Gallipolis Eyeing Riverview Hotel as Marine Center
The Riverview Hotel in Gallipolis could be rehabilitated into a marine center housing a yacht club sea scout and naval unit HQ. Plans discussed by the Chamber of Commerce envision a civilian naval unit with Sea Scout activities and courses in navigation and maritime regulations. The site’s riverfront location near First Ave and City Park offers ideal boat access as Ohio River pool stage developments create new boating lakes.
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Gallipolis
Riverview
First Ave
Marine Mart
Sea Scout
Naval Unit
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio River
Ohio
Kanawha River
Huntington
River
Chickamauga Creek
Cincinnati
Queen City
Dayton
Naval Reserve
Riverview Hotel
Gallia Women Club Plans Spring Meeting
Gallipolis hosts a spring open meeting of the Gallipolis Business and Professional Women's Club at the Lafayette Hotel with a 1 PM luncheon. Mrs Margaret D. Carter says some 250 reservations are expected as invitations go to clubs in Athens Nelsonville Portsmouth Jackson Ironton Ashland Parkersburg Huntington and other cities. Miss Elizabeth McCann of the Northwest Territory Commission will speak on the sesquicentennial celebration now in progress and a Our House Memorial Museum tour is on the program for the Gallipolis event aiming for mid October.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Hotel
Margaret D. Carter
Athens
Nelsonville
Portsmouth
Jackson
Ironton
Ashland
Parkersburg
Huntington
Elizabeth McCann
Northwest Territory Commission
Our House Memorial Museum
Officers Seek Clues In Three Robberies
Gallia County police investigate three robberies Tuesday night at the Dillon garage in Crown City the Blazer Wetherholt garage and Carl Myers Produce Co in Gallipolis. Wetherholt suffered the largest loss about 26.76 in cash from the drawer several tires and rifles and shotguns missing. Access came via a side window. The produce house entry was through a rear window with unlocked safe money taken including pennies Carl Myers expects under 10 loss and Delbert Dillon deputy sheriff reports 10 stolen from his garage as he leads the inquiry.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dillon
Crown City
Blazer Wetherholt Garage
Carl Myers’ Produce Co
Wetherholt
Carl Myers
Delbert Dillon
Entertain Vinton Clues In Three Robberies Entertain
GALLIPOLIS The Vinton Community Club held a program Tuesday night arranged by a committee led by David Metcalf with Esther Welker Margaret Hull and Merle Macomber. Anna Evans presided and introduced the speakers and entertainers.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Bidwell and
Suiter
Bidwell
Gallia County car plate sales lag as 1938 plates sell slow
Less than one third of Gallia County automobile owners had bought the 1938 plates by Thursday, deputy registrar E. E. Caldwell says. Last year’s total reached 3,400. Caldwell believes the figure will be exceeded this year as plates Z-J and Z-K run short. Plates are sold in Gallia, with agents at Vinton and Crown City for convenience.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. E. Caldwell
Caldwell
Vinton
Crown City
Downtawn Printing Manager Convalesces After Operation
Miss Cora Simmons, manager of Downtawn Printing Co., is convalescing at her sister Mrs. Lottie Abbott's home after a surgical operation on Wednesday.
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Cora Simmons
Downtawn Printing Co
Lottie Abbott
Mt Zion Church Plans Repairs and Redecoration
Church officials and trustees of Mt Zion Church were entertained at lunch Thursday and discussed plans for repair and redecoration of the church edifice.
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Gallipolis
Mt. Zion Church
Mitchells Move Practice to Rio Grande
Dr and Mrs J H Mitchell and their two children relocate from Albany to Rio Grande occupying the Esther Rickabaugh property. He will continue medical practice in the new location.
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Gallipolis
J. H. Mitchell
Albany
Rio Grande
Esther Rickabaugh
Private funeral for Hollis Roush in Poplar Ridge Cemetery
Hollis Roush aged 63 died in Columbus Tuesday from spinal meningitis. Private funeral services were held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Poplar Ridge Cemetery Chesire Township. Rev. J. L. Stephenson of Bidwell conducted the burial service.
