Phone Company Plans County Wide Service Unification
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved Ohio Bell Telephone Co plan to unify Gallia County phone service except Thurman and the southeastern area. Construction still delays full coverage but allows serving more customers with tolls for calls crossing exchanges. A Gallia County Farm Bureau meeting will feature John Sims as principal speaker at the Farmers Hotel on Oct 27.
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Gallipolis
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Thurman
Utilities Commission
Gallia
Facing Cold Facts on Ohio Conservation Reform
A Gallia County Viewpoint argues unified conservation in Ohio is blocked not by law but by lack of funding. The piece urges preserving and funding state forests and natural resources while criticizing reluctance to spend millions on lands, noting past efforts failed due to apathy and insufficient appropriations. It insists real progress requires adequate funds.
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Ohio
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Natural Resource Board
Calvary Baptist Church seeks sale to fund parsonage
Trustees of the Calvary Baptist Church Rio Grande petition the Common Pleas Court for permission to sell church property at public auction to raise funds for a parsonage. Trustees named are Lanier Warman Davis McCoy Burdell with title traced to Mary Julia Kirk Endall.
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Gallipolis
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Common Pleas Court
John Lanier
L. D. Warman
Earl Davis
Millard McCoy
Francis Burdell
Mary Julia Kirkendall
River Traffic at Gallipolis Locks Reports Multiple Movements
River traffic in Gallipolis shows boats up and down at the locks with times ranging from early morning to late evening. On the Kanawha River vessels like Republic of Pittsburgh and Solvay noted movements at Marmet and Winfield, as gauges read upper 18.3 feet lower 11.5 feet and 1.97 at Kanawha Falls.
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Gallipolis
Wisherd
Rand
Sullivan
Price
Arden
The
Patriot
Shirley
Lewis
Ruth Down
Sohio State
Heekin
Hurley
Kanawha
Republic of Pittsburgh
Marmet
Solvay
Leila Down
Winfield
Atlas
Cook
Kanawha Falls
Preventable Fires in the United States in 1946
The 1946 US preventable fire tally exceeds eight hundred twenty five thousand incidents. Fire extinguishers controlled about sixty percent of these blazes while still small.
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United States
Don Casanova Chorus to perform in Gallipolis winter concert
The Tri-County Community Association announced the Don Casanova Chorus as a winter concert attraction in Gallipolis. An organization meeting at the Lafayette Hotel occurred Monday with Mrs. Leo C. Bean praising the group’s optimism. Membership sales are led by Mrs. Keith Sutter at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. office, closing Saturday night after a dinner meeting that featured sound movies.
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Gallipolis
Don Casanova
Tri-County Community Association
Lafayette Hotel
Leo C. Bean
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Keith Sutter
Gallia Board Names Adviser and quota shortfall
Gallia County Selective Service Board names Dr F W Shane as medical adviser. Five men sent to Marietta for physicals to fill a two man quota were rejected, prompting the board to seek in other age groups. The board will close Thursday for a clerks meeting at Portsmouth.
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Gallipolis
F. W. Shane
Gallia County
Social Visit Notes Across Parkersburg Area
Portland and surrounding towns host a string of visits and guests. families from Huntington Ravenswood Xenia Saxon Marmet Charleston and Pomeroy share weekends days and picnics with local residents including Deem Adams Ours and McDade sets of relatives and friends.
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Portland
W. H. Wagner
Pomeroy
James Slaughter
Apple Grove
Letart Falls
Racine
W. C. Moser
Columbus
Harry Swan
Lawrence Parsons
John Wiggins
Geraldine Harris
Grover Harris
Lee Harris
Xenia
Arthur Smith
Saxon
T. J. Carroll
Parkersburg
A. M. Deem
Russell Boone
Mary Johnson
Warden Ours
Betty
Bashan
Ed Deem
State Park
Lewis Sharp
Dickie
Gary Taylor
Herman Rhodes
Mike
Lloyd Hamilton
David
Howard Cockrell
Russell M. Parker, Jr
Huntington
Harry Sharp
Ashton
W. Va
Leland Siders
Ravenswood
Lindsey Rowe
Sue Carol
E. C. Ritter
Zanesville
Milo Rhodes
Orville
Fred Ritchie
Alberta Fouty
Vaughn Adams
Joe Price
Marmet
Harry Adams
Charleston
A. A. Adams
Gerald Ours
van McDade
Clara Sarson
Hogs and cattle markets steady higher in Cincinnati report
U S Dep Agr bids show salable hogs around 4000 with early trade fairly active and gains to 25 cents. Good to choice 180-250 lb hogs 26.35-26.50, mixed weights 26.25, larger 230-290 lb around 26.00, and odd 350 lb 24.50. Cattle and calves show moderate activity with beef and grass cattle scarce, steers up to 31.00 for 800 lb, baby beef around 24-27.50, cows 18.50-21.00, canners 14.50-17.00, bulls to 23.00, lambs steady 25.00-25.50, ewes around 10-11 for light weights.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Cincinnati market price report for poultry and butter
Cincinnati market update lists poultry prices for fowls and turkeys with weight classes and ranges for heavy, light, and young birds. Butter prints and fat content quoted. potatoes and consumer grades shown with U S A and B classifications and current wholesale receipts.
