Farmer Drops Dead While Milking Cows
Lewis A Womeldorff 74 died suddenly Wednesday morning at his Mt. Zion area home while starting to milk his cows. Survived by wife Lillian Mossman Womeldorff son James of Columbus daughters Mrs Charles Rathburn Gallipolis and Miss Helen Womeldorff Holzer Hospital. Born July 31 1864 in the family home. Funeral at Mt Zion Church with burial in the church cemetery likely Saturday or Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lewis A. Womeldorff
Mt. Zion Church
Lillian Mossman Womeldorff
James
Columbus
Charles A. Rathburn
Helen Womeldorff
Holzer Hospital
James Womeldorff
Fire at Epling Home Causes Small Loss
Papers stuffed in a grate chimney ignited at the home of Mr and Mrs J G Epling on Wednesday. Flames spread to nearby woodwork but the fire department extinguished the blaze for a small loss.
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Gallipolis
J. G. Epling
WPA projects tally shown for Gallia County
District Director L C Gibson reports since July 1 1935 Gallia County completed 85 WPA projects costing 875 893 dollars with Gallipolis receiving 22 projects 215 348 dollars and county wide work totaling 235 169 dollars Rio Grande village projects cost 69 122 dollars and the major effort is the county wide road program coordinated with the county commissioners E N Leonard and WPA Supervisor Leroy Arnold.
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Gallipolis
L. C. Gibson
Zanesville
Gallia County
WPA
Congressional Action
Rio Grande Village
Gallia
E. N. Leonard
Leroy Arnold
Eastern
Fourth Avenue
Pine
Chillicothe Avenue
Third Avenue
Washington School
Lincoln
State Hospital
Rio Grande
Vinton Village
Addison
Cheshire
Green
Springfield
Perry
Greerfiel
Guyan
Ohio
Harrison
Huntington
Mor
Street Improvement Planned on Second Ave Costing $14 000
Gallia city officials report three blocks on Second Ave from Cedar to Court St will be improved by the state highway department at an estimated cost of 14000 dollars. The project includes rock asphalt resurfacing and concrete gutters three feet wide on both sides.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Cedar
Court St
State Highway Department
John Gwinn
Ohio County Budget Items and Local Project Totals
A county financial summary lists various town figures such as Perry $25 047 Raccoon $17 629 and Springfield $17 266 along with city names like Perry Raccoon and Walnut. The county wide totals include road construction 123 990 recreational projects 5 888 free home assistance 5 117 canning demonstrations 1 129 library extension 8 064 distributing surplus commodities 2 328 sealing abandoned mines 19 750 operating branch libraries 9 138 and road repair 59 765.
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Gan
Ohio
Perry
Raccoon
Springfield
Walnut
Farm Institute Opens Friday at Centerville
Centerville residents prepare for the farmers institute opening on Friday evening and continuing Saturday. A noon roast beef dinner will be served in the school dining room. Prizes are offered for posters baked goods and needlework. State speakers Ralph Wilson and Mrs. Helen Harbage join local talent including a ladies chorus and girls glee club.
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Gallipolis
Centerville
Farmers’ Institute
Ralph Wilson
Helen Harbage
Morgan Man Held After Dance Hall Brawl
Morgan resident Jack Walters, 20, 6 foot 6 and 210 pounds, is jailed on charges of resisting an officer after a free for all at Frank Perkins' dance hall near Winton Saturday night. Perkins, a constable, reportedly tried to quell the fight with a shotgun, which Walters allegedly wrested from him and discarded.
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Gallipolis
Jack Walters
Morgan
Frank Perkins
Winton
Perkins
Walters
Gallia Native Searberry Photographed With Mrs Roosevelt
During Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt's Columbus visit she toured the State School for the Blind and posed with superintendent W G Searberry born in Gallia County and a former Gallipolis Schools leader.
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Gallipolis
Eleanor Roosevelt
Gallia County
Columbus
Fairfield Farmers Institute Schedules Two Day Session
Gallipolis hosts Fairfield Farmers Institute on November 29 and 30 with an opening invocation by Rev. Thomas Taylor and talks on Rural Community and Home themes. Morning sessions feature Soil Conservation and Growing Flowers and Shrubs by speakers Mr. Williams and Mrs. Phillips, followed by a school program and committee reports.
