Gallia County Board Orders Chillicothe Highway Work
Gallia County commissioners approved two more miles of the Chillicothe Road from Gallpolis to Rodney at an estimated $40,000 with work to start by fall and through mid October on the western segment. WPA labor funds are used with county share 25 percent.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Gallia County ‘Board
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Rodney
Chillicothe Highway
Burkhart Lane
Robert Campbell
Chillicothe Road
WPA
Social Notes Highlight birthdays and visits in Gallipolis
Local relatives and friends attended a party in Huntington honoring Mrs. Alice Craft on her 83rd birthday at the Craft home. Rev. Earl Cremeens joined a marriage ceremony for Rebecca Jane Cornell and James Boggs with family in attendance. Guests and relatives include the Pierce, Safford, Eagle, Ecker, Trube, Peoples, Sturgeon, Kerr, Cartwright and Hume families visiting from Youngstown, Cincinnati, Dayton, Apollo and Nitro.
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Gallipolis
Huntington
Alice Craft
Fred Craft
Northup
Earl Cremeens
Rebecca Jane Cornell
James Boggs
Mary Jane Cornell
Kenneth Betz
Osa England
Pleasant
Lois England
Harold Welcome
Dayton
Sue Heskitt
Stella Pierce
Clinton Pierce
Youngstown
James A. Pierce
Charles Baker
Pierce
Robert Safford
Rose Eagle
Cincinnati
H. B. Ecker
F. J. Trube
Apollo, Pa
J. W. Peoples
Canton
Russell Sturgeon
James
Nitro
Ed Kerr
Dora Cartwright
Shelbyville
Ind
N. H. Hume
Gallia Foxhunters Set For Lawrence County Bench Show
Gallia County foxhunters plan entries at the Lawrence County Association bench show and field trials in Ironton on Oct 24. Dogs judged by Arthur Beegle of Racine. Licenses issued list multiple couples across Gallipolis and surrounding areas. City Auditor A W Carl recovering from heart condition with a month of bed rest advised. Output note on Romania oil ranking appears as a separate item.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Lawrence County Association
Ironton
Arthur Beegle
Racine
A. W. Carl
Wild Life Exhibit Attracts Attention at Fall Festival
Gallipolis reports the State Conservation Department's wild life exhibit draws many visitors. The large tent displays mallard ducks hawks owls raccoon skunk gray fox white tail deer bald eagles pheasants and Ohio fish species. State representatives answer numerous questions.
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Gallipolis
State Conservation Department
West Virginia-Ohio Bridge Company
Ohio
State Department
Grand Jury Ends Session in Gallipolis
Grand jury members concluded sessions Wednesday after examining 45 witnesses and ignoring 37 of 61 cases. Indictments include Merlin Jones for grand larceny and related charges, Mrs. P. A. Scott for fraudulent checks, and others for weapon offenses, breaking and entering, and non support. Judge White to arraign indicted individuals Friday morning. Bond amounts noted.
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Gallipolis
White
Merlin Jones
Lancaster
Jones
P. A. Scott
Kanauga
Eugene Nibert
Paul Williams
William Chapman
Kerns Boster
George Bowman
Holzers and Vornholts To Attend Boos Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Warner Boos nee Mollie Vornholt will be held at St Marys on Saturday. She died suddenly at her Casey Illinois home. Survived by husband, 111 year old son Richard, sisters C E Holzer and G A Barton, brothers Otto A Vornholt and Hugo H Vornholt of Gallipolis, and Hulda Vornholt of St Marys.
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Gallipolis
Holzer
Vornholt
St. Marys
Warner Boos
Mollie Vornholt
Casey
Ill
F. J. Vornholt
Richard
C. E. Holzer
G. A. Barton
Otto A. Vornholt
Hugo H. Vornholt
Hulda Vornholt
Boos
Lights Plus Noise Marks Fall Festival
Gallipolis notes a county fair in miniature with bright lights, nightly crowds, and varied exhibits from Granges schools and 4-H clubs. Cattle swine and poultry display, but the parade and queen contest are canceled. overall many booths and entries outshine prior shows.
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Gallipolis
Baptist College Grid Title at Stake Friday
Gallia in Granville Friday as Rio Grande Redmen meet Denison Big Red for the Baptist college football title in Ohio. Rio Grande seeks redemption after a 58 to 0 defeat by Louisville, with Beattie conservative about lineup to maximize glory in the Rio Grande vs Denison clash.
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Baptist College
Gallipolis
Ohio
Granville
Mendell FE. Beattie
Rio Grande College
Denison University
Tommy Rogers
Rio Grande
Louisville
Laurie Apitz
University of Louisville Cardinals
Gallia
Beattie
Band Prepares for First Appearance at Friday Gallipolis Wellston Game
A 78 piece school marching band holds daily practice for its first fall appearance at Friday night’s Gallipolis Wellston game. They work hard alongside the team and promise new figures and marching tunes.
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Gallipolis
Burglar Flees After Cash Drawer Tampering
Gallipolis officers chased a stranger who was found tampering with a cash drawer at the Gallia Produce Co office. He escaped but reportedly dropped burglar tools in flight. County road officials report WPA workers have found private jobs, making it hard to fill road quotas at Chickamauga and Chillicothe projects. The Chillicothe project should finish in two weeks if weather allows.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Produce Co
WPA
Chickamauga
Chillicothe
American Legion Sponsors Free Lunches in Schools
In Gallipolis the American Legion Post and Auxiliary continue free school lunches to meet state law limits. A advisory committee representing schools welfare PTA and other groups oversees the program. Canning has produced vegetables and fruits for lunch, with surplus commodities supplementing meals.
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American Legion
Gallipolis
Boards of Education
American Legion Post
E. E. Higgins
C. W. Booth
M. R. Allen
Naomi Evans
Horace Ecker
P.T.A
E. E. Caldwell
Board of Education
Clara Belle Motter
L. W. Thompson
Eldon Wiseman
Aldeth Robinson
E. B. Webb
Rio Grande
Ethel Young
Business and Professional Women's Club
Howard Smiley
Surplus Commodities
George Lear
Legion Auxiliary
Edna Devault
Edna McCarty
Adria Byas
Nettie Wood
Maggie Wetherholt
East Gallipolis
Howard Sheline
Jesse Beaver
George Bowman
Thomas Springer
Floyd Johnson
Washington School
Funeral Rites For C C Luman In Cadmus
Rev O L Hall of Roseville led funeral services at the Luman family home in Cadmus for C C Luman this afternoon with many relatives and friends from Gallia County in attendance.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
O. L. Hall
Roseville
C. C. Luman
Cadmus
Stock Sale Draws Wide Attention in Gallia County
Tomorrow will feature the first Southeastern Ohio stock sale at the Gallipolis stockyards with about 1000 head expected. Buyers from across the state are anticipated as 4-H clubs offer fattened yearlings and packing houses seek fat cattle. Amateur handlers will move cattle and photographers plan to document the event.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Packing House
Fall festival draws large turnout with few disturbances
Police report the Gallipolis event had substantial attendance and minimal disorderly conduct. Only a small number of arrests were recorded during the festival week.
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Gallipolis
Scarabs and the world’s smallest fish in Philippine waters
The Egyptians viewed scarabs as symbols of resurrection and immortality and buried them with the dead. Pandaka pygmea is the world’s smallest fish, measuring 6 to 7 inches, found in the Philippines.
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Philippines
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