Local option election planned for Huntington Township and Vinton village
Ballots are prepared for a county local option election in Huntington Township and Vinton village. Six questions cover sale of all intoxicating liquor including 3.2 beer. No liquor permits exist in either area, but several beer outlets operate. Proponents claim sheriff patrols and arrests for intoxication weekly. The election, Nov 7, is the county's only local option vote with little publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Huntington Township
Vinton Village
W.C.T.U
Did Mastodons Once Roam in These Hills
In Gallia County a five foot object about 18 inches in circumference was found by Pleasant Valley road workers north of Rio Grande. Initially judged as shale rock or petrified wood, the piece weighs about 200 pounds and resembles a mastodon tusk. Ernest Davis exhibited it and experts from Ohio State University and nearby physicians were to examine it for correct classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ernest Davis
Pleasant Valley Road
Rio Grande
C. E. Holzer
G. G. Kincon
H. C. Shetrone
Ohio State University
Wilfred Massie Dies In Wellston Monday
Wilfred Bob Massie age 39 longtime resident of Cora neighborhood died Monday night in Wellston. He was son of the late Mr and Mrs Alfred Massie and after their deaths lived with his aunt Miss Elsie Ann Massie. Funeral services were held at Old Pine Church near Rio Grande with Rev W Z Coffey and burial followed in the churchyard cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wilfred
Bob” Massie
Cora
Wellston
Alfred Massie
Elsie Ann Massie
Old Pine Church
Rio Grande
W. Z. Coffey
Reverend James R. Bishop to Speak at Gallipolis Mission
Announcement states Reverend James R. Bishop of the National Holiness Society Chicago and former China India missionary will speak Thursday night at the Gallipolis Mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James R. Bishop
National Holiness Society of Chicago
China
India
Gallipolis Mission
Birthday dinner highlights Gallia and nearby towns
Gallipolis social notes recount birthdays honored by A. M. Calhoun in Harrison Township with relatives from Huntington and Gallia County. A separate entry notes Mrs. C. C. Walters’s surprise birthday at Eureka with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. M. Calhoun
Harrison Township
Calhoun
Harold Harrison
Avanelle Henson
Huntington
Fred Smith
Delaware
Chauncey Neal
Ernest Henson
Ladolla Calhoun
Merrill Harrison
Herman Harrison
C. C. Walters
Eureka
Gallia County
Kenneth
Akron
Sigrid Gurie Debuts in Rio at Athena Theater
Universal presents Rio at the Athena with Basil Rathbone as a finance prince and Sigrid Gurie as his love interest. The film travels from Paris to Rio de Janeiro, featuring costumes by Madame Pola and vibrant tropical backdrop as Rathbone faces a prison camp while Gurie and Robert Cummings form a romance.
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Hollywood
Universal
Athena
Paris
Basil Rathbone
Sigrid Gurie
Madame Pola
Paris Couturier
Rio de Janeiro
South America
Rathbone
Miss Gurie
Robert Cummings
Cummings
Deanna Durbin
Sam Goldwyn
Walter Wanger
Algiers
Woman Injured in Route 33 Auto Collision Near Pattonville
Two cars collided on Route 33 near Pattonville on Tuesday as Carl Hansel of Logan, traveling south, attempted to pass a truck. Mrs. Hawk suffered chest and knee injuries. Deputy Nellis Smith investigated and directed heavy traffic at the scene.
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Logan
Pattonville
Carl Hansel
Herbert Hawk
Athens Rt. 4
Hansel
Straitsville Church To Have Lecture
Straitsville Methodist Church hosts a stereopticon lecture Wednesday at 7 pm titled Fifty Years in the Southern Mountains about Pittman Center and the Great Smoky Mountains. A local Epworth League group heads to Zanesville Thursday at 5 pm for a district rally. Youth recreation and games are set for Saturday at 7 pm, free of charge.
