Prospects for Permanent Gallipolis Riverside Amphitheater
Gallipolis officials and the sesquicentennial commission chair Dr. Charles E. Holzer express optimism about a permanent riverside amphitheater on the existing river levee site. Backers plan broad civic support and fund planning from celebration receipts, with construction requiring water damage protections and removable seating for winter.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Ohio
Ohio River
West Virginia
Mrs Strait Proposes Ann Bailey Monument in Gallia County
Gallia County news reports Mrs Blake Strait advocates a monument to Ann Bailey the famed Indian scout at Bailey Chapel Harrison Township. The plan includes a public subscription to fund the erection and a ceremony to unveil the memorial. Bailey’s body was moved to Tu Endie Wel state park at Pt Pleasant years ago.
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Gallipolis
Blake Strait
Ann Bailey
Bailey Chapel
Harrison Township
Tu Endie Wel
Pt. Pleasant
Kanawha
Ohio
Gallia County
Caldwell Addresses Gallipolis Rotarians
Caldwell a member of the board of education spoke to the Rotary Club last night on the many qualifications for teaching in a one room school. He compared rural conditions with urban schools and advanced curricula.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Caldwell
Board of Education
Rotary Club
150 To Begin Work On Flag Spring Job
In Gallia County the county engineer E N Leonard reports 150 WPA workers will start this week on flag spring road improvements in Walnut Township. A macadam top coat on the Northup road from Centenary was finished Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
WPA
Flag Spring
Walnut Township
Centenary
Boy with skull fracture after horse kick at Holzer Hospital
Four year old John Franklin Broyles remains unconscious at Holzer Hospital after a skull fracture suffered when kicked by a horse Sunday morning. The condition is reported unchanged.
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Gallipolis
John Franklin Broyles
Holzer Hospital
Rifle Missing in Gallipolis Sesquicentennial Pageant
Gallipolis police report a Springfield rifle used in the sesquicentennial pageant is missing. Director J Clarence Sullivan said the rifle vanished and police promised full cooperation.
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Gallipolis
J. Clarence Sullivan
Conservation meeting set for Thursday in Gallia County
A Gallia County Conservation Association meeting is called for Thursday evening at the Elks Hall. Local members urged to attend and discuss upcoming conservation plans and events.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Visitors
Shiers Jones and Leah Croon wed in Greensboro on Friday Aug 30 and visited Gallipolis with Mrs Jones. The article lists numerous local weekend visitors relatives and travels including Capt John Edwards of the Los Angeles police and families from Columbus Cincinnati and Huntington with several returning from trips and a birth announced Frances Aleene.
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Ora Jones
Leah Croon
Wilmington
N. C
Jones
Greensboro
Truscon Steel Co
Youngstown
Ohio
Woman's College At
Raleigh, N. C
J. B. Alcorn
Alice Wolfe
Bertha Alcorn
Columbus
Edgar Alcorn
Delaware
A. D. Alcorn
Cincinnati
Gallipolis
John Edwards
Los Angeles
Oshkosh
Wis
Couple’s miscellaneous shower in Thurman for Thomas couple
Dr and Mrs Robert D Thomas were honored Thursday evening at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Thomas in Thurman. Many friends from the village and Rio Grande attended to offer good wishes and gifts for the couple’s new Gallipolis home. Miss Olwyn Williams presented the bride and groom. Music by Roger and Roland Williams Winifred Jones and Lorena Jenkins followed. Ice cream and cake refreshments were served.
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Robert D. Thomas
Ray Thomas
Thurman
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Olwyn Williams
Roger and
Roland Williams
Winifred Jones
Lorena Jenkins
Dinner Party Hosted by Miss Ella Rothgeb at Addison Area
Miss Ella Rothgeb gave a dinner party Saturday at her home near Addison. Guests included Mrs. Ruth Thacker of Clifton Forge Virginia, Mrs. Ira Swisher, Miss Frances Condee of Gallipolis, Mrs. Ella Blain and Miss Betty Blain of Hogsett West Virginia, Mrs. Garnet Kirby and Mrs. Briggs Kirby of Cheshire, Mrs. Maxie McCarley and Miss Marie Fowler of Rio Grande.
