Parade Feature of American Legion Conference in Gallipolis
Attendance from the Eighth District at the American Legion Spring Conference in Gallipolis Sunday was gratifying to state and local officials. The parade featured marching units led by a high school band with Gallipolis, Murray City, Athens, Middleport, Logan, and Rockbridge groups. First prize went to Middleport, followed by Athens and Murray City. Logan grade school earned honorable mention.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
Murray City
Athens
Middleport
Logan
Rockbridge
Lafayette Post
Washington Auditorium
Legion Hall
E. L. Eveland
Crooksville
Legion
Jake Saslavsky
Ohio
Eli Jansen
Springfield
Jansen
Charles C. Huber
Lafayette
Women’s Auxiliary
Quintuplets Put To Test In Royal Level Of Recognition
The Dionne quintuplets pass a royal brainteaser as King George and Queen Elizabeth observe their six year old daughters. Nurses use height weight walk voice and quirky speech clues to distinguish Marie Emilie Cecile Annette and Yvonne. The staff has five years of research behind these identifications.
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Toronto
Ont
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Dionne
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Marie
Emilie
Nurse O'Shaughnessy
Wissie
Sissie
Quint
Dionnes
Runaway Gallia Girls Returned to Parents
Two Gallia High School girls in Greenfield Township fled over the weekend due to school and home duties. They thumbed to Gage, six to eight miles away, where local officers restrained them and returned them to their homes.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Greenfield Township
Gage
Eight-year-old Roberts Fractures Arm in Barn Fall
GALLIPOLIS June. Eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Roberts of Bladen was treated at Holzer Hospital Saturday night for a fractured arm from a fall in a barn. She was released to her home the same night.
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Gallipolis
Glenn Roberts
Bladen
Holzer Hospital
WPA Will Mark All County Boundaries
State sponsored WPA project to resurvey and mark Ohio county boundaries will be approved here. Concrete posts set a mile apart will mark lines. Gallia and other river counties need markers on three sides only. The Ohio River defines eastern boundaries. No start date yet. about 800 workers will be employed statewide, taking roughly five years to finish.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Ohio
Gallia
Ohio River
Gallia County
Property Sold At Sheriff Sale In Gallipolis
A sheriff's sale in Gallipolis satisfied a judgment for Ohio Valley Bank Co. The Patterson Body Works property on Second Ave north of Sycamore St. was bid in by bank representatives for 1000 dollars, 500 below appraised value.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Bank Co
Second Ave
Sycamore St
Patterson Body Works
Request for June Bride packet from Athens Messenger Service
F M Kerby director of The Athens Messenger Service Bureau in Washington DC asks readers to send twenty five cents in coin for a June Bride packet of three booklets and cover return postage and handling costs.
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Washington
F. M. Kerby
Athens Messenger Service Bureau
Thirteenth Street
Washington, D. C
Many Airmen To Visit Airport For Airmail Inauguration
Gallipolis will host a squadron of airmen Sunday May 28 for the inauguration of the airmail service. Flyers from surrounding cities will attend an eight o clock breakfast and many planes are expected to convoy the mail plane to Huntington West Virginia. The field will be prepared for visitors and a dual program with Point Pleasant is planned. The first local flight will be the only one on Sunday with service continuing on weekdays.
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Gallipolis
S. B. Huntington
Huntington
Chesapeake
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Lafayette Honored At Our House Gardens Tea
Gallipolis residents attended a Lafayette themed tea at the Our House gardens from 2 to 4 PM honoring General Lafayette. The event featured a 1825 yellow brocaded coat and vest, gifts from Mrs. J. R. Dunbar, and period costumes with a garden minuet. The Lafayette Day observance, May 20, is annual and linked to the tavern's Lafayette museum, set to be a key Sesqui-Centennial site next year.
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Gallipolis
Our House Gardens
General Lafayette
United States
Our House Tavern
J. R. Dunbar
Westerville
General Molineux
Boston
Mary Molineux
Harriet Wetmore
Dunbar
Our House Museum
Lafayette
C. E. Holzer
Alma McCormick
Our House
Gallia County WCTU Outlines Five Point Program
Gallia County Women's Christian Temperance Union led by Mrs. C. G. Houck announces a five point program focused on spiritual life, alcohol education, character building, Christ like citizenship, and peace. New members join and attendance grows at sessions.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Prisoner Is Sent To Vinton County
Gallia reports Albert Jones 38 arrested in Coughenour Hollow near Ches hire and sent to Vinton County on a charge of criminal attack alleged by a 17 year old high school girl near Allensville. His part Indian wife accompanied him saying she had nowhere else to go.
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Gallipolis
Coughenour Hollow
Cheshire
Albert Jones
Vinton County
Allensville
Jones
Gallipolis Man Held on Manslaughter Charge
Gallipolis resident Russell Beckett is jailed in Jackson on a $2000 bond after a car collision in which Glenroy woman was killed. The manslaughter charge stems from the crash.
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Gallipolis
Russell Beckett
Jackson
Glenroy
Former Deputy Russell Joins Liquor Enforcement Bureau in Columbus
Dale Russell former deputy sheriff traveled to Columbus Sunday to report for duty as inspector in the liquor law enforcement bureau His aim is assignment to the Portsmouth division awaiting posting details and confirmation of duties
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Gallipolis
Dale Russell
Columbus
Liquor Law Enforcement Bureau
Portsmouth
St Paul Excursion Steamer Attracts River Tourists
Gallipolis residents flocked aboard the excursion steamer St Paul for a daytime trip to Pomeroy and a return voyage at night. The popular river outing drew many locals to the Ohio River excursion.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
St. Paul
Pomeroy
Chambersburg Ladies Aid to Meet at Mrs Johnson’s Home
The June meeting of the Gallipolis based Chambersburg Ladies Aid Society will be held on the first of the month at the home of Mrs. Forrest Johnson.
