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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1934

Page

10

District CWA Disbursing Point Payroll Totals Reported

Logan April 10 Disbursements totaling 782919.16 were issued from the district office during the life of the CWA according to Barton A. Bell. Perry County led with 334868.06, Hocking 266119.97, Fairfield 97570.11, Pickaway 84361.02. Highest weekly payrolls were 33009.70 in Perry and 24312.70 in Hocking. first payroll in Hocking was 4584.90. Office sent payroll records to the state office and furloughed staff after closing.

Logan CWA Barton A. Bell Perry County Hocking County Fairfield Pickaway Counties Perry Hocking Pickaway County

Carbon Hill Briefs

Mrs Anna Math eny returned from a Columbus visit with her son and family Mr and Mrs Wesley Matheny. Ralph Johnson Middletown spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson. Mr and Mrs Lou Williams and Logan were guests of Mrs Williams mother Mrs Ella Guess. Burt Lehman Gore and Mrs Daisy Adams were guests of Mrs Veira Lowes. Katheryn Lyons and Beulah Coe spent Sunday in Buchtel. Woodrow and Jack Landie of Nel gerville visited their uncle Guy Lehman Sunday. Mr and Mrs Yariand Hawk and daughter Leara Jane Lowes and Mr and Mrs Louie Lowes and son spent Saturday with Mrs Tom Mc Cully in Greens Run.

Carbon Hill Anna Matheny Columbus Wesley Matheny Ralph Johnson Middletown Frank Johnson Lou Williams Eon Logan Buchtel Woodrow Jack Landie Nelgerville Guy Lehman Yariand Hawk Leara Jane Lowes Louie Lowes Tom McCully Greens Run

Visit Home Towns LOGAN Faculty Vacation Journal

During the vacation period members of the senior high faculty visited relatives out of the city for part of the time. Miss Sarah Rockhold was at Jackson and Hillsboro. Miss Iris Hull visited at Ft. Recovery. Miss Cecelia Blasius spent part of her vacation with her sister, Mrs. Frank McBroom of Columbus. Dayton Schulties was at Newport, Ohio. Miss Iris Lowery was at Powell. Miss Hazel Hershman went to Coshocton.

Local Social Notes From Oak Grove And Nearby

Mr and Mrs Ed Foughty and daughter of Athens visited relatives. Jennie and Ruth Brooks of Kimberly and Charles Howard were guests of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ely. Mrs Mary Barnhart of York was visiting. Ripley Andrews of Connettefl features in a social note. Arthur Hartman of Nelsonville came with his parents Mr and Mrs William Hartman.

Oak Grove Ed Foughty Athens Jennie Ruth Brooks Kimberly Charles Howard Herbert Ely Mary Barnhart York Ripley Andrews Connet Arthur Hartman Nelsonville William Hartman

Mrs Walter E Brehm Appears At Nelsonville High Assembly

Mrs Walter E Brehm of this city attended the Nelsonville high school assembly last week. She appeared on the program to give a number of readings.

Deputy Auditor John White Hospitalized After Prolonged Illness

Logan reporter notes Deputy Auditor John White, missing from home for several days, was taken to Cherrington Hospital Monday morning as his condition resisted treatment. Doctors hope for improvement though no quick recovery is assured.

Logan John White Cherrington Hospital

Local Residents Return From Forest Camp in California

Virgil Lonberger has returned after six months in a California forest camp. Mace and Margaret Fearne of Goose Run visited Monday. Mr and Mrs John Vasko were in Glouster last week. Mr and Mrs Lewter Cook and Mrs Fauna Matheny visited Ath ens Monday.

Virgil Lonberger California Mace Margaret Fearne Goose Run John Vasko Glouster Mr. Lewter Cook Fauna Matheny Athens

Talk on Buckeye State highlights Ohio facts

Dr. B A Aughinbaugh addressed Athens Kiwanis and Rotary at Berry Hotel sharing little known Ohio details. He noted Ohio as the fourth largest state and used slides of landmarks and the Ohio River Valley to illustrate early history, society, politics, and industry. Fifty-nine people attended.

Ohio B. A. Aughinbaugh Ohio Department of Education Athens Kiwanie Rotary Clubs Berry Hotel Aughinbaugh United States Hocking County Scenic Area Thee Ohio River Valley Ohio University

Recall of Democrat Hopes Linked to 1884 Campaign Pass

W P Heft of Wood Street preserves a campaign pass from the 1884 race when Grover Cleveland was the unsuccessful candidate. The pass, issued on The Steamer Grover Cleveland of the Salt River Packet Line, bore a Brice signature and a raccoon image with the caption The same old coon. Heft, a Democrat, keeps this relic as a reminder of earlier minority status.

