Gallipolis Chamber explores saltwater deposits and business ties
The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce plans to contact state geologist Dr Wilbur Stout to request tests of salt water strata beneath the city and county to aid chlorine and bromine production for national defense. Dr C E Holzer calls salt water in the county highly impregnated with valuable qualities.
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Gallipolis
Stout
Chamber of Commerce
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
Kananga
Addison
Elks Plan Annual Inspection Wednesday
Gallipolis Elks Lodge members prepare for the annual inspection Wednesday at 8 p m with Ray Mitchell district deputy and other visitors present Initiatory exercises will open the evening and a buffet supper will be served at the close
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Gallipolis
Elks Lodge
Ray Mitchell
Five Typhoid Cases Reported in Gallipolis County
Five cases of typhoid fever in the county, an unusual number, are satisfactorily yielding to treatment, according to County Nurse Naomi Evans. Two are adults and the others are children.
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Gallipolis
Naomi Evans
Kelton Indicted for Non Support Released on Bond
Gallia County reports Frank Kelton indicted for non support and released on bond. He is said to be employed at Columbus State Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Frank Kelton
Columbus State Hospital
Harrisonville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Club Activities
Mrs. David Hinds and son William and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dusenberry of Zanesville were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Markins. Mrs. John Clark of Downington visited Lily Jewell. Clinton Gilkey hosted a surprise party with 30 friends. High School elected officers for each class, and Ruth Dixon organized a glee club. A WPA lunch room now operates at the local school serving about 126 lunches daily.
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Harrisonville
David Hinds
William
Floyd Dusenberry
Zanesville
Albert Markins
Don Saunders
Dayton
John Clark
Downington
Lily Jewell
H. G. Waggoner
Clayton Waggoner
Jack Waggoner
Clinton Gilkey
Pat Wiliams
Shade
Everette Welch
Carrie Darnell
Vergean Douglas
Harriette Jewell
Evelyn Warner
Bernard Gilkey
Raymond Douglas
Maryellen Jewell
Imogene Epple
Don Bailey
Rosemary Oberholzer
Edna Warrer
Bery Moore
Gladys Hill
Robert Alkire
Dena Hanning
Ruth Dixon
Insiuetor
Francee Gilkey
Eva Douglas
Beryl Moore
Annabelle Stacey
Virginia Askire
Claradell Jewell
Anna Circle
WPA
Marriage of Charlotte Thomas to Henry Shato
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Emory Thomas of Columbus states their daughter Charlotte married Henry Shato of Gallipolis. Magistrate J H Shato officiated at his home with close family. Shato plans to settle in Columbus after Army service at Pine Camp New York. Mrs Shato works at the State Hospital as a nurse.
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Gallipolis
Emory Thomas
Columbus
Charlotte
Henry Shato
Ira Shato
J. H. Shato
Birthday celebration marks 19th year near Vinton
Mrs. Will Gray hosted a birthday gathering near Vinton for the 19th consecutive year, drawing the largest attendance to date and celebrating with friends and neighbors in the community.
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Will Gray
Vinton
Steamboat Trades and Defense Plans Highlight Ohio River Notes
Ohio River notes report defense theme for Mississippi Valley Association convention in St. Louis October 27 28. Regional steamboats change hands with Mildred Bepsara and John J Hoopes transfers noted plus repairs on Monongahela Omega and a river workforce update.
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East Liverpool
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Mildred
Tom Campbell
Tennessee Land Co
Sheffield
Ala
Bepsara
J. F. B. Klein
Frazier-Davis Construction Co
U. S. Engineers
Gallia County Students Form Junior Red Cross
Gallia County reorganization of the Junior Red Cross proceeds with the aim of enrolling all city and county school children. Each child pays one penny on registration and contributes during the year. Funds fund spectacle purchases for indigent students in need.
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Gallia County
Red Cross
Gallipolis
Junior Red Cross
Wrights Divorce Suit Amid Custody Plea in Gallipolis
Mrs. Homer Wright sues for divorce alleging cruelty and neglect and seeks custody of five children in Gallipolis. The 1934 Gresford mining disaster in England left 200 widows and 800 orphans.
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Gallipolis
Homer Wright
Gresford
England
Gallipolis Chapter Hosts Neigh borly Night Meeting
Gallipolis Chapter O E S will entertain Middleport Chapter members Monday evening. A program will be followed by a social hour and refreshments.
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Gallipolis
O.E.S
Middleport
Mr and Mrs Firman Thornton Host Gathering in Harrison Township
A Sunday gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Firman Thornton in Harrison Township included Mr and Mrs Ernest Gross Rev and Mrs Roy Spence and four children Mr and Mrs L C Edmonds of Ona W Va Mrs Sadie Craven and son of Richmond Va Paul Sheets of Huntington Mr and Mrs E O Sheets near Crown City and Mr and Mrs Jesse Sheets and son of Gallipolis.
