Four Offices Open Politics Remain Quiet in Gallipolis
Gallipolis voters face a city primary on August 10 for three city commissioner seats and a municipal judge post under a nonpartisan ballot. Current officials Bush Ingels Myers and Judge Stormont may run again, while the county retains no primary. The city plan, a long standing charter form, keeps the county out of primaries and grants the commission broad appointing power over city posts.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Andrew J. Stormont
Boards of Education
Ohio
Holzer Heads Drive for Ohio Supreme Court Amendment
Dr. Charles E. Holzer of Gallipolis named to a state committee backing a proposed Ohio Constitution amendment. The measure would appoint the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges by the governor instead of election. County chairman named Henry W. Cherrington of Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Courts of Appeal
Henry W. Cherrington
Galli
Galli County
Howell, Howell Wed in Gallipolis in July ceremony
Leroy H. Howell of Newark New Jersey and Rebekah M. Howell of Covington Tennessee wed Saturday afternoon at Rev Willis L Stafford's home in Thurman The couple was attended by Dorothy Lewis Red Cross director Gallipolis and Howell is Rio Grande College campaign manager The pair plan to live in Gallipolis for the year Alice Burdettes 26 Point Pleasant WestVirginia suffered a severe leg injury in a car crash and was admitted to Holzer Hospital late Saturday night
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Gallipolis
Leroy H. Howell
Newark
N. J
Rebekah M. Howell
Covington
Alice Burdette
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Red Cross Work in Gallia Ends May 13
Gallia County Red Cross rehabilitation work will cease May 15, announced Dorothy Lewis in charge. Payments to flood sufferers total slightly over $30,000. No further registrations will be accepted and the six case workers will push to finish by the stated date.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Gallia County
Dorothy Lewis
Annual Play Day At Rio Grande College Draws Wide Attendance
Gallipolis news notes Rio Grande College hosts Annual Play Day under the Women's Athletic Association led by Dean E Coons and Donna Daniels. High schools from Mercerville Cadmus New Boston Jackson Rutland Gallipolis Thurman Sciotoville Windsor Portsmouth Wilson Town ship Wellston Hamden Coalton Bidwell participate in volleyball horseshoes shuffleboard badminton and dartboard. Eva Payne of Bidwell is top scorer with 67 points in second year honor.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Mercerville
Cadmus
New Boston
Jackson
Rutland
Thurman
Sciotoville
Windsor
Portsmouth
Washington
Township
Wellston
Hamden
Coalton
Bidwell
Rio Grande
Women’s Athletic Association of the College
Dean E. Coons
Donna Daniels
Vivian Johnson
Centerville
Edith Allman
Edith Nuckles
Hazel McCall
Betty Phillips
Anna Bradbury
Virginia Fulton
Dorothy Angell
Rena Carter
Mary Aarons
Marjorie Eberts
Eva Payne
Old Gallia County Home Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Thomas homestead at Tyn Rhos near Gallipolis, likely from a kitchen spark. David Thomas and his nephew Emory Thomas, 17, were away farming. wind spread flames to the smokehouse and chicken house, leaving ashes and loss of furnishings and church records. An insured, but undercovered, estate. a gun survived. Also, Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce plans to push Gallipolis as 1938 Ohio State Odd Fellows Convention site.
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Gallipolis
Thomas
Tyn Rhos
David Thomas
Emory Thomas
Tyn Rhos Welsh
John Jones
Young Thomas
Dan W. Thomas
Elizabeth Housh
Homer W. Walter
American Hero crossword clues reveal naval leader and era terms
Crossword themed around an American hero with horizontal and vertical clues. Clues reference a rear admiral figure, wartime and poetic terms, with entries including states of action and various objects, hinting at a biographical or historical puzzle context.
Ohio bridge and creek repairs planned for flood reach
A May 30 plan details work on river crossings in Gallia County Ohio including widening rip-rap reinforcement for box culverts at Teens Run Bayer's Run Fullers Run Rock Run Long Run Clark Run Evans Run Mill Creek Georges Creek and Lime Kiln Creek. New concrete bridges over Raccoon Creek near Gray Chapel and Addison require earth moving rock retaining walls and stronger approaches. Kyger Creek Bridge below Cheshire and Clipper Mill near Addison must be reinforced with rock. Chickamauga Bridge at Gallipolis linking Brandstetter Heights to the city needs a new structure due to rising waters and crumbling abutments.
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Raccoon
Thivener
Teens Run
Bayer's Run
Fullers Run
Rock Run
Long Run
Clark Run
Evans Run
Mill Creek
Georges Creek
Lime Kiln Creek
Jenkins
Chickamauga
Gallipolis
Brandstetter Heights
Torch Personal and Brief Social Notes
Torch notes report church services at Baptist Church on Sunday May 2 and a mid year missionary meeting of the Marietta Baptist Association at Liberty Church near Marietta. Local residents engage in home improvements and wells drilling with Ed Byron of Stewart as the driller. Social visits include Miss Emma Stout at E H Stout’s Coolville home and greetings from Belpre and Parkersburg visitors. High water on Hocking River disrupted school busses and there was no school due to the field meet. Howard Dewees traveled to Washington DC after vacation here.
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Baptist Church
Cyrus Jones
Marietta
Hocking River
Howard Dewees
Washington, D. C
Gertrude Drain
Belpre
R. D
Bernice Woodburn
Parkersburg
Lucy Coleman
Helen Horton
Eleanor Burd
Little Hocking
Smith Home
S. P. Bingman
Nettie Smith
Bethel Ridge
Fred Gillilan
Ring of destiny honors a quiet betrothal in New York
In a New York moment Joan and Bob confirm their engagement with a diamond ring. a private present signals deeper commitment as they plan a weeklong retreat and note upcoming travel to Bella Terra with Norton from the coast. Meanwhile a dust storm in Lamar, Colorado, prompts issuance of new automobile license plates.
