Eureka Dam Angling Boom At Gallipolis Draws Hundreds
Hundreds of anglers fish from piers at Eureka Dam along the Ohio River near Gallipolis. Dip nets yield large hauls of jack salmon bass and various catfish with daily catches around 300 pounds. Local workers and residents turn leisure time into productive fishing as long distance visitors arrive seeking the same abundance.
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Eureka Dam
Gallipolis
Great River
Eureka
Ohio River
West Virginia
Lafayette visit to Gallipolis inspires museum dedication
On May 26 1825 General Lafayette and his party stopped in Gallipolis and were hosted at Our House. It has been restored by Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Holzer and dedicated as a museum with period furniture and decor returned to their original locations.
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Gallipolis
General Lafayette
George Washington
Lafayette
Our House
C. E. Holzer
License decline in Gallia County cigaret sales
County Auditor E. D. Keeler notes a 50 percent drop in cigarette license sales in Gallia County. Last year 80 licensees operated. this year only 36 have paid the $25 fee, indicating a sharp shrink in authorized sellers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. D. Keeler
Rio Grande College Campaign Reports Over $25,000 Pledged
Workers canvassing at the Lafayette Hotel report early returns from the Rio Grande College financial drive. The initial two day effort has gathered more than $25,000 in pledges.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College Financial
Lafayette Hotel
Gallipolis Residents Attend Pomeroy Rite
St Peter s Episcopal Church members from Gallipolis attended the ordination of Rev Robert Ellsworth Leake at Grace Church Pomeroy Tuesday afternoon. The list includes J E Halliday John Halliday Major Helsley Carrie McElhinny David Caldwell Harold Mackenzie Robert Mackenzie W W Eigler Don Turley Deardorff Sans Mack Lottie Abbott Maggie McClurg Fred Hanson Blanche France Eugene Spear Gus Frye Anna Adams Mauck Johnston Cavin Wolfe Elizabeth Moore Ida Moore Richard Barlow Bovie and Rev L W Gishler. CHARGES WHIPPING Gallipolis In a divorce petition Sylvia Eb lin Porter charges her husband John Porter locked her up whipped her and used vile epithets They were married in Gallipolis on Dec 19 1936.
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Gallipolis
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Robert Ellsworth Leake
Grace Church
Pomeroy
J. E. Halliday
John Halliday
Albert Helsley
Carrie McElhinny
David Caldwell
Harold Mackenzie
Robert Mackenzie
W. W. Eigler
Don Turley
Ida Moore
C. E. Richard
Eva Barlow
Jane Ann Bovie
Ruth Miller
Paul France
William Wood
George Frederic Bovie
L. W. Gishler
Sylvia Eblin Porter
John Porter
Eureka
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Events
Gallipolis social items report a ninth birthday party for Gladys Mae Reese with games and a theater outing. Other notes mention visits, graduations, Needlework Society officers, and several local residents visiting or hosting relatives across Ohio and nearby states.
Two Birthday Celebrations at Mooney Home
A large gathering of relatives and friends joined Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mooney Sunday to celebrate the birthdays of both individuals. Dinner was served at noon.
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W. J. Mooney
Plan Poppy Sale and Memorial Day Observance Planned
The Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion met to organize a Poppy sale and Memorial Day observance. Community plans include a double birthday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan Irwin Bidwell with many relatives attending and travels of several local families over the weekend.
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Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion
W. P. Beall
Dinner honors Mrs. Perkins at Wise home
Mrs. T. J. Perkins was guest of honor at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wise on Sunday. Fifteen relatives and friends attended the event. Mrs. Paul Wagner of Charleston visits her mother Mrs. James Burton who, with Mr. Burton, is moving to Aid Lawrence County. Mr. and Mrs. John Longstreth and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Crane of Muncie Ltd. have visited their brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lutz.
