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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1947

Page

9

Cincinnati Livestock and Produce Market Report

Salable hogs a1600 price spread 23.00 to 19.25 with down trend for heavy weights while sows and stags soften. Cattle and calves offerings limited with steady bids. steers and heifers show some strength and better quality, top weights around 24.00 for yearlings and 24.50 for 900 Ib heifers. Sheep scarce and steady. Eggs and poultry pricing listed with U S grading and wholesale levels. butter and butterfat prices noted.

Cincinnati U. S U.S

Gallia Cattle Sale Highlighted by Rotary Speaker

Gallia County holds a cattleman dinner at Grace Methodist Church where Roy Battles WLW farm program director praised the county as a growing cattle center after a war tour. The sale on the Raymond Hoy farm features consignors from Jackson Centerville Gallipolis and neighboring areas with Rio Grande College members providing music and entertainment.

Gallia County Raymond Hoy Roy Battles WLW Grace Methodist Church Europe F. W. McDermott Rio Grande College Forrest A. Brown L. M. Bremser Jackson Harold Coulter Gallipolis Ralph Davis Northup Eva E. Denney Vinton Vaughn C. Glassburn Lawrence Jones Centerville Stewart Reigel Paul Reigel Mabel Reigel J. M. Schwartzwalder W. H. Schwartzwalder H. E. Shaver H. E. Shaver & Son, Cheshire; O. O. Skidmore Kerr Taylor & Taylor Aid Methodist Church W. S. Westerman Carrie North Rio Grande Steve Thomas Jack Williams Ronald Williams Ernest Wigglesworth Don Thomas

Local births and hospital admissions in Gallipolis area

Holzer Hospital records list admissions including Mrs. Herbert Fee Jackson Mrs. P T Hassenke Point Pleasant Mrs. Mary Osler Syracuse Babette Oury Wellston Harry Stewart Racine and Mrs Walter White Athlatia. A daughter born to Mrs Walter Evans Jr Eureka. Discharges include Mrs David Barsotti Max Roller Stanley Ewing Mrs Frank Mills and son Mrs Howard Brown and daughter and Mrs Bill Priest Mrs Floyd Hatton Mrs Blad Hindy and Mrs F M Pritch ett. A notice of appointment states John W Stewart of 26 Morris Avenue Athens has been named Executor of the Estate of A A Atkinson Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated this Sunday lost April 1947. Francis D White Probate Judge 4-11-47 3otw.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Herbert Fee Jackson P. T. Hashenke Point Pleasant Mary Osler Syracuse Babette Oury Wellston Harry Stewart Racine Walter White Athlatia Walter Evans, Jr Eureka David Barsotti Max Roller Stanley Ewing Frank Mills Howard Brown Bill Priest Floyd Hatton Blad Hindy F. M. Pritchett John W. Stewart Morris Avenue Athens A. A. Atkinson Athens County Ohio Francis D. White Said R. W. Finsterwald Millie Persinger Willard C. Reeder Hocking Street Virgil F. Reeder W. W. Graham East Hamtramck Street Mount Vernon Fletcher Graham City of Athens L. T. Persinger League Said County W. H. Riley William T. Starkey

Clues in Dry Cleaning Plant Theft in Gallipolis

Police traced the December 17 1946 burglary of Junior Simmons dry cleaners to unknown suspects. Over 50 suits were stolen and a lone trouser pair was later recovered in a nearby city identified by owner Floyd Simmons Jr. Investigators noted no hangers dropped during the loot.

Gallipolis Simmons Dry Cleaning Floyd Simmons, Jr Simmons

River Traffic and Local Notices From Gallipolis Ohio

River gauges and boat passages along the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers are reported with multiple arrivals and departures. The issue also notes the birth of Gary Joe Wolfe in Holzer Hospital, a probate appointment for Millie Persinger, a divorce petition by Mary Kelly, and a bond election for the village of Glouster to fund a new fire truck and housing facility, with tax specifics.

Gallipolis Eber Wolfe Racine Gary Joe Wolfe Holzer Hospital Gary Wolfe Glouster

Mrs Ferguson Wins State Contest Award

Mrs E Bartow Jones reports the State Literature Department prize. First prize went to two girls from Follawsbee, second to Mrs Robert H Ferguson wife of the county Superintendent. Contest theme was West Virginia's Connection with American Literature.

Point Pleasant E. Bartow Jones West Virginia

Cast To Rehear On Showboat Majestic At Pleasant Point

POINT PLEASANT L H Putz director announces a full dress rehearsal of The Hatfields and McCoys aboard the Majestic showboat Sunday after noon. Reserved seats available at Doddee Graham Beauty Shop G M Equipment Co and Thompsons Drug Store. Billy Bryant spends a month in California with movie officials planning the motion picture adaptation of Children of Old Man River.

Point Pleasant L. H. Putz Hatfields and McCoys Billy Bryant Majestic Doddee Graham Beauty Shop G. M. Equipment Co Thompsons Drug Store Bryant California Old Man River

Officials and Carpenters to Discuss Debated Dispute

Officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America plan a weekend meeting to resolve differences over the Middle Ohio Valley Celebration set for May 10. A local picket line at Tu Endie Wei Park and friction over pier and piling work prompted the talks with a Huntington Building Trades representative to confer with B&O.

Point Pleasant Baltimore and Ohio Railroad United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Middle Ohio Valley Tu-Endie-Wei Park B&o Company BMWE B&o Way AFL Building Trades of Huntington

Agreement Signed On Power Plant Work At Graham Station

Dana Brown trustee of Local 1159 Carpenter and Joiners of America said an agreement was signed with the Pomeroy local to jointly handle the Graham Station power plant project. Appalachian Electric Power Co and Ohio Power Co plan a near future start. Local 1159 has 200 plus members.

Point Pleasant Dana Brown Local 1159 Carpenters and Joiners of America Pomeroy

S. A. Simmons Visits Ohio Health Resort

S. A. Simmons justice of the peace and Messenger representative travels to Magnetic Springs Ohio for a two week health retreat.

S. A. Simmons Ohio Health Resort Point Pleasant The Messenger Magnetic Springs Ohio

Classified Payment and Deadline Instructions

The notice sets phone and deadline times for Sun edition ads and requires cash with orders for Card of Thanks In Memoriam Obituaries and political notices. It states 8 line minimum and explains payment by telephone or mail from nearby points and to send copies of references rather than originals.

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