Gallia Officials Struggle To Maintain Travel on Secondary Rounds
Heavy snow halts rural services as state crews clear state roads while secondary routes stay impassable. School busses, rural mail carriers, coal and milk trucks cannot operate. Many rural schools to stay closed. snow drifts reach six to twelve feet. WPA workers offered help but were refused. Relief offices distribute beans flour meal and coal to 175 families and other low income households. Public hearing set on proposed renumbering and relocation of State Route 144 involving Coolville and Athens County with details on new alignment and abandonment of old road segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Department
G. P. Ewing
Board of County Commissioners
E. N. Leonard
G. J. Kane
WPA
Columbus
Kane
Ohio
Washington
State Department
Ray Chevalier
Allie “Morrison
Ivy Morrison
Anderson Bentz
Cordelia Callow Huffman
Samuel McBride
Pen
Coolville
Coolvile
Athens County
Main
Ninth Street
Sta. 20
Director of Highways
Robert 8. Brightler
Direetor
Highways of
Director of Highways of
Department of Highways
Coolville Milling Company
Maggie M. Staten
Milk Dealer Seeks State Road Upgrade in Gallipolis
Mrs Helen Brinkman a milk dealer between Rodney and Bidwell traveled to Columbus to urge state highway officials to add the local road to the state system. County Engineer Leonard advised her to appear in Columbus. Ongoing snow ice and prior mud had halted daily deliveries from the Brinkman dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Helen Brinkman
Rodney
Bidwell
Columbus
Brinkman
Leonard
Brinkman Dairy
Funeral Held for Paralysis Victim in Gallipolis
Funeral services for Julia A. Sharp aged 76 were held at her Portsmouth Avenue home with Rev. George Sagen, interment in Centenary Cemetery. Survived by sons Joseph and William at home, Arch Sharp of Columbus, and daughter Bertha McPeek. Probate notices suspend hearings until March 4 1940 in Athens County for multiple estates guardianships and executorships. interested parties may file exceptions by February 26 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Julia A. Sharp
Portsmouth Ave
George Sagen
Centenary Cemetery
Joseph
William Sharp
Arch Sharp
Columbus
Bertha McPeek
Athens County
Ohio
Frank Canter
Charles James
Winnie Armstrong
Ruth M. Martin
A. L. Johnson
Homar Lincoln Johnson
Emmet Rankin
Lloyd Rankin
Pauleta White
Clyde L. White, Jr
Marion Swyers
Robert Swyers
Nellie Green Lyons
Charles Raymond Green
Ruth Olga Clark
William Clyde Clark
Francis D. White
Conclave for Young People Set at Gallipolis
Southeast Ohio Young People of the Church of God plan a Thursday convention at the Methodist Church in Gallipolis with Rev. Ernest Nicholas as president and Rev. James Diggins as vice president. The program includes devotions, speeches by John Bailey and Rev. W. Lykins, a luncheon, an amateur program, a playlet, and a revival by Rev. Hollie McClanahan of Middletown beginning Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio
Church of God
Ernest Nicholas
Athens
James Diggins
Corning
Pearl Elliott
Mary Agnes Smith
H. M. Smith
John Bailey
J. W. Lykins
Charleston
Carl Shubert
W. C. Wood
Lykins
Nason
Hollie McClanahan
Middletown
Ohio
Women’s Club to Initiate 14 Members in Emblem Ceremony
Gallipolis A local Business and Professional Women’s Club chapter will initiate 14 new members at Grace Methodist Church after a dinner meeting. Ethel M. Young leads the emblem ceremony with five members from emblem divisions. Mrs. Harry M. Miller reviews “Abe Lincoln of Illinois.” The chapter, now 80 members, funds two Girl Scout Troops and has $73 in sales tax stamps, with $15 more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Business
Grace Methodist Church
Bess B. Wetherholt
Ethel M. Young
Harry M. Miller
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Widow Granted One Year Use Of Howell Homestead
In Gallipolis Judge W R White rules widow Rose Howell may occupy the Howell homestead for one year after her husband's death in the partition suit of Mrs Mary Jean Walker against her brothers John W and Harry Howell heirs of Dr W E Howell. By court order Mrs Howell receives 100 dollars for the five months she was deprived of occupancy due to the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mary Jean Walker
John W
Harry Howell
W. E. Howell
W. R. White
Common Pleas Court
Rose Howell
Grange Holds Meeting in Gallipolis Tonight
Georges Creek Grange meets in Gallipolis for an evening program featuring a valentine verse roll call a trumpet solo and readings by Grace Bunce Hulda Rupe and Esther Lane. Initiation ceremonies and games follow with candies supplied by male members.
