Woman sole support may secure WPA work in Gallia County
Gallia County officials say women who are the sole providers for their families may obtain relief employment through WPA programs. A conference led by H. W. Nixon and Charleston officials outlined plans as federal and state relief end November 1. Public projects include sewing garments, school lunches, book repair, filing systems, and updating county records.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
H. W. Nixon
WPA
Court House
Charlotte Cooper
Athens
C. C. Stillman
Washington School
Public Library
FERA
Ohio Valley Bank
Our House
Pomeroy to Host Monthly Boxing Card and Wrestling
Gallipolis reports boxing events moving to Pomeroy for at least one night monthly under manager J F Clendenin. A mixed wrestling and boxing card is set for Oct 7 at Pomeroy Armory with Whit Conley of Huntington facing John Fulton of Detroit. Main bout features Big Ben McCoy of Cincinnati vs Jens Caldwell of Akron. semifinals pair Jeas McMurtry and Tommy Jackson.
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Gallipolis
Siivers'Bridge
George's Creek
Pomeroy
J. F. Clendenin
Pomeroy Armory
Whit Conley
Huntington
West Virginia
John Fulton
Detroit
Mich
Jim Londos Conley
Fulton
Big Ben McCoy
Cincinnati
Jens Caldwell
Akron
Jeas McMurtry
Bilver Bridge Arena
Tommy Jackson
Clendennin
Gallipolia
Athens
Pt Pleasant
W. Va
Died in West Virginia former Gallia pastor and Meadows obituary
Dr. Curtis W. Smith age 67 former Grace Methodist Episcopal Church pastor died at his Williamstown West Virginia home where he had lived since retirement Surviving wife Mia Floe Traugh Smith and son Dr Vincent Smith prominent Ironton physician Funeral services were held in Williamstown today with six pallbearers from the local Methodist Church This notice also reports M W A Meadows age 82 former Gallia man died in Delaware and funeral held at Apple Grove West Virginia He lived near Gallipolis eight years after 1915 Airplane race will bring planes to Ohio Sunday with Dr C K Holzer piloting a Waco cabin plane and Lieut Eckford Hodge at the controls
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Gallipolis
Curtis W. Smith
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Williamstown
W. Va
Mia. Floe Traugh Smith
Vincent Smith
Ironton
F. J. Entaminger
T. Berridge
A. C. Safford
FE. J. Rosener
C. F. Phillips
and Anderson Robinson
M. W. A. Meadows
Delaware
Apple Grove
Jacob Knight
Ohio
C. K E. Holzer Han
Waco
Lieut
Eckford Hodgeon
Farmer Charged With Property Destruction
John Bateman, a Green Township farmer, faces charges of malicious destruction of property in Municipal Court in Gallipolis. Reporter Ross Wallace testified Bateman rented a 100 acre Lidy Hollow farm and broke a rocking chair valued at $2. A hearing is set for 1 PM on Wednesday October 9. Wallace also claimed Bateman stole a hog trough and sold more than 4 dollars worth of cream from cows on the farm, with Bateman supposed to care for the cows and share proceeds.
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Gallipolis
John Bateman
Green Township
Ross Wallace
Wallace
Bateman
Lidy Hollow
Camp Gallia Is To Stay CCC Leader Says
Gallia County camp officials deny any transfer plans for 1936. Lieut Sidney Stern notes re roofing to guard against winter weather and cites the camp winning a sector pennant. Enrollees travel 30 miles daily to Wayne forest for pole prep for future fire towers. Most enrollees are county natives required to reside at the camp.
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Camp Gallia
CCC
Gallipolis
Citizens’ Conservation Corps
Sidney Stern
Lranton
Meigs
Pedro
Webster
Lawrence
Wayne Forest
Camp Gallin
Stern
Mary Bess Kent Leads In Festival Queen Vote
More than 9 000 votes were cast for festival queen with Mary Bess Kent leading at 325 votes. Margaret Irion followed, then Iris Harrison Hilda Leaper Myrtle Wageon Charlotte Cornwell, with smaller tallies. The ballot box will be opened at Second and State Streets until 7 pm Saturday as the festival committee resumes preparations for exhibit space and merchant advertising at the county event. A 77 year old woman, Mrs Charles B. Craft, was hospitalized with a fractured hip after a fall while picking apples at her son Led Craft’s home near Clipper Mill.
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Gallipolis
Mary Bess Kent
Margaret Irion
E Pickena
Iris Harrison
Hilda Leaper
Myrtle Wageon
Charlotte Cornwell
Charles BD. Craft
Holser Hospital
Led Craft
Clipper Mill
Stillman urges WPA directors to back the line
In Columbus C. C. Stillman said only about 30 000 men were employed on WPA projects and urged the 16 WPA directors to back the line. He cited a Washington prediction that most submitted programs will go ahead and told district directors to ignore the current payroll figure, stressing more work lies ahead.
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Columbus
C. C. Stillman
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Stillman
WPA
Ohio
W. M. Cotton
Liquor truck believed stolen and abandoned near Cincinnati
Officers search for a truck loaded with liquor reported stolen by E. G. Bruegge of a trucking firm. The vehicle was found on a side road stripped of cargo intended for state liquor stores worth about 8460 dollars.
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Cincinnati
E. G. Brueggeman
Trucking Company
Pearls Ranked by Color: Black Leads The Stacking
The note lists black pearls as the highest quality, followed by pink, then white and finally yellow pearls in order of desirability.
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Schine
Athena
Neon Products, Inc
Lima, Ohio
Nixon
Garfield
Eleanor Powell
M-G-M
Nacio Herb Brown
Arthur Freed
Jack Tleanor
Eoseet
BENNY + POWELL
Taylor Una Merkel
Frances Langford
Sid Silvers
Buddy Ebsen
June Knight
Wilma Ebsen
Harry Stockwell
Nick Long, JR
Annapolis
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Shhines
Athena Theatre
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Wilton
E. F. Sells
North Court St
The
Athens National Bank
Clenden
Gallia
Blue Devils
Fackson
Gallien Academy Blue Devils
Jackson
Gallians
Cheshire ST
Mercerville
H H Wilbur
Buck Line
Ohio Works Progress
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