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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1948
Page
3
Gallipolis dispatch states Hugh C. Reynolds of Huntington West Virginia was arrested early Friday morning on intoxication charges and fined five dollars.
The Gal lia County District Library announces additions of both fiction and non fiction titles. Heritage of Freedom by Frank Monaghan, presented by Lafayette Unit No. 27, covers the history and significance of American liberty documents. The United Nations by Herbert Vere Evatt discusses UN challenges with commentary from Australia’s external affairs minister.
Gallipolis high school honors Janice Cating with a gold pin for a 1814 point score in instrumental activities at Friday assembly. Herbert O Pepper, director of instrumental music, presented the award. Silver pins go to twelve players for 1200 points and bronze pins to students reaching 700 points.
Advert reads SSS Tonic to boost low blood strength in non organic anemia. It claims activating ingredients raise gastric juice, improve appetite, energy, sleep, and skin health. Appeals to vitality with mass sales and drugstore availability.
Gallipolis reports a second population increase in "Lawyers Row" as two births are recorded. A daughter was born Friday to Mrs. William P. Cherrington wife of former judge and attorney Bill Cherrington. Earlier a son was born to Mrs. William H. Jones wife of the municipal judge.
Eleven students received letters for achieving 300 points in the school program. Named honorees include Georgia Alderigi Hilda Boster Ronnie Canaday Tom Evans Burl Judy Ella Gertrude Lupton Betty Null Loren Niday Barbara Caldwell Peggy Pollock Gee Marchi and Dan Caldwell.
A two-vehicle crash in front of the Lafayette Hotel on Second Avenue left driver Cora Hattie Borden of Madison Street and driver Kelly Likens of Ashland Ky facing charges and bond. Likens posted 25 dollars to appear April 24 in municipal court. Other arrests included Fred C. Savage for speeding and Christopher Anderson for intoxication and resisting an officer. Edwin Dunn was jailed on an intoxication count after a late Friday arrest.
Richard E. Houck 30 of Star Route Mercersville narrowly avoided a parked car and overturned his truck on Route 218 a little over a mile north of Mercersville. The vehicle sustained heavy damage but Houck escaped injury.
Unconfirmed reports claim Jack C. Davis of Columbus has purchased the C. T. Robinson in surance agency at 439 Second Ave Gallipolis. Davis, with Ohio Farmers Insurance Co Leroy Ohio, may be relocating. the Robinson agency was founded by the Robinson family and Mr Robinson died February 10 1948.
Water levels along the Ohio River are dropping with pool stages near Gallipolis and Kanawha Falls. Towboat movements include New Orleans down at 1:55 am and Lehigh, Margaret Dawson Senator Combs, Brandt, Solway, Rand, Sohio State, Talbot, Heekin, Neville, Louisiana, Peace, and Ogram all reporting upriver or downriver progress and varying times Friday into Saturday.
Admissions include Mrs. Emerson Scott Jackson James Mayes Henderson W V Thur man Kaiser Gallia Mrs. Sadie Porter Wellston Births report a daughter to Mrs William Cherrington Gallipolis a daughter to Mrs Paul Poling Wellston and a son to Mrs William Pritchard Oak Hill Discharges list Mrs William Jones and son Mrs John Silvey Jr and daughter Mrs William Lewis and son Ben Brokenshire Gusta Rose Mrs Charles Masser Mrs Barbara Parks Wesley Sayre Freda Richmond Cecil Gillogly Mrs Leland Walters Jewell Kimberling Mat Downard Mrs Sadie Porter and Lewis McDonald
A list of works including Storm Against the Wall by Fannie Cook Pil grim's Inn by Elizabeth Goudge Death of an Author by John Rhode and High Vermillion by Luke Short appears as available titles in the collection. The note cites four distinct authors and novels.
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