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Gallipolis
Grace Guild Picnic and Program Tonight
Grace Guild of the Methodist Church plans a picnic supper and program in Fortification Hill Park tonight. Members and attendees will enjoy the social event and planned activities in the park setting.
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Gallipolis
Grace Guild of the Methodist Church
Fortification Hill Park
Garden Club Flower Show Set at Public Library
Gallipolis Garden Club hosts its annual Spring Flower Show at the public library this Saturday and Sunday. Classes welcome all who wish to exhibit.
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Gallipolis
Upside Down Boy Draws Medical Interest In St Louis
Eugene Sanders an eight year old from St Louis has a rare condition with his heart stomach liver and appendix in reversed positions. His mother says his school work and play are normal.
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ST. Louis
Eugene Sanders
Eugene
Day of Opportunity Forecast for Progress and Prosperity
A period of favorable aspects predicts new and important projects with strong stimulus for success. Caution against aggressive or impetuous actions is advised, urging calm judgment, hard work, and cooperation from influential figures to overcome obstacles and maintain home harmony. A birthday in this period promises expansive progress if rash behavior is avoided.
Crow in Hospital After Major Surgery
Gallipolis reports Ed gar G. Crow Huntington W. Va. director of physical education is in serious condition at Holzer Hospital after a major operation. He is the son in law of William Richard of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Edgar G. Crow
Huntington
W. Va
Hol Jzer Hospital
William Richard
Licensed to Marry in Gallipolis
A weekend marriage license was issued to Allen Hughes, 39, and Mrs. Mary Glassburn Hix, both Chesire residents, authorizing their wedding in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Allen Hughes
Mary Glassburn Hix
Cheshire
Social Roundup From Sharpsburg Area Visits
Local residents hosted relatives and friends for Mother's Day visits and weekend gatherings. Notable names include the Kerns Henthorn Armstrong Beard and Minerd families with travels to Columbus Athens Parkersburg and Marietta. Funeral services were held for Mrs Lucy Minerd at Mt Hermon with survivors listed.
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Sharpsburg
John Kerns
Neal
Columbus
Clarence Kerns
Gilbert Henthorn
Harrison Henthorn
Allia
Parkersburg
W. E. Henthorn
Vernon
Mary
Margaret
Eva Lawrence
Helen
Fawnee Pinkerton
Glen Lawrence
Fairmont
Minn
B. E. Armstrong
Roy Beaver
Richard
Joan
Pollyanna Armstrong
Marietta
June Armstrong
Cleetice Henthorn
Lloyd
Gale
Athens
Earl Dickson
Joe Beard
Joy
Delbert Beard
Sand Rock
Lara
Harold Hanson
Harry Lawrence
John Hanning
Stacy Hanning
Floyd Grimes
Canton
Robert Grimes
Lloyd Henthorn
Rosa
Harold Miellmier
Carl Beard
Luther Robinson
Everett Brooks
Martha Sephus
University Hospital
Name Rector To Take Place of Rev Leake
Announcement that Rev. Smythe Lindsay of Cincinnati will conduct services in St Peter's Episcopal Church during June. He succeeds Rev. Robert E Leake who resigned to accept the rectorship of St Alban's Church Bexley.
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Gallipolis
Smythe Lindsay
Cincinnati
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Robert E. Leake
St. Alban’s Church
Bexley
Prisoner Turns Scientist Hatches Pigeon Egg Betty Lou
Gerald Lewis, a 23 year old county jail inmate in San Jose, hatched a pigeon's egg after three weeks under a light bulb. The bird was named Betty Lou.
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San Jose
Calif
Gerald Lewis
Betty Lou
Several Face Court in Gallia
In Gallia, Virgil Sigler pleaded not guilty to armed robbery and shooting with intent to kill and was held for trial on 3500 bond. Lloyd R. Campfield faced five counts of issuing spurious checks, pled not guilty, remanded for lack of 800 bond per count. Jack Frarry pled not guilty to obtaining property under false pretenses with potential reversal anticipated. Also arraigned Harold Lemley pleaded guilty to check forgery Clifford Wheeler not guilty of similar offense John Maddox charged with burglary pleaded not guilty Thomas Rowley pleaded not guilty to non support.
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Gallipolis
Court of Common Pleas
Virgil Sigler
John E. Halliday
Lloyd R. Campfield
Jack Frarry
Harold Lemley
Clifford Wheeler
John Maddox
Thomas Rowley
Hours Measure Nears Vote in Legislature
GALLIPOLIS A bill to reduce hours for state institution employees, backed by a group at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics led by Dale Gilkey, is expected to face a vote in the Ohio House. Workers currently log 12 hour days, sometimes 15 with duties, and a nine or eight hour day could be achieved with limited extra help.
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Gallipolis
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Hospital
Dale Gilkey
OSU Student To Be Steamer's Purser
Gallipolis Ohio student Ed Maddy son of Mr and Mrs Harry Maddy will serve as second purser on the Ohio River steamer Gordon Greene after June 1. The boat leaves Cincinnati June 14 for Muscle Shoals Alabama and will afterward make weekly round trips from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
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Gallipolis
Ed Maddy
Ohio University
Harry Maddy
Gordon Greene
Cincinnati
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Pittsburgh
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