Lancaster Man Held in Gallia County Jail After Arrest
Merlin Jones 30 of Lancaster native of Patriot Gallia County was jailed Sunday night on car theft and assault charges. Earl Muncy 34 of Lancaster said Jones forced him from a car after they had traveled to Gallia County. Alice Bush was jailed as witness. Muncy’s car was returned. Jones previously faced intoxication charges.
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Gallipolis
Merlin Jones
Lancaster
Patriot
Gallia County
Earl Muncy
Muncy
Jones
Chillicothe
Hatfield
Lawrence Lundy
Rio Grande
Burkhart Lane
Chillicothe Road
Alice Bush
Grand
Ed Jones
Adams Funeral Held In Gallipolis Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles M. Adams the former Miss Anna Vanden were held this afternoon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Gallipolis conducted by Rev. Charles G. Baird. Interment followed at Mound Hill Cemetery. Born in Gallipolis she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Vanden and married Oct. 18 1884 to Charles M. Adams whose death preceded hers about 13 years.
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Gallipolis
Charles M. Adams
Anna Vanden
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Charles G. Baird
Mound Hill Cemetery
Await Return of Gallia's Coroner
Human bones found in a gravel pit north of Kananga by state highway employees late in the week are held at the sheriff's office awaiting return from vacation by Coroner N. H. Foster. Numerous theories exist about identity of the skeleton with no definite conclusion yet.
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Gallipolis
Kananga
N. H. Foster
Wunderle Dies in Pittsburgh at 79
Charles E Wunderle 79 a native of Gallipolis died in Pittsburgh relatives here include Mrs Mary Higgins Mrs Will Davidson and Miss Sadie Wunderle.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Wunderle
Pittsburgh
Mary Higgins
Will Davidson
Sadie Wunderle
Rev Lewis Weber Gisnler Resumes Services in Gallipolis
Reverend Lewis Weber Gisnler conducted worship at First Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis on Sunday after returning from a one month vacation.
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Gallipolis
Lewis Weber Gisnler
First Presbyterian Church
Sheriff’s sale of half interest in Trimbletown property
Athens County Ohio public auction to satisfy execution in Conneae Pleas Court case 16600. On Tuesday in September 1941 at 1 30 P M at the east door of the courthouse Athens the sheriff will offer for sale an undivided one half interest in a parcel in Trimble Township near Center Street and State Route 13. The premises are appraised at 100 dollars for the half interest and cannot sell for less than 66 2/3 percent of that amount. Cash only day of sale. Charles W Bayless Sheriff of Athens County Ohio by Esther B Gross Deputy. E E Jacobs.
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Harvey Sharp
Athens
Ohio
Trimbletown
Section
Trimble Township
Athens County
Water Street
Kempton's
Center Street
Charles W. Bayless
Esther B. Gross
E. E. Jacobs
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Events
Social items report weddings serenades visits and family gatherings across Gallipolis. The Stevens recent nuptials included two serenades at both groom and bride families. A 4 H Club advisory dinner hosted 14 attendees with plans for next year.
Foreclosure Suit Filed Against Blazers in Gallipolis
The Buckeye Building and Loan Co. filed a foreclosure suit against Mr. and Mrs. Claude Blazer in Gallipolis alleging an indebtedness of 489.26 dollars. The action seeks recovery of the amount with costs and appropriate relief.
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Gallipolis
Buckeye Building and Loan Co
Claude Blazer
Lawrence Unree and Irene Day Obtain Marriage License
Lawrence Unree aged 21 a factory worker from Crown City and Irene Day aged 21 daughter of Charles Day of Bladen secured a marriage license on Friday.
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Lawrence Unree
Crown City
Irene Day
Charles Day
Bladen
Mrs Burdette Joins Gordon C. Greene Trip South
Mrs Ethel Arthur Burdette travels to Cincinnati to board the steamer Gordon C. Greene for a voyage to New Orleans. Also aboard for the southern trip are Mr and Mrs E E Heiner Velma Kyser of Pt Pleasant.
