Swan Creek Bridge Begins Move Toward New Position Near Gallipolis
On October 16 1939 the Swan Creek bridge near Gallipolis started shifting fifty feet westward without dismantling. It will take 96 hours to complete with new approaches and fills rising 14 feet above ground. A detour via Route 218 flows through Thievner Mercerville and Crown City during the operation.
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Swan Creek Bridge
Gallipolis
Swan Creek
Thievner
Mercerville
Crown City
Shortage Case Draws Probers At Ohio Hospital
Special investigators probe alleged patient fund shortages at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics with a planned partial report to a grand jury on Tuesday. Byron Bodimer, assistant financial officer, awaits possible guilty plea after forgery and embezzlement charges. bond set at 5,000 and not posted.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Byron Bodimer
Bodimer
State Patrol Officer Assigned to Gallia County Territory
Gallia County will receive a state patrolman from the Athens subdivision beginning November 1 to supplement local street patrols, according to Sheriff E. F. Hatfield.
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Gallia Territory
Gallipolis
Athens
Gallia County
E. FE. Hatfield
Rev Sagen Attends Ohio Baptist Convention
Rev and Mrs George Sagen travel to Youngstown to join sessions of the Ohio Baptist Convention. The Rev Sagen will deliver a welcome address to new Baptist pastors identified with pastorates this year.
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Rev. Sagen
Gallipolis
George Sagen
Youngstown
Ohio Baptist Convention
Sagen
Fox Hounds Open Season With Early Morning Trail
Fifty fox hounds, many from Gallia County, ran in the Pine Ridge Hunt Club season opener in Liberty Township Jackson County. First cast at 6 a.m.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pine Ridge Hunt Club
Jackson County
Liberty Township
Kecks Host Guests From Columbia and Columbus
Mr and Mrs George M Keck and daughter Pauline entertained at their Jacobs Avenue home last week with Mrs Kecks brother in law and sister Dr and Mrs W J Butt of Columbia S C and Dr Francis H Keck of Columbus as guests.
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Chauncey
George M. Keck
Pauline
Jacobs Ave
Gallipolis Social Notes Busy Weekend and Visits
Gallipolis social items note Allen Romaine's eighth birthday party at his grandparents home. Many locals and visitors attended events including Mrs Viola Plymale hosting lunch for Ernest Blake and others visiting from Oklahoma City and Columbus. The page lists numerous travels to football games, family visits in Columbus and Marysville, and social gatherings at churches and homes.
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Gallipolis
Allen Romaine
C. B. Allen
Viola Plymale
Libby Hotel
Ernest Blake
Oklahoma City
Gallia County
Swan Creek
Walter B. McCormick
Hattie Vicars
Gallipolis Business Women Meet Tonight at First Presbyterian
Gallipolis will host a Business and Professional Women meeting at First Presbyterian Church themed One Hundred Years of Progress for National Business Women's Week. Members will respond to roll call with business beginnings or early Gallipolis pioneers notes.
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Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Alice Wolfe
Alma _ Holzer
Stella Mohr
Bertha Myers
Rachel Davis
Mabel Gills
Mildred Wise
Falling Leaves Add To Work of Cleaners
Logan streets and sidewalks are covered with leaves as frosts begin the leaf drop. Street department workers have cleaned for a week and face increasing strain daily. Some owners store leaves for gardens while others burn piles, filling the city with smoke.
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Logan
Burchfield Named Chair of Ohio Principals Group
Fred B. Burchfield of this city was named chair of a committee of the Ohio Principals Association at a Columbus meeting Friday. The panel, attended by about 200 central Ohio principals, will study extra curricular activities including college and miscellaneous contests.
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Logan
Fred B. Burchfield
Ohio Principals Association
Columbus
Burchfield
Ohio
Continue Work on Kachelmacher Well
Work continues on the Kachelmacher estate oil well on the John Dougherty farm east of Logan. Officials have spent two weeks addressing a casing leak and hope to complete testing to proceed to drilling the sand formation.
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Logan
Kachelmacher
John Dougherty
Former Gallia Resident Dies In Arkansas
Charles W. Small aged 67 died Saturday in a government hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas His body is en route to Gallipolis for funeral services to be held there He was a Spanish War veteran and member of several lodges He was the son of former sheriff W P Small and Mrs Small and is survived by a brother Harry a patient in Athens State Hospital First cousins are E M Martindill and Mrs O O McIntyre He never married.
