Escapee from Lancaster Boys School eludes officers in Gallipolis alley
A boy fleeing from the Lancaster Boys Industrial School evades City Patrolman Niday and Deputy Sheriff Mort Dickey after hitching a ride from Vinton. They pursue him through an alley near Lawyers Row and along the river bottom but he is not captured. A note adds that about 13,500 Americans suffer psychosis linked to heavy alcoholism.
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Gallipolis
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Niday
Mort Dickey
Lawyers Row
Vinton
Galpolis
Sheriff's Office
First
Second Ave
Dickey
Academy Gridiron Gets New Uniforms for 1946 Opener
Gallia Academy High School football team unveiled new uniforms on Wednesday. The Blue Devils open the 1946 season against Winfield West Virginia on Academy Field Friday evening.
Wednesday Mercury Brings 75 Degree High in Gallipolis
Seasonable early September weather returned to Gallipolis as the day's high reached 75 degrees. The morning low stood at 67 with temperatures slipping after midnight.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Hospital Notes Listed
Gallia Hospital notes list admissions at Holzer Hospital for Wednesday and Tuesday. Names include Ernest Hig Finbottom Grimms Landing W Va Brown Ewing Vinton and several others. Discharges on Tuesday include Max Morrow Walter Knapp and infant Ison among others.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Ernest Hig Finbottom
Grimms Landing
W. Va
Brown Ewing
Vinton
Cora Root
Middleport
John EH. Hogan
Wellston
John James
Pomeroy
Paul Lynch
Virginia Shear
Jackson
Anna Washington
Crown City
James Hollon
Mary Elmden
Racine
Frank
Wagner
Oak Hill
August Sayre
Orville
Lang Canter
Oak
Max Morrow
Walter Knapp
James R. Halley
Ison
William Anderson
Savannah Syrus
Lillian Stieff
Ralph Norton
Floyd Stover
Violet, Bards
Ralph Fischer
Ella Lloyd
Rio Grande Chapel Holds Freshman Week Services
GALLIPOLIS The first chapel service of the new academy year was held by Rio Grande College students at Calvary Baptist Church with President McDermott delivering the sermon and benediction. Special music featured a four girl duet. Upcoming Freshman Week events include a 5:30 p m Friday meet by the Student Christian Fellowship, a Saturday inter squad football game, and Sunday church services at the Methodist and Baptist churches. The Student Christian Fellowship plans a 5 p m Sunday meeting at the McDermotts with a talk by Rev Robert Wright.
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Gallipolis
New Academy
Rio Grande College
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
McDermott
Lucille McDermott
Nancy Downs
Fern Alexander
Ruth Glenister
Student Christian Fellowship Association
Methodist Church
Lawrence McDaniel
Baptist Church
Harold E. Hammern
P. m
Gallia County Real Estate Transfers Record
Real estate transfers recorded in Gallia County on a Saturday list parcels in Gallipolis Raccoon Springfield Greenfield Guyan Clay and Green Etna Hammond. Transfers include Walter Blazer to John and Jeanette Blazer part of lots 28 and 286 and several 10 to 40 acre parcels. Names include De Lille Stone Naylor Gibbs Moore McCarley Gaier Hayner and Long with multiple townships and acreages.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Walter Blazer
John E
Jeanette Blazer
Chester
Bessie Jones
B. J
Waney Gibson
Raccoon Township
Andrew
Virginia de Lille
Ij. S
Ada Stone
Greenfield
Harold and
Navola Safford
Arilla McCarley
Will
Clay Township
H. M
Mary Court
Fred T
Lucille V. Gaier
Lewis van Crawford
Crawford
Green Township
Etna Hammond
Woodrow Hayner
Guyan Township
Irene
Randall Long
Bina Hayner Hammond
Ten Barges To Be Built By Marietta For Jones Laughlin
Marietta Manufacturing Company announces a contract with Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp of Pittsburgh to construct ten hopper type steel coal barges welded and Ohio river size 175 by 26 by 11. The design uses alloy steel for hopper linings head logs rubbing plates and parts of the framing. Work will begin once mill steel arrives.
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Point Pleasant
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Electric Firm Hosts Dinner for McNealey in Gallipolis
A dinner for J. C. McNealey, retired manager of the Gallipolis Division of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co., will be held at the Lafayette Hotel next Tuesday at 6 p.m. The event marks 45 years of service.
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Gallipolis
J. C. McNealey
Springer Case Slated Today
Virgil Springer of Gallipolis was to be arraigned in Municipal Court on an assault and battery charge after being held in Gallia County Jail since Tuesday afternoon. The incident involved a reported argument with Sisson in Clay Township on Court Street where Sisson reportedly struck during the altercation. The report notes Sisson died of a heart attack.
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Gallipolis
Virgil Springer
Gallia County
Lira Sisson
Clay Township
Shipyard and Towline Updates At Marietta and Parkersburg
The MV Dana Sullivan docked at Marietta for extensive repairs including gas freeing and surveys after a canal run from Cabin Creek. The Robert F Brandt tied up at Marietta and departed northbound after minor stern wheel repairs. The George III loaded a southbound barge after completing sand blasting and painting.
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Point Pleasant
Dana Sullivan
Cabin Creek
Kanawha
Parkersburg
Ashland
Ohio
Marietta
American Barge Line
Robert F. Brandt
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Brandt
Walter A. Windsor
Marietta, Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Russell Riley
Milford Clutchfield
George III
State Patrol to Inspect Gallia Area School Buses
Gallia Meigs and Jackson counties will have 170 school buses inspected over three weeks starting in Meigs County. Patrolman Mc Creedy and teams will evaluate safety devices mechanical condition equipment and seating capacities at designated county and township locations including Gallipolis Mercerville Bidwell and Cheshire with dates in September and October.
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Gallipolis
Creedy
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
Meigs County
Clay
Green Township
Washington
Gallia County
Cheshire
Addison
Green Townships
Mercerville
Crown City
Guyan
Ohio
Bidwell
Springfield
Winston Township
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Sunnybrook
GOWT
del Monte
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Langall
Malaga
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Siz
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Louisiana
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Ohio Cobbler
Grimes
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Jack Livingstone
Oaklawn
Fire Department
McNealey
Springer
State Patrol
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Meat Department
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Swifts
White House
Athens
QO. E. Clyse
Alese Air Ket
R. L. Thompson
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