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Ethel Arthur Burdette
Cincinnati
Gordon C. Greene
New Orleans
E. E. Heiner
Velma Kyser
Pt. Pleasant
Local Social News: guests and visits across several cities
Mr and Mrs G A Tabit visited their son in law Lieutenant Hodgson at Bowman Field Louisville. Mr and Mrs Fred Ward returned to Warsaw Indiana after a visit with Mrs Ward's mother and sister Mullineaux. Miss Marie Langdon left Sunday for Chicago to enroll at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary for missionary work. Mrs Walter Caufman visited her son in Marietta with Mr and Mrs Robert Martin. other guests in the Martin home included Mr and Mrs D L Case.
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G. A. Tabit
Eckford Hodgson
Bowman Field
Louisville
Fred Ward
Warsaw
Ind
M. O. Ward
E. P. Mullineaux
Marie Langdon
Chicago
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Walter Caufman
Robert Martin
Marietta
Martin
D. L. Case
Divorce Petition Filed In Athens County Court
Ada Bell Pyle by Myrtle Palmer sues Wilford Revert Pyle in Common Pleas Court case 17837 seeks divorce and support for plaintiff and child. Hearing set for September 22, 1941. Attorney Boris S Woolley represents plaintiff.
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Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
Ada Bell Pyle
Myrtle Palmer
Wilford Revert Pyle
Wilford
Robert Pyle
Fort Stevens
Oregon
Court of Common Pleas
Boris S. Woolley
Hold Woman for Passing Bad Checks in Gallipolis
Mrs. Paul A. Scott, 32, formerly of Texas and living near the Silver Bridge, was arrested by sheriff's officers Saturday night and held in the Gallia County Jail on charges of issuing fraudulent checks. About six counterfeit checks were passed locally in recent days, with two warrants filed in Magistrate Shato's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul A. Scott
Texas
Silver Bridge
Gallia
Shato
Bellicose Bull Surrenders to Logan Police
A dangerous bull belonging to C. D. Fout escaped in Logan for several days before returning on Sunday. The animal visited Oak Grove Cemetery and chased Frank Jones and a sexton employee. It was captured on the Martin farm just north of the city after breaking into a field with cattle.
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Logan
C. D. Fout
Fout
Oak Grove Cemetery
Frank Jones
Sexton
George Engle
Martin
Dale Bennett Hurt in Louisiana Auto Crash
Relatives in Logan report serious injuries to Dale Bennett of Baton Rouge from a Friday automobile crash while traveling from Baton Rouge to New Orleans with friends. He sustained a crushed chest a fractured arm and additional injuries. He is brother in law of Dr. and Mrs. Walter E. Brehm of Midland Place and has visited the city several times.
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Logan
Dale Bennett
Baton Rouge
Walter E. Brehm
Midland Place
New Orleans
Pleads Not Guilty To Traffic Violation
Jesse Phillips appeared before Mayor Dallas Kinser on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. He pled not guilty and was held to the grand jury under a $200 bond. The collision occurred on Second Street involving a vehicle driven by Gladys Columber.
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Logan
Jesse Phillips
Dallas Kinser
Second St
Gladys Columber
Auto Hits Bert Rupe Saturday
Bert Rupe of the Cheshire neighborhood is hospitalized at Holzer with a compound skull fracture and other injuries after being struck by a car traveling south near the New Villa south of Cheshire. Surgeons reportedly do not hold much hope for recovery. He has been unconscious since the midnight collision. Ted Moore and Wylie White, passing by, witnessed the crash. Moore sustained arm and shoulder injuries, not serious.
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Gallipolis
Ted Moore
Wylie White
New Villa
Cheshire
Bert Rupe
Holzer Hospital
Rupe
Gilbert Daniels
Lawrence Martt
Dallas Caldwell
Crown City
Moore
Ten Year Club Workers To Be Honored
Gallipolis reports Mrs Maurice Thomas of White Oak and Miss Esta George of Bulaville will be honored at a Columbus dinner on Thursday Sept 18 as they complete ten years as 4 H Club advisers. Other state leaders with similar records will attend.