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Gallipolis
Charles W. Small
Hot Springs
Ark
Knights of Pythias, Jr
Ellis’ Lodges
Small
W. P. Small
Harry
Athens State Hospital
E. M. Martindill
Chesapeake
O. O. McIntyre
New York City
Homer Small
Gallipolis Sees Quiet Weekend Police Say
Gallipolis had one of its quietest weekends on record with only three arrests for intoxication reported by police and sheriff's officers.
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Gallipolis
Cadmus Grange Program Names Local Participants
Gallipolis residents will appear on the Cadmus Grange program on Oct. 21 after the community band performs. The lineup includes Mr. and Mrs. Luther Shelton Adelaide Burnett Mrs. Melton Carter Doris Carter George Ropeter Fred Klages C. B. Purdy Everett Price Stafford Davisson Daniel Patterson Terry Loucks and Mrs. Mary E. Carter.
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Gallipolis
Cadmus Grange
Luther Shelton
Adelaide Burnett
Melton Carter
Doris Carter
George Ropeter
Fred Klages
C. B. Purdy
Everett Price
Stafford Davisson
Daniel Patterson
Terry Loucks
Mary E. Carter
Logan youths treated for injuries after broken bottle incident
Logan-Jack Graham, 14, son of Lewis Graham, injured his left palm Sunday trying to pick up a broken pop bottle. He was taken to Cherrington Hospital where three stitches were needed. Mrs. Almeda Swick of Marion Township returned home after an eight week hip fracture recovery.
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Logan—Jack
Lewis Graham
Cherrington Hospital
Almeda Swick
Marion Township
Business Women Entertained at Church Service
The Logan Business and Professional Women's Club members attended the First Presbyterian Church for Sunday morning worship. The Rev. Cecil Harding Jones preached on "And He Took It Upon Himself." The choir performed "Give Peace in Our Time" by Wilson. Harriet Weymueller led the event. John T. Underwood was the organist.
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Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Cecil Harding Jones
Wilson
Harriet Weymueller
John T. Underwood
LHS Bandsmen Await Arrival of Uniforms
Logan High School band prepares for Friday's game with Gallipolis wearing new uniforms ordered from a Columbus firm. Over 80 outfits in purple and white will debut as the team takes the field.
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LHS
Logan
Logan High School
Gallipolis
Columbus
Athens Pastor To Lecture in Logan
The Rev. Fred Luchs of Athens will visit Logan on Wednesday October 25 to deliver a public lecture on European affairs. The talk is open to the entire community and will draw on his recent observations in Europe.
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Logan
Fred Luchs
Athens
Luchs
Europe
Tourist Trade Heats Logan as Sunday Visitors Flock In
Logan drew hundreds of tourists Sunday as eating spots and feature places saw heavy attendance in ideal late season weather. Parks district reports indicate strong crowds at popular stops during southern Ohio travels.
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Logan
Ohio
Parks District
Logan Chiefs Target Gallipolis In Tough Friday Clash
Logan Chieftains ramp up for the Gallipolis meeting after a strong Pomeroy win. Coach Tom Bender praises the recent performance but notes areas to tighten as preparations begin with a full week of practice ahead of the river city foe.
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LOGAN
Logan Chieftains
Gallipolis
River City
Chieftains
Tom Bender
Pomeroy
Logan Brief Social Notes Recap DAR event in New Plymouth
Governor Worthington Chapter of the DAR met at Mrs. Mary L. Rannells home in New Plymouth Saturday afternoon. Miss Mary Louise Bowen led as new regent and Forest E. Weinrich spoke on a History of the DAR. Other guests and local visitors attended. weddings and church group plans noted.
Local Visitors Drop In Across Logan and Columbus
William A Miller of New Lexington visited Logan Sunday to see his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Miller. Mrs Alfred Campbell and Mrs Cora N Brown visited Columbus from Friday to Sunday with Miss Helen Rochester. M F Weymueller of Columbus came to Logan Sunday to visit friends. Mr and Mrs Joe Hutchins of Columbus visited relatives in Logan and Hocking County over the weekend. Deputy Sheriff and Mrs Nellis Smith, wed last Wednesday, left Sunday for a wedding trip along Skyline Drive and will be away several days. Deputy Rudolph Brandt, on a weeklong vacation, returned to duty Sunday.
