Rural REA Plant Proposed in Gallia Area
Gallia County may host Ohio s first REA generator plant as an experiment. Buckeye Rural Electric Co reports a $250 000 REA grant and possible siting near Portsmouth Eureka Dam or Letart Meigs County. Plant could use water and diesel power with extensions to Gallia Meigs Athens Jackson Counties energizing 323 miles to 1185 member line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
REA
Ohio
John Lusher
Buckeye Rural Electric Co
Lawrence
Washington
Meigs
Athens
Jackson
Ross, Pike
Scioto
Lusher
Scioto County
Portsmouth
Eureka Dam
Letart
Meigs County
Ohio River
Buckeye Co
Callia
Cooperative Company
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights from Friday Luncheon
Mrs Edward Wise hosted a luncheon honoring Mrs Harold Brown with a gift for her layette. Guests included Mrs Edward Higgins Mrs Carl Byers Mrs Richard Downs and other local friends. Eva Wright led a Happy Home Club all day meeting at Campaign Church with readings and music. A party at Lecta celebrated the birthdays of Lucille and Avanelle Harrison with games and doughnuts and cider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edward Wise
Harland Martin
Harold Brown
Eva Wright
Happy Home Club
Campaign Church
A. L. Elliott
Ogden
Iowa
Minnie Bunce
Rena Fife
Dora McLeish
Celestia Switzer
Mabel Thaxton
Garnette Lawless
Meda Mink
Carrie Boyles
Ethel Mink
Mary Swisher
Hilda Rice
Helen Moore
Trudie Moore
Garnet Swisher
Vera Fulton
Mrs Gillingham Speaks on Mexico at Rio Grande Club
Mrs Garland Gillingham entertained Rio Grande Faculty Club at the high school library with a lecture on her summer trip to Mexico. She covered history legends and the country’s present condition and closed with a vivid account of a bull fight she attended. Her son James showed moving pictures while she explained them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Gillingham
Rio Grande
Mexico
James
Birthday Gathering and Local Visits Bring Families Together
Mr and Mrs Lewis Scott hosted relatives for a birthday at their home with gifts and refreshments for Scott and guests. Salem Missionary Society members enjoyed quilting and a light program with Rhoda and Freda Slagle. A. L. Elliott of Ogden Iowa arrived to visit Eloise Wolfe and plan a Florida winter stay lasting about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Scott
Scott
Bert Scott
Charles Scott
Lester Roush
Betty
John Bradbury
Patty
Gallipolis
Salem Missionary Society
Rhoda Slagle
Freda Slagle
Plains
Middleport
A. L. Elliott
Ogden
Iowa
Eloise Wolfe
Florida
Devault Divorce Case Taken Under Advisement
Gallipolis court records show Mrs. Pearl Devault’s divorce action heard by Judge W. R. White and taken under advisement after the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pearl Devault
W. R. White
Local addresses listed for Gallipolis notice
E. E. Harrison Chillicothe Avenue to Lehr Davies of this city are identified in the brief local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. E. Harrison
Chillicothe Ave
Lehr Davies
Face of Death on Brooklyn Street Witnessed by Pupils
A man named Peter Mancuso, labeled a small-time gambler, was murdered in a parked car as Public School 143 dismissed for the day. Two unknown gunmen fled. A dramatic photo shows Mancuso’s bloodied body with his aunt crying nearby and relatives reacting amid the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Peter Mancuso
Mancuso
Police Order Closes Vinton Dance Hall
Gallia County authorities close Frank Perkins dance hall one mile west of Vinton on Route 160 after complaints from residents. Perkins held a four year old permit to operate the public dance hall and the order came from Probate Judge James S. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frank Perkins
Vinton
Route
James S. Clark
Perkins
Plan Song Convention At Bladen Church
Providence Church near Bladen plans a song convention Wednesday night with groups and individuals from several communities presenting sacred songs. There is no admission charge.
