Citywide Gallipolis plans outline 1940 improvements
A large cross‑section of Gallipolis leaders met at the Courthouse to discuss an ambitious city improvement program sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Highlights include a county wide rat killing campaign starting April 8, building and inspection code adoption, garbage disposal, city workers operating an incinerator, removal of unsightly structures, park planning, cemetery supervision, and shrubbery planting to prepare for the seicentennial observance next year.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Homer W. Walter
Gallia County Adopts Ten Payment Delinquent Tax Plan
GALLIPOLIS Ohio The ten payment tax law extended by the Legislature is being widely taken up by Gallia County taxpayers. County Treasurer E E Myers says about a hundred or more delinquents are now paying under the plan.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
E. E. Myers
Supervisor To Address Rotary Club Members
Ralph Howard state supervisor of vocational agriculture will address Gallipolis Rotary Club members tonight by invitation of instructor D Luttrell. Next week covers Boy Scout activities with Stanley Evans in charge. Other chairmen are Homer Walter April 11 Alex Martin April 18 Ben Evans April 25. U S Forestry Service movies shown May 2.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
Ralph Howard
Cc. D. Luttrell
Stanley Evans
Homer Walter
Alex Martin
Ben Evans
U. S. Forestry Service
Hears Call of Spring Breaks Out of Jail
Gallipolis report says Ernest Slim Smith a Georges Creek resident escaped Mason County Jail at Pt. Pleasant Saturday night and fled toward unknown parts. He was jailed for hog theft and meat ped dling in Gallia County with less than two months to serve. Authorities have not yet determined the escape method.
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Gallipolis
Ernest
Slim) Smith
Georges Creek
Mason County
Pt. Pleasant
Smith
Gallia County
City Not Affected By Coal Program
Gallipolis officials say the Burn Ohio Coal plan does not impact the city. City Manager John Gwinn notes the water plant runs on oil diesel engines and the municipal building is heated by gas. The city would need fifty bushels of coal annually, all mined in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallipolis City
John Gwinn
Gallia County
Eastern Star Chapter Inspection Set for Wednesday
Gallipolis Chapter Order of the Eastern Star holds its annual inspection at the Masonic Temple Wednesday night. Inspecting officer is Mrs. Mildred Welker district deputy from Oak Hill. Several visiting chapters are expected to be inspected and refreshments will follow the meeting.
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Gallipolis
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mildred Welker
Oak Hill
Gallia County Mobilizes Rat Killing Campaign
Gallia County announces a county wide rat killing effort led by FE G Royer and Homer W Walter with cooperation from the U S Bureau of Biological Survey. The program begins Saturday April 8 with meat fish and cereal bait mixed with red squill, each 1.5 pound package costing 35 cents.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
FE. G. Royer
Homer W. Walter
Chamber of Commerce
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Bureau
Thomas Janes Dies at Home Near Thurman
Thomas J. Janes 80, died at his Thurman area home after long illness. A native of South Wales he emigrated to the United States early in life. Survived by daughters Mrs. Edwards Cincinnati Mrs. Jenkins Chicago Mrs. Rice Chicago and D E Janes Columbus and Joseph Janes at home. Funeral today at Thurman Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Samuel Whilding of Jackson. Interment Welsh Cemetery at Thurman.
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Gallipolis
Thomas J. Janes
Thurman
South Wales
United States
A. B. Edwards
W. A. Jenkins
Cincinnati
C. E. Rice
Chicago
D. E. Janes
Columbus
Joseph Janes
Thurman Presbyterian Church
Samuel Whilding
Jackson
Mrs Parsons Dies At Family Home In Morgan Township
Dora Keith Parsons age 53 wife of M D Parsons died Sunday night at the family home in Morgan Township Surviving children are Millard Ruby Crawford Vinton Wilbur Alice Ruth Robert Eulah Gordon Parsons at home Funeral services set for tomorrow at Orma Calhoun County West Virginia former family home
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Gallipolis
Dora Keith Parsons
M. D. Parsons
Morgan Township
Millard Parsons
Ruby Crawford
Vinton
Wilbur Parsons
Alice
Ruth
Robert
Eulah
Gordon Parsons
Orma
Calhoun County
W. Va
District Masonic Club Meets After Chicken Pie Dinner
Members of the district Masonic Past Masters and Officers Club gather tonight in Masonic Temple after a chicken pie dinner in the Methodist dining room. Reservations exceed 100 persons.
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Gallipolis
Masonic
Masonic Temple
Grandson Charged In Assault Theft Case At Gallipolis
Kenneth Lawson, a young East Gallipolis resident, is held to the grand jury by Magistrate Fred Milliser on charges of assault and robbery against his grandmother Mrs. Albert Lawson. He is free on bond. The case will be presented at Friday's grand jury session tied to the Earl Fulton bed slat killing of Ray Betz.
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Gallipolis
Albert Lawson
Kenneth Lawson
East Gallipolis
Fred Milliser
Lawson
Earl Fulton
Ray Betz
Cadmus Grange Starts Rat Killing Contest
Cadmus Grange members began a six week rat killing contest in Walnut Township early, running two teams to trap rats and count tails. Winners will dine at the losers expense, as the project kicks off ahead of the official April 8 start.
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Gallipolis
Cadmus Grange
Walnut Township
Funeral attendance planned in Huntington for Charles E. Ensley
Gallipolis relatives prepare to attend the funeral for Charles E. Ensley age 75 a former Gallia County resident in Huntington. Nieces Mrs F E Kerr and Mrs Robert Smeltzer of this city are mentioned among attendees.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Charles E. Ensley
Gallia County
F. E. Kerr
Robert Smeltzer
Legion Auxiliary to Discuss Plans for May Meeting
Gallipolis American Legion Auxiliary members meet this evening to finalize their part in the district American Legion spring meeting to be held in the city on May 14.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Guardian Named for Infirm Gallipolis Elder
Probate Judge J S Clark appoints John A Brucker as guardian for John Brucker of Thivener who is in failing health. Bond set at 14000 dollars.
