Gallia WPA shutdown blamed on county officials
Gallia County WPA workers allege county commissioners refused to meet their share of project costs prompting suspension of road work. About 700 men unemployed on the blanket road project, plus closures of the Washington School book binding and hot lunch programs, with the latter ending soon. A temporary WPA organization is formed pending permanent officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
WPA
Board of County Commissioners
Washington School
WPA Workers’ Committee
Thurman Farmer Will Recover From Injury
Clyde A. Stoehr a 54 year old Thurman farmer lies in Holzer Hospital after a car collision near Pine Street Cemetery. Joe James the 48 year old driver who tried to pass a truck struck a car driven by Lewis Filinger. Stoehr was thrown and suffered a head injury while James and Filinger were not hurt. Officers say James was at fault. Stoehr is married with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clyde A. Stoehr
Holzer Hospital
Pine Street Cemetery
Joe James
Stoehr
Lewis Fillinger
James
Fillinger
Notary sworn statement on May 22 1939 details expenses
The document records a sworn statement about expenses carried, noting the amount was unacceptable. Signatures include Harry E. Fulks, Charles Nibert, Clyde Neal, John Miller, William Messler, with Leona Moore Trout as Notary Public. The statement quotes Dr. Watson as a true disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Watson
Harry E. Fulks
Charles Nibert
Clyde Neal
John Miller
William Messler
Leona Moore Trout
Bishop Hobson to preach in St. Peter's tonight
Bishop Henry Wise Hobson of Cincinnati will conduct confirmation and preaching at St. Peter's Episcopal in Gallipolis tonight. Rev. Robert E. Leake, rector, will deliver his last sermon there Sunday morning before moving to St. Albans Church in Bexley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry Wise Hobson
Cincinnati
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Robert E. Leake
St. Albans Church
Bexley
Memorial services set for Sunday at Tyn Rhos Cemetery
Announcement lists 2 p m services in Tyn Rhos Cemetery led by Rev Henry Hughes with Boy Scouts and Legionnaires taking part in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tyn Rhos
Henry Hughes
Boy Scouts
Legionnaires
Clean Cemetery Day Planned at Bethel in Ohio Township
Persons interested in the physical upkeep of Bethel Cemetery in Ohio Township will meet Saturday to ready the site for Memorial Day services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bethel Cemetery
Ohio Township
Eighth Grade Pupils Will Be Graduated
Gallipolis notes Washington School to graduate its Eighth Grade class with final exams Friday. Principal Ben F Evans lists pupils including Barbara Asherman Tressa Adams Charles Baker Merrill Brown Arlene Burns Bobby Betz Katherine Boster Carol Betz Billy Mayes Mary Martin Josephine Keefer and many others. Mt Carmel Ladies Aid will meet May 25 at Mrs Ruby Martins home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ben F. Evans
Rincipal of
Washington School
Evans
Barbara Asherman
Tressa Adams
Charles Baker
Charles Brown
Merrill Brown
Arlene Burns
Bobby Betz
Katherine Boster
Carol Betz
Bobby Brown
Alice Brown
Gienna Burnette
William Betz
Luther Brumfield
Bernard Broyles
Mary Jean Cornell
Rosemary Cline
Frank Clendenin
Thelma Carter
Betty Mae Clark
Paul Cooper
Paul Carter
John Cunningham
John Davidson
Thelma Day
Tommy Davis
Frances de Vault
Charles Edler
Glorianna Foster
Carrie Finley
Irene Ferguson
Ernestine Finley
Paul Ferguson
Irvin Folden
Dorothy Gilkey
Jean Higgins
Irene Harrison
Carl Hill
Mary Jo Henry
Eleanor Jordan
Marie Jones
Josephine Keefer
John Lane
Norma Long
Marvin Long
Dallas Lewis
Grover Long
John Lupton
Jane Murdock
Billy Mayes
Kenneth Morgan
Paul McCarty
Roy Maddox
Mary Martin
Joan Mackenzie
Marie Maddy
Evelyn Myers
Charles Neal
Virginia Niday
Joseph Niedzwiecki
Julia Pickens
Kathleen Rutherford
Junior Rocchi
Tommy Robinson
Wayne Russell
Roberto Rocchi
Jewell
Mt. Carmel
Second Ave To Get Partial Resurfacing
