Gallia County to Remodel Courthouse with WPA Grant
Gallia County will receive 21 618 dollars in federal WPA funds for courthouse renovations. Plans call to shrink the courtroom auditorium, create basement offices and fireproof storage, overhaul the front entrance, and enlarge the treasurer’s office with work starting soon.
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Gallia County
Courtho
Gallipolis
W. R. White
Thomas A. Jenkins
White
Common Pleas Court
Posible
Works Progress Administration
William Jenkins Rites Planned in Alabama Burial
Gallia County obituaries note William Jenkins survived by son Robert Jenkins a highway engineer and three sisters including Mrs. Wood Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Morgan plus brother Rees Jenkins. The body was taken to Birmingham Alabama for burial near the late wife and two daughters graves.
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Gallipolis
William Jenkins
Robert Jenkins
Tom Wood
Cora
D. L. Evans
Thurman
T. H. Morgan
Rees Jenkins
Middletown
Birmingham
Ala
Mr. Jenkins
Junior Class Bake Sale Supports Banquet Fund
Gallipolis high school junior class to hold a bake sale in the Home Economics room on Saturday November 9. Proceeds go toward the Junior-Senior banquet fund.
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Gallipolis
Residence at 856 First Avenue Sold by Admin
Neola Road administrator sold the property at 856 First Avenue on Saturday to H. C. Johnston for 840 dollars. The appraisal was set at 1 200 dollars.
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Gallipolis
First Avenue
Neola Road
H. C. Johnston
Gallia Academy Plans Armistice Day Program
Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis will host an Armistice Day program on Thursday at 8 30 am. Heber Russell will chair the event. The Hi Club sponsors, with Charles Brown leading assembly calls and devotions by Houck Jones and Robinson. Two Boy Scouts Tom Rue and Ed Maddy will bear colors. Speakers include Craig Slagle and Supt Wayne Lutz. Ida Fontana will recite McCrae poem In Flanders Field. Taps by Brown and Lloyd. Students pay one minute tribute to WWI soldiers. Essay winners announced. songs Faith of Our Fathers and America the Beautiful will be sung.
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Gallipolis
Heber Russell
Helen Russell
Gallia Academy High School
Hi- Club
Charles Brown
John Houck
John Jones
Harold Robinson
Tom Rue
Ed Maddy
Gallia County
Craig Slagle
Supt
Wayne Lutz
Ida Fontana
Joel McCrae
Charlies Brown
Wendell Lloyd
Drowning Victim Not Yet Identified After River Tragedy
In Gallipolis Ohio River incident a third drowning victim from the Steamer Liberty remains unidentified Sunday. A laborer known as Charlie, a Huntington West Virginia hire, fell over during landing and was recovered by Francis and Harry Goddard at 1 pm. Coroner J. M. Fadely and Sheriff G. R. Douglass claimed the body for Mason County officials.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallipolia
Liberty
Charlie
Huntington
W. Va
Francis
Hary Goddard
Pt. Pleasant
J. M. Fadely
G. R. Douglass
Mason County
Rathburn Arrested for Intoxication in Gallipolis
Julia Rathburn was arrested by Police Chief John Farley Saturday and fined 14.90 in Municipal Court for intoxication. Others taken into custody over the weekend were to be arraigned today.
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Gallipolis
Julia Rathburn
John Fraley
Rathburns Welcome Eight-Pound Daughter Helen Odell
An eight-pound daughter, Helen Odell, was born Sunday at Holzer Hospital to Mr and Mrs Charles Rathburn of Third Avenue. They already have daughter Peggy, age nine. The father is an office employee of the Southern Ohio Electric Company.
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Gallipolis
Charles Rathburn
Third Avenue
Holzer Hospital
Helen Odell
Peggy
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Sheriffe's Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio
Public auction to sell estate real property in Athens County Ohio on December 4 1935 at 1 30 PM at the courthouse door Athens. Describes lot 58 in Mechanicsburg area with detailed metes and bounds and easement to State of Ohio. Appraised at 1.00. minimum bid two thirds. sale cash. Charles Stratton Sheriff. Woolley Rowland Attorneys.
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Sherife
Common Pleas
State of Ohio
Athens County
John F. Serey
Elizabeth Zarley
Alva Hanning
Athens
Ohio
Asylum
Garm
Bec
Town
Mechanicsburg
Lake Anne
Richland
Charles Stratton
Woolley
Rowland
Students to Sing in Gallipolis Glee Club Contest
Over 100 high school boys and girls from the glee clubs will travel to Jackson Thursday with director Robert Price to compete in the festival contest for high school glee clubs.
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Robert Price
Pastor Wildred Pack to Speak at Gallia Academy Nov 18
Calvary Baptist Church Rio Grande pastor Wildred T. Pack will address Gallia Academy High School students during a November 18 assembly aligned with American Education Week. He will speak on an education themed topic.
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Gallipolis
Wildred T. Packer
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Gallia Academy
Licensed To Wed In Gallipolis
Marriage licenses issued Saturday to Garfield Castle of Hamden and Wilma Thivener 20 of Northup and to George Bright 35 of Marysville and Margaret Myers 21 of Gallipolis native of Marysville.
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Gallipolis
Garfield Castle
Hamden
Wilma Thivener
Richard Thivener
Northup
George Bright
Marysville
Margaret Myers
L. W. Burnette Dies at 80 in Gallipolis
L. W. Burnette age 80 of Second Avenue Gallipolis died Monday after last Thursday stroke of apoplexy. He had been semi conscious since. Retired blacksmith. Survived by widow two sons and a daughter.
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Gallipolis
L. W. Burnette
Second Avenue
Saturday Stars and Standouts From College Football
Notre Dame surged past Ohio State in a stunning final period led by Andy Pilney. Northwestern’s Don Heap ran 43 yards for a decisive touchdown against Illinois. Vanderbilt’s Rannie Throgmorton kicked extra points and blocked a conversion in a 14-13 win over Georgia Tech. Herman Dickerson scored all Virginia Tech points in a 27-0 win over South Carolina. Sammy Baugh threw for 148 yards and ran for 0 as TCU beat Baylor 28-0. Bobby Grayson’s plays helped Stanford defeat Santa Clara 9-6. Chuck Cheshire returned kicks for UCLA in a 14-2 loss to California. Vannie Albanese caught a pass, ran for a touchdown, and kicked the extra point as Syracuse beat Penn State 7-3. Chicken Supper Jacksonville church to serve at Woodhouse stores on November 1.
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Don Heap
Northwestern
Illinois
Rannie Throgmorton
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Herman Dickerson
Virginia
Tech
South Carolina
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian
Baylor
Bobby Grayson
Stanford
Santa Clara
Chuck Cheshire
University of California At
Los Angeles
California
Vannie Albanese
Syracuse
Penn State
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Cae
Jenkins
Washington, D. C
U. S
U.S
Stedman
Cooking
the Stedman Co
Packers
Fred G Osborn
Wed
Associated Press
Andy Pilney
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Jacksonville Church
Woodhouse
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Purdue
Chicago - Northwestern
Wisconsin
Indiana
Mrs. George Thurn
Messenger Cooking School
Caldwell
Athens Ice & Storage
The
Bennett
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