Holzer to donate Gallipolis airport tract for defense
The federal government plans about 217000 for Gallipolis Airport upgrades as a National Defense measure. Attorney William P. Cherrington says Ohio has 18 million for airport improvements with priority to the local field. Dr. C. E. Holzer offers to donate the entire tract to the city to enable federal funding.
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Gallipolis
William P. Cherrington
Columbus
State Aeronautics Department
Ohio
Cherrington
C. E. Holzer
Ohio River
State Aeronautics Division
Two 15 Year Olds Admit Long List of Petty Thefts
Franklin Cousins and Theodore Washington both 15 confess to Chief John Fraley to numerous thefts around the city. They claim to lead a youth gang that targeted cars stores and public events with stolen goods including a watch pocket books toys cameras and cheese proceeds used for leisure. Washington admits to carrying a pistol on raids and says other youths joined their scheme. Some loot has been recovered and portions converted to cash.
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Gallipolis
Marjorie Houck
Womerdorff
Wagner
Washington
Fraley
Miss Houck
Condemnation Suits To Force Property Sale
Gallia County Election Board approved resolutions from rural subdivisions to place levies on the November ballot. Printing bids were awarded to Gallipolis Printing Co. at 237 dollars. Ballots for absent voters available by Monday. voting may occur at the clerk’s office or by registered mail.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Gallipolis Printing Co
Republican
Democrat
Chamber Announces Fire Prevention Week in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce urges residents to observe Fire Prevention Week from October 6 to 12 and asks citizens to inspect homes and businesses for fire hazards.
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Chamber
Gallipolis
Golden wedding anniversary celebrated in Gallipolis
Gallipolis notes report Mr and Mrs Ancil Meacham observed their golden wedding with a Sunday family dinner at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Judy on Third Ave eighteen relatives attended. Open house followed as many friends called to greet the couple who moved to Gallipolis from Marion a year ago.
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Gallipolis
Ancil Meacham
Fd Judy
Third Ave
Marion
Two Judges Appointed To Gallia Draft Board
Judge W. R. White of Gallia County common pleas is named chairman of a local draft board recommending committee for the Selective Service Act. Probate Judge James S. Clark also serves, with a third member to be forwarded. The five person board covers Gallia County with a volunteer advisory group and an appeal agent to be named.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Adjutant General’'s Department
Selective Service and Training Act
James S. Clark
Gallia County
Hemlock Personal and Brief Social Notes
Local social notes list visits among residents and relatives from Hemlock Logan and Zanesville with names like Wes ley Ward Jr Pauline Williams Harold Miller Lester Thimmel Elzora Hook Lora Davis Nina Davis and others. It notes pumpkin show attendance in Somerset and funeral home visitation for John Urban who was killed Saturday night.
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Erma Gasper
John Tobias
Charles Hodgson
Gerald McDaniel
Somerset
Paul Williams
Joan
Glouster
Harry Davis
Corning
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Ida Martell
Russell Faires
Perl Arnold
Dorothy Jaynes
David Williams
Logan
John Hodgson
Clyde Myers
Jack
Gene
Mary Hodgson
Laura Hodson
Alex Horvath
Mary
Congo
Nina Davis
Columbus
John Urban
John Urban Rested. Mr. Urban
Mr. Urban
Near Here
Walters Divorce Granted for Gross Neglect in Gallia County
Mrs. Sapho Walters was granted a divorce from John S. Walters on grounds of gross neglect. She was awarded 150 dollars alimony to be paid during the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Sapho Walters
John S. Walters
Minister Ill Delays Logan Service as Guest Preacher Steps In
Rev. Cecil Harding Jones of Logan was sick at home on Sunday and could not lead the regular service at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Rolland Carter, a Shawnee Methodist clergyman, traveled to Logan to deliver the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Cecil Harding Jones
Presbyterian Church
Rolland Carter
Shawnee
Nut Crop On Trees In Logan District Quiet
