Gallipolis Pool Backers Cite Local Economic Gains
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce backs a proposed swimming pool, arguing $6 000 monthly for four months in unskilled to technical labor would boost buying power. Local purchases of lumber steel cement and other materials would raise the local sum, while keeping children off rivers with adult supervision. a mass meeting is set for 7 30 Monday at the school music building with architects from Pittsburgh and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh
WPA Gives Work to 300 In 60 Days
Gallia County WPA has added just over 300 workers in two months. Othneil Jones says most new certifications are fresh cases with some reopened. About 985 men are on WPA projects mainly road building with tile making and lime quarrying as secondary tasks. County road machinery is used on the blanket project.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Othneil Jones
Gallia Red Cross Center Relocates to Court House
Gallia County Red Cross offices move from Ohio Valley Bank building to the Court House basement. Mrs Wayne Booth named executive secretary and leads disaster committee formation for the county.
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Gallia
Red Cross Center
Court House
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Red Cross
Ohio Valley Bank
Wayne Booth
Ex Gallia Resident Dies at Batavia Home
M. L. Martindale, a former Gallia County resident, is dead at his Batavia Ohio home. His wife was Elizabeth Keister, sister of Oretha O'Brien of Gallipolis and Rose Eagle who lives at the Martindale home. Martindale previously served as matron at Davis Cottage at Rio Grande College until ill health forced her to leave.
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Gallipolis
M. L. Martindale
Gallia County
Batavia
Ohio
Elizabeth Keister
Oretha O'Brien
Rose Eagle
Martindale
Davis Cottage
Rio Grande College
McDaniel Hosts Millfield Needle Club Meeting
Mrs Kathryn McDaniel hosted the Millfield Needle Club at her Circle Hill home on Wednesday night. Two guests attended, Mrs Rosa Kendall and Mr Eleanor Sharick. Members present included Mrs Bertha Sanders Mrs Eda Heffken Mrs Jessie Fulton Mrs Elizabeth Robinett Mrs Edith McDaniel Mrs Mae Wade Mrs Ida Hill and Mrs Kathryn McDaniel.
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Chauncey
Kathryn McDaniel
Circle Hill
Millfield
Ben L Gardner Marks 84th Birthday and Retirement
Gallipolis resident Ben L Gardner, the town’s oldest active businessman, retires after 70 years in retail. A native who began as a grocery clerk at Morgan Mollahan’s, he built a career in shoes and monument merchandising and remains active despite plans to rest.
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Gallipolis
Ben L. Gardner
Gardner
Morgan Mollahan
Second and
Spruce Sts
Grace Church Sunday Service Plan in Gallipolis
Grace M. E. Church in Gallipolis announces Sunday services with Church School at 9 15 am led by superintendent Dr Otto Carter. Rev Westerman preaches at 10 30 am on Objective Christians. choir sings God Is a Spirit. Epworth League meets 6 pm. fifth Gateways to Service discussion on Why Teachers Teach. Lent services Sunday evenings meditate on Consciousness of God. Boy's Gym Club meets Wednesday 7 pm. Grace Choir rehearses 8 pm. Ladies' Aid Society meets Thursday 2 pm.
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Gallipolis
Grace M. E. Church
Otto Carter
W. Scott Westerman
Westerman
God
Bennett
Epworth League
Wilma Cardwell
John Wesley
Boy's
Grace Choir
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cordell Divorce Petition Alleges Threats by Husband
Mrs Sylvia Marie Cordell seeks divorce from James A Cordell alleging he threatened to kill himself if she did not leave him. She left him in June 1937 and stayed with a sister.
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Gallipolis
James A. Cordell
Sylvia Marie Cordell
Alfred Love Dies at 94 in Chauncey County Home
Alfred Love age 94, oldest inmate at Chauncey County Home, died Thursday after a long illness. Body sent to Blower Funeral Home in Glouster. Survived by four sons Gay Wesley and Carl Love of Glouster, Thomas Love of Toledo, Mrs Patrick Bulstrom of Taylor Ridge, and Mrs Calvin Kimble of Akron. Native of Trimble Township. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Chauncey
Alfred Love
Blower
Glouster
Love
Gay
Wesley
Carl Love
Thomas Love
Toledo
Patrick Bulstrom
Taylor
Rev Goff To Preach At Sunday Services
Reverend Drell Goff will preach at The Plains Nazarene Church on Sunday March 27 with Sunday School at 9 30 led by Mrs Carrie Channell and services at 10 45 and 7 30 A Young People’s Meeting led by Jasper Powell follows at 6 45 p m On Monday Nazarene members travel to Nelsonville for a Zone Rally at the Nelsonville Church of Christ District Superintendent Rev Charles Gibson and guest speakers Rev J Carry Campbell and Rev C L Rodda will preside The event begins at 7 30 p m.
