Memorial Day General Holiday in Gallipolis Observed
Gallipolis to observe Memorial Day as a general holiday next Monday. Banks, stores, courthouse, offices, and post office closed with no mail delivery. Memorial rites at Pine Street Cemetery by Lafayette Post American Legion and Women's Auxiliary. Rev H H Wilbur to speak. Funeral flowers laid on soldiers graves by children. Music by Ohio Hospital for Epileptics band. parade music by Gallia high school band and Sons of the Legion corps. Likely few Civil War veterans attend.
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Gallipolis
Pine Street
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Woman's Auxiliary
H. H. Wilbur
Ohio Hospital
Sons of the Legion
Gallia County
Baptist Minister To Come to Rio Grande
The Ohio Baptist reports that Rev. E. H. Midkiff, seven years at Wellston, will move to Rio Grande in June as resident pastor of the church and college. Rev. W. T. Packer will become dean of men and an instructor at the college, both men noted for civic activity and strong ministerial records.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Baptist
The
Baptist Church
E. H. Midkiff
Wellston
Rio Grande
W. T. Packer
Cheshire Library Moves to Masonic Building in Bidwell Area
Cheshire extension library and craft center moved from Wendell Long Building to the Masonic Building. Mrs. Margaret Bradbury announces the change with Mrs. Julia Watson in charge. Kermit Massie to lead summer games and sports. a branch library opens in Mrs. John Lee’s Bidwell home run by Noka Anderson. Library hours are 1 to 3 PM afternoons.
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Gallipolis
Cheshire
Wendell Long
Margaret Bradbury
County
NYA
Julia Watson
Kermit Massie
Cheshire High School
John Lee
Bidwell
Noka Anderson
Lee
Damage Verdict in Pfadt versus King for Car Collision
In Gallia County Common Pleas Court a jury awarded Mrs. Maggie Pfadt 750 dollars in damages against Cade King for a July 11 car collision near Vinton. Pfadt had sought 3210 dollars in her suit.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Maggie Pfadt
Cade King
Vinton
Johnston Named Gallipolis Estate Administrator
Attorney Hollis C. Johnston appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Emma Rife who was found dead at her home between Cheshire and Kyger in Gallia County.
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Johnston
Gallipolis
Hollis C. Johnston
Emma Rife
Cheshire
Kyger
Students form verdict in damage suit at Gallia County court
In Gallia County Common Pleas Court Rio Grande College students and Prof. R H Coulter attended an all day hearing. After the jury retired Judge W R White asked the clerk to prepare a verdict form and have the students form a jury from their number. The student jury returned a 10 to 2 verdict for the defendant. Moments later the regular jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Livestock Talk Draws Gallia County Audience
Nearly 100 residents attended an illustrated lecture on livestock improvement in Gallia County at the Gallipolis Methodist Church. Dr Edwin E Heizer of Ohio State University spoke, arranged by the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce. The Commercial and Savings Bank agreed to finance five Hereford bulls for free service to aid the stock program.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Edwin E. Heizer
Ohio State University
Mrs. Roosevelt Travels Through Gallipolis With Escort
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President, toured Gallipolis Middleport and Pomeroy Monday night in a car with police escort. She visited rehabilitation projects in Kentucky and West Virginia and headed toward Morgantown, West Virginia, after crossing the Ohio River at Huntington. State troopers stopped the escort two miles below Gallipolis at Route 218 intersection with Route 7.
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Gallipolis
Eleanor Roosevelt
Middleport
Pomeroy
Kentucky
West Virginia
Huntington
Ohio River
Morgantown
W. Va
Roosevelt
Highway 218
No. 7
Mrs Vera Stevers Dies In Huntington At 78
Mrs. Vera Lockhart Stevers 78 widow of J Vint Stevers longtime Crown City residents died at her Huntington home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Crown City Methodist Church officiated by Rev E L Miller with interment at the church cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Vera Lockhart Stevers
J. Vint Stevers
Crown City
Huntington
Crown City Methodist Church
E. L. Miller
Wife Seeks Divorce in Crown City Custody Battle
Mrs Pauline Hardesty sues Lawson P Hardesty in Gallia County court claiming cruelty and seeking divorce and custody of their three children all under seven.
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Gallipolis
Lawson P. Hardesty
Crown City
Pauline Hardesty
The Lone Eagle in a Storied Atlantic Feat
A historic silhouette emerges as a solo aviator claimed fame crossing the Atlantic. The piece lists clues tied to aviation lore and the era’s prominent figures, linking aircraft, routes, and era-specific terms across a puzzle-style timeline.
