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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
16
A fragmented OCR note records a morning union event at a Rev Church with a 10 o clock service led by Meyer Luthe and an afternoon instruction session. It mentions a school and divine preac with a following event at 7 o clock, in a ritual style.
The Lafayette Post American Legion at Gallipolis seeks 125 members by Oct 1 and 190 by Armistice night with a celebration parade. Two teams led by W M Elliott and Charles Huber compete against John L Richards and ten others. losers host a banquet for winners. Armistice Day will include flag pole dedication and a cemetery parade with Auxiliary members. Installation of officers Oct 1 will be followed by a buffet supper.
Gallipolis John L Moffitt 39 native of Bidwell died in a Columbus hospital from head and internal injuries after he and wife Elizabeth 36 were struck by an auto while crossing a street near their home. Elizabeth had a broken ankle and minor injuries. Survivors include his wife daughter Jane mother Carrie Moffitt and many siblings.
State health department will place a nutrition specialist in Gallia county and nearby counties in early fall. Group meetings are planned to train volunteers to carry health and nutrition information into their communities.
Logan reports Albert Matthew Banik of Murray City enlisted in the United States Navy. He is the brother of Eddie Banik, a local boxing figure, who attended the same physical examinations the previous evening. Eddie Banik then left for Cleveland that evening to work.
Progress on the North and Spring Street property purchased by A. W. Seabright, formerly the L. A. Barbee home. Contractor Guy Loo misses leads the alterations with the Seabrights to move in from Warner Avenue once complete.
Clara Queen was granted a divorce from Samuel Queen by Judge Phil Henderson after withdrawal of answer and cross petition. Ground was neglect and Clara restored to the name Clara Elkins. A partition suit under the same title followed with commissioners Nelson Delong Blain Reid and Luther Smith named to appraise the property. The Queens reside in Salt Creek Township.
Logan reports Lloyd G. Whisler, a young farmer, growing the county's finest winter oats. Hocking County farmers are testing this oats variety with favorable results and widespread experiments.
Mendell Beattie arrives as coach at Rio Grande College replacing prior staff. He previously directed physical education and coached athletics at Alfred Holbrook College in Manchester after stints at Scotland Neck North Carolina Weirton West Virginia and Morris Harvey in West Virginia.
Researchers Carl Daubenmire and Charles Ervin James study sixth census data revealing 1840 yields in Hocking County: tobacco 317,680 pounds, hemp and flax 63 tons, hay 3,719 tons, potatoes 24,212 bushels, sugar 155,332 pounds, wool 23,827 pounds, lumber 13,849 cords, dairy value 49,364 dollars, clothing value 67,000 dollars, livestock including 2,789 horses and 8,721 cattle, hogs 13,043, wheat 109,120 bushels, rye 4,302, buckwheat 9,578, oats 37,372, corn 18,284 bushels.
Green Township trustees plan to reduce the constable staff from two to one. A resolution filed with the Hocking County Election Board will take effect with the election on November 4. Trustees are C. S. Moore Frank Carrett and Jacob Gleason.
Logan residents heard a snake tale from M. S. Brown city mail carrier who spotted a copperhead over 30 inches long while mowing near Logan. He restrained the reptile with a scythe until a family member brought a shotgun to kill it.
Mary E. Prentice of Columbus appeared in Logan on Thursday to file a memorandum in support of a $500 attorney fee in the Hazel Lehman v Francis Stump et al. suit. Objections have been filed to the fee by some litigants.
Logan Walsh son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Walsh of this city has been stationed at Camp Lee Virginia He was inducted into service recently at Columbus where he has been employed for the last several years.
Gallipolis social notes report Miss Madge Lou ise Trout daughter of M L Trout of Lancaster now living in Vinton wed Carlton Lee Sherrick Saturday afternoon at the Lancaster Presbyterian Church. After a wedding dinner the couple left for a Lake Erie trip.
Gallipolis officials will select a new school nurse at the board of education meeting Friday night August 29. Several applications are on file and some candidates have appeared for interviews during the process.
GALLIPOLIS high school opened for registrations as the office will be open Saturday for eighth grade pupils seeking enrollment for the school year. Registrants mainly come from rural districts since city pupils had been enrolled before spring dismissal.
More than 100 persons including courthouse officials and families enjoyed the annual picnic at Chickamauga Park. No formal program, but games and contests provided a jolly afternoon and evening.
Gallipolis report states George H. Lear and Dr. R. T. Allison will build summer homes near the Northup dam. More than a half dozen others intend similar structures in the same neighborhood.
Warrens plan a family reunion on Sunday August 31 at Emmett Sheets home in Mercerville. Program numbers will be by Rev W S Billups Fisher Trio Vera Warner C T Warren Kate Gothard Mervin Warren Boyd Warren Charles Warren Ruth Quickle Sadie Sheets Wilena Johnson and W A Lanier.
Gallipolis probate judge notified of reciprocal agreement among 24 states to recognize pre marital physical examinations. Each state requires a pre marital exam and certificates issued in one will be recognized in all others.
Leroy Brechtel and Jesse Brechtel qualified in probate court as executors of the will of Mrs. Mary Brechtel of Cheshire township.
West Gallipolis residents report the accidental death of Frank Waddell in Longview Washington. The Rodney native, son of the late George Waddell, was shot in the chest during a group conversation. He is survived by his wife and two sons and his mother Mrs. George Waddell.
GALLIPOLIS The fourth annual Cherrington reunion is announced for Thursday August 28 at Thurman. Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington of Washington D C is president and Dr. M H Cherrington of Logan is secretary of the family group.
Retail stores in Gallipolis will end Thursday half holidays next week while professional offices and courthouse officials will keep the practice. The change affects shoppers and city workers who observe the earlier schedule.
Mrs. Helen Alvord of Louisville, recovering from a broken hip sustained in a fall on the Gordon C. Greene near Marietta, was moved from Holzer Hospital to the steamer last night for return home. The Gordon C. Greene runs weekly trips between Louisville and Marietta.
Pomona Grange members will meet Wednesday night at Bidwell High School in a special session for degree work. Refreshments will be served.
Maxine Russell age 12 and Elza Russell age 9 children of Mr and Mrs Chester Russell Morgan Center are reportedly ill with typhoid fever. They drank water from springs in the area and authorities will search for the source of pollution.
W. D. McAtes, land use specialist, operates in Gallia and adjacent counties to advance rural life conditions. The program, delayed in Gallia, is expected to revive interest as work continues in Jackson, Lawrence and Meigs counties.
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