Protest in Gallipolis Over School Board Consolidation
A remonstrance petition was expected to be filed against the county school board protesting abolishing local boards in Guyan and Ohio townships and forming a consolidated board. The action stems from an Ohio Department of Education allotment for a Mercerville high school and possible bond issues, amid long running local feuds and questions about notice publication and road access to Mercerville.
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Gallipolis
Guyan
Ohio Townships
Guyan Township
Mercerville
Ohio Township
Ohio Department of Education
State Department
County Board of Education
Ohio
Boards of Education
County Board
Consolidated and New Board
Gallia Area Man Nabbed After Crash
Gallipolis police arrested Theodore Haberstitch, 60, near Gallipolis after a crash at Vine and Third at 7:50 p.m. He faced a driving while intoxicated charge for striking two parked vehicles and a tree, while damage to the first two cars was about 200 dollars each and the Morris car sustained minor damage. Also charged were Cecil Earnest Toles, 42, Point Pleasant, for reckless operation and resisting an officer after a separate incident that damaged a porch on Eastern Avenue. William H. Dray, 40, for reckless operation after a head on collision. other drivers were Bill Joe Evans and William E. Campbell.
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Gallipolis
Theodore Haberstitch
Vine
Third
Haberstitch
Wilbur H. White
James H. Morris
Morris
Cecil Earnest Toles
Point Pleasant
Toles
Bernard Guinther
Eastern Ave
William H. Dray
Garfield Ave
Bill Joe Evans
Chillicothe Road
William E. Campbell
Mrs. Walker Services Held in Gallipolis
Gallia County mourns Josephine Victoria Walker 92 who died Saturday at 900 Fourth Ave. Services were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Miller's home with Rev. W. H. Green of First Baptist officiating. Burial followed in Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Cora L. Withers and sons Miss Macee K. Walker, John A. Walker. widow of John Walker who served in Company B of the 91st Ohio Infantry. Born January 12, 1861 in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Gallipolis
Josephine Victoria Walker
Fourth Ave
Cora L. Withers
Little Rock
Ark
Samuel Lewis
Margaret McKean
Gallia County
Macee K. Walker
Huntington
John A. Walker
Atlanta
Former Grid Player Hurt In Crash
Gallipolis John H. Epple Jr 20 of Columbus, former football player on the golden era teams, is at Holzer Hospital with a broken back after a Sunday 2 30 a m crash on old Route 7 north of Addison. Other injuries include head lacerations and body bruises. A separate minor property damage accident occurred Saturday night on Route 35 nine miles west of Gallipolis. Arrests listed include Ernest Harris 42 Beaver Charles Jackson 21 Beaver Jean Starrett 27 McConnelsville Harold Facemire 37 Gallipolis Woodrow Beall 41 Parkersburg Fred Parks 19 Bay Route 1 and others for various traffic offenses.
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Gallipolis
John H. Epple, Jr
Columbus
Holzer Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Addison
Edwin M. Harbour
Doon City
Ernest H. Harris
Beaver
Charles W. Jackson
Jean Starrett
McConnelsville
Harold Facemire
Woodrow W. Beall
Parkersburg
Fred E. Parks
Point Pleasant Man Released Under Bond
Morris L. Jackson, 33, of Point Pleasant, was released on a $25 bond after sheriff's deputies arrested him for intoxication and disorderly conduct. Willie and Dennis Jarvis of Chesire were each fined $25 and costs for intoxication, with $20 of each fine suspended if they stayed away from up river taverns.
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Galia
Morris L. Jackson
Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Deputies
Willie
Dennis Jarvis
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital Notes Births and Admissions
The Holzer Hospital lists births including a daughter to Mrs. James Hively of Foulton and a son to Mrs. George Simmons of Wellston, plus several other birth entries. It also notes multiple admissions and a lengthy condemnation notice from the U.S. District Court for Ohio regarding land in Athens County for the Wayne National Forest Purchase Unit.
