Thirty-Two Prize Awards Set for Gallipolis Halloween
Gallipolis celebrates with thirty two merchandise prizes and ten dollars for awards in a Halloween parade to be held Monday night. Lafayette Post American Legion officials say prizes will honor uniquely dressed individuals and couples across multiple classes, plus contests in banjo, fiddle, and clog dancing.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Sarah Robinson
Second Avenue
State Street
Court Street
Poe Bradbury
Ned Hamilton
Julius Farley
George Lear
Harry Gwinn Heads Committee for Celebration Plans
Harry Gwinn is named to lead the committee organizing the forthcoming celebration. The group will coordinate event details, guest lists, and activities for the milestone gathering.
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Harry Gwinn
Legionnaires to Attend Sun Ohio District Meet
About 23 members of the Lafayette Post of the American Legion Gallipolis plan to attend the Sun Ohio District meeting in Nelsonville on Sunday. The program begins with registration at 9 am, with Joseph B. Patterson, newly elected Ohio department commander, delivering the main address at 2 pm. Captain H. E. Houck, Lafayette Post’s first commander, will speak at 10 am on the school topic Good of the Legion.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Sun Ohio
Nelsonville
Joseph B. Patterson
Ohio
H. E. Houck
Masonic Lodge Officers Named in Gallipolis Note
Representing officers from Gallia County, O. E. 8. Mrs Reuben Woods, worthy matron, Mrs Harry Way, assistant matron, Miss Ethel Young, secretary, and Mrs. … are listed in a local society note from Gallipolis dated October 27.
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O. E
Gallipolis
Reuben Woods
Harry Way
Ethel Young
Chase to recover Marion drives plan from hidden car
Madge and Ronald hide their fear as they plot a bold rescue of Marion. They prepare to trail Owen’s car along a mountain path while signaling with a license note hidden in a stone bag for speed and safety.
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Ronald
Owen
Madge
Marion
Trail Mystery at Bend in Road Ends Near Limousine
Adele Garrison narrates a tense pursuit as Marion and Owen vanish around a bend. A mounted figure and a blunt message plan unfold, while a menacing limousine blocks the path and foreshadows danger. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger as the trail abruptly ends and danger looms ahead.
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Owen
Marion
Edwards Represents Eastern Star At Ohio Grand Convention
E W Edwards represented the local Eastern Star order at the forty third annual convention of the Grand Chapter of Ohio held in Dayton opening Tuesday.
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E. W. Edwards
Eastern Star Order
Grand Chapter of
Ohio
Dayton
Shoemaker Cleared In Weapons Charge At Gallia Court
Cilel Shoe maker Poplar Rage was found not guilty by a Gallia County Petit Jury after two hours of deliberation on carrying concealed weapons. The incident stemmed from a partition sale dispute involving the old Shoemaker residence. Kenneth Wise of Clay Township pleaded guilty to forgery of a check at Harry Franks Sons Clothing Store during a judge’s hearing.
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Gallipolis
Cilel
Poplar Rage
Gallia County
Dallas Ralph
Shoemaker
Kenneth Wise
Clay Township
Harry Frank's Sons
W. R. White
Walter Boyd
Brick Removal Starts Widening and Repairing of Fine Street
Gallipolis reports the start of Pine Street widening and repaving with brick removal by Miller Brothers under sub-contract from the efontaine Development Company. City water service lines will be renewed before a new brick street base. detours are in place and work proceeds by hand under the winter relief plan with 65 percent of workers drawn from the Gallia County unemployment relief lists.
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Gallipolis
Pine Street
Miller Brothers
Efontaine Development Company
John Gwinn
Gallia County
Ohio
Gallipolis Ordinance Held Confiscatory
Claude Mullens of Huntington filed a petition in error against Gallipolis over a peddling bread arrest under city ordinance No 47. He was fined 15 dollars and costs after a Sept 30 hearing, and says the conviction and license requirement are unconstitutional and confiscatory.
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Gallipolis
Claude Mullens
Huntington
W. Va
Hopstetter Bakery Company
A. J. Stormont
Mullens
Scout executive checks Gallipolis troops for Hoover streamer
M. C. Mc Pherson, scout executive of the Huntington Area, visited Gallipolis on Wednesday to inspect local Boy Scout troops for eligibility for President Hoover's streamer for troop flags, with the banner offered by Hoover in his honorary role.
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Gallipolis
M. C. McPherson
Huntington
Boy Scouts
Hoover
Boy Scouts Recognize Growth and Troop Advancement
The organization honors a rise in members and troop progress through December 1. Troop 1 in Gallipolis led by Scoutmaster Paul Weatherball is expected to receive a banner for eligibility.
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Boy Scouts
Gallipolis
Paul Wetherball
Steamer Transporter Put Up for Sale in Ohio River Route
The Steamer Transporter, once Joseph Nixon and later Valiant, a large sternwheel towboat on the Ohio and Mississippi, laid up at Steubenville for over a year, now reported for sale by Wheeling Steel. Built 1877 to tow coal for the Joseph Walter Coal Co, later rebuilt and renamed Transporter after a series of incidents. Value listed at $76,000.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Mississippi
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Steubenville
Wheeling
Portamouth
Memphis
Joseph Nixon
Pittsburgh
Tlow
Cincinnati
Louieville
Joseph Walter Coal Company
Trade notes on Pittsburgh and Cincinnati packet service
The report covers Pittsburgh to Cincinnati freight movement with two-day schedules hampered by fog and wartime traffic. The Queen City, a larger packet, is expected to carry most freight, while the Corso or Corc ship handles remaining loads. The two vessels form an active lower river freight link.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Lower River
Cork
Wheeling Steel reports uptick in material shipments
Wheeling Steel Corporation reports increased activity this week. The Steamer Labelle began towing vitalimenta barges to Brackenridge Pennsylvania carrying 35 000 tons of pig iron for upstream shipment to the Allegheny River. The Renwood towed steel to the company plant at New Boston.
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Gallipola
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Labelle
Brackenridge
Allegheny River
Renwood
New Boston
Queen City Repairs Put Under Way After Ohio River Mishap
The Queen City stern-wheeler near Dam 27 suffered damage weeks ago. Mesta Machine in Pittsburgh won the contract to install a new steel wheel-shaft while R Monroe Co will repair damaged steel cylinder timbers. Repairs are estimated at about 19000 dollars with return to service expected soon.
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Pittsburgh
Queen's Ruabetitute
Gallipolis
Mesta Machine Company
Haa
Queen City
Ohio River
R. Monroe Company
Dam 27
Klax-Ko Tablets Promise Quick Relief for Gall Bladder Issues
An advertisement claims Klax-Ko tablets cure bilious constipation and gall bladder congestion. It touts fast relief in 3 to 5 days and full relief in 30 days or a money back guarantee, urging readers to buy from Quick’s or any druggist.
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Quick's
Ady
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Wise
Petit Jury
Amon Rutherford
Legionnaires
Heart of
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Mr. Graham
Charles Owen
Adele Garrison
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Buay
Brown Label
Fred Foe
Cordill
W. Union St
Athens, On
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Chamberlin
Woodury
Merrel
Norwich
DeWitt & Hygienic
DeWitt
Reke A
Dr. Hinkle
Garden Court
Brilliantine
Mellier’s
Colonial Club
Ingrams
Williams
Koolox
Sanflex
Little
The
American Tobacco Co
N. C. Wyeth
Captain Kidd
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