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David L. Beers
H. B. Thomas
Ann Arbor
Mich
Iowa
Beers
Michigan
Robert Bischoff
Columbus
Springfeld
Otis Drummond
Drummond
Anna Haworth
Crestline
Otto Gilmore
Los Angeles
F. A. Haskin
Helen Owrey
Washington, D. C
W. Gomer Jones
E. M. George and Sons
Halsey and
Alva
Marysville
H. C. Temple
Plain City
Lester White
Fairfield County Fair
Lancaster
R. B. Ewing
Dayton
Chicago
Howard Thornberry
Ellen
Ella Irwin
Irene Irwin
E. N. Leonard
Charles Jennison
Parkersburg
Ray Ferney
Daniel Ryan
Estelle Kerr
Belle Powell
John Field
Richwood
Robert Betz
Detroit
Ella G. Lupton
Richards
Nellie Dennett
Lupton
Ernest Ecker
Charleston
J. W. Ecker
Oscar Ecker
Independence
Kan
Charlotte Kerns
Clyde Douglas
Fred Horton
Florence Walker
Ohio Valley Bank
Andrew Watts
George Watts
Halsey McLeod
William A. Miller
New Lexington
Logan
Arthur Miller
Alfred Campbell
Cora N. Brown
Helen Rochester
M. F. Weymueller
Joe Hutchins
Hocking County
Nellis Smith
Rudolph Brandt
Logan County People Attend Lancaster Fair
Logan County residents travel to the Fairfield County Fair in Lancaster during the late week, with hundreds of Hocking Countians and many farmers making the trip. On Saturday afternoon, many farmers who usually visit town on that day were absent, indicating a busy fair turnout.
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Logan
Lancaster
Fairfield County
Chauncey District Social and Personal News
Chauncey District social notes report the Wade family returning to Millfield for the winter with sister-in-law Rosa Kendall visiting from Derwent Ohio. The Sharicks and Mrs Hill spent the weekend in Pittsburgh visiting kin. Guss Hanning travels to Columbus for hospital care. Arthur and Mrs Burchfield visited Sugar Creek for dinner with the Augustus family. Lizzie Barber of Nelsonville visited Emma Gabriel in Lower Plains, and W. E. Helrich of Lancaster spent Sunday with James and Emma Gabriel.
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Chauncey
Harvey Wade
Wade
Millfield
Rosa Kendall
Derwent
John Sharick
Dwight
Columbus
Arthur Burchfield
Lower Plains
Sugar Creek
Raymond Augustine
Lizzie Barber
Nelsonville
Emma Gabriel
W. E. Helrich
Lancaster
James Gabriel
Needle Club Dinner Ends With Chicken Course
Mrs. Elizabeth Patton hosted the Needle Club at her Millfield home for an elaborate two course chicken dinner last Wednesday night. Guests included Mrs. Patton’s mother Mrs. W. H. Wemmer and Mrs. Rosa Kendall of Derwent, Ohio, with next meeting planned at Mrs. Bertha Sanders. Members present were Mrs. Mabel Mingus, Mrs. Bertha Heffken, Mrs. Helen Sanders, Mrs. Jessie Fulton, Mrs. Nancy Sanders, Mrs. Nell Brookins, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinett, Mrs. Ida Hill, Mrs. Viola Sanders, Mrs. Kathryn McDaniel, Mrs. Mabel Sisson, Mrs. Mae Wade, Mrs. Edith McDaniel and Mrs. Elizabeth Patton.
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Chauncey
Elizabeth Patton
Millfield
Needle Club
Nell Brookins
Elizabeth Robinett
Ida Hill
Viola Sanders
Kathryn McDaniel
Mabel Sisson
Mae Wade
Edith McDaniel
Torch Brief Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Torch Brief reports the Methodist Ladies Aid Society meeting hosted by Mrs. Alma Jones with 21 members and two guests, and a November gathering at Mrs. Asa Long's home. Also covers Parent-Teacher Community Club at the school, funeral services for A. C. Watson, and social visits across Coolville and surrounding areas.
