State Engineers Prepare Survey for Paving at Gallia County Road
Gallia County road work moves toward a concrete pavement on the nearly three mile Bladen to Swan Creek stretch with widened sections and curve elimination. A second macadam segment north of Crown City may join the improved road south from Swan Creek next year. A Sugar Creek hill roadside park is planned with two acres, trees, tables, grills, and river views. A new Lawrence County roadway south of Crown City progresses with hillside blasting to create a scenic route hours from the Ohio River.
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Gallipolis
Bladen
Swan Creek
Crown City
Sugar Creek Hill
Ohio River
Lawrence County
United States
Yule Season Opens in Gallipolis with Santa Arrival
Gallipolis christens the holiday season with a Santa Claus arrival at 7 p.m. in city park and a parade to follow. Workmen clad the business district in festoons and lights as decorators finish exterior and interior displays for a festive, early-season celebration.
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Gallipolis
Santa Claus
City Park
McBride Sits on Bench for Chieftain Game
Logan crowd sees Bob McBride last year’s captain and star fullback. home for Thanksgiving with parents Mr and Mrs M R McBride. He sat with the Chieftain squad during part of the game and helped coach Tom Bender with early season training before joining Notre Dame.
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Logan
Bob McBride
South Bend
M. R. McBride
Chieftain
Notre Dame
Tom Bender
Eratosthenes Estimates Earth Girth in Antiquity
In Alexandria in the third century B C, Eratosthenes estimated the earths circumference at 24 000 miles, about 902 miles shy of today s equatorial measure.
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Eratosthenes
Alexandria
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic opens with family friendly claim
An advertisement promotes Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic as a general system tonic made from roots and herbs. It claims to stimulate appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation for every member of the family.
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BIG Chief Indian Herb Tonic
Tonto Snake Oil Liniment Ad Promotional Note
An old advertisement promotes Tonto Snake Oil Liniment to be used with Big Chief Tonic for neuralgia pains stiff neck muscular cramps stiffness from exertion exposure and fatigue mosquito bites frost bites back chest throat minor sprains and strains of muscles and tendons.
43c 2 Bottles 79c Exclusively at Quick's Cut Rate Drug
Athens Ohio shoppers are offered a small drug store deal with 43c and 2 bottles for 79c at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store. The local ad highlights low prices for health items and convenience in downtown Athens.
Social and Shower Notes From Gallipolis Clubs
Gallipolis society items describe English Club hosts Miss Artie Watts and guests Mrs Viola Plymale and Miss Letitia Mills with a Shakespeareal roll call and book review by Miss Clara Worman. Rock club hosts Mr and Mrs W L Troth observed high and consolation scores among Lillian Safford William McKnight with refreshments to close. Pearl Phillips wedding shower guest list includes nurses from Grant Hospital. Pembroke Club meeting included a book review by Mrs Paul Myers. Thanksgiving visits span multiple families visiting Columbus Cincinnati Huntington and Zanesville with travel by car and plane and a birth announced for Geraldine Burnette’s granddaughter.
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Gallipolis
Viola Plymale
Letitia Mills
Artie Watts
Mary
Millie Watts
Clara Worman
W. L. Troth
Rock Club
Lillian Safford
William McKnight
McKnight
C. D. Slagle
Pearl Phillips
G. R. Phillips
Northup
Raymond Pope
William Cummins
Columbus
Grant Hospital
John Evans
Garfield Griffith
Morris Haskins
Pembroke Club
Jack Knight
Paul Myers
Knight
M. M. Kerr
Athens
H. R. Alexander
Helen
Huntington
Mary McGonagle
Luther Howard
G. J. Wetherholt
Bess
Derry Wetherholt
Portsmouth
Huldah Vornholt
St. Marys
G. A. Barton
C. E. Holzer
O. A. Vornholt
Hugo Vornholt
R. M. Switzer
Jack of
Paul Switzer
Roger Switzer
Cincinnati
Jack
Rose Loney
Cleveland
Lucy Hertzer
Bucyrus
C. V. Ward
John C. Butz
Karl Butz
Gambier
Paul Ward
Varena Lothian
Hilliards
Howard Ward
Ironton
H. J. Ward
E. W. Mauck
Anna Adams
Dann O. Taber
Robert Welch
Ohio State University
Everett G. Roger
E. J. Rosener
Rufus Hopkins
Carolyn Hopkins
Ethel Young
Zanesville
Matthew Young
Paul McCormick
Dolores
Colo
Walter B. McCormick
Betty Bean
Leo C. Bean
J. W. Penfold
J. E. Halliday
Hollis Queen
Paul Haskins
Ted Keller
F. W. Shane
Francis
Gulfport
Miss
Kenneth Welker
Billy
Welker
That City
Ben Evans
Marmet
W. Va
Marge Moore
St. Aloysius Academy
New Lexington
Ray S. Ellinwood
California
Kansas City
George A. Tabit
Montgomery
Lillie Walker
Melbora Thornton
Jackson
Forrest Folden
Stanley Folden
Baxter Walker
William Hobbstetter
John Lupton
Eleanor
J. A. Lupton
Edith Niday
Ruth Richards
Robert Richards
Eleanor Kay
Point Pleasant
Earl Richards
Dayton
Hannah Bower
Emma Richards
Rio Grande
Isadore Miller
Miller
F Eugene Smith
Dwight Heath
Zaleski
L. E. Smith
Lucille
Ralph Elliott
Paul Northup
Rex Lineberry
Ezra Elliott
