Flood road plan eyed for Gallipolis to ease city isolation
Gallia County officials and Huntington engineers weigh compensation for damage from Eureka Dam floods. Proposals include a new floodproof road linking Chillicothe Ave to State Route 35, with Dams and a moved Chillicothe Bridge discussed, pending WPA support and state street extension feasibility.
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Gallipolis
G. P. Ewing
Dan Jones
Jerry Grover
FE. N. Leonard
Huntington
U. S
Eureka
Ohio River
Clay Chapel-Yellowtown
Little Kyger
Northup- Yellowtown
Chillicothe Avenue
Chillicothe
Chickamauga Creek
Chamber of Commerce
State St
Chickamauga
Chillicothe Ave
Rodney
Red Cross
Maple Shade
East Gallipolis
Thirty Farmers Released From WPA
Gallipolis reports about thirty men mainly landowners with teams of horses cows and chickens freed from WPA over the weekend by County Relief Director Othneil Jones. It is likely more dismissals will occur for the summer season.
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Gallipolis
WPA
States County
Othneil Jones
Surplus Commodities Move in Gallipolis
A surplus commodities storage room in the Tabit Building on Court Street has been vacated after leasing to Kroger Co. Supplies are moved to a room on Second Avenue just south of Court, adjoining the Gallia Hotel.
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Gallipolis
Tabit
Court St
Kroger Co
Second Ave
Court
Gallia
Mother and Son Recover in Hospital
Gallipolis reports Mrs. Donald Dodrill and four year old son Donald Jr improving at Holzer Hospital after a Vin ton crash. The boy’s injuries include six broken front teeth and deep cuts to face nose and head. mother’s condition stated improved. The Patriot Grange program Thursday night features speakers Mrs. S. S. Long Mrs. T. V. Betz John Bostic and Eulah Long with a theme on accidents and prevention.
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Gallipolis
Donald Dodrill
Donald, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Lowg
Vinton
Patriot Grange
S. S. Long
T. V. Betz
John Bostic
Eulah Long
Oak Hill hosts Gallia auxiliary spring conference
The Oak Hill venue hosted the Gallia area branch of the American Legion Auxiliary for a spring conference today. Members from Gallipolis attended the event, participating in the sessions and activities.
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Oak Hill
Gallipolis
American Legion Auxiliary
Changes at Home on Island Side Gallipolis
Mrs. Bessie Higgins plans to move her rest home to the former M C Barlow property on Island Side, currently the residence of J G Epling. Carl C Byers and Harry Wheeler return tonight from Dayton after attending a Rotary district meeting. Four marriage licenses issued during the first nine days of the month.
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Gallipolis
Bessie Higgins
M. C. Barlow
J. G. Epling
Dayton
Carl C. Byers
Harry Wheeler
Rotary District
Mrs. Gee 89 Dies At Cleveland Home
Emma Gee widow of Lloyd Gee and mother of Will and Herbert Gee died at her Cleveland house. Funeral services were held at John Gee Chapel with burial in Pine Street Cemetery. Survived by daughter Lulu and niece Miss Mabel Whiting along with other Gallipolis relatives.
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Gallipolis
Emma Gee
Lloyd Gee
Kanawha
Cleveland
John Gee
Pine Street
Rutland Class Play Set for Wednesday
Rutland high school seniors present the three act play Big Time in modern setting Wednesday at 8 pm. The cast includes Jean Chapman Emogene Davis Marvel Spires Mary Bernice McKnight Vivian Smith Eileen Edmundson Mary Ralph Mabel Williams Helen Deem Junior Pond Marion Hull Stephen Davis John Miller John Utsinger Claude Russell Nate Wise. Local May Day events feature Hortense Bowen crowned May Queen with band procession to Rathburns Store and golf grounds.
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Rutland
Jean Chapman
Emogene Davis
Marvel Spires
Mary Bernice McKnight
Vivian Smith
Eileen Edmundson
Mary Ralph
Mabel Williams
Helen Deem
Junior Pond
Marion Hull
Stephen Davis
John Miller
John Utsinger
Claude Russell
Nate Wise
Mont Price
Lathrop
Judson
Amesville
Ellen Kennedy
Agnes Egnor
Golden Circle
O. S. McCann
Dexter
Clarence Price
Forrest McCann
Rex Davis
Bradford Powell
Columbus
B. N. Powell
Howard Day
Jake Musser
Rathburn
Hortense Bowen
Charles Kennedy
Books Reclaimed at Washington School
Hundreds of study volumes have been rebound cleaned and reclaimed at Washington School by WPA women workers supervised by Miss Lillian Voltz. The project may extend into the vacation period as repairs cleaning and painting for all school buildings are planned for consideration by the board of education.
