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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1943
Page
2
Gallia reports 31075 dollars in war bond sales on Wednesday as part of the Second Victory Fund Drive. By Friday total is projected at 370000 with individuals near the quota. Executive committee to meet at campaign HQ housed in the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co office. Dr C E Holzer to preside.
Mrs Amanda E Moore 85 died at 44 Olive St Gallipolis after ten weeks of ill health She would have turned 86 May 15 She is survived by five children Mrs Stanford Rife Chesapeake Mrs Clara Donalds Robert and Homer Moore Gallipolis and Mrs Anna Adams Bidwell R D 1 Evergreen One sister and a half brother Also 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral services Saturday at 2 p m at Olive St residence with Rev J L Stephenson officiating Burial in Rife Cemetery
A motorcycle and car collided at Second and State Streets in Gallipolis injuring one person. Dono van Blazer and Wilda McHarney were riders. Blazer’s passenger was treated by Dr. Foster. Probate notices follow.
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar will hold its annual Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. in Schine's Athena Theater. The public is invited as the order prides itself on Christian faith, peace, and dedication to liberty amid global conflict. The message emphasizes moral duty, tolerance, and the quest for a new birth of freedom.
A large baptismal ceremony is planned at the Gallia County Children’s Home with 40 children expected. Rev. Cecil V. Marly and Rev. W. Scott Westerman will lead the service open to the public once the date is announced.
Gallia report by William W. Martin of the Nelsonville social security office shows total county payments of 952 dollars monthly for 62 beneficiaries in several groups. Retired workers 18 receive 385 dollars. wives over 65 six receive 81. widows over 65 one receives 21. widows with children nine receive 153. children 28 receive 312. aged dependent parents zero. Martin notes fewer claimants as older workers join war production.
Mrs. Kenneth Ward hosted a birthday dinner on Sunday April 18 with attendees including Ollie Swick Harlan Rife Vernon Adkins and families plus several young people. The Women’s Christian Service group met at Edith Henry’s home with an Easter sale raising funds. Local residents Mary Davis Helen Wallace Frankie Mumaw and Clarence Hoffman were noted for travels duties and work. Sergeant Vernon French, longtime Gallia Academy graduate, recently promoted at Camp Wolters Texas.
New patients at Holzer Hospital include Mostyn Jones 49 lumberman from Oak Hill who fell asleep driving off a culvert road suffering a fractured foot and scratches. Also listed are Mrs. Frank O Dell Cadmus Mrs. Goldie M Northup an O H E attendant Mr. Wilhelm of Marietta Manufacturing and others with several discharges including Baby Marshall Keels Charles Goodnite and W P Myers.
Mrs Lydia Eleanor Austin aged 84 died Thursday at her daughter’s home on Red Mud Ridge Gallipolis Ferry after weeks of illness Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 in the Church of Christ Rev M D Shiflet to lead burial in Austin Cemetery She was widow of Casher C Austin and mother of six daughters and two sons with 33 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren surviving She was a Methodist and longtime community spiritual adviser and midwife in the area
Mrs. Del bert C Staats held a party and egg hunt for Baptist Sunday School pupils at the church with 21 children enjoying games and refreshments. Assistants included Edna and Lilly Jean Wallace of Portsmouth and Lilly Faye Staats. Other local plans note return from Mayo Clinic for Harry Childers and Easter visits among families in Huntington and Portsmouth.
Warrant Officer Hume W Caldwell and Mrs Caldwell depart for San Francisco to rejoin their detachment after a 13 year gap visit with his parents Mr and Mrs L L Caldwell of Main St. Caldwell has served 18 years in the Army and was recently stationed at Pueblo Colorado. William Caldwell of the Army Signal Corps visited last week and then left for Indianapolis for further training.
Mr and Mrs J A Smith of Capehart reported their sons Samuel Scott and Bernard E Smith are in North Africa with the service, last heard from in March. Raymond L Smith is in training at a Florida camp.
POINT PLEASANT Alfred Pearson of Henderson and George W Allen local were arrested for desertion in the past few days and turned over to military police yesterday who took them to Fort Hayes.
Gallipolis reports a Red Cross demonstration by the Gallia Chapter with surgical displays to be shown in the National-Building window. The event will run today and on upcoming days from 1 to 3 p m with listed participants including Mrs William Dinner Lucille Smith Miss Leaper and others.
In Gallipolis the elm aged about 100 years and shading Charles Stevers and his wife on Second Ave was cut down as part of a local removal of aging trees. J. C. McNealey, head of the project for Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric, notes the Stevers tree is the 36th cleared, many Park trees 40 to 65 years old also felled by Dayton disease harming elms.
Kent Hodell resigns from Raymond Hoy Furniture to join the Federal Housing Authority as inspector in Washington D C. He takes over duties May 1 after five years in Gallipolis, where he worked in production. His wife plans to move to Corpus Christi, Texas as their son Kent Jr completes aviation training.
Gallia County obituary J C Myers retired produce man dies at his Third Avenue home in Gallipolis after a long illness. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Fay Rose was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication in municipal court presided by Judge William Jane Wednesday. Norman Cox faced charges of being drunk and disorderly and paid ten dollars plus costs.
Special Easter services will be held at Henderson Methodist Church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The Rev. James Fisher, pastor, will preach.
Mrs. Charles Shawkey and her husband become managers of the Bus Terminal Grill after selling their Baker Hotel restaurant. The move places the couple in charge of daily operations and service at the city terminal dining locale.
A marriage license was issued to William Larkin Everett and Cret tia Spry, both residents of Point Pleasant.
Charles Steenbergen of the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh is expected to spend Easter with his parents Mr and Mrs Peter H Steenbergen and his brother Lieutenant Peter H Steenbergen Jr Army Signal Corps arriving from Orlando Florida for a visit next week
At Point Clinic Mrs Rex Casey of Henderson and Mrs James Sprouse of Clifton, both surgical patients, were discharged yesterday. Miss Doris Johnson, receptionist, is confined to her home on Ohio Street with a severe influenza attack.
Mrs. L. G. Hayslette of 21st Street and Jefferson Boulevard returns home from Hot Springs Arkansas after several weeks of treatment at the spa.
Robert Peck of Henderson is in Chicago to take the radio operator examination. He is the son of Mrs. Kenneth A. Peck and has worked as a clerk on the towboat Hubbard.
Gallipolis police received three theft complaints following vandalism reports on Tuesday. R C Moehring informed police that an attempted entry into his car occurred Wednesday at 5 30 p m. Dennis Sheets reported his car was rummaged and his A and B rationing cooks were taken. Constable Roy Johnson said his car was entered Monday night with tools and gear stolen including wrenches pliers wire pincers brown gloves a jack and a terminal battery powder.
O. E. Hill assistant state director of education asserted today that the recent job-freeze order does not apply to school teachers because they are public employees.
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