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Chauncey
Drell Goff
Plains Nazarene Church
Carrie Channell
Jasper Powell
Nazarene Church
Nelsonville
The
Guests Return Home After Nazarene District Meet
Mr and Mrs Clarence Goff and their son and daughter in law Rev and Mrs Drell Goff attended the Nazarene Church district meeting in Nelsonville. They will return to The Plains and Broadway Ohio respectively Monday night with Rev and Mrs Goff accompanying them for a week long visit.
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Chauncey
Clarence Goff
Drell Goff
the Plains
Broadway
Ohio
the Nazarene Church
Nelsonville
Plan Church Services Chauncey March 27 at Church of Christ
Services Sunday March 27 at Chauncey Church of Christ begin 9 30 a m with Church School led by Andrew Simpkins and Daniel Johnson. Lord s Supper is observed at 10 30 followed by devotions and morning worship with Lois Ann Shafer as leader.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Andrew Simpkins
Daniel Johnson
Lois Ann Shafer
Visitor To Chauncey Dies in St. Louis
Alva Milton, 63, of Chauncey, son of Ross Milton Malta Ohio and cousin of Mrs Thomas Hamilton, died from injuries in a St Louis automobile wreck. His body was returned to Malta for funeral services and burial Tuesday. Attending relatives included Emma Milton and siblings Leonard Milton St Louis and Ross Milton.
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Chauncey
Alva Milton
Ross Milton
Malta
Ohio
Thomas Hamilton
St. Louis
Emma
Ray and
James Duffee
Athens
Hull Kittle
Ruth’ Ann Harper
Glouster
Honor Two Sisters With Birthday Party
Mrs. Ruby Betz and Mrs. Pearly McClellan celebrated their birthday anniversaries Sunday at the home of Mrs. McClellan. Two large birthday cakes were cut and served with ice cream after a pot luck dinner. Guests greeted the honorees with flowers and gifts. Maudie Byers planned the event. Twenty six people attended.
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Chauncey
Ruby Betz
Pearly McClellan
McClellan
Maudie Byers
Chauncey family hosts relatives and local visitors this week
Chauncey Superintendent and Mrs. A B Prior hosted their daughter Mrs J L Ayers of Roanoke Virginia this week. Faye Betty Phillips and Margaret Simmeral of Shawnee visited the Prior household while Kathleen Phillips returns home for a Shawnee stay. Gladys and Glennis Phillips were ill at the Beaumont home of their father Frank Phillips. Edward Anderson of Lower Plains remains in unchanged condition with daughter Ethel Davies assisting in Willoughby Ohio. Mabel Sanders of Concord spent the week with her parents Chester and Mrs. Sanders in Millfield. Dr C N Sanders wife and sons Bob and Bill with Mrs Clarence Sanders and Mrs Elizabeth Robinett spent Tuesday in Columbus. Lottie Cannon suffered a heart attack at Greens Run and is in serious condition.
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Chauncey
A. B. Prior
J. L. Ayers
Roanoke
Faye
Betty Phillips
Margaret Simmeral
Shawnee
Frank Phillips
Beaumont
Kathleen Phillips
Phillips
Gladys
Glennis Phillips
Edward Anderson
Lower Plains
Ethel Davies
Willoughby
Ohio
Mabel Sanders
Concord
Chester Sanders
Millfield
C. N. Sanders
Bob
Bill
Clarence Sanders
Elizabeth Robinett
Columbus
Lottie
Local Agent Wilson Boyles Improves After Hospital Stay
Wilson Boyles, a local agent for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, shows improvement following surgery at Holzer Hospital for a leg injury from a fall.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Wilson Boyles
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Johnston Couple Welcome Son First Grandchild
Mr and Mrs Fred Johnston of Huntington announce the birth of a son on Thursday. He is the first male grandchild of Attorney Hollis C Johnston of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Fred Johnston
Huntington
Thursday
Hollis C. Johnston
Appointment of Administratrix for James F. Smith Estate
Flossie 8. Smith of Athens Ohio is appointed Administratrix of the estate of James F. Smith deceased of Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated March 16 1938, before Louis Tyroler Probate Judge.
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Flossie 8. Smith
Athens
Ohio
James F. Smith
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Mrs. Tinsley recalled by daughter's injury
In Gallipolis, Mrs. Fannie Carter caring for rib fractures from a fall was recalled to Lynchburg Virginia after news that her ten year old daughter Barbara Lee was thrown from a horse and suffered a broken collarbone.
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Gallipolis
Fannie Carter
J. F. Tinsley
Lynchburg
Barbara Lee
Knife Brawl Leaves Two Men Hurt at Eureka Dam Shack
Jesse Connor, 55, and William Wilson, 40, both Black, fought over whiskey in a West Virginia end shack at the Eureka Dam site. Connor is hospitalized at Holzer with severe wounds. Wilson is jailed at Pt. Pleasant after giving blood for transfusion, along with three other Black workers. Connor expected to recover.