Marvin Cornwell
Ray Hamilton
Indianapolis
James Hamilton
Lecta
Cornwell
Herman Condee
Frances
Mary Louise Mohr
Oscar Reese
Magdalene Bostic
D. F. Bostic
Reese
E. F. Reese
Betty Young
Mazon
F. B. Amshury
West Virginia
Janet Booth
Oberlin College
C. W. Booth
H. C. Johnston
Fred Johnston
Three Gallia Youths Enter Army From Gallia County
Gallia County sends three volunteers Lewis Saunders Irvin Saunders and Charles W Oliver to Huntington to report for army service. The county band performed on the court house lawn and attorney Hollis C Johnston spoke as crowds cheered before the journey to a southern training camp.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lewis and
Irvin Saunders
Charles W. Oliver
Mercerville
Hollis C. Johnston
Huntington
Mrs. Julia Fulks Funeral Held at Entsminger
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Entsminger Funeral Home for Mrs. Julia Fulks, 74, widow of Ed Fulks. Her home was formerly near Mercerville. She died earlier this week at a city aged home. An only brother, Andrew Treadway, lives in Lawrence County.
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Gallipolis
Entsminger
Julia Fulks
Ed Fulks
Mercerville
Andrew Treadway
Lawrence County
Mayor Kinser Returns to City Hall After Illness
Logan Mayors office reports Dallas Kinser, recently ill for nearly two weeks, made a brief visit to City Hall on Thursday and was not fully recovered at that time.
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Logan
Dallas Kinser
City Hall
Airmail Service Shows Increased Use in Gallipolis Area
Gallipolis and Pt Pleas ant post offices report higher airmail dispatches since twice daily service began. About 35 to 40 pieces are sent daily. Everett Alban handles pickups at the airport station, noting the current method is more efficient than the former system.
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Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Everett Alban
Relief Clients Get Food for Thanksgiving
In Gallia County Othneil Jones reports 2549 relief recipients received surplus commodities for Thanksgiving. They carried baskets sacks and buckets to collect items including 12000 pounds dried beans 4800 pounds dried prunes 13000 pounds corn meal 7000 pounds raisins 5850 pounds fresh pears 10000 pounds cabbage plus graham flour potatoes apples salt pork and rice. A shipment of canned peaches and evaporated milk was sent for distribution to schools offering noonday lunches.
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Gallipolis
Othneil Jones
Churches Observe Thanksgiving in Gallipolis Union Service
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Gallipolis hosted a union Thanksgiving service at 9 30 a m with attendees from the city's Protestant denominations. Rev. Charles Baird opened the service and Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler of First Presbyterian delivered the sermon. St Peter's choir performed an anthem and led hymns while Miss Elizabeth Shough sang a solo.
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Gallipolis
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Charles Baird
Lewis Weber Gishler
First Presbyterian Church
St. Peter’s
Elizabeth Shough
Gallia Youth Group To Meet Wednesday
Gallia County Rural Group will meet Wednesday night at Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis. A quiz for prizes will be held with refreshments. Recreational games and folk dances will highlight the program.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Grace Methodist Church
Logan Sees Mild Winter Thaw On Main Street
Mild weather prevailed in Logan with highs warm enough to skip top coats. Tom Goslin was observed on Main Street without a coat that afternoon.
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Logan
Tom Goslin
Main St
Mobiloil Arctic
Mobiloil
Masonic Funeral Held for Vinton Man Woods McCarley
Masonic funeral services were conducted at Vinton Baptist Church for Woods McCarley 59 a prominent Vinton resident who died of a heart attack Tuesday. He belonged to Vinton Lodge F and A M Logan Chapter and Council and Rose Commandery Gallipolis. Survived by wife Gildie Alexander and son Walter he operated a service station and directed the Vinton Banking Co. Interment took place at Memorial Park west of Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Baptist Church
Woods McCarley
Vinton Lodge
Logan
Rose Commandery
Gildie Alexander
Walter
McCarley
Vinton Banking Co
Memorial Park
Vinton
TON JON No 83 Prostate Treatment Promoted in Athens Ohio
An advertisement claims TON JON No 83 helps with backache leg pains and prostate issues by flushing impurities and easing bladder irritation. It touts relief from nighttime awakenings dizziness eye spots swelling and dark circles. It directs readers to Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store 9 W Union St Athens Ohio for a representative.
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Ton Jon
Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
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Mebrts
L. C. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bldg
N. Court St
Zenner's Dept
Mrs
Gallia
Mobil Oil Arctic
Mobil
Mobilgas Socony
Winterproof Mobilgas Dealer
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