City authorities expect preliminary resurfacing work on a portion of Second Ave from Cedar to Court to begin within a few days. The State Highway Department awarded the contract to a Jackson firm and set July 15 as the completion date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Ave
Cedar
Court
State Highway Department
Jackson
Ohio
Casey Funeral to Be Held Thursday in Gallipolis
John A. Casey, 73, died at his home in Gallipolis on Tuesday. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon with burial in Pine Street Cemetery. He was married three times and is survived by his third wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John A. Casey
Pine Street
Grange to Host Trees Themed Program Saturday
Huntington Grange plans a Trees for its theme with roll call answers naming a favorite tree song The Old Oaken Bucket readings on tree plantings and forest fire causes a leaf recognition contest and a closing song at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Huntington Grange
Gallipolis Garden Club Poster Contest Winners Named
Gallipolis public library hosts a poster contest for the Spring Show with prizes to be awarded. Winners Barbara Woods Earl Tope and Betty Hamrick will receive prizes during the event Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Garden Club
Barbara Woods
Earl Tope
Betty Hamrick
Repairs Begin on Tabit Block for Kroger Store
Extensive work on the Tabit Block on Court Street has started to prepare space for a Kroger store. Steel and other materials for a new front partitions floors and windows are arriving for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tabit
Court St
Kroger
Girls Runaways From Mercerville Jailed In Charleston
Helen Richards aged 16 and Ruby Watts aged 17 from Mercerville were found in Charleston West Virginia and jailed, then released to their parents under state court supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Helen Richards
Ruby Watts
Mercerville School
Charleston
W. Va
Gallipolis Teachers Tackle Text Book Checking and Storage
Gallipolis teachers begin checking and storing nearly 3 000 books at Gallia Academy High School for the new term. Additional 5 000 volumes for Washington, Lincoln and Kanauga are to be checked in. Pupils pay for lost or damaged books. WPA book-binding at Washington school ends after publishing company protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Upils
Gallia Academy High School
Ton
Lincoln
Kanauga
Washington
Washington School
WPA
Remodel of Shober Block for Morris Store occupancy
Work will begin on the Shober Block to prepare space for The Morris Store Inc. lease taking effect July 1. A new front with glass and chromium, buff brick upper facade, and heavy plate glass lower windows will cost about 18000 dollars, with interior partitions and floor plans reconfigured to fit the lessees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. K. Merriman
Park Square
Morris Store, Inc
Merriman
Jpusness
Wise Addresses Rotary on Hobbies and Leisure
Ed N. Wise, a Gallipolis native and local high school faculty member, spoke before the Rotary Club on the value of hobbies during high pressure days. He outlined several diversion ideas and presented them in an entertaining manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ed N. Wise
Athens
Rotary Club
Wise
Dr. C. E. Holzer Returns From International Congress
Gallipolis reports Dr. C. E. Holzer arrived home by plane on Wednesday from New York City. He had attended sessions of the International Congress of Surgeons following his induction into the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. E. Holzer
New York City
International Congress of Surgeons
Summer Band Course Planned in Gallipolis
Director A. Jord Bayless says the summer band program runs June 5 through August 11 with about 60 pupils. It offers one hour of private lessons and three weekly band rehearsals, and its success last year is cited as preventing summer music slippage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. Jord Bayless
Bayless
Band Mothers’ Club
Gallipolis Marble Tourney Champion Crowned