Public Plants Ready June 30 At Rio Grande
Rio Grande Ohio prepares a new water works and sewage system with 85 WPA workers. A 75 000 gallon concrete reservoir on Lovers Hill near the college, plus Indian Creek disposal plant, will be completed by June 30. The project funds a well on Harry A Wood’s farm, water analyzed as pure.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande Village
Ernest Wiseman
WPA
Wiseman
Rio Grande
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Otho Shires
B. Lewis Jones
Frank Allen
Thomas Richards
P. R. Lyne
Mail Diplomas to 300 Gallia Pupils
Almost 300 eighth grade pupils in Gallia County receive mailed diplomas from H Bion Bradbury superintendent of county schools. The practice, in place for three years, avoids arranging a large commencement in a suitable room.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
H. Bion Bradbury
Caretakers Arrested in Gallipolis Disturbance
William Boggs and his wife, caretakers at Mrs. Eva Barlow's home, were arrested on intoxication and disturbance charges. Boggs was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond for carrying a dangerous knife, while Mrs. Boggs was released after paying a $10 fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Boggs
Eva Barlow
A. J. Stormont
Boggs
Paroled Robber Returns to Prison in Ohio
Cecil Glover, released from the Ohio Penitentiary on a chicken theft conviction, is held on intoxication charges in Gallipolis. He faces being sent back to serve the remainder of his sentence.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Penitentiary
Cecil Glover
Murray City Social Roundup Highlights Local Travel Visits
Murray City residents and guests share weekend visits across Ohio and nearby states. Names include Bennett, Hamer, Penn, Poling, Mullenkamp, Shaffer, Shelton, McClain, Walters, Bush, Bunting, Hopkins, Bracken, Sorrel, McNamee, and Boling among many relatives and friends visiting in Logan, Columbus, Athens, and Newark. John Bunting's death noted with funeral attendance.
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Tennessee
Willis
George Gears
Thomas Gears
Maud Penn
Athens
Cora Walters
Frank Walters
Logan
Howard Bush
Mr. Bush
William Bush
Dan Bunting
John Bunting
Bracken
Gladys Sorrel
Eunice Spencer
John McNamee
Billy
New Lexington
Mae McNamee
John Wein
Bertie Boling
Newark
Ralph Forsythe
Forsythe
Mother 88 Has 19th Child in Uniontown Area
Mrs Rey Hostetler of Collier near Uniontown Pa has her 19th child. She is 38, her husband 42. Of the 19 children, 13 are living.
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Uniontown
U.R
Rey Hostetler
Collier
Here
Letart Falls Social Briefs
Letart Falls notes list visits and illnesses among residents. Reverend D. H. Sharp and Ruth Sharp from Texas dined with the Nappenbergers after services. A. W. Nappenberger hosts. Several local relatives and travelers are mentioned with various domestic and social items.
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Letart Falls
Local residents visit Shade area homes this Sunday
Shade community notes several Sunday visits by families including Mr. and Mrs J L Bobo and daughter, Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs Herman Miller and Sue Ann, Ravenswood. Mrs P B Smith and others with William Harris. Rev Earl Cowen and family in Richmond. Decoration Day services set for May 30 at Shade M E Church. Also obituary: Selden W Spencer, 46, formerly of Cheshire and Rodney, died in Portland Meigs County. services held Wednesday.
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Shade
J. L. Bobo
Lancaster
Ray Bobo
Herman Miller
Sue Ann
Ravenswood
W. Va
Chas. Bobo
P. B. Smith
Claudis Chappel
Claudette
Wayne Harris
William Harris
Earl Cowen
Carlos Cowen
Richmond
Indiana
T. J. Violet
Flora
Robert Perry
Edson Hawk
Sadie Hawk
George Christman
Wheelersburg
Bessie Bobo
Lew Martin
Athens
Chas. Martin
Shade M. E
Portland
Gallipolis
Selden W. Spencer
Cheshire
Rodney
Gallia County
Meigs County
Stocks drifted lower on irregular early trading
New York stocks edged down as early light selling dampened spirits. Steel shares slipped while retail issues weakened. Rails and utilities also softened in cautious trading.
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New York
Toledo grain and livestock prices traders note
Market update shows Wheat No 1 red 130 181 and No 2 red 129 130. Corn No 2 yellow 190 191 and No 3 yellow 128 130. Butter steady with various grade prices. poultry and hog figures listed. receipts and storage notes included. several price lines show mixed totals and percentages.
