Gallia County to Hire 600 WPA Workers at $44 Monthly
Gallia County surveyor Far nom Haskins says 600 or more men will work on WPA projects in Gallia County soon. Workers earn about 37 cents per hour for seven and a half hours daily, totaling roughly $26,400 monthly from federal funds. Foremen paid 5 cents per hour also from federal funds, not on relief rolls. wages are paid even if a day is lost to rain.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Farnom Haskins
Gallia County
Peckins
Haskins
Licenses Issued In Gallipolis For West Virginia Natives
Marriage licenses issued to Howard Pinnell and Edna Chasteen both 21, natives of West Virginia, and to Leonard Spires and Millie Radcliffe both 21, with parental details. WPA official Haskins notes winter road work will be limited to rock shotting. 15 miles of resurfacing to finish before winter. 125 men on six county projects. 65 to 70 on lime crushers in winter. 45 secondary WPA projects reviewed for start.
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Gallipolis
Howard Pinnell
George Pinnell
Vinton la
Haskins
WPA
Kanauga's Oldest Man J Q Adams Dies at 85
Gallipolis obituary notes John Quincy Adams age 85 the oldest resident of Kanauga dies at noon Wednesday from a paralytic stroke suffered the previous Friday. Survived by his widow and four sons Tom Kanauga Ray Harry Huntington W Va Jesse Macon Ga. Funeral 2 pm Friday at Kananga Methodist Church with Rev Clary officiating. Burial Pine Street Cemetery Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
John Quincy Adams
Kanauga
Tom
Ray
Harry
Huntington
W. Va
Jesse
Macon
Kananga Methodist Church
Clary
Pine Street
Youth Dies in Big Creek Tuberculosis Tragedy
Charles Martyn Hayner aged 17 died Wednesday at his stepmother Mrs. Ella Brumfield home in Big Creek near Crown City from tuberculosis. He is survived by one brother Floyd of Sewards Ridge. Funeral services were held at Good Hope this afternoon and burial followed there.
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Gallipolis
Charles Martyn Hayner
Ella Brumfield
Big Creek
Crown City
Floyd
Sewards Ridge
Good Hope
Patient Found Drunk Near River Bank in Gallipolis
Thomas McClas, a patient at the O. H. E., was found intoxicated by county officers on the river bank at Locust Street end Wednesday. He had left the hospital Oct. 10 for a visit with relatives in Grafton, West Virginia, and, after returning, alighted at Gallipolis Ferry and crossed the river. He was returned to the hospital.
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Gallipolis
Thomas McClaskey
Locust Street
Grafton
W. Va
Soldiers Sailors Relief Board Reorganized in Gallia County
GALLIPOLIS The Gallia County Board of Soldiers and Sailors Relief met for the first time since the death of Carl Wall and reorganized with Leo E. Carter as chairman H. W. Sowards as vice chairman and Otis Drummond as secretary Applicants will be required to appear in person before the board if physically able and present their claims due to the high volume of applications.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Federal Direct Relief Rules for Gallia County
WPA director Paul H. Rock explains direct relief funds cover only families or employable persons not under local care. Funds aid emergency schools for first two weeks of November, with potential WPA integration. Zenia Shaw joins WPA to assist H M Nixon, and a statement on 2000 jars of undistributed food is forthcoming.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
WPA
Paul H. Rock
Pomeroy
Rock
Zenia Shaw
FERA
Burley AAA Program Information Received
County Agent R. R. Starbuck announced the 1936 Burley AAA program details. The federal AAA Bureau requested lists of base contracts and non-signers, with plans for state tobacco agent John A. Slipher to return recommendations to the local committee. Exemption criteria may allow worthy growers to avoid Kerr-Smith tax upon approval.
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Gallipolis
Burley
R. R. Starbuck
Federal
AAA
John A. Slipher
Starbuck
Kerr-Smith
Edna Arrington Sues for Divorce and Custody
Edna Arrington of Clay Township files suit against Edmond Arrington seeking divorce alimony and custody of two minor children alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty in a prospective case filed locally.
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Gallipolis
Edna Arrington
Edmond Arrington
Clay Township
Legion Halloween Party Parade Schedule
The American Legion hosts its annual Halloween party in Gallipolis tonight with Second Avenue from Court to State blocked from 6 PM. The parade begins at 7 PM, drawing participants and spectators to the downtown route.
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Gallipolis
American Legion
Second Avenue
Court
State
Woman Charges Son And Husband Beat Her
Mrs. Lulu Drum mond of Chambersburg swore warrants in municipal court Wednesday for her husband Clarence Drummond and her son William, alleging assault and battery that bruised her knees. They were bound over to the Grand Jury on $100 bond each and returned home.
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Gallipolis
Lulu Drummond
Chambersburg
Clarence Drummond
William
Spinal meningitis claims another Camp Dean member
Lorrain Cook aged 19 of Cleveland died Wednesday from spinal meningitis becoming the second Camp Dean resident in Lawrence County to fall to the disease. A separate note mentions a new brine freezing method from England that preserves fish for three months.
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Portsmouth
Lorrain Cook
Cleveland
Camp Dean
Lawrence County
England
Former Police Officer Turns Merchant After Long Service
An elderly former police officer, who served weeks on duty before ending his career, celebrated his 73rd birthday at home with family and friends. He now runs a merchant business while reflecting on his 15 years in uniform.
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Famil Sagen
Rey
Pai
Hull Reiterates U.S. Neutrality Policy on Ethiopia Deals
Secretary Hull stressed the United States would stay neutral in Ethiopian business dealings and warned against entangling alliances. The policy underscores Washington's cautious approach to international commerce and diplomacy amid regional tensions.
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Washington
Hull
Unitedment
Ethiopia
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