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Firman Thornton
Harrison Township
Ernest Gross
Roy Spence
L. C., Edmonds
Ona
W. Va
Sadie Craven
Richmond, Va
Paul Sheets
Huntington
E. O. Sheets
Crown City
Jesse Sheets
Gallipolis
Mrs Lanier Coulson Vacation Visit Alternates Homecoming
Mrs Fannie Lanier Coulson from Gallia County and her friend Mrs Lewman left for Kansas Ohio after a two week visit with relatives. In Marietta they met Mr and Mrs Clarence Ward and enjoyed a pleasant vacation. They were joined by W A Lanier Crown City Mr and Mrs J E Lanier Eureka and Mrs Oral V Waugh and daughter Ernestine Bladen visiting friends in Huntington.
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Fannie Lanier Coulson
Gallia County
Lewman
Kansas
Ohio
Marietta
Clarence Ward
W. A. Lanier
Crown City
J. E. Lanier
Eureka
Oral V. Waugh
Ernestine
Bladen
Huntington
Family News: Returns and Relocations Across Cities
Mrs. M. S. Barlow returned from Cleveland after three weeks with her son Capt. A. M. Barlow who brought her home. June and Carol Canaday moved to Pomeroy to live with their father Delmar Canaday, leaving their mother Mrs. J. H. Wagner. Mrs. F. O. Plymale came back from a visit with her mother Mrs. Eva Langley of Columbus. Mrs. Orren Gretsinger and her three children Irene and Ted of Steubenville and Mrs. J. D. Long of Akron visited sister Mrs. Sterlie Roush, first time in five years.
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Irene and
Ted
Steubenville
J. D. Long
Akron
Sterlie Roush
Danner Named Assistant Manager at Murphy Store Pt. Pleasant
William Lloyd Danner of Gallipolis is appointed assistant manager of a Murphy chain store in Pt. Pleasant Ohio.
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Gallipolis
William Lloyd Danner
Murphy Chain
Pt. Pleasant
Apples Given County Needy This Week
Gallia county families on surplus commodities rolls receive home-grown apples this week. Distribution covers 528 bushels of Grimes and Jonathan apples purchased by the government through the local packing plant. Surplus commodities receipts are low, says distributor H. D. Smiley. Lard and apples are the only food commodities available this week. no information on other shipments.
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Gallipolis
Gullia County
Jonathan
H. D. Smiley
Bingham Urges Activism at Rotary Address
G M Bingham spoke to the Gallipolis Rotary Club on America Today. He warned of internal and external dangers, urged fuller participation in elections, naturalization for emigrants, stronger patriotism in schools, and harsher penalties for criminals.
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Gallipolis
Guy Morris Bingham
Rotary Club
America
Bingham
Social Notes from Bradbury Church and Community
Sunday services at Bradbury Bible School and Bradford Church noted with George Waters of Zanesville delivering the sermon. The Rife family suffered a total loss by fire last Thursday and aid is being solicited. Mrs. Dale Barnhart underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital and is recovering.
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Bradbury — Bible School
George Waters
Zanesville
Robert Rice
Bradford Church
Dale Barnhart
Holzer Hospital
Joe Gardner
John Haning
Crooksville
Wilbur Haning
Haning
Sanford Dodson
Thomas Saunders
Cadmus
Margaret Braley
Akron
Eloise Braley Sellards
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Seventy History Students Visit Marietta History Spots
Logan Seventy pupils from Murray City schools seventh and eighth grade history classes will visit Marietta Thursday to tour the first permanent Ohio settlement. Bernard L. Hughey and James M. Wolfe will supervise the trip.
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Logan
Murray City
Marietta
Ohio
Bernard L. Hughey
James M. Wolfe
Judge Grants Divorce On Ground of Neglect
Logan marriage of Lottie Bray and Harry Bray of Union Furnace ends in common pleas court Tuesday by Judge Phil Henderson on the ground of neglect. They wed Oct. 30, 1920. plaintiff restored to name Lottie Shaw.
Slate Fall Fatal To Epitome Miner
Charles Edward Lynch aged 51 died in a slate fall at Ara Swisher's coal mine on Story's Run in Cheshire Township. Funeral services are planned for Thursday. Lynch resided at Epitome near Meigs County June.
