War Measure Is Urged by Organization
National Red Cross calls for formation of sewing units to craft garments and bandages for war stricken countries. Mrs. C. W. Booth, executive chairman, plans centers in Gallipolis and county communities. Completed items will go to Geneva for distribution by the International Red Cross. In World War, local sewing and knitting work were common. WPA centers not planned now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Red Cross
C. W. Booth
WPA
Gallia County Womens Chorus Grows at Second Practice
Members report large turnout for second practice night at the Gallipolis Methodist Church. Song books were handed out for home use and enthusiasm ran high. Miss Clara B Motter is organizer of the society.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Clara B. Motter
Dark Horses Expected For Township Offices
Gallipolis reports rising interest in township office candidates. A 6 30 p m deadline tonight may reveal several dark horses as petitions are reviewed by the board of elections Saturday for validity.
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Gallipolis
Board of Elections
Freewill Baptist Quarterly Meeting at Old Ruger Church
Freewill Baptist quarterly meeting set for Saturday at Old Ruger Church starting 10 AM. Baptist ministers and laymen from Scioto Lawrence Gallia and Jackson Counties will attend. Noon dinner to be served on the church lawn.
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Gallipolis
Meigs Freewill Baptist Quarterly Meeting
Old Rgger
Scioto
Lawrence
Gallia
Jackson
Eugene S & S Spear plans home on Holcomb Hill lot
Gallipolis reports Eugene S and S Spear planning a residence on a Holcomb Hill lot recently acquired. Nearby, Mrs. Emmett Shaw and Dr. H B Thomas are erecting homes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eugene S&s
Youth Released on Habeas Corpus in Crown City Case
Marshall Walters, 17, of Crown City was freed from county jail by habeas corpus writ. He had been fined for intoxication by Mayor Mayer and sent to jail for defaulting on payment. The mayor’s jurisdiction is questioned due to the defendant’s age. case referred to probate court.
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Gallipolis
Marshall Walters
Crown City
Swimming Pool Drained For Winter
Gallipolis reports a small ceremony as pool outlet valves opened and water flowed into Chickamauga Creek. All movable equipment is stored in the agriculture building on the high school campus.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga Creek
Provision of Will Is Held Invalid
In Perry Township Judge W R White of the Common Pleas Court ruled a 90 acre land bequest in George Wood’s will invalid. The will gave the property to son Thomas E Wood and daughter Ina J Bostwick with a clause banning husband Gilbert Bostick from living on it. The court found the provision contrary to public policy as it encouraged breaking family ties.
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Gallipolis
George Wood
Perry Township
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Wood
Thomas E. Wood
Ina J. Bostwick
Gilbert Bostick
Four Held on Game Law Charges Near Cora
Four Lawrence County campers from Racoon Creek near Cora are jailed on charges of killing squirrels out of season and hunting without licenses. Ralph Nance 20 Mack Fields 20 Berkeley Fields 18 and Walter Dillon 20 face fines and hearings before Magistrate Fred Hanson. Nance and Fields were fined 25 dollars plus costs. the others were released.
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Gallipolis
Lawrence County
Raccoon Creek
Cora
Merrill McCormick
Ralph Nance
Mack Fields
Berkeley Fields
Walter Dillon
Fred Hanson
Outdoor Court Built on Cheshire School Campus
Lacking gym facilities, teachers and pupils with volunteer labor built a regulation size outdoor basketball court on the Cheshire school campus. The board of education supplied materials. The court has no sides or roof but provides an excellent practice place. The article also notes the largest U S Navy flying boat, the S-44 four motor patrol bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cheshire School
Board of Education
Hybrid Corn Field Day Tackles Gallia Disease
In Gallia County Stewarts disease has damaged corn fields during summer and fall. Ohio State agronomy specialist R D Lewis will speak at the Hybrid Corn Field Day at Rio Grande College farm on Tuesday Sept 12 at 1 30 p m. County Agent E G Royer and R R Starbuck organize the event open to all interested with 110 plots of 22 hybrids studied at the college farm.
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Gallipolis
Stewart
Gallia County
Rio Grande College Farm
R. D. Lewis
Ohio State University
E. G. Royer
R. R. Starbuck
College Farm
Plan Safety Measures for School Pupils
Gallipolis announces enhanced safety steps for the new school term. Superintendent E. E. Higgins says safety patrols will monitor street intersections near schools and students warned about traffic hazards. Parents should accompany younger children until routes are familiar. The district aims to keep the record free of accidents.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Weekend Driver Licenses Expected in Gallipolis
Gallipolis at closing time this evening Mrs Rupert Trout deputy automobile registrar expects to have issued 200 drivers licenses and possibly 20 chauffeurs licenses. Applicants for chauffeurs licenses must present a photograph of regulation size two and a half inches square and not more than 30 days old. Additional clerical help will be added Saturday to facilitate issuances.
