Housewife's drive reshapes Grand Rapids city politics
Dorothy Judd, a nurse and League of Women Voters member, leads Citizens' Action to recall Mayor Welsh and overhaul city governance. Her efforts help elect a new mayor and four of five city commissioners, while she continues as unpaid executive director and writes Our City Government.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Dorothy Judd
The
League of Women Voters
George Welsh
Frank McKay
Better Government League
Welsh
McKay
Citizen’s Action
Citizen's Action
Judd
National Municipal Review
Citizens’ Action
Gallia Academy Graduation Events Planned for May 25
Gallia Academy High School prepares a baccalaureate service May 18 with Rev. W H Green and Rev. L A Donnally assisted by choirs, followed by commencement May 25 with talks by four seniors Mack Lakin George Lee Burhl Judy Loren Niday. Diplomas will be awarded by L L Lovett.
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Mack Lakin
George Lee
Burhl Judy
Loren Niday
Helen Butterfield
Vernon C. Shafer
Harris Deepping
Brown
E. E. Higgins
L. L. Lovett
Board of Education
Charles Swanson
Marshall Fowler
Don Ee
Margaret Davis
Minnie Mackenzie
Ruth Fiske
Eulah Williams
Mar
Holzer Hospital Births and Discharges
Births list includes Mrs Lowell Taylor Gallipolis a son and numerous new arrivals across Gallia Jackson and surrounding towns. Discharges note Oakley Walker Raymond McManaway and multiple couples and individuals leaving with twins and a daughter among others.
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Lowell Taylor
Gallipolis
Oakley Walker
Raymond Mce Manaway
Raymond Arbaugh
Wendell Evans
Willard McGhee
H. A. Barnett
Walter Howard
River traffic report from Gallipolis and Kanawha district locks
River transit figures show multiple boats moving in and out across the Gallipolis locks with times from 8:15 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. Upper gauge at 18.6 feet and lower 16.8 feet, with 25 feet at the rollers. Also note readings for Marmet and Kanawha Falls with several boats listed and varying rises and falls.
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Gallipolis
Price
Boggs
Lewis
Reliance
Sullivan
Kanawha
Solway
Dolle
Monongahela
Dixie
Omar
Rowe
Republic of Pittsburgh
Weir
Java Sea
Atlas
Point Pleasant
Kanawha Falls
Meigs County Man Fined on Intoxication Charge
Raymond Little of Meigs County was fined 15 dollars and costs by Justice Maurice Grover after an intoxication arrest by sheriff's deputies. He pleaded not guilty to two assault and battery charges and was bound over to the grand jury under 300 dollars bond on each count. He was remanded to county jail for nonpayment of the fine and for failing to post bond.
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Gallipolis
Raymond Little
Meigs County
Maurice Grover
Stice of the Peace
Little
County awards boiler repair contract to Standard Plumbing
Gallia County commissioners awarded a contract to Standard Plumbing and Heating Co. for 350 dollars to replace front and rear sections of the boiler at the county home following their Monday meeting.
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Gallipolis
The
Standard Plumbing and Heating Co
Horticulturists Plan To Tour Gardens
Two Ohio State University extension horticulturists Victor Keirns and Eugene Wittmeyer will visit Gallia County with Bill Smith, the county agent, to tour vegetable garden operations. No meetings are scheduled.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State University
Bill Smith
Victor Keirns
Eugene C. Wittmeyer
Tribe's White Queen Delivers Daughter in Bechuanaland
Ruth Khama the white queen of the Bamangwato tribe gave birth to a daughter on Monday at a Se rowe Bechuanaland hospital. Exiled Chief Sereste Khama, her Negro husband, has been given permission to leave for the protectorate at once, authorities said.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Ruth Khama
Serowe
Bechuanaland
Sereste Khama
Food demonstration highlights local economy in Meigs district
A frozen food demonstration at the school building by Meigs Equipment Co. led by Mr. Smith showcased new food economy prospects. Community members attended family dinners and gatherings with extended relatives visiting from Coolville, Columbus, Parkersburg, and Belpre. Local clubs and society groups held events, while marriages licenses and grand jury matters surfaced in regional notices.