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Gallipolis
Ara Swisher
Story
Cheshire
Charles Edward Lynch
Epitome
Meigs County
M. E. Church To Hold Clinic
Grace Methodist Church in Gallipolis will launch an eight session fall and winter program on practical forces for personal living. The first class this Wednesday at 7 pm covers prayer as a guide to friendship with laymen assisting and Laura Ellen Barber performing.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Laura Ellen Barber
Aged Gallipolis Man Rescued From River Near OSU Bridge
Albert Feastal Sr., 86, of Gallipolis, was rescued from the Olentangy River near the OSU bridge by Columbus police after he said he intended to drown. He was found unclothed apart from some clothing, treated by medics, and released from University Hospital in good condition with his son James Feastal.
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Columbus
Albert Feastal, Sr
Gallipolis
Olentangy
Ohio State University Bridge
Lane
Ave
Earl Rambo
William Bruce
Robert Kern
Neal Ave
Feastal
Fire Department
University Hospital
James Feastal
Robinwood Ave
Aid for Aged Office Moves to Locust Street
Gallipolis officials relocate the Aid for the Aged office to a ground floor space on Locust Street. The new quarters are in the former municipal water works office, with easy access for aged and infirm visitors. The Parker Building location is not yet reassigned.
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Gallipolis
Locust St
Municipal Waterworks Office
Parker
Band Outgrows Bus Nab Private Transport to Athens Game
Gallia County sources report the 78 member school band and their instruments no longer fit two school buses. Director Richard Downs seeks private conveyances to take the band to the Athens game Friday night.
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Gallipolis
Richard Downs
Pomeroy Man Suffers Leg Injury in Mine
Gallia County reports Richard Landers a 33 year old Pomeroy resident injured in a state coal mine fall yesterday. He suffers a leg fracture and other injuries and is reported to be making satisfactory recovery at Holzer Hospital.
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Gallipolis
Richard Landers
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Ministers on Retreat See Points of Interest
Twelve ministers of the Athens Presbytery, in Gallipolis for a retreat, concluded sessions Tuesday. They were guests of Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler and were shown many points of interest about the city by their host.
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Gallipolis
Athens
Lewis Weber Gishler
May Locate State Patrol At Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz says a state patrol sub-station will be set up near Gallipolis with the completion of a new state highway garage. About three patrolmen are expected to be stationed there as plans call for a four acre state road site. Potential locations include near Mt. Zion Church west of the city, part of the fair grounds, and the Dr. L. C. Bean lot by Kananga. The garage will be a brick facility with state highway and patrol offices on the second floor.
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Gallipolis
Robert M. Betz
Republican County Executive Committee
Mt. Zion Church
Fair Grounds
Dr. L. C. Bean
Kananga
State Highway and
State Patro Representatives
Gallia Resident Held On Assault Charge
Gallia man John McCalla is held to the grand jury under bond on an assault with intent to kill charge against Truman Burnett a former game warden and Kananga resident. McCalla admits striking Burnett several blows at the fall festival. Burnett had earlier arrested McCalla for a game violation.
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Gallipolis
John McCalla
Truman Burnett
Kananga
McCalla
Burnett
Backward Students To Receive Help at Clinic
Drs. Abel and Simmons of the State Bureau of Juvenile Research will visit Gallipolis for a week starting Thursday to investigate about 20 cases of children retarded in school work. Mental tests will be given and recommendations made. Mrs. C. W. Booth, county child welfare director, is arranging the program.
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Gallipolis
Board appoints two teachers at Gallipolis high school
Mrs. Garland Gillingham will supervise two home room periods daily to handle excessive attendance while Mrs. Clarence Masters is named first substitute teacher. The district reports one fewer teacher enrolled this year saving about $1227 annually.
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Gallipolis
Garland Gillingham
Board of Education
Clarence Masters
Principal invited to Ohio principals meeting in Columbus
C. C. Byers, Gallipolis high school principal, has been invited to address the fall meeting of the Ohio High School Principals Association in Columbus on October 5. The organization reports a membership of about 200.
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Gallipolis
C. C. Byers
Ohio High School Principals’ Association
Columbus
Red Cross Committee To Attend District Meeting
Gallipolis report says C. C. Byers Red Cross roll call chairman and committee members Mrs. Byers Mrs. Joe Moch Mrs. S. B. Huntington Mrs. W. P. Beall and Miss Catherine Hayward will attend a district meeting of the organization in Marietta Thursday.
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Gallipolis
C. C. Byers
Red Cross Roll Call
Byers
Joe Moch
S. B. Huntington
W. P. Beall
Catherine Hayward
Marietta
Permits Issued for Local Marriages
Permits to wed have been issued for A. H. Baria 38 of Pomeroy and Oneida Stephenson 26 of Hazel Creek Kentucky Oral Hutch inson 21 and Louise Nelson 21 of High Coal West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
A. H. Baria
Pomeroy
Oneida Stephenson
Hazel Creek
Oral Hutchinson
Louise Nelson
High Coal
W. Va
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