Foul Play Dropped in Gallipolis Drownings Autopsy
Autopsies show William and George Bonecutter died by drowning off Gallipolis Island, ending a suspected foul play theory. Investigations continue with Mason County and local officers after questions tied to a Thursday drinking party. A third drowning, Miss Erma Eadington, increases local drownings to three in a three mile radius within a week.
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Gallipolis
William and
George Bonecutter
Gallipolis Island
Mason County
W. Va
EB. BE. Hatshield
Erma Eadington
Pethtel Waives Examination in DWI Case After Crash
James Pethtel Jr. waived examination in Gallipolis municipal court on a driving while intoxicated charge filed by N B Edwards. The crash near Eureka Monday injured Glade Jones, who remains in Holser Hospital with head and abdominal wounds. Pethtel is bound over to the Grand Jury on 200 bond posted by his grandmother Mrs Margaret Tyler.
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Gallipolis
James Pethtel, Jr
N. BR. Edwards
Pethtel
Glade Jones
Jones
Edwards
Eureka
Margaret Tyler
Holser Hospital
Partition suit sought in Perry Township will case
Asks property division in a suit filed by Jane Weugh against Lottie Wigal and 15 others named in the will of Mary M. Jones. Plaintiff alleges the will was admitted to probate and she is to receive one twelfth of the property. Defendants reside in Jackson, Franklin, Marion and Hamilton Counties.
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Gallipolis
Perry Township
Jane Weugh
Lottie Wigal
Mary M. Jones
Jackson
Franklin
Marion
Hamiton
Erma Eddington To Be Buried Thursday
Funeral services for 22 year old Erma Eddington of Johnson Ridge will be held Thursday at 2 PM in the Baptist Church. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Burt Eddington the high school valedictorian faced incurable heart disease and despondency over health was listed as the motive for her suicide. The Rev George Sagen will officiate.
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Gallipolis
Erma Eddington
Burt Eddington
Johnson Ridge
George Sagen
Baptist Church
Rio Grande College
Merchants Advised To Keep Complete Records
In Gallipolis E R Lama, junior tax examiner, warns merchants to maintain adequate records to pass sales tax checks. He cites a case from the 16th Taxing District where a baker was arrested, found guilty, and fined for failing to keep sufficient transaction records for accurate tax assessment.
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Gallipolis
E. R. Lama
Gordon releases bond for Cousins in assault case
At her request Melissa Gordon was discharged as surety for the bond of William Cousins who faced assault and battery charges and was released on his own recognizance in Common Pleas Court.
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Gallipolie
Melissa Gordon
William Cousins
Cousins
Common Pleas
Gallipolis
Russell May
Jesse Brown
W. R. White
Canned Food Probe Was Once Started
Gallia County officials and American Legionnaires outlined a long investigation into the relief office begun over a year earlier. The 1934 inquiry accused inefficiency and favoritism, with a large transfer of canned goods moving from the Our House basement to the relief office as distributions began a spoilage of about one sixth of the food.
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Gallipolis
Relief Office
H. E. Houck
Gallia County Trustees Association
Houck
American Legionnaires
Relief Department
Our House
Paralyzed Kanauga resident in critical condition
J Q Adams suffered a paralytic stroke at his home Saturday and remains in a critical state. Local residents hosted visits and guests attended services, social events, and a stork shower as family and friends shared concern and supported those near him.
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Kanauga
J. Q. Adams
Wood
Honolulu
G. E. Bush
W. E. McDade
McDade
W. Fulton
Holter
Cleveland
Clary
Douglas
Serand
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Dexter
Belpre
Schoonover
W. F. Deem
Leslie
Wellston
John Deem
Mia
Ted O'Mara
Mollie Marie
Huntington
Misses Grace
Ella Wagner
H. W. Walters
New Mara- Moras
Thomas Reynolds
Cochran Defendants Owe Buffalo Bank 161 After Judgment By Default
Judgment by default in favor of the Buffalo West Virginia Bank against W J Cochran and Nettie B Cochran awards the bank 161 dollars. The case was decided by the court with the bank receiving the verdict.
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Gallipolis
Buffalo, W. Va
W J
Nettie B. Cochran
Church of Christ Cancels Thursday Prayer Meeting
No prayer meeting services will be held at the Church of Christ on Thursday night this week, according to church officials.
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Church of Christ
Ray Noble Launches New Coca Cola Radio Program
Ray Noble and his orchestra host a new Coca Cola radio series titled Refreshment Time airing Wednesdays at 9 30 PM from New York via the Columbia coast to coast network. James Josten announces the program noting Noble’s rise in American dance music with hits like Good night Sweetheart The Very Thought of You Love Is The Sweetest Thing and Why Stars Come Out at Night with Al Bowlly and Babs and Her Brothers among the supporting cast.
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Ray Noble
New York
James Josten
British Broadcasting Company
London
America
Noble
al Bowlly
Babs
Masked Party At Carsey Home A Halloween Gathering
Fred Carsey and wife hosted a masquerade in Carseytown with games and a play led by George and Grover McGrath and the Parkers. The Hawk Brothers plus Ernest Brown and Sue Tucker provided music. Refreshments served by Mrs. Carsey.