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Reedsville
Meigs Equipment Co., Inc
Smith
International Harvester
Pomeroy
C. A. Barnett
Nile Barnett
Bob
Bill
Coolville
Chester Barnett
Roger
Terry
Doris Fick
Columbus
Wilmer Knight
Washington
W. Va
Ronald Osborne
Keno
Bert Barnett
Alan
John
Eunice Morris
Here
Paul Williams
Parkersburg
G. S. Kimes
H. A. Dutton
Athens
Glouster
J. W. Emrick
Lancaster
Reynoldsburg
Garden Club
Nettie Cowdery
Laurel
Gladys Sisson
Lucy Kibble
Eunice Sprague
WSCS
Methodist Church
Savilla Barnett
Joseph Schonhut
Leetonia
Carroll Randolph
Schonhut
Randolph
Grace Pickens
St. Joseph Hospital
Virginia Lee Sisson
Mary Lou Sisson
Monongahela Power Co
Oren Childers
R. D. Emerick
C. E. Humphrey
Belleville
E. J. Humphrey
Joseph V. Lee Rites Planned in Gallipolis
Joseph V. Lee 70 died at his home on Second Ave in Gallipolis after a Sunday night illness. Born November 30 1879 in Maysville Kentucky he married Mary Blanche Canaday in 1903. He ran a local business for most of 45 years and served as a sales tax collector. Surviving relatives include Addie Lee Hoobler of Los Angeles. He belonged to St Peters Episcopal Church and Masonic bodies. Masonic services are set for Tuesday evening at Miller's funeral home and funeral services Wednesday at Miller's with Rev. K C Wilson. Interment will be at Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Joseph V. Lee
Second Ave
Mr. Lee
Maysville
Mary Blanche Barbara Canaday
Lee
Addie Lee Hoobler
Los Angeles
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Miller's Funeral Home
Miller's
K. C. Wilson
Pine Street Cemetery
Tipton Divorce Suit Filed in Gallia Common Pleas
Richard Tipton of the city filed for divorce from Grace Ann Tipton in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on Monday. The couple, married in Ashland Kentucky in 1948, have no children. Grace Ann had previously withdrawn a prior divorce action.
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Gallipolis
Richard Tipton
City
Common Pleas Court
Grace Ann Tipton
Judge Grants Two Divorces in Ironton Court
Judge James Collier of Ironton grants two divorces. Bernard L. Roberts of Bidwell Rt 1 is divorced from Elizabeth N. Roberts of Bremerton Wash. Marcus Grube of Patriot is divorced from Anna Grube of Salem Route 3. Custody of two children awarded to the plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
James Collier
Ironton
Bernard L. Roberts
Bidwell Rt. 1
Elizabeth N. Roberts
Bremerton
Wash
Marcus Grube
Patriot
Anna Grube
Salem
All Bran user writes of relief and daily regimen
A Detroit reader praises All Bran claiming happiness and relief from constipation after using the product daily. The message urges others to eat an ounce daily and drink water, promising a money back offer if not satisfied after ten days.
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W.H. Rooney
Detroit 2
Mich
Kelones Battle Creek
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City Hall
W. H Green
First Baptist Church
Gallia Academy High School
Harold Brown
Green
L. A. Donnally
A Cappela
Grace Methodist Church
Stanley Lanier
Garet Davis
Aldeth Robinson
Kathryn Sheets
Anne Bradbury
Miriam McManus
Ruth Gillingham
Frances Gillespie
Lawrence Smeltzer
Dorothy Lee Rowe
Ruth McMasters
Plymale
Bardin
Pomeroy Cement
Holzer Hospital
Robert A. Greene Jr
Plattsburg
Ohio
Paul Cheatwood
Wellston
Kathleen Austin
Lakin
James S. Oney
Jackson
Cora Watts
Crown City
William Jones
G. B. Wilson
Vinton
Judith Ann Bonecutter
Letart
Larry B. Roberts
Burdette Johnson
Langsville
Ben Bergschicker
Racine
Paul G. Werner
J. H. Reed
Horace G. Miller
Margaret Reinhart
Matilda Bradley
Meigs
C. A. Daugherty
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Grand Jury
James Fisher
Paul J. Jeffers
Justice of the Peace Court
William Howard Diesbach
Elizabeth Lee Vornholt
Vance Sanders
Lorene Leffingwell
Scottown
Joseph Lee Rites
PRIC
Firestone Garden Hose
Firestone
Pwoms
Shannon
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
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