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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1940

Page

9

Distribution of State Funds Is Made to Gallia County's Schools

Gallia County schools adopt the school lunch program with WPA labor and county surplus foods. Ten schools, their indigent pupil counts, receive a month’s supply of potatoes apples prunes cabbage wheat cereal rice lard flour milk peaches bacon and salt pork. Volunteers transport and storage plans are in place. Gallipolis and Rio Grande also use canned products from school gardens.

Gallipolis Gallia County WPA Vinton High School Little Bullskin Bulnville Rural Yellowtown Kyger Cheshire Rio Grande Eno Mercerville Othneil Jones

Will Probated for Ira B Huntington Estate

The will drawn in December 1936 for Mrs. Ira B Huntington has been admitted to probate. It directs equal division of the estate among her three children Mrs. N G Somerville, Stanley Huntington, and Harry Huntington, and appoints Stanley Huntington administrator without bond.

Gallipolis Ira B. Huntington N. G. Somerville Stanley Harry Huntington

Count von Schirach Aide Sent To Bucharest Amid Romanian Crisis

A high ranking German officer Count Baidur von Schirach, close confidant of Hitler and military governor of Vienna, is reported to have been sent to Bucharest to help quell the threatening civil war in the Romanian capital.

Hitler Bucharest Baidur von Schirach Count von Schirach Vienna

Sells Electrical Shop On Court Street

Rufus Elcessor sold his electrical appliance establishment on Court Street to Wemeldorff & Thomas Co., the firm he once clerked for. He did not disclose future plans.

Gallipolis Rufus Elcessor Court St Wemeldorff & Thomas Co

Quilts and Mattresses From Baled Cotton At Gallipolis

Two bales of cotton totaling 995 pounds were claimed by the federal farm security office and will be made into comforts and mattresses. Women in the farm security families will meet at Riverside Hotel recreation rooms to learn the manufacturing process for these two home items, including stitching with sailmakers' needles and sewing center ticking covers.

Gallipolis Surplus Commodities Federal Farm Security Office City Riverside Hotel

Painter couple named Deputy Grange leaders in county

Mr and Mrs O E Painter of Vinton have been appointed Deputy Grange Master and Juvenile Deputy Master for the county marking their fourth consecutive appointment. Dr G G Kincon of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics has contracted for an elevator to be placed in his residence in Gallipolis and installation will proceed at once as he recovers from illness and will resume active duty soon.

Gallipolis O. E. Painter Vinton G. G. Kincon Ohio Hospital

Social notes highlight club gatherings and arrivals in Gallipolis

Miss Clara Worman entertained the English Club with a Maye Davis review of Forty Years a Country Preacher. Pembroke and Klub Kasual members hosted meetings with guests, prizes, and desserts. Dr and Mrs Raymond Pope return from their wedding trip and plan a Garfield avenue home. Births, relocations, and visits populate the week with local residents in Gallipolis and nearby towns.

Clara Worman English ‘Club Maye Davis Raymond Pope Pearl Phillips Garfield Avenue Earl Winters Second Ave Ira Z. Swisher Charleston Philip Russell

Local Wedding Dinner Honors Ledlie Family

Langsville hosts a wedding dinner Thursday night honoring Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ledlie and celebrating the birthdays of Bernice, Bernard, and Dorothy. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nelson and Miss Pearle Russell, with other relatives and friends in attendance.

Langsville J. T. Ledlie Bernard Ledlie Bernice Bernard Dorothy Elmer Nelson Pearle Russell Robert Miller Circleville W. A. Miller Clair Nelson Herbert Nelson Lake Erie Langsville Ladies Aid Society Verna Gail Martin Star Hall

Questioned Appointee For Dillon Successor In Gallipolis

Prosecutor John W Howell asks the attorney general to decide which of four Guyan Township justices of the peace is eligible to appoint a successor to T G Dillon as village trustee Dillon resigns to join county board duties in January The four contenders are George Sheets Samuel Halley W W Montgomery and E E Niday Each is said to back a candidate for the trustee post.

Gallipolis Guyan Township Justices of the Peace T. G. Dillon John W. Howell Attorney General's Office Dillon E. E. Niday

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