Gates Recovering After Sheriff’s Car Overturns
Gallipolis deputy sheriff Howard Gates, injured with a broken collar bone and chest pain after the sheriff’s car overturned Tuesday night during a chase of a car thief, is improving at Holzer Hospital. Deputy Harold Wood was with him. the thief Alva Sewards remained at large as radio and telephone calls spread through Southern Ohio and Northern West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
Howard Gates
Harold Wood
Holzer Hospital
Alva Sewards
Ohio
West Virginia
Wilkesville High Dominates Rio Grande In Football
Wilkesville High defeated Rio Grande 16 to 0 on Friday. They travel to Wellston on November 2. The PTA met Tuesday night and distributed programs for Grades One to Three. Grace Swift sang solo as Auditor George Knox spoke on the three mill levy. Senior students received class rings. The Wilkesville Farmers Institute is set for November 12 and 13 at the auditorium.
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Wilkesville
Rio Grande
Wellston
Parent
George Knox
Grace Swift
Wilkesville Farmers’ Institute
GOP Tour Hits Gallipolis As Campaign Gathers Pace
Cars carrying Republican candidates and supporters began a county tour in Gallia with 18 stops planned on wet roads. The tour ends Friday at 7 30 pm with a courthouse rally sponsored by the Gallia County Women’s Republican Club featuring Mrs Lottie M Randolph of New Lexington as principal speaker.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Halls
Gallia County Women's
M. Randolph of
New Lexington
Gallipolis Masked Parade Rescheduled After Rain
Rain halted the Gallipolis masked parade with 2000 spectators and 180 costumed participants seeking shelter. The Halloween contest was postponed to tonight weather permitting. prizes to be awarded include best dressed girl Barbara Ann McGee and best dressed boy Lawrence Tinkham, along with several comical awards and 36 merchant donations.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
Mae West
Barbara Ann McGee
Lawrence Tinkham
Lois A. Adama
Arlen Edwards
Joe Bradbury
Naomi Bradbury
Irene Persinger
Halloween Parties Light Up Gallipolis Social Scene
Gallia residents celebrated Halloween with multiple parties across the town. Young society members, church groups, and families enjoyed costume contests, dancing, bridge games, and refreshments at venues including the American Legion, the airport basement, and local halls, with numerous prizewinners named.
Wreck Injuries and Hospital Updates From Hofer Hospital
Fernie Doolittle and Mrs. Weldon Pfarr receive treatment for shotgun wound to toe and other injuries, resting comfortably at Hofer Hospital. X-ray team notes buckshot-like spots in Golda George’sSheriff car wreck picture. George explains back injury from a fall with a shotgun. Rankin Harris remains semi conscious from wreck injuries. Bernard Crabtree and 8 year old son both hurt, Crabtree skull fracture. Edward Pike recovering from broken arm after horse fall. New admissions include J. E. Robertson. dismissals include Mrs Pearl Jacobs and M. Matheny both for surgery.
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Gallipolis
Fernie Doolittle
Mason County
W. Va
Weldon Pfarr
Pomer
Hofer Hospital
Golda George
Sheriffs
Buck
George
Rankin Harris
Hartford
Bernard Crabtree
Noel Crabtree
Jackson
Crabtree
Edward Pike
Ashton
J. E. Robertson
Pearl Jacobs
Pomeroy
M. Matheny
Lathrop
Judge David Jones Dies in Marietta at 79
Judge David Warren Jones age 79 died while attending a club meeting in Marietta Tuesday night. He will be buried in Gallipolis Friday. Born in McArthur he practiced there before moving to Marietta in 1888 after Annapolis. Survived by four children and former wives, he served as Common Pleas Judge and taught Business Law at Marietta College. Funeral hour not announced.
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Common Pleas
Gallipolis
David Warren Jones
Marietta
McArthur
Annapolis Naval Academy
Laura Shober
Front Street
Gilmore House
Jones
Washington
Harriet Lord
Paul Jones
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth
New York City
Frank B. McKinney
Marietta Times
Laurance
Kansas City
Marietta College
Old Age Pension List For Gallipolis
The state certified a list of thirty two Gallipolis residents to receive old age pensions. Names, amounts range from four to twenty dollars with multiple signatories and a late note about a court house visit requesting funds for dental needs.