Hickory nuts have not begun to fall despite light frosts last week, according to squirrel hunters in districts with abundant nut trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Alfred Personal and Brief Social Notes
Alfred social notes list visits and calls from Minersville and nearby towns. Stella Watkins returns home after weeks with the Robinsons. Various families travel and host relatives in Harrisonville Athens Pomeroy Columbus and Jackson with names including Turbin Midkiff Houdershelt Sinclair Swartz Robison Watson Guthrie and Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Stella Watkins
Minersville
W. E. Robinson
Joshua Turbin
Harrisonville
Emma Turbin
Orlando Midkiff
Dana Midkiff
Elmer Houdershelt
Merriel
Point Rock
Lloyd Sinclair
Rutland
Guy Midkiff
Nancy Rosser
Athens
Virgie May Swartz
Guy
Nin Dean
Ruth Atherton
Pomeroy
Garner Griffin
Wilma
Harry Guthrie
Columbus
Edson Stout
Dorothy Robinson
Arthur Watson
East Shade
S. J. Newell
Mazie McGlohlin
Jackson
James Swart
Injured Jockey Resting After Fairground Accident
Mike Pantone, jockey, injured at the county fair ground track, was reported resting well at Cherrington Hospital. He suffered a loose upper jaw bone torn from the skull after hitting a tight wire across the track and a fractured rib. Doctors cautioned that infection remains a danger.
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Logan
Mike Pantone
County Fair Ground
Cherrington Hospital
Hamden Couples Plan Marriage in Russell Kentucky
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith announce the marriage of their daughter Margaret to Eugene Summers on Oct 7 1939 in Russell Kentucky officiated by Rev John Gilpin. Summers is with the Rural Electrification Administration and Margaret is deputy auditor at McArthur both Hamden High School graduates.
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Hamden
John Smith
Margaret
Eugene Summers
J. T. Summers
Russell
Kentucky
John Gilpin
Summers
Hamden High School
Rural Electrification Administration
McArthur
Minersville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Minersville social items list residents and guests visiting from Lansing Cadiz Denver Columbus Newell W Va Rock Springs and Carmel. Notable mentions include Diana Radcliff visiting parents Ed and Jennie Parker. Kenneth Griffith funeral attendance by Frank Stewart family. major operation for Mrs. Anna Streich in New York. births and travel to Columbus and Athens for family events.
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Minersville
Diana Radcliff
Lansing
Mich
Ed Parker
Jennie Reese
Cadiz
Elizabeth
Morgan Aubrey
Sophia Hazlett
Denver
Colo
Hazlett
Frank Stewart
Maxine
Kenneth Griffith
William Martin
Welshtown
Katie
Jack Becht
Katharine Grimm
Athens
Parkersburg
Dana Brown
Harold Brown
Columbus
Will Thomas
Margaret
Robert Fleming
George McIntosh
Albert Kraft
Newell
W. Va
Adolph Grueser
Otto Hartenbach
Pearl Phillips
Lew Roush
Chester Roush
Hayes Roush
Weaver Wolf
Beatrice Ward
William T. Thomas
Citizenship Restored for Convicted Man in Gallipolis
E. W. Day, convicted four years ago on non support charges, has had his citizenship rights restored by Judge W. R. White of the Common Pleas Court in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. W. Day
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Four Year Old Bleeds To Speak Again After Skull Fracture
Four year old John Frank Lin Broyles, recovering at Holzer Hospital after a kick from a horse, has regained speech after 28 days of silence and expects a complete recovery from a skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
John Franklin Broyles
Substitute teachers named for Gallipolis high school
Mrs. Garland Gillingham and Mrs. Clarence Masters have been appointed substitute teachers at the local high school in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Garland Gillingham
Clarence Masters
Mis cellaneous shower and birthday notices from Russell and Vinton
Mrs William Matthews and husband were honored at a misc shower at the Clouds home near Vinton with eighty guests. Mr Matthews works for the Farm Bureau and his bride teaches in Vinton schools. Paul Edwin Reese celebrated his fifth birthday with a party hosted by his mother, Mrs Paul Reese, including games and cake. Cheshire Ladies Aid held an all day meeting at the parsonage with Rev H N Snider. the aid society ended and a new group formed with officers named. The next meeting is set for Thursday Oct 24 at Mrs Mary Clark’s home.
