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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1939

Page

15

Gallipolis Stars in Ohio Class A Standings Push

Northeast Ohio leads state prep boys basketball with Euclid Shore atop Class A and Rock Creek’s Ken Smith scoring a state single game record. Gallipolis sits 18 1 in A standings as districts loom and B playoffs begin across 40 counties.

Columbus Ohio Euclid Shore Cuyahoga County Ken Smith Rock Creek Ashtabula Colebrook Buckeye Smith Glenville Mayfield Maple Heights Euclid Central Mentor Brush Bedford Garfield Ford Case Shore Case New Philadelphia Dover Walloped Alliance Huntington W. Va Quakers McConnelsville Gallipolis Glouster Athens Bellefontaine St. Mary’s Lima South Cincinnati Roger Bacon Cincinnati Parcell Cincinnati

Pastor George Sagen to Lead Prospect Meeting

Rev. George Sagen of the First Baptist Church will travel to Prospect Monday to assist Rev. Owen Lasley in a ten day special meeting. Lasley is a son of former Gallipolis resident Rev. Thomas Lasley. Sunday night Sagen will baptize a class for membership in the local church.

Gallipolis George Sagen First Baptist Church Prospect Owen Lasley Lasley Thomas Lasley Sagen

Ex-Deputy Gates Discharged From Nolter Hospital

Former deputy Howard S. Gates was moved from Nolter Hospital to his home in Gallipolis on Wednesday after an appendectomy performed over five weeks ago.

Gallipolis Howard S. Gates Nolter Hospital

Faculty Club Meeting in Gallipolis Addressed by Luttrell

The Gallipolis Faculty Club met on Wednesday evening at the local high school. Miss Doris Covey and Ben Evans sponsored the gathering. Cassius Dewey Luttrell, an agriculture teacher, delivered the address.

Gallipolis Doris Covey Ben Evans Cassius Dewey Luttrell

Arraignments in Gallia County Court Wednesday

In Gallia County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, arraignments resumed for grand jury indictments. Elmia Angell 19 and Delbert Blazer 17 faced shooting with intent to kill Lloyd Angell 27. Angell did not appear, Blazer pleaded not guilty and posted 500 bond. Melridge Miller and Glenn McCarley pleaded guilty to non support. Miller had sentence pending, McCarley received two years probation and $3 weekly support. Myron Mooney Samuel Henson Raymond Saxton and Stanley Fulton pleaded not guilty to non support. trial docket incomplete and February jury duty unlikely.

Gallipolis Court of Common Pleas Elmia Angell Delbert Blazer Lloyd Angell Blazer Perry Bailes Melridge Miller Glenn McCarley Myron Mooney Samuel Henson Raymond Saxton Stanley Earl Fulton John ‘Howell

Brown Derby Club to Present Playlet

Gallipolis high school presents a playlet during the assembly period Friday February 24. Written by Alfred V Harris on assisted by Howard Sheets and Tom Judy. Cast includes Dan Miller Glen Judy James Miller Robert Goff Junior Farley Ed Oliver Dan Foster John Cook Junior Johnson Dowl Daniels Donovan Dillon Howard Baker Paul North and others. Public invited.

Gallipolis Alfred V. Harrison Howard Sheets Tom Judy Kentucky Mountains Dan Miller Glen Judy James Miller Robert Goff Junior Farley Ed Oliver Dan Foster John Cook Junior Johnson Dowl Daniels Donovan Dillon Howard Baker Paul North

Christine Holzer Harvey Guest Star at Gallipolis Musique

Philadelphia pianist Christine Holzer Harvey, daughter of Dr and Mrs C E Hower, will headline a Youth Group Musicale at Washington School auditorium in Gallipolis on Monday February 27. Proceeds support church group activities.

Gallipolis Washington School Christine Holzer Harvey Philadelphia Harvey C. E. Hower

Charles W. Padan Dies in Columbus

Charles Walter Padan aged 74, a retired shoe manufacturer and son in law of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Carmichael, died in a Columbus hospital after injuries from a automobile collision near his Gallipolis home. He leaves wife Etta, a son and daughter in Dayton Dr. C. D. Padan and Lola Jones, another daughter Janice Shedd of Columbus.

Gallipolis Charles Walter Padan Columbus John Carmichael Ohio Hospital Etta Padan Dayton C. D. Padan Lola Jones Janice Shedd Vaught Winter Eureka John Preston Carl Preston Washington D. H Judith Anne J. Harold Wolfe Jack Wolfe Ironton Joe Donnally Toledo IL. FE. Jones Charles Bowers Edith Neal Xenia Jane, Rachel May Davis Will J. Davis Vornholt O. A. Vornholt Florida Will Gibbons New Plymouth Minnie Stella Arthur Margaret Jones Troy Miami County Ed T. Jones Frank L. Harvey Marjorie Herdman Harvey J. M. Ruth Athens Emma_ Elizabeth Johnson E. R. Wallace Horace S. Kerr M. M. Kerr Holzer Hospital Andrew Martin Jimmie Jack James P. Martin

Auditor To Publish Delinquent Tax List

Gallipolis public notice states delinquent tax lists will be published March 2 by County Auditor E. D. Keeler. Only delinquencies since last year’s publication will be listed. He notes about $25,000 was collected after the previous issue, with $73,000 still owed amid demands for pensions aid and WPA contributions straining the county treasury.

Gallipolis E. D. Keeler Keeler

Gallipolis To Hear String Ensemble Tonight

Gallipolis announces a program by Ohio University String Ensemble at the Presbyterian Church. Selections include Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Bohm Elegy in C Sharp Minor with members Mary Elizabeth Ellis and others performing as violinists violist cellist and bassist.

