Halliday Leads Closest Gallia County Prosecutor Race
In Gallia County both parties claimed tickets but no Democrat won a majority. Democrat John Halliday edged John W. Howell 5216 to 5699 as six hundred extra ballots were requested. local results show varied levies and district outcomes with Landon over Roosevelt and Bricker over Davey.
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Gallipolis
Salt Creek
Gallia
John W. Howell
Springfield Township
Vinton Village
Raccoon
Guvan
Walnut
Greenfield
Harrison
Cheshire
Green
Landon
Roosevelt
Bricker
Davey
Lemke
Brower
Robert Erit Rites Friday at Salem Church
Gallipolis obit for 36 year old Robert Erit who died from a self inflicted gunshot in Holzer Hospital after attempting to rouse a neighbor for election returns. He operated a store at Gage and lived in Gallia County. parents, siblings, and friends are listed. Funeral set for Friday at Salem Church.
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Gallipolis
Robert Erit
Holzer Hospital
Gage
Here
Election Headquarters
George Brit
Floyd
Georgia
Millard
Cecil Mossbarger
Charles Davis
Gallia County
Elmer Vaught
Huntington
W. Va
Brit
Paul Parkins
Earl Eblin
Salem
Record Vote in Gallia County Sets County Polling Mark
Miss Helen Rus sell Gallia County Board of Elections clerk reported 11 444 ballots cast in Gallia County on Tuesday the highest ever in the county surpassing prior records by about 2000 votes All precincts had reported before noon Wednesday yielding a record quick count for Gallia
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Gallipolis
Helen Russell
Gallia County
Mercerville Music Course Is Stressed
In Mercerville, the Jackson Eisteddfod draws interest despite no entry this year. The Mercerville Girls Glee Club has 65 voices with officers Virginia Starkey and Anna Brown among leaders. The mixed chorus has 62 members with over 30 boys. plans include a Spring Festival and entry in the State Contest. Miss Titus expands instrumental music with 50 pupils and potential orchestra in the second semester.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Jackson
Anna Brown
Velma Johnson
Arlene Saunders
Lorene Watts
Homer Harrison
Gerald Hall
Cline Clary
Mildred Lambert
Florence Caldwell
Mercerville
Mercerville High School
Virginia Starkey
Frances Shaw
Gay Starkey
Elizabeth Gatewood
Thelma Moore
Virginia Caldwell
Miss Titus
Flood Floods Gallia County Creek Floods Route 35
After a day and a half of rain Chickamauga Creek flooded Route 35 near Route 160 to about six inches. The highway remained passable Wednesday evening as rain changed to snow with temperatures expected to drop.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Creek
Cockroach Racing Popular in Paris
Report notes cockroach racing gains popularity in Paris where insects sprint along a glass groove course measuring 12 feet.
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Paris
Workers' Leader Pictured Here in Puzzle Style
A vintage word puzzle page features a list of numbered clues across horizontal and vertical entries. The grid prompts names and terms linked to labor unions, geography, and everyday objects, reflecting era tone and common crossword themes.
Kate's bold raid for a hidden trunk at Meed Meadows
Kate rides to Meed Meadows and climbs to the attic where she discovers a hidden trunk behind a chimney. The scene reveals a tense, determined search as she seeks to seize something she believes is hers, amid a house emptied of its former warmth.
Gallia County NYA aids forty eight students in high schools
In Gallia County forty eight high school students receive NYA funded aid of 231.21 dollars monthly under director E E Higgins. Allocations go to Bidwell Porter Cadmus Centerville Chesire Gallia Academy Mercerville Rio Grande and Vinton with enrollees listed by school and duties.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
National Youth Administration System
E. E. Higgins
Bidwell-Porter
Cadmus
Centerville
Cheshire
Gallia Academy High School
Mercerville
Rio Grande
Vinton
Bidwell- Porter
Louise Thompson
Erma Frye
Permelia Jarvis
Kathryn Dyer
Earl Sullins
Woodrow Wilson
Paul Queen
Esther McCluskey
Harold Gaines
Eileen Gilmore
Eva Payne
Norma Holter
Frances Shaw
Bill Boster
William Hall
Ruth Young
Charlies Inberg
Wilbert Frady
Arlene Saunders
L. Tracey Casto
Geneva de Lille
Rio Grande Employes
Robert Bail
Charles Evans
Blanchard Hardgrow
Mike Maniskas
Perry Maniskas
Kenneth Schwartz
Howard Waters
J. C. Waters
William Wilson
Catherine Faulkner
Faith Nuckles
Wayne Darnell
Norman Sheets
Willard Biffle
Erma J. Frye
John Broughman
Helen Blankenship
Genevieve Deckard
Dennis Myers
Evelyn Potter
George Carter
Johhnie Bostic
NYA
Ermy Hartsook
Winton
Marvin Thomas
Samuel Hart
George R. Nobel
Mamie Thivener
The Tin Box Hidden in the Attic Scene
Kate discovers a trunk with an ivory white ball gown tied with a red cord in a dim attic. She imagines Caroline wearing the dress while contemplating a possible confrontation with someone at the stairs and contemplates an escape. The scene ends with a tense pause as it is continued.