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Gallipolis
Georges Creek
Grange
Valentine
Grace Bunce
Lincoln Reading
Hulda Rupe
Grace
Esther Lane
Opal Leonard
Local highway staff to attend Marietta school sessions
Several members of the official staff at the state highway office plan to attend training sessions in Marietta starting Monday and continuing through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Office
Marietta
License to Wed Issued in Gallipolis for Pickens Harless
A. O. Pickens aged 55 of Charleston West Virginia and Ethel Harless aged 38 of Charleston West Virginia were issued a marriage license in Gallipolis Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
A. O. Pickens
Ethel Harless
Charleston
W. Va
Revival Begun by Rev John Tipton in Williamsburg
Rev John Tipton opens a two week revival in Williamsburg Ohio starting Sunday to revive church attendance and spiritual activity in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Tipton
Williamsburg
Ohio
Quail Fed Daily at Green Township Farm Home
Several coveys of quail are being fed at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nix in Green Township. The birds make their rounds daily and have become quite tame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Walter Nixon
Green Township
Murals Exhibit at Libby Hotel Honor Local Artist Return
Watercolors by Robert Switzer of Chicago depicting the Our House Museum garden and Lafayette Room are shown in the Libby Hotel foyer as gifts from Dr. C. E. Holzer. Hotel manager Robert Sheets notes the pieces are attractively colored and drawing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lafayette Room
Our House Museum
Robert Switzer
Chicago
R. M. Switzer
Libby Hotel
C. E. Holzer
Robert Sheets
Former Gallia Resident Dies at Bowling Green
Gallia County relatives plan funeral services for Mrs. John Price the former Miss Sophia Pope at the home near Bowling Green Saturday afternoon. A native of the county she died early Thursday. She is survived by her husband five sons and two daughters. Her parents Mr and Mrs August Pope were early settlers on German Ridge Walnut Township. Interment will be in her home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Bowling Green
John Price
Sophia Pope
Price
Social Notes from Pennsville Families and Visitors
Pennsville notes record visits among Best Barkhurst Robinson and other locals. Frequent travel includes Dougan, McPeak, Summers, Beckett and Williams families with hospital events and a cap ceremony at Holzer Hospital.
