22nd Gallia County Fair Opens Tuesday September 20
Gallia County 22nd Fair and Junior Fair run September 20 to 22 at Gallia county fair grounds. Attractions include harness and county races, two team pulling contests, a baseball tournament, exhibition by Katherine O Keefe, a steeple chase, horse shows, and livestock classes. Entries in agricultural and stock divisions were light but expected to improve.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Fair
Gallia County Fairgrounds
Katherine O'Keefe
Charleston
W. Va
Miss O'Keefe
Shining Star
Fairgrounds
Pt. Pleasant
Henderson
Oak Hill
Bidwell
Sand and Gravel Demand Rises as Kentucky Roads Rise
In Gallipolis on September 17, more road contracts in Kentucky boost demand for Ohio River sand and gravel. The Steamer Robert Noble towed thousands of tons from Goose Island to Kenova, and a contract for 45,000 barrels of cement will be delivered by barges from Louisville up the Kentucky River. The Martha of Pittsburgh hauled cement from the Kenova plant for new locks at London and Marmet Dams on the Kanawha River.
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Gallipolis
Kentucky
Ohio River
Goose Island
Pomeroy
Kenova
Robert Noble
Louisville
Kentucky River
Martha of Pittsburgh
London
Marmet
Kanawha River
Prohibition Leader Ira Landrith to Speak in Gallipolis
Dr. Ira Landrith former Prohibition Party presidential candidate and former Ward Belmont College president will address a Tuesday 10 a m union service at the First Baptist Church Gallipolis. The talk covers temperance and the Eighteenth Amendment and is organized by the Allied Forces including the W C T U youth and ministerial groups.
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Gallipolis
Ira Landrith
Prohibition
Ward-Belmont College
Nashville
Farm Insurance Cancelled Across Gallia and Meigs Counties
North British American Mercantile Insurance Co withdraws about 100000 in farm risk coverage in Gallia County effective September 21 due to high loss ratios in the Ohio River valley. Meigs County already cancelled. past year losses in Southeastern Ohio exceeded 20 percent of company gross income.
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Ohio River Valley
Gallipolis
Gailia
North British-American Mercantile Insurance Company
H. E. Houck
Ohio
Ohio River
Meigs County
Gallia County
Emancipation Day Observed in Gallia County
Gallipolis observers plan the 70th anniversary Emancipation celebration at Bush's Park Bidwell on Thursday September 22 with athletics speeches and music. Bidwell Stars vs Wellston baseball at 9 45 am 11 am reading of emancipation proclamation and 11 30 am address followed by 2 pm speeches by H P C Smith and Congressman Jenkins and a 3 30 pm Bidwell vs Raymond City baseball game.
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Bidwell
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Bush's Park
Wellston
T. C. Roberts
B. R. Smith
H. P. C. Smith
B. D
Portsmouth
T. A. Jenkins
Ironton
Bidwell Ve. Raymond City
Rev. C. M. Payne
Flossie Bass
Myrtle Miller
Thurman Keels
Robert West
Lash Evans
Ohio River Stage Low 24 Years Ago in Racine
Sept 17 marks 24 years since the Ohio River near Racine became non navigable for the mosquito fleet. A dozen youths—four boys and eight girls—forded the shallow stream at Wolf Bar on the West Virginia side, linking hands to cross the river near what is now Dam 24.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Catlettsburg
Ohio
Racine
Pomeroy
Government Dam
Wolf Bar
West Virginia
River crossing rescue and local notable memories fade
The narrative recalls a dangerous river crossing where a girl from a prominent village family was saved after swimming to the Ohio shore while others reached the West Virginia side. The tale mentions Racine in 1908, local merchants, and Dr. J. R. Philson, a Republican leader and friend of the late General Grosvenor in Athens.
