Open Air Trading Post to Highlight Gallipolis Festival
Gallipolis prepares for Northwest Territory celebration from Oct 7 to 10 with an open air trading post in City Park for residents to auction farm products livestock and goods. Col Horace Ecker leads auction amid Friday events old vehicle display log chopping fiddlers Pioneer Ball and high school pageant. Decorations across Athens mark dual Fall Festival and Northwest observance with banners and flags on Second Avenue.
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Gallipolis
Northwest Territory
Col
Horace Ecker
John C. McNealey
Washington School
E. E. Hatfield
John E. Evans
W. A. Lee
Second Avenue
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights
Gallia County society items include Miss Ethel Young hosting the English Club at Libby Hotel and welcoming Miss Helen Mills. A party honors Mr and Mrs Eugene E Clark of San Bernardino with guests from Ironton Chicago Huntington and more. Social Stitchers meeting at Mrs Reuben Wood home with 50 attendees and musical programs. Others mark birthdays births and engagements including Newell B Phillips Jr son born Sept 18 and Freda Riffle marriage. Detroits W E Plymare guests honored with a picnic and 61st anniversary celebration.
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Gallipolis
Ethel Young
Mary Watts
Libby Hotel
Young Home
Helen Mills
Gomer Richards
Lincoln Ridge
Eugene E. Clark
San Bernardino
Calif
James Collier
Ironton
George van Hyning
E. O. May
Chicago
C. H. Caldwell
Parkersburg
B. H. Gooderham
Col. Caldwell
Huntington
Genevieve Campbell
Chesapeake
Waldo Clark
Jackson
Edgar Caldwell
Hannah Clark
Thurman
Charles Walter
Lucy Walter
J. B. Walter
George Walter
Clark Caldwell
Cecil Halley
Mercerville
Warren White
Newell B. Phillips, Jr
Hamden
Holzer Hospital
Phillips
W. E. Plymare
Detroit
Gallia County
Yellowtown Lodge Hall
J. S. Loucks
L. C. Davis
Poplar Bluff
Roberta Elizabeth Arnold
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Miss Arnold
Moonshine Scarce as Distillers Lay Low in County
Moonshine production declines in Gallia County as state officers report no arrests for over 30 days. Two mounted officers based in Gallipolis cover Meigs Jackson and Lawrence Counties, signaling a broader regional enforcement effort.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
State Department
Meigs
Jackson
Lawrence
Jailed for Assault in Brandstetter Heights Case
Virginia Neal, 23, was jailed in Gallia County on an assault with intent to kill charge. The case, filed by Charlotte Hall in Justice Fred Milliser's court, stems from an alleged home invasion at Lincoln Casey's residence in suburban Brandstetter Heights.
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Gallipolis
Virginia Neal
Gallia County
Fred Milliser
Charlotte Hall
Lincoln Casey
Brandstetter Heights
Minnie Swisher Sues for Divorce in Gallipolis
Mrs. Minnie Swisher, operating a local restaurant, sues for divorce from Earl Swisher alleging cruel treatment, non support and false accusations. The couple formerly resided in Cheshire.
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Gallipolis
Minnie Swisher
Earl Swisher
Cheshire
Aged Resident Dies Final Rites Sunday
Mrs. Margaret Sanns aged 85 widow of James H. Sanns former druggist died at the family home on First Ave near Court St Thursday morning. Born in Middleport she was the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. George Martin and married in 1878. A daughter Louise is wife of John H. Summers of Columbus. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p m at the Sanns home with Rev. Robert Leake. interment Pine Street Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Sanns
James H. Sanns
First Ave
Court St
Middleport
George Martin
Sanns
Louise
John H. Summers
Columbus
Robert Leake
Pine Street
Emancipation Day Observed in Bidwell Park and Nearby Resort
Emancipation Day festivities began at ten o'clock Thursday in Bidwell Park with a music and speaking program. Evening celebrations drew participants from nearby counties to the New Villa resort near Cheshire for a dance concert by a Middleport orchestra.