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Gallipolis
Joseph T. Tracy
Sarah J. Bowen
Emma Butcher
William Briggs
Thomas Briggs
Warren Coughenour
David C. Coffman
Bill Coffman
Charley Cox
William de Vinney
Emory F. Fletcher
Mary Frances Hazelwood
Maggie Holmes
Lizzie Hazelette
Charles M. Ivy
Charles Johnson
Joshua Kennett
Joe Mullineaux
Thomas S. Mayo
Robert F. Moore
George M. Mink
Wilson McKinney
Alfred Finch Dies in Bidwell After Illness
Alfred Finch died at his Bidwell home from appendicitis on Wednesday. He was the brother of David Finnch of Fourth Street. Survived by two children, Tom Finch and Mrs Coulter. Funeral services set for Friday in Bidwell with burial at Fairview Cemetery.
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Alfred Finch
Gallipolis
Bidwell
David Finnch
Fourth Street
Tom Finch
Coulter
Fairview Cemetery
Three Wellston boys arraigned for stealing dog
Three Wellston youths were arraigned before Justice Leo E. Carter on a charge of stealing a $50 dog from W. A. Lindamood in Vinton. They pleaded not guilty and were released on bond to return home.
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Gallipolis
Wellston
Leo E. Carter
W. A. Lindamood
Vinton
Westfall and Smart Obtain Marriage License
Emory Westfall age 33 Bidwell postmaster and Inez Smart age 36 Vinton daughter of Edgar Smart were issued a marriage license in Gallia County. The couple plans a future ceremony.
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Gallipolis
Emory Westfall
Bidwell
Inez Smart
Vinton
Edgar Smart
Edna Garvey Wins Divorce From Fred Garvey
Judge W R White grants divorce on gross neglect charge. Edna Garvey Garvey is restored to maiden name Edna Dray.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Edna Garvey
Fred Garvey
Edna Dray
Kanauga Folks Visit Relatives and Attend Events
Local residents journey to Buffalo West Virginia Charleston and Charleston for family visits and a Fairfield revival led by Rev. Dr. W Frye and Rev W C Kelley. Community members attend American Legion celebration in Jackson and host visitors from Kanawha County.
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Virgil Rodgers
Buffalo
W. Va
Louise Johnson
Charleston
Fairfield
W. Frye
W. C. Kelley
Georgetown
Ohio
B. R. Ricketts
Ironton
Margaret Davison
Portsmouth
James Hughes
Andrew White
Albert Spencer
Wallace Deardorff
Claude
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised to Flush Kidneys
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a supreme diuretic to flush waste and acids from kidneys. It claims the product relieves backache swollen eyes leg cramps moist palms and burning or scanty urination and promises restful sleep by cutting night-time urination.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Lottie
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Crosby Square Shoes
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Wayne Lote
Harley Bovie
R. J. Mauck
Adolph Henke
R. R. Starbuck
Bette
Jimmy Leaper
Chester Leaper
Church of God
Jack Davis
Bettina Rutt
Ruth Smith
Emmett Elliott
Gallius Smith
James Diggins
Gallipolis Tobacco Warehouse
Juanita
Billy Kelton
David Kelton
Bobbie Wilson
Jimmy Boyles
Paul Smith
Alfred Ferguson
Pauline Saunders
Helen Louise North
Janet Booth
Julia Vancoe
Audrey McCall
Tharon Myers
Kathleen Pappas
Mary Switzer
Lois Curry
Eva Carter
Betty Cottrell
Nancy Leaper
Henry Fowler
Helen
John North
Virginia Cromsey
Wilma Dickey
Howard McMeans
James Sidoti
Columbus
Fred Hulshorst
William Ball
Raymond Luman
Mayme Saunders
Portsmouth Road
F. C. Pinkston
Robert W. McCormick
Bridge
Ines Barnette
Pt. Pleasant
Roy Geis
Cora Osborne
Nitro
Carolyn Pownall
Marie Meadows
Vivian Mayes
Lillie Mae Cheney
Baptist
Hattie Cromsey
National Building
Betty Henke
Adolf Henke
Milde Bisin
K. of P. Hall
David Jones
Kanauga
Coats
Fach Coe
Little Miss
Deleon
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