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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1940

Page

10

Woman Pleads Guilty to Forged Check Charges in Gallipolis

Mrs. Katie Randolph, 36, pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to two counts of aged check passing and admitted others. Judge White sentenced her to an indeterminate term in the Marysville Women's Reformatory. Federal agents investigated her Columbus record. more forged checks may lead to further indictments.

Gallipolis Katie Randolph Common Pleas the Commercial & Savings Bank White Randolph Marysville Columbus Federal Bureau of Investigation Gallia County Davis- Shuler Co George Randolph Huntington

Finis and Related Fines Displayed in 1930s Notices

Fragmentary OCR lists various Finis items with years 1938 1939 and references to paint radio and a 10 passenger cab. No coherent event or clear entities beyond product mentions and dates can be established from the readable text.

Radio Terio Cab Nice

Kanauga Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Illnesses

Social notes from Kanauga recount Mrs. T. S. Hanes visiting Charleston to see relatives including Margaret Maddy recently married in Kentucky. Meetings noted for Sunday School classes, health updates on Abies W.F. Deem and T. J. Oliver, and several residents traveling or visiting relatives.

Kanauga T. S. Hanes Charleston Margaret Maddy Kentucky C.sc John Raike

Cheshire Personal And Social Notes

Cheshire notes record visits and family news including Mr. and Mrs. Guy Matheny in Charleston, Beulah and Milma Musgrave with their parents, Dining guests Aaron Davis and family, Rev. Herman Lewis party at Waverly, Fred Ward family from Parkersburg, Alberta Hughes from Columbus visiting, Mrs. Marcella Russell’s winter stay with grandson John E. Russell, Kate Mulford at Kyger Ladies Aid, George Vanzant and daughter Helen visiting Huntington, Paul Baker becoming parents of a ten pound son, funeral rites for Mrs. Fanny Swisher led by Rev. Higginbotham, plus other community attendees from Bidwell and Mansfield.

Cheshire Guy Matheny Charleston Vaughn Scott Beulah Milma Musgrave Milton Musgrave Aaron Davis F. W. Butcher Herman Lewis Waverly Fred B. Ward Pauline Betty Lou Jo Ann Parkersburg Alberta Hughes Columbus Allen Hughes Marcella Russell Bradbury Russell John E. Russell Kate Mulford Little Kyger Ladies Aid Society Earl Gordon Mulford Kyger George Vanzant Helen Huntington Paul Baker James Baker Davis Butcher Higginbotham Fanny Swisher The Baptist Church Idsher Bidwell Curt Swisher Mansfield A Swisher

Gallipolis Social Notes Feature Local Weddings and Events

A Rio Grande couple W A Thorne and Anne McCarley were married at the Thorne home with Rev C L Copley officiating. Guests included Akron, Bellaire, Columbus, Athens and Thurman residents. The Westerman Ladies Aid hosted a shower for Kenneth and Mrs Adams. Birthday wishes marked Mrs Walter Cremeans fifty ninth birthday with a family dinner. Local reports list births, travels, visitors and hospitalities among Gallipolis residents and relatives through the week.

Gallipolis A. W. Thorne Anne McCarley Rio Grande Thorne C. L. Copley Methodist Church Glenn Daniels Akron Irvin McCarley Bellaire Clarence McCarley Columbus Thomas Parry Athens

Plan Service At Syracuse Church On Good Friday

Good Friday community service planned at Syracuse Methodist Church. Rev W E Bartoe will deliver the sermon with Rev L D Phipps Rev Lawrence Fick Rev J D Ryan assisting. Service opens at 2 pm for one hour. J C Hallam showing progress after illness. Local notices include residents and events in Syracuse and Pomroy with various visits and illnesses noted.

