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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1939

Page

9

Gallia Glee Club and A Capella Choir to Present Program

Gallipolis high school prepares a December 12 concert in Washington Auditorium led by Miss Elizabeth Shough. Glee Club performs Carols of Other Lands with guest conductor Louis H. Diercks, and the A Capella Choir presents the operetta The Childe Jesus along with soloists and a narrator.

Gallipolis Gallipolis High School Washington Auditorium Elizabeth Shough Glee Club Charlotte Scott Kyrie Elesion Yugoslavia Joan Mackenzie Jean Saunders Paula Switzer Ellen Westerman Julia Agnes Wood Alice Brown Irene Ferguson Martha N. Hively Helen Irion Eleanor Jordan Josephine Keefer Glorianna Foster Jean Lawrence Noreen Long Jane Murdoch Marguerite Pitchford Rose Riggs Georgia Root Dorothy Wheeler Helen Wheeler Norma Wood Childe Jesus A Capella Louis H. Diercks Ohio State University Ruth Miller James Vornholt Bearnais Wendell Lloyd John Gwinn Eileen Wells Manger Eloise Clark A _ Capella Alice Jean Bush Betty Jo Camp Wilma Cardwell Velma Dillon Elizabeth Farley Marianna McHenry Helen Rinehart Polly Saunders Mary Tanner Ann Thornton Mary Trotter Alma Wallace Thelma White Jeanne Woodward Frances Condee Kathryn Dale Bette Faulkner Matilda Hall Helen Trion Jeanne Jones Jane Murdock Bertha Smith Edith Smith Imogene Stewart Alice Wheeler Leatha Wilson James Boyles Gerald Davis Gaynard Christ John Davidson Irvin Folden Dan Foster James Gillingham Junior Johnson Donald Judy Robert Morgan

Gallia Auto Club Nominates Directors

Gallia County Auto Club in Gallipolis nominates new directors and plans to elect officers. Officials plan incorporation and to seek a flood escape road on Chilicothe Avenue west of the city after the vote.

Gallipolis Gallia

Harry Wheeler Buys Publishers Home

Harold W. Weatherholt sold his residence at First and Locust to Harry Wheeler. Possession will be given in early spring. The house sits high on the river bank with a view of the Ohio River. Weatherholt, publisher of The Daily Tribune, has not announced future plans.

Gallipolis Harold W. Weatherholt First and Locust St Harry Wheeler Ohio River Wetherholt The Daily Tribune

Will Drill for Gas On Swisher Farm

Gallipolis reports equipment placed on the James Swisher farm on Turkey Run in Cheshire Township as preparations begin to drill for gas. The area already has several small producing wells and hopes run high that a main pocket may be tapped.

Gallipolis James Swisher Turkey Run Cheshire Township

Funeral Services Held for John A. Field in Charleston

John A. Field 60 prominent merchant died from an ear infection. Local relatives and friends attended funeral services in Charleston. His wife Mayme Butler Field a former long time county resident. Field once owned a farm in Green Township.

Gallipolis Charleston John A. Field Mayme Butler Field Field Green Township

Hold Burial Rites At Local Odd Fellows Funeral

Gallipolis reports a local Odd Fellows lodge conducted ritual burial services this afternoon for John Walters. Interment followed at Pine Street Cemetery.

Gallipolis Lodge of Odd Fellows John Walters Pine Street Cemetery

Presbyterian Ladies Bazaar Supports Church Building Fund

The Presbyterian Ladies Bazaar held in the Gallipolis church today reports strong sales. Proceeds will be added to the church building fund. A note mentions a triggerfish drilling holes in oyster shells with its teeth.

Gallipolis Presbyterian

Merchants Study Holiday Trade Effect of Early Thanksgiving

Gallipolis merchants from the local chamber study the holiday trade season to measure effects of the earlier Thanksgiving date. Findings indicate no increase in early buying.

Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce

Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Marriages

Social column recounts Loren M. Glassburn and Roxie Marie Luikart marriage in Catlettsburg Kentucky and Cleon Mosier with Hazel Meade wedding in St Albans West Virginia. Includes club meetings, lectures, dinners, and family events from Gallipolis communities.