Kenneth Hill a 15 year old colored student from Bidwell won the Gallia County marble shooting championship in Gallipolis after defeating 14 entrants in a WPA recreation center tournament drawing contestants from the city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kenneth Hill
Bidwell
Gallia County
WPA
Eagles Hold Fish Fry Tonight at Gallipolis Club
Members of the local Eagles lodge will attend a fish fry at the club rooms tonight. Fresh Lake Erie and Ohio River catfish will be prepared by club chef Robert Sheets, who has extensive experience with the dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lodge of Eagles
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Robert Sheets
Gallipolis Listens to Mary Mohr Piano Recital
Gallipolis residents heard a Columbus morning broadcast of a piano recital by Mary Louise Mohr a sophomore at Ohio State University and daughter of Mia Stella Mohr of Gallipolis здоровья.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Columbus
Mary Louise Mohr
Ohio State University
Mia
Stella Mohr
Pool concessions granted to Washington PTA and Band Mothers Club
Committees representing the Washington P T A and Band Mothers Club have been granted refreshment booth concession at the municipal bathing pool. Profits from sales will fund school children's welfare projects by the two organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington P.T.A
Band Mothers’ Club
Lillian Schwartz Moves Family to Mill Creek Farm
Mrs. Lillian Schwartz and her sons George and Paul have relocated from Columbus to their Mill Creek farm. The move marks a change of residence for the family in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lillian Schwartz
George and
Paul
Columbus
Mill Creek
First Airmail Flight To Be Made Sunday
Gallipolis prepares Sunday for the first daily airmail run with about 1500 pieces from Gallipolis and similar from Point Pleasant. The mail plane departs at 12 18 p m without stops, whisking mail via a grappling mechanism between two standards. Everett Alban handles between Gallipolis and Pt. Pleasant and expects a smooth pickup with runway safety extended 3200 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
A. K. Merriman
Everett Alban
Gallipolis Board Keeps Teachers Employed For 1939 40
Gallipolis school district will not retire any teacher this year due to age limits. Teachers for the 1939 40 period will be employed at a Board of Education meeting Friday night led by Supt. E B Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. B. Higgins
Board of Education
Open Bids Saturday for New Fire Apparatus
Logan bids for a new pumper will be opened at noon Saturday by Director R R Loomis. The apparatus will deliver at least 500 gallons per minute and have a motor of no less than 95 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
R. R. Loomis
Memorial Day plans and community notes in Coolville
Memorial Day services are set for May 30 on the church lawn with a 9 to 11 a.m. program including a band, a 9 a.m. concert, and a 9 45 a.m. address. The Memorial Day Association met at the Methodist Church to reorganize for the year with H. H. Chapman as president and Ray Chevalier as vice president. The column lists local visitors, church events, and club activities across Coolville, Orbiston, Logan, and Orbiston areas, naming residents and guests from Athens, Parkersburg, Belpre, Mansfield, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Memorial Day Association
Methodist
H. H. Chapman
Ray Chevalier
R. R. Crislip
Fred Runion
Oscar Gunder
Alex Holland
William Holland
Detroit
W. E. Dean
Newell, W. Va
E. B. Dean
St. Petersburg
Fla
H. C. Parrish
Eleanor Henry
Athens
John Crawford
William Ellis
Parkersburg
G. R. Gunder
Harry Cromley
Charles Hayden
Torch Baptist Church
Ira Conley
R. E. Daugherty
Russell Daugherty
Ralph Chevalier
E. M. Daugherty
Etta
Leora Dunfee
Pauletta White
Betty Jean Dunfee
Belpre
Wilma Dunfee
Effie Dunfee
Ireland
Mansfield
Alda Larson
John Nein
Jessie Baker
O. E. Chevalier
Glouster
Ray Chevaler
George Polster
Hamilton
William Polster
H. D. McBride
O. C. Ward
Bethel Ridge
Alma Chapman
Velma Church
Zanesville
C. E. Snyder
Luella Smith
Sunday Church
Coolville Methodist