Syracuse A. L. Flanagan Lawrence Sellers Athens Ohio University Symphony Orchestra David F. A. Shumway Marietta Clarence Stewart Edward Hymrod Patty Henry Zeiher Columbus Thursy Avazo Williams Middleport C. H. Williams W.C

WPA Workers Urgently Seek Help in Hocking County

In Hocking County WPA workers meet at the court house and send telegrams to Col Harrington Congressman Claypool and state welfare chief Sherwood. About 160 men on Arnold road Green Township Goose Creek and Walnut Street projects seek faster work and higher wages to reach the $48 WPA target. They urge investigators from Washington and note chronic unemployment with only nine hours of work in two weeks and 37 cents an hour. Car dealers in Logan report February averaging one sale per day.

Claude Gill Willard Albany Hubert D. Lappen WPA Washington Hocking County Ohio Sherwood Claypool

Rotary Club To Select New Officers April 1

Gallipolis report states the Rotary Club will choose new officers on April 1. District meetings are slated for Cincinnati April 21 23. The club names J Paul Mossman Stanley Evans E E Higgins G G Kincon and E E Caldwell as loan fund board members. William Jones addressed the group on legal relations with the public.

Gallipolis Rotary Club Carl Byers Cincinnati Callipolis Pt. Pleasant Rotary Cubs Board of Supervisors J. Paul Mossman Stanley Evans E. E. Higgins

Dam Construction Project Considered Near Gallipolis

Hearings held in Portsmouth by U S Engineers examined roller type dam construction near Gallipolis and Letart Meigs County. Proposal for a Eureka Dam hydroelectric plant drew opposition from coal interests who warn of job losses for 500 miners. Gallipolis reportedly had no representation.

Gallipolis Portsmouth U. S Letart Meigs County Eureka Dam

Gallia WPA work force cut in half by weather

Adverse weather and project delays reduce Gallia County WPA workers from 400 to about 200. Two new projects, graveled streets in Gallipolis and Poplar Ridge Road, await district and state approval to restore the full quota and resume employment.

Gallipolis Poplar Ridge Road

Murray City JHS Coach Ends 14th Year There

Logan-Richard Coleman, Murray City junior high basketball coach, completes 14 years on the Murray City high school faculty. A native of Nelsonville, he has taught only at Murray City since graduation and expects several juniors from this year’s squad to move up to the varsity next season.

Logan Richard Coleman Murray City Coleman James Coleman Nelsonville

Chillicothe Quint Enters Union Furnace Tourney

Stones Grill of Chillicothe announces its entry for the Union Furnace independent tournament next month. The war County champions boast a strong season record as 11 teams are entered with four more anticipated to fill the field.

LOGAN Stones Grill Chillicothe Union Furnace Max Bunce

Road Project Halted by Bad Weather

In Gallipolis the Eureka Bladen two mile project remains three quarters complete with work paused by heavy precipitation. Final section in Eureka Village will widen the roadbed to 40 feet and add a four foot concrete sidewalk each side. The 22 foot concrete road portion near completion awaits berm grading and seeding.

Gallipolis Eureka-Bladen Eureka Village

Coal miner Thomas Parry admitted after fall injury

Thomas Parry a Jackson County coal miner was admitted to Holzer Hospital a week ago with a severe head injury from a state fall and is reported improved today.

Gallipolis Thomas Parry Jackson County Holzer Hospital

Home Ec Teachers To Meet in Gallipolis

A regional Vocational Home Economics meeting will be held at Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Vocational teachers from Meigs Lawrence Vinton Jackson and Gallia Counties, about thirty, will hear Miss Ethel Price of Columbus, Assistant State Director of Home Economics, speak. Mrs. Katherine Kircher will host.

Gallipolis Gallia Academy Meigs Lawrence Vinton Jackson Gallia Ethel Price Columbus Katherine Kircher

Brisk NYA Enrollment Indicates Full Quota

GALLIPOLIS An inquiry at the NYA enrollment office in the courthouse reports brisk enrollments with an indication the 300 quota for Gallia County will be reached.

NYA Gallipolis Gallia County

Coon Hunters Elect Walden Roush President

The Tri-State Coon Hunters Club elected Walden Roush of Pt. Pleasant as president. First field trials are planned in Mason County West Virginia likely on May 12.