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Clara Belle Motter
E. G. Royer
Earl Brown
Esta George
Maurice Thomas
Hoke Robinson
Arlene Roush
James Simms
Rucker Neal
Violet Russell
Joe Miller
H. H. Wells
Gomer Morris
Dick Lakin
Gallipolis
White Oak
Bulaville
Columbus
Oak Hill Church Hosts Three Day Centennial Gymania
Gallipolis reports Oak Hill Congregational Church will host a three day centennial Gymania from September 26 to 28 inviting Welsh church members from Gallia County to join in singing and preaching convocation.
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Oak Hill Church
Gallipolis
Oak Hill
Gymania
Gallia County
Auto Drivers' License Sale Begins Today
Gallipolis reports drivers' licenses on sale at the registrar Mrs. Fred Hanson on Court Street. Possession by October 1 is obligatory.
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Gallipolis
Court Street
Fred Hanson
1400 Pupils Return As Public Schools Reopen
Approximately 1,400 pupils returned to school this morning at 8:30 after summer vacation. Superintendent G. E. Carr greeted principals and teachers at the high school as a reopening program was outlined and further increases are expected in the coming days.
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Logan
Supt
G. E. Carr
Three Cars Damaged in Logan. No Injuries Reported
Police investigated three minor accidents over the weekend in Logan. No injuries occurred as all occupants were unhurt. The first crash happened in an alley between Main and Second Streets involving George Schwenke and Elwood H. Disbennett. The second occurred on East Main Street with William Barthlow backing from the curb as Mrs. Herbert Walton passed. The third occurred on Spring Street between Franklin Jones of Logan and Nelson Sherbert of Shawnee. No arrests were made.
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LOGAN
Main and
Second Sts
Nelson Sherbert
Shawnee
Basketball at Carbon Hill Worries Coach
Carbon Hill coach Gerald Devol fears for the coming season if Jim Bateman and John Oliver do not return to school this fall. The duo led the hoped for winning team, with Jimmy Dawley joining from last year’s Juniors along with Coe and others to bolster the quintet.
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Logan
Gerald Devol
Carbon Hill
Jim Bateman
John Oliver
Jimmy Dawley
Coe
Bateman
Oliver
Logan Ex-Athlete Eddie Nelson Visits Home on Furlough
Eddie Nelson, former Logan High School athlete, returns to Logan for a nine day furlough to see his mother. He was inducted from Barberton and is now stationed at Camp Lewis in Washington.
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Logan
Eddie Nelson
Barberton
Camp Lewis
Washington
Fire Destroys Home Leaving Nine In Family Homeless
A Conrad Hollow Salt Creek Township dwelling burned Saturday after a defective flue, destroying all furniture and clothes except a few blankets. Sheriff Floyd Duffy and Juvenile Court Officer Alfred Campbell found the father absent and a son reporting previously beaten. The family was sheltered by Mrs. Danner’s mother Kate Robinson while officers planned referral to social agencies. Two boys were later housed by Wilbur Taylor after separate losses in Laurelville.
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Logan
Elmer Danner
Conrad Hollow
Salt Creek Township
Floyd Duffy
Alfred Campbell
Danner
Kate Robinson
Laurelville
Wilbur Taylor
Chickamauga WPA Bridge Project Delayed Pending Adjustments
County Engineer E. N. Leonard says the Chickamauga bridge and road project is temporarily delayed while adjustments on equipment between sponsors and the WPA are resolved. He expects agreement soon and promises full employment once work restarts. Leonard praises progress on the Chillicothe road mile improvement providing access to Rodney. The new road will be wide, well drained, and receive a washed gravel top dressing this month.
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Gallipolis
Chickamauga
WPA
E. N. Leonard
Leonard
Chillicothe Road
Rodney
Logan Brief Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Gerald Devol of Carbon Hill and their children Carolyn Clark and Gene visited relatives on a three weeks trip to the Southwest. They called on Miss Mildred Clark in Valley View and on Mrs Dewey Wheeler in Kamay. The journey included eleven states and Mexico with a highlight at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
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Logan
Gerald Devol
Carolyn
Clark
Gene
Carbon Hill
Southwest
Valley View
Texas
Mildred Clark
Devol
Dewey Wheeler
Kamay
Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Families Return from 1000 Mile Southern Trip
Mr and Mrs Cabie Bowers and son Donald with Mr and Mrs Markins Leverings of Nelsonville Route 2 visit Mr and Mrs Emery Smith and family in Flint Hill North Carolina. They see Pilot Mountain in the Piedmont Plateau and cotton tobacco fields and long leaf pines around Southern Pines. The round trip exceeded 1000 miles.
