Bodimer Held for Forgery in Gallia Grand Jury Action
Gallia Grand Jury indicted Byron Bodimer former assistant financial officer at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics on forging a $50 check. Investigators found a large shortage but full findings were not released. Bodimer held in jail on $5,000 bond. other indictments for manslaughter larceny burglary and related offenses were handed down.
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Gallipolis
Byron Bodimer
Ohio Hospital
State Auditor
Bodimer
W. R. White
WPA
G. G. Kincon
Delbert Motley
Middleport
Lindle Clark
Lulu B. Sheets
Stanley Saunders
Peter Phillips
Dale Ward
Otho Swain
Ira Spurlock
Charles Long
George Eggleston
Claude Dray
Leon Casto
Thomas Torson
Sarah Halley
Mervin Martin
Gomer Smith
Mary Glover
Robert Bush
Edward Teters
Presenting The Magic Key Operetta At Washington Grade School
Gallipolis reports the operetta The Magic Key will be performed by Washington Grade School students on the evenings of November 15 and 16. Different casts will appear each night.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Elimination Trials Set for Declamation Contest
Gallipolis churches and the city high school public speaking class will hold elimination contests on Sunday November 5 to pick entrants for the Prince of Peace declamation contest. Rural churches follow the same plan with county and later district and state finals. Winners receive medals.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Script Extra Boosts Levy Passage
The Gallia Script will publish a free special edition in Gallipolis on Nov. 6 to promote the passage of a three mill levy for school purposes. Miss Catherine Morrison says staff articles by school officials urge the levy’s necessity and explain major school activities to the public.
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Gallipolis
Catherine Morrison
Legion Endorses State Opposing Resolution
Gallipolis reports the State American Legion Executive Committee’s opposing resolution on the Bigelow Amendments has been endorsed by Lafayette Post. Commander A. Dewey Sallaz confirms the post's support.
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Gallipolis
American Legion Executive Committee
Lafayette Post
A. Dewey Sallaz
Gallia Petit Jury To Report Oct 25
Gallia County jurors are summoned for duty on October 25 by Judge W R White of the Common Pleas Court. Names include Anna Bush, Effie Brumfield, Irene Johnson, Hazel Shelton, Henry Bickle, Luther Massie, Myrtle Stringfellow, Jack Davis, Burt Hanson, Alice Sprague, Hadway Brooks, Noah Slagle, Kate Mulford, Homer Ross, Marvin Allen and others from Gallipolis and surrounding towns.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Anna Bush
Northup
Effie Brumfield
Irene Johnson
Crown City
Hazel Shelton
Peniel
Henry Bickle
Luther Massie
E. French
Leslie Howard
Myrtle Stringfellow
Jack Davis
Burt Hanson
Alice Sprague
Three Couples Honored At Weekend Gallipolis Dinner
Gallipolis social notes report three couples wed in a double ceremony on Saturday October seven in Gallipolis with Mrs Thelma Wilson and Mrs Freda Wilson among the brides. A later serenade drew about 700 friends and Halloween themed refreshments completed the festive evening.
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Gallipolis
William Nichols
Athalia
James Weeks
Vivian Nichols
Ferman Jackson
Robert Turner
Thelma
Freda Wilson
J. E. Wilson
Crown City
John
Ernestine Henderson
George Turner
Sabra Ramey
Eileen Wilgus
A. O. Halley
Margaret Saunders
Bladen
John Hawkins, Jr
Middleport
Ernest Halley
Marietta
Robert Jackson
Huntington
Virginia Rowe
Proctorville
Russell Smith
John McKean
Junior Simmons
L. D. Wiggins
Mark Crouse
Meyer Maggied
Junior Mootz
A. T. Thomas
Mrs Kenneth Worman Hosts Bridge Club Guests
Mrs Kenneth Worman entertained her bridge club and several guests at a social gathering. The event featured card play and casual conversation among attendees.
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Kenneth Worman
Tin Can Fleet Navy Tale At Athena Theater
Epical wartime drama Thunder Afloat spotlights a tugboat captain who joins the Navy after a U-boat sinks his boat. Wallace Beery leads with Chester Morris, Virginia Grey, and a supporting cast in action packed sequences including torpedoed ships, depth bomb attacks, and the sinking of a U boat.
