Tax Rate Is Reduced Upon Property in Gallipolis
Gallipolis residents will see the 1943 tax rate drop to 18 mills from 19.50 as county auditors report the lowest city rate since 1914. Bonds from the Gallipolis High building are retired next year, with Washington School debt remaining about 100000, and annual payments of 10000 through 1953.
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Gallipolis
E. D. Keeler
Washington
Addison
Cheshire
Addison-Cheshire
Clay
Addison- Gallipolis
Clay-Gallipolis
Green
Springfield-Green
Greenfield
Guyan
Crown City
Crown City Special
Harrison
Vinton Village
Huntington
Morgan
Ohio
Perry
Greenfield-Perry
Raccoon
Perry-Raccoon
Rio Grande
Centerville
Centerville-Perry
John Thomas 74 Dies in Gallia County
John Thomas seventy four died Wednesday afternoon at his brother Ray Thomas’s home in Thurman. He was a native of the county and long time resident of Ironton. Survived by brothers Dan W Thomas and Mrs Elizabeth Housh of Gallipolis and David Thomas of Thurman and Mrs Jessie David of Rio Grande. Funeral services set for Friday at Tyn Rhos Church Perry Township.
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Gallipolis
John Thomas
County
Ironton
Ray Thomas
Thurman
Dan W.thomas
Elizabeth Housh
David Thomas
Jessie David
Rio Grande
Tyn Rhos Church
Perry Township
Religious Census To Be Made in Schools
Rev W S Westerman leads 1650 religious census cards for Gallipolis school students to record denomination church attendance and youth group data. An indexed file will be kept by the ministerial association, not by schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
City Ministerial Association
W. S. Westerman
Ministerial Association
Debt-free county praised for strict budget adherence
Auditor Keeler notes the county remains debt free as of spring with low deficits. The report cites the budget as the key to maintaining fiscal health, listing county road, school, and service allocations.
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Springfield
Morgan-Bidwell
Walnut
Walnut-Cadmus
Greenfield-Cadmus
Perry- Cadmus
Walnut-Waterloo
Keeler
Red Cross Waits New Materials in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports Red Cross surgical dressing makers wait for gauze arriving later this month. Mrs. E. G. Royer leads efforts to expand enrollment as school sessions begin. Women at the Vinton vicinity meet for instruction, with a Rio Grande session postponed until gauze arrives, and more sub stations and Gallipolis classes possible due to delays.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
E. G. Royer
Vinton
Masonic Hall
Royer
Rio Grande
Gallia Native Buried in Harrison Township Cemetery
Gallia native Mrs. Jacob Hammerick died in Columbus at 73. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday at 1 o’clock in Houck Cemetery Harrison Township. Survived by husband Elmer and children Robert Marie Tope Newton Radekin Justin Wishelm Robert Houck and others amidst a list of siblings and relatives.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
Jacob Hammerick
Houck
Harrison Township
Elmer
Tampa
Fla
Robert
Marie Tope
Newton Radekin
Justin Wishelm
Robert Houck
C. G. Houck
Sale of Licenses To Drivers Is Slow
Gallipolis Ohio. Robert M. Queen deputy automobile registrar reports sales of drivers licenses are slow with not more than 500 applicants while about 6000 auto drivers are in the county. Two women clerks Madge Alexander and Lena Fern Painter work in the registrar's office and more help will be added before month’s end.
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Gallipolis
Robert M. Queen
Madge Alexander
Lena Fern Painter
Mrs Roy Shenefield Dies in Marion Home
Mrs Roy Shenefield age 40 former Gallia County resident died Tuesday at the family home in Marion. Funeral rites were held this afternoon in the Pilgrim Holiness Church at Morgan Center. She is survived by her husband and six children.
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Gallipolis
Roy Shenefield
Gallia County
Marion
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Morgan Center
Permits issued for six marriages in Ohio counties
Floyd Rhodes 21 and Ruth Sexton 21 of Dundas wed under permit. Raymond Pargeon 24 and Joyce Wilt 21 of Somerset. J. B. Schutz 28 and Helen Guydon 23 of Akron. Ralph W. Emerson 41 and Ilo Arlene Yinger 21 of Wooster. George Keener 22 and Irene Baker 21 of Point Pleasant.
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Gallipolis
Floyd Rhodes
Ruth Sexton
Dundas
Raymond Pargeon
Joyce Wilt
Somerset
Ohio
J. B. Schutz
Helen Guydon
Akron
Ralph W. Emerson
Ilo Arlene Yinger
Wooster
George Keener
Irene Baker
Point Pleasant
Addison Baptist Church to host all day assembly Sunday
Congregation members plan an all day assembly at Addison Baptist Church this Sunday featuring a noon picnic dinner. A musical program will accompany religious discourses during the event.
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Gallipolis
Addison Baptist Church
Samuel Shockley Is Fined For DWI In Municipal Court
Samuel Shockley of Proctorville had his driving license suspended for six months and was fined 25 dollars after being found guilty in municipal court of driving while intoxicated.