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Gallipolis
Rupert Trout
Local Shoe Firm Imports Largest Shoes Ever For County
A Gallia County firm ordered the county's largest shoes yet and a unnamed southern resident wears size fifteen and a half.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Opens At Athena Theater
Charlie Chan stars Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan at Treasure Island at the Athena Theater. The mystery combines murder by ghosts and a temple of magic at the World’s Fair setting with Sen Yung as No 2 and Cesar Romero in a standout supporting cast.
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Charlie Chan
Pacific
Treasure Island
20Th Century-Fox
Athena Theater
Sidney Toler
Earl Derr Biggers
Magis
Chan
Toler
Sleuth
Honolulu
Reno
Cesar Romero
Pauline Moore
Douglas Fowley
June Gale
Douglas Dumbrille
Sally Blane
Billie Seward
Wally Vernon
Donald MacBride
Carthage Fair Opens Next Tuesday in Cincinnati
The 14th annual Carthage Fair by the Hamilton County Agricultural Society opens in Cincinnati on Tuesday night September 12 and runs through September 14. Prizes exceed 20000 in trotting races, horse show, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and 4 H exhibits. Harness races daily with top trotting horses and daily circus acts feature Barker Bros. Wild West shows and the Sprigg Sisters aerial act.
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Hamilton County Agricultural Society
Cincinnati
America
Barker Bros
Sprigg
Freddie Reckless
Krakatoa Eruption Triggers Troop Mobilization in Aceh
In 1883 Krakatoa's eruption prompted troops to mobilize in Acheen Sumatra about 1073 miles away as locals believed an attack on the city was imminent.
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Krakatoa
Acheen
Sumatra
Marriage and social notes from Gallipolis area events
Marcus Elliott and Lola Finley unite in marriage at a city home with Rev. H M Smith officiating. Roy Johnson and Rosalie McConnell wed in Columbus. couples plan to reside there. Social gatherings include bridge parties, Bible class meetings, and visits among residents from Addison Bladen Columbus and surrounding towns.
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Gallipolis
Marcus Elliott
Emmett Ellott
Addison
Lola Finley
Mary Finley
Bladen
H. M. Smith
Church of God
J. A. Plymale
First Ave
Hollis Elliott
Betty Gibeout
Robber Takes $30 From Gallipolis Truck Salesman
Irvin J. Wolfe a 40 year old motor truck salesman for household supplies reports to Sheriff Hatfield that he was robbed of $30 of company funds at gunpoint while eating a lunch near a coal mine in Cheshire township. No description of the robber could be given and no trace was found.
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Gallipolis
Irvin J. Wolfe
Hatfield
Wolfe
Cheshire
Fall Festival Set to Open September 24 in Gallipolis
Gallia County organizers plan a larger fall festival with amusement devices and exhibit tents to be set up on Sunday September 24. Premium lists have been mailed to exhibitors and the festival will run like a county fair except for horse racing as it moves earlier to dodge October rain.
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Gallipolis
John C. McNealey
Garden Club tours state hospital grounds in Gallipolis
Rio Grande Garden Club members and friends gathered at the state hospital to view the grounds. Dr. G C Kincon superintendent spoke on tree varieties on the lawn. A covered dish supper preceded departure.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grande
Logan-Don Phelps Opens Remple Building Studio
Art studio founder Logan-Don Phelps brings his commercial studio to the Remple building on West Main Street. Once an artist for a Columbus engraving firm, he moved to Mt. Pleasant over a year ago after health issues and now returns to drawing park promotional artwork.
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Logan
Don Phelps
Remple
W. Main St
Columbus
Mt. Pleasant
Staple Food Prices Rise in Gallipolis
Gallipolis buyers report price jumps for flour sugar beans and cured meats due to ongoing war conditions. Many residents have stocked up heavily in anticipation of further increases.
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Gallipolis
Attendance at Pomeroy Baptist meeting draws large crowd
A large attendance was reported at yesterday's Pomeroy Baptist Association gathering with Cheshire Church. A noon interlude featured a picnic lunch during the program break.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Cheshire Church
Robbery indictment of Gallipolis teens and man
Gallipolis entries report William Ripley 16 and Glenn Jones 27 both of Gallipolis Ferry charged with robbing Capt. John W. Lane of 400 dollars. They are jailed at Point Pleasant after Mason County grand jury indictment. In Gallipolis late tax payments flood the county treasurer’s office ahead of the Saturday deadline.
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Gallipolis
William Ripley
Glenn Jones
Gallipolis Ferry
John W. Lane
Mason County
W. Va
Point Pleasant
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