Grover Cleveland Salt River Calvin S. Brice Democrat Party Heft

Nature Study Trip Escorted by Zeigler

A 12 person group visited Conkle Hollow on Thursday with guide C. W. Zeigler. They observed retarded trailing arbutus, a declining American Yew, various lichens, and a cave level called Holmes Lookout after Miss Holmes found two fallen giant trees.

Zeigler Julia Smith Sarah Rockhold Sarah Holmes Dolores Lee Charlene Barnes Billy Shaw Rosamond Smith Catharine Roberts Strather Shaw Martha Magle Betty Zeigler Merle Zeigler Zeigier Staghorn Crane Hollow

Logan Team Gears Up As Season Open Near

Coach John Longley unveiled new equipment signaling the baseball season at Logan. Most practice will be interclass games with a possible district tournament team.

Logan John Longley

Glorifying Yourself Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart

A candlelit dinner table enhances a woman’s beauty and gracious hosting. Pleasant meals aid digestion, supporting flawless skin and bright eyes. Manners and charm are part of a woman’s beauty campaign, urging calm conversations, slow eating, and polite topics. Etiquette matters. study a reliable guide if unsure.

Johnny

Five Churches Named In Plains Man Will

The will of John H. Martin names five Plains churches to receive 200 dollars each Chauncey ME Pomeroy Christian The Plains M E Church of The Nazarene at The Plains and Church of God at The Plains Also named are Isabelle Coe and two daughters Celia Coe Hope and Lettie Coe Hintz each 1000 Neil Martin nephew 2000 Cora Dukes cousin 500 Josephine Bennett former clerk 200 Kate Nellie Adda Rye Martin cousins 100 each A 500 trust with Athens National Bank will fund grave maintenance and cemetery beautification If income is unused the surplus supports the grave and fences The estate is about 19500 with 3800 in personal property and 221000 in real estate.

John H. Martin the Plains Athens County S. M. Johnson Chauncey ME. Pomeroy Christian M. E Church of the Nazarene At Church of God At Lettie Coe Hintz Neil Martin Cora Dukes Gilead Josephine Bennett Martin Kate Nellie Adda Rye Martin Athens National Bank

Ten Take Logan Test Women Seek Jobs As Rest Room Matrons

Logan civil service panel held an exam at City Hall to form an eligibility list for rest room matrons. Top names certified were Mrs. Cora Morgan Miss Phoebe Matheny and Mrs. Agnes Lines. Ten women took the test conducted by Phil A Henderson Clinton Webb with Roy Shaw as the fifth member.

LOGAN City Civil Service Commission City Hall Cora Morgan Phoebe Matheny Agnes Lines Phil A. Henderson Clinton Webb Roy Shaw

Juniors Plan Carnival at Logan High School Event

The Logan Junior Class at Logan High School prepares a carnival in the L. H. S. auditorium for next Friday night. Faculty helpers include Miss Alice Frash Miss Ruth White Miss Barsha Work and Dayton Schulties assisting the program.

Logan Logan High School Alice Frash Ruth White Barsha Work Dayton Schulties

Fire damages kitchen at Matheny home in Haydenville

Fire damaged the kitchen of the C. B. Matheny residence in Haydenville Sunday evening. Logan fire units were alerted but local volunteers stopped the blaze before help arrived.

Logan C. 8. Matheny Haydenville

Logan teachers exam draws few applicants at high school

Only 12 applicants appeared for the teachers examination at Logan High School Building Saturday. Most took part of the test and will return for the next exam. Only two completed the test and were granted one year elementary certificates. They were Kenneth Risch of Enterprise and Grace Adcock of Logan.

Logan Logan High School Kenneth Risch Enterprise Grace Adcock

Parking Plan Altered As Main Street Gets New Markings

Service department employees painted traffic zones on Main Street on Monday. Service Director Roy Loomis supervised the operation. Parking will continue at an angle along the thoroughfare.

Logan — Service Department Main Street Roy Loomis

Local Teen Returns to School After Typhoid Illness

Lawrence Casto of near Webb Summit returns to Senior high after seven week absence due to typhoid fever illness.

