The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-07-11
Political Matters
And Otherwise
BY JESS S. HARRIS

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pastor of the Caldwell Presby-
terian church, now residing in
Cambridge and at present tenn
porary pastor of the church at
MorrlstoWn, on u. S. Route 40
to the east. Shortly after becom-
ing a member of the association
Rev. Floyd R. Gaugler, for six
years pastor of the Caldwell
First Methodist church and only
recently transferred by the con-
ference to the Ninth Street
Methodist church in Cambridge,
will be heard on the program.
Mrs. Grace Coolidge, aged 78,
years, died early Monday morn
ing of this week at her home in
North Hampton, Mass, follow
ing a heart attack. She was the
widow of the late President
Calvin Coolidge.
Former President Harry S.
Truman, last Saturday turned
over to the United States gov
ernment his multi-million dollar
library and museum at Indep
endence, Mo-, containing thou
sand of state papers accumulated
during his reign as president.
The ceremony was attended by
more than two thousand govern
ment officials and many thou
sands of other sightseers. The
principal speaker for the occas-
ion was Chief Justice Warren.
The most destructive flood to
ever have visited southeastern
Ohio was during the week of
July II, 1913, at which time
every bridge on the Penn
sylvania railroad from Ava to
Marietta, was washed away, as
were all like bridges on the Ohio
River and Western Marrow
Gauge) railroad from far east of
Caldwell to GAINESVILLE, and all
public highways (dirt roads,
suffered in like manner from
the same cause. Not until Sun
day, July 26, was a railroad train
enabled to reach Caldwell from
Cambridge and two weeks later
was a train able to continue to
Marietta. On the old Narrow
Gauge railroad it was fully four
weeks before trains could run
between Woodsfield and Zanes-
willie. In the vicinity of Caldwell,
the railroad trestle at the eastern
side of town was washed away,
as were the Olive and Socum
covered bridges and others over
Duck Creek farther to the south.
Immense loss and damage to
growing crops also resulted. The
big flood on the Muskingum
river was during the month of
March of the same year.
Without doubt the finest and
unquestionably the most attrac-
tive printed product that ever
was executed in any Caldwell
printery was completed within
the past few days in the office
of the Caldwell Journal, under
the supervision of John D.
Wheeler and Clarence J. Estadt
as the publishers of the two
Caldwell newspapers, The Jour
nal and The Noble County Lead
er, both owned by The Caldwell
Journal Publishing Company,
Inc. The product is forty-eight
page booklet containing the Of
ficial program and other infor-
nation in connection with the
dedication of Caldwelrs new and
only municipal building, recently
erected and to be dedicated next
Saturday afternoon, July Is. The
booklet is most certainly the
work of fine art; finely printed,
admirably composed and of
great credit to the mechanical
department of The Journal.
Copies of the booklet may be
secured during the ceremonies
next Saturday afternoon and
evening at normal price for
the financial benefit improving
the old garage building. 1t will
make wonderful souvenir for
future generations to peruse and
refer in the far distant time to
come. We congratulate the
journal boys, Estadt and
Wheeler" and their helpers, on
their fine workmanship and en-
terprise.