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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
6
First Baptist Church of Gallipolis reports three $2,000 mortgage notes totaling $33,000 will be burned at the April 30 congregational meeting. The event celebrates building and finance gains as reports are presented and officers elected. Pastor George Sagen may attend from Fort Bragg to witness the ceremony.
Ex service men on duty watched as a 132 truck caravan passed through Gallipolis toward Fort Bragg. The convoys, mostly new trucks, traveled at about 40 mph with two enlisted men per vehicle. Route markers and onlookers drew attention as some younger soldiers saluted veterans with American Legion caps.
Edward L. Noel of the Old Pine neighborhood Gallipolis died at home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 30 p.m. in Old Pine Church with Rev. William Ruble officiating. He is survived by his wife Anna Angell, son Everett, daughters Agnes Amélia and Winifred, brothers William of Gallipolis John of Marion and Mason of Columbus, and sisters Mrs Ona Page Mrs Nora Stark and Mrs Harry Smith of Columbus.
GALLIPOLIS Thomas Porter of Eureka charged with possession of illegal liquor has been entered in Dayton workhouse to serve out a fine of 150 dollars and costs. Incarceration will continue over a four months period.
The state civil service commission sets April 9 for a hearing on charges of pernicious political activity against Walter S. Davis former Gallia County superintendent of maintenance. The hearing will be held in the county courthouse.
Judge W. R. White sets four cases for trial in Gallipolis next week. Carroll Sheets and Wilbur Flint face non support on April 22 and 23 respectively, Earl Craig linked to petit larceny on April 24, and E Kemper also listed for non support on an April date. Forest fire rages on West Virginia hillsides opposite the city, visible for miles at night.
Gallipolis Ohio report states Neal will be placed on trial Friday on a non-support charge filed by his former wife, mother of his two children.
Oscar Wood sells his tire and battery business in Gallipolis to Carl Willis of Portsmouth and retires due to ill health. The report also mentions unrelated curiosities about knives and forks from three hundred years prior.
Lois Lee Sheline resumes Glenville studies after visiting her father Raymond Sheline. Mrs Hobart Nicholson stays for a longer visit. her husband returns to Zanesville. Edith Wilson goes back to South Bend after a home vacation. Capt and Mrs Oliver G Lyle host Mrs J E McClintock before she returns to Cleveland. Leo Carter and family visit Caldwell relatives. Williamson and Davis return to Columbus after visiting the Yeagers. Sara Petry visits Wellston parents and resumes duties at Holzer Hospital. Charles Hanninger and son Charles return from Columbus. Mrs Harry Evans visits from Nelsonville. Mrs Walter Vanden returns from Charleston. Mrs R M Switzer spends week in Cincinnati. E W Edwards of Rio Grande reads at Grace Methodist Bible class. Rev L W Gishler speaks at Point Pleasant Grade School graduation.
Rio Grande High School senior class will stage The Bright Penny Friday evening. Cast includes Hazel Altizer Kerr Myers Hilda Speirs Vaneta Wise Steve Jenkins Jean Carter Glendon Evans Eldon Thomas Mary Carter.
Gallia County reports 63 year old Grant Estep of Coalton Jackson County hospitalized at Holder Hospital after being struck by a car. He suffers a possible skull fracture a broken leg and other injuries.
After a break of over a week Rio Grande College will soon restart its aviation course at the local airport.
Gallia Countys second roadside park sponsored by the State Highway Department will likely be completed late in May. Located atop Sugar Creek Hill in Guyan Township near Crown City, the acre and a half site offers views of the Ohio and West Virginia area. Native trees are planted, grounds graded, grills built, a water well sunk, and a rustic fence erected.
Kyger village resident Mrs. Charles C. Mack age 71 died at her home Wednesday. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p m with interment in Cheshire Cemetery. Survived by husband five children including Ivan Mark and Fred C. Mack, sister Mrs. Harry Womeldorff of Huntington Park N J. Born Kyger daughter of James C. Tate, active in church and fraternal circles.
A car carrying 5000 pounds of raisins 3600 pounds of beans and potatoes is being distributed at the surplus commodities warehouse in Gallia this week. The aid for the aged eligibility changes have reduced recipients prompting discontent among clients while officials note pensions cover food expenditures.
The U S Army mobile recruiting unit was stationed in City Park in Gallipolis all day with a large equipped truck and regular soldiers in charge. No enlistment count was available though many inquiries about army life were noted. The truck will park at Middleport Friday.
Gallipolis district Knights of Pythias meeting hosted by local lodge members aims for large attendance. Dinner is planned at 6 30 oclock. Mary Marie Greenlee seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Greenlee of Pt Pleasant died yesterday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis location.
The United States Mexico Guatemala El Salvador and Nicaragua deny Nemo Yakson a 45 year old Indian passage due to lack of a birth certificate.
Five muskrats transported to Prague in 1905 multiplied across upper and lower Austria Bavaria and into Germany. Their descendants now exceed 100000 in number, reflecting rapid spread and population growth.
Gallia county three year old Phyllis Blanton was saved from a throat pin in Holzer Hospital after doctors removed an open safety pin. Officials say the child will suffer no ill effects.
Gallipolis will host a registration meeting for NYA enrollees to enter a new school of instruction. EF E Higgins chairs the committee. four instructors and Miss Louise Walcutt will advise students. Courses run three nights weekly from 7 to 10 pm starting April 22, drawing strong interest from young women seeking clerical and commercial training.
Albert Clark, a Green Township resident, pleaded guilty in Gallia County Common Pleas to stealing furniture and bedding from Charles Rice in East Gallipolia. Judge W R White sentenced him to one to seven years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Co-defendant William Stewart is already serving a similar term.
A district meeting of state highway employees will be held here on Monday April 28 with NYA foreman and supervisors invited. Plans for the summer activities in the section will be discussed at the gathering.
Gallia County hunters and fishermen meet at the Elks Club tonight at B o clock for a moving picture entertainment sponsored by the county conservation league followed by a smelt supper.
West Virginia Ohio Bridge Co directors met in Kanauga to open seven bids for a new steel floor for the Ohio River bridge at Kanauga and Point Pleasant. No award was made yet as bids are reviewed. Estimated cost about 60 000 dollars. Plans drawn by J E Greiner Co Baltimore with approvals from state and national highway departments and war department engineers.
Washington Parish group chose Mrs Horace B Ecker as president with Mrs John Halliday as vice president Miss Mae Kelly secretary and Mrs Paul Haskins treasurer Jim Porter Jr of Rio Grande College spoke on Inside Education stressing college aims and moral goals.
The event supported by Miss Catherine Hayward and her mother Mrs. W N Hayward featured two violin numbers. Announcement stated newly chosen officers will be installed at a May 7 meeting.
Mrs Grover Nagle formerly Nellie Gilmore charges husband Grover Nagle with drunkenness and abuse since their 1940 marriage and seeks an injunction preventing him from selling real estate he owns in Athens.
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