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Plan
Bladen Church
Gallipolis
Providence Church
Bladen
Gomer Richards Buys 216 Acre Farm
Gomer Richards has purchased the Raccoon Township farm of 216 acres belonging to his late father D C Richards for $3000. The property lies near Rio Grande and includes an eight room residence and several out buildings. It was appraised at $3535.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gomer Richards
Raccoon Township
D. C. Richards
Rio Grande
Civil Service Board To Announce Patrol Men Grades
Gallipolis civil service board expected to announce early this week the grades of seven men tested for patrol positions in the municipal building Thursday. The announcement will identify those who passed and their relative standings based on the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Board
Gallipolis
City Civil Service Board
Army Chaplain To Speak at Rally
Gallipolis reports Chaplain George Sagen arrives on leave from Camp Brage North Carolina to address a young people's rally at First Baptist Church tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Sagen
Camp Brage
North Carolina
First Baptist Church
Oreville Youth Is Appendicitis Victim
Friends learned Sunday that John Auker of Oreville was taken to a hospital in Elyria with suspected appendicitis. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Pearl Auker and has worked in the northern part of the state for several months.
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Logan
John Auker
Elyria
Pearl Auker
Oreville
Bowling hall progress at Mon Cook site aims this week
New alleys in the bowling hall under construction for Mon Cook will be finished this week though opening may be delayed due to late arriving materials. Work on the building is progressing.
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LOGAN
Mon Cook
New Load Record at McLinn Mill Highlighted
James MecLinn's Marion Township cider mill set a new record when Floyd Brown delivered a single load of apples producing 300 gallons of cider the largest yield yet reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLinn Mill
Logan
James MecLinn
Marion Township
Floyd Brown
McLinn
State Patrol Arrests Four At Week End
Logan report shows four arrests over the weekend by the State Patrol. Carl Blosser faces a DUI charge after a Sunday appearance before Mayor Dallas Kinser with a $500 bond. D. C. Flippo of Ft. Worth is fined 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication. Gene P French of Athens Route 1 pleads guilty to gravel on highway and pays 5 dollars plus costs. Robert Gano of Logan fined 5 dollars and costs for crossing the yellow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Route 33
State Highway Patrol
Robert Gano
Logan
Union Furnace
Absent Voter Ballots Cast In Columbus And Dayton
Ralph T. Webb of Columbus was first to vote an absent ballot for November, casting Saturday evening. Mary Bond Henry of Columbus also voted, as did Harry J. Mack of Dayton, who spent the weekend with family here.
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Logan
Ralph T. Webb
Columbus
Irs
Mary Bond Henry
Harry J. Mack
Dayton
McArthur Logan Men Involved in Wreck
McArthur Logan men involved in a wreck Saturday on U S Route 33 near W Hunter Street. Henry Adkins was passing a third car when the collision occurred. No one was seriously injured according to Deputy Sheriff Forest Keck. The Hawk vehicle was damaged.
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LOGAN
Marie Hawk
McArthur
Henry Adkins
U. S. Route 33
W. Hunter St
Adkins
Forest Keck
Union Furnace High Players Named in County Ten
Bob Bryan and Paul McManus of Union Furnace are named among the county's top ten players on the Union Furnace high school basketball team in Columbus.
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Logan
Bob Bryan
Paul McManus
Union Furnace
Columbus
Union Furnace High
Army Man as Speaker at Marietta Baptist Convention
Rev. George Sagen pastor and army chaplain at Camp Bragg N C is named speaker for the Ohio Baptist Convention sessions in Marietta. He will discuss The Church's Responsibility to the Men in Uniform with his army service experience as backdrop. Gov. Harold E Stassen and Rev W T Packer also scheduled to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Camp Bragg
N. C
Ohio Baptist Convention
Marietta
Sagen
W. T. Packer
Painesville
Rio Grande College
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Riverview Baptist Church
St. Paul
Northern Baptist Convention
Missing Thirty Years Man Reunited With Family
Logan man James Miller and sister Eva Campbell, of Columbus, reunited with their brother Sherman Miller near West Jefferson after a 30 year search. Sherman, 76, living on a West Jefferson farm 18 years, had worked in coal mines in the valley and West Virginia. The trio planned a Columbus home for Sherman and a family reunion after decades apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James Miller
Eva Campbell
Columbus
Sherman Miller
West Jefferson
Franklin County
Ward Township
Hocking County
Sherman
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Mr. Miller
Dick Keplar
Hocking Valley
Keplar
4 H Members Sell Cattle At Circleville Auction
Logan reports strong results for Hocking County 4 H club at Circleville pumpkin show auction. Kenneth Iles bought an 1070 lb Angus steer for 15 cents per lb totaling 160 50. Other cattle included Herefords owned by Jacob Hahn Nick Hahn and Timmey Heinlein plus Angus pair owned by Harold Nihiser and Lester Nihiser. Some cattle to be shipped to Columbus for the Junior Livestock Show next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
4-H Club
Circleville
Kenneth Iles
Enterprise
Faster Packing Co
Gfolumbus
Iles
Jacob Hahn
Nick Hahn
Timmey Heinlein
Harry MacRoss
Harold
Lester Nihiser
Columbus
First Frost Reported in Hocking County Area
Logan area farmers reported the first frost of the season Friday evening across Hocking County. Reports indicate frost was heavy enough to affect vegetation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Hospital Notes Reports Admissions and Discharges
Mrs Joe Burton of Nelsonville Route 1 was admitted to Cherrington Hospital for an emergency operation. James Heinlein of Logan was discharged after two weeks of treatment. Mrs Billy Snyder of this city is reported as slightly improved.