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United States Naval Reserve
Wallace Berry
Athena
Chester Morris
Virginia Grey
Berry
Navy
Beery
Gloucester
Douglas Dumbrille
Carl Esmond
Clem Bevans
John Qualen
Regis Toomey
Charles Lane
Phillip Terry
Gallia Man Escapes From Workhouse
Sheriff E. F. Hatfield was notified by C. E. Llewellyn superintendent of the Columbus Workhouse that H. S. Angell, jailed for non payment of an intoxication fine, escaped while working outside the institution. Angell left with the others and has not been recaptured.
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Gallipolis
E. F. Hatfield
C. E. Llewellyn
Columbus
H. S. Angell
Angell
Apathy Seen On Absent Voter Ballots in Gallipolis
General apathy noted as few absent voter ballot applications issued by election board headquarters. Not more than a dozen ballots issued to date for those away on November 7. Also Rio Grande tonight hosts a pie social and magic show by Harley Harrington at the high school.
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Gallipolis
Election Board
Harley Harrington
Rio Grande High School
Butterfield Granted Divorce Restoring Maiden Name
Mrs. Lucille Young Butterfield gains a divorce from Thomas Butterfield and reverts to her maiden name citing gross neglect. A separate note mentions England's newborn boys' life expectancy at 59 years and girls at 63 years.
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Gallipolis
Lucille Young Butterfield
Thomas Butterfield
England
Galla Academy Hosts First Tea Of Year
Miss Eulah Williams and Mr Harold Brown led the gala academy tea hosted by Galla Academy High School faculty on Wednesday evening. Miss Anne Bradbury presented a review of Auto biography With Letters.
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Eulah Williams
Harold Brown
Gallia Academy High School
Anne Bradbury
Miscellaneous Shower for Cleo Chevalier at Garfield Avenue
A Tuesday evening shower for Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Chevalier at their Garfield Avenue home featured Mary Margaret Fraley as the honoree. The event, organized by Mrs. Maurice Bane and Mrs. Lulu Fraley, included many guests who brought pretty gifts and enjoyed refreshments at the close.
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Cleo Chevalier
Mary Margaret Fraley
Garfield Avenue
Maurice Bane
Lulu Fraley
Henry Fowler
Foster Champer
Wade Evans
Clark Chevalier
Paul Chevalier
Junior Mootz
Marjorie Davis
Janice Margine Allen
Local social notes include visitors and family announcements
Miss Ruth Miller and others attended a Columbus event with Alec Templeton the noted blind pianist. Huntington residents Mrs. S. A. Obershain and Anne Lee Browning stayed with Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Worman in Adamsville, with luncheon guests Mrs. Bert Call and Mrs. Steve Burkle.
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Ruth Miller
Katherine Morrison
Doris Covey
Eulah Williams
Elizabeth Shough
Anna Wiseman
Columbus
Alec Templeton
S. A. Obershain
Anne Lee Browning
Huntington
L. D. Worman
Adamsville
Bert Call
Steve Burkle
Dallas Neal
Oxford
St. Petersburg
Fla
Kenneth Davis
State Library Association
Frances Bell
Willamstown
W. Va
Porter
John Johnson
Elizabeth Housh
Art Phillips
Ironton
Dayton Sheets
Hazel Shoemaker
Alice Tyler
Point Pleasant
Augusta Gaskins Steele
Frank F. Phillips
Margaret
City
GHS Extra Curricular Activities Are Varied
Gallipolis announces a range of high school activities beyond Friday assemblies. Derby Club meets weekly under Harold Brown. Dramatics Club bi-weekly with Miss Doris Covey and Miss Norma Johnston. Future Homemakers weekly led by Mrs. Katherine Kircher. Future Farmers bi-weekly with Edwin Martin. Girls' Athletic Association weekly with Miss Katheryn Lutz. Girl Reserves bi-weekly with Miss Lutz. Hi Y Club weekly under Dwight Wetherholt. Library Club monthly with Miss Elizabeth Breinig. National Honor Society by invitation with Miss Catherine Miller. National Youth Administration weekly with Fred Stone. Photography Club weekly with Edward Wise. Press Club weekly with Miss Catherine Morrison. Student Council weekly with Carl C. Byers.
