Gallipolis 1939 celebration asked to map funds
Judge W. R. White receives a Washington request from Harold D. Smith of the Federal Appropriations Committee. The inquiry seeks a detailed plan for obtaining the $10,000 federal aid for Gallipolis Sesquicentennial observances, including sources, classifications, expenditures, and timing. Local committees will meet to prepare a full reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial Commission
W. R. White
Harold D. Smith
Federal Appropriations Committee
Washington
National Congress
Smith
Commission
Rural sewage disposal demonstration attracts Gallia County group
About 65 people including council members, their families, and guests attended a Wednesday morning demonstration of rural sewage disposal at the Anderson Robinson home. A noon luncheon followed at the Methodist Church, with the council’s program presented there in the afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallipolis Plots City Wide Rat Elimination Campaign
Gallipolis to join a county wide rat elimination drive starting Nov 10. City Manager John Gwinn told County Agent E G Royer, chamber committee chair, that poisoned baits will be placed at river and creek ends and on city property refuse piles. Over 50 advance orders have been received from across the county.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
E. G. Royer
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Ohio River
Chickamauga Creek
Royer
Gallia County Bridge Repair Efforts Continue
About 40 workers in Gallia County road improvement crews are repairing and replacing bridges and culverts across the county. The project will likely extend as weather allows with wooden structures being replaced by concrete pipe, praised by County Engineer E. N. Leonard as excellent for the purpose.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Cleaning Department Removes Fallen Leaves in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis street cleaning department removes fallen leaves despite an ordinance against burning them. Leaves are collected and placed on the Holzer lot at Third and Sycamore using city trucks.
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Gallipolis
City
Holzer Lot
Third
Sycamore
Boy Scouts Head To Huntington Circus
About 80 Gallipolis Boy Scouts travel to Huntington for a two night circus event. Organizers expect at least 1000 Scouts and guests, who will remain overnight and Friday as city guests.
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Huntington Circus
Gallipolis
Huntington
Economy Stops Hauling Of Relief Commodities
Gallipolis reports a county economy measure ending the trucking of surplus relief foods to community centers. Recipients must visit the commodities storage at Third and Vine to obtain allotments. County Auditor E. D. Keeler says the change saves 150 to 200 dollars monthly.
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Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Vine Street
Keeler
Remove Diseased Elms From City Park In Gallipolis
Plans call for removing 25 trees from City Park in Gallipolis, mostly elms killed by Day ton Elm disease. Replacements will be maples, likely filling the space left by the diseased trees.
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Gallipolis
City Park
Dayton
WPA Blanket Road Projects Continue in Gallia County
Prospects are excellent for continued WPA blanket road work in Gallia County. Several road improvements near completion, with additional replacements being added to the program.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Social Notes Honors and Parties Roundup
Gallipolis social notes report a birthday honored marriage of Orlyn Roberts to Charlene Rice in Gallipolis with future home in Dayton. A series of gatherings include a surprise house warming for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Campbell, a 14th birthday party for Eloise Roach, birthday dinners for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baird, and other family events across local households.
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Gallipolis
Orlyn Roberts
Hudson Roberts
Waterloo
Charlene Rice
Bradley Rice
Dayton
Squire F. M. Milliser
Roberts
Harold Campbell
Anna Margaret Gibbs
Moore Apartments
Charlotte Cornwell
Junior Meadows
Harold Haskins
Vito Pesano
Clay Lick
Charles Roach
Eloise
Mary Catherine
Kenneth Rose
Claudeland Howard Ridenour
Pauline Boster
Mildred
Esther
Dexter
Audrey Saunders
Bonnie
Bernidean
Donna Danner
Edith McCall
Clarence Buckle
Russell
Ed Harrison
James Searberry
Homer
Elmer Simmons
Max North
Imogene Shoemaker
Dale
Hamby Roach
Everett Williams
Huntington
Harry Baird
Roy Denney
Roger Lee
Ira Baird
Gerald
Grant Berry
Glenn Baird
Stacy Baird
E. W. Sprague
Doris
Richard Baird
John Straight
Patriot
Jesse Rice
Mart Miller
Charles Jenkins
Fred Spahr
Florence Turner
Marvin Turner
Garnet Ferguson
Sims Ferguson
Chesapeake
Couple Ties in Church Ceremony in Gallipolis
Miss Freda Deckard of Gallipolis and Clyde Stewarts of Zanesville were married by Rev. C. V. Wells of the Church of God in Zanesville on Tuesday evening October 10. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dobbins and a church youth class. Mrs. Wells and daughter Eileen served refreshments. The couple will reside in Zanesville.