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Logan
Joe Burton
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
James Heinlein
Billy Snyder
Timberlake couple welcome daughter in Logan
Mr and Mrs Pearl Timberlake announce the birth of a daughter in Logan at Cherrington Hospital on Friday. Grandparents listed include Mr and Mrs Luther Timberlake and Mr and Mrs Bert Funk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Pearl Timberlake
Cherrington Hospital
Luther Timberlake
Bert Funk
Anglers Report Bass Bite in Hocking River
Local angler says bass are biting in the Hocking River with artificial bait. Some catches measure up to 14 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking
R Spence Returns on 18 Day Furlough Home
Ralph Spence son of Mr and Mrs John Spence arrives Friday evening on an 18 day furlough from the 32nd Division stationed at Alexandria He has served six months in the armed forces and is visiting in LOQOGAN with his family during leave
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Loqogan
Ralph Spence
John Spence
Alexandria
Washington Township Men Travel in Buggy
H. E. Walters and son Arden came to Logan from Washington Township on Saturday in a two horse survey buggy. The vehicle is one of the few of its kind still in existence in the county.
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Logan
H. E. Walters
Arden
Washington Township
Nolan Davis Transferred to Alaska CCC Camp
Nolan Davis of Washington township son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Davis has been transferred from a CCC camp in Idaho to Alaska. He enrolled several months ago and the move was confirmed to his parents.
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Logan—Nolan Davis
Ernest Davis
Washington Township
Alaska
CCC
Idaho
Spencer Wedding Guests Gather for Shower in Coal Gate
Logan social notes report Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Spencer of Athens celebrated their Sept 20 wedding in Pomeroy with a shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Spencer in Coal Gate. Attendees include Newton Spencer Delia Saunders James McNamee Patricia and Charles Spencer Jim and Johnny Logan, the Strains Thomas Gallahan and others. The couple reside in Athens where Spencer works at Union Printing Company.
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Kenneth Thomas
Joe Gallahan
Harold Gill
Jack
Jimmy Boling
Nell Syberts
New Straitsville
Ernest Martin
Emma Martin
New Pittsburg
Gertrude Spencer
Fanny Spencer
Margaret
Marie
Jean
Rose Spencer
Edwin
Bert Spencer
Florence Reynolds
Betty Spencer
Charles Rutter
Averil Dean
Mona Joan Spencer
Hope Acher
Coal Gate
Coal Gate. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
Athens
Union Printing Company
Local guests visit families across several towns
Miss Marian Daniels and Paul Matheny of Waynesburg stayed with Clarence Matheny in Haydenville over the weekend. Other visitors include Mrs. John Bond in Front Street hosting Mary Henry E D Edgar and Micky Brown of Columbus, Edna Leonard of Columbus with Rosa Leonard in Zanesville Avenue, O F Tease Ralph visiting with Tease and Glenn Wheeler, Robert Ford and daughter Betty of Zanesville with Clarence Ford, Anna Fraser of Columbus and Marvin Reed of Englewood California visiting Roy Magle and family, Dallas Kinser and Carl Soliday visiting Miss Martha Ann Kinser at Grant Hospital in Columbus, Helen Belt of Zanesville visiting her mother Virginia Belt in Logan.
