Gallia Road Project at Eureka Outlines Right of Way Plan
Right of way for 2.5 miles of State Highway No. 7 from Eureka to Swan Creek Coal Mining property south of Bladen will require removing about 80 residences and other buildings. Estimated cost is 65 000 dollars with compensation for relocation. A March 28 meeting in the courthouse will discuss adjustments with owners.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Swan Creek
Bladen
Forrest Fire
Eureka Village
State Highway Department
Fife
State. I
Marietta
Ohio River
Chambersburg
John Chambers
Will Chambers
United States of America
Taber Named Assistant to NY World's Fair Ohio Commission Director
Dana O. Taber of Gallipolis, currently doing publicity for the World’s Poultry Congress in Cleveland, is appointed assistant to Director Arthur Hamilton of the Ohio Commission for the New York World’s Fair. He starts April 1 and will keep a riverfront home near Kanauga Village with his wife Mrs. Taber.
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Gallipolis
Dana O. Taber
Mid-West
Cleveland
Arthur Hamilton
Ohio Commission
Taber
Mrs. Taber
River Front
Kanauga Village
Tax Books To Close In Gallia County
Gallia County Treasurer E E Myers announces tax books will close for December levy collection on Monday next.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Myers
Tealty
Vinton Garden Club Meets April with Kathryn Edmiston Hostess
The next Vinton Garden Club gathering is set for April 4 with Miss Kathryn Edmiston serving as hostess. The item notes the upcoming meeting and organizer.
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Vinton Gallipolis
Vinton Garden Club
Kathryn Edmiston
Housk Sues Bosters for 746 On Note secured by 42 Acres
Mrs. Mabel Housk files suit against George and Sarah Boster seeking 746.49 on a nearly five year old note secured by a mortgage on 42 acres in Ohio Township.
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Gallipolis
Mabel Housk
George
Sarah Boster
Ohio Township
Barber Homer Lawson Returns to Open Shop
Homer Lawson, longtime local barber, has returned after several months away and will reopen a shop in the Park Central Hotel building.
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Gallipolis
Homer Lawson
Park Central Hotel
Mayes Family Plans Post Funeral Stay in Gallipolis
Lois Mayes of Long Beach California will stay in her father Alfred Davis's Gallipolis home until early summer to attend funeral services for Lois's mother. Mr and Mrs Mayes have two children with them. the eldest has entered school.
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Gallipolis
Long Beach
California
Alfred Davis
Lois Mayes
Mayes
Marriage License Issued for Greenlee and Ralston
A marriage license was issued Tuesday to William Greenlee, 28, and Winifred Ralston, 26, both of Vinson.
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Gallipolis
William Greenlee
Winifred Ralston
Vinson
Rotary honors Southeastern Ohio League champions at gala
Nearly 100 Rotarians and friends attended a dinner in the Palm Room of the Lafayette Hotel to honor the Southeastern Ohio League basketball squad and championship winners. Guests included coaches Ray Troth John Wickline and E E Higgins with remarks from Judge John Halliday and speaker Ray Dietrich urging fair play.
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Gallipolis
Palm Room
Lafayette Hotel
Aldo Fontana
Gerald Davis
John Gwinn
Wendell Floyd
Chester Sealey
Charles Hanninger
Clyde Valentine
William Smith
Don Dillon
Dawl Daniels
Cc. C
Halliday
Ray Troth
John Wickline
Rio Grande College
E. E. Higgins
Garland Griffith
Charles Swanson
Ray Dietrich
Ohio Wesleyan University
Major Events on Deck In March for Masons
Four major Masonic events are planned in March besides regular meetings. Rose Commandery Knights Templars will be inspected March 24 after a dinner at the Masonic Temple. Past Masters and Officers meet March 28 with dinner in the Methodist dining room. Eastern Star holds an inspection March 29 with light refreshments. Blue Lodge inspection closes the month with a buffet supper in the ballroom.