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William Matthews
Russell
Harley Cloud
Vinton
Matthews
Farm Bureau
Blaine Matthews
Paul Edwin Reese
Paul Reese
Rosalee Houck
Laile Lovett
Norma Mae Norris
Phyllis Jane Baker
Peggy Jane Thomas
Betty Preston
Betty Morrison
Bobby Wolfe
Allen Nibert
Russell Roush
Paul Eblin
Eugene Reese
John Lewis Brothers
Tommy Jay Kelton
Cheshire Ladies’ Aid
H. N. Snider
Ladies’ Aid Society
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Vivian Kirby
Ella State
Louise Roush
Garrett Kerns
Ora Sayre
New Society
Mary Clark
Business Man Buys Raccoon Creek Farm
Mrs. Jerry Brown sold her 150 acre Raccoon Creek farm to Raymond Hoy of Roy Furniture Co. The buyer plans remodel and family move. Sale price estimated around 9000 dollars. The farm is known as the Walter Thorniley farm, Thorniley being Mrs. Brown's father.
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Gallipolis
Jerry Brown
Raymond Hoy
Roy Furniture Co
Walter Thorniley
Thorniley
Brown
Two Men Fined by Judge Halliday in Gallia County
GALLIPOLIS Arrested by State Highway Patrolman Dallas Gibson was fined 10 dollars and costs for driving with insufficient lights and Emory E Gordon was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless operation by Municipal Judge John Halliday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Halliday
Gallipolis
Dallas Gibson
Emory E. Gordon
Local residents visit Columbus for OSU Pitt game
Mr and Mrs W M Scott and daughter Charlotte joined their son in Columbus to attend the Ohio State University versus Pittsburgh football game. Teachers Elizabeth Shough Eulah Williams Anne Bradbury and Elizabeth Breinig also visited Columbus over the weekend. Dr and Mrs L C Cowden returned from a brief visit with friends in Vivian West Virginia. Mrs George P Mohr daughter Hortense and Mrs W F Schoenlein of Pomeroy were guests of cousin Mrs R P Henke Saturday. Mrs Harry K Mills of Wellston is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Stanley Evans. Frances Rathburn returned to Huntington after summer with grandmother Mrs Mary Rathburn and daughter Jette. H W Wetherholt and wife were in Columbus Saturday for the OSU Pitt game.
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Charles Salts
George Geiger
Cherrington Hospital
Ralph Matteson
Gallipolis
Rolly Cline
Mansfield
Elwin Saltz
Morrow
Main St
Mary Jane Cox
Columbus
Ohio State University
Wanda Rinehart
Holzer Hospital
William Lewis
State Highway Department
Athens
T. C. Lewis
Anna McCoy
Toledo
C. R. Jones
Janet Scott
Jean Cox
Rio Grande College
Elizabeth Martin
Max Rathburn
Zaleski
Walter Watkins
Henry Rhodes
Circleville
Carl Cox
Ohio University
Hiram Cox
W. F. Schoenlein
Pomeroy
R. P. Henke
Harry K. Mills
Wellston
Stanley Evans
Frances Rathburn
Huntington
Mary Rathburn
Jette
H. W. Wetherholt
Demands Support Gallipolis Clar ence Law Son jailed on charge
Gallipolis Clar ence Law, 33, was brought from Logan Sunday by Sheriff E E Hatfield and jailed for non support of his four children in a case filed by his former wife Mrs Murray Butterfield He has remarried and is father to three other children Rally Day at First Baptist Sunday School drew about 450 attendees, per E E Caldwell superintendent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clarence Lawson
Logan
E. E. Hatfield
Murray Butterfield
Lawson
First Baptist Sunday School
E. E. Caldwell
Farm sale in Harris transfers to Tom Johnson
W. G. Curfman sold his Harris farm property to Tom Johnson. The transaction transfers ownership of the Harris farm, with Curfman relinquishing title and Johnson taking possession.