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Marian Daniels
Paul Matheny
Waynesburg
Clarence Matheny
Haydenville
John Bond
Front St
Mary Henry
E. D. Edgar
Micky Brown
Columbus
Edna Leonard
Rosa Leonard
Zanesville Ave
O. E. Tease
Ralph
Tease
Glenn Wheeler
Robert Ford
Betty
Zanesville
Clarence Ford
Anna Fraser
Marvin Reed
Englewood
California
Roy Magle
Magle
Dallas Kinser
Carl Soliday
Martha Ann Kinser
Grant Hospital
Helen Belt
Logan
Virginia Belt
Farm Security Families To Receive Benefits in Gallia
Farm Security Administration families in Gallia Lawrence Meigs Vinton Jackson and Ross Counties will get a three point sanitation program. It includes home screening, concrete well caps, pump installation, and sanitary units now being manufactured at the NYA center in Middleport. Eligible members enroll any time with no cash outlay as labor is credited. About half of the 85 farm security homes are expected to participate by early spring.
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Gallipolis
Farm Security Administration
Gallia
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Jackson
Ross
Laurence Holliday
NYA Center
Middleport
Holliday
Gallia County Man Killed by Hit Skip Driver
Cordell, a Kerr neighborhood native and unmarried Gallia County resident, was found dead after a Sunday hit-and-run. Investigators note prior drunkenness and a taxi driver placed Cordell near the scene. a brother had died in a similar incident years earlier. Funeral services are set for Tuesday.
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Gallia County
Cordell
Kerr
William Cordell
Owens
DeLisle
Gallipolis
Hatfield
Mrs. Norman Dies Saturday in Gallia County
Mrs. W. H. Norman 72 died at home after long illness following a stroke. Funeral services were held at Ebenezer Church by Rev. C. A. Brown. Former Miss Ella Rees, she was a native of the county. Survived by husband and sons John H. Norman of Gallipolis, George Norman of Gardena California, and W. H. Norman Jr. at home.
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Gallipolis
W. H. Norman
Huntington Township
Ebenezer Church
C. A. Brown
Wellston
Norman
Ella Rees
John H. Norman
George Norman
Gardenia
Calif
Sandusky Youth Injured at Old Man's Cave
John Upford of Sandusky sustained an injury to the right ankle at Old Man's Cave on Sunday. He was visiting with his parents and relatives and was taken to a Logan physician for care after landing on a pebble during a short jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Upford
O. P. Upford
Sandusky
Old Man's Cave
Logan Man Admitted To Local Hospital After Auto Crash
William Sayre of Logan was admitted to Cherrington Hospital after being brought from Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens by ambulance. He was injured last week when his automobile wrecked south of Athens.
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Logan
William Sayre
Cherrington Hospital
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Sayre
Council To Discuss New Traffic Ordinance
Logan city council meets Tuesday night to consider the revised traffic ordinance. The measure, first read at the last meeting, will come up for further consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Featheroff Enjoys 15 Day Furlough At Home
Camp Shelby Mississippi serviceman Logan Dallas Featheroff is on a 15 day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Pearl Featheroff in Laurelville Route 2. He has been in the service for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Dallas
Featheroff
Camp Shelby
Miss
Pearl Featheroff
Laurelville
Route 2
Woman Receives Anti Rabies Treatment After Dog Bite
Mrs. Elza Deeds, 58, of Bidwell, is under anti rabies treatment at Holzer Hospital for a bite on her right calf from a collie owned by her mother, Lizzie Jenkins. The dog has bitten several others, and dog warden Roy Johnson has been asked to capture it for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Elza Deeds
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Lizzie Jenkins
Roy Johnson
Harrison Bound Over To Grand Jury
Robert Harrison of Gallipolis bound over to the grand jury under a 200 dollar bond for alleged destruction of property at a Court Street restaurant. Warrant issued by Lewis Kraus, restaurant operator, who says Harrison threw bottles and glasses and wrecked a popcorn machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Harrison
Grand Jury
Court Street
Lewis Kraus
Truck Out of Control Crashes Into Auto in Gallipolis
A radius rod failure on a truck driven by William Hersman of Cheshire caused the vehicle to cross the road and crash through a fence into a field, striking and damaging a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
William Hersman
Cheshire
East Gallipolis
Thurman Man Hurt In Auto Crash
Frank Keller 21 of Thurman was hospitalized at 4 a.m. Sunday for injuries from an auto accident. He was discharged soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Frank Keller
Thurman
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Athens Messenger
Nanna
Gallipolis Social Notes
Entertains Club
Vinton Dance Hall
State Patrol
R. Spence
Nolan Davis
Goldberg
Optometrist and
Optician
Worstell Bidg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Old Man’s Cave
Harrison
Grand
Thurman Man
Quick's
CUT Rate
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