Commission Holds Meeting At Courthouse
Gallia County jury commissioners D Elmer Jones and Levi White met with County Clerk Margaret MacCormick to draw panels for jury duty. Grand jurors listed for Oct 17 include Homer Warren and Hazel Wallace among others. petit jurors report later in October with names such as Anna Bush Effie Brumfield and Hazel Shelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Francis Harding
Cheshire
Donald Rose
Ohio
Fletcher Wagner
Tanner Wood
Greenfield
Judy Jones
Perry
Anna Bush
Walnut
Effie Brumfield
Guvan
Hazel Shelton
Hadway Brooks
Noah Slagle
Henry Bickle
Harrison
Alice Sprague
Springfield
Luther Massie
O. E. French
Leslie Howard
Myrtie Stringfellow
Jack Davis
Burt Hanson
Kate Mulford
John Vieth
Homer Ross
Irene Johnson
K. H. Butler
Marvin Allen
Cluster Russell
Morgan
Capt Billy Bryant to Star On WLW Radio Show
Capt Billy Bryant and his river troupe will broadcast from WLW on October 14 after midnight. The Saturday feature will air from a studio kept at 70 degrees, presenting the melodrama His Dead Sister’s Secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Billy Bryant
Lawrence Street
Ohio
Billy
WLW
Elm Tree in Gallipolis Succumbs to Elm Disease
A large aged elm before Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis died from Dayton Elm disease despite treatment since the blight appeared. The tree will be removed soon. Several other elms in the city and county are reportedly affected by the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Dayton
Election Board Checks Validity of Petitions
Gallia County Election Board met Saturday to check 17 petitions with 705 names for a civil service referendum amendment. Only 12 names were removed for illegality and the petitions were returned the same day to Secretary of State Earl Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Divorce Petition Filed After Knife Threat in Gallipolis
Mrs. Virgie Stinson files for divorce from George Stinson after he flourished a knife and threatened her with bodily harm less than a week ago. The petition cites the incident as the basis for the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Stinson
Virgie Stinson
Infant Daughter Dies in Waterloo
Ethel Boggs aged 16 days, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Boggs of Waterloo, died during the week end. Funeral services were held at Macedonia Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ethel
Glenn Boggs
Waterloo
Macedonia Church
Life-Long Thurman Resident Ellen Hughes Dies at 87
Ellen Hughes age 87 widow of Edward Hughes died at her Thurman home Saturday. Funeral services were held at Thurman Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. Samuel Whilding. She had lived in the Thurman area all her life and was a Presbyterian Church member for 74 years. A son J. Lloyd Hughes resided near the home and a daughter Esther Edwards lived in Oak Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ellen Hughes
Edward Hughes
Thursman
Thurman Presbyterian Church
Samuel Whilding
Jackson
Superstitions Rule Out Friday Engagements in Gallipolis
Local residents in Gallipolis citing Friday the 13th as an omen avoid engagements for that day. Believers say signs point to misfortune, prompting canceled plans and wary social calendars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mrs. W. B. Donnally Buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. W. B. Donnally were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the family home on Campaign Creek conducted by Rev W Scott Westerman. Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. B. Donnally
Campaign Creek
W. Scott Westerman
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Jitter Bug Club to Open Dance Season at Emerson Hall
Floyd Mitchell leads a Jallipolis group to start the dancing season at Emerson Hall early next month. Weekly sessions will be held, according to organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jallipolis
Floyd Mitchell
Emerson Hall
Fragmentary financial figures and codes in archived record
The provided OCR shows scattered monetary values and codes such as S16 058.91 S112, 086.92 and 100,005.81 21.16 with items like $244,277.00 and 45,000.00, 2,500,00 and 4,027.31 totaling $52,027.31 and $206,305.00 along with other figures and a code V2746s.