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Ohio
Racine
W. E. Ellis
Ward Cross
Homer Coe
Coe
Cincinnati
J. R. Philson
General Charities
H. Grosvenor
Athens
Gallipolis Students Headed to Ohio Colleges and Beyond
Gallipolis youths enroll in Ohio University and other schools as a large portion prepare to depart for college. Names include Charles and Carol Swanson and Douglas Mullineaux bound for Ohio University, plus siblings at Mercersburg Academy and other institutions.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Onio Univversity
Athens
Ohio State University
Miami University
Charles
Richard
Mra
B. Holzer
Mercersburg
Mercersburg Academy
Ohio University
Carol Swanson
Sheriff
Charlies H. Swanson
Douglas
James Mullineaux
Virginia Bane
Robert Betz
Eleanor Hush
William Cherrington
Maye Davis
Mary Drummond
Doyle Freshcorn
Robert Gordon
Patsy Gwinn
Dean Jones
Mary Virginia Kerr
Ruth Ann Martin
Lloyd Niday
Evelyn White
Frederick Stone
Paulina Weaver
Emerson Ward
Earnest Christ
Josephine Moch
Smith College
Henrietta Cherrington
Ward-Belmont
Nashville
Tenn
Alice Neal
Jane Bovie
Charles Wetherholt
Anne Dunbar
Shaver Defends Gasoline Tax Stand Before Trustees
H E Shaver Cheshire Democratic candidate for state representative addressed the Gallia County Township Trustees Association at the Courthouse. He opposed any cut in the gasoline tax or altered distribution to townships. Trustees met with the budget commission and returned several budgets for revision due to insufficient funding for debts.
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Gallipolis
H. E. Shaver
Cheshire
Ohio
Gallia County
Kiwanis Postpones Excursion to October 15
Gallipolis Ohio September 17 The Kiwanis Club excursion aboard the Vtcamer Queen City from Wheeling to Charleston West Virginia has been postponed to October 15. The voyage down the Ohio and up the Great Kanawha River marks the Queen City’s first trip on that stream with two expert Kanawha River pilots to operate the packet. The Queen will serve as a hotel at Charleston while the state meeting is in session.
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Gallipolis
Kiwanis Club
Vtcamer
Charleston
Kiwanis Club of
Wheeling
Curtis To Speak Pleasant on 27th
Vice President Charles E. Curtis will address residents of Pleasant on Tuesday September 27 following engagements in Parkersburg and Charleston West Virginia. Republicans in Mason County arranged the visit to boost local support.
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PT. Pleasant
Charles E. Curtis
Mason County
Parkersburg
Charleston
W. Va
Hospital operations at Holzer Hospital noted
Holzer Hospital records list Saturday morning operations including Pearl Jenkins of Hamden and Mrs. Fred Goeglin of Pomeroy R D 4, Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Pearl Jenkins
Hamden
Fred Goeglin
Pomeroy
R. D
Steamboat Master Captain Stafford Found Dead in Aurora
Capt. William Stafford, 63, veteran steamboat engineer and master, was found dead in his hotel room in Aurora Indiana on Friday. He formerly engineered the United States Steamer Cayuga and towed the Dredge Cincinnati active in this district earlier in the summer.
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Gallipolis
Wiliam Stafford
Aurora
Ind
Stafford
United States
Cayuga
Cincinnati
Leaper Bound Over On Assault Charge In Gallipolis
Albert Leaper of Gallipolis was bound over to the grand jury by Mayor A. J. Stormont after waiving examination at arraignment. He was arrested for striking John J. Taylor on August 29.
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Gallipolis
Albert Leaper
A. J. Stormont
Leaper
John J. Taylor
Athens County Pastor Dies on Pacific Coast
Rev. W. H. Boden a former local minister died months ago at Londale Canf and left a library of valuable books to Rev. Miles E. K. Hoon of New Marshfield a former Bishopville resident. Hoon retrieved the books from Albany after receiving a letter from Mrs. Boden noting his wish to have the library. Boden earlier served churches in Trimbie Nelsonville and Athens and met Hoon during meetings at Bishopville in 1900.
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Hoon
Boden
Church of Christ
Trimbie
Churches of Christ
Nelsonville
Athens
Bishopville
Miss Eva Birtcher Weds Belford Biddison in Columbus
In Columbus the former Glouster girl Miss Eva Birtcher became the wife of Belford Biddison at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Birtcher on Floral Avenue. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. W E B Steadman, pastor of the Church of Christ at New Paris and uncle of the bride.
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Eva Birtcher
Belford
Church of Christ At
New Paris
Mr. Steadman
Glouster
Weight Gain Report For Starved Child Loren Hoctor
Loren Hoctor, admitted to Gallia County Children's Home after starvation at his parents’ home, has gained weight from 17 to 22 pounds in three weeks. Authorities suspect the child is four, not three, and birth records indicate a July 1928 birth. He can walk with help but cannot talk yet.
