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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1937
Page
6
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Gallipolis High School hosts its annual band concert directed by Jord Bayless. Band members Wendell Lloyd John Gwinn Betty Jean Phillips Helen Henshaw Grace Wilson Charles Huber Donald Davis James Reese Max Rinehart and Fred Carman earn band letters. Bible presents are given to 14 home room presidents by Gallipolis Churches. Principal Carl C. Byers commends school citizenship.
In Gallipolis Huntington Grange announces Rural Life Sunday on May 2 with a special service at the M E Church led by Rev J L Stephenson. A special musical program will be presented and Grange members will attend in a body with seating reservations.
Mrs. Clara Sheets was granted a divorce from Garral Sheets by Judge W R White. The divorce rests on cruelty and property rights were settled out of court.
Raymond Swisher, a 13 year old boy living between Otter and Vinton, disappeared Saturday causing police to be alerted. He reappeared Sunday after a hitchhiking trip into West Virginia, easing family fears.
John A. Emerson, a structural iron worker, died after a fifth story fall when his safety belt broke. Family members Jeannette and Mamie Emerson attended the Columbus funeral. In Hawaii, about 45,000 sugar industry workers received a one month bonus totaling 17 percent of earnings as part of a regular, large payout.
Gallia Script names the freshman Velma Dillon and Wendel Lloyd. sophomores Bob Goff and Don Dillon tie. juniors Bob Wolfe and Marge Moore. seniors John Sibley and Charlotte Cornwell. Coronation ceremonies planned soon.
Gallipolis Presbyterian minister Rev L W Gishler will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon to the high school graduating class of 1937 at Grace Methodist Church Sunday evening May 30. Dr Donald Tippett will give the commencement address at Washington Auditorium Thursday June 3 at 8 p m.
Cornerstone laying exercises of the Ohio Valley Grange at MecCarleyville drew about 200 persons Sunday afternoon. The event highlighted community progress and local agricultural initiative.
Gallipolis will welcome members of the 13th Ohio District as French City Council and Daughters of America host visitation. A 6 PM dinner at Libby Hotel opens the program with an 8 PM lodge hall reception and talks by state and district officers.
A six year old Jersey cow belonging to Wayne Shaver in Cheshire Township was brutally cut and stabbed during a Saturday night attack. The incident wounded the animal and prompted police investigation with the farm named as the victim location.
Nineteen members of the Buchtel High School senior class will receive diplomas at the annual commencement on Wednesday evening May 19. Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy will deliver the address. May 12 senior class night, May 17 play Trouble in Paradise, May 19 commencement, May 20 York Township Eighth Grade, May 29 Alumni banquet and dance. Graduates listed: Mary Ellen Covert, William Calvert, Charles Calvert, Thomas Dixon, Margaret Fiddler, Paul Garlinger, George House, Hazel Ann Huddy, Gladys Koon, William McQuaid, Ruth Mingus, Eugene Murphy, Elizabeth Newman, Pauline Sayre, William Schenz, Don Schively, Lovella Tennihill, Milton Turner, Paul Wagner.
Singapore reports a world shortage of iron and steel with prices up about 50 percent in three months. Officials warn that important works at the Naval Base and Air Base will be slowed by limited materials.
The Athena Theater opens A Family Affair starring Lionel Barrymore in the father role with Eric Linden Cecilia Parker and a full cast including Mickey Rooney and Julie Hayden. The story follows a district judge who opposes a costly aqueduct linking a Idaho town to a larger city. A two-acre mock town on MGM grounds recreates the setting.
The Gallipolis High School band in blue uniforms with white accessories took first place at the Eighth District American Legion Convention in Wellston. They claimed a purse of $35.
Gallipolis Dramatic Club will perform the comedy Smile Rodney Smile at Washington School Friday. Cast includes Jordan Wheeler Fred Carman Tharon Myers Kathryn Boggs Janet Booth Mary Margaret Corn Howard Waters Gertrude Collins Anna Margaret Gibbs Mary Louise Mohr Bob Goff and Archie Priestley.
In Gallipolis a Kuhn family farm saw 18 offspring born to one son with the dam at stake. Three of the newborns did not survive, marking a notable yet somber agricultural anecdote.
Edith Fairfax, known as the stormy petrel of the marriage, reenters the couple’s life as Dicky’s former protegee and business partner. The narrator contemplates Edith letters and a plan to shield her husband while facing Edith’s jealous scrutiny and a looming continuation tomorrow.
Joan Barrett faces a choice as she pursues a quiet wedding then sails toward a new life with Bob Andrews. A plan to travel to California tests their commitment while Mr. Hendry hints at a mission and a temporary separation, setting the stage for a pivotal crossroad.
A third lawsuit follows a collision between cars driven by Luther Howard and C H Shoemaker near the Children’s Home. Earlier suits by Mrs. Howard and her mother Mrs Mary Mc Gonagle seek a total of 11 000 dollars. Howard now sues for 112 47 dollars for damages to his vehicle.
Mary Bradbury, 14, daughter of the County Superintendent of Schools, is in Holzer Hospital reported in serious condition after a ruptured appendix operation two weeks ago. Her father, H Bion Bradbury, offered to donate blood for a transfusion Monday.
The Gallipolis Rotary Club hosts a meeting at the Lafayette Hotel with George A. Tabit as program chair. A letter from Alexandria Egypt Rotary Club No 3342 via Dr Pietro d Orland praises international service and toast customs among clubs and welcomes Gallipolis to broader fellowship. Morris Haskins will reply with a greeting.
Gallipolis Springfield Grange announces a date change from April 28 to April 30 due to a conflict with Bidwell High School Minstrel. Program opens with singing America the Beautiful, roll call, readings, recitations, and a discussion led by C V Ward on legal limits to sit down strikes and lockouts.
In Gallipolis a flood zone area runs a 12 lesson Home Hygiene and care of the sick course led by Red Cross nurse Miss Lucile Thompson. Classes meet at Maple Shade School on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 30 PM with certificates issued after completion.
Gallia Academy High School selects students for the district scholarship team after elimination tests. Members represent Algebra to French III with students named for each subject and two names per subject, to compete in Athens on May 1.
Ira Spurlock pleaded guilty to non support of minor children and was placed on two years probation by Judge W R White. He was ordered to pay ten dollars monthly to the clerk of courts for the support. For the first ten months of 1936 Canadian mills produced 2,604,831 tons of newsprint, a record for any comparable period.
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