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Gallipolis
Fairfield Farmers’ Institute
Thomas Taylor
Dale C. Williams
Our Kingdom
D. B. Phillips
R. R. Starbuck
Mr. Williams
Phillips
Taylor
Institute
C. J
E. R. McCormick
Glenn Powell
Elsie Lakin
Gallia County Farmer Sold North Of Kanauga
Loren Brumfield Huntington businessman buys 30 acre Gallia County farm property just north of Kanauga from Wayne Lutz former school superintendent. Mr and Mrs Lutz will move to Gallipolis residing at 740 Second Avenue in the former James Gatewood home recently owned by Gilbert P Bush.
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Gallipolis
Loren Brumfield
Huntington
Gallia County
Kanauga
Wayne Lutz
Lutz
Second Avenue
James Gatewood
Gilbert P. Bush
Announce Committee Named for Vinton Institute Event
The Vinton Farmers Institute program committee for November 28 and 29 includes Mr. Corwin Mr. Painter Miss Vera Metcalf Mrs. Jennie Elliott Miss Lena F Painter James Jacobs Mr. Cloud decorations Mr. Southwick Miss Starkey music Mrs. Anna S Evans Miss May Kelly Mrs. Ermel Ward publicity Miss Wise posters.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Farmers’ Institute
Mr. Corwin
Painter
Vera Metcalf
Jennie Elliott
Lena F. Painter
James Jacobs
Cloud
Southwick
Starkey
Anna S. Evans
May Kelly
Ermel Ward
Wise
Cookie Book Project In Gallia County News
Gallia County Woman's Home Council members prepare a cookie book by collecting favorite recipes at the County Agent's office. Recipes will be typed assembled and distributed in pamphlet form for public distribution.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Hold Funeral For Lawrence County Youth
In Gallipolis a large gathering attended the funeral of Gerald Robinson a 12 year old Waterloo pupil killed when a school bus ran over him near a condemned bridge over Symmes Creek. The driver Lester Crow did not see the accident before the wheel fatally injured the boy. Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs George W Robinson Aid Lawrence County and sister Opal Herrell Patriot. Waterloo students were dismissed for the service with classmates as pallbearers.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Arabia
Lawrence County
Gerald Robinson
Waterloo
Symmes Creek
Robinson
Lester Crow
George W. Robinson
Aid
Opal Herrell
Patriot
Dip Net Rabbits Surprises Suburban Kanauga Home
GALLIPOLIS D O Taber executive secretary for the Ohio Valley Civic Council hunts rabbits with a dip net at his suburban Kanauga home. A large ornamental pool near the road draws rabbits who mistake it for cover at night. Taber nets them, shakes them dry and releases them.
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Gallipolis
D. O. Taber
Ohio Valley Civic Council
Kanauga
Taber
Porter residents clash with peeping intruder Pat Mundell arrest
Porter residents complain of peeping and prowling by unknown intruder. Deputy Dale Russell arrested Pat Mundell, 28, on complaint. Mundell denied charges and was fined 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication. The intruder was repeatedly chased but not caught.
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Gallipolis
Porter
Sheriff's Office
Dale Russell
Pat Mundell
Earl Moore
Liver Dealers Agree On Sunday Closures and Weekday Closing Time
Fourteen permit holders in Gallipolis have signed an agreement to close on Sundays, remove booths, and close at 12 o clock on weekdays. City Solicitor William P. Cherrington drafted the document at the request of the local liquor sellers group led by Fritz Nunnenkamp, secretary.
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Gallipolis
William P. Cherrington
Fritz Nunnenkamp
Secre
Mrs. Ira B. Huntington Leaves Hospital After Crash
Mrs. Ira B. Huntington of Gallipolis has recovered enough from a chest injury suffered in a Sunday night automobile crash near Huntington while with Athens relatives to be moved from the hospital to her daughter Mrs. N. G. Somerville’s home.
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Galllipolis
Huntington
Athens
Ira B. Huntington
Gallipolis
N. G. Somerville
Health Seal publicity drives local sales effort
Gallipolis reports Health Seal publicity material received and distributed by county sales chairman Carl C. Byers. Seals will be offered to the public the day after. A cross-shaped Bangle pin, a new sales aid, is being sold by a special committee led by Miss Maurice Antoinette Beaudry, local school nurse.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Maurice Antoinette Beaudry
Rites Held Today for Andrew Wright in Gallipolis
Funeral services for 80 year old Andrew Wright of Gage were held today at Salem Church conducted by Rev. Jennings Cremeens.
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Gallipolis
Andrew Wright
Gage
Salem Church
Jennings Cremeens
Thanksgiving Services Held at Vin ton Baptist Church
Union church services conducted by Rev Higginbotham and Rev Stephenson will be held at Vin ton Baptist Church at 10 a m on Thanksgiving Day.
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Gallipolis
Union
Higginbotham
Stephenson
Vinton Baptist Church
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