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Loren
Blazer
Nurses Graduate From Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis
Dr J B Shouse of Marshall College addressed 13 Holzer Hospital of Nursing graduates at Grace Methodist Church. The three year program produced diplomas for Ruth Arnold Verda M Rown Sybil K Burdette Ruth Daniels Elsie Frecker Margaret Jones Ruby Lemley Sybel Mattox Elizabeth Ray Alta Radford Dorothy Rinehart Hazel Sigman and Beulah Winebrenner. An alumni banquet followed at Elmhurst Tavern Pomeroy with Miss Margaret Rengels in charge.
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Gallipolis
J. B. Shouse
College of Education
Marshall College
Huntington
Holger Hospital of Nursing
Grace Methodist Church
Elmhurst Tavern
Pomeroy
Margaret Rengels
Ruth Arnold
Syracuse
Verda M. Rown
Ray
Poca
W. Va
Beulah V. Winebrenner
Extension Courses Arranged Thursday in Gallipolis
In Gallia County Ohio University extension courses were organized Thursday night for 30 prospective students at the Washington School Building. Prof S H Bing outlined offerings including Literature and Modern European History with classes starting Tuesday Sept 20 at 7 pm. English Literature will be taught by Dr R A Foster and European History by Prof Evan J Jones Jr.
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Bing
Gallipolis
Ohio University
Athens
Gallia County
Washington
S. H. Bing
Rio Grande College
R. A. Foster
Evan J. Jones, Jr
Grading Complete as Gravel Haul Begins in Townships
Gallipolis reports grading finished as county crews haul gravel for Clay and Harrison Township roads this week. Cheshire Township work to start soon per County Surveyor F A Haskins.
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Gallipolis
Clay
Harrison Township
Cheshire Township
F. A. Haskins
Kaslers Reunion At Athens Fairgrounds In 1932 Gathering
Nearly 100 Kasler family members attended the fourteenth annual Kasler reunion at the Athens Fairgrounds. Fred F. Kittle led a dinner and talks by Nathan Kasier and others. Fred Linscott was elected president and Francee Clark secretary treasurer for 1933. Nathan Kasier was the oldest attendee at 81.
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Fred Kittle
Nathan Kasier
Nathan Kaasier
Elarold Richard Sayers
Oying
W. L. Kesler
Andrew Kasier
Fred F. Kittie
Lillian Kittie
Frederick Kittie
Athens
Harold Gutherie
Steubenville
John W. Martin
Conrad Martin
Juanita Martin
Harry Shutheworth
Murray City
Lewis Turner
Sue
Patty
Hemlock
Guy Kasier
John
Arthur
Amesville
A. A. Kasier
Jennie Sealock
George Austin
Mary Adaline
Millfield
Lola Boudinot
Athens Rfc
Pearl Wallace
Allen
Donald Lee
Wilma Fern
Nathan M. Kasier
Jacksonville
Don Kasier
Richard
Paris
Delbert
Don Edmond, Jr
Hilda
Hooper Ridge
H. M. Kasler
Caryle
Eleanor
Billie
Eldon Kasler
Norma Lee
Trimble
Mra
Fred P. Linscott
W. Kasler
Don
Georgia Linscott
Florence McCune
Melville McCune
M. Kasler
Edsel
Lydia Kittie
Lewis Clark
Bart Kasljer
Dean Allen Kasser
Sidney Kasler
Betty Laurie Kasler
Edna Kasler
Frances Kasser
C. R. Kassler
Roy Kaasler
Edith Kagler
Maynard Sayers
Orland and
Harold
A. R. Linscott
Amenville
Ott Fleming
Glouster
Harold Gillett
Athena
Helen Miner
Springfield
Funeral for Henry Taylor held at First Baptist Church
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3 at the First Baptist Church Glouster for Henry Taylor colored of Middletown a former Glouster resident. He died Tuesday at his son Robert Taylor’s home in Middletown aged years. He is survived by his son seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He lived in Glouster many years then moved to Middletown with his son. He was a fireman at Mine No 4 south of Jacksonville for many years and earlier at a Rendville mine owned by the late W P Rend of Chicago.
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Glouster
First Baptist Church
Henry Taylor
Middletown
G. J. Johnson
Robert
Old Mine No. 4
Jacksonville
Rendville
W. P. Rend
Chicago
Council Fails to Meet in Glouster Quorum Short
Glouster officials report a Friday night meeting failed due to a lack of a quorum. One member was out of town and two others were working, leaving only three present. A special session is set for Monday at 7 PM.
