City Park Clearance Underway in Gallipolis After Flood
Miller Brothers contractors with bulldozer and Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company began removing stumps and debris from City Park in Gallipolis on Wednesday. Larger stumps will be used for fill and reinforcement at the end of State Street near the flood escape road.
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Gallipolis
Gallifolis
Miller Brothers
Co.lumbus and
Southern Ohio Electrican
State St
Tour of Ohio Valley Being Started
United States Engineers H E Cleaton and Harry Goggins from the Huntington District surveyed flood damage in Maple Shade and established high water marks. The tour of the Ohio River flood area would proceed near Wheeling on both sides of the river to gather home evacuation data.
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Gallipolis
United States
H. E. Cleaton
Harry Goggins
Huntington
Maple Shade
Wheeling
Advanced in State Work Goods for Mason County Leader
Floyd Rothlisberger, long time Mason County work unit leader in the Western District Soil Conservation District, is named district conservationist for the Southern District including Raleigh, Fayette, Summers and Mercer Counties. He will be based in Beckley and shift part time until May 1 before starting full time elsewhere. Glenn W. Grubb succeeds him here, heading the 8,000 acre land utilization project in Arbuckle and Clendenin Districts, with Clyde Woyen taking over Grubb’s duties in those districts.
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Point Pleasant
Floyd Rothlisberger
Mason County
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Mercer Counties
Beckley
Rothisberger
Moundaville
Rothlisberger
Glenn W. Grubb
Arbuckle
Clendenin
Kenawha
Clyde Woyen
South Side
Mr. Grubb
Roosevelt Proclaims April 6 Army Day Nationwide
President Roosevelt designated April 6 as Army Day and urged civilians to boost production of war supplies for soldiers, calling for renewed energy in arming the fighting men.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cpl Harry W Slaven Reports From Invasions
Gallipolis notes family of Cpl Harry W Slaven hearing from him via two V Mail letters dated February 10 and March 13. Slaven, with the U S Marines Fourth Division, says he took part in major South Pacific invasions including Saipan Marshalls Gilberts and others.
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Earl Slaven
Slaven
Iwo Jima
Iwo
U. S. Marines
South Pacific
Saipan
Marshalls
Gilberts
Islands
Riverside Study Club hosts luncheon and Puerto Rico papers
Gallipolis social notes report Mrs. sen Eachus entertaining Riverside Study Club at Island View Inn with a luncheon and papers by Mrs. D C Priestley on Puerto Rico under Spanish rule and by Mrs. Evan Rees on Uncle Sam Moves Into the Palace. John Gwinn earns BA at Denison University and traces to Navy medical school with notable Denison activities. Tams Guild of First Baptist meets at Mrs Raymond Gooch home with Mrs Carl Calvert reviewing West of the Date Line and devotionals by guest Mrs W McDermott.
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Island View Inn
D.C. Priestley
Puerto Rico
Evan Rees
Sam
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First Baptist Church
Raymond Gooch
Hazel Halley
Carl Calvert
W. McDermott
Rio Grande
Glenwood Soldier Killed in Action
POINT PLEASANT One Mason Countian was reported killed in action and two wounded in Tuesday's state papers. T4 Fred V. McComas of Glenwood was killed in the European theater. Howard L. Johnson of Point Pleasant and Melvin A. Bone Cutter of Henderson were wounded on the European front. Schools resume: Hannan Eagh School and Henderson Grade School to resume classes today.
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Mason Countian
Fred V. McComas
Jessie M. McComas
Glenwood
Howard L. Johnson
Eunice Johnson
Pie Melvin A. Bonecutter
Annie Bonecutter
Henderson
Hannan Eagh
Staats
Boyd Bill Triggers Feud in Ohio Senate District Split Saga
In Columbus a feud erupts among Senator William M Boyd and five fellow Cuyahoga County senators over Boyd’s plan to divide the county into new legislative districts. Led by Senator James Metzenbaum, they pressed the Senate Rules Committee to vote it up, but the committee, including Boyd, refused. In Washington, Roosevelt will address the nation next Tuesday urging support for a Red Cross campaign seeking $200,000,000.
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William M. Boyd
Cuyhoga County
Cleveland
Boyd
James Metzenbaum
Senate Rules Committee
Washington
Roosevelt
American Red Cross
Carl Byers Elected To Head School
Carl C Byers former principal of Gallia Academy High School who moved to Parma as superintendent in July 142 has been given a five year contract He is the youngest superintendent in an Ohio city over 5000 population His new salary starts at 5500 first year 7500 second year and 6000 for the last three years He wrote a district high school education appeal and gained national educator recognition
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Carl C. Byers
Gallia Academy
Parma
Byers
Ohio
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