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New Straitsville
Methodist Church
Southern Mountains
Pittman Center
Great Smoky Mountains
Zanesville
Epworth League
Seek Housing for Fox Hunters Mounts in Logan Hunt
LOGAN October 29 committee seeks stables for horses used by huntsmen. A canvass of the city aims to list available stable space as fairground facilities will host the horse show. Rodney Steel, committee head, asks owners with spare stable room to contact him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Rodney Steel
Court orders support for two children in Linn case
A Logan court order issued Tuesday in the Fern Linn versus Floyd Linn case requires the defendant to pay 5 per week for the two children during the case. He is also barred from interfering with custody. A 50 attorney fee is due by November 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Fern Linn
Floyd Linn
FBI Official Details Crime Solving At Gallia Rotary Dinner
H D Harris head of the Cincinnati Division FBI spoke to about 75 Rotarians and guests on how ballistics and fingerprint bureaus aid cases. He recalled the two year old capture of Jesse Bailey, a desperado serving a life sentence at Alcatraz. President Carl C Byers announced a Ladies Night with Hollis C Johnston speaking on 53 years in the legal field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. D. Harris
Cincinnati
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harris
Washington
Jesse Bailey
Green
Jackson County
Bailey
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Carl C. Byers
Hollis C. Johnston
The
Legal Fraternity
Opposition forms to pension amendment in Gallia County
Organized opposition to the Bigelow Pension Amendment is taking shape with local and other speakers set to address clubs societies and organizations. The Chamber of Commerce with the Ohio Emergency Committee will arrange speaking dates and literature distribution opposing the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Emergency Committee
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Judge Halliday Proclaims National Business Women's Week
Municipal Judge John Halliday issues a proclamation marking National Business Women's Week from October 8. He praises increasing women participation in business and professional life and urges greater appreciation of women's contributions across fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Halliday
Inmate Heber Saunders Re-Arrested at Church Service
Gallipolis reports Heber Saunders an escapee from Athens State Hospital was seized by sheriff officers while attending church services in Harrison Township and sent back to the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Athens State Hospital
Heber Saunders
Harrison Township
Open Meeting Planned by Huntington Grange in Gallipolis
Huntington Grange schedules a Saturday night convocation in Gallipolis with an open meeting. Lecturer Mary Walker says a patriotic program will feature several musical numbers and a series of readings.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Grange
Mary Walker
Hold Last Rites for Aged Gallia Resident
Funeral services were held at Bula ville Christian Church for Lewin G. Davis 74 a Gallia County native who died Monday night at his son Denver Davis home west of Kanauga He is survived by his wife Malva Shaver Davis brothers William Ernest Lorain Gallia Clinton of Columbus Monroe of Gahanna and sister Minnie Bunce of Addison township Davis operated several farms in the county during his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bulaville Christian Church
Lewin G. Davis
Denver Davis
Kanauga
Malva Shaver Davis
William
Ernest
Lorain
Clinton l
Columbus
Monroe
Gahanna
Minnie Bunce
Addiston Township
Davis
Gallia Scouts Plan Journey to Circus in Huntington
About sixty Boy Scouts from Gallia County plan to attend the Boy Scout Circus at League Park in Huntington on November 2021. Kenneth Davis, area director, says the unit will join roughly one thousand scouts at the event. Leaders from Gallipolis and neighboring towns organize equipment and transport for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
League Park
Huntington
Kenneth Davis
Edwin McCormick
Paul Wetherholt
Crown City
Roland Rose
Cheshire
Kermit Massie
Rio Grande
Francis Burdell
Inton
Pearl McClaskey
Thurman
No License Squirrel Hunter Fined $25
Edwin French of Swan Creek hunted squirrels yesterday without a license. Game Protector Merrill McCormick arrested him and Magistrate Fred Millisor fined him $25 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin French
Swan Creek
Merrill McCormick
French
Fred Millisor
Miss Erma Hart Sook Named Cashier at Luckoff Store
Miss Erma Hart Sook of Vinton is appointed cashier at the Luckoff store following the resignation of Miss Mary Thabet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Erma Hartsook
Vinton
Luckoff
Mary Thabet
Repair Work on Maze Property in Gallipolis
Mr and Mrs George Maze undertake extensive repairs on their Second Avenue property recently bought in Gallipolis detailing current improvements and scope of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Maze
Second Avenue
Logan High Attendance Averages Featured by Rooms
Logan High School posted a first month overall attendance of 97.36 percent. Room 24 led with 98.32 percent, followed by Room 36BR at 98.28 and Room 32S at 98.24 percent while Room 32S also topped tardy and absence with 81.57 percent.
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Logan
Logan High School
Room 24
Room 36Br
Room 32S
Local Merchant Patient Ordered to Bed After Heart Failure
Charles Hildebrandt, a local merchant in Logan, was ordered to remain in bed for several weeks by his attending physician due to a heart ailment.
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Logan
Charles Hildebrandt
Kanauga Ladies Aid meets with 17 members and guests
Kanauga social notes report the Kanauga-Ladies' Aid Society gathering on Thursday October 5 hosted by Mrs A W Pullins with 17 members two guests and two children present. The meeting opened with singing prayer and scripture.
