Hoy Furniture Co to Move Plant to Gallipolis in 1939
Huntington furniture maker Hoy Furniture Co will relocate its plant from Huntington West Virginia to Gallipolis Ohio at the start of 1939 and begin operations by February 1. The firm will occupy the upper unit of the twin brick building at Second and Sycamore Streets with a five year lease and about 50 workers. The move brings new families to Gallipolis and the Chamber of Commerce will aid with funding and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Homer W. Walter
Chamber of Commerce
Hoy Furniture Co
Huntington
W. Va
Second and
Sycamore Sts
Gallipolis Furniture Co
Red Blood Tonic Promises Skin Health and Energy
An old health ad touts SS Tonic for improving skin appearance by boosting red blood cells. It claims the internal remedy strengthens nerves, aids weight regain, and restores energy, promising a natural glow and social compliments. No ethical druggist would offer a substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S
Porcupine Taken Near Court Street In Gallipolis
A large porcupine belonging to Robert Evans escaped its tether on Wednesday in Gallipolis near Third and Court Streets. Gallia Produce Co. workers captured the animal and returned it to its owner after several curious residents sustained quill punctures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Robert Evans
Third and
Court Sts
Gallia Produce Co
Road Project Received With Real Interest
Gallipolis residents hear County Auditor E. D. Keeler propose a flood relief road from the west end of State Street across Chickamauga Bottoms to Brandstetter Heights at an estimated cost of 200000. The plan would use Gallia County’s 60 foot right of way. federal grant possibilities and Red Cross support are noted to ease flood season logistics and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Athens
WPA
State St
Chickamauga
Brandstetter Heights
Keeler
Gallia County
Vine St
C. W. Booth
Red Cross
Winston Family Sends 8 Children to School
A Gallia County school bus on Thurman Route 1 stops at the Elmer Winston home. Harold Howard operates the bus with eight passengers all from the Winston family. Believed to be a county record for number of siblings riding together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold Howard
Elmer Winston
Thurman
Winston
Gallia County
Wears Funeral Friday in West Virginia
Grace Ellen Wears aged 74 died Tuesday night at her daughter’s home in Ewington. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 30 p m in Pliny West Virginia her native home. Surviving are daughters Mrs Loren Tinkham and Miss Evelyn Wears of Pliny and sons Charles Buffalo Marvin Pittsburgh and Harry Charleston a sister Mrs Belle Mills of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Ellen Wears
Loren Tinkham
Ewington
Pliny
W. Va
Injuries Prove Fatal for Mrs Vest after fall
Mrs. Thomas Vest aged 68 died after falling 15 feet from a window to the ground at Holzer Hospital. She was blind and had been attempting to close the window against rain the night before. Her body was taken to her Pt. Pleasant home for funeral services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Thomas Vest
Pt. Pleasant
Northwest Territory celebration draws fiddlers and pioneers
Pioneers and old-time fiddlers sign up for the Northwest Territory celebration in Gallipolis on October 10. Sheriff Elmer Hatfield leads the old fiddlers contest with entrants including Hiram Grover Addison Elmer Jackson and Ed Blake from Bidwell, while Col Horace Ecker expects seven or eight contestants. The Clark family records eligibility for the pioneer couple honor, with Charles Clark and a named spouse among early entrants. The events begin with elimination in the city park and continue at the pioneer ball in Washington School auditorium, with the pioneer couple receiving the federal caravan and reception committee honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Northwest Territory
Elmer Hatfield
Hiram Grover
Addison
Elmer Jackson
Vinton
Ed Blake
Bidwell
Horace Ecker
Hatfield
C. Wayne Booth
Booth
Pioneer
Charles Clark
Sophia Erwin
S. D. George
Porter
Stella C. Grimes
Clark
C. T. Robinson
Clarks
Fiddlers
Washington School
Teachers Operate 1938 Gallia County Election
Gallia County teachers reorganize electing Margaret P. Jones as president and Kathryn Gothard as secretary treasurer. Monthly meetings begin Oct 1 under primary supervisor Gertrude Carman. Committees form for program recreation publicity with 60 teachers pursuing definite standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Margaret P. Jones
Kathryn Gothard
Gertrude Carman
Daisy Glassburn
Elizabeth Grover Love
Muriel Jones
Mary Ellen Fulton
Marshall Boggs
Helen Clark
Geneva Rees
John Beard
Faye Alban
Elmer Neal
Effie White
Eleanor Lusher
Marjorie Halley
Margaret Pollitt
Jane Rothgeb
County Board To Name Nurse for District
Gallipolis announces the County Board of Health will meet Friday at the Court house to employ a county nurse. Miss Naomi Evans, RN and daughter of the late Gomer Evans, is expected to be chosen to succeed Miss Margaret Jones who resigned for a Miami County post. Evans is a Holzer Hospital Nursing School graduate and has trained with Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
County Board of Health
Margaret Jones
Miami County
Naomi Evans
Gomer Evans
Gallia
Reroof Projects Planned for Gallipolis Warehouses
L. L. Maddy has secured a contract to roof 70,000 square feet with tin on the Gallipolis Tobacco Warehouse and two subsidiary buildings at the Gallipolis Furniture Co. at once. The tobacco building houses the Gallipolis Stove and Foundry Co. and an apple grading plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
L. L. Maddy
Gallipolis Furniture Co
Gallipolis Stove and Foundry Co