Rio Grande College Students Harvest 125 Bushels of Corn
About 125 bushels of corn from 22 varieties were harvested by Rio Grande College students on the school farm. The grain was weighed and moisture tested at Ohio State University labs with results due in November. Prizes will be awarded at Corn Field Day later in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College Farm
Ohio State University Laboratories
Social Notes From Hockingport Brighten Week
Mrs Bruce Hobart of Akron visiting sister in Pomeroy attended Maples gathering with Laura Stewart high for contract. Carl Medley returns to Front Royal Virginia after foot injury. Birthday dinner at Cowdery home with Russell Bailey and Tana Carol Crawford. Rev E B Dean announces revival at M E Church starting Sunday. Multiple locals visit, travel and birthday mentions across Coolville Parkersburg Marietta and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stalder
C. E. Fisher
Athens
A. C. Stewart
Reedsville
Clifford Fisher
Hockingport
J. L. Shepherd
Coolville
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy
Bruce Hobart
Akron
Carl Medley
Front Royal
Virginia
C. E. Cowdery
Cowdery
Russell Bailey
Lawrence Crawford
Tana Carol
Alfred Dumper
Columbus
Eugene Pew
M. E
E. B. Dean
Dean
Walter McLaren
Mary Parker Messenger
Homer McCoy
Spencer
W. Va
Howard McCoy
Humphrey Farm
J. W. McLaren
Marietta
Parkersburg
E. L. Davidson
Ohio
Davidson
Mt. Lake Park
Maryland
Mt. Lake
Rini Keever
New York City
Lewis Humphrey
Edith Humphrey
Alfred Co. Stewart
Lafayette
Ralph Gunnell
Little Hocking
Dumper
Sonny Jackson
Ora Randolph
McConnelsville
Lucy Hoyt Dunfee
Xenia
Dunfee
Roy Stewart
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Absentee Ballots Ready in Gallipolis Local Election
Absentee ballots are available today at the county election board office in Gallipolis. Officials expect few issuances as most measures on the ballot are local in scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County — Election Board
Local Notices: Divorce Granted and Pastor Moves
Sidy N. Taylor is awarded a divorce from Bernice Louise Taylor on his allegation of neglect. Rev Charles Tulga and his four member family relocate from Coshocton to Rio Grande to take the pastorate at Vinton Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sidney N. Taylor
Bernice Louise Taylor
Rio Grande Gallipolis
Charles Tulga
Coshocton
Rio Grande
Vinton Baptist Church
Inn Reopens Near Ironton See Mrs Wood
Mrs Harry Wood of Rio Grande the former Miss Lillian Oakes announces the reopening of her inn near Ironton as local guests welcome a new phase of hospitality activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harry Wood
Rio Grande
Lillian Oakes
Ironton
Mootz anniversary dinner in Gallipolis strong social notes
Gallipolis observes the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J W Mootz with a surprise dinner at the Lafayette Hotel arranged by their children. The event featured a three tiered wedding cake and gifts of silver. The report also covers other local social happenings including a forty ninth anniversary at the Pinney home and various club activities and visits by residents and guests.
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Gallipolis
J. W. Mootz
Lafayette Hotel
Mrs. Mootz
Betty
New
Mootz
George Blume
James Reilly
Harold Dillon
Hanan
Huntington
Howard Jewett
Portsmouth
Birdie Lindemood
Ostrander
John Summers
Chicago
Frank Shaw
Frank Christ
Stella Arthur
Minnie Arthur
Betty Mootz
J. W. Mootz, Jr
P. J. Pinney
Second Ave
Pinney
Gallia County
Columbus
James Stewart
Barbara
Janet
Julia
Harry Hess
Pleasantville
Louise Scott
Sara Louise Scott
Lowell Pinney
North Carolina
Alexander Barta
Pauline
Pittsburgh
Local Women Groups Hold Meetings Across Churches and Homes
The Baptist Women's Missionary Society met Friday in the church fellowship room with Mrs. Claude Shahan presiding and Mrs. James Danner telling the Esther story for devotions. Tea followed. Chambersburg Ladies' Aid Society hosted 25 members and guests the next day with devotional, business, and a covered dish lunch. The Oct 19 meeting will be at Mrs. Jennie DeWitt's home. Fort Gower I Chapter DC attendees included Mrs. Harry R. Hurn and Mrs. H. F. Romaine, plus state and local regents. other guests were Miss Charlotte Burton and Mrs. John S. Heaume. Mrs. Vernon Matthews returned home from Conneaut after visiting her parents. Miss Virginia Starkey, Miss Norma Gamble, and Miss Lois Fasig, county music teachers, returned from Elkins West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carnes
Pi Beta Phi
Athens
William Belcher
Cincinnati
Fred Darling
Columbus
Margaret D. Carter
Ellen Cherrington
Alice
W. Lewis Brown
Harry M. Miller
John Halliday
Elizabeth Shough
South
Charleston
Maggie McClurg
Frank Cox
O. H. Booton
Williamson
W. Va
A. W. Kerns
W. R. Watts
Birmingham
Ala
Mary, Millie
Artie Watts
The
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society
Claude Shahan
James Danner
Queen Esther
Florence Houck
Gallia County
W.C.T.U
George Sagen
Della Bodimer
Chambersburg Ladies’ Aid Society
Jennie DeWitt
Harry R. Hurn
H. F. Romaine
Kerr
Fort Gower i
Daughters of the American Colonists
Lowell E. Burnelle
Glouster
Romaine
Old Trails
Charlotte Burton
John S. Heaume
Springfield
Vernon Matthews
Geraldine Burnette
Conneaut
Elmer Burnette
Virginia Starkey
Norma Gamble
Lois Fasig
Elkins
Kill Large Rattlesnake Near Peniel
A rattlesnake 56 inches long with 22 rattles was killed in a forest near Peniel in Greenfield Township by Emmett and Franklin Drummond, father and son wood choppers. The skin is on display in a local store window. The snake was decapitated by an ax blow from the elder Drummond. Rattlesnakes are rare in this area and few people have seen one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Peniel
Greenfield Township
Emmett
Franklin Drummond
Drummond
Brothers in Law Held on Bond for Hide Theft
Robert Bush and Edwin Teeters brothers in law of East Gallipolis are jailed on 400 bond each for stealing beef hides from local dealer Myer Maggied and attempting sale in Pt Pleas ant. They used a rowboat stolen from Cecil Daugherty to move the hides and the boat was returned to its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Bush
Edwin Teeters
East Gallipolis
Myer Maggied
Pt. Pleasant
Cecil Daugherty
Hold Portsmouth Man On Bad Check Charge
William Gallenstein a Portsmouth used car dealer is held on a grand jury charge for issuing a fraudulent 731 dollar check to Bob Reese for three automobiles. Constable H E Shato arrested him in Portsmouth and Gallenstein posted 500 dollar cash bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Gallenstein
Portsmouth
Fred Milliser
Bob Reese
H. E. Shato
Gallenstein
Every Member Canvass Begins This Week
Gallipolis reports that an every member canvass will run October 9 through 23. Teams led by Lehr Davies and Charles Yeanger will seek pledge card collections to fund church meeting expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Lehr Davies
Charles Yeanger
Wife Granted Divorce and Custody of Child
In Gallipolis Mrs. Ernestine Brown Mehl proves Edwin Mehl neglected her and was habitually intoxicated. The court grants her divorce and custody of their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin Mehl
Ernestine Brown Mehl
Mrs Holzer Leaves Hospital After Month’s Treatment
Mrs William F Holzer mother of Dr C E Holzer is discharged from Gallipolis hospital after a month of treatment and plans an early return to her Van Wert home.
