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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1940
Page
10
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Gallipolis resident Rudolph Comer, 22, was stabbed in the left lung and back Saturday night near the Municipal Building. Comer, with friends Lester Saunders and John Mattox, described the assailant as a medium-height man in a tan shirt and blue trousers, who vanished near the police station. Comer’s condition is not serious. no arrest has been made.
Rutland residents report weekend visits and travels with relatives in Ohio and beyond. Earle Steiner returned from Lancaster to tour the southern states after a World’s Fair weekend. Richard Kennedy visits Columbus. the Newton Brothers Circus performed here for one night.
Mrs Bryan Cassill hosted a miscellaneous shower for bride Mrs Willis Dixon on August 8 with many friends from Hamden and nearby towns in attendance. Gifts were sent by several local residents as well as visitors from Wellston Allensville and Columbus.
Gallipolis social life centers on engagements and visits. Lorena Zimmerman’s engagement to Lester Lowell Arnold is announced with Aug. 16 ceremony in Arcanum Ohio. Local clubs host meetings and family gatherings feature birthdays and travels with relatives from Columbus Dayton and Akron.
Mary Banfield and Elizabeth Roberts hosted the annual picnic at Long Hollow Grove near the Dearing mine on Wednesday August 21. Local residents from Orbiston attended along with visitors from Nelsonville and Trimble, including the Newton family and Laura Peacock.
Mt Zion Cemetery cleanup meeting set for Thursday August 29 to tidy the lot and share lunch. Misses Verna Coen Lulu Goldsberry and others join visits and family prayers at local homes. Zion Mission services Sunday mornings and M E Church service at 2 30 p m noted.
The American Legion in Ohio will set up a state wide network of listening posts to spot un American activities. Lafayette Post members will participate with confidential information shared only with proper authorities. Earlier action involved dispersing Jehovahs Witnesses who refused to salute or display the flag at gatherings.
Morgan County court records show Roy J. Butler of Zanesville filing two suits against Raymond Head of Evansville Ind seeking 50000 and 2368.85 for injuries to daughter Erma Butler from an auto wreck near McConnellville on Jan 29 1939. Also listed are pleas and divorce actions and a note that Quadequina Massasoit’s brother introduced popcorn to English colonists in 1630.
Carl C. Byers principal of Gallipolis High School declines an administrative assistant post at Ohio State University College of Education offered with a chance to complete a doctor's degree. The position remains open for next year. Byers spent much of the summer teaching at the university and joined Phi Delta Kappa Sigma Chapter during the period.
Rev W T Packer formerly Dean of Men at Rio Grande College preached at First Baptist Church last night. He and his family plan to move this week to Painesville where he will serve as Baptist pastor in the community.
Mrs. Clarence Hamilton of Oberlin leads a Bradbury Institute with sessions on parents, middle age, marriage, youth, and home religion. The Meigs County Fellowship sponsors the week long program at Bradbury and Middleport churches, focusing on encouraging full family church attendance.
The Garden Club will stage a flower show at the M E Church on Thursday afternoon and evening August 29 inviting Long Bottom Reedsville and Chester clubs. Members and guests attended local events and visits covered by several residents from Tuppers Plains and nearby towns.
CIRCULATE PETITIONS LOGAN Petitions circulating in Hocking County support George M. Neffner for the short term as secretary of state. Another petition supports Edward L. Turner for the short term as judge of the supreme court.
Full dress rehearsals for all pageant participants will be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Riverside Amphitheater. Dance rehearsals begin tonight under the supervision of Miss Olmstead. The high school band practices nightly in preparation for the pageant opening Friday night.
Gallia County will be nearly empty of state employees September 7 as many plan to attend a Citizenship Rally in Marietta. The all day program includes Governor Bricker’s address in the afternoon and has the approval of the local American Legion Post and others statewide. State workers in Gallia are mainly from the highway department, aid for the aged, and related agencies.
Local residents report a busy period with multiple family visits from Canton Akron Columbus Ravenswood and Parkersburg. A newborn boy south of Powell augments local joy. A benefit social at the M E Church and several travels mark a week of community activity.
County health officials say the danger of infantile paralysis is largely over with no epidemic expected. Two cases remain under quarantine while all city schools and public gathering places reopen as scheduled.
John McNealey, superintendent of the Southern Ohio Electric Co and poultry fancier, found an egg marked with a W among his laying hens. A longtime Democrat, he takes the omen as predicting the outcome of the November presidential election.
A home coming at Longstreth is planned for next Sunday with a Plains versus Carbon Hill baseball game in the afternoon. A basket dinner and evening music and dancing are planned to welcome former residents back for the day.
S. P. Simms of Gallipolis visited Logan and presented his mother Mrs. J. M. Cooley with a miniature pioneer wagon. He crafted the oxen and driver from soap and carved the wagon from wood, mounting the whole ensemble on a board.
Gallia County eighth grade graduates planning to enter Gallipolis High School report to the school office Friday and Saturday for registration and schedule assignment. Non registered students may report at the same hours. Textbooks will not be distributed until after school opening.
In Gallipolis today approximately 1,000 feet of bean dinner tables were set up in City Park. Sixteen large kettles will cook 1,200 pounds of beans tomorrow. Rev. E Howard Cadle of Indianapolis will report to the sesquicentennial committee and speaks at 2 p m from the bandshell.
William H Cromlish 85 died Saturday at his home in Clipper Mills. Funeral services held at Entsminger Funeral Home. Survived by wife Belle, children Harry, Edith Kemp of Gallipolis, George Finley, William Cromlish of Clipper Mills, and sister Mary Cromlish.
Mrs Kansas Jones aged 85 died at her home on Lincoln Ridge Saturday. Funeral services were held this morning at Dickey Church. Surviving sisters are Mrs C C Graham Mrs W A Gills and Miss Roma Hively all of this county.
Gallipolis committee predicts the sesquicentennial free bean dinner will draw the largest attendance yet, with Rev. E. Howard Cadie appearing here Wednesday as part of the summer long program.
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