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Gallipolis
Derby Club
Harold Brown
Dramatics
Doris Covey
Norma Johnston
Future Home Makers
Katherine Kircher
Future Farmers
Edwin Martin
Girls’ Athletic Association
Katheryn Lutz
Lutz
Hi- Y Club
Dwight Wetherholt
Library Club
Elizabeth Breinig
Catherine Miller
National Youth Administration
Fred Stone
Edward Wise
Catherine Morrison
Carl C. Byers
Court Hears Two Compensation Cases
Mrs. Lydia Rupe of Cheshire and Anderson Young of Gallipolis appeared in Common Pleas Court seeking State Industrial Commission compensation. Rupe claims for her husband’s sunstroke death while working for Gallia County years ago. Young contends he is incapacitated from leg burns from a steampipe burst at a local furniture maker. Both cases were taken under advisement.
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Gallipolis
Lydia Rupe
Cheshire
Anderson Young
State Industrial Commission
Court of Common Pleas
Gallia County
Young
Schools to Close for Southeast Ohio Education Sessions
Gallia and most area districts will suspend classes Friday October 27 so teachers may attend Southeast Ohio Education Association sessions in Athens. The closure impacts all city schools and nearly all county systems as educators participate in professional meetings.
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Gallipolis
Southeast Ohio Education Association
Athens
College Home Coming Plans Armistice Day
Galliapolis Rio Grande College schedules Armistice Day home coming for Saturday November 11 with events starting Friday night rally and campus bonfire. A freshmen and sophomore coed soccer game Saturday morning precedes the Science Hall dedication and evening entertainment in Community Hall. Alumni and friends invited with strong response expected.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
Science Hall
Community Hall
Beckett Sentenced For Manslaughter
Russell Beckett 38 of Gallipolis was sentenced to one to 20 years in an Ohio penitentiary by the Jackson County court after pleading guilty to manslaughter. His car allegedly forced another vehicle into a ditch causing the death of a Jackson County woman in mid May.
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Gallipolis
Russell Beckett
Ohio
Jackson County
Beckett
Paul Dillon Rites Held at Crown City
Large Crown City Church funeral for Paul Dillon 33 held with Masonic burial. Dillon’s body found Wednesday hanging from a tree. Financial worries cited as influencing his death by his own action.
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Paul Dillon
Crown City
Gallipolis
Crown City Church
Dillon
Gallipolis High School Assembly Program Report
A Gallipolis high school assembly featured devotions by Mary Margaret Tanner and addresses by Jean Henke and Wendell Lloyd. It included performances by Frances Condee, Gossip seven girls, and a News events segment with John Gwinn. Preliminary Rio Grande Spring Eisteddfod programs will be ready for distribution December 1, says B Lewis Jones, head of the Masonic committee.
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Gallipolis
Press Club
Mary Margaret Tanner
Jean Henke
Frances Condee
Wendell Lloyd
John Gwinn
Jack Gills
Freda Gilmore
Alma Mater
Rio Grande
B. Lewis Jones
Masonics Committee
Mrs. M C Ghrist Dies in McKeesport Pa
Local relatives were informed of the death of Mrs. M C Ghrist formerly Miss Maggie Brown from Swan Creek. Funeral services are set for 2 30 Saturday in Swan Creek conducted by Rev H W DeWolfe of Eureka. Interment will be in the churchyard.
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Gallipolis
McKeesport
M. C. Ghrist
Maggie Brown
Swan Creek
John Brown
H. W. DeWolfe
Eureka
Bridge Move Detours Swan Creek Traffic
The 262 ton Swan Creek bridge is being moved to an adjacent location with traffic detoured onto State Route 218. No accidents occurred during the transfer, but operations have taken longer than expected. officials hope to complete and open the bridge by Sunday. Also notes extreme temperatures in the Sahara and Siberia.
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Gallipolis
Swan Creek
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