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Cincinnati
U.S. A
U.S. B
Actor Faces Long Run for Role in Average Play
The actor in an average successful play must perform from 200 to 1000 or more stages of his role, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, reflecting the demanding scope of enduring stage work.
Aging Nose Grows, Sense of Smell May Decline
A note on aging states the nose enlarges with age while the sense of smell can fade by up to five percent between ages 45 and 60. The observation links structural changes to sensory decline in adults.
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National Farm Machinery Cooperative
Bellevue
Central Farmer's Fertilizer Co
Chicago
Farm Bureau Chemical Cooperative
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
American Farm Research Association
Lafayette
Ind
Fertilizer Manufacturing Cooperative
Baltimore
United Cooperatives Inc
Alliance
Sims
Louisville Refining Co
Producers Pipe Line Co
Louisville
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Homer Mossman
Wendell Tope
Frank Mills
Roy Deeter
Dowler and Ferguson
George Love and Family
Charles —. McBride
Mr. Maffett
Fred Lee Tom
Jager Funeral Home
Charles McBride
Memoriam
Martha Betts
Ralph
Lester
Phyllis
Harold Goddard
Bartlett, O
Miami, Florida
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W. P
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Logan’s
Jake's
Patty Cooper
McArthur
McArthur, O
Athens
Ernest Minear
Gibbs & Radford
North Court St
Oldsmobile
Athens Buick CO
Cabo Rojo
CARRO
Kelly Springfield
Auto Service
Texaco Products
Algeo Motor Sales
N. Court
Dial
Whizzer
Marman
White’s
Delco
National Batteries
Firestone
Goodyear
Havoline
Texaco
General
Sewell's Sales and Service
Albany
Modern Appliance Co
Union
Meyers Water Systems
Rowland Plumbing
Bill
Dial 310
E. Carpenter Street
R S Schwartz
Maplewood Drive
CON
Logans
William P. MacDonald
Aene
Central Ave
National Industrial Service Association
Electric Motor Service
Union Street
Rose
Athens Furniture Shops
N. Lanecaster St
Strawn Plumbing Co
Court St
Will-Burt
Weber Heating Company
F. C. Stone
State Street
Gilbert Hooper
Farm Bureau Auto Insurance
Huffman
Huffman Transportation Service
By Dann O. Taber
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Television On
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Milwaukee
Wis
Monty
Omauhene
London
Viscount Montgomery
Western Europe
Nana Sir Tsibu Darku IX
Asin Atandasu
Otto
Mimi
Whipsnade
England
Cincinnate Livestock
Shouse Auto Service
Hudson Motor Cars
Shell
Carlton Parker, Inc
E. Carpenter
Athens Auto Parts
W. Union St
Roger Vican
Willys CO
W. Washington Street
Gabriel
Union St. Athens
Chevrolet
Plymouth
BUICK
FORD
Buick CO
Hue
Ebeneser Church
Creola
Fay C. Nall
Fordor
Athens Buick Company
Buick Company
Florence
Don Johnson
Bean Hollow
Poston Church
Olen Young
Leo Dickerson
Millfield
DODGE
W. State
James Body Shop
Putnam Drive
Cushman
D. E. State Street
Wheaton’s
W. Union
B. F. Goodrich
Athens Motor Sales
DeSoto
Plymouth Sales & Service
W. State St
Auto Glass
Athens Junk CO
N. Shafer St
Ignition Parts
Buck’s Auto Supply
Dean
Willys Jeep
Roger Liewa, Tue
Athens, Ohio
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