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Gallipolis
Jesse Connor
Holzer Hospital
William Wilson
West Virginia
Eureka Dam
Wilson
Connor
Pt. Pleasant
Sunday Services At Gallipolis And Rio Grande Churches
Rio Grande M. E. Church offers Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. with Prof. Harry Anderson as superintendent. Pastor Rev. W. L. Stafford will deliver the theme God and the Cross at 10:30. Thurman Methodist Church hosts Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. with Miss Hannah Clark as superintendent, and worship at 7:45 p.m. led by Rev. Stafford using the same sermon subject.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande M. E
Harry Anderson
W. L. Stafford
God and the Cross
Thurman Methodist Church
Hannah Clark
Stafford
Lincoln School Health Fund Meetings Planned
Patrons and friends of Lincoln School in Gallipolis plan a series of meetings and dinners to raise funds for health purposes at the colored school. Miss Carolyn Cahill, the school health nurse, leads the project.
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Gallipolis
Friends of Lincoln School
Colored
Carolyn Cahill
Evelyn Gothard Seeks Divorce from Carl Gothard
Evelyn Gothard files for divorce from Carl Gothard alleging neglect and cruelty. They married in 1928 and have no children.
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Gallipolis
Evelyn Gothard
Carl Gothard
Waterloo Consolidated Rural School District Financial Report 1937
Revenue totals show local taxes and state aid. receipts plus balance reach 56,206.62 with debt and capital expenditures itemized. The report lists admin salaries, instruction costs, maintenance, supplies, transportation, and equipment, noting assets, liabilities, and final balance as of December 1937.
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Board OF Education
Waterloo
Athens County
Board of
Eeducation
Eee Eee
Eeae
Bygsiding and Grounds
U. S
Eevee Ces
Cios
ROE -Catenacereeren
Potet Bbirgos
Sacs
Ceasai
New Marshfield
Ohio
Dabney Reynolds Easements Allow Lake Formation Near Gallipolis
Easements from Robert C. Dabney and J A Reynolds to permit a dam on their properties in Raccoon Township near Fairview Church will form a five acre lake for public use. Project by State Conservation Division and National Youth Administration awaits approval. About 40 youths will be employed and funded by the Youth Administration with equipment supplied by the conservation department.
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Gallipolis
Robert C. Dabney
J. A. Reynolds
Raccoon Township
Driver escapes unhurt after car overturns thrice
Mrs. Floyd Campbell, driving from her Porter home to Gallipolis, left the road and rolled over three times. The car was badly damaged but she escaped serious injury in this remarkable accident.
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Gallipolis
Porter
Floyd Campbell
Nunnenkamp Sues for Divorce Over Year Apart
Fritz Nunnenkamp, operating the Clendenin Hotel in Gallipolis, files for divorce from Amanda Nunnenkamp after living apart for more than a year. The suit seeks dissolution of the marriage and legal separation of the spouses.
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Gallipolis
Fritz Nunnenkamp
Clendenin Hotel
Amanda Nunnenkamp
Skoot promises quick relief for rheumatic pains
Gallaher's Drug Store offers Skoot liniment with mustard and camphor and a refund if it fails to relieve rheumatic, lumbago, or neuritis pains after one or two applications. A big bottle costs only a few cents and is sold by druggists everywhere.
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Gallaher’s
S. Court St
Revival opens at Patriot Church Sunday night
Pastor Rev. C. W. Frye announced revival services will begin at Patriot Church on Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. W. Frye
Patriot Church
DAV Meets Tonight in Gallipolis
Daughters of Union Veterans hold a meeting tonight at 7 30 in the American Legion Hall in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Daughters of Union Veterans
American Legion Hall
Two Gallipolis Suspects Freed in Post Office Robbery Case
Free two suspects Walter and Earl Taylor of Addison held for question ing concerning the village post office robbery. No arrests yet in robberies at Wetherholt's garage and Myers Produce Co in Gallipolis and Dillon's garage at Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Walter
Earl Taylor
Addison
Wetherholt
Myers Produce Co
Dillon
Crown City
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WPA
Mrs. McDaniel
Grace Church
Rev. Goff
Plan Church Services
the Mutual
E. Washington St
St. Louis, Mo
Chauncey Socials
Ards
Negro
J. Marshall Barron
Bane
Dabney - Reynolds
R. C. Kleinsmith
D. L. Sheldon and
Lee S. Roach
Division of Conservation
Chickamauga Creek
Skoot
Dav
Milkecro
Helen Ano Bell
CROS
the Bennett Company
Nyam Rea Heddiet
ORU
Iasteurized
Wea Products
Bertha M. Harris
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