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Glouster
Youth named Fadly linked to Gallipolis cutting
Charles Rutherford of Maple Shade was cut in the back and left arm by a youth named Fadly Thursday night. Rutherford was treated at Holzer Hospital and released Friday afternoon. Police say Fadly fled by rowboat toward the West Virginia shore where his brother John Fadly is also in refuge. No warrant has been sworn out for the arrest.
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Gallipolis
Charles Rutherford
Maple Shade
Fadly
Holzer Hospital
Rutherford
West Virginia
John Fadly
Fadlyta
Farewell Given to Rev J W Stone in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis Council of the Jr O U A M hosted a farewell for Rev J W Stone on Thursday night after his transfer from Grace Methodist Episcopal Church to Waverly Methodist Episcopal Church. He received a gold lapel emblem for his membership and gave an enlightening acceptance talk.
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Gallipolis
J. W. Stone
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Waverly Methodist Episcopal Church
Stone
Driver Injured in Mine No 267 Accident
William Cobb, a driver, was caught between a rib and a mine car in Mine No 267 near Glouster. He suffered fractured ribs and bruises, received first aid, and was taken home to Ray City by ambulance with the physician. The doctor says his temperature is normal and injuries are likely minor aside from the fractures.
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Glouster
William Cobb
Cobb
Ray City
Becaus
Past Noble Grands Meet in Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
The Past Noble Grands of Marcellite Rebekah Lodge gathered at Mrs. Lenna Snowden’s home. With Mrs. Ora Jones absent, vice president Mrs. Mary Cheney led twelve members through business and a social hour. Refreshments were served with help from sisters and daughters. An October 6 meeting at Mrs. James Roberts’s home includes a 2 PM session and a 6 PM potluck dinner.
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Glouster
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Lenna Snowden
Ora Jones
Mary Cheney
Mia
Lizzie McKee
Mre
Agnes Eddy
Ives Snowden
Friendship Bible Class Meets In Chauncey Church Circle
Friendship Bible Class of Chauncey Church of Christ met at Mrs. Gladys Pickering’s home for the September meeting. The session, led by president Mrs. Ralph Brown, featured a devotional by Henry Cann and Bute contests won by Net Tippett Ruth Flake Eleanor Close and Mrs. Arthur Smith. Mr. Case chosen as teacher and a membership drive planned. HOAL officers to be elected at Mrs. Brown’s home.
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Millfield
F. BE
Martha Bible
Church of Christ
L. L. Monard
Ida Hil
O. McDaniel
McDaniel
Don Cannon
Mr. Bowyer
Dover Township
Close
Church of Christ Bible School
Martha and
Boosters Classen
Henry Casa
Charlies Bradfield
Mias
Chauncey Church of Christ
Herman Theisen, Jr
T. H. Blower
Wai Sisson
B. F. McDaniel
Ed Evane
H. O. Mcdaniel
Fred Russell
L. W. Sanders
Virginia Bandera
Clara Bell
John Theisen
Eddie Russell
G. &. Keirns
Allen Boudinot
Oregon
Alderman
Chauncey
Fred Sayers
East Millfield
G. C. Patton
E.A. Sayers
Ames Township School Board
Gilbert Boudinot
Ames Township
Amesville
Emma Patterson
Lucille Robinett
Ione
A. B. McConkey
Athens
L. B. McDaniel
H. Border
Wellston
Bobby
Jeanne Boudinot
New Lexington
L. H. Boudinot
John Dean
Howard
West Blilfield
W. A. Bell
Friendship Bible
Gladys Pickering
Bute Avenue
Ralph Brown
Henry Cann
Case
Net Tippett
Ruth Flake
Eleanor Close
Arthur Smith
Brown
Joe King
Paul Theisen
Mra
Menry Cass
Charles Bradfield, Jr
Ruth Piake
Mary Lou Fiske
Socialist meeting announced in Jacksonville's Municipal Grove
Speak Sunday CHAUNCEY Sept 17 A citizens Maen meeting is set for Sunday afternoon in the Municipal Grove at Jacksonville under the Socialist Party. Powers Hapgood candidate for governor in Indiana will Speak for Norman Thomas and James Maurer presidential and vice presidential candidates.
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Chauncey
Cithens’ Maen
Municipal Grove
Jacksonville
Socialist Party
Powers Hapgood
Indiana
Wil
Norman Thomas
James Maurer
Dallat
United States
Honors Thelma Jean Brookins Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins Chauncey entertained Friday night for their daughter Thelma Jean celebrating her fourth birthday. The honored guest received many treats as ice cream and cake were served. Attendees included Mrs Jenna Shafer the Fpains Miss Ollie Brookins Millfield Mr and Mrs Nimer Bingman Mr and Mrs Dwight Robinson Athens Mrs Lee O Channell Theta Jean Brookins and another guest list member.
