New Pipeline Will Benefit Six Towns
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. district manager F. W. Phillips says six Southeastern Ohio towns Athens Pomeroy Middleport Gallipolis Nelsonville and Logan will gain from a nearly 50 000 pipeline project. The 64 mile Ravenswood West Virginia to Sugar Grove Ohio line replacement work covers scattered sections with about a mile and a half of 18 inch pipe to be laid. Completion is planned this month and the company has two other Southern Ohio long distance line projects totaling over 375 000 dollars in July and August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Phillips
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio
Pomeroy
Middleport
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Logan
Phillips
Ravenswood
W. Va
Sugar Grove
Fairfield County
Phillins
Meigs County
Ohio River
Barber shop opens in Gallipolis by Charles Simmons
Charles Simmons son of Mr and Mrs L K Simmons opens a barber shop in Gallipolis. Rev Grover C Lewis ill and a cousin to Mrs J D Roush Mrs C F E Sheets and C M Wogan. Willavene Sheets and others guests of Chauncey F E Sheets. Wind storms and heavy rains cause extensive damage to barley and corn crops in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lake
Charles Simmons
Gallipolis
Grover C. Lewis
J. D. Roush
C. FE. Sheets
C. M. Wogan
Willavene Sheets
C. A. Turner
Paul Phalen
Chauncey FE
Keratolytic Drug Ad Claims Fast Results For Athlete’s Foot
An ad promotes a keratolytic agent to treat athlete’s foot, describing it as a product that peels infected skin to expose germs to the killing action. It recommends T-4-1 and keratolytic at Cut Rate Drug Store with a 40 cent refund if not pleased within one hour.
Rutland Social Notes Ripple With Births Marriages and Visits
Rutland social notes report the birth of a daughter at Chillicothe Hospital on August 9 to Mr and Mrs Tom Dewhurst with grandparents Dwight Kennedy and Genevieve Dewhurst. Marie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Little, wed Howard Birchfield of Harrisonville in a double ring Methodist ceremony August 8 read by Rev Robert Linter. Visitors include Kathy Thomas and Dorothy Taylor Dehne from West Virginia visiting Ethel Snowden at Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dewhurst
Chillicothe Hospital
Dwight Kennedy
Genevieve Dewhurst
Elva Haley
Russell Little
Marie
Howard Birchfield
Harrisonville
Robert Linter
Methodist Church
Kathy Thomas
Dorothy Taylor
Dehne
W. Va
Ethel Snowden
Holzer Hos
Robert Snowden
Harry Snowden
Caroles ‘Snowden
Holzer Hospital
Johnson Elected Senator Then Died in Office
Former president Andrew Johnson won a Senate seat after leaving the presidency and died while still serving in that role, marking a rare transition from executive to legislative office ending in office.
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Andrew Johnson
Military Mail Call at The Messenger
military mail call notice requests contributions with full home town and sender name. listed names include Joseph B Adams Albany with units at Fort Knox and Gerald W Swartz Fort Sam Houston Texas. readers invited to submit addresses for publication.
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Swartz
Pvt
Gerald W
Alfred US
Co. D
MFSS
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Local Families Share Visits and Picnics Across Towns
Kingsbury reports a day with Owen Smith visiting Ravenswood relatives and returning home with his father. Norman Ward and family visited his brother in law and sister in London, then traveled to Lima. Carleton Sunday school held its annual Bailey's Lake picnic, Blaine Farley and family attended funeral services for Mrs Farley's grandmother near Lancaster. King and Weber Wood families visited George Krider in Racine.
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Kingsbury
Owen Smith
Ravenswood
Mr. Smith
Norman Ward
Mr. Ward
Russ Hoffman
London
Lima
Carleton Sunday School
Bailey's Lake
Blaine Farley
Mr. Farley
Lancaster
Weber Wood
King
Mra
George Krider
Racine
Barber Family News From Carbondale and Nearby Visits
Mr and Mrs George Barber and Mildred and Betty Barber traveled to Detroit due to Mrs Charles Cox illness. Nolan Mace and family hosted a Sunday with his parents P O Mace. Delphia Sturgill and daughter Lucille visited Lizzie Doolittle and Anna Howson. Gilkersons of Danville visited the Browns, W M and wife. Edith Stump and Lena Blackford spent a weekend in Springfield for a camp meeting.
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Carbondale
George Barber
Mildred
Betty Barber
Detroit
Charles Cox
Nolan Mace
Mace
P. 0. Mace
Delphia Sturgill
Lucille
Lizzie Doolittle
Anna Howson
W. M. Gilkerson
Danville
Gilkerson
Antiquity Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Parsons and daughter from Kansas City. George Varian and Frank Parsons visit C. P. Parsons. Bowman's Run tenants move in. Capt. Lowell McNickle returns to the Str Beaver. Several dinners and weekend visits connect families in Racine Gallipolis and Columbus. Mrs. Roush’s husband joins military service at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Ted. Parsons
Kansas City
George Varian
Frank
Roush
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Carpenter Social Notes Highlight Temple Church Gathering
The Temple Church social column notes a recent WSCS meeting at Mrs. Arthur Crabtree’s home with numerous attendees. Laurel Grange plans a trip to Columbia Grange and pot luck meals accompany the visit. the Cooley family reunion was held in the Temple Church grove. Weekend guests include the Davies from Parkersburg and the Wiseman family from Springfield.
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Temple
WSCS
Arthur Crabtree
W. H. Covert
Howard Stanley
John Ingram
Dale Scott
Rolland Crabtree
Ray Woodrum
T. M. Galaway
Martha Quivey
A. R. Caster
Menday Jordan
Melva Faye
Walter Jordan
Clarence Arbaugh
Gilvert Bowen
H. Stansberry
Laurel Grange
Columbia Grange
Columbia
Roy Wiseman
Springfield
H. E. Starkey
D. Cummings
Athens
Cooley
Herschel’s Early Guess of Uranus Moons Corrected by Lassell
The astronomer Herschel before 1800 believed six moons orbited Uranus. By about 1845 Lassell in England built two large reflecting telescopes that showed Uranus has four satellites.
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Herschel
Lassell
England
Fiery Itching Skin Relief Claim At Athens Pharmacy
Druggists recommend Moode's Emerald Oil for fast relief from fiery itching skin. Apply at bedtime for quick results and satisfaction guaranteed or money back. Athens Pharmacy promotes this product to sufferers who have tried other remedies.
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Moode
All of Athens Pharmacy
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