Gallipolis Presbyterian Church Ohio University String Ensemble David Rabinowitz James Parke

Milton Blazer Dies at Bulaville Home

Milton J. Blazer 74 a lifelong Bulaville resident died at his home Wednesday. His wife and son Rura survive him. Funeral rites set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Bulaville Church with burial in Rife Cemetery.

Gallipolis Milton J. Blazer Bulaville Rura Bulaville Church Rife

Honor Society Induction Highlighted at Plan Assembly

Plan high school assembly features National Honor Society members. Induction of about six senior students will honor scholastic achievement and other merits.

Gallipolis National Honor Society

Gallipolis Social Notes Highlight Local Weddings and Gatherings

Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church Rev. George Sagen united in marriage George Brooks and Geneva DeLille with attendants John Myers and Ruth DeLille. Brooks, son of the late Rev. G. W. Brooks, Works at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. DeLille is daughter of Joseph DeLille of Rodney. Also notes leaves for Miami trip, Dixie Twelve rock session, 18th birthday party, bridge party for Miss Josephine Babcock, Riverside Study Club meeting, and numerous family visits and births around Gallipolis.

Gallipolis First Baptist Church George Sagen George Brooks Geneva DeLille John Myers Ruth DeLille Brooks Dorothy Brooks G. W. Brooks Rio Grande Otterbein College Westerville Ohio Hospital Joseph DeLille Rodney R. H. Ruddel Miss Babcock C. C. Ingels Louise Taylor Rees Forrest Saunders Cincinnati Bert Rose Columbus Mabel Beck Spain L. W. Simms W. B. Taylor Jackson Ann Arbor Mich Richard Calhoun Hollywood Calif Dewey Simms Lester Simms Oak Hill S. M. Evans Portsmouth John Rice Ironton R. D. Gibbs Harold Campbell Ray Campbell P. A. Foulke City Ted Moore Dickie Rupert Trout Chauncey Sprague Tommy Virginia

Red Cross Moves to Evict Squatters from Flood Zone

Local Red Cross Chapter moves to evict about six squatter families from Maple Shade flood zone. Executive secretary Mrs Wayne Booth says homes are habitually overflowed and draining the chapter’s resources. City Manager John Gwinn is seeking higher ground relocation sites.

Gallipolis Red Cross Maple Shade Wayne Booth Booth John Gwinn

Rotary clubs invited to college dinner program

Rotary clubs in the Gallipolis area including Gallipolis Pt Pleasant Oak Hill McArthur Wellston Jackson and Middleport are invited to a Tuesday night dinner and program at Rio Grande College. Student body and faculty will present the program with a showing of Light Among the Hills and handicraft displays by students. More than 100 club members are expected.

Gallipolis Rio Grande College Pt. Pleasant Oak Hill McArthur Wellston Jackson Middleport Carl C. Byers W. A. Lewis Rotary Club

Southeast District Eastern Star selects new officers in Gallipolis

Newly chosen Southeast District Eastern Star Association officers after a Gallipolis meeting include President Anna Diles of McArthur, Vice President Katherine Van Fossan of Jackson, Secretary Mae Wood of Gallipolis, and Treasurer Mildred Welker of Oak Hill.

Gallipolis Eastern Star Association Anna Diles McArthur Katherine van Fossan Jackson Mae Wood Mildred Welker Oak Hill

Boggs Sentenced in Jackson County for Bad Check Charges

Gallia County fugitive John Boggs of Waterloo has been sentenced in Jackson County courts to one to 20 years in the penitentiary on three similar charges.

Gallipolis John Boggs Waterloo Gallia County Jackson County

To Plant Corn Hybrids In Gallia Royer Says

Gallia County and Ohio farmers are urged to plant corn hybrids this spring with about half of Ohio farmers adopting the approach. O J White of Springfield and David Williams of Raccoon Townships are named as seed corn hybrid producers. The Re Covered Yellows variety reportedly adapts to river and creek bottoms and can raise yields up to 15 percent over open pollinated types. A field day at Rio Grande College, led by R R Starbuck, will compare and select better local varieties this fall.

Gallipolis Ohio E. G. Royer Gallia County O. J. White Springfield David Williams Raccoon Townships Roger R. R. Starbuck Rio Grande College

Ohio River High Due to Rainfall

Gallia County river reports show continued rainfall keeping the Ohio River at an unusually high stage. Rivermen predict no further flood surge is expected despite the conditions.

Ohio River Gallipolis

Death of Mrs. Alice Blake Poole reported in Hackensack

Relatives in Gallia County learn of the death at Hackensack New Jersey of Mrs. Alice Blake Poole wife of Homer Poole Both natives of Gallia County where they are widely related Their two married daughters reside in the East.

Gallipolis Hackensack N. J Alice Blake Poole Homer Poole Gallia County East

Mrs Margaret Dickey Suffering Serious Injuries From Fall

Mrs Margaret Ann Dickey 91 is in serious condition at her Lincoln Ridge home in Harrison Township after a fall. Local reports say she sustained injuries and is under medical care.

Gallipolis Margaret Ann Dickey Lincoln Ridge Harrison Township

Road Projects Down In Gallia Vicinity

Gallia vicinity roads suffer setback as heavy rain turns to snow flooding creeks and inundating several township highways across Gallia County.

Gallia Gallipolis

Condition of Bradbury Unimproved in Local Hospital

Asa H. Bradbury, a Middleport resident born in Kyger, remains hospitalized here with a heart condition and shows no improvement. He has numerous relatives in the county.

Gallipolis Asa H. Bradbury Middleport Bradbury Kyger

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