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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1949

Page

3

John E Halliday Sr funeral set in Gallipolis

Eight pallbearers are named for the funeral of John E Halliday Sr who died Monday. He was born in 1869 and was 80. Survived by wife Maude Dunbar Halliday and children John T Halliday and Mary McCormick Halliday. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at 252 Second Ave with Rev Robert Leake. Interment at Mourd Hill cemetery.

Gallipolis John E. Halliday Merril Kerr Elmer Caldwell Clay Halley Bob Rees Jack Knight Taewe McCormick George Bovie Harry M Miller Mr. Halliday John T. Halliday Mary McCormick Halliday Maude Dunbar

Supper Time Changed To Avoid Show Conflict

The Knights Templar moved a potluck supper from 6:30 p m to 6 p m Wednesday to avoid clashing with Layne the magician’s show at the Junior High auditorium sponsored by the Lions Club.

Pomeroy Knights Templar Layne Lions Club

Robbery Confession From Northup Pair

DeputySaunders reports Homer Wright and Raymond Meyers both of Northup have confessed to grand larceny in the Sol Gump robbery. They spent the stolen funds on a wrist watch clothing and a used car, with $180 to $190 claimed as the amount. They were to be arraigned before Justice Maurice Grover.

Gallipolis Woodrow Saunders George Ehman Homer Wright Raymond Meyers Northup Saunders Sol Gump Gump Raymond Myers Myers Wright Maurice Grover Justice of the Peace

City Court Docket Large in Gallipolis

In Gallipolis municipal court nine cases were disposed of and another taken under advisement. Melvin Little fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless operation. Herbert Raymon Fife fined 5 dollars and costs for reckless operation. Clyde Cornell forfeits 15 dollar bond for failing to appear on intoxication. Willis McBride fined 50 dollars and costs with six month driver’s rights suspension for DWI. Otho Wolfe fined 10 dollars and Emory Gordon 25 dollars on intoxication charges, and Tom Hawk Phil Welshimer Homer Clark each fined 5 dollars. Charlie Johnson’s reckless operation charge taken under advisement by Judge William H. Janes.

Gallipolis Melvin Little First Ave Millcreek St Herbert Raymon Fife Clyde Cornell Willis McBride Otho Wolfe Emory Gordon Tom Hawk Phil Welshimer Homer Clark Charlie Johnson William H. Janes

Man Fined After Walnut Township Fire

Gallipolis Ohio forest ranger Bob O'Donnell states Jack Caloway of Patriot Route 1 was fined five dollars and costs for authorizing another to kindle a fire without a permit. Caloway was arraigned before Justice Anderson Robinson. The incident involved a Walnut Township fire that burned 90 to 100 acres about a month ago.

Gallipolis Bob O'Donnell Forest Ranger Ohio Division of Forestry Jack Caloway Patriot Route 1 Caloway Anderson Robinson Justice of the Peace Walnut Township O'Donnell

River Traffic Update From Gallipolis Locks

The Gallipolis locks show a morning sequence of boats Rand up at 1:55 a.m. and detentions from fog until 8:30 a.m., with multiple vessels passing or rising through the day. Gauges report upper 18.3 and lower 19.2 feet, 29 feet at the rollers, all dams down, and Kanawha Falls reading at 5.24 falling.

Gallipolis Rand Jones Ernestine Solvay Martin Hatfield Semet Guadalcanal Jennies Patriot Talbot Price Omar Chris Titan Sohio State Bayless Craig Louisiana Kanawha Falls

Grand Jury May 4 in Gallia County with 11 transcripts

Gallia County Grand Jury to convene May 4 with 11 transcripts on file and more pending. Cases include Clem Saxton for stabbing with intent to kill, Merrill and Cochrane for grand larceny, John J. Bashore and Fred Fronfelter for assault and battery, John W. Fulton for assault with intent to kill, Leo Ballman for felonious assault, Edward Harmon, William Ray for non-support, Henderson Keels for assault and threatening to kill and kerosene intimidation.

