Gallipolis Reports Pupils Tuition Rates by District
Superintendent H B Bradbury lists next year tuition costs for six districts. Bidwell Springfield elementary 5.92 high 17.64 Centerville elementary 6.64 high 23.18 Guyan elementary 3.91 high 12.96 Raccoon elementary 4.97 high 12.81 Vinton district has none Cheshire district not reported. State funds cover these payments. six districts received 6839 last year with apportionments listed. Gallipolis City District gains about 4900 from state for high school pupils from nearby townships.
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Gallipolis
H. B. Bradbury
Bidwell-Springfield
Centerville
Guyan
Raccoon
Vinton
Cheshire
Bradbury
East
Bidwell
Cadmus
Clay, Green
Walnut
Addison
Harrison Townships
State Foundation
State Workers Are To Get Salary Increase
Gallipolis reports that legislative action will raise salaries at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, with an estimated annual increase near $40,000. In addition to higher wages, board and lodging allowances will aid many workers living off campus. Increases range from 10 to 15 percent depending on monthly pay, up to $124, with smaller earners receiving the larger percent boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
G. G. Kincon
Ohio
Gallia Candidates Enter Aug Primary For Auditor
Gallia two candidates filed for county auditor at the August primary. Emmett D. Keeler Republican incumbent and Levi White former Democrat auditor seek the nomination. Keeler, in his first term, faces no partisan opposition. White, a two term former auditor, expects no challenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Emmett D. Keeler
Levi White
Keeler
White
More Men Added To Gallia WPA Rolls
Gallia County adds 10 men to WPA work rolls bringing total to 1080 after certification order from Athens office. Othneil Jones, county certification officer, said the increase will take effect as soon as certification is completed.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Othneil Jones
Athens
Doctor resigns from state hospital to open practice in Wadsworth
Dr. N. J. Klotz has resigned from the medical staff of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics and, with his wife, will move to Wadsworth Ohio to establish a general medical practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
N. J. Klotz
Ohio Hospital
Wadsworth
Ohio
Gallipolis Man Leaves Hospital After Leg Amputation
Charles Neal, a county highway employee, has left Holzer Hospital two months after an amputation at the hip following a truck accident. He returned to his parents home near Gallipolis, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Neal
Holzer Hospital
C. B. Neal
Gallia County Aid for the Aged 1937 Pension Totals
In Gallia County the pension roll grew from 688 in December 1936 to 738 in December 1937, a net increase of 50. Total pension payments for the year were 193 908.25 with funeral awards of 5 632.50, overall 199 540.75. Sixty five deaths reduced eligibility while 125 new entrants joined the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Earl McCormick
Gallia
Accidents Claim Ripples and Clark in Local Incident
Gallipolis reports two injuries from recent mishaps. John Ripple, 19, is home with a broken ankle after jumping a fence. Rhea Clark, 14, sustains a fractured elbow from a fall and was bitten on the thumb by a neighbor's dog the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Ripple
Hhivener
Rhea Clark
Eisteddfod in Gallia Draws Strong Local Interest
Gallia event under Centerville Lodge 371 Free and Accepted Masons set for Friday April 8 promises to eclipse past gatherings. Elias J. Jones secretary reports literary manuscripts triple prior totals with ten choruses and two orchestras rehearsing. Interest in solos duets quartets and recitations is higher than before.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Youthful Robber Trio Now Held in Jails
James Miller 19 of Burlington Lawrence County confessed to Huntington police as part of a trio that robbed Dillon service station Crown City Evans Grocery Wetherholt Service and Myers Produce in Gallipolis. He names Thomas Ferguson 19 and Truman Wilson 21 of Huntington, both jailed in Indianapolis for attempted robbery. Some stolen items recovered.
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Gallipolis
James Miller
Burlington
Lawrence County
Huntington
Dillon
Crown City
Evans Grocery Co
Wetherholt
Myers Produce Co
Thomas Ferguson
Truman Wilson
Indianapolis
Miller
Golf Club Roll Grows As Season Opens
Golf club memberships total 42 for the season, manager Fred Wheeler says. He expects to reach 50 as the tournament committee led by William Cherrington E S Spear and Wayne Booth plans the summer schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fred Wheeler
William Cherrington
E. S. Spear
Wayne Booth
Aged Mother Dies in Cincinnati
Mrs. Sarah Dietz aged 70 died Monday night at her home in Cincinnati. She is the mother of Charles Dietz a local resident and steamboat engineer.
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Gallipolis
Sarah Dietz
Cincinnati
Charles Dietz
Gallipolis Mother Of Twelve Returns Home After Illness
Following a severe pneumonia illness Mrs. Robert Harrison mother of twelve children has been returned to her home in East Gallipolis from Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Robert Harrison
East Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Mrs Kate Harding Honored by Friends on 82nd Birthday
A turnout of friends and neighbors gathered at Poplar Church in Cheshire Township to honor Mrs Kate Harding for her 82nd birthday. Dinner followed at noon and attendees recalled old church meetings and hymns such as Will the Waters be Chilly A Charge to Keep I Have and On Jordan's Stormy Banks led by Mrs Cora Lemley Mrs Belle Rose and Mrs Ada Gordon.
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Gallipolis
Poplar Church
Cheshire Township
Kate Harding
Jordan
Cora Lemley
Belle Rose
Ada Gordon
Mrs Halley Stricken With Sleeping Sickness in County
Mrs Brodie Halley of Thivener is seriously ill with sleeping sickness, the first case in the county in several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Brodie Halley
Thivener
Rio Grande R Men To Present Minstrel
Gallipolis reports the Rio Grande College group presents the annual minstrel in Community Hall Tuesday evening April 5. The event is directed by Coach P R Lyne with the college orchestra providing all instrumental music. The noted sesquicentennial of the Northwest Territory adds historic context to the program.