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Gallipolis
Rose Commandery
Knights Templars
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Blue Lodge
Rotary Club Losers Pay Off With Steaks
Rotary Club dinner at the Lafayette Hotel features a watch and eat prize. After a six week contest, losers listed include Fred Stone and Jord Bayless among many others, who will watch winners dine on steak following a soup course, as attendance increased throughout the period.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Lafayette Hotel
Fred Stone
Jord Bayless
Leo Bean
Homer Beckett
W. Lewis Brown
Carl Byers
Ben Evans
L. W. Gishler
Garland Griffith
Morris Haskins
G. G. Kincon
C. D. Tuttrill
Alex Martin
James Martin
John Mootz
Carlos Niday
Everette Royer
George Sagen
Eugene Spear
Homer Walter
Will
E. E. Caldwell
Henry Cherrington
Kenneth Davis
Stanley Evans
F. C. Christ
Ed Higgins
Charles Holzer
Harry R. Hurn
A. D. Kerr
Jack Knight
Lavairre Lovett
Earl Smith
R. R. Starbuck
G.A. Tabit
Homer Thomas
Frank Wetherholt
Harry Wheeler
Ernest Wiseman
H. W. Wetherholt
Sues Dry Cleaners For $5,000 Damages
Rachel Joachim sues dry cleaning firm Frazier and Frye for $5,000 alleging injuries from a Jan 12 taxi crash on Chilli cothe Road when a delivery truck owned by the defendant struck the taxi driven by Glenn Burris. She notes bed rest for two weeks and ongoing weakness. She cites negligence in truck operation.
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Gallipolis
Rachel Joachim
Frazier & Frye
Glenn Burris
Chillicothe Road
Creek Well Stocked With Fish and Frogs
Gallia County reports Campaign Creek stocked with 100 Kentucky bass 144 sunfish 500 bullheads Rac coon Creek 430 channel catfish 1000 bullheads 1000 brown bull heads 2000 frogs Kyger 100 bass 300 sunfish 450 brown bullheads from State Fish and Game Commission.
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Gallipolis
State Fish and Game Commission
Campaign Creek
Gallia County
Kentucky
Pythian Sisters Dinner Tonight at Knights Hall
Pythian Sisters expect large turnout for a chicken dinner in Knights of Pythias Hall this evening. Serving begins at 5 30.
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Gallipolis
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
WCTU Plans Memorial Service for Mrs Alfred Davis
The Gallipolis Women’s Christian Temperance Union will gather Thursday afternoon at Grace Methodist Church to hold a memorial service for long time member Mrs. Alfred Davis.
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Gallipolis
Woman’s_ Christian Temperance Union
Grace Methodist Church
Alfred Davis
Aid Meet With Mt Zion Ladies Tomorrow
Members of Mt Zion Ladies Aid will meet tomorrow afternoon with Misses Naomi and Dolly Skidmore.
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AID
Gallipolis
Mt. Zion
Ladies Aid
Naomi
Dolly Skidmore
Ohio Valley Grange Meets on Wednesday March 22
The Ohio Valley Grange will hold a session on Wednesday March 22 at the Grange hall. Members are asked to attend and participate in the planned discussions and activities.
Killers Among Tagless Dogs Reported by Warden
Gallia county dog warden Roy Johnson says he has seized 134 tagless dogs since January. Some are redeemed but most are destroyed. Several among the count are identified as sheep killers.
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Gallipolis
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Expect 100 at Lodge Dinner On March 28
Gallipolis reports many acceptances for the Masonic Past Masters and Officers Club of the 12th Ohio District annual meeting on the night of Tuesday March 28. Dinner at 6 15 in the Methodist Church dining room, follow on at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple. Principal speaker Dillon Crist of Alliance Deputy Grand Master of Ohio. Rev Lewis Webber Gishler will also speak. Dr Carter and a party from Gallipolis Lodge 7 will inspect Harrisonville Lodge tonight.