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Toledo
Hog market signals mixed as cattle supply tightens
Hog prices run about 15 to 30 cents lower than Monday with top and bulk in the 200 to 225 pound range around 11.90 dollars. Packing sows mostly 9.50 to 10. Cattle volume light, calves 300 to 400. Undertone firm to higher for medium to good steer and heifer groups, yearlings and cows steady, bulls weak, vealers steady to week.
Eye Steady Firsts and Extra Classes Listed
The notice lists ungraded live poultry categories by age and breed including fowls roosters broilers and fryers with counts for 17 19 and over categories and weighted by age group and color variants from colored fowls to white rocks and plymouth rocks. It specifies entry groupings such as 1 and over 20 1% and over 23 2 and over 26 and 3 and over 28.
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White Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Eggs and Live Poultry Market Proceeds Listed
Market steadiness noted with varied prices for hens heavy 18 medium 20 leghorn heavy 17 leghorn light 16 and several other categories. Broilers fancy rock 38 colored 26 leghorn 2 and up 22 new leghorn under 1 18 ducks young 6 and up 11 small 14 old 12.
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ButterSteady
Tubs
Ohio
Cattle Hogs and Bonds Report From Market Close
Hog prices steady to slightly lower with receipts mainly on trucks. 180 to 220 lb hogs around 12.25 to 12.30, sows down to 10.50. Cattle values nominal with top steers near 11.50 and cutters around 4.35. Calves steady to 10.50 for good and choice vealers. sheep and lambs generally steady with spring lambs around 14.0. Government bond quotes listed with multiple issues and prices.
Canada Exports Cattle Worth 7360000 in 1935
Canada exported cattle worth 7.36 million dollars in 1935, reflecting the year’s livestock trade volume. The report notes the total value and implies broader agricultural export activity during the period.
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Canada
Boston Wool Prices Steady Amid Waiting Market
The U S Agriculture Department reports little change in the wool market from late last week. Miller buyers mostly wait, taking contracted wools but not pursuing new purchases as demand lags while quotations remain fairly steady.
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Boston
U. S. Agriculture Department
Cheshire Aid Society to Meet On Thursday
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church will hold an all day meeting Thursday at the parsonage with a pot luck lunch at noon. Local social notes list visits and gatherings including families and friends from Buckeye Lake Ten Mile W Va Proctorville and Columbus. Memorial services were conducted for Emma Rife and Flossie Manley. Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star held events. Alumni banquet and commencement set for May 29 at the High School Auditorium.
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Charles Ely
Proctorville
Blaine Swisher
Marion
P. C. Swisher
Eddie Preston
Marietta
Rachel Rife
Columbus
S. A. Phillips
the Baptist Church
Emma Rife
Frank Rife
Methodist Church
Flossie Manley
Earl Creameens
H. N. Snider
Kenneth Grover
Kingsbury
Byron Grover
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Leo Kennedy
Patty
Middleport
Homer Kennedy
Kananga
Snider
Ina Bing
J. H. Starcher
Louise Roush
Clara Ward
Ella Rothgeb
Pythian Sisters
Paul Scott
Little Daughter
Leo Childs
Glen Rupe
Huntington
Elza Scott
Ben Rupe
John Grover
Cleveland
Taylor Ridge Child Found Dead Monday
Mary Alice Davis two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs John S Davis was found dead in bed early Monday morning The funeral service was held at the home and burial occurred in Taylor Ridge Cemetery Local families and visitors are noted in accompanying social items A separate note mentions an unusual mystery flower attraction in Colombo Ceylon with an admission charge and strong scent
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Taylor Ridge
Mary Alice
John S. Davis
Helen Barnard
Davis
Anthony Burk
William Wyatt
Greens Run
Evan Davis
Vern Kempton
Billie
Roy Strausbaugh
Herman Kloh
Herman Kempton
Kemptons
John Kempton
Julia Herbst
Carl Wahl
Rossville
August Kejeska
Carl Welling
Bishopville
P. M. Smith
Colombo
Ceylon
Nugegoda
W. R. Halliday
Bailey
Booth Business College
Huntington
Hettie Marchington
Amanda Borham
Pomeroy
Emmett Davis
Ed Minx
Race Davis
Side Hill
O. S. Davis
Bert Davis
Columbus
Stephen Davis
Salem Center
Waid Saxton
Linda Lou
Athens
Lewis Saxton
Dana Williamson
Ironton
Cora Beymer
Ward Saxton
Rio Grande pupils stage piano recital at high school
Pioneers from Rio Grande, including Billy Welker Betty Jane Davis Vera Calhoun Pauline McCoy Lorena Jenkins Georgianna McCarty and others performed a piano recital in the high school assembly room. A crowd of parents and friends attended as Mrs W W Aleshire guided the program.