Ever Ready and Murray Church Plan Friday Social
The Ever-Ready Class and Mrs. Cook's Class of the M E Church plan a social Friday evening at the church with all members urged to attend. Many local residents and visiting relatives are noted in a sequence of weekend visits and family updates in Murray City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Cook
M. E. Church
James Hamer, Jr
Shawnee
Mary Campbell
This City
James Hamer
Nelsonville
John Watson
Millard Watson
Dayton
Ben Hartman
Gordon James
New Straitsville
Murray School
Grace Donoghue
Grace Thomas
Effie Jonas
Margaret Popoczy
Ruth Brooker
Lucille Seidenfeld
Ruth Davis
Warren Darby
Orient
Emma Tippie
Vinton Hopkins
Lloyd Robey
Columbus
Theo Hopkins
Mart Shelton
Detroit
Robert Coakley
Paul
Mark
Nelle Brooker
Blanche Elizabeth
Athens
James Salyers
Blanche Brooker
Russell Hull
Fremont
George Archer
Jacksonville seniors hear baccalaureate and couple wed
Rev H O Davis delivered the Jacksonville Trimble baccalaureate sermon as Zane Kasler and Mary Helen Lee performed solos. Ruth Eileen Anderson and Orvel Elwood Bethel wed May 11 1939 at United Brethren Parsonage with Rev H O Davis officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
H. O. Davis
Jacksonville-Trimble
Zane Kasler
Mary Helen Lee
R. S. Lawrence
Pearl Anderson
Ruth Eileen
Orvel Elwood Bethel
Oscar Bethel
Glouster
United Brethren Parsonage
Jacksonville - Trimble High School
Hollister High School
JT Homemakers
John Davis
Harry Sharp
Emmett Sharp
John Cominsky
Leona Nicholas
John Lauser
William Tippie
Michael Bycofski
Herbert White
Otto Bethel
Wilbur Householder
Eugene Miner
Fred Kloh
M. M. Bryson
C. A. Bingman
Sam Dunnett
Effie Stephenson
Cecilia Mandrell
Judy Reunion Celebrates 56th Anniversary at New Marshfield
The Judy family reunion gathered at the New Marshfield home of Mr. and Mrs. Luster Judy on Sunday. Attendees included Uriah and Caroline Judy Knowlton, elderly and youngest members noted as 88 and 1 year old Charlotte Thomas, with a noon lawn cafeteria meal. Local attendees span New Marshfield, Shreves, Columbus, Athens, Albany, Barberton, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Judy
Luster Judy
Uriah Judy
Caroline Judy Knowlton
Charlotte Thomas
Shreves
Ohio
Charles Carr
Carlos
Beach City
Evan Nutting
Ella Margaret
Bill Butch
Columbus
Stephen Thomas
Athens
A. Z. Minear
Albany
William Thomas
James
Marjorie
William Thomas, Jr
Leslie Thomas
Lowell
Charles Conkey
Ten year old sustains left wrist fracture at school
Logan Norton aged ten, resident with Mr and Mrs Harold Alter of Gibisonville, suffered a fracture of the left wrist late last week while playing ball at school when accidentally struck by a baseball bat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Norton
Harold Alter
Gibisonville
Daughters and Visits Highlight Bradford Social Notes
Bradford born Artie Wilma May 16 to Mr and Mrs Arthur Hendricks and Larry Melvin to Mr and Mrs Lester Lathey. Local families, including the Mans and Eskews, hosted and visited relatives over the weekend and in subsequent Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Arthur Hendricks
Artie Wilma
Lester Lathey
Larry Melvin
Henry Guy
Dayton
Frank Buck
Charles Hysell
John Eskew
Ralph Frye
Paul
Bradbury
Clarence Andrews
Billy
Middleport
Eileen Eskew
Charles Buck
Floyd Rumfield
Ryger
Billy Hendricks
Parkersburg
Ed Russell
Charles Withee
Eugene
Charles Burt
Mary Hubbard
Syracuse
Nellie Sabo
Akron
Ed Cambron
Edith van Cooney
Bailey Run
Driver Fined After Plea of Guilty for DUI
Hillary Sanders of 702 E Front St was arraigned before Mayor Dallas Kinser on a DUI charge. A $100 fine plus costs was imposed after a guilty plea with Patrolman A F Evans making the arrest. The driver will be certified for driving right suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hillary Sanders
Front St
Dallas Kinser
A. F. Evans
Sayers Rites Draw Crowds at Concord Church Service
Concord funeral filled with relatives and neighbors for Sam Sayers who died after a long illness. Rev W P Clark led. Milford Sayers Betty Antle and Edward Weiss sang. Paul McAfee played piano. burial in Concord Cemetery. Memorial Day events listed. cemetery work details and seat fund updated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Sam Sayers