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Gallipolis
Washington School
WPA
Lillian Voltz
Supt
E. E. Higgins
Board of Education
WPA lunch project to continue through May 26
Gallipolis reports the School Lunch Project of the WPA will continue through May 26. Superintendent E. E. Higgins says lunches for indigent children will be cooked and served by three WPA workers, with the board of education supplying the food.
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Gallipolis
E. E.higgins
Board of Education
Golf Equipment Stolen From Local Golf Course Storeroom
Unknown suspects forced entry to a storeroom at the local golf course yesterday and removed golf balls tools and other articles. Local police are handling the case.
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Gallipolis
Miss Genevieve Hannan Dies in East Liverpool
Miss Genevieve Hannan, formerly of Vine Street, East Liverpool, died in East Liverpool. She taught music locally and there in East Liverpool. A sister, Mrs. Emma Hannon Curry, resides in Detroit.
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Gallipolis
East Liverpool
Genevieve Hannan
Henry Hannan
Vine St
Hannan
Emma Hannan Curry
Detroit
Couple injured in rollover near Gallipolis
Mrs Mary Zeuschner and William Braum of Jackson were injured when their car left the highway a few miles west of the city early Saturday. They were released from Holzer Hospital over the weekend, neither seriously injured.
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Gallipolis
Mary Zeuschner
William Braum
Jackson
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Social Notes
Gallipolis social items report Mrs Langley Plymale hosting Friday with Mrs F O Plymale and prize to Mrs Paul Myers. Visitor Miss Maine resident Mrs Edward Irgens, and Mrs Virgil Martin, were guests. Marian Van Zandt hosted a dinner club evening with chop suey and Chinese checkers. Mrs Harold Haskins hosted a bridge circle with four tables. prizes went to Miss Judy Haskins and Mrs Frank Haskins.
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Gallipolis
Langley Plymale
F. O. Plymale
Paul Myers
Edward Irgens
Maine
Virgil Martin
Marian van Zandt
Presbyterian Church
Birthday party honors Jimmy Freese with young guests
Mrs. Charles Freese hosted a Thursday birthday party for her son Jimmy. From 4 to 6 p.m. the youngsters played games and enjoyed refreshments with assistance from Jimmy’s teacher, Miss Marie Meal.
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Charles Freese
Jimmy
Local Clubs Share Fragments Of Social Engagements
Mrs. J. C. Butz hosted a sewing club at her hillside home overlooking Garfield Avenue with a 1 30 luncheon and a view of the Ohio River and West Virginia hills. Twenty guests attended Mrs. W. G. Sibly’s luncheon bridge at Libby Hotel with a three course meal and contract games. prizes went to Mrs. H. W. Cherrington, Mrs. C. C. Ingels, and Mrs. R. M. Switzer. Mrs. W. B. Taylor held a bridge evening at Libby Hotel and at Katherine Kircher’s home. high score prize went to Mrs. David Lloyd Jones of Jackson.
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J. C. Butz
Garfield Avenue
Ohio River
West Virginia
W. G. Sibly
Libby
H. W. Cherrington
C. C. Ingels
R. M. Switzer
Bridge Club
W. B. Taylor
Roma Simms Corn
Jackson
Libby Hotel
Katherine —_ Kircher
Taylor
Richard Calhoun
Hollywood
Calif
David Lloyd Jones
Jones
Church dinner closes attendance contest at First Baptist
A well attended dinner in the Fellowship Room of the First Baptist Church Friday capped the church’s attendance contest. After the meal a social evening followed. Local friends note the Keller birth announcement a son to Mr and Mrs Ted Keller of Columbus making them a family of two boys and a girl.
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First Baptist Church
Ted Keller
Columbus
Flower Show Set in Gallipolis May 27 28
Annual Gallipolis Garden Club event at the public library runs Saturday and Sunday May 27 and 28. Local school students compete for cash prizes in three poster design categories.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Garden Club
John Jones Seeks Hand Surgery After Lime Crusher Injury
Patriot resident John Jones entered Holzer Hospital today for another operation on a hand injured over a year ago in a lime crusher incident.
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Gallipolis
John Jones
Patriot
Holzer Hospital
Bank Leader C. C. Lewis Ill at Holzer Hospital
C. C. Lewis of Pt. Pleasant, prominent bank president and large land owner, is a patient at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, listed as threatened by pneumonia.