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Gallipolis
Masonic
Ohio
Otto E. Carter
Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
Dillon Crist
Alliance
Lewis Webber Gishler
Carter
Gallipolis Masonic Lodge No. 7
Harrisonville Lodge
Students Return for Spring Vacation at Ohio State University
Gallipolis Ohio State University students arriving home for spring break include Joe Clark Richard Dabney Elizabeth Hamrick Bidwell Charles Hern Delman Rothgeb William Sheets Ruth Thomas Cheshire Lawrence Bastiani Annabelle Bradbury John Carnes Walter Cook Gerald Gills Elizabeth Gordon Richard Holzer John Jones Marianna Keeler Laura Kratz Mary Mohr Eva Moore Leo Mossman Archie Priestley Ernest Riggs Winifred Shahan Alva Shoemaker Lewis Stevers Joan Westarman Robert Wolfe Marshall Boggs George Thompson Ralph Saunders Northup Raymond Pope Patriot Hazel Halley Porter Robert Jones Maurice Lowks Rio Grande Floyd Beman Thurman William Alexander Ben Evans Frances Ewing Phyllis Welker William Welker Mary Rees Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio State University
Joe Clark
Richard Dabney
Elizabeth Hamrick
Bidwell
Charles Hern
Delman Rothgeb
William Sheets
Ruth Thomas
Cheshire
Lawrence Bastiani
Annabelle Bradbury
John Carnes
Walter Cook
Gerald Gills
Elizabeth Gordon
Richard Holzer
John Jones
Marianna Keeler
Laura Kratz
Mary Mohr
Eva Moore
Leo Mossman
Archie Priestley
Ernest Riggs
Winifred Shahan
Alva Shoemaker
Lewis Stevers
Joan Westarman
Robert Wolfe
Marshall Boggs
George Thompson
Ralph Saunders
Northup
Raymond Pope
Patriot
Hazel Halley
Porter
Robert Jones
Maurice Lowks
Rio Grande
Floyd Beman
Thurman
William Alexander
Ben Evans
Frances Ewing
Phyllis Welker
William Welker
Mary Rees
Vinton
56 Year Old Soda Fountain Sells Amid Rathburn Liquidation
An ornate soda fountain first shown at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and installed at Rathburn Drug Store is sold to G. B. Rose of Chillicothe for a fraction of its original cost as Rathburn Store nears liquidation. Orin Thomas' Department Store will occupy the park square space in early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rathburn Drug Store
G. B. Rose of
Chillicothe
Rathburn
Park Square
Orin Thomas’ Department Store
Street Improvements Planned for Gallipolis Project
A Zanesville WPA representative met with Gallipolis city and county officials to set schedules for a 250 worker street improvement project valued at 25 000 dollars. Leonard prepared the plans and estimates for the work.
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Gallipolis
Zanesville
WPA
John Gwinn
E. N. Leonard
Leonard
Auditor Reports Land Sale Is Successful
C A Evans of Gallia County supervises Lawrence County mine sealing with 105 WPA workers closing about 1500 abandoned openings. In Gallia County 3000 of 6000 openings sealed under his supervision, marking completion of the Gallia effort.
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Gallipolis
C. A. Evans
Lawrence County
Gallia County
Evans
Death of Pearl Bass after Tuberculosis
Pearl Bass, 39, a colored resident near Vinton, died Tuesday at his home after two years of tuberculosis. He leaves his wife, three children, and his father Alexander Bass, now of London, Ohio. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at Bethel Church in Morgantown Township.
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Gallipolis
Pearl Bass
Near
Vinton
Alexander Bass
London
Ohio
Bethel Church
Morgan Township
Early Peas Ready for Plow in Mutton Hollow Area
Rev. R. P. McCarley of the Mutton Hollow neighborhood near Gallipolis reports early peas ready for planting. First plantings were made Feb 20 and he expects maturity in 53 days from that date.
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Gallipolis
R. P. McCarley
Mutton Hollow
Judge Clark Injured in Fall at Home Again
Probate Judge James S. Clark injured his right wrist and face after slipping on a rug at his Gallipolis home. The second fall in a month limits his ability to visit his office, though he remains able to work briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James S. Clark
ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.P
Ray Blades
St. Louis
Reds
Padgett
Blades
Gallipolis Ladies Aid Society to Meet March 23
The Gallipolis Ladies Aid Society will hold a meeting with Mrs. Nettie Carter on March 23. Members are expected to attend and discuss society affairs and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mr. Carmel Ladies Aid Society
Nettie Carter
Yankee Trio Among Most Likely Stars
The 1939 rookie crop in the American League features 11 prospects with star potential. Notable names include Jim Tabor and Charlie Keller of the Yankees, Ted Williams of the Red Sox, Fred Hutchinson of Detroit, and Joe Gallagher of the Yankees, among others.