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James Hively
Foulton
George Simmons
Wellston
Lowell Cross
John Dawson
New Haven
Fred Williams
Mrs. Brewer Dies at Home in Hanerville
Gladys Malinda Brewer 42 died at her Hanerville home after a seven year illness. Born March 16 1906 in Knoxville Tennessee she was a University of Tennessee graduate and former Gallipolis State Institute teacher. Survived by husband Leslie and son James Leslie, plus siblings and a niece. services Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Gladys Malinda Brewer
Haner
Brewer
Knoxville
Tenn
Lewis Robertson
Elizabeth Margaret Marshall
University of Tennessee
Leslie Brewer
Margaret Ann
George Robertson
Serverville
Minnie Hunley
Centerville
R. E F. Clark
Hanerville
First Baptist Church
Scout Drive Organization Under Way in Gallia County
Gallia County Boy Scout Finance campaign kicks off at Dave Collins home led by general chairwoman Mrs. Kenneth Frazer. Seven major volunteers will appoint captains to organize block canvassing for a five person per block crew with aim to cover every home from April 1 to April 8. Separate efforts organize Scout mothers in Cheshire and Vinton with meetings March 26 in Cheshire School and at Mrs. Ruth Long's home in Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Boy Scout
Dave Collins
Kenneth Frazer
Lloyd Blazer
Bill Walker
John Casey
R. D. Thomas
Blazer Wetherholt
Floyd Reese
Shelby Roberts
Clarence Mulford, Jr. Cheshire
J. W. Reynolds
Vinton
Cheshire
Ruth Long
River Traffic Gallipolis and Kanawha Reported Delays and Movements
Navigation at Gallipolis Lock cleared about 8 a.m. Sunday after a week of salvage work. Ohio River levels rose steadily, with many boats listed at Gallipolis Locks and Kanawha River vessels reported moving in and out through the day.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Peace
Louisiana
Solvay
R. W. Lea
Verity
Winnie Mae
E. Hatfield
Tennessee
Alcott
Reliance
W. L. Jones
Invader
Weir
Cornell
C. Zubie
Harriet Quimby First American Woman Pilot
Harriet Quimby became the first American woman to earn a flying lesson in July 1911. She later became the first woman to fly the English Channel, marking a historic ascent in aviation.
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Harriet Quimby
United States
English Channel
Gallipolis Man Honored By Knights of Columbus
John W. Frazier of Gallipolis was presented with a wrist watch at a Knights of Columbus dinner at Saint Louis Catholic Church Hall for 49 years with Ohio Bell. The presentation honored his devoted service and charity, as leaders noted his lifelong devout work and helpful guidance. Others at the event included A A Cornett and Father Adolph Golubiewski, with celebration of the Knights 70th anniversary upcoming.
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Gallipolis
John W. Frazier
Grape St
Knights of Columbus
Saint Louis Catholic Church
Adolph Golubiewski
Frazier
Golubiewski
A. A. Cornett
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Cornett
Knights of Coelummbus
Theodore Wiseniewsk
Point Pleasant
J. M. Corry
Marietta
Death of N H Scott in Cheshire Township
Nida Hugh Scott aged 87 was found dead in his Cheshire Township home on a Sunday morning. He was born December 6, 1864, in Cheshire Township, son of Elisha Scott and Elizabeth Frasier, and the last of 11 siblings. Survived by son Hugh R. Scott and second wife Jennie Swisher's children, with services at Old Kyger Church on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Nida Hugh Scott
Cheshire Township
Stingy Creek
Elisha Scott
Elizabeth Frasier
Masie Darst
Hugh R. Scott
Detroit
Jennie Swisher
Pearl Amos
Ryger
Viola Reeves
Millersburg
Ohio
Wesley Scott
Old Kyger Church
Shirley Wood
Bert Scott
Howard Shuler
Ira Scott
Harrison Scott
Chauncey Rife
Baker Gordon
Miller Home
Gravel Hill Cemetery
All Bran promises relief and regains of regularity
A Detroit man reports happiness and renewed youth after using Kellogg's All Bran laxative cereal. The ad praises bulk from cereal, iron, protein, and vitamins, promising no habit formation. It urges daily cupfuls with liquids and offers double money back if not satisfied after ten days.
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Detroit
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Mich
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Gallia Area
Mrs. Walker
Rose
Altmans
CIO United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
War Stabilization Board
Edward Stroth
Oak Hill
Henry Davis
Fred Wolfe
Minersville
Ezra Knight
Erskin Womelder
James R. Johnston
Middleport
David Ridge
Jackson
Mercer Martin
Northup
Everett Jordan
Leon Emmett McCall
Hugh Gilliam
Bidwell
John Pickins
Ray
Glenn Marr
Gerald Persinger
Earl Lama
Mae Morrison
Racine
Otto Vollenweider
McArthur
Wesley Valentine
Parker Sheets
Wilkesville
Paul Ray Farley
Alfred Vallance
Joseph F. Rupert
Pearl Walton
Clarence Fisher
Bladen
Ben Gothard
William DePue
Hamden
Clarence Wamsley
Lester Sims
Thomas Hammond
Harry van Metre
Karl Klick
Shirley Spry
Lee Bing
Carolyn Craig
Linda Howell
Daniel Maynard
Anna Weghorst
Lonnie Thompson
Clark Ward
Ambrose Stewart
John Duncan
Gladys Neal
Owen Hawley
Irvin Rice
Dorsey Moss
Charlee Martin
W. C. Harmon
Frieda Hardy
O. R. Sanders
Arthur Maier
C. W. Cain
District Court of the United States
Southern District of Ohio
United States of America
Athens County
Victor Oakley
William F. Patton
Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
Wayne National Forest Purchase Unit
Hocking Valley
Department of Agriculture
John M. Bowsher
Ferral Building
Ville
Clay Halley
Dean Davis
Marshall Fowler
Earl Tope
T. S. Richards
Carl Gordon
James Danner
Raymond Gooch
N. H. Scott
Fast State
Athens
Roger Lean
W. Va
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Freezer
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