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Gallipolis
C. C. Lewis
Pt. Pleasant Bank
Holzer Hospital
Paris Honeymoon Brings Bing Crosby to Athena Theater
Franciska Gaal stars opposite Bing Crosby in Paris Honeymoon opening at the Athena. The Hungarian actress, hailed by DeMille as a mix of Hayes Pickford Bergner and Bow, plays Manya the spitfire princess in the Pushtalnick tale, with Akim Tamiroff Shirley Ross and Edward Horton in the cast.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Franciska Gaal
Bing Crosby
Athena Theater
Bidhde
DeMille
Helen Hayes
Mary Pickford
Elisabeth Bergner
Clara Bow
Manya
Miss Gaul
Fredric March
Akim Tamiroff
Margot Grahame
Gretchen
Paris
Spitfire
Shirley Ross
Edward Everett Horton
Ben Blue
Hollywood
Miss Gaal
America
Two Young Men Held For Court Hearing
Arthur Oliver and Elva Rice of Waterloo are held under $200 bond in a Lawrence County justice court on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Rice's car struck a school girl who was not seriously injured.
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Gallipolis
Arthur Oliver
Elva Rice
Waterloo
Lawrence County
Rice
WPA Graves Project Nears Completion
Gallipolis reports the WPA Graves Registration project reduced to four office workers and a typist Miss Sybil Wooten. Dewey Sallar supervises with Alex Cubbage Ferry Dillon and Charles McCarty. They will tabulate records for a partial report by May 25. Remaining small cemeteries in the county await checks.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Sybil Wooten
Dewey Sallar
Alex Cubbage
Ferry Dillon
Charles McCarty
Sallaz
Bidwell To Present Senior Class Play
Gallipolis senior class at Bidwell High School presents College Cut-ups on Wednesday night. Cast includes Eugene Martin Virginia Sprague Earl Dabney Raymond Thomas Dorothy Rose Betty Evans Howard Cline Chester Denney Clara Glassburn Paul Pullins Esther Stewart John Irwin Lawrence Sheets Thelma Neal Mary Rife Frank Berry Columbus Wheeler Sara Thaxton Tom Clark.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell High School
Eugene Martin
Virginia Sprague
Earl Dabney
Raymond Thomas
Dorothy Rose
Betty Evans
Howard Cline
Chester Denney
Clara Glassburn
Paul Pullins
Esther Stewart
John Irwin
Lawrence Sheets
Thelma Neal
Mary Rife
Frank Berry
Columbus Wheeler
Sara Thaxton
Tom Clark
Funeral Held For Emory Niday In Gallia County
Emory Niday age 67 died Saturday night at his Harrison Township home after a long illness. His wife Ladocia Martt and sons Lester and Lasco Niday survive him, with daughter Eva Weaver in Indiana. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Mount Pleasant Church with interment in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Emory Niday
Harrison Township
Ladocia Martt
Lester
Lasco Niday
Mercerville
Eva Weaver
Wawake
Ind
Mt. Pleasant Church
Mound Hill Cemetery
Newly born twins die in Ohio Township home
Twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Cecil Phillips at their Ohio Township home during the weekend lived only a short time. They leave behind a 3 year old sister Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Cecil Phillips
Ohio Township
Virginia
Aged Widow Dies in Morgan Township
Mrs. Cora West Ealy age 72 widow of James Ealy died at her Morgan Township home Sunday night. Funeral services were held at Morgan Bethel Church this afternoon. She leaves no children but is survived by several brothers and sisters.
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Gallipolis
Cora West Ealy
James Ealy
Morgan Township
Morgan Bethel Church
Gallia well drilling reported in Addison field
Local reports say a well is being drilled on the farm of Mr and Mrs J E Murray in the Addison oil and gas field financed by local persons. Coulter Bros of Marietta handle the drilling and operations.
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Gallipolis
J. E. Murray
Addison Oil and Gas
Coulter Bros
Marietta
Carnivals Set Up Near Gallipolis City Limits
Cunningham and Howard stage shows near Gallipolis outside the city limits. One carnival sits just north of the Silver Bridge on a former athletic field, the other operates at Fairhaven about a mile south, with both avoiding city boundaries.
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Gallipolis
Silver Bridge
Fairhaven
Plymouth Advantage: Bigger, Safer, More Luxurious at Low Price
A bold sales blurb touts Plymouth as the winning combination with extra size and comfort at a low price. It claims Plymouth is longer than competitors and emphasizes luxury, safety, and value in the popular model lineup.
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Plymouth
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