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Gallipolis
Bidwell Park
New Villa
Cheshire
Middleport
Electrification Drive Seeks County Signatures in Ohio
About 500 residents signed requests to National Rural Electrification for bringing power to southern Gallia and northern Lawrence Counties Ohio. Signers listed in E G Royer office include Lecta Aid Kitts Hill Wilgus Pedro Scottown and Platform in Lawrence County and Patriot Crown City Thivener Mercerville Bladen Northup Rio Grande Thurman Gallia and Waterloo in Gallia County. A loan of 100000 from the Federal government has been filed to finance the project with plans to sell current to members and add to monthly charges to retire the loan. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co reps have contacted local promoters and will submit estimates for poles lights and current supply.
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Gallipolis
National Rural Electrification Headquarters
Washington
Gallia
Lawrence Counties
E. G. Royer
Lecta
Aid
Kitts Hill
Wilgus
Pedro
Scottown
Platform
Lawrence County
Patriot
Crown City
Thivener
Mercerville
Bladen
Northup
Rio Grande
Thurman
Waterloo
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Caldwell woman released on bond after fraud charge
Mrs. Samuel Ball of Caldwell Ohio was jailed for two weeks on a fraudulent check charge and released on $200 bond signed by her husband.
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Gallipolis
Samuel Ball
Caldwell
Ohio
Stores Open Nights During Fall Festival
Gallipolis local merchandise places will stay open until 9 p m from Wednesday next week through Saturday to accommodate Fall Festival visitors.
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Gallipolis
Family Reunion Planned Near Clipper Mills Ohio
The Evans family will hold a Gallipolis gathering Sunday at Ohio Chapel Grange Hall north of Clipper Mills. The reunion will bring relatives together for a day of memories and fellowship.
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Gallipolis
Evans
Ohio Chapel Grange Hall
Clipper Mills
Pension payroll shows 804 Gallia recipients
Gallia County Pension Director Earl McCormick reports August roster lists 804 pension recipients with a total payroll of 17184 dollars. The average payment is 21.37 dollars, up 954 dollars from 1937. Quarterly home visits begin to verify living conditions and adjust pensions as needed, led by investigators Mrs. L. W. Thompson and Miss Janis Watts.
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Gallipolis
Earl McCormick
Gallia County
McCormick
L. W. Thompson
Janis Watts
Gallia County Mines Begin Production in Cool Weather
In Gallia County the advent of cooler weather has placed about 100 small coal mines on the active list, employing several times that many miners. Much of the coal is sold locally but the larger portion is shipped by truck to Columbus and other cities.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Columbus
Red Cross Plans Solicitation Drive in Gallipolis
The Red Cross Roll Call Committee plans a solicitation campaign starting with a workers tea likely on Nov 3. Committee members include Mrs. Joe Moch Mrs. David Beers and Mrs. S B Huntington. An essay and poster contest is being considered by Catherine Morrison Mildred Wise and H B Bradbury. Licensed to marry in Gallipolis were Hugh T Cutter 27 Pittsburgh and Mary Jo Hill 21. Eugene Reynolds 21 and Irene Durst 21.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross
Joe Moch
David Beers
S. B. Huntington
Catherine Morrison
Mildred Wise
H. B. Bradbury
Hugh T. Cutter
Pittsburgh
Mary Jo Hill
Eugene Reynolds
Irene Durst
Weekly Gallipolis meeting of Lawyer for Governor Club
Sessions of the local Lawyer for Governor Club are held weekly on Saturday night in the K of P Building. E. W. Edwards serves as president and W. P. Kling as secretary.
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Gallipolis
Lawyer For Governor Club
K. of P
E. W. Edwards
W. P. Kling
Porter Divorce Granted in Gallipolis Court
Harriet Porter is granted a divorce from William W. Porter over neglect and cruelty and restored to her maiden name Glenn. The ruling formalizes the end of the marriage with Harriet returning to Glenn as her legal surname.
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Gallipolis
Harriet Porter
William W. Porter
iGlenn
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