Wounded Gallipolis Teen Improves After Self-Inflicted Shot
Gallipolis A 17 year old Donald F Clagg son of Mrs Edward Clagg improves in Holzer Hospital after a self inflicted gunshot wound to the left shoulder and arm. The shooting occurred in a poultry house at his grandparents home near the Safford School in Green Township. He had become angered over an alleged affair with a 14 year old neighbor girl. He was found by his grandparents bleeding and was transported to the hospital by his grandfather and neighbor Dempsey O Dell.
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Gallipolis
Donald F. Clagg
Edward Clagg
Holzer Hospital
John Dewitt
Clagg
Safford
Green Township
Donald
Gallipolis High School
Dempsey O'Dell
Dewitt
Danner Grows TenFoot Dahlia in Gallia County
William Danner of Second Avenue claims the county dahlia championship as his plant reaches ten feet tall with profuse blooms. He has marked the height along a brick wall and plans to top it next season.
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Gallipolis
William Danner
Second Avenue
Danner
Logan Pastor Speaks at Rio Grande Assembly
At Rio Grande College in Gallipolis Rev Cecil Harding Jones pastor of Logan Presbyterian Church addressed students accompanied by Prof C O Clark of Logan. Jones urged action in democracy during crises and emphasized present opportunities for advancement. Clark noted changes since his teaching days and praised school innovations.
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Gallipolis
C. O. Clark
Logan
Rio Grande College
Cecil Harding Jones
Logan Presbyterian Church
Clark
Parsons Treated After Car Leaves Road Head Injury
Gallipolis. S. R. Parsons, 26, of Bidwell, was treated at Holzer Hospital yesterday for a severe head wound after his car left the road near Minersville. Parsons, who works at Ravenswood, was en route home at the time of the accident.
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Gallipolis
S. R. Parsons
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Minersville
Parsons
Ravenswood
TON JON Help Promised In Chillicothe Woman’s Recovery
Mrs. Elva Barnhart of Chillicothe Ohio reports chronic nervousness headaches dizziness and a coated tongue. After taking TON JON she gained weight steadily and says she feels like a different person with relief from back and kidney pains and improved sleep. TON JON Health Representative at Quick's offers to explain the remedy’s success.
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Jon
Ton Jon
Quick's
Athens
Quick
W. Union St
Red Cross Plans 150 County Campaign Workers
Red Cross will select at least 150 campaign workers to begin November 11 for 3 000 memberships. The roll call committee will meet Monday to plan the county-wide drive with rural township organization and local speaker presentations. Officials emphasize that 50 percent of all fees and all larger gifts stay in the county.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Red Cross
Roll Call
C. W. Booth
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Events Dates and Guests
Gallipolis social items recount Tuesday gatherings at First Baptist Church with Halloween features and travel photos by John Ropeter and the Sagenes at Fort Bragg. New member Mrs. Dale Russell welcomed while Riverside Study Club hostesses planned seasonal refreshments.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
Millie Folden
Zella Hern
Marie Elliott
Dorothy Sibley
Ruth Bonham
Annabell Smith
Stella Mohr
Elizabeth White
John Ropeter
Virginia
George Sagen
Fort Bragg
N. C
Dale Russell
L. O. Clary
M. S. Barlow
Riverside Study Club
John Swisher
Julia Conklin
Australia
Cheshire and Rio Grande Meet Friday
Cheshire football plans a season finale at Rio Grande with Cheshire holding one loss and Rio Grande undefeated. Local notes record attendances at the Lancaster fair and visits among residents including births, reunions, and hospital recoveries.
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Cheshire and
Rio Grande
Native of Gallia Dies Tuesday in Columbus
Miss Columbia Hott of Gallipolis died in Columbus Tuesday night at age 60. Funeral services are planned in Columbus Friday afternoon with several relatives in the city and county attending. She was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Hott and is survived by a sister, Mrs William Slatter of Columbus.
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Rio Grande
Cheshire
Buswell Roush
Lancaster Fair
J. F. Gates
Jackson
Kermet Massie
Girls Glee Club of
Gertrude Rupe
Grace Hughes
Helen Allensworth
Betty Rothgeb
John Connally
Charleston
Charles Hern
Columbus
Bert Hern
Emmett Ralston
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Rucker Neal
Clyde Neal
Gallipolis
Ara Swisher
Do. C. Mach
Rgger
Fred
Bennett Little
Harrisonville
Nona Morris
Ed Swisher
Fred Ward
Parkersburg
Clara Ward
Lloyd Roush
Hollis Whitt
C. L. Vangilder
E. M. Musgrave
Lawrence County
Ollie Werner
Etta Welch
Marietta
J. H. Starcher
Hortis Shaver
Cincinnati
Columbia Hott
James Hott
William Slatter
Gallia County WPA Workers Quota Reaches Limit
Gallia County reports its WPA enrollment near 300 men after reductions. Ongoing projects include Meigs County tree crews under the U S Forestry Service and a west city road improvement. With the Chillicothe road job finishing today about 50 men are released.