Gallipolis Loren M. Glassburn Roxie Marie Luikart Bidwell Catlettsburg Glassburn Clem Glassburn Joseph Luikart Cleon Mosier Hazel Meade St. Albans W. Va Nelson Brucker Garfield Ave Wayne DeWolfe Charles Brucker Anoa Brucker Hobart Bayless George Carey

City Park To Be Employed For Fun Only

Gallipolis authorities prepare an ordinance restricting City Park to recreational and amusement use. The measure aims to exclude fall festival intrusion and bans selling goods or speaking events in the park. Violations incur fines from five to one hundred dollars.

Gallipolis Ty Park

Three Added To Celebration Group In Gallipolis

Gallipolis reports three new appointees to the sesquicentennial committee. Homer W. Walter, president of the Chamber of Commerce, announces Miss Ethel Young Mrs Lola C Neal and Howard Thornberry joining the committee to help the executive group plan next year's observance.

Gallipolis Homer W. Walter Chamber of Commerce Ethel Young Lola C. Neal Howard Thornberry

Temporary Office Appointments At Che shire and Kananga

Temporary appointments will be announced for post offices at Cheshire and Kananga after an examination. N. R. Rothgeb and W. F. Deem retire January 31 upon reaching the 70 year age limit.

Gallipolis Cheshire Kananga N. R. Rothgeb W. F. Deem

Shade Social and Personal Highlights from Shade Village

Thanksgiving visits anchor a round of social events. Local families including Bursons Chappels Cowens and Flanders King hosted guests, the Shade PTA heard Esther Dunham speak on building character, and the boys basketball team beat Amesville 19 to 17.

Shade P.T.A Esther Dunham Ohio University Training School Clifton PTA Whittaker P.T.A Shade Amesville High School Wayne Williams Colorado Williams John Cowan George Brady South Solon Fred Williams Athens Cowan

Pine Branches Used In Holiday Decorations

A mound of pine branches in City Park is used on streamers to be lighted and festooned along Second Ave and Court St. Work will finish by week’s end and the multi colored lights will be visible Saturday night.

Gallipolis City Park Second Ave Court St

Dr. Niday Shows Gain Then Suffers Relapse

Gallia county reports Dr. Ross Niday, after a week of improvement, has suffered several strokes of paralysis and is reported to be growing weaker daily in a serious condition at his home.

Dr. Niday Gallipolis Ross Niday

Gallia Court Team Opens Season With Win Over Mason City

Gallia Court Team defeated Mason City 32 to 10 in the season opener. A large crowd witnessed the game at Gallipolis.

Gallia Mason City Gallipolis

Grace Guild sells pecans to fund church charitable works

Members of Grace Guild at the local Methodist Church report strong holiday pecan sales. They have sold 268 pounds of shelled pecans from Texas, with demand rising since sales began three Abe ago.

Gallipolis Grace Guild Methodist Church Texas

Bradbury Brief Social And Personal Mention

Rev J P Miller of the Bradbury church married Carl Folden to Miss Eulah Carter of Dyesville. Miller aided evangelistic meetings in Nelsonville. The church held its annual Christmas supper and bazaar and collects toys for repairs for needy children. International Bible Sunday featured a special sermon and Bible drill. A new moon influences tides as much as a full moon.

Bradbury J. P. Miller Bradbury Church Carl Folden Eulah Carter Dyesville Nelsonville Church of Christ

7-Inch Salamander Captured on WPA Project

A seven inch salamander found on a WPA project in Huntington Township attracted spectators around the Court House yesterday as Kenneth Harris exhibited the specimen.

Gallipolis Huntington Township Court House Kenneth Harris

Rutland Personal Mention in Local Notes

Rutland residents and visitors are listed across a weekend in family gatherings and social calls. Names include Nell Spires, Mitt Spires, Mrs. George Brown, Margaret, Betty Chase, Clarence Chase, Howard Phipps, Rev. Phipps, C. O. Chapman, Della Phillips, Vernon Mills, Claude Clark, Athens, Emery Ralph, Dell McCormick, Bernard Higley, Eva Welch, Marilyn Copley, Thurman, Howard Pond, Ben Powell, J. E. Denison, Will Clark, George Collins, and many Rutland Grade School pupils cited for Good Citizenship selections.