Logan Lawrence Casto Webb Summit Casto

Blue plate meals and grill plates for informal luncheons

In an era of clever home cooking fathers can dine in with grill plates and blue patterned ware. The piece explains serving meals on compartment plates and offers a recipe for baked Canadian bacon with pineapple and asparagus, plus mock drumsticks with cinnamon apples. It emphasizes balanced courses, proper serving ware, and time saving dish arrangements.

Kreider Seeks Republican Nomination for August Race

Logan reports C. F. Kreider, former General Assembly member, will seek the Republican nomination in August becoming the first active candidate. Ralph Moore head is mentioned as a potential rival for clerk of courts.

Logan C. F. Kreider General Assembly Ralph Moorehead

Logan High School Cafeteria Not Reopened After Vacation

With spring vacation ended, Logan High School announced the cafeteria open since Christmas would not reopen. Miss Sarah Rockhold of the faculty directed this operation and implemented the change.

Logan Logan High School Sarah Rockhold

Surprise Birthday for Miss Evans at Evans Home

A surprise sixteenth birthday party for Miss Anna Mae Evans was held April 2 at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John A Evans. Attendees included Tressie Pell Nellie Pell Margaret Clarice Norma Phyllis Meadows Melba Russell Mrs George Ehman Mary Dorothy Ehman Luke Dallas Pell Willard Reese Brayden David Russell Haskell Bloomer Theodore Albert Ehman and Dutch Evans. Temperance essay prizes were read at the Methodist Church by senior and junior high students with May Fulton as chairman and Supt Talmage Cottrell presenting prizes to Junior High Vivian Betz Violet Bonecut ter Anna Brooks Freshman Sophomore Alice Smith Leta Sayre Clarice Meadows Junior Senior Leona Clark Virginia Roberts and Gertrude S Earles. Garnet Altizer read Earles’s essay for her. Girls Glee Club sang two selections.

Anna Mae Evans John A. Evans Tressie Nellie Pell Margaret Clarice Norma Phyllis Meadows Melba Russell George Ehman Mary Dorothy Ehman Luke Dallas Pell Willard Reese Brayden David Russell Haskell Bloomer Theodore Albert Ehman Dutch Evans Temperance Methodist Church May Fulton Talmage Cottrell Vivian Betz Violet Bonecutter Anna Brooks Alice Smith Leta Sayre Clarice Meadows Leona Clark Virginia Roberts Gertrude S Earles Garnet Altizer Miss Earles Girls Glee Club

Rio Grande Area Personal News Recap

Community members from Gallipolis and nearby towns sent regards and visits. Names include Lester White, Verna Welker, Maybelle Denney, the Ed wards family, the Rifes, McCowns, Rayner, Hutchison, Myers, Chevalier, Clark, Cottrell, White, Bohn, Evans, Lewis, and others. A hospital visit to Holzer and a minor operation were noted, along with a two day Educational Conference in Columbus.

Lester White Gallipolis Ethel Thomas Verna Welker Vinton F. F. Goetting Jennie Forkas Cheshire Maybelle Denney Centerville Edward Edwards Ferry Rife Middleport Cecil McCown Cecil Proctorville Frank Allen Ed Rayner Co. W. Hutchison John Henry Myers Joann Rayner Charlies Chevalier Clipper Mill A. J. Clark L. T. Cottrell Anna Ina White Margaret Bohn Mary Thornton Carrie Shires Mary J. Lewis Jennie Harbour Fred Niday FE. L. Noel Columbus

Gallia County Announces Spring Exams for Most Students

Final examinations for all grammar and high school students in Gallia County will be held April 16 and 17. Exclusions apply to students enrolled in the Gallipolis district as noted by County Superintendent H. B. Bradbury.

Gallipolis Gallia County H. B. Bradbury

Fleet to Begin Dredging at Oldtown Bar Above Dam 23

The Pfaff and Smith Sand and Gravel Company of Charleston expects to depart Wednesday to start dredging operations at Oldtown Bar above Dam 23. Steamers Henry C. Yeiser and Otto Marmet passed upriver at night with empty coal barges. The Sam Craig of the Union Barge Line was en route to Memphis with a steel tow yesterday.