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Gallipolis
John Brucker
Thivener
J. S. Clark
John A. Brucker
Bond
Corning Notes Bridge Club Entertained and Socials
Corning reports a Thursday bridge gathering at Miss Eleanor Spence’s home with prizes to Helen Garrison and Mary Hermey. Other notes list club attendees and several social events including sewing, euchre, and church class meetings with multiple residents mentioned. Corrigan at the Golden Gate Exposition adds a light anecdote about a handshaking habit.
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Bridge Club
Corning
Eleanor Spence
Helen Garrison
Mary Hermey
Lu Brown
Anita Cady
Vivian Keller
Ruth Spence
Jo Smith
Lorena Spence
Miss Spence
Bethany
U. B
Marie Weaver
Helen Shonkwiler
Dorothy Leonard
Betty Brown
Janet Rodgers
Thelma Latta
Bennetta Hardy
Isabel Foura
Floyd Lambert
Carl Stalling
Charles and
Sheritt Rites Set for Centerpoint Emory Chapel
Emma Sheritt, 82, widow of Rev. Frank Sheritt, died after brief illness in Gallipolis. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Emory Chapel Centerpoint, where she was born, with brother Elmer Smith of near Vinton as the sole surviving sibling. She was active in local Methodist Church work.
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Gallipolis
Emma Sherritt
Frank Sherritt
Emory Chapel
Centerpoint
Elmer Smith
Vinton
Thivener Resident Dies in Gallipolis
Jonathan Williams age 80 a longtime Thivener resident died Sunday night at the home of his son in Gallipolis. Survived by daughters Mrs Dewey Wooten Bladen Mrs Ina Coyer Dayton and Mrs Sherman Hazlett Williamsburg Ohio. Funeral services were held at Elizabeth Chapel by Rev George Anderson with interment in Saint Nicholas Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Jonathan Williams
Thivener
William Coffey
Dewey Wooten
Bladen
Ina Coyer
Dayton
Sherman Hazlett
Williamsburg
Ohio
Elizabeth Chapel
George Anderson
Saint Nicholas Cemetery
Ear Trouble Delays Margaret Shuler at Holzer Hospital
Miss Margaret Shuler, junior with the Davis Shuler Co, is treated at Holzer Hospital for ear abscesses said to follow influenza. The illness has caused temporary deafness. her condition is reported fair but visitors are not being admitted.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Shuler
Davis-Shuler Co
Holzer Hospital
Burial for Mrs Nelson Kerns in Mound Hill Cemetery
A gathering of local relatives and friends attended interment rites at Mound Hill Cemetery for Mrs Nelson Kerns. The funeral cortege traveled from Lowell Ohio where she died to the cemetery Sunday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Mound Hill Cemetery
Nelson Kerns
Lowell
Ohio
Fruit Prospect Bright Yet Threatened by Cold Spell
Stanley Plymale, a Galia County orchardist, says warm weather boosts apple development but a cold snap could halt progress. He notes pruning and dormant spray are finished, buds show color, and scab and coddling moth sprays will be used. about ten applications may be needed this spring and summer to reach prime market quality.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Stanley Plymale
Plymale
City Rates Warth Memorial Monument
Solid concrete Warth memorial monument in Igound Hill Cemetery, erected four years ago at $2,000, has been dynamited and cleared as a nuisance to cemetery traffic. Debris lies along the roadside to Fortification Hill park. The monument was reduced to base level without disturbing caskets beneath it.
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Gallipolis
Warth Memorial
Igound Hill Cemetery
Fortification Hill Park
Appears Second Time On Non-Support Charge
Haled into court Monday for the second time on a non support charge Arthur Scurlock was given another opportunity to meet assessed payments of 10 monthly. He was warned by Judge W R White that a third appearance would send him to the penitentiary.
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Gallipolis
Arthur Scurlock
W. R. White
Gallipolis Couples Win Marriage Licenses
Weekend licenses issued to Russell Plymale 27 and Katherine Wright 22 of Gallipolis. Owen Bonecutter 24 of Mason County West Virginia and Wilma Duncan 21 of Mason County West Virginia also received licenses.
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Gallipolis
Russell Plymale
Katherine Wright
Owen Bonecutter
Wilma Duncan
Mason County
W. Va
Gallia Scouts Seek Camp Site for 135
Gallia District Boy Scout leaders and committeemen study sites along Raccoon and Symmes Creeks to establish a camp large enough for 135 members. Findings will be shared at Lafayette Hotel tonight under E. E. Higgins. District fund drive starts April 10, replacing April 3.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Raccoon and
Symmes Creeks
Lafayette Hotel
E. E. Higgins
Pounds Funeral Held Near Vinton for Mittie Anderson Pounds
Mrs Mittie Anderson Pounds age 79 died at her home near Vinton over the weekend. Funeral services were held this afternoon at her late home conducted by Rev James Faris. She lived her lifelong in the neighborhood. Three sons survive.
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Gallipolis
Mittie Anderson Pounds
Vinton
James Faris
Garden Club Plans Spring Plantings In City Beautification
Garden Club members met at the public library Monday night to discuss spring plantings that align with the Chamber of Commerce city beautification proposal.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Hold Sibley Rites At Gallipolis
Large attendance marked funeral services for Miss Katie Sibley once employed at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Services were held at Mina Chapel with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Sibley
Gallipolis
Katie Sibley
Ohio Hospital
Mina Chapel
Mound Hill Cemetery
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