Vernon Mills Wilkesville Eastern Star Lodge Claude Clark Athens Emery Ralph Dell McCormick Columbus Bernard Higley Eva Welch Roger Clarence Chase C. D. Copley Marilyn Thurman Howard Pond Ben Powell Warren Sowers Nelsonville Harry Williamson J. E. Denison George Collins Will

Free Thursday Dances At Gallipolis Center

Gallipolis Recreation Center announces weekly dances in the Riverview Building every Thursday during winter. Volunteer orchestras will perform and past events drew large crowds. The center offers games and diversions at no cost with a remodeled, well lit space and no admission charge.

Gallipolis Riverview Comoo

Gallia Produce Declares 6 Percent Dividend

Gallia Produce Co. will pay a six per cent dividend to stockholders of record December 16. The annual stockholders meeting with a turkey dinner will be held January 6 in the Methodist dining room.

Gallipolis Gallia Produce Co

Summon Jurors To Hear Hanshaw Case

Petit jurors are summoned to appear in Gallia County court Thursday for the State versus Max Hanshaw charged with assault and battery. Willard Reese will be the prosecuting witness.

Gallipolis Petit Max Hanshaw Willard Reese

Gallia County Society Plans Meeting for Officer Election

Members of the Gallia County Agricultural Society sponsor the annual fall festival and schedule a meeting at the electric light company office Friday at 8 p.m. to elect officers.

Gallipolis Gallia County Agricultural Society Electric Light Company

License Issued to James F. Lewis and Ben Terry for Marriage

A marriage license was issued Tuesday for James F. Lewis 31 of Charleston and Ben Terry 24 of Bluefields West Indies, authorizing their wedding in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis James F. Lewis Charleston Ben Terry Bluefields W. A

Condition Is Fair for John Preston in Ohio Hospital

John Preston 68 a Green Township farmer is reported in fair condition at Holzer Hospital after infection from an injured toe led to amputation of his right leg.

Gallipolis John Preston Green Township Holzer Hospital

Gallia Man Drawn for Federal Grand Jury

Gallia County resident Charles F. Robinson an insurance man from Gallipolis has been drawn for the federal petit jury meeting in Columbus on Monday. He is the only Gallia County name on the panel.

Gallipolis Charles F. Robinson Federal Petit Jury Columbus Gallia County

Boggs Electrical Co Formed in Gallipolis

V. A. Boggs enters local business life by forming the Boggs Electrical Co in Gallipolis. The venture signals new electrical services and market expansion for the city.

Gallipolis V. A. Boggs the Boggs Electrical Co

Gallipolis Mission Seeks Donations for Christmas Baskets

Gallipolis mission operators announce annual Christmas baskets for needy families and request donations of fruit vegetables and clothing for distribution to those in need this year.

Gallipolis

Large House Expected at Winter Concert

Gallipolis high school band expects a capacity crowd for the Winter Concert in Washington Auditorium tomorrow night. Miss Frances Condee, a student at the school, will be guest pianist with the band.

Gallipolis Washington Auditorium Frances Condee

E A Higgins Dies at 46 After Illness

Elmer A Higgins 46 a World War soldier died at Holzer Hospital Monday night from stomach ulcers and complications. He is survived by his wife and two step-daughters. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Higgins home on the highway between Bidwell and Kerr. He was a native of West Virginia and moved to this county about ten years ago.

Gallipolis Elmer A. Higgins Holzer Hospital Higgins Bidwell and Kerr

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S Messenger Gallia Glee Club Gallia Auto Club Swisher Farm Merchants’ Committee Gallipolis Social Notes Presbyterian Church Paul Wetherholt Mabel Noel Julia Donnally D. C. Priestley Band Parents Club Washington School John Halliday Harry Miller Julia Wood Marienna McHenry Grace Guild of the Methodist Church Lola Mae Rupe Anna Simmerman American Association of University Women C. W. Booth Ethel M. Young P. C. Smeltzer Lawrence Harrison Robert Harrison Lancaster Oscar Darbyshire C. R. Deardorff Nan Deardorff Donald Grover Nitro Elmer Wickham Pomeroy Davis Mrs. Wickham Charles Swanson Gloria Carlos Wolford Huntington Rutland Hanshaw Fred C. Banders Tri Crrv Loan and Guaranty Company S. Court Street Athens, Ohio E. A. Higgins Coal Street Nehi Bottling Company Cae Middleport, Ohio Sohio Standard Oil
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