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Ella Rothgeb
Addison
Ruth Thacker
Clifton Forge
Ira Swisher
Frances Condee
Gallipolis
Ella Blain
Betty Blain
Hogsett
W. Va
Garnet Kirby
Briggs Kirby
Cheshire
Maxie McCarley
Marie Fowler
Rio Grande
Adam Brucker’s 75th Birthday Observed At Home
A family dinner at Adam Brucker’s home Sunday honored his 75th birthday. Attending were Everett Brucker and two sons of Newark, Robert Campbell and two sons of Gallpolis, Herman Brucker and two children of Bladen, Delbert Boster and daughter of Route 2, and Adam Brucker and daughter Ruth.
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Adam Brucker
Everett Brucker
Newark
Robert Campbell
Gallipolis
Herman Brucker
Bladen
Delbert Boster
Route 2
Ruth
Dinner Guests Entertained by Mrs. Richards
Mrs. D. R. Richards of Washington D C hosted a Sunday dinner for Miss Mary Watts Miss Millie Watts and Artie Watts along with Emma Richards Edwards and Belle Mills among others in Rio Grande and local households including Mrs. Fred Mills Schreiner Plymale Blake and Letitia Mills
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Mary, Millie
Artie Watts
D. R. Richards
Washington, D. C
Emma Richards
E. W. Edwards
Rio Grande
Fred K. Mills
John Schreiner
Belle Mills
Viola Plymale
Anna Blake
Letitia Mills
Helen Mills
Mrs. Neal Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced
Mrs. Lola C. Neal pleads guilty to ten charges of embez zlement forgery and false pretense in Gallia County. Judge W R White sentences her to one to ten years in the Marysville Reformatory with immediate departure to custody of the sheriff. She faces creditors from recent business failure and made an assignment to Judge Cherington.
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Gallipolis
Marysville Reformatory
W. R. White
Lola C. Neal
E. E. Hatfield
Jennie Bolar
Ella Walters
Marie Meal
Stella Arthur
Hollis C. Neal
Rose Worman
Clara Worman
Howard Harding
Minnie Arthur
Mrs. Neal
Henry W. Cherrington
Principals Gather for High School Evaluation Plan
Gallipolis E. E. Higgins and Carl C. Byers announce a Thanksgiving period meeting for about 22 principals at the high school. Dr. G H Fikenberry of Ohio State will lead group evaluations to assess local strengths and weaknesses with a disinterested report. A Rotary Club dinner will follow with local civic club representatives invited.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Carl C. Byers
G. H. Fikenberry
Ohio State University
Ohio
Two Sky Rockets Stolen During Pageant Display
Gallipolis police report two high powered sky rockets stolen from the fireworks supply during the sesquicentennial pageant. The devices are described as pineapple sized and highly dangerous in inexperienced hands.
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Gallipolis
Davis Loses Post as Highway Department Abolished
Gallia County. Walter S. Davis superintendent of maintenance for the state highway department was removed from his post when the position was abolished. Davis, a Democrat with civil service rating, lost the job reportedly at the request of the Republican Executive Committee.
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Gallipolis
Walter S. Davis
State Highway Department
Davis
Republican Executive Committee
Driver Swerves To Miss Pig Then Crashes In Ditch
Near Henderson West Virginia Miss Nora Van Fleet of Huntington swerved to avoid a pig and drove into a ditch. Her three passengers Ruth Leedy Mabel Armstrong of Huntington were hospitalized with numerous cuts bruises and Leedy suffered several broken ribs.
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Gallipolis
Henderson
W. Va
Nora van Fleet
Huntington
Ruth Leedy
Mabel Armstrong
Leedy
Gallia Native Dies in North Dakota Funeral
Funeral services were held in Lisbon North Dakota for Mrs. America Hay Cooper a Gallia native from Clay Chapel who died Sunday She is survived by her husband A C Cooper and their two daughters
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Lisbon
N. D
America Hay Cooper
Clay Chapel
A. C. Cooper
Licensed To Marry LOGAN
An application for a marriage permit was filed with Judge E. L. Ewing by Charles Marks and Elizabeth Stover. Licenses issued over the end of the week included Seldon B. Yarger and Evelyn Darling. Albert Holzschuh and Ruth Christian. The Rev. Stanley W. Wiant and the Rev. C. W. Graham officiated.