Gallipolis Pfaff & Smith Sand and Gravel Company Charleston Oldtown Bar Dam Henry C. Yeiser Otto Marmet Kanawha River Sam Craig Union Barge Line Memphis

Traveler to Speak at Gallia Academy High School

Raymond J. Jeffrey of Cleveland known as The Yankee Globe Trotter will speak at Gallia Academy High School tomorrow morning at 8 30 oclock. He is secretary of the Cleveland Balloon Club, a world traveler adventurer soldier journalist and lecturer.

Gallipolis Raymond J. Jeffrey Cleveland Gallia Academy High School Cleveland Balloon Club Jeffrey

Holzer Hospital notes Gallipolis CCC injury update

Raymond Sly, 20, an enrollee in Camp Gallia CCC, was treated Monday at Holzer Hospital for an ankle injury from a Sunday motorcycle skid. J. L. Farley of Fullerton Kentucky and Emmett Lyle of Gallipolis were admitted. Discharges included Mrs. Harry Chidere of Henderson West Virginia Herman Fisher of Pomeroy for accident and H. W. Britton Leith.

Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Raymond Sly Camp Gallia CCC J. L. Farley Fullerton, Ky Emmett Lyle Harry Childere Henderson W. Va Herman Fisher Accident Pomeroy H. W. Britton Leith

Personal mentions of Halliday family and Miss McCall

John Halliday Jr returned Monday from Hot Springs Arkansas where he accompanied his parents. Miss Elsie McCall who underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital Huntington was moved to her sister Mrs C A Saunders home.

John Halliday, Jr Hot Springs Ark J. E. Halliday Elsie McCall Memorial Hospital Huntington C. A. Saunders

Gallia Auditor Reports March Funds Shortfall of 70000

Gallia County Auditor E. L. White reports March disbursements exceeded receipts by about 70000 dollars. Balance at April 1 stood at 129200.04, with March receipts 178441.33 and disbursements 247518.37. Overdraft in undivided personal tax fund was 2175.51. Disbursements included 6813.22 county and 51423.49 school.

Gallipolis Gallia County E. L. White

Rio Grande Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits

Rio Grande community notices list musical numbers by Harry Cameron Maurice Lowky Harlan and John Robert Richards on Sunday morning. The Myers family plans to move from A. J. Clark farm to Virginia while Lester Thompson relocates from Adamsville to Mr. Clark’s farm. Several Wickline relatives visit Mrs. Margaret Bohn and care for Wett Norman who is ill. Griff Williams and children visit J. D. Williams. Morton Goetting on spring vacation from Ann Arbor Michigan returns with his mother and Mrs. Lyne from Columbus. Chicago visitor Mr. McDaniel, brother-in-law of Charles E. Williams and Rio Grande College alumnus, was noted recently.

Myers A. J. Clark Virginia Lester Thompson Adamsville Mr. Clark Mr. Lundy Rio Grande E. W. Edwards Wett Norman J. H. Wickline John Wickline Dana Wickline Wendell Wickline Viola Wickline Margaret Bohn Griff Williams Nelsonville J. D. Williams Morton Goetting Ann Arbor Mich Columbus F. F. Goetting P. R. Lyne Ross McDaniel Chicago Mr. McDaniel Charles E. Williams Rio Grande College

Gallia Court News in Grovely County Foreclosures and Tax Ruling

Gallia court voided a $1,200 liquor tax on unlicensed sale and barred tax collection in Mills vs Bowen. Lucy Bowen sued William Bowen et al for $600 plus interest. Plymale Wagner Co. owed $202.78. Foreclosure ordered on city residence and 47 acres in Cheshire Township. Twentieth Street Bank awarded $2,696.54 against Walter F. and Cora Smith.

Gallipolis W. R. White Fred K. Mills Gallia County William Lucy Bowen William Bowen Harry Ecker Plymale-Wagner Co Twentieth Street Bank of Huntington Walter F Cora Smith Cheshire Township

Mrs Bertha France Hurt In Fall At Home

Mrs Bertha France of Third Avenue suffered a fracture of the right arm after slipping on a rug and falling at her residence Monday night, causing medical attention to be sought.

Gallipolis Bertha France Third Avenue

Quarantine Lifts at Camp Gallia CCC Camp

Camp Gallia No 511 CCC quarantine for scarlet fever lifted by Cmdt Capt Virgil Pownall. Five cases from the camp were moved to General Hospital Portsmouth.

Gallipolis Camp Gallia No. 511 Ccc Virgil Pownall General Hospital Portsmouth

State liquor arrives for Gallipolis store

A shipment of liquor for the Ohio Liquor Commission Gallipolis store was received Monday night along with additional equipment. It is expected the store will open within the next week.

