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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1935
Page
14
Gallipolis reports a season average of 16.01 cents per pound for 717 190 pounds sold, totaling 114 581 01 dollars. Thursday’s sale saw 4 750 pounds on the floor with Oscar Moore of Crown City paying 39 cents a pound for a basket.
In Gallipolis three weeks of revival services end Sunday night at the Baptist Church with Dr John O Hamilton of Winona Lake Ind delivering the final sermon. He also speaks tonight at 7 and Sunday morning on The Preciousness of Jesus and How To Live a Successful Christian Life. A baptismal class will meet Wednesday night for those considering church membership.
Gallia County schools report rapid use of two new centralized buildings. Rodney two room school with Howard Broyles and Harry Morgan teachers and Centenary three room school with Edna Beard Eva Mae Halley and Clean Mc Call teachers. Old Childers and Center Point buildings sold for 37 and 40 dollars respectively.
In Gallia County, an artistic counterfeit ten dollar bill was turned in to Sheriff FB Hatfield’s office by a tourist at a filling station. Officers noted coarse paper, lack of embedded fibers, smeared ink, and misaligned design when held to light. This is the first counterfeit report to Gallia County authorities, with other counterfeit notes reported elsewhere in the state.
GALLIPOLIS Sheriff Hatfield and deputies crack a Kanauga burglary wave by detaining six suspects in county jail. Herschel Norman of Little Racoon and Luther Lee and Tom Hager face charges after home break ins linked to Ted Moore in Kanauga. Deputy Gates and Harry Gibbs arrest H H Rayburn in Addison, wanted in Pt Pleasant for passing bad checks.
Three students were tapped for the Vernon Chapter No 812 of the National Honor Society at G A H S in Gallipolis. In charge were Lewis Stevers, Helen Pierson, Betty Henke, and John Hamilton.
Two West Virginia youths Russell Lea and Virgil Burris were bound over to the grand jury on charges they criminally attacked a 14 year old girl patient at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. They are from Point Pleasant and were arrested on warrants sworn by hospital superintendent Dr Kincon. Betty Bieh of Hamilton Ohio was held at a filling station near Silver Bridge all night before escaping from the institution weeks ago and recaptured.
Victims Mrs Albert Theviner and two year old Juanita Jean were buried in Northup Cemetery after church services conducted by Rev. Jennings Cree mens and Rev. Farl Cremeens. A marriage license was issued in Gallipolis to Joe Burris and Margaret Hennecke. The G A H B team travels to Wellston for sixth league game.
Honor roll pupils at Bedford School include Mary K. Burson and Wallace Riggs in sixth grade, Jean Biffle in seventh, and Mar vel Welker in eighth along with other named students. News notes report illnesses, visits, a death and funeral, a debate event, school and community updates, and national gasoline consumption totaling 14.5 billion gallons.
Athens Scouts join the nation tonight to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. They gather at the First Methodist church rooms at eight o clock to pledge the oath and light a first class badge replica. Professor H T Houf of Ohio University speaks at 8 30 and a games program runs 9 to 9 30. Roosevelt’s NBC broadcast to Scouts at 9 30.
Collector Harry F. Busey warns of private tobacco sales from non-contracting producers where buyers pay the net price plus tax. Tax on first bona fide sale is 25 percent of the sale price. buyers must file T. A. Form 11L with the sale memorandum and affix tobacco sale tax stamps.
New York radio listings announce Rogers will join WEAF NBC in Dayton at 6 p.m. Saturday with NBC president M. H. Aylesworth speaking. An additional 7:30 p.m. slot dedicates the station's new transmitter. Friday night features Roosevelt greetings to boy scouts and a slate of NBC CBS and local programs across WEAF WABC and WJZ with orchestras, comedy, and opera schedules.
A detailed Friday lineup lists daytime and evening programs from 2:30 PM to 1:00 AM including School of the Air Rhythm Band Box Pete Woolery Orchestra String Quartet Skippy Jack Armstrong Pats Waller Orchestra Leon Navarro Bobby Benson and more. The schedule features music acts, news, radio drama and time blocks for Edin Hil Human Relations March of Time Hollywood Hotel and Cab Calloway Orchestra among others.
Sacramento retiree Arthur McMurray ignored a blaze at the firehouse quipping about the house as the crew left. Erie rider Sam McCracken faces a Pittsburgh workhouse term after piloting engines from the rails. Lubbock Plains weather stays dry as veniremen in a murder trial are questioned and John Murrell remarks if it were raining he would be a farmer. European nations spent 3 million dollars on defense in 1934, about 1 percent of total revenue.
The Senior class leads with Virginia McVay and Emma Strohl posting straight A six week averages. Names listing Senior, Junior, and Sophomore honorees include Howard Hyre Thomas Quidor Phil ip Wilkinson Robert Bird Ben Dickens Emery Coen Bob Wheaton Ralph Dalton Leland Conant Dean Williams Darrel Tucker Julian Bing Roger Mills Lloyd Kelley Paul Ayer Dick Parker Allan Moore Dale Gaitten Leslie Fultz Roger Duh Acomb Charles Smith Dick Imes Maynard Aldridge Paul Jones Maidene McLeod Normandy Burgett Mary Olive Cowan Betty Hoyt McCoy Eleanor Roe Beatrice Kloepfer Helen Sheridan Virginia Sams Mary Daina Katharine Haller Florence Harvey Roth Phillips Kathryn Reynolds and more. Juniors and Sophomores are also listed with straight A six week averages and numerous names.
Lillian Cumiey, Jane Foster, Armin ter Morrison, and Helen Penne figure in the latest local society notices as prominent residents highlighted for community affiliations and social events.
Snowville church held Friday night formation of an Epworth League society with meetings on Sundays and year round social events. Officers elected include Wayne Chase president Harold Robinson first VP Francis Welch second VP Helen Haning third VP Ira Wood fourth VP Anna Welch secretary.
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