Gallipolis Gallia County Grand Jury Clem Saxton Merrill and Cochrane John J. Bashore Fred Fronfelter John W. Fulton Leo Ballman Edward Harmon William Ray Henderson Keels

Vinton Youth Cited By Highway Patrol

Thomas Clench a 19 year old from Vinton was cited to appear April 30 before Maurice Grover justice of the peace for driving without a license. Clarence Herdman 30 of Telford Pa was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor W A Ridenour Jackson for the same offense.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Thomas Clench Vinton Maurice Grover Clarence Herdman Telford W. A. Ridenour Jackson

Hospital Notes Update at Holzer Hospital

Gallipolis and nearby towns list discharges and patients at Holzer Hospital. Names include Mrs James Snodgrass Mrs M E Hanlin Mrs Minnie B Walker and others with locations Oak Hill Point Pleasant Hogsett Vinton. Discharged patients include Robert Miller Mrs Thomas R Davis and several others.

Gallipolis James Snodgrass City M. E. Hanlin Minnie B. Walker Jackson Linnie Woolum Oak Hill Nimrod Friedley Point Pleasant Harvey Duncan Hogsett Emerson Eless D. A. Griffith Vinton Robert Miller Thomas R. Davis Emerson Elcess John Thomas Dixie Kay Roush Joe Jarvis

Wilkesville Community Notes and Easter Weekend News

Rev R H Woltz visited his daughter and family near McConnellsville. Past Chiefs Club met April 18 at Mrs Kearney Ogdin s home with Gladys Major Gertrude Strausbaugh Jenny Cottrill Kathleen Ragan Evelyn DeVault Mittie Nelson Shirley Peters Mabel Wood Jewell Strong and Anna Ogdin present. Wilkesville Garden Club May 3 at Mrs George Cahoon s home. Mrs Pearl Horton listed in error as hostess. Mrs Russell Waltz hosted Past Matrons Club of The Order of the Eastern Star April 11 with Mildred Wells Shirley Spires Edith Newson Shirley Peters Ruth Swisher Jewell Strong Louise Woltz Worthy Matron Ardis McCumber guest. Ralph Wiseman family visited Columbus Easter weekend. Paul Kunz and son David from Galloway spent weekend with J E Strong family. Pythian Sisters District Convention at Logan April 19 included Kathleen Ragan Jennie Cottrill Gertrude Strausoe Dorothy Hill Zelda Barbara Campbell 10 year old daughter Kent Campbell suffers hip bone infection. Loren Wells C E Keck and daughter Sandra Newark weekend with Mrs Bessie Wells. Mrs J E Strong.

Wilkesville R. H. Woltz Donald Schroeder McConnellsville Chiefs Club Kearney Ogdin Gladys Major Gertrude Strausbaugh Jennie Cottrill Kathleen Ragan Evelyn DeVault Mittie Nelson Shirley Peters Mabel Wood Jewell Strong Anna Ogdin Maxine Janet Gertrude Strausoe Dorothy Hill Zelda Barbara Campbell Kent Campbell Loren Wells C. E. Keck Sandra Newark Bessie Wells J. E. Strong

Divorce suit filed in common pleas court

Mildred Christine Finlaw filed for divorce from Marvin Douglas Finlaw in common pleas court on Monday.

Pomeroy Common Pleas Mildred Christine Finlaw Marvin Douglas Finlaw

Blessed Relief From Constipation Misery Ad

An unsolicited letter endorses KELLOGG'S ALL BRAN as a daily remedy for irregularity. It claims relief from constipation and urges readers to eat an ounce of ALI-BRA daily and drink water. Offers double money back and a mail-in carton return.

Kellogg's Allbran Clement L. Boehmer South Street al Centro Celif Kel de Rattle Creek Mich

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