound Hill Cemetery under a concrete pyramid tomb he had erected for the family.
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Gallipolis
National Gates
Warth
Grass Fire Spreads From Cleanups to Adjacent Homes
A brush and grass fire started by garden cleanups on Second Ave near Sycamore threatened properties belonging to Mrs. Lanier and Morris Haskins in Gallipolis. City firefighters extinguished the flames.
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Gallipolis
Mrs. Lanier
Morris Haskins
Second Ave
Sycamore
Ohio Valley Bank
Postell Patterson
Sycamore St
Estimates 250 000 Rats Warn of Countywide Campaign
Gallia County farmer Charles H. Cargo estimates about 250000 rats across farms and community centers in Gallia County and urges a countywide rat killing drive set to start April 7. He says he has killed nearly 100 rats on his farm and notes experts say each rat consumes about $2 worth of grain annually, citing heavy local losses.
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Gallipolis
Charles H. Cargo
Gallia County
Cargo
CCC Enlists Local youths for Gallia County relief drive
Gallipolis county relief director Othneil Jones says applications are open for CCC camp service. He expects to fill a quota of men early in April with indications of more applicants than enlistment capacity.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
CCC
Unique program plans at Huntington Grange town hall
Huntington Grange adopts a novel program format in Vinton Town Hall with designated sponsor families. The Painter family Anna Mae Lena Fern Minnie Marie Orie and Hazel will perform Saturday night along with a talk by County Agent E G Royer.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Grange
Vinton
Painter
Anna Mae
Lena Fern
Minnie Marie
Orie
Hazel
E. G. Royer
Lifelong Resident Dies at Mina Chapel
Gallipolis reports Lee Brown aged 80 died after a yearlong illness at his Mina Chapel area home. Born in the same community, he was a son of the late Milton and his wife. Survived by wife Rose McConnell, sons Earl and Marlin, and brothers Bert Obediah R M and George Brown. Funeral services were held at the family home with interment to follow.
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Gallipolis
Lee Brown
Mina Chapel
Milton Brown
Rose McConnell
Earl and
Marlin
Bert, Obediah
R. M
George Brown
Mound Hill Cemetery
Daughters of Union Veterans Meeting Tonight
Gallipolis unit invites members to gather at 7 oclock in the American Legion Hall for an evening meeting and activities.
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Gallipolis — Daughters of Union Veterans
American Legion Hall
Deaf preacher reaches deaf audience in Hobart
In Hobart Oklahoma Rev J W Gardner of Waco Texas spoke to a deaf crowd. Gardner said he has specialized in bringing God to the hard of hearing and has taught deaf readers for seven years.
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Hobart
Okla
J. W. Gardner
Waco
Tex
Gardner
Mustard and Camphor Relief for Rheumatic Pains Adverts
Gallagher's Drug Store and other druggists offer Skoot liniment with mustard and camphor to ease rheumatic lumbago and neuritis. If one or two applications fail to satisfy, your money is promptly refunded. A large bottle runs at a few cents. Ask your druggist today for Skoot.
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Gallahers Drug Store
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