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Logan
E. L. Ewing
Charles Marks
Nelsonville Rt. 3
Elizabeth Stover
Coonville
Seldon B. Yarger
Glouster
Clyde Yarger
Evelyn Darling
Haydenville
Frank Darling
Stanley W. Wiant
Albert Holzschuh
Logan Pottery
Ieel Holzschuh
Ruth Christian
Gene Christian
C. W. Graham
Furloughed Marine Returns Home for 25th Birthday
Lloyd Arnett of Gore is on a 30 day furlough after four years with the U S Marines in China. His parents Mr and Mrs Lon Arnett of Gore and Mr and Mrs Charles Bowlby of Logan drove to Yorktown Virginia to bring him home to Hocking County where he will celebrate his 25th birthday on September 13.
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Lloyd Arnett
Gore
U. S
China
Lon Arnett
Charles Bowlby
Logan
Yorktown
Young Arnett
Hocking County
Casey Sl Pleads Guilty on Concealed Weapon Charge
Casey Sl was fined 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to carrying concealed weapons. He paid part of the fine and agreed to monthly installments. J Shelton Loucks pleaded not guilty to the same charge and was held on a 200 dollar bond.
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Gallipolis
Lincoln Casey
J. Shelton Loucks
Halliday Retrieves $10 in Pageant Coat
Judge John Halliday returned to Gallipolis after a 20 mile detour to recover $10 left in a costume coat worn during the sesquicentennial pageant. He retrieved the money before the coat was sent to Columbus.
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Halliday
Gallipolis
New York
John Halliday
Columbus
Valida Belville Granted Divorce and Custody
Mrs Valida D Belville was awarded a divorce from Evan Belville after presenting neglect allegations in court and was granted custody of their minor child.
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Gallipolis
Valida D. Belville
Evan Belville
Gourd harvest grows at Ruby Belville home
A vine at the Ruby Belville residence near Gallipolis bears 69 matured gourds with more forming as frost approaches. Belville expects a larger crop before cold weather.
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Gallipolis
Ruby Belville
City
Bodimer Sentenced after allegations at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics
In Gallipolis Byron Bodimer former assistant financial officer at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics faced 24 indictments for grand larceny 46 for forgery and 70 for embezzlement totaling 7600 in peculations He pled guilty and drew sentences of one to twenty years for forgery one to seven years for grand larceny and one to ten years for embezzlement all to run concurrently Judge White criticized the Welfare Department for prior irregularities at the hospital and urged pursuit of recovery by the state through the surety bonds in place while Bodimer was jailed after months on bail.
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Gallipolis
Byron Bodimer
Ohio Hospital
Court of Common Pleas
Bodimer
Ohio Penitentiary
W. R. White
State Department of Welfare
State Hospital
John W. Howell
Thomas Herbert
Janette A. Pierce
Millard M. Miles
G. G. Kincon
Howell
E. E. Hatfield
Liberty
Happy Hollow Hosts Chicken Dinner and Relatives Visit
Mrs. Doro thy Beitelschies entertained relatives with a chicken dinner at Happy Hollow. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Miller Toledo and others from Michigan Ohio and West Virginia. Several families and visitors traveled to Happy Hollow to share the occasion and spend Sunday with Elza Miller and family.
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Happy Hollow
Dorothy Beitelschies
Dewey Miller
Toledo
O. E. DeAtley
Michigan
Chris Olingher
Columbus
Ray Turner
Buchtel
Elza Miller
Wilbur Miller
Winifred Beitelschies
Pontiac
Mich
Gail May
William Mihalek
Marjorie Bond
Otto ‘Smart
Minois
Donald Brady
Raymond Brady
Dayton
Zella Brady
John Newman
Cecil Smart
Charles Kettell
Wellsburg
W. Va
Council To Meet At Electric Office
Gallia County Women’s Home Council plans a Sept 11 meeting at the Southern Ohio Electric Co. kitchen and dining area. County Agent E G Royer notes members will study refinishing furniture and lead discussions at community center meetings through October.
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Gallipolis
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gall” County
Miss Marie Harris Named Dietitian at Ohio Wesleyan
Former Rio Grande College educator Miss Marie Harris has taken a three year teaching role and now serves as dietitian at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware.
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Gallipolis
Teachird
Rio Grande College
Marie Harris
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
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E. E. Ellsworth
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