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Gallipolis
Hollis Roush
Columbus
Poplar Ridge
Cheshire Township
J. L. Stephenson
Bidwell
Gallia County Democratic Club Plans March Meeting
W. P. Kling secretary announces Gallia County Democratic Club will meet in Knights of Pythias Hall Gallipolis on Saturday night March 26 at 7 30.
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Gallipolis
W. P. Kling
Gallia
Licensed to Marry in Gallipolis and Nearby Towns
Recent marriage license applicants include Albert Gillespie 22 and Edna Jones 21 of Gallipolis Charles Wethee 22 and Mildred Eskew 18 of Pomeroy Otis Spencer 21 and Mildred Sauvage 21 of Pomeroy Charles Campbell 21 and Hazel Martin 17 of Northrup.
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Gallipolis
Albert W. Gillespie
Edna E. Jones
Charles Wethee
Mildred Eskew
Pomeroy
Otis Spencer
Mildred Sauvage
Charles A. Campbell
Hazel Martin
Northrup
Funeral services for Blanche Cadot held in Gallipolis
Relatives attended the Wednesday funeral for Miss Blanche Cadot in Gallipolis. Present were Will C. Cadot of Pittsburgh, Mrs Julius Cadot, Donald Cadot, and Mr and Mrs Charles Cadot of Columbus. Pearlie Cadot of New York City could not attend.
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Gallipolis
Blanche Cadot
Will C. Cadot
Pittsburgh
Julius Cadot
Donald Cadot
Charles Cadot
Columbus
Pearlie Cadot
New York City
Aged Grocer Naaman R. Canaday Recovers After Fall
Naaman R. Canaday aged 84 a local grocer is recovering from a fractured right hip suffered in a January 1 fall at his home. He is back at his home after a spell in the hospital showing steady improvement.
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Gallipolis
Naaman R. Canaday
Canaday
Gallipolis Man Chosen to Manage Rio Grande Farm
Er nest Blazer of Gallipolis is selected to manage the Watts farm and orchard at Rio Grande, recently bought by the college trustees as part of the self help student program. Plans call for student canning of fruits and vegetables this summer.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Blazer
Watts
Rio Grande
Urban wildlife sighting in Gallipolis dooryard nest
Charles Huber found a second rabbit nest in his dooryard at Second and Grape Streets. The location sits near central Gallipolis as residents note ongoing urban wildlife activity in the area.
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Gallipolis
Charles Huber
Second and
Grape Sts
Company hosts remote workers at Gallipolis dinner
Superintendent John C. McNealey of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co and his employers welcomed a large number of out-of-town employees to a Tuesday evening dinner in the local company's dining room in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
John C. McNealey
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athenians to Wed John W Lynn and Sylvia Mitchell
John W Lynn of Athens County a farmer and Sylvia Mitchell of Glouster were granted a license to wed here Monday.
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John W .Lynn
Athens County
Sylvia Mitchell
Glouster
Miss Aeh Chosen May Queen at Rio Grande College
Rio Grande College selects Miss Marjorie Aeh of South Webster Scioto County as May Queen. Aeh, a sophomore in education, will soon choose members of her wedding party court.
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Miss Aeh
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Marjorie Aeh
South Webster
Scioto County
Unseasonable warmth worries Gallia apple growers
Growers in Gallia County fear early bloom on apple trees due to unseasonable warm weather. They warn a heavy frost in late April could ruin crops, as frost is almost certain in April in this climate.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jail Mrs. Medley on Charge of Perjury
Gallia County report states Lida Love Martin age 24 of Gallipolis was charged with perjury for false testimony in a civil case between Mrs. Mayme Medley and Erman Swisher over an automobile collision. She was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond and jailed. she testified she received $10 from an unidentified person to witness the crash.
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Gallipolis
Mayme Medley
Erman Swisher
Cheshire
Lida Love Martin
Fred Millis
Swisher
Medley
Cheshire Farmer Cleared in $10,000 Damages Suit
Mrs. Mayme Medley of East Gallipolis sued Erman Swisher, Cheshire farmer, over a September 16 automobile collision. A Gallia County jury ruled for Swisher after a two day trial. About 50 Cheshire school students observed the proceedings while Mrs. Medley was ill and did not appear.