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Social Stutchers
First Baptist Church
Lawrence McNealey
Garfield Griffith
Morris Haskins
Charlotte Hambrick
Freda Deckard
Gallipolis
Clyde Stearts
Zanesville
C. V. Wells
Church of God
Emergency Committee Attacks Bigelow Plan
Gallia County chapter of the Ohio Emergency Committee through Frank C. Christ, chairman, is sending 1,300 letters to city property owners arguing against the Bigelow amendments on the November 7 ballot. The missives warn of probable tax increases if the pension amendment passes and label both amendments as vicious.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio Emergency Committee
Frank C. Christ
Road Improvement at Eureka Progresses
Concrete pour ing has begun by contractors on the Eureka road improvement and is said to be progressing at the rate of 500 feet per day. Beginning is made at a point near the former Matt Ilkerson iestead and moving north. Concrete culverts are being installed in advance of the road laying force. Grading for the new project has now reached the center of Eureka village.
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Gallipolis
Eureka
Matt Ilkerson Iestead
Eureka Village
Stock Owners Seek Listings for Gallipolis Breeder Gazette
Early returns from Gallia County livestock owners to E. G. Royer signal strong interest in a forthcoming breeder gazette. Listings cover male and female animals and species, with many rural residents from towns including Gallipolis, Crown City, Oak Hill, Patriot, and Rio Grande submitting names.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
T. D. Hamrick
Ted Roush
Judith Bates
J. S. Robinson
O. E. Russell
McCoy Trimble
James Hughes
J. J. Lang
Carl W
Charles W. Richards
Crown City
Jerry Grover
L. D. Warman
Niles L. Denney
N. R. Shawver
O. C. Higgins
F. B. Hager
Albert Wade
Bidwell
E. E. Drummond
W. L. Burnette
John R. Russell
Patriot
Finley Richards
B. Lewis Jones
Rio Grande
T. H. Evans
Oak Hill
Official Continues WPA Recertification Efforts
Gallipolis reports recertification of WPA employees and those on the waiting list continues daily by Mowrey A. Ross of the Zanesville office at his Courthouse headquarters. Ross has been given desk space in the County Nurse's headquarters.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Mowrey A. Ross
Zanesville
Ross
Court of Appeals Briefs Allowed in Local Docket
Court of Appeals members notified attorneys that briefs may be submitted in the docketed case and no court session was held yesterday at Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Court of Appeals
FASTEETH helps dentures stay firm and refrain from slipping
Alkaline denture powder FASTEETH promises firmer hold for false teeth with no gummy taste. It claims to reduce wobbling during eating and talking and to control denture breath. Available at drug stores.
Man drowns stepson after fear of insanity in New York
Police say Lawrence Rogeau, a WPA worker, woke five year old stepson, bound his hands and feet during a cops and robbers game, and drowned him in a New York bathtub. Rogeau is pictured under arrest after an alleged confession.
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Lawrence Rogeau
WPA
New York
Rogeau
Man Kills Self on Blake Farm in Crown City Tragedy
Paul Dillon 33, a Crown City tractor operator, was found hanged on a tree atop a slope on the Elizabeth Blake farm after receiving his pay. An inquest, coroner, and sheriff investigated. funeral set for Friday at the Crown City M E Church with Masonic standard. Dillon, son of T Greer Dillon, leaves wife Vica Moore and brothers Hobart Delbert.
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Gallipolis
Paul Dillon
Crown City
Elizabeth Blake
Dillon
Vica Moore
Oscar Moore
Blake Farm
E. E. Hatfield
Howard Foster
Chesapeake
Hobart Dillon
Eureka
Delbert Dillon
Crown City M. E
Hobart
Evan
Homer Draper
Erwin Connor
Eddie Stanley
Bidwell High Halloween Carnival at the school
Bidwell High School students from the school orchestra and home economics class sponsor a Halloween Carnival Monday evening October 23 with a program of musical numbers and games and a pie social afterward. Masking is required. A second item notes a dancing and games program at the local Recreation Center tonight at 7 30.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell High School
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