Carter Praises Board Over Age Pensions in Gallia County
Gallia County administrator Leo E. Carter asserts no political ties to the Aid for the Aged program and credits the Gallia County Board of Aid to the Aged for steady operation. He notes 560 residents receive pensions totaling about 10100 monthly, with recent increases to 30 dollars per month and half the funds from the Federal allotment.
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Gallipolis
Aged Department
Leo E. Carter
Gallia
Gallia County
Carter
Lena Watts Shoemaker dies after paralytic stroke
Mrs Lena Watts Shoemaker 41 wife of Charles H Shoemaker died after a paralytic stroke Wednesday. She was a Holzer Hospital patient then returned home. Survived by three children Harold F Bidwell Varney Verne Shoemaker and Irene Ewing. Funeral at Rodney with burial Rio Grande.
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Gallipolis
Lena Watts Shoemaker
Charles H. Shoemaker
Holzer Hospital
Rhoda Pearce Watts
John Watts
Rodney
Mud Creek
Shoemaker
Harold F. Shoemaker
Bidwell
Varney Verne Shoemaker
Pittsburgh
Irene Ewing
Vinton
Lincoln Stevens
Rodney M. E. Church
J. L. Stephenson
Rio Grande
C. A. Evans
Clifford Frederick E. N. Leonard
Robert Robinson
N. L. Denney
Harold Wood
Wright Pleads Not Guilty in Rape Charge
Wilton Wright of Centerpoint arraigned in Justice court at Cora and pleads not guilty to rape. He is released on bond after his 12 year old daughter Myrtle Wright filed the charges. arrest followed a warrant from Cheatwood justice court.
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Gallipolis
Wilton Wright
Centerpoint
John Jones
Cora
Myrtle Wright
FE. E. Hatfield
Harold Wood
Justice of the Peace
Cheatwood
Waterloo
No Circus on Election Day in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis on May 12 the Rice Brothers Circus announced a Tuesday show stirring debate among primary candidates. Voters worry the parade and afternoon performance could affect turnout while some seek a one day postponement to avoid influencing ballots.
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Gallipolis
Rice Brothers Circus
Citywide Spring Clean-Up Set in Gallipolis
May 1 to May 15 mark the spring cleanup campaign set by City Manager Adolph Henke and the city board of health. The Chamber of Commerce will announce assistance for residents cleaning up their area. Mrs FE A Roberts sponsors a May 7 benefit dinner for John Gee A M E Church with chicken and beef served in a three course dinner starting at 5 PM.
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Gallipolis
Adolph Henke
City Board of Health
Chamber of Commerce
FE. A. Roberts
Third Ave
John Gee A. M. E
FERA Offices Will Remain Through May in Gallipolis
Gallia County will keep its FERA office in the Ohio Valley Bank Building through May after initial plans to close May 1. Director Robert Carleton says the office mediates with the National Reemployment Service and Works Progress Administration, issues WPA certifications, and selects CCC enrollees. About 75 to 100 more men may become eligible for WPA work if unemployed, though no new assignments have been made in Gallia County since March 15.
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Gallipolis
FERA
Ohio Valley Bank
Robert Carleton
National Reemployment Service
Derry Wetherholt
Works Progress Administration
H. W. Nixon
Carleton
CCC
Gallia County
PWA
West Virginia
Gallia County Applies New Front End Loader To Road Repairs
Gallia County commissioners put a hydraulic front end loader on a tractor into service on Neighborhood Road to speed dirt hauling after winter damage. W G Camm of Euclid explained the machine can move more dirt in 12 hours than 45 workers shovel, with lower costs. Graders level the road as dirt is dumped into trucks. three to four minutes load a two ton truck. The loader to be used county wide this summer under Engineer Farnom Haskins authority.
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Athens Coun Ohio
Towit
Carthage Township
Athens County
State of Ohio
Ohio Company
YG. Packard
James I. Cauldwe
BE. M. Stout
Lawrence
de Pond
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Athens Pike
Ece
Beginia
E. Warner French
Il and Gas Company
Pierce
Dorstny
Zargey
Gallipolis
Gallia County
W. G. Camm
Euclid
Ohio
Farnom Haskins
Former Grand Exalted Ruler Lawrence H Rupp Dies
Lawrence H Rupp aged 55 former Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge died Wednesday night in Allentown Pennsylvania. The obituary notes his past leadership with the fraternal organization.
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Allentown
Lawrence H Rupp
The
Elks Lodge
Hi Y Club Plans Three Treats At Meeting
The Hi Y Club at the high school will hear a salesmanship talk by Paul Mossman, share five gallons of homemade ice cream, and receive a 36 inch Devils food cake donated by Lee Mootz at their Monday night gathering.
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Gallipolis
Paul Mossman
Lee Mootz
Rhode Island Woman Owns Four-Compartment Jug
Mrs Winifred Rhodes of Rhode Island owns a jug with four separate compartments enabling it to hold four liquids at the same time.
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Winifred Rhodes
Rhode Island
Court Receipts Total 354.96 In April
Gallipolis municipal judge A J Stormont reported April receipts of 354.96 for fines and costs, exceeding March 1936 and April 1935 totals. State share 10, county 85, city 259.98. Also notes 1955 April totals 219.76. Nearby California orchard at San Juan Batista mission grows fruit from 120 year old pear trees.
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Gallipolis
A. J. Stormont
County
Mission of
San Juan Batista
California
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