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Gallipolis
D. W. Reese
Gladys Mae
Charlotte Jane Lloyd
Laura Mae Dexter
Betty Lou Shoemaker
Yvonne Slagle
Elizabeth
Gilbert Bush
Marianna
Merrill Null
Jane Wood
Margaret Chapman
Mary Margaret Roberts
Billy McClung
Bobby Bradbury
Bobby White
J. E. Gill
Carl Offenbacher
Columbus
Laurence Lusher
Glen Mills
Nancy Bean
Leo Bean
Columbus School For Girls
First Congregational Church
George Baird
Ohio University
Osa Baird
Charles McGinnis
Parkersburg
Wayne Lutz
Lehr Davies
W. S. Downtawn
F. A. Haskins
W. W. Sigler
J. S. Clark
Don Richards
Shirley Ann
Detroit
O. E. Watts
Scranton
Mary
Millie
Artie Watts
Harry Maddy
Ruth
G. G. Kincon
J. B. Alcorn
E. W. Mauck
Edith Hutsinpiller
Carlos Hutsinpiller
Nitro
W. Va
Ella
Bertha
Lissa Hulbert
Cincinnati
Charles
Ella G. Lupton
Garnette
W. W. Jackson
Charles Stone
New York City
Phil Kling
Fred Gordon
Hillsboro
G. A. Tabit
Ed Reynolds
Long Beach
Calif
Fred Darling
Don Wakefield
Portsmouth
Sam White
Minnie
Stelle Arthur
Will Gibbons
New Plymouth
Braden Nida
Marietta
Edith Nida
John Harrison
Sherman White
T. J. Perkins
Walter Wise
Paul Wagner
Charleston
James Burton
Burton
Lawrence County
John Longstreth
Myron Crane
Muncie, Ltd
Tuppers Plains
Nelia Parr
Chester
Lena Parr
Alice Ritchey
St. Joseph Hospital
J. W. Arbaugh
Nelsonville
William Arbaugh
Ben Sherman
Smiths Ferry
Pearl Martin
Billy
Keith
Beaver Falls
Thurel
Bud) McLane
J. S. Davis
Kenneth Matlack
Jacob Elberfeld
D. G. Hofman
Canton
Bettie Jane Hoffman
Middleport
Dwight Kim
Golden Bahr
Athens
C. W. Bahr
Emory Keller
Pittsburgh
Harter
Thelma Kim
Marion
Garth Keller
Vance Millhone
Chester Barnett
Reedsville
Barnett
Ward Springer
Charles Springer
Vietta Springer
Ina Beatrice
Gallipolis Native Dies at Wellston Fire Chief
Richard Finley Durea, 63, chief of the Wellston fire department for 35 years, died at home in Wellston of a heart attack. Born in Gallipolis, he later lived in Huntington and worked as a circus acrobat with Sells Bros. His wife Lella Moore Durea survives. he was the last of seven brothers.
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Gallipolis
Richard Finley Durea
Wellston
Durea
Huntington
Sells Bros. Circus
Richard
Lella Moore Durea
Boys Build Bicycle Trailer in Gallipolis
Two Gallipolis grade school pupils, both 14, built a bicycle trailer large enough for two folding bunks and a stove. The self made trailer, from a refrigerator packing case, weighs under 60 pounds and measures five by 29 by 35 inches. One boy rides inside while the other pedals, average speed about 15 mph on good roads. In Nelsonville, Lawrence Casto of Logan pleaded guilty to reckless driving, was fined ten dollars plus costs after a mayoral court arraignment.
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Gallipolis
Jack Gardner
William Lloyd Danner
Nelsonville
Lawrence Casto
Logan
S. G. Holland
H. D. Henry
State Highway Patrol
Friends of Dr. Roberts Fear Crash Injuries
Friends at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics fear for the condition of Dr. George Roberts after injuries mentioned in a recent Athens Messenger report. He served two years on the hospital staff, left April 1 for private practice in New Philadelphia, and his wife teaches in Parkersburg, West Virginia schools.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
George Roberts
Athens Messenger
Roberts
New Philadelphia
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio county prosperous Fremont CCC recruiting report
Sandusky County attests prosperity per CCC recruiting returns. For the second consecutive time the county cannot send a single applicant to Toledo for the physical examinations. Only youths from families eligible for relief are accepted for the CCC.
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Ohio County
Fremont
U.P
Sandusky County
CCC
Toledo
Tuppers Plains Social Notes
Social notes from Tuppers Plains listing visits and family events. Residents mentioned include Nelia Parr Lena Parr Alice Ritchey and many other locals visiting relatives and attending events. A lighthouse purchase consideration near Fairport Harbor is noted.
Alleged Forger Returned to Gallipolis in Check Fraud Case
Thomas Watson age 5 was arrested here and sent to Chillicothe on a $600 forged check charge and for cashing a forged $10 check at a Gallipolis service station. Alma Watson age 19, claiming kin and traveling with him, was released.
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Gallipolis
Thomas Watson
Chillicothe
Williams
Alma Watson
Black Speaks at Gallia County Youth Group Meeting
Col. Lynn Black, chief of the State Highway Patrol, addressed members of the County Youth Group gathering in Gallia County.
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Rio Grande
Pomeroy Rite
Gallipolis Social Notes
Frank Turner
Washington
D. H. Elizabeth Chapel
Ladies Aid Society
Mary Brucker
Eulah Williams
Mrs
Nellie Scarberry
Earl Barnett
Washington D. C
Murdelle McCoy
Everett Noel
E. L. Noel
Thurman
Edna Mae _ Sandthorn
Maurice Landthorn
Mercerville
H. B. Thomas
Niles
Monroe Erwin
Clyde Enslow
Leighton Long
S. S. Long
Dan Irwin
Bidwell
Irwin
Jerry Grover
W. J. Ballard
Irwin Grover
H. C. Strausbaugh
Paul Grover
C. W. Kincade
Mervin Irwin
Dot Clark
Phil Kraus
Nell Kraus
Marable Erwin
Garnet Parker Erwin
Mary Parker
Mabel Saunders
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Aaron Kelton
Jay Myers
Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Dr. Roberts
Eas Vice
S. C. Wallick
Pres
America
Deshler-Wallick
DeshlerWallick Lumbu
Father
National Distillers Products Corporetio
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Barney O'Neil
Painesville
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Lake Erie
Tappan Gas Ranges
Robertshaw
the Thrift
Ale Gus Company
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