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Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society
Alma Jones
Asa Long
A. C. Watson
Methodist Church
E. B. Dean
E. H. Wilson
Columbus
W. T. Crandall
Virginia
William Mowery
Alma
Patrick Moran
Belpre
Moran
J. D. McCutchan
Parkersburg
Emma Stout
Cyrus Brewster
Harold Brewster
Clarksburg
W. Va
Howard Stout
Athens
E. H. Stout
Coolville
R. D
Ona Russell
Victor Russell
Douglas Morrison
Jacob Lyons
Mineral
New Marshfield
Glen Newman
Vanceburg
Pet Hueston
C. E. Beall
W. F. Huber
Cincinnati
A. A. Blackburn
Clifford Dixon
Melvin Blackburn
Edgar Dixon
Frost
Old Man’s Cave
Ash Cave
Cantwell Cliff
Logan
Dover Fall Festival at Chauncey Dover High
Chauncey Dover High School will present its fall festival on Tuesday October 17 in the high school gym. The program features skits by classes and after hours entertainment includes a jitney dance fish pond penny board and refreshments with door prizes at the end. Woodrow Ferrells shop boys lead in pep and contributions.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover High School
Shop Boys — Country School
Woodrow Ferrell
S Shop Boys
Return Home From Marietta Hospital
Chauncey Albert Spellman was returned to his Chauncey home on Friday from Marietta Hospital where he had been seriously ill. He had teeth extracted and suffered hemorrhages that required hospital care and several blood transfusions. He returned with his mother, brother in law and sister Mrs Dora Spellman and Mr and Mrs Russell Cunningham of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Albert Spellman
High St
Marietta Hospital
Dora Speilman
Russell Cunningham
Condition Serious In Chauncey Area Family Caring for Emma Gabriel
The condition of Mrs. Emma Gabriel of Lower Plains is listed as serious. Bessie Mc Grath of Nelsonville, dinner guest of Frances Gabriel, also visited Emma. Fileen Bullock from near Chauncey helps in the Gabriel home. Napoleon Bullock and son Tommie from Chaun ce y and Elmer Bullock from Floodwood visited Eileen Bullock Friday.
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Chauncey
Emma Gabriel
Lower Plains
Bessie McGrath
Nelsonville
Frances Gabriel
Fileen Bullock
Near Chauncey
Gabriel Home
Gabriel
Napoleon Bullock
Tommie
Elmer Bullock
Floodwood
Eileen Bullock
Henry Heffken Returns Home After Mine Accident
Henry Heffken is back home in Millfield from Columbus hospital where he was under observation after a mine accident at 255. He suffered a serious back injury but has recovered sufficiently to be discharged.
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Chauncey
Henry Heffken
Millfield
Columbus
Courtney Removed To Marietta Hospital
Chauncey Hoit S Courtney was critically ill at his home on West Main Street for two weeks and was taken Friday to Marietta hospital by Gilbert Johnson in Stouts ambulance. Relatives visiting over the weekend included Luther Cruikshank Zimmie Smith Jennie Courtney DeWitt Walker Morris Eisenangle Ruth Cruikshank and Leslie and Thomas Cruikshank.
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Chauncey
Hoit S. Courtney
W. Main St
Marietta Hospital
Gilbert Johnson
Stouts Ambulance
Courtney
Luther Cruikshank
Zimmie Smith
Jennie Courtney
DeWitt Walker
Morris Eisen
Veterans groups hold inspection at Athens Legion tonight
Chauncey Athens County Camp No 78 and Ladies Auxiliary No 64 plan an inspection at the American Legion Building in Athens with a banquet at 7 o'clock preceding the ceremony.
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Athens County
Ladies Auxiliary
American Legion
Athens
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Wellston
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Ethel M. Young
Margaret McCormick
Mary Austin
Anna Morgan
Virginia Myers
Bess B. Wetherholt
Ironton
Gallia
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Logan Hospital
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Clarence Brooker
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St. Matthews Lutheran Parsonage
Amos L. Heyde
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James L. Martin
W. Second St
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Logan County
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N. Court St
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Sohio
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