Logan Chieftains Face Panthers in Pomeroy Showdown
Logan Chieftains travel to Pomeroy for the penultimate league game against the Panthers. Reserves push for victory to ensure the pennant stays with Logan after a close loss to Jackson by one point this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Chieftains
Pomeroy
Panthers
Varsity
Logan
Jackson
Divorce suit filed by Ida Belle Poling against Pearl J Poling
Ida Belle Poling files for divorce on grounds of willful absence for over three years. They have one adult daughter. Married in this city on October 22 1907. Pearl J Poling’s residence is currently unknown to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ida Belle Poling
Pearl J. Poling
Miss Beaudry Speaks on Child Preparation at Mothers Club
Miss Maurice Beaudry school health nurse was guest speaker at the Mothers' Club gathering held at Mrs. Raymon Allison's home. Twenty members attended and heard an excellent talk on the preparation of the child for school followed by discussion and a dessert course with Valentine decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Maurice Beaudry
Mothers’ Club
Raymon Allison
Grace Methodist Women Hear College Plan and Porto Rico Report
The Women's Home Missionary Society of Grace Methodist Church met in the church parlors this afternoon with Mrs. W A Lewis wife of Rio Grande College president as speaker. She spoke on the college self help plan. Norma Biridge sang and Mrs. T S Cowden reported on the George O Robinson school in Porto Rico. Mrs Elias Wetherholt chaired the dinner committee. nearly one hundred members and guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Home Missionary Society of Grace Methodist Church
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande College
Lewis
Norma Berridge
T. S. Cowden
George O. Robinson
Porto Rico
Elias Wetherholt
Higgins announce granddaughter Clara Nell Higgins wed
Mr and Mrs Frank Higgins announce the marriage of their granddaughter Clara Nell Higgins to John W Miller of Logan. The ceremony took place February 9 and the couple will reside in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Higgins
Clara Nell Higgins
John W. Miller
Logan
Marietta Visitors Extend Stay Amid Weather Delay
Mrs Buhr Hood and her son Roger visit Mrs James L Haskins in Gallipolis while Mr Haskins is away in the west. Inclement weather postpones the Ladies Bible Class meeting at First Presbyterian Church, to be held at Mrs Virgil Martin's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Buhr Hood
Roger
Marietta
James L. Haskins
Haskins
West
First Presbyterian Church
Virgil Martin
Straitsville Social Briefs Highlights Local Week
New Straitsville basketball team defeated Moxahala 54 to 36 with Reynolds scoring 28. Attendance at Perry County Old Time Players club event in Columbus. Obituary notes James Sherard 84 funeral in New Straitsville Cemetery. Various local visits and illness reports among Straitsville residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Farrel Summers
Frank Summers
Gore
Moxahala
Reynolds
Old Time Players’ Club
Perry County
Seneca Hotel
Columbus
Leo Miller
Ernest Miller
Frank Orndorf
Ruth
Thelma
James Sherard
Raymond Ruscoe
Clyde Ambrose
Anne James
Dorothy Devol
Logan
Paul Moser
George Lanning
Florence Huston
William J. Davis
the Elks Lodge
William Fletcher
Edgaree
Mae Eberts
School Attendance Law Shutdown Ordered by City
Gallipolis authorities ordered a Friday shutdown of schools as attendance lingered at low levels. Sept. E. E. Higgins ruled it unwise to risk health and safety by attempting to reach classroom buildings amid the waning attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
State Police Sergeant Will Address Forum
Gallipolis WV Sergeant Paul F Thomas of the West Virginia State Police will address the Young People's Forum at First Baptist Church Sunday at 6 30 p m. He will cite case histories from his experience to show that crime or defiance of law does not pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Paul F Thomas
West Virginia
Letart Falls Social Briefs
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Sayre aged 94 were held at her residence with burial in Letart Cemetery. A long list of distant attendees and local visitors followed, plus notices of births and local visits. All local men on Pittsburgh steamboats were ordered to return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Nancy Sayre
Thayer
Letart
Henry Sayre
Boulder
