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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1937

Page

5

New Year's Party Planned by Canaan Grange

Gay Whirl of Parties and a week of visits mark the holiday season as Miss Mary Stalder returns to Manhattan Kansas. Other social notes include Mrs Mary Noss and Dr Mary Noss returning from California and numerous relatives visiting Athens and Huntington. Canaan Grange will host a New Year’s party with round and square dancing.

Mary Stalder H. G. Stalder N. College St Manhattan Kans Miss Stalder Kansas State College Canaan Grange

Offiers Elected at Tuppers Plains Sunday School

Leaders chosen for the new year at Orange Church Sunday School include E L Newell as superintendent and Ellen Newell as secretary. At Tuppers Plains Hobart Shields continues as superintendent with E E Parker as assistant and Maggie Parker as treasurer.

Tuppers Plains Orange Keno Bible School E. L. Newell Herman Osborne Ellen Newell Velma Newell Lois Reed C. C. Reed Estie White Doris Cowdery Hobart Shields E. E. Parker Assisant Hilda Stiles Maggie Parker J. A. Biggs Mabel Kim Idonia Parker Ida Sommers

City officials relocate to new Municipal Building offices

City Manager John Gwinn and City Auditor A. W. Carl move today from Locust Street to the new Municipal Building. The former office building, recently bought by Hollis C. Johnston, remains unrented.

Gallipolis John Gwinn A. W. Carl Locust St Hollis C. Johnston

Dorcas Needle Club Opens New Year in Tuppers Plains

The Dorcas Needle Club of Tuppers Plains Christian Church will meet at Mrs. Mabel Kim's home on Wednesday January 5. Last year the group hosted a Washington's Birthday dinner aiding flood relief, funded exterior church painting, supplied curtains for a classroom, bought a child’s table, made items for the Cleveland Children's Home, and sponsored a Christmas program. Plans for the new year will be set at the meeting.

Tuppers Plains Dorcas Needle Club Cleveland

Robbery suspects bond posted. Halley and Loucks freed

Ted Halley and Bert Loucks charged in a local saloon robbery of Anna Ko hner for 1900 dollars posted bonds of 1500 and 1000 and were released from jail. Lewis Kraus also implicated remains out on bond.

Gallipolis Ted Halley Bert Loucks Anna Kohner Lewis Kraus

Mrs Campbell, 96, Dies in Nelsonville Home

Mrs Alvira Campbell widow of Alexander Campbell died this morning at her son Leonard’s home on High Street after years there. Funeral services will be held at the Campbell home at two o’clock Sunday afternoon with burial in Green Lawn.

Campbell Nelsonville Alvira Campbell Alexander Campbell Leonard High St Greenlawn

Pomeroy Firemen Prepare For Annual Firemen's Ball

Pomeroy firemen gear up for the thirty-ninth Firemen's Ball a masquerade dance to bid farewell to the old year and greet the new. Grand march between 10 and 10 30 p m features prize awards for best costumes before dancing continues into the night.

Pomeroy

Harry Seebohm Dies At Columbus Home

Harry H Seebohm age 66 formerly resided here died Wednesday night in Columbus at his daughter Mrs Lytle Hunts home. Burial will be in Beechgrove Cemetery after Columbus services Saturday. He was son of the late A W Seebohm who ran a drug store in the Lynn and Main Sts building. he and a brother once operated it and later ran a drug store in Chillicothe. Survived by two sons and a brother Will Seebohm of Jackson Hole Wyoming. Freshly fallen snow contains ammonia phosphorus nitrates chlorine compounds and sulphates.

Pomeroy Harry H. Seebohm Columbus Lytle Hunt Beechgrove Seebohm A. W. Seebohm McCullough’s Pharmacy Lynn and Main Sts Chillicothe Will Seebohm Jackson Hole Wyo J. Harley Cloud Belville

Meigs Grand Jury Plans Monday Session

Meigs County Grand Jury for the January term will convene Monday for a two or three day session. Investigation of embezzlement charges against Charles M. Stivers former clerk of the election board will be made and it is likely the group will review election board matters.

Pomeroy Meigs County Charles M. Stivers Election Board

Hand Made Silver Production Tops All U.S. Years

E Alberta Brenner of a large silver firm addressed the Philadelphia Rotary Club noting that last year saw record domestic hand made silver output surpassing any prior period in U.S. history.

Philadelphia United States E. Alberta Brenner Rotary Club

Gallipolis Judge to Retire Tonight After 12-Year Term

Gallia County judge Andrew J. Stormont ends eight years as mayor and four as municipal judge at midnight Friday. He reports $59,174 in fines mostly kept for city and county running expenses and 3,582 docketed cases in 12 years with only four reversals. John E. Halliday succeeds as Judge Halliday, a Democrat and county party leader, with an official ceremony and floral welcome.

Gallipolis Andrew J. Stormont John E. Halliday Stormont Court of Common Pleas Court of Appeals Gallia County

Time and Tide Theme as Grace Methodist Pastor Preaches

Gallipolis church notes show Grace Methodist Church schedules. Rev W Scott Westerman will preach on Time and Tide at the 10:30 morning service. A Welsh anthem Send Thy Spirit will be sung by the choir.

Gallipolis Grace Methodist Church W. Scott Westerman Epworth League Women's Foreign Missionary Society A. S. Lloyd Ladies Aid

Evangelists to Lead Three Week Campaign at Gallipolis

Rev. George Sagen announces Ralph E F Stewart and Mrs. Stewart arriving Saturday to lead a three weeks evangelistic campaign at First Baptist Church. The couple will preach and teach daily except Saturday with Bible study for youth and adults and multiple children’s meetings weekly. Cottage prayer meetings total about 16 weekly.

Gallipolis Ralph EF. Stewart Stewart First Baptist Church George Sagen Stewarts

Dr. Allison's Residence Tops Decoration List

In Gallipolis the home decorating contest for the Yule tide season awarded prizes by out of town judges whose names were not disclosed. The winners include Dr Raymon T. Allison Fred J. Entsminger Marvin Stewart Frank L. Shaw Elias Wetherholt H W Walter George A Tabit A J Stormont Dr J G Schwartz Frank C Christ Will Cox James A Elliott. Public and private decorations will stay on display until Twelfth Night.

Gallipolis Raymon T. Allison Fred J. Entsminger Marvin Stewart Frank L. Shaw Elias Wetherholt H. W. Walter George A. Tabit A. J. Stormont J. G. Schwartz Frank C. Christ Will Cox James A. Elliott

Gallipolis Pastor Plans Delegation to Ohio Convention

Rev. George L. Sagen of First Baptist Church will attend Columbus meeting of the convention program committee. A Gallia County delegation is hoped to be organized with local ministers forming Fellowship Groups to travel and stay together in the Capital City.

Gallipolis Ohio George L. Sagen First Baptist Church Columbus Sagen Gallia County

Revival In West Virginia Brick Church Near Bidwell

Religious revival services are under way at the Brick Church near Bidwell conducted by Rev. Earl Cremeens with ongoing gatherings and renewed community interest in spiritual renewal.

Gallipolis Bidwell Earl Cremeens

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