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Gallipolis
Mayme Medley
East Gallipolis
Erman Swisher
Cheshire Farmer
Court of Common Pleas
Swisher
Harold Mackenzie
Albert M. Hoyt
H. P. Halley
J. P. Keefer
Fred Mackensen
Bidwell
Arthur Rose
Hold Theft Suspect Taken In Addison Post Office Robbery
Walter Taylor 25 of Addison was taken to Athens by post office inspector R C Alexander and Deputy Sheriff Dale Russell seeking a solution to the Addison post office robbery Saturday night.
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Gallipolis
Addison
Walter Taylor
Athens
R. C. Alexander
Dale Russell
Fractures Wrist in Post Office Lawn Fall
Mrs. W. N. Hayward fractured her right wrist after tripping on a wire during a shower on the post office lawn. She received treatment at Holzer Hospital and later returned home.
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W. N. Hayward
Holzer Hospital
Harringtons mark 13th anniversary at Garfield home
Mr and Mrs Elmer Harrington celebrate their thirteenth wedding anniversary at their Garfield Avenue home on Monday evening Their son Johnnie has returned from Children's Hospital Columbus where he had been a patient
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Elmer Harrington
Garfield Ave
Johnnie
Children's Hospital
Columbus
J. P. Martin
Zanesville
Mrs. Martin
Andrew
D. L. Reisinger
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Gordon Hughes
Sardis
Earl Saunders
Lara Meal
Huntington
H. M. Smith
Carl Smith
Sterling Smith
Logan
Jo Meadows
Casby Meadows
Jack Knight
Charleston
Ruth Richards
Robert
Pt. Pleasant
O. G. Lyle
M. O. Ward
E. P. Mullineaux
J. S. Loucks
Florida
M. E. Rathburn
Rutland
L. C. Bean
Sunny
Clyde Douglas
Douglas
Lee Halley
Anna Simmerman
Gallipolis Social Notes and Society Events
Local social notes record a New Year’s Eve marriage of Miss Ruby Weethee to Ray Brothers at Louisa Kentucky with Bridges luncheon hosting by Mrs. Neal Carnes and Mauck. The column lists visits, returns, and engagements among Gallipolis residents, including travel to Florida and Columbus, hospitality at homes, and a Youth clubs meeting led by Rev. L. W. Gishler.
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Gallipolis
Ruby Weethee
G. E. Weethee
Ray Brothers
Ironton
Fedderman
Louisa
Mr. Brothers
W. R. Brothers
Ridgewood Inn
Wood Family Moves Into Riverfront Home
Mr and Mrs Hollis Wood and family moved Wednesday into their attractive home overlooking the Ohio River on Garfield Ave the former Beilstein property recently redecorated. St Peter s Guild of the Episcopal Church held its semi monthly luncheon at the parish house Wednesday.
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Hollis Wood
Ohio River
Beilstein
Garfield Ave
St. Peter's Guild of the Episcopal Church
Shower Honoring Mrs Lando Eblin At Sheets Home
A misc shower was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sheets Monday evening for Mrs. Lando Eblin also known as Quindora Brumfield. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments of ice cream and cake.
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G. W. Sheets
Lando Eblin
Quindora Brumfield
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Athens Messenger
Gallipolis Marine Center
Entertain Vinton
Lave
Gallipolis Social Notes
Howard Neal
Hubert Carnes
R. J. Mauck
Neal
Tom Woodward
John Shreiner
Claude B. Helmick
H. A. Keener
Middletown
Galion
Morton Dickey
Lora Smith
Pleasant
Harry K. Mills
Madelaine Campbell
Fred Payne
John MacNealey
Anthony Altieri
L. W. Gishler
Girls’ Reserve Club
Hi-Y Club
SILK
Union Bes
Union St
California
Greyhound
McArthur
Clarksburg
Washington
Hillsboro
St. Louis iv
Gibson Girl
Oshkosh
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