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Harry Ferguson
Tampa
Fla
U.P
Mathewson
Cobb
New York Yankees
Jim Tabor
Boston Red Sox
Frank Croucher
Detroit
Lakeland
Fred Hutchinson
Joe Gallagher
Kansas City
Charlie Keller
Buddy Rosar
Bill Dickey
Bill Lillard
Philadelphia Athletics
San Francisco
Joe Dobson
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Carbondale Youth Signed by Reds Ordered to Spring Training
Willard Brooks of Carbondale signed by the Cincinnati Reds must report to the Muskogee Club in Greensboro North Carolina for spring training through April 23. Brooks last summer played with Carbondale in the Nelsonville Twilight League.
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Willard Brooks
Carbondale
Cincinnati Reds
Muskogee Club
Greensboro
N. C
Brooks
Nelsonville
Health of Students Improves in Gallipolis Schools
Gallipolis school system health conditions are improving says Supt. E. E. Higgins. Attendance has risen notably in the last two days and there is no influenza epidemic or reason to close the schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Gallia Sealing Ends
A Gallia County auction sold 66 of 90 forfeited land tracts, with unsold parcels to be reoffered next year. County Auditor E D Keeler praised the sale, noting several tracts exceeded tax totals. Treasurer E E Myers led the bidding privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
States
E. D. Keeler
Keeler
E. E. Myers
Tunnel Run Anniversary for Seattle Railroad Engineer
John D. Crowley, a railroad engineer, marked his 16th anniversary on a run that includes a 10 mile tunnel. He estimates covering 16 000 miles of tunnel over the past ten years.
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Seattle
John D. Crowley
Crowley
Reds' Flu Victims Return as Reds Face Yankees
The Cincinnati Reds report eight influenza victims recovering with seven planning to attend the park for the game against the New York Yankees. Billy Myers remains in bed though not seriously ill. Bill McKechie names Lefty Lee Grissom the starting pitcher.
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Tampa
Fla
U.P
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Billy Myers
Bill McKechnie
Lefty Lee Grissom
Red Ruffing
Lefty Gomez
Marvin Breuer
Reds
St. Louis
Free Admission for Bands At State Tournament May Be Ended After This Year
Columbus United Press reports that the Ohio high school basketball state tournament may drop free band admission after this year due to seating limits at the fairgrounds coliseum. Commissioner H R Townsend notes rising demand for night sessions and bands, with 4 to 8 bands of 20 to 60 pieces challenging seating. If not moved to a larger facility, free admittance could end, though some school officials oppose losing the color and enthusiasm bands provide. The event runs Thursday to Saturday with Class A and B games, and attendance last year reached 30 035 with receipts of 16824.
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Columbus
Fairgrounds
H. R. Townsend
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Journey
Townsend
Association
Ohio State University
Big Ten
Bellefontaine
New Philadelphia
Upper Arlington
Rittman
Ohio State
Ohio
State High School Control Board
Ohio University Women Swim Against Butler In Telegraphic Meet
Ohio University women’s swimming team travelled to Indianapolis to face Butler University in the National Intercollegiate Telegraphic Meet. Dorothy Nicholas won the 50-yard back crawl and Alice Ellerman took first in the 25-yard freestyle while Ohio finished 23 to 41.
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Ohio University
Indianapolis
Butler University
Ohio Mermaids
Dorothy Nicholas
Alice Allerman
Miss Ellerman
Jean Licha
Ohio
Betty Lou Gregor
Alice Ellerman
Ruth Powell
Marjorie Gottlieb
Peggy Thiel
Charlotte Gray
Carrie Spencer
Stagehand Out for Year With Leg Injury at Track
MIAMI BEACH Fla The season’s misfortune hits Stagehand money winner of 1938 as Col Maxwell Howard retires the colt for a year due to a bowed tendon in the right fore leg following a barrier incident at the Widener Challenge Cup. Trainer Earl Sande reports the injury and stresses rest.