W. P. Clark
Milford Sayers
Betty Antle
Edward Weiss
Paul McAfee
Sayers
American Legion
O. B. Boudinot
Mildred Howard
Athens
Otto Duncan
Rodney Phillips
Rodney Campbell
Caldwell
Concord Seat Fund
Anna Mescher Morris
John Jagers
Lewis Morris
The
Little Lumber Company
Concord Cemetery
Cemetery Association
Carl Sayers
Canton
Meeks
Chester Sanders
Abe Bell
Ray Sanders
Millfield
Fred Sanders
Corning Social Notes and Local Campus News
Corning social club gathering at Miss Margaret Raub home featured games and prizes won by Edna Dunlap Label Foura and Wilma Spence. East Star initiation with 39 members and a potluck followed at the Masonic Temple. Miss Marjorie Cannon earned a state English XII scholarship and traveled to Columbus for the award. Attorney Guy Martin to speak at the Corning high school alumni banquet May 29 with Leo Radkoski as toastmaster. Multiple short notices detail visits, relocations, and births in Corning and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Cannon
Corning High School
Straitsville United bowling team wins by 192 pins
New Straitsville United Depart ment bowling team defeated Logan by 192 pins on Sunday May 21 at the local alleys. Local social notes report attendees at baccalaureate services, visits, illnesses, and community events across Straitsville and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Galvin
Dan Mohler
Mohler
Huston
Rush
Dora Blankenship
Jane Hughes
Crooksville
Hughes
Rebekah Lodge
Murray City
Ann James
Grace Thomas
Ruth Brooker
Grace Donoghue
Lucile Liedenfield
Ruth Davis
Margaret Popoczy
Effie Jonas
Grace Shaffer
John S. Wilson
Miss Patton
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Otto Eschbacher
Frank Matthews
New Lexington
Methodist
Perry County
Methodist Church
Tinker's Cave
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Thurman
Casey
Grange
Morris
Dr. Holzer
Messenger
Vincent Magill
Orbiston
Richard Darby
Elmer Vess
Clyde Sorrell
Billy Roberts
Jack Yates
Gaskin
the Plains
French Ervin
Mechanicsburg
Clayton Bookman
James Robison
Lancaster
William Robison
Harold Vanbibber
Haydenville
Walter Wade
Willard Dixon
Emma McManaway
Nellie
Belford Gilham
Greens Run
Eugene Sanders
Springfield
Clarence Banfield
Clarence
Freddie
Mart Sorrell
Richard Glancy
Muskingum River
Albert Dariells
Herbert
James Wade
Goose Run
Ralph Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Elizabeth Roberts
Alice Sorrell
Jane Roberts
Clarence Hoffman
Charles Hoffman
Wm. Hoffman
Marion Bobo
Mae Tolen
Pauline Brown
Cleveland
Joe Taylor
John McNamee
John Weins
Joe Sikora
Taylorville
Ill
Thomas Gears
George
Conrad Martin
J. W. Martin
Charles Dugan
Mary Dugan
Jean Wilson
Corning
Wm. Thomas
Bessie Wells
Lou Anders
Son
John Hogan
Anna McKnabb
Bert Walburn
Jacksonville News
Noble Grands Club
William Deal
Madge Harry
Minnie Hallam
Alice Phillips
Minnie Gaskella
Martha Kloh
Altha Dunlevy
Freda Hahn
E. C. Shirkey
E. J. Mandrell
Anna Shirkey
Bill Mandrell
Virginia Hartley
Clea Conaway
Irma Jean Nicholas
Charles Lawrence
Cordelia Vial
Gloria Ann Exenkemper
Margaret Park
Margaret Hammond
Jacksonville Public Library
Hazel Bratka
Lorene Braglin
Beatrice Cobb
Geraldine Hoisington
Mary McCann
Charles Guinther
Thomas Cox
Gil Dawson
William Dawson
Russell Kephart
Marilyn
Anna Schmidt
William Cox
Florence
Bartlett
Frank Ley
Addie Williams
Cuyahoga Falls
James Williams
William Fair
Isabelle Marshall
Lillian Esselstein
Jane Rodgers
Leona Spence
Marguerite Pettigrew
Lenore Young
Miss Marshall
True Smith
Zenith Price
Sherman Leasure
Miss Mitchell
Mary Hermey
Melvin Walters
U. Logan
Donald Ziegler
Charles W. Ziegler
Logalt
Corning Social Notes
Sunflower Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic ‘Temple
Dessie Sands
Mary Tague
Olive Tague
Vera Tague
Edward Wilson
George Jacobs
St. Louis
Mich
Lester Quinn
William Schlingerman
Carl Schlinger
Newark
Charles Schlingerman
Betty Dunlap
Mary Thexton
Wilma Spence
Mary Ford
Mt. Perry
David Fail
Sharon Fy
Straitsville Social Notes
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