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Kanauga
Hilda Oliver
Kananga
South Charleston
Carl Chase
Washington D. H
Zella Harding
Myrtie Chase
Gallipolis
Roy Graves
Athens
Emma Comstock
Huntington
Paul Ables
W. F. Deem
W. O. Saunders
Columbus
C. G. Houck
Ella Wagner
Chickamauga Park
W. W. Ricketts
Eva Claire Swain
Fannie Schoonover
Homer Sowards
B. D. Raike
Robert Warner
John Ohlinger
Berkeley Wright
T. S. Hanes
Charles Hanes
Plint
W. Va
Forrest Fife
Betty Cottrell
Daniel Miller
A. W. Pullins
John Freer
Lancaster
Albert Spencer
Police arrest Sidney Taylor on wheat theft charges
Local and Jackson County officers arrested Sidney Taylor of Adamsville late Monday night on charges of stealing 60 bushels of wheat from a Bloomfield township farm. The grain was reportedly sold to a Gallipolis mill.
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Gallipolis
Jackson County
Sidney Taylor
Adamsville
Bloomfield Township
Son Is Born After Father's Death Here
Mrs. Richard Davis of Oak Hill gave birth to a son at Holzer Hospital Monday night. The infant’s father died in the same hospital on Sept. 8 from burns sustained when a keg of mine powder he was transporting exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Richard Davis
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
Church Delegates Hold Convention in Valley Churches
Delegates to the Athens Presbyterial representing churches from Marietta to Gallipolis met yesterday in First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ryan of Middleport as moderator. About 50 people attended with Mrs. W. P. Beall of Gallipolis chairing activities. Lunch was served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Athens
PTA Meeting Addresses Three Mill Levy for Schools
The Gallia county parent teacher association met with Municipal Judge John Halliday urging support for a proposed three mill school levy. After a short high school band concert, Dr. A. N. Thomas, head of Ohio’s Child Hygiene Department, delivered the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Washington
Parent-Teacher Association
John Halliday
A. N. Thomas
Child Hygiene Department of
Ohio
First Meeting Tonight For New Girl Scouts
Local chapter Business and Professional Women sponsors a Girl Scout Troop in Gallipolis. A preliminary meeting is announced for tonight with organizer Mrs. Dorothy K. Huestis of Portsmouth addressing attendees. Girls aged 8 to 14 are eligible.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
Valley View Country Club
Portsmouth
The
National Federation
Gallipolis
Dorothy K. Huestis
Aged Cutler Resident Dies
John Daily of Cutler dies at home aged 83. Born October 18 1855 he was never married. Funeral services were held at Vincent Catholic Church and burial at St. Marys Old Cemetery in Marietta. Surviving are two sisters Kathryn Daily of Columbus and Winnie Schnider of East Liverpool.
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Cutler
John Daily
Vincent
St. Mary’s Old
Marietta
Daily
Kathryn Daily
Columbus
Winnie Schnider
East Liverpool
Ladies Aid
I. R. Blauser
Wilford Kennedy
Billie
Greenville
Kennedy
Ralph Bass
Isaac Kennedy
Charles Harris
Freda Harris
Oren Kennedy
J. W. Leyda
Perce Oakes
Kathryn
Nancy
Belpre
Carrie
Dean Dunbar
Ray Goddard
Lloyd Remley
J. O. Leyda
Clarence Secoy
Louise Place
Carl English
Grandville
Mich
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EL Ebbe
Athens Messenger
Ceme
Gallia
Oud Theatre
Connolly
Ray
Paul Fix
Pee
Gallipolis Social Notes
Mrs. Walters
Imogene Stewart
Osie Halley
Fortification Hill Park
Hollis Saunders
Earl Eblin
Kildare Klub
Elmer Hatfield
L. W. Thompson
Mabelle Gills
Edna Halley
Marion
E. G. Halley
William D. Higgins
Greenup
Higgins
W. D. Higgins
E. E. Hatfield
Nell Worman
F. W. Shane
Miss Worman
Mary Neff
Albany
Tronton
Order of the Eastern Star
Ironton
Donald Dunlap
Helen Pierson
Cadiz
H. B. Pierson
Mabel Thomas
Janet Bailey
Westerville
James Lafferty
Buffalo
N. Y
Julia Watts
E. R. Wallace
Alma
Lawrence Gates
Sigrid
Straitsville Church
Judge Halliday
Logan High
Police
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PTA
Fred C., Sanders
Craw Loan and Guaranty Company
N. Court Street
Athens, Ohio
SOHIO
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
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