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Gallipolis
Drillers Push Gas Well Depth Near Green Township Farm
On the Tom and Sallie McCormick farm in Green Township, drillers have reached 2,800 feet. They passed 35 feet of Berea sand and still have 600 feet to drill to reach target depth.
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Gallipolis
Tom and
Sallie McCormick
Green Township
Berea
KANANUGA Social and Brief Personal Notes
Ella Russell hosted a joint birthday party and dinner for three children. Local residents visited, moved, or returned from trips, including the Hines and Cherrington families, and orders of attendance at church and Sunday School are noted.
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Kanauga
Ella Russell
Leonard Hines
Tinton Cherrington
Ora Cherrington
Huntington
James Roberts
John Alien
W. F. Deem
Victor Swain
Nannie Weethee
Athens
T. J. Oliver
Charleston
John Raike
Gallipolis Ferry
Gilbert Beard
Nannie Rothgeb
Evelyn
South Side
W. Va
Fern Summers
Columbus
H. N. Snider
Cheshire
Newton Radekin
C. G. Houck
Alfred Lee
Charles
Zella Harding
Gallipolis
Troy
Dick) Russell
Gal Clyde Allen
Merrily We Live Opens at Athena Theater This Thursday
The Athena Theater launches Merrily We Live a Hal Roach MGM comedy featuring Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne with a star studded supporting cast including Billie Burke Ann Dvorak and Marjorie Rambeau. The Kilbourne family antics clash with conservative suburban neighbors in this first Bennett Aherne co star vehicle directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
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Topper
Athena Theater
Constance Bennett
Brian Aherne
Great Garrick
Eddie Moran
Jack Jeyne
Norman Z. McLeod
Hollywood
Billie Burke
Alan Mowbray
Patsy Kelly
Ann Dvorak
Tom Brown
Bonita Granville
Marjorie Rambeau
Phillip Reed
Clarence Kolb
Marjorie Kane
Paul Everton
Willie Best
Kilbourne
Miss Bennett
Aherne
Baptist Ministers Chosen for Rio Grande College Commencement
Announcement lists Rev. John S. Brinkman of Hamilton Ohio as Baccalaureate preacher at Community Hall June 12 and Rev. E W Bloomquist of Lima Ohio as commencement speaker June 13. Both ministers are senior pastors of First Baptist Churches in their cities.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
John S. Brinkman
First Baptist Church
Hamilton
Ohio
E. W. Bloomquist
Lima
Gallipolis Woman Granted Divorce and Custody
Mrs. Jessie M. Doepping of Gallipolis receives divorce from William O. Doepping and custody of their daughter. He must pay one fifth of his income for child support, no less than five dollars weekly.
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Gallipolis
Jessie M. Doepping
William O. Doepping
Doepping
Garden Club Meeting Set at Butler Home
Gallipolis Winton Garden Club members will meet Thursday evening at Mrs. Vennie Butler's home. A portion of the program will feature horticultural scenes on a screen presented by Dr. John William Butler of Wellston.
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Garden Club
Gallipolis
Winton
Revival Services Launch at Coolville M E Church
Coolville opens revival with a Sunday night service drawing a fair audience. Schedule lists topics for the week including Thy people shall be my people and The Oasis. The M E revival continues April 3 with nightly 7 30 sessions. Rev Maud Eslocker will lecture on Revelations. Music by Troy High School students presents An Old Kentucky Garden Friday at 8 p m.
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Coolville
M. E
Oasis
Canaan
Kentucky
Stephen C. Foster
C. T. Newsom
Edith Figgins
Victor Smith
Canton
M. J. Oliver
Hazel Gantz
Marietta
E. B. Dean
Troy High School
Agricultural Room
W. F. Kampf
Edgar Dixon
Betta Burdette
Mariam Bingham
Marie Hoobler
Dora Barth
Karl Barth
Minnie Morris Burnside
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Burnside
R. F. Morris
Morris
J. T. Morrison
J. E. Hartnell
J. A. Palmer
Henderson
E. A. Burnside
Campbells Creek
Wendell Reynolds
Huntington
Reynolds
Detroit
Don
Philadelphia
Max
Charleston
Congregational
Ireland
Centenial
Ceredo
Epworth League of
Dean Pearce
Verna Cromlish Seeks Divorce and Maiden-Name Restora tion
Mrs Verna Bradley Cromlish files divorce from Howard R Cromlish citing failure to provide The couple wed July 3 1935 and live near Bulaville Addison Township The report notes Gallipolis featured on WLW radio at 230 pm Wednesday in connection with Northwest Territory Celebration Commission events highlighting Gallipolis historic role in Ohio country.
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Gallipolis
Verna Bradley Cromlish
Howard R. Cromlish
Bulaville
Addison Township
Cromlish
Cincinnati
WLW
Northwest Territory
Ohio Country
Henking Home Sold in Gallipolis to Dr Lewis Bean
The Henking residence on State Street beside the Park Central Hotel was bought by Dr. Lewis C. Bean for about 7000 dollars. He plans to convert the property into a duplex for rental use.
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Gallipolis
Henking
Alfred Henking
State St
Park Central
Lewis C. Bean
Jury Roeby Delivers Sentences in Slack Theft Case
A 200-person courtroom jury of men women and children of diverse races voted for two year suspended sentences for Charles and Vernon Slack after guilty pleas on theft charges. Judge W R Chapman announced the ruling.
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