Gallipolis plans pool on high school campus
Gallipolis officials report a $40 000 swimming pool project for the Gallipolis High School campus. State and district WPA offices review plans in Columbus and Athens. Residents likely to be asked to raise about $19 000, with WPA providing the remainder in labor and materials. The plan includes a 60 120 foot concrete pool, locker houses, terrace seating, turnstile entrances and showers near Chickamauga Creek behind the high school. The Gallipolis Board of Education backs the project, with the Chamber of Commerce coordinating fundraising.
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Gallipolis
Homer W. Walter
Chamber of Commerce
WPA
Columbus
Athens
Chickamauga Creek
Gallipolis Board of Education
Flower Show Draws Many to Vinton Exhibit
The Vinton Garden Club hosted a fall flower show with strong attendance from Wilkesville Wellston and Gallipolis clubs. Mrs H K Butler and Mrs Woods McCarley led the tea table as judges praised numerous winners including Beryl Rees Leah Freshcorn and Edna Porter in marigolds zinnias roses cosmos and dahlias entries.
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Gallipolis
Vinton
Martin Rites Held At Home Wednesday
Funeral services were held at Miss Etta Martin’s Third Avenue home for the 74 year old woman found dead there. Interment followed in Mound Hill Cemetery. Rev. H. F. Stafford and Rev. H. H. Wilbur conducted the rites.
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Gallipolis
Etta Martin
Third Avenue
Mound Hill Cemetery
H. F. Stafford
Shepard, Ohio
Polar watersled SLED II tested in Arctic rescue role
A polar watersled named SLED II designed for Arctic rescue and communications showed satisfactory results in testing. It operates at 30 miles an hour on water and 50 on the ice.
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Moscow
Arctics
Notice in Bankruptcy for Anthony Wilson Files Petition
Creditors are notified that Anthony Wilson filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Onlo Fartern Division. His mischarge petition will be heard on October 8, 1997 at 9:00 A.M before Clerk Harry F Rare in the United States District Court.
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Sotice
Anthony Wilson
United States District Court For
Southern District of Onlo Fartern
Harry F Rare
Piled States District Court
Stores in Gallipolis Close on Labor Day
Gallipolis stores and business places will close in observance of Labor Day. There will be no local celebration as no labor union was ever organized in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
School opens at Vin ton with new staff lineup
Gallipolis notes Vin ton schools start September 7 with W W Welker as superintendent Kathryn Edmiston head of home economics Mae Evans teaches English Garland Elliott History Miss Warren daughter of Clyde Warren of Athens conducts music Dewey Walker commercial George Repp teaches Agriculture Grade teachers include Donald Love Maurice Warren David Matealf Esther Welker Margaret Hull Merle McCumber Ruth Quickle hired as substitute for ill Miss McCumber Gerald Hull to teach Ewington school
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Gallipolis
Vinton
W. W. Welker
Kathryn Edmiston
Mae Evans
Garland Elliott
Miss Warren
Clyde Warren
Athens
Dewey Walker
George Repp
Donald Love
Maurice Warren
David Matealf
Esther Welker
Margaret Hull
Merle McCumber
Ruth Quickle
Miss McC
Changes in Residence
Following the departure of Mr and Mrs S L Gil for Lake Worth Florida F F Higgins and his wife the former superintendent of schools have moved from the Webster property to the Gilmore home. Dr and Mrs N A Martin have moved to the Webster house releasing their present home to the owner Dr Cr E Holzer It will be used by the hospital training school for nurses.
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Gallipolis
S. L. Gilmore
Lake Worth
Fla
F. F. Higgins
Webster Property
Gilmore Home
N. A. Martin
Webster House
Cr. E. Holzer
Hospital Training School
Middleport Rotary Visits Eureka Dam
About 20 Middleport Rotary Club members toured the Eureka Dam on a Tuesday evening then dined with Gallipolis Rotary. They marveled at the dam’s size and its impact on the Ohio River shoreline over 25 miles away.
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Gallipolis
Tean's Run
Ohio River
Eureka
Samuel Klingensmith
Hazlett Place
Middleport
Poplar Ridge Church Home Coming Draws 1000 Plus
More than 1,000 attended the 13th annual Poplar Ridge Church home coming in Cheshire Township. Speakers included R. B. Carson of Middleport, Congressman T. A. Jenkins of Trenton, and Mrs. Jennie Ward Reeves of Wichita, Kansas. The event featured a musical program by the Palmer twins Wade and Wayne, along with several local performers. Amplifiers broadcast the program to the crowd. a reunion was set for next year at the same time and place.
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Gallipolis
Poplar Ridge
Cheshire Township
R. B. Carson
Middleport
T. A. Jenkins
Trenton
Jennie Ward Reeves
Wichita
Kansas
Palmer Twins
Wade
Wayne
Belva Harrison
Hiram Grover
William Eads
Sherman Rose
Corbie James
Bud Spires
Bidwell Negro Is Released at Jackson
Gallia County man Thurman Borden 31 released from Jackson County Jail after arrest on a white slavery charge. He returned to Bidwell with his family while Gertrude Collins 19 of Lick Township Jackson County remains jailed briefly. officers seek a church home for her with parental consent. No sufficient evidence for conviction against Borden.
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Gallipolis
Thurman Borden
Bidwell
Gallia County
Jackson County
Borden
Gertrude Collins
Lick Township
Gallia
Jackson
Miss Collins
Holzer Gifts Real Estate To His Two Sons In Suburban Purchases
Dr. C. F. Holzer bought two suburban parcels for his sons Charles and Richard. Charles receives 53 acres on Route 35 known as the Johnston farm formerly Rodgers. Richard gets six acres with two houses on Garfield Ave bought from Clyde McCormick. Mrs. Holzer buys three riverfront houses on First Ave below Pine St for possible removal to improve housing conditions.
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Gallipolis
C. F. Holzer
Charles
Richard
Route 35
Johnston
Rodgers
Garfield Ave
Clyde McCormick
Clyde Neal
Gallipolis Stove Works Begins Production Line
Gallipolis reports Thoms on and Francis Stove Co. starts pouring on Wednesday as Dr. C. E. Holzer, new owner, confirms ongoing production of the established line at the factory in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Thompson & Francis Stove Co
C. E. Holzer
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