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Guy Brookins
Theta Jean
Mine worker injured in Peculiar accident at Penton Mine
Daniel Mc Kinley of Jacksonville, a trimmer at Penton Mine No. 6 Mill field, fractured his left leg above the ankle when struck by a lump of coal while at work on Thursday. The incident occurred in Chauncey as authorities investigated the accident.
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Chauncey
Daniel McKinley
Jacksonville
Penton Mine No
Millfield
Mary Manting Taken to Columbus Hospital After Needle Ingestion
Mary Manting a 14-year-old of Bailey Run near Chauncey was taken to St. Francia Hospital in Columbus after swallowing a needle last week. Authorities report her condition as current and stable as the investigation continues.
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Chauncey
Mary
Mra
Ansel Manting
Bailey Run
St. Francia Hospital
Columbus
Pythian Sisters Meet Chauncey For Temple Session
Pleasant View Temple No 138 Pythian Sisters of Chauncey announce a business meeting at 2 PM Tuesday. Mrs Thelma Linncott will attend the Grand Temple convention in Lima next week.
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Chauncey
Pleasant View Temple
Pythian Steters
Thelma Linncott
Lima
Services for Chauncey County inmates Sunday
Services will be held Sunday at 2 o clock in the chapel of the Chauncey County dome for inmates. Mrs Let tie Doe Hints will play the piano and Rev and Mrs W. Rhibrand will lead the service. The public is invited.
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Chauncey
Lettie Doe Hints
VY. Rhibrand
Carbondale Couple Celebrates 55 Years of Marriage
Carbondale Kentuckians Mr. and Mrs. James Frisby mark their fifty fifth wedding anniversary. Born Greenup Kentucky the Frisbys wed Sept 14 1877 near Starr Furnace Carter County. They moved via Ohio to Coaston Glenroy and Columbus before settling in Carbondale 24 years ago. They have twelve children five living twenty nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mr. Frisby 78 and his brother John 82 survive. Mrs. Frisby is an invalid and the sole surviving child of eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
James Frisby
Greenup
Kentucky
Ohio River
Coupe
Starr Furnace
Carter County
Ohio
Coaston
Glenroy
Columbus
Frisby
Pete Frisby
Stewart
Mary Brandall
Wellaton
George Wilson
Wyle Frisby
Laura Frisby
Mr. Frisby
John Frisby
Coalton
Mrs. Frisby
Teachers Not Required to Sign Pay Back Agreement
Attorney General Bettman issued a formal opinion that a board of education cannot legally compel teachers to sign a separate written contract promising to repay a portion of their salary. The opinion followed a rural district’s practice of deducting 30 per month from teachers earning the legal minimum of 800 dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bettman
B. O. Skinner
Board of Education
Skinner
Thompson Seeks Prosecution Post Despite Ballot Hurdles
Chauncey September 17 Mr and Mrs Preston Thompson and children Roberta and Billy have returned to Louisville Kentucky from Chauncey where Thompson failed to qualify to run as an independent candidate for Athens County prosecuting attorney due to residential eligibility rules He plans to campaign to have his name written on the ballot and to begin practicing law in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Thompson
Chauncey
Preston BE. Thompson
Roberta
Billy
Fort Howard visitors tour Iowa towns and families
Fort Howard in Columbus Iowa visits with Father Mason Howard and family in Millfield. Mr and Mrs Pred Sanders and Trimble Heights take Millfield visits. Mrs Cheater Sanders travels from Millfield to stay with son Don Sanders in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Howard
Columbus
Mason Howard
Millfield
Pred Sanders
Trimeble Meights
Priday
Cheater Sanders
Don Sanders
Albany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uc. Ira Landrith
Rominentry
Union
Farley
Shaver
Curtis
Pleasant
Athens County
Pacific Coast
W. H. Boden
Loren Hoctor
Grace Methodist
Kaslers
Bajoy
Glouster Cemetery
Council
Gallipolis Hospital
Mrs. Pickering
Ellis Avenue
Thelma Jean Brookinere
County
Ohio U
Hatch Shop
Ica
Stephen Thomas
Oty & My Mat
Baker’s
North Court
Jallinin Aad
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