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Judson
Fred Carsey
Carseytown
George McGrath
Grover McGrath
Parker
Hawk Brothers
Ernest Brown
Sue Tucker
Carsey
Emmett Williams
Addie Douglas
Arley Douglas
CCC
Athens
Elmer Duntree
Map Clues Tie Dover Steel Plant Dust to Pulaski Route
Bobby traces a road map from Dover to Pulaski Street to explain red ore dust near Empire Steel. He drives to Pulaski Road, sees the ore dump and dust, and deduces Hopkins targeted an area between the mill and Central Street. The drive ends with a lone driveway leading into empty land, a lead to be continued.
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Julius
Empire Steel Plant
Hopkins
Central Street
Bobby
Dover
Turney
Pulaski Road
Pulaski
Pulaski Street
Central
Mark Hopkins
Rains Stars In The Last Outpost At Athena Theater
Claude Rains leads a British secret service plot set in Mesopotamia during World War I alongside Cary Grant and Gertrude Michael in The Last Outpost. The premiere at Schine’s Athena Theater featured action heavy desert and jungle scenes with strong supporting turns.
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Claude Rains
Paramount
Ita
Schine
Athena Theater
Cary Grant
Gertrude Michael
Bengal Lancer
Lancer
Kathleen Burke
Colin Tapley
Daughters of Union Veterans To Assist SV Reorganization
Daughters of Union Civil War Veterans will serve refreshments at the Sons of Veterans reorganization meeting at Odd Fellow Hall Thursday at 7 30 PM. Each Daughters member is asked to bring six sandwiches.
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Glouster—Daughters of
Sons of Veterans
Odd Fellow Hall
Daughters of Veterans
Kiwanis Report on Sanitary District Plans in Three Counties
Kiwanians in Glouster report petitions exceed requirements for a sanitary district project spanning Athens Morgan and Perry counties. Plans, filed with three county common pleas judges, follow months of preliminary work. County Commissioner Fred F Kittle spoke on relief projects, while H F Kittle won the attendance prize from John S Clark.
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Glouster
Athens
Morgan
Perry
Common Pleas
Kiwanis Club
Hotel
Gordon
Fred F. Kittle
John S. Clark
H. F. Kittle
Glouster Prepares for Halloween Pranksters
Glouster officials will station eight special officers tonight and tomorrow to protect property from Halloween revelers. Arrests for property damage will lead to detention and next morning hearings. Mayor C F Wallace warns only Halloween night is safe for pranks or arrests will follow. Oakdale P T A hosts a Halloween social at the schoolhouse tonight with four prizes a cakewalk and refreshments.
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Glouster
C. F. Wallace
Wallace
Oakdale
Oakdale P. T. A
Halloween Carnival at Glouster High Gym
A Glouster High School Halloween Carnival will be held Thursday evening in the gym with doors opening at 6. The event features boxing wrestling foul shooting baseball throw ring toss lunch counter fish pond confetti booth a musical revue puppet show and cake booth. Prizes will be awarded for the funniest and prettiest masked costume. Admission is two cents with additional costs varying.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Funeral services for Mrs. Billa Wade at East Branch Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Billa Wade will be held Thursday at 2 PM at East Branch Church in McConnelsville in charge of Elder C A Gladden. Burial will follow in East Branch Cemetery.
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Glouster
Billa Wade
East Branch
C. A. Gladden
McConnelsville
East Branch Cemetery
Bridge Party Set by Jacksonville Alumni Club
A bridge party sponsored by the Jacksonville Trimble High School Alumni Association will be held at Eagle Hall on Thursday night beginning at 8 o'clock.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville-Trimble High School Alumni Association
Eagle Hall
Meeting notes for GLoU club hosted by Mrs Pry
In a post on Monday evening at Walnut Hill, local members gathered for the GLoU club hosted by Mrs Pry. Attendees included Angie, Mrs Mary Brysoy, Mig ham, Mrs Mae Den Henshaw, and several others. The group planned activities and noted future meetings with Mrs Low My street.
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Glou
Pry
Tha Angie
Mary Brysoy
Migham
Mae den Henshaw
Bei Haz Jarchius
Ora Kittle Y Watkins
Athens
Was & Goes
Low My Street
Auxiliary Jal Meeting Notices Urge Members to Attend
AUNILIARY CAL jal meeting of the Auxiliary at the day night at 7 of importance will pe 4 members are urged.
Prizes Awarded at Masonic Habilay Event in Gloucester
The Masonic Habilay gathering in Gloucester awarded prizes led by Thea Chay. Mrs Jenny ugliest won five prizes while Mrs Bly claimed the most unique West. Games and contests featured, with coffee served late. Degree work followed at Gloucester Temple as sisters attended.
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Glouster
Thea Chay
Jenny Ugliest
Bly
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Shhine
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Salvation Army Band
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Allen Wayne King
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Richard
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Johnny Arnledge
Feo
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Edwin C. Hill
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