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Gallipolis
W. G. Curfman
Harris
Tom Johnson
Alfred W Davis Hospitalized For Serious Diabetes
Alfred W. Davis, senior member of the Davis Shuler Company, is admitted as a medical patient in Gallipolis with a serious diabetic condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alfred W. Davis
The
Davis-Shuler Co
Rally at Grace Methodist Church Grows Attendance
About 450 attend Grace Methodist Church Sunday services increasing by 56 worshipers says Clarence Brumfield superintendent pleased with the turnout. Finance committee plans a six day campaign to secure pledges from all members with a meeting tonight to map details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Clarence Brumfield
Davis Moves Family to Ohio Farm in Chillicothe
Gallipolis reports Denver Davis plans to relocate his household from Kananga to Chillicothe in the early part of the week after purchasing a farm there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Denver Davis
Kananga
Chillicothe
Paroled to May for Jackson County manslaughter case
Russell Beckett of Gallipolis, jailed for manslaughter after a fatal automobile crash that killed a young married woman, has been granted parole effective next May. The parole follows more than a year of incarceration at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Jackson County
Russell Beckett
Beckett
Election Board Okays Levies
Gallia County officials, after approval, plan condemna tion suits if needed to secure rights of way for the W State Street extension through the lands of C E Mayes and Mrs Edna Campbell who have refused access D C Miller has given consent County Engineer E N Leonard was ordered to notify Mayes and Campbell to appear before the board on Oct 16 to show cause why permission should not be granted for the roadway and bridge The project costs exceed 200000 and could spur development and utility service provision for water gas and electricity to the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of County Commissioners
W. State St
C. E. Mayes
Edna Campbell
D. C. Miller
E. N. Leonard
Mayes
Mrs. Campbell
Hunters report gray squirrel move. limited bags achieved
Local hunters say the grey squirrel population is moving to other areas as a large hickory nut crop yields many empty husks. Few hunters manage to bag the state limit as squirrels migrate seeking better feeding grounds.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Seeks Part In Defense Industry
The Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce bulletin says Southern Ohio should attract national defense industry. It notes contacts with the War Department, the Ohio and U S Chambers, Ohio and U S Senators, and local congressmen. Efforts aim to draw defense plants to Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
War Department
United States Chambers of Commerce
Car Crash Leaves Young Driver with Skull Fracture
William Hobstetter, 20, injured when his car struck a truck on Highway No. 7 near Gallipolis. He is at Holzer Hospital with a skull fracture. native of Pomeroy, resides in Gallipolis and is unmarried.
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Gallipolis
William Hobstetter
Holzer Hospital
Highway No. 7
Hobstetter
Pomeroy
Elmer Waddell 74 Buried Following Death in Gallia County
Elmer G. Waddell 74 of Gallia County died in Holzer Hospital Saturday. Funeral services were held at Alexander Church with Rev. Thomas Taylor. burial at Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by sons Lawrence Oney Taylor and Wilbur all of the county, brother Bert Waddell of Columbus, and sister Mrs Emma Eckier of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Elmer G. Waddell
Koontz Bridge
Raccoon Creek
Holzer Hospital
Alexander Church
Thomas Taylor
Mound Hill Cemetery
Lawrence, Oney, Taylor
Wilbur Waddell
Bert Waddell
Columbus
Emma Eckier
Joe Davis Apprehended in Memphis on Parole Violation
Memphis police have detained Joe Davis near Thurman for parole violation and removing a mortgaged county car. Authorities say the case involves the Dodge vehicle titled under county records. Davis faces standard parole violation procedures and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Joe Davis
Thurman
Memphis
Tenn
Evans grocery robbed in Wellston. $600 taken
Sheriff E. E. Hatfield reported early Sunday that the Evans grocery store in Wellston, part of a locally operated chain, was entered and robbed of about six hundred dollars the prior night.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Evans
Wellston
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