Gallipolis Ohio Liquor Commission

Faculty Club Meets Rio Grande Guests

The Rio Grande Faculty Club was hosted last Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs. Willis Aleshire with Miss Margaret Jane and Francis Burdell assisting. Dr Kincon, superintendent of OHE, spoke about his voyage from New York Harbor to Egypt.

Rio Grande Willis Aleshire Margaret Jane Francis Burdell Kincon New York Harbor Egypt

Chickens Stolen From Morgan Center Henhouse Arrests Made

William Bright Winille George Roy George and Terrey George were arrested Monday by Deputy Sheriff Howard W Gates for stealing five chickens from Ernest Russel s locked henhouse in Morgan Center on April 4 Roy and Terrer George were turned over to Probate Judge J C Clark due to age. The two older men will be arraigned today.

Gallipolis William Bright Winille George Roy George Terrey George Morgan Center Howard W. Gates Ernest Russel Roy Terrer George J. C. Clark P Imen

Flood Control Body Meets at Gallipolis

Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress met at Gallipolis with delegates from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. Agreements emerged on Pittsburgh interests, War Department engineers, and Washington river authorities. Major Herman pledged Mississippi Valley participation, and revised surveys propose reservoir location changes on the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers to widen the upper Ohio margin to ten feet, reducing flood menace.

Gallipolis Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress Pittsburgh Cincinnati War Department Washington, D. C Allen Jordan Washington Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress United States Chamber of Commerce Ohio Valley Herman Huntington W. Va District of U. S. Engineers Mississippi Valley Commission Mississippi Monongahela Allegheny Upper Ohio Muskingum Conservancy

Extra Relief Grant for All Will Be Used for Cloth

Gallipolis property owner Martha A Green leaf sues W H and others in common pleas court for 300 dollars claiming damage from November 1 to March 21 when defendant drove animals and sleds over a private driveway on her 22 acre farm in Gallipolis Addison Township near Kananga. Floyd I Russell and Ethel Russell as administrators seek 400 dollars from J A Shafer and others on two promissory notes due November 28 1932. Foreclosure on 61 acres in Springfield Township requested.

Gallipolis Martha A. Greenleaf Addison Township Kananga W. H. Et al Common Pleas Court Floyd I Ethel Russell Ira Russell J. A. Shafer Navy Springfield Township

RIO GRANDE MOURNS NIDAY AND ALLARD RITES

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Anna Niday 74 of Rio Grande who died in Holzer Hospital after a fall fractures. She is survived by her son Fred of the city and brother Thomas Call 83 of Bladen. Last rites were conducted for Mrs. Margaret C Allard who died at her Garfield Avenue home and burial followed in Mound Hill Cemetery. She leaves a sister Mrs. Emma Bennett of Fayette West Virginia.

Gallipolis Anna Niday Rio Grande Holzer Hospital Calvary Baptist Church Fred Thomas Call Bladen Margaret C. Allard Garfield Avenue Mound Hill Cemetery Emma Bennett Fayette, W. Va

Relief funds for Gallia County in April

Gallia County receives 600 dollars from federal relief funds under the FERA program for April. George W. is county relief director. New personnel may be assigned to manage distribution to purchase necessities for the needy. A 2500 dollar county appropriation relates to an airport project, covering about 105 persons in April.

Gallipolis FERA Ohio George W. Y County Day

NAME SENIOR Play Blowing Bubbles at Rio Grande

The cast list for the Friday night April performance of Blowing Bubbles includes Henry Norton Allen Childers Brewster John Myers Beth ter Garnet Altizer Alfrey George Brooks Emily Helen Dean Grace Norton Ruth Kerr Dad Holman Tobin Ned Norton Forrest Mrs Potter Leona Clark ert Dennis Frank Childer and others.

Rio Grande Henry Norton Allen Childers Brewster John Myers Beth Ter Garnet Altizer Alfrey George Brooks Emily Helen Dean Grace Norton Ruth Kerr Dad” Holman Tobin Ned Norton Forrest Mrs. Potter Leona Clarkert Dennis Frank Childer

Redecorated Gallipolis Store by Franks and Sons

Exterior Harry Franks' Sons Store redone with repainting and a new awning in front of the stove, showcasing updated store frontage and improved curb appeal.

Gallipolis Harry Franks’ Sons

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