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Gallipolis
Meigs County
U.S. Forestry Service
Chillicothe
WPA Centers Face Closure as Funds Run Short
GALLIPOLIS Ohio state WPA recreation director Martin Koontz of Zanesville warns three recreation centers may close two in this city and one at Bidwell if WPA funds end. A Riverview center sponsorship effort is underway led by Rev. W S Westerman John Halliday Naomi Evans Virgil Benson and Mrs C W Booth.
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Gallipolis
Martin Koontz
Zanesville
WPA
Bidwell
Koontz
City Commission
Riverview Hotel
W. S. Westerman
John Halliday
Naomi Evans
Virgil Benson
C. W. Booth
Riverview Center
Road Commission Moves To Acquire Property
West Virginia State Road Commission seeks condemnatory proceedings against West Virginia Ohio River Bridge Co. to obtain the property for Pt. Pleasant. City aims to acquire the structure for 1 050 000.
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Gallipolis
Charleston
West Virginia State Road Commission
West Virginia-Ohio River Bridge Co
Pt. Pleasant
Funeral services for Crown City resident Mrs. A. H. Kerns
Mrs. A H Kerns 86 died at her Crown City home Wednesday. Funeral rites are set for Friday at 2 p m at Lawrence Methodist Church with Rev. Pearl Dial. She was former Lucy Haskins and leaves son W R Kerns of Lesage WV and daughter Miss Etta Kerns of Crown City.
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Gallipolis
A. H. Kerns
Crown City
Lawrence Methodist Church
Pearl Dial
First Section of Route 35 Improvement Completed
Gallipolis reports the first mile of the Chillicothe road improvement west of the city finished this morning. The six mile flood escape road will be gravelled and later macadamized as State Highway No. 35. Officials fear the Chickamauga bridge cannot be finished this year, hoping the old Chillicothe avenue bridge lasts through winter.
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Gallipolis
Chillicothe
Chickamauga
Chillicothe Avenue
County Engineer Buys Residence on Route 7
Rev. R. P. McCarley has sold his residence property and about six acres on State Highway 7 south of Gallipolis to E. N. Leonard county engineer and will give possession Nov. 15. McCarley bought the Neal farm in 1920 and has since sold parcels to Joe Henry and Basil Evans and donated land for the Ohio Valley Grange Hall use. He still owns substantial acreage and several houses nearby and will select a new home.
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Gallipolis
R. P. McCarley
E. N. Leonard
James Neal
McCarley
Joe Henry
Basil Evans
Ohio Valley Grange Hall
Start Conversion of Old Home Into Duplex
Improvements toward converting the Peter Seriot house on Second Avenue near Grape into a duplex are under way. The 1820 house later belonged to Capt. James T. Myers and was moved about 80 years ago from its original Grape Street location.
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Gallipolis
Peter Seriot
Second Ave
Grape
Virginia Myers
James T. Myers
Grape St
Taxi line operators move to Elks Building room
D. C. Baughman and Ted Moore, operators of a local taxi line, have rented a ground floor room in the Elks Building adjacent to their current Clendenin Hotel premises.
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Gallipolis
D. C
Organization of County Friends of Land Meeting In Rio Grande
Invitations go to rural residents for the county chapter of Friends of the Land to meet in Community Hall at Rio Grande College Monday at 7 30 p m The public is invited Dr O E Fink curriculum supervisor for the state department of education will speak on the theme Poor Land Poor Life and officers will be chosen
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Gallipolis
County Chapter of Friends of the Land
Rio Grande College
O. E. Fink
State Department of Education
Dr. Fink
Dispatches Due Earlier in Shorter Daylight Hours
Due to shortened daylight hours the afternoon airmail dispatches are advanced a half hour and should be in the post office at 2 p.m. They will reach Pittsburgh at 5 p.m.
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Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Bidwell PTA Carnival at High School
The Bidwell PTA sponsors a carnival at the high school building on November 10. A chalk talk by Claude Miller is featured along with fortune telling. Refreshments are available all evening. Attendees are asked to come masked and prizes will be awarded.
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Bidwell
Bidwell Pta
Claude Miller
Purchases Property in Gallipolis by Mrs Clendenin
Mrs Mary Clendenin purchased residence property on Third Avenue in Gallipolis. The home was formerly owned by Carlos Niday and is now held by Harry Miller, the present owner.
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Gallipolis
Mary Clendenin
Third Ave
Carlos Niday
Harry Miller
Hold Rites in Salem For Gallia Native
Verne Neal of Gallipolis died in Salem Ohio late Tuesday. Survived by wife and two children at Salem and brothers Max Frank and Earl Neal in northern Ohio. Funeral rites set for Friday afternoon in Salem. Swan Creek Grange plans a Halloween program Friday night with doughnuts and pumpkin pie served.
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Gallipolis
Verne Neal
Henry Neal
Salem
Ohio
Max
Frank
Earl Neal
Swan Creek Grange
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