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Kate
Caroline
Farmers' Institutes Grow Across Gallia County Since 1890
Gallia County saw a rise in Farmers' Institutes beginning in 1890 with 4.25 dollars, expanding to annual multi-session events in 1930s and 1950s. records show peaks such as Bidwell-Porter in 1954 with 1450 attendees and Clay Chapel in 1930 with 1425, with secretaries listed for many sites including Eula Long Rio Grande and W. W. Metcalf Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
R. R. Starbuck
Centenary
Clay Chapel
MEADS
Farmers’ Institute
Bidwell-Porter
Cadmus
Little Kgger
Vinton
Farmers’ Institutes
Mills Station
Thivener
Alexander
Bethesda
Starbuck
Eula Long
Rio Grande
Veil Hamrick
Rodney
Don Rose
Roma Griffith
Hazel Shelton
Luther Shelton
Charles Shelton
Gallia
W. W. Metcalf
W. H. Hartsook
Buckleys and Ackleys Cough Remedies Promoted
An old advertisement touts Ackleys Mixture and Buckleys Mixture as fast acting cough and cold medicines. It claims triple action relief for bronchitis and lingering colds, with safe use for children and rapid easing after a few doses. The ad notes wide store availability and a guaranteed product.
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Ackley
Buckley
Wayne Sanns Former Gallipolis Auditor Dies in Troy
Wayne Sanns 55 former city auditor died in a Troy Ohio hospital Wednesday from a malignant neck growth. His wife Virgie Smith of Huntington WV and Mr and Mrs Miles of Columbus were at his side. Survived by his mother Mrs Maggie Sams and sister Mrs John Summers of Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Sanns
Troy
Ohio
Virgie Smith
Huntington
W. Va
W. ©. Miles
Columbus
Maggie Sams
John H. Summers
Partition suit seeks one sixteenth share in 140 acres
Frances Worman Wheeler files a partition action against John E. Jones Thomas M. Jones Margaret Davis Kenneth Worman Dorothy Wolfe Robert Mills Bertha Jones Louie Jones Kenneth Davis John P. Wolfe Jr Ira J. Mills and Harry Wheeler to divide inherited property totaling 140 acres with a requested one sixteenth interest.
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Gallipolis
Frances Worman Wheeler
John E. Jones
Thomas M. Jones
Margaret Davis
Kenneth Worman
Dorothy Wolfe
Robert Mills
Bertha Jones
Louie Jones
Kenneth Davis
John P. Wolfe, Jr
Ira J. Mills
Harry Wheeler
Local Notices Include Names At Mercer Ville
Fragmentary listing mentions Irene Brannon of Bidwell-Porter and Nele Lie Clary with years 1944 1954 1935 in Mercer Ville. Data appears as partial public notice items with personal names and addresses.
S.S.S. Tonic Promises Health Restorative Benefits
An advertisement touts S.S.S. Tonic as a remedy to restore energy, improve appetite, aid digestion, and rebuild red blood cells. It claims the tonic helps you feel like yourself again and is available at drug stores.
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S.S.S. Tonic
S.S.S
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Athens Messenger
Athens
John Halliday
Salem Church
Gallia Co
Workers’ Leader
Spain
South Carolina
American Federation of
James
Iconan
Dictators’ Club
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Vienna
Schuschnigg
Europe
Queen
Meed Meadows
Nottingham
Jacobs
Optometrist
E. F. Sells
N. Court St
Adv
Jas
Jane Snare
Ane
Cline’s Pharmacy
National Distillers
OLD Town
Hou
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York, N.Y
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