Colo
Clara Sayre
Ellis
New Brighton
Buna Rathburn
Frances
John Farr
Stella Jane
Nancy
Huntington
Forrest Fischer
Charleston
W. Va
O. H. McDade
Thelma
E. C. Finch
H. B. Finney
Nellie
Bertha Wagner
Parkersburg
Ralph Blake
Gillian
Athens
Charles McNickle
Flora Johnson
Racine
Julian Hill
Dennis Edison
Dan Humphrey
Columbus
Letha Grimm
Kenneth Wilt
Clifford Wilt
Middleport
Garen Roush
J. D. Law
Coal Grove
Omar Cramlet
Albert Hill
George Sayre
Antiquity Narrows
Harry Allen
Clarence Shields
Wellington Lee
Utah
W. O. Crow
Dolly Higginbotham
Cincinnati
Harry Roberts
Carrie Roberts
Sarasota
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Pittsburgh
Logan-Lemma Jean Lloyd Taken To White Cross Hospital
Logan Lemma Jean Lloyd of Murray City was taken to White Cross Hospital in Columbus on Wednesday for treatment. She has been ill for the past four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Lemma Jean Lloyd
Lemma Lloyd
Murray City
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Funeral of Old Syracuse Resident Held
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones age 95 was held at the family home Tuesday with Rev. J D Ryan of the Syracuse Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed in Syracuse Hill Cemetery. She was born in South Wales and arrived in America at age ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Elizabeth Jones
J. D. Ryan
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Syracuse Hill
Welch Church
Jones
Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society
Allen Underhill
Columbus
N. J. Karr
Edith Hoye
West Frankfort
Ill
J. C. Hallam
Fred Martin
Earl
Buddy
Youngstown
J.C. Hallam
Mr.Hallam
John E. Hallam
John
Walter Layman
Fairmont
W. Va
Eleanor Karr
Ohio River
Syracuse P.T.A
Roy Holmes
Homer Roush
Pittsburgh
Awarded judgments against Cheshire and local firms
The Gallipolis Home Owners’ Loan Corporation secured judgments for 2446.08 dollars against D. D. Butcher of Cheshire. In the same ruling Bart H. Rawlings received 164.60 dollars, Firestone Auto Supply 152.02, and Gallia Produce Co. 94.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis — Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
D. D. Butcher
Cheshire
Bart H. Rawlings
Firestone Auto Supply
Gallia Produce Co
Smith v Smith divorce suit seeks name restoration Morris
Mrs. Goldie Smith sues for divorce from Herman Smith alleging neglect and failure to provide and seeks restoration of her maiden name Morris. They were married at Greenup Kentucky on July 30 1938 and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Goldie Smith
Herman Smith
Morris
Greenup
Cadmus Rural School Board Seeks Bond Fund Transfer
Cadmus Rural School District seeks court permission to move 118.44 dollars from the bond fund to the general fund, noting no bonded indebtedness exists. The filing was made in the Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Board of Education of
Cadmus Rural School District
Williams Formula praised for relief of acid stomach and gas
Athens readers hear of Williams Formula praised by druggists for relief from acid indigestion gas and dizziness. A Mt Morris Michigan customer reports gas and dizzy spells eased and elimination improved after use. The ad touts herbal mineral compound with $1.50 price per bottle and quick availability at Quick Cut Rate Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Speckman
Morris Road
Mt. Morris
Mich
Williams Formula
Williams
Tadv
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Athens Messenger
Gallia
Artie Shaw
Lana Turner
Plan Road School
Social Notes of
Pennsville
Joseph Best
Cash Barkhurst
Charles Robinson
Barkhurst
Ralph Benjamin
Olive Benjamin
McConnelsville
F. R. Gifford
J. E. Mercer
W. G. Fawcett
Chesterhill
Dougan
J. F. Dougan
Leonard J. McPeak
Dana Lee
McPeak
J. A. McPeak
Webb McPeak
Near Westland
C. O. Graham
Merkle Triplett
Jimmy
Ted Hilaman
Teddy
Aliie Rouse
Oak Hill
Ella Humphrey
Joe
George Dougan
Richard Young
George McIntorf
Howard Hooper
Lucy Dougan
Mary Lela
H. E. Beckett
Helen
Fred Williams Borge
Lucille Summers
Butler
Waunila Summers
Pennsville High School
Keys
Blanche King
Logan Meets
Gallipolis Social Notes
Straitsville Social Briefs
al Martin
Clarence Sargent
Colleen
Akron
George Jewett
Raymond Russel
I. C. O. F. Temple
I. R. Goldberg
Optometrist
Worstell Bldg
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Lee
Southern
Zenners
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