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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1934

Page

7

Mas Massacre and The Invisible Man On Screen At Majestic

Richard Barthelmess and Claude Rains star in Massacre at Majestic with Indian uprising and a desert setting filmed at Chatsworth. Universal presents The Invisible Man at Majestic with James Whale direction and Claude Rains debut, a spectral tale of invisibility and scientific peril. Court shows The Gallant Fool featuring Bob Steele performing acrobatic stunts and a circus plot in the Big Bend region.

Chatsworth Hollywood Redmen Standing Bear Barthelmess Dudley Digges Henry O'Neill Robert Barrat Arthur Hohl Sidney Toler Tully Marshall Frank McGlynn Robert Gessner Ralph Block Sheridan Gibney Alan Crosland Majestic H. G. Wells James Whale Universal Majestic Theater Infilm Man R. C. Sheriff Claude Rains William Harrigan Gloria Stuart Henry Travers Una O’connor Forrester Harvey Court Bob Steele Court Theater Steele Ringling Chris McDonald Big Bend Rainey McDonald Charles Denton Denton Kit Monogram Ahetta Duncan George Hayes John Elliott Perry Murdock Pascal Perry Theodore Lorch George Nash R. N. Bradbury

River Notes and River Work Across Kanawha

The Greater New Orleans wrecked at New Orleans after a 1914 Cincinnati and Pittsburgh run under Steel City and East St. Louis names. Dam 26 excavation halted by cold. Major Fred W. Herman to probe the sinking of the Packet Senator Cordill. Cordill hull hole 12 by 6 feet from a submerged wicket. Capt. Frank Wright at home while Steamer Ben Franklin tied at Kanawha mouth. D. H. Wisherd boilers riveted in Pittsburgh. $150000 PWA allotment funds dam removal on the Kanawha.

Gallipolis Virginia New Orleans Queen City Cincinnati Pittsburgh Steel City East St. Louis Dam 26 Eureka Fred W. Herman Cordill Frank Wright Ben Franklin Kanawha River D. H. Wisherd Acme PWA

Rebuild CWA Setup After Dismissing 35

Gallia County officials report 35 workers, including foremen and courthouse CWA staff, were discharged yesterday by special auditor Walker Haney for irregularities. Some were later reinstated and new hires added today as the county reorganizes the CWA payroll under December assignments by county commissioners.

Gallipolis Fee CWA Walker Haney Gallia B. Lewis Jones National Re-employment Service Gallia County

Orders to Shoot All Stray Dogs in Gallia County

Gallipolis reports county health officer Dr. F W Shane ordered all stray dogs killed after a dog bite incident involving Junior Davis and Paul Smith, both of Fourth Avenue. The biting dog reportedly belonged to Jack Davis and had rabies. Additional local items note remodeling of offices in the Moore Building and a marriage license issued to Okey Skidmore and Naomi Brabham.

Gallipolis Gallia County F. W. Shane Junior Davis Jack Davis Paul Smith H. M. Smith Fourth Avenue Davis Marjorie Davis J. S. Clark Okey Skidmore O. O. Skidmore Bidwell Naomi Brabham Mack Brabham

Tell Her Your Love Then End The Waiting

A reader asks how to handle a long wait for a romantic commitment. Dorothy Dix urges the man to declare his love to reassure the anxious partner and avoid pointless delays. She notes a woman's desire to know where she stands and whether she is a kept or steady interest.

Miss DIX Dorothy DIX

Ohio River Ice Heaviest Since 1918 at Gallipolis

Gallia County reports the Ohio River ice as the heaviest since 1918 with low pools threatening to halt loaded tows from Gallipolis to Pittsburgh. Three tows stopped, several steamers face aground or delays, and dams opened to manage ice gorges. River frozen at Hockingport. rivermen expect further freezes. Gallia County Petit Jury convenes Feb 14.

Gallipolis Ohio River Pittsburgh Monongahela American Barge Line Newbury Bar Hockingport Julius Freishman Cincinnati Ben Franklin Kanawha River Gallia County Petit Jury W. R. White

Reader seeks remedy for tobacco smoke at games

A reader laments the thick pall of tobacco smoke at games and asks what can be done to remove this nuisance, describing it as unwholesome and nauseating and labeling it the only fly in their ointment.

When a Wife Oversees Her Husband's Gambling

The writer says gambling is a common vice and warns a wife against overreacting to her husband’s occasional poker games. She advises allowing small bets at home, avoids turning it into a moral panic, and cautions that treating money as sacred can create distance instead of resolution.

Miss DIX

Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promises Relief for Stomach Aches

An old health ad claims daily doses of Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralize stomach acids and ease headaches and fatigue. It endorses the genuine Phillips product and warns against generic milk of magnesia.

Maia Phillips Phillips’ Milk Magnesia

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