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Rio Grande
May
Mollie Fulton
L. F. Allen
Huntington
W. T. Packer
East
Northern Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
Packer
East Orange
N. J
Elizabeth Coon
Piqua
W. L. Stafford
Vera Reeve
Columbus
Pi Lambda Theta
University Women's Club
Harriett Major
Paul Ludlow
Vivian Spurgeon
Athens
Olaf Hanson
Dayton
Florence Chubbuck
Holzer Hospital
May Fulton
Edna Jones
Margaret
Tiltonville
Morgan
Mercerville
Barty Richards
T. J. Allison
University Hospital
Allison
Women’s Athletic Association
Fairfield Lake
P. R. Lyne
Kenneth Welker
Paul R. Lyne
F. W. Shane
Gallipolis
Donald Carter
Cleveland
Flora Carter
Helen Dean
Morris Fowler
Wheelersburg
Calvary Church
C. O. Clark
Pres
W. A. Lewis
Leta Sayre
BYPU
Eleanor Brooks
CCA
Union
M. E
Rose Eagle
Batavia
Carolyn Jenkins
Wellston
W. P. Myers
Isaac Thornton
Preaching at Poplar Ridge Church May 30 by Rev. Lusher
Services at Poplar Ridge Church Sunday evening May 30 announced by Miss Evelyn Shaver. Rev. Charles W. Lusher of Mercerville will deliver the sermon to the congregation.
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Gallipolis
Poplar Ridge Church
Charles W. Lusher
Mercerville
Evelyn Shaver
Social notes from Dexter recount visits and weddings
Dexter society details numerous visits including Mr. and Mrs. Cuvier Bowles to J. F. Bowles and W. R. Halley day kin, Eleanor Hill and Earl Bailey wed, and fire officials probing a blaze. Other entries list guests, travels, and social gatherings across Dexter and surrounding towns.
Kraus seeks divorce from Annabelle Kraus in Gallipolis court
Lewis Kraus a restaurant proprietor of Court Street files for divorce from Annabelle Kraus accusing neglect of duty in a Gallia County court action.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Kraus
Court St
Annabelle Kraus
Young Bride Dies in Bladen Home
Mrs. John Clinton Davis aged 19 who married two months ago in Bladen died at her home. She was the daughter of Ernest Lambert and Clara Lambert of Crown City. Her husband is L. C. Davis of Bladen. Funeral services were Tuesday at Swan Creek Church conducted by Rev. Jennings Cremens.
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Gallipolis
John Clinton Davis
Bladen
Ernest
Clara Lambert
Crown City
L. C. Davis
Swan Creek Church
Jennings Cremeens
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Lone Eagle
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Louis
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Ine
Murray City
D. H. Sharp
Ruth
Texas
United Brethren Church
A. W. Nappenberger
J. L. Swickard
Canton
Elmer Grimm
Coulter, Price
Belmont Sanitarium
St. Clairsville
Bridgeport
Price
Cape
C. A. Price
Sas Jeffers
Pratts Fork
Joe Hill
Wes Steero Sheppard
Daws
Wwe
Seester
L. D. Webb
Wee
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Parkemmonet
Hartman Moana
W. “M Leesh
New Haven
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Sevenéay
Catembos
Wayne Carpenter
Rockland
Pearl Wickline
Irene
Tanners Run
Mary Grace Davies
Pittsburgh
Virginia Weaver
Jennie
Ida Davies
Dan Shane
Antiquity
Frank Shane
D. W. Teaford
Racine
H. H. Manuel
Ora Lewis
Homer Roush
Saxon
George Stewart
J. D. Roush
Gordon Wolfe
Ranger
Rails A. T
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A. T
T. Eos
Crossey Radio
DuPont
Carennes Oy
Mont Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Distillers
Westinghouse
Ewe
Texas Corp. Ae
Am. Rolling Mills
Bethlehem
Republic Iron and Steel
U. 8B. Steel
Briggs Mig
Chrysler
Nash Kelvinator
BOY Coppers
Am. Smelters Eeeesen
Ema
Nickeloo
Eeeemenaaes
Kennecott
Gas
Blec
Interlake Iron Ee Ene
Distillers Seagram
Cord Corp
Hennee Meeen
Eleo. Bond
Hiram Walker
Lone Star
Ell Schenley Distillers
McMsewenaen
Chicago
Cincinnati Livestock
Cincinnati Produce
Cleveland Produce
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Bae
Ahi Md . Oo
Cheshire Aid Society
Dexter
Harold Smith
H. C. Smith
Jud Bradford
W. H. Swan
Patricia Warren
Don Monteray
Patricia
Don
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