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Gallipolis
Samuel Shockley
Proctorville
Gallia Jurors Indict Many In Session
Gallia County jurors return 22 true bills alongside a murder in the second degree indictment of Ulysses Sheets, 76, who shot and killed Gilbert Davis, 35, August 18. Other names include Delbert Holmes, Otis Tyler, Dewey Brumfield, Reuben Long, John Rucker, Chester Myers, Elmer Short, and Charles Long among others. two indictments remain secret until arrests. The panel also urged installing shower baths on the county jail’s first and second floors.
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Gallipolis
Ulysses Sheets
Gilbert Davis
First
Mill Creek
Delbert Holmes
John Porter
Otis
Ernest Tyler
Dewey Brumfield
Reuben Long
John Rucker
Homer Lewis
Virginia Neal
Aubrey Smith
Abard
Elmer Short
Clyde White
Chester Myers
Godfrey Witte
Henry Burnette
Roy Mullins
Charles Long
Richard Craddolph
Charles Johnson
Evan Belville
Marcus Burns
Social notes from Gallipolis cover church events and friendly visits
Monthly Judson Class session at First Baptist led by Ben R. Evans featured E E Caldwell describing the Mayo Clinic and Rev J Edward Hakes delivering a warm talk. Mrs Mary Silman celebrated her 95th birthday with a dinner hosted by the Youngs on Brand Stetter Heights.
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Jallipolis
Judson
First Baptist Church
Ben R. Evans
E. E. Caldwell
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
N. Y
J. Edward Hakes
R. R. Young
Brandstetter Heights
Young
Mary Silman
Clendenin
W. Va
Silman
Youngs
Okey Silman
Robert Warner
Chillicothe
Lawrence Day
J. H. Shato
Jimmy
Frank Lieb
Lee Halley
Floyd Fletcher
Flora Maniskas
Billy Young
Plans Move Aid for the Aged to Knights of Pythias Hall
Gallipolis reports plans to shift the Aid for the Aged offices to the first floor of the Knights of Pythias building at Second and Locust Streets after October 1. The room will be prepared for occupancy by that date. Girl Scouts plan a rummage sale two weeks from now to collect used articles.
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Gallipolis
Knights of Pythias
Locust Sts
World's Largest Dictionary Emerges From China
The Chinese dictionary project comprises 40 volumes covering 60 000 Chinese characters. It will take ten years to complete with the first volume focusing on the character yi and its 11 000 words and phrases, totaling 478 pages.
Evans Funeral Held Today in Rio Grande
Mrs. William Evans 73 died Tuesday at her Rio Grande home. Funeral service at village Methodist Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs. John Fox of Marion and Mrs. Norwood Johnson of Rio Grande, sisters Mrs. C. W. Adams, Mrs. Minnie Armstead, Mrs. Walter Seel, and brother Frank Eyre. She served 23 years as Rio Grande telephone switchboard operator.
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Gallipolis
William Evans
Rio Grande
Calvary Cemetery
John Fox
Marion
Norwood Johnson
C. W. Adams
Minnie Armstead
Walter Seel
Portsmouth
Frank Eyre
Evans
Gallia Men To Take Tests For Service
Gallia County Selective Service Board classifies men for Class One-A medical exams. A tentative October call will require over 100 volunteers. Names listed include Charles Limmarino, Howard A. Oliver, Lloyd Snyder, William Green, and others from Gallipolis and nearby towns.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Charles L. Iimmarino
Howard A. Oliver
Lloyd Fred Snyder
William L. Green
John C. Steinbeck
Homer Betz
Roscoe Fowler
Clyde C. Bush
Roy Rife
William E. Jackson
Stanley M. Shaver
John W. Coughenour
Clair Athey
Walter Lee Long
Cheshire
Gilbert E. Dunn
Vinton
Perry E. Thaxton
Harley M. Morgan
Luther F
Delay Plans For Housing Construction In Gallipolis
Housing project promoters delay work as Navy yard activities at Point Pleasant may be suspended or abolished. No construction has begun while surveys and topographic mapping await engineers. Sunrise Addition options are being explored by buyers seeking home sites. Road excavation continues for about a month and Chickamauga bridge traffic tours the area. Promoters plan half circle streets following the hillside contour, a method used in Holcomb Hill.
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Gallipolis
U. S. Navy Yard
Point Pleasant
C .E. Holzer
D. Hollis Wood
Chickamauga Bridge
Holcomb Hill
Doan's Pills Promise Kidney Relief From Backache
An advertisement explains kidneys as the body's waste filters and links tired kidneys to backache and other symptoms. It urges relief with Doan's Pills, claiming long successful use and benefit in flushing poisonous waste from kidney tubes.
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Nature
Dean
Doan
Comanche Buckskin Horse Survived Little Bighorn On Display
The sole survivor from Custer’s army after the Little Bighorn was Comanche the horse. Its mounted skin is exhibited in the University of Kansas Museum.
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Custer
the Little Big Horn
The
University of Kansas
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