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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1944

Page

12

Bond sales reported in Gallia county drive

Gallia county reports 343 war bonds sold for 35475 over fifty percent of its quota in Gallipolis. Executive Sales Manager E S Spear forecasts the Fourth War Loan Drive results will exceed earlier estimates with total sales reaching 446675.25 through Tuesday including about 212000 in E bonds. Series G bonds are oversubscribed with a corporate quota over 200000 and East Gallipolis led by captain George Corn.

Gallipolis Gallia East Gallipolis George Corn

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Scrap Drive by Gallipolis Students Today

Gallipolis students organized a third generation city-wide scrap paper collection today. Residents set out stacks of old papers on doorsteps and the drive progressed quickly with strong participation.

Gallipolis

Walter Again Heads C. of C in Gallipolis

Walter W. Walter was re elected president of the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce by the new board. Gilbert P. Bush was re elected secretary with L L Levett as first vice president Paul G Jarvis as second vice president L C Dayton treasurer and Tom Agee national councillor. The annual dinner will be March 10 at the Methodist Church. Ingerick Davies and McKnight attend the Ohio Hardware Dealers Convention in Columbus with their wives.

Gallipolis Homer W. Walter Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce Gilbert P. Bush L. L. Levett Paul G. Jarvis L. C. Dayton Tom Agee Chamber of Commerce W. L. Ingerick Wemeldorff Thomas Company J. Lehr Davies William McKnight McKnight-Davies Company Ohio Hardware Dealers Columbus

Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local News

Gallipolis social items report marriages and housing moves including Mrs Jessica Deepping becoming Mrs Chris Walden of Indiana Pa after a February 7 ceremony in Hagerstown Md. Also nursing and teaching careers, club luncheon notes, and several local family visits and births.

Gallipolis Jessica Deepping Chris Walden Indiana Hagerstown

War veterans can apply for mustering out pay in Gallipolis

Gallia County veterans discharged from World War II may obtain mustering out pay forms at the sheriff’s office Friday or in the first three days of next week. Charles Huber and J Everett Saunders of Lafayette Post American Legion will assist. originals only. Pay scales: $300 for 60+ days outside CONUS or in Alaska, $200 for 60+ days inside CONUS excluding Alaska, and $100 for less than 60 days.

Gallipolis Gallia County J. Everett Saunders Lafayette Post American Legion Charles Huber Continental United States Alaska

Gallia Grand Jurors To Meet Feb 23

GALLIPOLIS The grand jury will be impanelled on Friday February 26 Judge William P Cher rington announced Wednesday. Jurors were drawn to begin the January term of court. Ottawa Canada is noted as roughly the size of Salt Lake City with about 150000 people.

Gallia Gallipolis William P. Cherrington Ottawa Canada Salt Lake City Utah

Gallipolis Rotarians Name Eachus Honorary Junior

Gallipolis High School senior Dan Eachus was named junior honorary Rotarian for the ensuing month at the weekly Rotary Club meeting. Rev. Frank T. Cady spoke on youth camps and Boy Scout involvement as committee members discussed plans for a local boys camp.

Gallipolis Dan Eachus Gallia Academy Gallipolis Rotary Club Ernie Pier‘gon Frank T. Cady Pt. Pleasant Episcopal Church William Jones Rev. Cady Boy Scout Movement Stanley Evans

Cunningham Rites Held Thursday in Gallipolis

Funeral services for Henry Clay Cunningham were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Entsminger Funeral Home with Rev. J. Edward Hakes officiating. Burial followed at Pine Street Cemetery. Pallbearers were O. H. E. employees connected with him prior to his illness. His son, Army Air Corps member John Cunningham, returned home Tuesday night from Nashville after completing training at Canisius College in New York.

Gallipolis Henry Clay Cunningham Entsminger J. Edward Hakes Pine Street O. H. E. Employes Cunningham Army Air Corps John Cunningham Nashville Tenn Canisuis College New York

New Patients at Holzer Hospital

Holzer Hospital adds several new patients including W. T. Washam a 79 year old from Jackson with a fractured hip from a fall at home and Mrs Mary Ewers a 90 year old Pomeroy resident listed as good. Also Mrs Harry Jacobs from Pomeroy welcomed a daughter Tuesday. Asa H Bradbury of Middleport entered for examination.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital W. T. Washam Jackson Mary Ewers Pomeroy Harry Jacobs Washburn Kananga Asa H. Bradbury Middleport

New Plymouth News Briefs Item Highlights Local Socials

Rev and Mrs H A Springer hosted a taffy pulling party for youths. Chillicothe visitors included William Steele and Homer Haas. St Valentine notice at school. Attendees to a Rose Page Welch recital at First Christian Church Portsmouth. W S C S lunch crew at Worthman Sale listed, with helpers named. Additional attendees included Elza Huntley and F O Stout.

J. A. Daab O. E. Vollenweider Arthur Rose Page Welch First Christian Church Portsmouth Worthman Sale Springer Rosella Hixinbaugh Hazel Steele Grace Harris

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