School Organizations of Gallipolis Elect Officers
Gallipolis High School elects officers for the year across two groups. The A Capella Choir names Louise Evans as president and John Gwinn as vice president with Elizabeth Shough directing and plans two numbers at the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting in Athens on Friday morning. The Gallipolis High School Band elects John Gwinn as president Alice Wheeler as vice president Ellen Westerman as secretary Helen Rinehart as treasurer and Louise Evans as publicity chair. The band debuts at the Gallipolis New Boston football game Friday at 8 p.m. Band Mothers' Club has uniformed twenty new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A Capella
Louise Evans
John Gwinn
Alice Jean Bush
Elizabeth Shough
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Athens
Gallipolis High School
Alice Wheeler
Ellen Westerman
Helen Rinehart
Boston
Band Mothers’ Club
GOP Organization in Gallia Plans Program
Gallia County Republican Executive Committee members led by Harry Miller traveled to Columbus for the State Convention. They will open headquarters in the Earl Moore Building on Second Ave near State St and distribute literature posters buttons as campaigns begin with several public meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Republican Executive Committee
Harry Miller
Bess B. Wetherholt
Homer Sowards
Columbus
Earl Moore
Second Ave
State St
Sowards
Walter Abel Stars In Rackets Picture At Athena Theater
Walter Abel stars as the Special Prosecutor in Racket Busters at the Athena Theater. Warner Bros Cosmopolitan presents a gripping expose of racketeering in big American cities. Humphrey Bogart leads a strong cast with George Brent Gloria Dickson and Allen Jenkins. Lloyd Bacon directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Enemy
G-Men
Black Legion
Warner Bros.-Cosmopolitan
Athena Theater
Robert Rossen
Leonardo Bercovici
Warner Studio
Humphrey Bogart
George Brent
Gloria Dickson
Allen Jenkins
Brent
Walter Abel
Lloyd Bacon
Incubator Baby Returns Home Three Times Birth Weight
Loretta June Henry weighing 28 ounces at birth on May 15 was sent home with her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Henry of Gallipolis Ferry after five months in the hospital. The infant now weighs five pounds five ounces, triple her birth weight, while her twin brother who was born concurrently died the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis—Holzer — Hospital
Loretta June Henry
Lewis Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Loretta June
Meigs County Firm Will Be Liquidated
Liquidation proceedings for the Meigs County Building and Loan Co. at Pomeroy begin now with Judge W R White overseeing for Judge C E Peoples. Assets are valued at 49000. the lowest bid set at 20000 with bids due by Oct 19 and review the same day. Numerous bidders expected from Gallia Meigs and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Meigs County Building and Loan Co
Pomeroy
W. R. White
Gallia
White
Meigs
A. P. Kerr
John Halliday
Gallia County Voters To Pass On Liquor and Tax Issues
Gallia County election authorities reviewed petitions seeking liquor and tax related votes for November across Gallipolis Kanauga Perry Walnut Green and Huntington townships. Several townships qualified while others were rejected for insufficient signatures. The board set a future meeting to accept ballot printing bids and noted local school levy and Crown City sewer bond issues to be considered in November. Local officials cited petition validity and timing concerns amid a busy referendum agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Kanauga
Huntington Township
Gallia County Election Board
Harrison
Perry, Walnut
Green Townships
Harrison Township
Perry
Walnut
Green
Cheshire
Crown City Village
May WN. Martt
Tressie Rankin
FASTEETH Promises Comfort for Loose Dentures
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH a pleasant alkaline powder that holds loose teeth firmer for easier eating and talking. It claims no gummy taste or pasty feel and helps control denture odor. It recommends applying a little to denture plates and visiting a dentist as mouth tissues change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ady
To Form Drum Corps in Gallipolis
W L Robinson veteran music director calls a Friday meeting at 7 30 p m at the Elks Club for all interested in forming a drum and bugle corps. A tentative list shows about 40 people expect to join, with weekly practices and instruction planned in the Elks Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. L. Robinson
Elks’ Club
Robinson
Elks
Gallia County Harvest Draws Up to Fifty Men in Cornfields
Northern Ohio report notes Gallia County corn cutters may number about 50 workers engaged in the harvest across district fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia County
Vendor remedy claim stirs Columbus housewife endorsement
Mrs. Alice Sprouse of 215 S Grubb St Columbus Ohio reports ten years of indigestion gas belching and acidity relief after using Vendol claiming she feels like a different person. She urges others to try Vendol, noting most druggists carry it and listing Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Sprouse
S. Grubb St
Columbus
Ohio
Vendol
Athens
Court St
Nelsonville
Hickman’s
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Francis Marion Brookman
Kerr
Brookman
Winston Family
Wears
County Board
GOP
Athena
Carter
N der Shoe
Coats
Mello
Sess
Luckoff's
ENNA
Wunder Shoe Store
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
June Preston
Mitzi
Big Yank
PART
Meigs County
J. W. Benedict
Emma Ecker
W. H. Francis
Third Ave
Spruce
Helen Russell
Drum
Au Me Ee
America
Ace
Bob Crosby
Chas. Quigler
Jack Luden
Beth Marion
Tuffy
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