Car Hits Bridge Approach Injuring Gallipolis Couple
Mr and Mrs Craig Slagle were driving to Circleville to witness the Logan Elm exercises when they crashed into a concrete bridge approach on Route 56 eight miles from Circleville. He suffered head and face cuts a cut artery in the left arm and a bruised knee cap while she had knocked out teeth and facial injuries. Their three children escaped with minor bruises. The Slagles were treated at Circleville hospital and released the same evening. The Oldsmobile sedan required about 300 dollars in repairs.
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Gallipolis
Circleville
Craig Slagle
Slagle
Gallipolis Man Develops Rare Novelty Trade
Robert Houck, a Gallipolis resident, produces small wooden novelty items such as corner shelves tie racks and magazine stands for the 5 and 10 cent store trade. Shipments valued at $1000 monthly go to Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Chicago. He built a concrete block factory at home using saws lathes and spraying equipment. The enterprise employs several workers and is expected to grow into a strong city asset.
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Gallipolis
Robert Houck
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Houck
Ex Gallia Resident Tells of Indian Rains
Ex Gallia County resident Esther Rickabaugh writes from Raj Nandgaon Central Province India about rainfall 22 inches above normal causing loss of life and washing away small towns. She notes a new mission home for her and Miss Eversole, their conference at Ray for three weeks, and timing of mission work from October to March with hot months and rainy season to September. Garden produce like potatoes onions corn and cucumbers are available and bacon has returned after a long goat meat diet.
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Gallipolis
Raj Nandgaon
Central Province
India
Esther Rickabaugh
Gallia County
Eversole
Rickahaugh
Ray
Gets Record Price For Herd Of Cattle
In Gallipolis Capt. John Lane who runs the local ferry and a West Virginia stock farm sold 141 head of three year old cattle to J Everett Gill of Gallipolis for a record price of 15000 dollars. The cattle average 1100 to 1200 pounds and are in fine condition.
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Gallipolis
John Lane
West Virginia
J. Everett Gill
Foundry Worker Dies From Skull Injury at Gallipolis Plant
Alden Forrice Graham Lucas age 24 a foundry helper at the Gallipolis Store and Foundry Co died in Holzer Hospital from a skull fracture and facial injuries suffered when his head struck a revolving drum at the plant a week earlier Funeral services were held at the family home in Harrison Township and burial was in Salt Rock West Virginia He is survived by his wife three young children his mother Mrs Ida Porter Lucas and several brothers and sisters
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Gallipolis
Alden Forrice
Graham Lucas
Foundry
Holzer Hospital
Store and Foundry Co
Harrison Township
Salt Rock
W. Va
Lucas
Ida Porter Lucas
Clode Wolfe Dies in California Residence
Gallipolis native Clode Wolfe 81 died at his Los Angeles home where he had lived 20 years. Survived by daughter Mrs. Fred Willey and two sons Richard and James Wolfe, all of California. Funeral services and burial will be there.
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Gallipolis
Clode Wolfe
Los Angeles
Calif
Fred Willey
Richard
James Wolfe
California
Crash at Hamrick curve injures Gallia couple
Orin Thomas and his wife of Gallipolis were badly shaken after their car crashed into a trailer hitched to another vehicle on the Hamrick curve near Rodney. The Thomas car and the other Columbus driver’s vehicle were badly damaged.
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Gallipolis
Hamrick
Rodney
Orin Thomas
Columbus
Safety measures urged to protect school children
Gallipolis officials report extra precautions to keep students safe from traffic. School boys monitor intersections near schools to guide pupils, teachers give warning talks, and parents are urged to discuss street hazards at home.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Mrs. Rose Kerns Payne Dies in Huntington
Mrs. Rose Kerns Payne wife of Charles Payne and daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Thomas Kerns of Gallia County died Sunday midnight at the family home in Huntington She is survived by her husband three daughters and two sons A brother Henry Kerns lives in Gallipolis Funeral services will be held in Huntington Wednesday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Rose Kerns Payne
Charles Payne
Thomas Kerns
Gallia County
Huntington
Henry Kerns
Mrs. Bessie Durkee Dies in Des Moines Iowa
Mrs. Bessie Durkee wife of Prof William Durkee former Vinton schools superintendent died in Des Moines Iowa Saturday. She leaves husband and a stepdaughter Esther Durkee who lived with grandmother Mrs Fannie Matthews since the infant death. Funeral services and burial occurred in Des Moines Monday.
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Gallipolis
Fannie Matthews
Vinton
Des Moines
Iowa
Bessie Durkee
William Durkee
Rodney
Esther Durkee
Matthews
Huntington Grange Plans Safety Work
Huntington Grange in Gallipolis schedules a highway safety program at its October 9 meeting. The group will discuss fog driving and safety measures, with songs and games. An exhibit is planned for the Fall Festival, with exhibits due at the town hall October 11 at 8 PM, per Mrs. O F E Painter.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Grange
O. FE. Painter
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