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Cabie Bowers
Donald
Markins Leverings
Nelsonville
Zella Johnson
Fred Smith
Carbon Hill
Emery Smith
Flint Hill
N. C
Pilot Mountain
Piedmont Plateau
Southern Pines
Local residents visit and relocate in Ohio towns
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. McCarthy of Washington Township visited the Kienzle home. Miss Jean Duffy of Columbus spent the weekend in Logan with Floyd and Jean Duffy. Mrs. Georgia Kilpatrick accompanied her to Athens for a short visit. Cleve Nelson of Columbus stayed with Forest Keck family. Virgil McDaniel and family returned from a ten day trip to Niagara Falls Albany and New York City. Wendell Rector and family move to Columbus. N Walnut Street house to Charles Kienzle. Robert Ralston of Columbus visited his parents. starts at Curtiss-Wright today after company training. George Spackey of Elyria visits Logan. may be inducted after final physical examination. He registered in northern state.
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William Spurgeon
New Lexington
Gallipolis Clinic
Myrtie Hanlon
William Ball
Columbus
Ohio
J. D. Brannon
William Leigh
Marie Brannon
Mina
S. D
Vada Samples
Bidwell
Brannon
West Virginia
Smith and Stewart
H. F. Smith
Johnson Ridge
Addison Township
Vaughn Glassburn
James Vaughn
Capt
Alfred Barlow
Cleveland
M. S. Barlow
C. K. McCarthy
Washington Township
Charlies Kienzle
Jean Duffy
Logan
Floyd Duffy
Georgia Kilpatrick
Athens
Cleve Nelson
Forest Keck
Virgil McDaniel
Niagara Falls
Albany
New York City
Wendell Rector
N. Walnut St
Charles Kienzle
Robert Ralston
J. R. Ralston
Curtiss-Wright
George Spackey
Elyria
Seven chickens stolen in daylight near Mt. Pleasant
Harry Lowe of near Mt. Pleasant reported seven chickens taken from his flock in daylight last week. The incident marks a rare chicken theft in Hocking County as authorities note prior absence of such cases.
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Logan
Hocking County
Harry Lowe
Mt. Pleasant
Shaffer Named Council Candidate for Murray City
Attention is called that the council candidate in Murray City is Charles Shaffer Sr rather than Jr Charles Shaffer Jr lives outside the village at present.
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Logan
Murray City
Charles Shaffer
Junior
Army unit sizes and global potato production
A historical note explains Army formations: a triangular division holds about 14 000 men and a square division about 18 500 under a major general. It also states that nine tenths of world potato production is grown in Europe.
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Europe
Falls Board Reviews Three Mill Levy Plan for Schools
Falls District Board of Education weighs a three mill levy to fund current operating costs. A special meeting is set for Friday to decide. Delegation Julius Mathias Kerwood Martin Russell Blum from Enterprise urged action citing needed repairs and district funding shortfalls.
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Logan
Falls District Board of Education
Julius Mathias
Kerwood Martin
Russell Blum
Enterprise
Enterprise Group
Act Tin
Kinser Suspends Columbus Driver After DUI Plea
Logan report shows Thomas E Mahley of Columbus charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested Friday by Patrol man Pearl Derr and appeared before Mayor Dallas Kinser for arraignment, entering a guilty plea. He received a $100 fine plus costs and a one year driving rights suspension.
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Logan
Thomas E. ‘Mahley
Columbus
Pearl Derr
Dallas Kinser
Information to Be Filed Against S. Atkinson
S Selkirk Atkinson of Per ry Township was held in county jail awaiting charges to be filed in common pleas court. Deputy Sheriffs Frank Larimer and Forest Keck arrested him Saturday night for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. An information will be filed before Judge Phil Henderson.