Gallipolis Tri-State

Indicted Man Is Arraigned In Ohio Case

GALLIPOLIS Byron E Bodimer 31 of Eureka faced arraignment on charges of gery larceny and embezzlement over missing more than 7600 state funds from the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics where he served as assistant financial officer He pleaded not guilty and was held on 2000 bond with his uncle W E Myers bond guaranteeing the sum Previously a grand jury had indicted him for forging a 50 check in the name of Dr G Kinjo and he pleaded guilty last fall and received a two year probation.

Gallipolis Ohio Hospital Byron E. Bodimer Eureka W. R. White W. E. Myers

License Are Issued In Gallia County Mergers

Marriage licenses were issued to Luther Berkley 26 of Point Pleasant and Beatrice Hogan 21 of Crow WV A W Thorn 66 and Anna McCarley 64 of Rio Grande Charles Craft 20 and Dixie Lear 19 both of Huntington Stephen Rollins 21 Jackson and Audrey Sullivan 21 Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Luther Berkley Point Pleasant Beatrice Hogan Crow W. Va A. W.thorn Anna McCarley Rio Grande Charles Craft Dixie Lear Huntington Stephen Rollins Jackson Audrey Sullivan

Byers To Address OCTA in Columbus

Gallia county principal Carl C. Byers has been invited to speak at the Ohio Commercial Teachers Association meeting in the Neil House Columbus on Saturday April 6 at 2 pm. His topic is Selection Through Guidance and he will describe senior guidance methods now in practice at the local high school.

Gallipolis Carl C. Byers Ohio Commercial Teachers’ Association Neil House Columbus Byers

Georges Creek Grange Will Meet Friday Night

Georges Creek Grange membership will meet Friday night as candidates receive the third and fourth degrees. The program includes singing and addresses by Stanford Brinker Virginia and Eleanor Hughes and Calvin Lane with music by Opal Leonard and Lane Sisters. Lunch will be served at the close of the meeting.

Gallipolis Georges Creek Grange

Newborn Miller Passes Away in Holzer Hospital

An hour old girl baby of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Miller Middleport dies in Holzer Hospital yesterday.

Gallipolis J. P. Miller Middleport Holzer Hospital

County Spelling Bee Set in Gallipolis March 29

Gallipolis E N Wiseman county school superintendent plans a four contest spelling series with elementary schools. County winner advances to a state contest in April. Each school will send a contestant through elimination as interest builds and spelling books are studied. Gus Frye, local dry cleaner, is in fair condition at Holzer Hospital with pneumonia complications. In Avon Massachusetts William P Lorch finds a set of false teeth embedded in a tree stump with two molars missing.

Gallipolis E. N. Wiseman Wise Gus Frye Holzer Hospital Avon Mass William P. Lorch

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gener Fines T Shar Snaper Ade Abies W. F. Deem T. J. Oliver S. A. Stewart Lewis Lee Ella Russell Dessie Florence Allen Paul Abies Julius Fleischman John Vickers H. N. Snider W. W. Ricketts Byron Ward Rife Lincoln Ables John Hix Ables James Condon Oma Daugherty Flat Rock Homer Hugh Daugherty Minnie Woolrum Oak Hill W. E. McDade Gallipolis Social Notes Ruth Aie Marri Westerman Ladies Aid Society Thelma Adams Kenneth Adams George Keith Margaret Moore Lulu Brabham Marguerite Moore Walter Cremeans Ezra Cremeans Weldon Strait Edward Martin James Cremeans Floyd Clara Cremeans C. G. Boothe Sheldon Boothe Carroll Ray Clyde Day Emma Daniels Crown City C. E. Holzer Richard Florida Sylvan Gardner J. W. Mootz, Jr Willard Baker Ashland Harry McGuire C. O. Betz Casby Meadows Donald Wallace Mana Coughenour Springfield Pomeroy J. W. Morris Kathleen J. L. Haskins Logan — Hocking County JHS Chillicothe Quint Coon Hunters OCTA Georges Creek Messenger the Athens Messenger
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