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Bob
Joan
Jay Walkers
Lamar
Col
U.P
Colorado
Gallipolis Women Fishermen Seek Bait with Hip Boots
Two avid followers of Izaak Walton in Gallipolis, Mrs. Lewis C. Bean and Mrs. John Gwinn, wife of the city manager, wade in seining minnows for bait. They equip hip boots and seldom return empty handed with good strings of fish.
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Gallipolis
Izaak Walton
Lewis C. Bean
John Gwinn
Barsotti Seeks Divorce After Knife Tossing Allegations
Gino Barsotti, a Kananga service station operator, files for divorce from wife Mayme McCarley Barsotti claiming she repeatedly tossed sharp knives ice picks and edged weapons at him during conversations. The filing seeks to sever marital ties in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Mayme McCarley Barsotti
Gino Barsotti
Kananga
Ripon tobacconist cites repeal as tobacco booster
Herman Luetke a tobacconist in Ripon Wisconsin with forty five years in the trade says repeal was a strong stimulus to the use of tobacco He also notes that Prohibition was a hard blow to the tobacco trade and its merchants.
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Ripon
Wis
U.P
Herman Luetke
Covered Wagon trailer coaches offered by Athens concern
J. E. Roberts of The Covered Wagon Company announces Athens Concern will act as a dealer for four trailer coach models at McFarland Chevrolet on West Union Street opposite the fairgrounds. The Custom Deluxe Master and Standard models feature varying levels of living amenities, with intelligent trailer selection and dependable service emphasized.
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McFarland Chevrolet
West Union Street
Athens
Fairgrounds
J. E. Roberts
Covered Wagon Company
Mount Clemens
Mich
Roberts
Hydrants Painted in Alliance City Proper
City Manager John Gwinn ordered 102 fire hydrants in Alliance to receive aluminum paint coats. The move aims to improve appearance and preservation of municipal water access.
What’s on the Air Radio Schedule and Variety Lineup
The listing showcases daytime radio programs including The Three Spades, Jackson and Jarrett, Home Hour, Betty and Bob Pepper, Young and Perkins, Vie and Sade, The O Neills, DeVore Sisters, Kitty Keene, Fhilow the Moon, Guiding Light, Mary Marlin, Mary Sothern, Singing Lady, Orphan Annie, Larry and Sue, Tommy and Betty, The In-Laws, Lowell Thomas, The Johnsons, Lum and Abner, Bob Newhall, Russ Morgan, Edgar A. Guest, Ben Bernie, Mysteries Follies, Jimmy Fidler, Amos n Andy, Dance Music, Paul Sullivan, and Moon River.
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Three Spades
Jackson
Jarrett
Betty and
Bob Pepper
Young Ma Perkins
Vie
Sade
the O'Neills
DeVore Sisters
Kitty Keene
Moon Guiding Light
Mary Marlin
Mary Sothern
Lady Orphan
Annie Larry and
Sue Tommy and
Betty
Lowell Thomas
the Johnsons
Lum and
Abner
Bob Newhall
Russ Morgan
Edgar A
Edgar A. Guest
Ben Bernie Ben Bernie Mysteries
Jimmy Fidler
Vie and Sede
Amos ‘N
Andy
Paul Sullivan
String Quartet
M Dance
WLW
CBS
NBC
Tito Guitar
Tommy and
U. S. Army Band
Paul Douglas
Wayne King
Modern Music
Amos ‘N’ Anfy
Andre Baruch Barron
Orch
Madhatterfields
Jean Sablon
Freeman Orch
Newman Orch
Ravel
Crosby Orch
James Orch
Breeze Orch
Waikiki Wedding at Athena Feature Catalogs Gay Romcom
Review highlights the tuneful romance of Bing Crosby and Shirley Ross in Waikiki Wedding at the Athena Theater with Bob Burns Martha Raye and dancer Miri Rei. Frank Tuttle directs with vibrant photography and exotic dances while songs by Robin Rainger add big hit appeal. Nearby notes: Gallipolis hosts Mount Zion Ladies' Aid chicken supper May 6 and Melbourne milk champ Murray Cheers drinks 40 quarts in 17 hours for cinema prize.
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Waikiki
Pineapple
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Martha Raye
Shirley Ross
Athena Theater
Crosby
Miss Ross
Burns
Miss Raye
Frank Tuttle
Miri Rei
Okolehao
Robin Rainger
Gallipolis
Mount Zion
Melbourne
U.P
Murray
Oakleigh
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Bob Dear
Honolulu
Bally
Bob Burns Meas As
Len On
Wallace Beery
Oreh
Martines
Harris Oreh
Jack Berch
Kitty Kelly
Merrymakers
Aunt Jenny
Hendrie Orch
Dalton Brothers
Myrt
Bill Wright
del Casino
Dorothy Gordon
Jack Patton
Alexander Woollcott
Boake Carter
al Jolson
al Pearce
Jack Oakie
Dorsey Dorsey Hayton Hayton Dailey Dailey Weeks
Sylvia Clark
Dan Harding
Claudine MacDonald
Collegians
Neliie Revels
Don Winslow
Jackie Heller
Science News
X Sisters
Tom Thomas
Rhythmakes
Easy Aces
Hendrik van Loon
Sediey Brown
Fred Astaire
Astaire
Athena
Jack Holt
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