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Gallipolis
William F. Holzer
C. E. Holzer
van Wert
Mrs Bessie O'Neal Sought in Gallipolis
Gallia County police in Gallipolis and Beckley West Virginia sought Mrs Bessie O Neal after a telegraphed claim that her mother is critically ill at her Beckley home Police Chief John Fraley led the search and believed she may be visiting in or near Gallipolis The husband W F O Neal provided the alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Beckley
W. Va
John Fraley
Bessie O'Neal
W. F. O'Neal
OHE Patients To Eat Duck At Epileptics Hospital
In Gallipolis the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics will serve a duck dinner this week for about 350 patients. The three year old ducks, deemed surplus, will be used with other meats and noodles. a younger flock supplements the menu. The hospital farm includes duck runs and a pond, with staff citing an average egg harvest of 30 dozen daily for resident menus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
G. G. Kincon
Children's Home Boys Jailed for Pranks
Pranks by Paul Gibbs Virgil Saunders and Sammy Deed caused them to be jailed after removing wheel taps from a wagon driven by Gilbert Knotts the home's farmer. Superintendent Wilson notes the trio vowed to refrain from further offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul Gibbs
Virgil Saunders
Sammy Deed
Wilson
Gilbert Knotts
West Virginia Publisher Buys Weekly Citizen
H C Ogden of Wheeling buys the Weekly Citizen from Sam Simmons of Point Pleasant. The two papers will be merged in the near future as part of broader newspaper holdings in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. C. Ogden
Wheeling
West Virginia
Pt. Pleasant Daily Register
Citizen
Democratic
Sam Simmons
Building Code Meeting to Review Proposed Provisions
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce hosts a session on provisions of a proposed building code tonight. The group will prepare the code for presentation to the City Commission for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
City Commission
Florist Carl Thomas Leaves Ohio Hospital for Epileptics
Gallipolis reports that Carl Thomas, a florist at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, is mentioned as departing the institution on October 15 after two years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Carl Thomas
Apple Orchard Near Normal Yield At Ohio Hospital
The 65 acre Ohio Hospital for Epileptics orchard is near normal yield with about 14 000 bushels expected. A 2000 tree newer block is three years old but not in production. Apples will be used on site and excess shipped to other state institutions including Ohio Penitentiary. varieties include Rome Beauty Ingraham Golden Red Starking Delicious Grimes Wealthy Arkansas Black Black Twig Winter Banana Early Harvest Yellow Transparent Red June Siberian Crab Stayman Red Winesap Rambeaus Ben Davis Russell Jonathans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
G. G. Kincon
State Hospital
Jether
Ohio
Itentiary
Rome
Grimes
Wealthy
Arkansas
Russell
Sewage Disposal Plant to Be Installed in Chickamauga Area
A model rural sewage disposal plant with septic tank will be installed at the Chickamauga section home of Anderson Robinson, member of the county soil conservation committee, Oct. 16 and 17. On Oct. 18 the plant will be open for public inspection by interested rural residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chickamauga
Anderson Robinson
County Soil Conservation Committee
Driver II Jailed After Speeding Drunk Driving Charge
Gallipolis report: William B. Winegar of Richmond Indiana jailed weekend for driving 60 mph while intoxicated. Police said Winegar was apprehended after officers stopped his auto and determined he was under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William B. Winegar
Richmond
Ind
Hospital Stores Food In 55,000 Gallon Cans
The Ohio Hospital for Epileptics completes its largest county canning drive with 55,000 gallon tins filled and stored for winter. Each can bears a painted symbol and is sealed by a special machine, then stacked in long head-high rows in the storage house basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Gallia Man to Face Manslaughter Charge in Jackson County
Russell Beckett a 34 year old East Gallipolis resident will be tried on a manslaughter charge in Jackson County courts October 17. Beckett is charged with causing the death of a woman by crowding a car off the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Russell Beckett
East Gallipolis
Jackson County
Beckett
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