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Miami Beach
Fla.u.p
J Stagehand
Maxwell Howard
Seabiscuit
War Admiral
Howard
Earl Sande
Columbia
S. C
Stagehand
Widener
Sande
Warren Wright
Bud Lea
Marshall Field
Sir Damien
Garden's Cage Tourney Opens
New York opens the second annual national invitation college basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. Six top teams compete including Long Island University, Bradley Tech, Roanoke, New Mexico, St. John's, and Loyola of Chicago. First round features Long Island versus New Mexico and St. John's versus Roanoke.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Long Island University
Bradley Tech
Peoria, Ill
Roanoke College
Salem
New Mexico Aggies
St. John's of New
Roanoke
Bradley
L.i.u.-Mexico
Loyola
Long Island
Temple
Akron Marshall To Meet On Grid
Marshall College and the University of Akron announced football dates for 1940 and 1941. The opener is October 19, 1940 in Huntington with the return game on the same date in 1941 at Akron. Two basketball games were also scheduled for next winter.
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Huntington
W. Va
U.P
Marshall College
University of Akron
Cam Henderson
Marshall
Akron
Trinity Upsets Alfred Holbrook In NCAA Play
Trinity University of Texas defeated Alfred Holbrook College 44 to 41 in the first round of the intercollegiate basketball tournament held yesterday in Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Alfred Holbrook College of
Manchester
Trinity University of Texas
Newsom and Browns At Impasse Over 20 000 Salary
In San Antonio Buck Newsom and St. Louis Browns clash over pay with Newsom seeking 20000 dollars. Browns GM Bill DeWitt says the figure is too high though praising Newsom’s 20 win season and 31 complete games. The stalemate centers on value and the risk of pitching ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
U.P
the Alamo
Bill Dewitt
St. Louis Browns
Buck Newsom
Long
Buc
Browns
Dewitt
Alamo
Mitch's Musings on Athens County Baseball League
A proposal to form a county youth baseball league for the coming summer aims to give promising players under 21 a chance to showcase talent and attract major league scouts. The plan would restrict participation to youths 20 years and under and enforce this limit strictly.
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Athens County
Medwick
Gehrig
Vander Meer
Question and Answers From Walter Camp All American Selections
The piece lists Walter Camp first team back field choices Stuhldreher Grange and Koppisch with Hazel as full back and cites Johnny Gee Syracuse as the pitcher who hit Woody Abernathy in a game at Syracuse on August 5 1938 It also provides boxing weight limits from flyweight to heavyweight and invites readers to submit sports questions to The Athens Messenger sports service bureau in Washington D C
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Walter Camp
A. Stuhldreher
Notre Dame
Grange
Illinois
Koppisch
Columbia
Hazel
Rutgers
Woody Abernathy
Syracuse
N. Y
Johnny Gee
Local league urged to aid promising young players
Community organizers consider forming a regional league to advance youth talent. Names proposed as organizers include Ben Wagner Buchtel Tom Wise New Marshfield Riley Frisbee Carbondale Dewey Whyte Nelsonville John Fra sier The Plains and Bill Sisson Athens. A postcard reply is sought to gauge interest before a meeting plans. Estel Crabtree of Nelsonville may join the Cardinal system as manager or coach in coming months. The piece notes Crabtree's spring training with Rochester and his ties to the Columbus Red Birds. Cumberland turf for greens costs 10 to 15 per 100 pieces.
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Izvers
Ben Wagner
Buchtel
Tom Wise
New Marshfield
Riley Frisbee
Carbondale
Dewey Whyte
Nelsonville
John Frazier
the Plains
Bill Sisson
Athens
Estel Crabtree
Cardinal
Winter Haven
Fla
Rochester Red Wings
Burt Shotton
Columbus Red Birds
Birds
Columbus
Crabtree
Cincinnati Reds
Neil Park
Shotton
Rochester
Columbus Senators
Nick Cullop
Houston
Marty Callaghan
Great Britain
Cumberland
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