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Logan
Selkirk Atkinson
Perry Township
Common Pleas Court
Frank Larimer
Forest Keck
Phil Henderson
Logan Reunion Reveals Two Soldiers Near Home Post
Christopher Pittman, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pittman, enjoyed a three day furlough from Pine Camp New York over the weekend. He met Harry Evans in Logan where both are stationed at the same military post, only a short distance apart.
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Logan
Christopher Pittman
William Pittman
Pine Camp
N. Y
Harry Evans
Evans
Deputy Keck returns to duty after vacation
Deputy Sheriff Forest Keck, off for two weeks, resumes duties Sunday after spending part of the break on his Laurel Township farm.
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Logan
Forest Keck
Laurel Township
Logan James Pierce Taken For Appendicitis Operation
Logan James Pierce of Nelsonville was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Sunday afternoon after undergoing an appendicitis operation.
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Logan
James Pierce
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
College Opens At Rio Grande
Gallipolis Rio Grande College opened today with a student assembly and registration continuing Tuesday. Classes and the self-help labor program begin Wednesday. The calendar sets October 18 as homecoming, Thanksgiving vacation November 20 to 24, and Christmas vacation December 20 to January 5. Baccalaureate and commencement are set for June 7 and 8.
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Gallipolis
Rio Grand College
Elmer Haffalt Home Ransacked by Thieves
Sheriff Hatfield investigates a robbery at the Elmer Haffelt residence south of Gallipolis Sunday evening. A class ring $23 in currency and other valuables were stolen while the family was away. Entry was forced through a window and the house ransacked.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Elmer Haffelt
Gallia Resident Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs. John King age 66 died Saturday at her daughter Mrs. James Morgan home after a two week visit. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Paint Creek Church with interment in the family cemetery in Harrison Township.
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Gallipolis
John King
James Morgan
Paint Creek Church
Harrison Township
James Womeldorff Reported Seriously Ill in Columbus Hospital
Gallipolis report says James Womeldorff, formerly of the city, is seriously ill in a Columbus hospital after a major surgical operation. His mother, Mrs. L. AS Womeldorff, is with him.
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Gallipolis
James Womeldorff
Columbus
W F Schwaner Dies in Springfield
Former Gallipolis resident W F Schwaner died in Springfield Illinois. He lived here with his family for several years while employed as a marble cutter.
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Gallipolis
W. F. Schwaner
Springfield
Grace Methodist women plan Thursday picnic at Chickamauga Park
Members of the Women's Progressive Bible Class of Grace Methodist Church announce a Thursday evening picnic at Chickamauga Park. The event invites all class members and church friends to enjoy a casual outdoor gathering with fellowship and refreshments.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Chickamauga Park
Help in Prison Held in Gallipolis Jail
Pearl Dagwall is held in the county jail since Saturday on charges of non support filed by his wife.
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Gallipolis
Pearl Dagwall
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State of Ohio
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M. E. Christman
Quick's
Gallipolis Social Notes
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Mildred Ward
H. M. Stevens
Porter
Chester Ward
Rgger
Davis-Shuler Co
Fortification Hill Park
Caufman
Thelma White
Guy White
Eva Mae Carter
Emory Carter
Wiseman Business School
Huntington
Grace Irion
Eureka
Rosethal Thomas
C. H. Wilson
W. H. Wilson
Martin's Ferry
Portsmouth
Richard Boster
Dayton
Dwight Wetherholt
Leonard Campbell
Ashland
Rupert Hughes
Monessen
Selwyn White
Merrill White
Royal Oak
Mich
Triars
Goldberg
Optometrist
Optician
Worstell Bidg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Louisiana
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Imar
U. S
Chickamauga Wpa
Junior Shaffer
Board of Falls
Kinser
S. Atkinson
Enyers Hospital
Elmer Haffalt
Columbus Hospital
Ath Quick
Union St
Ton
Ton Jon Health
Quick’'S
CUT Rate Drug Store
West Union St
Tom Gait
U.S.A
Omy
Peps
Americas
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Athens, Ohio
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